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SK Hynix ADR Rebounds 4.29% To $158.84 As Its Wild Post-IPO Trading Volatility Persists Into Third Week

Shares of SK Hynix's American depositary receipts climbed 4.29%, or $6.53, to $158.84 Friday morning, offering a partial rebound after a rough...

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NVIDIA Shares Dip As Market Digests AI Demand Strength Amid Valuation Concerns

NVIDIA Shares Dip As Market Digests AI Demand Strength Amid Valuation Concerns

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — NVIDIA Corp. shares fell about 1.8 percent Tuesday to around 203.74, reflecting a pause in the semiconductor giant's...

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4DMedical Shares Plunge 15.57% to $3.20 as Volatile ASX Healthcare Stock's Wild Ride Continues This Week

4DMedical Shares Plunge 15.57% to $3.20 as Volatile ASX Healthcare Stock's Wild Ride Continues This Week

Shares of 4DMedical fell sharply again this week, dropping 15.57%, or 59 cents, to $3.20, extending a punishing stretch for one of the Australian...

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Red Robin Closes More Restaurants as Burger Chain Presses Ahead With Its First Choice Turnaround Plan

Red Robin Closes More Restaurants as Burger Chain Presses Ahead With Its First Choice Turnaround Plan

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has closed another restaurant as part of its broader push to shutter up to 70 underperforming locations and restructure its...

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Russell 2000 Slips 0.18% to 2,970 as the Small-Cap Rally Pauses Following Its Best First Half Since 1991

Russell 2000 Slips 0.18% to 2,970 as the Small-Cap Rally Pauses Following Its Best First Half Since 1991

The Russell 2000 index dipped modestly Thursday, falling 5.44 points, or 0.18%, to close at 2,970.82, a small pullback that briefly interrupted one of...

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Amazon Shares Climb On Strong Cloud Growth And Retail Resilience Amid AI Investments

Amazon Shares Climb On Strong Cloud Growth And Retail Resilience Amid AI Investments

SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. shares rose nearly 3 percent Tuesday to around 254.84, reflecting investor confidence in the e-commerce and technology...

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Oracle Stock Rises On Cloud Momentum As AI Demand Fuels Record Backlog

Oracle Stock Rises On Cloud Momentum As AI Demand Fuels Record Backlog

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Oracle Corp. shares advanced more than 2 percent Tuesday to around 131, extending gains as investors responded positively to...

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Kospi Soars Over 7% as SK Hynix, Samsung Rally on Cooling US Inflation, Triggering Buy-Side Trading Curb

Kospi Soars Over 7% as SK Hynix, Samsung Rally on Cooling US Inflation, Triggering Buy-Side Trading Curb

SEOUL — South Korea's benchmark Kospi index surged more than 7% on Wednesday, reclaiming the 7,000-point threshold and triggering an automatic...

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ChronoScale Holdings Stock Jumps 16.68% as Company's AI Infrastructure Play Continues Wild Streak

ChronoScale Holdings Stock Jumps 16.68% as Company's AI Infrastructure Play Continues Wild Streak

Shares of ChronoScale Holdings Corporation rose 16.68%, or $3.29, to close at $23.01 Tuesday, extending a pattern of extreme single-day volatility...

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5 Reasons Why SK Hynix's US ADR Stock Surged More Than 24% Today After Monday's Wild Historic Crash

5 Reasons Why SK Hynix's US ADR Stock Surged More Than 24% Today After Monday's Wild Historic Crash

SK Hynix's American depositary shares surged more than 24% Tuesday, climbing to fresh highs since the memory chipmaker's Nasdaq debut,...

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SK Hynix vs. SpaceX: Comparing Two of 2026's Hottest IPO-Era Stocks for New Investors

SK Hynix vs. SpaceX: Comparing Two of 2026's Hottest IPO-Era Stocks for New Investors

Investors weighing which of 2026's two most talked-about stock debuts deserves a place in their portfolio face very different propositions: South...

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ASX 200 Falls Sharply 0.42% At Midday Tuesday As Oil Spikes 10% Amid Trump's Hormuz 'Guardian' Blockade

ASX 200 Falls Sharply 0.42% At Midday Tuesday As Oil Spikes 10% Amid Trump's Hormuz 'Guardian' Blockade

Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 36.7 points, or 0.42%, to 8,771.8 by midday Tuesday, extending a cautious start to the trading...

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SK Hynix ADR Drops 9 Percent After Nasdaq Debut as AI Chip Stocks Face Profit Taking

SK Hynix ADR Drops 9 Percent After Nasdaq Debut as AI Chip Stocks Face Profit Taking

NEW YORK — SK Hynix's American depositary receipts fell about 9 percent Monday following a strong debut on the Nasdaq, as investors booked...

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FTSE 100 Closes Higher at 10,497.29 as London's Vodafone Surges, EasyJet Takeover Bid Lifts Sentiment

FTSE 100 Closes Higher at 10,497.29 as London's Vodafone Surges, EasyJet Takeover Bid Lifts Sentiment

London's FTSE 100 index closed higher Friday, adding 24.84 points, or 0.24%, to finish the session at 10,497.29, as strong merger-and-acquisition...

