La catena delle opzioni mostra i dati chiave delle opzioni azionarie di SoftBank a vari prezzi di esercizio e date di scadenza. I trader utilizzano queste informazioni per analizzare potenziali operazioni e valutare il sentiment del mercato per SoftBank..

SoftBank (OTC:SOBKY) Azioni, Catena delle Opzioni

SoftBank is an established, telecommunications services provider in Japan owning a mobile network with around 50 million mobile customers and 24% market share. It also provides some fixed line services, which are mostly resold so are low margin. The company also owns 32.4% of LY Corp, and SoftBank and LY Corp each own 32% of PayPay so SoftBank consolidates PayPay. SoftBank Group sold 33.5% of the SoftBank Corp in an IPO in 2018 and sold down further to a 42% holding in 2020.

Melinda French Gates says she will not bankroll her daughter's new fashion-tech venture, arguing that the startup must prove itself the same way any "real business" does.
What Happened: "She got capitalized not because of my contacts, not because of me," the billionaire philanthropist <a href="https://fortune.com/2025/07/08/melinda-french-gates-reveals-shes-refusing-to-fund-her-gen-z-daughters-new-startup-despite-being-worth-nearly-31-billion/">told</a> the Power of Women's Sports Summit, according to Fortune. "I wouldn't put money into it," she added, insisting her daughter learn how to navigate the sting of rejection on her own.
The stance echoes ex-husband Bill Gates' long-held pledge that their three children will inherit "<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44579813/bill-gates-declares-that-his-children-would-inherit-less-than-1-of-his-fortune-i-am-not-asking-them-to-run-microsoft">less than 1%</a>" of his fortune and must "make their own way."
French Gates, whose net worth exceeds $30 billion, told the audience a real venture must attract outside backers and become resilient through rejection See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/management/25/07/46316239/f1s-293m-10-day-haul-lands-apple-its-first-box-office-smash-giving-formula-1-huge-u-s-visibility">F1&#8217;s $293M 10-Day Haul Lands Apple Its First Box Office Smash, Giving Formula 1 Huge U.S. Visibility</a>
Though French Gates did not name which daughter, 22-year-old Phoebe Gates <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45184302/bill-gates-daughter-launches-phia-a-850k-ai-powered-fashion-app-with-backing-from-kris-jenner-and-desiree-gruber">recently launched Phia</a>, an AI-powered platform that compares prices from 40,000 retailers. Phia's seed round, roughly $850,000 so far, came from Soma Capital, a Stanford social-impact grant and angel investors, not family money. Celebrity backers such as Kris Jenner have since joined.
Why It Matters: French Gates said the tough-love approach is especially critical for women in tech, where just <a href="https://ff.co/women-funding-statistics-2025/">2.3% of global venture capital</a> went to all-female founding teams last year. "It is very, very hard to get your business funded if you're a woman," she warned.
Tennis legend Billie Jean King, seated beside her, agreed, saying, &#8220;To your point, like your daughter has figured out how to get this first business started — that's amazing. I don't think it'll ever fail—she'll get feedback from every situation.
Phoebe Gates has embraced that mantra, telling a podcast recently that investor skepticism about her age and future motherhood left her in tears <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/05/45162723/bill-gates-daughter-phoebe-says-mom-melinda-gave-tough-love-advice-after-investors-questioned-motherhood-plans-get-up-or-get-out-the-game">until her mom advised</a>, "Get up or get out of the game, sis."
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Melinda French Gates Reveals Why She Won't Fund Her Daughter's Startup, Says Others Should Back It If Its A 'Real Business'

IGC Pharma Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IGC#NYSE">IGC</a>) witnessed a surge of 69.40%&nbsp; in its stock value during after-hours trading on Wednesday.
What Happened: The stock of IGC Pharma, a company involved in the development of cannabinoid-based therapies for Alzheimer&#8216;s disease, <a href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/IGC:NYSEAMERICAN?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwieuY3jmbGOAxWKbmwGHX-XCkcQ3ecFegQINRAb">rose by 69.40%</a> to $0.62. This surge followed the closing price of $0.37 on Wednesday.
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IGC Pharma&#8217;s stock has been on a rollercoaster ride recently. The company&#8217;s stock value had dropped to $0.32 on Tuesday, but it has now rebounded in after-hours trading.
Why It Matters: IGC Pharma has been making significant strides in its field. In June, the company highlighted its fiscal year 2025 with <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/biotech/25/06/46167742/igc-pharma-highlights-fiscal-year-2025-with-clinical-progress-and-alzheimers-drug-development-adv">clinical progress and Alzheimer&#8217;s drug development advances</a>. This included the presentation of a scientific poster titled &#8220;Genetic Toxicity Evaluation Of Melatonin In The Bacterial Reverse Mutation Assay,&#8221; at the 2025 <a href="https://investor.igcpharma.com/igc-pharma-presents-genetic-toxicology-safety-data-on-api-in-igc-ad1-at-the-2025-genetic-toxicology-association-meeting/">Genetic Toxicology Association Annual Meeting</a>.
IGC Pharma also <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/insights/earnings/25/06/46140110/insights-ahead-igc-pharmas-quarterly-earnings">beat analyst estimates in its fourth-quarter earnings, reporting an earnings</a> per share of $(0.01) and sales of $330 million, which beat the $305 million estimate. 
Earlier in July, IGC Pharma was also <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/insights/movers/25/07/46332784/12-health-care-stocks-moving-in-wednesdays-after-market-session">listed among the top health care stocks</a> that were moving in the after-market session. This indicates that the company has been attracting investor attention.
Price Action: IGC Pharma shares closed the Wednesday market session 14.02% higher at $0.37 per share- <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/IGC">Benzinga Pro Data</a>
Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings shows IGC stock has Momentum in the 20th percentile. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Additional performance details are available here</a>.
