Today: 21 June 2026

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.

Qualcomm Shares Surge 13% After Stellantis Deal Announced

Qualcomm Shares Surge 13% After Stellantis Deal Announced

Qualcomm shares jumped 12.7% to $240.44 after Stellantis expanded a multi-year deal to use Snapdragon chips in cockpit, connectivity, and driver-assistance systems. The agreement includes the Ride Pilot platform for Level 2+ hands-free driving. Analysts remain divided, with price targets ranging from $150 to $300 and a broad Hold consensus. Qualcomm reported record automotive chip revenue and 20% growth in automotive and IoT segments.
22 May 2026
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Dutch Regulator Targets Gas Bill Fine Print, Consumers Caught Off Guard

Dutch Regulator Targets Gas Bill Fine Print, Consumers Caught Off Guard

Dutch regulator ACM has barred energy suppliers from raising prices mid-term on fixed gas contracts to cover future green-gas and EU carbon costs. Budget Thuis, Delta Energie, Innova Energie, Mega, and Vattenfall had clauses allowing such increases, with potential annual extras up to €326 for some households. The EU’s ETS2 carbon market and Dutch green-gas rules take effect from 2027 and 2028.
22 May 2026
Dow Jones Today: Blue Chips Miss Tech Slide After Hours

Dow Industrials Touch Another High as Traders Watch Iran Peace Hopes

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 330.79 points to 50,616.45 on Friday, hitting a record intraday high of 50,712.24, its first since the U.S.-Iran war began. The S&P 500 gained 0.47% and the Nasdaq rose 0.41%. Optimism over peace talks and strong tech earnings drove the rally. U.S. markets will close Monday for Memorial Day.
22 May 2026
Dow Reaches All-Time High Ahead of Wall Street Test

Dow Reaches All-Time High Ahead of Wall Street Test

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record intraday high of 50,712.24 on Friday, closing up 0.66% at 50,616.45. Gains followed U.S.-Iran peace talks, strong earnings, and advances in AI-related shares. The S&P 500 rose 0.47% and the Nasdaq gained 0.41%. U.S. bond markets closed early ahead of the Memorial Day holiday.
22 May 2026
Spotify’s Peloton Deal Turns SPOT Stock’s Earnings Week Into a Fitness Test

Spotify Stock Is Jumping Again — Here’s the AI Bet Wall Street Just Bought

Arm Holdings shares rose above $300 Friday morning, extending a surge that pushed the stock up 38% in three sessions and past Micron in year-to-date gains. The rally follows strong earnings, a bullish Bernstein rating, and news that demand for Arm’s AGI CPU for data centers exceeded $2 billion for fiscal 2027–2028. Meta is the lead partner for the new chip.
22 May 2026
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Arm breaks above $300 as AI CPU bets heat up on Wall Street

Arm breaks above $300 as AI CPU bets heat up on Wall Street

Arm Holdings shares topped $300 Friday morning, extending a rally that has lifted the British chip designer’s stock 38% in three sessions. The surge follows strong earnings, bullish analyst coverage, and rising demand for Arm-based CPUs in AI data centers. Arm reported fiscal Q4 revenue of $1.49 billion and said customer demand for its new data-center chip exceeded $2 billion through fiscal 2028.
22 May 2026
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Wall Street Pushes Dell’s AI Run Again But Sends a Caution

Wall Street Pushes Dell’s AI Run Again But Sends a Caution

Dell Technologies shares surged over 10% Friday, hitting a 52-week high of $283.30 after Wells Fargo raised its price target to $270. Morgan Stanley also lifted its target but kept an Underweight rating, citing risks like memory inflation and supply shortages. Dell reports fiscal Q1 results May 28, with consensus estimates at $3.00 EPS and $34.95 billion revenue. The company reported $64 billion in AI-optimized server orders for fiscal 2026.
22 May 2026
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Mister Car Wash Leaves Nasdaq as Investors Get $7 a Share

