Markets spent today undoing a chunk of yesterday’s damage, with stocks bouncing back hard after the Fed rattled everyone.
A wave of merger news sent a handful of small biotech names into a frenzy, while one ad tech name just kept sliding. Stick around for the details.
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Markets
Markets spent the day clawing back yesterday’s Fed hike tantrum, with the Treasury yield sliding back under 5 percent as traders decided the hawkish tone was maybe not that scary after all.
Oil helped the mood too, easing on hopes that a damaged Saudi pipeline will not disrupt exports as badly as first feared. The Bank of England went the opposite direction and held rates steady, quietly breaking from its central bank peers.
Elsewhere, Generac popped after landing a multi-billion-dollar generator deal with Amazon, while Lennar cut its delivery outlook and blamed the same near 7 percent mortgage rates that have been haunting the housing market all week. A mixed bag, dressed up as a rally. Investors clearly decided panic was yesterday’s problem.
DJIA: [+0.61%]
S&P 500: [+1.14%]
Nasdaq: [+1.69%]
Russell 2000: [+0.60%]
Market-Moving News
Defense & Manufacturing
General Motors is moving into missile production after delivering its first components for Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Patriot system, using its automotive manufacturing base to help replenish U.S. inventories as defense contractors work to expand output more quickly across major programs.
Lockheed Martin has revealed its secret AIM-260 missile and agreed with the Pentagon to accelerate production, bringing a longer-range weapon for F-22 and F-35 fighters into clearer view as the military rebuilds depleted missile stockpiles across its forces and allies.
Retail & Gaming
Amazon and Walmart’s shopping bots are drawing bipartisan scrutiny after two senators asked the FTC to investigate their treatment of “Made in USA” claims, citing concerns that the assistants may obscure product origins and disadvantage domestic manufacturers through misleading answers.
Caesars’ $5.7 billion buyout is facing deeper regulatory scrutiny after the FTC requested additional information from Caesars and Fertitta Entertainment, extending the merger process as the casino operator works with the agency to complete the proposed transaction without delay.
Cloud & Networks
CoreWeave is raising another $3 billion for expansion through a convertible-debt offering that highlights the cost of building AI infrastructure, adding fresh capital to fund the cloud operator’s data-center expansion and growing power requirements worldwide.
Nokia is extending its Microsoft partnership beyond basic cloud services by combining its telecom data tools with Microsoft Fabric to automate network operations and strengthen its position in optical infrastructure as AI traffic increases.
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Energy & Fuels
Exxon now expects global emissions to fall more slowly by 2050 after raising its long-term forecast to 30 billion metric tons, citing persistent coal use in Asia while maintaining its projection that oil demand reaches 105 million barrels daily.
Brookfield is committing up to $600 million to green fuels through an investment in India’s ACME Cleantech Ventures, funding green ammonia and methanol projects across India and Oman as industrial customers seek alternatives to fossil fuels.
Pharma & Biotech
Novo is paying up to $1.4 billion to pursue oral medicines through a discovery and licensing agreement with Orbis Medicines, using Orbis’ AI-enabled macrocycle platform to target cardiometabolic diseases now commonly treated with injectable drugs.
Alvotech’s FDA outlook is improving after manufacturing fixes, as Barclays issued a rare double upgrade and doubled its price target, citing stronger odds that three biosimilars covering inflammatory disease, eye care, and bone health win approval this year.
Top Winners and Losers
Aethlon Medical [AEMD] $6.78 (+374.13%)
Aethlon Medical signed an all-stock merger with private biotech North Immunology, and the combined company plans to trade under a fresh ticker once the deal closes.
The tie-up comes with a 180 million dollar private placement from healthcare investors, giving what was a nearly forgotten penny stock a genuine new lease on life. Traders noticed immediately.
CID HoldCo [DAIC] $5.30 (+163.68%)
CID HoldCo, the tiny IoT and AI asset tracking company behind Dot Ai, is once again doing its trademark boom and bust routine with no fresh headline driving today’s pop.
Shares have swung from the low single digits to double digits and back multiple times this month alone. This is pure speculative momentum, nothing more.
bioAffinity Technologies [BIAF] $8.75 (+63.55%)
bioAffinity Technologies just picked up a Hong Kong patent for its CyPath Lung cancer diagnostic and got its Nasdaq listing compliance restored, clearing a delisting cloud that had been hanging over the stock.
That one-two combination, on top of last month’s federal distribution deal with AvMEDICAL, gave traders plenty of reasons to pile back in today.
Healthy Choice Wellness [HCWC] $11.33 (-19.10%)
Healthy Choice Wellness is giving back a chunk of yesterday’s pop the day it actually completes its rebrand into Host Digital, the AI data center company built on its huge 1.25 billion dollar lease deal.
Classic sell-the-news behavior after a name change this dramatic, especially with a recent reverse split still working through the stock.
Viant Technology [DSP] $10.02 (-19.00%)
Viant Technology is sliding further as ad tech investors keep second-guessing the connected TV growth story, even after a quarter that technically beat guidance.
Insider selling from the CFO earlier this week has not exactly inspired confidence either. Sometimes a stock just cannot catch a break no matter what the numbers say. The chart has looked ugly.
Veea [VEEA] $5.33 (-12.62%)
Veea is cooling off after an absolutely wild few days that saw it explode on news of a proposed 750 million merger with health tech company NovaGen.
Shares more than tripled earlier this week before today’s pullback, which looks like classic profit-taking rather than any change in the underlying story. Volatility like this comes with the territory.
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📈 U.S. stocks and bonds rallied as uncertainty around the Fed’s rate outlook eased, giving Wall Street some relief after recent pressure from interest rates.
⚖️ A German court ruled Meta liable for fake ads appearing on Instagram and Facebook, adding another legal headache for the social media giant in Europe.
🍁 Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will decide its own international partnerships after President Trump dismissed a proposed closer relationship with the European Union as “laughable.”
🛒 Amazon and Walmart drew criticism from a U.S. senator over their chatbots’ handling of “Made in USA” labels, putting fresh attention on AI-generated product information.
🚗 GM is doubling down on diesel pickup trucks as rivals turn toward hybrids, taking a different route as automakers rethink their powertrain strategies.
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