Today: 21 June 2026

Dow Jones Today After The Bell: Dow Drops 313 Points Below 50,000 as Oil Whipsaws Wall Street

Dow Jones Today After The Bell: Dow Drops 313 Points Below 50,000 as Oil Whipsaws Wall Street

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 313.62 points to 49,596.97, closing below 50,000 after declines in oil and chip stocks. Brent crude settled at $100.06 a barrel, down 1.2%. Arm Holdings dropped sharply on supply concerns, while Nvidia and Microsoft rose nearly 2%. Initial jobless claims rose to 200,000, and the Cleveland Fed signaled rates will remain on hold.
S&P 500 Today: Why Wall Street’s Record Run Stalled After the Bell

S&P 500 Today: Why Wall Street’s Record Run Stalled After the Bell

The S&P 500 fell 0.38% to 7,337.11 on Thursday as chip stocks slid, with Intel and AMD each dropping about 3%. The PHLX Semiconductor Index lost 2.7%, while Arm’s U.S. shares declined after a warning on smartphone demand and supply limits. Jobless claims rose by 10,000 to 200,000, and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack signaled rates will likely stay on hold. The U.S. Trade Court ruled against Trump’s 10% global tariffs after the market close.
Opendoor Q1 Earnings Beat Wall Street — But OPEN Stock’s Bigger Test Starts Now

Opendoor Q1 Earnings Beat Wall Street — But OPEN Stock’s Bigger Test Starts Now

Opendoor’s first-quarter revenue reached $720 million, beating analyst estimates but dropping 38% from a year ago. The company’s net loss widened to $173 million, or 18 cents per share. CEO Kaz Nejatian cited faster home resales and improved inventory, but high mortgage rates continue to weigh on sales. Opendoor expects second-quarter revenue to grow about 25% from the first quarter.
Airbnb Q1 Earnings: 2026 Revenue Outlook Raised as Bookings Jump, But Middle East War Hits Travel

Airbnb Q1 Earnings: 2026 Revenue Outlook Raised as Bookings Jump, But Middle East War Hits Travel

Airbnb raised its 2026 revenue forecast after first-quarter bookings jumped, with revenue up 18% to $2.68 billion and gross booking value rising 19% to $29.2 billion. Net income was $160 million, or 26 cents a share, missing analyst profit estimates but beating on sales. The company cited strong demand in the Americas and higher prices, offsetting cancellations in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.
CoreWeave Stock Faces $99 Billion AI Backlog Test After Q1 Revenue Beat

CoreWeave Stock Faces $99 Billion AI Backlog Test After Q1 Revenue Beat

CoreWeave reported first-quarter revenue of $2.08 billion, beating estimates, as AI computing demand boosted its cloud business. Net loss widened to $740 million on operating expenses of $2.22 billion. Revenue backlog climbed to $99.4 billion, driven by major deals with Meta, Jane Street, and Anthropic. Shares were flat in after-hours trading.
7 May 2026
Moody’s Says South Africa Debt Has Peaked, But Iran War Could Slow Growth

Moody’s Says South Africa Debt Has Peaked, But Iran War Could Slow Growth

Moody’s said South Africa’s government debt is set to stabilise this year before declining, citing stronger revenue and tighter spending. The agency estimates debt peaked at 86.8% of GDP in March 2026, higher than Treasury’s 78.9% forecast. Moody’s expects the debt ratio to ease to 84.9% by 2028, but warned that debt above 80% limits fiscal flexibility. The Iran war could cut 2026–27 growth by up to 0.5 percentage points.
AMD Stock Cools After AI Earnings Surge. The Bigger Story Is CPUs

AMD Stock Cools After AI Earnings Surge. The Bigger Story Is CPUs

AMD shares fell $12.97 to $408.42 Thursday after a post-earnings rally, despite strong first-quarter results and a bullish outlook. Revenue rose 38% to $10.25 billion, with data-center sales up 57%. AMD forecast second-quarter revenue of about $11.2 billion and expects server CPU revenue to jump over 70% year over year. Multiple brokerages raised price targets, some above $500.
HawkEye 360 Stock Jumps 30% After $416 Million IPO—What HAWK’s NYSE Debut Signals Now

HawkEye 360 Stock Jumps 30% After $416 Million IPO—What HAWK’s NYSE Debut Signals Now

