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Top 10 Growth Stocks to Watch in Q2 2026 as AI Spending Faces Its Hardest Test Yet

Top 10 Growth Stocks to Watch in Q2 2026 as AI Spending Faces Its Hardest Test Yet

Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta are set to report earnings Wednesday, with investors watching for signs that heavy AI spending is driving growth. Visa posted a 17% rise in net revenue to $11.2 billion and announced a $20 billion buyback. T-Mobile raised 2026 guidance after service revenue climbed 11%. U.S. stocks fell Tuesday, with the Nasdaq down 0.90% as tech shares slipped.
29 April 2026
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 29.04.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: April 29, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: April 29, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT Stocks to Watch: DBS, Wilmar, Sheng Siong, Starhill Global Reit, CDLHT, CDL, Lum Chang Creations April 29, 2026, 11:45 PM EDT. DBS posted a first-quarter net profit of S$2.93 billion, slightly above forecasts, driven by strong wealth management. The bank declared a dividend of S$0.81 per share, though its shares dipped 0.3% to S$56.56. Wilmar reported a 22.8% drop in net profit to US$265.6 million for Q1, despite a 21.9% rise in revenue to US$19.8 billion. Wilmar's shares gained 1.3% to S$3.83 ahead of results.
29 April 2026
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US Stock Market Today After Hours: Nasdaq Hit by AI Worries as Visa, Starbucks and Chip Stocks Jump

US Stock Market Today After Hours: Nasdaq Hit by AI Worries as Visa, Starbucks and Chip Stocks Jump

U.S. stocks fell Tuesday, with the Nasdaq down 0.9% as AI and chip shares sold off ahead of major tech earnings. Oracle dropped 4.1%, Nvidia and AMD lost over 1.6%, and CoreWeave slid 5.8%. After hours, Visa and Starbucks rose on strong results and forecasts. Oil prices climbed, and traders watched the Federal Reserve’s rate decision.
29 April 2026
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AST SpaceMobile Stock’s May 11 Moment: FCC Win Meets BlueBird 7 Reality

AST SpaceMobile Stock’s May 11 Moment: FCC Win Meets BlueBird 7 Reality

AST SpaceMobile will hold its first-quarter update call on May 11 after winning FCC approval to deploy a 248-satellite constellation for direct-to-device service. Shares fell 6.8% Tuesday, following the loss of its BlueBird 7 satellite in a failed launch. The company expects insurance to cover the loss and is targeting 45 satellites in orbit by end-2026. Investors are watching launch progress and commercial service timing.
29 April 2026
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OpenAI Target Miss Report Sends Oracle, CoreWeave and AI Stocks Lower

OpenAI Target Miss Report Sends Oracle, CoreWeave and AI Stocks Lower

Oracle shares fell 4% and CoreWeave dropped 5.9% Tuesday after a Wall Street Journal report said OpenAI missed recent revenue and user targets. Nvidia, AMD, and Arm Holdings also declined, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF down 3.7%. OpenAI denied internal divisions and said its AI coding product Codex reached 4 million users. Oracle’s credit default swaps hit a two-week high amid concern over its $300 billion cloud deal with OpenAI.
29 April 2026
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Robinhood Stock Drops After Earnings Miss as Crypto Slump Hits a Key Revenue Engine

Robinhood Stock Drops After Earnings Miss as Crypto Slump Hits a Key Revenue Engine

Robinhood Markets shares dropped about 6% after first-quarter profit missed Wall Street forecasts, as crypto trading revenue plunged 47% to $134 million. Net revenue rose 15% to $1.07 billion, with gains in options, equities, and event contracts, but transaction-based revenue fell short of analyst estimates. Gold subscribers hit a record 4.3 million. The stock is down over 27% this year.
29 April 2026
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Palantir Stock Slides Before Earnings: Citi Cut Raises One Big Question

Palantir Stock Slides Before Earnings: Citi Cut Raises One Big Question

Palantir Technologies shares fell 1.3% Tuesday after Citi cut its price target to $210 from $260, with the stock trading near $141. The company reports first-quarter results May 4, with Wall Street expecting 74% revenue growth and adjusted earnings of 28 cents per share. Cleveland-Cliffs announced a three-year deal to use Palantir’s AI platform. Germany’s military said it does not plan to award Palantir contracts for now.
29 April 2026
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Starbucks Stock Surges as Earnings Beat Shows Brian Niccol’s Turnaround Is Finally Hitting the Register

Starbucks Stock Surges as Earnings Beat Shows Brian Niccol’s Turnaround Is Finally Hitting the Register

