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Gilead Sciences (GILD<\/a>) stock was the top performer in the S&P 500 on Friday, jumping 8.3% after the biopharmaceutical company posted stronger-than-expected revenue and adjusted earnings per share for the second quarter. Descovy, Gilead’s HIV treatment that is also prescribed as a pre-exposure prophylaxis to lower the risk of HIV infection, helped drive sales growth during the quarter, with a rise in demand and higher average selling prices. CEO Tim Cook and President Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday for the announcement of Apple’s new $100 billion investment.<\/p>\n Brendan Smialowski \/ AFP \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n Decliners\n<\/p>\n Shares of The Trade Desk (TTD<\/a>) plummeted 38.6%, falling the furthest of any stock in the S&P 500 on Friday. The provider of a cloud-based platform that helps advertisers optimize their campaigns said some of the large companies that use its services are\u00a0limiting ad spending in response to tariff pressures<\/a>. While The Trade Desk grew its quarterly revenue 18.7% year-over-year to edge out analysts’ sales forecasts, its adjusted earnings slightly missed expectations. The company also named a new CFO. –Michael Bromberg<\/a>\n<\/p>\n SoundHound Jumps 26% as Revenue Skyrockets<\/p>\n 1 hr 55 min ago<\/p>\n SoundHound AI (SOUN<\/a>) shares soared Friday after the maker of artificial intelligence voice software reported record sales and boosted its outlook as it added more customers, especially in China.\n<\/p>\n The company reported second-quarter revenue that skyrocketed 217% year-over-year to $42.68 million, about $10 million more than analysts from Visible Alpha anticipated. Its loss of $0.03 per share narrowed from a year ago, and also beat estimates.\n<\/p>\n Co-founder and CEO Keyvan Mohajer said it was SoundHound AI\u2019s \u201cstrongest ever quarter,\u201d and that several of its previous strategic moves \u201cdelivered high-impact results with growth across every business unit.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Among the gains, the Automotive business scored what the company called a \u201csignificant new win in China for our voice assistant to be integrated in a major\u00a0OEM<\/a>\u00a0with vehicles spanning China and worldwide, including the development of multiple new languages.\u201d\n<\/p>\n SoundHound AI raised its full-year revenue forecast to a range of $160 million to $178 million, compared to its earlier forecast of $157 million to $177 million.\n<\/p>\n The stock gained 26% to close at at its highest level since February. Despite today\u2019s advance, shares of SoundHound AI have lost about a third of their value in 2025.\n<\/p>\n –Bill McColl<\/a>\n<\/p>\n Tariff Uncertainty Sparks Volatility in Gold Market<\/p>\n 2 hr 22 min ago<\/p>\n The gold market was whiplashed by on-and-possibly-off again tariffs imposed on Swiss bullion.\n<\/p>\n The Financial Times\u00a0first reported on Thursday that the U.S. had placed levies on gold bars. On Friday morning, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service’s website showed a letter ruling from the service dated July 31, saying cast gold 1-kilogram bullion and 100-troy-ounce<\/a>\u00a0bullion bars from Switzerland should be placed under customs classifications that are subject to tariffs that were effective as of April 5.\n<\/p>\n Gold futures prices\u00a0in New York\u00a0rose to record levels<\/a>, briefly hitting a high above $3,500 per troy ounce on Friday, and were trading at a premium over benchmark spot prices in London. That futures prices spiked over spot would make sense\u2014they typically trade at a premium, because there is no carry cost embedded in spot. Buyers of\u00a0gold futures<\/a>, however, are locking in a price for delivery at a future date, which, for gold bars, would include relevant expenses like the cost of storage.\n<\/p>\n Gold futures pared gains to around $3,450 per troy ounce, pushing its premium to spot down to normalized levels, following a\u00a0Bloomberg\u00a0report that the Trump administration would in the “near-future” issue an executive order clarifying that there would be no duties imposed on gold bars from Switzerland.\n<\/p>\n Gold mining stocks, including Freeport-McMoRan (FCX<\/a>), Royal Gold (RGLD<\/a>), and U.S. Gold Corp. (USAU<\/a>), closed higher on Friday, outperforming the broad market.