Today: 16 May 2026

Khadija Saeed

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

SoFi Technologies Stock Slips as Wall Street Cuts Targets Ahead of Q1 Earnings

SoFi Technologies Stock Slips as Wall Street Cuts Targets Ahead of Q1 Earnings

SoFi Technologies shares fell 1.9% to $16.18 Thursday after KBW and Wells Fargo cut price targets ahead of first-quarter results due April 29. The moves follow Muddy Waters’ short position and claims of accounting issues, which SoFi denies. Affirm and LendingClub also traded lower. Barclays and other banks have trimmed targets as concerns mount over credit quality and sector valuations.
9 April 2026
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Grab Holdings Bets on AI as Group Ride Tool Targets 40% Lower Fares

Grab Holdings Bets on AI as Group Ride Tool Targets 40% Lower Fares

Grab Holdings launched 13 new AI-powered products in Jakarta, including a “Group Ride” feature that can cut fares by up to 40% for shared routes. CEO Anthony Tan said the tools aim to offset rising fuel costs and support demand as households tighten spending. The company’s 2026 revenue and profit forecasts remain below analyst expectations. Grab’s $600 million deal to buy Foodpanda Taiwan is pending regulatory approval.
9 April 2026
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American Airlines Faces FAA Fine Over Drug-Testing Lapses in New Test for 2026 Turnaround

American Airlines Faces FAA Fine Over Drug-Testing Lapses in New Test for 2026 Turnaround

The FAA proposed a $255,000 civil penalty against American Airlines, alleging the carrier allowed 12 flight attendants who tested positive for drugs or alcohol to return to safety-sensitive duties before completing required follow-up tests. The alleged violations occurred from May 2019 to December 2023. American has 30 days to respond. The airline said it is reviewing the notice.
9 April 2026
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Hologic goes private: Blackstone, TPG close buyout and name José Almeida CEO

Hologic goes private: Blackstone, TPG close buyout and name José Almeida CEO

Blackstone and TPG closed their $17.3 billion acquisition of Hologic on April 7, with José Almeida replacing Steve MacMillan as CEO. Hologic shares were suspended before trading that day and will be removed from the S&P 500 before Thursday’s open. Former shareholders will receive $76 per share in cash plus a contingent value right worth up to $3 more if revenue targets are met.
9 April 2026
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When Will Gas Prices Fall? Iran Ceasefire May Not Bring Quick Relief as Oil Rebounds

When Will Gas Prices Fall? Iran Ceasefire May Not Bring Quick Relief as Oil Rebounds

Brent crude rebounded 3% Thursday despite a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, with the Strait of Hormuz still nearly shut and only one oil-products tanker passing in 24 hours. U.S. gasoline averaged $4.166 a gallon on April 9, and AAA said prices could drop slowly. North Sea Forties crude hit a record $146.43 a barrel. The U.S. EIA expects Hormuz flows may take months to recover.
9 April 2026
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Sensex Falls 931 Points, Nifty Slides as Oil Prices Jump and Iran-U.S. Ceasefire Doubts Hit Indian Stocks

Sensex Falls 931 Points, Nifty Slides as Oil Prices Jump and Iran-U.S. Ceasefire Doubts Hit Indian Stocks

The Sensex dropped 931.25 points, or 1.20%, to 76,631.65 on Thursday as oil prices rebounded and doubts over an Iran-U.S. ceasefire rattled investors. Banks led the decline, while mid-caps, small-caps, and metals outperformed. Foreign investors extended their selling streak, and the rupee slipped to 92.6575 per dollar. Strait of Hormuz traffic remained near a standstill.
9 April 2026
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CoreWeave Stock Climbs on $21 Billion Meta AI Cloud Deal, but Debt Risks Stay in Focus

CoreWeave Stock Climbs on $21 Billion Meta AI Cloud Deal, but Debt Risks Stay in Focus

CoreWeave said Meta Platforms committed about $21 billion for AI cloud capacity through December 2032. Shares rose 4.3% to $88.90 in premarket trading after the announcement. The deal follows an $8.5 billion loan facility and a $1.25 billion senior notes offering. CoreWeave reported $5.13 billion in 2025 revenue and ended December with a $66.8 billion backlog.
9 April 2026
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NVIDIA’s Rubin AI Chip Ramp Hits Fresh Snag as HBM4 Memory Crunch Clouds 2026

