Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Shares of Jack Daniel’s whiskey maker Brown-Forman (BF/B) soared as much as 21% on Thursday, a record intraday climb, following a Bloomberg report that French beverages company Pernod Ricard is seeking to buy the company. Wall Street notes that the Brown family has the majority of voting control and has rebuffed previous attempts to sell, but persistent industry weakness could make a deal more likely.
- Entergy (ETR) was the best performing stock in the S&P 500 Friday, jumping 8%. The gains came after Meta struck a deal with Entergy Louisiana, through which it will pay for new energy infrastructure to support a forthcoming data center in the region. The $27 billion facility, currently under construction, is set to be Meta's largest data center ever.
- Estee Lauder (EL) shares drop on news that the company is in talks to buy Puig Brands SA, which would create a cosmetics giant with about $20 billion in annual sales.
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- Entergy (ETR) was the best performing stock in the S&P 500 Friday, jumping 8%. The gains came after Meta struck a deal with Entergy Louisiana, through which it will pay for new energy infrastructure to support a forthcoming data center in the region. The $27 billion facility, currently under construction, is set to be Meta's largest data center ever.
- Shares of Jack Daniel’s whiskey maker Brown-Forman (BF/B) soared as much as 21% on Thursday, a record intraday climb, following a Bloomberg report that French beverages company Pernod Ricard is seeking to buy the company. Wall Street notes that the Brown family has the majority of voting control and has rebuffed previous attempts to sell, but persistent industry weakness could make a deal more likely.
- Coinbase Global (COIN) shares fell over 3% in Friday’s premarket session, following a 4.26% decline during Thursday’s trading. The total crypto market cap dropped 3.2% to $2.3 trillion on Friday, with Bitcoin trading down 2.27% over the last 24 hours to $68,231.67.
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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Shares of Jack Daniel’s whiskey maker Brown-Forman (BF/B) soared as much as 21% on Thursday, a record intraday climb, following a Bloomberg report that French beverages company Pernod Ricard is seeking to buy the company. Wall Street notes that the Brown family has the majority of voting control and has rebuffed previous attempts to sell, but persistent industry weakness could make a deal more likely.
- Cybersecurity stocks tumbled Friday morning on the news of a new Anthropic model, with shares of CrowdStrike (CRWD), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and other cybersecurity stocks among the worst performers in the S&P 500 index.
- Carnival shares fall as much as 4.7% after the cruise operator reduced its adjusted earnings per share, Ebitda and net income forecasts for the full year, with each metric missing consensus estimates. Peers Norwegian Cruise (-4.3%), Royal Caribbean (-3.0%) and Viking (-2.1%) also decline.
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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- CrowdStrike (CRWD) shares fall. Cybersecurity stocks slump in premarket trading on Friday after a Fortune report said Anthropic is testing a new AI model that “poses significant cybersecurity risks.” Security stocks — along with software names more broadly — have been pressured by concerns that tools from AI companies like Anthropic or OpenAI could reduce demand for products from legacy providers, weighing on their growth, margins, and pricing power.
- Carnival (CCL) shares fall. Carnival cut its full-year profit outlook as surging crude prices are driving up fuel costs. Oil prices have climbed to their highest levels since 2022, with both West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude up more than 60% this year as the war in the Middle East has led to strikes on energy assets and a near halt of shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Entergy (ETR) shares rise. Meta Platforms said it reached a new agreement with Entergy to build and pay for enough gas plants to provide a total of 5.2 gigawatts of electricity to a data center it’s developing in rural Louisiana, the utility’s local subsidiary.
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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Haliburton (HAL) shares rise. JPMorgan raises its price target on the oilfield services company as it expects limited first-quarter earnings impact from the war compared to peers. Analyst Arun Jayaram notes that while Halliburton peer SLB cut its 1Q EPS guidance due to Middle East disruptions, Halliburton’s Saudi Arabia and North America guidance is maintained
- Meta Platforms (META) shares fall on concerns about AI spending and concerns about a jury verdict that found Meta and Alphabet's Google liable for harming a young user with products designed to be addictive, which may lead to increased government regulations.
-Carnival (CCL) shares are down. Carnival forecasted adjusted earnings per share for the full year of about $2.21. The company also approved a $2.5 billion share buyback.
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