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Wall Street surges
The S&P 500 soared to new highs on Thursday fueled by Nvidia's blockbuster earnings that lifted the broader market and tech sector. The S&P 500 gained 2.11%, notching its best day since January 2023. The Nasdaq Composite advanced nearly 3%, while the Dow jumped 1.18%, closing above the 39,000 level for the first time ever.

Reddit files for IPO
Social media firm Reddit filed its IPO prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. Its market debut would mark the first major tech initial public offering of the year. The company plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "RDDT."

Novavax soars
Shares of Novavax spiked after the company settled its bitter dispute over canceled Covid vaccine purchase with Gavi, a nongovernmental global vaccine organization. The settlement removes what some analysts considered one of the biggest uncertainties around the Covid shot maker.

Historic moon landing
Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission has landed on the moon, in a historic first for a U.S. company. The company's Nova-C cargo lander, named "Odysseus," is the first American spacecraft to land on the lunar surface since 1972. "We are on the surface ... welcome to the moon," Intuitive Machines' mission control said. "Odysseus has found his new home."

[PRO] 'Seven Samurai' 
With Japanese markets enjoying a bull run, Goldman Sachs has named "Seven Samurai" stocks in the country, which it highlighted could be to equivalent to the U.S.'s "Magnificent Seven."

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