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The World Health Organization’s recent report of a Hantavirus cluster aboard a cruise ship departing Argentina has refocused global market attention on zoonotic respiratory pathogens. Three confirmed fatalities and a widening caseload linked to the South Atlantic itinerary have forced an urgent global response to intercept a pathogen characterized by high lethality and rapid pulmonary… Continue reading Hantavirus outbreak: these 3 stocks are poised to rip higher

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was not included in President Donald Trump’s delegation to China this week, even as several prominent US business leaders joined the trip to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. Huang was left off the delegation list, while executives from companies including Apple, Tesla, BlackRock and Boeing joined the visit to Beijing. The… Continue reading Nvidia stock: should investors worry over Jensen Huang’s China snub?

Wall Street ended slightly higher on Monday as investors continued to pour into artificial intelligence-linked technology stocks, helping major indexes overcome rising oil prices and renewed geopolitical tensions following the latest developments in the US-Iran conflict. The S&P 500 rose 0.19% to close at 7,412.84, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.1% to finish at 26,274.13.… Continue reading Dow climbs 95 points as AI-fueled tech rally offsets oil surge, Iran fears

Advanced Micro Devices shares continued climbing on Monday, reaching a new 52-week high as investors increasingly bet that the next phase of the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom will extend well beyond graphics processing units into server CPUs and broader data center hardware. AMD shares closed up 0.79% at $458.79 on Monday as Wall Street analysts… Continue reading AMD stock hits new high as Wall Street bets on AI CPU supercycle

Shares of Intel (INTC) rose on Monday amid growing optimism that the chipmaker could secure a significant new customer for its semiconductor packaging technology, strengthening investor confidence in the company’s foundry ambitions. Intel stock climbed 3% to $128.76 in afternoon trading, extending a remarkable rally that has seen the shares surge more than 225% this… Continue reading Intel gains on reports SK Hynix partnership could boost chip-packaging business

Target (TGT) shares fell more than 5% on Monday, marking the retailer’s sharpest one-day percentage decline since August, as investors reassessed the company’s turnaround prospects ahead of its upcoming earnings report. The stock’s decline extended a three-day losing streak during which shares have dropped nearly 9%, representing the company’s worst three-day stretch in more than… Continue reading Target stock tumbles 5% as Wall Street questions turnaround rally

Shares of Dell Technologies DELL fell nearly 6% on Monday after UBS downgraded the company to “Neutral” from “Buy,” arguing that the stock’s sharp rally this year has already captured much of the upside from booming demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure. Dell shares dropped 5.8% to $245.35, underperforming broader markets as the S&P 500 and… Continue reading Dell falls as UBS warns explosive AI-driven gains may be peaking; downgrades stock

Corning GLW shares surged more than 10% on Monday, hitting a new 52-week high of $208.34, as investors reacted to a combination of bullish analyst actions, a major Nvidia partnership, and an upgraded long-term growth outlook tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure demand. The sharp rally came after Bank of America added Corning to its “US… Continue reading Corning surges to record high: is the AI boom just beginning?

Qualcomm (QCOM) stock surged on Monday as investors continued piling into semiconductor shares amid the ongoing artificial intelligence boom. Shares jumped as much as 12.7% to hit a record high of $247.90, making Qualcomm one of the strongest performers in the S&P 500 session. However, the stock had given up some of those gains at… Continue reading Qualcomm stock continues dream run: how high can it go?