Today's Stock Market News

Alibaba remains Morgan Stanley top pick, driven by cloud and AI Spotify shares climb 3%, driven by ad growth and price hikes United Airlines Downgraded to Sell, Facing 40% Earnings Forecast Cut Anthropic Clarifies $20M Donation is for AI Policy Education, Not Election Influence FBI dismantles W3LL phishing ring, stopping $20 million in attempted fraud Amazon Unveils High-Speed Aviation Antenna to Compete with Starlink In-Flight Wi-Fi Circle Lands South Korea's Top Two Crypto Exchanges — But Can Partnership Deals Alone Justify a $21 Billion Valuation? Thomson Reuters Hits 1 Million AI Users and Lands Analyst Upgrades — But Can It Close a 50% Gap to Its Old Highs? Duolingo sinks to Zacks Strong Sell, pressured by falling earnings estimates Gold Prices Slide, Ending Three-Week Rally on Strait of Hormuz News U.S. Blockades Iranian Ports, Sending Oil Above $102, After Failed Peace Talks Lockheed Martin wins $4.7B contract for PAC-3 missiles, meeting global demand Microsoft rethinks Game Pass, calling current pricing too expensive for players Duolingo Scraps Its AI Review Policy — But Can a Course Correction Undo a Year of Self-Inflicted Brand Damage? Comcast tops 2026 box office with Mario sequel, nears 1 billion mark JPMorgan Shares Decline, Pressured by Goldman Sachs' Cautious Market Outlook ServiceTitan Rebounds From 52-Week Low, Analysts Cite Overdone 50% Slide Lululemon shares tumble, Texas probes forever chemicals in apparel Virtuix Featured on Fox Business as Omni One European Shipments Begin BYD Begins Pre-Sales for Denza N8L SUV with 9-Minute Flash Charging US Blockades Strait of Hormuz, Sending Oil Prices Above $102 IBM Settles DEI Discrimination Case for $17 Million — But Can a Recovering Market Hide the Reputational Bruise? Baillie Gifford's $1.25 Billion Bet on Rocket Lab Is a Vote of Confidence, but Can the Stock Justify a $38 Billion Valuation While Still Losing Money? PayPal Integrates Pix for Brazil SMBs, Targeting $944 Billion Market Energy Fund Outflows Hit $2.1 Billion in Largest Weekly Drop Since July Snap Bets Its Future on AR Glasses While Wall Street Questions Whether Its Ad Business Can Keep the Lights On Atlassian's Rebound After Anthropic's Agent Launch Looks Fragile — Can 1,600 Layoffs and an AI Pivot Outrun the Competition? U.S. Blockades Strait of Hormuz, Oil Surges After Peace Talks Fail Lockheed Martin Secures $4.7 Billion Missile Deal Amid Rising Global Tensions Invesco QQQ Trust tracks Nasdaq amid geopolitical tensions Baillie Gifford Nearly Doubles Its Figma Bet — But Can a Patient Investor Catch a Falling Knife at Record Lows? Paramount faces UK probe into $111B Warner acquisition, amid industry opposition Western Digital jumps on $405 target, citing AI demand Intuit Beats Expectations and Showers Shareholders With Cash — But Can a 1.9% Pop Erase a 10% Slide? Salesforce Bets Its Future on Bots Over Bodies — But Can AI-Driven Savings Outrun a Sinking Stock? Oracle Stock Surges 11%, Adding $44 Billion After Utility AI Launch Morgan Stanley Bets Big on Spotify at $630 — But Can a Music Streamer Really Justify 30x Cash Flow? Gartner forecasts $1.3 trillion chip revenue, driven by record AI demand Collins Aerospace Wins Five Army FLRAA Contracts, Securing Long-Term Revenue Dollar General expands AI audio to 6,000 stores, boosting ad revenue Gartner forecasts $1.3T semiconductor market, driven by AI memflation UK Accuses Russia of Attacking Naval and Energy Assets U.S. Durable Goods Orders Unexpectedly Fall OPEC+ Agrees to Increase Oil Production