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Stock Market 5 May 2026

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) Moves Back Above $100 as Bitcoin-Per-Share Edge Shrinks
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

Tech names did the heavy lifting Tuesday, driving the U.S. stock market higher. Crude oil prices cooled off after Monday’s jump, prompting a swing back into growth stocks. According to LSEG data cited by Reuters, the S&P 500 added 0.83% to 7,260.23, the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.00% to 25,317.95, and the Dow advanced 0.56% to 49,215.64. Brent crude, meanwhile, slipped 3.31% to $110.65.
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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

Shares of POET Technologies Inc. surged roughly 30% by late morning on the Nasdaq Tuesday, as the Canadian photonics firm drew attention again. Fresh shareholder alerts continued to push a securities lawsuit tied to its Marvell order disclosures, but that didn’t stop the rally. At 11:56 a.m. EDT, the stock was changing hands at $9.25, well above its $7.19 open and on volume topping 60 million shares.
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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

U.S. equities bounced higher Tuesday, with tech stocks propelling the Nasdaq out front after a pullback in oil prices lured buyers back to chipmakers and the big names in tech. As of 10:01 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.51%, the S&P 500 had gained 0.67%, and the Nasdaq Composite posted a 0.83% advance. Intel was in focus, rising after Bloomberg News said Apple had held preliminary talks with both Intel and Samsung about main processor manufacturing, according to Reuters.
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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 bigger share buyback is drawing attention to how companies are handling their cash, with investors now sizing up buybacks like Netflix’s against Microsoft’s much heftier $190 billion commitment for AI and cloud infrastructure this year. After recent dips in their stocks, Netflix, PulteGroup, and Mobileye are all doubling down on repurchases. Microsoft, meanwhile, is turning to shareholders, seeking support for yet another ramp-up in capital spending.
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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 was hovering close to all-time highs on Tuesday, fueled by ongoing strength in artificial intelligence chipmakers. That surge sent the sector-heavy fund well beyond the S&P 500’s pace. SMH traded at $520.28 late in the morning, marking a $13.49 jump from Monday’s finish and just shy of its $522.38 intraday peak. By comparison, SPY, tracking the S&P 500, edged up $4.71.
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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 Inc projected second-quarter revenue that beat Wall Street’s expectations, lifting shares in after-hours trading and putting the spotlight back on its ability to translate rapid user gains into consistent ad dollars. The guidance followed a first quarter where the company pulled in over $1 billion in revenue and hit a new high with 631 million monthly active users worldwide.
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Detroit Gas Prices Jump 66 Cents as Iran Oil Shock Hits U.S. Drivers

Detroit Gas Prices Jump 66 Cents as Iran Oil Shock Hits U.S. Drivers

At midday Monday, Metro Detroit drivers saw gas climb to $4.82 per gallon—up almost 66 cents from the previous week. Local prices spiked as fallout from the Iran war combined with a BP refinery outage in Whiting, Indiana. Citing GasBuddy, Axios reported the region’s average now sits well above the national figure, and more than $1.50 over last year’s mark.
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