Today: 14 May 2026

Khadija Saeed

A dedicated markets reporter, she covers stocks, macroeconomics, and major business developments with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.

Coinbase Stock Slides After Surprise Q1 Loss: Crypto Slowdown Hits The Exchange

Coinbase Stock Slides After Surprise Q1 Loss: Crypto Slowdown Hits The Exchange

Coinbase reported a first-quarter net loss of $394.1 million as revenue fell 31% to $1.413 billion, reversing a year-earlier profit. Trading volumes dropped amid weaker crypto prices, and an AWS outage briefly disrupted services overnight. Shares fell about 5% after the results. The company also announced plans to cut 700 jobs, or 14% of its workforce.
8 May 2026
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Akamai Stock Set to Jump as $1.8 Billion AI Cloud Deal Steals the Earnings Spotlight

Akamai Stock Set to Jump as $1.8 Billion AI Cloud Deal Steals the Earnings Spotlight

Akamai Technologies shares jumped 26% in premarket trading after announcing a $1.8 billion, seven-year cloud infrastructure deal with an unnamed U.S. AI model developer. First-quarter revenue rose 6% to $1.074 billion, with cloud infrastructure services up 40% to $95 million. The company forecast softer second-quarter results, with revenue and adjusted earnings below analyst estimates.
8 May 2026
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HubSpot Stock Drops After Q1 Beat as AI Sales Shift Tests Wall Street

HubSpot Stock Drops After Q1 Beat as AI Sales Shift Tests Wall Street

HubSpot’s first-quarter revenue rose 23% to $881 million, beating estimates, but shares fell 11.9% after the company warned of a slow start to the second quarter and longer sales cycles tied to new AI-based pricing. Net income reached $32.6 million, reversing a year-ago loss. Customer count climbed 16% to 299,458. HubSpot forecast second-quarter revenue of up to $898 million.
8 May 2026
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Shake Shack Stock Plunge: Q1 Loss, Beef Costs and New CFO Put Burger Chain on the Spot

Shake Shack Stock Plunge: Q1 Loss, Beef Costs and New CFO Put Burger Chain on the Spot

Shake Shack shares plunged as much as 30.4% after the company reported a first-quarter net loss and missed revenue estimates, with margins pressured by rising beef and operating costs. Revenue rose 14.3% to $366.7 million, below forecasts, while operating loss reached $2.6 million. The company named Michelle Hook as its new CFO, effective May 11. Shares last traded at $69.24, down $27.27 from the prior close.
8 May 2026
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Baidu Shares Jump as AI Chip Unit Kunlunxin Pushes Dual IPO Plan

Baidu Shares Jump as AI Chip Unit Kunlunxin Pushes Dual IPO Plan

Kunlunxin, Baidu’s AI chip unit, has started the process for a Shanghai STAR Market IPO while maintaining plans for a Hong Kong listing. Baidu’s Hong Kong shares rose 5.75% after the news. The move comes as Chinese investors seek domestic AI chipmakers amid U.S. export curbs. Kunlunxin signed a pre-IPO tutoring agreement with China International Capital Corp on April 29.
8 May 2026
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Marvell Technology Stock Slides 7%—Why the AI Chip Favorite Just Hit a Wall

Marvell Technology Stock Slides 7%—Why the AI Chip Favorite Just Hit a Wall

Marvell Technology shares rose 1.7% in early premarket trading Friday after a 7.05% drop Thursday, closing at $160.01. The company, which reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $8.195 billion with 74% from data centers, is set to release first-quarter results on May 27. Nvidia invested $2 billion in Marvell in March. Marvell recently acquired Polariton Technologies to boost its data-center chip capabilities.
8 May 2026
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CrowdStrike Holdings Stock Jumps 8% as AI Cybersecurity Rally Meets CEO Share Sale

CrowdStrike Holdings Stock Jumps 8% as AI Cybersecurity Rally Meets CEO Share Sale

CrowdStrike shares rose 8% Thursday as investors returned to cybersecurity stocks linked to AI demand, despite a weaker S&P 500. CEO George Kurtz sold 5,000 shares under a pre-set plan but retains over 2.2 million shares. The company will report fiscal Q1 2027 results on June 3. CrowdStrike also promoted Amanda Adams to senior vice president of global alliances.
8 May 2026
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Datadog’s $1 Billion AI Quarter Sends Stock Flying

Datadog’s $1 Billion AI Quarter Sends Stock Flying

Datadog reported first-quarter revenue above $1 billion for the first time, up 32% to $1.006 billion, and raised its 2026 sales forecast to as much as $4.34 billion. Shares jumped $45.02 to $188.73. The company said it had 4,550 large customers at the end of March, up 21% from a year earlier. Datadog also launched GPU Monitoring and secured FedRAMP High certification for its government product.
8 May 2026
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Why Humana Stock’s 25% Rally Is Facing a Profit-Cut Reality Check

