CoreWeave posted Q1 revenue of $2.08 billion, more than double year-over-year, and beat Wall Street estimates. Yet shares tumbled nearly 10% in pre-market trading, and it's not hard to see why.

CEO Mike Intrator urged investors to "stop looking at the trees and see the forest" — the seismic shift toward AI infrastructure. He's not wrong.

A $99.4 billion revenue backlog and 10 clients each committed to spending over $1 billion are genuinely impressive.

But here's the tension: CoreWeave is borrowing aggressively to race Amazon and Google to build data centers, while still heavily reliant on Nvidia GPUs and Microsoft contracts.

The stock is up ~80% YTD. The market is beginning to ask: how long can growth outrun the debt?

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CoreWeave is building real infrastructure at a breathtaking pace, but the widening losses and rising capex deserve scrutiny. This is a high-conviction, high-risk story — not a name for the faint-hearted. Watch Q2 execution closely.

Mark Spitznagel, who made $1B in a single day during the 2015 flash crash, warned markets are mimicking 1929. Seems extreme but we did just see the worst quarter for the S&P since 2022.

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U.S. equities pulled back on Thursday after briefly touching fresh all-time intraday highs, with the S&P 500 closing down 0.38% at 7,337.11.

The session's early optimism faded as oil prices, though off their lows, remained a source of uncertainty amid evolving U.S.–Iran negotiations.

Reports suggested the White House was close to a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran, which had initially lifted markets on Wednesday.

But an Iranian official signaled Thursday that the country would not accept an "unrealistic plan" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, keeping the situation fluid.

Despite the day's losses, sentiment remains broadly constructive — Baird strategist Ross Mayfield noted markets could be in a "melt-up scenario," fueled by strong earnings and insatiable AI momentum.

More than 16 S&P 500 stocks hit all-time highs, including Apple, Caterpillar, and Fortinet.

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PTC shares jumped 8% after a strong fiscal Q2 report.

The industrial software company posted adjusted EPS of $2.69 and constant-currency ARR growth of 8.5% to $2.388 billion, while raising full-year guidance for revenue and profitability and announcing a significant share buyback program.

HWM advanced 8% on a Q1 2026 earnings beat, with adjusted EPS of $1.22 comfortably ahead of the $1.11 consensus. Robust commercial aerospace demand led management to raise its full-year adjusted EPS forecast. The stock also hit an all-time high during Thursday's session.

BDX gained nearly 6% following a solid fiscal Q2 2026 beat. Revenue of $4.71 billion and adjusted EPS of $2.90 both surpassed analyst estimates.

Despite a GAAP net loss due to restructuring and spin-off charges, management raised full-year guidance, reassuring investors about the company's trajectory.

🍔 McDonald's beat Q1 estimates on both top and bottom lines — adjusted EPS of $2.83 vs. $2.74 expected, revenue of $6.52B vs. $6.47B — sending shares up ~3.2%.

🚲 Peloton shares jumped nearly 9% after Q3 revenue topped expectations, with free cash flow up nearly 60% and stronger-than-expected equipment and subscription sales.

🛡️ Zscaler rallied over 8% in sympathy with peer Fortinet's blowout quarter, recovering from recent weakness as cybersecurity sector sentiment surged.

🌱 JPMorgan upgraded Freshpet to Overweight following a Q1 beat on revenue and EBITDA, setting a $68 price target, implying ~24% upside.

🏋️ Planet Fitness fell nearly 33% after slashing its full-year earnings outlook to ~4% growth, down sharply from a prior 9–10% forecast.

🥚 Vital Farms dropped 20% after posting a surprise Q1 loss of 3 cents per share vs. a 6-cent profit expected, and cutting its full-year outlook.

🛰️ HawkEye 360 surged 28% in its NYSE debut, opening at $26 and trading near $33.50 at midday.

🏭 Prologis was upgraded to Outperform by BMO Capital Markets with a $162 price target (+13% upside), citing the REIT's growing role as an AI data center developer with 3.7GW of leasable capacity.

🤖 AI-related layoffs led job cut announcements in April for the second straight month, accounting for 26% of 83,387 total cuts, per Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

📈 Paul Tudor Jones told CNBC the AI bull market has "another year or two to run," drawing parallels to the 1999 dot-com era — while warning of a potentially breathtaking correction when it ends.

Shares surged over 33% to a record single-day gain after crushing Q1 2026 expectations.

Revenue hit $1.006 billion, up 32% year-over-year, powered by AI observability tools and large enterprise customer growth.

The company also raised full-year guidance. EPS of 60 cents beat the 51-cent consensus; Q2 revenue guidance of $1.07–$1.08B topped the $993.9M estimate.

Stock soared 20% and hit an all-time high after a strong Q1 print.

Revenue came in at $1.85 billion with a record $1 billion in free cash flow.

Management raised full-year revenue guidance on robust demand for AI-driven security solutions, prompting a wave of analyst upgrades and lifting the broader cybersecurity sector.

Shares climbed nearly 7% as investors warmed to the company's expanding agentic-AI strategy.

Workday unveiled "Sana from Workday," an AI-native experience for HR and finance, and launched a new government personnel agent.

Strategic partnerships and the AI product narrative drove a strong rebound following recent volatility.

⛽️ Enbridge reports Q1 before the open — analysts expect EPS of $0.72.

🕹️ Nintendo releases full fiscal-year results — a read on global consumer and gaming demand

🍔 Wendy's posts quarterly earnings — a proxy for consumer discretionary resilience

📊 April nonfarm payrolls forecasts suggest just 45,000–65,000 jobs added, potentially signaling a sharp labor market slowdown

🧑‍💼 Unemployment rate expected to tick up to 4.4%, from prior levels — a key input for Fed policy

💸 Average Hourly Earnings projected at +0.3% MoM and +3.9% YoY — a closely watched inflation gauge

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