Nasdaq futures (NQ=F) are jumping this morning after President Trump announced Stargate, a push to help support AI growth in the United States. Among the big companies involved in the project are OpenAI, Oracle (ORCL), and SoftBank (SFTBY). One stock that is soaring is Netflix (NFLX). The streamer reported fourth quarter results that handily beat…
The Nasdaq led US stock futures higher on Wednesday after Donald Trump’s boost to AI demand hopes outweighed fresh tariff threats from the new US president. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) jumped 0.8%, bolstered by surprisingly strong earnings from Netflix (NFLX), and S&P 500 futures (ES=F) climbed 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures…
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The S&P 500 (^GSPC) just logged its best week since the November election as a cooler-than-expected inflation reading eased concerns that the Federal Reserve may rule out interest rate cuts for all of 2025. For the week, the S&P 500 jumped more than 3%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose more than 2.6%. The…
Earnings season is moving into full swing, and the coming week’s calendar includes four Dow Jones stocks, plus a few financial and airline stocks. Netflix is also on deck as the company plans a big shift toward live content. The stock market has been going through some speed brakes in January, and that adds a…
If you have ever binge-watched an entire season of a K-drama like Squid Game or Crash Landing On You, one Korean-American expert has good news: it has probably improved your mental health. High production values, top-notch acting and attractive stars have helped propel South Korean television shows to the top of global viewership charts, but…
FILE PHOTO: The Netflix logo Netflix, the popular streaming giant, experienced a significant outage impacting thousands of users in the US and India, ahead of Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul boxing match. Downdetector.com, a website that tracks service disruptions, recorded over 80,000 reports of Netflix being unavailable in the US. The issue seems to have…
Artificial intelligence software maker Palantir Technologies (PLTR) hit another all-time high Friday despite the market’s pullback. It was the seventh new high for Palantir in the last nine trading sessions, and catapulted its stock into the Stock Spotlight list. Energy play Oneok (OKE) also high a fresh high and landed in the Stock Spotlight. Financial…
Roku (ROKU) stock fell more than 10% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company’s Q4 guidance disappointed, despite the media player reporting its first quarter of $1 billion in revenue. For the current quarter, the company estimated gross profit to hit $465 million, with adjusted EBITDA expected to clock in at $30 million. Both…
After Teleparty, this will probably become my second most-used Netflix feature. Netflix launched a mobile feature, Moments, today. This feature allows users to save and share scenes from Netflix content that they like (or hate). It’s launched globally on iOS today and will be released for Android in the coming weeks. A new Moments button…