Shares of Meta Platforms fell sharply in early trading on Thursday, dropping around 9%. The move comes despite the company reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results, as investors reacted to a significant increase in capital expenditure guidance. The decline underscores growing market sensitivity to the cost of artificial intelligence investments, even as revenue and profitability remain strong.
Nexo, a digital assets wealth platform, has expanded its Zero-Interest Credit (ZiC) product to include Solana’s SOL and Ripple’s XRP as supported collateral assets. With this move, Nexo becomes the first platform to offer 0% APR, no-liquidation lending backed by either asset, adding to its existing BTC and ETH collateral options. ZiC, which was named
ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly traded energy giant, is set to release its fiscal first-quarter 2026 earnings report before the US market opens on May 1. These will be the company’s first full quarterly results since the outbreak of the Hormuz conflict, with investors keenly watching the impact on its bottom line. ExxonMobil’s revenue is
Shares of Alphabet Inc. surged on Thursday after the company delivered a strong first-quarter earnings report, easing investor concerns over its rising capital expenditure tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure. The stock gained 7.74% to $374.22, its 52-week high, as markets responded positively to robust growth across its cloud and core advertising businesses, even as spending
Shares of The Coca-Cola Company rose over 3% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the beverage giant reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and raised its full-year profit forecast, supported by steady demand for its higher-priced drinks. The company also maintained its organic revenue growth outlook for 2026, signalling confidence in its pricing strategy and product mix
The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 index edged higher on Tuesday, supported by a strong rally in energy stocks after BP reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings. The gains put the index on track to end a six-day losing streak, even as geopolitical tensions continued to weigh on sentiment. The FTSE 100 rose 0.4% to 10,367.61 points by
The consumer goods giants that built empires on household staples are struggling to justify their valuations. At the time of writing, Nestlé has shed nearly a quarter of its market value over the past five years. PepsiCo is up just 6.9%. Procter & Gamble, 11.2%. Colgate-Palmolive, 4.3%. Only Coca-Cola, with a near 40% gain, has
Corning reported better-than-expected first-quarter results but issued a softer revenue outlook for the current quarter, weighing on investor sentiment and halting a recent rally in optical communications stocks. The company posted adjusted earnings of 70 cents per share for the quarter, edging past analysts’ estimate of 69 cents, according to FactSet. Core sales rose 18%
The CEO of Norway’s $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund has urged companies to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) in a way that benefits society broadly, cautioning against using the technology primarily to cut jobs. Speaking on Tuesday to Reuters, Nicolai Tangen warned that layoffs linked to AI adoption could spark a backlash, particularly as companies globally
US stocks opened lower on Tuesday, led by weakness in technology shares, as investors reassessed whether the artificial intelligence boom can sustain its momentum. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell more than 1.15%, while the S&P 500 dropped around 0.54%. In contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged higher by 110 points or 0.23%, supported by