On Monday afternoon, the Nasdaq rose by 1.5%, increasing by 277 points, in the wake of President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 also showed gains, rising by 0.3% and 1.1%, respectively.
The crypto-based betting platform Polymarket has declared Harris as the Democratic nominee for president, while New Zealand’s PredictIt forecasts that she will become the 47th president of the United States.
Nvidia’s stock surged by 4% after reports emerged that the company is working on a version of its Blackwell AI chips tailored for the Chinese market. Nvidia is expected to collaborate with local partner Inspur for the launch of the chip, tentatively named the “B20,” with shipments anticipated to begin in the second quarter of 2025. Nvidia has not commented on the news.
Tesla’s shares rose nearly 5% ahead of its upcoming earnings report, during which CEO Elon Musk is expected to update investors on the delayed unveiling of the company’s robotaxi. Musk stated on X that Tesla plans to have humanoid robots in low production for internal use by next year and aims for high production for other companies by 2026.
CrowdStrike is still dealing with the repercussions of a significant global tech outage that occurred last Friday. The company reported that a notable portion of the 8.5 million impacted Windows devices are now operational again. However, on Monday afternoon, CrowdStrike’s stock plummeted over 13%, trading around $263.
Verizon experienced a nearly 6% drop in stock price following the release of its quarterly earnings report. The telecommunications giant fell short of revenue expectations, as many customers are opting to keep their older phones longer, which has adversely affected upgrade rates. Verizon reported second-quarter revenue of $32.8 billion, slightly below analysts’ forecast of $33.06 billion, with earnings per share meeting expectations at $1.15.