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Earnings season has come and gone, and many prominent companies surprised analysts with impressive Q1 earnings strength. Despite unpredictable tariffs, a weakening dollar, and ISM survey comments that suggest Armageddon is imminent, the S&P 500 continues to chug along toward its February all-time high.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 6, 2025 / If you suffered a loss on your Strategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR) investment and want to learn about a potential recovery under the federal securities laws, follow the link below for more information: https://zlk.com/pslra-1/strategy-incorporated-lawsuit-submission-form?prid=151899&wire=1&utm_campaign=22 or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 6, 2025 / If you suffered a loss on your Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSSC) investment and want to learn about a potential recovery under the federal securities laws, follow the link below for more information: https://zlk.com/pslra-1/napco-security-technologies-inc-lawsuit-submission-form-2?prid=151878&wire=1&utm_campaign=7 or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 6, 2025 / If you suffered a loss on your NET Power, Inc. (NYSE:NPWR) investment and want to learn about a potential recovery under the federal securities laws, follow the link below for more information: https://zlk.com/pslra-1/net-power-inc-lawsuit-submission-form?prid=151879&wire=1&utm_campaign=19 or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq.

Planet Labs delivered a strong Q1, beating on both EPS and revenue, and achieved positive operating cash flow for the first time. Growth is driven by defense and intelligence contracts, with new deals in civil government and promising AI partnerships with Google and Anthropic. Despite a positive quarter, higher Q2 CapEx and margin variability mean that break-even profitability is still neither consistent nor guaranteed.

TMV offers a high-risk, high-reward way to speculate on rising long-term Treasury yields, but is only suitable for short-term, event-driven trades. Concerns about the USD's reserve currency status, driven by isolationism policy, could pressure long-duration Treasuries. Leveraged ETFs like TMV suffer from value erosion and compounding risk, making them unsuitable for buy-and-hold investors or those unfamiliar with their mechanics.

Uncertainty remains high and concerns about economic strength remain very real. But calls for a look at quality growth are getting louder as we approach the second half of the year.

The Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 2x ETF offers 2x daily exposure to MSFT, ideal for short-term trades around catalysts like earnings or product launches. We are bullish on MSFT due to its dominant AI positioning with OpenAI, massive AI investments, and the upcoming Windows 11 upgrade cycle. Leveraged ETFs like MSFU carry significant risks, especially with loss recoupment and volatility over multiple days—returns may diverge from 2x MSFT.

Note: Ollie's FY 2024 ended Feb 2025.

Barings BDC's dividend appears safe for the near-term, but declining financials and economic uncertainty warrant caution for income investors. Recent earnings showed net investment income fell below dividend coverage, with credit quality and leverage metrics also weakening. Despite attractive discount to NAV and defensive portfolio moves, I recommend waiting for financial and NAV stability before buying.

KLAC reverses early weakness at the time of Alert from TradePulse

It's been a rough first year for Apple Intelligence, while OpenAI, Meta and Google have made progress with their respective AI hardware strategies. "You may not need an iPhone 10 years from now," said Apple services chief Eddy Cue in court last month, adding that AI was a "huge technological shift.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 6, 2025 / Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC, a nationally recognized law firm, notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. ("West" or "the Company") (NYSE:WST) and certain of its officers. Class Definition This lawsuit seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired West securities between February 16, 2023 and February 12, 2025, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period").

SAN FRANCISCO, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRIX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of targeted protein degradation medicines, today announced that the company will host a webcast conference call at 8:00 a.m., ET, on Thursday, June 12, 2025, to discuss new data from the ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial of bexobrutideg (NX-5948) that will be presented at the European Hematology Association Congress in Milan, Italy.

Nokia CorporationStock Exchange Release6 June 2025 at 14:00 EEST Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares Espoo, Finland – A total of 129 878 Nokia shares (NOKIA) held by the company were transferred today without consideration to participants of Nokia's equity-based incentive plans in accordance with the rules of the plans. The transfer is based on the resolution of the Board of Directors to issue shares held by the company to settle its commitments to participants of the plans as announced on 22 November 2024. The number of own shares held by Nokia Corporation following the transfer is 65 699 046.

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) has today announced that on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. EDT, its CFO, Claire McDonough, will participate in a fireside chat at the Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Conference. A live webcast of the chat will be available here, and a recording of the session will be available on the same link following the event. About Rivian: Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) is an American automotive manufacturer that develops and builds category-defining.

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sandisk Corporation (Nasdaq: SNDK) (the “Company” or “Sandisk”) announced today the pricing of a secondary public offering (the “Offering”) of 18,534,581 shares of its common stock (the “SNDK Shares”) currently owned by Western Digital Corporation, the Company's former parent (“WDC”). The size of the offering reflects an increase from the 17,000,000 shares of common stock originally proposed to be sold. The SNDK Shares will be offered at a public offering pric.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 6, 2025 / Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC, a nationally recognized law firm, notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. ("NAPCO" or "the Company") (NASDAQ:NSSC) and certain of its officers. Class Definition This lawsuit seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired NAPCO securities between February 5, 2024 and February 3, 2025, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period").

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 6, 2025 / Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC, a nationally recognized law firm, notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. ("Treace Medical" or "the Company") (NASDAQ:TMCI) and certain of its officers. Class Definition This lawsuit seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Treace Medical securities between May 8, 2023 and May 7, 2024, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period").