Today: 13 May 2026
Browse Category

Breaking 12 May 2026 - 13 May 2026

Cerebras IPO Frenzy Tests Wall Street’s $50 Billion AI Chip Bet

Cerebras IPO Frenzy Tests Wall Street’s $50 Billion AI Chip Bet

Cerebras Systems is set to price its IPO above the $150–$160 per share range, Bloomberg reported, with orders more than 20 times available shares, according to Reuters. The company will offer 30 million shares and begin trading Thursday on Nasdaq under the ticker CBRS. Morningstar estimates the revised range could value Cerebras near $50 billion. Cerebras reported over $500 million in revenue last year but remains unprofitable.
13 May 2026
··
Stock Market Today: Dow Drops as Hot Inflation Data Puts Fed Rate Cuts on Ice

Stock Market Today: Dow Drops as Hot Inflation Data Puts Fed Rate Cuts on Ice

The U.S. producer price index jumped 1.4% in April, its largest monthly rise since March 2022, pushing the S&P 500 down 0.10% and the Dow off 0.35% late Wednesday morning. The Nasdaq edged up 0.07% as chip stocks rebounded, with the Philadelphia semiconductor index gaining 1.7%. Traders increased bets on no Fed rate cuts this year after the inflation data.
13 May 2026
····
Nokia Oyj’s AI Turn Gets a New Boss as Shares Rally Again

Nokia Oyj’s AI Turn Gets a New Boss as Shares Rally Again

Nokia appointed Siemens executive Emma Falck to lead its Mobile Infrastructure unit starting Sept. 1 and join its group leadership team. Nokia shares rose 5.5% in Helsinki after first-quarter profit jumped 54% and sales to AI and cloud customers increased 49%. The company also launched new agentic AI tools for broadband networks. Falck previously held senior roles at Siemens, BCG, and KONE.
13 May 2026
····
Sivers Semiconductors AB Stock Jumps as MSCI Add Meets Nasdaq Listing Push

Sivers Semiconductors AB Stock Jumps as MSCI Add Meets Nasdaq Listing Push

Sivers Semiconductors shares surged 31.3% to 56.65 crowns after MSCI added the company to its Sweden small-cap index. Shareholders recently approved a private placement of 8.62 million shares at 14.50 crowns each, raising about 125 million crowns. Sivers is preparing accounts to U.S. standards as it considers a dual listing on Nasdaq New York. The company delayed its 2025 annual report to May 15.
13 May 2026
····
Red Cat Stock Sinks as Discounted $225 Million Sale Tests Drone Boom Thesis

Red Cat Stock Sinks as Discounted $225 Million Sale Tests Drone Boom Thesis

Red Cat priced 23.94 million new shares at $9.40, raising about $225 million and sending RCAT down 12% in premarket trading. The new shares represent nearly 20% dilution for existing holders. Q1 revenue surged 849% to $15.5 million, but the company posted a $26.6 million net loss and used $31.9 million in operating cash. Proceeds are for general corporate purposes, not a specific project.
13 May 2026
···
IREN Stock’s Nvidia Boost Now Faces a $2.6 Billion Reality Check

IREN Stock’s Nvidia Boost Now Faces a $2.6 Billion Reality Check

IREN raised $2.6 billion in an upsized convertible-note sale after announcing a Nvidia-backed AI infrastructure plan. Nvidia secured a five-year option to buy up to 30 million IREN shares at $70 each. The companies aim to deploy up to 5 gigawatts of AI data-center capacity, focusing on IREN’s Texas sites. IREN shares rose 2.6% premarket; Nvidia gained 0.6%.
13 May 2026
·····
Intuitive Machines Stock Jumps Before Earnings as Space Force Win Reframes the LUNR Debate

Intuitive Machines Stock Jumps Before Earnings as Space Force Win Reframes the LUNR Debate

