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In the first quarter, the AI-powered voice solutions provider continued to post strong revenue growth, but its sizable losses also continued. SoundHound AI (SOUN -8.16%) stock declined 7.8% on Friday following the conversational artificial intelligence (AI) technology provider's release of its first-quarter 2025 report on the prior afternoon. The drop is largely attributable to the quarter's revenue falling short of Wall Street's expectations. The bottom-line result was in line with the analyst consensus estimate. Image source: SoundHound AI. SoundHound AI's key numbers Metric Q1 2024 Q1 2025 Change Revenue $11.6...

Palantir (PLTR -1.49%) delivered another blowout earnings report on Monday. The company posted its seventh consecutive quarter of revenue growth in the first quarter of 2025 as revenue grew 39% to $883.9 million, which easily beat the consensus at $862.1 million. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) operating income more than doubled to $176 million, giving the company an operating margin of 20%. On an adjusted basis, earnings per share increased from $0.08 to $0.13, which matched estimates. Palantir also raised its guidance for the year, calling for 36% growth for...

US Stock Market Highlights: The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on Friday (May 9) as investors looked ahead to key trade talks between U.S. and Chinese officials scheduled for the weekend. The Dow shed 119.07 points, or 0.29%, to close at 41,249.38. The S&P 500 edged down 0.07% to end at 5,659.91, while the Nasdaq Composite was nearly flat, finishing at 17,928.92.US Stock Market Highlights: The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on Friday (May 9) as investors looked ahead to key trade talks between U.S. and Chinese officials scheduled for...

Stocks rose at the open on Wall Street on Friday after President Trump suggested cutting US tariffs on Chinese imports. His comment fueled further optimism that the trade war is easing ahead of talks between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's team and Chinese officials in Switzerland this weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) edged up 0.2%. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.4%, while the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) gained about 0.5%. In a social media post on Friday morning, Trump suggested an 80% tariff rate for Chinese imports. Markets are attempting...

May 9, 2025 11:20 PM ISTUS Stock Market LIVE: Citigroup, Barclays see ‘mountain of money’ for risky debtTop bankers from Citigroup Inc. and Barclays Plc who are underwriting new deals see investors ready to jump on risky debt, despite expectations of an economic slowdown.   “There’s a lot of liquidity in the bond market,” Citigroup’s head of debt capital markets, Richard Zogheb, said in a Bloomberg Television interview Friday. “You’ve got north of a $1 trillion in private credit, and well north, multiple trillions in fixed-income markets, the regular way...

President Donald Trump’s strong support to drill for more oil–among other factors– turned a veteran credit strategist optimistic on energy in January. He bailed on the call on Friday.Michael Anderson, head of U.S. credit strategy at Citigroup, wrote he’s “throwing in the towel” on a call to invest more in energy within high-yield, in a note on Friday. High yield bonds are a category of debt with high risk and high returns.The decision comes after oil prices slid to lows of $57 on Monday as the Organization of the Petroleum...

CHONGQING, CHINA - MAY 04: In this photo illustration, the logo of Celsius Holdings, Inc. is ... More displayed on a smartphone screen, with the company's stock market performance and candlestick chart visible in the background, on May 4, 2025, in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)Getty Images Question: Why would you pay 7 times revenues for Coca-Cola stock (NYSE: KO) when you could acquire Celsius Holdings stock for 6 times sales? You wouldn’t, particularly when considering three straightforward facts: Growth: Celsius’s revenue is increasing at a much...

US stock futures trod water on Friday as Wall Street digested the latest signs President Trump's trade war could be entering a more conciliatory phase as the US heads into talks with China. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) slipped roughly 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures (ES=F) traded broadly flat. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) tipped 0.1% higher. Markets are focused on the US-China trade talks in Geneva this weekend, following a rally in stocks on Thursday as Trump unveiled a US-UK trade deal. His administration is weighing...

Has the excitement surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) stocks cooled off? Many top AI stocks are down this year, including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD 1.31%), better known as just AMD, and Nvidia (NVDA 0.28%). They have both declined around 15% thus far in 2025, which is worse than S&P 500's more modest drop of 4%. There's still massive potential for AI to revolutionize businesses and entire industries, but investors have been starting to scale back their positions in AI. If, however, you're looking at the long haul, then now can be...

US Stock Market Highlights: Stocks climbed on Thursday (May 8) after President Donald Trump announced a trade deal framework with the United Kingdom — the first major agreement since the US imposed widespread tariffs earlier this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 254.48 points, or 0.62%, to close at 41,368.45. The S&P 500 added 0.58% to finish at 5,663.94, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.07% to end the session at 17,928.14.US Stock Market Highlights: Stocks climbed on Thursday (May 8) after President Donald Trump announced a trade deal framework...