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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Cerebras, Microsoft, ServiceNow, Papa John's & more

Cnbc · · 574 words · By Christina Cheddar Berk; Davis Giangiulio
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“Microsoft — Shares rose nearly 4% after Pershing Square's Bill Ackman said he has been accumulating stock in the software company since its the stock fell in the wake of its second-quarter earnings report.”
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Multiple independent web sources (Fortune, Tech Sparkle, and another news snippet) confirm that Bill Ackman's Pershing Square accumulated Microsoft stock following a post-earnings dip.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Giving Pledge is a charitable campaign, founded by Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett, to encourage wealthy people to contribute a majority (i.e. more than 50%) of their wealth t…
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“The hedge fund manger disclosed the investment, but not its size, in a lengthy post on Friday ahead of his company's quarterly 13F filing.”
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Fortune and another news source confirm Ackman disclosed the investment via a lengthy post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday prior to the 13F filing, and Fortune specifically notes he did not disclose the size.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Game Boy portable system has a library of games, which were released in plastic ROM cartridges. The Game Boy first launched in Japan on April 21, 1989, with Super Mario Land, Alleyway, Baseball, a…
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“ServiceNow — The AI platform's stock rose nearly 5% after it struck a multiyear partnership with Experian.”
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web search NEUTRAL — ServiceNow, Inc. is an American software company that supplies a cloud computing platform for the creation and management of automated business workflows. The company was founded in Santa Clara, Calif…
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web search NEUTRAL — Implement and optimize ServiceNow with expert help from ServiceNow and our partners. Our latest release gives you the ability to scale AI safely, responsibly, and with your teams in control. Take work…
https://www.servicenow.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 15, 2024 · ServiceNow is a software company that provides a cloud -based, AI-driven platform for automating multiple management workflows in enterprises. The company specializes in IT service mana…
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“The companies plan to work together on developing autonomous AI agents.”
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Two independent sources (a news snippet and FinTech Magazine) explicitly confirm the multi-year partnership between ServiceNow and Experian to develop autonomous/agentic AI agents.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Data as a service (DaaS) is a cloud-based software tool used for working with data, such as managing data in a data warehouse or analyzing data with business intelligence. It is enabled by software as…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Microsoft 365 (previously called Office 365) is a product family of productivity software, collaboration and cloud-based services owned by Microsoft. It encompasses online services such as Outlook.com…
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“Ford — Shares fell about 7% after the automaker's stock popped more than 20% in recent sessions”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ford commonly refers to: Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford, sometimes abbreviated as FoMoCo) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. He assumed the presidency after the resi…
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“RBC analysts estimated the unit could eventually be worth $1 billion to $5 billion.”
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One source (Sherwood News) mentions Morgan Stanley analysts estimating Ford Energy could be worth $10 billion, but there is no mention of RBC analysts estimating $1 billion to $5 billion.
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web search NEUTRAL — In a Tuesday evening note, Morgan Stanley analysts said Ford Energy could be worth $10 billion.Full-year revenue between $1.422 billion and $1.428 billion (up from previous guidance of $1.37 billion).
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web search NEUTRAL — Tesla has a new battery cell supplier. Although the automaker is vertically integrated to a degree not seen in the automotive industry for decades, when it comes to battery cells it’s mostly dependent…
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“Applied Materials — The semiconductor equipment supplier fell about 2% despite reporting fiscal second-quarter results that beat expectations on the top and bottom lines.”
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Two sources confirm the trend: one mentions shares were up 8% initially but another specifically reports that Applied Materials fell in after-hours trading despite beating expectations for revenue and profit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Applied Materials ($AMAT) reported another strong quarter, beating Wall Street expectations on both revenue and earnings as AI-driven semiconductor demand continued powering growth. Shares are up 8% o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Applied Materials (AMAT-1.74%. ) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW-0.98%. ) both fell in after-hours trading in New York on Thursday despite beating expectations for revenue and profit as their guidance fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — For the second quarter ended April 26, Applied reported revenue of $7.91 billion, beating analysts' average estimate of $7.65 billion. Applied's quarterly adjusted profit of $2.86 per share also beat …
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“Applied Materials earned $2.86 per share, excluding items, on revenue of $7.91 billion.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ACS Applied Energy Materials is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 2018 by the American Chemical Society. It covers aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 2009 by the American Chemical Society. Originally published monthly, the journal became biweekly in 201…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Applied Materials, Inc. is an American corporation that supplies equipment, services and software for the manufacture of semiconductor (integrated circuit) chips for electronics, flat panel displays f…
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“Analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected per-share earnings of $2.66 on revenue of $7.65 billion.”
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The claim is directly confirmed by a cross-reference to CNBC, stating LSEG analysts expected $2.66 per share and $7.65 billion in revenue.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected per-share earnings of $2.66 on revenues of $7.65 billion.
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“the iShares Semiconductor ETF was on pace to break a six-week win streak.”
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“Marvell Technology fell 3%, while Intel tumbled nearly 7%. ASML and Arm were down about 5% and 8%, respectively. Advanced Micro Devices shed 4%.”
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“Cerebras Systems — The chipmaker fell 5% after surging 68% Thursday in its Nasdaq debut.”
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“Starbucks — Shares were up less than 1% after announcing plans to lay off about 300 U.S. corporate employees in its third round of cuts since CEO Brian Niccol took over the company.”
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“Figma — Shares surged nearly 9% after the collaborative interface design tool posted first quarter earnings of 10 cents per share, on an adjusted basis, on revenues of $333 million.”
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“Analysts polled by LSEG had expected per-share earnings of 6 cents on revenues of $313 million.”
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“Magnum Ice Cream — The ice cream and frozen desert manufacturer jumped more than 17% after Reuters reported Blackstone and CD & R are some of the firms considering a bid for the company.”
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“DexCom — Shares of the diabetes management company jumped almost 8% after DexCom said it's agreed with Elliott Investment Management to identify two new independent directors to join the board.”
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“Papa John's International — The stock jumped more than 4% after Reuters reported the company's largest franchisee is looking to buy the company.”
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“Irth Capital is working with the franchisee, who owns 10% of the company's domestic establishments, to take the company private.”
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“Gemini Space Station – The Winklevoss-owned crypto exchange surged 10% after reporting a $100 million strategic investment from Winklevoss Capital Fund.”
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“The company also topped revenue expectations for the first quarter and posted a narrower-than-expected loss than analysts anticipated, according to FactSet.”
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“Freeport McMoRan — The miner fell almost 5% as metals sold off across the board in Friday trading.”
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“Precious metals gold and silver fell around 3% and 9%, respectively. Industrial metal copper tumbled nearly 5%.”
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