Today: 15 May 2026

Khadija Saeed

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

Cisco Systems’ Quantum Switch Push Puts Networking Giant in Race for the Next Internet

Cisco Systems’ Quantum Switch Push Puts Networking Giant in Race for the Next Internet

Cisco unveiled a prototype quantum switch designed to connect different types of quantum computers and sensors over standard telecom fiber at room temperature. The company said tests showed the device preserved quantum information with average degradation of 4% or less. The switch remains a prototype, with broad quantum networks still years away. Cisco shares last traded at $89.01, valuing the firm at about $354.6 billion.
25 April 2026
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UPS Customers Are Waiting on Tariff Refunds. Congress Wants Answers Now

UPS Customers Are Waiting on Tariff Refunds. Congress Wants Answers Now

House Democrats have asked UPS CEO Carol Tomé to explain how tariff refunds from the U.S. government will reach customers, following a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated certain tariffs. UPS says it will seek refunds as importer of record and reimburse customers once funds are received, but has not disclosed the amount. Lawmakers want written answers by May 22. FedEx and DHL face similar questions.
25 April 2026
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Hawaiian Airlines Is Now oneworld — and Alaska’s Takeover Is Showing Up at the Gate

Hawaiian Airlines Is Now oneworld — and Alaska’s Takeover Is Showing Up at the Gate

Hawaiian Airlines joined the oneworld alliance this week and switched to Alaska Airlines’ Sabre reservations system, making Alaska’s acquisition more visible to travelers. All Hawaiian flights now use Alaska’s “AS” code, and loyalty benefits extend across oneworld’s 14 other airlines. Passengers can manage trips in a single app and use shared airport lobbies. Hawaiian’s flight-number transition took effect April 21.
25 April 2026
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Intuit Stock Rebounds After AI Selloff as TurboTax Owner Nears Earnings Test

Intuit Stock Rebounds After AI Selloff as TurboTax Owner Nears Earnings Test

Intuit shares rose 3.3% to $395.95 on Friday, recovering part of Thursday’s AI-driven losses. The company’s fiscal third-quarter results, covering the peak U.S. tax season, are due after April 30. Investors are watching TurboTax and QuickBooks growth as AI competition pressures software valuations. Intuit forecasts about 10% revenue growth and non-GAAP EPS of $12.45 to $12.51 for the quarter.
25 April 2026
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Intuitive Surgical Stock Rebounds As Da Vinci Robot Demand Gives ISRG Bulls A Fresh Test

Intuitive Surgical Stock Rebounds As Da Vinci Robot Demand Gives ISRG Bulls A Fresh Test

Intuitive Surgical shares climbed to $482.22 on April 24 after the company raised its 2026 growth outlook and reported a 23% jump in first-quarter revenue to $2.77 billion. The firm placed 431 da Vinci systems in the quarter and now expects 2026 procedure growth of 13.5% to 15.5%. U.S. bariatric procedures fell 10%, while China and Japan saw slower growth. Competition from Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic is increasing.
25 April 2026
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Home Depot’s $4.3 Million Markdown Case Puts Retail Controls Back in Focus

Home Depot’s $4.3 Million Markdown Case Puts Retail Controls Back in Focus

A former Home Depot manager in Miami-Dade County, Mauricio Jimenez, was released on bond after being charged with grand theft and organized fraud in a markdown scheme that allegedly cost the retailer $4.3 million. Authorities say Jimenez approved unauthorized discounts on over 4,500 orders from December 2023 to April 2026. Investigators found no evidence of kickbacks. Home Depot declined to comment.
25 April 2026
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Costco Wholesale’s Tariff Refund Fight Just Got Harder as Shoppers Seek Payback

Costco Wholesale’s Tariff Refund Fight Just Got Harder as Shoppers Seek Payback

House Democrats have asked Costco and other major retailers to detail how any Trump-era tariff refunds will benefit consumers, as U.S. Customs and Border Protection begins processing claims under a new CAPE system. Costco and FedEx have sued to preserve refund rights, while a customer has filed a class action demanding refunds be returned to shoppers. Costco shares last traded at $1,011.15.
25 April 2026
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Palo Alto Networks Stock Jumps as AI Cyber Fears Become Its Next Big Test

