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2026-09-05

Longevity and Peptide Drug Stocks: What's Actually Approved, What's Hype

GLP-1 peptide drugs from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are real and already generating tens of billions in revenue. True anti-aging drugs remain unapproved. Here's the real market-size data, the tracked stocks, and where the science actually stands.

2026-09-05

PolySouq explained: trade Bitcoin, gold, EUR/USD and football as probabilities

PolySouq is a prediction market: every outcome has a price from 0 to 100, you buy YES or NO, and winners split the losing pot minus a 10% commission. Markets, payout maths, funding with USDC, and how it differs from leveraged trading.

2026-09-05

PolySouq: the first Arabic prediction market, explained for investors

US prediction markets grew to about $24 billion a month. PolySouq is the first Arabic one — Saudi, UAE, OPEC, rates, football, crypto. How the parimutuel model works, in dollars.

2026-09-02

How to Trade Top Tech and AI Stocks (NVDA, AVGO, AMZN and More) as CFDs

Nvidia, Broadcom, Amazon, Tesla and other large tech names can be traded as CFDs without owning the underlying share — leveraged, short-or-long, and open to non-US residents through Pepperstone and Capital.com.

2026-09-02

Market Order vs Limit Order: Which to Use When Trading US Stocks

A market order fills now at whatever price is available. A limit order fills only at your price or better — or not at all. Here's when each one actually matters, including for leveraged CFD positions.

2026-09-02

Best Brokers for Day Trading US Stocks (Shares vs CFDs)

US securities law puts a $25,000 minimum equity requirement on day trading real shares — the Pattern Day Trader rule. CFD platforms like Pepperstone and Capital.com sidestep it entirely. Here's how to choose.

2026-09-02

How to Trade US Stocks From Outside the US (UK, Canada, Australia and Beyond)

Non-US residents can't open most US brokerage accounts directly. Here are the two real routes to US-stock exposure from abroad — owning the share vs trading it as a CFD — with regulated brokers for each, country by country.

NEM · 11:01 AM UTC

Newmont price target lowered to $144 from $147 at Bernstein

Bernstein lowered the firm’s price target on Newmont (NEM) to $144 from $147 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm notes the nickel supply chain is considerably…

Source: TheFly

FCX · 10:55 AM UTC

Freeport-McMoRan price target lowered to $47 from $50 at Bernstein

Bernstein lowered the firm’s price target on Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) to $47 from $50 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares. The firm notes the nickel supply chain is…

Source: TheFly

AAPL, META, NET · 11:30 PM UTC

Closing Bell Movers: American Eagle down 10% after Q2 results

US indices were down for the third consecutive trading day as the macro-oriented refrain of higher oil prices and rising Treasury yields continued to haunt sentiment. Energy was the only…

Source: TheFly

AAPL, GOOGL, MSFT, NVDA · 11:27 PM UTC

3 Best ETFs to Buy with Over 10% Upside, According to the AI Analyst

TipRanks’ ETF AI Analyst rates the Bahl & Gaynor Dividend ETF ($BGDV), Invesco ESG NASDAQ 100 ETF ($QQMG), and First Trust Expanded Technology ETF ($XPND) as Outperform and sees more than 10%…

Source: TipRanks

AMZN, AVGO, META, NVDA · 10:21 PM UTC

Oracle Stock (ORCL): 2 ETFs With 30%+ Upside to Watch Ahead of Earnings

Oracle ($ORCL) is set to report fiscal Q1 results on September 10, and investors looking for exposure may want to consider two ETFs that hold the stock and show strong…

Source: TipRanks

AMT · 10:17 PM UTC

American Tower Prices $1.6 Billion Senior Notes Offering

American Tower ( ($AMT) ) has shared an announcement. On September 9, 2026, American Tower priced a $1.6 billion registered public offering of senior unsecured notes maturing in 2031, 2033…

Source: TipRanks

AAPL · 9:38 PM UTC

Apple’s (AAPL) Foldable iPhone Debut Gets a Cool Reaction, but Technical Analysis Points to Upside

Apple’s ($AAPL) highly awaited “Surprise and Shine” event took place today, in which new CEO John Ternus took the stage for the first time following Tim Cook’s transition to executive…

Source: TipRanks

LMT · 9:25 PM UTC

Lockheed Martin awarded $825.98M Air Force contract modification

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has been awarded an $825.98M modification to a previously awarded contract for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile and Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Large Lot procurement. This modification…

Source: TheFly

LMT · 9:25 PM UTC

Lockheed Martin awarded $257.28M Navy contract modification

Lockheed Martin (LMT) was awarded a $257.28M firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-only modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise options for production, spares, production support material, engineering support, and hardware…

