Today: 19 May 2026
Nasdaq Futures Slip Pre-Nvidia Results
19 May 2026

Nasdaq Futures Slip Pre-Nvidia Results

Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.51%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.30%, and Dow futures slipped 0.11% early Tuesday as tech shares retreated ahead of Nvidia’s earnings. Monday’s session saw the Nasdaq down 0.51%, S&P 500 off 0.07%, and the Dow up 0.32%. Brent crude traded at $110.50 a barrel. Investors watched for key earnings from Nvidia, Home Depot, and Walmart this week.
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Evolution stock jumps on €2 billion move

Evolution stock jumps on €2 billion move

19 May 2026
Evolution AB shares surged 9% in Stockholm after the company announced a €2 billion share buyback, one of Sweden’s largest. The buyback starts immediately and may run until the 2027 annual meeting, capped at 10% of shares. The OMXS30 index rose just 0.75% in comparison. Evolution also secured a €300 million revolving credit facility from J.P. Morgan SE and Citibank Europe.
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Zeta Global Surges 12% After OpenAI Ad Remarks

Zeta Global Surges 12% After OpenAI Ad Remarks

Zeta Global shares rose 11.6% to $19.19 Monday after CEO David Steinberg said the company reached an agreement to help OpenAI run its advertising. The stock outperformed the broader market, with SPY and QQQ both down. Zeta recently joined Snowflake’s Open Semantic Interchange and reported Q1 revenue up 50% year-over-year. Investors cited strong guidance and increased Athena AI agent usage.
19 May 2026
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ServiceNow Jumps After Wall Street Shifts AI View

ServiceNow Jumps After Wall Street Shifts AI View

ServiceNow shares surged 8.8% to $103.42 Monday after Bank of America reinstated coverage with a Buy rating and $130 target. Volume hit 50.74 million shares, nearly double the average. The move contrasted with a broader tech selloff as the Nasdaq fell 0.51%. ServiceNow remains down about a third this year despite strong Q1 subscription revenue and raised guidance.
19 May 2026
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Roblox Shares Jump Almost 10%, Safety Issue Remains Unanswered

Roblox Shares Jump Almost 10%, Safety Issue Remains Unanswered

Roblox shares rose 9.6% to $46.98 on Monday, bucking declines in the broader tech sector. The jump followed a month-long selloff tied to new child-safety measures, which the company says have reduced user communication and slowed new sign-ups. Roblox cut its 2026 bookings outlook on April 30, but first-quarter revenue and daily active users both rose over 35%. Analysts cited competition from Fortnite and the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI.
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Tesla Slides Again as Robotaxi Faces Latest Challenge

Tesla Slides Again as Robotaxi Faces Latest Challenge

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18 May 2026
Tesla shares fell 3.8% to $406.11 Monday as tech stocks slid and bond yields rose. The company raised U.S. Model Y prices over the weekend, its first increase in two years. Elon Musk said Tesla expects to expand cars without human safety monitors across the U.S. later this year. Reuters tests of Tesla robotaxis in Texas found long waits and limited availability.
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IREN Drops Again After AI Cloud Plans Get Costlier

IREN Drops Again After AI Cloud Plans Get Costlier

IREN shares dropped 7.2% to $49.15 Monday after the company acquired its marketing partner Awaken, folding the agency into its operations. The decline followed IREN’s $3 billion convertible-note sale last week to fund a major data-center expansion for AI services. Quarterly revenue fell and net loss widened as the company shifts from Bitcoin mining to AI cloud infrastructure.
18 May 2026
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Micron Stock Is Falling Hard As Samsung’s Strike Fight Tests The AI Memory Boom

