PDD Holdings Option Alert: Jan 16 $160 Calls at the Bid: 2000 vs 1127 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] 

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Jan 16 $160 Calls at the Bid: 2000 @ $9.75 vs 1127 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] Ref=$122.355

PDD Holdings Option Alert: May 16 $145 Calls Sweep (51) below Bid!: 9900 vs 8621 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] 

PDD Holdings Option Alert: May 16 $145 Calls Sweep (51) below Bid!: 9900 @ $1.267 vs 8621 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] Ref=$122.3325

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Jun, 2026 $120 Puts at the Ask: 400 vs 291 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] 

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Jun, 2026 $120 Puts at the Ask: 400 @ $22.05 vs 291 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] Ref=$118.78

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Aug 15 $115 Puts Sweep (55) near the Ask: 831 vs 208 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] 

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Aug 15 $115 Puts Sweep (55) near the Ask: 831 @ $9.45 vs 208 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] Ref=$120.16

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Jun 20 $115 Puts at the Ask: 1000 vs 4558 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] 

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Jun 20 $115 Puts at the Ask: 1000 @ $7.4 vs 4558 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] Ref=$119.58

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Jun 20 $120 Puts Sweep (42) below Bid!: 9999 vs 3376 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] 

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Jun 20 $120 Puts Sweep (42) below Bid!: 9999 @ $9.592 vs 3376 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] Ref=$120.1

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Jun 20 $125 Calls at the Bid: 2500 vs 3090 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] 

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Jun 20 $125 Calls at the Bid: 2500 @ $11.3 vs 3090 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] Ref=$124.735

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Dec 19 $125 Puts Sweep (41) near the Bid: 900 vs 933 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] 

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Dec 19 $125 Puts Sweep (41) near the Bid: 900 @ $16.949 vs 933 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] Ref=$125.93

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Dec 19 $140 Calls Sweep (30) near the Bid: 798 vs 1487 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] 

PDD Holdings Option Alert: Dec 19 $140 Calls Sweep (30) near the Bid: 798 @ $15.907 vs 1487 OI; Earnings 5/21 Before Open [est] Ref=$125.93

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PDD Holdings operates commerce businesses in over 80 countries globally. Its main operations are Pinduoduo, a social commerce platform in China, and Temu, a global e-commerce marketplace. PDD also has a community group purchase business in China. PDD has built a network of sourcing, logistics, and fulfillment capabilities that support its underlying businesses.

