Nvidia stock slides, Apple gets a warning, and Tesla short-sellers cash in: Markets news roundup

Nvidia (NVDA) stock fell more than 6% Monday as investors digested growing fallout from the Biden and Trump administrations’ efforts to curb the company’s chip sales to China.

A firm that has already downgraded Apple (AAPL) stock is keeping its Sell recommendation on the shares, saying in a new report that the stock still has a long way to fall.

As Tesla (TSLA) prepares to report its first-quarter 2025 earnings after the bell Tuesday, investors are watching closely for updates on two long-delayed projects: the company’s affordable EV and its autonomous robotaxi platform.

U.S. stocks dropped sharply Monday, continuing a volatile stretch for Wall Street as geopolitical tensions, earnings anxiety, and Federal Reserve uncertainty continue to collide.

Gold prices blasted past $3,500 an ounce for the first time early Tuesday, a record driven by a perfect storm of geopolitical turmoil and strategic central bank moves.

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As markets swirl amid tariffs and trade war concerns, one company is looking rather recession-proof: Netflix (NFLX).

The company was one of the rare bright spots in trading Monday, rising almost 2% after delivering a blockbuster first quarter that had experts comparing the company with Big Tech instead of Big Media. Netflix posted nearly $3 billion in profit and a 31.7% operating margin on $10.5 billion in revenue.

Shares of major U.S. defense contractors tanked Tuesday, with Northrop Grumman (NOC) and RTX (RTX) ranking among the S&P 500’s steepest decliners after earnings reports flagged cost overruns, shrinking margins, and rising tariff exposure — even as revenue remained strong.

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Boeing (BA) stock rose more than 6% on Wednesday after the aerospace giant reported a lower-than-expected first-quarter loss and reaffirmed its full-year forecast — a rare upside surprise for a company that’s spent months under a microscope.

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