Stock Market 21 May 2026

Ondas Shares Slip After $196.6M AI Defense Contract

Ondas Inc. stock slipped Thursday after the company wrapped up its $196.6 million all-stock deal to buy Omnisys Ltd. of Israel. The company aims to expand in AI battlefield software with the move. Shares last traded at $9.035, off 32.5 cents, or roughly 3.5%. Volume was around 24.4 million shares.

21 May 2026

Defense Industry·NASDAQ:ONDS·Stock Market

Dow 50,000 Watch: Oil, Walmart, Nvidia in Focus

Dow trades near 50,000 as Nvidia beat falls flat, oil jumps The Dow Jones Industrial Average hung near 50,000 on Thursday, swinging between gains and losses after giving up some of Wednesday’s advance. Oil prices climbed. Nvidia’s latest earnings beat did little to help the broader market. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were down in early trading, while the Dow kept moving around the flatline.

21 May 2026

NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:WMT·Stock Market

Wall Street Slips as Oil Spurts, Nvidia Stalls, Walmart Dips

Stocks dropped Thursday. Oil prices shot higher, stirring up inflation fears again, and that weighed on a market that’s leaned on AI and steady consumer spending for support.

21 May 2026

NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:WMT·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Applied Digital Jumps After $7.5B AI Lease

Applied Digital shares rose Thursday morning after the data-center company agreed to a $7.5 billion lease for a new AI campus. Investors are still putting money into stocks linked to artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

21 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:APLD·Stock Market

Deere stock falls after earnings beat, weak farm demand hurts rally

Deere & Co dropped 7.1% to $520.62 in late-morning trading Thursday. The farm and construction equipment company posted better-than-expected quarterly results but left its full-year profit outlook unchanged. That move left Deere shares worse off than the SPDR S&P 500 ETF, which was down 0.4%, and the Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF, off 0.7%.

21 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:DE·Stock Market

Ford Shares on the Move as $3.8 Billion Battery Plan Advances

Ford Motor shares moved up Thursday after a regulatory filing showed the company wrapped up restructuring its BlueOval SK battery joint venture and picked up a $3.805 billion U.S. Department of Energy loan related to a Kentucky battery factory.

21 May 2026

Electric Vehicles·NYSE:F·Stock Market

IREN Stock Jumps Again as Nvidia AI Bet Keeps Buyers Coming Back

IREN Limited shares climbed on Thursday, extending a volatile rebound as investors kept buying into the company’s push from bitcoin mining into AI cloud infrastructure after a string of Nvidia-linked announcements.

21 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:IREN·Stock Market·Technology

GlobalFoundries shares jump after U.S. quantum funding news

GlobalFoundries surged 12.7% to $79.75 early Thursday, with more than 3.4 million shares changing hands as investors bought in after new U.S. moves on quantum-chip manufacturing. The stock, listed on the Nasdaq, started at $77.99 and went as high as $82.44, market data showed.

21 May 2026

NASDAQ:GFS·Quantum Computing·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology Trends

Mister Car Wash Delisted From Nasdaq Following $3.1 Billion Buyout

Leonard Green & Partners has closed its cash buyout of Mister Car Wash, ending the company’s time as a public listing. The deal values Mister Car Wash at $3.1 billion, with both equity and debt. The company said its stock stopped trading and will exit Nasdaq.

21 May 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:MCW·Stock Market

Apellis Stock Disappears From Nasdaq as Biogen $41 Billion Buyout Faces Final Hurdle

Biogen has finished its acquisition of Apellis Pharmaceuticals, and trading in the APLS ticker has ceased. Apellis is now a wholly owned unit of Biogen after the buyout.

21 May 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:APLS·NASDAQ:BIIB·Stock Market

QUBT Moves After $2 Billion U.S. Quantum Push

Quantum Computing Inc. stock moved higher Thursday morning as traders piled into quantum-computing names. The gains came after the U.S. government said it would take equity stakes in multiple companies in the group. QUBT was last at $10.73, up $1.17, or roughly 12.2%, with volume around 16.0 million shares.

21 May 2026

NASDAQ:QUBT·Quantum Computing·Stock Market

Nike stock climbs but analysts hold back on turnaround calls

Nike shares were up Wednesday, lifted by lower oil prices and falling U.S. Treasury yields. That gave investors a reason to pick up consumer stocks that have been under pressure from inflation and concerns about household budgets. Nike jumped nearly 4% in afternoon trade, then settled at $44.07, up 3.4% on the day, according to a Stock Story piece on TradingView.

21 May 2026

Nike·NYSE:NKE·Stock Market

Infleqtion shares react to $100 million quantum funding news in Washington

Infleqtion traded higher early Thursday after the company said the U.S. Department of Commerce gave it a preliminary letter for $100 million in funding tied to neutral-atom quantum computing. The letter includes a provision for the U.S. to receive equity in Infleqtion. INFQ was last at $11.18, up 5.1% ahead of the New York open.

