Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) shares opened about 11% down on Feb. 5 after the semiconductor giant issued cautious guidance for its fiscal Q2 that overshadowed its record-breaking performance in the holiday quarter. In its earnings release, the company based out of San Diego, CA, cited the global memory shortage that’s forcing smartphone manufacturers to scale back… Continue reading Qualcomm stock: why the ‘memory problem’ may be overstated
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US stocks open lower as Nasdaq falls 0.6% and tech selloff deepens
US stocks head into Thursday’s session on the back foot after another bruising tech selloff knocked Wall Street’s most popular trades off their pedestal. The S&P 500 dropped around 0.46%, while the Nasdaq Composite slid about 0.6%, extending a sharp two‑day retreat in high‑growth names. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed roughly 240 points, or… Continue reading US stocks open lower as Nasdaq falls 0.6% and tech selloff deepens
Polymarket takes crypto offline with free grocery store push in New York City
Polymarket is stepping away from screens and apps and into the physical world. The crypto-based prediction market platform is opening a free grocery store in New York City, pairing the initiative with a major donation aimed at tackling food insecurity. Announced on Feb. 3, the project marks an unusual move for a digital-native company and… Continue reading Polymarket takes crypto offline with free grocery store push in New York City
Morning brief: Asian stocks slide as tech sell-off deepens, Nvidia–OpenAI deal nears
Asian markets traded mostly lower on Wednesday, tracking a broad sell-off in US technology stocks overnight, while gold extended gains for a second session. Investor sentiment across the region was weighed down by losses in global tech, fresh uncertainty around artificial intelligence disruption, and a series of policy and legal developments in the United States.… Continue reading Morning brief: Asian stocks slide as tech sell-off deepens, Nvidia–OpenAI deal nears
Gold back over $5,100/oz, silver surges 5% as US-Iran tensions escalate
Renewed geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran pushed gold prices higher on Wednesday, extending the yellow metal’s recent upward trend. This safe-haven buying contributed to the gains, following gold’s previous session, which marked its best single day since 2008. The already escalating tensions between the US and Iran witnessed a direct confrontation in the… Continue reading Gold back over $5,100/oz, silver surges 5% as US-Iran tensions escalate
Analysis: Oil extends gains as escalating US-Iran tensions threaten $15+ surge
Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday as tensions between the US and Iran escalated, raising fears of supply disruptions. Renewed tensions have surfaced between the US and Iran following the US downing of an Iranian drone that was operating close to an American aircraft carrier. Additionally, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran issued a… Continue reading Analysis: Oil extends gains as escalating US-Iran tensions threaten $15+ surge
Nintendo shares slide after revenue miss as memory chip costs pressure outlook
Nintendo shares plunged more than 10% in Tokyo on Wednesday after the gaming giant missed market estimates for quarterly revenue and flagged mounting headwinds from an unprecedented shortage of memory chips, even as profit growth remained strong. Shares were recently 12% lower at 8,848 yen, extending the stock’s losses to more than 16% so far… Continue reading Nintendo shares slide after revenue miss as memory chip costs pressure outlook
Evening digest: Walmart’s $1T mark, Novo’s weak outlook, Bitcoin slips below $74K
Tonight’s digest tracks a trillion-dollar retail coronation, a fragile geopolitical tariff truce, a pharma darling losing its halo, and crypto’s brutal reminder that liquidity rules all. Walmart’s transformation is real, India’s leverage play is bold but murky, Novo Nordisk’s stumble exposes execution risk, and Bitcoin’s slide confirms it’s trading like a high-beta asset, not digital… Continue reading Evening digest: Walmart’s $1T mark, Novo’s weak outlook, Bitcoin slips below $74K
Novo Nordisk stock tumbles 15% despite strong earnings: here’s what spooked investors
Novo Nordisk stock (NVO) plunged approximately 15% after the Danish pharmaceutical giant posted better-than-expected 2025 results but delivered a weak 2026 outlook. The company reported full-year 2025 sales growth of 10% at constant exchange rates, remaining within its prior guidance range of 8-11%, yet warned that sales will collapse between 5% to 13% in 2026.… Continue reading Novo Nordisk stock tumbles 15% despite strong earnings: here’s what spooked investors