Today: 16 May 2026
UnitedHealth Faces Monday Trading After Berkshire Sale and Friday Dip
16 May 2026

UnitedHealth Faces Monday Trading After Berkshire Sale and Friday Dip

Berkshire Hathaway disclosed Friday it sold its UnitedHealth stake in the first quarter, sending UnitedHealth shares down 1.31% to $393.85. After-hours trading pushed the stock to $375.46. UnitedHealth had gained 3.7% for the week before the disclosure. The NYSE will reopen for regular trading Monday at 9:30 a.m. ET.
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Nvidia Shares Slip Ahead of Earnings as AI Trade Gears Up for a Big Week

Nvidia Shares Slip Ahead of Earnings as AI Trade Gears Up for a Big Week

16 May 2026
Nvidia shares dropped 4.4% to $225.32 Friday, trimming gains from a chip rally but leaving the stock up 4.7% for the week. U.S. markets are closed for the weekend ahead of Nvidia’s fiscal first-quarter results after Wednesday’s close. Options pricing signals a possible 7% post-earnings swing, putting the near-term trading range between $210 and $241. The Nasdaq snapped a six-week winning streak as chip stocks sold off.
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Lululemon CEO Speaks Out as Shares Drop Again

Lululemon CEO Speaks Out as Shares Drop Again

Lululemon shares fell 1.6% to $119.14 Friday as incoming CEO Heidi O’Neill told employees the company is being underestimated. Founder Chip Wilson is seeking three board seats, intensifying a proxy fight ahead of O’Neill’s September 8 start. O’Neill, a former Nike executive, will not be on the ballot at the June annual meeting. Investors remain focused on weak Americas sales and soft 2026 guidance.
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Dow drops 406 points as oil spike stirs rate worries

Dow drops 406 points as oil spike stirs rate worries

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 406.40 points to 49,657.06 on Friday, slipping below 50,000 after oil prices and Treasury yields rose. The S&P 500 lost 50.23 points and the Nasdaq dropped 195.89. Prediction markets now show high odds of no Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026. Ten of 11 major S&P sectors declined, with energy the only gainer.
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UiPath Shares Surge With AI Optimism Ahead of Earnings

UiPath Shares Surge With AI Optimism Ahead of Earnings

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15 May 2026
UiPath shares rose 7.4% to $10.39 Friday after the company launched Global AgentHack 2026, a developer contest focused on its new coding-agent platform. Trading volume hit nearly 29.9 million shares, with call options activity at 1.4 times the norm. The hackathon offers $50,000 in prizes and runs through June 29. Investors are watching to see if AI agents will boost or threaten UiPath’s automation business ahead of May 28 earnings.
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Bitmine Stock Slides as Tom Lee’s $13.4 Billion Ethereum Bet Enters a New Test

Bitmine Stock Slides as Tom Lee’s $13.4 Billion Ethereum Bet Enters a New Test

Bitmine Immersion Technologies shares dropped 7.7% Friday in New York as ether slid 3.4% to $2,221. Bitmine reported holding 5.2 million ETH, or 4.31% of supply, and plans to slow weekly ETH purchases. Peer Bit Digital said Q1 revenue fell 13.6% and ETH staking revenue dropped 29.4%. Polymarket traders put a 24% chance on Bitmine selling ETH in 2026.
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IREN Stock Drops After $3 Billion Debt Deal: Why Nvidia’s AI Bet Just Got More Expensive

IREN Stock Drops After $3 Billion Debt Deal: Why Nvidia’s AI Bet Just Got More Expensive

IREN closed a $3.0 billion convertible senior notes sale to fund its shift from bitcoin mining to AI data centers. Shares fell $3.94 to $54.46 late Friday morning after the announcement. The offering follows a $3.4 billion AI cloud contract and a 5GW infrastructure partnership with Nvidia. IREN reported a wider net loss of $247.8 million for the March quarter as it decommissioned mining hardware.
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Why SoFi Technologies Stock Is Slipping After Its PrimaryBid Deal

