Today: 22 May 2026

Microsoft stock ends higher as software selloff deepens; traders weigh Azure outages and AI spend

Microsoft stock ends higher as software selloff deepens; traders weigh Azure outages and AI spend

Microsoft shares closed up 0.6% at $413.56 Wednesday, outperforming a sharp sell-off in software stocks. Short interest in Microsoft rose about 20% over the past week, and options activity stayed defensive. Traders watched for fallout from a multi-region Azure outage linked to a storage policy change. Key U.S. economic data releases were delayed after a brief government shutdown.
Super Micro (SMCI) stock jumps 10% as chip rally and options expiry collide

Super Micro stock jumps as SMCI lifts 2026 sales view, but margin squeeze shows up

Super Micro Computer shares surged 13% to $33.62 Wednesday after the company raised its fiscal 2026 net sales outlook to at least $40 billion and posted strong quarterly revenue. Gross margin fell to 6.3% from 9.3% last quarter, highlighting profitability pressures. Trading volume topped 101 million shares. The company cited robust demand for AI-optimized servers but flagged ongoing supply-chain and cost challenges.
CrowdStrike stock slides as insider sale filings hit the tape ahead of earnings

CrowdStrike stock slides as insider sale filings hit the tape ahead of earnings

CrowdStrike shares fell 1.8% to $414.00 Wednesday after CEO George Kurtz and CFO Burt Podbere disclosed stock sales tied to vested RSUs, according to SEC filings. Kurtz sold 6,777 shares and filed to sell more, while Podbere sold 1,630 shares. The moves come as investors await CrowdStrike’s quarterly report due March 3. Broader tech stocks showed mixed performance amid ongoing concerns over AI’s impact on software.
Bitcoin sinks to 15-month low as a global selloff drags crypto deeper into the red

Bitcoin sinks to 15-month low as a global selloff drags crypto deeper into the red

Bitcoin fell to a 15-month low near $72,000 Wednesday amid a broad selloff, with the Nasdaq 100 down over 2%. Crypto market value dropped by $467.6 billion since Jan. 29, and $2.56 billion in bitcoin positions were liquidated in recent days. Crypto-linked stocks such as Coinbase and Gemini lost at least 15% over five sessions. Bitcoin later traded near $76,400 as some buyers returned.
4 February 2026
RTX stock slips despite Pentagon missile ramp-up deal — what investors watch next

RTX stock slips despite Pentagon missile ramp-up deal — what investors watch next

RTX Corp shares fell about 3% to $197.33 Wednesday after announcing a seven-year Pentagon deal to sharply boost missile production. The drop followed four days of gains and came amid heavy trading. Vietjet Air ordered Pratt & Whitney engines for 44 more Airbus jets, with deliveries starting in July. RTX also committed over $139 million to expand manufacturing and maintenance in Singapore.
Enact Holdings stock jumps 10% as ACT rallies on fresh buyback plan and earnings

Enact Holdings stock jumps 10% as ACT rallies on fresh buyback plan and earnings

Enact Holdings’ stock surged 10.5% to $44.58 after its board approved a new $500 million share repurchase plan, adding to an existing $350 million program. The company reported Q4 net income of $177 million and said it will maintain its $0.21 dividend, payable March 19. Genworth Holdings, which owns 81% of Enact, will sell shares back in proportion to open-market buybacks. The S&P 500 ETF fell 0.2%.
Confluent stock price today: CFLT stays just under IBM’s $31 offer as February deadlines near

Confluent stock price today: CFLT stays just under IBM’s $31 offer as February deadlines near

Confluent shares traded at $30.42 Wednesday, about 2% below IBM’s $31-per-share cash offer, as investors await a February 12 shareholder vote on the $11 billion deal. The U.S. antitrust waiting period expired January 12, but the merger still needs shareholder and further regulatory approval. Confluent will report earnings February 11 without a call or outlook. Trading volume surged to 53 million shares ahead of key dates.
Why Wells Fargo stock (WFC) is up today as the yield curve steepens — the next catalyst to watch

Why Wells Fargo stock (WFC) is up today as the yield curve steepens — the next catalyst to watch

Wells Fargo shares rose 1.2% to $93.44 by midafternoon Wednesday as U.S. bank stocks gained alongside a steeper Treasury yield curve. The KBW Nasdaq Bank Index advanced 1.23%. Wells Fargo priced 5.50% fixed-rate callable notes due 2046, per an SEC filing. The bank projects $50 billion in net interest income for 2026 and reported $612 million in severance costs tied to layoffs.
4 February 2026
Analog Devices stock jumps again — CEO sale filing, chip M&A and Feb. 18 earnings in focus

Analog Devices stock jumps again — CEO sale filing, chip M&A and Feb. 18 earnings in focus

Analog Devices shares rose 3.3% to $321.46 Wednesday afternoon, rebounding after Tuesday’s drop. The move followed Texas Instruments’ $7.5 billion deal to acquire Silicon Labs, which reignited M&A speculation in analog chips. CEO Vincent Roche sold 10,000 shares last week under a preset plan. Investors await Analog Devices’ earnings on Feb. 18.
Chipotle stock rebounds from early drop as CMG traders rethink 2026 outlook