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Markets just wrapped up one of the toughest two-day stretches in recent memory, with a drop of over 10 percent. On Wednesday at 4 PM, President Trump announced a sweeping plan to impose "reciprocal" tariffs on every country around the globe.
Initially, investors responded with cautious optimism. A report from the Wall Street Journal suggested the tariffs would be limited to just 10 percent. That changed quickly. Trump presented a chart showing actual rates, and while 10 percent was the floor, many countries faced far steeper penalties, China was hit the hardest with a combined rate of 54 percent.
Markets began to slip after hours. By Thursday, the selloff accelerated. Major indexes each lost more than 4 percent, and yet some investors began calling it a buying opportunity. With the market already down over 10 percent year to date, it seemed like a fair bet.
But Friday morning brought a fresh headline: China would strike back with its own tariffs on US goods, totaling 34 percent. Markets opened lower and closed with a nearly 6 percent loss, another blow to an already volatile week.
Over the weekend, I poured through research, commentary, and analysis. One theme kept popping up: "Black Monday." That phrase brings back memories of 1987, and the fear that we might see a repeat began to spread among investors and analysts.
Global markets followed the same path. Asian exchanges opened sharply lower. Japan fell 6 percent out of the gate, and China dropped 9 percent. As I write this on Sunday evening, US futures are down more than 3 percent and have not seen a single moment of green.
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As of April 7, 2025, three stocks in the health care sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.
The RSI is a momentum indicator, which compares a stock&#8217;s strength on days when prices go up to its strength on days when prices go down. When compared to a stock&#8217;s price action, it can give traders a better sense of how a stock may perform in the short term. An asset is typically considered overbought when the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/rsi">RSI is above 70</a>, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>. 
Here's the latest list of major overbought players in this sector.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Alumis Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ALMS#NASDAQ">ALMS</a>)</h3>
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<li>On March 25, Alumis, Inc announced it entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement with Kaken Pharmaceuticals. Under the agreement, Alumis is licensing ESK-001, a drug aimed at treating immune dysregulation in various diseases, to Kaken for development, manufacturing and commercialization in Japan, limited to dermatologic applications.. The company's stock gained around 106% over the past month and has a 52-week high of $13.50.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 77.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>ALMS Price Action: Shares of Alumis gained 17.7% to close at $10.05 on Friday.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Chimerix Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMRX#NASDAQ">CMRX</a>)</h3>
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<li>On March 21, Chimerix reported quarterly losses of 25 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of a loss of 26 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $57.00 thousand which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $75.00 thousand by 24.00 percent. The company's stock gained around 837% over the past six months and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CMRX">has a 52-week high</a> of $8.54.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 82.7</li>
<li>CMRX Price Action: Shares of Chimerix closed at $8.53 on Friday.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Journey Medical Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DERM#NASDAQ">DERM</a>)</h3>
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<li>On April 1, Journey Medical Corporation named Ramsey Alloush as Chief Operating Officer. Claude Maraoui, President and Chief Executive Officer of Journey Medical, said, &#8220;Ramsey&#8217;s promotion to COO reflects his exceptional leadership and the critical role he has played in our Company&#8217;s growth. His deep understanding of our business and the industry uniquely positions him to drive our strategic initiatives forward, focusing on operational excellence and maximizing shareholder value.&#8221; The company's stock gained around 40% over the past month and has a 5<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/DERM">2-week high</a> of $7.29.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 77.3</li>
<li>DERM Price Action: Shares of Journey Medical gained 9.1% to close at $7.19 on Friday.</li>
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U.S. stocks settled lower on Friday, with the Dow Jones index tumbling over 2,200 points during the session.
Wall Street analysts make new stock picks on a daily basis. Unfortunately for investors, not all analysts have particularly impressive track records at predicting market movements. Even when it comes to one single stock, analyst ratings and price targets can vary widely, leaving investors confused about which analyst&#8217;s opinion to trust.
Benzinga&#8217;s Analyst Ratings API is a collection of the highest-quality stock ratings curated by the Benzinga news desk via direct partnerships with major sell-side banks. Benzinga displays overnight ratings changes on a daily basis three hours prior to the U.S. equity market opening. Data specialists at investment dashboard provider Toggle.ai recently uncovered that the analyst insights Benzinga Pro subscribers and Benzinga readers regularly receive can successfully be used as trading indicators to outperform the stock market.
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Analyst: Mark Hughes
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<li>Analyst Firm: Truist Securities</li>
<li>Ratings Accuracy: 85%</li>
<li>Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WRB#NYSE">WRB</a>) and increased the price target from $68 to $80 on April 3. This analyst sees around 25% upside in the stock.</li>
<li>Recent News: On April 1, W. R. Berkley named Michael G. MacMullin President of Berkley Luxury Group.</li>
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Analyst: Matthew Carletti
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<li>Analyst Firm: Citizens Capital Markets</li>
<li>Ratings Accuracy: 84%</li>
<li>Latest Rating: Downgraded rating on ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PRA#NYSE">PRA</a>) from Market Outperform to Market Perform on April 3.</li>
<li>Recent News: On March 19, ProAssurance announced it will be acquired by The Doctors Company for $25.00 per share in cash.</li>
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Analyst: Zachary Fadem 
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<li>Analyst Firm: Wells Fargo</li>
<li>Ratings Accuracy: 84%</li>
<li>Latest Rating: Maintained an Overweight rating on RH (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RH#NYSE">RH</a>) and slashed the price target from $375 to $300 on April 3. This analyst sees around 76% upside in the stock.</li>
<li>Recent News: On April 2, RH reported fourth-quarter financial results and missed its adjusted EPS and revenue estimates.</li>
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Analyst: Paul Newsome
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<li>Analyst Firm: Piper Sandler</li>
<li>Ratings Accuracy: 84%</li>
<li>Latest Rating: Maintained an Overweight rating on The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/THG#NYSE">THG</a>) and increased the price target from $190 to $205 on April 1. This analyst sees around 35% upside in the stock.</li>
<li>Recent News: On April 3, The Hanover appointed Richard W. Lavey as Chief Operating Officer.</li>
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Analyst: Josh Sullivan
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<li>Analyst Firm: Benchmark</li>
<li>Ratings Accuracy: 83%</li>
<li>Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on TAT Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TATT#NASDAQ">TATT</a>) and increased the price target from $30 to $35 on April 3. This analyst sees around 37% upside in the stock.</li>
<li>Recent News: On March 26, TAT Technologies reported a year-over-year increase in fourth-quarter financial results.</li>
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Barclays analyst Eddie Kim maintains Noble Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NE#NYSE">NE</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $39 to $29.

