Stock Market 3 May 2026

Palantir Stock Faces 9% Earnings Move As AI Pricing Power Goes On Trial

Palantir Technologies is set to report first-quarter earnings after the U.S. market closes Monday, with PLTR stock options implying a potential 9% move—up or down—by week’s end. The company will webcast its results at 5:00 p.m. ET.

4 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:PLTR·Stock Market

Oil Prices Jump Above $110 as Iran Warship Claim Shakes Dow, S&P Futures

Oil spiked, with Brent crude momentarily climbing past $113 a barrel, before easing back Monday. U.S. stock futures swung sharply after Iran claimed it repelled a U.S. warship near the Strait of Hormuz—though American officials said no vessel had been struck. Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 futures erased most of an earlier slump that reached 0.5%, according to Bloomberg.

4 May 2026

NYSE:UBS·Oil Prices·Stock Market

eBay Stock Jumps After GameStop’s $56 Billion Bid — But Investors Aren’t Sold

GameStop Corp. launched a surprise $55.5 billion bid for eBay Inc. on Monday, offering $125 per share in cash and stock and thrusting eBay into an active takeover battle. Shares of eBay did climb in premarket hours, but the stock never came close to matching the offer price—clear evidence that investors remain skeptical about the videogame retailer’s ability to pull off such a deal.

4 May 2026

NASDAQ:EBAY·NASDAQ:GME·Stock Market

GameStop’s $56 Billion eBay Bid Hits Wall Street Doubt as Ryan Cohen Pushes Deal

EBay stock jumped in premarket action Monday, though prices remained far under GameStop Corp.’s $125-per-share bid—an indication that Wall Street isn’t buying the idea of the smaller videogame chain pulling off a $56 billion acquisition. GameStop slipped around 3%.

4 May 2026

NASDAQ:EBAY·NASDAQ:GME·Stock Market

SoundHound AI Stock Jumps 20% Before Q1 Earnings as Voice AI Trade Faces Its Next Test

SoundHound AI heads into the new week carrying Friday’s 20.1% jump, with traders piling in on hopes that the voice-AI specialist can show real first-quarter demand for conversational artificial intelligence.

4 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:SOUN·Stock Market

Strategy Stock Could Swing 8% This Week as Bitcoin Bet Faces Earnings Test

Strategy Inc shares pushed higher in early Monday trade, as investors braced for a first-quarter earnings update—one that’s likely to put the company’s sizeable bitcoin-backed balance sheet and its ongoing stock-for-token strategy under the microscope.

4 May 2026

Bitcoin·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:MSTR·Stock Market

US Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Fall as Oil Shock Tests Wall Street’s Record Run

U.S. stock futures slipped early Monday, with a new burst of tension in the Middle East sending oil prices up and putting Wall Street’s record streak at risk. Dow futures dropped 181 points, or 0.36%, S&P 500 futures edged down 0.08%, and Nasdaq 100 futures hovered near flat at about 6:50 a.m. ET, according to market data.

4 May 2026

NASDAQ:EBAY·NYSE:BRK.A·NYSE:BRK.B·NYSE:GME·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 04.05.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: May 4, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT ASX Penny Stocks: Humm Group and Two Promising Contenders Spotlighted May 4, 2026, 11:54 PM EDT. Australian penny stocks attract attention amid market headwinds and potential interest rate hikes. Humm Group (ASX:HUM), valued at A$322.83 million, offers financial services across several countries with revenues of A$269.2 million but faces challenges including a low 4.9% return on equity and negative earnings growth. The company shows strong liquidity and is undergoing board changes amid takeover interest from Credit Corp Group Ltd. Senetas Corporation (ASX:SEN), market cap A$41.44

4 May 2026

Stock Market·US Economy

Navitas Semiconductor Stock Is Running Hot. Tuesday Will Test the AI Power Story

Navitas Semiconductor Corp heads into its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday afternoon with a rally that’s about to get tested. Shares, listed on the Nasdaq, wrapped up Friday at $17.45—gaining 5.76% for the session. The stock swung from $15.81 to $18.03 on robust volume.

4 May 2026

NASDAQ:NVTS·Semiconductors·Stock Market

Eaton Stock Faces May 5 Test as AI Data Center Bets Meet Earnings Reality

Eaton Corporation plc heads into Tuesday’s first-quarter earnings facing a straightforward concern: will demand tied to AI data centers keep translating into real orders, a solid backlog, and profits for the power-equipment maker?

