Today: 19 May 2026

CSL share price slips again as buyback rolls on, March dividend date looms

CSL share price slips again as buyback rolls on, March dividend date looms

CSL Ltd shares closed down 1.5% at A$145.13 on Tuesday, extending a two-day slide to 5.3%. The company bought back 83,760 shares Monday for A$12.46 million, part of an ongoing US$750 million program. Interim CEO Gordon Naylor is leading after an 81% first-half profit drop and management changes. CSL’s interim dividend of US$1.30 a share goes ex-dividend March 10.
24 February 2026
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BHP share price ends near $55 as dividend dates loom and China iron ore talks drag on

BHP share price ends near $55 as dividend dates loom and China iron ore talks drag on

BHP shares closed up 1.4% at A$54.75 in Sydney, near a 52-week high, valuing the miner at about A$278 billion. The stock will trade ex-dividend on March 5, with a $0.73 per share payout due March 26. No new company filings were released this week. Iron ore price talks with China remain unresolved, with CEO Mike Henry saying negotiations are wider than usual.
24 February 2026
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 24.02.2026

Coffee prices fell Monday, with arabica down 2.68% and robusta off 0.86%, after Brazil forecast a record 17.2% jump in 2026 coffee output. Vietnam's January robusta exports rose 38.3% from a year earlier, while global inventories increased. The USDA expects 2025/26 world coffee production to reach a record 178.8 million bags.
24 February 2026
Occidental Petroleum stock (OXY) holds near a 52-week high as oil stays elevated — what traders watch next

Occidental Petroleum stock (OXY) holds near a 52-week high as oil stays elevated — what traders watch next

Occidental Petroleum closed Monday up 1.2% at $52.43, hitting a new 52-week high as oil prices stayed near six-month peaks. The company announced an 8% dividend increase and launched a $700 million bond buyback, with deadlines in March. Crude settled at $71.49 a barrel for Brent and $66.31 for WTI ahead of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks. The S&P 500 fell 1.04% on the day.
24 February 2026
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Accenture stock sinks after OpenAI “Frontier Alliance” news as tariff, AI fears rattle Wall Street

Accenture stock sinks after OpenAI “Frontier Alliance” news as tariff, AI fears rattle Wall Street

Accenture shares fell 6.6% to $201.18 in after-hours trading Monday after a volatile session, tracking broad declines in U.S. stocks amid tariff uncertainty and renewed concerns over AI-driven job disruption. OpenAI named Accenture an anchor partner in its new enterprise “Frontier Alliance” initiative. The Dow closed down 1.66%, S&P 500 lost 1.04%, and Nasdaq slipped 1.13%. Accenture’s next earnings call is set for March 19.
24 February 2026
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IBM stock price dives after Anthropic’s COBOL AI tool rattles Wall Street — what to watch next

IBM stock price dives after Anthropic’s COBOL AI tool rattles Wall Street — what to watch next

IBM shares fell 13% to $223.35 in after-hours trading Monday after Anthropic launched an AI tool to speed up COBOL code modernization. Accenture and Cognizant shares also dropped about 6%. Investors are watching for IBM’s response and upcoming tech earnings. Broader markets declined as AI-driven automation fears hit consulting and legacy software stocks.
24 February 2026
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Qualcomm stock dips after-hours as tariff jitters hit tech; Nvidia earnings and QCOM dividend date ahead

Qualcomm stock dips after-hours as tariff jitters hit tech; Nvidia earnings and QCOM dividend date ahead

Qualcomm shares fell 1.7% to $140.41 in late after-hours trading Monday after President Trump raised tariffs to 15% and tech stocks came under pressure. The stock underperformed chip peers and remains about 32% below its 52-week high. Qualcomm continues to face a memory chip shortage, with executives warning supply issues could persist into 2027. The company will pay a quarterly dividend of 89 cents a share on March 26.
24 February 2026
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SoFi stock slides 4% after-hours as tariff angst hits risk appetite — what to watch next for SOFI

SoFi stock slides 4% after-hours as tariff angst hits risk appetite — what to watch next for SOFI

SoFi Technologies shares fell 4.2% to $18.22 in after-hours trading Monday, with 82.6 million shares changing hands. The drop followed a broad selloff in financial and tech stocks as tariff concerns and AI risks rattled markets. Executive vice president Kelli Keough sold 9,755 shares Friday under a pre-set plan. SoFi’s next earnings report is scheduled for May 4.
24 February 2026
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Nike stock slides after-hours as tariff whiplash keeps pressure on NKE

Nike stock slides after-hours as tariff whiplash keeps pressure on NKE

Nike shares fell 3.5% to $63.09 in after-hours trading Monday after President Trump announced a new global tariff plan, reviving trade policy uncertainty. Investors await details on tariff timing and scope, as well as Nike’s next earnings, expected around March 19. Jefferies said Nike could benefit if new tariffs are lower than previous rates. Nike has warned tariff changes could add $1 billion in costs.
24 February 2026
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Blackstone stock price slides 6% after-hours as AI scare hits private credit — what traders watch next

Blackstone stock price slides 6% after-hours as AI scare hits private credit — what traders watch next

Blackstone Inc shares fell 6.2% to $113.71 in after-hours trading Monday, with volume over 18 million. The drop followed a broad selloff in financial stocks and rising concerns over AI-driven disruption and defaults in private credit. Apollo, KKR, and Blue Owl also posted sharp declines. Blackstone also agreed to buy a 24% stake in Banamex from Citigroup for about $2.5 billion.
24 February 2026
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Bloom Energy stock jumps nearly 9% after-hours — what’s moving NYSE:BE now