Mister Car Wash Leaves Nasdaq as Investors Get $7 a Share

Mister Car Wash Inc. shares have stopped trading after Leonard Green & Partners completed a $3.1 billion take-private deal, with eligible holders set to receive $7.00 per share in cash. Nasdaq filed to delist the stock, and S&P Dow Jones Indices replaced it in the S&P SmallCap 600. Leonard Green previously owned about 67% of shares. Mister Car Wash operated 549 locations and reported Q1 revenue of $277.9 million.
22 May 2026
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Nokia Shares Jump on Friday, Investors Focus on AI Network Play

Nokia Shares Jump on Friday, Investors Focus on AI Network Play

Nokia shares rose 8.2% to 13.09 euros in Helsinki late Friday, far outpacing the OMX Helsinki 25 index’s 0.9% gain. The rally followed Nokia’s launch of an AI networking lab in Sunnyvale, California, with partners including AMD and Lenovo. Investors have increased bets on Nokia’s AI and cloud business since April, after the company reported a 49% jump in sales to those customers.
22 May 2026
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Archer Aviation Rises as Air-Taxi Hopes Return

Archer Aviation Rises as Air-Taxi Hopes Return

Archer Aviation stock traded at $6.14 in premarket Friday after jumping 5.8% Thursday on heavy volume, as investors watched FAA certification progress for its Midnight eVTOL aircraft. Archer reported a Q1 net loss of $217.7 million and ended March with $1.78 billion in cash. The company expects initial U.S. operations in 2026 under a federal pilot program. S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures were higher before the open.
22 May 2026
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UP Fintech Shares Drop in Premarket After Crackdown on Tiger Brokers in China

UP Fintech Shares Drop in Premarket After Crackdown on Tiger Brokers in China

UP Fintech’s Nasdaq-listed shares fell 34.47% to $3.83 in premarket trading after China’s securities regulator said its Tiger Brokers unit, Futu, and Longbridge operated unlicensed cross-border securities businesses for mainland investors. The regulator plans to confiscate illegal gains and impose penalties. UP Fintech is set to report first-quarter results on June 2.
22 May 2026
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Akari Therapeutics Shares Jump As KRAS Cancer News Returns

Akari Therapeutics Shares Jump As KRAS Cancer News Returns

Akari Therapeutics shares more than doubled in premarket trading Friday after its lead cancer drug showed positive preclinical results in KRAS-mutated pancreatic cancer models and the company announced a $5.5 million private placement. The stock was quoted at $10.15, up from Thursday’s $5.14 close. Akari plans to start Phase 1 human trials of AKTX-101 by mid-2027. The company reported $2.8 million in cash at March 31.
22 May 2026
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BMO Lands Buy Rating Ahead of Earnings But Targets Raise Questions

BMO Lands Buy Rating Ahead of Earnings But Targets Raise Questions

Canaccord Genuity reaffirmed a Buy rating on Bank of Montreal ahead of its May 27 earnings report. BMO shares closed May 21 at C$220.06, near a 52-week high and up 23.5% year-to-date. The bank recently agreed to sell C$14.5 billion in loan and lease assets to Stonepeak, expecting a CET1 ratio boost but a C$900 million after-tax charge. Analyst consensus remains mixed, with most holding or selling.
22 May 2026
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Atmos Energy’s run in Texas faces new Wall Street target cut

Atmos Energy’s run in Texas faces new Wall Street target cut

Morgan Stanley lowered its Atmos Energy price target to $183 from $195, maintaining an Equalweight rating. The move follows Atmos’ recent increase in its 2026 earnings outlook and annual dividend. Atmos shares closed at $177.46 on Thursday. Texas remains central to Atmos’ growth and regulatory strategy, with 65% of its rate base in the state.
22 May 2026
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Strive Stock’s Bitcoin Play Grows, Traders Eye the Open