Source: TheFly

AMZN · 9:22 PM UTC

Amazon strengthens board with new cybersecurity director

Amazon ( ($AMZN) ) has shared an update. On September 8, 2026, Amazon’s board elected cybersecurity executive Kevin R. Mandia as a director and appointed him to the Audit and…

Source: TipRanks

T · 9:18 PM UTC

AT&T Adds Independent Director to Strengthen Board Oversight

The latest announcement is out from AT&T ( ($T) ). On September 7, 2026, AT&T’s Board of Directors approved an expansion of the board from 10 to 11 members and…

Source: TipRanks

OXY · 9:15 PM UTC

Occidental resumed with a Hold at Stifel

Stifel resumed coverage of Occidental (OXY) with a Hold rating and $68 price target The company’s pursuit of acquisitions could extending its “average runway” in the Midland, the analyst tells…

Source: TheFly

COP · 9:10 PM UTC

ConocoPhillips resumed with a Hold at Stifel

the analyst tells investors in a research note.Stifel resumed coverage of ConocoPhillips (COP) with a Hold rating and $148 price target The shares warrant a premium multiple to the large…

Source: TheFly

LEU · 9:10 PM UTC

Centrus Energy announces Class A common stock, warrant offering, no amount given

Centrus Energy (LEU) announced the launch of an underwritten public offering of shares of its Class A common stock, pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock and…

Source: TheFly

GOOGL, META · 9:04 PM UTC

Pinterest Stock (PINS) Tanked 9% on Wednesday – Here’s What Spooked Investors

Pinterest ($PINS) fell more than 9% on Wednesday, hitting its lowest intraday level since May, after CEO Bill Ready warned about international business challenges at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia +…

Source: TipRanks

INTU · 8:55 PM UTC

Intuit files automatic mixed securities shelf

16:52 EDT Intuit (INTU) files automatic mixed securities shelf Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking financial news. Try Now>> See the top stocks recommended…

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DELL · 8:45 PM UTC

Cboe data shows mixed options sentiment in Dell Technologies with shares up 0.26%

Cboe data shows mixed options sentiment in Dell Technologies (DELL), with shares up $1.37, or 0.26%, near $535.25. Options volume roughly in line with average with 161k contracts traded and…

Source: TheFly

AVGO · 8:41 PM UTC

Piper Sandler starts Broadcom at Overweight, positive on custom ASIC contracts

As previously reported, Piper Sandler analyst David O’Connor initiated coverage of Broadcom (AVGO) with an Overweight rating and $460 price target The company is the winner on the hyperscaler and…

Source: TheFly

ARM · 8:35 PM UTC

Piper starts Arm with Overweight on ramp-up of server CPU design wins

As previously reported, Piper Sandler analyst David O’Connor initiated coverage of Arm (ARM) with an Overweight rating and $320 price target The company is working with Softbank companies Graphcore and…

Source: TheFly

JOBY · 8:32 PM UTC

Joby Aviation Names Sergey Novikov Principal Accounting Officer

Joby Aviation ( ($JOBY) ) just unveiled an announcement. On September 2, 2026, Joby Aviation, Inc. appointed Sergey Novikov as its Principal Accounting Officer, effective immediately, reflecting a leadership transition…

Source: TipRanks

QCOM · 8:31 PM UTC

Piper starts Qualcomm at Neutral, needs more conviction on HBC technology

As previously reported, Piper Sandler analyst David O’Connor initiated coverage of Qualcomm (QCOM) with a Neutral rating and $190 price target The firm sees a “tricky road ahead” for Qualcomm,…

Source: TheFly

AMD, INTC · 8:31 PM UTC

AMD initiated with an Overweight at Piper Sandler

Piper Sandler analyst David O’Connor initiated coverage of AMD (AMD) with an Overweight rating and $600 price target. The firm is positive on AI compute demand, saying agentic AI is…

Source: TheFly

NIO · 8:10 PM UTC

Cboe data shows mixed options sentiment in NIO with shares down 2.77%

Cboe data shows mixed options sentiment in NIO (NIO), with shares down 10c near $3.69. Options volume more than double the daily average with 216k contracts traded and calls leading…

Source: TheFly

IONQ, QBTS, RGTI · 7:45 PM UTC

Quantum Leap: U.S. takes stake in more quantum computing companies

Welcome to the latest edition of “Quantum Leap” where The Fly decodes news and activity in the quantum computing space. LITHOGRAPHY PROCESSES: Xanadu Quantum (XNDU) and ASML (ASML) announced a…

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ASTS, LUNR, RKLB · 6:01 PM UTC

