Stock Market 21 May 2026

Dow Jones Sets New Record; IBM, Oil, Iran News Cited

Dow Jones ends at record, up 276 points as oil drops, investors eye Iran talks The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at a new all-time high Thursday, climbing 276.31 points, or 0.55%, to 50,285.66. S&P 500 gained 0.17% to 7,445.72 and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.09% to 26,293.10. U.S. stocks turned higher late as oil prices dropped and investors watched developments in U.S.-Iran talks.

21 May 2026

NASDAQ:IBM·NASDAQ:NVDA·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Dow Sets New High as Oil, Nvidia Unsettle Wall Street

Dow Jones finished at an all-time high Thursday, up 276.31 points, or 0.6%, to close at 50,285.66, as IBM surged. The broader market bounced back from morning declines as oil prices slipped. The S&P 500 was up 12.75 points, or 0.2%, to 7,445.72. Nasdaq Composite ended higher by 22.74 points, or 0.1%, at 26,293.10.

21 May 2026

Energy·NASDAQ:IONQ·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:IBM·Stock Market·Technology

BlackBerry Stock Jumps as U.S. Security Win Fuels Its Software Comeback

BlackBerry Ltd shares jumped on Thursday, putting the former smartphone name back on traders’ screens after its AtHoc crisis-communications platform won a fresh U.S. government security re-certification and executives talked up its QNX embedded-software business.

21 May 2026

Cybersecurity·NASDAQ:BB·Stock Market·TSX:BB.TO

AI Stocks Rally, Deere Misses Out

AI stocks were out front on Thursday as Wall Street picked up names beyond Nvidia. Arm, Rigetti Computing, IBM, Bloom Energy and Spotify all rallied as investors looked for new bets in chips, quantum computing, power and AI-focused products.

21 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:ARM·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:BE·NYSE:IBM·NYSE:SPOT·Stock Market·Technology Trends

Bezos pushes for no income tax on half of Americans; Mamdani was set

Bezos said the federal income tax should be eliminated for the bottom 50% of earners in the U.S., stepping straight into the ongoing tax debate with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Democrats who want the rich to pay higher taxes.

21 May 2026

NASDAQ:AMZN·Stock Market

Ambev Shares Approach Year High in Brazil as Beer Margins Hold

Ambev S.A. shares in São Paulo traded up again on Thursday, with ABEV3 rising 1.42% to 16.45 reais late in the B3 day. The stock came within reach of its one-year high at 17.04 reais after hitting 16.55 reais earlier. Ambev has been gaining since earnings, as buyers stay interested in the brewer’s Brazil beer sales and margins.

21 May 2026

Stock Market

AT&T Stock Gains After $15 Wireless Plan and $19B California Move

AT&T Inc. climbed late Thursday, with shares finishing ahead of other top wireless stocks after the company rolled out a new lower-cost wireless plan and pushed harder to switch California customers from its old copper lines. The shares traded at $25.33, up 39.5 cents, or 1.6%, trading near the top of a $24.75 to $25.38 range. Verizon was up 0.7%, T-Mobile barely moved, and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust was up 0.2%.

21 May 2026

NYSE:T·Stock Market

RBC Stock Heads Toward Earnings With Tougher Weeks Ahead

Royal Bank of Canada shares gained Thursday, pushing higher ahead of quarterly earnings due next week. The results will show if Canada’s biggest lender can keep up its profit growth after the stock’s recent jump.

21 May 2026

Earnings Reports·Stock Market·TSX:RY

Sandisk up again as AI demand keeps pressure on memory

Sandisk Corp jumped about 10% on Thursday, moving with other AI stocks. The company said NAND flash supply remains tight. The stock was last seen at $1,533.00 at 2:52 p.m. EDT, after reaching $1,538.39 earlier in the session.

21 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:SNDK·Stock Market

Spotify jumps after Universal AI deal, 2030 outlook

Spotify Technology S.A. shares surged Thursday as the audio-streaming platform linked a fresh AI music agreement with Universal Music Group to its investor day strategy, aiming for quicker growth and bigger margins. Shares climbed 13.5% to $491.92, after hitting $509.88 earlier. Spotify’s market cap approached $98 billion.

21 May 2026

NYSE:SPOT·Stock Market·Technology

UiPath Shares Edge Lower Ahead of Results as Investors Watch AI Automation

UiPath shares slipped around 2.2% to $10.53 in afternoon trading Thursday, trailing the wider U.S. market. Investors are waiting on next week’s results to see if UiPath’s AI automation is showing up in growth. Shares ranged from $10.26 to $10.82, with volume topping 27 million.

21 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:PATH·Stock Market·Technology

Opendoor Shares on the Move Again as Traders Watch Next Steps

Opendoor Technologies shares traded higher Thursday afternoon, beating the broader market as investors watched the company's turnaround efforts and reacted to new signs of strain in the U.S. housing market.

