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HSBC delivered a broadly flat first-quarter profit that fell short of analyst expectations, as a specific fraud-related credit charge in its UK institutional banking unit and rising provisions linked to the US-Iran conflict pushed credit losses sharply higher. The result underscores how geopolitical turbulence and isolated credit events can rapidly erode what might otherwise be… Continue reading HSBC stock outlook: can it hold gains despite Q1 profit miss?

Over the past year, OpenAI has expanded well beyond chatbots, operating more like a broad technology company with multiple business lines. A Wall Street Journal report says CEO Sam Altman briefly considered spinning off the company’s robotics and consumer hardware divisions in an Alphabet-style structure. The idea is to give those businesses their own capital-raising… Continue reading OpenAI IPO push sparks plans for robotics, hardware spinoff: report

Asian markets opened on a cautious note on Tuesday, with traders keeping one eye on oil and the other on geopolitics. The tensions between the United States and Iran continued to unsettle global markets. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.3% in early trade, while Australia’s benchmark slipped 0.4%. With Japan… Continue reading Hang Seng slides as Asian markets turn cautious on oil, geopolitics

US software stocks have endured a brutal valuation reset in early 2026. Protracted inflation data and shifting interest rate expectations, especially amidst the Iran conflict, have severely compressed forward multiples, prompting investors to rotate out of high-beta cloud names. Still, Ritholtz’s chief executive Josh Brown hasn’t thrown in the towel on all of them. There’s… Continue reading Josh Brown now has just one software name in his ‘best stocks’ list

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) is inching up in extended hours after reporting a market-beating Q1 and significantly raising guidance for the full year. The AI-enabled data analytics firm posted adjusted earnings of 33 cents per share on $1.63 billion in revenue – comfortably clearing 28 cents a share and $1.54 billion that analysts expected. Despite… Continue reading Analyst downgrades Palantir stock as it pops on Q1 earnings

Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher, raising concerns about global stability and economic fallout. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 557.37 points, or 1.13%, while the S&P 500 declined 0.41%. The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.19%, pulling back after recent record highs driven… Continue reading Dow sinks 550 points as oil spike fuels Middle East fears

Shares of GameStop fell over 10% on Monday as investors reacted cautiously to the company’s bold proposal to acquire eBay in a deal valued at $55.5 billion. The decline in GameStop’s stock stood in contrast to gains in eBay shares, reflecting market skepticism over the feasibility of the transaction and the financial engineering required for… Continue reading GameStop stock tumbles on $55B eBay bid as analysts question deal viability

Shares of Microsoft edged lower on Monday, as the stock continues its weakness after the sharp sell-off following last week’s earnings report. The stock fell 0.38% to $412.63, after briefly falling below $400 in the wake of investor concerns over the company’s spending outlook. Microsoft had guided for around $190 billion in annual capital expenditures,… Continue reading What can power Microsoft stock higher after earnings stumble?

Shares of Intel were stalling on Monday after their big run-up over the past month, as investors weighed whether the rally still has room to run. After rising more than 166% in 2026, with most of those gains concentrated in recent weeks, the stock has shown signs of losing momentum. On Monday, the stock was… Continue reading Intel stock falls 2% after massive rally as AI boom sparks caution