GE Aerospace raised its guidance, Taiwan Semi shows a record profit. Retail sales bounce back. Jobless claims fall.

Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock saw a massive rally across the first half of 2025's trading. The tech company's share price rose 80.3% across the stretch against the backdrop of a 5.5% gain for the S&P 500 index, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence

Nvidia took a $4.5 billion write-off in its latest quarter on unsold H20 chips that it was unable to repurpose for other markets. If sales of these high-volume chips to China resume, a reversal of this write-off could boost earnings.

Stock futures were mixed early Thursday as investors continued to follow developments with the Federal Reserve and monitored corporate earnings from United Airlines and tech firms TSMC and Netflix. Here's what investors need to know today.

The country's largest banks reported earnings that exceeded Wall Street's estimates. Core inflation, calmer than expected, still bothers the Street.

Palantir's expansion into commercial markets has boosted its business. The stock has been on a tear since the start of 2024. Palantir's valuation is sky-high.

Strategy's advantage is that it can invest in other cryptocurrencies. While right now, its focus is clearly to load up on Bitcoins, it may not stay that way forever. If there are changing market conditions in crypto, it has the freedom to diversify or pivot to other assets.

Retail sales for June point to something the stock market already feels pretty confident about: U.S. consumers will keep spending, even if bigger tariff hit in August.