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.

McDonald’s Corporation Stock Slides Before Earnings as Its Big Drink Bet Comes Due

Shares of McDonald’s Corporation dropped 2.37% to end at $286.64 on Friday, lagging behind most restaurant stocks. Investors are eyeing next week’s earnings along with a new U.S. beverage launch, which the burger giant hopes will spark fresh growth. Starbucks finished higher, and Yum Brands declined, but by a smaller margin.

2 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:BROS·NASDAQ:SBUX·NASDAQ:WEN·NYSE:MCD·NYSE:YUM·Stock Market

Strategy Inc’s 11.5% STRC Payout Sets Up Bitcoin Dividend Vote

Strategy Inc left its STRC preferred dividend unchanged at 11.5% for May, according to a fresh filing, and set a $0.958333333 per-share cash payment. That puts a spotlight on an upcoming shareholder vote that may divide future dividends into two monthly installments. The payout hits on May 31, with holders on record by 5 p.m. New York time May 15 eligible.

2 May 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·Dividends·NASDAQ:STRC

JetBlue Stock Rises as Spirit Shutdown Risk Shakes Up U.S. Airline Market

JetBlue Airways Corporation shares climbed Friday. Investors considered the potential for a Spirit Airlines shutdown to relieve some of the strain in leisure markets. Still, JetBlue continues to grapple with elevated fuel costs and a deeper quarterly loss.

2 May 2026

Airlines·NASDAQ:JBLU·NASDAQ:SAVE·NASDAQ:ULCC·Stock Market

S&P 500 And Nasdaq Hit Records As Apple Rally Defies Oil Shock — For Now

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both finished at new highs on Friday, pushing April’s recovery further as strong results from Apple and others outshone losses in energy names. S&P 500 notched a 0.29% gain to 7,230.12, while the Nasdaq jumped 0.89% to 25,114.44. The Dow lagged, dipping 0.31% to 49,499.27. LSEG analysts are looking for S&P 500 earnings to climb 27.8% year-over-year for the first quarter. Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick called the day’s action the “cherry on top” of what he described as a better-than-expected earnings week.

2 May 2026

Apple Inc·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:EL·NASDAQ:GOOG·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:WDC·NYSE:CL·Stock Market·Technology

eBay Stock Gets a Jolt: Q1 Beat, GMV Surge and GameStop Offer Report Put Marketplace Back in Play

On Friday, eBay Inc. found itself the subject of new deal chatter, just 48 hours past its upbeat first-quarter earnings. A Reuters piece cited the Wall Street Journal, saying GameStop is gearing up for a potential bid for the online marketplace. eBay stock jumped roughly 9% after hours; shares of GameStop were up around 3%, according to Reuters.

2 May 2026

E-Commerce·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:EBAY·NYSE:GME·Stock Market

DocuSign Stock Jumps as AI Contract Push Faces a Fresh Test After Quarter Close

Shares of DocuSign Inc. climbed roughly 4.3% Friday, last changing hands at $47.96. Investors circled back to the e-signature firm’s push into AI-based contract management after its fiscal first quarter wrapped up a day ago. The stock’s run-up nudged DocuSign’s market capitalization to just under $10 billion.

1 May 2026

ASX:WDS·Energy

Kraft Heinz Stock Alert: Vanguard’s 5.34% Stake Puts KHC In Focus Before Earnings

Vanguard Capital Management has taken a 5.34% passive stake in The Kraft Heinz Company, making it one of the largest outside holders. The move comes just days ahead of the food maker’s first-quarter earnings.

1 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:KHC·Portfolio Management·Stock Market

Why Zscaler Stock Jumped Today Despite a Wall Street Target Cut

Zscaler Inc. jumped roughly 7% Friday, shaking off a new price-target cut from Wall Street. A broader rally in software names pulled the cloud-security stock higher into the session’s end. Shares last changed hands at $139.81, up $9.14, and earlier touched $140.95.

1 May 2026

NASDAQ:ZS·Stock Market·Technology

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Stock Gets First Big Test as Q1 Results Date Lands

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Ltd. plans to report Q1 results on May 14, dropping the numbers after the bell. Management will host a call at 4:30 p.m. EDT to break down the figures and share their outlook. Standard procedure, except for the timing: the Toronto quantum-computing player only recently hit the public markets.

1 May 2026

NASDAQ:XNDU·Quantum Computing·Stock Market

Clorox Stock Slumps After Profit Forecast Cut as Purell Deal and Oil Costs Bite

Shares of The Clorox Company dropped roughly 9.6% to $87.11 Friday after the consumer products giant slashed its outlook for fiscal 2026 profit. The company blamed margin pressure on rising energy expenses, the timing of retail inventory, and additional costs linked to its Purell acquisition.

1 May 2026

NYSE:CLX·Stock Market

Oracle Stock Jumps After Pentagon AI Win, OpenAI Reassurance

Oracle Corp. shares rose Friday, getting a lift after the U.S. War Department included the company on a list of eight tech firms authorized to roll out advanced artificial intelligence tools across classified military networks—an explicit nod to Oracle’s expanding role in government cloud infrastructure.

1 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:ORCL·Stock Market

Zoom Communications Stock Jumps as May 21 Earnings Test Puts AI Plan on Clock

Zoom Communications shares jumped Friday, drawing renewed attention to the workplace software company ahead of two key dates: its first-quarter report lands May 21, with a shareholder meeting set for June 11. The rally sets up a fresh test for Zoom’s efforts to expand past video calls into areas like artificial intelligence, phone, and customer-service software—and whether those bets are starting to feed into revenue.

