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Consumer stocks were mixed pre-bell Monday, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) 0.2% lower and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) up 1.5%.Amazon.com (AMZN) shares were 2% higher after the company said it has completed the issuance of approximately 13.97 billion Canadian dollars ($9.99 billion) in aggregate notes across multiple maturities as part of a registered debt offering.
(Updates with economic data, recent oil price movement, world markets' overview and corporate stock movements.)US equity futures were higher pre-bell Monday as the US and Iran finally reached a long-awaited agreement to end the war, with President Donald Trump saying the Strait of Hormuz would reopen on Friday.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.9% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 1.2%, and Nasdaq futures were 2.1% higher.Iran's Supreme National Security Council had confirmed on Sunday that a memorandum of understanding had been finalized, with military operations on all fronts set to cease immediately."With the opening of the Strait upon the signing of the Deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal, oil will flow on both ends again for the Region, and the World!" Trump said in a post on Truth Social.Shares of Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX), known as SpaceX, rose 5.3% in premarket activity after the company ended Friday with a market capitalization of more than $2 trillion in a record-setting initial public offering. Shares rose as much as 29% on Friday.Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 4.9% at $83.03 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 5.6% lower at $80.16 per barrel.Investors also look forward to the Federal Reserve's rate decision, scheduled for Wednesday. Markets expect no rate moves by the central bank.The New York Federal Reserve's Empire State manufacturing index dropped to 5.7 in June from 19.6 in May, compared with expectations of a decrease to a reading of 13.5 in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.The May industrial production report, due at 9:15 am ET, is forecast to show a 0.3% gain following a 0.7% increase in the prior month. The June US housing market index, slated for 10 am ET, is expected at 37, unchanged from the prior month.In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 5% higher, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 0.5% higher, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 1.6% higher. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was flat, and Germany's DAX index was 1.4% higher in Europe's early afternoon session.In equities, Nvidia (NVDA) shares rose 1.4% after media reports that AI startup Firebird, which is supported by Nvidia, has signed a deal worth up to $10 billion with Kazakhstan to build data centers in the Central Asian country. Amazon (AMZN) stock was up 2.1% after the company said it has completed the issuance of approximately 13.97 billion Canadian dollars ($9.99 billion) in aggregate notes across multiple maturities as part of a registered debt offering. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares were up 3.8% after Citi upgraded the stock to buy from neutral and raised its price target to $575 from $460.On the losing side, ExxonMobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), and Shell (SHEL) saw their stocks drop after oil prices plunged on the announcement of the Middle East peace agreement. ExxonMobil shares fell 3.3%, Chevron stock was down 3%, and Shell shares were down 3.9%.
Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) decided to rent out capacity at its Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee, to Amazon.com-backed (AMZN) Anthropic to create a new revenue stream after experiencing technical difficulties in using the facility, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.SpaceX originally planned to use the facility to develop and run its Grok artificial intelligence models via a cluster of three data center campuses, but the firm faced latency issues and hardware variations, making it difficult to connect Colossus 1 to the other two sites, the report said, citing the people.Colossus 1 runs on Nvidia's (NVDA) Hopper and Blackwell systems and some other older accelerators, while two other sites are built more uniformly around Blackwell chips, the people reportedly said.SpaceX did not immediately respond to' request for comment.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)Price: $160.56, Change: $+25.56, Percent Change: +18.93%
All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Friday, as investors prepare for SpaceX's initial public offering and wait for news on a signed deal between the US and Iran.In company news, SpaceX shares are indicated to open at $174 apiece, about 29% above the IPO price of $135 per share, Bloomberg reported Friday.Adobe (ADBE) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $5.96 per diluted share, up from $5.06 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus analyst estimate of $5.82. Fiscal Q2 revenue was $6.62 billion, up from $5.87 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $6.45 billion. For fiscal Q3, the company expects adjusted EPS of $6.05 to $6.10 on revenue of $6.67 billion to $6.72 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $5.77 and $6.52 billion, respectively. For the full year, Adobe expects adjusted EPS of $24.35 to $24.45 on revenue of $26.5 billion to $26.6 billion. Analysts expect $23.54 and $26.06 billion, respectively. The company also announced that Chief Financial Officer Dan Durn will leave the company on Monday, and Steve Day, senior vice president of corporate finance, will serve as interim CFO. Adobe shares were down 7.4% around midday.BlackRock (BLK) HPS