Category: Top Story
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Markets in Motion: Fed rate decision, silver surge, VIX holds low
In this week’s Markets in Motion, Bruce Campbell highlights the biggest catalyst on the horizon: the upcoming Federal Reserve announcement. Markets are overwhelmingly pricing in a quarter-point fed rate cut, with roughly 85 per cent of expectations leaning in that direction. With sentiment already tilting toward easing, investors will be watching closely for confirmation. Bruce…
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Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Futures, Oracle Selloff Poised to Pressure Wall Street at the Open
U.S. equity futures signaled a weaker start on Thursday, suggesting the market may surrender some of the gains logged in the previous session. A sharp premarket decline in Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) is set to drag on sentiment, with the tech firm tumbling 13.1% before the bell. The slide follows the company’s fiscal second-quarter update, which delivered…
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Manchester United Shares Drop as Q1 Results Fall Short of Analyst Expectations
Manchester United plc (NYSE:MANU) slipped 4.16% in premarket trading on Thursday after the club posted fiscal first-quarter 2026 revenue of £140.3 million — just under the £141.05 million analysts had forecast and down 2% from £143.1 million a year earlier. The Premier League club reported an adjusted loss per share of £1.48, sharply below expectations…
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Nvidia and Other AI Stocks Slip After Oracle’s Weak Earnings Spark Concerns Over AI Spending
Nvidia and a range of artificial intelligence–linked stocks fell on Thursday after Oracle delivered underwhelming earnings and signaled sharply higher capital expenditures, reigniting worries that AI investment may be outpacing returns. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) — which maintains sizable data center chip supply agreements with Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) — declined 1.3%. CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV), another cloud competitor with ties…
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Adobe Shares Slip Despite Strong AI-Driven Forecast and Record Metrics
Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) unveiled upbeat annual revenue and earnings guidance that surpassed Wall Street expectations, suggesting the company’s efforts to monetize its expanding suite of AI-powered features are gaining traction. The longtime favorite among creative professionals has spent years integrating artificial intelligence across more of its tools, aiming to simplify and speed up image and video…
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Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures, Markets Shift as Investors Weigh Fed Rate Path and Oracle’s Weak Forecast
U.S. equity futures edged lower early Thursday, hinting at a potential reversal from the prior session’s gains. Traders continued sorting through the implications of the Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut while trying to gauge where borrowing costs may head next. Sentiment also took a hit after cloud-services heavyweight Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) issued a lackluster outlook, while…
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Scaling for long-term success: A new era in gold development
Introduction In the evolving landscape of gold development, one leading project in Australia’s Northern Territory is redefining what it means to unlock value. Backed by years of technical expertise and strategic discipline, Mt Todd has emerged as one of the most compelling undeveloped gold assets globally. A recently completed feasibility study signals a pivotal shift…
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U.S. Stocks Close Mostly Higher After Fed Cuts Interest Rates
After showing a lack of direction for much of the session, stocks moved mostly higher in the latter part of the trading day on Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. The major averages all moved to the upside on the day after ending Tuesday’s choppy trading session narrowly mixed. The Dow jumped 497.46…
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Meta Shares Dip After Report Signals Move Toward Closed AI Model
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) slipped 1.2% on Wednesday, while Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) gained 2%, after a Bloomberg report said Meta is shifting its AI strategy and working on a closed, revenue-generating model that draws on technology from several Chinese companies, including Alibaba. The report said Meta is building a new AI system internally referred to as “Avocado,”…
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GameStop Shares Drop as Third-Quarter Results Fall Short of Wall Street Forecasts
GameStop (NYSE:GME) slipped in premarket trading on Wednesday after the videogame retailer delivered quarterly results that disappointed analysts. The company has been attempting to modernize its business by strengthening its digital presence, reflecting a broader industry shift toward online purchases over traditional in-store sales. While GameStop has expanded its e-commerce offerings with exclusive editions and…