Stock Market 23 May 2026

First Solar Shares Up Ahead of Memorial Day, With Investors Watching Policy

First Solar Inc. shares finished Friday at $257.85, gaining 3.6% for the day and up 10.5% since last Friday. The stock climbed in three straight sessions following a fall on Tuesday, putting it less than 10% off its 52-week high.

23 May 2026

NASDAQ:FSLR·Renewable Energy·Stock Market

Altria Shares Hold Near 52-Week High as Market Watches Holiday Break

Altria Group ended Friday just under its 52-week high, steady after a rally this month. The company’s U.S. Smokeless Tobacco unit said it will move production out of Nashville to Kentucky to reduce fixed costs.

23 May 2026

Dividends·NYSE:MO·Stock Market

Chevron Faces Holiday Test With Oil Shock, Pump Prices and Hess Sale in Focus

Chevron Corp. traded flat going into the long holiday weekend, with oil prices still high and criticism from California officials over pump prices. The company also disclosed in a filing that director John B. Hess sold a big stake.

23 May 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:CVX·Oil Industry·Stock Market

PepsiCo shares gained ahead of the holiday. Harder pricing test still on deck

PepsiCo Inc. shares finished Friday up 1.16% at $150.57, gaining some ground into the Memorial Day break after a mixed week marked by a new liquidity filing and renewed scrutiny of U.S. snack prices. The stock started the week at $149.06 and ended at $150.57, up about 1%.

23 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:PEP·Stock Market

AbbVie Shares Edge Up Ahead Of Holiday On Pipeline News

AbbVie Inc. shares climbed ahead of the U.S. holiday weekend, lifted by a stronger market and several drug-pipeline updates that gave investors new info before cancer meetings next week.

23 May 2026

NYSE:ABBV·Stock Market

Coherent Shares Trade Close to $378, With Next Test Set for Tuesday After Volatile AI-Optics Week

Coherent Corp. ended Friday at $377.57, off 0.1% and down about 1.3% from last week’s May 15 close. The shares saw a big drop Monday, then bounced Thursday as AI-optics names rallied into the holiday break.

23 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:COHR·Stock Market·Technology

AeroVironment Shares Surge 10% Ahead of Holiday With Tuesday in Focus for AVAV

AeroVironment Inc. ended Friday up 6.8% at $174.23, the week’s highest close, ahead of the Memorial Day holiday. The stock is up about 10.3% since last Friday’s $158.00 finish. Volume picked up Friday, with around 1.16 million shares trading.

23 May 2026

NASDAQ:AVAV·Stock Market

Lockheed Martin Rises Going Into Holiday on Missile Plans

Lockheed Martin shares climbed 2.0% Friday to close at $533.24, pushing the stock about 3.3% higher from where it stood on May 15 ahead of the Memorial Day break. The defense company managed a stronger finish after a volatile week, as investors balanced worries over earnings with shifting missile demand.

23 May 2026

Aerospace·Defense Industry·NYSE:LMT·Stock Market

Wall Street’s Eighth Straight Weekly Gain Faces Inflation Data Test

S&P 500 closed out the week moving closer to its record, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit another closing high ahead of the long holiday weekend. U.S. stocks kept climbing as the rally continued.

23 May 2026

HKG:0992·Inflation·NYSE:DELL·NYSE:HPQ·Stock Market

SSI Payment Rule May Reduce Checks for 400,000 Americans

Social Security is preparing a rule that would tighten how it determines low-income status for Supplemental Security Income. The changes could lower benefits or remove access for almost 400,000 older and disabled Americans living with relatives or friends.

23 May 2026

Stock Market

Uber Faces €33 Delivery Hero Bid as Long Weekend Looms

Uber Technologies shares could be in a holding pattern after Delivery Hero said Saturday it got an early takeover approach from Uber, with an indicative price of €33 per share. It's not a firm offer. Uber stock ended at $71.82 on Friday, off 2.43% before the Memorial Day holiday.

23 May 2026

European Markets·NASDAQ:UBER·Stock Market

Enbridge shares reach new highs as next hurdle approaches

Enbridge Inc. shares in Toronto set a new 52-week high this week. The move came as the Canadian market climbed, with investors looking at the company’s U.S. Northeast gas-pipeline expansion plans.

23 May 2026

Energy Sector·Stock Market·TSX:ENB

AXT Hits Record as AI Optics Bet Lifts Shares

AXT, Inc. shares surged to an all-time high Friday, finishing at $140.83 after rallying 16.37%. That followed a 15.69% climb on Thursday. The moves came as traders kept jumping into indium phosphide plays, betting on the material’s use in high-speed optical connections for AI data centers.

