Stock Market 22 May 2026

Futures Edge Higher as AI Names Lead Gains Ahead of Holiday

Stock-index futures moved higher Friday morning. Treasury yields pulled back and that helped big tech again, with traders also watching U.S.-Iran talks and oil ahead of the Memorial Day break. At 4:55 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 151 points, or 0.3%. S&P 500 e-minis gained 23 points, or 0.31%. Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 148 points, or 0.5%. Naeem Aslam, chief investment officer at Zaye Capital Markets, said geopolitical risk looked “less immediately damaging for sentiment.”

22 May 2026

LSE:HL·NYSE:DB·NYSE:UBS·Stock Market·US Economy

Stock Market Holiday Schedule: Memorial Day 2026

Memorial Day brings a three-day pause for U.S. stock traders. Both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will shut on Monday, May 25, 2026. Stock trading stops for the federal holiday. The Office of Personnel Management lists Memorial Day as Monday, May 25, and both the NYSE and Nasdaq show that day as closed on their holiday schedules.

22 May 2026

Stock Market

Workday Jumps Early After Earnings Turn Up the AI Trade

Workday shares jumped in pre-market trade Friday after the cloud software company topped Wall Street’s profit and revenue forecasts, with the beat pulling in buyers looking past recent AI-driven weakness in the stock.

22 May 2026

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

GlobalFoundries Stock Jumps on $375 Million Quantum Deal as U.S. Takes Stake in GFS

GlobalFoundries Inc. heads into Friday’s U.S. session with its stock back in the center of the quantum trade, after GFS closed Thursday at $81.35, up about 15%, on news that the Commerce Department plans a $375 million award and a roughly 1% government stake in the contract chipmaker. The shares traded 11.0 million times, more than triple Wednesday’s volume, company price data showed.

22 May 2026

NASDAQ:GFS·NYSE:IBM·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Stocks Trade as Usual Today, Bonds Close Early Ahead of Memorial Day

U.S. stock markets will run on their regular hours Friday. The U.S. bond market closes early ahead of Memorial Day, trimming trading time for Treasuries and other debt before the three-day weekend.

22 May 2026

NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market

T. Rowe Price Now in Focus as PNC Trims Stake

PNC Financial Services Group trimmed its stake in T. Rowe Price Group by 4.3% during the fourth quarter, selling 22,521 shares, according to a 13F filing. That left PNC with 501,279 shares valued around $51.3 million. The asset manager is shifting back toward U.S. equities while becoming more cautious on inflation-sensitive markets. The move was reported by MarketBeat.

22 May 2026

Inflation·NASDAQ:TROW·Stock Market

NIO Profit Surprise Fails to Lift Shares

NIO Inc. ADRs traded lower in Friday’s early premarket, despite the Chinese EV maker reporting a strong first-quarter revenue jump and offering an improved delivery forecast.

22 May 2026

Electric Vehicles·NYSE:NIO·Stock Market

Intel Stock Back Near $119 as Traders Position Ahead of Bell

Intel shares looked ready for another active day Friday as traders went back into semiconductor stocks. U.S. futures ticked higher and chip names found some ground after recent swings. Reuters said Intel, AMD, Marvell and Broadcom rose between 0.9% and 3.2% ahead of the bell. Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.5%.

22 May 2026

NASDAQ:INTC·Stock Market

Quantum Stocks Rally on $2 Billion Washington Move; QBTS, RGTI, INFQ Surge

D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti Computing, and Infleqtion shares all jumped more than 30% on Thursday as traders reacted to fresh U.S. government funding tied to quantum tech. D-Wave ended up 33.37% at $25.74, Rigetti added 30.57% at $22.04, and Infleqtion gained 31.48% to close at $14.70. IBM and GlobalFoundries moved higher, too.

22 May 2026

NASDAQ:INFQ·NASDAQ:QBTS·NASDAQ:RGTI·Quantum Computing·Stock Market

Take-Two Gains Premarket After GTA VI Date Eases Top Concern

Take-Two Interactive Software shares moved before Friday’s Nasdaq session, as the company stuck with its planned Nov. 19 release for Grand Theft Auto VI. That steadied some nerves after Take-Two’s yearly outlook came in below analyst estimates. Take-Two shares finished Thursday at $238.08, according to the company’s investor page, then gained roughly 7% after hours on the numbers.

22 May 2026

NASDAQ:TTWO·Stock Market

American Airlines Stock Jumps 5%—Focus Shifts to What’s Next

American Airlines Group traded down in early premarket hours Friday, dipping 0.6% to $13.51 and easing after Thursday’s near 5% jump. Investors are watching the carrier’s fuel expenses ahead of CEO Robert Isom’s meeting with Wall Street next week. Shares ended Thursday at $13.59. Premarket trades post before the usual 9:30 a.m. New York market start.

22 May 2026

Airlines·NASDAQ:AAL·Stock Market

Plug Power Shares Jump; Traders Eye AI Power Angle

Plug Power shares looked a bit firmer ahead of Friday’s Nasdaq open after the stock surged 14.2% to $3.78 on Thursday. That’s a notable jump for the hydrogen name, which is still working to show it can turn bigger sales into profit. Nasdaq’s main session is from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern.

