Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
- FedEx (FDX) raised its full-year profit forecast, signaling that the courier’s plan to restructure its delivery network is gaining traction despite geopolitical conflict and economic volatility.
- The US charged a Super Micro Computer (SMCI) co-founder with illegally diverting billions of dollars in Nvidia Corp.-powered servers to China, initiating its highest-profile case against alleged smuggling of restricted AI technology to the Asian country. Super Micro’s shares plummeted more than 20% in pre-market trading. US prosecutors charged Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw in a scheme to send US-assembled servers containing Nvidia’s cutting-edge chips to China in violation of US export controls. Liaw and two others associated with the company allegedly sold the AI tech through a Southeast Asia company knowing it would be sent on to China.
- Unilever (ULVR LN) is in talks to sell its food business to McCormick & Co., in what would be the biggest overhaul of the owner of Hellmann’s mayonnaise since it was founded almost a century ago.The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company said Friday it had received an offer from the Maryland-based spices and seasonings maker, but that there was no certainty a deal would be achieved.