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.

AMC Stock Jumps Nearly 20% on Super Mario Box Office Boost, but Debt Still Looms

AMC Stock Jumps Nearly 20% on Super Mario Box Office Boost, but Debt Still Looms

AMC Entertainment shares surged nearly 20% Friday after the chain reported record Easter weekend revenue, with more than 6 million visitors and strong results from “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.” By midday, AMC traded at $1.93, up $0.32. Cinemark and Marcus also posted their best-ever Easter five-day box office. Despite the rally, AMC stock remains far below its 52-week high of $4.08.
17 April 2026
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Chevron Stock Falls Despite Supreme Court Win as Oil Prices Tumble on Hormuz Reopening

Chevron Stock Falls Despite Supreme Court Win as Oil Prices Tumble on Hormuz Reopening

Chevron shares fell 3.8% to $180.99 by midday Friday after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz remained open, pushing oil prices lower. The drop followed Chevron’s warning last week of a potential $2.7 billion to $3.7 billion first-quarter earnings hit from temporary accounting effects. A Supreme Court win in Louisiana litigation failed to offset the selloff. Exxon and ConocoPhillips also declined.
17 April 2026
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Alphabet Stock Gets Fresh ‘Undervalued’ Calls Ahead of Google’s High-Stakes Earnings

Alphabet Stock Gets Fresh ‘Undervalued’ Calls Ahead of Google’s High-Stakes Earnings

Alphabet shares traded near $337 Friday ahead of its April 29 earnings report, rising 0.4% in late-morning New York trading. The company may boost 2026 capital spending to as much as $185 billion, with Google Cloud revenue up 48% last quarter. Broadcom recently signed a deal to supply Google’s custom AI chips through 2031. The European Commission proposed new rules requiring Google to share search data with rivals.
17 April 2026
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Broadcom stock rises as Goldman keeps $480 target after Meta AI chip deal

Broadcom stock rises as Goldman keeps $480 target after Meta AI chip deal

Broadcom shares rose 1.2% to $403.18 Friday after Goldman Sachs reiterated a buy rating and $480 price target, citing Meta’s expanded AI chip partnership. Meta extended its Broadcom deal through 2029, with an initial compute commitment over 1 gigawatt. The agreement follows recent custom chip wins with Google and Anthropic. Analysts flagged risk from Broadcom’s growing reliance on a few large customers.
17 April 2026
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Hims & Hers Health Stock Jumps as FDA Reconsiders Peptide Restrictions

Hims & Hers Health Stock Jumps as FDA Reconsiders Peptide Restrictions

Hims & Hers Health shares rose to $26.65 Thursday after the FDA said it would reconsider restrictions on several peptides, removing 12 from a high-risk list and scheduling a July review of seven more. The move follows Hims’ March decision to stop advertising compounded GLP-1 drugs and expand branded offerings through Novo Nordisk. The company acquired a California peptide facility last year to bolster supply.
16 April 2026
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SoFi Technologies Stock Rises as FedNow Instant Transfers Set Up April 29 Earnings Test

SoFi Technologies Stock Rises as FedNow Instant Transfers Set Up April 29 Earnings Test

SoFi Technologies shares rose 1.5% Thursday after launching instant bank transfers via its Galileo platform, allowing money to move between SoFi and outside banks in seconds. The stock traded near $19.08 in New York. Investors await first-quarter results April 29, with SoFi guiding to $1.04 billion in adjusted net revenue and 12 cents per share in adjusted earnings.
16 April 2026
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D-Wave Quantum Stock Jumps Again as Nvidia’s Ising Launch Reignites Quantum Rally

D-Wave Quantum Stock Jumps Again as Nvidia’s Ising Launch Reignites Quantum Rally

D-Wave Quantum shares climbed about 5% Thursday, extending a 22.6% surge after Nvidia launched Ising, a new AI model family for quantum computing. D-Wave traded at $21.81, up from last year’s lows, and reported 2025 revenue of $24.6 million with first-quarter 2026 bookings topping $32.8 million. The company completed its $250 million Quantum Circuits acquisition in January. Market cap stood near $8.4 billion.
16 April 2026
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US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Record Highs as Wall Street Bets on Ceasefire, Earnings

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Record Highs as Wall Street Bets on Ceasefire, Earnings

