Average Gas Price Drops Below  for First Time Since March
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Average Gas Price Drops Below $4 for First Time Since March

The average price of a gallon of gas in the United States has fallen below $4 for the first time since March 30, according to AAA, after the U.S. and Iran signed a preliminary agreement to end their war. Gas prices have fallen for nearly four straight weeks, just in time for the summer driving…

Wabash stock soars as analyst cites management bullishness
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Wabash stock soars as analyst cites management bullishness

Trailer builder Wabash National, whose stock went from about $30 per share in March 2024 to less than $7 last month, has seen a surge of investor interest on the back of a bullish analyst report. Wabash (NYSE: WNC) is not a company that draws a great deal of interest from sell-side analysts. But on…

Block Stock’s Unusual Options Activity Offers Something for Both Bulls and Bears
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Block Stock’s Unusual Options Activity Offers Something for Both Bulls and Bears

Investors did not like what they heard from new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on Wednesday. As a result, the S&P 500 lost 1.21%, the Dow was off 0.98%, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 1.34%. The key near-term comment from Warsh was that the Fed was holding interest rates steady. That’s not what tanked the…

U.S. Government-Backed MP Materials Stock Is Down 42% From Its 52-Week High. Is It Time to Buy the Dip?
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U.S. Government-Backed MP Materials Stock Is Down 42% From Its 52-Week High. Is It Time to Buy the Dip?

In recent years, trade tensions have revealed the U.S.’s heavy reliance on China for rare-earth elements and other critical materials used in advanced magnets, which are central to much of today’s technology. The United States is taking drastic action to rebuild its supply chain for critical minerals, including taking an ownership stake in U.S.-based MP…

Is Everest Group Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq?
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Is Everest Group Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq?

Hamilton, Bermuda-based Everest Group, Ltd. (EG) specializes in property, casualty, and specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions designed to manage complex, large-scale risk. It is valued at a market cap of $13.4 billion. Companies valued at $10 billion or more are typically classified as ā€œlarge-cap stocks,ā€ and EG fits the label perfectly, with its market cap exceeding this threshold,…

SpaceX shares tumble as post-IPO frenzy loses steam
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SpaceX shares tumble as post-IPO frenzy loses steam

June 18 (Reuters) – Shares of Elon Musk’s rockets-to-AI firm SpaceX ā€Œdropped nearly 9% on Thursday, ā€Œas the post-IPO frenzy that briefly placed ​it among the top five most valuable companies of the world appeared to fizzle out. Its shares were ā€Œlast down ⁠8.8% to $174.8, after falling nearly 5% in the last ⁠session. Despite…

Swift, FleetForce launch CDL training hub at Mobile terminal
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Swift, FleetForce launch CDL training hub at Mobile terminal

One of the nation’s largest trucking companies is partnering with a fast-growing driver training provider to expand commercial driver’s license education in Alabama. FleetForce Truck Driver Training announced Tuesday that it has partnered with Swift Transportation to offer CDL training and certification at Swift’s terminal in Mobile, Alabama. The program is designed to help address…

SpaceX bankers prepare for potential  billion bond offering, sources say
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SpaceX bankers prepare for potential $20 billion bond offering, sources say

By Nupur Anand and Saeed Azhar June 18 (Reuters) – SpaceX’s bankers are preparing to meet investors as early as ā€Œnext week to discuss a bond offering of at ā€Œleast $20 billion, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, as Elon ​Musk’s newly public company seeks funding for an ambitious and capital-intensive AI…

Why Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF Jumped 20% Today
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Why Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF Jumped 20% Today

The Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSEMKT: SOXL) is soaring today. What started as a milder 16% opening-bell increase evolved into gains around the 20% mark from 11 a.m. ET to noon ET. The 3x leveraged version of the classic iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SOXX) reflects a swell of enthusiasm in the chip sector,…

Kardigan rises in Nasdaq debut after upsized 0 million IPO
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Kardigan rises in Nasdaq debut after upsized $400 million IPO

June 18 (Reuters) – Kardigan’s shares rose 1.6% in their Nasdaq debut on ā€ŒThursday, after the heart drug ā€Œdeveloper raised $400 million in an upsized U.S. initial ​public offering. The Princeton, New Jersey-based company’s shares opened at $16.25, above its IPO price of $16 per share, after Kardigan sold ā€Œ25 million shares ⁠on Wednesday at…

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