NVDA, GTLB, SG, DLTR and more

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Nvidia — Shares of the artificial intelligence darling pulled back nearly 2% following a report from Bloomberg that the U.S. Department of Justice subpoenaed the chip company in concert with a broader antitrust investigation. Dick’s Sporting Goods — Stock in the retailer fell about 1% despite […]

Robinhood launches stock lending product in the UK

In this photo illustration, the Robinhood Markets Inc. website is shown on a computer on June 06, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.  Scott Olson | Getty Images Online brokerage platform Robinhood on Wednesday launched a share lending program in the U.K. that would allow consumers there to earn passive income on stocks they own, in the […]

Asian chip stocks fall after Nvidia sell-off on Wall Street overnight

Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia’s semiconductor and associated stocks slipped Wednesday morning, following a steep plunge in Nvidia’s share price in the U.S. overnight. In the U.S., chipmaker Nvidia plunged more than 9% in regular trading, leading semiconductor stocks lower amid a sell-off on Wall Street. Economic data published Tuesday resurfaced jitters about the […]

CLSK, PCVX, U and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Cleanspark – The crypto miner’s stock plunged more than 13%. Cleanspark released its mining update for August, which showed that it mined 478 bitcoins last month. That marks a drop from 494 in July and 659 in August last year . Vaxcyte – Shares were recently […]

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: X, U, BA

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. United States Steel — The industrial stock plunged 6% after Vice President Kamala Harris opposed the planned sale of United States Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel. She made these statements during a Labor Day rally in front of union members in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she said […]

Zilch posts first profit and appoints ex-Aviva CEO to board

Zilch CEO Phil Belamant. Zilch British financial technology firm Zilch on Tuesday reported its first-ever month of profit, marking a key milestone for the company as it looks toward an eventual initial public offering. In a trading update, Zilch, which competes with the likes of Klarna and Block in the buy now, pay later space, […]

China’s property woes and U.S. sanctions have hit some cities hard

BEIJING — China’s property struggles and U.S. sanctions have significantly affected some of its cities, even as others benefit from Beijing’s tech push, Milken Institute’s best performing cities China index showed Tuesday. Since 2015, the index has studied China’s large- and mid-sized cities for their economic vibrancy and growth prospects. The latest version generally compares […]

Demand for international trips drive ‘travel momentum’ and spending

Hinterhaus Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images Travel spending among American households continues to outpace its pre-pandemic levels, a trend underpinned by a zeal for international trips, according to new Bank of America research. “A key part of travel momentum lies within vacationing abroad,” Taylor Bowley and Joe Wadford, economists at the Bank of America […]

Abrdn analyst calls for faster rate cuts

An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building’s facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/ Jonathan Ernst | Reuters While British fund manager abdrn predicts that the U.S. economy will see a soft landing, there is still the risk of a prolonged slowdown in 2025, said Kenneth Akintewe, the company’s head of Asian sovereign […]