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Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records as Jobs Report and AI Chip Rally Power Sixth Weekly Win

Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records as Jobs Report and AI Chip Rally Power Sixth Weekly Win

The S&P 500 closed at 7,398.93 and the Nasdaq at 26,247.08, both record highs, after a U.S. jobs report showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 115,000 in April and unemployment held at 4.3%. AI-linked chip stocks surged, with Intel gaining on reports of a chip deal with Apple. The S&P 500 rose 2.3% for the week, Nasdaq 4.5%. Cloudflare shares fell after a weak forecast.
9 May 2026
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Cisco Systems Stock Jumps Before Q3 Earnings as AI Orders Face a Big Test

Cisco Systems Stock Jumps Before Q3 Earnings as AI Orders Face a Big Test

Cisco shares jumped 4.7% to $96.52 Friday, nearing a record ahead of its fiscal third-quarter earnings report due May 13. Analysts expect adjusted earnings of $1.04 per share on $15.56 billion in revenue. The company last posted $15.3 billion in revenue, citing $2.1 billion in AI infrastructure orders. CEO Chuck Robbins and CFO Mark Patterson will attend investor events through June.
8 May 2026
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Chip Stocks Roar Back: Why SMH, SOXX, EWT, EWY And Eaton Are Back In Focus

Chip Stocks Roar Back: Why SMH, SOXX, EWT, EWY And Eaton Are Back In Focus

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped nearly 5% Friday, driving AI-linked ETFs higher and sending the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to record closes. Nvidia advanced, while Micron and Sandisk rallied about 12%. Taiwan and South Korea chip ETFs also gained, with EWY up 7.4%. Eaton reported Q1 sales of $7.5 billion, up 17%, and raised its 2026 growth outlook.
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DXC Technology Stock Plunges After Earnings as 2027 Outlook Clouds AI Turnaround

DXC Technology Stock Plunges After Earnings as 2027 Outlook Clouds AI Turnaround

DXC Technology shares fell 23% to $9.20 after forecasting another year of organic revenue declines and reporting a GAAP loss of 84 cents per share for the fiscal fourth quarter. Revenue dropped 1.2% to $3.13 billion, with organic revenue down 6.6%. Bookings fell 14% from a year earlier. Management cited weak demand for short-term project work, especially in Global Infrastructure Services.
8 May 2026
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nLIGHT Stock Jumps as Defense Laser Sales Drive 55% Revenue Surge

nLIGHT Stock Jumps as Defense Laser Sales Drive 55% Revenue Surge

nLIGHT Inc shares jumped 10.3% to $72.98 Friday after reporting a 55.2% surge in Q1 revenue to $80.2 million and a swing to a $645,000 profit, driven by record defense sales. Aerospace and defense accounted for $55.1 million, or nearly 69% of total revenue. The company launched its HADES high-energy laser system for military use. Cash holdings rose to $298.2 million after a February stock offering.
8 May 2026
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SanDisk Stock Bounced Back Fast—Here’s Why Wall Street Is Still Chasing AI Memory

SanDisk Stock Bounced Back Fast—Here’s Why Wall Street Is Still Chasing AI Memory

Sandisk shares surged 11.7% to $1,497 Friday, rebounding from a sharp drop after concerns over short-term NAND demand. The company reported third-quarter revenue up 251% year-over-year to $5.95 billion and signed contracts guaranteeing $42 billion in future revenue. Investors cited ongoing tight supply for AI memory chips. The stock touched an intraday high of $1,528.
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Intuit Inc. Expands Credit Karma and QuickBooks AI Push as INTU Stock Slips

Intuit Inc. Expands Credit Karma and QuickBooks AI Push as INTU Stock Slips

Intuit’s Credit Karma opened its platform to Americans with no credit history, targeting about 17 million “credit invisible” adults. Shares fell 4.4% to $388.85 Friday morning after the move and the launch of a new QuickBooks workforce product. Intuit reports fiscal Q3 results May 20, following a quarter that included the peak U.S. tax season.
8 May 2026
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Eaton Stock Rebounds After AI Data-Center Orders Surge, But Margin Worries Still Bite

Eaton Stock Rebounds After AI Data-Center Orders Surge, But Margin Worries Still Bite

Eaton shares rose 1.3% to $404.44 in early New York trading Friday after a 5.3% drop the previous session. The company reported record Q1 sales of $7.5 billion and a 240% surge in data-center orders, but segment margins fell to 22.7%. Eaton raised its 2026 organic growth outlook to 9%-11%. KeyBanc lifted its price target to $480, citing strong electrical demand.
8 May 2026
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Cloudflare AI Layoffs Hit 1,100 Jobs After Q1 Earnings Beat; Stock Slides

Cloudflare AI Layoffs Hit 1,100 Jobs After Q1 Earnings Beat; Stock Slides

Cloudflare will cut over 1,100 jobs, or about 20% of staff, as it shifts operations toward AI, incurring up to $150 million in related charges. Shares fell 19% after its second-quarter revenue forecast missed estimates, despite a 34% rise in first-quarter revenue to $639.8 million. Departing staff will receive base pay through 2026 and extended benefits. AI use inside Cloudflare has surged more than 600% in three months.
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Fidelity Layoffs 2026: 800 Jobs Cut As Boston Firm Rebuilds Tech Teams And Hires Thousands

Fidelity Layoffs 2026: 800 Jobs Cut As Boston Firm Rebuilds Tech Teams And Hires Thousands

