Stock Market Today, April 30: Aurora Innovation Jumps on Hirschbach’s 500-Truck Autonomous Freight Plan
Aurora Innovation
Today’s Change
(15.52%) $0.79
Current Price
$5.88
Key Data Points
Market Cap
$10.0B
Day’s Range
$5.13 –
Federal Reserve faces unorthodox leadership change: Warsh enters, Powell remains
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, has said he wants to bring “regime change” to the central bank, but if confirmed by the Senate he will find a Fed already transformed by the White House’s attacks.
For the first time in almost five decades,
Read MoreTesla Stock Is Outrageously Cheap. Here's Why There Could Be Another 100% in Upside Potential.
From some perspectives, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) looks outrageously expensive. For example, its shares trade at nearly 14 times sales. For comparison, Rivian, another popular electric vehicle (EV) stock, trades below 4 times sales.
To be clear, I’m a big fan of Rivian.
S&P 500 Bulls Breaking 7,175 as GDP, Core PCE and AI Momentum Support A May Rally
12-brick Renko chart of the SPX 500 Index
Source: TradingView
The Verdict
Current Trend Direction: Bullish
Bias: Positive
Support Levels: 6,310, 6,920
Resistance Levels: 7,450, 8,150
Medium Term Path: To me this move is looking like a springboard for the S&P 500 The 7,200 level is acting as the immediate breakout zone.
Read MoreDo New Inverse Lumentum ETFs Quietly Reframe the AI Optics Story for LITE Investors?
In April 2026, Tradr ETFs launched two new Cboe-listed short leveraged funds offering two times the inverse daily performance of Lumentum Holdings and Sandisk, adding fresh tools for traders to express bearish single-stock views without using margin or options. These launches arrived just as Lumentum drew heightened attention for its role in AI-focused optical infrastructure,
Read MoreThe Burst
Why Bill Ackman Bet $2.3 Billion That the Market Is Dead Wrong
In early 2025, billionaire investor Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, revealed a substantial new position in Uber Technologies. By January, Pershing Square had accumulated 30.3 million Uber shares, a ~1.4% stake worth about $2.3 billion.
Ackman described Uber as “one of the best-managed and highest-quality businesses in the world,” yet still “available at a massive discount to its intrinsic value.”
So is he right about Uber or will the bet flop?
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Could This Quantum Stock Make You a Millionaire?
If you’ve been looking for life-changing returns in the stock market, D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) might have already caught your eye. After all, the stock is up an eye-watering 103% so far this year. But while those gains might set off a rush of FOMO, there’s a catch because this stock moves fast, and not always in the direction you’d hope.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Why Does This Stock Predictably Go Up In April?
Over the past few days we’ve covered stocks that have strong histories of rising at this time of year, and apparently our readers really want to hear more about similar ideas, so here’s another nugget for you.
This time we turn our attention to the healthcare space where a well-known company, Quest Diagnostics,
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