Swarmer Posts Downbeat Q2 Results, Joins TSS, ARS Pharmaceuticals, Globant And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Friday’s Pre-Market Session

Mizuho Maintains Outperform on Applied Materials, Lowers Price Target to $590

Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh maintains Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) with a Outperform and lowers the price target from $650 to $590.

Applied Materials Sees Years Of AI-Fueled Growth Ahead

Applied Materials positions for strong growth as AI drives 80% of chip equipment demand. JPMorgan reiterates an Overweight rating.

A 10-Year Treasury Bond Now Pays More Than 118 Of America's Biggest Companies

Only 3.85% of S&P 500 stocks now yield more than the 10-year Treasury, the lowest since May 2007. Benzinga found 118 mega-caps that pay less.

Shares of semiconductor companies are trading lower amid concerns that OpenAI's Q2 earnings may weigh on AI growth. Today's Fed minutes revealed that many participants assessed that higher rates would likely be necessary if inflation did not fall.

Okeanis Eco Tankers Q2 Adj. EPS $5.90 Beats $4.41 Estimate, Sales $318.900M Beat $259.064M Estimate

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) reported quarterly earnings of $5.90 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.41 by 33.79 percent. This is a 610.84 percent increase over earnings of $0.83 per share from

Shares of crypto-linked stocks are trading higher as Bitcoin's price rises above $80,000 as the digital token extends its rally.