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Laura Bratton

New York

Business Breaking News Reporter at Yahoo Finance

She/her. Business reporter @yahoofinance. Formerly @qz. Graduate of @newmarkjschool.

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  • IBM stock falls after results reveal US government contracts canceled by DOGE

    11 hours ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Laura Bratton

    International Business Machines (IBM) stock fell as much as 6.5% early Thursday after the tech giant's first quarter earnings revealed that Elon Musk's highly controversial cost-cutting agency DOGE canceled some of its contracts with the US government, news that overshadowed an otherwise positive report for the company.

  • 'Magnificent 7' tech stocks surge as Trump hints at China tariff reprieve

    1 day ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Laura Bratton

    Big Tech stocks surged for a second day, with Tesla and Amazon leading the so-called ‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks higher as the Trump administration hinted at a deescalation of the US-China trade war. Tesla (TSLA) jumped as much as 8.4% early Wednesday, while Nvidia (NVDA) and Amazon (AMZN) rose more than 5%. Meta (META) gained more 4.5%. Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT) rose nearly 3%.

  • ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech stocks surge as Trump hints at China tariff reprieve

    1 day ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Laura Bratton

    Big Tech stocks surged for a second day, with Tesla and Amazon leading the so-called ‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks higher as the Trump administration hinted at a deescalation of the US-China trade war. Tesla (TSLA) jumped as much as 7% early Wednesday before paring gains, while Amazon (AMZN) and Meta (META) rose around 7% and 6%, respectively. Nvidia (NVDA) climbed more than 5%, while Apple (AAPL) jumped 3.5%. Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT) gained about 3%.

  • Intel stock surges as chipmaker reportedly plans to cut 20% of workforce

    1 day ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Laura Bratton

    Intel (INTC) stock rose as much as 5.6% on Wednesday after a report from Bloomberg late Tuesday said the chipmaker plans to cut 20% of its workforce. The report comes just a day before the chipmaker is set to report earnings, which are due out after the bell on Thursday.

  • Wall Street initiates coverage on CoreWeave stock after rocky public debut

    2 days ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Laura Bratton

    CoreWeave (CRWV) stock popped Tuesday, rising over 8% as Wall Street analysts initiated coverage of the Nvidia-backed (NVDA) AI firm that made its public debut in late March. Some six analysts at investment firms including JPMorgan (JPM), Barclays, and Jefferies gave CoreWeave a Buy rating, as their bullish takes on the AI market outweighed worries over the stock’s volatility.

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