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.

Biogen Closes Apellis Deal; APLS Leaves Nasdaq As $5.6 Billion Rare-Disease Bet Begins

Biogen Closes Apellis Deal; APLS Leaves Nasdaq As $5.6 Billion Rare-Disease Bet Begins

Biogen has closed its acquisition of Apellis Pharmaceuticals, making Apellis a wholly owned subsidiary and delisting its shares from Nasdaq. Apellis shareholders receive $41 per share in cash plus a contingent value right tied to Syfovre sales. Biogen gains the drugs Empaveli and Syfovre, and expands into kidney disease. Biogen borrowed $2 billion to help finance the deal.
15 May 2026
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Nokia Oyj Stock Pulls Back After AI Rally: What Investors Need to Know

Nokia Oyj Stock Pulls Back After AI Rally: What Investors Need to Know

Nokia’s U.S.-listed shares dropped about 5% Friday, trading at $13.74 after a recent AI-driven surge. The decline followed a rally sparked by Cisco’s report of $5.3 billion in AI infrastructure orders from hyperscalers. Nokia saw a 54% jump in first-quarter operating profit and named Siemens’ Emma Falck as president of Mobile Infrastructure, effective September 1.
15 May 2026
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Ondas Stock Faces a $390 Million Test After Drone-Revenue Surge

Ondas Stock Faces a $390 Million Test After Drone-Revenue Surge

Ondas raised its 2026 revenue target to at least $390 million after first-quarter revenue jumped to $50.1 million from $4.3 million a year earlier. Shares traded near $11.20 Friday after a 27% gain Thursday. The company posted a $42.7 million operating loss and widened its adjusted EBITDA loss to $10.9 million. Backlog rose to $457 million, up from $68.3 million at the end of 2025.
15 May 2026
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Magnum Ice Cream Buyout Buzz: Blackstone and CD&R Circle Ben & Jerry’s Owner After Stock Slide

Magnum Ice Cream Buyout Buzz: Blackstone and CD&R Circle Ben & Jerry’s Owner After Stock Slide

Blackstone and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice are considering bids for Magnum Ice Cream Company, owner of Ben & Jerry’s and Cornetto, Reuters reported. Magnum shares surged nearly 16% after the news. The company, split from Unilever less than six months ago, reported Q1 revenue of €1.77 billion and 4.5% organic sales growth. Magnum holds about 21% of the global ice cream market.
15 May 2026
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Baiya International Stock Jumps Premarket as BIYA Traders Eye Cash Raise, Crypto Plan and Deep Loss

Baiya International Stock Jumps Premarket as BIYA Traders Eye Cash Raise, Crypto Plan and Deep Loss

Baiya International Group shares surged 56.6% to $1.21 in U.S. premarket trading after a $4.21 million share sale and widened 2025 net loss to $9.5 million. Revenue rose 28.6% to $16.5 million, but operating expenses jumped 754.6% to $11.5 million. Baiya plans a $1 million Binance Coin purchase under its new crypto initiative. Cash fell to $0.7 million by year-end.
15 May 2026
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ServiceNow Stock Gets an AI Boost From Experian Deal—but Wall Street Will Want Proof

ServiceNow Stock Gets an AI Boost From Experian Deal—but Wall Street Will Want Proof

ServiceNow and Experian announced a global multi-year partnership to integrate Experian’s Ascend data tools into ServiceNow workflows. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal comes days after ServiceNow’s $4 billion bond sale and a 3.96% rise in its stock price Thursday, though shares remain below their 52-week high. Initial uses include employee onboarding and risk management.
15 May 2026
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Pershing Square Inc. Bets on Microsoft as Ackman Sees an AI Bargain

Pershing Square Inc. Bets on Microsoft as Ackman Sees an AI Bargain

Bill Ackman said Friday that Pershing Square has built a new position in Microsoft, citing the stock’s “highly compelling” valuation. The disclosure follows Pershing Square’s $5 billion IPO and private placement last month. Ackman began buying Microsoft in February after a drop tied to slower cloud growth and heavy AI spending. Microsoft shares traded at $409.43, up 1% premarket.
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Ackman’s Microsoft Bet Puts $190 Billion AI Spending Plan Back in Wall Street’s Crosshairs

Ackman’s Microsoft Bet Puts $190 Billion AI Spending Plan Back in Wall Street’s Crosshairs

Pershing Square will disclose a new stake in Microsoft in a 13F filing Friday, according to Bill Ackman. Microsoft shares have dropped about 15% this year amid concerns over AI spending and slower cloud growth. The company reported $82.9 billion in revenue and $31.8 billion in net income last quarter, but plans to invest around $190 billion in capital expenditures in 2026.
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Boeing Got Its China Breakthrough. Wall Street Wanted More.

