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Shares of semiconductor packaging and testing company Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) jumped 7.4% in the afternoon session after reports indicated that Intel had outsourced its high-end chip packaging production to Amkor for the first time.
Shares of EV charging solutions provider ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE:CHPT)
jumped 4.2% in the afternoon session after optimism improved ahead of the company's upcoming earnings report, which was scheduled for later in the week.
Shares of custom-engineered solutions manufacturer Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI)
jumped 7.8% in the afternoon session after investors showed optimism ahead of its quarterly earnings report scheduled for the following day. The positive sentiment came even as analysts projected a loss per share of around -$0.28 and a significant year-over-year revenue decline of about 18.8%. This investor confidence may have been fueled by the company's performance in the previous quarter. In that period, Methode Electronics beat earnings per share estimates, which resulted in a 12.16% jump in its stock price on the day after the announcement. Investors appeared to be anticipating a similar positive surprise this time around.
Shares of e-commerce pet food and supplies retailer Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) fell 3.1% in the afternoon session after an analyst note highlighted growing investor concerns regarding the company's profitability ahead of its upcoming earnings report. The note from Piper Sandler pointed out that investor focus had shifted from customer acquisition to profitability. Chewy had delivered only modest beats on a key profitability measure in recent quarters, a change from its historical double-digit outperformance. The company's gross margins also remained under scrutiny after missing expectations in two of the four previous quarters. This came as the stock had already taken a significant 26.7% hit over the previous six months.
Shares of semiconductor testing company Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) jumped 6.4% in the afternoon session after Stifel upgraded the chip testing equipment maker to a "Buy" from a "Hold" rating and raised its price target. Analyst Brian Chin increased the price target to $225 from $162, noting stronger long-term growth prospects. The firm highlighted what it called an underappreciated position for the company in AI networking. The upgrade was based on a belief that a “narrative shift, revenue shift, and optionality in AI compute [are] too important to ignore.” Stifel expected growth to accelerate given a favorable, structural shift in Teradyne's test revenue composition, even before considering potential share gains in the AI GPU and ASIC market.
Shares of blockchain infrastructure company Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) jumped 3.7% in the afternoon session after Wall Street brokerage Bernstein suggested the stock could rise 90%, while the company also launched a new "instant unstaking" feature. The bullish analyst note was part of a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating among Wall Street analysts. Adding to the positive sentiment, Coinbase's new feature allowed users to unstake their crypto assets immediately for a 1% fee, bypassing traditional wait times. The move was also supported by a rebound in the wider crypto market, as Bitcoin's price recovered sharply from an overnight low. This recovery helped lift other crypto-linked stocks, signaling renewed market optimism in digital assets.
Shares of semiconductor machinery manufacturer Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)
jumped 4.4% in the afternoon session after several investment firms expressed a positive outlook for the company, with KeyBanc and Morgan Stanley raising their price targets and UBS upgrading the stock's rating. KeyBanc increased its price target to $285 from $240, keeping an Overweight rating. The firm noted long-term demand drivers from artificial intelligence applications. In a similar move, UBS upgraded Applied Materials from Neutral to Buy and also set a $285 price target, citing a good outlook for wafer fab equipment, which is used to produce memory chips. Adding to the positive sentiment, Morgan Stanley adjusted its price target upward to $273 from $252, while also maintaining an Overweight rating on the shares.
Shares of financial services company Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD)
jumped 3.9% in the afternoon session after the stock rebounded from losses in the prior trading session that were linked to a decline in Bitcoin prices. The online trading platform had slipped the previous day as Bitcoin experienced a sharp single-day decline. This was notable because options and crypto made up 78% of the transaction-based revenue in Robinhood's latest quarter. Adding to investor optimism, news emerged that Cathie Wood's ARK Invest had purchased more shares during the dip. The recovery also occurred against a backdrop of strong company performance, as Robinhood had recently crushed its third-quarter earnings estimates and reported an 82% jump in average revenue per user.
New York, NY – December 2, 2025 – The financial markets are abuzz with a palpable sense of optimism, as equities continue their upward trajectory, fueled by strong expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut as early as its upcoming December meeting. This burgeoning confidence has ignited a "risk-on" environment, propelling
As global financial markets continue to grapple with an unprecedented confluence of persistent inflation, escalating geopolitical tensions, and the intricate dance of central bank interest rate policies, investors find themselves at a critical juncture. The allure of "market timing"—the tantalizing prospect of perfectly predicting market peaks and troughs—often
