Sandisk Stock Warning: The $1,150 SNDK Offer Investors Are Being Told to Reject
Sandisk Corp urged shareholders to reject Tutanota LLC’s unsolicited offer to buy up to 100,000 shares
Why POET Technologies Stock Jumped After a $50 Million Lumilens AI Optics Order
POET Technologies shares surged 43% after Lumilens placed a $50 million initial order under a new AI networking partnership, with potential to exceed $500 million over five years. POET reported Q1 revenue
Virgin Galactic Stock Faces A 2026 Spaceflight Test As Cash Burn Narrows But Funding Risk Stays
Virgin Galactic reported a first-quarter net loss of $64.7 million on revenue of $0.2 million and warned of “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going concern. The company maintained targets for Q3 flight tests and Q4 spaceflights in 2026. Additional equity financing and debt repayment by shares were disclosed. Shares closed at $2.88, little changed on the day.
Amazon Stock Falls Today: Why AMZN Slipped While Tech Hit Fresh Highs
Amazon shares fell 1.1% to $267.22 on Thursday, underperforming record highs in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Investors focused on Amazon’s rising AI and cloud spending, with little expectation of relief from lower U.S. rates. First-quarter revenue rose 17% to $181.5 billion, but free cash flow dropped sharply due to higher capital spending.
Microsoft Stock Rises As AI Trade Reignites: Why MSFT Shares Moved Today
Microsoft shares rose 1.04% to $409.43 on Thursday as investors favored large tech stocks amid record highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Microsoft reported March-quarter revenue up 18% to $82.9 billion, with Azure and cloud services up 40%. The company expects $190 billion in capital expenditures this year, well above analyst estimates. Microsoft is also exploring AI startup deals as it reassesses its reliance on OpenAI.
Apple Stock Falls After $300 Test: Why AAPL’s OpenAI Risk Is Back
Apple shares fell 0.2% to $298.21 Thursday after news that OpenAI is considering legal action over a strained partnership, Reuters reported. The drop came despite Apple hitting $300.45 intraday and posting record quarterly revenue of $111.2 billion. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at records. Apple did not comment on the OpenAI report.
Infleqtion Stock Jumps as Quantum Computing Firm Posts Record Q1 Revenue and Raises 2026 Outlook
Infleqtion reported first-quarter revenue of $9.5 million, up 14%, and raised its 2026 revenue outlook to at least $40 million. The company posted a GAAP operating loss of $33.6 million and ended March with $569 million in cash and equivalents. Shares rose about 5% Thursday, tracking gains in other quantum firms. Infleqtion recently launched Quantum Spectrum, an atom-based radio frequency sensing platform.
Rackspace Stock Jumps 26% As AMD AI Deal Tests RXT Turnaround Story
Rackspace shares surged 26.34% to close at $7.29 on Thursday, hitting a 52-week high of $7.65 before slipping to $7.15 after hours. The rally followed first-quarter profit and a memorandum with AMD to build AI infrastructure, though the company still reported a non-GAAP loss and uneven segment growth. Trading volume topped 39 million shares. Analyst Keith Bachman maintained a Hold rating with a $5 target.
Nvidia Stock Hits Record as U.S. Clears H200 China Sales — But No Chips Have Shipped
Nvidia shares rose 4.4% to $235.74 after U.S. officials cleared about 10 Chinese firms, including Alibaba and Tencent, to buy its H200 AI chips, though no deliveries have occurred. CEO Jensen Huang is in Beijing as investors await Nvidia’s May 20 earnings report. Approved Chinese buyers can each purchase up to 75,000 chips under U.S. licensing terms. Lenovo confirmed its approval; Nvidia and other firms declined comment.
Datavault AI Stock Jumps Before Earnings As Crypto Bill Vote Puts DVLT Back In Play
Datavault AI Inc. shares rose to $0.5861 on volume topping 65 million ahead of Friday’s first-quarter earnings call, following a $60 million stock offering and plans for a GPU edge network rollout. CEO Nathaniel Bradley and CFO Brett Moyer will present at 8:30 a.m. ET. An amended SEC filing showed Bradley and his spouse received LTIP shares vesting through 2029. The Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act on crypto regulation Thursday.