Micron Stock Is Falling Hard As Samsung’s Strike Fight Tests The AI Memory Boom

Micron Technology shares dropped 6.4% to $678.30 by early afternoon Monday, reversing an opening surge and hitting a session low as investors pulled back from semiconductor stocks. The decline followed a 6.6% fall Friday and came amid broader chip sector losses, with the Philadelphia semiconductor index down over 2%. Samsung and its union are set to resume talks Tuesday to avert a strike that could disrupt 3% of global memory-chip output.
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Ondas Shares Drop Following $199 Million AI Defense Deal, Traders Eye Next Steps

Ondas Shares Drop Following $199 Million AI Defense Deal, Traders Eye Next Steps

Ondas Inc. shares dropped about 10% to $9.555 in midday Nasdaq trading Monday after announcing a $199 million all-stock acquisition of Israeli defense software firm Omnisys and filing for potential resale of over 2.2 million shares tied to a previous deal. Trading volume topped 48 million shares. The Omnisys deal is expected to close in Q2, pending approvals and retention of key staff.
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Intel Shares Edge Up as AI Chip Trade Runs Into Hurdles

Intel Shares Edge Up as AI Chip Trade Runs Into Hurdles

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18 May 2026
Intel shares rose 0.3% to $109.10 in early New York trading Monday after last week’s selloff, as analysts raised price targets and President Trump commented on the U.S. government’s 10% stake, now valued above $50 billion. First-quarter revenue climbed 7% to $13.6 billion, with Data Center and AI sales up 22%. The iShares Semiconductor ETF fell 0.9%. Intel’s server CPU market share dropped to 54.9% in Q1, according to UBS.
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Why Virax Biolabs Stock Is Jumping Before the Bell Today

Why Virax Biolabs Stock Is Jumping Before the Bell Today

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18 May 2026
Virax Biolabs shares jumped in pre-market trading Monday, indicated at $0.3458 after closing Friday at $0.1535. The move followed a sponsored TV segment featuring CEO James Foster and a new SEC filing showing Armistice Capital holds 4.99% of shares. ViraxImmune, the company’s main test, remains in development and is not approved for diagnostic use. No new company press release appeared over the weekend.
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Destiny Tech100 Gains Pre-Market as SpaceX IPO Buzz Mixes With AI Stock Warnings

Destiny Tech100 Gains Pre-Market as SpaceX IPO Buzz Mixes With AI Stock Warnings

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18 May 2026
Destiny Tech100 Inc. shares rose 10.6% to $52.68 in early premarket trading Monday after reports that SpaceX may list on Nasdaq as soon as June 12 at a $1.75 trillion valuation. DXYZ’s portfolio includes about 14.4% exposure to SpaceX and 18.1% to Anthropic. The stock ended last week down 13% despite sharp swings. Destiny’s shares last closed at nearly double their reported net asset value.
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Zeta Global Pops Again as Traders Eye OpenAI Ad Deal

Zeta Global Pops Again as Traders Eye OpenAI Ad Deal

Zeta Global shares rose 3.4% to $19.85 in premarket trading Tuesday after CEO David Steinberg announced an advertising agreement with OpenAI at a JPMorgan conference. The stock had closed up 11.6% at $19.19 on Monday, trading over 17 million shares. Bank of America reinstated coverage with a Buy rating and $24 target. Zeta recently reported first-quarter revenue up 50% year-over-year to $396 million.
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19 May
Buffett heir makes first big Berkshire shake-up: Delta joins, UnitedHealth gone

Buffett heir makes first big Berkshire shake-up: Delta joins, UnitedHealth gone

Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a new $2.65 billion stake in Delta Air Lines and sharply increased its Alphabet holdings in its first-quarter filing under CEO Greg Abel. The company exited UnitedHealth, Amazon, Visa, and Mastercard. UnitedHealth shares fell over 2% Monday after Berkshire’s exit. Berkshire’s U.S.-listed equity portfolio stood at $263.1 billion as of March 31.
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19 May
Meiwu Technology shares bounce 88% premarket after heavy drop

