Oracle shares jump on $500 billion cloud revenue prospects

📊 Dow falters while S&P 500, Nasdaq eye fresh records as Oracle lifts AI hopes

US stocks eyed fresh all-time highs on Wednesday as Oracle's blowout revenue forecast lifted AI hopes, while Wall Street waited for a wholesale inflation reading seen as unlikely to reset rate-cut bets.

Futures on the S&P 500 climbed 0.3%, while those on the Nasdaq 100 edged up 0.2%, on the heels of record closing highs. Contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which includes fewer tech stocks, slipped 0.2%. Yahoo Finance reports.


💵 Fintech firm Klarna raises $1.37B in US IPO, sets stage for market debut

Swedish payments firm Klarna raised $1.37 billion in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), amid burgeoning US market debuts.

The “Buy Now, Pay Later” lender reported 34.3 million shares sale valued at $40 each, above its marketed $35-$37 range. Per a Reuters report, the sale equates Klarna to a $15 billion valuation.

The firm’s valuation slumped to $6.7 billion in 2022, at a time when interest rates and inflation were soaring. Yahoo Finance reports.


🚙 Tesla is losing U.S. market share. And that’s in the middle of an EV boom

Tesla’s share of the U.S. EV market has fallen to its lowest on record, Cox Automotive said Wednesday, despite a boom of sorts ahead of the end of tax incentives.

Cox Automotive estimated that Tesla’s share of the U.S. electric-vehicle market was at 38% in August, its lowest-ever point and down from a 42% market share in July. MorningStar reports.


👨‍🏭 US employment figures revised downwards again

Clouds are gathering over the US labor market. After two disappointing employment reports, the BLS has announced a downward revision of the number of jobs created between April 2024 and March 2025: over this period, the US economy created 911,000 fewer jobs than initially estimated.

In recent weeks, most data has shown a weakening of the labor market. This revision therefore further strengthens the likelihood of a Fed rate cut. MarketScreener reports.


📊 Wall Street's record rise spurs growth of covered call strategies

For investors with portfolios of individual company stocks, Wall Street's record-breaking rise is boosting the attractiveness of an options strategy that helps them hedge single stock risks while earning some income as they diversify their portfolios.

While the use of covered calls is not new, portfolio managers said they are finding growing adoption of the strategy among individual investors with large positions in big tech stocks, baby boomers and corporate executives with legacy holdings gained from being paid in company shares.

One way advisors and managers are approaching the growth of their clients' single stock exposure is by using customized covered calls that let investors slowly sell out of stocks and diversify their holdings, as well as manage taxes. Yahoo Finance reports.


🥤 Celsius and PepsiCo: takes two to tango

The energy drink brand, which is very popular across the Atlantic, is having a very energetic year on the stockmarket.

Pepsi has invested $585M to increase its stake to 11% of Celcius' capital, via convertible bonds at a price of $51.75. MarketScreener reports.

*Estimate and Actual numbers represent Earnings Per Share in US Dollars



CHWY: Chewy
Q2 2025
Before Market Open
Estimate: 0.250
Actual: N/A


OXM: Oxford Industries
Q2 2025
After Market Close
Estimate: 1.190
Actual: N/A


TEN: Tsakos Energy Navigation
Q2 2025
Before Market Open
Estimate: 0.600
Actual: N/A

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