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Intel’s Booming AI Demand 🚀

Technology giant Intel $INTC ( ▲ 3.36% ) jumped 7.71% in after-hours trading on Thursday after posting strong financial earnings results.

Financials: Intel reported earnings of 23 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $13.7 billion. Both were better than expected.

Details: Revenue grew 3%. While Intel’s Foundry business declined 2% year-over-year, revenue for the company’s client computing group jumped 5%.

Quote: “AI is accelerating demand for compute and creating attractive opportunities across our portfolio, including our core x86 platforms, new efforts in purpose-built ASICs and accelerators, and foundry services.” - Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Intel is positioned to capitalize on AI demand through strong partnerships, U.S. government support, and a comprehensive AI chip portfolio.

Final Thoughts: Intel’s stock is up 88% this year, thanks to the investment from the U.S. government in August.

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), Sanofi (Nasdaq: SNY), Gentex (Nasdaq: GNTX), Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW), Flagstar Financial (NYSE: FLG), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), Stellar Bank (NYSE: STEL), First Hawaiian (Nasdaq: FHB), HCA (NYSE: HCA), GrafTech International (NYSE: EAF), Virtus Investment Partners (NYSE: VRTS).

Notable IPOs Today: LaFayette Acquisition Corp. Unit (Nasdaq: LAFAU).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Enki (Wefunder), Big Guns Coffee and Farm (Wefunder), Bao'd Up (Wefunder), Mooney’s Pizza Tavern (Honeycomb), AZYR Specs (Honeycomb).

Notable Economic Events Today: S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), S&P Global Services PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), Michigan Consumer Expectations / Sentiment (10:00 a.m. ET).

Ford Expects Fire Headwind

The Ford Motor Company $F ( ▼ 0.72% ) posted good financial earnings results on Thursday, which sent the stock up 2.59% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Ford reported earnings of 45 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $47.1 billion. Both were better than expected.

Powering the Story: On Thursday, the company also lowered its financial outlook for the year due to a fire at the Novelis aluminum plant in September. Ford expects a headwind of up to $1 billion because of the fire.

Quote: “We are working intensively with Novelis and others to source aluminum that can be processed in the cold rolling section of the plant that remains operational while also working to restore overall plant production.” - CEO Jim Farley.

Final Thoughts: Remarkably, Ford managed to keep investors happy in after-hours trading despite the fire's financial impact. The stock has been resilient all year.

Newmont’s Free Cash Flow

Despite posting good financial earnings results on Thursday, gold mining company Newmont $NEM ( ▲ 2.18% ) fell 5.35% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Newmont reported earnings of $1.71 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $5.5 billion. Both were better than expected.

Final Thoughts: The problem was that Newmont warned investors on Thursday that free cash flow might be an issue in the current quarter.

Trends to Watch

Hit the Deck: Deckers Outdoor slides after revenue guidance falls short of expectations (Seeking Alpha)

More Solana Access: Fidelity Crypto adds Solana support, extending its lineup beyond Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin (The Block)

XRP Optimism: XRP Flashes Bullish Signal as Exchange Balances Drop 3% (CoinDesk)

No Fly Zone: All Alaska Airlines flights grounded by IT outage (CNN)

Retail Pain: Target cuts 1,800 corporate jobs in its first major layoffs in a decade (CNBC)

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