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On Sunday, Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WDS#NYSE">WDS</a>) inked a binding deal to sell a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/04/b44659653/woodside-announces-louisiana-lng-partnership-with-stonepeak" rel="noreferrer noopener">40% stake in Louisiana LNG Infrastructure</a> LLC to Stonepeak.
As per the deal, Stonepeak plans to invest $5.7 billion in the development of the three-train, 16.5 mtpa foundation phase of Louisiana LNG.
The investment is expected to cover 75% of capital expenditure in 2025 and 2026, with development starting on January 1, 2025.
This significantly eases Woodside's capex burden, improves project economics, and strengthens cash flow ahead of revenue from its Scarborough Energy Project in Australia—enhancing capacity for shareholder returns.
The remaining 60% stake will be retained by Louisiana LNG LLC (HoldCo), operated by Woodside.
Meanwhile, InfraCo, managed by Woodside, holds the EPC agreement with Bechtel and, pending a final investment decision, will own and build the liquefaction infrastructure and shared facilities.
Under this arrangement, HoldCo will manage gas supply and LNG offtake.
Due to the accelerated nature of their capital contributions,
Stonepeak's total investment of $5.7 billion will be less than their nominal 40% ownership stake in InfraCo after adjusting for the time value of money.
HoldCo will cover the additional capital required if there are any cost overruns. This arrangement offers Stonepeak cost certainty while allowing HoldCo to capture potential capital expenditure savings.
The projected forward cost for the foundation phase of the Louisiana LNG project, starting from December 2024, is estimated at $900–$960 per tonne.
The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025, pending customary conditions precedent. Post-completion, Stonepeak is expected to make a payment of approximately $2 billion to cover its share of capital expenditures incurred from the effective date to closing.
James Wyper, Senior Managing Director and Head of US Private Equity at Stonepeak, said, "The Project represents a compelling opportunity to invest in a newbuild LNG export facility nearing FID approval with an attractive risk-return profile and best-in-class partners in both Bechtel and Woodside to<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/04/b44659501/stonepeak-to-acquire-interest-in-woodsides-louisiana-lng" rel="noreferrer noopener"> construct and operate the asset."</a>
Price Action: WDS shares are down 0.82% at $11.54 at the last check Monday.
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He called it &#8220;wacko,&#8221; likened it to gravel, and flat-out dismissed it as a fad for &#8220;computer nerds.&#8221; Bitcoin was trading at a modest $593.10 at the time, according to<a href="https://www.bankrate.com/investing/bitcoin-price-history/"> Bankrate</a>. Fast-forward to 2025, and that same $1,000 investment would be worth more than $148,500.&nbsp;
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">A Classic ‘Boomer vs. Bitcoin' Moment</h2>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDmHiCVGmZU&amp;list=PLN4yoAI6teRN_R8zRroO0D8RIs1nBBPY4&amp;index=5">Ramsey&#8217;s 2014 rant</a>, which resurfaced on social media, aged like milk. He didn&#8217;t just warn against Bitcoin—he tore into it. He said, "What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a currency on the internet. It has no value except to the extent someone else will take it from you as value. So Bitcoin is the Iraqi dinar of the internet."&nbsp;
But here&#8217;s the thing: history is filled with experts laughing off disruptive innovations. In a 2007<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U"> video interview</a>, then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer laughed at the iPhone, saying, &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t appeal to business customers because it doesn&#8217;t have a keyboard.&#8221;
Ramsey wasn&#8217;t alone in his skepticism. Around the same time, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon labeled Bitcoin a &#8220;fraud&#8221; in a<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2t4E16TYpY"> CNBC </a>interview in January 2023. Yet today, JPMorgan is actively involved in blockchain technology. Even the U.S. government, once wary of Bitcoin, now holds seized cryptocurrency assets.&nbsp;
