Today: 21 June 2026

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Tumbles as Oil Shock Erases Nearly $50 Billion

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Tumbles as Oil Shock Erases Nearly $50 Billion

The S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.51% to 8,744.40, its sharpest drop in seven weeks, as renewed U.S.-Iran fighting sent oil above $100 a barrel and erased nearly A$50 billion from the market. Banks, miners, and energy stocks declined, with Westpac leading losses after trading ex-dividend. Macquarie reversed early gains despite a profit beat. Tabcorp plunged 14.2% after AUSTRAC launched an enforcement probe.
8 May 2026
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India Stock Market Today: Sensex Drops 665 Points, Nifty Falls Below 24,150 As Oil Shock Hits Dalal Street

India Stock Market Today: Sensex Drops 665 Points, Nifty Falls Below 24,150 As Oil Shock Hits Dalal Street

The BSE Sensex dropped 665.35 points to 77,179.17 and the Nifty 50 fell 186.45 points to 24,140.20 by 2 p.m. IST Friday, as Brent crude topped $100 a barrel and the rupee slipped 0.3% to 94.5325 per dollar. Foreign investors sold 340.89 crore rupees in equities Thursday, while domestic funds bought 441 crore rupees. Britannia shares fell up to 5% after announcing price hikes due to higher freight costs.
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UK Stock Market Live: FTSE 100 Falls Again as Oil Tops $100 and Labour Losses Hit London Shares

UK Stock Market Live: FTSE 100 Falls Again as Oil Tops $100 and Labour Losses Hit London Shares

The FTSE 100 fell 0.75% to 10,200.29 in Friday morning trade, extending losses as renewed U.S.-Iran clashes pushed Brent oil above $100 a barrel. Labour’s local election setbacks weighed on sterling and gilts, adding political risk to the market downturn. Airlines including IAG warned of lower profits due to rising fuel costs. European shares tracked lower, with the STOXX 600 down 0.8%.
8 May 2026
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Marvell Technology Stock Slides 7%—Why the AI Chip Favorite Just Hit a Wall

Marvell Technology Stock Slides 7%—Why the AI Chip Favorite Just Hit a Wall

Marvell Technology shares rose 1.7% in early premarket trading Friday after a 7.05% drop Thursday, closing at $160.01. The company, which reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $8.195 billion with 74% from data centers, is set to release first-quarter results on May 27. Nvidia invested $2 billion in Marvell in March. Marvell recently acquired Polariton Technologies to boost its data-center chip capabilities.
8 May 2026
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CrowdStrike Holdings Stock Jumps 8% as AI Cybersecurity Rally Meets CEO Share Sale

CrowdStrike Holdings Stock Jumps 8% as AI Cybersecurity Rally Meets CEO Share Sale

CrowdStrike shares rose 8% Thursday as investors returned to cybersecurity stocks linked to AI demand, despite a weaker S&P 500. CEO George Kurtz sold 5,000 shares under a pre-set plan but retains over 2.2 million shares. The company will report fiscal Q1 2027 results on June 3. CrowdStrike also promoted Amanda Adams to senior vice president of global alliances.
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Datadog’s $1 Billion AI Quarter Sends Stock Flying

Datadog’s $1 Billion AI Quarter Sends Stock Flying

Datadog reported first-quarter revenue above $1 billion for the first time, up 32% to $1.006 billion, and raised its 2026 sales forecast to as much as $4.34 billion. Shares jumped $45.02 to $188.73. The company said it had 4,550 large customers at the end of March, up 21% from a year earlier. Datadog also launched GPU Monitoring and secured FedRAMP High certification for its government product.
8 May 2026
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Why Humana Stock’s 25% Rally Is Facing a Profit-Cut Reality Check

Why Humana Stock’s 25% Rally Is Facing a Profit-Cut Reality Check

Humana cut its 2026 GAAP EPS forecast to at least $8.36, down from $8.89, but kept its adjusted profit outlook at $9.00. Shares last traded at $247.12, up over 25% in a month, pushing the price-to-earnings ratio to 26.4. First-quarter revenue rose to $39.65 billion, while adjusted EPS fell to $10.31. Medicare Advantage accounts for about 80% of Humana’s revenue.
8 May 2026
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 08.05.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: May 8, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: May 8, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT Yara International Stock Seen Overvalued Despite Strong Share Gains May 8, 2026, 11:50 PM EDT. Yara International (OB:YAR) shares have gained 16% over three months and 28.6% year-to-date but slipped 1.7% in the past month. Trading near NOK528, the stock is viewed as 37% overvalued versus a fair value estimate of NOK386, despite a low price-earnings ratio of 10.4 times compared to industry averages. Market optimism hinges on sustained demand for specialty fertilizers and growth in climate-smart farming. However, current volumes and margins show only
8 May 2026
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US Stock Market After-Hours Update: Futures Slip as Oil Jumps on Fresh Iran Fighting

US Stock Market After-Hours Update: Futures Slip as Oil Jumps on Fresh Iran Fighting

U.S. stock futures fell Thursday after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire, pushing oil prices above $96 a barrel and raising concerns over inflation. The S&P 500 closed down 0.38%, with chip stocks leading declines; Arm, Intel, and AMD each dropped, while Nvidia and Microsoft gained nearly 2%. Nvidia announced a $2.1 billion investment in IREN and a multi-billion-dollar prepayment to Corning. Coinbase shares slid 5% after a surprise loss.
8 May 2026
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Innodata Stock Jumps After Q1 Earnings Beat: Why the AI Data Trade Is Back in Focus

Innodata Stock Jumps After Q1 Earnings Beat: Why the AI Data Trade Is Back in Focus

