Technology 21 May 2026

HPE Shares Gain Ahead of Earnings as Wall Street Pushes AI Hardware

Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock was up 9.9% to $37.33 by 2:01 p.m. EDT on Friday, with traders moving into hardware and networking names ahead of a packed earnings calendar. Shares traded during open U.S. markets, with a break coming up for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25.

22 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·NYSE:HPE·Stock Market·Technology

Virgin Galactic climbs as SpaceX IPO speculation sparks interest in space stocks

Virgin Galactic Holdings stock rose Friday afternoon, keeping up a rally after renewed interest in space stocks. Investors moved in following new information about SpaceX’s planned IPO, the company’s first public share sale.

22 May 2026

IPO News·NASDAQ:ASTS·NASDAQ:RKLB·NASDAQ:SPCE·Space Industry·Stock Market·Technology

BlackBerry Jumps 17% After QNX and Security Update

BlackBerry Ltd. shares rose over 16% on Friday, hitting new 52-week highs on both the Toronto and New York exchanges. Investors came back to the Canadian software group’s auto and secure-comms business.

22 May 2026

Cybersecurity·NASDAQ:BB·Stock Market·Technology·TSX:BB

AMD Rises After CEO Lisa Su Talks AI Chip Shortage

Advanced Micro Devices AMD got a lift on Friday after CEO Lisa Su said the global CPU market was tighter than expected on higher demand, adding to a rally that has put the chipmaker among the most watched AI stocks on Wall Street.

22 May 2026

NASDAQ:AMD·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

AST SpaceMobile and Quantum Computing stocks now seen as Wall Street frontier bets

Tech stocks AST SpaceMobile and Quantum Computing Inc. were sharply higher Friday, each catching more speculative flows. AST SpaceMobile jumped about 11% by late morning, while Quantum Computing Inc. gained close to 16%. Both stirred up bets in satellite-to-phone and quantum computing hardware.

22 May 2026

NASDAQ:ASTS·NASDAQ:QUBT·Quantum Computing·Space Industry·Stock Market·Technology

Zoom Stock Jumps as AI Metric Draws Investor Focus

Zoom Communications shares surged roughly 12% on Friday morning, with the stock reaching a fresh 52-week high after the company boosted its fiscal 2027 guidance and increased its share buyback plan. Zoom was last trading near $108, up from a $96.75 close on Thursday.

22 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:ZM·Stock Market·Technology

Wall Street Pushes Dell’s AI Run Again But Sends a Caution

Dell Technologies shares climbed over 10% in early Friday trading, as more Wall Street analysts raised their price targets on the stock riding a rally fueled by AI server demand. Wells Fargo hiked its target on Dell to $270 from $180. Morgan Stanley also boosted its target, moving it up to $170 from $110, but stuck with an Underweight rating, meaning it thinks investors should have less Dell than the benchmark suggests.

22 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NYSE:DELL·Stock Market·Technology

Nokia Shares Jump on Friday, Investors Focus on AI Network Play

Nokia Oyj shares climbed late Friday in Helsinki, beating gains in the Finnish blue-chip index. Investors kept adding to positions in the network equipment maker with hopes pinned on the company's push into artificial intelligence infrastructure.

22 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NYSE:NOK·Stock Market·Technology

Archer Aviation Rises as Air-Taxi Hopes Return

Archer Aviation stock was active ahead of Friday's session after climbing sharply the day before. The air-taxi company’s shares held around Thursday’s finish, as the market balanced news on certification with big spending concerns. Google Finance had ACHR at $6.12 after the May 21 close and $6.14 premarket, up 0.33%.

22 May 2026

NASDAQ:ACHR·Stock Market·Technology

Meta Cuts 8,000 Jobs as Zuckerberg Pushes AI Ambitions

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees he isn’t planning more company-wide layoffs this year. The comments followed Meta’s move to cut about 8,000 jobs and shift thousands of staff to artificial intelligence roles. That’s roughly 10% of Meta’s workers.