HawkEye 360 shares opened at $33.80, up 30% from the $26 IPO price, valuing the company at about $3.15 billion in its NYSE debut Thursday. The satellite signals-intelligence firm raised roughly $416 million selling 16 million shares. Revenue jumped 74% to $117.7 million in 2025, with net income of $2.7 million after a prior loss. HawkEye operates over 30 satellites, serving mainly U.S. and allied governments.
USDA Just Changed SNAP Store Rules: What Retailers Must Stock by Fall

USDA Just Changed SNAP Store Rules: What Retailers Must Stock by Fall

USDA finalized stricter SNAP stocking rules Thursday, requiring stores to offer at least 28 varieties across protein, grains, dairy, and produce, effective fall 2026. Small grocers and convenience stores face new compliance hurdles. Independent grocers welcomed the change but called for flexible rollout. USDA said SNAP retailers process over $90 billion in benefits annually.
Lumen Technologies Stock Slides As $1 Billion Debt Deal Tests Its Alkira AI Bet

Lumen Technologies Stock Slides As $1 Billion Debt Deal Tests Its Alkira AI Bet

Lumen Technologies shares dropped 13% after its Level 3 unit priced $1 billion in 7.5% senior notes due 2037, raising concerns about its debt. First-quarter revenue fell 9% to $2.9 billion, with adjusted loss widening to 47 cents a share. Lumen agreed to buy Alkira for $475 million in cash. Long-term debt stood at $12.96 billion as of March 31, down from $17.44 billion at 2025’s end.
Capital One Class Action: Cardholders Say Bank Canceled Rewards They Had Already Earned

Capital One Class Action: Cardholders Say Bank Canceled Rewards They Had Already Earned

Capital One faces a proposed class action in Virginia federal court alleging it canceled earned credit-card rewards after closing customer accounts, even when cardholders were not in default. Plaintiffs NTech Consulting LLC and Nikhil Navkal claim Capital One withheld over $10,000 in rewards and bonuses. The lawsuit follows a separate $425 million settlement over Capital One 360 Savings accounts approved last month.
7 May 2026
GE Vernova Stock Drops as Texas Nuclear-Gas Deal Tests the AI Power Boom

GE Vernova Stock Drops as Texas Nuclear-Gas Deal Tests the AI Power Boom

GE Vernova shares dropped $70.96 to $1,048 Thursday afternoon after a recent rally, following news of a Texas power project with Blue Energy aimed at supporting AI data centers. The project will use GE Vernova’s BWRX-300 small modular nuclear reactors and gas turbines, with initial power delivery targeted for 2030. GE Vernova reported $18.3 billion in Q1 orders, up 71% organically.
Unity Software Stock Swings as AI Ad Engine Lifts Revenue, But $279 Million Charge Deepens Loss

Unity Software Stock Swings as AI Ad Engine Lifts Revenue, But $279 Million Charge Deepens Loss

Unity Software reported a 17% jump in first-quarter revenue to $508.2 million, but a $279 million impairment charge drove its net loss to $347 million. Shares fell 1.8% midday. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $138 million, and free cash flow climbed to $66 million. CEO Matt Bromberg said AI-driven ad system Vector saw revenue rise 80% year over year.
DocuSign Adds Redis CEO to Board as AI Contract Push Faces Bigger Test

DocuSign Adds Redis CEO to Board as AI Contract Push Faces Bigger Test

Docusign appointed Redis CEO Rowan Trollope to its board, effective May 2, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday. Shares rose 4.1% to $48.43 after the announcement. Trollope, 53, fills a Class III director seat expiring in 2027. The move comes as Docusign expands into contract-management software beyond e-signatures.

Stock Market Today

  • ImpediMed Insider Fiona Bones Buys 911% More Shares Signaling Confidence
    June 20, 2026, 7:15 PM EDT. ImpediMed Limited (ASX:IPD) Independent Non-Executive Director Fiona Bones recently purchased AU$200,000 worth of shares at AU$0.01 each, increasing her holding by 911%. This represents the largest insider purchase in the last 12 months, suggesting strong insider confidence despite the company's ongoing losses. Insiders currently own about 7.9% of the company, valued at around AU$1.1 million. Historically, insiders have been buyers, not sellers, of ImpediMed stock, which could indicate optimism about the firm's future prospects. However, analysts caution about risks linked to the company's financial health, recommending investor vigilance.

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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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