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Basic materials stocks close near a one-year high — what could move XLB in Fed week

Basic materials stocks close near a one-year high — what could move XLB in Fed week

The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB) closed Friday up 0.9% at $49.97, near a 52-week high, as metals surged and rare earths policy drew focus. The Trump administration will acquire a 10% stake in USA Rare Earth via a $1.6 billion deal, with an announcement set for Monday. The Fed meets Jan. 27–28, and China’s PMI data is due Jan. 31.
25 January 2026
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Basic materials stocks: Gold’s record run and copper wobble put XLB in focus for Tuesday

Basic materials stocks: Gold’s record run and copper wobble put XLB in focus for Tuesday

Gold and silver hit record highs after President Trump’s new tariff threat on Greenland, with spot gold up 1.7% to $4,672.49 an ounce and silver jumping 5% to $94.41. The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB) ended last week down 0.57% at $48.68. U.S. equity markets were closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. China ordered brokers to remove client servers from exchange-run data centers, aiming to curb high-frequency trading.
19 January 2026
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  • Wall Street Raises Nvidia Price Targets Ahead of Strong Q1 Fiscal 2027 Report
    May 19, 2026, 5:19 AM EDT. Nvidia (NVDA) investors received optimistic updates from Wall Street analysts, with Morgan Stanley and KeyBanc raising their price targets to $285 and $300, respectively. Analysts expect robust growth driven by strong sales of Nvidia's Blackwell AI chips, forecasting revenue to hit $79.17 billion for fiscal Q1, representing an 80% year-over-year increase. Nvidia's market cap stands at $5.4 trillion, and Wall Street projects revenue of $372 billion in 2026 and $492 billion in 2027. CEO Jensen Huang expressed confidence in over $1 trillion in revenue from new chip lines, Blackwell and Rubin, reinforcing bullish sentiment ahead of Nvidia's earnings report due Wednesday after market close.

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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.
Evolution stock jumps on €2 billion move

Evolution stock jumps on €2 billion move

19 May 2026
Evolution AB shares surged 9% in Stockholm after the company announced a €2 billion share buyback, one of Sweden’s largest. The buyback starts immediately and may run until the 2027 annual meeting, capped at 10% of shares. The OMXS30 index rose just 0.75% in comparison. Evolution also secured a €300 million revolving credit facility from J.P. Morgan SE and Citibank Europe.
NextEra shares dip after $66.8B Dominion deal—What’s on traders’ radar now

NextEra shares dip after $66.8B Dominion deal—What’s on traders’ radar now

19 May 2026
NextEra Energy shares fell 4.6% to $89.04 late Monday after announcing a $66.8 billion stock-led merger with Dominion Energy, whose shares rose 9.4% to $67.56. The deal would create one of the world’s largest electric utilities, serving about 10 million customer accounts and owning 110 gigawatts of generation across four states.

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IREN Drops Again After AI Cloud Plans Get Costlier

IREN Drops Again After AI Cloud Plans Get Costlier

18 May 2026
IREN shares dropped 7.2% to $49.15 Monday after the company acquired its marketing partner Awaken, folding the agency into its operations. The decline followed IREN’s $3 billion convertible-note sale last week to fund a major data-center expansion for AI services. Quarterly revenue fell and net loss widened as the company shifts from Bitcoin mining to AI cloud infrastructure.
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