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LiveRamp Rallies 27% After Publicis $2.5 Billion Cash Bid

LiveRamp Rallies 27% After Publicis $2.5 Billion Cash Bid

Publicis Groupe agreed to buy LiveRamp Holdings for $38.50 a share in cash, valuing the U.S. data-collaboration firm at $2.546 billion. LiveRamp stock jumped to $37.77 on the news, while the broader market fell. LiveRamp reported fiscal Q4 revenue of $206 million, up 9% from a year earlier. Publicis said the deal will boost its adjusted earnings per share from the first year after closing.
19 May 2026
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Zeta Global Surges 12% After OpenAI Ad Remarks

Zeta Global Surges 12% After OpenAI Ad Remarks

Zeta Global shares rose 11.6% to $19.19 Monday after CEO David Steinberg said the company reached an agreement to help OpenAI run its advertising. The stock outperformed the broader market, with SPY and QQQ both down. Zeta recently joined Snowflake’s Open Semantic Interchange and reported Q1 revenue up 50% year-over-year. Investors cited strong guidance and increased Athena AI agent usage.
19 May 2026
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ServiceNow Jumps After Wall Street Shifts AI View

ServiceNow Jumps After Wall Street Shifts AI View

ServiceNow shares surged 8.8% to $103.42 Monday after Bank of America reinstated coverage with a Buy rating and $130 target. Volume hit 50.74 million shares, nearly double the average. The move contrasted with a broader tech selloff as the Nasdaq fell 0.51%. ServiceNow remains down about a third this year despite strong Q1 subscription revenue and raised guidance.
19 May 2026
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AI stocks stall as bond market weighs on Wall Street

AI stocks stall as bond market weighs on Wall Street

The Nasdaq fell 0.65% Monday as technology shares slid, with chip stocks retreating ahead of Nvidia’s earnings. Oil prices rose and Treasury yields stayed near recent highs, keeping inflation concerns in focus. NextEra and Dominion Energy announced a $66.8 billion merger, sending Dominion up 10%. Regeneron shares dropped after its melanoma drug missed a key trial goal.
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Applied Digital’s AI Stock Just Hit a Wall After Its $7.5 Billion Win

Applied Digital’s AI Stock Just Hit a Wall After Its $7.5 Billion Win

Applied Digital shares fell about 10% to $38.30 in midday trading Monday, retreating from an earlier high of $42.75 as investors took profits and re-evaluated risk in AI-infrastructure stocks. The drop followed a recent rally driven by a $7.5 billion, 15-year lease with a major U.S. cloud customer and the spin-off of its ChronoScale unit. Broader market declines and rising Treasury yields also weighed on the stock.
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TSMC’s $1.5 Trillion AI Chip Move Pressures Samsung, Intel

TSMC’s $1.5 Trillion AI Chip Move Pressures Samsung, Intel

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. raised its 2030 global semiconductor market forecast to over $1.5 trillion, citing surging AI demand. TSMC said AI and high-performance computing will make up 55% of the market by 2030 and projected AI accelerator wafer demand to rise 11-fold from 2022 to 2026. The company reported a first-quarter gross margin of 66% and plans to launch five new fabs this year.
18 May 2026
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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.
18 May 2026
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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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$67 Billion Utility Deal Triggered by AI Power Demand

$67 Billion Utility Deal Triggered by AI Power Demand

NextEra Energy will acquire Dominion Energy in a $66.8 billion share deal, creating the world’s largest regulated electric utility. Dominion shareholders will receive 0.8138 NextEra shares per Dominion share, plus a $360 million cash payment. Dominion’s stock jumped over 12% in premarket trading. The combined company will serve about 10 million utility accounts and own 110 gigawatts of generation.
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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.
18 May 2026
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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.
18 May 2026
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Nokia’s AI Run Boosted by Cisco. Now the Real Test Starts

Nokia’s AI Run Boosted by Cisco. Now the Real Test Starts

Nokia shares rose 1.2% to €12.05 in Helsinki on Monday, near a 52-week high, after Cisco reported $5.3 billion in AI infrastructure orders from hyperscalers and raised its full-year forecast. Nokia’s U.S.-listed shares have climbed over 10% since Cisco’s results, with ADRs up about 116% this year. Nokia reported a 49% jump in Q1 net sales to AI and cloud customers and €1 billion in orders from that segment.
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Riot Platforms’ AI spending puts pressure on Bitcoin investors

