Today: 14 May 2026

US Stock Market Today After the Bell: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records as AI Rally Runs Past Oil Risks

US Stock Market Today After the Bell: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records as AI Rally Runs Past Oil Risks

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs Friday, boosted by AI chip stocks and a stronger-than-expected April jobs report showing 115,000 new nonfarm jobs and 4.3% unemployment. Nvidia rose 1.8%, Micron and Sandisk jumped about 12%. The Philadelphia semiconductor index gained nearly 5%. Six of 11 S&P 500 sectors fell, and market breadth remained mixed.
8 May 2026
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Hims Stock Faces 15% Earnings Swing as Weight-Loss Pivot Comes Due

Hims Stock Faces 15% Earnings Swing as Weight-Loss Pivot Comes Due

Hims & Hers Health shares jumped 9.3% to $28.03 Friday as options traders bet on a 14.8% swing after next week’s earnings. The company will report first-quarter results after markets close May 11. Analysts remain divided, with price targets ranging from $25 to $32. Hims recently launched a compounded testosterone pill and an AI lab-results tool, and expanded access to FDA-approved weight-loss drugs.
8 May 2026
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Prospect Capital Stock Slides After Earnings as Dividend Reset Hits Focus

Prospect Capital Stock Slides After Earnings as Dividend Reset Hits Focus

Prospect Capital shares dropped 9.6% Friday after the company reported lower March-quarter net investment income and cut its monthly common distribution to $0.035 per share for May through August. The stock traded near $2.49, well below its March 31 net asset value of $6.05. Net investment income fell to $78.5 million, or $0.16 per share, and total assets declined to $6.38 billion.
8 May 2026
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DXC Technology Stock Plunges After Earnings as 2027 Outlook Clouds AI Turnaround

DXC Technology Stock Plunges After Earnings as 2027 Outlook Clouds AI Turnaround

DXC Technology shares fell 23% to $9.20 after forecasting another year of organic revenue declines and reporting a GAAP loss of 84 cents per share for the fiscal fourth quarter. Revenue dropped 1.2% to $3.13 billion, with organic revenue down 6.6%. Bookings fell 14% from a year earlier. Management cited weak demand for short-term project work, especially in Global Infrastructure Services.
8 May 2026
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Main Street Capital Stock Drops After Q1 Earnings Miss as Dividend Story Faces a Test

Main Street Capital Stock Drops After Q1 Earnings Miss as Dividend Story Faces a Test

Main Street Capital shares fell 4.5% to $54.05 after first-quarter net investment income missed forecasts, coming in at $0.93 per share versus the $1.04 estimate. Total investment income was $140.1 million, below the $146.14 million expected. Net asset value rose slightly to $33.46 per share. The company declared regular monthly dividends totaling $0.78 per share for the second quarter.
8 May 2026
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Moderna Stock Surges on Hantavirus Vaccine News as Cruise Outbreak Puts mRNA Pipeline Back in Focus

Moderna Stock Surges on Hantavirus Vaccine News as Cruise Outbreak Puts mRNA Pipeline Back in Focus

Moderna shares rose about 10% Friday after the company announced research into vaccines for hantaviruses amid a deadly Andes virus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship. WHO reported eight cases and three deaths, with five confirmed as hantavirus. Moderna’s vaccine program is in early stages, with commercial availability still years away. The U.S. is arranging a repatriation flight for 17 Americans from the ship.
8 May 2026
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Wynn Resorts Stock Falls Despite Q1 Beat as UAE Delay Clouds a Big Macau Bet

Wynn Resorts Stock Falls Despite Q1 Beat as UAE Delay Clouds a Big Macau Bet

Wynn Resorts shares fell $7.21 to $99.64 Friday despite beating first-quarter profit estimates, as investors reacted to a delayed UAE resort timeline and a new $900 million-plus expansion at Wynn Palace in Macau. Operating revenue rose 9.2% to $1.86 billion and adjusted profit reached $1.25 a share, topping forecasts. Wynn Palace revenue jumped 23% to $659.3 million. Construction on the new Macau tower starts in late 2026.
8 May 2026
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MaxLinear Stock Nears $100 as AI Data-Center Rally Sets Up a Shareholder Test