<\/p>\n Trump announced levies of 31% for Switzerland in April, but\u00a0raised the rate<\/a>\u00a0to 39% last week. Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter reportedly left Washington, D.C., without a deal in hand earlier this week, according to\u00a0Reuters.\n<\/p>\n One-kilo bars are the most commonly traded size of\u00a0gold<\/a>\u00a0bars on the world’s largest gold futures market,\u00a0COMEX<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n If tariffs on gold are imposed, Switzerland would be in a tight spot. According to statistics for 2024 compiled by Trading Economics based on the United Nations international trade database, pearls, precious stones, metals, and coins are the country’s second-highest imports to the U.S. by value, behind only pharmaceuticals.\n<\/p>\n –Crystal Kim<\/a>\n<\/p>\n Under Armour Stock Sinks as Tariffs Weigh on Outlook<\/p>\n 3 hr 38 min ago<\/p>\n Under Armour (UAA<\/a>) shares tumbled Friday after the retailer said it would be half as profitable this fiscal year as it was last year.\n<\/p>\n The stock was down 18% in recent trading. It’s lost nearly a third of its value since the year began.\n<\/p>\n Under Armour on Friday reported a $2.6 million loss for the fiscal first quarter, rather than the $600,000 profit analysts called for. Its earnings lagged expectations even after they were adjusted for restructuring costs and legal activity.\n<\/p>\n The athletic apparel company cautioned that its finances will likely get worse before they get better\u2014profits for the full year could be half of what they were a year ago, CFO David Bergman\u00a0said.\n<\/p>\n “With the tariff environment and how\u00a0that’s impacting demand in the overall market, it’s going to be tougher to make\u00a0more progress this year,” Bergman said, according to a transcript made available by AlphaSense. “But I think we do have increased discipline.”\n<\/p>\n The Baltimore-based company previously projected a “modest” revenue dip in fiscal 2026 as it sought to finesse its product line and reduce promotions, Bergman said. However,\u00a0the turnaround<\/a>\u00a0will likely take longer due to sluggish demand for athletic apparel, particularly shoes, and tariffs, he said.\n<\/p>\n The company is exploring alternative suppliers and may raise prices, but such moves wouldn’t show up in its finances until next fiscal year, Bergman said.\n<\/p>\n Under Armour reported $8.6 million in adjusted income on $1.1 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 30. Analysts were looking for $10.8 million in adjusted earnings and a similar amount in revenue, according to consensus estimates compiled by Visible Alpha.\n<\/p>\n –Sarina Trangle<\/a>\n<\/p>\n Firefly Stock Falters After First-Day Pop<\/p>\n 5 hr 7 min ago<\/p>\n Firefly Aerospace’s (FLY<\/a>) stock is sputtering, just one day after its trading debut, when enthusiasm for the new listing sent shares soaring.\n<\/p>\n The space company’s stock was down 18% to about $50 Friday afternoon, wiping out more than half its gains in its first day of trading yesterday.\n<\/p>\n Failure to launch was not a problem for the Cedar Park-Texas based firm, which raised nearly $870 million in an upsized\u00a0initial public offering<\/a>\u00a0and notched\u00a0big first-day returns<\/a>\u00a0following a series of difficult years, including a bankruptcy and rocket-development setbacks. Firefly, which counts the U.S. government’s Space Force among its major clients, claims to be the first private company to\u00a0successfully achieve a soft-landing<\/a>\u00a0on the moon. Its shares closed 34% above its IPO price of $45 on Thursday.\n<\/p>\n Firefly CEO Jason Kim (center, clenched fist) during the company’s IPO on Thursday.<\/p>\n Michael Nagle \/ Bloomberg \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n Firefly is part of the 2025 cohort of $100 million-plus IPOs that popped on their first day of trading, showing renewed investor appetites for new stocks like stablecoin issuer Circle (CRCL<\/a>) and design tool maker Figma (FIG<\/a>). So far this year, that group had a median first-day pop of over 18%, outperforming new listings going back to 2021, according to pre-IPO research provider Renaissance Capital. The Renaissance IPO ETF (IPO<\/a>), which tracks the firm’s index, closed 12% higher on Thursday year-to-date, outpacing the S&P 500’s 8% gain.\n<\/p>\n –Crystal Kim<\/a>\n<\/p>\n Gold Levels to Watch as Precious Metal Back at Record Levels<\/p>\n 6 hr 29 min ago<\/p>\n Gold (XAUUSD<\/a>) prices have rallied over the past week and are\u00a0near record-high levels<\/a>\u00a0after a wave of profit-taking in late July.