Today: 19 June 2026

Firefly Climbs as SpaceX IPO Buzz Lifts Space Stocks

Firefly Climbs as SpaceX IPO Buzz Lifts Space Stocks

QTREX Quantum shares jumped 172% to $0.8240 Friday after the company said it is in advanced talks with an unnamed top-five global quantum computing firm. The stock hit $1.06 intraday, with volume at 619.8 million shares. QTREX was not among companies named for recent U.S. CHIPS Act incentives. The company recently rebranded and began trading under the QTEX ticker.
22 May 2026
BlackBerry Jumps 17% After QNX and Security Update

BlackBerry Jumps 17% After QNX and Security Update

BlackBerry Ltd. shares surged over 16% Friday, hitting 52-week highs in Toronto and New York, with Toronto-listed shares reaching CA$10.93. Trading volume in Toronto neared the stock’s average, with 4.65 million shares exchanged. The rally followed news that BlackBerry’s AtHoc platform completed 2026 Class D FedRAMP recertification. No new contract awards were disclosed.
Ondas Pauses After $196.6M AI-Defense Deal

Ondas Pauses After $196.6M AI-Defense Deal

Ondas shares rose 0.54% to $9.23 in New York Friday after closing its $196.6 million stock acquisition of Israel’s Omnisys on May 21. The company also filed to register the resale of 2.7 million shares tied to a separate Mistral deal. U.S. markets will close Monday for Memorial Day, leaving one session for investors to react. Ondas’ market value stood at $4.57 billion, well below its 52-week high.
HP Up 15% Before Earnings, Wall Street Warns on Rally

HP Up 15% Before Earnings, Wall Street Warns on Rally

HP Inc. shares surged 15.5% to $25.29 by midday Friday, outpacing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ahead of its May 27 earnings report. Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard Enterprise also posted strong gains. Analysts remain divided, with Bank of America maintaining a Sell rating and JPMorgan raising its target to $22, still below HP’s current price. Interim CEO Bruce Broussard leads HP after Enrique Lores stepped down in February.
22 May 2026
PicoCELA Jumps Over 100% with Nasdaq Float Draws In Traders

PicoCELA Jumps Over 100% with Nasdaq Float Draws In Traders

PicoCELA’s U.S.-listed shares surged 141% to $5.43 by midday Friday, with trading volume topping 22 million shares. The spike followed a 60.7% jump Thursday and came despite no new operating news. Shareholders are set to vote May 30 on expanding a Class A preferred share allotment. The company’s float is about 1.08 million shares, according to TipRanks.
AST SpaceMobile and Quantum Computing stocks now seen as Wall Street frontier bets

AST SpaceMobile and Quantum Computing stocks now seen as Wall Street frontier bets

AST SpaceMobile shares rose 11% and Quantum Computing Inc. jumped nearly 16% late Friday morning. AST reported $14.7 million in Q1 revenue and a $191 million net loss, while Quantum Computing Inc. posted $3.7 million in revenue and a $4.1 million net loss. Gains followed investor interest in space stocks and new public funding headlines for quantum firms.
Navitas Stock Up Again as Market Looks at AI Power Trade

Navitas Stock Up Again as Market Looks at AI Power Trade

Navitas Semiconductor shares jumped 16.33% to $28.36 on Friday, following an 18.32% surge Wednesday ahead of its PCIM 2026 showcase. The company reported Q1 revenue of $8.6 million, up 18% from the prior quarter but down from $14 million a year ago. Navitas plans to demonstrate new high-efficiency power boards for AI data centers. Analysts say breakeven may require quarterly sales above $30 million.
22 May 2026
Qualcomm Shares Surge 13% After Stellantis Deal Announced

Qualcomm Shares Surge 13% After Stellantis Deal Announced

Qualcomm shares jumped 12.7% to $240.44 after Stellantis expanded a multi-year deal to use Snapdragon chips in cockpit, connectivity, and driver-assistance systems. The agreement includes the Ride Pilot platform for Level 2+ hands-free driving. Analysts remain divided, with price targets ranging from $150 to $300 and a broad Hold consensus. Qualcomm reported record automotive chip revenue and 20% growth in automotive and IoT segments.
Dutch Regulator Targets Gas Bill Fine Print, Consumers Caught Off Guard

Dutch Regulator Targets Gas Bill Fine Print, Consumers Caught Off Guard

Dutch regulator ACM has barred energy suppliers from raising prices mid-term on fixed gas contracts to cover future green-gas and EU carbon costs. Budget Thuis, Delta Energie, Innova Energie, Mega, and Vattenfall had clauses allowing such increases, with potential annual extras up to €326 for some households. The EU’s ETS2 carbon market and Dutch green-gas rules take effect from 2027 and 2028.
22 May 2026
Dow Jones Today: Blue Chips Miss Tech Slide After Hours