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new intraday highs Thursday, with the S&P 500 up 0.27% and the Nasdaq rising 0.38% by late morning. Strong earnings from major banks and tech optimism fueled gains, while oil prices climbed as traders doubted progress in Middle East talks. Jobless claims fell to 207,000, but U.S. manufacturing output slipped 0.1% in March.
16 April 2026
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Intel Launches Lower-Cost 18A PC Chips as Analysts Lift Targets Ahead of Earnings

Intel Launches Lower-Cost 18A PC Chips as Analysts Lift Targets Ahead of Earnings

Intel launched its Core Series 3 mobile processors Thursday, bringing its 18A chipmaking process to mainstream laptops and edge systems. Shares rose 4.2% to $67.69 after the announcement. More than 70 device designs from partners including Acer, HP, and Samsung are expected in coming months. Wall Street raised price targets but some analysts cautioned about ongoing challenges and competition from AMD and TSMC.
16 April 2026
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IonQ Stock Extends Rally After DARPA Win and Quantum Networking Breakthrough

IonQ Stock Extends Rally After DARPA Win and Quantum Networking Breakthrough

IonQ shares climbed 2.8% to $44.46 by midday Thursday after announcing a DARPA contract under the new HARQ program and linking two commercial quantum systems with photons. The company reported 2025 revenue of $130 million and projected up to $245 million for 2026. Peers Rigetti and D-Wave Quantum also gained after Nvidia launched new AI models for quantum calibration and error correction.
16 April 2026
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NVIDIA Corporation Deepens Robotics Push With Cadence as AI Chip Demand Holds Up

NVIDIA Corporation Deepens Robotics Push With Cadence as AI Chip Demand Holds Up

Nvidia and Cadence Design Systems announced a partnership Wednesday to combine Cadence's physics engines with Nvidia AI models for training robots in virtual environments. Nvidia shares traded at $198.95 Thursday, holding a $4.53 trillion market value, while Cadence gained 1.1%. The collaboration was unveiled at a Cadence event in Santa Clara.
16 April 2026
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Boeing Targets 26 Satellite Deliveries in 2026 With New Resolute Platform

Boeing Targets 26 Satellite Deliveries in 2026 With New Resolute Platform

Boeing and Millennium Space Systems unveiled the Resolute mid-class satellite platform and announced plans to deliver 26 satellites in 2026. The move follows pressure from military buyers to accelerate production and comes as Amazon agreed to buy Globalstar for $11.57 billion to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. Boeing shares fell about 2.5% in midday New York trading.
16 April 2026
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AMD Stock, Intel Stock Jump as Bernstein Raises Price Targets on AI Server Demand, Meta Deal

AMD Stock, Intel Stock Jump as Bernstein Raises Price Targets on AI Server Demand, Meta Deal

Bernstein raised price targets for AMD and Intel on Thursday, citing stronger demand for server chips in AI data centers. AMD shares rose 5.8% to $273.19 and Intel gained 4.1% to $67.57, both above the new targets. Bernstein now expects AMD’s EPYC server-chip sales to grow 50% in 2026, and Intel’s Xeon sales to rise 36%. Meta’s $60 billion deal with AMD and extended chip supply agreements are driving demand.
16 April 2026
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Rocket Lab Stock Jumps as Mynaric Deal, Gauss Thruster Fuel Fresh Bullish Calls

Rocket Lab Stock Jumps as Mynaric Deal, Gauss Thruster Fuel Fresh Bullish Calls

Rocket Lab shares rose 9% Thursday after launching a new electric satellite thruster and closing its $155.3 million acquisition of Mynaric. Shares traded at $80.39 by 11:30 a.m. EDT. The company reported $602 million in 2025 revenue and a $1.85 billion backlog. Rocket Lab delayed its Neutron rocket to late 2026 after a tank test failure.
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Microsoft vs Oracle Stock: Why MSFT and ORCL Are Getting a Second Look in 2026

Microsoft vs Oracle Stock: Why MSFT and ORCL Are Getting a Second Look in 2026

Microsoft rose $6.46 to $417.68 and Oracle gained $7.04 to $176.85 by late morning Thursday in New York, as investors responded to strong AI demand and Oracle’s new data center power deals. Oracle said its future contracted revenue jumped 325% to $553 billion. Microsoft is set to report fiscal third-quarter results April 29 after spending over $200 billion on AI since 2024.
16 April 2026
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Norse Atlantic Cancels All LAX Summer Flights as Fuel Costs Force Los Angeles Retreat