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Nvidia or SK Hynix Stock in 2026? Comparing Two AI Chip Giants as Analysts Weigh Risks and Rewards

Nvidia or SK Hynix Stock in 2026? Comparing Two AI Chip Giants as Analysts Weigh Risks and Rewards

Investors looking to add AI infrastructure exposure to their portfolios now face a fresh choice: Nvidia, the dominant maker of AI accelerator chips,...

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Is SK Hynix Stock a Good Buy in the US in 2026? Analysts Weigh Risks and Rewards After Nasdaq Debut

Is SK Hynix Stock a Good Buy in the US in 2026? Analysts Weigh Risks and Rewards After Nasdaq Debut

Investors weighing whether to buy shares of SK Hynix now have a new, more accessible way to do it: the South Korean memory-chip giant began trading on...

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SK Hynix's Record $26.5 Billion Nasdaq Debut Sparks New Wave Of Foreign Listings, Nasdaq's Griggs Says

SK Hynix's Record $26.5 Billion Nasdaq Debut Sparks New Wave Of Foreign Listings, Nasdaq's Griggs Says

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix's record-breaking Wall Street debut is fueling a fresh surge of interest from international companies eyeing U.S....

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Palantir Stock Falls Again as Valuation Worries, Insider Selling and AI Rivalry Fears Weigh on Shares

Palantir Stock Falls Again as Valuation Worries, Insider Selling and AI Rivalry Fears Weigh on Shares

Shares of Palantir Technologies fell again Friday, extending a rocky stretch for the data-analytics and defense-software company even as its...

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Dow Jones Climbs 178 Points as Stocks Advance on Steady Economic Signals and Corporate Earnings Optimism

Dow Jones Climbs 178 Points as Stocks Advance on Steady Economic Signals and Corporate Earnings Optimism

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 170 points Tuesday, closing at 52,526.17 as investors welcomed a mix of positive...

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Starbucks Stock Edges Lower as Coffee Chain Advances Turnaround With New Store Plans and Loyalty Updates

Starbucks Stock Edges Lower as Coffee Chain Advances Turnaround With New Store Plans and Loyalty Updates

Starbucks Corp. shares dipped slightly Tuesday, trading around $103.43 as investors monitored the coffee giant's progress under its "Back to...

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Netflix Stock Rebounds Slightly As Shares Trade Near 2026 Lows Ahead Of Important July 16 Earnings Report

Netflix Stock Rebounds Slightly As Shares Trade Near 2026 Lows Ahead Of Important July 16 Earnings Report

Netflix shares rose Tuesday, trading at $77.33, up $1.31, or 1.72 percent, offering a modest bounce for a stock that has fallen sharply this year and...

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Netwealth Group Shares Jump 7% as Wealth Platform Rebounds Following Recent Share Price Weakness Today

Netwealth Group Shares Jump 7% as Wealth Platform Rebounds Following Recent Share Price Weakness Today

Shares of Netwealth Group Ltd climbed sharply Tuesday, with the Australian wealth management platform trading at $24.555, up $1.665, or 7.27 percent,...

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Nasdaq Composite Climbs to a New Record High as Tech Stocks Rally Sharply After Late-June Chip Sell-Off

NEW YORK — The Nasdaq Composite closed at a record high Monday, ending the session at 26,018.82, up 186.15 points, or 0.72 percent, as technology...

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SL Science Holding Limited Stock Volatility Sparks Investor Debate Following Nasdaq Debut

SL Science Holding Limited, which began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker SLBT in mid-June 2026 following a SPAC merger, has experienced significant...

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BHP Shares Advance as Copper Strength Offsets Potash Project Cost Overruns

BHP Group Ltd. shares rose more than 1% Thursday as strong copper prices and solid operational performance in core commodities helped offset concerns...

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Commonwealth Bank Shares Edge Higher as Australia's Largest Lender Maintains Steady Course Amid Uncertainty

SYDNEY — Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares rose modestly Tuesday, trading around $160.97 as the country's biggest lender continued to...

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Palantir Stock Jumps 7% Today as Nvidia Partnership, Trump Disclosure and Meta Cloud Plans Lift AI Software

Palantir Technologies shares surged more than 7% Wednesday morning, continuing a sharp recovery from their 52-week low as a combination of macro...

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ASX 200 Closes Lower On Last Day Of Financial Year As RBA Minutes Flag Inflation Risk And Gold Miners Sink

SYDNEY — Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ended Tuesday's session in the red, closing down 44.7 points, or 0.51%, to 8,778.7, as...

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Air Products Shares Jump 9 Percent on Strategic Pivot Away from Louisiana Clean Energy Project

NEW YORK — Shares of Air Products and Chemicals Inc. surged more than 9 percent Tuesday as the industrial gases company announced it would not...

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Nasdaq Composite Jumps 1.18% Today As Tech Stocks Rally On Easing Iran Tensions And Falling Oil Prices

The Nasdaq Composite climbed sharply Monday, snapping back from its worst weekly performance in months as investors rotated back into technology and...