Boeing Got Its China Breakthrough. Wall Street Wanted More.

China agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets, President Donald Trump said, with a possible commitment for up to 750 aircraft. Boeing shares fell 4.7% in premarket trading to $229.21 after the announcement, as investors had expected a larger order. Terms, including model types and delivery dates, were not disclosed. The deal would be Boeing’s first major Chinese order in nearly a decade.
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Atmos Energy Stock Is Back in Focus After Strong Q2 Results — But Cash Still Matters

Atmos Energy Stock Is Back in Focus After Strong Q2 Results — But Cash Still Matters

Atmos Energy raised its fiscal 2026 earnings guidance to $8.40–$8.50 per share and increased its quarterly dividend to $1.00, up 14.9% annually. First-half net income reached $984.9 million, with $2 billion spent on capital projects. The company added over 51,000 customers in the past year, including 39,000 in Texas. Shares traded at $180.87 premarket, valuing the utility at $30.35 billion.
15 May 2026
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Auddia Stock Surges as McCarthy Finney AI Merger Hits SEC Filing Stage

Auddia Stock Surges as McCarthy Finney AI Merger Hits SEC Filing Stage

Auddia filed a Form S-4 with the SEC for its planned merger with Thramann Holdings, aiming to form McCarthy Finney, which would trade on Nasdaq as MCFN. AUUD shares jumped 59% in premarket trading to $1.94. The company said it completed $12 million in financing to meet the deal’s cash-at-close requirement. Auddia shareholders are expected to own about 20% of the new company.
15 May 2026
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Gemini Space Station Stock Jumps After Winklevoss Twins’ $100 Million Bitcoin Bet

Gemini Space Station Stock Jumps After Winklevoss Twins’ $100 Million Bitcoin Bet

Winklevoss Capital Fund bought 7.14 million Gemini Class A shares at $14 each, paying with about 1,258 bitcoin. Gemini posted first-quarter revenue of $50.3 million, up 42%, and a net loss of $109 million. Shares rose over 20% premarket after closing at $5.26 Thursday. Exchange revenue fell 27% as trading volume dropped, but services and interest revenue more than doubled.
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Figma Stock Jumps 10% Premarket After AI Tools Lift 2026 Revenue Forecast

Figma Stock Jumps 10% Premarket After AI Tools Lift 2026 Revenue Forecast

Figma raised its 2026 revenue forecast to $1.422 billion–$1.428 billion after first-quarter revenue jumped 46% to $333.4 million. Shares climbed 10.6% in premarket trading to $22.39. Paid customers rose 54% to about 690,000, with strong adoption of AI-linked products and new charges for AI credits. Figma began enforcing AI credit limits in March; over 75% of affected enterprise users kept using the service.
15 May 2026
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SolarEdge Stock Jumps 17% as Tax-Credit Deadline Puts SEDG Turnaround Back on Watch

SolarEdge Stock Jumps 17% as Tax-Credit Deadline Puts SEDG Turnaround Back on Watch

SolarEdge Technologies shares surged 17.47% to $50.24 on Thursday as investors anticipated a spike in orders ahead of a July 4 U.S. solar tax-credit deadline. CEO Yehoshua Nir told a Deutsche Bank conference that demand rose in March and April. First-quarter revenue reached $310.5 million, with a net loss of $57.4 million. Maoz Sigron will become CFO on May 31, replacing Asaf Alperovitz.
15 May 2026
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Smart Powerr Stock Surges 257%: The Nasdaq Delisting Fight Behind CREG’s Wild Move

Smart Powerr Stock Surges 257%: The Nasdaq Delisting Fight Behind CREG’s Wild Move

Smart Powerr Corp.’s shares fell to $0.4868 in Friday premarket trading after closing up 257% at $0.7143 Thursday, driven by speculation over a possible Nasdaq delisting delay. The stock remained below Nasdaq’s $1 minimum bid-price rule, keeping its listing at risk. Trading volume surged to 500.7 million shares Thursday from 5.8 million the day before. Smart Powerr reported $262,509 in 2025 sales.
15 May 2026
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AEP Stock Sale Swells Toward $3 Billion as Data-Center Power Boom Tests Utilities

AEP Stock Sale Swells Toward $3 Billion as Data-Center Power Boom Tests Utilities

American Electric Power’s stock sale grew to nearly $3 billion after underwriters exercised options for 3.07 million additional shares, SEC filings showed. The move follows AEP’s decision to raise its 2026–2030 capital plan to $78 billion amid surging demand from data centers and industrial users. Shares fell 3% Wednesday on dilution concerns. AEP expects to receive proceeds by May 2028 upon settlement of forward contracts.
15 May 2026
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Dow Back Above 50,000 as Nvidia, Cisco AI Rally Faces Friday Yield Shock

