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Evening digest: US ramps up Iran pressure, gold gains on Fed hopes

The United States signaled plans to intensify economic pressure on Iran, including maintaining a naval blockade and imposing sweeping new sanctions, as tensions in the Middle East continued to escalate. Gold headed for a weekly gain after softer US inflation data strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged next month. Oil

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Intuitive Machines stock jumps 8% as Wall Street backs $1.8B backlog

Intuitive Machines Inc. LUNR shares rallied sharply on Friday after multiple Wall Street analysts shifted their focus from the company’s second-quarter earnings miss to its rapidly expanding order backlog, arguing that the long-term growth outlook remains intact. The stock climbed about 8.14% to $18.99 during Friday’s session after Stifel upgraded the lunar exploration company to

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Dow closes lower as Applied Materials leads semiconductor selloff

US stocks ended lower on Friday as investors locked in profits following a record-setting rally, while weaker-than-expected retail sales data and renewed pressure on semiconductor shares weighed on sentiment. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% to close at 7,785.76 after setting fresh record highs earlier in the week. The Nasdaq Composite also declined 0.3% to 26,729.16,

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Soft PPI data makes these three chip stocks worth buying

July producer prices (PPI) came in flat month-over-month, lower than a 0.2% increase economists had forecast. The reading pulled the probability of a Fed rate hike in September down significantly, driving the benchmark S&P 500 index to a record close near 7,799 while the Nasdaq gained 0.8%. Semiconductor and memory chipmakers spearheaded the session’s advance.

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Figma stock is rising: a golden opportunity to buy at a bargain price?

Figma stock has rebounded modestly in the past few weeks and is showing signs of bottoming. FIG jumped to $26.35 on Thursday, up from the double-bottom level of $16.80. This rebound may continue in the foreseeable future as technicals and fundamentals align.  Figma stock technicals points to more gains The daily timeframe chart shows that

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Adobe stock is taking off: Could a rumored Workday buyout push it higher?

Adobe stock has staged a strong comeback as investors rotate back to software companies following the sell-off a few months ago. ADBE is hovering at its highest level since June 2nd this year after rising by 42% from its lowest point this year. This rebound may continue after the ongoing Workday acquisition rumors. Adobe’s business

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S&P 500 edges higher as earnings offset Middle East tensions

US stock indexes opened mixed on Friday as investors weighed another record-setting session for the S&P 500 against renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and awaited fresh economic data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path. The S&P 500 opened slightly higher, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.16%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average

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Berkshire 13F: What to expect from Buffett successor’s latest moves

Berkshire Hathaway’s second-quarter 13F filing, due on Friday, is expected to offer investors a clearer picture of how CEO Greg Abel is reshaping the conglomerate’s equity portfolio after taking over from Warren Buffett. The filing marks only the second quarterly portfolio disclosure under Abel’s leadership and follows an active first quarter in which Berkshire became

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Netflix stock jumps 4% as Bill Ackman returns with a new stake

Netflix NFLX stock rose more than 4% on Thursday after billionaire investor Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management disclosed a new stake in the streaming giant, marking a return to the company more than four years after exiting its previous investment at a loss. In its second-quarter shareholder letter, Pershing Square revealed it had acquired

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SanDisk stock soars 15% today: here’s why

SanDisk SNDK stock surged on Thursday after the memory chipmaker unveiled ambitious long-term financial targets and sought to reassure investors that demand for memory used in artificial intelligence infrastructure will remain strong through the end of the decade. Shares climbed around 15% after the company’s 2026 Investor Day, extending recent gains and making SanDisk one

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