Corporate Lending Fund received repurchase requests totaling about 13.3% of shares outstanding as of March 31 but will fulfill requests for just 5% of shares, the fund said Friday in a regulatory filing. The fund previously limited redemptions to 5% after receiving requests to repurchase about 9.3% of share outstanding, according to a March regulatory filing. BlackRock shares were up 2%.SharonAI (SHAZ) said Friday it has entered a six-year strategic compute collaboration with Nvidia (NVDA) to expand AI infrastructure in Australia, including the deployment of up to 40,000 Grace Blackwell GB300 GPUs. SharonAI shares were down 7.8%, while Nvidia shares were up 0.4%.Turkey's Competition Board said Friday it has concluded an investigation into Netflix (NFLX), Amazon (AMZN) Prime, Walt Disney (DIS) and other streaming platforms through a waiver of liability. Netflix agreed to measures that seek to address issues raised by the board regarding its selection of Turkish content, while all of the companies committed to certain steps to address the raised issue of exclusivity clauses in contracts. Netflix and Amazon shares were down 1.1% and 2%, respectively, while Disney shares were up 0.3%.Price: $203.46, Change: $-15.34, Percent Change: -7.01%
Turkey's Competition Board said Friday it has concluded an investigation into Netflix (NFLX), Amazon (AMZN) Prime and Disney (DIS) through a waiver of liability.Specifically, the board probed whether Netflix discriminates against independent producers when selecting original Turkish content to be broadcast on its platform. The regulator also examined exclusivity clauses in contracts that Netflix, BluTV, Disney, Amazon Prime, Exxen and Gain enter into with producers, distributors, actors and writers in order to carry out their activities.Netflix agreed to measures that seek to address the Turkish content selection issue, while all the companies committed to certain steps to address the exclusivity issue as part of the agreement, the regulator said.The companies didn't immediately reply to requests for comment from.Price: $80.31, Change: $-0.96, Percent Change: -1.19%
Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 3.1% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) climbing 6%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index jumped 6.9%.In corporate news, Applied Materials (AMAT) shares jumped past 10% after the company said it has expanded its manufacturing and R&D operations in Singapore with a $500 million facility in Tampines to support AI-driven semiconductor demand.Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic signed over a dozen initial agreements to lease data center facilities from US developers, and the AI company has privately discussed a plan to have Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google provide a financial guarantee for its lease payments, The Information reported. Amazon shares rose 1%, and Alphabet was fractionally lower.Oracle (ORCL) shares fell 9.2% after the company said it plans to raise about $40 billion via debt and equity issuances in fiscal 2027, including its previously announced $20 billion stock sale.IBM (IBM) and ServiceNow (NOW) said Thursday they have expanded their collaboration to help enterprises modernize legacy data and accelerate the use of AI. IBM shares added 0.9%, and ServiceNow was down 2.4%.
Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 2.8% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) climbing 5.2%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index popped 6%.In corporate news, Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic signed over a dozen initial agreements to lease data center facilities from US developers, and the AI company has privately discussed a plan to have Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google provide a financial guarantee for its lease payments, The Information reported.Amazon shares rose 0.8%, and Alphabet was down 0.6%.
(Updates with Google declines to comment in the last paragraph.)Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic signed over a dozen initial agreements to lease data center facilities from US developers, and the AI company has privately discussed a plan to have Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google provide a financial guarantee for its lease payments, The Information reported Thursday, citing several people with direct knowledge of the plans.Anthropic currently rents chip servers from cloud providers, and its plan to become a direct tenant on data center projects reflects a new direction for the company, the report said.Google declined to comment, while Anthropic didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)Price: $350.15, Change: $-3.17, Percent Change: -0.90%
Tech stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 0.8% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) climbing up 2.2%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index gained 3.1%.In sector news, SpaceX has drawn over $100 billion in orders from retail investors bidding for shares in its initial public offering, Bloomberg reported.In corporate news, Applied Materials (AMAT) shares jumped past 5% after the company said it has expanded its manufacturing and R&D operations in Singapore with a $500 million facility in Tampines to support AI-driven semiconductor demand.Oracle (ORCL) shares fell 12% after the company said it plans to raise about $40 billion via debt and equity issuances in fiscal 2027, including its previously announced $20 billion stock sale.Amazon (AMZN) said Thursday its global data center footprint used 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025, as the tech giant provided an update for its 2030 goal of returning more water to the communities where it operates than what it uses for its data centers. Amazon shares were down 0.7%.
Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic has signed over a dozen initial agreements to lease data center facilities from US developers, and the AI company has privately discussed a plan to have Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google provide a financial guarantee for its lease payments, The Information reported Thursday, citing several people with direct knowledge of the plans.Anthropic currently rents chip servers from cloud providers, but its plan to become a direct tenant on data center projects reflects a new direction for the company, the report said.Anthropic and Google didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)Price: $346.03, Change: $-7.29, Percent Change: -2.06%
Anthropic Pursues Plan to Lease Data Centers, Seeks Google's Backing, The Information Reports
All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Thursday, as chip stocks rebounded and in spite of heightened tensions between the US and Iran.President Donald Trump said Thursday on Truth Social that the US will hit Iran with an attack "VERY HARD TONIGHT," and that it will take control of Kharg Island sometime in the "not so distant future." Meanwhile, Iran said it will treat all of Elon Musk's companies operating in the Middle East as military targets, CNBC reported, citing a report by Iranian state media outlet Fars.In company news, SpaceX's initial public offering, which prices Thursday, has drawn over $70 billion in orders from retail investors, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Retail investors are likely to be allocated at least 20% of the available shares. At SpaceX's target IPO size of $75 billion, that allocation would leave the majority of retail demand unfulfilled, the report said, citing the people and Bloomberg's own calculations.Oracle (ORCL) reported fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings late Wednesday of $2.11 per diluted share, up from $1.70 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus analyst estimate of $1.96. Fiscal Q4 revenue was $19.18 billion, up from $15.90 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $19.10 billion. For fiscal Q1, the company said it expects adjusted EPS of $1.72 to $1.76 on revenue growth of 27% to 29%. Analysts expect EPS of $1.68. For full-year 2027, the company said it expects adjusted EPS of $8.05 on revenue of $90 billion. Analysts expect $8.02 and $88.78 billion, respectively. Oracle's gross margin fell by about 5 points in 2026, and Chief Financial Officer Hilary Maxson said the company expects gross margin to fall further in 2027 "due to timing for the ramp-up of our data center projects into their full revenue contribution, plus impacts from mix." Oracle is expected to have a net cash outlay for capital expenditures of around $70 billion in fiscal 2027, up from $48 billion a year ago, it said. Finally, the company said it plans to raise about $40 billion via debt and equity issuances in fiscal 2027, including its previously announced $20 billion stock sale. Oracle shares were down 11.1% around midday.Amazon (AMZN) said Thursday its global data center footprint used 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025, as the tech giant provided an update for its 2030 goal of returning more water to the communities where it operates than what it uses for its data centers. The tech giant returned three gallons for every four it used last year, meaning it is 75% of the way to its water-positive goal, it said. Amazon shares were down 0.4%.Dana (DAN) has agreed to merger with Eaton's (ETN) Mobility unit in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction valued at $5.1 billion, the companies said Thursday. Eaton will receive a $1.1 billion cash distribution, while its shareholders will take a minimum 50.1% equity stake in the new business, the companies said. The combined entity will retain the Dana name and will be led by Chief Executive Byron Foster, the companies said. The deal is expected to close in Q1 2027, they said. Dana shares were down 10.5%, while Eaton shares were up 2.0%.Super Micro Computer (SMCI) said Thursday that it plans to raise up to $7 billion through a package of equity and equity-linked financing transactions. The company said it will sell 45.5 million common shares at $27.50 apiece, raising net proceeds of $1.22 billion. Super Micro shares were up 0.3%.Price: $179.00, Change: $-22.26, Percent Change: -11.06%
Amazon (AMZN) said Thursday its global data center footprint used 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025, as the tech giant provided an update for its 2030 goal of returning more water to the communities where it operates than what it uses for its data center operations.The company returned three gallons for every four it used last year, meaning it is 75% of the way to its water-positive goal, Amazon said. Looking ahead, the tech giant has announced over 50 water projects that it expects to return over 5.8 billion gallons annually once fully implemented.Price: $236.36, Change: $-1.65, Percent Change: -0.69%
Amazon Data Centers Used 2.5 Billion Gallons of Water in 2025
InterDigital (IDCC) said Thursday it has signed a patent license agreement with Amazon.com (AMZN), covering Amazon's services and devices, including Amazon Prime Video.The companies have agreed to resolve all pending litigation and will enter into binding arbitration to determine the final terms of a new agreement.InterDigital shares were up past 15% in early trading Thursday.Price: $292.46, Change: $+38.55, Percent Change: +15.18%
Tech stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) falling 1.7% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) dropping 3.1%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index declined 3%.In corporate news, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) shares tumbled past 19% after the company said late Tuesday it is planning $7 billion worth of equity and equity-linked financing transactions as part of efforts to fund AI orders related to its advanced servers.Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google's YouTube and Meta (META) were denied a new trial after a jury found that the companies were liable for designing social media platforms that are addictive to young people, Reuters reported Wednesday. Alphabet shares were down 2%, and Meta shed 1.5%.Amazon (AMZN) has entered into a $17.5 billion senior unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility with a group of lenders, the company said Wednesday in a regulatory filing. Amazon shares fell 2.4%.
