The company plans to launch the largest offering in history as early as June

SpaceX records $5 billion annual loss ahead of IPO - Media

Meta Platforms, Inc.

SpaceX posted a loss of about $5 billion before its IPO due to xAI investments and integration, but expects a valuation of over $1.75 trillion and the development of orbital data centers for AI. Anthropic, amid a shortage of computing power, is exploring building its own chips while growing revenue to more than $30 billion and strengthening partnerships with Google and Broadcom. These and other topics are covered in our roundup of key events for the morning of April 10.

Main by morning: Anthropic decided to create chips, US fears cyber risks of AI models

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Jamie Dimon, head of JPMorgan Chase, the world's largest <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2025/06/12/the-worlds-largest-banks-2025-jpmorgan-tops-global-2000-for-third-straight-year/">bank</a> by market capitalization, believes that "making important decisions on a Friday when you're tired is a very bad idea." That's how the financier responded to a question in an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndwSflR-t4s&amp;list=PLp-wXwmbv3z-RdMUCdagwKYXy77tkaVgC">interview with</a> media outlet NPR - about what he's learned over the years and what he wishes he'd known earlier in his 30s. Dimon called it "a lesson learned and re-learned" .

"Making big decisions on a Friday is a very bad idea" - Jamie Dimon

The new AI model that Meta Platforms unveiled on April 8 reinforced JPMorgan's bullish stance on the company. The bank believes that this release will help restore investor confidence in Meta's AI strategy and expects its quotes to grow by more than 30%.

JPMorgan saw a signal for investors in Meta's new AI model. The bank advises buying 

Amazon.com, Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

If the company starts selling its AI chips to external customers, the annual revenue of this business could reach $50 billion, the head of Amazon said

'A new shift has begun': Amazon plans to wrest market share from Nvidia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a short-term ceasefire in connection with Orthodox Easter. It will last from 16:00 on April 11 until the end of April 12.

Russia has declared an Easter truce

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Intel Corporation

Tesla, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Intel shares rose 4.7% after it <a href="https://newsroom.intel.com/data-center/intel-google-deepen-collaboration-to-advance-ai-infrastructure">said</a> Alphabet has committed to using future generations of Xeon processors and other chipmaker products in its data centers. That's just one of a stream of positive news that has sent Intel's stock price up 20% over the past week, bringing it to its highest since 2021.

"A spring ready to fire". Intel stock at 5-year peak after Google agreement

Data

Applied Digital Corporation

Applied Digital, which builds data centers, saw its shares fall more than 6% in premarket trading on Thursday as rising losses overshadowed a strong revenue beat driven by robust demand for data center services, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/applied-digital-beats-quarterly-revenue-estimates-2026-04-08/">reports</a>.

AI data-center developer Applied Digital beats expectations, but shares are sliding

Alligator Energy Limited

Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp.

Forsys Metals Corp.

Shares of uranium miners significantly outperformed the underlying commodity market in 2025: the Sprott Uranium Miners ETF <a href="https://sprottetfs.com/media/muhafrp2/urnm-ar-tsr-2025.pdf?m=1">gained</a>&nbsp;nearly 40% over the year. Against this backdrop, price dynamics in the global uranium market were more subdued: spot prices <a href="https://investingnews.com/uranium-price-update/#:~:text=U3O8%20spot%20price%20remained%20more%20constrained%20through%202025%2C%20fluctuating%20between%20a%20relatively%20short%20range%20of%20US%2463.17%20(March%2013)%20and%20US%2483.33%20(September%2025)%20per%20pound.">traded</a>&nbsp;in the $63-83 per pound range, while long-term contract prices <a href="https://investingnews.com/uranium-price-update/#:~:text=the%20long%2Dterm%20contract%20price%20displayed%20less%20volatility%20in%202025%2C%20starting%20the%2012%20month%20period%20at%20US%2480%20and%20reaching%20US%2486%20at%20the%20end%20of%20November.">rose</a>&nbsp;from $80 to $86 per pound. By the end of 2026, Goldman Sachs has&nbsp;<a href="https://www.moomoo.com/news/post/63207946/is-uranium-the-next-gold-goldman-sachs-the-supply-deficit?level=1&amp;data_ticket=1775587806729701#:~:text=Structural%2520shortages%2520will%2520drive%2520prices%2520higher%252C%2520with%2520spot%2520prices%2520projected%2520to%2520reach%2520%252491%2520by%2520the%2520end%2520of%25202026%252C%2520indicating%2520at%2520least%2520a%252020%2525%2520increase.">projected</a>&nbsp;spot prices would reach $91 per pound, driven by a uranium deficit that is expected to widen by nearly 12% to 1.914 billion pounds over the 2025-2045 period.

Which nuclear small caps have benefitted from AI-driven rising electricity demand?

NuScale Power Corporation

Investors should take a closer look at shares of NuScale Power, a mid-cap developer of nuclear reactors, <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/04/08/how-buying-nuscale-power-stock-today-could-10x-yo/">argues</a>&nbsp;Motley Fool contributor Ryan Vanzo. The world is entering a “nuclear renaissance” driven by rising demand from the AI segment, he says. NuScale shares could generate billions for investors, who must be prepared to hold them for an “incredibly long” time, he cautions.

Motley Fool analyst recommends NuScale amid AI-driven 'nuclear renaissance'

Rigetti Computing, Inc.

Quotes of Rigetti Computing, which deals with quantum computing, jumped 5% on April 8. The company - albeit a few months late - <a href="https://investors.rigetti.com/news-releases/news-release-details/rigetti-announces-general-availability-108-qubit-system">announced</a> that it was launching its most powerful quantum computer yet.

Rigetti shares jump: it has belatedly launched sales of a quantum computer

Sleep Number Corporation

Aehr Test Systems, Inc.

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

Waldencast plc

Vicor Corporation

Solo Brands, Inc.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.

Paysafe Limited

GigaCloud Technology Inc.

The Russell 2000 Index, a benchmark for small and mid-cap companies, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5ERUT/">jumped</a> 3.4% in early trading on April 8, to its highest level in more than a month. This could be the best result of the index for the last two months, <a href="https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-040826/card/the-russell-2000-is-soaring-it-s-almost-out-of-correction-territory--WkUyZETA0oS6rLEU4cLa">writes</a> Barron's. However, the momentum slowed thereafter. Nevertheless, the Russell 2000 showed the largest growth among the major U.S. indices on Wednesday, adding almost 3%.

The small-cap index is at its highest for the month. Which stocks grew the most?

Small Caps

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