Meta Platforms stock price popped by over 5% on Thursday, adding billions of dollars in value. It rose to a high of $647, up by 11% from its lowest level in November last year. This article explores why the META stock rose and what to expect ahead of the upcoming earnings. Meta Platforms stock price
Chipmaking giant Nvidia’s China curse may finally be easing, after reports that Chinese officials have told Alibaba and other tech companies to prepare for purchases of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips, signalling that Beijing may be moving toward formally approving imports of the components. According to a Bloomberg report, Chinese regulators have given in-principle approval
Boeing stock (NYSE: BA) appears poised for further gains heading into the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report on Tuesday, January 27. Wall Street’s most bullish strategists are calling the aircraft manufacturer a top 2026 pick despite a 41% rally already in the books last year. The question is whether analyst enthusiasm reflects genuine recovery momentum
Plug Power stock price jumped by 16% on Thursday, its best day in months, after the company tweaked a key deal with Walmart. It soared to a high of $2.60, its highest level since November last year. So, is this a dead-cat bounce or will the rally be sustained? Why the Plug Power stock jumped
More than 20 investors and the climate activist shareholder group Follow This have jointly filed resolutions with BP and Shell. The resolutions call for the oil and gas giants to disclose their strategies for generating value should global demand for their core products decline, the group announced on Wednesday. The strategic shift in focus by
US equity markets stumbled midday for the second consecutive session on Wednesday, with major indices retreating from their recent record highs as investors grappled with disappointing corporate earnings guidance. Moreover, escalating geopolitical tensions in Iran and an unexpected delay in the Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s tariffs also weighed on the sentiment. The S&P 500
Global markets were steadier on Thursday after a volatile prior session, with investors digesting easing geopolitical tensions, shifting equity leadership in the United States, and a series of policy and regulatory developments spanning currencies, crypto, and technology. Commodity prices pulled back from recent highs, while Asian equities were mixed. Meanwhile, Washington signaled further uncertainty regarding
The West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices slipped back below the $60 per barrel level as geopolitical tensions eased. Both oil benchmarks, WTI and Brent, fell more than 4% at one point during Thursday after US President Donald Trump announced that the killings of demonstrators during protests in Iran were ending. This alleviated concerns over
Most commodities were in the red on Thursday as the market took a breather from ongoing rallies in precious metals and oil. Gold prices fell after weaker economic data from the US strengthened the dollar, making the precious metal more expensive for overseas buyers. Silver prices also declined more than 1%, but stayed above the
Japan has restarted a nuclear reactor at the world’s largest atomic power plant for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, marking a significant milestone in the country’s long and cautious return to nuclear energy. Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) began restarting Unit No. 6 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture