Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Stock (NASDAQ: AUPH)

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUPH) Stock

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering therapies to people living with autoimmune diseases with high unmet medical needs. The company developed LUPKYNIS (voclosporin), the first FDA-approved oral therapy for the treatment of adult patients with active lupus nephritis. It is also developing AUR200, a dual inhibitor of B cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL), for the potential treatment of autoimmune diseases.

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Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIM#NYSE">CIM</a>) ("Chimera") today announced that on June 11, 2025, it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire HomeXpress Mortgage Corp. ("HomeXpress") from certain affiliates of Seer Capital Management's credit fund business ("Seer") and certain management sellers (together with Seer, the "Sellers"). HomeXpress is a leading originator of consumer non-QM, investor business purpose, and other non-Agency mortgage loan products, as well as an originator of Agency mortgage loans with a nationwide presence across 46 states and D.C.
"We are thrilled to welcome HomeXpress to the Chimera team," said Phillip J. Kardis II, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chimera. "We believe that the transaction is the natural next step in the transformation of Chimera. Bringing together Chimera's strong history of loan securitization, structured finance, and third-party loan management and advisory services with HomeXpress' loan origination platform is expected to create a powerful combination and enhance our enterprise value. HomeXpress has an excellent management team with experienced origination professionals that have a long history of serving broker and correspondent partners across the U.S. We expect this acquisition to be accretive to Chimera's earnings in 2026."
Strategic Rationale and Benefits to Chimera Shareholders
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<li>Highly Synergistic with Chimera's Platform
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<li>The combination of HomeXpress' non-QM origination platform and our loan management and advisory services is expected to create a tremendous cross-selling opportunity.</li>
<li>Provides opportunity for Chimera to acquire and securitize loans on a direct basis.</li>
<li>Supports Chimera's efforts to build an MSR portfolio.</li>
<li>Presents an opportunity to create enterprise value at the platform level.</li>
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<li>Attractive and Diverse Returns
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<li>Existing net operating losses at Chimera are expected to cover a substantial amount of the acquisition premium.</li>
<li>Continues the diversification of Chimera's income streams to include origination fees and gain on sale income.</li>
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HomeXpress Highlights
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<li>A leading national non-QM originator</li>
<li>Approximately 300 employees and lending in 46 states and D.C.</li>
<li>$2.5 billion UPB of funded origination volume in 2024</li>
<li>$3.5 billion UPB of estimated origination volume for the full year 2025, with $1.2 billion UPB of year-to-date funded origination volume through May 2025</li>
<li>Made first loan in 2016 and has been profitable every year since</li>
<li>2024 pre-tax net income of $47 million</li>
<li>$115 million of GAAP Total Equity as of March 31, 2025</li>
<li>Partner of choice for brokers and correspondent lenders across U.S.</li>
<li>Experienced management team</li>
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Key Transaction Details
Under the terms of the agreement, Chimera will cause its taxable REIT subsidiary, Chimera Funding TRS, to acquire HomeXpress from the Sellers for a combination of cash and 2,077,151 shares of Chimera common stock. The purchase price will be equal to the adjusted book value of HomeXpress as of the end of the month prior to the closing, plus a premium consisting of $120 million in cash plus 2,077,151 shares of Chimera common stock. HomeXpress will operate as a subsidiary of Chimera and Kyle Walker, the current President and CEO, along with key members of the senior management team will continue to manage HomeXpress. Chimera expects to close the transaction during the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

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Chimera to Acquire HomeXpress for $120M Plus 2.08M Shares to Expand Loan Origination

