Chelsey Dulaney

↗️ Alphabet (GOOGL): Google's parent said revenue jumped 15% last quarter, as the AI boom bolsters its cloud-computing division. Shares rose more than 5% in premarket trading. ↘️ Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): The chip maker's shares fell 8% premarket after its revenue outlook for this quarter fell slightly short of expectations.

A second day of selling swept U.K. markets after the government unveiled plans Wednesday to borrow aggressively to fund big investment plans.

Investors are betting a second Donald Trump presidency will widen the economic gap between the U.S. and Europe.

The Russell 2000 index of small-capitalization U.S. stocks has gotten a major boost from Donald Trump's election this week.

↗️ Rivian Automotive (RIVN): The EV startup's shares jumped in premarket trading after its joint venture with Germany's Volkswagen (XE: VOW3) was upsized to $5.8 billion. ↗️ Spotify (SPOT): The streaming company posted a third consecutive quarterly profit, as its efforts to control costs pay off.

↗️ Rivian Automotive (RIVN): The EV startup's shares jumped 14% after its joint venture with Volkswagen (XE: VOW3) was upsized to $5.8 billion. ↗️ Spotify (SPOT): The streaming company posted a third consecutive quarterly profit, as efforts to control costs pay off.

European nation has long sat comfortably atop the world of competitive forklift driving. Belgium, Slovakia and China are coming for its crown

Investors had been bailing on Target long before its dismal earnings report on Wednesday. The big-box retailer's stock price has been lagging both its rival Walmart and the broader market since mid-2022, when a pandemic boost to Target's sales began to fade. Before this week's report, Target's stock had gained about 9% this year, compared to Walmart's 65% gain.

↘️️ Nvidia (NVDA): Shares of the AI chip maker slipped more than 1.5% in morning trade. Investors expect Nvidia's latest quarterly results, due after the close, to show further big jumps in profit and revenue.