5 stocks Wall Street is quietly loading up before next week

Apr 18, 2026, 5:11 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

5 stocks Wall Street is quietly loading up before next week

Wall Street is heading into next week with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq at fresh record highs, but this still does not look like the kind of market where everything rises together. The latest rally has been...

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Norway's sovereign wealth fund supports BP chair's election

Apr 18, 2026, 3:20 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Norway's sovereign wealth fund supports BP chair's election

Norway's $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said on Saturday it will vote in favour of the election ​of BP Chair Albert Manifold and other board-supported resolutions at the Apr...

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Arm CEO on Proposed California Wealth Tax: Not a Good Thing

Apr 18, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

Arm CEO on Proposed California Wealth Tax: Not a Good Thing

Arm CEO Rene Haas warns a proposed wealth tax in California could drive top entrepreneurs out of Silicon Valley. "I don't think it's a good thing if it drives really smart people outside the valley," ...

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Homebuilding ‘will recover': Acme Brick CEO

Apr 18, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Homebuilding ‘will recover': Acme Brick CEO

Acme Brick president and CEO Ed Watson discusses the company's 135th anniversary, the housing market outlook and A.I. integration on ‘The Claman Countdown.

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US judge rejects Bayer bid to block Johnson & Johnson prostate cancer drug claims

Apr 17, 2026, 10:36 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

US judge rejects Bayer bid to block Johnson & Johnson prostate cancer drug claims

A U.S. judge has ‌rejected Bayer's request for an injunction to block Johnson & Johnson's alleged false advertising that its multibillion-dollar drug cuts the risk of death from prostate cancer in hal...

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Judge Halts Nexstar-Tegna TV Station Merger

Apr 17, 2026, 10:33 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Judge Halts Nexstar-Tegna TV Station Merger

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against the broadcast merger, saying it was likely to violate the Clayton Act.

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Nexstar-Tegna Merger Frozen As Antitrust Battle Continues; CA AG Says “This Merger Is Illegal, Plain & Simple”

Apr 17, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

Nexstar-Tegna Merger Frozen As Antitrust Battle Continues; CA AG Says “This Merger Is Illegal, Plain & Simple”

A federal judge just put a halt to Nexstar's proposed $6.2 billion merger with Tegna, putting in doubt the combination of the companies to create a broadcast station giant – at least for now U.S.

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Greg Abel Has Been Leading Berkshire for 100 Days. Things Are Already Changing.

Apr 17, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

Greg Abel Has Been Leading Berkshire for 100 Days. Things Are Already Changing.

The new CEO is scrutinizing businesses and investments established under Warren Buffett's long run.

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Majestic Gold Corp. Announces 2025 Annual Results

Apr 17, 2026, 8:20 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

Majestic Gold Corp. Announces 2025 Annual Results

Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire - April 17, 202 6 - Majestic Gold Corp. (“Majestic” or the “Company”) (TSX.V: MJS, FSE: A0BK1D) announces its financial and operational results for the year e...

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OpenAI loses 3 top executives as it cuts back on 'side quests'

Apr 17, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT - 11 hours ago

OpenAI loses 3 top executives as it cuts back on 'side quests'

OpenAI lost three executives on Friday. Under applications CEO Fidji Simo, OpenAI has shifted focus by cutting side projects.

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QVC Group, Whose Networks Popularized Shopping On TV, Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Apr 17, 2026, 7:22 PM EDT - 11 hours ago

QVC Group, Whose Networks Popularized Shopping On TV, Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

QVC Group, whose networks pioneered the concept of live TV shopping in the 1980s and built it into a mainstay of the late-20th century media business, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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Apple defeats bid for new Apple Watch import ban at US trade tribunal

Apr 17, 2026, 7:16 PM EDT - 12 hours ago

Apple defeats bid for new Apple Watch import ban at US trade tribunal

A U.S. trade tribunal ruled for Apple on Friday against a bid from medtech company Masimo to reinstate ​an import ban on the tech giant's Apple Watches.

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U.S. judge rejects Bayer's bid to block Johnson & Johnson prostate cancer drug claims

Apr 17, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT - 12 hours ago

U.S. judge rejects Bayer's bid to block Johnson & Johnson prostate cancer drug claims

A federal judge rejected ​Bayer's request for ‌an injunction to block Johnson & Johnson's alleged ​false advertising that ​its multibillion-dollar drug cuts ⁠the risk of ​death from prostate cancer ​i...

