FedEx Rises, Netskope Climbs in Debut, Intel Soars
On this edition of Stock Movers:- FedEx (FDX) shares rose in after hours trading after the company reported better than expected earnings. FedEx reinstated its full-year profit outlook, a sign that the company is gaining some clarity on the future of its business even while the pressure from tariffs is far from over. Adjusted earnings in the 2026 fiscal year will be $17.20 to $19 a share, the company said Thursday in a statement detailing its first-quarter results. The midpoint is slightly below the $18.25 average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The company expects revenue to grow by as much as 6% this year compared with a 1.2% average gain forecast by analysts.The sales forecast suggests FedEx anticipates robust volumes during the holiday season, typically its busiest period. Results in its Express unit were helped by higher-margin priority packages, increased US parcel volumes and savings from its cost-cutting initiatives.- Netskope (NTSK) jumped 18% in its trading debut, after the cybersecurity firm raised $908.2 million in an initial public offering. Shares in the Santa Clara, California-based company closed at $22.49 each on Thursday, above the IPO price of $19 apiece. The deal was priced at the top of the increased price range of $17 to $19 each. The trading gives the company a market value of $8.6 billion, based on the outstanding shares in its filings. Founded in 2012, the company’s cloud-native Netskope One platform incorporates artificial intelligence models to help companies protect customers from threats and keep sensitive data secure, according to the filings. It counts Colgate-Palmolive Co., Home Depot Inc. and Bayer AG among its customers. Netskope’s IPO drew demand for more than 23 times the available shares, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. To Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Beri, the strong demand reflects how the company is “modernizing both networking and security for the cloud and AI era.- Intel (INTC) shares soared today after the firm announced that Nvidia had agreed to invest $5 billion in the company and co-develop chips for PCs and data centers. The move comes less than a month after President Donald Trump sealed a deal for a roughly 10% US government stake in Intel. Thursday’s surge in Intel shares pushed the stock to $30.57, boosting the value of the government’s stake to about $13 billion, a $4.4 billion gain on paper since the deal was inked in August. Under that agreement, the US government said it would buy 433.3 million shares of Intel’s common stock at $20.47 per share.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Closing Bell: Intel Rallies, Novo Nordisk Jumps, FedEx Sees Sales Growth
On this episode of Stock Movers: Listen for comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the US market close as heard on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.- The US government’s bet on Intel (INTC) is paying off in a big way after a surprise investment from Nvidia Corp. sparked the biggest rally in the chipmaker’s shares in nearly four decades. Intel shares soared 23% on Thursday after the firm announced that Nvidia had agreed to invest $5 billion in the company and co-develop chips for PCs and data centers. The move comes less than a month after President Donald Trump sealed a deal for a roughly 10% US government stake in Intel. Thursday’s surge in Intel shares pushed the stock to $30.57, boosting the value of the government’s stake to about $13 billion, a $4.4 billion gain on paper since the deal was inked in August. Under that agreement, the US government said it would buy 433.3 million shares of Intel’s common stock at $20.47 per share.- Novo Nordisk (NOVO) rose the most in a month after its diabetes blockbuster Ozempic beat Eli Lilly & Co.’s older drug Trulicity in a real-world survey of certain US patients. Medicare patients who took Ozempic were 23% less likely to have a heart attack, stroke or die than people on Trulicity, Novo said in a presentation at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes conference in Vienna. The study followed almost 60,000 people with diabetes and heart disease. - FedEx (FDX) reinstated its full-year profit outlook, a sign that the company is gaining some clarity on the future of its business even while the pressure from tariffs is far from over. Adjusted earnings in the 2026 fiscal year will be $17.20 to $19 a share, the company said Thursday in a statement detailing its first-quarter results. The midpoint is slightly below the $18.25 average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The company expects revenue to grow by as much as 6% this year compared with a 1.2% average gain forecast by analysts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of Stock Movers:- Intel (INTC) shares soared after Nvidia agreed to invest $5 billion in the chipmaker and said the two will co-develop chips for PCs and data centers, a surprise move to help prop up an ailing archrival that sent Intel shares soaring. Nvidia will buy Intel common stock at $23.28 per share, the two companies said on Thursday. Intel will use Nvidia’s graphics technology in upcoming personal computer chips and also provide its processors for data center products built around Nvidia hardware. Intel and Nvidia billed their agreement as a product hook-up that gives them the opportunity to move into areas of the computer market they don’t currently reach, an overall opportunity that may be worth as much as $50 billion a year, according to Nvidia’s Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang. Investors saw the announcement as a shot in the arm for Intel as the company struggles to stem losses and catch competitors, like Nvidia, that it once dwarfed.- Olive Garden owner Darden Restaurants (DRI) shares slumped after 1Q comparable sales for the company’s core restaurant brands showed greater-than-expected deceleration from the previous quarter. Profits also trailed Street expectations for the quarter, hurt in part by food inflation, while slight boost to annual top-line forecasts fail to flow to the bottom line, which was maintained. - Shares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (CBRL) slumped after its sales guidance missed expectations, showing the brand is still dealing with the fallout from its controversial and short-lived logo change. Revenue in fiscal 2026, which will run through next July, is projected to be in a range of $3.35 billion to $3.45 billion, the company said in a statement Wednesday. Analysts were expecting sales of $3.52 billion in the period, according to the average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The mid-point of Cracker Barrel’s range suggests sales will remain similar to the past two years, when growth has stagnated. The outlook assumes foot traffic at existing stores declines 4% to 7% in the coming year, the company said.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Intel Rise, AMD Lower, and Darden Restaurants Fall on Earnings Miss
On this episode of Stock Movers:Intel (INTC) shares surges after Nvidia Corp. agreed to invest $5 billion in Intel Corp. and the two will co-develop chips for PCs and data centers.AMD (AMD) shares falls after Nvidia Corp. agreed to invest Intel Corp. and the two will co-develop chips for PCs and data centers.Darden Restaurants (DRI) shares fall after it said growth from existing locations at its key Olive Garden and LongHorn chains slowed from last quarter and looks set to slide further, signaling a recovery may have peaked. Earnings also missed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Intel Rises, Novo Higher and Cracker Barrel Falls on Earnings Miss
On this episode of Stock Movers:- Intel (INTC) shares surge after Nvidia Corp. agreed to invest $5 billion in Intel Corp. and the two will co-develop chips for PCs and data centers.- Novo (NVO) shares rose after its diabetes drug Ozempic beat Eli Lilly & Co.'s Trulicity in a real-world survey of certain US patients.- Cracker Barrel (CBRL) shares fall after the companies projected revenue in fiscal 2026 to be in a range of $3.35 billion to $3.45 billion, which missed expectations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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