Intuitive Machines shares jumped 8.35% to $34.77 in premarket trading after the company announced selection for the U.S. Space Force’s Andromeda contract, which has a raised ceiling of over $6.2 billion. The move pushed LUNR above its 52-week high ahead of Thursday’s earnings. The Andromeda contract allows Intuitive Machines to compete for future task orders in space domain awareness.
13 May 2026
····
Nebius Stock’s Pre-Market Bounce Puts the AI Factory Trade Back on Trial

Nebius Stock’s Pre-Market Bounce Puts the AI Factory Trade Back on Trial

Nebius Group shares rose 3.53% to $185.42 in early extended trading after a 3.76% drop Tuesday, ahead of its Q1 earnings release. The company broke ground on a gigawatt-scale AI factory in Missouri and announced a technology deal with Clarifai’s founder and team. NBIS is up 32.79% in the past month and 454.18% over the past year. Investors are weighing rapid expansion against ongoing losses and heavy capital spending.
13 May 2026
····
Wolfspeed Stock Rally Tests Whether WOLF’s Balance-Sheet Fix Can Beat Negative Margins

Wolfspeed Stock Rally Tests Whether WOLF’s Balance-Sheet Fix Can Beat Negative Margins

Wolfspeed shares closed Tuesday at $53.72, up 6.8%, then showed a premarket quote of $77.00, a 43% jump, as traders focused on debt reduction and high short interest. Fiscal Q3 revenue fell 19% to $150.2 million, gross margin remained negative, but net loss narrowed and interest expense dropped 39%. Short interest stood at 16.1 million shares, about a third of the float.
13 May 2026
···
Ouster Stock Jumps as NVIDIA Tie-Up Tests the Line Between Real Demand and Rich Valuation

Ouster Stock Jumps as NVIDIA Tie-Up Tests the Line Between Real Demand and Rich Valuation

Ouster shares rose 6.1% to $28.75 in early premarket trading after its Rev8 lidar sensors qualified for NVIDIA’s DRIVE Hyperion autonomous-vehicle platform. The company reported first-quarter revenue of $49 million and a net loss of $17.5 million. Investors cited the NVIDIA qualification as a potential new channel, though no purchase order was announced.
13 May 2026
····
SELLAS Stock Jumps After AML Trial Moves Two Events From Final Readout

SELLAS Stock Jumps After AML Trial Moves Two Events From Final Readout

SELLAS Life Sciences said its pivotal REGAL leukemia trial has recorded 78 of 80 events needed for final analysis, triggering a rise in after-hours trading. The company reported a first-quarter net loss of $8.4 million but ended March with $107.1 million in cash. Research and development spending increased to $5.1 million. SELLAS expects its cash to fund operations for at least 12 months.
13 May 2026
····
UnitedHealth Stock Climbs as Investors Reprice the Turnaround, Not Just the Latest Headline

UnitedHealth Stock Climbs as Investors Reprice the Turnaround, Not Just the Latest Headline

UnitedHealth shares climbed 3.1% to $396.45 Tuesday after unveiling a new Optum Rx fee-based pricing model and raising 2026 profit guidance. The company reported Q1 revenue of $111.7 billion and adjusted earnings of $7.23 per share. Management said fundamentals are improving but described the turnaround as ongoing. Investors responded to both the PBM overhaul and stronger earnings outlook.
12 May 2026
·····
Berkshire Hathaway Stock Rises Today as Inflation Makes Its Cash Hoard Matter Again

Berkshire Hathaway Stock Rises Today as Inflation Makes Its Cash Hoard Matter Again

Berkshire Hathaway’s Class B shares climbed 1.4% to $486.46 Tuesday after April CPI data showed inflation up 0.6% for the month and 3.8% year-over-year. The company reported $11.35 billion in first-quarter operating earnings, up from $9.64 billion a year earlier. Berkshire held $373.5 billion in cash and short-term Treasuries at March 31. Prediction markets showed a 97.5% chance of no Fed rate change in June.
12 May 2026
···
GitLab Layoffs Send Stock Lower as AI ‘Agentic Era’ Bet Tests Investor Patience