Space Stocks Are Sliding on Wednesday – Here’s Why

Space stocks are sliding today as both sector‑specific issues and macro pressures hit at the same time. SpaceX ($SPCX) is leading the decline, falling 5%, followed by AST SpaceMobile ($ASTS)…

Source: TipRanks

AMZN, OKLO · 4:46 PM UTC

Oklo Stock Rises as Piper Sandler Backs ‘Bankable by Design’ Business Model

Shares in Oklo ($OKLO), the small modular reactor producer, edged higher to about $43 per share on Wednesday afternoon. This came after Piper Sandler analyst Dimple Gosai picked the firm over…

Source: TipRanks

NVO · 4:31 PM UTC

Novo Nordisk Advances Oral Semaglutide Trial in Obesity: What Investors Should Watch

Novo Nordisk ($NVO) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. Novo Nordisk’s new Phase 3 trial, “Efficacy and Safety of Once Daily Oral Semaglutide in Adults With Overweight or…

Source: TipRanks

F, GM, NIO, TSLA · 4:30 PM UTC

Senator Slotkin highlights ‘rumors’ of Trump allowing Chinese cars in U.S.

Senator Elissa Slotkin said via X” There’s an important moment of inflection coming in just a few weeks, when President Trump will roll out the red carpet for Chinese President…

Source: TheFly

AMZN, OKLO, SMR · 3:30 PM UTC

Amazon-Backed X-Energy Stock (XE) Sinks 10% as Piper Sandler Says to Sell

Shares of X-Energy ($XE), the small modular reactor (SMR) producer backed by tech giant Amazon ($AMZN), plunged more than 10% to about $17 on Wednesday morning. This came after Piper…

Source: TipRanks

FSLR, META, OKLO, TMO · 1:56 PM UTC

Uber initiated, Thermo Fisher upgraded: Wall Street’s top analyst calls

The most talked about and market moving research calls around Wall Street are now in one place. Here are today’s research calls that investors need to know, as compiled by…

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ASTS, RKLB · 1:08 PM UTC

Wall Street’s Top Space Stock: Why Rocket Lab (RKLB) Outshines SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile

SpaceX ($SPCX), Rocket Lab ($RKLB) and AST SpaceMobile ($ASTS) are three of the most closely watched space stocks, but Wall Street sees very different upside in them. The companies also…

Source: TipRanks

FCEL · 12:15 PM UTC

FuelCell initiated with a Buy at Craig-Hallum

Craig-Hallum initiated coverage of FuelCell (FCEL) with a Buy rating and $22 price target The firm views FuelCell’s carbonate cell platform as “well-suited” for the emerging data center opportunity, the…

Source: TheFly

QBTS · 12:08 PM UTC

D-Wave Issues 7.1M QBTS Shares to U.S. Government Under $100M CHIPS Deal

D-Wave Quantum Inc. ($QBTS) issued 7,095,721 shares to the U.S. Department of Commerce as part of its previously announced $100 million CHIPS Act award, according to a new regulatory filing.

Source: TipRanks

AMZN, GME · 11:02 AM UTC

GME Stock: GameStop Director Buys Nearly $1M in Shares as Q2 Profit Soars

GameStop ($GME) stock is up 0.71% in premarket trading today after the company reported stronger-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results. The company also lifted its full-year adjusted EBITDA forecast to more than…

Source: TipRanks

QBTS, RGTI · 10:58 AM UTC

PsiQuantum Finalizes $100M CHIPS Act Funding for U.S. Quantum Push

PsiQuantum has finalized a $100 million award from the U.S. Department of Commerce under the CHIPS and Science Act, extending a federal funding push that has also awarded $100 million…

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NVO · 10:49 AM UTC

Novo Nordisk Advances DKK 15 Billion Share Buyback, Holding 1% of Capital in Treasury Stock

An announcement from Novo Nordisk ( ($NVO) ) is now available. Novo Nordisk has continued executing its previously announced share repurchase programme, which forms part of a broader plan to…

Source: TipRanks

META, OKLO · 10:40 AM UTC

Piper Sandler bullish on Oklo, initiates with an Overweight

As previously reported, Piper Sandler initiated coverage of Oklo (OKLO) with an Overweight rating and $55 price target, implying roughly 33% upside. Nuclear is supported by bipartisan federal policy and…

Source: TheFly

IONQ, QBTS, QUBT, RGTI · 8:16 AM UTC

Quantum Stocks Rise on $300M U.S. CHIPS Funding as IonQ Raises 2026 Forecast

Pure-play quantum computing stocks moved higher on Tuesday, as D-Wave Quantum Inc. ($QBTS), Rigetti Computing Inc. ($RGTI), and Quantinuum ($QNT) finalized $100 million U.S. government funding agreements, while IonQ Inc.

Source: TipRanks