Dow Back Above 50,000 as Nvidia, Cisco AI Rally Faces Friday Yield Shock

U.S. stock futures dropped early Friday, with Dow E-minis down 0.66%, S&P 500 E-minis off 1.07%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis falling 1.56% after record closes. Cisco shares jumped 13.4% Thursday on strong earnings and a raised revenue forecast. The 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.54%, and Brent crude climbed to $109 a barrel as the Strait of Hormuz stayed closed. Investors await Nvidia and retailer earnings next week.
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US Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Futures Slide as Oil Shock and Treasury Yields Hit Wall Street

US Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Futures Slide as Oil Shock and Treasury Yields Hit Wall Street

U.S. stock futures dropped early Friday, with Nasdaq 100 E-minis down 1.56% and S&P 500 E-minis off 1.07%, as Treasury yields and oil prices surged. Brent crude climbed to $109.19 after Donald Trump warned Iran, while the 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.54%. April retail sales rose 0.5%, dampening hopes for a Fed rate cut. Beijing summit produced no clear breakthrough on Iran.
15 May 2026
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MRNO Stock Just Jumped Before the Bell. The Bigger Murano Global Test Is Still Ahead

MRNO Stock Just Jumped Before the Bell. The Bigger Murano Global Test Is Still Ahead

Murano Global Investments shares surged 67% to $0.49 in U.S. premarket trading Friday on heavy volume, after weeks under pressure from debt issues and a Nasdaq listing warning. The stock closed at $0.29 Thursday and faces an Oct. 5 deadline to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s $1 minimum bid rule. Murano is late filing its annual report and has warned of “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going concern.
15 May 2026
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Mobix Labs Stock Soars 79% After Rare-Earth Deal Plan — Why MOBX Is Suddenly in the China Supply-Chain Fight

Mobix Labs Stock Soars 79% After Rare-Earth Deal Plan — Why MOBX Is Suddenly in the China Supply-Chain Fight

Mobix Labs shares jumped 78.74% to $3.11 Thursday after it signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Special Project Delivery, a U.S. critical-minerals and energy-storage platform. The company also amended a convertible note with Leviston Resources, raising principal to $4 million for $833,000 in new cash. SPD was formed in 2019 and is based in Newport Beach, California.
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Stock Market Today

  • Micron Surpasses $1,000 Amid AI-Driven Memory Demand Surge
    June 21, 2026, 9:42 AM EDT. Micron Technology's shares surged past $1,000, joining the trillion-dollar club as AI reshapes the semiconductor sector. The rally is fueled by robust demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and advanced DRAM, essential for AI workloads. Micron's entire 2026 HBM production is sold out, with supply shortages expected through 2027 amid escalating AI investments. Market research forecasts the global memory market reaching $1.3 trillion by 2027, with DRAM revenue tripling this year. Despite a high price-to-earnings ratio of 48, Micron's valuation reflects strong earnings growth amid a historically volatile memory market. Investors are watching AI-driven demand sustainability and pricing power to gauge the stock's trajectory.

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Mexico air travel slump worsens in May, international traffic down

Mexico air travel slump worsens in May, international traffic down

21 June 2026
International passenger traffic plunged at all three listed Mexican airport groups in May, with Cancún down 11.1% and Puerto Vallarta off 26.5%, putting fresh pressure on airport and airline valuations as investors weigh weaker foreign flows, rising fuel costs, and engine shortages; Volaris and Aeroméxico shares have lagged U.S. peers, falling 2.3% and 23.2% this year, respectively.
SpaceX Stock Risks Build as ARK ETF Flows, Retail Rules and Lockups Test IPO Rally

SpaceX Stock Risks Build as ARK ETF Flows, Retail Rules and Lockups Test IPO Rally

21 June 2026
SpaceX ended its first public week at $185, up 37% from its $135 IPO price but down from Tuesday’s $225.64 high, as index inclusion and ETF flows drive demand while looming lock-up releases and the first earnings report threaten new supply and volatility, with Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P giving investment-grade ratings but skeptics warning on valuation.
Germany faces pension reform tussle as costs for ageing, defence rise

Germany faces pension reform tussle as costs for ageing, defence rise

21 June 2026
Germany’s pension commission will propose raising the retirement age to 68 by 2051 and creating a state-run investment fund, forcing Chancellor Merz’s coalition to weigh later retirement, higher contributions, and market risk as Germany’s aging population strains public finances, Reuters and Handelsblatt report.
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