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Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) – NASA awarded Intuitive Machines a $116.9 million contract to deliver six payloads to the lunar south pole. This marks the company’s fourth contract under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, with the second lunar mission in final assembly stages. Shares are up 18.3% pre-market, after closing up 3.2% on Thursday. Intel…

Stocks turned in a strong performance throughout much of the trading day on Thursday but gave back ground in the latter part of the session. The major averages pulled back well off their highs of the session, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 slipping into negative territory. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dipped 39.69 points or…

Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) – Big Lots is considering filing for bankruptcy protection soon, according to Bloomberg. The company is seeking investors to avoid Chapter 11, with its stock falling 27% last week and nearly 88% this year. Big Lots is facing financial difficulties due to declining sales and high interest rates. The stock fell 26.9%…

Chip-maker Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) announced record revenues of $30bn over a three-month period, but shares have fallen. The company has seen its stock market value rising to over $3 trillion thanks to the AI boom. Analysts had forecast sales growth for the company of $28.7bn for the three months to 28 July. It has surpassed this,…

Stocks moved mostly lower during trading on Wednesday, with weakness in the tech sector weighing on the broader markets. With the downward move on the day, the Dow pulled back off the record closing high set on Tuesday. The major averages climbed well off their worst levels in the latter part of the session but…

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) – Options traders in the US expect Nvidia’s upcoming earnings report to cause a stock swing of around 9.8%, representing a market impact of over $300 billion, according to Reuters. Shares rose 0.1% in pre-market trading. Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) – Ambarella announced Q2 2025 earnings that exceeded forecasts. Earnings per share were -$0.13, better…

Stocks showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading session on Tuesday, with the major averages bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line. Despite the choppy trading, the Dow crept up to a new record closing high. The major averages all finished the day modestly higher. The Dow inched up 9.98…

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) – Apple has appointed Kevan Parekh as its new CFO, replacing Luca Maestri starting January 1, 2025. Parekh, who has been with Apple for over a decade, will lead the company during a period of significant iPhone updates, focusing on AI to boost sales. Sony Group (NYSE:SONY) – Sony will increase the price…

The major U.S. stock indexes turned in a mixed performance during trading on Monday, with the Dow reaching a new record closing high, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq saw a notable pullback after posting a strong gain last week. The Dow pulled back well off its best levels of the session and briefly dipped into negative…

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) – According to the South China Morning Post, IBM has closed its R&D operations in China, laying off over 1,000 employees due to geopolitical tensions. The company shut down its labs in Beijing, Shanghai, and Dalian but stated that it will continue to support customers in the region. IBM’s sales in…