\n<\/p>\n Investors have bid up the precious metal amid uncertainty over the outlook for the U.S. economy and expectations that the Federal Reserve will\u00a0cut interest rates in September<\/a>, following\u00a0July\u2019s weaker-than-expected employment report<\/a>\u00a0released last Friday. Gold tends to benefit from its reputation as a safe-haven asset during times of economic uncertainty, while lower rates also\u00a0support the non-yielding asset<\/a>. Reports that the U.S. will impose tariffs on imports of gold bars have also underpinned gains this week.\n<\/p>\n The commodity has soared about 30% this year, boosted by concerns over the Trump administration\u2019s unpredictable trade policies\u2014amid uncertainty about how tariffs will affect the economy\u2014and ongoing tensions in the Middle East. Spot gold<\/a> was trading at just under $3,400 per troy ounce recently.\n<\/p>\n Source: TradingView.com.<\/p>\n Since a\u00a0shooting star<\/a>\u00a0pattern marked gold\u2019s high in late April, the commodity has consolidated in an\u00a0ascending triangle<\/a>, a bullish chart formation that signals a potential\u00a0continuation<\/a>\u00a0of the longer-term uptrend.\n<\/p>\n More recently, the price has rallied from the triangle\u2019s lower trendline and reclaimed the respected\u00a050-day moving average (MA)<\/a>, a move that has coincided with the\u00a0relative strength index<\/a>\u00a0crossing back into bullish territory.\n<\/p>\n Investors should watch key overhead areas on spot gold’s chart around $3,435 and $3,735, while also monitoring major support levels near $3,245 and $3,150.\n<\/p>\n Read the full technical analysis piece here<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n –Timothy Smith<\/a>\n<\/p>\n The Trade Desk Shares Nosedive After Weak Results<\/p>\n 6 hr 50 min ago<\/p>\n The Trade Desk (TTD<\/a>) shares plunged Friday after the provider of software to help businesses run ad campaigns warned that new U.S. tariffs are putting a crimp on advertising spending.\u00a0The company also announced a CFO change.\n<\/p>\n The stock was down nearly 40% around $54 per share in recent trading, erasing all of its recent gains on its\u00a0addition to the S&P 500<\/a>\u00a0last month. It’s lost more than half its value since the year started.\n<\/p>\n As of midday Friday, The Trade Desk stock was the third biggest decliner in the S&P 500 so far in 2025.<\/p>\n TradingView<\/p>\n CEO Jeff Green said in a call with analysts that some of the large companies that use its services are facing pressure from tariffs. “The impact of tariffs and related policies on these businesses are very real,\u201d he said, according to a transcript provided by AlphaSense, adding \u201cwe see the effects that are directly impacting them.\u201d\n<\/p>\n The company reported mixed second-quarter results. Revenue rose 18.7% year-over-year to $694 million, above the average estimate of analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha. However, adjusted earnings per share of $0.41 came in just short of forecasts.\n<\/p>\n The Trade Desk also announced that current board member Alex Kayyal would become the new CFO, replacing Laura Schenkein, who will remain with the firm through the end of the year to help with the transition. She held the position for two years.<\/p>\n –Bill McColl<\/a>\n<\/p>\n Expedia Shares Jump on Strong Earnings, Boosted Outlook<\/p>\n 8 hr 48 min ago<\/p>\n Expedia Group (EXPE<\/a>) shares rose Friday after the online travel site reported better-than-anticipated results and lifted its guidance on rising international demand for its services.\n<\/p>\n The company posted second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $4.24, $0.29 above the average estimate of analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha. Revenue rose 6% to $3.79 billion, and gross bookings were up 5% to $30.41 billion. Both also beat forecasts.\n<\/p>\n Revenue from points of sale outside the U.S. rose 13% to $1.48 billion. U.S. points of sale revenue added 3% to $2.03 billion. Booked room nights grew 7% to 105.5 million.\n<\/p>\n CEO Ariane Gorin said Expedia exceeded its own expectations \u201cwhile navigating a dynamic environment.\u201d She noted the quarterly performance \u201cwas driven by continued strength across\u00a0B2B<\/a>\u00a0and Advertising and further progress on our key priorities.