POET Technologies Inc ( POET ) shares are skyrocketing on Tuesday as semiconductor and chip stocks rally across the board. The sector is catching a bid from a pullback in oil prices and renewed optimism around U.S. efforts to address the global memory chip shortage. Here’s what you should know. POET Technologies ( POET ) stock is charging ahead with...

02:54 PM EDT, 05/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals' ( VRTX ) management remains confident in its emerging renal franchise, suggesting it could rival or even exceed its cystic fibrosis franchise eventually, Oppenheimer said in a Tuesday note. The strong uptake of Alyftrek is encouraging, and Oppenheimer expects continued growth in US and international markets, driven by adoption among treatment-naive...

02:51 PM EDT, 05/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Citigroup ( C/PN ) (C) plans to introduce new medium-term profitability targets at its upcoming investor day on Thursday, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing an interview with chief executive officer Jane Fraser. The bank will also highlight improvements in expenses and revenue from its multi-year reorganization, the news outlet said, adding that Citigroup (...

BRUSSELS, May 5 (Reuters) - A top Google scientist sent a warning to EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday that its proposal requiring the company to share search engine data with rivals such as OpenAI risked exposing users' private information, the sternest rebuke yet in a tussle over Google's lucrative business model. The European Commission, which acts as the EU competition...