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March 6 to create a strategic bitcoin reserve. White House Crypto Czar David Sacks, later<a href="https://x.com/davidsacks47/status/1897802280738734236"> posted on X</a>, &#8220;It is estimated that the U.S. government owns about 200,000 bitcoin.&#8221;
Despite Bitcoin&#8217;s meteoric rise, experts remain divided.On the "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqnccpQIG_w&amp;list=PLW8F2fexkgF59qf0qrYDkK6n_2lZCwr4T&amp;index=5">Capitalisn't" </a>podcast, Nobel laureate economist Eugene Fama has expressed concerns about Bitcoin&#8217;s long-term viability, arguing that it lacks intrinsic value and could become worthless within a decade due to its volatility and speculative nature.
On the flip side, venture capitalist Tim Draper, who bought Bitcoin at around $600 in 2014, has repeatedly predicted it will hit $250,000, according to <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/03/29/bitcoin-could-hit-250000-by-the-end-of-2025-accord/">The Motley Fool</a>. Meanwhile, investment firms like BlackRock, which once ignored crypto, are now launching Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Out of the 740 ETFs launched in 2024, BlackRock&#8217;s iShares Bitcoin Trust emerged as the top performer, collecting over $53 billion in assets within a year, according to<a href="https://www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/bitcoin-etfs-enjoy-best-freshman-year-ever-with-107-billion/"> DL News</a>.
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While Ramsey has softened his stance—now calling <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/24/10/41575813/is-bitcoin-a-dangerous-economic-threat-minneapolis-fed-researchers-propose-heavy-taxation-">Bitcoin</a> a &#8220;speculative investment&#8221;—he hasn&#8217;t exactly embraced it. But numbers don&#8217;t lie. A $1,000 Bitcoin investment in 2014 would now be worth $148,500. A modest $100 would have ballooned to over $14,800.
This isn&#8217;t the first time financial elites have underestimated innovation. When Warren Buffett dismissed Amazon in the late 1990s, calling it &#8220;too risky.&#8221; He later admitted at the 2017 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA42-y1y8PU&amp;t=6s">Berkshire meeting</a>, &#8220;I was too dumb to realize. I did not think Jeff Bezos could succeed on the scale he has.&#8221;
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Buying $100 In EQT: If an investor had bought $100 of EQT stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $3,087.49 today based on a price of $44.97 for EQT at the time of writing.
<h3>EQT's Performance Over Last 20 Years</h3>
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The Trump administration is holding firm in its stance on tariffs as broader markets continue to spiral lower into <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44663034/asia-in-freefall-hang-seng-posts-worst-drop-since-1997-europe-market-tumbles-oil-slips-gold-eases-global-markets-today-while-us-slept">bear market territory.</a> 
What Happened: On Monday on CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/peter-navarro-says-vietnams-0percent-tariff-offer-is-not-enough-its-the-non-tariff-cheating-that-matters.html">Squawk Box</a>,&#8221; White House trade adviser Peter Navarro suggested that tariffed countries will need to bring a lot to the table to negotiate.
"Let's take Vietnam. When they come to us and say &#8216;we'll go to zero tariffs,&#8217; that means nothing to us because it's the non-tariff cheating that matters,"&nbsp;Navarro said. 
Last week, Commerce Secretary&nbsp;Howard Lutnick&nbsp;told CNBC that the move from the Trump Administration is not just in response to tariffs, it's also in response to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/04/44630931/commerce-secretary-lutnick-says-us-markets-will-perform-extremely-well-long-term-despite-trump-tariff-selloff">"non-tariff trade barriers."</a>
Navarro on Monday said these trade barriers include Chinese products evading taxes through transshipments to Vietnam, intellectual property theft, currency manipulation and value-based consumption taxes called VATs. 
&#8220;Vietnam has a 10% VAT. Europe has a 19% VAT. We can&#8217;t compete against that,&#8221; he said. 
