Today: 19 May 2026

Amazon stock slips after-hours as $50 billion OpenAI deal puts AWS AI push back in focus

Amazon stock slips after-hours as $50 billion OpenAI deal puts AWS AI push back in focus

Amazon shares fell 2.3% to about $210 in after-hours trading Friday after the company announced a $50 billion investment in OpenAI as part of a $110 billion funding round. The deal expands Amazon’s cloud partnership with OpenAI, including exclusive hosting for OpenAI’s enterprise platform and a commitment to supply 2 gigawatts of Trainium chip capacity. Investors are watching for further details and Amazon’s next earnings on April 30.
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Microsoft stock price slides as OpenAI’s $110B funding deal puts the Azure tie-up back in focus

Microsoft stock price slides as OpenAI’s $110B funding deal puts the Azure tie-up back in focus

Microsoft shares fell 2.2% to $392.74 Friday, holding steady after hours. OpenAI announced a $110 billion funding round valuing it at $840 billion, with Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank investing. OpenAI named AWS as exclusive cloud provider for its Frontier platform, while Microsoft Azure remains exclusive for OpenAI APIs. Both firms said the new deals do not alter their existing partnership.
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Tesla stock falls as California robotaxi permit questions deepen and an insider sale pops up

Tesla stock falls as California robotaxi permit questions deepen and an insider sale pops up

Tesla shares fell 2% Friday to $400.45, following a 2.1% drop Thursday. Reuters reported Tesla logged zero autonomous test miles in California for a sixth year and lacks permits for a paid driverless service, unlike Waymo. Program manager Victor Nechita said he is leaving the company. Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson filed to sell about $10.5 million in shares, according to an SEC notice.
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Palo Alto Networks stock dips after Zscaler stumble and hot U.S. inflation print jars software

Palo Alto Networks stock dips after Zscaler stumble and hot U.S. inflation print jars software

Palo Alto Networks closed down 1% at $147.92 Friday after a volatile session, following a recent profit forecast cut tied to acquisition costs. Zscaler shares fell 9% post-earnings on a wider net loss. A hotter-than-expected U.S. Producer Price Index report triggered a broader tech and financial selloff. Investors now await the March 6 U.S. jobs report and upcoming earnings for further signals.
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NextEra Energy stock price rebounds after $2 billion equity-units deal as dilution stays in focus

NextEra Energy stock price rebounds after $2 billion equity-units deal as dilution stays in focus

NextEra Energy shares rose 1.95% to $93.78 Friday after the company priced a $2 billion equity-units offering at $50 per unit, with annual distributions of 7.375%. Proceeds will fund power projects and repay short-term debt. The deal is set to close March 3. A separate filing showed a NextEra unit sold €1.75 billion in euro-denominated debt due 2056.
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Nvidia stock price slides again as NVDA selloff deepens after earnings beat

Nvidia stock price slides again as NVDA selloff deepens after earnings beat

Nvidia shares fell 3.3% to $178.79 on Friday, extending a post-earnings slide that began with a 5.5% drop Thursday, erasing $260 billion in market value. The company reported record quarterly revenue and raised its outlook but excluded China data center compute revenue from its current-quarter forecast. Investors cited concerns over AI spending returns and rising competition.
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Goldman Sachs stock sinks 7% as AI credit jitters and hot PPI hit banks

Goldman Sachs stock sinks 7% as AI credit jitters and hot PPI hit banks

Goldman Sachs shares fell 7.3% to $861.23 Friday, dragging the Dow down 660 points. Financial stocks sold off as AI-driven credit concerns intensified after U.S. producer prices rose 0.5% in January. Goldman’s asset management arm reported a 3.5% redemption rate in private credit for Q4 and $568 million in new subscriptions on Feb. 1. Markets await ISM and jobs data for further direction.
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JPMorgan stock drops nearly 3% as credit jitters hit banks; jobs report looms

JPMorgan stock drops nearly 3% as credit jitters hit banks; jobs report looms

JPMorgan Chase shares fell 2.8% to $297.67 Friday amid a broad selloff in U.S. bank stocks and renewed credit contagion fears after a UK mortgage lender collapsed. A hotter-than-expected U.S. Producer Price Index added to rate uncertainty. Investors also sued JPMorgan and others over subprime auto securities. The 10-year Treasury yield dropped below 4% despite the inflation data.
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Nu Holdings stock slips again as Nubank earnings leave costs under a microscope

Nu Holdings stock slips again as Nubank earnings leave costs under a microscope

Nu Holdings shares slipped 0.27% to $15.02 Friday after a volatile reaction to fourth-quarter results showing net profit up 50% to $894.8 million. Analysts cited concerns over costs and the impact of a lower tax rate. Nu ended 2025 with 131 million customers and a 33% return on equity. The company highlighted a new reporting framework and noted ongoing regulatory steps in the U.S. and Mexico.
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Vertiv (VRT) stock slides as hot inflation data rattles AI plays; new Hut 8 deal in focus

Vertiv (VRT) stock slides as hot inflation data rattles AI plays; new Hut 8 deal in focus

