Stock Market 25 April 2026

Lightwave Logic Stock Drop Puts $51 Million Share-Sale Plan and AI Optics Push in Focus

Lightwave Logic shares pulled back in the latest U.S. trading session, putting fresh attention on the company’s expanded stock-sale program and its still-early push to turn electro-optic polymer technology into commercial revenue. LWLG last traded at $12.665, down about 6.9%, after swinging between $11.905 and $14.21 on volume of about 11.0 million shares.

26 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:LWLG·Stock Market·Technology

Amkor Stock’s 7% Jump Raises the Bar for Q1 Earnings and AI Packaging Demand

Amkor Technology Inc. is set to report first-quarter numbers Monday, following a 7.1% rally in its shares Friday. After the surge, the chip-packaging firm faces higher expectations to prove that artificial intelligence demand is starting to deliver real results. The stock wrapped up at $78.10, ticking up to $78.30 after hours, MarketBeat data showed.

26 April 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AMKR·Stock Market

Infleqtion Stock Faces a Fresh Test After 30.5 Million-Share Shift by Early Backers

Infleqtion Inc. ran into new turbulence in the public markets this weekend as LCP Quantum–linked funds distributed more than 30.5 million common shares to their own investors, a Friday Form 4 shows. The shares were handed out pro rata, for no consideration, the filing said. This action strips the reporting parties of their 10% owner status in the quantum tech firm.

26 April 2026

NASDAQ:INFQ·Stock Market

Duolingo Stock’s Next Big Test Is One Week Away as AI Bet Draws Fresh Scrutiny

Faruqi & Faruqi on Sunday flagged it’s probing potential investor claims tied to Duolingo Inc., after shares slumped. The firm joins others issuing alerts as Duolingo’s stock lost ground, following management’s push for user growth and a bigger bet on artificial intelligence—even if that means slowing monetization for now. February’s drop came after Duolingo said it would channel more resources into AI and aim for 100 million daily active users by 2028, accepting softer profits in the near term.

26 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:DUOL·Stock Market

Silicon Motion Stock Jumps Before Q1 Earnings As Dividend Date Nears

Silicon Motion Technology Corp’s Nasdaq-listed shares have surged to a new high ahead of first-quarter earnings. A strong move Friday, paired with the company’s dividend confirmation, has brought the NAND flash controller supplier back into focus for investors.

26 April 2026

Dividends·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:SIMO·Stock Market·Technology

Nokia Oyj Stock Faces a Fresh Test After AI Orders Light Up Earnings

Nokia Oyj’s AI-fueled share surge runs into a hurdle Monday, as the Finnish network gear maker’s stock goes ex-dividend after Q1 results turned the spotlight back on optical and cloud infrastructure. The ex-date lands April 27 on both Nasdaq Helsinki and the NYSE, with a 0.04 euro payout for Helsinki and $0.0468 gross on the New York line.

26 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:NOKIA·NYSE:NOK·Stock Market·Technology

Archer Aviation Stock Back In Focus After BlackRock’s 6.9% Stake Filing

BlackRock cut its reported stake in Archer Aviation Inc. to 6.9%, according to a Friday securities filing, as the electric air taxi firm looks to leverage regulatory milestones into actual aircraft launches this year. As of March 31, the asset manager held beneficial ownership of 51,092,109 Class A shares and maintained sole voting rights for 50,103,375 shares.

26 April 2026

NASDAQ:ACHR·Stock Market

BMNR Stock: BitMine’s $24 Million Ethereum Deal Puts Its 5% ETH Bet Back in Focus

The Ethereum Foundation unloaded 10,000 ether—Ethereum’s native token—in a direct OTC deal with Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc., pocketing roughly $23.9 million. That move throws the spotlight back on the public company’s ambitious Ethereum treasury strategy as U.S. markets get set to reopen Monday. OTC, or over-the-counter, refers to private block trades executed off public exchanges.

26 April 2026

Cryptocurrency·Ethereum·Stock Market

Nike’s 1,400 Job Cuts Reveal the Hard Part of Its Sneaker Comeback

Nike, Inc. is eliminating roughly 1,400 jobs worldwide, targeting technology positions most heavily as it tries to speed up its turnaround and simplify operations. That’s nearly 2% of its employees across the globe.

26 April 2026

NYSE:NKE·Stock Market

Berkshire Hathaway’s $370 Billion Question: Greg Abel Faces First Big Test After Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is gearing up for its annual meeting, with Greg Abel taking the stage for the first time as CEO—a debut that puts both his leadership and the firm’s towering cash reserves under the spotlight. Investors will be watching closely as the post-Buffett transition gets its first real test. Set for May 2 at 2 p.m. Central Time, the meeting takes place at Omaha’s CHI Health Center.