MaxLinear Stock Nears $100 as AI Data-Center Rally Sets Up a Shareholder Test

MaxLinear shares jumped over 21% to $101.20 Friday, pushing the company’s market value to about $8.8 billion ahead of a May 20 shareholder vote on expanding its equity incentive plan. The rally followed first-quarter revenue of $137.2 million, up 43% year-over-year, driven by demand for optical products in AI data centers. Glass Lewis backed the equity plan; ISS opposed it.
8 May 2026
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Why Arbor Realty Trust Stock Is Falling: Dividend Cut, Weak Q1 Earnings Put ABR Loan Book in Focus

Why Arbor Realty Trust Stock Is Falling: Dividend Cut, Weak Q1 Earnings Put ABR Loan Book in Focus

Arbor Realty Trust cut its quarterly dividend to $0.17 from $0.30 after reporting net income of $629,000, down from $30.4 million a year earlier. Shares dropped about 11% to $7.29 as investors reacted to ongoing loan troubles and property takebacks. Non-performing assets totaled about $1 billion at quarter-end, with management warning that higher rates could slow asset resolutions.
8 May 2026
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Dell Stock Soars as AI Server Boom, TotalEnergies Deal and Super Micro Trouble Collide

Dell Stock Soars as AI Server Boom, TotalEnergies Deal and Super Micro Trouble Collide

Dell shares rose 12.6% Friday, reaching $263.82 intraday, after news of a $100 million supercomputer contract with TotalEnergies and Nvidia and renewed focus on rival Super Micro’s legal issues. Investors shifted attention to Dell’s AI-server business, with the company reporting over $64 billion in AI-optimized server orders for fiscal 2026. Dell’s fiscal first-quarter results are due May 28.
8 May 2026
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Novavax Stock Jumps As Pfizer Deal Cash Puts Vaccine Turnaround Back In Focus

Novavax Stock Jumps As Pfizer Deal Cash Puts Vaccine Turnaround Back In Focus

Novavax shares jumped 13% Friday after first-quarter revenue reached $139.5 million, beating estimates. Licensing and partner payments, including $30 million from Pfizer’s Matrix-M deal, offset weak COVID-19 vaccine demand. The stock traded at $10.45 with volume over 8.4 million shares. Investors await the company’s appearance at BofA’s health-care conference on May 13.
8 May 2026
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POET Technologies Stock Rebounds as Marvell Fallout Turns Into a June Lawsuit Deadline

POET Technologies Stock Rebounds as Marvell Fallout Turns Into a June Lawsuit Deadline

POET Technologies shares rose Friday, climbing $1.39 to $10.97, despite new shareholder notices tied to a securities class action over its U.S. tax disclosures and cancelled Celestial AI orders. The lawsuit, filed April 28 in New Jersey federal court, names POET, CFO Thomas Mika, and CEO Suresh Venkatesan as defendants. Investors have until June 29 to seek lead plaintiff status for the proposed class.
8 May 2026
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nLIGHT Stock Jumps as Defense Laser Sales Drive 55% Revenue Surge

nLIGHT Stock Jumps as Defense Laser Sales Drive 55% Revenue Surge

nLIGHT Inc shares jumped 10.3% to $72.98 Friday after reporting a 55.2% surge in Q1 revenue to $80.2 million and a swing to a $645,000 profit, driven by record defense sales. Aerospace and defense accounted for $55.1 million, or nearly 69% of total revenue. The company launched its HADES high-energy laser system for military use. Cash holdings rose to $298.2 million after a February stock offering.
8 May 2026
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Traws Pharma Stock Jumps As Biotech Targets Hantavirus After Cruise Ship Deaths

Traws Pharma Stock Jumps As Biotech Targets Hantavirus After Cruise Ship Deaths

Traws Pharma said it will advance clinical candidates for hantavirus after a cruise-ship outbreak killed three people, with no lead drug named yet. WHO confirmed five hantavirus cases on the MV Hondius, three fatal, and said person-to-person spread is limited. Traws shares jumped 21.8% after the announcement. The company has no approved products and recently raised $10 million in private funding.
8 May 2026
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SanDisk Stock Bounced Back Fast—Here’s Why Wall Street Is Still Chasing AI Memory