Why SoFi Technologies Stock Is Slipping After Its PrimaryBid Deal

SoFi Technologies shares fell 2.6% Friday morning after acquiring PrimaryBid technology assets to expand IPO access, with the deal completed May 8 for an undisclosed price. The stock traded at $15.61, valuing the company at $21.5 billion. First-quarter adjusted net revenue rose 41% to $1.1 billion, while net charge-offs increased to $201.6 million. SoFi kept its 2026 revenue outlook unchanged.
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Micron Stock Slides as Samsung Strike Threat Tests the AI Memory Boom

Micron Stock Slides as Samsung Strike Threat Tests the AI Memory Boom

Micron shares fell 5.2% to $735.74 Friday morning, cutting its market value to $838 billion, as investors reacted to profit-taking and a possible 18-day strike at Samsung’s South Korean plants. Bank of America raised Micron’s price target to $950 this week, citing AI-driven memory demand. Samsung’s union said the strike will start May 21. Samsung shares dropped as much as 9.3% on supply concerns.
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Why Cerebras Stock Is Down Today: Wall Street Hits the Brakes After a Blowout AI IPO

Why Cerebras Stock Is Down Today: Wall Street Hits the Brakes After a Blowout AI IPO

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15 May 2026
Cerebras Systems shares fell about 4% to $298 in early Friday trading, retreating from Thursday’s $311.07 close after a 68% Nasdaq debut. The stock remained roughly 61% above its $185 IPO price. Investors cited concerns over high valuation, customer concentration, and how much OpenAI demand is already priced in. Cerebras raised $5.55 billion in its offering, which was expected to close Friday.
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Why Intel Stock Is Down Today: AMD, Arm and a Hot Chip Rally Put INTC on the Back Foot

Why Intel Stock Is Down Today: AMD, Arm and a Hot Chip Rally Put INTC on the Back Foot

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15 May 2026
Intel shares dropped 6.5% to $108.45 after the open Friday, extending a three-day slide. UBS data showed Intel’s server CPU market share fell to 54.9% in Q1, while AMD and Arm gained ground. The decline followed a sharp rally driven by AI demand and foundry hopes. Broader chip stocks also retreated as investors weighed profit-taking and persistent high interest rates.
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GTA 6 Preorder Rumor Sends Take-Two Stock Higher. The Bigger Test Comes Next Week

GTA 6 Preorder Rumor Sends Take-Two Stock Higher. The Bigger Test Comes Next Week

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14 May 2026
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.
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Devon Energy Jumps on Friday, Faces Investors’ Next Move Monday

Devon Energy Jumps on Friday, Faces Investors’ Next Move Monday

Devon Energy shares surged 4.76% to $49.49 Friday, outperforming peers as crude prices climbed and investors reacted to its completed Coterra merger. The company announced an $8 billion buyback and raised its dividend to $0.320 per share. U.S. crude settled at $105.42 a barrel. Devon reported first-quarter net earnings of $120 million and $1.7 billion in operating cash flow.
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16 May
Starbucks Heads for Monday Breakout Test After $400 Million Layoffs

Starbucks Heads for Monday Breakout Test After $400 Million Layoffs

Starbucks will cut 300 U.S. corporate jobs and close several regional support offices, part of its “Back to Starbucks” turnaround plan. The company expects $400 million in restructuring charges, mostly non-cash write-downs. Shares closed Friday at $106.82, near a 52-week high, after reporting 6.2% global comparable sales growth last quarter. The cuts do not affect cafe workers.
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16 May
Atlassian Shares Jump 8% on Friday, Eyes on Monday for AI Interest

Atlassian Shares Jump 8% on Friday, Eyes on Monday for AI Interest

Atlassian shares jumped 8.16% to $87.46 Friday but ended the week down 4.5%. Truist Securities reiterated a Buy rating and $100 target after the Team 26 event, citing AI monetization as a key issue. Nasdaq regular trading resumes Monday. Atlassian last posted a fiscal Q3 revenue gain of 32% year-over-year to $1.787 billion but reported a GAAP operating loss of $56.3 million.
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16 May
UiPath shares up 6% ahead of earnings, traders look for what moves PATH next

UiPath shares up 6% ahead of earnings, traders look for what moves PATH next

UiPath shares jumped 6.2% to $10.27 on Friday, outpacing a broader tech selloff that saw the Nasdaq drop 1.5%. The stock remains down 4.8% for the week, despite a late rebound. Investors are positioning ahead of UiPath’s May 28 earnings, with analysts expecting 13 cents per share on $397.5 million revenue. Friday’s trading volume reached 47.17 million shares, the highest of the week.
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16 May
Delta Stock Moves After Berkshire’s $2.65 Billion Stake

