Walmart is bringing drone deliveries to three more states.On Thursday, the big-box retailer said it plans to launch the speedier delivery option at 100 stores in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa within the coming year. With the expansion, Walmart’s drone deliveries will be available in a total of five states: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas.Customers will request a delivery through the app of Wing, the operator who flies the drones through a deal with Walmart. The drone operator will have an up to a six-mile range from stores.Drone deliveries are one of the buzziest examples of Walmart’s…
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Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington, on May 19, 2025.Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty ImagesOn a down day for the market, Microsoft reached a record high for the first time in 11 months. Shares of the software giant rose 0.8% to close at $467.68. Microsoft has once again reclaimed the title of world’s largest company by market cap, with a valuation of $3.48 trillion. Nvidia has a market cap of $3.42 trillion, and Apple is valued at $3 trillion.Microsoft last recorded a record close in July 2024.…
A “We’re Hiring” sign at a NC Department of Adult Correction booth at a job and resource fair hosted by the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with NCWorks in Fletcher, North Carolina, US, on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThere seems little doubt now that hiring slowed considerably in May as companies and consumers braced for higher tariffs and elevated economic uncertainty. The main question is by how much.A small dip from the recent trend likely wouldn’t be viewed as worrisome. But anything beyond that could set off a fresh round of fears about…
A sign is posted in front of a Broadcom office in San Jose, California, on Dec. 12, 2024.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesBroadcom reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations, and the chipmaker provided robust guidance for the current period.Here’s how the chipmaker did versus LSEG consensus estimates:Earnings per share: $1.58 adjusted versus $1.56 expectedRevenue: $15 billion versus $14.99 billion expectedBroadcom said it expects about $15.8 billion in third-quarter revenue, versus $15.70 billion expected by Wall Street analysts. Revenue in the latest quarter rose 20% on an annual basis.The company said net income increased to $4.97 billion, or $1.03…
Dollar Tree’s steady growth could underpin a breakout for the stock, according to JPMorgan. The firm upgraded stock in the discount retailer to overweight from neutral on Thursday and raised its price target to $111 per share from $72. JPMorgan’s new forecast implies about 25% upside from Wednesday’s close. DLTR YTD mountain Dollar Tree stock in 2025. Analyst Matthew Boss pointed to the company’s strong first-quarter results as emblematic of future strength, highlighting its same-store sales and traffic increases. “Multi-year, we see DLTR returning to a double-digit EPS ‘compounder’ with top- and bottom-line drivers in place at the core DT…
People walk past a Lululemon department store in New York City on June 5, 2024.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesLululemon beat Wall Street expectations for fiscal first-quarter earnings Thursday, but cut its full-year earnings guidance, citing a “dynamic macroenvironment.”As the company navigates tariffs and fears about a slowing U.S. economy, CEO Calvin McDonald said in a news release that “we intend to leverage our strong financial position and competitive advantages to play offense, while we continue to invest in the growth opportunities in front of us.”Shares of the apparel company plunged about 20% in extended trading.Here’s how the company did…
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are seen ahead of a launch at Launch Complex 39A at the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesElon Musk on Thursday said that his company SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft “immediately” because of threats by President Donald Trump to cancel government contracts with Musk’s businesses.Musk’s announcement, on his social media site X, came amid an escalating war of words with Trump that began after the Tesla CEO criticized the major tax bill being pushed by the Republican president.”In light of…
Investors looking for both a bargain and income can find them in small-cap stocks, but they should be selective, according to Bank of America. Dividends are more prevalent than buybacks in the cohort, with some 40% of the Russell 2000 paying a dividend today, the firm said in a note Tuesday. While small caps face greater risk from tariffs and macro uncertainty, as well as from higher rates, they remain cheap compared with large-cap stocks, equity and quant strategist Jill Carey Hall wrote. The Russell 2000 was the first to enter bear market territory after President Donald Trump ‘s sweeping…
In this photo illustration, banknotes of the Euro, Japanese Yen, Chinese Yuan and U.S. dollar bill are placed under one-ounce silver bullion coins arranged in Katwijk, Netherlands, on Feb. 20, 2021.Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe price of silver moved sharply higher Thursday morning and hit its highest level in more than a decade.Silver futures rose as high as $36.27 per troy ounce on Thursday, notching the highest price for the metal since early 2012. Silver futures were last up more than 3% on the day at $35.82 per troy ounce.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconSilver futures were…
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk (R) speak before departing the White House on his way to his South Florida home in Mar-a-Lago in Florida on March 14, 2025.Roberto Schmidt | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Thursday called Tesla CEO Elon Musk “CRAZY” and threatened to cut his companies’ government contracts as the two men feuded over a major tax bill.”Go ahead, make my day,” Musk promptly responded.In addition to leading the electric-vehicle maker Tesla, Musk’s businesses include the space exploration and satellite-communication company SpaceX, artificial-intelligence company xAI, tunnel-digger The Boring Company, tech company Neuralink and the social…