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White House and Anthropic Hold ‘Productive' Meeting, Aiming for a Compromise

Apr 17, 2026, 6:59 PM EDT - 12 hours ago

White House and Anthropic Hold ‘Productive' Meeting, Aiming for a Compromise

Friday's meeting at the White House followed the introduction of Anthropic's powerful new artificial intelligence model, Mythos, which U.S. officials believe could be critical for security.

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Cal-Maine's stock falls as DOJ reportedly weighs bigger crackdown on major egg producers

Apr 17, 2026, 6:56 PM EDT - 12 hours ago

Cal-Maine's stock falls as DOJ reportedly weighs bigger crackdown on major egg producers

Shares of Cal-Maine Foods fell in extended trading Friday after a report that the Justice Department could be close to filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against the major egg producer and some of its r...

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What the Live Nation Verdict Means for Ticketing Fees and Fans

Apr 17, 2026, 6:53 PM EDT - 12 hours ago

What the Live Nation Verdict Means for Ticketing Fees and Fans

A federal jury found that Live Nation illegally monopolized the U.S. concert ticketing market. WSJ's Dave Michaels explains what that could mean for who is responsible for enforcing anti-trust law and...

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American Airlines Rejects United CEO's Merger Proposal

Apr 17, 2026, 6:26 PM EDT - 12 hours ago

American Airlines Rejects United CEO's Merger Proposal

The statement came after reports earlier this week that United CEO Scott Kirby had pitched President Trump on the potential megadeal.

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American rejects merger talks with United Airlines

Apr 17, 2026, 6:14 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

American rejects merger talks with United Airlines

American Airlines said on Friday that it was not interested in a merger with ​United Airlines and had not held any such ‌talks, diminishing prospects of an industry-reshaping deal that would face toug...

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Oil market is 'shooting first and asking questions later', says TD Cowen's Jason Gabelman

Apr 17, 2026, 6:11 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Oil market is 'shooting first and asking questions later', says TD Cowen's Jason Gabelman

TD Cowen's Jason Gabelman joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the recovery process for the energy market.

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Wall Street predicts higher gold prices following regional ceasefire as domestic data and Fed chair confirmation take center stage next week

Apr 17, 2026, 6:05 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Wall Street predicts higher gold prices following regional ceasefire as domestic data and Fed chair confirmation take center stage next week

The gold market delivered its fourth straight positive weekly performance, helped considerably by the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah and the full reopening of the Strait of H...

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Shopping TV empire behind QVC, HSN files for bankruptcy amid mounting losses

Apr 17, 2026, 6:05 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Shopping TV empire behind QVC, HSN files for bankruptcy amid mounting losses

The parent company of QVC and HSN has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a major restructuring plan to slash billions in debt. The company says it will continue normal operations with no plann...

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Goldman sees softer oil demand, flags two-sided risks to 2026 price outlook

Apr 17, 2026, 6:01 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Goldman sees softer oil demand, flags two-sided risks to 2026 price outlook

Goldman Sachs said softer oil demand and easing supply disruptions have balanced out the risks in its oil price outlook, ​though it kept its 2026 average forecasts unchanged.

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Plaid Technologies Receives Technical and Market Analysis Deliverables from Graphene NanoWorks

Apr 17, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Plaid Technologies Receives Technical and Market Analysis Deliverables from Graphene NanoWorks

Vancouver, British Columbia  — April 17, 2026 – TheNewswire — Plaid Technologies Inc. (CSE: STIF) (OTC: STIFF) (FRA: 5QX0) (“ Plaid ” or the “ Company ”), a developer of graphene-enhanced technologies...

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Meta reportedly eyes more layoffs, targeting 10% of staff

Apr 17, 2026, 5:56 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Meta reportedly eyes more layoffs, targeting 10% of staff

The social-media giant is aiming to cut around 8,000 employees in May as it continues to invest heavily in AI products.

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Treasury Yields Snapshot: April 17, 2026

Apr 17, 2026, 5:54 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Treasury Yields Snapshot: April 17, 2026

The yield on the 10-year note finished April 17, 2026 at 4.26%. Meanwhile, the 2-year note ended at 3.71% and the 30-year yield ended at 4.88%.

