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title: "Nasdaq Surges 2%; Goldman Sachs Posts Upbeat Earnings"
description: "U.S. stocks rose, with the Nasdaq up 2% and Goldman Sachs reporting strong Q1 earnings of $14.12 per share, surpassing estimates. Longevity Health Holdings surged 92% after a merger announcement, whil"
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published_at: "2025-04-14T13:48:25.000Z"
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# Nasdaq Surges 2%; Goldman Sachs Posts Upbeat Earnings

> U.S. stocks rose, with the Nasdaq up 2% and Goldman Sachs reporting strong Q1 earnings of $14.12 per share, surpassing estimates. Longevity Health Holdings surged 92% after a merger announcement, while Ironwood Pharmaceuticals fell 36% due to FDA feedback. European and Asian markets also saw gains. Oil prices increased by 0.7%, while gold and silver prices declined. Consumer inflation expectations data is set to be released today.

U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 2% on Monday.

The Dow traded up 0.99% to 40,610.00 while the NASDAQ gained 2.02% to 17,062.41. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.48% to 5,442.94.

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**Leading and Lagging Sectors**

Information technology shares surged by 2.2% on Monday.

In trading on Monday, consumer staples shares rose by just 0.5%.

**Top Headline**

**The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc**. GS posted better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter.

Goldman Sachs reported quarterly earnings of $14.12 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $12.35 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $15.06 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $14.81 billion.

**Equities Trading UP**  

-   **Longevity Health Holdings, Inc.** XAGE shares shot up 92% to $0.2611 after the company announced its merger agreement with 20/20 Biolabs. The closing equity value of the combined companies is $99 million.
-   Shares of **Sharps Technology, Inc.** STSSgot a boost, surging 62% to $0.0404.
-   **Theratechnologies Inc.** THTX shares were also up, gaining 45% to $2.8250 after receiving an acquisition proposal from Future Pak. Soleus Capital has issued a letter to shareholders stating that the deal is in their best interest.

**Equities Trading DOWN**

-   **Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. IRWD** shares dropped 36% to $0.6007. Ironwood said feedback from the FDA indicates that confirmatory Phase 3 trial is needed to seek approval of Apraglutide for patients with SBS with intestinal failure.
-   Shares of **Mixed Martial Arts Group Limited MMA** were down 28% to $1.0996. Mixed Martial Arts Group shares jumped 92% on Friday after the company announced it had entered into a non-dilutive and unsecured $2 million revolving loan agreement.
-   **UTime Limited WTO** was down, falling 26% to $1.5874 after jumping 62% on Friday.

**Commodities**

In commodity news, oil traded up 0.7% to $61.95 while gold traded down 0.9% at $3,214.10.

Silver traded down 0.4% to $31.770 on Monday, while copper rose 1.4% to $4.5840.

**Euro zone**

European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 jumped 2.5%, Germany's DAX 40 gained 2.7% and France's CAC 40 climbed 2.5%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index surged 2.1%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 1.9%.

**Asia Pacific Markets**

Asian markets closed higher on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 1.18%, China's Shanghai Composite gaining 0.76% and Hong Kong's Gang Seng index rising 2.40%.

**Economics**

Data on consumer inflation expectations will be released today.

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### Related Stocks

- [GS.US - Goldman Sachs](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GS.US.md)
- [XAGE.US - Longevity Health](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XAGE.US.md)
- [IRWD.US - Ironwood Pharma](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IRWD.US.md)

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