All three major US stock indexes were down in late-morning trading, as investors weighed the latest inflation report as well as developments with respect to the war in Iran.President Donald Trump said Wednesday on Truth Social that Iran must now "pay the price" after taking "too long to negotiate a deal."The US seasonally adjusted consumer price index rose by 0.5% in May, as expected, following a 0.6% increase in April, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, rose by 0.2%, below the consensus estimate of 0.3% and compared with April's 0.4% rise.In company news, SpaceX has received orders for shares worth billions of dollars from Middle Eastern wealth funds ahead of its initial public offering, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and the Kuwait Investment Authority have each placed orders for shares worth $1 billion to $5 billion, the report said, citing the people. Qatar Investment Authority is also expected to make a large commitment, the people reportedly said.Super Micro Computer (SMCI) said late Tuesday it is planning $7 billion worth of equity and equity-linked financing transactions as part of its effort to fund artificial intelligence orders related to its advanced servers. Super Micro shares were down 17.5% near noon.Amazon (AMZN) has entered into a $17.5 billion senior unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility with a group of lenders, the company said Wednesday in a regulatory filing. The facility will be available through Sept. 30 unless fully drawn before then, and any loans borrowed will mature three years after the borrowing date, the company said. Amazon shares were down 1.9%.Chewy (CHWY) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $0.43 per share, up from $0.35 a year earlier and and matching the consensus FactSet analyst estimate. Fiscal Q1 net sales were $3.36 billion, up from $3.12 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $3.35 billion. Chewy shares were down 0.7%.Price: $33.64, Change: $-7.00, Percent Change: -17.22%
Amazon.com (AMZN) has entered into a $17.5 billion senior unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility with a group of lenders, the company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday.The facility will be available through Sept. 30, unless fully drawn before then, and any loans borrowed will mature three years after the borrowing date, according to the filing.Amazon said proceeds from the facility will be used for general corporate purposes.Price: $239.71, Change: $-4.48, Percent Change: -1.83%
NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) plans to launch its Full View of Beauty Channel in Q4, a unified data platform that tracks beauty product sales across major retail channels.The system will combine NIQ's measurement across grocery, drug, and mass retail with data from Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Sephora, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) and other specialty and department store retailers.Ahead of the launch, NIQ will introduce Amazon.com (AMZN) third-party marketplace measurement in Q3, initially covering health and beauty care categories. Key metrics will include volume, share, price, and promotional activity, NIQ said Tuesday in a statement.NIQ said it plans to expand Amazon third-party measurement into additional categories beyond beauty over time.
US equity indexes traded mixed but were off session lows amid a semiconductor-led decline in technology shares on Tuesday.The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1% to 25,678.82, with the S&P 500 down 0.3% to 7,386.65. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2% to 50,872.11, after trading lower earlier in the day.Real estate, materials, and health care sectors led the gainers.Technology and energy were the only decliners, down 1.8% and 1.6%, respectively. Marvell Technology (MRVL), Arm (ARM), and Qualcomm (QCOM) declined by at least 5.7% each, the worst-performing three stocks among companies with market capitalizations exceeding $200 billion, according to data compiled by Finviz.SpaceX (SPCX), which is likely to go public on June 12, Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic, and Microsoft-backed (MSFT) OpenAI's upcoming public offerings may drag down broader stock markets, Research Affiliates founder Rob Arnott told Bloomberg News on Friday. Index funds will have to trim their current positions to make room for new entrants.The consumer price index for May is due on Wednesday.The strength in the CPI will largely come from energy, with gasoline up roughly 8% on the month, alongside idiosyncratic pressures, Jefferies said in a note Friday. "Overall, the firm print looks somewhat skewed by energy and one-offs, but still keeps the inflation backdrop sticky in the near term."In precious metals, gold futures dropped 1.8% to $4,283.6, and silver futures slumped 4.6% to $65.44.In energy markets, West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures fell 3.1% to $88.50, and Brent crude futures slid 2.7% to $91.72.A deal to end the war in the Middle East could be reached in "two to three days," with the Strait of Hormuz reopening "immediately" after the agreement is signed, President Donald Trump was cited as saying in a CNBC news report late Monday. The two countries are nearing a pact "that will not in any way allow nuclear weapons," Trump reportedly said."Oil gave back most of Monday's gains after Israel and Iran halted hostilities that had threatened to derail already fragile efforts to secure a broader peace agreement in the Middle East," Saxo Bank wrote in a note. "US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, maintained his typically optimistic tone, saying negotiations are in the 'final throes' of what he expects will be a successful deal."Most US Treasury yields fell, with the 10-year down 3.2 basis points to 4.52%. The two-year rate fell 3.8 basis points to 4.12%.Further in economic news, US existing home sales increased to the highest level since December in May, the National Association of Realtors said. Sales rose 3.2% sequentially to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.17 million units last month.The goods and services deficit narrowed $700 million to $55.9 billion in April from March on a seasonally adjusted basis, the US Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis said. The consensus was for a $56.1 billion shortfall in a Bloomberg survey."Soaring oil exports are helping to narrow the US trade gap, with tariffs playing a more minor role in slowing imports," Sal Guatieri, BMO Capital Markets senior economist, said in a note. The export gain was driven by "surging crude sales" while computer hardware and microchips continued to fuel import growth, he said.
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