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Whitecap Shares Touch 52-Week High as Buyers Stay In

Whitecap Shares Touch 52-Week High as Buyers Stay In

Whitecap Resources shares hit a 52-week high of CA$17.04 in Toronto on Tuesday, up 1.6% intraday, after confirming a May dividend and raising 2026 production guidance. The company reported record Q1 output of 391,416 boe/d and kept its capital budget steady. The S&P/TSX Composite opened higher as U.S.-Iran tensions eased, while crude prices slipped but stayed elevated. Whitecap’s market value stood at about CA$20.59 billion.
19 May 2026
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  • Polymarket Teams Up with Nasdaq Private Market to Settle Pre-IPO Event Contracts
    May 19, 2026, 1:43 PM EDT. Prediction market platform Polymarket has partnered with Nasdaq Private Market to enhance settlement of event contracts related to privately held companies, including IPO timing and valuation milestones. Nasdaq Private Market, a key provider of private market liquidity and investment infrastructure, will act as the resolution data source for these contracts. The collaboration launches new private company prediction markets on Polymarket, expanding beyond previous models relying solely on public information. This move targets a massive private market with nearly 1,600 unicorns valued at over $5 trillion, aiming to broaden access beyond institutional and high-net-worth investors. The partnership introduces more transparent and verifiable private company event markets prior to IPOs, democratizing private market engagement.

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Top U.S. Stocks to Buy Today: 4 Names Wall Street Still Likes as Yields Bite

Top U.S. Stocks to Buy Today: 4 Names Wall Street Still Likes as Yields Bite

19 May 2026
NEW YORK, May 19, 2026, 13:34 (EDT) Wall Street’s selloff on Tuesday made the day’s “buy” list more selective, not longer. The strongest cases were tied to near-term catalysts: Nvidia’s earnings, Dell’s AI infrastructure push, ServiceNow’s software rebound and Home Depot’s steadier-than-feared results. That matters now because rising bond yields are changing the tone of the market. Higher yields tend to hurt growth stocks because they reduce the value investors place on future profits, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were down for a third straight session as traders looked ahead to Federal Reserve minutes and Nvidia’s report on Wednesday.
Nvidia’s Earnings Could Make or Break the AI Stock Trade

Nvidia’s Earnings Could Make or Break the AI Stock Trade

19 May 2026
Nvidia rose 0.8% ahead of its earnings report, while CoreWeave dropped 3.7% after Google and Blackstone announced a $5 billion U.S. AI cloud venture using Google’s custom TPUs. The new venture will offer 500 megawatts of data-center capacity by 2027. AMD and Micron also gained, but Microsoft and Broadcom slipped. Investors are watching whether Nvidia can maintain dominance as competition in AI inference intensifies.
Uranium Energy Shares Fall Close to 10% as Nuclear-Fuel Plays Get Hit

Uranium Energy Shares Fall Close to 10% as Nuclear-Fuel Plays Get Hit

19 May 2026
Uranium Energy Corp. shares dropped 9.6% to $11.93 in midday New York trading Tuesday, outpacing declines in other uranium stocks and the Global X Uranium ETF. UEC reported a $13.9 million net loss on $20.2 million in sales for its latest quarter, with 45,743 pounds of uranium concentrate produced at $44.14 per pound.
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