Meiwu Technology shares bounce 88% premarket after heavy drop

Meiwu Technology shares surged 87.99% to $4.531 in premarket trading Tuesday after a 22.76% drop Monday, which left the stock at $2.410. The company recently raised $15.65 million in a private share sale at $0.626 per share, with proceeds earmarked for an AI-driven skincare platform and related projects. Meiwu reported 2025 revenue of $7.08 million and a net loss of $18.59 million.
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19 May
Standard Chartered’s Push Into AI May Cut 7,000 Jobs as Bank Looks for 18% Returns

Standard Chartered’s Push Into AI May Cut 7,000 Jobs as Bank Looks for 18% Returns

Standard Chartered will cut over 7,000 jobs by 2030 and aims for an 18% return on tangible equity, focusing on AI and automation to boost efficiency. The bank reported record Q1 operating income of $5.9 billion and profit before tax of $2.5 billion. Job cuts will mainly affect corporate and support roles in hubs like Bengaluru, Tianjin, and Warsaw. The bank seeks to attract $200 billion in new wealth by 2028.
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19 May
AEP Stock Moves as 13F Filings Add More Questions

AEP Stock Moves as 13F Filings Add More Questions

Institutional holdings in American Electric Power fell by March 31, with Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, Allworth Financial, and Lockheed Martin Investment Management all reporting smaller stakes than at year-end. AEP raised its five-year capital plan to $78 billion this month, citing rising demand from data centers and industry. The company priced a 23.5 million share offering at $127 each after reporting first-quarter operating earnings of $1.64 per share.
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19 May
Nasdaq Futures Slip Pre-Nvidia Results

Nasdaq Futures Slip Pre-Nvidia Results

Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.51%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.30%, and Dow futures slipped 0.11% early Tuesday as tech shares retreated ahead of Nvidia’s earnings. Monday’s session saw the Nasdaq down 0.51%, S&P 500 off 0.07%, and the Dow up 0.32%. Brent crude traded at $110.50 a barrel. Investors watched for key earnings from Nvidia, Home Depot, and Walmart this week.
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19 May
Hesai Up Premarket After Mercedes Lidar Win, Q1 Profit

Hesai Up Premarket After Mercedes Lidar Win, Q1 Profit

Hesai Group shares rose 2.68% to $22.60 in U.S. premarket trading after reporting a first-quarter profit and confirming it will supply lidar sensors for Mercedes-Benz Level 3 autonomous models. The company shipped 471,723 lidar units, up 140.9% year-on-year, and posted revenue of RMB680.6 million ($98.7 million). Net income reached RMB18.3 million, reversing a loss from a year earlier.
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19 May
Amesite Shares Rise Premarket After NurseMagic Signs Largest Client

Amesite Shares Rise Premarket After NurseMagic Signs Largest Client

Amesite Inc. shares surged 218% to $2.50 in premarket trading after announcing its largest NurseMagic deployment with a 2,700-patient home-care client. The company disclosed $83,332 in quarterly revenue and a $678,061 net loss, with cash at $740,711 before a $2.2 million April financing. Amesite did not reveal the new contract’s value or customer name. Its latest filing cited “substantial doubt” about ongoing operations.
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19 May
Alphabet Approaches $5 Trillion With Google AI Cloud Move Targeting Nvidia

Alphabet Approaches $5 Trillion With Google AI Cloud Move Targeting Nvidia

Alphabet shares rose in pre-market trading Tuesday after Google and Blackstone announced a U.S. AI cloud venture, with Blackstone committing $5 billion to add 500 megawatts of data-center capacity by 2027. Alphabet’s Class A shares closed Monday at $396.94 and were quoted at $401.09 before the market opened. The move coincides with the first day of Google I/O and follows strong Q1 earnings.
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19 May
GeoVax Stock Rockets Nearly 80% as Tiny Vaccine Developer Grabs Biodefense Spotlight

GeoVax Stock Rockets Nearly 80% as Tiny Vaccine Developer Grabs Biodefense Spotlight