Dow Industrials Touch Another High as Traders Watch Iran Peace Hopes

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 330.79 points to 50,616.45 on Friday, hitting a record intraday high of 50,712.24, its first since the U.S.-Iran war began. The S&P 500 gained 0.47% and the Nasdaq rose 0.41%. Optimism over peace talks and strong tech earnings drove the rally. U.S. markets will close Monday for Memorial Day.
22 May 2026
Dow Reaches All-Time High Ahead of Wall Street Test

Dow Reaches All-Time High Ahead of Wall Street Test

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record intraday high of 50,712.24 on Friday, closing up 0.66% at 50,616.45. Gains followed U.S.-Iran peace talks, strong earnings, and advances in AI-related shares. The S&P 500 rose 0.47% and the Nasdaq gained 0.41%. U.S. bond markets closed early ahead of the Memorial Day holiday.
22 May 2026
Spotify’s Peloton Deal Turns SPOT Stock’s Earnings Week Into a Fitness Test

Spotify Stock Is Jumping Again — Here’s the AI Bet Wall Street Just Bought

Arm Holdings shares rose above $300 Friday morning, extending a surge that pushed the stock up 38% in three sessions and past Micron in year-to-date gains. The rally follows strong earnings, a bullish Bernstein rating, and news that demand for Arm’s AGI CPU for data centers exceeded $2 billion for fiscal 2027–2028. Meta is the lead partner for the new chip.
Arm breaks above $300 as AI CPU bets heat up on Wall Street

Arm breaks above $300 as AI CPU bets heat up on Wall Street

Arm Holdings shares topped $300 Friday morning, extending a rally that has lifted the British chip designer’s stock 38% in three sessions. The surge follows strong earnings, bullish analyst coverage, and rising demand for Arm-based CPUs in AI data centers. Arm reported fiscal Q4 revenue of $1.49 billion and said customer demand for its new data-center chip exceeded $2 billion through fiscal 2028.
Wall Street Pushes Dell’s AI Run Again But Sends a Caution

Wall Street Pushes Dell’s AI Run Again But Sends a Caution

Dell Technologies shares surged over 10% Friday, hitting a 52-week high of $283.30 after Wells Fargo raised its price target to $270. Morgan Stanley also lifted its target but kept an Underweight rating, citing risks like memory inflation and supply shortages. Dell reports fiscal Q1 results May 28, with consensus estimates at $3.00 EPS and $34.95 billion revenue. The company reported $64 billion in AI-optimized server orders for fiscal 2026.
Mister Car Wash Leaves Nasdaq as Investors Get $7 a Share

Mister Car Wash Leaves Nasdaq as Investors Get $7 a Share

Mister Car Wash Inc. shares have stopped trading after Leonard Green & Partners completed a $3.1 billion take-private deal, with eligible holders set to receive $7.00 per share in cash. Nasdaq filed to delist the stock, and S&P Dow Jones Indices replaced it in the S&P SmallCap 600. Leonard Green previously owned about 67% of shares. Mister Car Wash operated 549 locations and reported Q1 revenue of $277.9 million.
Nokia Shares Jump on Friday, Investors Focus on AI Network Play

Nokia Shares Jump on Friday, Investors Focus on AI Network Play

Nokia shares rose 8.2% to 13.09 euros in Helsinki late Friday, far outpacing the OMX Helsinki 25 index’s 0.9% gain. The rally followed Nokia’s launch of an AI networking lab in Sunnyvale, California, with partners including AMD and Lenovo. Investors have increased bets on Nokia’s AI and cloud business since April, after the company reported a 49% jump in sales to those customers.
Archer Aviation Rises as Air-Taxi Hopes Return

Archer Aviation Rises as Air-Taxi Hopes Return

Archer Aviation stock traded at $6.14 in premarket Friday after jumping 5.8% Thursday on heavy volume, as investors watched FAA certification progress for its Midnight eVTOL aircraft. Archer reported a Q1 net loss of $217.7 million and ended March with $1.78 billion in cash. The company expects initial U.S. operations in 2026 under a federal pilot program. S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures were higher before the open.

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  • T. Rowe Price Cuts TechnipFMC Stake by 20.1% in Q4
    June 19, 2026, 5:52 AM EDT. T. Rowe Price Investment Management reduced its holdings in TechnipFMC plc (NYSE:FTI) by 20.1% in Q4, selling 5.83 million shares and owning 23.23 million shares valued at approximately $1.04 billion. Other investors including Independent Advisor Alliance and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management made modest increases. Hedge funds hold 96.58% of the stock. TechnipFMC director Rousset Sophie Zurquiyah sold 6,350 shares at an average price of $69.32, decreasing her ownership by 9.59%. Analysts from Wall Street Zen and Weiss Ratings recently upgraded the stock, reflecting positive market sentiment.

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QuantumScape surges 16.5% after Honda battery deal in short U.S. week

QuantumScape surges 16.5% after Honda battery deal in short U.S. week

19 June 2026
QuantumScape surged 16.52% to $8.04 after Honda R&D signed a multi-year joint research agreement following a technical evaluation, giving investors a new automaker catalyst and sending volume soaring before the Juneteenth holiday; the stock’s next move hinges on whether the Honda tie-up drives sustained buying or profit-taking when trading resumes.
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