Stock Market 14 May 2026

Lumen Stock Surges After $2.4 Billion Debt Move Puts AI Fiber Turnaround in Focus

Lumen Technologies Inc. shares surged roughly 14% Thursday, as investors zeroed in once more on the telecom’s debt reduction efforts and its push to build a network tailored for AI. The stock was changing hands at $10.76, after earlier reaching as high as $11.27. Volume topped 20 million shares.

14 May 2026

NYSE:LUMN·Stock Market

MARA Holdings Stock Jumps As $1.5 Billion Bitcoin Sale Puts AI Bet In Focus

MARA Holdings, Inc. climbed 5.8% to $13.49 midday Thursday on Nasdaq, with traders shrugging off a wider first-quarter loss and eyeing the bitcoin miner’s move toward AI infrastructure powered by its energy assets. Bitcoin itself added 3.2%, trading near $81,472.

14 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·NASDAQ:MARA·Stock Market

Broadcom Stock Hits Record Before June 3 Earnings as Wall Street Bets AI Has More Room to Run

Broadcom climbed roughly 4.6% by midday Thursday, reaching a new record as investors rotated into the AI infrastructure heavyweight ahead of its June 3 earnings. The stock last traded at $436.03, not far off its session peak of $439.70.

14 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AVGO·Stock Market·Technology Trends

Nu Holdings Stock Faces a Big Test Tonight as Nubank Reports Q1 Results

Nu Holdings Ltd. will report first-quarter results Thursday, with investors watching for signs that Nubank can convert its fast-expanding customer base into real profit—not just rack up new signups.

14 May 2026

Earnings Reports·Fintech·Stock Market

SoFi’s PrimaryBid Deal Puts It Back in the IPO Race as Rate-Cut Hopes Fade

SoFi Technologies just picked up tech from UK-based PrimaryBid, pushing further into the business of connecting retail investors with IPOs and capital raises. According to PrimaryBid’s site, Nasdaq-listed SoFi is the buyer. PYMNTS reported a SoFi spokesperson confirmed the deal included assets tied to PrimaryBid’s directed share program.

14 May 2026

Fintech·NASDAQ:SOFI·Stock Market

Plug Power Stock Is Running Hot After a Revenue Beat. The Hard Part Starts Now

Plug Power Inc. shares edged lower Thursday, paring gains from a recent surge that followed stronger-than-expected first-quarter revenue. The hydrogen-equipment maker’s numbers again stirred the recurring debate over whether its turnaround is finally taking hold. Shares last traded at $3.86, off from Wednesday’s close at $3.96.

14 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:PLUG·Renewable Energy·Stock Market

Snap Stock Is Sliding Again: Why Wall Street Is Turning Cautious on SNAP

Snap Inc. dropped early Thursday, sliding 34 cents to $5.27, after a new analyst downgrade stoked fresh skepticism about the Snapchat owner’s ad rebound and whether recent cost trimming will actually lead to more reliable profits. Market cap sat around $8.9 billion.

14 May 2026

NASDAQ:SNAP·Stock Market·Technology

Dow Jones Live Update: 50,000 Is Back in Play as Cisco Surge Lifts Wall Street

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 198.31 points, or 0.40%, to 49,891.51 late in the morning, edging closer to that 50,000 threshold. Cisco’s post-earnings rally and renewed strength in artificial-intelligence stocks helped lift U.S. equities. The S&P 500 added 0.54%, with the Nasdaq Composite up 0.60%. Numbers are from Reuters’ U.S. markets page, citing LSEG data with at least a 15-minute delay.

14 May 2026

NASDAQ:CSCO·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market

US Stock Market Live: Why Wall Street Is Hitting Records Even With Inflation Running Hot

Stocks climbed on Thursday in the U.S., pushing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new intraday highs. Nvidia and Cisco fueled the advance, keeping Wall Street in the green despite a streak of stronger-than-expected inflation numbers.

14 May 2026

Inflation·NASDAQ:CSCO·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market

IREN Stock Rises as $2.6 Billion Debt Deal Tests Its Nvidia AI Ambitions

IREN Limited climbed 4.7% to $57.75 in New York morning trading Thursday, after dipping as low as $54.17 earlier, according to market data. The move brought fresh attention to the shares, with the company’s bigger convertible-note offering set to close.

14 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:IREN·Stock Market

Redwire Stock Jumps Again as $498 Million Backlog Puts Defense Growth Back in Play

Redwire jumped almost 14% Thursday morning, building on its strong post-earnings recovery. Investors zeroed in on the space-and-defense firm's record backlog and the 2026 sales goal, largely brushing off a steeper first-quarter loss. Shares were last seen at $13.04, putting Redwire’s market cap around $2.53 billion.

14 May 2026

Aerospace Industry·Defense Contracts·NASDAQ:LUNR·NASDAQ:RKLB·NYSE:RDW·Stock Market

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Vanishes From Nasdaq as Biogen’s Rare-Disease Bet Takes Over

Biogen wrapped up its takeover of Apellis Pharmaceuticals on Thursday, bringing an end to Apellis’ time as an independent Nasdaq-listed biotech. With the Waltham, Massachusetts firm now a wholly owned Biogen subsidiary, Apellis shares stopped trading on Nasdaq following completion of the tender offer and merger.

14 May 2026

NASDAQ:APLS·NASDAQ:BIIB·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

Intel Stock Falls Again as AMD and Arm Put Its Comeback Under Pressure

Intel stock dropped 3.9% to $115.55 on Thursday morning in New York, with the dip coming after new server chip numbers showed further share slipping to Advanced Micro Devices and Arm. The selloff is putting pressure on both Intel’s recent rally and the market’s growing faith in CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s turnaround strategy, according to market data at 10:06 a.m.

