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Stock Market 18 May 2026

Dow edges up while Nasdaq falls as bond worries drag on

Dow edges up while Nasdaq falls as bond worries drag on

The Dow rose 0.22% to 49,637.04 late Monday morning, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.15% and the Nasdaq fell 0.44%. The 10-year Treasury yield dropped to 4.573% after hitting its highest since February 2025. Dominion Energy shares jumped after NextEra agreed to buy it for about $66.8 billion. Regeneron fell as a melanoma drug trial missed its main goal.
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Intel Shares Edge Up as AI Chip Trade Runs Into Hurdles

Intel Shares Edge Up as AI Chip Trade Runs Into Hurdles

Intel shares rose 0.3% to $109.10 in early New York trading Monday after last week’s selloff, as analysts raised price targets and President Trump commented on the U.S. government’s 10% stake, now valued above $50 billion. First-quarter revenue climbed 7% to $13.6 billion, with Data Center and AI sales up 22%. The iShares Semiconductor ETF fell 0.9%. Intel’s server CPU market share dropped to 54.9% in Q1, according to UBS.
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Vanguard’s VTI pulls in $852 million even as shares fall for the week

Vanguard’s VTI pulls in $852 million even as shares fall for the week

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) saw $852.57 million in net inflows over five days, despite a 0.24% weekly decline. The fund traded at $363.71 Monday, up $0.97, as investors favored exposure to major tech stocks like Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq opened higher, while the Dow slipped. Global equity funds drew $39.15 billion in weekly inflows, with technology funds hitting a record.
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Iran Oil Shock Whipsaws Wall Street As One Deal Hint Moves Stocks, Bonds And Gas

Iran Oil Shock Whipsaws Wall Street As One Deal Hint Moves Stocks, Bonds And Gas

Oil prices fell Monday after reports the U.S. may offer Iran a temporary sanctions waiver, easing earlier market panic over the closed Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude dropped below $108, while U.S. gasoline averaged $4.515 a gallon, up sharply from a year ago. The 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.631%, and S&P 500 futures rose 0.2% by morning in New York. A drone strike caused a fire at the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant, with no injuries reported.
18 May 2026
Google faces AI test after BofA’s $430 price target

Google faces AI test after BofA’s $430 price target

Alphabet shares rose over 1% Monday, valuing the company near $4.9 trillion ahead of Tuesday’s Google I/O developer conference in Mountain View. Bank of America and other analysts kept Buy ratings, citing strong AI and cloud growth, but warned that high expectations and lack of major AI announcements could pressure the stock. Google I/O will focus on Search, Android, Gemini, and smart glasses.
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Quince Therapeutics Stock Faces Nasdaq Pressure After Fresh QNCX Filing

Quince Therapeutics Stock Faces Nasdaq Pressure After Fresh QNCX Filing

Quince Therapeutics was last quoted at $1.15 before Monday’s Nasdaq open after Nantahala Capital Management disclosed 7.52% beneficial ownership. The company’s latest filing reported no current product candidates and raised substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Quince is seeking shareholder approval for another reverse stock split at its June 11 meeting. The company remains out of compliance with Nasdaq’s $50 million market value rule.
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Macy’s Gains Pre-Market as Berkshire Buys In — What’s Ahead for Traders

Macy’s Gains Pre-Market as Berkshire Buys In — What’s Ahead for Traders

Macy’s shares rose in premarket trading after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a new stake of 3.04 million shares, valued at about $55 million as of March 31. The stock closed Friday at $18.41 and last traded at $18.99 premarket with 128,170 shares exchanged. Macy’s will report first-quarter results on June 3. Tariffs, fuel costs, and weak discretionary spending remain risks for the retailer.
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Why Virax Biolabs Stock Is Jumping Before the Bell Today

Why Virax Biolabs Stock Is Jumping Before the Bell Today

Virax Biolabs shares jumped in pre-market trading Monday, indicated at $0.3458 after closing Friday at $0.1535. The move followed a sponsored TV segment featuring CEO James Foster and a new SEC filing showing Armistice Capital holds 4.99% of shares. ViraxImmune, the company’s main test, remains in development and is not approved for diagnostic use. No new company press release appeared over the weekend.
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Hims & Hers Sinks Pre-Market After Debt Deal Fuels Dilution Talk

Hims & Hers Sinks Pre-Market After Debt Deal Fuels Dilution Talk

Hims & Hers Health shares fell 4% pre-market Monday after announcing a $300 million convertible note sale, with an option for buyers to purchase another $45 million. The move follows a first-quarter net loss of $92.1 million and a drop in gross margin. Proceeds will help fund the planned $1.15 billion Eucalyptus acquisition and technology investments. The notes mature in 2032 and pay interest twice a year.
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HIVE stock gains after $3.5 billion AI facility news