Xpeng Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XPEV#NYSE">XPEV</a>) debuted the new all-electric G7 SUV in China as the country's brutal EV price war shows no signs of relenting.
What Happened: The Chinese automaker received over 10,000 pre-orders for the G7 SUV in under 46 minutes, CnEVPost reported <a href="https://cnevpost.com/2025/06/12/xpeng-g7-10000-pre-orders-46-mins/">on</a> Thursday.
Xpeng says display models of the SUV are available across multiple outlets in China. The SUV would retail for around 235,810 Yuan or slightly under $33,000, pitting it squarely against Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) cheapest vehicle in China, the Model 3.
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The SUV also features Xpeng's Turing AI chip, which is developed in-house by the automaker, marking a shift away from the previously utilized Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) autonomous driving chipsets.
Why It Matters: The G7 debuts in what is a cutthroat market as China's EV price war has put pressure on the country's supply chains, with several automakers, including EV giant BYD Co. Ltd. (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BYDDF#OTC">BYDDF</a>) (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BYDDY#OTC">BYDDY</a>) pledging <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45878086/tesla-rivals-byd-xpeng-pledge-faster-supplier-payments-amid-ev-price-war-in-china-report">faster payments to suppliers</a>.
The EV price war was also called out by the Chinese Communist Party's newspaper, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/topics/25/06/45715047/byds-aggressive-pricing-triggers-ev-rat-race-stock-tumbles-authorities-voice-concern">The People's Daily</a>, which equated it to a ‘rat race' and warned of negative effects on the country's supply chain, as well as product quality issues, among other things.
However, the aggressive pricing strategy continues as BYD recently released the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45855643/tesla-rival-byd-launches-15000-seal-06-sedan-as-chinas-ev-price-war-heats-up">Seal 06 EV</a> sedan, which retails for $15,000, undercutting the Tesla Model 3 as well as the G7 SUV's price by almost half.
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Shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) rose sharply in today's pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued upbeat <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ORCL">outlook commentary</a>.
The company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $15.9 billion, beating analyst estimates of $15.58 billion. The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.70 per share, beating analyst estimates of $1.64 per share, according to Benzinga Pro.
Oracle shares jumped 7.6% to $189.99 in the pre-market trading session.
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<li>Healthcare Triangle, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCTI#NASDAQ">HCTI</a>) surged 141.3% to $0.0222 in pre-market trading after gaining 28% on Wednesday.</li>
<li>Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNLN#NASDAQ">GNLN</a>) shares jumped 78% to $0.0137 in pre-market trading after adding 8% on Wednesday.</li>
<li>Creative Global Technology Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CGTL#NASDAQ">CGTL</a>) jumped 73.4% to $1.60 in pre-market trading.</li>
<li>Graphjet Technology (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GTI#NASDAQ">GTI</a>) gained 26.6% to $0.0814 in pre-market trading. Graphjet Technology, on June 11, submitted appeal to the Nasdaq Requesting hearing before Hearings Panel.</li>
<li>Zhongchao Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZCMD#NASDAQ">ZCMD</a>) climbed 24.1% to $1.29 in pre-market trading after dipping 22% on Wednesday.</li>
<li>Houston American Energy Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HUSA#NYSE">HUSA</a>) rose 22.2% to $6.65 in pre-market trading after jumping 24% on Wednesday.</li>
<li>Liminatus Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LIMN#NASDAQ">LIMN</a>) rose 21.8% to $13.53 in pre-market trading after dipping 50% on Wednesday.</li>
<li>Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAOI#NASDAQ">AAOI</a>) surged 14.7% to $18.70 in pre-market trading after the company announced the first volume shipment of data center transceivers to a hyperscale customer.</li>
<li>Solid Power, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SLDP#NASDAQ">SLDP</a>) gained 13.4% to $2.12 in pre-market trading after jumping 15% on Wednesday.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Losers</h3>
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<li>Intensity Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTS#NASDAQ">INTS</a>) shares tumbled 47.7% to $0.3020 in pre-market trading after the company announced a proposed public offering.</li>
<li>Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HSDT#NASDAQ">HSDT</a>) dipped 42.5% to $0.6397 in pre-market trading. Helius Medical Technologies shares gained 31% on Wednesday after the company announced an authorized claim for payment for the PoNS Device from Aetna Healthcare.</li>
<li>Catheter Precision, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VTAK#NASDAQ">VTAK</a>) shares fell 30.2% to $0.4223 in pre-market trading after jumping 165% on Wednesday.</li>
<li>Jupiter Neurosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JUNS#NASDAQ">JUNS</a>) declined 19.6% to $1.60 in pre-market trading after jumping 106% on Wednesday.</li>
<li>Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HYMC#NASDAQ">HYMC</a>) declined 19.5% to $3.43 in pre-market trading after the company announced a $40 million public offering of units.</li>
<li>Distoken Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIST#NASDAQ">DIST</a>) fell 18.8% to $16.00 in pre-market trading after jumping 64% on Wednesday.</li>
