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TradingKey - On Tuesday (April 21), Apple (AAPL) announced that Tim Cook will step down as CEO on September 1, to be succeeded by John Ternus. Following the news, the company’s share price fell 2.52%, with its total market capitalization dropping below the $4 trillion mark, potentially reflecting a

TradingKey - JPMorgan Chase has raised its year-end target for the S&P 500, noting that the move is driven not by a simple recovery in market sentiment, but by upward earnings revisions for AI-related technology companies.

TradingKey - The S&P 500 Index has undergone a historic multi-year rally and enters 2026, a critical inflection point in its trajectory, with several contributing factors, including the overall macroeconomic landscape (not just earnings or excitement regarding AI), contributing to this dynamic; thus

TradingKey - Driven by robust AI demand, memory chip giants are witnessing an unprecedented surge in earnings. However, their capital market valuations stand in stark contrast to those of AI chip leaders, a discrepancy that is fueling intense market debate over whether the memory industry has entered a "supercycle," fundamentally breaking away from its historical trajectory of boom-and-bust cycles.

TradingKey - Amid the geopolitical brinkmanship between the U.S. and Iran, U.S. stock index futures rose as Trump extended the ceasefire agreement. Asia-Pacific markets saw mixed performance, while Japanese and South Korean stocks hit new highs. The Nikkei 225 Index opened lower but trended higher in early trading, before gains gradually narrowed in the afternoon. It closed up 0.4% at 59,585.86 points, reaching a recent intraday high of 59,708.21 points. By sector, Information and Communication, Non-ferrous Metals, and Electrical Equipment led the gains, while Real Estate, Fishery, Agriculture and Forestry, and Wholesale led the losses.

JPMorgan (JPM) Head of Commodities Natasha Kaneva's latest analysis points out that under a scenario where the U.S. Navy implements a comprehensive export blockade, Iran would need to begin production cuts in about 16 days and cease production entirely within 30 days.

TradingKey — On April 21 local time, software giant Adobe (ADBE.US) announced a stock repurchase program of up to $25 billion. The company plans to buy back up to $25 billion of its shares over the next four years, with the authorization valid through April 2030.

GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) posted their Q1 2026 earnings on April 21 and managed to beat expectations pretty much across the board - EPS, revenue, orders and free cash flow were all stronger than Wall Street had anticipated. But still GE stocks dropped by 3 to 4% in early trading - which on the face of

TradingKey - GE Aerospace (GE) released its first-quarter results on Tuesday, April 21, reporting revenue of $11.6 billion, which exceeded expectations by $900 million. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) reached $1.86, beating market estimates by $0.26. Despite the earnings beat, the stock closed down 5.56% at $286.73, wiping out approximately $20 billion in market capitalization in a single day. The primary reason for the share price decline was the potential impact of Middle East conflicts on the aviation industry.

TradingKey - United Airlines released its first-quarter financial results for the period ending March 31, 2026, after the market closed on April 22. During the period, the company’s net profit was $699 million, a year-on-year increase of 80.4%. Adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $1.19, significantly higher than the $0.91 reported in the same period last year and exceeding market expectations of $1.09. Total revenue for the group reached $14.608 billion, up 10.6% year-on-year, surpassing the market expectation of $14.46 billion. Passenger revenue accounted for $13.166 billion, an 11% increase year-on-year, also beating the market expectation of $12.96 billion.

TradingKey - On Tuesday, SpaceX announced it has reached an agreement with AI startup Cursor, granting it the right to acquire the company for $60 billion later this year or pay $10 billion to advance their partnership. As the SpaceX IPO is set to commence, and with Elon Musk having already acquired

TradingKey - On Tuesday (April 21), gold experienced sharp volatility at high levels, driven by uncertainty surrounding Trump regarding a U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Prices subsequently pulled back significantly, weighed down by stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales data for March. Moving forward, gold

TradingKey - U.S. car rental giant Avis (CAR) is replicating the concentrated capital short squeeze seen with GameStop (GME). Over the past six weeks, Avis's stock price has surged from the $100 range to an all-time high of $713.97, representing a cumulative gain of over 200%. On April 21, the stock

TradingKey - The three major US stock indices closed lower for a second consecutive session as market concerns intensified over the potential breakdown of US-Iran negotiations and the heightened risk of renewed conflict. Following Donald Trump's threat to bomb Iran, the three indices reversed intrad

Bitmine Immersion Technologies represents the "MicroStrategy moment" for Ethereum. It is no longer a hardware company; it is a leveraged bet on the digital infrastructure of the future.

TradingKey - From a straightforward price-to-earnings perspective, Amazon (AMZN) does not represent a cheap stock at nearly 35x trailing earnings and about 31x forward earnings. 

Bitcoin prices rallied on the eve of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement’s expiration, eyeing a push toward the $80,000 mark.

TradingKey - Elon Musk’s SpaceX is aggressively advancing its highly anticipated IPO process. This week, the company hosted three consecutive days of closed-door analyst meetings at its launch facilities in Texas and its large-scale data center in Tennessee, inviting top Wall Street aerospace and technology analysts to the events.

Amazon invests an additional $5 billion in Anthropic; SpaceX kicks off IPO roadshow; Apple officially announces Tim Cook will step down in September; deadlock in U.S.-Iran negotiations drives crude oil and Bitcoin higher.

TradingKey - On April 21, the South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced that an amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Capital Markets Act has been approved by the Cabinet, meaning single-stock leveraged ETFs could be listed as early as May 22. The first underlying stocks will be semiconductor companies Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, offering investors ±2x leverage tools.