Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish on Applied Materials Stock?
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Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish on Applied Materials Stock?

Santa Clara, California-based Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) provides materials engineering solutions, equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor and related industries in the United States and internationally. The company has a market cap of $326 billion and operates through Semiconductor Systems and Applied Global Services (AGS) segments. AMAT shares have rallied the broader market over the…

Global Payments touts Genius gains
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Global Payments touts Genius gains

This story was originally published on Payments Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Payments Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: Global Payments is finding traction with its Genius point-of-sale solution among Worldpay’s larger restaurant customers as the companies have begun cross-selling their products, Global Payments Chief Executive Cameron Bready said Wednesday….

My Top Obesity Stock to Buy and Hold
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My Top Obesity Stock to Buy and Hold

If you’re looking for exposure to the anti-obesity drug market, you essentially have just two choices: You can chase smaller biotech stocks that might develop the next breakthrough, or you can own the company that’s already generating billions of dollars from one. If your goal is safety and profit, not speculation, the answer is clear:…

Asia’s tech giants give AI bull run a new centre of gravity
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Asia’s tech giants give AI bull run a new centre of gravity

By Faith Hung and Jihoon Lee TAIPEI/SEOUL, May 7 (Reuters) – Just as the world’s AI bulls looked to be running out of puff, a fresh investor frenzy has hit Asia’s tech names, making Seoul’s stock market the world’s hottest and delivering bonuses of half a million dollars to workers at one Korean chipmaker. Asia’s…

Eni Shareholders Back €4 Billion Buyback and Confirm New Board
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Eni Shareholders Back €4 Billion Buyback and Confirm New Board

Shareholders of Italian energy major Eni approved the company’s 2025 financial statements, a €4 billion share buyback program, and a new slate of directors and auditors at the company’s annual meeting on Wednesday, as the group continues to prioritize shareholder returns amid volatile energy markets. The company also confirmed a total 2026 dividend of €1.10…

US stocks fall from their records as oil prices yo-yo
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US stocks fall from their records as oil prices yo-yo

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell from their records Thursday after oil prices yo-yoed as Wall Street waits to see whether its hopes for a deal to end the Iran war are warranted or just wishful. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil settled at $100.06, down 1.2%, and continued its decline…

TotalEnergies Bets Big on AI With Pangea 5 Supercomputer
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TotalEnergies Bets Big on AI With Pangea 5 Supercomputer

French energy giant TotalEnergies is ramping up its digital and artificial intelligence capabilities with the launch of Pangea 5, a next-generation supercomputer that will significantly expand the company’s high-performance computing capacity. The company said Wednesday that Pangea 5, developed in partnership with Dell Technologies and NVIDIA, will be installed at TotalEnergies’ Jean FĆ©ger Scientific and…

Advanced Micro (AMD) Soars to All-Time High as AI Bolsters Profits by Nearly Double
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Advanced Micro (AMD) Soars to All-Time High as AI Bolsters Profits by Nearly Double

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) is one of the 10 Stocks Outperforming Wall Street With Monster Returns. Advanced Micro Devices soared to a new all-time high on Wednesday, following the strong results of its earnings performance in the first quarter of the year, with profits nearly doubling, thanks to the rapidly growing artificial intelligence sector….

South Korea Beats the Quantum Threat to Stablecoins With New Pilot Program
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South Korea Beats the Quantum Threat to Stablecoins With New Pilot Program

BTQ Technologies has been chosen as the core post-quantum security provider for South Korea’s first bank-led Korean won (KRW) stablecoin proof-of-concept. The company will deploy its Quantum Secure Stablecoin Settlement Network across iM Bank’s pilot infrastructure. The Vancouver-listed firm is working with iM Bank and local technology vendor Finger Inc. to embed quantum-resilient cryptography into…

Coinbase to face earnings test after job cuts announcement, rough crypto market stretch
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Coinbase to face earnings test after job cuts announcement, rough crypto market stretch

Investors will be looking to Coinbase Global (COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong for fresh remarks on his firm’s forward prospects when it reports first quarter results on Thursday that will show how the major crypto exchange weathered a rough stretch in crypto markets. Coinbase is expected to post year-over-year declines across nearly all of its business…

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