<li>Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TNXP#NASDAQ">TNXP</a>) dipped 17% to $31.32 in pre-market trading. Tonix Pharmaceuticals may sell up to $150 million in common stock.</li>
<li>707 Cayman Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JEM#NASDAQ">JEM</a>) declined 17% to $5.76 in pre-market trading after jumping 73% on Wednesday.</li>
<li>GameStop Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GME#NYSE">GME</a>) fell 12.4% to $24.97 in pre-market trading after the company announced a $1.75 billion proposed private offering of convertible senior notes.</li>
<li>Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OXM#NYSE">OXM</a>) fell 10.1% to $44.99 in pre-market trading. Oxford Industries reported in-line earnings for the first quarter and issued second-quarter earnings guidance below estimates.</li>
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An Atari 2600 chess cartridge has humiliated OpenAI's vaunted ChatGPT, highlighting the limits that large language models still face outside pure text.
What Happened: Citrix engineer Robert Caruso <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robert-jr-caruso-23080180_ai-chess-atari2600-activity-7337108175185145856-HSP0/">pitted</a> ChatGPT-4o against Video Chess (1979) through an emulator and watched the bot "get absolutely wrecked on the beginner level," he wrote on LinkedIn.
Caruso said the 90-minute match went downhill immediately: the bot "confused rooks for bishops, missed pawn forks and repeatedly lost track of where pieces were," first blaming Atari's pixel icons and then floundering even after he switched to algebraic notation.
The system begged to restart several times before the 1.19 MHz console sealed the win.
Chess has long served as a yardstick for machine intelligence. IBM's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>) Deep Blue dethroned the world champion, then Garry Kasparov, in 1997, but ChatGPT is a language generator and not a search-heavy chess engine, and therefore unlikely to serve that purpose well.
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Developers have tried to bridge the gap with plugins such as ChessGPT, yet the model still stumbles at board-state memory and legal-move tracking, as Caruso states.
Why It Matters: The flop arrives as ChatGPT jostles with Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) Google's Gemini, Microsoft's (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) Copilot and Anthropic's Claude for everyday users. Alphabet recently expanded new <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/05/45537306/google-unveils-total-reimagining-of-search-with-chatbot-style-feature-to-compete-with-openai">Gemini AI additions</a> to its search engine. OpenAI, for its part, rolled out a more "reliable" GPT-o3 Pro model earlier this week, hoping to keep developers loyal.
OpenAI on Monday said its annualized revenue run rate has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45852700/openai-surges-past-10-billion-in-annualized-revenue-amid-record-chatgpt-use-leaves-rivals-like-amazon-backed-anthropic-behind">climbed to $10 billion</a>, nearly doubling the $5.5 billion it posted at the end of 2024. The figure, which excludes Microsoft licensing fees and other one-off deals, reflects recurrent sales driven by ChatGPT's growing base of 500 million weekly active users as of March.
The company is reportedly <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44580172/openai-finalizes-historic-40-billion-funding-round-valuing-company-at-300-billion-with-backing-from-softbank-and-microsoft">seeking up to $40 billion</a> in a SoftBank-led funding round that could push its valuation to $300 billion. Rival Anthropic, backed by Amazon (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) and Alphabet, has crossed a $3 billion run-rate after securing $3.5 billion in capital, giving it a $61.5 billion valuation.
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A new study from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) is stirring debate about whether AI models can genuinely reason or simply mimic intelligent behavior. By testing systems like GPT-4 variants and Claude on classic logic puzzles, the research suggests that these tools may stumble when real problem-solving is required.
What Happened: Apple released a study challenging the notion that large language models (LLMs) can logically reason through complex tasks. Ars Technica <a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/new-apple-study-challenges-whether-ai-models-truly-reason-through-problems/">explains</a> that by testing popular models like OpenAI's o1 and o3, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, and DeepSeek-R1 on classic logic puzzles such as Tower of Hanoi and river crossing tasks, the research team discovered that these systems often fail when they encounter unfamiliar challenges that demand systematic thinking.
Even when equipped with established algorithms, the models struggled—highlighting a key gap between performing intelligently and actually thinking logically.
"It is truly embarrassing that LLMs cannot reliably solve Hanoi," said AI researcher Gary Marcus, with co-lead Iman Mirzadeh adding the models' behavior shows "their process is not logical and intelligent."
The study also found that while some models performed better on moderately difficult tasks by implementing step-by-step reasoning, they failed completely as complexity increased, often reducing their reasoning effort instead of expanding it.
This odd drop-off in effort, despite ample computing resources, shows what the researchers call a "counterintuitive scaling limit." Inconsistencies were also seen across a variety of puzzles, suggesting the failures are task-specific rather than purely technical.
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Why It Matters: Some experts are countering Apple's conclusions, arguing that the apparent reasoning failures in AI models may originate from built-in constraints rather than inherent flaws.