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Massive 69.4% Surge for IGC Pharma in After-Hours Trading: Here's Why

Investor Cathie Wood, the CEO of Ark Invest, offered one of her most emphatic endorsements yet of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) CEO, Elon Musk, calling him &#8220;the most productive human being on earth and in space in history.&#8221;
What Happened: On Wednesday, Wood shared a post on X, crediting Musk for &#8220;harnessing breakthroughs in AI, robotics, and energy storage,&#8221; which she says makes him the most productive human. 
&#8220;Facts are facts,&#8221; she says, while sharing an earlier post by former Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>) CTO, Balaji Srinivasan, who praised Musk&#8217;s rare ability to build complex hardware companies such as Tesla and SpaceX, at scale, while juggling several other ventures across AI, brain-computer interfaces, and tunneling technology.
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&#8220;Hardware is hard,&#8221; Srinivasan said in his post, since &#8220;even one serious bug can destroy your company,&#8221; leading him to laud the fact that Musk accomplished all this amid crises, regulatory pressure, and personal chaos, while comparing him to the likes of Srinivasa Ramanujan and Michael Jordan.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Harnessing breakthroughs in AI, robotics, and energy storage, <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@elonmusk</a> is the most productive human being on earth and in space in history. Facts are facts. <a href="https://t.co/o3EvzTl26o">https://t.co/o3EvzTl26o</a>
&mdash; Cathie Wood (@CathieDWood) <a href="https://twitter.com/CathieDWood/status/1943110385667617199?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: Wood has been a longtime Tesla bull and an ardent Musk supporter, with shares of the EV giant being Ark Invest&#8217;s biggest holding across its family of ETFs, accounting for 7.56% of its total assets under management, or $916 million.
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Ark Innovation ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARKK#BATS">ARKK</a>)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9.38%</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">$628.7 Million</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">+27.21%</td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARKW#BATS">ARKW</a>) </td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6.81%</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">$140.0 Million</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">+37.48%</td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10.67%</td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">$916.7 Million</td>
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Analyst Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities believes Tesla is &#8220;the most undervalued AI play,&#8221; while maintaining an &#8220;Outperform&#8221; rating on the stock, with a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst-color/25/06/45841922/tesla-remains-the-most-undervalued-ai-play-dan-ives">Price Target of $500</a>, representing a 68.9% upside from current levels. 
The <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/TSLA/analyst-ratings">consensus price target</a> for the stock now stands at $309, or an upside of 4.4% from its current levels.
Price Action: Shares of Tesla were down 0.65% on Wednesday, trading at $295.88, and are up 0.11% after hours. 
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Elon Musk Is The 'Most Productive Human Being On Earth,' Says Ark Invest's Cathie Wood: 'Facts Are Facts'

Elon Musk on Tuesday contrasted the lack of action against individuals on Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s alleged client list to the controversial euthanasia of pet squirrel "Peanut" last year.
What happened: In an X post, Musk used the popular &#8220;The Office&#8221; meme to criticize what he perceived as hypocrisy in the justice system.
"They arrested (and killed) Peanut, but have not even tried to file charges against anyone on the Epstein client list," the world's richest man said.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">They arrested (and killed) Peanut, but have not even tried to file charges against anyone on the Epstein client list. Government is deeply broken. <a href="https://t.co/YndRadQUBE">pic.twitter.com/YndRadQUBE</a>
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1942636971450589642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: Peanut's seizure and subsequent euthanasia ignited public outrage and became a major flashpoint before the presidential elections last year. The controversy also spawned a Solana (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd">SOL</a>)-based memecoin Peanut the Squirrel&nbsp;(PNUT).
The officials had expressed grief over Peanut's death but stated that it had to be done due to potential rabies exposure. Rabies testing eventually came up negative.
Musk, who was siding with Republicans then, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/24/11/41927379/elon-musk-says-the-prophecy-has-been-fulfilled-peanut-the-squirrel-themed-meme-coin-spikes-11">used the animal&#8217;s death</a> to target New York state officials and even said that President Donald Trump would &#8220;save the squirrels."
Fast forward to July 2025, Musk and Trump aren&#8217;t as friendly. 
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has rued the lack of arrests in the Jeffrey Epstein&nbsp;row, and at one point, alleged that <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45828121/elon-musks-bombshell-about-donald-trump-in-epstein-docs-heres-the-truth-behind-the-claim">Trump&#8217;s name on the list</a> is the reason behind the lack of action. It&#8217;s worth noting that he later retracted the statement
Price Action:&nbsp; At the time of writing, PNUT was exchanging hands at $0.2354, up 5.59% in the last 24 hours, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard?_gl=1&#x2A;380nj0&#x2A;_ga&#x2A;MTEyOTAyOTcxMy4xNzEzMzY0NTYy&#x2A;_ga_V7ZK73W7N0&#x2A;MTcxNDk4MzIzMi42LjEuMTcxNDk4OTE0Ni4wLjAuMA..">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.
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Elon Musk Says They 'Arrested' And 'Killed' Peanut The Squirrel But Didn't Try To File Charges In Epstein Client List — PNUT Token Soars 5%

On a day marked by mixed reactions to President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/07/46313013/trumps-tariff-letters-spark-high-level-of-uncertainity-and-volatility-says-economist-mohamed-el-erian">tariff letters</a>, the stock market displayed a surprising calm. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5% to 44,458.30, while the S&amp;P 500 gained 0.6% to 6,263.26. The Nasdaq also gained almost a percent to 20,611.34.
These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors throughout the day:
WK Kellogg Co&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KLG#NYSE">KLG</a>)
Kellogg&#8217;s stock soared by 3.49%, closing at $17.50. The stock&#8217;s intraday high and low were $17.67 and $16.88, respectively, with a 52-week range of $14.80 to $22.21. The shares spiked 56.46% to $27.38 in after-hours trading. This surge followed a report that Ferrero, an Italian candy company, is <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/07/46332395/wk-kellogg-stock-pops-50-on-potential-3-billion-acquisition">nearing a deal</a> to acquire Kellogg for roughly $3 billion.