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Navarro later acknowledged that a zero-tariff offer from Vietnam would be a &#8220;small first start.&#8221; President Donald Trump said in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114280292618523684">post</a> on Truth Social last week that General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam had offered to cut tariffs to zero if they can come to terms with the U.S. 
Trump announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs on several countries last week that has raised concerns over higher prices for consumers, weakening demand and a potential recession.&nbsp;Trump slapped a 46% tariff on imports from Vietnam. 
&#8220;What do we want from them? We want fairness. We don&#8217;t want them to kill American workers by inundating us with this non-tariff cheating,&#8221; Navarro said. 
&#8220;It would be really refreshing to have the media talk more about that. This zero-tariff thing, it&#8217;s a misdirection &#8230; it&#8217;s the non-tariff barriers, the non-tariff barrier cheating.&#8221;
The SPDR S&amp;P 500 (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) was down about 1.06% at $499.84 at the time of publication, but well off the lows of the session, according to data from <a href="http://pro.benzinga.com">Benzinga Pro</a>.
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Microsoft Corp&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) joint venture Wicresoft proposed to end its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/microsoft" rel="noreferrer noopener">China operations from Tuesday</a>.
The move involves the downsizing of ~2,000 staff, Reuters reported, citing Chinese media outlet Caijing on Monday.
Microsoft had shared plans to stop outsourcing after-sales support in China to Wicresoft.
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Microsoft&#8217;s move overlapped with growing geopolitical tensions&nbsp;between Washington and Beijing involving semiconductor sanctions and U.S. tariffs on trading partners.
Shanghai Wicresoft was founded as Microsoft&#8217;s first joint venture company in China in 2002.
Reuters report also stated that Microsoft closed a Shanghai lab focused on developing the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence technologies in 2025.
Microsoft also paused <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/25/04/44645946/microsoft-halts-data-center-expansions-due-to-semiconductor-tariff-concerns-ai-overcapacity-fears" rel="noreferrer noopener">data center expansions</a> in multiple regions, including Indonesia, the U.K., and the U.S., amid concerns about semiconductor tariffs.
It halted key data center projects due to concerns about AI computing overcapacity and semiconductor tariff impacts.
Prior reports indicated Microsoft&#8217;s&nbsp;plans to reduce its workforce, targeting employees failing to meet expectations.
The company made several <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/01/42890164/microsoft-plans-to-slash-jobs-again-when-people-are-not-performing-we-take-the-appropriate-action" rel="noreferrer noopener">workforce adjustments in 2024</a>. It let go of nearly 2,000 workers from its gaming division. In June, Microsoft reduced its workforce by approximately 1,000 employees.
In July, it&nbsp;conducted another round of layoffs, and in September, Microsoft&nbsp;laid off another 650 employees&nbsp;in its gaming division.
Microsoft laid off 10,000 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/01/43003727/microsoft-to-cut-costs-pause-hiring-in-us-consulting-tighten-spending" rel="noreferrer noopener">employees in early 2023</a>, implying 4%-5% of its workforce.
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11:13 AMApr 01, 2025	CALL	$160.00	Jan 16, 2026	283	2000	2000	177	1127	TRADE	BEARISH
10:04 AMApr 01, 2025	CALL	$145.00	May 16, 2025	38	10002	9900	116	8621	SWEEP	BEARISH
12:39 PMMar 31, 2025	PUT	$120.00	Jun 18, 2026	436	400	400	137	291	TRADE	BEARISH
01:25 PMMar 28, 2025	PUT	$115.00	Aug 15, 2025	129	877	831	422	208	SWEEP	BEARISH
12:32 PMMar 28, 2025	PUT	$115.00	Jun 20, 2025	73	1180	1000	26	4558	TRADE	BEARISH
09:39 AMMar 28, 2025	PUT	$120.00	Jun 20, 2025	73	10018	9999	297	3376	SWEEP	BULLISH
10:47 AMMar 27, 2025	CALL	$125.00	Jun 20, 2025	73	2507	2500	81	3090	TRADE	BEARISH
01:54 PMMar 25, 2025	PUT	$125.00	Dec 19, 2025	255	1117	900	120	933	SWEEP	BULLISH
01:54 PMMar 25, 2025	CALL	$140.00	Dec 19, 2025	255	798	798	54	1487	SWEEP	BEARISH

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