HIVE stock gains after $3.5 billion AI facility news

HIVE Digital Technologies shares jumped 33% to $3.58 in Nasdaq pre-market trading Monday after its BUZZ HPC unit announced a planned 320 MW AI infrastructure site in the Greater Toronto Area, targeting late 2027 for operations. The company said it bought 25 acres for $58 million and expects to invest about C$3.5 billion. The Toronto Stock Exchange is closed for Victoria Day, delaying Canadian trading until Tuesday.
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Fresh Money Flows to Bloom Energy on AI Power Bet; Next Big Hurdle Ahead

Fresh Money Flows to Bloom Energy on AI Power Bet; Next Big Hurdle Ahead

World Investment Advisors disclosed a new stake in Bloom Energy, buying 12,795 shares valued at $1.1 million in the fourth quarter. Bloom recently reported first-quarter revenue of $751.1 million, up 130% from a year earlier, and raised its 2026 revenue outlook. Oracle and BorderPlex plan to use Bloom fuel cells to power a New Mexico AI data center. Bloom shares traded at $275.95 premarket, down $27 from the prior close.
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Baidu Opens Higher in Pre-Market as AI Cloud Growth Offsets Ad Weakness

Baidu Opens Higher in Pre-Market as AI Cloud Growth Offsets Ad Weakness

Baidu’s U.S.-listed shares rose over 3% in premarket trading after first-quarter revenue reached 32.1 billion yuan, beating estimates. AI cloud and related business revenue jumped 49% to over 13.6 billion yuan, while online marketing revenue fell 22%. Net income dropped to 3.45 billion yuan from 7.72 billion yuan a year earlier. Hong Kong shares closed down 0.81% before the U.S. reaction.
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Redwire Shares Up 27%, Focus Turns to Next Test Today

Redwire Shares Up 27%, Focus Turns to Next Test Today

Redwire Corp shares held near $14.06 in premarket trading Monday after a 27% rally last week, as investors awaited updates from the SOF Week defense event in Tampa. The company reported a contracted backlog of $498.1 million at March 31 and first-quarter revenue of $97.0 million, but posted a net loss of $76.5 million. Redwire recently launched a $350 million at-the-market stock sale program.
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Regeneron Opens Lower After Cancer Trial Setback

Regeneron Opens Lower After Cancer Trial Setback

Regeneron shares dropped 11.8% in premarket trading Monday after its melanoma drug combo failed to meet the main goal in a late-stage trial. The high-dose fianlimab and cemiplimab combination showed a median progression-free survival of 11.5 months versus 6.4 months for Merck’s Keytruda, but missed statistical significance. Citi downgraded the stock and cut its price target to $700. Regeneron shares closed Friday at $698.25.
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Nvidia, Microsoft, Walmart shares face a key test this week

Nvidia, Microsoft, Walmart shares face a key test this week

U.S. stock futures fell Monday as oil hovered near $110 a barrel and Treasury yields climbed. Nvidia dropped $10.44 in premarket trading to $225.32 ahead of its earnings report, while Microsoft rose $12.50 to $421.92 after Pershing Square disclosed a new stake. Walmart slipped $1.02 to $131.45 before its results due Thursday. Regular trading was set to open at 9:30 a.m. in New York.
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Compass Pathways Rallies Pre-Market on FDA Trade Speculation

Compass Pathways Rallies Pre-Market on FDA Trade Speculation

Compass Pathways shares jumped 19.5% to $12.39 in U.S. premarket trading Monday after the company announced a faster FDA review path for its COMP360 psilocybin treatment. Management will address investors Tuesday at the RBC Capital Markets conference. Compass ended March with $466 million in cash and reported a first-quarter operating loss of $42.9 million.
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  • Applied Materials Shares Surge on AI Chip Demand, Analyst Price Targets Raised
    June 11, 2026, 3:36 PM EDT. Applied Materials' stock rose 9.6% to $544.50, driven by increased demand for semiconductor equipment linked to artificial intelligence (AI) chip production. Barclays raised its price target to $590, while Cantor Fitzgerald increased theirs to $650, both citing robust chip-equipment demand and a stronger capital spending cycle in wafer fabrication. The company opened a $500 million campus in Singapore to expand cleanroom space and boost AI chip output. Applied reported record fiscal Q2 revenue of $7.91 billion and projects Q3 revenue around $8.95 billion. CEO Gary Dickerson highlighted AI's role in transforming industries and driving semiconductor demand. The Singapore expansion is also expected to create 1,000 jobs and enhance global manufacturing presence.

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Trump Media drops Truth Social spin-off, DJT holders turn to $6 bln TAE merger

Trump Media drops Truth Social spin-off, DJT holders turn to $6 bln TAE merger

11 June 2026
Trump Media, TAE Technologies and Texas Ventures Acquisition III have scrapped plans to spin off Truth Social and other media assets, keeping them within Trump Media as it pursues a merger with TAE; DJT shares traded at $8.03 Thursday after falling over 38% this year, with the next key event being the merger filing process and SEC registration.
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