Pierre Ferragu, an analyst at&nbsp;New Street Research, said that the paper is riddled with <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45830549/pierre-ferragu-takes-apple-to-task-for-dismissing-the-ai-revolution-has-its-head-in-the-sand">"ontological nonsense."</a>
Economist Kevin A. Bryan suggested that these systems are trained to use shortcuts under tight computational budgets. He and others note that internal benchmarks show models perform better when allowed more tokens, but production systems restrict this on purpose to avoid inefficiency, meaning the Apple findings might be discovering limits by design, not nature.
Others, like software engineer Sean Goedecke and AI researcher Simon Willison, question whether logic puzzles are even fair tests for language models. Goedecke described DeepSeek-R1's failure on the Tower of Hanoi as a conscious decision to avoid impractical output, not a lack of ability.
Willison added that the test may simply run into token limits, hinting that the paper is more sensational than conclusive. Even Apple's researchers admit the puzzles represent a narrow slice of reasoning challenges and caution against generalizing their results too widely.
The study comes on the heels of the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45844424/apple-wwdc-2025-ios-26-announced-with-liquid-glass-design-new-apple-intelligence-features-and-more">Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC)</a>, where Apple made a range of new announcements about its products. Experts noted the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45851232/apples-lack-of-new-ai-features-at-wwdc-is-startling-expert-says">absence of any new AI features</a> and expressed disappointment, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst-color/25/06/45863934/apple-stock-disappoints-after-wwdc-analyst-says-this-price-is-better-entry-level-for-investors">downgrading the company's stock.</a> Shares fell after the event, with many raising questions about Apple's <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/06/45892008/apples-ai-future-in-question-stock-falls-after-wwdc-2025-event">AI future. </a> 
Price Action: Apple stock is currently trading at $198.76, down -0.01% pre-market.
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Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits division of The Cigna Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CI#NYSE">CI</a>), is introducing a series of new digital features to improve the customer experience during common health insurance interactions, such as checking benefits coverage, estimating costs and finding care. These enhancements are designed to provide a reliably simple experience for everyday needs and are an important step in delivering on the company's <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4447778-1&amp;h=1231182111&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.thecignagroup.com%2F2025-commitments-lets-make-it-better&amp;a=commitment">commitment</a>&nbsp;to make health care easier for customers.
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"We're committed to making our customers' experiences simpler, seamless and more reliable," said Heather Dlugolenski, chief strategy officer, Cigna Healthcare. "That's why we're creating smarter, more connected digital experiences that anticipate our customers' needs while bringing clarity and compassion to everyday moments."
The new digital features, which were developed with rigorous research and testing within a comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) governance framework,&nbsp;are being made available in a phased rollout through Cigna Healthcare's myCigna member portal. They include:
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<li>AI-Powered Virtual Assistant: More than a chatbot, this industry-first generative AI tool provides clear, conversational and personalized answers to common questions about benefits coverage, claims and care options. If additional assistance is needed, the virtual assistant seamlessly connects customers to a customer service advocate. Early results show that 2 out of 3 customers who had access to the virtual assistant used it proactively, and more than 4 out of 5 found it helpful.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Personalized Provider Matching: This proprietary matching tool gives customers a tailored list of in-network providers and care delivery methods based on their specific health care needs and preferences. The tool will be integrated soon with the AI Virtual Assistant to help customers quickly find relevant care.</li>
<li>Real-Time Cost Tracking:&nbsp;This redesigned tool provides a simple breakdown of deductibles, out-of-pocket expenses, and integrated bill payments, helping customers track their costs in real time and estimate costs with providers and specialists before engaging.</li>
<li>Smart Claim Submission:&nbsp;This user-friendly feature enables customers to upload bills they receive from physicians and other providers, such as chiropractors or therapists. The tool reads the bill, auto-fills claim details for easy submission, and provides digital updates using plain language on claim statuses and decisions.</li>
<li>Plan Selection Support:&nbsp;Customers who get their health insurance through their employer can compare prices, search for providers, and estimate their potential health care costs when selecting their benefits plan. This helps customers make more informed plan decisions during the open enrollment period.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Early Access to&nbsp;myCigna for New Customers: Customers new to Cigna Healthcare and those with changes to their benefits plans can sign into the myCigna member portal before their plan effective date so they can better plan their health care needs in advance and add their digital ID card to their Apple or Google wallets or provider portals for less paperwork.</li>
</ul>

