Khadija Saeed

Khadija Saeed

Khadija Saeed is a financial markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and emerging industries. She studied economics and finance at the London School of Economics and previously worked in market research before moving into financial journalism. Her coverage focuses on the companies, innovations and economic trends influencing global investors. Follow Khadija Saeed on Google News.

Nasdaq Rally Gets Its AI Spark Back as Intel, Micron, Alphabet and SanDisk Jump

Nasdaq Rally Gets Its AI Spark Back as Intel, Micron, Alphabet and SanDisk Jump

U.S. equities bounced higher Tuesday, with tech stocks propelling the Nasdaq out front after a pullback in oil prices lured buyers back to chipmakers and the big names in tech. As of 10:01 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.51%, the S&P 500 had gained 0.67%, and the Nasdaq Composite posted a 0.83% advance. Intel was in focus, rising after Bloomberg News said Apple had held preliminary talks with both Intel and Samsung about main processor manufacturing, according to Reuters.
5 May 2026
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Netflix’s $25 Billion Buyback Looks Big. Microsoft’s $190 Billion AI Capex Bill Looks Bigger

Netflix’s $25 Billion Buyback Looks Big. Microsoft’s $190 Billion AI Capex Bill Looks Bigger

Netflix’s bigger share buyback is drawing attention to how companies are handling their cash, with investors now sizing up buybacks like Netflix’s against Microsoft’s much heftier $190 billion commitment for AI and cloud infrastructure this year. After recent dips in their stocks, Netflix, PulteGroup, and Mobileye are all doubling down on repurchases. Microsoft, meanwhile, is turning to shareholders, seeking support for yet another ramp-up in capital spending.
5 May 2026
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SMH ETF Nears Record As AI Chip Boom Raises One Big Valuation Question

SMH ETF Nears Record As AI Chip Boom Raises One Big Valuation Question

VanEck Semiconductor ETF was hovering close to all-time highs on Tuesday, fueled by ongoing strength in artificial intelligence chipmakers. That surge sent the sector-heavy fund well beyond the S&P 500’s pace. SMH traded at $520.28 late in the morning, marking a $13.49 jump from Monday’s finish and just shy of its $522.38 intraday peak. By comparison, SPY, tracking the S&P 500, edged up $4.71.
5 May 2026
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Pinterest Stock Jumps After AI Ad Tools Lift Revenue Forecast Above Wall Street

Pinterest Stock Jumps After AI Ad Tools Lift Revenue Forecast Above Wall Street

Pinterest Inc projected second-quarter revenue that beat Wall Street’s expectations, lifting shares in after-hours trading and putting the spotlight back on its ability to translate rapid user gains into consistent ad dollars. The guidance followed a first quarter where the company pulled in over $1 billion in revenue and hit a new high with 631 million monthly active users worldwide.
5 May 2026
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Detroit Gas Prices Jump 66 Cents as Iran Oil Shock Hits U.S. Drivers

Detroit Gas Prices Jump 66 Cents as Iran Oil Shock Hits U.S. Drivers

At midday Monday, Metro Detroit drivers saw gas climb to $4.82 per gallon—up almost 66 cents from the previous week. Local prices spiked as fallout from the Iran war combined with a BP refinery outage in Whiting, Indiana. Citing GasBuddy, Axios reported the region’s average now sits well above the national figure, and more than $1.50 over last year’s mark.
5 May 2026
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PayPal Stock Rises After Q1 Beat, But New CEO’s $1.5 Billion Reset Has A Checkout Problem

PayPal Stock Rises After Q1 Beat, But New CEO’s $1.5 Billion Reset Has A Checkout Problem

PayPal topped first-quarter expectations on Tuesday, sending shares up more than 2% in premarket trading and handing new CEO Enrique Lores some early momentum. Revenue increased 7% to $8.35 billion, better than the $8.05 billion LSEG average estimate. Adjusted earnings hit $1.34 per share, also beating the $1.27 analysts anticipated. The payments firm is still contending with sluggish user growth and stiffer wallet competition.
5 May 2026
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Coinbase Layoffs: Brian Armstrong Cuts 700 Jobs As AI Reshapes Crypto Exchange

Coinbase Layoffs: Brian Armstrong Cuts 700 Jobs As AI Reshapes Crypto Exchange

Coinbase Global plans to eliminate around 700 positions—about 14% of its global staff—as part of a restructuring aimed at slashing costs and shifting the crypto exchange toward an AI-centric model. According to a regulatory filing, the layoffs are calculated using workforce figures from May 1, with most of the cuts expected to wrap up during the second quarter.
5 May 2026
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IREN Stock Jumps After Sweetwater Power Milestone Puts Its AI Data Center Bet Back In Focus

IREN Stock Jumps After Sweetwater Power Milestone Puts Its AI Data Center Bet Back In Focus

IREN shares jumped on Monday after the company flipped the switch on its 1.4-gigawatt Sweetwater 1 data center in Texas, pushing a major chunk of its AI infrastructure project from the construction phase to the grid. According to the company, they’ve now tied the site’s high-voltage substation into ERCOT, Texas’s grid operator. Sweetwater 1 is part of IREN’s larger 2-gigawatt campus in the area.
5 May 2026
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