4 May 2026

Data Centers·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:ETN·NYSE:HON·NYSE:PH·NYSE:VRT·Stock Market

Blue Owl Capital Faces Fresh Private-Credit Test After Brown Slashes OBDC Stake

Brown University slashed its holdings in Blue Owl Capital Corp by roughly 53%, trimming exposure to the alternative asset manager’s largest listed private-credit vehicle as worries persist about Blue Owl Capital Inc. According to a regulatory filing, the school’s endowment held 1.5 million OBDC shares as of March 31, a drop from 3.2 million at the end of 2025. Brown left about 2.6 million shares with Blue Owl’s management company.

4 May 2026

NYSE:OWL·Stock Market

Alibaba Stock Faces a Crucial AI Test as Accio Work Hits 230,000 Businesses

• Alibaba’s international commerce division says over 230,000 businesses around the globe now use its Accio Work AI tool.• Alibaba’s next hurdle arrives May 13, with March-quarter and fiscal 2026 earnings on deck.• Investors want to see if gains from AI and cloud are enough to counter shrinking margins in e-commerce and quick commerce.

4 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·HKG:9988·NASDAQ:BABA·Stock Market·Technology Trends

NuScale Power Stock Faces Big Week as Earnings Near and SMR Rivals Chase Big Tech

NuScale Power Corp. starts the week with its Q1 report on deck for May 7, and eyes on whether the small modular reactor firm can show progress. Shares last closed at $12.14, off 2.57% Friday. Since NuScale hasn't shipped a commercial reactor module yet, investors are watching less for profit and more for any signs of orders, funding, or concrete steps forward.

4 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:SMR·Stock Market

Applied Digital Stock Pulls Back After $7.5 Billion AI Data-Center Deal — What Comes Next

Applied Digital Corp dipped 2.04% to close at $33.55 on Friday, with traders sizing up the recent surge in the AI data-center name against uncertainties around expansion expenses and timelines. Shares swung between $35.15 and $33.30 through the session, and roughly 17.04 million shares changed hands.

3 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Data Centers·NASDAQ:ADEX·Stock Market·Technology

X-Energy’s $1 Billion Nuclear IPO Faces Its First Test After Wall Street Pop

X-Energy Inc. wrapped up its debut week trading as a public company solidly above its IPO mark, a boost for the Amazon-backed nuclear firm as it moves from client feasibility work toward actual reactor construction. Shares settled at $30.53 Friday—off 3.8% for the day, but still standing roughly 33% higher than the $23 offering price.

3 May 2026

NASDAQ:XENERGY·Stock Market

Bitmine’s $23 Million Ethereum Deal Puts BMNR Stock Back in the Spotlight

The Ethereum Foundation has wrapped up its sale of 10,000 ether to Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc, a deal that expands the NYSE-listed firm’s already sizable Ethereum stake. Bitmine picked up the tokens at an average of $2,292.15 apiece—so, roughly $22.9 million total—in an over-the-counter transaction, keeping the trade out of public markets.

3 May 2026

Cryptocurrency·Ethereum·NYSE:BMNR·Stock Market·Technology

Trump Media CEO Shake-Up Puts DJT Stock, Truth Social Spin-Off and $6 Billion Fusion Deal on the Line

With Kevin McGurn stepping in as interim CEO at Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., the debate over breaking up the company is right back in the spotlight for DJT stock. Investors are left to consider whether Truth Social should remain grouped with the firm’s crypto holdings and a nuclear-fusion deal still in the works. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, McGurn said both splitting and keeping the units together are under review, but made it clear “the one that we’re pursuing is the spinout,” TheFly reported.

3 May 2026

NASDAQ:DJT·Stock Market·Technology

Oklo Inc. Insider Sale Notices Hit Before Earnings — What OKLO Stock Investors Need To Know

Late Friday, Oklo Inc. executive Caroline Cochran filed a Form 144, signaling plans to unload as many as 300,000 Class A shares in the nuclear developer. The filing put the target sale’s value at $21.75 million.

3 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:OKLO·Stock Market

CoreWeave Stock Faces Make-or-Break Q1 Earnings Week After $154 Million Holder Sale

CoreWeave Inc faces a crucial stretch for its shares, as recent filings revealed that Magnetar Financial LLC and related firms — holding a 10% stake — unloaded 1,284,876 Class A shares on May 1. According to the filings, those shares moved at a weighted-average price near $119.91, putting the total value at about $154.1 million.

3 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:CRWV·Stock Market

Chipotle Stock Faces a New Test as $2.50 Tacos Chase Afternoon Diners

Chipotle Mexican Grill is rolling out a $2.50 taco deal across three U.S. markets, targeting the afternoon snack crowd. The burrito chain is hoping the small-ticket offer will help sustain momentum after posting a stronger-than-forecast quarter.

3 May 2026

NYSE:CMG·Restaurant Industry·Stock Market

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