AppLovin's Mobile Gaming Unit

And, Arm's outlook crashes stock.

May 08, 2025

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AppLovin's Mobile Gaming Unit

The mobile app company AppLovin $APP ( ▼ 0.38% ) surged by 13.37% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after posting strong financial earnings results and announcing that it sold its mobile gaming business for $400 million.

Financials: AppLovin reported earnings of $1.67 per share and revenue of $1.48 billion in the past quarter. Both were better than expected.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Selling its mobile gaming business allows AppLovin to double down on its rapidly growing, high-margin advertising technology business, streamline operations, reduce risk, and position itself as a market leader in ad tech.

Final Thoughts: AppLovin was previously down 11% in 2025. These results are turning the stock around.

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Coinbase Global (Nasdaq: COIN), Shopify (Nasdaq: SHOP), Peloton (Nasdaq: PTON), The Trade Desk (Nasdaq: TTD), DraftKings (Nasdaq: DKNG), ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), Lyft (Nasdaq: LYFT), Pinterest (NYSE: PINS), Affirm (Nasdaq: AFRM), Hanesbrands (NYSE: HBI), Expedia Group (Nasdaq: EXPE), Sweetgreen (NYSE: SG), Krispy Kreme (Nasdaq: DNUT), MARA Holdings (Nasdaq: MARA), Molson Coors Brewing (NYSE: TAP), Cloudflare (NYSE: NET), Papa John's (Nasdaq: PZZA), PENN Entertainment (Nasdaq: PENN), Paramount Global (Nasdaq: PARA), Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT), ZipRecruiter (NYSE: ZIP), Toast (NYSE: TOST), SoundHound AI (Nasdaq: SOUN), Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD), ACM Research (ACMR), Crocs (Nasdaq: CROX), Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF), Cheniere Energy (NYSE: LNG), Innodata (Nasdaq: INOD), 1-800-FLOWERS (Nasdaq: FLWS), ACI Worldwide (Nasdaq: ACIW), Akamai Technologies (Nasdaq: AKAM), Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), Bill.com (NYSE: BILL), CarGurus (Nadaq: CARG), Cars.com (NYSE: CARS), Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH), Clear Secure (NYSE: YOU), Cronos (Nasdaq: CRON), D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS), Dropbox (Nasdaq: DBX), EPAM Systems (NYSE: EPAM), Evergy (Nasdaq: Nasdaq: EVRG), Fox Factory Holding (Nasdaq: FOXF), HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS), Hut 8 (Nasdaq: HUT), Illumina (Nasdaq: ILMN), Janus International Group (NYSE: JBI), Kenvue (NYSE: KVUE), Life Time (NYSE: LTH), Microchip (Nasdaq: MCHP), News Corp (Nasdaq: NWSA), Nexstar (Nasdaq: NXST), Nomad Foods (NYSE: NOMD), Nutrien (NYSE: NTR), Rackspace Technology (Nasdaq: RXT), Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR), RingCentral (NYSE: RNG), Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), SharkNinja (NYSE: SN), Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE: FUN), Spectrum Brands (NYSE: SPB), Sprout Social (Nasdaq: SPT), Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), Tapestry (NYSE: TPR), TEGNA (BTSE: TGNA), Texas Roadhouse (Nasdaq: TXRH), TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), US Foods (NYSE: USFD), Valvoline (NYSE: VVV), Viatris (Nasdaq: VTRS), Warby Parker (NYSE: WRBY), Warner Music Group (Nasdaq: WMG), YELP (NYSE: YELP), YETI Holdings (NYSE: YETI).

Notable IPOs Today: American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: AII), Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (NYSE: AHL).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: MoMo Paradise (SMBX), Spybaby Bridal and Prom (Honeycomb).

Notable Economic Events Today: Unemployment Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Nonfarm Productivity (8:30 a.m. ET), Unit Labor Costs (8:30 a.m. ET), Fed's Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m. ET).

Arm's Outlook Crashes Stock

Despite posting good financial earnings results on Wednesday, the semiconductor company Arm Holdings $ARM ( ▲ 1.43% ) plunged 11.63% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Arm reported earnings of 55 cents per share and revenue of $1.24 billion in the past quarter. Both were better than expected.

Final Thoughts: The problem with Arm was that investors were not pleased with the company’s financial outlook.

Pharma Stocks Fall on Medicare Executive Order Report

Several pharmaceutical stocks fell in after-hours trading on Wednesday after Politico reported that President Trump was planning an executive order to cut Medicare drug prices.

Final Thoughts: GSK $GSK ( ▼ 0.88% ) fell 0.97% and Johnson & Johnson $JNJ ( ▲ 1.83% ) dropped by 1.02%.

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