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Super Micro's stock surged 19% in extended trading after the AI server maker issued stronger-than-expected quarterly guidance, despite missing revenue estimates. The company reported fiscal third-quarter revenue of $10.24 billion, up 123% year-over-year, though below the $12.33 billion expected, while projecting fourth-quarter earnings above analyst forecasts.

• Revenue grew 123% year-over-year to $10.24 billion for the quarter ending March 31, though it missed Wall Street expectations of $12.33 billion
• The company severed ties with co-founder Wally Liaw in March following a federal indictment alleging illegal diversion of billions of dollars in AI servers to China, with CEO stating Super Micro 'has been a victim' of the schemes
• Super Micro is expanding manufacturing capacity with a fourth Bay Area facility exceeding 714,000 square feet to meet AI demand, positioning itself as a key supplier of servers using Nvidia GPUs

Anthropic has committed to spending $200 billion with Google Cloud over a five-year period as part of a recent agreement between the two companies. The deal, reported by The Information, represents a massive cloud infrastructure and chip purchase commitment from the AI company.

• $200 billion commitment over five years represents one of the largest cloud service agreements in the industry
• The agreement covers both Google Cloud services and chips, supporting Anthropic's AI development infrastructure needs
• Deal strengthens the partnership between Google-backed Anthropic and Google Cloud amid intense competition in the AI sector

EOG Resources exceeded first-quarter profit estimates on May 5, driven by increased oil production and higher natural gas prices. The Houston-based shale producer reported adjusted earnings of $3.41 per share despite slightly lower realized oil prices year-over-year. Record U.S. oil production helped offset the impact of weaker oil pricing.

• Daily production rose significantly to 1.38 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, up from 1.09 MMBoed in the prior-year quarter
• Average realized oil price was $72.47 per barrel, down slightly from $72.87 a year earlier
• Natural gas prices improved to $3.76 per thousand cubic feet, compared to $3.41 per Mcf in the year-ago period

Occidental Petroleum exceeded Wall Street's first-quarter profit expectations, reporting adjusted earnings of $1.06 per share. The Houston-based U.S. shale producer announced its results on May 5, demonstrating stronger-than-anticipated financial performance in the energy sector.

• The company posted adjusted profit of $1.06 per share for Q1, beating analyst estimates
• Occidental is a major U.S. shale producer based in Houston, Texas
• The earnings beat reflects positive performance in the oil and gas production segment

Advanced Micro Devices forecast second-quarter revenue of $11.2 billion, exceeding Wall Street's $10.52 billion estimate, driven by strong demand for AI data-center chips from cloud providers. The company is capitalizing on growing CPU demand for AI inference workloads and recently secured a deal to supply chips to Meta Platforms over five years.

• AMD's stock has significantly outperformed Nvidia's 6% gain and the Philadelphia semiconductor index's 48% rise as of the report date
• The company is benefiting from the shift to AI inference (model deployment) using CPUs, positioning itself as a challenger to Nvidia's dominance
• AMD faces competitive pressure from Intel's ramped-up in-house chip production and supply constraints due to tight capacity at manufacturing partner TSMC, while a global memory chip shortage threatens consumer electronics demand

Logitech International reported fourth-quarter sales of $1.09 billion, up 7% year-over-year and beating analyst estimates of $1.08 billion. Strong performance was driven by gaming accessories (up 12%) and video collaboration devices (up 13%), with operating income rising 25% to $167 million. The results benefited from a 10% U.S. price increase implemented to offset tariff impacts.

• Non-GAAP operating income rose 25% to $167 million, exceeding the $164 million analyst estimate, boosted by higher profit margins from last year's 10% U.S. price increase to counter Trump tariffs
• Gaming product sales grew 12% while video collaboration devices increased 13%, supported by AI-enabled features like noise cancellation and automatic frame/lighting adjustments
• For Q1 fiscal 2027, Logitech forecasts 4-6% sales growth to $1.19-$1.22 billion and non-GAAP operating income of $195-$215 million

Volkswagen has become Rivian's largest shareholder, surpassing Amazon, with its stake growing from 8.6% to 15.9% over less than two years. This shift is tied to a joint venture between VW and Rivian focused on electrical architecture and software development, with VW committing $5.8 billion in total investment unlocked through milestone achievements. Amazon now holds 12.28% of Rivian, dropping to second place.

• VW now owns 209.7 million shares (15.9% stake) after investing over $2 billion so far, with the remaining $3.8 billion contingent on Rivian meeting joint venture milestones including winter testing completion of a small four-door hatchback.
• Amazon, an early investor that poured $700 million into Rivian pre-IPO and ordered 100,000 electric delivery vans, has been displaced as the top shareholder despite maintaining significant ownership.
• Rivian began delivering its R2 mid-sized SUV in recent weeks and spent $1.7 billion on R&D in 2025, pushing its profitability target beyond 2027 due to heavy investment in autonomy technology excluded from the VW joint venture.