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S&P 500 Snapshot: The 7,000 Era Begins Amid Triple Record Highs

Apr 17, 2026, 5:54 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

S&P 500 Snapshot: The 7,000 Era Begins Amid Triple Record Highs

The S&P 500 officially entered the 7,000 era this week, capping off a historic 4.5% surge that represents its best weekly performance since May 2025.

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White House: Anthropic meeting 'productive and constructive'

Apr 17, 2026, 5:51 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

White House: Anthropic meeting 'productive and constructive'

CNBC's Megan Cassella 'Fast Money' with the latest out of the White House.

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Nvidia rival Cerebras is taking another swing at an IPO

Apr 17, 2026, 5:42 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Nvidia rival Cerebras is taking another swing at an IPO

The AI-chip company last filed to go public in late 2024 before scrapping its plans.

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Cerebras, an A.I. Chip Maker, Files to Go Public as Tech Offerings Ramp Up

Apr 17, 2026, 5:41 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Cerebras, an A.I. Chip Maker, Files to Go Public as Tech Offerings Ramp Up

The Silicon Valley chip maker filed a prospectus just as SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI prepare for their own listings, in what is shaping up to be a wave of enormous initial public offerings.

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Dan Ives: AI buildout not seeing any cracks in demand

Apr 17, 2026, 5:26 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Dan Ives: AI buildout not seeing any cracks in demand

Dan Ives, Wedbush Securities, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss what Ives learned from a recent trip abroad, the energy complex and much more.

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Fervo Energy files for US IPO

Apr 17, 2026, 5:25 PM EDT - 13 hours ago

Fervo Energy files for US IPO

Energy company Fervo ​Energy filed for ‌an initial public offering in the ​United States on ​Friday.

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OpenAI loses two executives in latest leadership shakeup

Apr 17, 2026, 5:16 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

OpenAI loses two executives in latest leadership shakeup

Bill Peebles, who led OpenAI's defunct short-form video app Sora, and Kevin Weil, the vice president of OpenAI for Science, announced their departures on Friday. Their exits come just weeks after Fidj...

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Leocor Mining Provides Updates on Warrant Exercises and Filing of Early Warning Report

Apr 17, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Leocor Mining Provides Updates on Warrant Exercises and Filing of Early Warning Report

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (April 17, 2026) – TheNewswire - Leocor Mining Inc. (CSE: LECR, OTCQB: LECRF, Frankfurt: LGO0) (“ Leocor ” or the “ Company ”) (formerly Leocor Gold Inc.) is pleased to ann...

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TeraWulf (WULF) Price Forecast: Breakout Retest Signals Trend Continuation

Apr 17, 2026, 5:11 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

TeraWulf (WULF) Price Forecast: Breakout Retest Signals Trend Continuation

TeraWulf extends its breakout after a successful pullback to the 10-day moving average and breakout area, with bullish reversal signals suggesting potential continuation toward higher Fibonacci extens...

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Chip Startup Cerebras Files for Initial Public Offering

Apr 17, 2026, 5:06 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Chip Startup Cerebras Files for Initial Public Offering

Cerebras Systems, the chip startup whose customers include OpenAI and Amazon, filed for an initial public offering.

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Anthropic and White House Aim to Make Peace in Friday Meeting

Apr 17, 2026, 5:05 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Anthropic and White House Aim to Make Peace in Friday Meeting

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will meet with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles in the West Wing on Friday (April 17), according to multiple media reports.

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Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Bullish Momentum Builds Beneath Major Resistance

Apr 17, 2026, 5:01 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Bullish Momentum Builds Beneath Major Resistance

Gold extends its rebound into key resistance while holding strong support confluence, signaling continued upside potential if the 50-day moving average is decisively reclaimed.

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Rush Gold Corp. Announces Closing of First Tranche of Non-Brokered Financing

Apr 17, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Rush Gold Corp. Announces Closing of First Tranche of Non-Brokered Financing

VANCOUVER, BC, April 17, 2026 - TheNewswire – Rush Gold Corp. (“Rush” or the “Company”) (CSE: RGN | OTCQB: RGNCF | FSE: B6H) is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated March 11, 202...

