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Fund manager Cathie Wood highlighted a handful of innovative and disruptive stocks that she says are set to displace the old guard in leading equity benchmarks.
Global-E (GLBE) shares dropped 14.60% after reporting strong Q1 results, with sales of $189.9 million (+30% Y/Y) and GMV of $1.24 billion. The company also announced a new partnership with Shopify.
President Donald Trump has significantly reduced tariffs on Chinese imports as the United States enters a 90-day period of trade negotiations with China, according to a May 12 executive order.
E-commerce software platform Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) reported Q1 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 26.8% year on year to $2.36 billion. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $2.56 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.26 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
