Stock Market 1 May 2026

Oracle Stock Jumps After Pentagon AI Win, OpenAI Reassurance

Oracle Corp. shares rose Friday, getting a lift after the U.S. War Department included the company on a list of eight tech firms authorized to roll out advanced artificial intelligence tools across classified military networks—an explicit nod to Oracle’s expanding role in government cloud infrastructure.

1 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:ORCL·Stock Market

Zoom Communications Stock Jumps as May 21 Earnings Test Puts AI Plan on Clock

Zoom Communications shares jumped Friday, drawing renewed attention to the workplace software company ahead of two key dates: its first-quarter report lands May 21, with a shareholder meeting set for June 11. The rally sets up a fresh test for Zoom’s efforts to expand past video calls into areas like artificial intelligence, phone, and customer-service software—and whether those bets are starting to feed into revenue.

1 May 2026

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

GameStop’s $9 Billion Cash Pile Just Put Its Stock Back In Play

GameStop shares pushed higher in late Friday trading in New York, stretching gains past a key long-term technical threshold. Investors are circling back to a recurring theme: Ryan Cohen holds about $9 billion in cash and securities—what’s next? The stock last traded at $26.61, up $1.66, after reaching $26.84 earlier in the session.

1 May 2026

NYSE:GME·Stock Market

Veeva Systems Stock Surges on S&P 500 Entry: Why VEEV’s May 7 Move Matters

Veeva Systems Inc. surged Friday after S&P Dow Jones Indices announced the life-sciences software firm is set to join the S&P 500 ahead of the May 7 open, taking over the spot from Coterra Energy Inc.—now being bought by Devon Energy Corp. Late Friday, Veeva traded at $172.29, a gain of about 10.5%, putting its market cap near $29.1 billion.

1 May 2026

NASDAQ:VEEV·Stock Market

Summit Therapeutics Stock Plunges 23%: The Ivonescimab Update Shaking Its Keytruda Challenge

Summit Therapeutics Inc. dropped roughly 23% Friday afternoon after the HARMONi-3 update disappointed—ivonescimab, the biotech’s high-profile lung cancer hopeful, didn’t deliver the early upside investors were hunting for. Shares last traded at $16.60. Merck & Co., running Keytruda as the trial comparator, moved up 3%.

1 May 2026

NASDAQ:SMMT·Pharmaceutical Industry·Stock Market

Newell Brands Stock Jumps After 2026 Outlook Hike, But the Sales Test Is Not Over

Shares of Newell Brands Inc. jumped Friday after the Sharpie and Rubbermaid parent boosted its 2026 sales and adjusted earnings forecasts. Despite a drop in first-quarter underlying sales, the company pointed to stronger-than-anticipated demand and margins in all three segments.

1 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:NWL·Stock Market

nVent Stock Jumps After Data-Center Demand Triggers a 2026 Forecast Reset

nVent Electric plc bumped up its 2026 sales and profit outlook Friday, fresh off reporting record highs for both first-quarter sales and orders—a clear signal that AI data-center investments are spilling over to electrical gear and cooling systems, not just chips. Net sales landed at $1.242 billion, a 53% jump. Organic sales, which strip out acquisitions and currency swings, climbed 34%. Adjusted earnings per share moved up 63% to $1.09.

1 May 2026

Data Centers·NYSE:NVT·Stock Market·Technology

SoundHound AI Stock Jumps Before May 7 Earnings As Investors Test The AI Growth Story

• SoundHound AI shares jumped roughly 17% Friday afternoon, just ahead of the voice-AI company's upcoming first-quarter earnings.• Investors will be watching to see if the latest deals push the company toward more consistent growth—and put profits within reach.

1 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:SOUN·Stock Market·Technology Trends

UTime Stock Jumps After SEC Filing as Company Seeks to Scrap Resale Plan

On May 1, UTime Limited told U.S. regulators it wants to scrap a resale registration statement, deciding not to register the securities the Nasdaq-listed device maker had originally put forward. CEO Hengcong Qiu signed the company’s request, which noted the Form F-3 was never declared effective—no securities ever changed hands in the planned secondary offering.

1 May 2026

NASDAQ:WTO·Stock Market

Why iSpecimen Stock Whipsawed After Its 1-for-40 Reverse Split

iSpecimen Inc. shares slid to $4.80 by 14:01 Friday, down 8.2% for the day, according to Investing.com. Earlier in the session, the price swung from $4.795 to $6.77. Thursday saw a 22.5% jump, capping off a turbulent week since the company’s 1-for-40 reverse split kicked in.