NVIDIA’s Rubin AI Chip Ramp Hits Fresh Snag as HBM4 Memory Crunch Clouds 2026

TrendForce said April 8 that Nvidia’s Rubin AI chip shipments may be delayed by HBM4 memory qualification and cooling demands, shifting over 70% of 2026 high-end GPU volume to the current Blackwell line. Rubin’s projected share dropped to 22%. Samsung began shipping HBM4 to Nvidia in February, but SK Hynix and Micron face qualification delays. Broadcom signed a long-term deal to develop Google’s TPUs through 2031.
9 April 2026
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Jim Cramer Says Wednesday’s Rally Revealed What Stocks to Buy as Micron, Memory Names Stay in Focus

Jim Cramer Says Wednesday’s Rally Revealed What Stocks to Buy as Micron, Memory Names Stay in Focus

U.S. stocks rebounded sharply Wednesday, with the Dow up over 1,300 points and chipmakers jumping 6.3% as investors responded to a tentative Middle East ceasefire. Jim Cramer pointed to gains in Sherwin-Williams, Caterpillar, Home Depot, and Goldman Sachs as signals of what institutions may favor if markets stabilize. Futures slipped Thursday as oil rose on renewed ceasefire doubts and investors awaited PCE inflation data.
9 April 2026
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Why IREN Stock Is Back in Focus as AI Ambitions Meet Funding Fears

Why IREN Stock Is Back in Focus as AI Ambitions Meet Funding Fears

IREN shares rose 1.8% to $35.74 Wednesday as investors assessed its $6 billion share program and shift from bitcoin mining to AI cloud services. The company’s revenue fell to $184.7 million last quarter, with a net loss of $155.4 million. IREN recently announced a five-year, $9.7 billion AI cloud deal with Microsoft. Options trading volume hit 103,000 contracts Tuesday, with sentiment described as mixed.
8 April 2026
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Amazon Stock Could Jump 50% as Wall Street Reconsiders Its $200 Billion AI Bet

Amazon Stock Could Jump 50% as Wall Street Reconsiders Its $200 Billion AI Bet

Amazon closed at $213.77 Tuesday, with BNP Paribas maintaining a $320 price target, citing strong AI demand despite Amazon’s planned $200 billion capex for 2026. The company’s February forecast of higher spending sent shares down 11.5% after hours, even as AWS revenue rose 24% to $35.6 billion in the December quarter. Alphabet and Microsoft are also ramping up AI infrastructure spending.
8 April 2026
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Sensex Soars 2,946 Points, Nifty Near 24,000 After Iran Ceasefire and RBI Pause

Sensex Soars 2,946 Points, Nifty Near 24,000 After Iran Ceasefire and RBI Pause

The Sensex surged 2,946 points to 77,562.90 on Wednesday, its best day in five years, as a U.S.-Iran ceasefire and steady RBI rates pushed Indian markets higher. Brent crude fell 14.4% to $93.49 a barrel, easing pressure on the rupee, which rose 0.5% to 92.58 per dollar. All 16 major sectors gained, led by financials and auto stocks. The RBI kept its repo rate at 5.25% and forecast slower growth ahead.
8 April 2026
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Netflix Stock Draws Fresh Institutional Buying Ahead of Earnings After Goldman Upgrade

Netflix Stock Draws Fresh Institutional Buying Ahead of Earnings After Goldman Upgrade

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. increased its Netflix stake by 1,141.9% to 29,074 shares in Q4, while Ethos Capital Management disclosed a new 19,610-share position worth $1.84 million. The moves come ahead of Netflix’s April 16 earnings report and follow a Goldman Sachs upgrade to Buy with a $120 target. Insiders Reed Hastings and Greg Peters sold shares earlier this year under preset trading plans. Netflix last traded at $98.82.
8 April 2026
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Alphabet Stock (GOOG, GOOGL) Faces Split Fund Bets Ahead of Earnings After Fresh 13F Reports

Alphabet Stock (GOOG, GOOGL) Faces Split Fund Bets Ahead of Earnings After Fresh 13F Reports

