Khadija Saeed, Author at TechStock²

S&P 500 Holds Ground After Inflation Data as AI Stocks Lend Support

Stocks traded mixed late Thursday morning. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ticked up, but the Dow moved lower. Investors took in stronger inflation and renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, while AI-related earnings gave some support.

28 May 2026

Inflation·Stock Market

Infleqtion Shares Rise On Oxford Quantum Update, Holder Sale Lingers

Infleqtion shares jumped early Thursday after the quantum-tech firm said it will expand in Oxford. The news gave another data point for investors, who were still watching a big stock sale tied to Maverick that showed up in filings earlier this week.

28 May 2026

NYSE:IFQL·Quantum Computing·Stock Market·Technology

Bitmine Shares Slip After Ether Dips Below $2,000, Spotlight on $12.3 Billion Crypto Bet

Bitmine Immersion Technologies shares slid at the open in New York on Thursday. The move followed an update from the company on its ether holdings, with the token sinking and putting pressure on the stock.

28 May 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·Ethereum·NYSE:BMNR

UMAC Stock Gains After Pentagon Funding Report, Profit Uncertainty Remains

Unusual Machines shares surged at the open Thursday in New York after news reports said the Trump administration is talking about funding U.S. drone makers. The coverage drove attention back to the Orlando drone-parts supplier. The stock climbed up to 52% at one point, and was last up 41% at $26.52.

28 May 2026

Defense Industry·NYSE:UMAC·Stock Market

Butterfield’s $1.8B CIBC Purchase Shakes Up Caribbean Banking

The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son said it will buy CIBC Caribbean Bank, picking up control in a mix of cash and stock. Butterfield put the value at about $1.8 billion. The combined group would have around $29 billion in assets in Bermuda and Caribbean markets.

28 May 2026

NYSE:CM·NYSE:NTB·Stock Market

Caesars edges up after $17.6B Fertitta deal, but CZR struggles under $31

• Fertitta Entertainment is buying Caesars for $31 a share in cash, a deal worth roughly $17.6 billion including debt.• Caesars shares were up about 1.6% at $29.25 early on Nasdaq, still under the offer price.• Caesars has a “go-shop” period to seek better bids through July 11, after agreeing to the sale.

28 May 2026

NASDAQ:CZR·Stock Market

Keel’s AI rally gets premarket test

Keel Infrastructure Corp. shares slipped in premarket trade Thursday, losing some ground after a big move on Wednesday as the company moves away from Bitcoin mining to focus on AI data centers powered by its own electricity. The stock, which trades on Nasdaq, finished Wednesday at $5.505, up 7.31%. It was last indicated at $5.405 at 09:01 EDT, off 1.82%.

28 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:KEEL·Stock Market

Opendoor Stock Added to Russell 3000, Shares on Traders’ Radar

Opendoor Technologies Inc. shares traded higher before the bell Thursday after the company said it will join the Russell 3000 Index. The move is scheduled to happen at the close of U.S. markets on June 26, according to Opendoor Technologies Inc.

28 May 2026

NASDAQ:OPEN·Stock Market

Archer Aviation Shares Edge Up in Early Trading; Focus Stays on Broader ACHR Opportunity

Archer Aviation Inc. shares moved up in early trading ahead of Thursday’s session, with the electric air-taxi company still on traders’ radar as its plans for 2026 faced off with persistent losses.

28 May 2026

NYSE:ACHR·NYSE:JOBY·Stock Market

SoFi Stock Just Got a Crypto Twist Investors Can’t Ignore

SoFi Technologies Inc put its bank-issued dollar stablecoin into its consumer banking app, giving the digital lender a fresh crypto test as its shares held near $16 before regular U.S. trading on Thursday.

28 May 2026

Cryptocurrency·Fintech·NASDAQ:SOFI

Hormel Stock Pops Before the Bell After a Protein-Fueled Earnings Surprise

Hormel Foods shares jumped before the bell Thursday after the Skippy and Spam maker beat Wall Street’s quarterly sales and profit estimates, helped by demand for chicken, turkey and other protein-heavy foods. The shares were quoted 6.8% higher at $22.39 in premarket trading, before the NYSE’s 9:30 a.m. ET core open.

28 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:HRL·Stock Market

Azul set to return to NYSE June 1; Veris departure confirmed

Azul S.A. is moving its U.S.-traded securities to a national exchange, with its American depositary shares set to start trading on NYSE American June 1 under the ticker AZUL. Each ADS will represent two common shares, the company said. An American depositary share is a U.S. certificate linked to foreign stock.

28 May 2026

Airlines·NYSE:AZUL·NYSE:VRE·Stock Market

U.S. drone stocks jump with Trump Pentagon funding talks under way

Trump administration is talking with several U.S. drone companies about funding, including Unusual Machines and Neros, sending small defense-technology shares up sharply in premarket trade, the Wall Street Journal reported. Debt and equity proposals are on the table, so loans and government stakes could be part of the plan, Reuters said, citing the Journal.

