Stock Movers

Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) shares are moving on news Samsung earned a nearly nine-fold rise in quarterly operating profit, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s sales jumped 51%, reflecting the spoils of relentless spending on AI infrastructure. Investors are questioning how long AI spending can last, especially as companies’ big capex plans come under pressure because of rising borrowing costs around the world.
- Applied Digital (APLD) is lower as it reported adjusted loss per share for the first quarter of 1.0c vs. loss/shr 3.0c y/y. The company expects initial operations at Polaris Forge 2 in Harwood to increase delivered critical IT load across our North Dakota campuses to 300 MW by the end of calendar 2026
- Wolfspeed (WOLF) shares are gaining on news the Department of Defense announces a $1.5b conditional loan commitment to the company, according to a press release. The company says it would be required to issue to the Defense Department VWAP-based warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 7.5% of Wolfspeed’s fully diluted equity.
- Levi Strauss (LEVI) is lower after it posted the slowest growth in its direct-to-consumer channels since late 2022, in part due to a marketing misstep. The company expects direct-to-consumer growth for the current quarter to increase by a mid-single digit, after changing its marketing to focus on low-rise jeans.Eric Mollo
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Shares of Monte Paschi fell as much as 6.1% in Milan to their lowest level since June after Italian constructions magnate Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone company’s board plans on rejecting Monte Paschi’s twin bids for Banco BPM and Banca Generali at the next shareholder meeting, according to an emailed statement.
- Aberdeen cut its stake in Standard Life by roughly half, as the UK wealth platform and asset manager looks to strengthen its balance sheet and fund growth.
- Argenx ended a late-stage trial of its best-selling medicine Vyvgart for a chronic autoimmune disorder after a monitoring panel said the study was unlikely to succeed.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Tesco shares rise as much as 3.9% as analysts said the company’s first-half results were strong and pointed to a £200m increase in share buyback plans. Tesco narrowed its adjusted operating profit forecast for the full year, raising the lower end of its guidance range.
- Imperial Brands shares rise as much as 4% after the company reaffirmed its adjusted operating profit forecast for the full year.
- Zealand Pharma is cut to hold from accumulate at KBC, with analysts saying they have reduced commercial assumptions for key company assets due to petrelintide trial results, survodutide’s high discontinuation rates and pricing pressure in obesity.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Samsung’s shares erased early gains to drop as much as 0.9%, after investors looked past its record quarterly profit to focus on the sustainability of AI spending in a higher yields environment.
- DBS shares extend their slide to as much as 5.1%, the biggest drop since April 2025.
- TSMC reported a 51% rise in quarterly revenue, a positive signal for investors trying to gauge the sustainability of a global AI infrastructure buildout.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market, a look at the notable movers:
On this episode of Stock Movers:

- Levi Strauss (LEVI) posted the slowest growth in its direct-to-consumer channels since late 2022, in part due to a marketing misstep. Revenue generated from Levi's own stores and website grew 2% in the third quarter, with the company raising its full-year earnings outlook. The company expects direct-to-consumer growth for the current quarter to increase by a mid-single digit after changing its marketing to focus on low-rise jeans.

- Webull (BULL) shares fell as much as 24%, the most since April 2025, after CNBC reported that the US House Select Committee on China is set to release a report on Wednesday that Webull is tied structurally to China’s government, raising national security concerns.

- Wolfspeed (WOLF) today announced it has received a conditional loan commitment letter from the U.S. Department of War through its Office of Strategic Capital, for up to $1.5 billion of long-term financing to support the domestic development and production of silicon carbide materials and wide bandgap power devices, with an additional focus on U.S. national security applications. Wolfspeed would be required to issue to the Defense Department VWAP-based warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 7.5% of Wolfspeed’s fully diluted equity, company says. Stock gains 27% in post-market trading
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