Cigna Adds AI Tools to Help Customers Track Costs, Find Doctors, and Manage Health Plans

Constellium SE (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CSTM#NYSE">CSTM</a>), a global leader in aluminum solutions and recycling, and TARMAC Aerosave, a pioneer in aircraft &amp; engine storage, maintenance, and eco-responsible dismantling, are proud to jointly announce a major milestone in sustainable aerospace innovation: the successful recycling and remelting of aluminum from end-of-life aircraft into new, high-performance material suitable for future aerospace applications.
This milestone highlights the potential of aluminum to support circular economy goals in aerospace, without compromising material performance. Following months of collaborative research and development, supported in particular by Airbus and ValoER, Constellium has successfully remelted aluminum recovered by TARMAC Aerosave from retired commercial aircraft, producing material that meets the stringent performance requirements for new aircraft manufacturing. The next step will be to scale up this process for industrial application and to extend it to any aluminum alloy used in metallic aircraft, further demonstrating the full recyclability of end-of-life metallic airframes.

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Constellium and TARMAC Recycle Aluminum From Retired Aircraft for Future Aerospace Use

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, In CNBC Interview Earlier,  Said U.S. Technology Is A Generation Ahead Of China's; Said Huawei Will Take Advantage Of Its Position In China If The U.S. Continues To Restrict Access To The Market