Upstart Stock Surges After CEO Paul Gu’s $1.38 Million Buy — Why the UPST Rally Matters
Upstart shares rose 9.5% Thursday after CEO Paul Gu bought 50,000 shares for $1.38 million, according to an SEC filing. The purchase came less than two weeks after Gu took over as chief executive. Upstart recently reported a wider quarterly loss despite a 61% jump in loan originations and 44% revenue growth. The company plans to seek a national bank charter.
Digi Power X Stock Slides Before Earnings as $1.1 Billion AI Deal Faces First Test
Digi Power X shares fell 14% to $7.28 in heavy trading Thursday ahead of its first-quarter results and operations update due May 15. Investors are focused on its $1.1 billion, 10-year AI data-center deal with Cerebras and a $19.6 million SubQ AI GPU rental contract launching Friday. The company also expanded its at-the-market share-sale program to $175 million.
GTA 6 Preorder Rumor Sends Take-Two Stock Higher. The Bigger Test Comes Next Week
Take-Two Interactive shares rose 6.5% to $241.68 on Thursday after reports of a leaked Best Buy affiliate campaign fueled speculation that Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders could begin next week. Neither Take-Two nor Rockstar Games has confirmed a pre-order date. The company is set to report earnings after markets close on May 21. GTA VI is listed for release on Nov. 19, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Nokia Stock Surges Again as Cisco’s AI Orders Put New Heat Under the Network Trade
Nokia shares jumped about 10% in Helsinki Thursday, extending gains after Cisco reported $5.3 billion in AI infrastructure orders and raised its full-year outlook. Nokia launched new agentic AI tools for broadband networks and named Siemens executive Emma Falck as president of Mobile Infrastructure. The stock approached levels last seen 16 years ago.
Why Grab Holdings Stock Is Back Under Pressure After a Big Q1 Beat
Grab shares fell 1.1% to $3.60 in New York after first-quarter revenue beat estimates, rising 24% to $955 million. Profit jumped to $120 million from $10 million a year earlier. Investors weighed strong results against Indonesia’s new 8% ride-hailing commission cap. Grab kept its 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA outlook unchanged.
MRNO Stock Just Jumped Before the Bell. The Bigger Murano Global Test Is Still Ahead
Murano Global Investments shares surged 67% to $0.49 in U.S. premarket trading Friday on heavy volume, after weeks under pressure from debt issues and a Nasdaq listing warning. The stock closed at $0.29 Thursday and faces an Oct. 5 deadline to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s $1 minimum bid rule. Murano is late filing its annual report and has warned of “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going concern.
Mobix Labs Stock Soars 79% After Rare-Earth Deal Plan — Why MOBX Is Suddenly in the China Supply-Chain Fight
Mobix Labs shares jumped 78.74% to $3.11 Thursday after it signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Special Project Delivery, a U.S. critical-minerals and energy-storage platform. The company also amended a convertible note with Leviston Resources, raising principal to $4 million for $833,000 in new cash. SPD was formed in 2019 and is based in Newport Beach, California.
HCW Biologics Stock News: Profit, Pipeline and Nasdaq Risk Put HCWB Back in Focus
HCW Biologics posted first-quarter net income of $3.47 million on $6.54 million in revenue, reversing a year-earlier loss, after a licensing deal with Beijing-based Trimmune Biotech. The company remains below Nasdaq’s $1 minimum bid and awaits early human data from its lead autoimmune drug, HCW9302, in alopecia areata. HCW also reported positive animal study results for a lung drug targeting premature infants.
MicroAlgo Stock Jumps Before The Bell As Quantum Circuit Algorithm Puts MLGO Back In Play
MicroAlgo Inc. announced a new algorithm for automating quantum circuit design, sending its shares up 13.18% to $4.55 at Thursday’s close and 20.88% higher in pre-market trading Friday. The company said its tool can generate and evaluate quantum circuits without pre-set specs and tested it on standard problems, but did not disclose customers, pricing, or a launch date.
Datavault AI Stock Rises Before Q1 Results as Crypto Bill Vote Puts DVLT Back in Focus
Datavault AI shares climbed about 10% in early premarket trading ahead of its first-quarter results and webcast. The move follows a Senate committee vote advancing a crypto-market bill tied to Datavault’s tokenization strategy. The company recently raised $60 million in a stock sale to fund its GPU edge-network plan, raising dilution concerns. Shares were quoted at $0.5861, up from $0.55 in the recent offering.
Upstart Holdings (UPST) Stock Jumps After CEO’s $1.38 Million Buy — Why It Matters Now
Upstart Holdings shares rose 10.1% to $29.71 Thursday after CEO Paul Gu bought 50,000 shares for $1.375 million, according to an SEC filing. Gu took over as CEO May 1. The company reported first-quarter loan originations up 61% to $3.4 billion, but net loss widened to $6.6 million.
Anthropic’s $900 Billion Moment: Claude Maker’s $30 Billion Round Could Put It Ahead of OpenAI
Anthropic has agreed to a $30 billion fundraising round that would value the company at about $900 billion, the Financial Times reported. The deal could close this month and would make Anthropic the world’s most valuable AI startup, surpassing OpenAI. Annualized revenue is projected to exceed $45 billion, up from $9 billion at the end of last year. Dragoneer, Greenoaks, Sequoia, and Altimeter are expected to co-lead the round.
Coinbase Stock Jumps After Senate Crypto Bill Vote: What COIN Investors Need to Know
Coinbase shares rose 5% to $212.01 in premarket trading after the Senate Banking Committee advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act 15-9. The bill now moves to the Senate floor, but its passage is uncertain due to opposition from Democrats, banks, and election-year timing. Coinbase reported a Q1 net loss of $394.1 million and falling transaction revenue.
Redwire Stock Jumps 22% as Drone Showcase Draws Attention to Record Backlog
Redwire shares surged 22.08% to $13.99 Thursday, with no clear single catalyst. First-quarter revenue jumped 57.9% to $97 million, but the company posted a wider net loss and announced a $350 million at-the-market share program. Redwire plans to showcase uncrewed aircraft and camera payloads at SOF Week in Tampa next week. Defense Tech revenue rose to $44.3 million from $9.3 million a year earlier.
Sivers Semiconductors Stock: Nasdaq Push Faces Restated Losses and a New Deadline
Sivers Semiconductors restated its 2024 and 2025 accounts, widening reported losses, as it prepares for a possible Nasdaq New York dual listing. The company delayed its Q1 report to May 29 due to ongoing audit work. Shareholders will vote June 15 on board changes, a no-dividend proposal, a stock-option plan, and new share issue powers. Sivers shares fell 4.7% Friday after a sharp rise earlier in the week.
Coinbase, Robinhood and Strategy Stocks Jump: The Crypto Bill Traders Are Chasing Now
Coinbase, Robinhood, and Strategy each jumped about 5% after the Senate Banking Committee advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in a 15-9 vote. Bitcoin traded near $80,623 early Friday. The bill would clarify oversight between the SEC and CFTC but faces further legislative hurdles. Coinbase closed at $212.01, Robinhood at $80.70, and Strategy at $186.97.
Sandisk Stock Warning: The $1,150 SNDK Offer Investors Are Being Told to Reject
Sandisk Corp urged shareholders to reject Tutanota LLC’s unsolicited offer to buy up to 100,000 shares at $1,150 each, about 17% below Thursday’s $1,382.72 closing price. Sandisk said the offer covers less than 0.07% of its stock and warned investors could sell below market value. The offer expires May 20 unless extended. Sandisk shares have surged on strong AI memory chip demand and recent earnings.
Applied Materials Stock Rises as AI Boom Powers Record Revenue and Strong Outlook
Applied Materials forecast fiscal third-quarter revenue of about $8.95 billion, beating Wall Street’s $8.09 billion estimate. The company reported record second-quarter revenue of $7.91 billion and adjusted earnings of $2.86 a share, both above expectations. Shares rose 3% in after-hours trading, last at $440.56. Applied expects its semiconductor equipment business to grow over 30% in 2026.
Nu Holdings Q1 Earnings: Nubank’s $5 Billion Quarter Has a Catch — Credit Risk
Nu Holdings reported first-quarter managerial revenue above $5 billion and net income of $871.4 million, up from $557.2 million a year earlier. The company added 4 million customers, reaching over 135 million globally. Credit-loss allowances rose 33% to $1.79 billion, while early delinquencies increased to 5.0%.
Why POET Technologies Stock Jumped After a $50 Million Lumilens AI Optics Order
POET Technologies shares surged 43% after Lumilens placed a $50 million initial order under a new AI networking partnership, with potential to exceed $500 million over five years. POET reported Q1 revenue of $503,389 and a net loss of $12.3 million. The agreement gives Lumilens a warrant for up to 22.9 million shares at $8.25 each. Production depends on successful development, with samples expected in late 2026.