Palo Alto Networks Stock Jumps as AI Cyber Fears Become Its Next Big Test

Palo Alto Networks shares closed up 3.08% at $178.54 on Friday, outpacing cybersecurity peers after Japan announced a financial-sector cybersecurity task force over concerns tied to Anthropic’s Mythos AI model. The company continues heavy spending on acquisitions and integration, aiming to capture demand from large organizations worried about AI-driven cyber threats.
25 April 2026
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Cameco Corporation Stock Faces a May 5 Test After Friday’s Uranium Pullback

Cameco Corporation Stock Faces a May 5 Test After Friday’s Uranium Pullback

Cameco’s U.S.-listed shares fell $1.70 to $122.15 Friday, while Toronto shares dropped C$2.45 to C$167.02. The uranium producer will report first-quarter results before markets open May 5, with an executive call set for 8:00 a.m. Eastern. Other uranium stocks, including NexGen Energy and Uranium Energy, also declined in U.S. trading. Cameco produced 21 million pounds of uranium in 2025 and delivered 33 million pounds.
25 April 2026
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Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Snaps Back as Steel Turnaround Gets One More Test

Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Snaps Back as Steel Turnaround Gets One More Test

Cleveland-Cliffs shares jumped 7.37% to $9.76 Friday after reporting a first-quarter net loss of $229 million and revenue of $4.9 billion. Investors bought 61,622 call options, 42% above average volume. Steel shipments slipped 1% to 4.108 million tons, while average selling price rose to $1,048 per ton. Management expects higher shipments and prices in the second quarter.
25 April 2026
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PayPal Holdings Stock Gets a Pre-Earnings Lift, But Truist’s Sell Call Keeps Pressure On

PayPal Holdings Stock Gets a Pre-Earnings Lift, But Truist’s Sell Call Keeps Pressure On

PayPal shares climbed 1.47% to $50.48 on April 24 after Truist raised its price target to $45 but kept a Sell rating, leaving the target below market price. The move comes ahead of PayPal’s May 5 earnings call, the first since Enrique Lores became CEO. Investors remain focused on branded checkout growth and competition from Apple and Google. PayPal reported 7% growth in peer-to-peer volume for 2025.
25 April 2026
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Kraft Heinz Stock Gets Fresh Dividend Cut Warning Ahead of May 6 Earnings

Kraft Heinz Stock Gets Fresh Dividend Cut Warning Ahead of May 6 Earnings

BofA Securities placed Kraft Heinz in a higher-risk group for dividend cuts, and Morgan Stanley lowered its price target to $22. Shares have dropped over 40% in three years amid falling demand, cost pressures, and the impact of GLP-1 drugs. Kraft Heinz posted a $4.7 billion operating loss for 2025 and expects organic net sales to fall up to 3.5% in 2026. First-quarter results are due May 6.
25 April 2026
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Realty Income Stock Just Stumbled Before Earnings. The Dividend Test Comes Next

Realty Income Stock Just Stumbled Before Earnings. The Dividend Test Comes Next

Realty Income Corp. shares dropped 1.17% to $63.33 on Friday, underperforming real estate peers ahead of its May 6 first-quarter earnings release. The company declared a $0.2705 per share monthly dividend, payable May 15. Realty Income reported 2025 AFFO of $4.28 per share and guided 2026 AFFO to $4.38–$4.42. In March, Apollo funds agreed to invest $1 billion for a 49% stake in a joint venture.
25 April 2026
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Conagra Brands Stock Faces a 9% Dividend Test After Its Slide Deepens

Conagra Brands Stock Faces a 9% Dividend Test After Its Slide Deepens

Conagra Brands’ shares closed Friday at $14.17, near a 52-week low, as BofA Securities warned its dividend is among the most at risk for cuts in the packaged-food sector. The company’s board approved a 35-cent quarterly dividend payable June 3, with April 30 as the record date. Conagra’s payout ratio stands above 80%, and net sales fell 1.9% last quarter. New CEO John Brase takes over June 1.
25 April 2026
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Enbridge Just Got a C$4 Billion Pipeline Green Light. Here’s Why It Matters Now