Fidelity Investments will cut about 800 jobs, or 1% of its global workforce, as it restructures technology and product-delivery teams. The company plans to hire around 5,300 workers this year, including 2,000 early-career employees. The shift comes days after Fidelity ordered thousands of staff in Boston and other offices to return to the office five days a week starting in September.
8 May 2026
CoreWeave Stock Drops as $99 Billion AI Backlog Runs Into Bigger Spending Bill

CoreWeave Stock Drops as $99 Billion AI Backlog Runs Into Bigger Spending Bill

CoreWeave shares dropped about 7% in pre-market trading after the company forecast second-quarter revenue below analyst expectations and raised its 2026 spending outlook. First-quarter revenue more than doubled to $2.078 billion, but net loss widened to $740 million. The company reported a revenue backlog of $99.4 billion as of March 31. CoreWeave recently announced major deals with Meta, Jane Street, and Anthropic.
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HubSpot Stock Drops After Q1 Beat as AI Sales Shift Tests Wall Street

HubSpot Stock Drops After Q1 Beat as AI Sales Shift Tests Wall Street

HubSpot’s first-quarter revenue rose 23% to $881 million, beating estimates, but shares fell 11.9% after the company warned of a slow start to the second quarter and longer sales cycles tied to new AI-based pricing. Net income reached $32.6 million, reversing a year-ago loss. Customer count climbed 16% to 299,458. HubSpot forecast second-quarter revenue of up to $898 million.
8 May 2026
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Baidu Shares Jump as AI Chip Unit Kunlunxin Pushes Dual IPO Plan

Baidu Shares Jump as AI Chip Unit Kunlunxin Pushes Dual IPO Plan

Kunlunxin, Baidu’s AI chip unit, has started the process for a Shanghai STAR Market IPO while maintaining plans for a Hong Kong listing. Baidu’s Hong Kong shares rose 5.75% after the news. The move comes as Chinese investors seek domestic AI chipmakers amid U.S. export curbs. Kunlunxin signed a pre-IPO tutoring agreement with China International Capital Corp on April 29.
8 May 2026
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Datadog’s $1 Billion AI Quarter Sends Stock Flying

Datadog’s $1 Billion AI Quarter Sends Stock Flying

Datadog reported first-quarter revenue above $1 billion for the first time, up 32% to $1.006 billion, and raised its 2026 sales forecast to as much as $4.34 billion. Shares jumped $45.02 to $188.73. The company said it had 4,550 large customers at the end of March, up 21% from a year earlier. Datadog also launched GPU Monitoring and secured FedRAMP High certification for its government product.
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  • Stock Futures Rise After S&P 500, Nasdaq Reach New Highs; Cisco Shares Jump
    May 15, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT. Stock futures climbed Thursday following fresh record closes in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, driven by strong gains in Cisco Systems shares. Investors remain attentive to the Beijing summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, monitoring potential impacts on market sentiment and trade relations.

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SolarEdge Stock Jumps 17% as Tax-Credit Deadline Puts SEDG Turnaround Back on Watch

SolarEdge Stock Jumps 17% as Tax-Credit Deadline Puts SEDG Turnaround Back on Watch

15 May 2026
SolarEdge Technologies shares surged 17.47% to $50.24 on Thursday as investors anticipated a spike in orders ahead of a July 4 U.S. solar tax-credit deadline. CEO Yehoshua Nir told a Deutsche Bank conference that demand rose in March and April. First-quarter revenue reached $310.5 million, with a net loss of $57.4 million. Maoz Sigron will become CFO on May 31, replacing Asaf Alperovitz.
Smart Powerr Stock Surges 257%: The Nasdaq Delisting Fight Behind CREG’s Wild Move

Smart Powerr Stock Surges 257%: The Nasdaq Delisting Fight Behind CREG’s Wild Move

15 May 2026
Smart Powerr Corp.’s shares fell to $0.4868 in Friday premarket trading after closing up 257% at $0.7143 Thursday, driven by speculation over a possible Nasdaq delisting delay. The stock remained below Nasdaq’s $1 minimum bid-price rule, keeping its listing at risk. Trading volume surged to 500.7 million shares Thursday from 5.8 million the day before. Smart Powerr reported $262,509 in 2025 sales.
AEP Stock Sale Swells Toward $3 Billion as Data-Center Power Boom Tests Utilities

AEP Stock Sale Swells Toward $3 Billion as Data-Center Power Boom Tests Utilities

15 May 2026
American Electric Power’s stock sale grew to nearly $3 billion after underwriters exercised options for 3.07 million additional shares, SEC filings showed. The move follows AEP’s decision to raise its 2026–2030 capital plan to $78 billion amid surging demand from data centers and industrial users. Shares fell 3% Wednesday on dilution concerns. AEP expects to receive proceeds by May 2028 upon settlement of forward contracts.
Dow Back Above 50,000 as Nvidia, Cisco AI Rally Faces Friday Yield Shock

Dow Back Above 50,000 as Nvidia, Cisco AI Rally Faces Friday Yield Shock

15 May 2026
U.S. stock futures dropped early Friday, with Dow E-minis down 0.66%, S&P 500 E-minis off 1.07%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis falling 1.56% after record closes. Cisco shares jumped 13.4% Thursday on strong earnings and a raised revenue forecast. The 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.54%, and Brent crude climbed to $109 a barrel as the Strait of Hormuz stayed closed. Investors await Nvidia and retailer earnings next week.
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