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President Donald Trump is once again pursuing the removal of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, reviving a campaign that the Supreme Court blocked earlier this year. The White House said this week that Trump is “considering” firing Cook, sending a letter signed by Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino that was first reported by…
Nonfarm payrolls in the United States unexpectedly declined in July, leaving investors struggling to interpret contradictory signals from the latest monthly employment report. The headline number showed a loss of 23,000 jobs, but economists caution that figure does not fully capture what is happening beneath the surface of the labor market. A significant portion of…
D-Wave Quantum (NasdaqGS: QBTS) has published a breakthrough two-qubit entangling gate in the scientific journal Nature, marking a significant step toward practical gate-model quantum computing. The new gate boasts approximately 99.9% fidelity and 500 nanosecond gate times, with error detection built directly into its dual rail architecture. D-Wave positions the result as a milestone on…
Two of the most closely watched names in the space sector are set to report quarterly earnings Monday in a high-stakes showdown for retail investors. AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) and Rocket Lab (RKLB) have both rallied sharply heading into results, drawing intensified attention from traders on Stocktwits and Wall Street analysts alike. RKLB narrowly outperformed ASTS…
Woodward, Inc. (WWD) continues to post rapid earnings growth while expanding its footprint across commercial aerospace, marine transportation, and data-center power generation markets. Management raised fiscal 2026 earnings guidance following another quarter of double-digit sales growth, reinforcing confidence in the company’s near-term trajectory. The central tension for investors is price, as WWD trades well above…
When a person dies with outstanding credit card debt, many survivors wonder who is responsible for paying those remaining balances off. Life insurance proceeds are generally paid directly to a named beneficiary, which means they typically do not pass through the deceased’s estate. Because the funds bypass the estate, creditors including credit card companies usually…
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) endured a brutal July, shedding more than a third of its value after a string of announcements shook investor confidence in the company’s near-term outlook. The turbulence began on July 15, when AST announced a proposed offering of $1 billion in convertible notes, a form of debt that lenders can later swap…
Woodward, Inc. (WWD) delivered a strong third-quarter earnings beat alongside higher fiscal 2026 guidance, signaling broad demand strength across both its Aerospace and Industrial segments. Adjusted earnings jumped 43.2% year over year to $2.52 per share, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.4% and underscoring the company’s operational momentum heading into the final quarter. Sales…
The Trade Desk (TTD) delivered a painful set of second-quarter results after Thursday’s closing bell, missing analyst expectations on both revenue and earnings per share. Revenue came in at $715.1 million, falling well short of the $751.4 million analysts had anticipated heading into the print. Adjusted earnings per diluted share landed at $0.34, below the…
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) defied expectations Thursday, rising 6.14% even as its first major lockup expiration dramatically expanded the number of tradable shares. Up to 911.5 million shares became eligible for sale on Aug. 6, the first significant unlock since the company’s blockbuster IPO on June 12. The IPO initially placed roughly 639 million…