U.S. stock futures were trading lower on Thursday after closing lower on Wednesday. Futures of major benchmark indices declined in premarket.
President Donald Trump announced that a new trade agreement with China had been reached, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/06/45882971/wall-street-eyes-record-highs-as-trump-seals-china-deal-soft-inflation-eases-tariff-jitters">pending final signatures</a> from him and Chinese President Xi Jinping. 
Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that the Trump administration<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/macro-economic-events/25/06/45898040/scott-bessent-signals-willingness-to-extend-tariff-pause-for-good-faith-negotiations-trump-thinks-not-a-necessity"> might extend the current 90-day tariff pause </a>past July 9 for the United States&#8217; major trading partners, provided these partners demonstrate &#8220;good faith&#8221; in their ongoing trade talks.
The 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.39% and the two-year bond was at 3.92%. The CME Group's FedWatch <a href="https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html">tool</a>&#8216;s projections show markets pricing a 99.8% likelihood of the Federal Reserve keeping the current interest rates unchanged in its June meeting.
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<td>Futures</td>
<td>Change (+/-)</td>
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<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>-0.55%</td>
</tr>
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<td>S&amp;P 500</td>
<td>-0.32%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nasdaq 100</td>
<td>-0.23%</td>
</tr>
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<td>Russell 2000</td>
<td>0.69%</td>
</tr>
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The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, were lower in premarket on Thursday. The SPY was down 0.33% at $599.36, while the QQQ declined 0.27% to $530.99, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
Cues From Last Session:
U.S. stocks mostly settled lower on Wednesday, but the energy and utilities stocks bucked the overall market trend, closing the session higher.
Materials, communication services, and consumer discretionary stocks recorded the biggest losses. This occurred amid signs of progress in U.S.-China trade negotiations and cooler-than-expected inflation data.
On the economic front, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that annual consumer inflation rose to 2.4% in May, slightly below the 2.5% forecast.
Core inflation held steady at 2.8%, also coming in softer than expected.
Shares of Chewy Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CHWY#NYSE">CHWY</a>) fell 11% after the company reported first-quarter financial results and issued FY25 sales guidance below estimates.
The Dow Jones index ended one point or 0.0026% lower at 42,865.77, whereas the S&amp;P 500 index fell 0.27% to 6,022.24. Nasdaq Composite declined 0.50% to 19,615.88, and the small-cap gauge, Russell 2000, tumbled 0.38% to end at 2,148.23.
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<td>-0.50%</td>
<td>19,615.88</td>
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<td>S&amp;P 500</td>
<td>-0.27%</td>
<td>6,022.24</td>
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<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>-0.0026%</td>
<td>42,865.77</td>
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<td>Russell 2000</td>
<td>-0.38%</td>
<td>2,148.23</td>
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Insights From Analysts:
Analysts at BlackRock detailed their insights on the stock market during their Midyear Forum.
According to its note, their takeaways were &#8220;look through near-term noise; be deliberate about the kinds of risk you're taking; leverage AI; and watch for biases.&#8221;
BlackRock reiterated focusing on the big picture. For all the ups and downs in markets since the start of the year, they agreed that the drivers of the best-performing companies' equity gains have not changed much.
&#8220;Our portfolio managers discussed several other techniques for spotting opportunities. They are leveraging AI to discern the signal from the noise, as well as tracking patterns and sentiment shifts in their own discussions. They also discussed the importance of being aware of and managing behavioral biases, recognizing that people are less likely to take risk when uncertainty is higher,&#8221; the note added.
Meanwhile, after a better-than-expected May inflation print, Ed Yardeni said that &#8220;Trump&#8217;s tariffs might not be as inflationary as feared. In other words, the widely anticipated stagflation scenario remains a no-show.&#8221;
However, the chief economist at LPL Financial, Jeffrey Roach, said, "Surprisingly, new and used vehicle prices declined in May, despite many expecting an increase in prices from tariffs."
According to him, prices for <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/06/45899298/automotive-and-apparel-companies-absorbed-tariff-costs-amid-better-than-expected-may-cpi-print-b">apparel and autos</a>, "both highly sensitive to trade conditions, declined in May." Apparel prices also declined in April, indicating that these companies likely "absorbed tariff costs."
"But don&#8217;t expect that to continue," he added.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-trade-futures">How to Trade Futures</a>
Upcoming Economic Data
Here&#8217;s what investors will keep an eye on Thursday:
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<li>The initial jobless claims data for the week ended June 7 and the headline and core producer price index data for May will be released by 8:30 a.m. ET.</li>
</ul>
Stocks In Focus:
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<li>America&#8217;s CAR-MART Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRMT#NASDAQ">CRMT</a>) was up 2.01% in premarket on Thursday as analysts expect it to report quarterly earnings of 96 cents per share on revenue of $351.85 million, before the opening bell.</li>
<li>Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADBE#NASDAQ">ADBE</a>) rose 0.28% ahead of its earnings, which are supposed to be released after the closing bell. Analysts expect earnings of $4.96 per share on revenue of $5.79 billion.</li>
<li>RH (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RH#NYSE">RH</a>) fell 0.55% as analysts expect it to report a quarterly loss of 9 cents per share on revenue of $818.12 million after the closing bell.</li>
<li>Lovesac Co. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LOVE#NASDAQ">LOVE</a>) advanced 3.07% ahead of its earnings, which are supposed to be released before the opening bell. Analysts expect a quarterly loss of 71 cents per share, on revenue of $137.47 million.</li>
<li>Oxford Industries Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OXM#NYSE">OXM</a>) dropped 9.05% after reporting in-line earnings for the first quarter and issuing second-quarter earnings guidance below estimates. Also, the company lowered its FY25 guidance.</li>
<li>Oracle Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) jumped 7.61% after reporting better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issuing upbeat outlook commentary.</li>
<li>Intensity Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTS#NASDAQ">INTS</a>) slumped 47.84% after announcing a proposed public offering of its common stock.</li>
</ul>
Commodities, Gold, And Global Equity Markets:
Crude oil futures were trading lower in the early New York session by 1.41% to hover around $67.19 per barrel.
Gold Spot US Dollar rose 0.15% to hover around $3,360.25 per ounce. Its last record high stood at $3,500.33 per ounce. The U.S. Dollar Index spot was lower by 0.52% at the 98.1210 level.
Asian markets ended lower on Thursday except South Korea's Kospi index. China&#8217;s CSI 300, Hong Kong's Hang Seng, Australia's ASX 200, Japan's Nikkei 225, and India's S&amp;P BSE Sensex indices fell. European markets were lower in early trade.
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US Stocks Likely To Open Lower: 'Look Through Near-Term Noise, Be Deliberate About The Kinds Of Risk You're Taking, Leverage AI,' Say Experts

