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DIS

Disney CFO Christine McCarthy is stepping down and taking a family medical leave of absence. Veteran Disney executive Kevin Lansberry will serve as Interim CFO, effective July 1. McCarthy will continue as a strategic advisor during her leave.

Portfolio Pulse from Bhavik Nair

June 16, 2023 | 4:13 am

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SPY

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers found the Fed's rate hike pause confusing and driven by internal political dynamics. He believes there's no clear evidence of a slowdown in inflation. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ) both rose on Thursday.

Portfolio Pulse from Bhavik Nair

June 16, 2023 | 3:21 am

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Major cryptocurrencies rose briefly after BlackRock's iShares unit filed with the SEC to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF. However, veteran trader Peter Brandt warns that Bitcoin may be on the verge of a significant downward move.

Portfolio Pulse from Mehab Qureshi

June 16, 2023 | 2:38 am

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Wall Street indices rallied on Thursday as the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hike campaign is believed to be nearing its end. Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki, believes the market has factored in no recession and the Fed being done. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ) closed higher, while iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY) and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF (VGSH) also gained.

Portfolio Pulse from Bhavik Nair

June 16, 2023 | 1:40 am

AWKNF

Awakn Life Sciences Corp. (OTCQB:AWKNF) has closed the second tranche of its non-brokered private placement and upsized the original financing option to $4 million. The company is focusing on the R&D of novel therapeutics and IP licensing for addiction treatments, particularly Alcohol Use Disorder.

Portfolio Pulse from Lara Goldstein

June 16, 2023 | 12:17 am

NVDA

Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) has seen strong interest in its artificial intelligence capabilities, leading to soaring share prices and a $1 trillion market cap. However, several insiders have been cashing out, selling shares in June. Analysts have raised their price targets on Nvidia shares following the company's first-quarter results and second-quarter guidance.

Portfolio Pulse from Chris Katje

June 16, 2023 | 12:03 am

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COIN

MSTR

BlackRock is filing an application for a Bitcoin ETF, with Coinbase named as the custodian for the Trust's Bitcoin holdings. The iShares Bitcoin Trust shares will be listed and traded on NASDAQ, making the crypto asset class more accessible to institutional investors.

Portfolio Pulse from Jose Rodrigo Safdiye

June 15, 2023 | 9:54 pm

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In Thursday's after-market session, several industrials stocks experienced significant price movements. Notable gainers included Virgin Galactic, Orbital Infr Gr, Ault Alliance, Momentus, Shapeways Holdings, and Astra Space. On the other hand, Applied UV, Singularity Future Tech, CBAK Energy Tech, JanOne, Addentax Group, and Techprecision saw declines.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

June 15, 2023 | 9:40 pm

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In Thursday's after-market session, several IT stocks experienced significant price movements. Gainers included Squarespace, EMCORE, Arteris, Castellum, Riskified, and WM Tech, while losers were MMTEC, Verb Tech, SatixFy Communications, Sonic Foundry, Backblaze, and Strong Global.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

June 15, 2023 | 9:39 pm

VEDU

Visionary Education Technology (VEDU) has received a Nasdaq notification regarding a minimum bid price deficiency, putting the company at risk of being delisted if it fails to regain compliance.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

June 15, 2023 | 9:31 pm