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During an interview with CNBC, Intrator highlighted that the higher first-quarter loss was largely due to the company's growth rate.

Traws Pharma, which develops antiviral drugs, said it plans to advance potential clinical candidates for the treatment of hantavirus infections.

Applied Optoelectronics CEO stated that the company expects a strong volume ramp of its 800G products beginning in the second quarter and projects continued revenue growth throughout 2026.

Several analysts cheered the company’s impressive cloud revenue growth and raised their price targets.

Artiva announced a $300 million public offering to support the development of its autoimmune disease therapies, but at a 9% discount per share compared to Thursday’s closing price.

Trade Desk provided lower-than-expected Q2 guidance, prompting a wave of downgrades and price cuts on Wall Street, with analysts hinting at competitive pressures and macro headwinds.

Analysts at Roth Capital doubled their price target on Fluence Energy to $26 from $13 while upgrading it to ‘Buy’ from ‘Neutral’.

Wendy’s plans to build up to 1,000 restaurants across China over the next 10 years.

Citizens raised its price target on Rocket Lab to $95 from $85 and maintained an ‘Outperform’ rating after the company posted a record-breaking first-quarter revenue.

In a post on X, Ives stated that the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference in June this year will be the key for Apple.

NuScale Power Corp, Oklo Inc, and Nano Nuclear Energy Inc have been in the spotlight for their partnerships with hyperscalers to satiate their need for clean energy to fuel AI infrastructure.

Analysts are skeptical about the company’s path to reaccelerating growth following its first-quarter results.

GD Culture Group received a preliminary take-private offer earlier this week that represented a roughly 169% premium to its prior closing price.

This follows Akamai's announcement that it secured a $1.8 billion commitment from a leading frontier model provider over 7 years for its cloud infrastructure services.

Micron is seen as a key beneficiary of robust memory chip demand from the AI data center buildout.

The travel company expects 2026 revenue of between $15.6 billion and $16 billion.

Earlier, reports said OpenAI missed several internal targets for 2026 even as Anthropic’s revenue surged.

TD Cowen and Baird lowered McDonald’s price targets following the first-quarter earnings.

For Nvidia, it is only the latest investment-and-commercial partnership deal, similar to those it has struck with CoreWeave, Nebius and others.

Data from Stocktwits shows that retail traders’ sentiment has remained ‘bullish’ on SPY and QQQ this week.

Brent crude futures expiring in July were up about 0.44% at the time of writing, while WTI crude futures expiring in June were up about 0.15%.

One influencer warned that shareholders could face “permanent economic leakage” if Tesla ends up paying SpaceXAI for AI services.

Innodata increased its full-year 2026 revenue growth forecast to around 40% or more.

The rivalry between Anthropic and OpenAI, both targeting an IPO this year, is at a fever pitch.

Traders are also watching the FDA review of ImmunityBio’s resubmitted Anktiva plus BCG filing for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with papillary tumors.

Nvidia’s China sales have effectively dropped to zero amid U.S. export restrictions, with no clear path forward yet emerging.

A hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship has resulted in three deaths and raised global health concerns.

BRC Group Holdings reported first-quarter earnings results on Thursday, posting an increase of 89% in revenue, driven partly by its investment in SpaceX.

Inovio is the most direct hantavirus play based on earlier DNA vaccine studies targeting Andes, Hantaan, and Puumala strains.

Datadog is also on track to be the top gainer this week on the Nasdaq 100 and the second-best performer on the S&P 500.

The company forecast Q2 revenue of at least $750 million, below analyst estimates of $770.41 million.

Apple, Micron Technology, and Qualcomm stocks climbed to 52-week highs on Thursday amid strong AI-driven demand and Wall Street optimism.

NuScale Power reported first-quarter revenue of $0.57 million, 96% lower than the revenue reported in the corresponding quarter of 2025.

Wall Street expects another loss-making quarter, with Koyfin estimates projecting EPS loss to widen to $0.06 from $0.05.

Weak earnings, lower outlooks, and rising costs show middle-class consumers are spending less on food and fitness services broadly.

The latest move by Amazon adds pressure on Hims, which already offers branded GLP-1 drugs including Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound.

Opendoor said second-quarter revenue will rise 25% sequentially and that it expects to generate positive adjusted EBITDA.

U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly reiterated that the ceasefire with Iran still holds, despite renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Capricor is seeking court approval to pursue an alternative commercialization path for Deramiocel and wants parts of the agreement terminated.

Under the deal, NVIDIA will receive a five-year warrant to purchase up to 30 million IREN shares at $70 per share, while IREN will deploy massive clusters of NVIDIA’s latest GPUs.

Lyft reported mixed first-quarter results and clocked double-digit growth in revenue while net income fell below estimates.

Weaker crypto markets dragged down Coinbase’s core trading business.

SoundHound AI’s Q1 revenue jumps 52%, beating expectations.

Cloudflare laid off one-fifth of its total employees amid a shift to an agentic AI operating model.

Rocket Lab said that a confidential customer booked five dedicated missions on its Neutron rocket and three dedicated missions on its small -sat Electron rocket, spanning 2026–2029.

Gilead slashed its full-year earnings outlook primarily due to anticipated charges and financing costs from its recent acquisitions of Arcellx, Ouro Medicines, and Tubulis.

Broadcom’s ambition to develop custom chips with OpenAI hits an $18 billion financing roadblock.

According to a Reuters report, citing data from the China Passenger Car Association, sales of the vehicle built at Tesla’s gigafactory in China totaled 79,478 in April.

Reuters reported on the sale plans on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

QCOM CEO hinted at working on top-secret hardware with “pretty much all” major AI players earlier this week.