NVIDIA Corp&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>)
Nvidia&#8217;s shares rose by 1.80%, closing at $162.88. The intraday high was $164.42, the low was $161.16, and the 52-week range is $86.63 to $164.42. The company&#8217;s market capitalization <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/07/46321541/nvidia-hits-4-trillion-market-cap-stock-surges-to-all-time-high">crossed the $4 trillion threshold</a> following a reaffirmation from key customer OpenAI of its commitment to using Nvidia&#8217;s AI chips.
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Costco Wholesale Corp&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COST#NASDAQ">COST</a>)
Costco&#8217;s shares dipped slightly by 0.38%, closing at $982.09. The intraday high and low were $988.39 and $972.28, respectively, with a 52-week range of $793.03 to $1078.23. The company reported an 8% year-over-year increase in <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/07/46333348/costco-shares-rise-after-sales-climb-8-in-june">net sales</a> for June, totaling $26.44 billion. Net sales rose 8% on a year-over-year basis.
Plug Power Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLUG#NASDAQ">PLUG</a>)
Plug Power&#8217;s stock skyrocketed by 25.35%, closing at $1.78. The intraday high and low were $1.85 and $1.43, respectively, with a 52-week range of $0.69 to $3.34. The company announced the renewal and expansion of a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/small-cap/25/07/46318132/plug-power-extends-key-hydrogen-partnership-powering-future-growth-through-2030">multi-year hydrogen supply agreement</a> with a U.S.-based industrial gas partner.
Tesla Inc&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>)
Tesla&#8217;s shares fell by 0.65%, closing at $295.88. The intraday high and low were $300.15 and $293.55, respectively, with a 52-week range of $182 to $488.54. The Elon Musk-led company is facing challenges due to the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46317032/tesla-copper-prices-god-candle-evs">surge in copper prices</a>, which has made building an EV pricier.
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On Wednesday, Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) briefly became the world's <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46326271/nvidia-breaks-4-trillion-barrier-benzinga-poll-predicted-it-first">most valuable company</a>. Following this, Jim Cramer hailed the AI chipmaker as a national strategic asset and a powerful tool in America's trade tensions with China.
What Happened: Nvidia crossed a $4 trillion market cap during trading before closing at $3.97 trillion. The surge reaffirmed its place atop the global market, surpassing Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>).
"The fact is, neither Microsoft nor Apple can claim that they're currently creating a new industrial revolution, like Nvidia can," said Cramer, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/09/jim-cramer-reflects-on-nvidias-impact-after-record-breaking-market-cap.html">reported</a> CNBC.
"In fairness, they did create the last industrial revolution, the rise of the personal computer, although that was a long time ago," he added.
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Reflecting on Nvidia's geopolitical significance, Cramer noted that Nvidia sometimes seems to be the U.S.&#8217;s "only bargaining chip" with China, citing Beijing's demand for Nvidia&#8217;s advanced AI hardware amid <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45967009/nvidia-to-appear-at-chinas-top-supply-chain-expo-despite-escalating-us-china-chip-war-beijing-calls-participation-a-vote-of-confidence">ongoing U.S. export controls</a>.
Even though China remains one of the U.S.'s largest manufacturing partners, Cramer believes Nvidia represents a more powerful bargaining chip than anything China can leverage.
Cramer also praised Nvidia's role in shaping the future of technology, saying its chips are essential for generative AI, self-driving cars and humanoid robotics. "Every single computer with a GPU that's not as good as Nvidia's is obsolete," he said.
He concluded with a familiar refrain to investors: "Bottom line? Nvidia, own it, don't trade it," adding, "See you at $5 trillion."
Cramer also posted a signed photo from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on X, formerly Twitter, captioned, "Thank you Jensen!!! Thank you Nvidia!!"
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&mdash; Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) <a href="https://twitter.com/jimcramer/status/1943075397651890372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It's Important: Nvidia joined the exclusive club of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/05/32630114/nvidia-becomes-ninth-company-to-hit-1-trillion-market-cap-who-could-be-next-to-join-elusive-club">trillion-dollar companies</a> in May 2023, becoming the ninth firm ever to reach a $1 trillion market value.
Since then, it has rapidly cleared additional valuation milestones, repeatedly struggling with Microsoft and Apple for the top spot as the world's most valuable company.
By reaching a $4 trillion market cap before both Microsoft and Apple, Nvidia not only cements its place in corporate history but also breaks Apple's run as the first U.S. company to hit the $1 trillion, $2 trillion and $3 trillion marks.
NVDA currently holds a consensus price target of $179.17, based on evaluations from 37 analysts. The three latest analyst updates by Citigroup, Mizuho, and Loop Capital set an average price target of $208.33, suggesting a potential upside of 27.53%.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings indicate that NVDA continues to demonstrate a solid upward trend in the short, medium and long term. While the stock's growth score remains strong, its value rating is relatively lower. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-4/#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Additional performance details are available here</a>.
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Tensions are flaring between the United States and Brazil following President Donald Trump&#8217;s threats of sweeping 50% tariffs on imports from the South American nation. 
What Happened: On Wednesday, Trump wrote a letter telling Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro was &#8220;a Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY,&#8221; while accusing the nation of &#8220;insidious attacks on Free Elections,&#8221; which prompted the punitive trade measure. 
The letter further accused Brazil's Supreme Court of issuing &#8220;hundreds of SECRET and UNLAWFUL Censorship Orders to U.S. Social Media platforms,&#8221; threatening free speech and violating trade norms.
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Trump also argues that Brazil's trade practices have resulted in &#8220;unsustainable Trade Deficits against the United States,&#8221; calling it a major threat to the economy, as well as national security.
As a result, Trump says in the letter that, effective August 1, all Brazilian goods would face a 50% tariff, with additional duties on goods routed through third countries. He also ordered the U.S. Trade Representative to launch a Section 301 investigation into Brazil's digital trade practices and market access barriers.