Ericsson&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ERIC#NASDAQ">ERIC</a>) on Thursday <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/06/n45898387/ericsson-and-google-cloud-team-up-to-deliver-carrier-grade-5g-core-as-a-service-built-with-ai-at-t" rel="noreferrer noopener">announced the launch</a> of Ericsson On-Demand, a new solution delivering core network services as a true software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to communications service providers (CSPs).
The platform is designed with Alphabet Inc (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>) Google Cloud, leveraging AI infrastructure and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and is managed end-to-end by Ericsson.
The solution will help CSPs to quickly set up and grow core network services, cut operating costs, and gain business flexibility with a fully managed, cloud-native platform.
Also Read: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45854883/ericsson-supermicro-partner-to-bring-5g-powered-ai-to-factories-retail-and-hospitals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ericsson, Supermicro Partner To Bring 5G-Powered AI To Factories, Retail And Hospitals</a>
At a time when CSPs are under growing pressure to innovate at speed and scale while managing increasing operational complexity, Ericsson&#8217;s On-Demand platform deploys full core in minutes, scales up or down as needed, and allows CSPs to pay only for what they use and need not worry about managing the underlying infrastructure.
Ericsson On-Demand combines telecom-grade reliability with public cloud flexibility. The platform leverages GKE to simplify and improve network availability, in addition to Google Cloud&#8217;s full-stack AI infrastructure, globally across 42 cloud regions and more than two million miles of terrestrial and subsea fiber.
Ericsson On-Demand also helps CSPs add new features to their current systems bit-by-bit without causing any downtime.
Ericsson stock surged over 38% in the last 12 months.
Ericsson&#8217;s&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44823834/ericsson-q4-earnings-sales-climb-3-us-clients-accelerate-purchases-ahead-of-tariffs-eyes-solid-q2-despite-global-tariff-pressures" rel="noreferrer noopener">first-quarter fiscal 2025</a>&nbsp;sales grew&nbsp;3% to 55.0 billion Swedish Krona ($5.15 billion), driven by 20%&nbsp;growth&nbsp;in the Americas market. The revenue beat the&nbsp;consensus of $5.10 billion.
Ericsson reported an EPS of SEK 1.24 (12 cents), topping the consensus of 9 cents.
Bloomberg&#8217;s Matthew Bloxham&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-15/ericsson-beats-estimates-as-mobile-operators-buy-more-5g-gear?sref=TBDibEcD" rel="noreferrer noopener">expects</a>&nbsp;Ericsson to outperform analysts&#8217; expectations in the face of global tariff storms through cost-cutting tailwinds, preemptive U.S. inventory restocking, and limited exposure to China-sourced components.
Morgan Stanley&#8217;s&nbsp;Sandeep Deshpande&nbsp;told Bloomberg that Ericsson&#8217;s U.S. business strength was partially driven by customers &#8220;buying products in anticipation of tariffs.
Price Action: ERIC stock closed lower by 0.35% at $8.44 on Wednesday.
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Ericsson, Google Cloud Launch New Tool To Help Telecoms Build Faster, Smarter Networks