Cerebras Stock Extends Its IPO Surge — The Valuation Catch Behind CBRS’s 68% Debut
Cerebras Systems shares climbed 5.7% to $328.80 in early Friday premarket trading, after closing 68% above their IPO price in Thursday’s Nasdaq debut. The AI chipmaker raised $5.55 billion, valuing the company at $56.43 billion fully diluted, making it the largest U.S. IPO of 2026 so far. Cerebras sold 30 million shares at $185 each, with underwriters able to buy 4.5 million more.
Bitcoin Rises as U.S. Crypto Bill Clears Key Hurdle—But the Rally Has a Catch
The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act by a 15-9 vote, sending the crypto regulation bill to the full Senate. Bitcoin traded near $80,837 after hitting $81,974, while Coinbase, Robinhood, and Strategy shares each rose about 5%. Polymarket priced a 68% chance the bill becomes law this year. All committee Republicans backed the bill, joined by two Democrats.
Why Nvidia, Cisco, Cerebras, Boeing and Biogen Are the US Stocks to Watch Today
Cisco will cut nearly 4,000 jobs and raised its annual revenue forecast after AI infrastructure orders hit $5.3 billion. Nvidia shares remain sensitive to U.S.-China chip policy after U.S. officials cleared Chinese firms to buy H200 processors, though no shipments have occurred. Cerebras debuted with a $5.55 billion IPO, opening at $350 per share. Boeing shares fell after China pledged to buy 200 jets, fewer than expected.
Why Europe Stock Markets Are Falling Today: Oil Shock Puts ECB Rate Hikes Back in Play
European stocks fell Friday, with the STOXX 600 down 0.8% as stalled U.S.-Iran talks pushed oil prices higher and reignited inflation fears. German Bund yields rose to 3.11%, while Italian 10-year yields hit 3.87%. Economists and prediction markets expect the European Central Bank to raise rates in June. LVMH shares slipped after agreeing to sell Marc Jacobs in a deal valued up to $850 million.
Silver Price Forecast: Why Silver Just Fell Below $80 — and What Happens Next
Spot silver fell 5.9% to $78.53 an ounce Friday, dropping below $80 as rising oil prices stoked inflation fears and boosted the dollar. U.S. rate-cut expectations faded, pressuring non-yielding metals. LBMA analysts forecast a $79.57 average for 2026, while HSBC projects $75. Brent crude rose 6.2% this week, trading above $106 a barrel.
US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 15.05.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: May 15, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: May 15, 2026, 6:37 AM EDT BofA Strategist Hartnett Signals June Stock Market Profit-Taking Opportunity May 15, 2026, 6:37 AM EDT. Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett warns the stock market is primed for **profit-taking** in early June. He points to investors' heavy **equity** positions and escalating **inflation risks** as key drivers. Hartnett's view signals traders may start **selling shares** to lock in gains amid economic uncertainties, impacting market momentum. BofA's Hartnett Says Stock Market Ripe for Profit Taking in June Wall St Week Ahead: Nvidia and Retail Earnings to Highlight
US Stock Market Today After Hours: Why the Dow Reclaimed 50,000 as AI Stocks Drove Wall Street Higher
The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time Thursday, rising 370 points as AI-driven gains lifted U.S. stocks to record highs. Cisco surged after raising its revenue outlook and announcing $9 billion in AI infrastructure orders, while Nvidia jumped 4.4% on U.S. approval to sell chips to China. Cerebras Systems soared 68% in its market debut. Not all chipmakers advanced, with Qualcomm, Intel, Sandisk, and Micron falling sharply.
Xanadu Quantum Technologies Stock Gets Its First Public Earnings Test—and Losses Still Rule
Xanadu Quantum Technologies reported first-quarter revenue of $2.8 million, up from $0.7 million a year earlier, but net loss widened to $20.6 million. Shares rose 1.9% to $15.13 in late U.S. trading before falling over 3% after hours. The company ended March with $272.5 million in cash and plans a $300 million at-the-market facility. Xanadu began trading on Nasdaq and TSX under XNDU on March 27.
Sidus Space Stock Jumps After Q1 Revenue Rises 51%, But Losses Still Loom
Sidus Space reported first-quarter revenue of $359,000, up 51% from a year earlier, and a net loss of $5.2 million, narrowing from $6.4 million. Shares rose about 12% after results. Cash stood at $27.3 million at March 31, down from $43.2 million at year-end. The company raised $58.5 million in a direct share offering after the quarter closed.