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Lula has since pushed back, stating that his country &#8220;will not accept any form of tutelage&#8221; and defended the ongoing legal proceedings against Bolsonaro as a matter of judicial sovereignty.
Defending Brazil's regulatory actions, Lula says that &#8220;Brazilian society rejects hateful content, racism, child pornography, scams, fraud, and speeches against human rights and democratic freedom.&#8221; He also adds that &#8220;freedom of expression must not be confused with aggression or violent practices.&#8221;
He also challenged Trump&#8217;s claims on trade, stating that &#8220;Statistics from the U.S. government itself show a surplus of $410 billion in the trade of goods and services with Brazil over the past 15 years.&#8221; He says, any unilateral tariff hikes &#8220;will be addressed in accordance with Brazil's Economic Reciprocity Law.&#8221;
Lula concluded by establishing &#8220;sovereignty, respect, and the unwavering defense of the interests of the Brazilian people&#8221; as what guides his nation&#8217;s relationship with the world.
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&mdash; Lula (@LulaOficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/LulaOficial/status/1943094466903957505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: This comes just days after Trump threatened an &#8220;additional 10% tariff&#8221; on any country <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/07/46267477/trump-threatens-10-additional-tariff-on-all-brics-aligned-nations-says-tariff-letters-drop-at-noon-monday">that aligns itself</a> with the BRICS, an intergovernmental organization of which Brazil is one of the founding members. 
Former Trump ally, Elon Musk and his social media platform, X, have repeatedly tangled with Brazil&#8217;s top court in recent years. Last year, a judge called for an <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/08/40664929/brazil-judge-bans-x-after-months-long-feud-threatens-fines-of-nearly-9k-per-day-on-users-who-try-to">outright ban on X</a>, threatening daily fines for anyone who tried to circumvent the order.
The court then gave Musk 24 hours to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/08/40623911/brazilian-supreme-court-tells-elon-musk-to-appoint-legal-representative-for-x-in-24-hours-or-face-su">appoint a legal representative</a> in Brazil or face a nationwide suspension of X, following the latter&#8217;s defiance of an earlier court order. 
Early this year, X was <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/02/43872696/elon-musks-x-hit-with-1-42-million-fine-from-brazil-judge-he-once-labeled-dictator">hit by a $1.42 million fine</a> by the nation&#8217;s Supreme Court for not complying with judicial orders, by Justice&nbsp;Alexandre de Moraes, who Musk had labelled a &#8220;dictator.&#8221;
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Leading cryptocurrencies rallied on Wednesday&nbsp;on soaring institutional interest, Nvidia Corp.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) $4 trillion push.
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<td>+1.83%</td>
<td>$110,964.87</td>
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<td>+5.53%</td>
<td>$2,758.68</td>
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What Happened: Bitcoin hit a new all-time high above $112,000 late afternoon before easing to the early $111,000s overnight. The apex cryptocurrency's trading volume rose by over 38% in the last 24 hours.
Institutional appetite grew, with Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recording more than $75 million in net inflows as of July 9, <a href="https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/Total_Crypto_Spot_ETF_Fund_Flow?page=usBTC">according </a>to SoSo Value.
Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, raced to an intraday high of $2,794, with trading volume surging by 68%.
The rally wiped out nearly $448 million in bearish shorts over the last 24 hours.
Bitcoin's open interest jumped 6.46% in the last 24 hours, signaling high speculative interest in the leading digital asset.&nbsp;
The "Greed" sentiment strengthened in the market, according to the Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index.
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The global cryptocurrency market capitalization surged to $3.46 trillion, following a 2.58% jump in the last 24 hours.
Stocks rallied on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average spiked 217.54 points, or 0.49%, to end at 44,458.30. The S&amp;P 500 rose 0.61% to end at 6,263.26. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.95% to close at a record high of 20,611.34.
Artificial intelligence darling Nvidia spurred the rally, closing 1.77% higher and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/07/46321541/nvidia-hits-4-trillion-market-cap-stock-surges-to-all-time-high">exceeding the historic $4 trillion market capitalization milestone</a>.
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Analyst Notes: Blockchain analytics firm Santiment stated that Bitcoin's breakout followed panic selling by retailers who were dropping out due to "boredom or disbelief."
"History has shown that this is a prime sign of a potential breakout, as crypto markets typically move the opposite direction of the crowd&#8217;s expectations," Santiment remarked.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">&#x1f973; Bitcoin has officially made a new all-time high, achieving a market value of $112,152 just 30 minutes ago. Unsurprisingly, many retailers had been dropping out due to boredom or disbelief over the past few days. &#x1f433; History has shown that this is a prime sign of a potential… <a href="https://t.co/r1IQWqZcG3">pic.twitter.com/r1IQWqZcG3</a>
&mdash; Santiment (@santimentfeed) <a href="https://twitter.com/santimentfeed/status/1943043967903224239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Seasoned trader Peter Brandt spotted an expanding inverted triangle pattern in Bitcoin's daily price movement, suggesting a higher risk of "mortality" or pattern failure.
An inverted triangle pattern, or descending triangle, is a bearish chart formation characterized by a horizontal support line and a descending resistance line.
"Nevertheless, I am long BTC. A decline below $107,000 would suggest morphology," he added.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">There is nothing special about this chart. An expanding inverted triangle has a higher rate of morphing or mortality than a pattern such a horizontal pennant. Nevertheless I am long BTC. A decline below 107000 would suggest morphology <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$BTC</a> <a href="https://t.co/TsfmT4mQud">pic.twitter.com/TsfmT4mQud</a>
&mdash; Peter Brandt (@PeterLBrandt) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeterLBrandt/status/1943085280363209130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) CEO Mark Zuckerberg once joked that his parents were more proud of his Harvard University acceptance than anything he's done since, despite <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/23/05/32461106/if-you-invested-1-000-in-facebook-stock-at-ipo-11-years-ago-heres-how-much-youd-have-now">founding one of the world's</a> most influential tech companies.
