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ImmunityBio surge continues on sign its drug may be approved to treat a broader range of bladder cancers

Once you start squeezing, you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.

Shares of ImmnuityBio are flying higher once again, up more than 30% in early trading Tuesday after having been down as much as 10% in the premarket. A little more than half an hour into the regular trading day, more than 46 million shares have changed hands, more than 3x the 20-day average for this point in the session.

Last week, we discussed how a number of positive press releases from the company touting the progress of its treatments helped send shares skyward, making the heavily shorted company a hot topic of discussion on the r/ShortSqueeze subreddit.

The positive press parade continues this morning, with ImmunityBio announcing that the FDA asked for more information about the ability of its ANKTIVA drug to treat a certain type of bladder cancer, though it doesn’t need to do any new clinical trials. Management said they would provide this information within 30 days.

Share are up nearly 200% over the past six sessions.

On Monday, the company published a podcast appearance by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, founder, executive chairman, and global chief medical and technology officer, on “The Sean Spicer Show,” which was provocatively titled, “Is the FDA BLOCKING Life Saving Cancer Treatments?”

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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Nike sinks to lowest level since 2014 after warning of “challenged” sales environment in Q4 report

Did Nike do it?

Investors had a mixed reaction after the global sports apparel company reported its fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday after the bell. Shares initially rose 5% as Nike beat out Wall Street expectations amid a hefty tariff refund bonus. However, the stock then sank to its lowest level since August 2014 in postmarket trading.

Here are the Q4 numbers:

  • Revenue of $11.0 billion (estimate: $10.8 billion).

  • Adjusted earnings per share of $0.20 (estimate: $0.12).

Ahead of this report, Nike warned that results would be flattered by a one-time tariff refund (now estimated at roughly $0.52 per share for the bottom line). That gave the company an extra cushion in snapping its streak of seven quarters of year-over-year profit declines.

Over the past year, the company had been punished by tariffs on imported goods, stagnant consumer spending, and increasing competition from other footwear brands like New Balance, Adidas, and Hoka.

Outgoing CFO Matthew Friend deemed it an “increasingly challenging operating environment, where sell-through remains challenged.”

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