1 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:ZM·Stock Market

GameStop’s $9 Billion Cash Pile Just Put Its Stock Back In Play

GameStop shares pushed higher in late Friday trading in New York, stretching gains past a key long-term technical threshold. Investors are circling back to a recurring theme: Ryan Cohen holds about $9 billion in cash and securities—what’s next? The stock last traded at $26.61, up $1.66, after reaching $26.84 earlier in the session.

1 May 2026

NYSE:GME·Stock Market

Nebius Group N.V. Makes $643 Million Eigen AI Bet as AI Cloud Race Tightens

• Nebius is picking up Eigen AI in a cash-and-stock transaction that puts the deal’s value around $643 million.• The acquisition is all about AI inference—the deployment of trained models into live applications.• Shares of Nebius jumped, with the market digesting the move before the May 13 earnings release.

1 May 2026

AMS:NEBI·Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing

Veeva Systems Stock Surges on S&P 500 Entry: Why VEEV’s May 7 Move Matters

Veeva Systems Inc. surged Friday after S&P Dow Jones Indices announced the life-sciences software firm is set to join the S&P 500 ahead of the May 7 open, taking over the spot from Coterra Energy Inc.—now being bought by Devon Energy Corp. Late Friday, Veeva traded at $172.29, a gain of about 10.5%, putting its market cap near $29.1 billion.

1 May 2026

NASDAQ:VEEV·Stock Market

Summit Therapeutics Stock Plunges 23%: The Ivonescimab Update Shaking Its Keytruda Challenge

Summit Therapeutics Inc. dropped roughly 23% Friday afternoon after the HARMONi-3 update disappointed—ivonescimab, the biotech’s high-profile lung cancer hopeful, didn’t deliver the early upside investors were hunting for. Shares last traded at $16.60. Merck & Co., running Keytruda as the trial comparator, moved up 3%.

1 May 2026

NASDAQ:SMMT·Pharmaceutical Industry·Stock Market

Newell Brands Stock Jumps After 2026 Outlook Hike, But the Sales Test Is Not Over

Shares of Newell Brands Inc. jumped Friday after the Sharpie and Rubbermaid parent boosted its 2026 sales and adjusted earnings forecasts. Despite a drop in first-quarter underlying sales, the company pointed to stronger-than-anticipated demand and margins in all three segments.

1 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:NWL·Stock Market

nVent Stock Jumps After Data-Center Demand Triggers a 2026 Forecast Reset

nVent Electric plc bumped up its 2026 sales and profit outlook Friday, fresh off reporting record highs for both first-quarter sales and orders—a clear signal that AI data-center investments are spilling over to electrical gear and cooling systems, not just chips. Net sales landed at $1.242 billion, a 53% jump. Organic sales, which strip out acquisitions and currency swings, climbed 34%. Adjusted earnings per share moved up 63% to $1.09.

1 May 2026

Data Centers·NYSE:NVT·Stock Market·Technology

SoundHound AI Stock Jumps Before May 7 Earnings As Investors Test The AI Growth Story

• SoundHound AI shares jumped roughly 17% Friday afternoon, just ahead of the voice-AI company's upcoming first-quarter earnings.• Investors will be watching to see if the latest deals push the company toward more consistent growth—and put profits within reach.

1 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:SOUN·Stock Market·Technology Trends

Canada’s Crypto ATM Ban Is Only the Start of Ottawa’s Financial Crime Crackdown

The Canadian government is moving ahead with legislation to set up a federal Financial Crimes Agency and is also calling for a ban on cryptocurrency ATMs. It’s among Ottawa’s toughest stances so far targeting fraud, money laundering, and the flow of illicit funds.

1 May 2026

Cryptocurrency

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Khadija Saeed

McDonald’s Corporation Stock Slides Before Earnings as Its Big Drink Bet Comes Due

Strategy Inc’s 11.5% STRC Payout Sets Up Bitcoin Dividend Vote

JetBlue Stock Rises as Spirit Shutdown Risk Shakes Up U.S. Airline Market

S&P 500 And Nasdaq Hit Records As Apple Rally Defies Oil Shock — For Now

eBay Stock Gets a Jolt: Q1 Beat, GMV Surge and GameStop Offer Report Put Marketplace Back in Play

DocuSign Stock Jumps as AI Contract Push Faces a Fresh Test After Quarter Close

Kraft Heinz Stock Alert: Vanguard’s 5.34% Stake Puts KHC In Focus Before Earnings

Why Zscaler Stock Jumped Today Despite a Wall Street Target Cut

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Stock Gets First Big Test as Q1 Results Date Lands

Clorox Stock Slumps After Profit Forecast Cut as Purell Deal and Oil Costs Bite

Oracle Stock Jumps After Pentagon AI Win, OpenAI Reassurance

Zoom Communications Stock Jumps as May 21 Earnings Test Puts AI Plan on Clock

GameStop’s $9 Billion Cash Pile Just Put Its Stock Back In Play

Nebius Group N.V. Makes $643 Million Eigen AI Bet as AI Cloud Race Tightens

Veeva Systems Stock Surges on S&P 500 Entry: Why VEEV’s May 7 Move Matters

Summit Therapeutics Stock Plunges 23%: The Ivonescimab Update Shaking Its Keytruda Challenge

Newell Brands Stock Jumps After 2026 Outlook Hike, But the Sales Test Is Not Over

nVent Stock Jumps After Data-Center Demand Triggers a 2026 Forecast Reset

SoundHound AI Stock Jumps Before May 7 Earnings As Investors Test The AI Growth Story

Canada’s Crypto ATM Ban Is Only the Start of Ottawa’s Financial Crime Crackdown

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