What Happened: "I'm honored to be with you today because, let's face it, you accomplished something I never could," Zuckerberg said in his 2017 Harvard commencement speech.
"If I get through this speech, it'll be the first time I actually finish something at Harvard," he told the graduating class.
He went on to recount the moment he got his acceptance email. "I was playing Civilization and I ran downstairs, got my dad and for some reason, his reaction was to video me opening the email. That could have been a really sad video," he said.
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"I swear, getting into Harvard is still the thing my parents are most proud of me for." Pointing to the audience, he added, "My mom is nodding."
Zuckerberg also shared an anecdote from his college days to highlight the value of kindness. Recalling his first lecture — Computer Science 121 with Professor Harry Lewis, but noted that no one approached him, except for one fellow student, Kang-Xing Jin.
&#8220;I was running late for class, so I threw on a T-shirt and I didn&#8217;t realize until afterwards that I put it on inside out and backwards. And my tag was sticking out the front,&#8221; Zuckerberg said, adding, &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t figure out why no one in class would talk to me.&#8221;
Zuckerberg and Jin ended up tackling problem sets together. The latter later became a major part of Facebook.
Zuckerberg, who famously dropped out of Harvard to launch Facebook, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during the ceremony.
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Why It&#8217;s Important: Facebook began in a Harvard dorm in 2004 as "TheFacebook," initially intended as a private network for college students.
Zuckerberg, along with college roommates, built what would become a global social networking giant. Peter Thiel's early $500,001 <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/07/39592355/palantirs-peter-thiel-highlights-impact-of-founders-citing-mark-zuckerbergs-example-of-not-selling-f">investment for a</a> 10.2% stake gave the company its first real backing.
Within a few years, Facebook dropped "The," expanded globally, and began rolling out features like News Feed and mobile apps.
Fast forward to 2025, Zuckerberg—now worth approximately $258 billion—is leading Meta (Facebook rebranded as Meta in 2021), which currently commands a market cap of $1.84 trillion.
Meta's latest frontier is artificial general intelligence (AGI). In June 2025, it launched <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46301582/metas-ai-empire-grows-fueled-by-openai-deepmind-apple-defectors">Meta Superintelligence Labs</a>, consolidating its Llama models and FAIR (Fundamental AI Research) division to pursue "personal superintelligence."
MSL has been aggressively hiring top talent from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind and Apple Inc.
Meta currently has an average price target of $734.93, based on estimates from 43 analysts. The three most recent updates — from TD Cowen, Roth Capital and Wells Fargo — set an average target of $774.33, implying a potential upside of 5.63%.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings show that META maintains a strong upward trend across the short, medium and long term. Although its growth score is high, its value rating is comparatively lower. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-4/#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">You can find more detailed performance data here</a>.
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On Wednesday, the Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest made a significant move by purchasing a substantial number of shares in Tempus AI Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TEM#NASDAQ">TEM</a>) and selling shares of Block Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XYZ#NYSE">XYZ</a>). The trades were executed through the ARKG and ARKK ETFs.
The Tempus AI Trade saw Ark Invest acquiring a combined total of 150,563 shares of Tempus across ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARKG#BATS">ARKG</a>) and ARK Innovation ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARKK#BATS">ARKK</a>). The ARKG ETF added 19,582 shares, while the ARKK ETF purchased 130,981 shares. Tempus AI&#8217;s first-quarter financial results were impressive; the company reported revenue of $255.74 million, surpassing the estimated $248.13 million figure. Additionally, Tempus AI&#8217;s adjusted loss per share was narrower than expected, signaling a positive outlook for the AI-focused precision medicine company. The total value of the shares acquired by Ark Invest is $8.8 million based on the stock&#8217;s closing price of $58.41 on Wednesday.
The Block Trade involved Ark Invest selling 96,503 shares of the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>)-focused company through its ARKK ETF. The trade was valued at $6.6 million. Block shares ended the day at $69.01. Notably, Bitcoin, the apex cryptocurrency, hovered near all-time highs of $111,148.02 at the time of writing.
This decision comes amid recent developments at Block, where CEO Jack Dorsey unveiled a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46272105/jack-dorsey-unveils-bitchat-a-decentralized-bluetooth-powered-server-free-messaging-service">new decentralized messaging service</a> called Bitchat. The service, which operates over Bluetooth, represents Block&#8217;s ongoing efforts to innovate and expand its technological offerings.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has criticized the proposed $1.1 billion cut to public broadcasting, warning of a slide towards authoritarianism in the United States.
What Happened: On Wednesday, Sanders took to X to express his concerns over the proposed budget cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This comes after President Donald Trump labeled the Public Broadcast Service as &#8220;radical, woke propaganda&#8221; and Republicans expressed their intent to slash the CPB&#8217;s budget, according to the senator.
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&mdash; Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSanders/status/1942694188640002053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: Earlier this month, the White House <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/legal/25/06/45766300/trump-sends-congress-9-4-billion-doge-cut-proposal-targeting-npr-pbs-lgbtq-initiatives-and-overseas-cl">officially submitted</a> a $9.4 billion budget rescission request to Congress, targeting foreign aid and public broadcasting. This is the first official rollback of funds under the Department of Government Efficiency.
In May, Trump signed an executive order <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45181825/trump-calls-npr-and-pbs-biased-and-partisan-signs-executive-order-to-stop-funding">halting federal funding</a> for National Public Radio and PBS. The order cited the news published by both outlets as &#8220;biased&#8221; and &#8220;partisan&#8221;.
Trump&#8217;s repeated calls to defund public media have put organizations like NPR and PBS on the edge. He has long criticized these outlets, accusing them of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/24/12/42714268/trumps-threat-to-defund-public-media-puts-npr-and-pbs-on-edge">promoting liberal bias</a>, and has vowed to cut all federal funding for the CPB, which supports public media.