Nike is facing mounting pressure 18 months into CEO Elliott Hill's tenure, with short interest more than doubling to 4.67% of outstanding shares. The company struggles with excess inventory, falling operating margins below 6%, and losing market share to competitors like Adidas, On, and Deckers. Nike's stock has fallen to its lowest level since 2014 at $43.09.

• Adidas runner shattered the two-hour marathon barrier with new shoes, highlighting Nike's innovation lag in a category it once dominated
• Despite Hill's strategy focusing on core sports, 37% of Nike products remained on sale as of February with deeper markdowns pressuring margins, while inventory as a percentage of revenue remains elevated
• Investors remain supportive but increasingly restless, warning that progress in categories like running and soccer must extend to other segments in 2026 or patience will wear thin

Spirit Airlines has begun the monthslong process of dismantling operations after shutting down on Saturday in the biggest U.S. airline collapse in a generation. The budget carrier's failure stranded tens of thousands of customers and resulted in approximately 17,000 job losses. The airline filed a wind-down budget of roughly $217 million through February 2028.

• Spirit operated 172 Airbus aircraft (59 A320s and 37 A321s in service, with 76 in storage), with over three-quarters of the fleet leased
• A spike in fuel costs following U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran in February added $100 million in incremental costs during March and April, contributing to the shutdown decision
• A potential $500 million government bailout that would have given the government up to 90% ownership fell apart last week, leading to the 3 a.m. Saturday shutdown

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against The New York Times on May 5, alleging the newspaper discriminated against a white male employee by denying him a promotion to a senior editorship. The EEOC claims the Times selected a less-qualified candidate to fulfill diversity goals, representing a significant legal challenge to corporate diversity initiatives.

• The lawsuit alleges the Times passed over a white man for promotion in favor of a less-qualified candidate specifically to meet diversity objectives
• The EEOC, the federal agency responsible for enforcing workplace discrimination laws, is bringing the action against one of the nation's most prominent media organizations
• The case could have broader implications for how companies implement and justify diversity hiring and promotion practices

Apple will allow users to choose from third-party AI models for text and image generation and editing tasks in iOS 27, according to a Bloomberg News report. This marks a significant shift in Apple's approach to AI integration, moving away from a single proprietary model toward user choice and flexibility.

• The feature will enable selection among multiple AI providers rather than forcing users into a single Apple-controlled AI system
• Functionality will cover key use cases including text generation, text editing, and image creation and editing
• The change represents Apple's strategy to offer flexibility in its AI ecosystem as competition intensifies among tech giants

Airbus plans to announce an order for approximately 150 A220 jets from Malaysia-based AirAsia on Wednesday, providing a significant boost to the planemaker's smallest jetliner program. The deal comes as Airbus works to increase A220 production to achieve profitability on the program it acquired from Bombardier in 2018, while AirAsia expands its fleet amid regional growth and fuel price challenges.

• The A220 order provides momentum after the program recently lost ground to Embraer's E2, which won the Finnair campaign and outsold the A220 last year
• Airbus aims to ramp up A220 production to 12 jets per month in 2026 (down from a previous 14-jet target) to reach break-even on the money-losing program
• AirAsia, already one of Airbus's largest customers with 350+ A320-family jets on order, is expanding with smaller aircraft to serve new destinations while managing high fuel costs from Middle East conflicts

Iran has reduced oil production by approximately 400,000 barrels per day due to a U.S. naval blockade that has severely limited its export capacity, according to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Iranian storage facilities are filling up as exports have dropped over 80% compared to March levels, when Iran exported 23.4 million barrels. The U.S. aims to use this pressure to end Iran's nuclear program and restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

• Iranian oil exports from the Gulf of Oman fell over 80% between April 13-25 compared to March, when Iran exported 23.4 million barrels
• Iran is expected to further reduce production as storage capacity runs out, with crude being stranded on tankers due to the naval blockade
• The U.S. is using the oil export restrictions as leverage to force Iran to end its nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Alphabet is approaching Nvidia to become the world's most valuable company, with market caps of $4.67 trillion and $4.79 trillion respectively. The shift is driven by Alphabet's booming cloud business, which grew 63% in Q1, and its emergence as both an AI services provider and a chip rival to Nvidia. This would mark Alphabet's first time at the top spot in over a decade, last holding it briefly in 2016.

