Wendy’s shares WEN surged more than 30% in early trading on Wednesday as retail investors piled into the fast-food chain, overshadowing the company’s latest executive appointment and reviving memories of the meme-stock frenzy. The rally came after Wendy’s announced the appointment of former Potbelly executive Steven Cirulis as chief financial officer and chief strategy officer.
Alphabet shares GOOG rose 1.8% on Wednesday after S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that the Google parent will replace Verizon Communications in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) ahead of the opening of trading on June 29. The move will also result in changes to the S&P 500, with Honeywell Aerospace set to replace Conagra
Sunrun shares RUN surged 27% in early trading on Wednesday after the residential solar company unveiled a partnership with Tesla and home-energy management platform Renew Home. The partnership aims to supply electricity capacity to data centers and utilities grappling with soaring demand from artificial intelligence. The three companies said they would work together to deliver
Wall Street’s Tuesday setup is no longer just about oil or geopolitics. Nasdaq futures were pointing to a sharp selloff before the bell as investors questioned whether the AI trade can keep absorbing higher borrowing costs and debt-funded spending. The pressure followed a global equity slide, with Europe and Asia pulled lower after Monday’s tech-led
Financial markets sent mixed signals on Tuesday as hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough between the United States and Iran eased concerns about Middle East supply disruptions, dragging oil and gold lower. Yet investors remained deeply uneasy about another issue entirely: the mounting costs of the artificial intelligence boom. While commodities linked to geopolitical risk retreated,
Rocket Lab stock price has slipped in the past few weeks as investors book profits following the spectacular rally that happened before the SpaceX IPO. RKLB dropped to the key support level of $100, even after it entered the exclusive Nasdaq 100 Index. Still, there are some reasons why it will eventually rebound. Rocket Lab
Shares of IBM climbed nearly 5% in premarket trading on Tuesday after JPMorgan upgraded the technology company, citing increasing confidence in its software business and potential benefits from growing artificial intelligence adoption. JPMorgan analyst Brian Essex upgraded IBM to Overweight from Neutral and raised his price target to $291 from $270. The analyst said expectations
Meta Platforms is facing fresh regulatory pressure in Europe as the European Union prepares to escalate its investigation into whether Facebook and Instagram use design features that are addictive to children. The developments place Meta at the centre of two major stories at once. In Europe, the company is facing closer scrutiny over the impact
US stocks opened lower on Tuesday as a technology-led selloff accelerated, with semiconductor and artificial intelligence-related stocks coming under renewed pressure. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 326 points. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.2% while the S&P 500 was down 1.5%. The weakness followed Monday’s session, when the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.3%, weighed heavily by
SpaceX stock price has suffered a major crash a few days after it launched the biggest initial public offering (IPO) on record. SPCX tumbled to $154, down sharply from its all-time high of $225.80. As a result, Elon Musk’s net worth has tumbled by $300 billion, and he may soon lose his trillionaire status. Elon