A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the major indices pulled back (Nasdaq -1.3%, S&P 500 -1.1%) as Israel carried out significant strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites, dramatically escalating fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East. This development has sent crude oil prices surging, as investors fear potential disruptions to global oil supply and a wider regional conflict.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the major indices pulled back (Nasdaq -1.3%, S&P 500 -1.1%) as Israel carried out significant strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites. This development sent crude oil prices surging, as investors fear potential disruptions to global oil supply and a wider regional conflict.
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Shares of global airline American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) fell 5.4% in the morning session after Israel carried out significant strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites, dramatically escalating fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East. This development has sent crude oil prices surging, as investors fear potential disruptions to global oil supply and a wider regional conflict. The conflict also fueled fears of higher operating costs for airlines and reduced global travel demand.
The Lisa Su-led company also said its end-to-end, open-standards rack-scale AI infrastructure meant for hyperscalers will be broadly available in the second half of 2025.
AMD unveiled its Helios AI server to challenge Nvidia's dominance, with OpenAI's Sam Altman confirming ChatGPT will use AMD's latest chips, signaling growing industry support for AMD's expanding role in AI infrastructure.
Luxury furniture retailer RH (NYSE:RH) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 12% year on year to $814 million. Next quarter’s revenue guidance of $904.3 million underwhelmed, coming in 0.7% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.13 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Used-car retailer America’s Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 1.9% year on year to $370.2 million. Its GAAP profit of $1.26 per share was 46.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Saudi Arabia also hopes to emerge as the leader in the Middle East AI landscape, gaining an edge over the United Arab Emirates, another dominant AI player in the region.
Shares of arcade company Dave & Buster’s (NASDAQ:PLAY) jumped 14.8% in the afternoon session after the company reported first-quarter 2025 results and provided encouraging updates on sales trends, as revenue came in line with expectations.
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) announced a custom UALink scale-up offering for custom AI compute platforms, enabling efficient and scalable interconnects between AI accelerators and switches. MRVL stock was up 0.97% to $69.46 at last check.