• Google Cloud revenue surged 63% in Q1 2025, the highest growth rate since the segment was broken out in 2020, significantly exceeding analyst expectations and outpacing Amazon and Microsoft
• Alphabet's CEO announced the company has started selling custom AI chips directly to customers like Anthropic, positioning it as a direct competitor to Nvidia's semiconductor business
• The stock trades at 29 times forward earnings, above its five-year average of 22 and the S&P 500's 21, with Alphabet's market cap now exceeding the combined value of Germany and Switzerland's main stock markets

Intel's stock surged 14% to a record high following reports that Apple is in talks with the chipmaker to produce main processors for its devices in the U.S. The rally caps Intel's best month ever, with shares up 114% in April, driven by AI-fueled demand for CPUs and major partnership announcements. Intel is now up over 330% since the U.S. government invested $8.9 billion in August.

• Apple is reportedly in talks with Intel and Samsung to manufacture its main processors domestically, potentially ending its long-time reliance on Taiwan-based chip suppliers
• Intel posted its best month in 55 years on Nasdaq with a 114% gain in April, pushing market cap past $470 billion, fueled by expanded partnerships with Amazon and plans to join TSMC's AI alliance
• The chipmaker repurchased its Ireland fabrication facility for $14.2 billion and has benefited from renewed demand for CPUs as the 'indispensable foundation of the AI era'

U.S. job openings fell by 56,000 to 6.866 million in March, but hiring surged by 655,000 to 5.554 million, indicating the labor market is recovering from last year's struggles. The data suggests labor market stability is supporting Federal Reserve expectations to keep interest rates unchanged in 2025, despite rising inflation concerns and geopolitical risks from the U.S.-Israeli conflict.

• Job openings dropped to 6.866 million with the openings rate declining from 4.2% to 4.1%, while the hires rate jumped from 3.1% to 3.5%
• Layoffs increased by 153,000 to 1.867 million, with the layoff rate rising from 1.1% to 1.2%
• Economists cite downside risks from the U.S.-Israeli conflict disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and boosting commodity prices, though current labor stability supports the Fed maintaining its benchmark rate at 3.50%-3.75%

Nissan Motor is planning to cut approximately 10% of its European workforce and consolidate two production lines at its Sunderland, UK plant as part of a broader global restructuring effort. The Financial Times reported these cuts, though Reuters could not immediately verify the details. The move reflects ongoing challenges facing the Japanese automaker as it works to streamline operations.

• The workforce reduction will affect around 10% of Nissan's European employees as the company pursues global restructuring
• Nissan plans to combine two production lines at its Sunderland plant in the UK, potentially impacting manufacturing capacity and efficiency
• The announcement comes amid broader industry pressures, with the automaker joining other companies implementing significant workforce reductions

Alphabet announced a six-tranche euro-denominated bond offering worth at least 3 billion euros ($3.5 billion) on May 5, adding to the approximately $32 billion in debt it raised earlier in February across multiple currencies. This move reflects Big Tech's increasing reliance on debt financing to fund artificial intelligence investments rather than relying solely on cash flows.

• The euro bond issuance follows Alphabet's $32 billion debt raise in February 2025, which included dollar, sterling, and Swiss franc bonds, plus a rare 100-year bond—the tech industry's first century bond since Motorola in 1997
• Big Tech companies are increasingly tapping debt markets to fund AI ambitions after historically relying on strong cash flows for expansion into new technologies
• The offering consists of at least 3 billion euros ($3.5 billion) spread across six different tranches

Cytokinetics announced on Tuesday that its experimental drug for treating a type of heart disease successfully met the main goals in a late-stage clinical trial. This positive outcome represents a significant milestone for the company's cardiovascular treatment pipeline. The success in this pivotal trial could pave the way for regulatory approval and commercialization.

• The experimental heart disease drug achieved its primary endpoints in the late-stage trial
• This marks a critical development step toward potential FDA approval and market entry for Cytokinetics
• The positive trial results could strengthen the company's position in the cardiovascular therapeutics market

Henry Schein, a medical supplies distributor, exceeded Wall Street's first-quarter profit expectations and reaffirmed its annual 2026 profit forecast of $5.23 to $5.37 per share. The company reported strong demand across its dental business despite ongoing instability in the U.S. dental market, with total revenue rising 6.3% to $3.4 billion.

• Adjusted earnings reached $1.32 per share in Q1, beating analyst estimates of $1.27, while revenue of $3.4 billion exceeded expectations of $3.34 billion
• The Global Distribution and Value-Added Services segment, the company's largest, grew 6.1% to $2.84 billion in revenue
• Company maintained its 2026 sales growth forecast of 3% to 5%, with analysts noting the stable outlook is unsurprising given current macroeconomic uncertainty