Norse Atlantic Cancels All LAX Summer Flights as Fuel Costs Force Los Angeles Retreat

Norse Atlantic Airways has canceled all planned summer flights from Los Angeles to London Gatwick, Paris, and Rome, citing surging jet fuel costs. The airline launched a $110 million rights issue, secured a $70 million bridge loan, and withdrew its 2026 outlook. Routes disappeared from booking systems on April 14. Norse had been the only scheduled operator on the Gatwick-Los Angeles route.
16 April 2026
S&P 500 Hits Record High as Iran Deal Hopes, Bank Earnings Lift Wall Street

S&P 500 Hits Record High as Iran Deal Hopes, Bank Earnings Lift Wall Street

The S&P 500 closed at a record 7,022.95 and the Nasdaq at 24,016.02 on Wednesday, erasing losses from the March selloff tied to the Feb. 28 conflict. Bank of America reported $8.6 billion in first-quarter net income, up 17%, while Morgan Stanley posted record revenue. Talks between Washington and Tehran raised hopes for easing oil supply fears, but Brent crude stayed elevated at $94.93 a barrel.
16 April 2026
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Tesla’s U.S. Solar Bet Faces China Export Threat as Energy Arm Becomes More Profitable Than Cars

Tesla’s U.S. Solar Bet Faces China Export Threat as Energy Arm Becomes More Profitable Than Cars

China is considering export restrictions on advanced solar-manufacturing equipment to the U.S., potentially affecting Tesla’s plans for new factories, sources told Reuters. Tesla aims to buy $2.9 billion in solar-panel equipment from China and expand U.S. solar production. China produces over 80% of global solar panel components. No final decision has been made, and consultations remain preliminary.
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Stock Market Today

  • Dollar Hits 2.5-Week High as US Economic Data Strengthens Fed Hike Bets; Gold Falls
    May 15, 2026, 2:10 PM EDT. The U.S. dollar index climbed to a 2.5-week high, propelled by robust economic data including a surge in the May Empire manufacturing survey to a four-year peak and a 14-month high rise in April manufacturing production. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield touched an 11.75-month top at 4.58%, reinforcing expectations for Federal Reserve tightening. In parallel, gold prices plunged 2.65% as rising bond yields and a stronger dollar diminished safe-haven demand. Energy prices rose sharply, with crude oil up 3%, pressuring the euro and yen due to their energy import reliance. European and Japanese bond yields surged to multi-year highs, boosting their respective currencies' interest-rate appeal but limited losses amid tightening monetary policy expectations.

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Navitas Semiconductor Just Raised $122 Million. The AI Power-Chip Rally Has a New Test

Navitas Semiconductor Just Raised $122 Million. The AI Power-Chip Rally Has a New Test

15 May 2026
Navitas Semiconductor raised about $122 million by selling 6.53 million shares through an at-the-market program, according to a May 13 SEC filing. The company reported first-quarter revenue of $8.6 million, down from $14 million a year earlier, and a GAAP operating loss of $27.8 million. Shares closed at $20.90, valuing Navitas at about $4.8 billion.
Snap Stock Faces New Washington Test as Evan Spiegel Is Called Back to Congress

Snap Stock Faces New Washington Test as Evan Spiegel Is Called Back to Congress

15 May 2026
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel was invited to testify at a June Senate hearing on children’s online safety, alongside leaders from Meta, Alphabet, and TikTok. The hearing comes as Snap faces slowing North American user growth and ad-market concerns. The Senate Judiciary Committee has not yet received formal RSVPs from the CEOs. Snap declined to comment on the invitation.
MARA Holdings Stock Falls as Bitcoin Slide Tests Its $1.5 Billion AI Power Bet

MARA Holdings Stock Falls as Bitcoin Slide Tests Its $1.5 Billion AI Power Bet

15 May 2026
MARA shares fell 7.4% to $12.30 as bitcoin dropped 3.3% to $79,222 on Friday. A consent deadline for Long Ridge Energy noteholders tied to MARA’s $1.5 billion acquisition expires at 5 p.m. MARA reported first-quarter revenue of $174.6 million, down 18% year-on-year, and a net loss of $1.3 billion, mostly from bitcoin fair-value losses.
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