Enbridge Just Got a C$4 Billion Pipeline Green Light. Here’s Why It Matters Now

Canada approved Enbridge’s C$4 billion Sunrise Expansion in British Columbia, marking the first major pipeline approval under Prime Minister Mark Carney. The project will add 300 million cubic feet per day to Enbridge’s Westcoast gas network, with construction set for July 2026 and service targeted for late 2028. Enbridge shares rose 1.3% on the news. The federal government projects over C$3 billion in GDP impact and 2,500 construction jobs.
25 April 2026
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Buffett Is Off the Stage. Berkshire Hathaway’s Greg Abel Now Has to Answer

Buffett Is Off the Stage. Berkshire Hathaway’s Greg Abel Now Has to Answer

Greg Abel will lead his first Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting as CEO on May 2, following Warren Buffett’s retirement. Berkshire shares have fallen 14% since Buffett’s exit, while the S&P 500 rose 26%. Investors are pressing Abel on plans for the company’s $373 billion cash pile and recent underperformance. Buffett will attend but not speak, saying, “Greg will be the decider.”
25 April 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Blackstone (BX) Share Price Drops 22.9% This Year; Analysts Evaluate Fair Value
    May 15, 2026, 4:56 AM EDT. Blackstone's (BX) shares, down 22.9% year-to-date and hovering around $122.46, are drawing fresh scrutiny from investors. Despite recent headwinds, the private equity giant shows a strong three- and five-year return exceeding 60%, though the past year indicated a 13.5% decline. Using the Excess Returns model, which measures returns on equity against funding costs, Blackstone's intrinsic value is estimated at $112.76, slightly below current market price, suggesting shares are fairly valued but close to potential overvaluation. The firm's valuation score rates low at 1 out of 6, signaling caution. Market watchers should stay alert for shifts, as valuation impacts and market conditions continue to evolve.

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Redwire Stock Jumps 22% as Drone Showcase Draws Attention to Record Backlog

Redwire Stock Jumps 22% as Drone Showcase Draws Attention to Record Backlog

15 May 2026
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 15, 2026, 05:03 EDT Redwire Corporation’s shares jumped more than 22% on Thursday, reviving investor interest in the space-and-defense technology company ahead of a military technology showcase next week and after quarterly results showed a record backlog despite a bigger loss. The stock closed at $13.99, up 22.08%, according to market coverage published Thursday evening. (Insider Monkey) The move matters now because Redwire is trying to sell investors on a broader defense-tech story, not only a space-hardware one. The company said it will be at SOF Week in Tampa, Florida, from May 18 to May 21, where
Sivers Semiconductors Stock: Nasdaq Push Faces Restated Losses and a New Deadline

Sivers Semiconductors Stock: Nasdaq Push Faces Restated Losses and a New Deadline

15 May 2026
Sivers Semiconductors restated its 2024 and 2025 accounts, widening reported losses, as it prepares for a possible Nasdaq New York dual listing. The company delayed its Q1 report to May 29 due to ongoing audit work. Shareholders will vote June 15 on board changes, a no-dividend proposal, a stock-option plan, and new share issue powers. Sivers shares fell 4.7% Friday after a sharp rise earlier in the week.
Coinbase, Robinhood and Strategy Stocks Jump: The Crypto Bill Traders Are Chasing Now

Coinbase, Robinhood and Strategy Stocks Jump: The Crypto Bill Traders Are Chasing Now

15 May 2026
Coinbase, Robinhood, and Strategy each jumped about 5% after the Senate Banking Committee advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in a 15-9 vote. Bitcoin traded near $80,623 early Friday. The bill would clarify oversight between the SEC and CFTC but faces further legislative hurdles. Coinbase closed at $212.01, Robinhood at $80.70, and Strategy at $186.97.
Sandisk Stock Warning: The $1,150 SNDK Offer Investors Are Being Told to Reject

Sandisk Stock Warning: The $1,150 SNDK Offer Investors Are Being Told to Reject

15 May 2026
Sandisk Corp urged shareholders to reject Tutanota LLC’s unsolicited offer to buy up to 100,000 shares at $1,150 each, about 17% below Thursday’s $1,382.72 closing price. Sandisk said the offer covers less than 0.07% of its stock and warned investors could sell below market value. The offer expires May 20 unless extended. Sandisk shares have surged on strong AI memory chip demand and recent earnings.
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