28 May 2026

NASDAQ:KTOS·NASDAQ:ONDS·NASDAQ:RCAT·Stock Market·Technology

June Social Security Checks Set to Arrive — Dates for Retirees to Know

Social Security’s next payment cycle kicks off Monday, the Social Security Administration’s 2026 calendar shows. Supplemental Security Income goes out June 1. Millions of Social Security beneficiaries get their checks later in the month.

28 May 2026

Retirement Planning

Micron’s $1 Trillion AI-Memory Bet Faces New York Test

Micron Technology was down ahead of the Nasdaq open Thursday, taking a break after the memory-chip maker’s big move into the $1 trillion club and its strong gains from AI-related buying. Shares traded at $911.48 as of 7:47 a.m. EDT, off 1.82% from the $928.41 close Wednesday, MarketScreener data showed.

28 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:MU

Dollar Tree Gains in Pre-Market After Profit Outlook Surprises Wall Street

Dollar Tree shares rallied in premarket trading Thursday after the retailer raised its full-year profit forecast and posted first-quarter results that beat estimates. The stock had struggled this year. Regular trading hours for the Nasdaq are 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern, and U.S. markets were open for business on May 28.

28 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:DLTR·Stock Market

T1 Energy Stock Eyes Next Move as Trina Sells 22.5M Shares

T1 Energy Inc. shares fell in early premarket trading Thursday, coming off a steep rally after filings revealed former strategic partner Trina Solar reduced its holding in the U.S. solar company.

28 May 2026

Energy·NYSE:TSL·Renewable Energy

Ford Shares Reach 2022 Peak, and It’s Not Because of Cars

Ford Motor Co. heads into Thursday’s U.S. trading at $15.88, its highest close since August 2022. Shares jumped 3.7% Wednesday. General Motors was up 5.4%, but Ford’s rally caught attention as buyers focused on its new energy-storage unit rather than its trucks or EVs.

28 May 2026

NYSE:F·Stock Market

IREN Drops Pre-market After $1.6B Dell AI Deal

IREN Limited shares fell before the bell Thursday. The drop comes after shares surged on a $1.6 billion deal with Dell to purchase Nvidia Blackwell systems for a Texas AI cloud build. By 6:55 a.m. EDT, IREN was trading at $65.41 on Nasdaq, off 3.6% from its $67.84 finish Wednesday. The stock jumped 13.48% in the previous session with 83.7 million shares trading.

28 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:IREN·Stock Market·Technology

Mortgage Rates Reach 9-Month High, Refinancing Drops First

Mortgage rates in the U.S. rose last week to the highest level in nine months, sending borrowers back to the sidelines and dimming expectations that lower rates would give a lift to the spring housing market.

28 May 2026

Interest Rates·OTC:FMCC·Real Estate

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Older Chinese Retail Traders Up Bets on Tech Shares, Bet on AI and Chips
July 11, 2026, 11:13 PM EDT. Chinese retail traders, especially older investors like Fang Yan'an, are piling into tech stocks, betting heavily on AI and chip companies. Fang, who has traded for more than 30 years in Shanghai and Shenzhen, says she's confident thanks to government policy and the global tech race. Tech shares in China have rallied hard in the last two years, with some names jumping more than ten-fold. Investors shrug off wild swings and stick with bets on new commercial product earnings. But there are still worries a tech stock bubble may be forming in China's A-share market.

Khadija Saeed

S&P 500 Holds Ground After Inflation Data as AI Stocks Lend Support

Infleqtion Shares Rise On Oxford Quantum Update, Holder Sale Lingers

Bitmine Shares Slip After Ether Dips Below $2,000, Spotlight on $12.3 Billion Crypto Bet

UMAC Stock Gains After Pentagon Funding Report, Profit Uncertainty Remains

Butterfield’s $1.8B CIBC Purchase Shakes Up Caribbean Banking

Caesars edges up after $17.6B Fertitta deal, but CZR struggles under $31

Keel’s AI rally gets premarket test

Opendoor Stock Added to Russell 3000, Shares on Traders’ Radar

Archer Aviation Shares Edge Up in Early Trading; Focus Stays on Broader ACHR Opportunity

SoFi Stock Just Got a Crypto Twist Investors Can’t Ignore

Hormel Stock Pops Before the Bell After a Protein-Fueled Earnings Surprise

Azul set to return to NYSE June 1; Veris departure confirmed

U.S. drone stocks jump with Trump Pentagon funding talks under way

June Social Security Checks Set to Arrive — Dates for Retirees to Know

Micron’s $1 Trillion AI-Memory Bet Faces New York Test

Dollar Tree Gains in Pre-Market After Profit Outlook Surprises Wall Street

T1 Energy Stock Eyes Next Move as Trina Sells 22.5M Shares

Ford Shares Reach 2022 Peak, and It’s Not Because of Cars

IREN Drops Pre-market After $1.6B Dell AI Deal

Mortgage Rates Reach 9-Month High, Refinancing Drops First

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