Today: 13 May 2026

Khadija Saeed

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

Nvidia’s Record Run Hinges on China Access and a May 20 Earnings Test

Nvidia’s Record Run Hinges on China Access and a May 20 Earnings Test

Nvidia closed Tuesday at $220.78, near a record, after CEO Jensen Huang joined President Trump’s China trip, fueling speculation about renewed H200 AI-chip sales to Chinese buyers. The stock has surged 12% in five sessions, ahead of next week’s earnings. Wall Street raised price targets as investors watch for signs of a China policy shift before Nvidia’s results.
13 May 2026
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US Stocks Lose Their Record Edge After Hours as Oil Turns Inflation Into a Fed Problem

US Stocks Lose Their Record Edge After Hours as Oil Turns Inflation Into a Fed Problem

Tech stocks led declines Tuesday after April CPI data showed consumer prices rose 0.6% for the month and 3.8% year-over-year, pushing Treasury yields higher and weighing on rate-cut hopes. Brent crude settled above $107, fueling inflation concerns. The S&P 500 slipped 11.88 points to 7,400.96, while the Nasdaq lost 185.92 to 26,088.20. Chip stocks fell sharply, with Qualcomm down 11% and Intel off 6.8%.
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Karman Stock’s Rally Turns Into an Earnings Test as Backlog Jumps and Valuation Bites

Karman Stock’s Rally Turns Into an Earnings Test as Backlog Jumps and Valuation Bites

Karman Holdings shares closed up 6.2% at $62.48 on May 12, then fell 11% after hours following first-quarter results and a raised 2026 outlook. Q1 revenue jumped 51% to $151.2 million, net income reached $7.8 million, and backlog hit $1.0 billion. Adjusted EPS matched the $0.11 estimate. The company announced over $1 billion in new contingent demand commitments.
13 May 2026
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Penguin Solutions Stock Gets a Fresh AI Memory Re-Rate, Even as Chip Tape Turns Rough

Penguin Solutions Stock Gets a Fresh AI Memory Re-Rate, Even as Chip Tape Turns Rough

Penguin Solutions shares surged nearly 20% after hours to $52.85 following management remarks at a Needham investor conference and a target hike from Rosenblatt Securities. The move came despite fiscal Q2 net sales falling 6% year over year, though Integrated Memory revenue jumped 63%. CEO Kash Shaikh highlighted AI inference workloads driving memory demand. Trading volume topped 5 million shares.
13 May 2026
Rackspace’s AI Rally Turns Into a Test of Debt, Deals and Short-Squeeze Momentum

Rackspace’s AI Rally Turns Into a Test of Debt, Deals and Short-Squeeze Momentum

Rackspace Technology shares closed at $6.33, up 34.97%, with trading volume tripling the average after a new AI cloud deal with AMD. The stock surged from a $4.79 open, peaking at $6.34, before slipping to $6.20 after hours. Q1 results showed revenue up 2% to $678 million and a swing to $8 million net income. Short covering contributed to the sharp move as 24.55% of shares were held short.
13 May 2026
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Nextpower’s Late Jump Says Investors Are Buying the Platform Story—For Now

Nextpower’s Late Jump Says Investors Are Buying the Platform Story—For Now

Nextpower shares rose about 10% to $138 in after-hours trading Tuesday after Q4 results beat estimates and management raised fiscal 2027 revenue guidance to $3.8–$4.1 billion. Q4 revenue fell to $881 million from $924 million a year earlier, but backlog climbed above $5.25 billion. The company also announced an acquisition of power conversion assets, including Apex Power.
13 May 2026
SELLAS Stock Jumps After AML Trial Moves Two Events From Final Readout

SELLAS Stock Jumps After AML Trial Moves Two Events From Final Readout

SELLAS Life Sciences said its pivotal REGAL leukemia trial has recorded 78 of 80 events needed for final analysis, triggering a rise in after-hours trading. The company reported a first-quarter net loss of $8.4 million but ended March with $107.1 million in cash. Research and development spending increased to $5.1 million. SELLAS expects its cash to fund operations for at least 12 months.
13 May 2026
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Camtek Stock Falls 16% After Earnings Beat as Margin Pressure and Hot CPI Hit AI Chip Trade

Camtek Stock Falls 16% After Earnings Beat as Margin Pressure and Hot CPI Hit AI Chip Trade

Camtek shares fell 15.8% to $174.63 despite beating Q1 revenue and adjusted EPS estimates by small margins. Q1 revenue rose 2.5% year over year, but non-GAAP EPS dropped to $0.70 from $0.79 and operating margin narrowed to 25.5%. Management guided Q2 revenue to $129–$131 million and expects second-half revenue to rise over 25%. Broader market pressure followed a hot April CPI and rising Treasury yields.
12 May 2026
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Tesla Stock Falls as Hot Inflation and Robotaxi Doubts Test the AI Premium

