Scotiabank Upgrades ASTS Stock To ‘Sector Perform’ As Valuation Enters ‘Grey Area’ Between $40 And $60

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) drew renewed investor attention Wednesday after Scotiabank upgraded the stock and cited expanding satellite pipeline and telecom partnerships as proof of its “global reach and impressive technology.” Scotiabank upgraded ASTS to “Sector Perform” from “Underperform” and raised its price target to $50.80 from $41.20, describing the valuation as having entered a “grey…

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Medicare Ends Drug Premium Stabilization Program As Part D Costs Set To Rise In 2027

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced it will discontinue a key program that helped keep prescription drug premiums affordable for millions of Americans. The Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration, launched in 2025, provided critical financial relief to beneficiaries enrolled in standalone Medicare prescription drug plans. CMS released preliminary technical Medicare Part D…

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Bloom Energy (BE) Crosses $1 Billion In Quarterly Revenue As AI Data Centers Fuel Record Demand

Bloom Energy (BE) reported its strongest quarterly sales result ever, with revenue surging 166% year-over-year to $1.07 billion for the second quarter ended June 30. The milestone marks the first time the fuel-cell power systems manufacturer has crossed the billion-dollar threshold in a single quarter. Wall Street had estimated approximately $834 million in revenue, meaning…

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Chinese Chip Maker CXMT’s Trading Debut Sends Shockwaves Through Semiconductor Stocks (ASML, SNDK, AMD, WDC, MRVL)

Semiconductor stocks and artificial intelligence names came under heavy pressure Monday following a dramatic trading debut by Chinese memory chip maker ChangXin Memory Technologies, known as CXMT. The major indexes slid as a chip stock selloff rippled across Wall Street, catching investors off guard with the scale and speed of the market reaction. Reports that…

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Zacks Analysts Highlight GOOGL, AMD, And RTX As Top Picks In Latest Research Roundup

Zacks Research Daily has released its latest analyst reports, spotlighting 16 major stocks including Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), and RTX Corp. (RTX). Alphabet shares have outperformed the Zacks Internet – Services industry over the past year, gaining 67.3% compared to the industry’s 58.6% return. The company’s AI-led product cycle continues to…

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Ford (F) Raises Full-Year Earnings Outlook After Strong Q2 Beat, Shares Jump 7%

Ford Motor (F) has matched rival General Motors by lifting its full-year earnings guidance, sending shares surging nearly 7% in after-hours trading Wednesday. The Detroit automaker reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.42, topping Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $0.36, according to Bloomberg data. Ford posted Q2 automotive revenue of $44.89 billion, compared to…

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