Chipotle stock rebounds from early drop as CMG traders rethink 2026 outlook

Chipotle shares rebounded to $40.00, up 2.1%, after dropping to $36.50 earlier Wednesday. The company reported Q4 revenue of $3.0 billion, but comparable sales fell 2.5% and transactions dropped 3.2%. Chipotle projects flat comparable sales for 2026 and plans 1–2% menu price hikes to offset rising costs, especially for beef. Investors await further details in the upcoming SEC filing.
Eli Lilly stock jumps as 2026 forecast beats estimates on Zepbound, Mounjaro demand

Eli Lilly stock jumps as 2026 forecast beats estimates on Zepbound, Mounjaro demand

Eli Lilly shares surged about 9% Wednesday after reporting a 43% jump in quarterly revenue to $19.3 billion and issuing a bullish 2026 outlook. Mounjaro and Zepbound drove results, but executives warned pricing will weigh on future growth. Investors await the FDA’s April decision on Lilly’s oral obesity drug. The stock’s rally contrasted with declines in major indexes.
Marvell Technology stock slips as Celestial AI deal dilution meets a wider chip selloff

Marvell Technology stock slips as Celestial AI deal dilution meets a wider chip selloff

Marvell Technology shares fell about 2% to $74.06 Wednesday after the company closed its $1 billion acquisition of Celestial AI and warned of higher short-term costs and share dilution. Marvell issued over 24 million unregistered shares for the deal and may issue more if revenue targets are met. Investors are watching for signs of demand and integration ahead of the company’s earnings report.
Qualcomm stock price rises ahead of earnings — what QCOM investors watch after the bell

Qualcomm stock price rises ahead of earnings — what QCOM investors watch after the bell

Qualcomm shares rose 2.8% to $151.33 Wednesday afternoon ahead of its fiscal first-quarter earnings report, bucking a 3.6% drop in the iShares Semiconductor ETF. Wall Street expects $12.13 billion in revenue and $3.39 adjusted EPS for the December quarter. Trading volume in Qualcomm surpassed its 50-day average. Investors are watching for guidance on handset demand and profit margins.
AT&T stock rises on Amazon cloud-satellite tie-up as traders eye fiber rollout

AT&T stock rises on Amazon cloud-satellite tie-up as traders eye fiber rollout

AT&T shares rose 1.5% to $27.22 after announcing a deeper partnership with Amazon Web Services to move network workloads to the cloud and expand broadband via Amazon’s satellites. The move follows AT&T’s $5.75 billion acquisition of Lumen’s fiber business, adding over 1 million subscribers. Wall Street awaits cost details, with more information expected at Mobile World Congress in March.

Stock Market Today

  • Ito En Shares Fall as P/E Ratio Surpasses Industry Peers, Raising Valuation Concerns
    May 22, 2026, 11:10 AM EDT. Ito En (TSE:2593) shares declined 1.2% amid sustained weakness, with a 4.7% drop year-to-date and a 6.3% fall over the past year in total shareholder returns. The stock trades at a striking 123.8x price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, significantly above its fair P/E estimate of 71.9x and the Asian Beverage industry average of 18.5x. The P/E ratio, which compares share price to earnings per share, indicates that investors are pricing in high future growth despite recent decreases in net profit margin and return on equity. With net profit margins falling to 0.5% from 2.7% and return on equity at 1.7%, the premium valuation appears stretched. Analysts warn that any downward revision in earnings expectations or softening consumer demand could pressure the stock further, making its current valuation look rich.

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22 May 2026
Arm Holdings shares rose above $300 Friday morning, extending a surge that pushed the stock up 38% in three sessions and past Micron in year-to-date gains. The rally follows strong earnings, a bullish Bernstein rating, and news that demand for Arm’s AGI CPU for data centers exceeded $2 billion for fiscal 2027–2028. Meta is the lead partner for the new chip.
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22 May 2026
Arm Holdings shares topped $300 Friday morning, extending a rally that has lifted the British chip designer’s stock 38% in three sessions. The surge follows strong earnings, bullish analyst coverage, and rising demand for Arm-based CPUs in AI data centers. Arm reported fiscal Q4 revenue of $1.49 billion and said customer demand for its new data-center chip exceeded $2 billion through fiscal 2028.
Wall Street Pushes Dell’s AI Run Again But Sends a Caution

Wall Street Pushes Dell’s AI Run Again But Sends a Caution

22 May 2026
Dell Technologies shares surged over 10% Friday, hitting a 52-week high of $283.30 after Wells Fargo raised its price target to $270. Morgan Stanley also lifted its target but kept an Underweight rating, citing risks like memory inflation and supply shortages. Dell reports fiscal Q1 results May 28, with consensus estimates at $3.00 EPS and $34.95 billion revenue. The company reported $64 billion in AI-optimized server orders for fiscal 2026.
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