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Russell 2000 Rips To Record High — Here Are The Top Small Cap Gainers

Apr 17, 2026, 4:59 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Russell 2000 Rips To Record High — Here Are The Top Small Cap Gainers

The small-cap Russell 2000 punched through to an intraday record high on Friday, capping a furious 13-day rally that marks the index's best run since 2020 and signaling that gains are finally broadeni...

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Air Canada temporarily suspends some flights to New York and other locations

Apr 17, 2026, 4:57 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Air Canada temporarily suspends some flights to New York and other locations

Spirit Airlines reportedly seeks emergency US government funding as war against Iran keeps aviation fuel costs high

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How Much Is UnitedHealth Group Stock Expected to Move After Earnings?

Apr 17, 2026, 4:55 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

How Much Is UnitedHealth Group Stock Expected to Move After Earnings?

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is scheduled to release before the opening bell on Tuesday, with traders pricing in the possibility the stock could return to positive territory for the year following the rep...

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Spirit Airlines seeks government funding amid rising oil prices, Air Current reports

Apr 17, 2026, 4:54 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Spirit Airlines seeks government funding amid rising oil prices, Air Current reports

Spirit Airlines on Friday asked the Trump administration for hundreds of millions of dollars in ​emergency funding to offset rising fuel prices and ‌stave off a possible liquidation, Air Current repor...

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All-Robot Assault in Ukraine Boosts Drone Investing Case

Apr 17, 2026, 4:54 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

All-Robot Assault in Ukraine Boosts Drone Investing Case

The history of warfare includes some major milestones that changed how war was fought. A recent announcement by Ukraine may represent just the latest in that long, bloody list.

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How Low-Fee Small-Cap Value ETF, ACSV, Has Outperformed Small Caps YTD

Apr 17, 2026, 4:54 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

How Low-Fee Small-Cap Value ETF, ACSV, Has Outperformed Small Caps YTD

Is now the time for small caps? With global economy uncertainty high amid the continued U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, smaller, more nimble companies may present some strong opportunities.

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Global Financial Watchdog to Share Insight on Anthropic's Mythos

Apr 17, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Global Financial Watchdog to Share Insight on Anthropic's Mythos

The Financial Stability Board is gathering information from members about potential risks posed by Anthropic's Mythos model as it look to share such insights more broadly among its network of regulato...

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Global X Eyes Space Surge With High-Conviction ORBX ETF

Apr 17, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Global X Eyes Space Surge With High-Conviction ORBX ETF

• Global X Space Tech ETF stock is at critical resistance. Why are ORBX shares at highs?

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Meta to cut 8,000 jobs — 10% of workforce — in major bloodbath next month: report

Apr 17, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Meta to cut 8,000 jobs — 10% of workforce — in major bloodbath next month: report

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta plans to lay off 10% of its workforce in a companywide bloodletting on May 20 – with even more cuts to follow later in the year, according to a report Friday.

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Home Depot Buys SIMPL Automation to Support Same-Day Delivery

Apr 17, 2026, 4:41 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Home Depot Buys SIMPL Automation to Support Same-Day Delivery

The Home Depot aims to strengthen its same-day and next-day fulfillment strategy with its acquisition of SIMPL Automation. The home improvement retailer announced the acquisition in a Wednesday (April...

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Mythos a serious threat but more will follow, Barclays CEO says

Apr 17, 2026, 4:40 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Mythos a serious threat but more will follow, Barclays CEO says

Anthropic's frontier AI model Mythos is a serious threat to the global banking system, and ​it is likely to be followed by ‌similar, even more powerful cyberthreats, Barclays Chief Executive C. S. Ven...

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Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests'

Apr 17, 2026, 4:38 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests'

OpenAI is losing two of the architects of its most ambitious moonshots. Kevin Weil, who led the company's science research initiative, and Bill Peebles, the researcher behind AI video tool Sora, both ...

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Sprott's New ETF Targets Rare Earths Outside China As AI Boom Accelerates

Apr 17, 2026, 4:33 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Sprott's New ETF Targets Rare Earths Outside China As AI Boom Accelerates

• Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF shares are trending higher. Why is REXC stock advancing?