23 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AXTI·Semiconductors·Stock Market

Netlist Stock Rebounds Before Memorial Day: Why Next Week Could Test The Rally

Netlist Inc. shares rose sharply in the final session before the long U.S. holiday weekend, closing Friday at $2.895, up 8.02%, as traders bought back into the over-the-counter memory technology stock after a midweek slide. The stock still ended the week down about 1% from the previous Friday’s close of $2.93.

23 May 2026

OTCMKTS:NLST·Stock Market

Raspberry Pi shares spike 11%, focus on memory prices

Raspberry Pi Holdings sits near a new high as it heads into a short trading week, following Friday’s 11.29% jump. That move beat the FTSE 250 and put the company’s market cap around £1.45 billion. Hargreaves Lansdown data had the shares closing at 749p, with the market shut at time of publication.

23 May 2026

LSE:RPI·Stock Market

Synopsys Shares Up Ahead of Earnings; Wednesday in Focus for Next Direction

Synopsys shares got a late-week boost, jumping 4.12% Friday to finish at $524.74. Investors added positions in the chip-design software firm ahead of a holiday week and the company’s upcoming earnings. The stock came back from early losses, ending the week up about 4.4% after falling on Monday and Tuesday.

23 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:SNPS·Stock Market

Tema’s NASA ETF Tops $1 Billion as SpaceX Buzz Grows Ahead of Holiday

Tema Space Innovators ETF jumped Friday, finishing the session up 6.13% at $38.76 before the long U.S. holiday. Investors kept grabbing for SpaceX exposure ahead of a possible record IPO. For the week, the ETF is up around 12.3% and saw 10.74 million shares change hands Friday.

23 May 2026

ETFs·NASDAQ:LUNR·NASDAQ:PL·NASDAQ:RKLB·Stock Market

BlackSky Hits Year High, Plans $250M Share Sale

BlackSky Technology Inc. heads into a holiday-shortened week close to its 52-week high. The satellite-intelligence firm put in place a $250 million at-the-market equity program that opens up a new funding route after its stock’s sharp rally.

23 May 2026

NYSE:BKSY·Stock Market

Coca-Cola Shares Close In On All-Time High; Short Trading Week Ahead

Coca-Cola Co. shares head into the Memorial Day break sitting just under their recent high. The stock closed out a bumpy but higher week with a small gain on Friday for the beverage company.

23 May 2026

NYSE:KO·Stock Market

Velo3D Jumps Back Into Focus for Traders Before Memorial Day

Velo3D shares on Nasdaq climbed 13.4% Friday, ending regular trade at $23.06. The stock added another 3.2% in after-hours, finishing at $23.80. That put the metal 3D-printing company just shy of its 52-week high ahead of the long U.S. market weekend.

23 May 2026

NASDAQ:VLD·Stock Market·Technology

Stock Market 23 May 2026

First Solar Shares Up Ahead of Memorial Day, With Investors Watching Policy

Altria Shares Hold Near 52-Week High as Market Watches Holiday Break

Chevron Faces Holiday Test With Oil Shock, Pump Prices and Hess Sale in Focus

PepsiCo shares gained ahead of the holiday. Harder pricing test still on deck

AbbVie Shares Edge Up Ahead Of Holiday On Pipeline News

Coherent Shares Trade Close to $378, With Next Test Set for Tuesday After Volatile AI-Optics Week

AeroVironment Shares Surge 10% Ahead of Holiday With Tuesday in Focus for AVAV

Lockheed Martin Rises Going Into Holiday on Missile Plans

Wall Street’s Eighth Straight Weekly Gain Faces Inflation Data Test

SSI Payment Rule May Reduce Checks for 400,000 Americans

Uber Faces €33 Delivery Hero Bid as Long Weekend Looms

Enbridge shares reach new highs as next hurdle approaches

AXT Hits Record as AI Optics Bet Lifts Shares

Netlist Stock Rebounds Before Memorial Day: Why Next Week Could Test The Rally

Raspberry Pi shares spike 11%, focus on memory prices

Synopsys Shares Up Ahead of Earnings; Wednesday in Focus for Next Direction

Tema’s NASA ETF Tops $1 Billion as SpaceX Buzz Grows Ahead of Holiday

BlackSky Hits Year High, Plans $250M Share Sale

Coca-Cola Shares Close In On All-Time High; Short Trading Week Ahead

Velo3D Jumps Back Into Focus for Traders Before Memorial Day

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