Starbucks raised its 2026 outlook after reporting a 6.2% rise in global comparable sales and 9% revenue growth to $9.5 billion for the quarter ended March 29. U.S. comparable sales climbed 7.1%, driven mainly by more customer visits. Shares jumped nearly 6% after hours. The company now expects at least 5% global and U.S. comparable sales growth for the year.
28 April 2026
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Visa Stock Jumps 4% After Earnings Beat And $20 Billion Buyback

Visa Stock Jumps 4% After Earnings Beat And $20 Billion Buyback

Visa shares jumped 4.1% in after-hours trading after the company beat fiscal Q2 earnings estimates and announced a $20 billion stock buyback. Net revenue rose 17% to $11.2 billion, with payment volume up 9% and cross-border volume up 12%. Adjusted EPS reached $3.31, above the $3.10 analyst estimate. Visa returned $9.2 billion to shareholders through buybacks and dividends in the quarter.
28 April 2026
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Seagate Stock Jumps As AI Storage Demand Sends Forecast Past Wall Street

Seagate Stock Jumps As AI Storage Demand Sends Forecast Past Wall Street

Seagate forecast fiscal Q4 revenue of $3.45 billion, beating Wall Street’s $3.16 billion estimate. Shares jumped about 10% in after-hours trading after closing down 2.8% at $579.03. Fiscal Q3 revenue reached $3.11 billion, with adjusted earnings of $4.10 per share, both above analyst expectations. The company cited strong demand for hard drives used in AI data centers.
28 April 2026
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Hawaiian Airlines’ HA Code Is Gone as Alaska’s oneworld Push Hits Passenger Tickets

Hawaiian Airlines’ HA Code Is Gone as Alaska’s oneworld Push Hits Passenger Tickets

Hawaiian Airlines has joined oneworld, becoming the alliance’s third U.S. member after Alaska and American. Hawaiian flights now use Alaska’s AS code and run on Alaska’s Sabre reservation system, though the Hawaiian brand remains visible. The change follows Alaska Air Group’s 2024 acquisition of Hawaiian Holdings. Atmos Rewards members now access expanded loyalty benefits across oneworld airlines.
28 April 2026
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Akanda Stock Surges Again: Why AKAN Is Moving After Reverse Split and Fiber Push

Akanda Stock Surges Again: Why AKAN Is Moving After Reverse Split and Fiber Push

Akanda Corp. shares closed up 41.98% at $17.18 Tuesday on the Nasdaq, with no new company news explaining the surge. Trading ranged from $11.03 to $29.51, and the company’s market value stood at about $6.47 million. Akanda recently completed a 1-for-4.5 reverse stock split and is shifting focus to fiber-optic infrastructure in Mexico. The firm faces ongoing Nasdaq compliance risks and questions about its financial stability.
28 April 2026
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Self-Checkout Crackdown: New Grocery Bills Put Walmart, Target And Costco On Notice

Self-Checkout Crackdown: New Grocery Bills Put Walmart, Target And Costco On Notice

Massachusetts lawmakers advanced a bill to cap grocery self-checkout stations at eight per store and require more staffed lanes, legislative records show. Rhode Island has similar bills in committee. Connecticut’s version failed this month. Retailers including Target and Walmart have already adjusted checkout options amid concerns over theft and labor costs.
28 April 2026
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Capital One $425 Million Settlement: Who Qualifies For Payouts And When Checks Arrive

Capital One $425 Million Settlement: Who Qualifies For Payouts And When Checks Arrive

A federal judge in Alexandria approved Capital One’s $425 million settlement over 360 Savings accounts. Payments to eligible customers are expected around July 27, 2026, if no appeal is filed. Account holders from September 2019 to June 2025 will receive payouts automatically, with amounts varying based on lost interest. The settlement also raises interest rates on legacy accounts.
28 April 2026
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Settlement Payouts Start in May — Who Gets Money From the $2.67 Billion Fund

Blue Cross Blue Shield Settlement Payouts Start in May — Who Gets Money From the $2.67 Billion Fund

Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement payments will begin in May for eligible claimants, following resolution of appeals in a $2.67 billion antitrust case. Only those who filed by the November 2021 deadline will receive payments, which vary based on premiums paid, plan type, and the number of approved claims. The net fund after expenses is about $1.9 billion. Notices are being sent by email and postcard.
28 April 2026
TSM Stock Drops on AI Worries — Why This Week Is the Bigger Test

