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  • Wall Street Falls on Rising Oil Prices, Iran Concerns; Dow Drops 1.1%
    May 19, 2026, 6:07 AM EDT. Wall Street closed lower on May 18 as rising oil prices surged 3.4% to $109 a barrel and geopolitical tensions with Iran increased. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.1% to 49,526.17, led by a 4.4% drop in NVIDIA shares. The tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 1.5%, while the S&P 500 lost 1.2%. Defensive sectors like Energy rose as others, including Materials and Utilities, fell. The CBOE Volatility Index jumped 6.8%, signaling increased market fear. Industrial production surprised with a 0.7% April gain, and the NY Empire State Manufacturing Index surged to 19.6, pointing to robust manufacturing activity despite global tensions.

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Virax Biolabs Shares Jumping Again Ahead of Nasdaq Open

Virax Biolabs Shares Jumping Again Ahead of Nasdaq Open

19 May 2026
Virax Biolabs shares surged 53.1% Monday to $0.2350 and climbed another 17.1% in early Tuesday premarket trading, hitting $0.2751. The rally followed a paid RedChip TV appearance and a May 15 ownership filing showing Armistice Capital with a 4.99% stake. No new clinical or product updates were posted. Trading volume Monday reached about 765.2 million shares.
Amesite Shares Rise Premarket After NurseMagic Signs Largest Client

Amesite Shares Rise Premarket After NurseMagic Signs Largest Client

19 May 2026
Amesite Inc. shares surged 218% to $2.50 in premarket trading after announcing its largest NurseMagic deployment with a 2,700-patient home-care client. The company disclosed $83,332 in quarterly revenue and a $678,061 net loss, with cash at $740,711 before a $2.2 million April financing. Amesite did not reveal the new contract’s value or customer name. Its latest filing cited “substantial doubt” about ongoing operations.
Alphabet Approaches $5 Trillion With Google AI Cloud Move Targeting Nvidia

Alphabet Approaches $5 Trillion With Google AI Cloud Move Targeting Nvidia

19 May 2026
Alphabet shares rose in pre-market trading Tuesday after Google and Blackstone announced a U.S. AI cloud venture, with Blackstone committing $5 billion to add 500 megawatts of data-center capacity by 2027. Alphabet’s Class A shares closed Monday at $396.94 and were quoted at $401.09 before the market opened. The move coincides with the first day of Google I/O and follows strong Q1 earnings.

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USA Rare Earth Drops After Rare-Earth Stocks Stall

USA Rare Earth Drops After Rare-Earth Stocks Stall

18 May 2026
USA Rare Earth shares fell 12.8% to $21.28 Monday, trading nearly 18 million shares as investors pulled back from the volatile rare-earth sector. The drop followed news that defense firms are urging a delay to a ban on Chinese rare-earth magnets in U.S. military contracts. The company reported $5.7 million in first-quarter revenue and received a $14.18 million Texas grant for its Round Top Mountain project.
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