Strive Stock’s Bitcoin Play Grows, Traders Eye the Open

Strive Inc.’s Class A shares traded at $19.24 in Friday premarket, up from Thursday’s $18.53 close, after the company disclosed it bought 381.61 bitcoin last week, raising its total to 15,391 coins. Strive reported $87.3 million in cash and $49.8 million in Strategy Inc. preferred stock as of May 18. SATA preferred dividends will shift to daily payments starting June 16. U.S. equity markets close Monday for Memorial Day.
22 May 2026
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Walmart stock falls with investors eyeing the gas pump

Walmart stock falls with investors eyeing the gas pump

Walmart shares fell 7.3% to $121.34 Thursday, their steepest drop since 2023, after first-quarter results showed rising revenue but warned of pressure from higher fuel costs. The company reported $177.8 billion in revenue and 4.1% comparable U.S. sales growth, but investors reacted to slowing trends and margin concerns. Walmart kept its full-year outlook unchanged.
22 May 2026
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Ford Faces Pre-Memorial Day Test as Energy Move Meets Tariff Risk

Ford Faces Pre-Memorial Day Test as Energy Move Meets Tariff Risk

Ford shares closed at $13.67 Thursday, up 3.4%, and held steady in premarket trading after Ford Energy signed a five-year battery-storage deal with EDF. The agreement allows EDF to buy up to 20 GWh of Ford battery systems through 2031. Ford’s Thursday gain outpaced GM and Tesla. U.S. markets will close Monday for Memorial Day.
22 May 2026
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T1 Energy at Center of $2.4 Billion Tax-Credit Dispute

T1 Energy at Center of $2.4 Billion Tax-Credit Dispute

T1 Energy closed at $8.72 Thursday, up 0.23%, after a 25% surge Wednesday amid heavy trading and scrutiny over its compliance with U.S. foreign-entity rules tied to solar tax credits. Short seller Fuzzy Panda Research alleged T1’s links to Trina Solar risked those credits, while Roth Capital defended the company. Volume hit 79.1 million shares, nearly triple the average. The NYSE will close Monday for Memorial Day.
22 May 2026
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China Closes Retail Access to Overseas Stocks

China Closes Retail Access to Overseas Stocks

China’s securities regulator ordered Tiger Brokers, Futu Securities International, and Longbridge Securities to wind down unapproved cross-border trading for mainland clients, citing illegal operations. Shares of Futu and Tiger parent UP Fintech plunged over 30% in U.S. premarket trading. Existing clients have two years to sell assets and withdraw funds, but cannot make new trades. Authorities plan to confiscate illegal gains.
22 May 2026
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Ally’s Gen Z Bet Puts Spotlight on Branch Jokes

Ally’s Gen Z Bet Puts Spotlight on Branch Jokes

Ally Financial launched a new “Life Today” campaign mocking traditional bank branches and targeting Gen Z and millennials with a branchless model. The rollout began May 14 across TV, billboards, and social media. Ally reported 74,000 net new deposit customers last quarter, with millennials and younger customers as the largest segment. The bank also added digital executive Tracey Weber to its board this month.
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Stock Market Today

  • BigBear.ai Q1 2026 Results Highlight Margin Gains Amid Rising SG&A Costs
    June 20, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT. BigBear.ai Holdings (NYSE: BBAI) reported flat revenue of $34.4 million in Q1 2026, despite a 1,270 basis point gross margin increase to 34%, driven by its acquisition of Ask Sage. The generative AI platform bolstered contracts with NASA and U.S. military agencies, expanding the backlog 14% to $281.9 million. However, selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses surged 28.6% to $29.2 million due to integration and talent costs, alongside higher R&D spending. With $431 million in cash and investments, management has a financial runway amid competition from Palantir and C3.ai. BBAI shares rose 9.5% over three months, outpacing its IT services sector but lagging broader technology indices.

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Home Depot shares finish week up as investors weigh housing numbers

Home Depot shares finish week up as investors weigh housing numbers

21 June 2026
Home Depot jumped 2.1% to $334.28 in a shortened week as Wall Street rallied, but weak U.S. housing starts and upcoming May new-home-sales data keep pressure on the home-improvement outlook; the company reaffirmed 2026 sales and earnings targets despite volatile conditions and persistent housing affordability concerns.
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