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Big Tech Earnings Dominate the Week

ORCL and ADBE headline a busy stretch of corporate results this week. Oracle reports its Q4 2026 numbers on Tuesday, June 10. Adobe follows on Wednesday, June 11. Both are closely watched by tech investors. ADBE has…

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Lululemon Bears Pile On After Earnings Shock

Analysts turned bearish on LULU this week. Multiple firms slashed price targets after the athleisure brand disappointed on earnings. Telsey Advisory Group cut its target from $175 to $122. UBS followed, dropping its…

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Insiders Dump $220M in NVDA Alone

NVDA director Mark Stevens filed two massive sales this week, disclosing $221M worth of shares sold on June 2 and June 4. Stevens unloaded 1 million shares across three transactions at prices around $218–$222. The…

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Bears Swarm DAVE, Lucid Shorts Retreat

Short sellers added hard to Dave Inc. this week. SI % of FF jumped to 29.2% from 20.5% — an 8.8 percentage-point rise in just seven days. That's the biggest weekly increase among US stocks with a market cap above…

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Tech Rout, AI Bets, and a $285B Broadcom Wipeout

The week's biggest story is AVGO. Broadcom's shares fell 12% after its revenue outlook fell short of lofty AI expectations. The drop wiped roughly $285 billion in market value — one of the largest single-session…

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Big Tech Leads a Packed Earnings Week

Three major corporate reports land this week. Oracle and Adobe both report after Tuesday's close, with Lennar also due Wednesday. Oracle goes first on Tuesday, June 10. The cloud giant carries a $680 billion market…

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Analysts Split on Networking, Apparel, Industrials

Ciena Corporation grabbed attention after Morgan Stanley's Meta Marshall raised her target to $490 from $405. The networking gear maker's consensus average target now stands at $565. That is a sharp jump. Short…

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Bears Circle Dave, Wolfspeed Shorts Retreat

Short sellers are making decisive moves this week. DAVE leads all US names with short interest jumping +8.76 percentage points in seven days. The fintech lender now sits at 29.2% of free float. Bears are clearly…

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Insiders Cash Out as NVDA Tops Filing Rush

A wave of large insider sales hit US markets this week. The filings show executives and major shareholders moving billions out of top-name stocks. NVDA director Mark Stevens filed two separate sales this week.…

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Bears Circle Dave, Chewy Stays Squeezed

Short sellers made bold moves this week. Dave Inc. saw the biggest jump among mid-cap names. Its SI % of FF leapt from 20.5% to 29.2% in just seven days — an 8.8 percentage-point spike. Chewy remains the most heavily…

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Broadcom Rout Rattles Tech; Chips and Crypto Slide

AVGO is the week's defining story. Broadcom shed 12% after its revenue outlook missed expectations. The drop wiped roughly $285 billion in market value — one of the biggest single-session valuation wipeouts on record.…

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Big Names Line Up for a Packed Week

Today brings the first wave of results. ABM Industries and G-III Apparel both report this morning before the open. Sunday evening sees pre-recorded calls from Campbell's and J.M. Smucker, kicking off the consumer…

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Ciena Soars as Analysts Slash Lululemon Targets

CIEN grabbed the spotlight Friday after Needham analyst Ryan Koontz upgraded the networking firm to Buy. His new price target of $600 compares to a prior $470. That is a 28% jump in the target. The consensus average…

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Insiders Buy While NVDA Director Cashes Out

An NVDA board director filed to have sold $221 million worth of shares this week. Mark Stevens, an Independent Director at NVIDIA, unloaded 1 million shares across three days — June 2 through June 4. The sales came as…

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Bears Retreat From Wolfspeed, Pile Into Dave

Short sellers made dramatic moves across US markets this week. Data from June 4 paints a clear picture of where the pain is building — and where bears are running for cover. DAVE, the digital banking app, saw the…

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Tech Bears Take Charge as Broadcom Rout Ripples Through Markets

AVGO dominated headlines Thursday. Shares dropped 12% after the chipmaker's revenue outlook fell short of expectations. The selloff wiped roughly $285 billion in market value — one of the largest single-session…

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Puts Flood In After Broadcom's Brutal Drop

AVGO options traders moved sharply into puts on Friday. Shares of Broadcom fell 12% after the chipmaker's revenue outlook disappointed. The move wiped roughly $285 billion in market value overnight. Open interest on…

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Big Tech in Focus This Week

Oracle and Adobe headline a busy week for earnings. Both report after the close — Oracle on Tuesday, Adobe on Wednesday. Oracle drops Q4 2026 results on June 10. Cloud growth and AI infrastructure spending are the key…

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Upgrades Boost Tesla and Chipotle; Food Names Cut

Analysts lifted ratings on TSLA and CMG in the latest round of changes. Tesla received a formal upgrade, pushing its consensus target price to $419.94. That marks a shift — one analyst moved from sell to hold on the EV…

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Insiders Cash Out at CoreWeave and Twilio

Insiders at two high-profile tech stocks filed hundreds of millions in sales over the past month, according to ORTEX data. At CRWV, director Jack Cogen filed over $70M in sales in late May. Magnetar Financial, a 10%…

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