\u201d\n<\/p>\n The company now sees full-year revenue and gross bookings 3% to 5% higher, compared to its earlier outlook of an increase of 2% to 4% for each. It predicts\u00a0EBITDA margin<\/a>\u00a0expansion of 100\u00a0basis points (bps)<\/a>, versus the prior 75 to 100 bps guidance.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Expedia shares were up about 5% in recent trading, after jumping 14% at the open. The stock entered the day roughly flat so far in 2025.\n<\/p>\n –Bill McColl<\/a>\n<\/p>\n Intel CEO Says He Has Board Support<\/p>\n 9 hr 20 min ago<\/p>\n Intel (INTC<\/a>) CEO Lip-Bu Tan said he has the full support of the company’s board, after President Donald Trump\u00a0called for him to step down<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n In a letter to employees, Tan said \u201cthere has been a lot of misinformation circulating,\u201d and that he is engaging with the Trump administration to address concerns raised.\n<\/p>\n Yesterday, Trump posted on his Truth Social network, “The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n The comments came after Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote a letter to Intel\u2019s board chair earlier this week, asking about Tan\u2019s ties to Chinese firms, and stakes in companies with reported connections to the country\u2019s military. Tan, who\u00a0took the helm of Intel in March<\/a>, was previously CEO of Cadence Design Systems (CDNS<\/a>), which said it recently\u00a0settled legal proceedings<\/a>\u00a0related to “operations and business dealings in China.”\u00a0\n<\/p>\n CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaking at an event in April, shortly after he took the helm at Intel.<\/p>\n Andrej Sokolow \/ Picture Alliance \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n Tan said in his letter, \u201cI want to be absolutely clear: Over 40+ years in the industry, I\u2019ve built relationships around the world and across our diverse ecosystem\u2014and I have always operated within the highest legal and ethical standards. My reputation has been built on trust\u2014on doing what I say I\u2019ll do, and doing it the right way. This is the same way I am leading Intel.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cI fully share the President\u2019s commitment to advancing U.S. national and economic security, I appreciate his leadership to advance these priorities, and I\u2019m proud to lead a company that is so central to these goals,” the CEO said.\n<\/p>\n Intel shares were up about 1% in early trading Friday, after sliding 3% yesterday, leaving them slightly negative for the year.\n<\/p>\n
\nCybersecurity firm Gen Digital (GEN<\/a>)\u00a0beat quarterly sales and profit expectations and raised its full-year outlook. The provider of antivirus software and identity protection services benefitted from strong demand for its AI-driven security solutions amid an uptick in AI-powered scams. Gen Digital shares surged 7.7%.
\nMonster Beverage (MNST<\/a>)\u00a0surpassed analysts’ top- and bottom-line expectations on record quarterly revenue, and shares of the energy drink maker climbed 6.4%. Analysts pointed to a growing market for energy drinks and suggested Monster could also benefit from its innovations in zero-sugar products.
\nApple (AAPL<\/a>) shares rose over 4%, in the stock’s third straight day of gains after CEO Tim Cook joined President Trump at the White House to announce a\u00a0$100 billion investment<\/a>\u00a0in U.S. production, and Trump said the iPhone maker would be\u00a0exempt from new tariffs on chips<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nInternet domain provider GoDaddy (GDDY<\/a>) topped sales and profit expectations for the second quarter and lifted its full-year revenue guidance, boosted by demand for its AI tools that help businesses maximize their digital footprint. However, GoDaddy said it will no longer operate as a registry service provider for the .CO level domain as of the fourth quarter of 2025, which the company says could weigh on bookings and revenue beginning later this year. GoDaddy shares dropped 11.3%.
\nWarner Bros Discovery (WBD<\/a>) shares ended Friday’s session 8% lower, a day after the entertainment giant posted its quarterly results. Although the studio division generated significant year-over-year revenue growth, boosted by strong box-office sales from a number of theatrical releases, WBD’s global linear networks revenue was down from a year ago, reflecting challenges in the TV business.<\/p>\n