Zevenbergen Capital increased its Alphabet Class A share holdings by 27.4% in Q4, while Lombard Odier and Empirical Wealth Management reduced their Class C positions, according to April 7 filings. Alphabet will report first-quarter results on April 29. GOOG and GOOGL traded near $304 before Wednesday’s U.S. open. The filings reflect holdings as of December 31 and may not show current positions.
8 April 2026
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Nvidia Stock Edges Up, but Broadcom’s Google TPU Deal Raises Stakes in AI Chip Race

Nvidia Stock Edges Up, but Broadcom’s Google TPU Deal Raises Stakes in AI Chip Race

Broadcom announced a multiyear deal to develop Google’s next-generation TPUs and supply AI rack components through 2031. Nvidia shares rose 0.3% premarket, while Broadcom jumped 6.3% after the news. Anthropic said it will access 3.5 gigawatts of TPU compute from 2027 and reported Claude’s run-rate revenue above $30 billion. Analysts say custom ASICs could begin taking AI inference share from Nvidia starting in 2027.
8 April 2026
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Occidental Petroleum Stock Slides With Oil as Wolfe Research Lifts OXY Target and Hollub Exit Talk Builds

Occidental Petroleum Stock Slides With Oil as Wolfe Research Lifts OXY Target and Hollub Exit Talk Builds

Occidental Petroleum shares were set to drop 7.8% in premarket trading Wednesday after oil prices fell on a U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Wolfe Research raised its price target on the stock to $70, but most analysts remain cautious. CEO Vicki Hollub is expected to retire later this year, with COO Rob Jackson seen as her likely successor. Oxy reports first-quarter results May 5.
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Stock Market Today

  • Nut Tree Capital Management Reveals 8.3% Stake in Trinseo PLC
    May 15, 2026, 6:45 PM EDT. Nut Tree Capital Management, including affiliates and CIO Jared R. Nussbaum, reported holding 8.3% of Trinseo PLC ordinary shares as of March 31, 2026. The shares, with a par value of $0.01 each, are held through Nut Tree Master Fund, LP, for which Nut Tree Capital Management serves as investment adviser. Trinseo, a materials company headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, now counts Nut Tree as a significant shareholder. The disclosure complies with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules requiring investors exceeding 5% ownership to file reports.

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SpaceX IPO Date Moves Up as Musk’s $1.75 Trillion Nasdaq Listing Nears

SpaceX IPO Date Moves Up as Musk’s $1.75 Trillion Nasdaq Listing Nears

16 May 2026
SpaceX plans to list on Nasdaq as early as June 12 under the ticker SPCX, seeking to raise about $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation, sources told Reuters. The company aims to publish its prospectus next week, with investor meetings set for June 4. Bloomberg reported Brookfield has already placed a $2 billion bet ahead of the IPO. SpaceX’s filing includes supervoting shares and strict limits on shareholder proposals.
Broadcom Slips as AI Chip Stocks See Selling

Broadcom Slips as AI Chip Stocks See Selling

16 May 2026
Broadcom shares fell 3.3% to $425.19 on Friday, leading a sector-wide drop in AI-linked chip stocks after a recent rally. No company-specific news triggered the decline. Higher oil prices and Treasury yields fueled inflation concerns, raising expectations that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates elevated. Nvidia and AMD also posted sharp losses.
Alphabet Drops After Ackman Sells, Tech Stocks Slump

Alphabet Drops After Ackman Sells, Tech Stocks Slump

16 May 2026
Alphabet shares fell 1.1% Friday after Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square disclosed it sold its entire Alphabet stake to fund a new Microsoft position. The Nasdaq dropped 1.54% as rising oil prices and Treasury yields pressured tech stocks. Microsoft rose 3.1% on the news. Alphabet reported Q1 revenue up 22% to $109.9 billion, but raised 2026 capex guidance to as much as $190 billion.
Macy’s jumps after Berkshire Hathaway stakes claim as tariff worries loom

Macy’s jumps after Berkshire Hathaway stakes claim as tariff worries loom

16 May 2026
Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a $55 million stake in Macy’s, sending the retailer’s shares up 5.9% in after-hours trading. The position, revealed in a quarterly SEC filing, covers about 3.04 million shares as of March 31. Macy’s board declared a quarterly dividend of 19.15 cents per share, payable July 1. The company forecast lower net sales for fiscal 2026 amid ongoing tariff and consumer spending pressures.
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