Tesla Stock Falls as Hot Inflation and Robotaxi Doubts Test the AI Premium

Tesla shares fell 2.7% to $433.45 after U.S. inflation data pushed Treasury yields higher and Reuters reported long waits and spotty robotaxi service in Texas. The stock swung from a high of $447.56 to a low of $422.39. Tesla’s valuation remains near $1.53 trillion, with a price-to-earnings ratio close to 398. Management cited cautious robotaxi rollout and increased 2026 capital spending above $25 billion.
12 May 2026
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Ernexa Stock’s 58% Jump Shows How Fast a Tiny Biotech Can Reprice on Ovarian-Cancer Hopes

Ernexa Stock’s 58% Jump Shows How Fast a Tiny Biotech Can Reprice on Ovarian-Cancer Hopes

Ernexa Therapeutics shares jumped 58.5% to $11.43 Tuesday after renewed investor focus on its preclinical ovarian-cancer therapy ERNA-101, following a May 11 investor event. Trading volume reached about 18.85 million shares. The company reported $8.3 million in cash as of April 30, less than needed for its 12-month plan, and may use an at-the-market stock sale to raise funds.
12 May 2026
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UnitedHealth Stock Climbs as Investors Reprice the Turnaround, Not Just the Latest Headline

UnitedHealth Stock Climbs as Investors Reprice the Turnaround, Not Just the Latest Headline

UnitedHealth shares climbed 3.1% to $396.45 Tuesday after unveiling a new Optum Rx fee-based pricing model and raising 2026 profit guidance. The company reported Q1 revenue of $111.7 billion and adjusted earnings of $7.23 per share. Management said fundamentals are improving but described the turnaround as ongoing. Investors responded to both the PBM overhaul and stronger earnings outlook.
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BuzzFeed Stock Nearly Doubles as Byron Allen Deal Buys Time, Not a Clean Turnaround

BuzzFeed Stock Nearly Doubles as Byron Allen Deal Buys Time, Not a Clean Turnaround

BuzzFeed shares jumped 97% to about $1.44 Tuesday after Byron Allen’s family office agreed to buy 40 million new shares at $3 each, securing 52% control. Only $20 million is due in cash at closing, with the rest as a five-year promissory note. BuzzFeed reported Q1 revenue down 12.4% to $31.6 million and a net loss of $15.1 million. The company warned of “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue operating.
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  • SoFi Acquires PrimaryBid IPO Tool Amid Mixed Market Reactions
    May 13, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT. SoFi Technologies acquired PrimaryBid's IPO allocation technology to boost its presence in capital markets for retail investors. Despite this strategic move, shares fell 2.9% to $15.44 after Truist cut the price target from $20 to $17, citing concerns in both loan and technology segments. The acquisition ends PrimaryBid's run as an independent fintech and marks SoFi's deeper push into IPO access, where competitors like Robinhood also operate. SoFi posted strong Q1 results with a 43% revenue jump to $1.10 billion and increased members by 35%, yet a 16% fall in technology platform accounts and cautious Q2 revenue guidance suggest challenges ahead. Investors remain wary amid persistent rate pressures impacting consumer lenders.

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Applied Optoelectronics Stock Surges Again as AI Data-Center Demand Outruns Supply

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Surges Again as AI Data-Center Demand Outruns Supply

13 May 2026
Applied Optoelectronics shares surged 21% Wednesday, trading at $227.05 after strong demand from AI data centers pushed first-quarter data-center revenue to $81.4 million, up from $32 million a year ago. CFO Stefan Murry said supply remains the main constraint, with demand expected to outpace output through mid-2027. AOI shipped its first volume 800G products to a hyperscale customer. The company posted a first-quarter net loss of $14.3 million.
Dow Jones Today: Why the Dow Slipped While AI Stocks Drove Wall Street Higher

Dow Jones Today: Why the Dow Slipped While AI Stocks Drove Wall Street Higher

13 May 2026
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 90.72 points to 49,669.84 on Wednesday, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose, lifted by gains in chip and AI stocks. Producer prices jumped 1.4% in April, the largest monthly increase since March 2022. The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair in a 54-45 vote. Prediction markets showed a 97% chance the Fed holds rates steady in June.
US Stocks Hit Fresh Records as Chip Rally Overpowers Hot Inflation Shock

US Stocks Hit Fresh Records as Chip Rally Overpowers Hot Inflation Shock

13 May 2026
The S&P 500 closed at 7,444.14 and the Nasdaq at 26,404.74, both record highs, while the Dow slipped 0.13% to 49,693.63. April producer prices jumped 1.4%, the largest monthly rise since March 2022, pushing back Fed rate-cut expectations. Prediction markets now see a long pause in U.S. policy easing. Tech stocks, especially AI-linked shares, led gains despite the inflation surprise.

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Micron Stock Today: AI Memory Bounce Meets China Trade Hope and a Crowded Chart

Micron Stock Today: AI Memory Bounce Meets China Trade Hope and a Crowded Chart

13 May 2026
Micron Technology traded up 5.93% premarket to $812.06 after closing Tuesday down 3.61%. The rebound follows dip-buying in semiconductors, BofA’s price target hike to $950, and CEO Mehrotra’s inclusion in Trump’s China delegation. Micron reported Q2 revenue of $23.86 billion, nearly triple last year, and guided Q3 revenue to $33.5 billion with 81% gross margin.
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