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Stanford-educated roboticist Samir Menon never set out to replace human workers with machines. He wants to &#8216;supercharge&#8217; them, and now his billion-dollar startup, Dexterity, is betting that vision could shape the future of global labor.
Founded in 2017, Dexterity builds what it calls "superhumanoids," industrial <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45185633/ups-explores-humanoid-robots-as-figure-ai-secures-675m-from-jeff-bezos-openai-and-intel-targeting-9b-revenue-by-2029">robots</a> designed to work in extreme conditions like high heat or altitude, where human labor often falls short. The company is currently valued at $1.65 billion and has entered unicorn territory with backing from major players like FedEx (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FDX#NYSE">FDX</a>) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries,<a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/unicorn-startup-that-makes-superhuman-robots-plots-path-to-ipo-2a84abbe"> The Wall Street Journal</a> reports.
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Rather than designing robots to mimic human shape and behavior, Menon's team focuses on utility, building machines that can lift heavier, last longer, and handle riskier tasks than any person safely could. "You can try to do <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/topics/25/06/45961532/nvidia-and-samsung-back-4-5b-robotics-startup-skild-ai-with-35m-as-softbank-and-jeff-bezos-drive-push-into-consumer-robots">robotics</a> in a way that you're replacing people, or you can try to do it in a way that you're supercharging people," Menon told The Journal at the ATxSummit in May in Singapore.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Inspired by "Transformers," Built for Supermarkets</h2>
Dexterity's flagship robot is called the Mech, a mobile, two-armed machine inspired in part by "Transformers" and "Pacific Rim". According to the Journal, Mech is designed to perform physically demanding work that's too dangerous or repetitive for human workers, such as lifting heavy parcels or operating in logistics hubs.
With partners like FedEx and Sumitomo Corp. already signed on, Menon sees supermarkets and airports as likely next steps, noting to the Journal that these are examples of where robots could become commonplace.
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Market forecasts support Menon's optimism. According to<a href="https://www.morganstanley.com/insights/articles/humanoid-robot-market-5-trillion-by-2050"> Morgan Stanley</a>, the humanoid robotics industry could be worth $5 trillion by 2050, with more than 1 billion robots deployed across commercial and industrial environments.
"Adoption should be relatively slow until the mid-2030s, accelerating in the late 2030s and 2040s," Adam Jonas, Morgan Stanley's head of global autos and shared mobility research, said in a note. "The forecast for household usage is much more conservative, with only 80 million humanoids in homes by 2050. We are not going to see a robot in every home overnight."
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IPO in Sight as Labor Shortages Push Demand for Industrial Robots</h2>
Dexterity is in active fundraising mode and plans to go public in the U.S. once it achieves stable revenue and scalability, according to Menon. The Journal says he's prioritizing growth for now, with profitability still a few years away.
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<a href="https://www.bain.com/contentassets/d620202718c146359acb05c02d9060db/bain-report_the-working-future.pdf">Bain &amp; Co</a> estimates that by 2030, the global economy could face a shortage of nearly 8 million manufacturing workers, a gap that robots like Dexterity's Mech could help fill. In countries like the U.S., Japan, and much of Europe, shrinking workforces and aging populations are accelerating the demand for non-disruptive automation solutions.
For Menon, the key lies in designing machines that solve labor problems without sparking panic. "A lot of people don't really want to do extremely low-paying, very stressful tasks," he told the Journal, emphasizing that many of these roles can be augmented rather than erased.
As Dexterity scales, Menon says it's developing industrial robots aimed at amplifying human labor in high-stress or physically extreme environments, The Journal reports.
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ServiceNow (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NOW#NYSE">NOW</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 17.86% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 29.33%. Currently, ServiceNow has a market capitalization of $209.99 billion. 
Buying $100 In NOW: If an investor had bought $100 of NOW stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $1,323.38 today based on a price of $1013.70 for NOW at the time of writing.
<h3>ServiceNow's Performance Over Last 10 Years</h3>
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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$100 Invested In ServiceNow 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Reinsurance Gr (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RGA#NYSE">RGA</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 7.53% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.9%. Currently, Reinsurance Gr has a market capitalization of $12.91 billion. 
Buying $100 In RGA: If an investor had bought $100 of RGA stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $275.20 today based on a price of $195.28 for RGA at the time of writing.
<h3>Reinsurance Gr's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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The risk of unauthorized data collection and privacy breaches has surged as generative AI and large language models (LLMs) become embedded in everyday tools and services. Here's a look at some of the least invasive AI platforms, as well as the most <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46187301/elon-musks-xai-secures-10-billion-in-debt-and-equity-amid-soaring-burn-rate-as-ai-arms-race-intensifies">aggressive data collectors.&nbsp;</a>
What To Know: According to a recent<a href="https://blog.incogni.com/ai-llm-privacy-ranking-2025/"> report </a>from Incogni, Mistral AI's Le Chat emerged as the least invasive AI platform in terms of data privacy, limiting data collection and performing well across most criteria.&nbsp;
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ChatGPT (OpenAI) ranked second, followed by Grok (xAI) with both generative AI platforms offering relatively clear privacy policies and the ability for users to opt out of having their data used in model training.
At the other end of the spectrum, Meta Platforms, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) Meta AI, Alphabet, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Gemini and Copilot from Microsoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) were found to be the most aggressive in data collection and least transparent about their practices. 
DeepSeek also performed poorly, particularly regarding opt-out options and policy clarity.
Anthropic and Meta also disclose sharing with <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46197734/metas-superintelligence-lab-wants-to-outthink-the-world-and-scale-ai-dna-is-all-over-it">research collaborators</a>, which could raise concerns about data control once prompts leave the platform. 