21 May 2026

NASDAQ:INFQ·NYSE:IBM·Quantum Computing·Stock Market

D-Wave Shares Climb After $100 Million U.S. Quantum Deal Adds Washington as Shareholder

D-Wave Quantum Inc. shares were higher in premarket trading Thursday as the company said it got a letter of intent for up to $100 million in planned funding under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act. The deal would make the federal government a shareholder.

21 May 2026

NYSE:DWQ·Quantum Computing·Stock Market

Redwire Faces Investor Scrutiny After Sponsor Exit, Drone Deals

Redwire Corporation shares slipped in premarket trading Thursday after jumping in the previous session. Investors took in news of two fresh unmanned-aircraft orders while also reacting to a sponsor sell-down flagged in securities filings.

21 May 2026

Aerospace Industry·NYSE:RDW·Stock Market

MARA Stock Just Jumped — Now Its $1.5 Billion AI Power Bet Faces a Test

MARA Holdings shares edged lower before Thursday’s open, pausing after a 5.7% jump in the prior session as investors weighed fresh insider filings against the bitcoin miner’s push into power-backed AI infrastructure. The stock closed Wednesday at $13.15 and was indicated at $13.10 in pre-market trading at 8:02 a.m. EDT.

21 May 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:CLSK·NASDAQ:MARA·NASDAQ:RIOT·Stock Market

Nvidia Shares Flat After Big Earnings Beat as Street Looks for More

Nvidia was flat before the U.S. open Thursday. Premarket pricing put the stock at $223.29, down 0.08%. The chipmaker put out a $91 billion revenue forecast for the second quarter and said it would boost cash returned to shareholders. The numbers were strong but shares saw little move.

21 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Stock Market·Technology

Nio slips to red, but margin draws investor attention

Nio Inc. posted a net loss for the first quarter, but shares trading in the U.S. moved higher before the New York bell. The Chinese EV maker reported margins were up and the second-quarter outlook came in ahead of analyst expectations. Revenue climbed 112.2% year-over-year to RMB25.53 billion, or $3.70 billion.

21 May 2026

Electric Vehicles·NYSE:NIO·Stock Market

Walmart tops estimates, Wall Street reacts to warning

Walmart stuck with its full-year sales and profit guidance on Thursday after topping forecasts in the first quarter. But the retailer put out a weaker outlook for the current quarter and flagged higher fuel costs that took a bite out of operating income. Net revenue came in at $177.8 billion, a 7.3% gain. Shares dropped about 2% in premarket trading after management projected second-quarter sales and profit would miss estimates.

21 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:WMT·Stock Market

Quantum Stocks Surge on $2 Billion Play; IonQ Faces Next Hurdle

IonQ shares jumped about 8% in premarket trading Thursday, picking up steam during a wild period for one of the top pure-play quantum-computing names. The stock was quoted at $52.47 ahead of the U.S. market open, up $4.02 from where it closed Wednesday.

21 May 2026

NASDAQ:IONQ·Quantum Computing·Stock Market

Stock Market 21 May 2026

Ondas Shares Slip After $196.6M AI Defense Contract

Dow 50,000 Watch: Oil, Walmart, Nvidia in Focus

Wall Street Slips as Oil Spurts, Nvidia Stalls, Walmart Dips

Applied Digital Jumps After $7.5B AI Lease

Deere stock falls after earnings beat, weak farm demand hurts rally

Ford Shares on the Move as $3.8 Billion Battery Plan Advances

IREN Stock Jumps Again as Nvidia AI Bet Keeps Buyers Coming Back

GlobalFoundries shares jump after U.S. quantum funding news

Mister Car Wash Delisted From Nasdaq Following $3.1 Billion Buyout

Apellis Stock Disappears From Nasdaq as Biogen $41 Billion Buyout Faces Final Hurdle

QUBT Moves After $2 Billion U.S. Quantum Push

Nike stock climbs but analysts hold back on turnaround calls

Infleqtion shares react to $100 million quantum funding news in Washington

D-Wave Shares Climb After $100 Million U.S. Quantum Deal Adds Washington as Shareholder

Redwire Faces Investor Scrutiny After Sponsor Exit, Drone Deals

MARA Stock Just Jumped — Now Its $1.5 Billion AI Power Bet Faces a Test

Nvidia Shares Flat After Big Earnings Beat as Street Looks for More

Nio slips to red, but margin draws investor attention

Walmart tops estimates, Wall Street reacts to warning

Quantum Stocks Surge on $2 Billion Play; IonQ Faces Next Hurdle

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