26 April 2026

NYSE:BRK.B·Stock Market

PayPal Stock Gets a Fresh Wall Street Lift — But the Sell Rating Says the Hard Part Isn’t Over

PayPal Holdings Inc. climbed 1.5% Friday after Truist Financial bumped its price target up to $45 from $39, holding firm on its Sell rating. Shares finished at $50.48—well above Truist’s new target—so despite the higher number, the call still reads cautious.

26 April 2026

NASDAQ:PYPL·Stock Market

Cameco Corporation Stock Slips Before Q1 Results — Why Uranium Investors Are Watching May 5

Cameco Corporation’s U.S. stock wrapped up the week in the red, with attention turning to its May 5 results. Investors are sizing up the company’s momentum in the nuclear-fuel space, though the shares have already run up sharply. Cameco closed Friday at $122.15 on the NYSE, off $1.68, or 1.4%. Roughly 2.3 million shares changed hands.

26 April 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:CCJ·Stock Market·TSX:CCO

Meta vs Google vs Apple Stock Price Forecast: Big Tech Earnings Week Could Shift the AI Trade

Alphabet’s announcement that it could pour as much as $40 billion into Anthropic is adding fuel to the Meta-Google-Apple stock rivalry right before the trio steps up for earnings. Wall Street’s not debating the appeal of artificial intelligence anymore—it’s watching to see who can actually translate those AI investments into sales, profits, or both.

26 April 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:META·Stock Market

Nvidia vs AMD vs Intel Stock: Why Intel’s Rally Just Changed the AI Chip Forecast

Intel’s surprise earnings pulled investors into a more crowded AI trade. The usual Nvidia-or-bust mindset is shifting: AMD and Intel are suddenly in focus, as attention swings from graphics chips to the CPUs powering data-center workloads.

26 April 2026

NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:INTC·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market

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

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 26.04.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: April 26, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: April 26, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT ASX Midday Update: Materials Rise, Energy Sector Drops Amid Hormuz Blockade April 26, 2026, 11:54 PM EDT. Materials stocks on Australia's ASX climbed about 0.6% by midday Monday, driven by a 20% jump in Altair Minerals (ASX:ALR) following a AU$28.2 million placement commitment from Endeavour Mining's subsidiary. Nearly all other sectors fell, with the energy sector leading losses, down 1.7%, despite a slight increase in oil prices. Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) shares fell nearly 3% after reporting a March quarter production drop to 164.5 petajoules from

26 April 2026

Stock Market·US Economy

Lockheed Martin Gets Golden Dome Opening as Profit Worries Bite

Lockheed Martin Corp now finds itself more entangled in the U.S. contest to develop space-based missile interceptors, as Space Systems Command placed the company on the list of recipients for contracts totaling as much as $3.2 billion under President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome initiative. The planned interceptors are orbital weapons or systems designed to target missiles in flight—whether that’s during the boost, midcourse, or glide stage.

26 April 2026

Aerospace·Defense Industry·NYSE:LMT·Stock Market

ASML Stock’s AI Boom Has a Catch: TSMC Won’t Rush the $410 Million Machine

Shares of ASML Holding N.V. in Amsterdam climbed 2.3% late Friday. The bigger question for the Dutch chip-gear maker: Can it translate AI demand into shipments quickly enough, especially with TSMC holding off on its most advanced systems? High-NA EUV—the company’s high-resolution extreme ultraviolet lithography—lets customers etch finer chip details, but Bloomberg puts the price tag north of €350 million, or $410 million, per machine.

26 April 2026

AMS:ASML·Artificial Intelligence·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Sivers Semiconductors Stock: Annual Report Delay Puts Nasdaq New York Listing Plan Under the Microscope

Sivers Semiconductors AB is pushing back its 2025 annual report release by over two weeks, citing additional audit requirements tied to a potential dual listing on Nasdaq New York. The chip and photonics company, headquartered in Kista, has moved the new publication date to May 15 from the original April 27.

26 April 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:SIVER·Semiconductors·Stock Market

Uranium Energy Stock Drops 6%: Why UEC’s U.S. Uranium Push Is Back In Focus

Uranium Energy Corp. slipped 92 cents to $14.05, snapping back below a key level after its rally fueled by nuclear supply security headlines. Shares in Cameco Corp. and NexGen Energy also lost ground, hinting the pullback wasn’t just about UEC.

26 April 2026

LSE:BNZL·Stock Market

UPS Customers Are Waiting on Tariff Refunds. Congress Wants Answers Now

House Democrats are pressing United Parcel Service Inc. for answers on whether any tariff refunds it could receive from the U.S. government will actually reach customers, adding scrutiny to the Atlanta-based giant's work in customs just before its quarterly earnings next week. In their April 23 letter, lawmakers addressed UPS CEO Carol Tomé, along with FedEx, DHL, and several top retailers.

25 April 2026

NYSE:FDX·NYSE:UPS·Stock Market·XETRA:DPW

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