da-kuk Stock futures edged lower on Tuesday as geopolitical tensions intensified following reports of U.S. military strikes on Iran's Kharg Island. The targeted operation at the strategic oil hub comes as President Donald Trump warned of "imminent destruction" for the nation if it refuses to agree to a ceasefire. Here are some of Tuesday's biggest stock movers: Biggest stock gainers Humana ( HUM )...
da-kuk Stock futures edged lower on Tuesday as geopolitical tensions intensified following reports of U.S. military strikes on Iran's Kharg Island. The targeted operation at the strategic oil hub comes as President Donald Trump warned of "imminent destruction" for the nation if it refuses to agree to a ceasefire. Here are some of Tuesday's biggest stock movers: Biggest stock gainers Humana ( HUM ) +4% – Medicare insurers rallied after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it will raise average Medicare Advantage payments by 2.48% for 2027, amounting to more than $13B in additional funding. The move lifted peers, including Elevance Health ( ELV ) +3%, UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ) +8%, CVS Health ( CVS ) +3%, and Centene Corporation ( CNC ) +1%, as investors priced in improved reimbursement outlooks. Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ) +4% – Shares advanced after the company secured equity syndication agreements with major Gulf investors, including the Public Investment Fund and Qatar Investment Authority, to help fund its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD ), alongside participation from RedBird Capital Partners and David Ellison-related entities. The structure involves issuing non-voting Class B shares tied to capital commitments, while Ellison and RedBird retain full voting control via Class A stock, with a $46.7B PIPE investment priced at $16.02/share, further strengthening financing for the transaction. Broadcom ( AVGO ) +3% – Shares gained after announcing a long-term deal with Alphabet (GOOG/GOOGL) to develop future generations of tensor processing units (TPUs) through 2031, alongside a supply agreement for networking and AI rack components. The companies also partnered with Anthropic to deliver multi-gigawatt TPU capacity starting in 2027. Citi analyst Atif Malik flagged potential upside to Broadcom’s $100B–$130B AI revenue target while reiterating a Buy rating and $475 price target. Biggest stock losers Mach Natural Resources LP ( MNR ) -10% – Shar...
Tim Robberts/DigitalVision via Getty Images SoundHound AI ( SOUN ) is a software leader in AI-driven voice technology and is therefore benefiting massively from the expansion of the agentic AI market. The start-up achieved a major inflection point in the fourth-quarter as it reported a significant turnaround in its net profit situation and it was highly successful in signing up new customers in it...
Tim Robberts/DigitalVision via Getty Images SoundHound AI ( SOUN ) is a software leader in AI-driven voice technology and is therefore benefiting massively from the expansion of the agentic AI market. The start-up achieved a major inflection point in the fourth-quarter as it reported a significant turnaround in its net profit situation and it was highly successful in signing up new customers in its. In addition, Soundhound AI expanded its footprint and managed to diversify its customer base, by adding new paying clients in healthcare and financial services. While SoundHound AI is experiencing a revenue surge, and positive net profits, shares of the software company have recently revalued lower amid growing concerns about the disruptive impact of AI on SaaS companies. I believe concerns are exaggerated as the utilization of artificial intelligence is actually a catalyst that helps SoundHound AI develop its product portfolio and grow its market presence. With shares recently dropping below the 3-year average P/S ratio, I believe the investment backdrop and recent accomplishments justify a rating up-grade. Data by YCharts Previous rating I up-graded shares of SoundHound AI to buy in my last work in November -- Strong Agentic AI Growth -- after the AI voice technology enterprise saw positive traction with its Amelia 7 voice technology platform. Further, in response to acquisition success, Soundhound AI is seeing significant growth in its top line, while also publishing an improvement in its profitability profile. I like the contrarian investment setup here in the sense that recent SaaS concerns have heavily weighed on the software sector. With SoundHound AI continuing to deliver strong results, I believe the software AI company could be set for a revaluation to the upside in 2026. A key player in voice AI technology Soundhound AI has achieved considerable sign-up momentum for new clients and as a result posted record 2025 revenues of $168.9M, showing a nearly-100% year-...
