Reddit Pops 14% on Higher AI Data-Licensing Fee Talk
Reddit surged 13.93% Tuesday as investors bid up shares on reports of higher AI data-licensing fees, spotlighting a maturing content-for-training market.
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Meta Pops 10% on Cloud Push; CoreWeave, Nebius Sink 13%
Meta jumped nearly 10% on July 1 after reports it will sell excess AI compute to enterprises, sending CoreWeave and Nebius down 13% on hyperscaler-lite fears.
Circle Sinks 18% as Visa, Stripe Back Rival OUSD Stablecoin
Circle (CRCL) closed down 17.55% at $62.63 June 30 after Visa, Stripe, BlackRock, Coinbase and 140+ firms launched rival stablecoin Open USD.
FDA Clears 20 Zyn Variants for Reduced-Risk Claims
FDA issued modified risk tobacco product orders for 20 Zyn nicotine pouch variants, the first MRTP authorization for the category and Philip Morris’s biggest smoke-free regulatory win since IQOS in 2020.
Qualcomm Eyes $40B by 2029 as Meta Picks Dragonfly CPU
Qualcomm nearly doubled its FY2029 non-handset revenue target to $40B and named Meta as its first data center CPU customer. QCOM popped, then settled +5%.
Merck KGaA Buys Bio-Techne for $11.3B; TECH Pops 20%
Merck KGaA acquires Bio-Techne for $11.3B in cash at $73/share, a 24% premium. TECH jumped 20% to $70.70 and the arb spread of 3.2% signals a tight deal.
SanDisk Pops 21% as Micron’s Record Print Drives AI Memory
SanDisk surged 21% intraday after Micron’s record Q3 print, then gave back gains as profit-takers crowded the AI memory trade.
Apple Hikes Mac and iPad Prices; Micron Soars 14% on Beat
Apple fell 5% after raising Mac and iPad prices on memory costs. Micron jumped 14% to $1,195 on Q3 FY26 beat — same AI memory squeeze, both sides.
OpenAI’s Jalapeño Chip Lifts Broadcom, Tests Nvidia’s AI Grip
OpenAI’s first custom inference chip Jalapeño, co-designed with Broadcom, lifted AVGO 3.4% June 24 and revives the hyperscaler ASIC challenge to Nvidia.
Paychex Beats Q4, but FY27 Guide Cools PAYX Rally
Paychex Q4 EPS jumps 43% and FY26 revenue climbs 17%, but a 5–6% FY27 outlook drags PAYX 1.5% on the day.