Today: 20 June 2026

Altria Shares Stay Firm in Selloff as CEO Change and Dividend in Focus

Altria Shares Stay Firm in Selloff as CEO Change and Dividend in Focus

Altria Group closed Friday at $73.09, up 0.94%, bucking a broad market selloff that saw the S&P 500 drop 1.24%. The stock climbed 7.3% over the week amid a CEO change and a declared $1.06 quarterly dividend, implying a 5.8% yield. Peers Philip Morris and British American Tobacco both fell Friday. Altria’s first-quarter adjusted earnings per share rose 7.3% to $1.32.
16 May 2026
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XRP drops over weekend as $1.50 seen as key before crypto vote in Washington

XRP drops over weekend as $1.50 seen as key before crypto vote in Washington

XRP traded near $1.42 Saturday, down about 2% over 24 hours, despite the Senate Banking Committee advancing the CLARITY Act on May 14. Bitcoin and ether also fell, with bitcoin at $78,266 and ether at $2,178. XRP’s market cap stood at $87.6 billion, with daily volume near $1.82 billion. U.S.-listed spot XRP funds saw $25.8 million in inflows Monday, their largest since January.
16 May 2026
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Oil’s $110 Shock Sets Traders on Edge for Next Week

Oil’s $110 Shock Sets Traders on Edge for Next Week

Brent crude settled at $109.26 and WTI at $105.42 on Friday, both posting weekly gains over 7%. Market tension rose as Strait of Hormuz traffic remained restricted and global oil inventories fell by 250 million barrels over March and April. U.S. crude stocks dropped by 4.3 million barrels last week. Traders watched for signals from U.S.-Iran talks and the upcoming May 20 inventory report.
16 May 2026
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McDonald’s Shares Climbed as Dow Fell. Market Looks to Monday’s Open for Direction

McDonald’s Shares Climbed as Dow Fell. Market Looks to Monday’s Open for Direction

McDonald’s shares closed Friday at $276.39, up 0.52%, after touching a 52-week low earlier in the week. The stock outperformed Yum Brands but lagged Chipotle and Starbucks as the S&P 500 fell 1.24%. First-quarter global comparable sales rose 3.8%, but executives warned of weaker April sales and pressure from high gas prices. McDonald’s is promoting meal deals and cheaper items to attract cost-conscious diners.
16 May 2026
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Dominion Energy Shares in Focus After Report Links NextEra to Possible Deal

Dominion Energy Shares in Focus After Report Links NextEra to Possible Deal

Dominion Energy closed Friday at $61.73, down 1.97%, after reports surfaced that NextEra Energy is in talks to acquire the Virginia utility in a mostly stock deal that could value the combined company at about $400 billion including debt. The report landed after the market closed, leaving Dominion shares nearly flat for the week. Neither company commented outside business hours. NextEra ended Friday down 2.42%.
16 May 2026
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Fervo Stock’s Hot Debut Got Bigger. Monday Is the Real Test

Fervo Stock’s Hot Debut Got Bigger. Monday Is the Real Test

Fervo Energy raised about $2.17 billion in its IPO after selling 80.5 million shares at $27 each, according to a Friday filing. FRVO closed Friday at $41.06, up 52% from the IPO price, and joined the Nasdaq Composite Index on May 13. The company reported a $57.8 million net loss on $138,000 revenue for 2025. Fervo is developing enhanced geothermal systems and building its Cape Station project in Utah.
16 May 2026
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AT&T Stock Dips Again; Monday’s Test Seen as Key

AT&T Stock Dips Again; Monday’s Test Seen as Key

AT&T shares fell 2.52% to $24.03 on Friday, capping a 4.5% weekly drop and underperforming Verizon and T-Mobile. The decline followed news of a planned joint venture with Verizon and T-Mobile to address rural wireless dead zones and the FCC’s approval of AT&T’s $23 billion spectrum purchase from EchoStar. Trading resumes Monday after the NYSE weekend closure.
16 May 2026
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Babcock & Wilcox faces $200 million hurdle after 50% rally

Babcock & Wilcox faces $200 million hurdle after 50% rally

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises closed a $200 million common-stock sale at $18.50 per share, below Friday’s $21.85 close, adding 10.8 million new shares. The stock surged 50% for the week after first-quarter revenue rose 44% to $214.4 million and backlog jumped 483% to $2.7 billion. The offering is set to close Monday when the NYSE reopens.
16 May 2026
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McCormick Shares Fall Again — Monday Seen as Key for Unilever Deal Impact

McCormick Shares Fall Again — Monday Seen as Key for Unilever Deal Impact

McCormick closed Friday at $46.35, down 0.34%, after touching a week low of $44.82 amid investor focus on its planned merger with Unilever Foods. The deal, using a Reverse Morris Trust, would give Unilever 65% of the combined company and $15.7 billion in cash. The NYSE is closed for the weekend, with trading set to resume Monday. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% Friday as oil prices rose.
16 May 2026
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Monday Test Ahead for Berkshire After Abel’s $24 Billion Portfolio Move

Monday Test Ahead for Berkshire After Abel’s $24 Billion Portfolio Move

Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a $2.65 billion stake in Delta Air Lines and new positions in Macy’s and Alphabet, while exiting Amazon, UnitedHealth, Visa, and Mastercard, according to its May 15 SEC filing. Berkshire’s Class B shares closed Friday at $482.70, down 0.3% for the day but up 1.4% for the week. Delta and Macy’s rose in after-hours trading. The filing was released after the market closed.
16 May 2026
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NuScale Stock Looks to Monday After Friday Drop

NuScale Stock Looks to Monday After Friday Drop

NuScale Power shares dropped 6.88% Friday to $11.23, ending the week down 10.5%. Citi cut its price target to $7 and maintained a Sell rating, while Northland trimmed its target to $19 and kept Outperform. First-quarter revenue fell to $565,000 from $13.4 million a year earlier, with net loss widening to $46.7 million. U.S. equity markets reopen Monday after the weekend closure.
16 May 2026
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Tema NASA ETF Watch as SpaceX IPO Talk Grows

Tema NASA ETF Watch as SpaceX IPO Talk Grows

Tema Space Innovators ETF fell 3.9% to $34.51 Friday but gained 7.5% for the week. The fund holds $707.3 million in assets, with Rocket Lab and SpaceX SPV among top positions. Reuters reported SpaceX may file for a Nasdaq IPO as soon as next week, targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation. SpaceX shareholders approved a 5-for-1 stock split, effective the week of May 18.
16 May 2026
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Devon Energy Jumps on Friday, Faces Investors’ Next Move Monday

Devon Energy Jumps on Friday, Faces Investors’ Next Move Monday

Devon Energy shares surged 4.76% to $49.49 Friday, outperforming peers as crude prices climbed and investors reacted to its completed Coterra merger. The company announced an $8 billion buyback and raised its dividend to $0.320 per share. U.S. crude settled at $105.42 a barrel. Devon reported first-quarter net earnings of $120 million and $1.7 billion in operating cash flow.
16 May 2026
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Starbucks Heads for Monday Breakout Test After $400 Million Layoffs

Starbucks Heads for Monday Breakout Test After $400 Million Layoffs

Starbucks will cut 300 U.S. corporate jobs and close several regional support offices, part of its “Back to Starbucks” turnaround plan. The company expects $400 million in restructuring charges, mostly non-cash write-downs. Shares closed Friday at $106.82, near a 52-week high, after reporting 6.2% global comparable sales growth last quarter. The cuts do not affect cafe workers.
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