21 May 2026

NASDAQ:OPEN·Stock Market

Nebius Shares Surge 15% After $2.6 Billion AI Power Plan Announced

Nebius Group N.V. shares were up 15.6% to $221.72 Thursday afternoon after the company landed a Bloom Energy power deal. The agreement gives the AI infrastructure firm a new way to address constraints in the industry. Shares on Nasdaq reached $226.77 earlier in the session.

21 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:BE·Stock Market·Technology

Sirius XM nears highs as traders eye audio plans

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. shares gained Thursday, stretching out a two-day run. Traders are watching the company’s push into advertising, its hold on content rights, and new signs that the drop in subscribers isn’t as sharp.

21 May 2026

Stock Market

KEEL Surges as Investors Back Keel’s AI Data Center Plans

Keel Infrastructure Corp. gained 7.1% to $4.53 at 1:44 p.m. EDT Thursday, near its $4.66 52-week high. Traders picked up shares, betting on the ex-Bitfarms company's AI power-infrastructure push. IREN and Cipher Digital moved higher too. The broader U.S. markets dropped as oil and Treasury yields climbed. Google Finance showed 22.31 million shares of KEEL traded, below its 33.41 million average, with a market cap around $2.71 billion.

21 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Data Centers·NASDAQ:KEEL·Stock Market·TSX:KEEL

SoFi Stock Treads Water as Traders Keep an Eye on Next Move

SoFi Technologies shares dipped 0.2% to $15.66 in early afternoon trading Thursday, trailing gains in the tech sector as investors looked at the online lender’s strong first-quarter growth but also fresh concerns about rates, oil and credit risk. Shares moved in a $15.36 to $15.76 range, and about 27.7 million shares changed hands.

21 May 2026

Fintech·NASDAQ:SOFI·Stock Market

Micron Beats Market as Samsung Deal Lifts Shares

Micron Technology shares traded higher on Thursday, outperforming as buyers stayed with the memory-chip stock. This came after Samsung Electronics struck a late labor agreement that helped ease worries over another supply disruption.

21 May 2026

KRX:005930·NASDAQ:MU·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Wall Street Turned to Musk’s SpaceX After Tesla’s Brief Rally

Tesla stock lost ground Thursday after an early rise. Traders looked at a SpaceX IPO filing, fresh details on financial links between Elon Musk’s companies, and Tesla’s new effort to expand its supervised self-driving software beyond the U.S.

21 May 2026

Elon Musk·NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market·Tesla

Destiny Tech100 Gains on IPO Hopes for SpaceX

Destiny Tech100 Inc. surged 18.1% at midday Thursday, picking up new buyers after SpaceX’s IPO filing brought attention to one of the fund’s largest holdings. DXYZ last traded at $57.40, pulling back from a high of $58.56. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF and Invesco QQQ both edged lower.

21 May 2026

IPO News·NASDAQ:DXYZ·Space Industry·Stock Market·Technology

FuelCell Energy Shares Surge Again as AI Data Center Bet Drives Wall Street Action

FuelCell Energy stock climbed in early afternoon trade Thursday, with buyers moving back to fuel-cell names viewed as possible power providers for AI data centers. Shares traded on the Nasdaq at $24.98, up 23.5%. Earlier, the stock hit $25.27. Volume was around 13.1 million shares.

21 May 2026

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

Stock Market 21 May 2026

Dow Jones Sets New Record; IBM, Oil, Iran News Cited

Dow Sets New High as Oil, Nvidia Unsettle Wall Street

BlackBerry Stock Jumps as U.S. Security Win Fuels Its Software Comeback

AI Stocks Rally, Deere Misses Out

Bezos pushes for no income tax on half of Americans; Mamdani was set

Ambev Shares Approach Year High in Brazil as Beer Margins Hold

AT&T Stock Gains After $15 Wireless Plan and $19B California Move

RBC Stock Heads Toward Earnings With Tougher Weeks Ahead

Sandisk up again as AI demand keeps pressure on memory

Spotify jumps after Universal AI deal, 2030 outlook

UiPath Shares Edge Lower Ahead of Results as Investors Watch AI Automation

Opendoor Shares on the Move Again as Traders Watch Next Steps

Nebius Shares Surge 15% After $2.6 Billion AI Power Plan Announced

Sirius XM nears highs as traders eye audio plans

KEEL Surges as Investors Back Keel’s AI Data Center Plans

SoFi Stock Treads Water as Traders Keep an Eye on Next Move

Micron Beats Market as Samsung Deal Lifts Shares

Wall Street Turned to Musk’s SpaceX After Tesla’s Brief Rally

Destiny Tech100 Gains on IPO Hopes for SpaceX

FuelCell Energy Shares Surge Again as AI Data Center Bet Drives Wall Street Action

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