22 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:PLUG·NYSE:BE·NYSE:KMB·Renewable Energy·Stock Market

IonQ Shares Pop In Quantum Move; U.S. Funds Go To Rival

IonQ Inc. stock jumped 12.24% to $58.89 at the close Thursday as quantum-computing names caught a bid after reports of new federal funding. That move topped the wider market, with the Dow up 0.55%, S&P 500 up 0.17%, and Nasdaq rising 0.09%.

22 May 2026

NASDAQ:IONQ·Quantum Computing·Stock Market

Connecticut Car-Accident Claims Are Getting Harder to Settle as Costs, Evidence Fights Mount

Mancini Law has put new focus on Connecticut car-accident litigation, saying claims are becoming harder to resolve as medical treatment, long recoveries and disputed insurance negotiations play a larger role in settlement talks. The Watertown, Connecticut, personal-injury firm made the case in a May 18 release distributed by GlobeNewswire and republished by Yahoo Finance.

22 May 2026

Stock Market

Infleqtion Stock Jumps 31% After $100 Million Quantum Funding Letter — Why the Rally Isn’t Simple

Infleqtion Inc. was set to stay in focus ahead of Friday’s regular New York session after its shares showed a 31.5% one-day gain and were quoted at $15.99 after hours, as investors reacted to a proposed $100 million U.S. quantum-computing funding award. The NYSE-listed company, trading as INFQ, announced the letter of intent on Thursday morning.

22 May 2026

NYSE:INFQ·Stock Market

IBM shares get $1 billion quantum boost from Washington move

IBM shares jumped Thursday, gaining after the company and the U.S. Commerce Department said they plan a $1 billion award for a new quantum-chip foundry. The stock ended the day at $252.97, up from $225.00, with 25.5 million shares changing hands, according to IBM historical data.

22 May 2026

NYSE:IBM·Quantum Computing·Stock Market·Technology

D-Wave Shares Draw Investor Interest After Washington Quantum Funding

D-Wave Quantum Inc. traded close to $28 early Friday before the bell, adding to Thursday’s surge. This comes after the company said it signed a letter of intent for $100 million in possible U.S. funding that would include an equity stake for the Commerce Department. Shares ended Thursday at $25.73, up 33.4%. Google Finance had the premarket price at $27.99.

22 May 2026

NYSE:IBM·Quantum Computing·Stock Market

Rigetti Shares Rally Pre-Market After $100M U.S. Quantum Contract

Rigetti Computing was up again before the Nasdaq opened Friday as the quantum-computing firm secured a U.S. government funding deal that could total $100 million. The shares finished Thursday at $22.04, up 30.57%. Early Friday, the stock traded at $24.10 pre-market at 4:10 a.m. EDT, another 9.35% jump.

22 May 2026

NASDAQ:RGTI·Quantum Computing·Stock Market

Nvidia beats on earnings but shares slip as Wall Street looks past the quarter

Nvidia shares slipped after the chipmaker posted another record quarter and gave a $91 billion sales outlook. Some investors booked gains and some questioned if that sales target justifies Nvidia’s heavy valuation in the AI rally. The stock finished Thursday down 1.77% at $219.51. The Nasdaq Composite edged up 0.09%. The S&P 500 climbed 0.17%.

22 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Stock Market

Asia Stocks Climb While Oil Jitters Linger; Nikkei Approaches Record

Asia stocks climbed Friday, with Japan leading the way. Investors brushed off high oil prices and a firmer dollar, betting on progress in U.S.-Iran peace talks. MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index ex-Japan was up 0.8%. The Nikkei surged 2.8%, near its all-time peak.

22 May 2026

Oil Prices·Stock Market

Stock Market 22 May 2026

Futures Edge Higher as AI Names Lead Gains Ahead of Holiday

Stock Market Holiday Schedule: Memorial Day 2026

Workday Jumps Early After Earnings Turn Up the AI Trade

GlobalFoundries Stock Jumps on $375 Million Quantum Deal as U.S. Takes Stake in GFS

Stocks Trade as Usual Today, Bonds Close Early Ahead of Memorial Day

T. Rowe Price Now in Focus as PNC Trims Stake

NIO Profit Surprise Fails to Lift Shares

Intel Stock Back Near $119 as Traders Position Ahead of Bell

Quantum Stocks Rally on $2 Billion Washington Move; QBTS, RGTI, INFQ Surge

Take-Two Gains Premarket After GTA VI Date Eases Top Concern

American Airlines Stock Jumps 5%—Focus Shifts to What’s Next

Plug Power Shares Jump; Traders Eye AI Power Angle

IonQ Shares Pop In Quantum Move; U.S. Funds Go To Rival

Connecticut Car-Accident Claims Are Getting Harder to Settle as Costs, Evidence Fights Mount

Infleqtion Stock Jumps 31% After $100 Million Quantum Funding Letter — Why the Rally Isn’t Simple

IBM shares get $1 billion quantum boost from Washington move

D-Wave Shares Draw Investor Interest After Washington Quantum Funding

Rigetti Shares Rally Pre-Market After $100M U.S. Quantum Contract

Nvidia beats on earnings but shares slip as Wall Street looks past the quarter

Asia Stocks Climb While Oil Jitters Linger; Nikkei Approaches Record

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