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April 2026

International Business Machines Drops 9.2% After Wedbush Maintains Outperform

IBM Price $228.74 Change -9.2% Volume 9.7M IBM shares tumbled Thursday after a broad wave of Wall Street downgrades hit the tech giant, with five major firms cutting their price targets by an average of 9.1%. The stock closed down 9.2% at $228.74 on volume of 9.7M shares, shaving billions off its $217.6B market capitalization. […]

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Essential Properties Realty Trust Delivers 35.1% Q1 2026 Upside, Revenue Up 23%

EPRT|EPS $0.50 vs $0.37 est (+35.1%)|Rev $158.8M|Net Income $59.8M Guidance adjusted $2.00 – $2.05|Stock $32.08 (-2.7%) Strong Beat Drives Outperformance. Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT) delivered a commanding Q1 2026 performance, posting AFFO per share of $0.50 that crushed Wall Street’s $0.37 estimate by 35.1%. The retail-focused REIT generated $158.8M in revenue for the

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Rogers Jumps 8.2% Amid Sector-Wide Rally

ROG Price $130.56 Change +8.2% Volume 153,477 Rogers Corporation shares jumped 8.2% Thursday to close at $130.56, riding a wave of buying pressure that lifted electronic component manufacturers across the board. The rally reflects sector-wide momentum rather than company-specific news, with Rogers outpacing gains among its publicly traded peers. Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) climbed 3.8%, Bel

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Allegro MicroSystems Jumps 6.0% Amid Sector-Wide Rally

ALGM Price $44.83 Change +6.0% Volume 775,567 Allegro MicroSystems surged 6.0% Thursday as a broad rally lifted semiconductor stocks across the board. The stock closed at $44.83 on volume of 775,567 shares, with the company now commanding a market capitalization of $8.3 billion. The move wasn’t company-specific. Allegro rode a wave of strength across its

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Blackstone (BX) Q1 2026 Results Highlight Fundraising Durability and Realizations

Blackstone (BX) drew attention after its first-quarter 2026 results showed that the firm could still raise capital, monetize investments and grow assets under management despite a more volatile backdrop. That combination matters because Blackstone’s model depends not just on asset values rising, but on its ability to keep attracting long-duration capital and convert investment gains

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Revvity Drops 10.0% Amid Sector-Wide Selling

RVTY Price $84.88 Change -10.0% Volume 757,767 Revvity, Inc. plunged 10.0% Thursday to $84.88 as a broad selloff hammered diagnostics and research sector peers, with several companies posting sharp single-session declines. The move knocked Revvity’s market capitalization to $9.5 billion on elevated trading volume of 757,767 shares. The selloff wasn’t company-specific. At least seven sector

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MarineMax Falls Short on Q2 2026: $0.04 EPS vs $0.07 Expected

HZO|EPS $0.04 vs $0.07 est (-42.9%)|Rev $527.4M|Net Loss $2.6M Guidance adjusted $0.40 – $0.95|Stock $29.29 (-2.1%) Earnings miss. MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE:HZO) delivered Q2 2026 adjusted earnings of $0.04 per share, falling short of the $0.07 consensus estimate by 42.9%. The specialty marine retailer posted revenue of $527.4M, down 16.5% from $631.5M in the year-ago quarter,

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Air Force Advances Microreactor Deployments at Three Bases

Air Force Advances Microreactor Deployments at Three Bases The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has moved forward with its Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI) initiative, announcing specific company pairings to develop microreactors at three installations.  Radiant Industries will partner with Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado. Radiant is developing Kaleidos, a portable 1

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First United Corporation Reports $25.8M Non-GAAP Net Income and Robust Commercial Originations for 2025

Business Overview First United Corporation (NASDAQ: FUNC) is a Maryland corporation chartered in 1985. Operating as a financial holding company registered with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Corporation elected financial holding company status in 2021. The Corporation’s primary business operations consist of serving as the parent company for First United

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Tether Freezes $344 Million USDT Stablecoins Flagged For Illicit Activity

Tether Freezes $344 Million USDT Stablecoins Flagged For Illicit Activity Tether froze more than $344 million in USDT across two Tron addresses on Thursday, in coordination with the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), marking one of the stablecoin issuer’s largest compliance actions on record. While Tether did not name the network of

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