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S&P 500 Closes at Record High | Closing Bell

Apr 17, 2026, 4:29 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

S&P 500 Closes at Record High | Closing Bell

Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

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Nvidia rival Cerebras reveals US IPO filing as AI boom drives listings

Apr 17, 2026, 4:27 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Nvidia rival Cerebras reveals US IPO filing as AI boom drives listings

AI chipmaker ​Cerebras Systems disclosed ‌its filing for ​a ​U.S. initial public ⁠offering ​on Friday, ​bringing the Nvidia rival closer ​to ​the public markets ‌as ⁠optimism builds around a broader ​...

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Former United Airlines CEO weighs in on United's potential merger with American Airlines

Apr 17, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT - 14 hours ago

Former United Airlines CEO weighs in on United's potential merger with American Airlines

Oscar Munoz, former United CEO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss a potential merger in the airline space, the sector's demand and more.

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Voyageur Announces Shares for Debt Settlement and Stock Option Repricing

Apr 17, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT - 15 hours ago

Voyageur Announces Shares for Debt Settlement and Stock Option Repricing

Calgary, Alberta, Canada – TheNewswire - April 17, 2026 – Voyageur Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (TSX-V: VM) (the " Company " or " Voyageur "), a Canadian developer of pharmaceutical-grade barium and iodine fo...

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Charts to Watch: PHM, OXY, LMT

Apr 17, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - 15 hours ago

Charts to Watch: PHM, OXY, LMT

Rick Ducat turns to stocks he sees at "inflection points" for Friday's Charts to Watch. His three picks today: PulteGroup (PHM), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), and Lockheed Martin (LMT).

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei arrives at White House for talks

Apr 17, 2026, 3:58 PM EDT - 15 hours ago

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei arrives at White House for talks

Anthropic ​CEO ‌Dario Amodei was ​seen ​arriving at ⁠the ​White ​House for talks on ​Friday ​amid the ‌artificial ⁠intelligence startup's dispute with ​the ​Pentagon

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Netflix Drops After Forecast; Reed Hastings Exits | Bloomberg Tech 4/17/2026

Apr 17, 2026, 3:57 PM EDT - 15 hours ago

Netflix Drops After Forecast; Reed Hastings Exits | Bloomberg Tech 4/17/2026

Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Netflix's lackluster forecast for the second quarter and co-founder Reed Hastings stepping down after 29 years at the company. Plus, the US government p...

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Exxon and Chevron Stocks Are Dropping. They're in Better Shape Than They Look.

Apr 17, 2026, 3:52 PM EDT - 15 hours ago

Exxon and Chevron Stocks Are Dropping. They're in Better Shape Than They Look.

Exxon Mobil and Chevron shares are falling as oil prices retreat, but analysts say both companies remain well positioned for long-term gains.

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Quantum Stocks Had a Blowout Week. IonQ, Infleqtion, and Other Names to Watch.

Apr 17, 2026, 3:50 PM EDT - 15 hours ago

Quantum Stocks Had a Blowout Week. IonQ, Infleqtion, and Other Names to Watch.

The number of public quantum companies is steadily growing. These players are stealing the spotlight.

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Exclusive: Meta targets May 20 for first wave of layoffs; additional cuts later in 2026

Apr 17, 2026, 3:42 PM EDT - 15 hours ago

Exclusive: Meta targets May 20 for first wave of layoffs; additional cuts later in 2026

Meta intends ​to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, with more ‌coming later, three sources familiar with the plans told Reuters.

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Walmart to remodel over 650 stores, open about 20 new locations

Apr 17, 2026, 3:40 PM EDT - 15 hours ago

Walmart to remodel over 650 stores, open about 20 new locations

Walmart plans to remodel over 650 stores across the U.S. and open about 20 new locations in 2026 and early 2027 to improve customer convenience.

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Amazon's stock peeks into record territory, as the AI script has flipped to a positive

Apr 17, 2026, 3:32 PM EDT - 15 hours ago

Amazon's stock peeks into record territory, as the AI script has flipped to a positive

Shares of Amazon moved briefly into record territory on Friday, just a few months after fears over the tech giant's massive planned spending on artificial intelligence triggered a major selloff.

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Oracle and Other Beaten-Down Tech Stocks Surge in Latest Market Rally

Apr 17, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT - 15 hours ago

Oracle and Other Beaten-Down Tech Stocks Surge in Latest Market Rally

This week has seen some big tech winners. Many of them were big losers not too long ago.