Vertiv shares fell 3.8% to $249.34 in afternoon New York trading Friday, underperforming a weak U.S. market after hotter-than-expected producer price data. The company this week announced its new OneCore modular build approach and disclosed AI data-center collaborations in the U.S. and India. Investors watched for insider-related filings and awaited next week’s U.S. jobs report for signals on rate policy.
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CrowdStrike stock drops as hot PPI and fresh target cuts put CRWD back in focus

CrowdStrike stock drops as hot PPI and fresh target cuts put CRWD back in focus

CrowdStrike shares fell 4% to $365.67 Friday after U.S. wholesale inflation rose 0.5% in January, pressuring software stocks. Analysts trimmed price targets but kept buy ratings ahead of CrowdStrike’s March 3 earnings, where consensus expects $0.74 per share. The company launched its FalconID authentication product Thursday. Peers like Zscaler also dropped after reporting losses.
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Caterpillar stock slides as hot inflation data hits cyclicals — what to watch next week

Caterpillar stock slides as hot inflation data hits cyclicals — what to watch next week

Caterpillar shares fell 2.1% to $737.09 Friday afternoon, retreating from recent highs as Wall Street dropped on renewed inflation concerns. Wells Fargo raised its price target for Caterpillar to $870, but higher-than-expected U.S. producer prices fueled bets the Federal Reserve will delay rate cuts. Traders are watching next week’s jobs report and the CONEXPO-CON/AGG show for demand signals.
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Oil prices jump on Iran deal jitters as Brent nears $73; OPEC+ meeting next

Oil prices jump on Iran deal jitters as Brent nears $73; OPEC+ meeting next

Crude oil prices climbed Friday, with WTI up 2.2% at $66.66 a barrel and Brent at $72.43, after the U.S. military moved forces into the Middle East. Traders cited supply risks from U.S.-Iran tensions and awaited Sunday’s OPEC+ meeting. Analysts noted a $4–$10 risk premium in prices, despite forecasts of oversupply later in 2026. Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia increased exports to buffer the market.
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Mortgage rates today slide toward 6% as Rocket (RKT) stock climbs on earnings, Compass-Redfin deal

Mortgage rates today slide toward 6% as Rocket (RKT) stock climbs on earnings, Compass-Redfin deal

Rocket Companies shares rose 2.65% to $18.21 after reporting $2.69 billion in Q4 revenue and announcing a three-year listings partnership with Compass. Freddie Mac’s weekly 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell below 6% for the first time since September 2022. Investors await next week’s U.S. jobs report and the March Fed meeting for further direction on rates.
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Oil prices jump 3% on Iran supply fears as Brent hits seven-month high

Oil prices jump 3% on Iran supply fears as Brent hits seven-month high

Brent crude rose about 3% to $72.84 a barrel Friday, with WTI up 3.6% to $67.54, as traders priced in Middle East supply risks amid stalled U.S.-Iran nuclear talks. The UAE and Saudi Arabia are increasing exports ahead of the March 1 OPEC+ meeting. Analysts raised 2026 oil price forecasts but warned of a possible supply glut later this year.
27 February 2026
Nvidia stock slides again, dragging AI shares as Wall Street questions the payoff

Nvidia stock slides again, dragging AI shares as Wall Street questions the payoff

Nvidia shares fell 2.4% Friday, extending losses after a steep drop post-earnings, and pulling other AI-linked tech stocks lower. The Dow dropped 1.22%, S&P 500 lost 0.66%, and Nasdaq slid 0.99% in late morning trading. Hotter-than-expected U.S. producer prices fueled inflation concerns and pressured high-valuation tech names. Global equity fund inflows hit a five-week low as investors grew cautious.
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Nasdaq gives up after-hours gains as oil and yields weigh on Wall Street rally

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19 May 2026
Dominion Energy shares jumped 9.4% after agreeing to an all-stock merger with NextEra Energy, whose shares fell 4.6%. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.5% as investors sold technology stocks amid rising Treasury yields and oil prices. Nvidia fell 1.4% ahead of earnings. U.S. crude settled at $107.37, and the 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.59%.
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19 May 2026
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LiveRamp Rallies 27% After Publicis $2.5 Billion Cash Bid

19 May 2026
Publicis Groupe agreed to buy LiveRamp Holdings for $38.50 a share in cash, valuing the U.S. data-collaboration firm at $2.546 billion. LiveRamp stock jumped to $37.77 on the news, while the broader market fell. LiveRamp reported fiscal Q4 revenue of $206 million, up 9% from a year earlier. Publicis said the deal will boost its adjusted earnings per share from the first year after closing.

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Zeta Global Surges 12% After OpenAI Ad Remarks

Zeta Global Surges 12% After OpenAI Ad Remarks

19 May 2026
Zeta Global shares rose 11.6% to $19.19 Monday after CEO David Steinberg said the company reached an agreement to help OpenAI run its advertising. The stock outperformed the broader market, with SPY and QQQ both down. Zeta recently joined Snowflake’s Open Semantic Interchange and reported Q1 revenue up 50% year-over-year. Investors cited strong guidance and increased Athena AI agent usage.
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