TSM Stock Drops on AI Worries — Why This Week Is the Bigger Test

TSM’s U.S.-listed depositary receipts fell 2.9% to $393.07 in afternoon trading Tuesday as chip stocks dropped on concerns over AI spending. The iShares Semiconductor ETF lost 3.1%, with ASML and Nvidia also trading lower. TSMC reported first-quarter revenue of $35.90 billion, up 40.6% from a year earlier. Big Tech earnings reports later this week are expected to impact sentiment.
28 April 2026
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Intel Stock Pulls Back From 26-Year High as AI Spending Worries Hit Chips

Intel Stock Pulls Back From 26-Year High as AI Spending Worries Hit Chips

Intel shares fell 1% to $84.12 Tuesday after earlier dropping to $80.39, pausing a rally fueled by AI-related demand for its CPUs. The stock move followed reports that OpenAI missed user and revenue targets, sending the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index down 3.2%. Intel reported first-quarter revenue up 7% to $13.6 billion and forecast second-quarter revenue as high as $14.8 billion.
28 April 2026
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Alexandria Real Estate Stock Slides as Lab-Leasing Weakness Overshadows Q1 Profit Jump

Alexandria Real Estate Stock Slides as Lab-Leasing Weakness Overshadows Q1 Profit Jump

Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares fell 9% Tuesday after first-quarter adjusted FFO dropped to $1.73 a share from $2.30 a year earlier and revenue declined to $671 million. The company lowered its 2026 occupancy and rental-rate assumptions but kept its adjusted FFO midpoint at $6.40. Net income rose to $358.9 million on a debt-repurchase gain. BNP Paribas Exane cut its price target to $44.
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Stock Market Today

  • S&P 500 Futures Steady After Tech-Led Rally Sends Dow to 50,000
    May 14, 2026, 10:20 PM EDT. U.S. stocks closed higher with the S&P 500 rising 0.77%, Nasdaq up 0.88%, and Dow hitting a milestone above 50,000 points, boosted by strong gains in tech giants Cisco, Nvidia, and Amazon. Cisco surged 13% after better-than-expected earnings and job cuts, fueling the Dow's rally. Nvidia advanced over 4% following reports that the U.S. approved Chinese firms to purchase its advanced H200 chip. Despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East keeping oil prices elevated and inflation concerns present, investor sentiment remains optimistic. Market experts, however, warn of growing divergences in sector performance, particularly favoring artificial intelligence-related stocks, with caution about a potential market pullback.

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US Stock Market Today After Hours: Why the Dow Reclaimed 50,000 as AI Stocks Drove Wall Street Higher

US Stock Market Today After Hours: Why the Dow Reclaimed 50,000 as AI Stocks Drove Wall Street Higher

15 May 2026
The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time Thursday, rising 370 points as AI-driven gains lifted U.S. stocks to record highs. Cisco surged after raising its revenue outlook and announcing $9 billion in AI infrastructure orders, while Nvidia jumped 4.4% on U.S. approval to sell chips to China. Cerebras Systems soared 68% in its market debut. Not all chipmakers advanced, with Qualcomm, Intel, Sandisk, and Micron falling sharply.
Xanadu Quantum Technologies Stock Gets Its First Public Earnings Test—and Losses Still Rule

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Stock Gets Its First Public Earnings Test—and Losses Still Rule

15 May 2026
Xanadu Quantum Technologies reported first-quarter revenue of $2.8 million, up from $0.7 million a year earlier, but net loss widened to $20.6 million. Shares rose 1.9% to $15.13 in late U.S. trading before falling over 3% after hours. The company ended March with $272.5 million in cash and plans a $300 million at-the-market facility. Xanadu began trading on Nasdaq and TSX under XNDU on March 27.
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Sidus Space Stock Jumps After Q1 Revenue Rises 51%, But Losses Still Loom

15 May 2026
Sidus Space reported first-quarter revenue of $359,000, up 51% from a year earlier, and a net loss of $5.2 million, narrowing from $6.4 million. Shares rose about 12% after results. Cash stood at $27.3 million at March 31, down from $43.2 million at year-end. The company raised $58.5 million in a direct share offering after the quarter closed.
Google Stock Just Hit a Record. Why Alphabet Shares Slipped Anyway

Google Stock Just Hit a Record. Why Alphabet Shares Slipped Anyway

15 May 2026
Alphabet Class A shares fell 0.4% to $401.07 on Thursday, pausing after a record run even as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new highs. Investors weighed Google’s AI and cloud gains against persistent interest-rate concerns, with profit-taking outweighing news of a new robotics partnership with Fanuc. Alphabet’s market value stood near $4.86 trillion. Google Services revenue rose 16% last quarter, while Google Cloud jumped 63%.
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