GeoVax Labs shares surged nearly 80% to $2.21 Monday after announcing a $3 million private placement amid heightened interest in biodefense following a WHO emergency alert over Ebola in Africa. The company does not sell an approved Ebola vaccine; its lead candidate targets mpox and smallpox. GeoVax reported $1.3 million in cash at March 31 and a quarterly net loss of $5.3 million. The new funding is expected to close around May 19.
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19 May
Evolution stock jumps on €2 billion move

Evolution stock jumps on €2 billion move

Evolution AB shares surged 9% in Stockholm after the company announced a €2 billion share buyback, one of Sweden’s largest. The buyback starts immediately and may run until the 2027 annual meeting, capped at 10% of shares. The OMXS30 index rose just 0.75% in comparison. Evolution also secured a €300 million revolving credit facility from J.P. Morgan SE and Citibank Europe.
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19 May
T1 Energy Stock Just Popped 23%. The Filing Behind the Move Is the Story

T1 Energy Stock Just Popped 23%. The Filing Behind the Move Is the Story

T1 Energy Inc. shares surged 23.46% to $7.00 Monday after a regulatory filing revealed Situational Awareness LP held 10 million shares, valued at $43.9 million as of March 31. Trading volume hit 88 million shares, far above the 20-day average. T1 reported Q1 net sales of $177.6 million and a net loss to common stockholders of $21.4 million. Construction at its G2_Austin solar site remains on schedule.
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19 May
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 19.05.2026

Warner Bros. Discovery shares traded at $27.10 on May 19, about 10% below some intrinsic value estimates but above a cited fair value of $18.17. The company reported $37.2 billion in annual revenue and a $1.7 billion loss. Analysts remain split on valuation amid merger talks with Paramount and ongoing regulatory uncertainty. Discounted cash flow models value the stock at $30.04.
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19 May
Nasdaq gives up after-hours gains as oil and yields weigh on Wall Street rally

Nasdaq gives up after-hours gains as oil and yields weigh on Wall Street rally

Dominion Energy shares jumped 9.4% after agreeing to an all-stock merger with NextEra Energy, whose shares fell 4.6%. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.5% as investors sold technology stocks amid rising Treasury yields and oil prices. Nvidia fell 1.4% ahead of earnings. U.S. crude settled at $107.37, and the 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.59%.
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19 May
XP Shares Slip Post-Q1, Buyback Fails to Sway Investors

XP Shares Slip Post-Q1, Buyback Fails to Sway Investors

XP Inc.’s U.S.-listed shares fell 3.78% in after-hours trading Monday after reporting higher Q1 profit but weaker net inflows and a lower retail take rate. Net income rose 7% to 1.32 billion reais, but net inflow dropped to 14 billion reais from 24 billion a year earlier. The company declared a $0.20 dividend and announced a new CFO, Gustavo Alejo Viviani, starting August 3.
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19 May
LiveRamp Rallies 27% After Publicis $2.5 Billion Cash Bid

LiveRamp Rallies 27% After Publicis $2.5 Billion Cash Bid

Publicis Groupe agreed to buy LiveRamp Holdings for $38.50 a share in cash, valuing the U.S. data-collaboration firm at $2.546 billion. LiveRamp stock jumped to $37.77 on the news, while the broader market fell. LiveRamp reported fiscal Q4 revenue of $206 million, up 9% from a year earlier. Publicis said the deal will boost its adjusted earnings per share from the first year after closing.
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19 May
Agilysys Shares Rise After Earnings Beat

Agilysys Shares Rise After Earnings Beat

Agilysys shares jumped 16.7% to $81.90 after hours Monday following record fiscal Q4 revenue of $82.9 million and a fiscal 2027 outlook above current sales. Net income for the quarter rose to $12.3 million, or 43 cents a share, from $3.9 million a year earlier. The stock outperformed a weaker tech sector, with the Nasdaq down 0.5%.
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