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Australia stock market today: ASX 200 ends higher as miners, banks climb; Endeavour and GQG slide

Australia stock market today: ASX 200 ends higher as miners, banks climb; Endeavour and GQG slide

Australian shares closed up 0.56% at 8,808.50, led by gains in miners and banks, while energy stocks fell. BHP rose 2.3%, Rio Tinto 2.2%, and Endeavour Group dropped 2.9% on margin pressure. GQG Partners slid 8.6% after reporting US$2.1 billion in December net outflows. Investors await U.S. inflation data due Wednesday.

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  • Global Shares Mixed, Kospi Drops 3% Amid Oil Price Volatility and Iran War Uncertainty
    May 19, 2026, 5:43 AM EDT. Global shares traded mixed on Tuesday amid heightened uncertainty over the Iran war, which has disrupted oil supplies via the Strait of Hormuz. European markets advanced with France's CAC 40 up 0.6% and Germany's DAX rising 1.1%, while U.S. futures showed slight declines. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.4%, and South Korea's Kospi plunged 3.3%, led by significant losses in major tech stocks such as Hyundai (-8.9%) and LG Electronics (-11.7%). Oil prices fluctuated, with Brent crude dropping to $110.51 a barrel due to the conflict's impact on crude shipments. Investors await key earnings reports from Nvidia and major U.S. retailers amid ongoing market volatility.

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Amesite Stock Jumps Before The Bell After NurseMagic Lands Its Biggest Customer Yet

Amesite Stock Jumps Before The Bell After NurseMagic Lands Its Biggest Customer Yet

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.
GeoVax Stock Rockets Nearly 80% as Tiny Vaccine Developer Grabs Biodefense Spotlight

GeoVax Stock Rockets Nearly 80% as Tiny Vaccine Developer Grabs Biodefense Spotlight

19 May 2026
GeoVax Labs shares surged nearly 80% to $2.21 Monday after announcing a $3 million private placement amid heightened interest in biodefense following a WHO emergency alert over Ebola in Africa. The company does not sell an approved Ebola vaccine; its lead candidate targets mpox and smallpox. GeoVax reported $1.3 million in cash at March 31 and a quarterly net loss of $5.3 million. The new funding is expected to close around May 19.

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Intel Shares Edge Up as AI Chip Trade Runs Into Hurdles

Intel Shares Edge Up as AI Chip Trade Runs Into Hurdles

18 May 2026
Intel shares rose 0.3% to $109.10 in early New York trading Monday after last week’s selloff, as analysts raised price targets and President Trump commented on the U.S. government’s 10% stake, now valued above $50 billion. First-quarter revenue climbed 7% to $13.6 billion, with Data Center and AI sales up 22%. The iShares Semiconductor ETF fell 0.9%. Intel’s server CPU market share dropped to 54.9% in Q1, according to UBS.
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