CrowdStrike Drops, Carnival Falls, Entergy Rises as Meta Funds Gas Plants to Power Data Center

On this episode of Stock Movers:

- CrowdStrike (CRWD) shares fall. Cybersecurity stocks slump in premarket trading on Friday after a Fortune report said Anthropic is testing a new AI model that “poses significant cybersecurity risks.” Security stocks — along with software names more broadly — have been pressured by concerns that tools from AI companies like Anthropic or OpenAI could reduce demand for products from legacy providers, weighing on their growth, margins, and pricing power.

- Carnival (CCL) shares fall. Carnival cut its full-year profit outlook as surging crude prices are driving up fuel costs. Oil prices have climbed to their highest levels since 2022, with both West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude up more than 60% this year as the war in the Middle East has led to strikes on energy assets and a near halt of shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

- Entergy (ETR) shares rise. Meta Platforms said it reached a new agreement with Entergy to build and pay for enough gas plants to provide a total of 5.2 gigawatts of electricity to a data center it’s developing in rural Louisiana, the utility’s local subsidiary.

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