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Cloudflare Stock Jumps Before Earnings as Forrester Edge Win Puts AI Bet on Trial

Cloudflare Stock Jumps Before Earnings as Forrester Edge Win Puts AI Bet on Trial

Cloudflare shares jumped 7.9% Tuesday after the company said Forrester named it a leader in edge development platforms, ahead of its May 7 earnings report. The stock hit $244.02 intraday. Investors are watching if Cloudflare can convert rising AI and developer demand into profit. Cloudflare expects Q1 revenue of $620–$621 million.
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Fastly Stock Surges Before Earnings as AI Cloud Rally Raises the Stakes

Fastly Stock Surges Before Earnings as AI Cloud Rally Raises the Stakes

Fastly shares rose 15% to $31.66 Tuesday, extending a sharp 2026 rally ahead of its first-quarter earnings due after Wednesday’s close. The surge followed DigitalOcean’s report of 22% revenue growth and a 221% jump in AI customer annual recurring revenue. Wall Street expects Fastly to post Q1 revenue of $170.26 million and adjusted earnings of 8 cents a share. Fastly stock is up over 200% this year, trading near its 52-week high.
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Dow Jones Today: Why the Dow Is Rising as Oil Falls and Earnings Take Over

Dow Jones Today: Why the Dow Is Rising as Oil Falls and Earnings Take Over

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 265.17 points, or 0.54%, to 49,207.07 on Tuesday as oil prices dropped 3.47% to $110.47 a barrel. Gains were led by Caterpillar and 3M, while DuPont shares climbed after raising its 2026 outlook. Job openings fell but hiring increased in March, according to the Labor Department. The ISM services PMI slipped to 53.6 in April, with cost pressures persisting.
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US Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Hits Record as Oil Retreats and Earnings Lift Wall Street

US Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Hits Record as Oil Retreats and Earnings Lift Wall Street

The S&P 500 rose 0.83% to 7,260.23 and the Nasdaq gained 1% as tech shares led a rebound, while Brent crude fell 3.31% to $110.65. LSEG data showed first-quarter S&P 500 earnings growth above 18%, with 83% of companies beating estimates. Job openings dropped but hiring surged in March. The Federal Reserve kept rates steady, citing inflation and Middle East uncertainty.
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Lumentum Stock Is Up 1,400%: Wall Street Just Raised the AI Bet Before Earnings

Lumentum Stock Is Up 1,400%: Wall Street Just Raised the AI Bet Before Earnings

Lumentum shares traded near $1,016 Tuesday, up 4%, after Stifel and Loop Capital raised price targets to $1,100 and $1,400 ahead of the company’s fiscal Q3 report. The stock has surged 1,444% over the past year. Lumentum previously guided for Q3 revenue of $780 million to $830 million and adjusted earnings of $2.15 to $2.35 a share. Results are due after the market close.
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POET Technologies Stock Jumps 30% as Marvell Order Fallout Becomes a Legal Test

POET Technologies Stock Jumps 30% as Marvell Order Fallout Becomes a Legal Test

POET Technologies shares surged 30% to $9.25 in heavy Nasdaq trading Tuesday after a securities class action was filed over the company’s disclosure of canceled Marvell-linked orders. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey federal court, names POET, CEO Suresh Venkatesan, and CFO Thomas Mika as defendants. POET said Marvell canceled all Celestial AI purchase orders on April 23, citing confidentiality breaches.
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DigitalOcean Stock Jumps 36% After AI Cloud Growth Sends 2026 Guidance Higher

DigitalOcean Stock Jumps 36% After AI Cloud Growth Sends 2026 Guidance Higher

DigitalOcean shares surged 36% Tuesday after the company raised its 2026 and 2027 revenue forecasts, citing higher demand for AI workloads and larger contracts. First-quarter revenue climbed 22% to $258 million, while net income dropped 59% to $16 million. The company increased its credit facility by $112.5 million and completed an $888 million share offering, using $500 million to repay debt.
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Digi Power X Stock Jumps as $1.1 Billion Cerebras Deal Puts Alabama AI Campus in Play

Digi Power X Stock Jumps as $1.1 Billion Cerebras Deal Puts Alabama AI Campus in Play

Digi Power X signed a 10-year, $1.1 billion agreement with Cerebras Systems to host a 40-megawatt AI data center campus in Columbiana, Alabama. The deal could reach $2.5 billion with renewals. Digi Power X shares jumped about 30% to $5.145 in late-morning trading. Construction on the first phase is set to begin immediately, with initial service targeted for December 2026.
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Sandisk Stock Keeps Surging on the AI Storage Boom — But the Earnings Call Flashed a Warning

Sandisk Stock Keeps Surging on the AI Storage Boom — But the Earnings Call Flashed a Warning

Sandisk shares rose 9.3% to $1,372.33 Tuesday after reporting fiscal Q3 revenue of $5.95 billion, up 251% year-over-year, and GAAP net income of $3.62 billion. The company signed five long-term supply deals worth over $11 billion, now covering more than a third of projected 2027 memory sales. Data-center revenue jumped 233% sequentially to $1.47 billion.
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Nasdaq Rally Gets Its AI Spark Back as Intel, Micron, Alphabet and SanDisk Jump

