As President Donald Trump marks 100 days in office, four tech giants who backed his second term have seen their fortunes and their companies' stock values take a hit.
U.S. stock futures are trading flat on Tuesday early-morning, keeping with the broad index averages on Monday, as markets await clarity and more earnings reports to come in over the course of this week.
Over the last six months, Jacobs Solutions shares have sunk to $123.15, producing a disappointing 13.8% loss - worse than the S&P 500’s 5% drop. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Zuckerberg questions the value of college degrees as costs rise and job guarantees disappear. Others like Musk and Thiel also challenge higher education.
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest sold shares in Palantir, Robinhood, and Meta on Monday April 28, 2025, while buying AMD and Baidu, repositioning its portfolio amid changing market conditions.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bipartisan "Take It Down Act," making it a federal crime to publish nonconsensual deepfake pornography and requiring swift removal by online platforms.
Meta Platforms and Microsoft will kick off a much-anticipated week of quarterly results from big tech firms with their reports rolling out after-market hours on Wednesday, April 30.
Investors ditched worries, boosting ETFs like VanEck SMH (+13%) on chip stock rally, Virtus BBC (+7%) on biotech hope, Simplify TESL (+31%) on Musk's focus, Invesco SPHB (+11.5%) on risk appetite, iShares IBIT (+9.2%) on crypto optimism. Market sentiment received boost from easing US-China trade tensions and news of no Fed Chair firing. S&P 500 recovered 80% of its post-April 2 sell-off, but warning signs remain with slowing private sector growth, declining consumer sentiment, and rising inflation expectations. ServiceNow (+20%) and Northrop Grumman (-15%) had divergent earnings, while Tesla (+31%) surged on Musk's promise to focus on making EVs. This week's action will be crucial.
Big Tech's earnings this week could serve as a confidence booster amidst tariff worries, with bullish demand trends for Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Apple.
The ongoing dispute in Louisiana over who should bear the cost of new power plants required for Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) $10 billion data center is heating up.
U.S. stock futures are down in early-morning trade on Monday, after ending the previous week on a high note, with back-to-back sessions of strong rallies.
Since October 2024, Qualys has been in a holding pattern, posting a small return of 2.8% while floating around $125.31. However, the stock is beating the S&P 500’s 5.3% decline during that period.