14 May 2026

NASDAQ:INTC·Stock Market

Coterra Energy Stock Just Vanished From the NYSE. Devon’s Deal Is Now Fueling a Shale M&A Wave

Coterra Energy Inc. has exited the NYSE as a standalone after shareholders approved its sale to Devon Energy. That merger now stands as the centerpiece of what’s become the busiest quarter for upstream U.S. oil-and-gas M&A in two years.

14 May 2026

Energy Sector·NYSE:CTRA·NYSE:DVN·Stock Market

Klarna Finally Posts a Profit After IPO — But Its Outlook Gives Wall Street a Reason to Wait

Klarna Group plc finally posted a quarterly profit—the company’s first since debuting on the New York exchange—with revenue topping $1 billion. But investors didn’t get the all-clear, as management’s softer second-quarter guidance kept enthusiasm in check and signaled the post-IPO hangover isn’t over yet. Shoppers kept spending: gross merchandise volume jumped 33%, hitting $33.7 billion. The Swedish buy now, pay later outfit, which lets users split payments, continues to scale.

14 May 2026

Fintech·NYSE:KLAR·Stock Market·Technology

Quantum Cyber Stock Surges As Drone Deal And Ex-VA Chief Put Defense Pivot In Focus

Quantum Cyber N.V. has brought Peter M. O’Rourke Sr.—the former acting U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary and military vet—onto its board, the company said Thursday. The appointment comes on the heels of Wednesday’s announcement of a drone tech licensing deal by the Nasdaq-listed firm. CEO David Lazar described the move as a “defining moment.” For his part, O’Rourke said autonomous defense systems are “rapidly becoming foundational.”

14 May 2026

Cybersecurity·Drones·NASDAQ:QUCY·Stock Market·Technology

Cisco Stock Surges as AI Orders Boom and Nearly 4,000 Jobs Face Cuts

Cisco Systems jumped ahead of Thursday’s open, climbing as much as 22% in premarket action after the networking giant lifted its sales outlook and announced a new AI-focused restructuring. The company now sees fiscal Q4 revenue landing between $16.7 billion and $16.9 billion, topping the $15.8 billion analysts had penciled in, according to Bloomberg.

14 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:CSCO·Stock Market·Technology

Forgent Power Stock Jumps After Record Orders Put AI Power Demand Back in Focus

Forgent Power Solutions boosted its fiscal 2026 guidance Thursday, reporting record Q3 orders and backlog. The stock jumped ahead of the bell, as investors tallied another signal of robust demand from AI-fueled data center buildouts. The company posted its results with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that same day.

14 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Energy Sector·NASDAQ:FORG·Stock Market·Technology Trends

Ondas Stock Jumps After Big Q1 Revenue Beat, With Datavault AI Earnings Next

Ondas Inc. bumped up its full-year sales outlook Thursday, after first-quarter revenue blew past earlier targets. The drone and autonomous-systems firm posted numbers that finally put its acquisition strategy and defense backlog to the test—offering investors a concrete look at reported sales.

14 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:ONDS·Stock Market·Technology

Applied Materials Earnings Today: AMAT Stock Faces a 7% Swing as AI Boom Meets China Risk

Applied Materials is set to deliver its fiscal second-quarter results after Thursday’s closing bell, a moment that stands to challenge the chip-equipment stock’s outperformance this year. The company, headquartered in Santa Clara, will hold its earnings call at 4:30 p.m. ET—1:30 p.m. PT.

14 May 2026

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

Stock Market 14 May 2026

Lumen Stock Surges After $2.4 Billion Debt Move Puts AI Fiber Turnaround in Focus

MARA Holdings Stock Jumps As $1.5 Billion Bitcoin Sale Puts AI Bet In Focus

Broadcom Stock Hits Record Before June 3 Earnings as Wall Street Bets AI Has More Room to Run

Nu Holdings Stock Faces a Big Test Tonight as Nubank Reports Q1 Results

SoFi’s PrimaryBid Deal Puts It Back in the IPO Race as Rate-Cut Hopes Fade

Plug Power Stock Is Running Hot After a Revenue Beat. The Hard Part Starts Now

Snap Stock Is Sliding Again: Why Wall Street Is Turning Cautious on SNAP

Dow Jones Live Update: 50,000 Is Back in Play as Cisco Surge Lifts Wall Street

US Stock Market Live: Why Wall Street Is Hitting Records Even With Inflation Running Hot

IREN Stock Rises as $2.6 Billion Debt Deal Tests Its Nvidia AI Ambitions

Redwire Stock Jumps Again as $498 Million Backlog Puts Defense Growth Back in Play

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Vanishes From Nasdaq as Biogen’s Rare-Disease Bet Takes Over

Intel Stock Falls Again as AMD and Arm Put Its Comeback Under Pressure

Coterra Energy Stock Just Vanished From the NYSE. Devon’s Deal Is Now Fueling a Shale M&A Wave

Klarna Finally Posts a Profit After IPO — But Its Outlook Gives Wall Street a Reason to Wait

Quantum Cyber Stock Surges As Drone Deal And Ex-VA Chief Put Defense Pivot In Focus

Cisco Stock Surges as AI Orders Boom and Nearly 4,000 Jobs Face Cuts

Forgent Power Stock Jumps After Record Orders Put AI Power Demand Back in Focus

Ondas Stock Jumps After Big Q1 Revenue Beat, With Datavault AI Earnings Next

Applied Materials Earnings Today: AMAT Stock Faces a 7% Swing as AI Boom Meets China Risk

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