Riot Platforms’ AI spending puts pressure on Bitcoin investors

Riot Platforms shares last traded at $23.49, valuing the company at $8.2 billion, as it shifts from bitcoin mining to AI data-center leasing. AMD expanded its lease at Riot’s Rockdale, Texas site to 50 megawatts, with contract value potentially reaching $1 billion. Riot and Terrestrial Energy signed an MOU to explore data centers powered by small modular nuclear reactors. Jefferies rated Riot at hold with a $24 price target.
18 May 2026
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Destiny Tech100 Gains Pre-Market as SpaceX IPO Buzz Mixes With AI Stock Warnings

Destiny Tech100 Gains Pre-Market as SpaceX IPO Buzz Mixes With AI Stock Warnings

Destiny Tech100 Inc. shares rose 10.6% to $52.68 in early premarket trading Monday after reports that SpaceX may list on Nasdaq as soon as June 12 at a $1.75 trillion valuation. DXYZ’s portfolio includes about 14.4% exposure to SpaceX and 18.1% to Anthropic. The stock ended last week down 13% despite sharp swings. Destiny’s shares last closed at nearly double their reported net asset value.
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  • ASX Set to Rise on Oil Price Drop and Trump Iran Strike Delay; Technology One Reports Higher H1 Earnings
    May 18, 2026, 9:07 PM EDT. Australian shares are expected to rise Tuesday as oil prices eased and global markets steadied. The market reaction follows US President Donald Trump's postponement of a planned strike on Iran, reducing geopolitical risk. In corporate news, Technology One reported increased earnings and revenue for the first half of its fiscal year, signaling investor confidence in the tech sector. The combination of calmer oil markets and solid corporate earnings underpins the positive outlook on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today.

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Nasdaq gives up after-hours gains as oil and yields weigh on Wall Street rally

Nasdaq gives up after-hours gains as oil and yields weigh on Wall Street rally

19 May 2026
Dominion Energy shares jumped 9.4% after agreeing to an all-stock merger with NextEra Energy, whose shares fell 4.6%. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.5% as investors sold technology stocks amid rising Treasury yields and oil prices. Nvidia fell 1.4% ahead of earnings. U.S. crude settled at $107.37, and the 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.59%.
XP Shares Slip Post-Q1, Buyback Fails to Sway Investors

XP Shares Slip Post-Q1, Buyback Fails to Sway Investors

19 May 2026
XP Inc.’s U.S.-listed shares fell 3.78% in after-hours trading Monday after reporting higher Q1 profit but weaker net inflows and a lower retail take rate. Net income rose 7% to 1.32 billion reais, but net inflow dropped to 14 billion reais from 24 billion a year earlier. The company declared a $0.20 dividend and announced a new CFO, Gustavo Alejo Viviani, starting August 3.
LiveRamp Rallies 27% After Publicis $2.5 Billion Cash Bid

LiveRamp Rallies 27% After Publicis $2.5 Billion Cash Bid

19 May 2026
Publicis Groupe agreed to buy LiveRamp Holdings for $38.50 a share in cash, valuing the U.S. data-collaboration firm at $2.546 billion. LiveRamp stock jumped to $37.77 on the news, while the broader market fell. LiveRamp reported fiscal Q4 revenue of $206 million, up 9% from a year earlier. Publicis said the deal will boost its adjusted earnings per share from the first year after closing.

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Tesla Slides Again as Robotaxi Faces Latest Challenge

Tesla Slides Again as Robotaxi Faces Latest Challenge

18 May 2026
Tesla shares fell 3.8% to $406.11 Monday as tech stocks slid and bond yields rose. The company raised U.S. Model Y prices over the weekend, its first increase in two years. Elon Musk said Tesla expects to expand cars without human safety monitors across the U.S. later this year. Reuters tests of Tesla robotaxis in Texas found long waits and limited availability.
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