Why Humana Stock’s 25% Rally Is Facing a Profit-Cut Reality Check

Humana cut its 2026 GAAP EPS forecast to at least $8.36, down from $8.89, but kept its adjusted profit outlook at $9.00. Shares last traded at $247.12, up over 25% in a month, pushing the price-to-earnings ratio to 26.4. First-quarter revenue rose to $39.65 billion, while adjusted EPS fell to $10.31. Medicare Advantage accounts for about 80% of Humana’s revenue.
8 May 2026
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US Stock Market After-Hours Update: Futures Slip as Oil Jumps on Fresh Iran Fighting

US Stock Market After-Hours Update: Futures Slip as Oil Jumps on Fresh Iran Fighting

U.S. stock futures fell Thursday after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire, pushing oil prices above $96 a barrel and raising concerns over inflation. The S&P 500 closed down 0.38%, with chip stocks leading declines; Arm, Intel, and AMD each dropped, while Nvidia and Microsoft gained nearly 2%. Nvidia announced a $2.1 billion investment in IREN and a multi-billion-dollar prepayment to Corning. Coinbase shares slid 5% after a surprise loss.
8 May 2026
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Innodata Stock Jumps After Q1 Earnings Beat: Why the AI Data Trade Is Back in Focus

Innodata Stock Jumps After Q1 Earnings Beat: Why the AI Data Trade Is Back in Focus

Innodata reported first-quarter revenue up 54% to $90.1 million and net income of $14.9 million, both above expectations. The company raised its 2026 revenue growth forecast to at least 40% after securing a $51 million contract with a major tech customer. INOD shares surged 29% in after-hours trading. CEO Jack Abuhoff said the new customer could become Innodata’s second-largest this year.
8 May 2026
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Agilon Health Stock More Than Doubles After Q1 Beat. The Turnaround Test Starts Now

Agilon Health Stock More Than Doubles After Q1 Beat. The Turnaround Test Starts Now

agilon health shares jumped 118% to $60.66 Thursday after the company reported first-quarter net income of $49 million, up from $12 million a year earlier, despite a 7% drop in revenue to $1.42 billion. The company raised its 2026 outlook and named Tim O’Rourke as CEO, succeeding Ronald A. Williams. Membership fell 11% to 536,000. Multiple analysts upgraded the stock following the results.
8 May 2026
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Centrica Shares Sink as British Gas Owner’s Retail Warning Overshadows £370 Million Severn Deal

Centrica Shares Sink as British Gas Owner’s Retail Warning Overshadows £370 Million Severn Deal

Centrica shares dropped 5.16% after warning retail energy earnings will hit the low end of 2026 forecasts, despite announcing a £370 million deal to buy the Severn gas power plant. The company expects retail EBITDA near £500 million, while infrastructure EBITDA should exceed £650 million. Severn is set to add up to £60 million in annual EBITDA from 2027. Shareholders approved all AGM resolutions, including a final dividend.
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Stock Market Today

  • FTSE 100 Flat Amid Strong UK GDP and 3i Group Decline
    May 14, 2026, 6:16 AM EDT. The FTSE 100 opened flat at 10,323.54 on May 14, balancing strong UK GDP growth with a steep 18% drop in 3i Group shares. UK GDP rose 0.6% in Q1 2026, exceeding expectations despite the US-Iran conflict's economic uncertainty. Services led growth at 0.8%, while production and construction also improved. However, 3i Group's key holding, Action, reported slower sales growth, pressuring its stock. Burberry slipped 2.4% on weaker revenue and geopolitical impacts on tourism. Spire Healthcare surged 42% following a takeover proposal from Toscafund. Watches of Switzerland gained 14% on record revenue and strong U.S. sales. Sterling weakened slightly against dollar and euro, with Brent crude at $106.41 amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

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US Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Rise as Cisco’s AI Surge Tests Wall Street’s Inflation Nerves

US Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Rise as Cisco’s AI Surge Tests Wall Street’s Inflation Nerves

14 May 2026
Cisco jumped 19% in premarket trading after announcing nearly 4,000 job cuts and raising its revenue forecast on strong AI demand. U.S. stock futures rose early Thursday, with the Nasdaq 100 up 0.41% at 5:35 a.m. EDT. April retail sales and weekly jobless claims are due at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. Nvidia received U.S. clearance to sell H200 AI chips to major Chinese firms, Reuters reported.
Fed News Today: Warsh Wins the Chair as Inflation Puts Rate Cuts in Doubt

Fed News Today: Warsh Wins the Chair as Inflation Puts Rate Cuts in Doubt

14 May 2026
The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair in a 54-45 vote. Fresh inflation data showed the Consumer Price Index up 3.8% year-over-year in April and wholesale prices rising 6.0%. Prediction markets now show a 70%–71% chance of no Fed rate cuts in 2026. Warsh is expected to preside over the June 16-17 Fed meeting.
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