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Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) shares are climbing midday Wednesday after S&P Dow Jones Indices confirmed that the fuel cell maker will join the S&P 500 before the market opens on September 21, according to S&P…
Shares of GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV | GEV Price Prediction) are climbing Wednesday afternoon after chief executive Scott Strazik told a Morgan Stanley conference audience the company’s backlog is on track to hit its next…
TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF) shares are running higher on Wednesday as buying returns to a narrow group of Bitcoin miners that have pivoted their platforms toward artificial intelligence hosting. The stock is up 7% to $15.45,…
Speculative software names are absorbing most of the day’s selling on Wednesday midday, even as the broader U.S. market drifts higher. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (CBOE:IGV) sits at $105.36, down 0.18%, essentially…
Shares of First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR | FSLR Price Prediction) are falling 5% in Wednesday afternoon trading after the company voluntarily withdrew a trade complaint it had filed at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC),…
Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD | HOOD Price Prediction) is falling on a legal headline that names two of its former employees rather than the company itself. Robinhood stock is down 5% to $105.1 in Wednesday…
Oil and gas producers are sliding Wednesday morning as crude oil prices retreat, dragging exploration and production names lower across the board. The move is concentrated in the energy patch rather than the tape.…
Small-cap electric vehicle charging stocks are running together Wednesday morning with nothing from the companies to explain the bid. The three names climbing in sync while broader mobility exposure barely moves reads as speculative…
Speculative drone stocks are extending a month-long drift lower Wednesday morning, and the shape of the session is doing most of the talking. The REX Drone ETF (NASDAQ:DRNZ) is up 0.3% to $20.37, holding…
Optics stocks are rebounding Wednesday morning without a fresh headline to point to, and the size of the group’s move relative to the broader market is the story. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) is…
SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX | SPCX Price Prediction) stock is climbing Wednesday morning on news of a firm launch date for Starship’s next test flight. Barron’s reported the company plans to fly Starship again on September…
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL | DELL Price Prediction) shares are rising on the same morning its longtime sponsor filed to sell more of the stock, and the whole server complex is moving with it. The…
Shares of Cipher Mining (NASDAQ:CIFR) are up 9% to $16.42 in early Wednesday trading after the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) disclosed conditional grid capacity covering 3.2 gigawatts across Cipher’s Texas projects. The…
Ciena (NYSE:CIEN | CIEN Price Prediction) stock is climbing early Wednesday, up 4% to $347.60. The advance is a rebound rather than a breakout, since Ciena stock is down 19% over the past month.…
Shares of Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ:CRML) are up 5% to $6.65 in early Wednesday trading, after the company released further details on its mine-to-metals plan for the Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland. The…
