Tesla stock (NASDAQ: TSLA) beat Wall Street in the first quarter, but the muted reaction is telling a different story. The company reported adjusted EPS of $0.41 on revenue of $22.39 billion, while gross margin climbed to 21.1% and operating margin improved to 4.2%. Yet TSLA was hovering around $390.78 on Monday afternoon, barely changed
The chickens have officially come home to roost for Xanadu Quantum (NASDAQ: XNDU). Back in mid-April, when the stock was riding a wave of speculative euphoria, Invezz issued a stern warning, labeling the company a “ticking time bomb.” While the “buy everything AI” crowd pointed to Nvidia-driven momentum as a reason to pile in, we
Anthropic is partnering with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and other major investors to launch a new joint venture aimed at accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence tools across businesses. The initiative, which will target mid-sized companies as well as firms backed by private equity, is designed to embed Anthropic’s AI assistant Claude into core business operations.
The S&P 500 closed April at a fresh record high, capping its strongest monthly performance in over three years, as investors weighed escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East against robust corporate earnings and signs of continued economic resilience in the United States. The benchmark index rose 1% on Thursday, taking its gains for the
With the rise of the digital asset ecosystem, talking about speculation has quickly transitioned to how it can be used in the real world. In both developing nations and mature economies, industries are increasingly seeking ways to utilize crypto to ease payments, cut costs and grow their international footprint. Recent trends in the industry showcase
US stock index futures edged modestly higher on Friday as investors absorbed a strong earnings beat from Apple and basked in the afterglow of April’s exceptional rally, which handed the S&P 500 its best monthly performance in more than five years. The gains were tempered, however, by a sharp sell-off in Roblox after a sweeping
The British pound held close to a 10-week high against the US dollar on Friday. Traders assessed a week dominated by central bank decisions. The Bank of England (BoE) kept interest rates unchanged. It also warned about inflation risks linked to the Iran war. Sterling was little changed at $1.3606. It was slightly weaker against
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD reported another monthly decline in vehicle sales, marking its longest-ever downturn as demand in its home market remains subdued. BYD’s vehicle sales fell 15.5% year-on-year in April, extending the streak to eight consecutive months of decline. The figures were based on Reuters calculations using data from a Weibo post by
Shares of Reddit surged in premarket trading on Friday after the company reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and issued an upbeat revenue forecast, highlighting growing returns from its artificial intelligence-driven advertising strategy. The stock rose about 12% ahead of the open, extending gains after climbing 6.3% in after-hours trading following the earnings release. Despite the rally,
US stocks gained on Friday, building on the momentum from one of the strongest monthly rallies in years, as investor optimism around corporate earnings outweighed lingering concerns about geopolitical tensions and oil market volatility. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 180 points, or 0.36%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.54% and the Nasdaq Composite