US stock futures pulled back on Thursday as Wall Street assessed President Trump's evolving trade policy as well as softening inflation. On Wednesday, Trump said that he would send letters to trading partners within a week or two setting unilateral tariff rates.

META Platforms stock (NASDAQ: META) has witnessed a substantial increase, spurred by investor enthusiasm over rising user interaction and consistently robust quarterly earnings. So far this year, Meta has gained 16%, significantly outperforming the wider NASDAQ index, which has increased by 2%.

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been trading like a penny stock so far this year. The most recent drama was due to a public feud between CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. It wiped out about $150 billion of market value last week, but Musk’s apology post on X early Wednesday boosted a relief rally.

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock saw a day of big sell-offs in Wednesday's daily session. The chip company's share price closed out the day down 6.3% due to concerns that competitive pressures are mounting.

The main news piece as of late was Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's comments at GTC Paris, stating that "quantum computing is reaching an inflection point" and that the world is "within reach" of using quantum computers for complex problems. These words starkly contradict the tone we heard from Mr. Huang before - hence the reaction across the niche.

Palantir’s growth engine remains its dominance in high-stakes government work, now paired with accelerating U.S. commercial demand. Q1 figures beat estimates again, and Palantir upped its guidance. Revenue grew 39% year-over-year to $884 million, and its net income doubled to $214 million.

In the days before President Donald Trump suddenly paused most of the punishing tariffs on foreign countries he had revealed in early April, more than a dozen congressional lawmakers were tied to thousands of dollars’ worth of stock transactions,

WPM anticipates increasing metal production by 40% over the next 5 years. This is due to new projects coming online and some existing ones resuming operations. The company's profit margins are exceptionally robust—current operating margins hover around 60%.