Bloom Energy stock jumps nearly 9% after-hours — what’s moving NYSE:BE now

Bloom Energy shares rose 8.7% to $160.28 in after-hours trading Monday, defying a broad U.S. market drop on tariff concerns. Nearly 10 million shares changed hands, with options markets seeing several large sweep trades in BE contracts. The move followed Bloom’s recent revenue forecast and continued focus on data-center power demand. Peers Plug Power and Ballard fell, while FuelCell Energy edged higher.
23 February 2026
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Domino’s Pizza stock pops after earnings — DPZ jumps as U.S. sales beat and dividend rises

Domino’s Pizza stock pops after earnings — DPZ jumps as U.S. sales beat and dividend rises

Domino’s Pizza shares rose 4.1% to $400.36 in after-hours trading after reporting fourth-quarter revenue up 6.4% to $1.54 billion. U.S. same-store sales rose 3.7%, beating estimates, while international same-store sales increased 0.7%. The company raised its quarterly dividend 15% to $1.99 per share. Investors are watching the 2026 U.S. sales outlook and overseas performance.
23 February 2026
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Snowflake stock slides nearly 9% as Wall Street wobbles, with earnings and Cortex Code update in focus

Snowflake stock slides nearly 9% as Wall Street wobbles, with earnings and Cortex Code update in focus

Snowflake shares dropped 8.6% to $157.60 Monday, holding near that level after hours ahead of Wednesday’s earnings report. The company announced an expansion of its Cortex Code CLI and a new monthly subscription outside its core model. BTIG cut its price target to $235 from $312. U.S. software stocks broadly declined amid concerns over AI-related spending shifts.
23 February 2026
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Caterpillar stock slips after hours despite Evercore’s $878 target — what CAT investors watch next

Caterpillar stock slips after hours despite Evercore’s $878 target — what CAT investors watch next

Caterpillar shares fell 0.4% after hours Monday to $756.47, despite Evercore ISI raising its price target to $878. Wall Street Zen downgraded the stock to “hold” last week. Traders are watching for comments on demand, pricing, and tariffs at Caterpillar’s March 5 CONEXPO fireside chat. The stock traded between $752.79 and $767.38 on the day.
23 February 2026
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Gold price hits three-week high as Trump tariff deadline nears; Fed and data next

Gold price hits three-week high as Trump tariff deadline nears; Fed and data next

Gold jumped over 2% Monday to $5,206.39 an ounce, reaching a three-week high as traders reacted to new U.S. tariffs and a weaker dollar. U.S. gold futures settled 2.8% higher at $5,225.60. The new 15% import duty takes effect Tuesday after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s earlier tariffs. Silver rose 3.2% to $87.23, while platinum and palladium moved in opposite directions.
23 February 2026
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  • Western Digital Leverages Post-Quantum Cryptography to Enhance AI Data Security
    May 19, 2026, 9:57 AM EDT. Western Digital Corporation (WDC) integrates post-quantum cryptography (PQC) into its Ultrastar UltraSMR hard drives to address future AI data security risks. The drives, undergoing qualification with hyperscale customers, embed PQC directly into storage firmware, enhancing protection against quantum-era threats by ensuring firmware integrity and secure key management. Using NIST-aligned ML-DSA-87 and RSA-3072 algorithms, WDC advances device-level trust with dual-signing strategies. This positions WDC ahead in quantum-resistant enterprise storage security. Competitor Seagate Technology (STX) continues focusing on durable, cost-efficient storage solutions amid rising AI data demands, while WDC's split into SanDisk aims to capitalize further on AI-driven markets.

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Bakkt Up Early After Director Buys $4.85M in Shares

Bakkt Up Early After Director Buys $4.85M in Shares

19 May 2026
Bakkt shares jumped 14.2% to $9.96 in pre-market trading Tuesday after a filing showed director Michael Alfred’s vehicle bought $4.85 million in stock. SEC documents said Alfred acquired 585,000 shares last week via Alpine Fox LP. CEO Akshay Naheta exercised options for 33,557 shares at $10 each. Bakkt recently reported Q1 revenue of $243.6 million, down sharply from a year earlier.
Relay Therapeutics Shares Rise In Pre-Market Ahead Of Key Drug Update

Relay Therapeutics Shares Rise In Pre-Market Ahead Of Key Drug Update

19 May 2026
Relay Therapeutics shares jumped 11.3% to $13.47 in premarket trading Tuesday after reporting a 60% volumetric response rate in 20 evaluable patients from its Phase 2 trial of zovegalisib for vascular anomalies. The company said 95% of patients saw some lesion reduction at 12 weeks. No patients discontinued due to adverse events. The regular Nasdaq session was set to open at 9:30 a.m. ET.

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Figma shares test rebound as AI bet delivers

Figma shares test rebound as AI bet delivers

18 May 2026
Figma traded at $23.20 Monday afternoon, valuing the company at $12.1 billion. First-quarter revenue jumped 46% to $333.4 million, and the company raised its 2026 revenue forecast to up to $1.428 billion. Paid customers rose 54% to about 690,000. Figma posted a GAAP net loss of $142.4 million but reported $56.5 million in non-GAAP net income.
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