Just_Super/iStock via Getty Images To speed up rider and delivery matching and enhance its infrastructure and artificial intelligence capabilities, Uber Technologies ( UBER ) is expanding its use of Amazon Web Services’ ( AMZN ) Gravitron4 and Trainium3 processors. "Uber operates at a scale where milliseconds matter," said Kamran Zargahi, vice president of engineering at Uber. "Moving more Trip Se...
Just_Super/iStock via Getty Images To speed up rider and delivery matching and enhance its infrastructure and artificial intelligence capabilities, Uber Technologies ( UBER ) is expanding its use of Amazon Web Services’ ( AMZN ) Gravitron4 and Trainium3 processors. "Uber operates at a scale where milliseconds matter," said Kamran Zargahi, vice president of engineering at Uber. "Moving more Trip Serving workloads to AWS gives us the flexibility to match riders and drivers faster and handle delivery demand spikes without disruption.” By moving more of these applications to Gravitron4, Uber ( UBER ) can reduce energy costs while scaling rapidly during peak demand. In addition to increased reliance on AWS’ Gravitron4, Uber ( UBER ) has also begun experimenting with AWS Trainium3 chips to train some of the AI models that help power its apps. These models analyze data from billions of rides and deliveries to determine which driver or courier to send, calculate arrival times, and recommend the best delivery options to the customer in a more cost-effective manner. More on Uber, Amazon Amazon Vs. Starlink: The $9 Billion Globalstar Deal That Could Change Everything What The Market Got Wrong With Uber (Rating Upgrade) Amazon: This Is Worse Than You Think Jeff Bezos' Project Prometheus hires xAI co-founder from OpenAI: report Amazon reduces its reliance on USPS as expected
watch now VIDEO 8:56 08:56 NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on what's next following successful Artemis II flyby Squawk Box The crew of Artemis II captured what NASA's chief called an "absolutely stunning" photo of the moon eclipsing the sun, as the spacecraft broke Apollo 13's 56-year-old record for the longest distance traveled by humans from Earth. "This is not AI," NASA Administrator Jared Is...
watch now VIDEO 8:56 08:56 NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on what's next following successful Artemis II flyby Squawk Box The crew of Artemis II captured what NASA's chief called an "absolutely stunning" photo of the moon eclipsing the sun, as the spacecraft broke Apollo 13's 56-year-old record for the longest distance traveled by humans from Earth. "This is not AI," NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said in an interview with CNBC's " Squawk Box " on Tuesday. "This is why we do what we do," said Isaacman, as Artemis II continued heading back home to Earth. The White House posted the photo taken Monday by Artemis II, and NASA released other photos from the Orion capsule , which conducted a six-hour flyby of the moon with four astronauts on board. Artemis II view of the moon eclipsing the sun. NASA Isaacman said, "I just looked at the pictures about five minutes before getting on ... this interview, and I would just say they looked absolutely stunning." Artemis' crew "mentioned this last night during the webcast that they don't know if human eyes are ready to see what they've captured," he said. A view of the Moon as the Artemis II mission's Orion spacecraft approaches to reach its furthest distance from Earth, in this screengrab taken from a livestream video on April 6, 2026. Nasa | Via Reuters "I just paused when I saw it," Isaacman said. "This is why we send astronauts father into space than ever before." "It's why we bring them back home and learn and continue what is, I think, the greatest adventure in human history," he said. Read more CNBC politics coverage U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran, one crew member rescued: MS NOW Trump calls for huge increase in defense spending, domestic spending cuts Trump tariff fallout: Some industries grapple with effects one year later Trump threatens to destroy Iranian infrastructure Army chief of staff fired by Hegseth, Reuters Tiger Woods called Trump after DUI crash, he told cop on bodycam video Warner, Schiff probe pote...
Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images The U.S. has signaled to the world that it is an unreliable partner, ushering in an era of global instability where the Middle East is now “up for grabs,” according to Robert Kagan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. In an interview with CNBC, Kagan warned that the 80-year international order maintained by American security guarantees is effective...
Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images The U.S. has signaled to the world that it is an unreliable partner, ushering in an era of global instability where the Middle East is now “up for grabs,” according to Robert Kagan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. In an interview with CNBC, Kagan warned that the 80-year international order maintained by American security guarantees is effectively over, with no new stability in sight. He argued that the U.S. is now forfeiting its historic role as a guarantor of security in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He predicted this withdrawal would not lead to a new world order but instead to “disorder and chaos and conflict” as multiple nations compete for influence in regions once dominated by American power. “I don’t think [President] Donald Trump has any clue what is going to happen and when it’s going to happen,” Kagan said, describing the military action as impulsive and driven by Israeli opportunity rather than strategic calculation. He noted the administration failed to anticipate Iran’s retaliatory strikes and continues to improvise its response. The foreign policy expert argued that America’s alienation of its major allies—including NATO members, Japan, South Korea, and Australia—directly benefits China and Russia. Kagan suggested that China would likely stand behind Iran in any future diplomatic settlement, positioning Beijing to expand its influence in the region while potentially leveraging the situation to advance its goals regarding Taiwan. The economic consequences are already being felt, with South Korea discussing energy rationing and democratic allies turning politically against the U.S. Kagan lamented that America has become “a combination of scary and unreliable,” a reputation he believes will lead to international isolation and lasting damage to American influence abroad. When asked what victory in the Iran conflict might look like, Kagan expressed deep uncertainty. While acknowledging Iran has been...
Ryals McMullian, Chairman and CEO of Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) , reported the indirect sale of 209,000 common shares for a transaction value of approximately $1.68 million according to an SEC Form 4 filing dated April 2, 2026. Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average purchase price ($8.03); post-transaction value based on April 1, 2026 market close. *1-year performance calculated usin...
Ryals McMullian, Chairman and CEO of Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) , reported the indirect sale of 209,000 common shares for a transaction value of approximately $1.68 million according to an SEC Form 4 filing dated April 2, 2026. Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average purchase price ($8.03); post-transaction value based on April 1, 2026 market close. *1-year performance calculated using April 1st, 2026 as the reference date. Continue reading
A Seaport analyst has turned bearish on multiple home-builder stocks, saying the outlook for job growth could be worse for the housing market over the long term than the recent jump in oil prices.
A Seaport analyst has turned bearish on multiple home-builder stocks, saying the outlook for job growth could be worse for the housing market over the long term than the recent jump in oil prices.
There's been growing excitement in the anti-obesity market in recent years. New GLP-1 drugs have been providing patients with highly effective and relatively safe ways to achieve significant weight loss. People can lose more than 20% of their body weight, reduce their cardiovascular risk, and become much healthier in the process. But there's a catch. A problem with GLP-1 medications is that many p...
There's been growing excitement in the anti-obesity market in recent years. New GLP-1 drugs have been providing patients with highly effective and relatively safe ways to achieve significant weight loss. People can lose more than 20% of their body weight, reduce their cardiovascular risk, and become much healthier in the process. But there's a catch. A problem with GLP-1 medications is that many people who stop taking them regain all the weight that they lost. In some cases, they may become even heavier. On top of this, the drugs can come with troubling side effects, making it challenging to stick with them for the long term. For many patients, they've turned to another option: weight loss surgery. A possible big winner here is Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) . Here's why it can potentially be a dark horse in the anti-obesity market, and why it can be an excellent buy today. Continue reading
SpaceX recently filed for what could be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history, targeting a massive valuation (rumored to potentially exceed $2 trillion) and a June listing. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is reportedly structuring the offering to allocate up to 30% of the available shares for sale directly to retail investors -- three times the norm. The details behind this IPO have generated ...
SpaceX recently filed for what could be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history, targeting a massive valuation (rumored to potentially exceed $2 trillion) and a June listing. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is reportedly structuring the offering to allocate up to 30% of the available shares for sale directly to retail investors -- three times the norm. The details behind this IPO have generated a whole lot of excitement. I get it, but I'm still going to pass on it when it finally occurs. To be sure, I think SpaceX has built something extraordinary -- perfecting reusable launch systems is truly incredible. And Starlink alone generated over $10 billion in revenue last year, helping bring the internet to underserved populations all over the globe. Continue reading