Gas prices threaten Republican lawmaker’s plans to win on affordability

House Republicans plan to keep control of that chamber on a message of low costs. But higher oil prices could complicate that message.
Oracle stock jumps 7% on earnings beat and increased guidance as cloud revenue climbs 44%

Oracle delivered fast cloud growth, across applications in infrastructure.
Thom Tillis refuses to budge on blocking Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh confirmation

President Trump tapped Kevin Warsh as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. It’s unclear if the Senate will confirm him soon to replace Jerome Powell.
Chip stocks including Nvidia are holding up despite market volatility, according to the charts

Todd Gordon takes a look at the technicals in Nvidia and other chipmakers.
HSBC moves to ‘max’ overweight stocks, saying peak fear about Iran oil spike has passed

The firm’s Max Kettner is confident the recent bout of selling since the start of the U.S.-Iran war will prove to be the same as in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kevin Warsh faces an economic ‘perfect storm’ as he waits to take over as Fed chair

Warsh faces a potential buzzsaw in the form of a Hobson’s choice between fighting inflation and supporting the labor market.
Buy Nvidia ahead of its pivotal AI conference, analysts say

Analysts across Wall Street reiterated their bullish stances on Nvidia heading into the chipmaker’s flagship conference next week.
‘Forever war’: Democrats rebut Trump’s assertion that Iran war nearing end

President Donald Trump on Monday suggested the war may be nearing an end, sending markets soaring and oil plummeting.
Meta gets into social networks for AI agents with acquisition of viral Moltbook platform

Moltbook was built for OpenClaw agents, and OpenClaw’s founder, Peter Steinberger, was hired by OpenAI.
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Rivian, Hims & Hers, BioNTech, Vertex Pharmaceuticals & more

These are some of the stocks seeing the largest midday moves.