Innodata reported first-quarter revenue up 54% to $90.1 million and net income of $14.9 million, both above expectations. The company raised its 2026 revenue growth forecast to at least 40% after securing a $51 million contract with a major tech customer. INOD shares surged 29% in after-hours trading. CEO Jack Abuhoff said the new customer could become Innodata’s second-largest this year.
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Agilon Health Stock More Than Doubles After Q1 Beat. The Turnaround Test Starts Now

Agilon Health Stock More Than Doubles After Q1 Beat. The Turnaround Test Starts Now

agilon health shares jumped 118% to $60.66 Thursday after the company reported first-quarter net income of $49 million, up from $12 million a year earlier, despite a 7% drop in revenue to $1.42 billion. The company raised its 2026 outlook and named Tim O’Rourke as CEO, succeeding Ronald A. Williams. Membership fell 11% to 536,000. Multiple analysts upgraded the stock following the results.
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Centrica Shares Sink as British Gas Owner’s Retail Warning Overshadows £370 Million Severn Deal

Centrica Shares Sink as British Gas Owner’s Retail Warning Overshadows £370 Million Severn Deal

Centrica shares dropped 5.16% after warning retail energy earnings will hit the low end of 2026 forecasts, despite announcing a £370 million deal to buy the Severn gas power plant. The company expects retail EBITDA near £500 million, while infrastructure EBITDA should exceed £650 million. Severn is set to add up to £60 million in annual EBITDA from 2027. Shareholders approved all AGM resolutions, including a final dividend.
8 May 2026
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Paramount-Warner Bros Deal Faces New California Antitrust Test as Lawmakers Push Bonta

Paramount-Warner Bros Deal Faces New California Antitrust Test as Lawmakers Push Bonta

Thirty-four California Democrats in Congress urged state Attorney General Rob Bonta to scrutinize Paramount Skydance’s planned $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery for antitrust harm. The lawmakers cited recent job losses in Los Angeles and warned of further consolidation. Bonta has not announced legal action. Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approved the merger in April.
8 May 2026
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SiTime Stock Jumps 28% as AI Data-Center Demand Almost Doubles Sales

SiTime Stock Jumps 28% as AI Data-Center Demand Almost Doubles Sales

SiTime shares jumped 27.9% to $797.31 after first-quarter revenue rose 88% to $113.6 million, driven by AI data-center demand. The company raised its 2026 revenue growth outlook to at least 80% and forecast June-quarter revenue of $140–$150 million. Its CED unit posted $75.7 million in revenue, up 158% from a year earlier. SiTime still reported a GAAP net loss of $5.2 million for the quarter.
8 May 2026
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Cloudflare AI Layoffs: 1,100 Jobs Cut as Shares Fall After Forecast Miss

Cloudflare AI Layoffs: 1,100 Jobs Cut as Shares Fall After Forecast Miss

Cloudflare will cut over 1,100 jobs, about 20% of its staff, as it shifts to an AI-first model. Shares dropped more than 13% after its second-quarter revenue forecast missed Wall Street estimates. The company expects up to $150 million in charges from the restructuring, mostly in the second quarter. First-quarter revenue rose 34% to $639.8 million, with net loss narrowing to $22.9 million.
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Trade Desk Stock Gets Hit Again as Weak Outlook Wipes Out Q1 Sales Beat

Trade Desk Stock Gets Hit Again as Weak Outlook Wipes Out Q1 Sales Beat

The Trade Desk shares dropped 16% in after-hours trading after the company forecast second-quarter revenue below analyst expectations, despite beating first-quarter sales estimates. Revenue rose 12% to $688.9 million, but adjusted earnings per share missed forecasts at 28 cents. The stock traded near $19.66, down from a $23.49 close. The company’s outlook implies slower growth and follows recent analyst target cuts.
8 May 2026
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Applied Optoelectronics Stock Slides After Q1 Revenue Miss: AI Optics Boom Faces Wall Street Test

Applied Optoelectronics Stock Slides After Q1 Revenue Miss: AI Optics Boom Faces Wall Street Test

Applied Optoelectronics shares dropped over 10% in post-market trading Thursday after first-quarter revenue and second-quarter guidance missed analyst estimates. Quarterly revenue rose 51% to $151.1 million, but the company posted a GAAP net loss of $14.3 million. Data-center revenue more than doubled to $81.4 million. The company completed its first volume shipment of 800G products to a hyperscale customer.
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  • Home Depot Shares Rise as Investors Digest Housing Market Data
    June 20, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT. Home Depot shares closed at $334.28 on Thursday, up 2.1% for the day and 1.8% for the week, amid a broader Wall Street rally. The stock's gain reflects cautious optimism as investors await May new-home sales data due June 24 and Home Depot's earnings report in August. Despite positive quarterly sales growth of 4.8% and steady fiscal outlooks, concerns over housing affordability and softening renovation demand persist. CFO Richard McPhail emphasized a volatile environment with comparable sales forecasted to be flat to 2%, while Pro customer segments showed momentum through expanded trade credit options, critical for the company's growth strategy. The stock movement aligns with general market gains, including a 1.08% rise in the S&P 500 and a 1.8% jump in consumer discretionary shares.

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Home Depot shares finish week up as investors weigh housing numbers

Home Depot shares finish week up as investors weigh housing numbers

21 June 2026
Home Depot jumped 2.1% to $334.28 in a shortened week as Wall Street rallied, but weak U.S. housing starts and upcoming May new-home-sales data keep pressure on the home-improvement outlook; the company reaffirmed 2026 sales and earnings targets despite volatile conditions and persistent housing affordability concerns.
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