Mobile app data collection practices were also scrutinized. Le Chat, Pi AI and ChatGPT had the lowest privacy risk on mobile. Meta AI's mobile app was the most aggressive and collected usernames, emails and phone numbers.&nbsp;
Gemini and Meta AI collect exact user locations, and Pi AI, Gemini, and DeepSeek collect phone numbers. Grok shares photos and app interaction data, while Anthropic's Claude shares app usage and email addresses.
User Beware: Overall, privacy risks vary widely between generative AI platforms.&nbsp;
The best performers offered clear <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46301582/metas-ai-empire-grows-fueled-by-openai-deepmind-apple-defectors">privacy policies</a>, opt-out controls and minimal data collection, while the worst offenders lacked transparency and shared user data broadly without clear justification.
Users should research generative AI platform privacy policies and understand and use privacy controls in order to limit security risks and maintain control of personal data.&nbsp;
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Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) stock traded above its 50-day moving average and close to its 52-week high of $747.90 on Wednesday.
The stock has surged 26% year-to-date, topping the Nasdaq 100 index&#8217;s ~9% and the S&amp;P 500 index&#8217;s over 6%.
The Facebook and Instagram parent gained over 25% in the last three months, compared to the Nasdaq 100&#8217;s over 19% and the S&amp;P 500&#8217;s over 14%.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What Has Driven Meta&#8217;s Rally?</h2>
Meta aims to unlock value by strategically investing in AI and its core products. The company focuses on boosting user engagement, upgrading its advertising tools, and launching new AI-driven features.
Meta <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/01/43072303/mark-zuckerberg-stands-to-gain-from-tiktoks-us-ban-analysis-shows-meta-could-reap-billions-in-ad-revenue" rel="noreferrer noopener">also stands to</a> gain billions of dollars from a potential TikTok ban as it erases a direct competitor to the social media platform.
Meta is expanding <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/02/44031320/mark-zuckerbergs-meta-wants-to-do-an-ai-app-but-sam-altman-wants-to-pull-a-reverse-uno-card-maybe-well-do-a-social-app" rel="noreferrer noopener">its AI efforts</a> by making Meta AI available across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, where it already reaches around 700 million users.
The company also plans to test a paid subscription model similar to ChatGPT&#8217;s premium tier. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta is focused on scaling a smart, personalized AI assistant to over 1 billion people this year, positioning Meta AI as a market leader.
To support these efforts, Meta is ramping up capital spending on AI infrastructure, including data centers, and expanding its AI workforce.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Meta&#8217;s Latest Quarterly Results</h2>
On April 30, Meta reported <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/04/45117948/meta-q1-earnings-eps-beat-revenue-up-16-ai-approaches-1-billion-monthly-actives-capital-expenditures-forecast-raised" rel="noreferrer noopener">first-quarter revenue</a> of $42.31 billion, up 16% on a year-over-year basis, beating&nbsp;analyst estimates of $41.39 billion.&nbsp;
Family daily active people climbed 6% to 3.43 billion. Ad impressions jumped 5%, and the average price per ad increased by 10%.
Operating margins totaled 41%, up from 38% in the prior year&#8217;s quarter.&nbsp;
Meta expects second-quarter revenue of $42.5 billion-$45.5 billion versus&nbsp;estimates of $44.06 billion.
The company anticipates full-year capital expenditures of $64 billion to $72 billion (up from prior guidance of $60 to $65 billion), which reflects additional data center investments to support its artificial intelligence efforts and an increase in the expected cost of infrastructure hardware.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How Is Meta Accomplishing Its Ambitions?</h2>
On January 14, Meta announced <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/01/42986509/meta-platforms-announces-performance-based-job-cuts-whats-going-on" rel="noreferrer noopener">performance-based job cuts</a> that could impact about 5% of its 72,000 workers. The company cited its plans to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster.
Meta is actively recruiting <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46301582/metas-ai-empire-grows-fueled-by-openai-deepmind-apple-defectors" rel="noreferrer noopener">top AI talent</a> from rivals like OpenAI, Alphabet (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and Apple (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) to accelerate its artificial general intelligence (AGI) push through its Superintelligence Labs (MSL), launched in June 2025.
Under CEO Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s leadership, Meta has consolidated its Llama models and FAIR research into MSL, aiming to build &#8220;personal superintelligence&#8221; for its platforms.
Meta has hired seven researchers from OpenAI to power this vision, including experts in large language models and reinforcement learning, machine learning veteran Jack Rae, and image generation specialist Huiwen Chang from Google DeepMind.
Apple&#8217;s former Foundation Models lead, Ruoming Pang—behind projects like Genmoji and Siri upgrades—joined MSL with a reported multimillion-dollar offer. Meta added Claude developer Anton Bakhtin and inference specialist Joel Pobar from Anthropic.
Led by Alexandr Wang and Nat Friedman and supported by a $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI, MSL is rapidly assembling a high-caliber AI team.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Meta&#8217;s Inorganic Growth Strategy</h2>
Meta is in talks to acquire <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/46141985/metas-play-for-voice-ai-could-shake-up-the-competition" rel="noreferrer noopener">voice-cloning AI startup</a> PlayAI along with some of its employees, according to Bloomberg sources.
While financial details remain undisclosed, the move reflects Meta&#8217;s push to develop a &#8220;superintelligence&#8221; lab and strengthen its position amid rising competition in the AI voice assistant market.
Meta is also <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45880561/meta-on-the-verge-of-a-15-billion-deal-with-scale-ai-report" rel="noreferrer noopener">reportedly planning a</a> $15 billion investment in data-labeling startup Scale AI for a 49% stake and aims to bring its co-founder, Alexandr Wang, along with key researchers, on board. This move aligns with Meta&#8217;s strategy to build a &#8220;superintelligence&#8221; lab.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What Does Wall Street Think About Meta</h2>
Forty-three analysts have set a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/META/analyst-ratings" rel="noreferrer noopener">forecast</a> of $734.93 for Meta. Tigress Financial issued the highest forecast, $935, on February 11, 2025, while Scotiabank gave the lowest, $525, on April 21, 2025.