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Tesla Shares Advance 4.5% as EV Leader Maintains Market Momentum Amid Industry Shifts

NEW YORK — Shares of Tesla Inc rose more than 4% on Monday, extending recent gains for the electric vehicle pioneer as investors weighed its...

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Dow Jumps Following Reports of US-Iran Truce, While Tech Stocks Struggle to Recover Last Week's Rout

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed Monday as Wall Street welcomed reports that the United States and Iran had agreed to halt their...

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ASX 200 Rises 0.36% Monday As US-Iran Truce Eases Oil Fears And Global Markets Rebound From Tech Rout

Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 climbed 31.7 points, or 0.36%, to 8,795.9 in Monday trading, recovering ground after a choppy week as...

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Caterpillar Stock Drops Nearly 5% Friday As Investors Take Profits After This Year's Historic AI Rally

Shares of Caterpillar fell sharply Friday, sliding 4.79%, or $50.66, to $1,006.35 in midday trading, as investors locked in gains from one of the most...

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Intel Shares Tumble More Than 3 Percent as Chipmaker Faces Competitive Pressures

NEW YORK — Intel Corp. shares declined more than 3 percent on Friday, falling to $128.62 after losing $4.25, as investors continued assessing the...

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Nvidia vs Amazon vs Alphabet vs SpaceX: Evaluating Tech Giants for 2026 Investment

NEW YORK — As investors look toward 2026, technology giants Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet and SpaceX represent distinct opportunities across artificial...

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Kymera Therapeutics Soars 21% as Eczema Drug Trial Data Moves Up Six Months

Kymera Therapeutics shares surged 21.11% to $120.96 in Thursday morning trading after the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company announced it...

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AbbVie Shares Trade Flat as Pharmaceutical Giant Maintains Focus on Immunology and Oncology Pipeline

AbbVie Inc. shares closed virtually unchanged on Wednesday, finishing at $234.89 after a modest gain of $0.13, as investors assessed the...

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Sherwin-Williams Shares Climb 3 Percent as Paint Giant Benefits from Housing Recovery Optimism

NEW YORK — Sherwin-Williams Co. shares rose more than 3 percent on Wednesday, closing at $333.13 after gaining $10.23, as investors responded to...

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SpaceX Shares Edge Lower in Private Trading as Company Advances Starship and Starlink Milestones

Shares of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, traded modestly lower in private markets Wednesday, closing at $154.35 after...

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Home Depot Shares Surge Over 5 Percent as Retailer Strengthens Position in Housing Market Recovery

NEW YORK — Home Depot Inc. shares climbed sharply on Wednesday, rising more than 5 percent to around $342.49 as investors responded positively to...

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Starbucks Shares Hold Steady as Coffee Chain Navigates Menu Innovation and Global Expansion Plans

NEW YORK — Starbucks Corp. shares traded little changed Tuesday as the coffee giant continued focusing on product innovation, customer experience...

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Quantinuum Shares Surge 11 Percent To 75.95 As Quantum Computing Interest Accelerates

NEW YORK — Quantinuum Inc. shares rose sharply Monday, climbing more than 11 percent to $75.95 in morning trading. The quantum computing...

24.06.2026 10

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SpaceX Trajectory Remains Upward Despite Periodic Setbacks as Company Advances Ambitious Goals

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX continues demonstrating resilience and momentum in its ambitious space exploration efforts despite occasional launch...

23.06.2026 10

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Oracle Stock Falls to Near Two-Month Low After Disclosing 13% Workforce Reduction

Oracle shares fell 5% on Monday and slid a further roughly 3.5% in pre-market trading Tuesday, dropping to $168.98, as the enterprise software...

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Super Micro Computer Surges 15.6% on Analyst Upgrade and New Nvidia-Based AI Platform

Super Micro Computer shares jumped 15.66% to close at $35.46 on Monday, before pulling back 4.86% in pre-market trading Tuesday, as a bullish analyst...

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Iluka Resources Shares Sink 11% as Mineral Sands Miner's Volatile Year Continues

Shares of Iluka Resources fell sharply on Tuesday, dropping 11.44% to close at $7.20, extending a pattern of significant volatility that has...

23.06.2026 10

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United Microelectronics Shares Surge 15 Percent to 27.81 as Semiconductor Sector Shows Strength

NEW YORK — United Microelectronics Corporation shares rose sharply Monday, climbing more than 15 percent to $27.81 in morning trading. The...

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Apogee Therapeutics Shares Surge 46 Percent to 132.70 on Positive Clinical Developments

NEW YORK — Apogee Therapeutics Inc. shares experienced dramatic gains Monday, rising more than 46 percent to $132.70 in morning trading. The...

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GameStop Shares Decline 0.74 Percent to 21.36 as Retail Trader Interest Persists Amid Market Volatility

NEW YORK — GameStop Corp. shares fell modestly Monday, closing at $21.36 after declining 16 cents, or 0.74 percent. The video game retailer's...

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