Category: Top Story
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman to Hold AI Strategy Talks With Samsung Executives in South Korea (OAI)
OpenAI (NASDAQ:OAI) Chief Executive Sam Altman is expected to meet senior executives at Samsung Electronics (USOTC:SSNHZ) next week during a visit to South Korea, where discussions will centre on expanding the use of artificial intelligence across the technology giant’s operations, according to a report from Yonhap News Agency. The visit highlights Samsung’s growing focus on…
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Oracle Beats Earnings Expectations but Shares Slide on Spending and Funding Plans (ORCL)
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) reported quarterly earnings and revenue ahead of market forecasts on Wednesday and raised its outlook for annual adjusted earnings per share. Despite the strong operating performance, the stock fell 10.1% in premarket trading on Thursday after investors focused on the company’s aggressive capital spending plans and upcoming financing requirements. The software giant revealed…
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Chanos Questions SpaceX Valuation Ahead of Historic IPO
Prominent short seller Jim Chanos has challenged the valuation of SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) ahead of its highly anticipated stock market debut, arguing that the company’s projected $1.75 trillion valuation is difficult to justify based on underlying fundamentals. SpaceX is scheduled to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday following a $75 billion offering.…
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U.S.-Iran Conflict, Oracle Outlook and ECB Rate Decision Drive Market Attention: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures
Investors are monitoring a mix of geopolitical tensions, corporate earnings developments and central bank policy decisions, with U.S. stock futures pointing modestly higher after a sharp sell-off on Wall Street. Renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran remain in focus, while Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) shares have come under pressure following plans to raise significant…
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Inflation Shock and War Fears Drag Wall Street Lower on Wednesday
Stocks sold off broadly on Wednesday as investors digested a hotter-than-expected inflation report and escalating tensions in the Middle East. All three major indexes closed in the red, with the Nasdaq leading losses as technology shares bore the brunt of the selling. The dual headwinds of a renewed inflation scare and fears that the US-Iran…
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VAALCO Energy restarts production at Baobab Field
VAALCO Energy (NYSE:EGY) announced that production has resumed at the Baobab field on the CI-40 block offshore Côte d’Ivoire, marking the completion of a major refurbishment program for the Baobab Ivoirien floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The restart represents a key milestone for the company’s West African operations and positions the asset for future…
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Micron Selects Bechtel for New York Semiconductor Project as U.S. Manufacturing Expansion Moves Forward (MU)
The appointment of Bechtel advances construction of Micron’s planned New York memory manufacturing complex, a project expected to become the largest semiconductor facility in the United States. Key Investor Takeaways Why MU Stock Is in Focus Micron announced that Bechtel will serve as the engineering, procurement and construction partner for the first phase of its…
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A tech-enabled acquiror of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Millions of small business owners are approaching retirement, yet most have no clear succession plan. What if these businesses were acquired and what happens to the employees when the founder steps away? Today we’re looking at a company aiming to solve just that problem at scale through technology, acquisitions and employee ownership. I’m joined by…
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This junior gold and copper stock has re-rating written all over it
The potential for junior mining stocks to deliver exponential returns is well-founded, whether from new discoveries, mines reaching production, or market enthusiasm surrounding target commodities. That being said, every truth is conditional. As with any investment thesis, you’ll need to identify a handful of fundamentals that tilt the probabilities in your favour: Then, even if…
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A gold developer moves to actively preparing for production
What does it look like when a gold developer moves from talking about potential — to actively preparing for production? Hello, I’m Ricki Lee, and this is The Capital Compass. Today we’re checking back in with Vista Gold (AMEX:VGZ) (TSX:VGZ), a company advancing its flagship Mt Todd Gold Project in Australia’s Northern Territory. Earlier this…