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Blue Owl Founders Revise Terms of Personal Loans That Raised Scrutiny

Apr 17, 2026, 3:27 PM EDT - 15 hours ago

Blue Owl Founders Revise Terms of Personal Loans That Raised Scrutiny

Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz are no longer borrowing against their shares in the fund manager.

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AMC Stock Rallies As CEO Cheers Paramount-Warner Tie-Up And Box Office Boom

Apr 17, 2026, 3:23 PM EDT - 15 hours ago

AMC Stock Rallies As CEO Cheers Paramount-Warner Tie-Up And Box Office Boom

The backdrop is a 2026 box office that has already delivered big wins such as The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which has helped push the film to $628.7 million dollars worldwide after two full weekends.

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Gold eyes key U.S. data as markets brace for retail sales, PMI, and sentiment signals

Apr 17, 2026, 3:11 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Gold eyes key U.S. data as markets brace for retail sales, PMI, and sentiment signals

Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations.

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Your Spirit Airlines tickets could soon be worthless

Apr 17, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Your Spirit Airlines tickets could soon be worthless

Spirit Airlines could collapse soon amid high oil prices. If it ceases operations, most tickets would become void without the promise of a refund.

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Perspective: AI demand is inflated, and only Anthropic is being realistic

Apr 17, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Perspective: AI demand is inflated, and only Anthropic is being realistic

Tokens are the basic unit of AI usage, but the consumption is becoming a distorted metric. Incentivizing maximum use of tokens only measures what an engineer spends on AI instead of what they produce ...

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Netflix Stock Walloped As Wall Street Questions Its Post-Warner Path

Apr 17, 2026, 3:07 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Netflix Stock Walloped As Wall Street Questions Its Post-Warner Path

Netflix stock fell 10% Friday, with many Wall Street analysts raising questions about the company's strategic direction. The company's first-quarter results, released after the close of Thursday tradi...

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Airlines Won't Lower Prices Soon, Says Brian Kelly, the 'Points Guy'

Apr 17, 2026, 3:02 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Airlines Won't Lower Prices Soon, Says Brian Kelly, the 'Points Guy'

Airlines are hiking prices, cutting perks, and travelers still can't get enough. Points Guy Founder Brian Kelly joins Bloomberg Open Interest to break down why airfare isn't dropping anytime soon, how...

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Stocks Are Surging. Here Are 14 to Sell Short.

Apr 17, 2026, 3:01 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Stocks Are Surging. Here Are 14 to Sell Short.

The list includes Tesla, Ford Motor, Carvana, DraftKings, Norwegian Cruise Line, GameStop, and Starbucks.

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Tesla Signals 'Golden Era' In Mysterious Video — And It Feels Like A Countdown

Apr 17, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Tesla Signals 'Golden Era' In Mysterious Video — And It Feels Like A Countdown

The company used the same wording with a post featuring its Cybercab on Thursday that could hint at what's to come.

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Microsoft stock jumps as AI data center goes live, stock eyes best week

Apr 17, 2026, 2:57 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Microsoft stock jumps as AI data center goes live, stock eyes best week

Shares of Microsoft rose more than 2% on Friday after Chief Executive Satya Nadella said the company's Fairwater artificial intelligence data center in Wisconsin had gone live ahead of schedule, under...

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Lucid Group Stock Hits All-Time Low As Dilution Fears Grow

Apr 17, 2026, 2:55 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Lucid Group Stock Hits All-Time Low As Dilution Fears Grow

Lucid's selloff is hitting just days after the company said Uber Technologies will purchase at least 35,000 vehicles for its planned global robotaxi platform, a headline that boosts long-term demand v...

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De-Risking the Rare Earths Supply Chain With Sprott's REXC

Apr 17, 2026, 2:53 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

De-Risking the Rare Earths Supply Chain With Sprott's REXC

A clean energy transition and a global push to bolster advanced defense technological capabilities is putting rare earths at the forefront of geopolitical strategy. In the rare earths supply chain, Ch...

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Allbirds Stock Soared This Week. What Does It Mean That It Hasn't Fallen All the Way Back?