SanDisk Stock Bounced Back Fast—Here’s Why Wall Street Is Still Chasing AI Memory

Sandisk shares surged 11.7% to $1,497 Friday, rebounding from a sharp drop after concerns over short-term NAND demand. The company reported third-quarter revenue up 251% year-over-year to $5.95 billion and signed contracts guaranteeing $42 billion in future revenue. Investors cited ongoing tight supply for AI memory chips. The stock touched an intraday high of $1,528.
8 May 2026
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OPEN Stock Drops as Opendoor’s Bigger Q1 Loss Tests Turnaround Hopes

OPEN Stock Drops as Opendoor’s Bigger Q1 Loss Tests Turnaround Hopes

Opendoor Technologies shares fell 4.5% to $5.08 after reporting a first-quarter net loss of $173 million, wider than last year, despite revenue of $720 million topping analyst estimates. The company doubled acquisition contracts to over 5,000 and cut stale inventory, but homes sold dropped to 1,921. General and administrative expenses jumped $104 million, mainly from equity pay. Opendoor forecast Q2 revenue up 25% and adjusted EBITDA near breakeven.
8 May 2026
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Eos Energy Stock Jumps 22% Before Earnings as AI Power Trade Takes Hold

Eos Energy Stock Jumps 22% Before Earnings as AI Power Trade Takes Hold

Eos Energy shares surged nearly 22% to $7.75 Friday ahead of its May 13 quarterly report, as investors watch for signs of a manufacturing rebound. The company recently projected Q1 revenue of $56–$57 million, below some analyst estimates, and announced a joint development deal with TURBINE-X Energy. A securities class action was filed May 5, alleging fraud tied to operational issues and a steep stock drop.
8 May 2026
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US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records as Jobs Surprise Keeps Wall Street Rally Alive

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records as Jobs Surprise Keeps Wall Street Rally Alive

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached record highs midday Friday, lifted by stronger-than-expected April jobs data and gains in Nvidia and Apple. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 115,000 last month while unemployment held at 4.3%. Brent crude traded at $101.65, and the 10-year Treasury yield stood at 4.346%. U.S. consumer sentiment fell to a record low, according to the University of Michigan.
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Stock Market Today

  • Peloton Shares Fall 8.1% Amid Consumer Sentiment Drop and Rising Oil Prices
    May 14, 2026, 7:06 AM EDT. Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON) shares dropped 8.1% following a surge in Brent crude oil prices and a record low in U.S. consumer sentiment, raising concerns about reduced spending on non-essential goods. The University of Michigan's sentiment index fell to 48.2 in early May, highlighting consumers strained by high gasoline prices and tariffs. This hits the consumer discretionary sector, which includes fitness equipment like Peloton's. Goldman Sachs lowered its 2026 discretionary cash flow growth forecast from 5.1% to 3.7% as energy costs squeeze budgets. Peloton's stock has been volatile, down 14.1% year-to-date and trading 41.6% below its 52-week high. Despite recent tariff relief and a UBS Buy rating with a $11 price target, investors continue to face significant losses on long-term holdings.

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Crypto’s Biggest Senate Test Is Here: Banks Push Back as CLARITY Act Heads to Vote

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14 May 2026
The Senate Banking Committee will begin debate Thursday on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which would clarify SEC and CFTC oversight of cryptocurrencies and set new rules for stablecoin rewards. Over 130 amendments were filed, including 44 from Sen. Elizabeth Warren. The bill’s fate may hinge on a bipartisan vote. Banks and crypto firms remain divided over stablecoin provisions.
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14 May 2026
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14 May 2026
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14 May 2026
Fervo Energy’s shares closed their Nasdaq debut at $36.54, up 35.3% from the $27 IPO price, before slipping to $35.55 in premarket trading. The Houston-based geothermal developer raised $1.89 billion by selling 70 million shares in an upsized offering. Fervo reports $7.2 billion in potential contracted revenue but remains unprofitable. Its first commercial facility is set to deliver power by late 2026.
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