1 May 2026

Biotechnology·NASDAQ:ISPC·Stock Market

Eaton Stock Just Hit a New High. The May 5 Earnings Test Is Bigger Than Usual

Eaton Corporation plc slipped Friday, pausing after notching a fresh intraday high. Shares retreated roughly 1.5% to $426.44 by early afternoon in New York, following a run up to $437.98 earlier, according to market data. Some investors locked in profits ahead of the power-management firm’s first-quarter results next week.

1 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:ETN·Stock Market

Wolfspeed Stock Jumps as 5% Stake and New Executives Put Turnaround in Focus

Wolfspeed Inc. climbed sharply in Friday's afternoon session. A new securities filing revealed that a group associated with Susquehanna and Capital Ventures now holds a 5.0% beneficial stake in the silicon carbide chipmaker. Shares changed hands above 5.3 million, the stock last at $37.14—up $7.61 on the day.

1 May 2026

NASDAQ:WOLF·Stock Market

Esperion Stock Surges On ARCHIMED’s $1.1 Billion Buyout — What Shareholders Get Next

ARCHIMED is buying Esperion Therapeutics Inc. in a transaction valued at up to $1.1 billion, the companies said Friday. Shares of Esperion jumped on the Nasdaq after word got out that the Michigan drugmaker is set to go private.

1 May 2026

Pharmaceutical Industry·Stock Market

Dow Jones Today: Why the Blue-Chip Rally Stalled as Apple, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Pushed Higher

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost steam Friday, pulling back from an early run at 50,000. By 12:34 p.m. in New York, the index slipped 78.72 points, or 0.16%, to 49,573.42. It started the day at 49,832.57 and briefly hit 49,988.56, but tariff worries weighed on Apple and other recent earnings gainers, trimming the rally.

1 May 2026

NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:MSFT·NYSE:CRM·NYSE:IBM·NYSE:MRK·Stock Market

US Stock Market Today: Why the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Are Hitting Fresh Highs

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite notched new highs on Friday, carrying forward Wall Street’s April comeback. Apple and software names did the heavy lifting, more than offsetting a slight dip in the Dow. According to Reuters market data, the S&P 500 climbed 0.48% to 7,243.34, the Nasdaq jumped 0.96% to 25,131.26, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.11% to 49,599.01.

1 May 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:DDOG·NASDAQ:TEAM·NYSE:CRM·NYSE:NOW·Stock Market

Colgate-Palmolive Stock Rises After Earnings Beat. A $300 Million Cost Hit Still Looms

Colgate-Palmolive on Friday projected roughly $300 million in additional raw-material and logistics expenses for this year. Still, robust international sales pushed first-quarter results past Wall Street forecasts and lifted shares. The stock gained about 3.1%, last trading at $88.00.

1 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:CL·Stock Market

Roku Stock Rises After Bigger 2026 Revenue Bet, With One Cost Risk in View

Roku Inc lifted its full-year forecast for platform revenue following stronger-than-anticipated gains in first-quarter advertising and subscriptions, sparking a rise in the streaming platform's shares on Friday. Roku now projects platform revenue growth of almost 21% for the year, targeting roughly $5.0 billion. That’s an increase from its previous outlook for 18% growth, or $4.89 billion.

1 May 2026

NASDAQ:ROKU·Stock Market·Technology

Zeta Global (ZETA) Stock Rises as AI Push Fuels 50% Revenue Growth, Bigger 2026 Target

Zeta Global Holdings Corp. shares climbed late Friday morning in New York after the marketing-tech company boosted its 2026 revenue and free-cash-flow targets and posted a 50% surge in first-quarter sales. The stock was last seen at $19.17, up 75 cents. Zeta also raised its full-year revenue midpoint to $1.785 billion, a $30 million increase.

1 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NYSE:ZETA·Stock Market

Twilio Stock Jumps 20% After AI Voice Demand: Why Investors Are Repricing TWLO

Twilio Inc. shares surged nearly 20% Friday, after the cloud communications firm raised its full-year outlook and delivered an earnings beat that resonated with investors, highlighting stronger demand for its AI-powered voice offerings.

1 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:TWLO·Stock Market·Technology

Tempus AI’s Big May: Why Q1 Results and First Investor Day Put TEM Stock in Focus

Tempus AI Inc has set May 29 for its inaugural investor day, aiming to convince Wall Street it’s more than just a genetic testing company and can break into the broader healthcare data and AI market. That showcase follows its first-quarter earnings release, which lands on May 5—about three and a half weeks earlier.

1 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:TEMP·Stock Market