Nasdaq Rally Gets Its AI Spark Back as Intel, Micron, Alphabet and SanDisk Jump

The Nasdaq rose 0.83% Tuesday morning as chip and tech shares rallied, with Intel jumping 14.4% after reports of Apple talks. SanDisk reported a 251% revenue surge and forecast strong fourth-quarter sales, citing datacenter demand. Oil prices fell, easing pressure on rate-sensitive tech stocks. April gains set records, with the S&P 500 up 10.4% and the SOX index up 38.4%.
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Netflix’s $25 Billion Buyback Looks Big. Microsoft’s $190 Billion AI Capex Bill Looks Bigger

Netflix’s $25 Billion Buyback Looks Big. Microsoft’s $190 Billion AI Capex Bill Looks Bigger

Netflix’s board approved an extra $25 billion in share buybacks after the company ended talks to buy Warner Bros Discovery assets and received a $2.8 billion breakup fee. On Tuesday, Netflix shares fell 2.3% to $88.89, while Microsoft dropped 0.8% and PulteGroup rose 2.6%. Microsoft plans $190 billion in AI and cloud spending this year. PulteGroup and Mobileye also expanded buybacks following stock declines.
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SMH ETF Nears Record As AI Chip Boom Raises One Big Valuation Question

SMH ETF Nears Record As AI Chip Boom Raises One Big Valuation Question

VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) traded at $520.28 late Tuesday morning, near a record high, up $13.49 from its previous close. The fund’s net asset value rose 40.69% this year and 140.37% over one year through May 4, with total assets at $59.12 billion. Intel, a major SMH holding, jumped $13.72 to $109.50 after reports of talks with Apple. TSMC reported Q1 revenue up 40.6% year-over-year to $35.90 billion.
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Take-Two’s GTA 6 Bet Is Getting Bigger as Wall Street Tests the $80 Question

Take-Two’s GTA 6 Bet Is Getting Bigger as Wall Street Tests the $80 Question

Take-Two Interactive shares fell about 1% Tuesday after speculation over Grand Theft Auto VI’s possible $80 launch price. Rockstar lists the game for Nov. 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with no PC version announced. CEO Strauss Zelnick called expectations “exciting and terrifying,” and said AI has not yet reduced development costs. Take-Two reports fiscal results May 21.
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Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited Stock Faces a 294 Million-Share Test as EV Group Deal Lands

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited Stock Faces a 294 Million-Share Test as EV Group Deal Lands

Xanadu Quantum Technologies and EV Group announced a partnership to scale manufacturing of photonic quantum chips, a day after Xanadu shares fell 60% following the registration of nearly 294 million shares for resale. Xanadu will not receive proceeds from these sales. The company’s first quarterly report as a public firm is due May 14. Shares last traded at $13.90, down 0.6% on Tuesday.
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SoundHound AI (SOUN) Stock Slides as OASYS Launch Puts Q1 Earnings in Focus

SoundHound AI (SOUN) Stock Slides as OASYS Launch Puts Q1 Earnings in Focus

SoundHound AI shares fell 4.3% to $9.06 on Tuesday after launching its OASYS self-learning AI system ahead of Thursday’s earnings report. The company is expected to post a first-quarter loss of 5 cents per share on $42.7 million in revenue, with options traders bracing for an 18% swing after results. SoundHound’s market value stands at about $3.73 billion. The stock has gained over 40% in the past month but remains slightly down for the year.
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Figma Stock Faces a Crucial AI Test as Earnings Loom

Figma Stock Faces a Crucial AI Test as Earnings Loom

Figma shares traded near $20 early Tuesday, down sharply from a 52-week high of $142.92, as investors awaited first-quarter results due May 14. The company forecast Q1 revenue of $315–$317 million, up 38% year-over-year, with AI features under scrutiny for their impact on growth and costs. Analyst price targets have dropped, with consensus at “Hold.” Competitors include Adobe and Google’s new Stitch tool.
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Pinterest Stock Jumps After AI Ad Tools Lift Revenue Forecast Above Wall Street

Pinterest Stock Jumps After AI Ad Tools Lift Revenue Forecast Above Wall Street

Pinterest forecast second-quarter revenue of $1.133 billion to $1.153 billion, above analyst expectations, sending shares up 15% in after-hours trading. First-quarter revenue rose 18% to $1.008 billion, with global monthly active users reaching a record 631 million. The company reported a net loss of $74 million and adjusted EBITDA of $207 million for the quarter.
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Duolingo Stock Drop Shows Why Investors Are Questioning Its AI Learning Bet

Duolingo Stock Drop Shows Why Investors Are Questioning Its AI Learning Bet

Duolingo shares dropped over 12% in premarket trading Tuesday after the company forecast slower bookings and lower margins for the year, despite beating first-quarter estimates. Revenue rose 27% to $292 million, daily active users hit 56.5 million, and net income reached $43.5 million. Management said returns on new AI features may not appear until 2027 or later.
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Stock Market Today

  • 3 UK Penny Stocks Under £70M Market Cap to Watch in 2024
    May 14, 2026, 11:45 AM EDT. Despite recent FTSE 100 declines amid weak Chinese trade data, UK penny stocks under £70 million offer growth potential. ECO Animal Health Group (market cap £66.07M) shows robust financial health with debt-free status and 359% earnings growth, advancing its ECOVAXXIN MS vaccine launch. MYCELX Technologies (£13.64M) specializes in water treatment technology targeting PFAS remediation. These smaller companies stand out amid broader market uncertainties, presenting investors with opportunities backed by strong fundamentals and strategic developments.

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