Stock Market 18 June 2026

Apple shares gain after Cook signals price increases to offset chip pressure

Apple stock moved higher early Thursday. CEO Tim Cook said Apple will hike prices on its products because of higher memory and storage chip costs, pulling the iPhone maker into the AI supply crunch. Apple was last up 0.8% at $298.25. Intel gained 7.8%, Micron was up 6.6%.

18 June 2026

Apple Inc·NASDAQ:AAPL·Stock Market

IBM drops after Accenture outlook, AI control worries hit IT services stocks

IBM shares slid nearly 7% Thursday morning, trailing gains elsewhere in the U.S. market. The drop followed a weak outlook from Accenture and renewed worries about AI “control,” which pressured sentiment across the IT services space — the segment handling outsourced tech and consulting work for corporate systems.

18 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:CTSH·NYSE:ACN·NYSE:IBM·NYSE:INFY·Stock Market

QuantumScape stock rises after Honda solid-state battery research deal

QuantumScape shares climbed on Thursday after the battery developer said Honda R&D would join it in a multi-year research program to advance solid-state battery technology, a fresh automaker tie-up for a company still trying to move from promising cells to commercial production.

18 June 2026

Electric Vehicles·NASDAQ:QS·Stock Market

Energy Fuels Stock Jumps as $725 Million U.S. Loan Commitment Lifts Rare Earth Plans

Energy Fuels Inc. shares jumped in early trading Thursday after the U.S. government signed a conditional loan commitment of up to $725 million to help the company expand domestic rare earth processing, giving investors a fresh policy-backed reason to mark up the uranium and critical-minerals stock.

18 June 2026

NYSE:UUUU·Stock Market·US Economy

FreeCast spikes on Starlink Business reseller deal as market hunts for new growth story

FreeCast Inc shares jumped almost 100% Thursday morning on Nasdaq after the streaming tech company announced it reached a reseller deal for Starlink Business services. The move brings satellite broadband into FreeCast’s content-distribution plans.

18 June 2026

Stock Market·Technology

Kroger edges down after it sticks to 2026 guidance

Kroger shares looked ready to start down Thursday. The grocer stuck to its full-year view and posted an adjusted profit that missed by a small margin. That took the shine off quarterly sales, which came in ahead as shoppers continue to look for cheaper food.

18 June 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:KR·Stock Market

HIVE Digital shares jump in premarket after $220 million Bell-Cohere AI contract

HIVE Digital Technologies shares moved higher in U.S. premarket action Thursday after its BUZZ HPC arm landed a three-year GPU cloud agreement with Bell Canada’s Bell AI Fabric and Cohere valued at about $220 million. The contract is a new step for the former bitcoin miner as it pivots into AI infrastructure.

18 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:HIVE·Stock Market·Technology

AT&T falls in early trading on CFO transition, spotlight on fiber costs

AT&T Inc. fell again in premarket trading Thursday, after shares slid on Wednesday. Investors looked at a coming CFO transition and the company’s ongoing costs for fiber and 5G. The stock finished Wednesday at $22.44 and traded at $22.37 before the bell. NYSE trading begins at 9:30 a.m. ET.

18 June 2026

NYSE:T·Stock Market

Accenture Drops After Forecast Misses, Despite $4.18 Billion Cybersecurity Spend

Accenture shares dropped hard in premarket trade Thursday after the consulting and tech firm cut its full-year sales forecast. This overshadowed news of a $4.18 billion cybersecurity acquisition. The guidance cut comes as the stock faces investor worry over weaker IT budgets and what AI means for consulting jobs.

18 June 2026

Cybersecurity·NYSE:ACN·Stock Market·Technology

Meta shares slip as AI costs and executive changes weigh on sentiment

Meta Platforms shares were up in premarket trading Thursday, recovering some losses after a steep fall. Investors balanced new concerns about challenges in the Facebook parent’s AI revamp with a wider rally in U.S. tech futures.

18 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:META·Stock Market·Technology

Nebius climbs ahead of Nasdaq-100 debut in AI cloud run-up

Nebius Group shares jumped in premarket trading Thursday, pushing higher ahead of the company’s move into the Nasdaq-100 set for next week. The stock traded at $292.79 as of 08:07 a.m. ET, up 4.23% before the regular session. Nebius had ended Wednesday up 5.96% at $280.91.

18 June 2026

Cloud Computing·Nasdaq·NASDAQ:NEBI·Stock Market

AT&T holds steady as CFO change and FCC legacy voice look keep attention on plans

AT&T stock held at $22.44 ahead of Thursday’s open. Investors looked at news of a new CFO and new regulatory interest tied to AT&T’s legacy voice-line segment. Shares dropped 3.11% at Wednesday’s close, market data showed.