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Cenovus Energy Has Ramped Up Production At Its Christina Lake Oil Sands Asset Following Wildfire Activity In The Area. Production Operations Restarted On June 3 And Production Was Ramped Up Over The Course Of The Week

Tuniu (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TOUR#NASDAQ">TOUR</a>) sees Q2 sales of $18.052 million-$18.852 million.

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Tuniu Sees Q2 Sales $18.052M-$18.852M

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<li>Strategic partnership will accelerate global eVTOL adoption by combining Vertical's category leading aircraft with Bristow's global vertical lift operational and safety track record and experience</li>
<li>"Ready-to-fly" model provides Vertical's customers with turnkey access to aircraft, pilots, maintenance, and insurance – lowering barriers to entry</li>
<li>Bristow places pre-order for up to 50 VX4, with option to purchase up to 50 more</li>
<li>Companies exploring Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services, including battery swapping and field maintenance solutions</li>
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Vertical Aerospace And Bristow Group Announced An Expansion Of Their Partnership To Bring Advanced Air Mobility Into Commercial Operation

Hooker Furnishings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HOFT#NASDAQ">HOFT</a>) reported quarterly losses of $(0.29) per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.15) by 93.33 percent. This is a 25.64 percent increase over losses of $(0.39) per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $85.32 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $88.87 million by 4.00 percent. This is a 8.82 percent decrease over sales of $93.57 million the same period last year.

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Hooker Furnishings Q1 EPS $(0.29) Misses $(0.15) Estimate, Sales $85.32M Miss $88.87M Estimate

Tuniu (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TOUR#NASDAQ">TOUR</a>) reported quarterly losses of $(0.00) per share. This is a 113.33 percent decrease over earnings of $0.03 per share from the same period last year. The company reported $16.19 million in sales this quarter. This is a 8.31 percent increase over sales of $14.95 million the same period last year.

Tuniu Q1 EPS $(0.00) Down From $0.03 YoY, Sales $16.19M Up From $14.95M YoY

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Aurinia Pharmaceuticals to Release 2024 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial and Operational Results on February 27, 2025

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Reports Financial Results for the Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024 and Provides Update on Recent Corporate Progress

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