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Stocks See Wide Swings; Micron, Applied Materials and Lam Lead Gains While Palantir, Unity Slide

Stocks See Wide Swings; Micron, Applied Materials and Lam Lead Gains While Palantir, Unity Slide

Trading on Wednesday produced pronounced winners and losers across market-cap ranges as earnings updates, guidance, board moves and corporate announcements influenced shares. Chip-related names such as Micron Technology and Applied Materials were among the gainers in the mega-cap cohort, while Palantir and several large-cap and small-cap names reco…

Micron Shares Jump After CFO Confirms HBM4 Is in High-Volume Production

Micron Shares Jump After CFO Confirms HBM4 Is in High-Volume Production

Micron Technology's stock rose sharply after the company's CFO clarified that HBM4 is already in high-volume production and being shipped to customers. Executives said shipments are being ramped up in the current quarter - one quarter ahead of previous expectations - and described the product as delivering performance above 11 gigabits per second. …

Rapid7 Shares Plunge After Weak Quarterly Results and Downbeat Guidance

Rapid7 Shares Plunge After Weak Quarterly Results and Downbeat Guidance

Rapid7 experienced a sharp premarket decline after reporting muted fiscal 2025 results and issuing guidance that points to further near-term weakness. Annual recurring revenue was unchanged year over year, revenue edged up modestly, and profitability metrics deteriorated. Broker Canaccord lowered its rating and slashed its price target amid uncerta…

Capital Economics: Large equity sell-off would dent growth but would not by itself trigger a global recession

Capital Economics: Large equity sell-off would dent growth but would not by itself trigger a global recession

Capital Economics finds that a severe stock market correction would harm global growth, but is unlikely to on its own cause a worldwide recession. Chief global economist Jennifer McKeown notes that historically the flow of causation runs from economic weakness to market declines, with only certain episodes where market stress compounded existing vu…