22 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:META·Technology

GlobalFoundries Stock Jumps on $375 Million Quantum Deal as U.S. Takes Stake in GFS

GlobalFoundries Inc. heads into Friday’s U.S. session with its stock back in the center of the quantum trade, after GFS closed Thursday at $81.35, up about 15%, on news that the Commerce Department plans a $375 million award and a roughly 1% government stake in the contract chipmaker. The shares traded 11.0 million times, more than triple Wednesday’s volume, company price data showed.

22 May 2026

NASDAQ:GFS·NYSE:IBM·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

IBM shares get $1 billion quantum boost from Washington move

IBM shares jumped Thursday, gaining after the company and the U.S. Commerce Department said they plan a $1 billion award for a new quantum-chip foundry. The stock ended the day at $252.97, up from $225.00, with 25.5 million shares changing hands, according to IBM historical data.

22 May 2026

NYSE:IBM·Quantum Computing·Stock Market·Technology

WhiteFiber Stock Rips 22% on $160 Million AI Deal. The Test Comes in July

WhiteFiber Inc. shares surged on Thursday after the AI infrastructure company said it signed a five-year agreement to provide compute capacity for an investment-grade technology customer in the Paris region, giving investors a fresh contract to price into a small but closely watched AI data-center name. The stock closed at $29.55, up 22.2%, and Google Finance showed it at $33.31 in after-hours trade.

22 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Technology

Ackman Sold Alphabet, Bought Microsoft in Split AI Play

Pershing Square, run by Bill Ackman, sold its longtime Alphabet position and bought Microsoft after the software giant’s shares fell. Ackman used proceeds from the Alphabet sale to back the new buy. The move puts Pershing Square on the bullish side of the market debate on Microsoft’s AI spending.

22 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market·Technology

Why AMD stock is down: hot U.S. wholesale inflation and Nvidia slump weigh on Advanced Micro Devices

AMD stock rises after $10 billion Taiwan AI move targets Nvidia

AMD shares were up late Thursday after the company said it plans to put more than $10 billion into Taiwan’s AI supply chain. Amkor Technology said it’s teaming with AMD on chip packaging in Arizona. The stock rose 0.4% to $449.59, trading between $431.65 and $451.01 during the session.

22 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMD·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Dow Sets New High as Oil, Nvidia Unsettle Wall Street

Dow Jones finished at an all-time high Thursday, up 276.31 points, or 0.6%, to close at 50,285.66, as IBM surged. The broader market bounced back from morning declines as oil prices slipped. The S&P 500 was up 12.75 points, or 0.2%, to 7,445.72. Nasdaq Composite ended higher by 22.74 points, or 0.1%, at 26,293.10.

21 May 2026

Energy·NASDAQ:IONQ·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:IBM·Stock Market·Technology

QuantumScape shares rise 9% as battery play picks up steam

QuantumScape jumped Thursday, finishing the day 9.13% higher at $8.37. The stock hit $8.50 during the session before settling at $8.41 after hours. S&P 500 added 0.18% and Nasdaq managed a 0.09% gain by comparison to QuantumScape’s move.

21 May 2026

Electric Vehicles·NYSE:QS·Technology

Spotify jumps after Universal AI deal, 2030 outlook

Spotify Technology S.A. shares surged Thursday as the audio-streaming platform linked a fresh AI music agreement with Universal Music Group to its investor day strategy, aiming for quicker growth and bigger margins. Shares climbed 13.5% to $491.92, after hitting $509.88 earlier. Spotify’s market cap approached $98 billion.

21 May 2026

NYSE:SPOT·Stock Market·Technology

UiPath Shares Edge Lower Ahead of Results as Investors Watch AI Automation

UiPath shares slipped around 2.2% to $10.53 in afternoon trading Thursday, trailing the wider U.S. market. Investors are waiting on next week’s results to see if UiPath’s AI automation is showing up in growth. Shares ranged from $10.26 to $10.82, with volume topping 27 million.

21 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:PATH·Stock Market·Technology

Nebius Shares Surge 15% After $2.6 Billion AI Power Plan Announced

Nebius Group N.V. shares were up 15.6% to $221.72 Thursday afternoon after the company landed a Bloom Energy power deal. The agreement gives the AI infrastructure firm a new way to address constraints in the industry. Shares on Nasdaq reached $226.77 earlier in the session.

21 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:BE·Stock Market·Technology

Technology 21 May 2026 - 22 May 2026