18 June 2026

NYSE:T·Stock Market

Super Micro shares slip after Jane Street stake, $7B AI financing

Super Micro Computer shares head into Thursday’s session lower, after falling 4.9% on Wednesday. Investors are looking at a Jane Street ownership filing and the ongoing $7 billion financing plan. The stock last finished at $27.78 on Nasdaq.

18 June 2026

NASDAQ:SMCI·Stock Market

Keel Infrastructure gets premarket attention with investor focus on AI data-center bets, auditor change

Keel Infrastructure Corp. was moving before the bell Thursday, with traders still chasing its AI data-center angle. Investors also had an auditor change and fresh debt issue to consider. The stock, listed on Nasdaq, was at $6.2037 in premarket dealing, a session with lighter volume that can see sharper swings.

18 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Data Centers·NASDAQ:KEEL·Stock Market

Nokia trades above Helsinki market on Lenovo pact and U.S. AI push

Nokia stock moved higher in afternoon trade Thursday after the company said it entered a multi-year patent deal with Lenovo. Shares gained 1.29% to €12.20 by 14:18 EEST. The OMXH25 in Helsinki dropped 0.90%.

18 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·HKG:0992·NYSE:NOK·Stock Market·Technology

Alphabet edges lower with shares near $362 after Gemini engineer Shazeer goes to OpenAI

Alphabet Class A lost 0.42% to $362.26 in premarket trading Thursday. Noam Shazeer, a top leader for Google’s Gemini AI, is going to OpenAI. “Incredibly proud of the amazing team at Google,” Shazeer said. Google called his work “meaningful.” Google reportedly paid $2.7 billion less than two years ago to bring Shazeer and his group back.

18 June 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:GOOGL·Stock Market

Plug Power slips before Juneteenth with cash, dilution still in focus

Plug Power Inc. stock held close to Wednesday's finish in premarket trade on Thursday, with the hydrogen fuel cell maker stuck in a slump. Investors are still watching market pressure, liquidity actions, and a new shareholder ballot on stock-based pay.

18 June 2026

NASDAQ:PLUG·Stock Market

Intel shares move higher as Trump says Apple picking Intel for U.S. chips

Intel is up sharply in U.S. premarket hours Thursday after President Donald Trump said Apple will partner with the chipmaker to design and produce chips in the U.S. Trump’s comments could give a lift to Intel’s contract manufacturing push. Dow Jones said the stock added over 7%, trading at $129.84 before the bell, which would be a record close if it holds.

18 June 2026

Apple·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:INTC·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Snap falls after $2,195 Specs bet stirs Street questions

Snap stock slid in the latest quote ahead of Thursday’s open, under more pressure after investors raised doubts that a $2,195 AR glasses bet can jumpstart growth at the Snapchat owner without burning more cash. The shares were at $4.74, down roughly 8.1% from the last close.

18 June 2026

NYSE:SNAP·Stock Market

AMC stock steady ahead of NYSE open after big rally on volume

c shares changed hands at $2.66 ahead of Thursday’s regular session on the New York Stock Exchange, steady after the previous day’s big jump. Traders are watching signs of recovery in moviegoing, but the theater chain’s large debt remains a concern. The share price gives AMC a market cap of about $1.44 billion.

18 June 2026

NYSE:AMC·NYSE:CNK·NYSE:IMAX·NYSE:MCS·Stock Market

Stock Market 18 June 2026

Apple shares gain after Cook signals price increases to offset chip pressure

IBM drops after Accenture outlook, AI control worries hit IT services stocks

QuantumScape stock rises after Honda solid-state battery research deal

Energy Fuels Stock Jumps as $725 Million U.S. Loan Commitment Lifts Rare Earth Plans

FreeCast spikes on Starlink Business reseller deal as market hunts for new growth story

Kroger edges down after it sticks to 2026 guidance

HIVE Digital shares jump in premarket after $220 million Bell-Cohere AI contract

AT&T falls in early trading on CFO transition, spotlight on fiber costs

Accenture Drops After Forecast Misses, Despite $4.18 Billion Cybersecurity Spend

Meta shares slip as AI costs and executive changes weigh on sentiment

Nebius climbs ahead of Nasdaq-100 debut in AI cloud run-up

AT&T holds steady as CFO change and FCC legacy voice look keep attention on plans

Super Micro shares slip after Jane Street stake, $7B AI financing

Keel Infrastructure gets premarket attention with investor focus on AI data-center bets, auditor change

Nokia trades above Helsinki market on Lenovo pact and U.S. AI push

Alphabet edges lower with shares near $362 after Gemini engineer Shazeer goes to OpenAI

Plug Power slips before Juneteenth with cash, dilution still in focus

Intel shares move higher as Trump says Apple picking Intel for U.S. chips

Snap falls after $2,195 Specs bet stirs Street questions

AMC stock steady ahead of NYSE open after big rally on volume

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