Delta Stock Moves After Berkshire’s $2.65 Billion Stake

Delta Air Lines shares rose 3.2% to $72.45 in after-hours trading Friday after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a 6.1% stake worth about $2.65 billion as of March 31. The filing showed Warren Buffett’s firm held 39.8 million shares, marking a return to the sector after selling airline stakes in 2020. Delta closed down 1.84% in the regular session. U.S. markets reopen Monday.
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16 May
Nvidia Shares Slip Ahead of Earnings as AI Trade Gears Up for a Big Week

Nvidia Shares Slip Ahead of Earnings as AI Trade Gears Up for a Big Week

Nvidia shares dropped 4.4% to $225.32 Friday, trimming gains from a chip rally but leaving the stock up 4.7% for the week. U.S. markets are closed for the weekend ahead of Nvidia’s fiscal first-quarter results after Wednesday’s close. Options pricing signals a possible 7% post-earnings swing, putting the near-term trading range between $210 and $241. The Nasdaq snapped a six-week winning streak as chip stocks sold off.
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16 May
Netflix Stock Holds Near $87 Ahead of Monday Signal

Netflix Stock Holds Near $87 Ahead of Monday Signal

Netflix shares closed Friday at $87.02, nearly flat for the week, as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both fell more than 1%. At its New York upfront, Netflix said its ad-supported plan now reaches over 250 million global monthly active viewers and will expand to 15 more countries in 2027. Analyst price targets average $115.89, but some remain cautious on user engagement and ad revenue growth.
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16 May
Palantir Steady as Nasdaq Slides Before Monday

Palantir Steady as Nasdaq Slides Before Monday

Palantir closed Friday at $133.99, up 0.2%, but lost 2.8% for the week after a sharp midweek drop. The Nasdaq is closed for the weekend, with trading set to resume Monday. Palantir’s first-quarter revenue jumped 85% to $1.63 billion, but valuation concerns linger as its price-earnings ratio nears 150. Broader tech stocks, including Nvidia and AMD, fell sharply Friday.
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16 May
Stocks Fall Friday as Traders Watch for Next Shoe to Drop

Stocks Fall Friday as Traders Watch for Next Shoe to Drop

The S&P 500 fell 1.24% to 7,408.50 Friday as inflation concerns hit U.S. stocks, with chip shares leading declines and Treasury yields climbing. Consumer prices rose 3.8% in April, the largest annual gain since May 2023, while oil prices surged over 3% on renewed Strait of Hormuz worries. Prediction markets show a 98% chance the Fed will hold rates steady at its June meeting.
16 May
Wall Street Focuses on Key Event as U.S. Stocks Slip This Week

Wall Street Focuses on Key Event as U.S. Stocks Slip This Week

U.S. stocks fell Friday, with the S&P 500 down 1.2% and the Nasdaq off 1.5%, as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.597% and Brent crude hit $109 a barrel. Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket both showed about a 70% chance of no Fed rate cuts in 2026. Investors shifted focus to inflation risks and the bond market after recent AI-driven gains.
16 May
Stocks take a breather after oil spike, Nvidia in focus

Stocks take a breather after oil spike, Nvidia in focus

U.S. stocks fell Friday as rising oil prices and Treasury yields ended Wall Street’s AI-driven rally, with the S&P 500 dropping 1.24% and the Nasdaq down 1.54%. The S&P 500 still posted a 0.1% weekly gain, but the Russell 2000 slid 2.4%. April consumer prices rose 0.6%, the largest annual gain since May 2023. Investors now see a 60% chance of a Fed rate hike by January.
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16 May
Nvidia, Walmart, and Big Utility Deal Set for Monday Trading

Nvidia, Walmart, and Big Utility Deal Set for Monday Trading

NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy are in merger talks on a stock deal that could create a $400 billion utility, Reuters reported, citing the Financial Times. U.S. stocks fell over 1% Friday as oil prices and Treasury yields climbed. Nvidia reports earnings Wednesday after a 36% rally since March. Kalshi and Polymarket data show little expectation of a June Fed rate move.
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