Apr 17, 2026, 2:50 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Allbirds Stock Soared This Week. What Does It Mean That It Hasn't Fallen All the Way Back?

It can be hard to know when what goes up will come down.

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Stock Of The Day: Did AT&T Just Reverse?

Apr 17, 2026, 2:46 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Stock Of The Day: Did AT&T Just Reverse?

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is trading sideways on Friday, after shares made a large move higher yesterday. There is a good chance there is some follow-through. This is why AT&T is the Stock of the Day.

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Jim Farley on why Ford is doubling down on affordable EVs

Apr 17, 2026, 2:41 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Jim Farley on why Ford is doubling down on affordable EVs

With the Strait of Hormuz in crisis and gas prices surging, few executives are feeling the pressure more acutely than Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley. He gives a candid account of what the turmoil m...

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Software Stocks Finish Week Hot: Salesforce Jumps, IGV Soars Double Digits

Apr 17, 2026, 2:41 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Software Stocks Finish Week Hot: Salesforce Jumps, IGV Soars Double Digits

The IGV is trading at $85.58 on Friday, up 1.45% on the session and up roughly 14.6% from last Friday's close of $74.67, when the ETF had just bottomed at a 52-week low of $73.93, per Benzinga Pro dat...

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Deal Dispatch: Amazon Buys Globalstar, Instacart Grabs Instaleap, QVC Announces Bankruptcy

Apr 17, 2026, 2:33 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Deal Dispatch: Amazon Buys Globalstar, Instacart Grabs Instaleap, QVC Announces Bankruptcy

• Amazon.com shares are trending higher. What's pushing AMZN stock higher?

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to meet White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles

Apr 17, 2026, 2:31 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to meet White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles

CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos reports on news regarding Anthropic.

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Ca$htag$: MSFT Undervalued, Web Visits & Software Suite Shows Strength

Apr 17, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Ca$htag$: MSFT Undervalued, Web Visits & Software Suite Shows Strength

Megan Brantley of @LikeFolio believes Microsoft (MSFT) is majorly undervalued when turning to her firm's data, which shows a significant increase in year-over-year web visits. The Mag 7 giant's large ...

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S&P 500 Extends Irregular B‑Wave Rally Toward Key 7120 Level

Apr 17, 2026, 2:21 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

S&P 500 Extends Irregular B‑Wave Rally Toward Key 7120 Level

The rally exceeded the 6800–6900 retracement zone, behaving like an irregular B-wave, alternatively a 5th wave. With seasonality often turning near April 18 and the 7120 extension reached, watch for e...

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Polymarket and Kalshi are up against a united Congress as D.C. steps up scrutiny of prediction markets

Apr 17, 2026, 2:21 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Polymarket and Kalshi are up against a united Congress as D.C. steps up scrutiny of prediction markets

As the United States was preparing a daring mission to rescue an airman whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, there was money to be made.Users on Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market, ...

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Prologis: A Credit Rating And 1.51x Dividend Buffer — But The 5.7GW Data Center Pipeline Is Testing The Structure

Apr 17, 2026, 2:21 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Prologis: A Credit Rating And 1.51x Dividend Buffer — But The 5.7GW Data Center Pipeline Is Testing The Structure

Prologis (NYSE:PLD) holds an A credit rating and maintains approximately 41% dividend buffer, with Core FFO of $5.81 per share against an annualized dividend of $3.84.

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Immunic's Next-Gen Oral Multiple Sclerosis Drug Poised To Capture Share, Analyst Says

Apr 17, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT - 16 hours ago

Immunic's Next-Gen Oral Multiple Sclerosis Drug Poised To Capture Share, Analyst Says

Stifel on Thursday initiated coverage on Immunic Inc. (NASDAQ: IMUX), a late-stage biotechnology company developing oral therapies for neurologic and gastrointestinal diseases.

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Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings to step down, departure is 'spooking investors'

Apr 17, 2026, 2:06 PM EDT - 17 hours ago

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings to step down, departure is 'spooking investors'

Netflix co-founder and current board of directors chair Reed Hastings is going to leave the streaming company's board, the business has noted.

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Anthropic's Mythos Navigates a Tightrope With Washington

Apr 17, 2026, 2:02 PM EDT - 17 hours ago

Anthropic's Mythos Navigates a Tightrope With Washington

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is set to meet with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on Friday, according to reports. The meeting comes amid concerns its artificial intelligence model, Mythos, could ...

