Stock Market 15 May 2026

Biogen Closes Apellis Deal; APLS Leaves Nasdaq As $5.6 Billion Rare-Disease Bet Begins

Biogen said Thursday it has wrapped up its purchase of Apellis Pharmaceuticals, bringing Apellis under its wing as a fully owned subsidiary. The deal takes Apellis off the Nasdaq as an independent biotech, and hands Biogen ownership of its two approved drugs, which join Biogen’s rare-disease division.

15 May 2026

NASDAQ:APLS·NASDAQ:BIIB·Pharmaceutical Industry·Stock Market

Nokia Oyj Stock Pulls Back After AI Rally: What Investors Need to Know

Nokia Oyj’s U.S. shares slipped Friday, giving back some ground after a run-up fueled by Cisco’s gains. The move had put the Finnish network-equipment firm within sight of its recent peak and brought more attention to its AI data center business. By 13:51 UTC, Nokia’s ADR had dropped to $13.74, compared to the previous close at $14.46, according to market data.

15 May 2026

NYSE:NOK·Stock Market

POET Technologies Stock Is Down Today: Why the $400 Million Financing Hit POET After the Opening Bell

POET Technologies shares slid after the market opened at 9:30 a.m. Friday, with traders largely shrugging off news of a fresh AI optics order and homing in on a $400 million share-and-warrant deal announced premarket. The U.S.-listed stock last changed hands at $18.47, off 10.2%, as of 10:11 a.m. EDT, Markets Insider data showed.

15 May 2026

NASDAQ:POET·Stock Market

Magnum Ice Cream Buyout Buzz: Blackstone and CD&R Circle Ben & Jerry’s Owner After Stock Slide

Blackstone and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice have started looking at possible bids for The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V.—the company behind Ben & Jerry’s and Cornetto—according to two sources cited by Reuters on Friday. Magnum shares surged close to 16% following the news, heading for their steepest one-day climb since the stock’s debut.

15 May 2026

AMS:MICC·LSE:MICC·NYSE:MICC·Stock Market

Why Cerebras Stock Is Down Today: Wall Street Hits the Brakes After a Blowout AI IPO

Cerebras Systems shares slipped early Friday, pulling back after Thursday’s 68% Nasdaq debut rally as investors took a second look at the AI chipmaker’s valuation.

15 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:CBRS·Stock Market·Technology

Baiya International Stock Jumps Premarket as BIYA Traders Eye Cash Raise, Crypto Plan and Deep Loss

Baiya International Group Inc. rocketed 56.6% in U.S. premarket trading on Friday, leaping to $1.21 after closing at $0.77 on Thursday. Volume hit 13.09 million shares. The China-focused HR firm had been silent through five declines in its last six sessions, but traders jumped back in.

15 May 2026

Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:BIYA·Stock Market

Why Intel Stock Is Down Today: AMD, Arm and a Hot Chip Rally Put INTC on the Back Foot

Intel tumbled 6.5% to $108.45 just after trading began in New York on Friday, deepening its slide after three days in the red and tightening the squeeze on one of the year’s standout chip plays. The stock wrapped up Thursday at $115.93, down 3.6%. Early numbers Friday had it bottoming out at $108.24, according to market data.

15 May 2026

LSE:ARM·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:INTC·Stock Market

Why Nvidia Stock Is Down Today: China H200 Deal Hopes Hit A Wall Before Earnings

Nvidia slipped early Friday in New York, dropping 2.8% to $229.12 and snapping a weeklong surge that had taken it to new records. Investors pulled back, dialing down expectations for an immediate win in China chip sales. Shares finished Thursday at $235.75.

15 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NVIDIA·Stock Market

Why the Stock Market Is Down Today: Oil Shock, Inflation Fears Slam Wall Street Rally

Stocks slipped out of the gate Friday, with Wall Street under pressure as Treasury yields and oil prices spiked—stalling a rally driven by artificial-intelligence names. Fresh inflation numbers and renewed Middle East supply concerns had investors rethinking the odds that the Federal Reserve sticks to higher rates, or possibly hikes again.

15 May 2026

Inflation·Oil Prices·Stock Market

ServiceNow Stock Gets an AI Boost From Experian Deal—but Wall Street Will Want Proof

ServiceNow and Experian unveiled a global, multi-year deal on Friday, tying Experian’s Ascend data and decisioning platform directly into ServiceNow’s workflow products. The move nudges ServiceNow further into the agentic AI field, where software automates decisions and actions within workflows, requiring only light human input.

15 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:NOW·Stock Market

Pershing Square Inc. Bets on Microsoft as Ackman Sees an AI Bargain

Pershing Square Inc. ramped up its exposure to big tech Friday, with Bill Ackman revealing the firm’s fresh stake in Microsoft. Ackman is backing the software giant’s artificial-intelligence ambitions, stepping in after a notable slide in Microsoft shares.

15 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market·Technology

Ackman’s Microsoft Bet Puts $190 Billion AI Spending Plan Back in Wall Street’s Crosshairs

Pershing Square, run by Bill Ackman, has snapped up shares in Microsoft, turning the spotlight back on a stock that’s struggled this year while investors weigh the price tag of its AI expansion.

15 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market·Technology

Boeing Got Its China Breakthrough. Wall Street Wanted More.

Boeing finally saw movement on a major China order this day, though the news landed with some bumps. President Donald Trump announced China would buy 200 Boeing jets, with a potential cap at 750 planes. That larger figure surfaced only after investors had already pulled back on the shares, let down by the first, smaller headline.