Recent ratings from TD Cowen, Roth Capital, and Wells Fargo average $774.33, suggesting a potential 5.33% upside for the stock based on their projections.
Following its first-quarter results, Guggenheim analyst Michael Morris named Meta the best-positioned <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45144725/meta-analysts-highlight" rel="noreferrer noopener">digital advertising company</a>. JPMorgan&#8217;s Doug Anmuth reaffirmed Meta as a &#8220;top pick,&#8221; citing growing momentum behind its AI models, Andromeda and GEM.
Several Wall Street analysts agreed that Meta is well equipped to perform in a weaker macroeconomic climate and praised its capital spending as a solid foundation for future growth.
However, Needham analyst Laura Martin raised concerns about Meta&#8217;s long-term value, pointing out that the company doesn&#8217;t control its distribution channels or content and faces intense competition from Apple, TikTok, and YouTube.
TD Cowen&#8217;s John Blackledge flagged risks including declining engagement among younger users, regulatory and legal challenges, increasing competition, and the high costs of Reality Labs.
On March 18, Wolfe Research highlighted Meta&#8217;s WhatsApp business messaging, unlocking a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/03/44374847/meta-could-rake-in-30-40-billion-in-revenue-from-whatsapp-business-messaging-predicts-analyst" rel="noreferrer noopener">total addressable market of $30–$40 billion</a> (TAM).
Analysts expect Meta&#8217;s integration of AI agents for small business customer service to boost WhatsApp revenue significantly.
With WhatsApp currently contributing just $1.5–$2 billion, Wolfe noted
On July 3, Needham&#8217;s Laura Martin flagged Meta&#8217;s soaring capex—expected to rise 84% to $68 billion in 2025—<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/upgrades/25/07/46245952/metas-growth-sizzles-but-wait-for-a-pullback-before-buying-in" rel="noreferrer noopener">as a concern</a> for future returns.
She questioned Meta&#8217;s capital allocation amid heavy spending on GenAI, metaverse, Scale AI, and hardware ventures. Martin also cited regulatory risks and high investor expectations, cautioning that Meta may be overvalued at current levels.
Price Action: META stock closed up by 1.68% to $732.78 on Wednesday.
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Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WTS#NYSE">WTS</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 3.12% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.41%. Currently, Watts Water Technologies has a market capitalization of $8.56 billion. 
Buying $1000 In WTS: If an investor had bought $1000 of WTS stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $8,476.05 today based on a price of $256.57 for WTS at the time of writing.
<h3>Watts Water Technologies's Performance Over Last 15 Years</h3>
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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Billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg almost ended up <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/social-media/25/01/42833727/dana-white-wanted-elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-in-cage-fight-now-hes-on-metas-board-of-directors">in a cage fight </a>over their competing social media platforms. Musk may not want to look at the latest metrics from X rival Threads, or he could be proposing a cage match again.
What Happened: Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) launched Threads in 2023 and was viewed as a potential X killer and a new social media platform to lure users from Musk's platform. Threads has grown to more than <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/social-media/25/05/45140138/mark-zuckerberg-celebrates-threads-milestone-x-competitor-next-major-social-app">350 million registered users</a> and according to new metrics, is nearing X in one category.
In June, Threads had 115.1 million daily active users on the mobile app, according to data from Similarweb shared by <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/threads-is-nearing-xs-daily-app-users-new-data-shows/">TechCrunch</a>. That total was up 127.8% year-over-year and also came closer to X than in past months.
X had 132 million daily active users on mobile in June, which was down 15.2% year-over-year.
Bluesky, another social media rival, trailed both with 4.1 million daily active users on mobile in June, but that figure was up an impressive 372.5% year-over-year.
For U.S. users, the data was also close. X had 33.1 million daily active users for mobile in June, while Threads had 15.3 million daily active users. Bluesky had around 1.1 million daily active users for U.S. mobile in June.
The data shows that Threads is seeing an increase in mobile usage while X is seeing declines. The lines of daily active users are getting closer together, at least for mobile. This comes as Meta said it passed the 350 million monthly active users milestone for Threads recently and is working on further monetizing this user base.
X, which is no longer public, had 600 million monthly active users in 2024, according to data from Musk.
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Why It's Important: While Threads is closing the gap for mobile daily active users in the latest data, it still has a long way to go for web visits.
Similarweb data showed that X had 145.8 million daily web visits in June, compared to only 6.9 million daily web visits for Threads. Bluesky was even lower at 5.3 million daily web visits.
The data for the U.S. region was similar, with X having 33.1 million daily web visits in June, with Threads having 985,200 daily web visits and Bluesky having 2.4 million daily web visits.
This shows that X still ranks as one of the most visited social media platforms and gets significantly more web traffic than Threads. Threads was set up as a mobile app, with the web version launched later. 
Add it up, and X is still dominant over Threads, but it should be worried about mobile growth for Threads and usage decline on its platform.
While there is room for many social media platforms, users in the U.S. and around the world only have so much time to commit to each platform, and X and Threads both want to get as much usage and monetization opportunities as possible.
The battle between X and Threads comes with Musk and Zuckerberg are also the two richest people in the world at this time. Musk is the world's richest person, worth $349 billion according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/">Bloomberg</a>. Zuckerberg ranks second with $254 billion.
Similar to their mobile usage trajectory, Musk is on the decline and Zuckerberg is on the rise. Musk's net worth is down $83.9 billion year-to-date in 2025, while Zuckerberg's wealth is up $46.9 billion. This comes, of course, with Tesla stock down 22% in 2025 and Meta stock up 22% in 2025.
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Adobe (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADBE#NASDAQ">ADBE</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 5.17% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.66%. Currently, Adobe has a market capitalization of $158.46 billion. 
Buying $100 In ADBE: If an investor had bought $100 of ADBE stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,291.97 today based on a price of $373.54 for ADBE at the time of writing.
<h3>Adobe's Performance Over Last 20 Years</h3>
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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