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AI Demand Is Overstated — Only Anthropic Is Being Realistic

Apr 17, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT - 17 hours ago

AI Demand Is Overstated — Only Anthropic Is Being Realistic

The main demand signal for artificial intelligence looks explosive on paper, but it may be significantly overstated. Token consumption, the basic unit of AI usage, is becoming a distorted metric.

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United Airlines Stock Surges As Oil Prices Collapse

Apr 17, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT - 17 hours ago

United Airlines Stock Surges As Oil Prices Collapse

WTI crude fell more than 14% to about $81 a barrel and Brent dropped 10% to roughly $89. Friday's rally makes particular sense for United because fuel is one of the airline's largest expenses, and UAL...

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Netflix Shares Tank on Weak Forecast; Hastings Steps Down

Apr 17, 2026, 1:57 PM EDT - 17 hours ago

Netflix Shares Tank on Weak Forecast; Hastings Steps Down

Netflix shares tumbled the most in four years after the company gave a forecast for the second quarter that fell short of analysts' expectations. Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw and Wedbush Securities Senior V...

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Strategy (MSTR) stock jumps 15% as Bitcoin rally pushes holdings to profit

Apr 17, 2026, 1:57 PM EDT - 17 hours ago

Strategy (MSTR) stock jumps 15% as Bitcoin rally pushes holdings to profit

Shares of Strategy (previously known as Microstrategy) surged sharply on Friday, tracking a strong rally in Bitcoin that pushed the company's massive cryptocurrency holdings back into profitable terri...

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Analyst Backs Enovis On Cash Flow Turnaround

Apr 17, 2026, 1:45 PM EDT - 17 hours ago

Analyst Backs Enovis On Cash Flow Turnaround

The firm argued that while the stock has lagged over the past two years, execution on cash flow could unlock multiple expansion opportunities.

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Apple iPhone shipments in China surge 20% in first quarter, data shows

Apr 17, 2026, 1:45 PM EDT - 17 hours ago

Apple iPhone shipments in China surge 20% in first quarter, data shows

Apple's iPhone shipments surged 20% in China in the first quarter, for the strongest growth among ⁠major vendors, despite an overall decline as rising prices of memory chips boosted costs, ​data from ...

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Kailera surges over 60% in Nasdaq debut as weight-loss drug race heats up

Apr 17, 2026, 1:41 PM EDT - 17 hours ago

Kailera surges over 60% in Nasdaq debut as weight-loss drug race heats up

Weight-loss drug developer Kailera Therapeutics' shares surged 62.5% in their Nasdaq debut on ​Friday after closing a $625 million U.S. initial ‌public offering, as Wall Street's appetite for the fast...

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Airline and cruise stocks soar, as ‘TACO' gives way to ‘trust in Trump alone'

Apr 17, 2026, 1:38 PM EDT - 17 hours ago

Airline and cruise stocks soar, as ‘TACO' gives way to ‘trust in Trump alone'

United Airlines and Royal Caribbean shares were leading the S&P 500's gainers as investors “trust in Trump” to deliver peace.

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Investors expected three things from Netflix - it delivered on 'none'

Apr 17, 2026, 1:37 PM EDT - 17 hours ago

Investors expected three things from Netflix - it delivered on 'none'

Citi's senior analyst Jason Bazinet says investors expected three things from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) – and its Q1 earnings delivered on “none”. Bazinet's remarks arrive shortly after the streaming gia...

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Why Delta Air Lines Stock Is Climbing Friday Afternoon

Apr 17, 2026, 1:32 PM EDT - 17 hours ago

Why Delta Air Lines Stock Is Climbing Friday Afternoon

WTI crude plunged more than 14% to about $81 a barrel, while Brent fell 10% to roughly $89, as traders rapidly priced out the geopolitical supply risk that had supported energy prices.

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How Momentum ETF MFMO Has Outpaced Rivals & Volatility YTD

Apr 17, 2026, 1:31 PM EDT - 17 hours ago

How Momentum ETF MFMO Has Outpaced Rivals & Volatility YTD

Could now be the time for factor investing to thrive? Most investors already have significant exposures to market leading tech stocks which dominate overall performance.

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