GitLab Layoffs Send Stock Lower as AI ‘Agentic Era’ Bet Tests Investor Patience

GitLab Inc. will cut jobs and restructure global operations to fund artificial-intelligence agents, sending shares down 9.6% to $23.18 Tuesday. The company did not specify the number of roles affected. CEO Bill Staples said most savings will be reinvested, with details expected at the June 2 earnings call. Raymond James downgraded the stock, citing execution risks and slowing growth.
12 May 2026
··
POET Stock Rebounds as New COO Gives AI-Photonics Rally a Fresh Test

POET Stock Rebounds as New COO Gives AI-Photonics Rally a Fresh Test

POET Technologies named Sandeep Kumar as chief operating officer, triggering a 2.95% stock rise to $14.31 on heavy volume after shares hit $15.15 intraday. Kumar, formerly of Silicon Labs, will oversee Malaysia manufacturing as the company targets high-volume production. The move comes after Marvell canceled Celestial AI orders, which had weighed on the stock. Broader tech indices fell Tuesday, but POET shares outperformed.
12 May 2026
··

Stock Market Today

  • Cotton Futures Fall on Tuesday Amid USDA Reports and Market Movements
    May 13, 2026, 12:49 PM EDT. Cotton futures declined sharply on Tuesday, with front-month contracts dropping between 105 and 145 points. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) annual Cotton Ginnings report revealed a 2025/26 crop total of 13.539 million running bales (RB), down 535,750 RB from last year. The monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report projected cotton production at 13.9 million bales with new crop stocks for 2026/27 estimated at 3.9 million bales. ICE certified cotton stocks increased slightly by 1,997 bales, reaching 184,218 bales. Meanwhile, crude oil prices rose $2.83 to $102.05. Market participants responded to these mixed signals, pushing cotton prices lower despite rising crude and a stronger U.S. dollar index at 98.190.

Latest articles

UiPath Stock Drops as Its AI Agent Bet Hits a Hard Earnings Test

UiPath Stock Drops as Its AI Agent Bet Hits a Hard Earnings Test

13 May 2026
UiPath Inc. shares dropped 5.9% to $9.42 on Wednesday, with trading volume above 22 million, after the company launched a new integration for AI coding agents but investors waited for clearer demand signals ahead of its May 28 earnings call. UiPath reported fourth-quarter revenue of $481 million, up 14%, and reached full-year GAAP profitability for the first time.
Wolfspeed Stock Jumps 21% as Citrini Research Reprices AI Power-Chip Bet

Wolfspeed Stock Jumps 21% as Citrini Research Reprices AI Power-Chip Bet

13 May 2026
Wolfspeed shares surged over 21% to $65.13 Wednesday, with trading volume exceeding 18 million shares and market value reaching $2.55 billion. The rally followed Citrini Research’s endorsement, tying Wolfspeed’s silicon carbide chips to rising AI data-center demand. Wolfspeed reported a $120 million net loss last quarter and expects negative gross margins to continue. Some analysts remain cautious despite the stock’s recent gains.
LinkedIn Layoffs 2026: Why Microsoft’s Job Cuts Hit Even as Revenue Grows

LinkedIn Layoffs 2026: Why Microsoft’s Job Cuts Hit Even as Revenue Grows

13 May 2026
LinkedIn will cut about 5% of its workforce, affecting roles in marketing, engineering, and product teams, according to internal memos and sources. The move comes as LinkedIn reported a 12% revenue increase last quarter and surpassed 1.3 billion members. The company has over 17,500 employees worldwide. Microsoft shares were little changed following the news.

Popular

Intuitive Machines Stock Jumps Before Earnings as Space Force Win Reframes the LUNR Debate

Intuitive Machines Stock Jumps Before Earnings as Space Force Win Reframes the LUNR Debate

13 May 2026
Intuitive Machines shares jumped 8.35% to $34.77 in premarket trading after the company announced selection for the U.S. Space Force’s Andromeda contract, which has a raised ceiling of over $6.2 billion. The move pushed LUNR above its 52-week high ahead of Thursday’s earnings. The Andromeda contract allows Intuitive Machines to compete for future task orders in space domain awareness.
Go toTop