15 May 2026

NYSE:BA·Stock Market

Atmos Energy Stock Is Back in Focus After Strong Q2 Results — But Cash Still Matters

Investors turned their attention to Atmos Energy Corp again, following robust fiscal Q2 results. The natural gas utility also raised its full-year profit outlook and approved a bigger dividend, putting its capital-intensive growth strategy squarely in the spotlight for ATO stock watchers.

15 May 2026

Earnings Reports·Energy Sector·NYSE:ATO·Stock Market

Auddia Stock Surges as McCarthy Finney AI Merger Hits SEC Filing Stage

Auddia Inc. moved a step further toward its planned transformation on Friday, filing a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its merger with Thramann Holdings. The small-cap audio tech firm aims to rebrand as McCarthy Finney, shifting focus to become an AI holding company.

15 May 2026

NASDAQ:AUUD·NASDAQ:MCFN·Stock Market

Gemini Space Station Stock Jumps After Winklevoss Twins’ $100 Million Bitcoin Bet

Shares of Gemini Space Station shot higher in Friday’s premarket after a fresh $100 million infusion from the Winklevoss twins’ family office—capital coming in at a premium to Thursday’s closing price. The founder-led deal arrives as the crypto exchange posted a narrower quarterly loss than analysts had been bracing for.

15 May 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NYSE:GSS.A·Stock Market

Figma Stock Jumps 10% Premarket After AI Tools Lift 2026 Revenue Forecast

Shares of Figma Inc. climbed in premarket trade Friday, as the design software firm raised its outlook for annual revenue, citing increased uptake of its artificial intelligence features and new fees on top AI users for credits.

15 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Financial Forecasts·NASDAQ:FIG·Stock Market·Technology

Top AI Stocks To Watch Today: Nvidia, Microsoft, Broadcom, AMD, Palantir And Cerebras Face A Yield Test

Friday’s open looked shaky for U.S. artificial intelligence shares, with higher Treasury yields and climbing oil prices threatening to derail the AI-driven surge that just sent Wall Street to fresh records. Nvidia, Microsoft, Broadcom, AMD, Palantir, and Cerebras—just public—are all in focus, but the market mood is notably harsher than on Thursday.

15 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:PLTR·Stock Market

Exxon, Chevron And 4 U.S. Energy Stocks To Watch Today As Oil Spikes On Iran Risk

Energy shares in the U.S. surged to lead the market Friday, thanks to a more than 3% spike in oil prices. Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Occidental Petroleum, SLB, and Halliburton all landed on the day’s watch list ahead of the New York session.

15 May 2026

NYSE:COP·NYSE:CVX·NYSE:HAL·NYSE:OXY·NYSE:SLB·NYSE:XOM·Stock Market

SolarEdge Stock Jumps 17% as Tax-Credit Deadline Puts SEDG Turnaround Back on Watch

SolarEdge Technologies Inc. surged 17.47% Thursday, settling at $50.24, as the solar-equipment maker rode a burst of buying on the Nasdaq. Traders braced for a potential spike in orders with a July 4 U.S. solar tax-credit cutoff looming. According to Insider Monkey, developers aiming to lock in the federal incentive are expected to snap up equipment fast to secure safe-harbor status.

15 May 2026

NASDAQ:SEDG·Renewable Energy·Stock Market

Stock Market 15 May 2026

Biogen Closes Apellis Deal; APLS Leaves Nasdaq As $5.6 Billion Rare-Disease Bet Begins

Nokia Oyj Stock Pulls Back After AI Rally: What Investors Need to Know

POET Technologies Stock Is Down Today: Why the $400 Million Financing Hit POET After the Opening Bell

Magnum Ice Cream Buyout Buzz: Blackstone and CD&R Circle Ben & Jerry’s Owner After Stock Slide

Why Cerebras Stock Is Down Today: Wall Street Hits the Brakes After a Blowout AI IPO

Baiya International Stock Jumps Premarket as BIYA Traders Eye Cash Raise, Crypto Plan and Deep Loss

Why Intel Stock Is Down Today: AMD, Arm and a Hot Chip Rally Put INTC on the Back Foot

Why Nvidia Stock Is Down Today: China H200 Deal Hopes Hit A Wall Before Earnings

Why the Stock Market Is Down Today: Oil Shock, Inflation Fears Slam Wall Street Rally

ServiceNow Stock Gets an AI Boost From Experian Deal—but Wall Street Will Want Proof

Pershing Square Inc. Bets on Microsoft as Ackman Sees an AI Bargain

Ackman’s Microsoft Bet Puts $190 Billion AI Spending Plan Back in Wall Street’s Crosshairs

Boeing Got Its China Breakthrough. Wall Street Wanted More.

Atmos Energy Stock Is Back in Focus After Strong Q2 Results — But Cash Still Matters

Auddia Stock Surges as McCarthy Finney AI Merger Hits SEC Filing Stage

Gemini Space Station Stock Jumps After Winklevoss Twins’ $100 Million Bitcoin Bet

Figma Stock Jumps 10% Premarket After AI Tools Lift 2026 Revenue Forecast

Top AI Stocks To Watch Today: Nvidia, Microsoft, Broadcom, AMD, Palantir And Cerebras Face A Yield Test

Exxon, Chevron And 4 U.S. Energy Stocks To Watch Today As Oil Spikes On Iran Risk

SolarEdge Stock Jumps 17% as Tax-Credit Deadline Puts SEDG Turnaround Back on Watch

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