Today: 18 July 2026

Leokadia Głogulska

Leokadia Głogulska is a financial and technology journalist at TS2.tech, covering stocks, artificial intelligence, space technology and global market developments. She graduated from Wrocław University of Economics and Business and previously worked in financial analysis before moving into business journalism. Her reporting focuses on helping readers understand the market trends, companies and technologies shaping the global economy.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) stock jumps as enterprise budgets pivot to AI hardware

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) stock jumps as enterprise budgets pivot to AI hardware

Dell Technologies Inc. climbed 5.8% on Tuesday, adding about $16.2 billion in market value, after preliminary results from International Business Machines Corp. showed large customers shifting late-June spending toward servers, storage and memory. The move gives Dell investors a fresh demand signal from outside the company.
14 July 2026
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NextCure stock surge puts cash payout and 1.21% Avere stake under the lens

NextCure stock surge puts cash payout and 1.21% Avere stake under the lens

NextCure, Inc. shares nearly tripled on Tuesday after the cancer-drug developer agreed to merge with privately held Avere Therapeutics and pair the transaction with a $320 million financing. Yet current holders are expected to own just 1.21% of the combined company, making the rally a wager on a possible cash distribution, a contingent-value right and a higher public valuation for Avere—not merely the financing headline.
14 July 2026
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National Grid Stock Reclaims 84% of Its AI-Deal Drop as £70 Billion Funding Test Comes Into Focus

National Grid Stock Reclaims 84% of Its AI-Deal Drop as £70 Billion Funding Test Comes Into Focus

National Grid plc shares traded around 1,242 pence on Tuesday ahead of its 11:00 BST annual meeting, where shareholders are due to adopt updated articles carrying a £70 billion group borrowing limit, up from £55 billion. The higher ceiling was approved at the 2025 AGM, so Tuesday’s resolution implements an earlier vote rather than unveiling fresh financing.
14 July 2026
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MoneySimpler AI Trading Bot Lists Up to 4% a Day, Putting Audit Claims in Focus

MoneySimpler AI Trading Bot Lists Up to 4% a Day, Putting Audit Claims in Focus

MoneySimpler launched a no-code cryptocurrency trading bot on Monday while its website listed short contracts with daily returns equal to 1.25% to 4% of principal — the original stake — and a refund of that stake. Markets Insider carried the announcement as a GlobeNewswire press release and said its editorial teams were not involved. The economics, rather than the coding-free interface, are the investor story.
14 July 2026
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Barclays’ £262 million buyback was a standout but the edge is fading

Barclays’ £262 million buyback was a standout but the edge is fading

Barclays PLC would need about £262 million more to buy back the same number of shares at Monday's price than it paid in its two buyback programs earlier this year, filings show. The bank bought and cancelled 344.9 million shares for a total of around £1.5 billion at an average price of 434.9 pence. At 510.8p, buying that amount would now cost £1.762 billion. This is a hypothetical difference—Barclays can’t book it as a gain.
13 July 2026
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ASML Says It Can Keep Up With AI Chip Boom in 2026, but China Curbs Still Loom

ASML Stock’s Next 7% Move May Top Its Annual Revenue in Value

ASML Holding heads into Wednesday’s results with a sharp setup: a 7% swing in the stock now means about €42 billion in market cap changes, which tops the midpoint of its 2026 sales outlook at €38 billion. Saxo investment and options strategist Koen Hoorelbeke said shares have jumped more than 7% on earnings day six times in the last eight quarters. ASML finished Friday at €1,569, down 4% over five days, but shares are still up 70.3% this year. The trailing P/E stands at 60.7.
13 July 2026
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Oracle Stock’s $638 Billion Order Book Faces a $42 Billion Cash Test

Oracle Stock’s $638 Billion Order Book Faces a $42 Billion Cash Test

Oracle Corporation heads into Monday with one market question: can its AI-driven order book turn into cash fast enough to offset the debt and stock needed to build data centers? The market’s answer, for now, is no. Oracle closed Friday at $140.64, down 2.48%; even after crediting its $0.50 quarterly dividend to the day’s return, the loss was about 2.14%. A cut to BBB-, the lowest investment-grade rating rung, has made funding — not demand — the next price driver.
12 July 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Bitcoin Japan to Launch $60 Million EVO Fundraise for Initial Bitcoin Buy
    July 18, 2026, 5:51 PM EDT. Bitcoin Japan, which holds no bitcoin at present, is set to launch a $60 million capital raise via the EVO Fund to acquire its first bitcoin holdings. The company last raised capital in December, investing those funds in SpaceX and Figure AI, its two AI infrastructure assets to date. With this new fundraising effort, Bitcoin Japan shifts its focus to direct bitcoin purchases as it broadens its exposure to digital assets.
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