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Coherent Shares Trade Close to $378, With Next Test Set for Tuesday After Volatile AI-Optics Week

Coherent Shares Trade Close to $378, With Next Test Set for Tuesday After Volatile AI-Optics Week

Coherent Corp. shares closed at $377.57 Friday, down 0.1% for the day and 1.3% below last week, underperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ahead of the Memorial Day market closure. The company reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $1.81 billion, up 21% year-over-year, with strong demand in datacenter and communications. Nvidia invested $2 billion in March and signed a multi-year optics agreement. Coherent trades at 179 times trailing earnings.
23 May 2026
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Intuit Slashes 3,000 Jobs as TurboTax Faces New AI Threats

Intuit Slashes 3,000 Jobs as TurboTax Faces New AI Threats

Intuit will cut about 3,000 jobs, or 17% of its workforce, and close offices in Reno and Woodland Hills as it restructures to focus on artificial intelligence. The company expects $300 million to $340 million in charges, mostly in the fiscal fourth quarter. Intuit raised full-year revenue guidance but lowered its TurboTax outlook, citing pressure from low-cost AI tools. Shares last traded at $319.94 after a volatile week.
23 May 2026
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Micron slips in New York; memory push keeps focus on AI signal

Micron slips in New York; memory push keeps focus on AI signal

Micron shares fell 1.46% to $751.00 Friday after the company began 1-alpha DRAM production at its Manassas, Virginia, plant. The move came amid a volatile week for memory-chip stocks, with Samsung labor news and AI demand influencing trading. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said no immediate semiconductor tariffs are planned. U.S. markets will close Monday for Memorial Day.
23 May 2026
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Marathon Digital shares approach $14 after miner’s AI push draws Wall Street notice

Marathon Digital shares approach $14 after miner’s AI push draws Wall Street notice

MARA Holdings shares climbed 3.25% to $13.99 Friday, outperforming as bitcoin fell 1.6% to $76,450. The move followed Wall Street gains ahead of Memorial Day and came without a new company release. Investors are weighing MARA’s shift from bitcoin mining to AI and data-center infrastructure. The company recently agreed to buy Long Ridge Energy & Power for $1.5 billion, pending regulatory approval.
22 May 2026
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Keel Infrastructure at 52-Week High After AI Move

Keel Infrastructure at 52-Week High After AI Move

Keel Infrastructure shares rose nearly 5% Friday, hitting a 52-week high of $5.03 on Nasdaq as trading volume approached its daily average. The move follows Keel’s rebranding from Bitfarms and shift toward AI data-center infrastructure. TSX-listed shares also reached a 52-week high at C$6.95. A May 18 filing showed Jane Street Group holds 5.1% of Keel’s shares.
22 May 2026
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HPE Shares Gain Ahead of Earnings as Wall Street Pushes AI Hardware

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

Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares climbed 9.9% to $37.33 in Friday trading, leading a surge in hardware and networking stocks ahead of its June 1 earnings call. Analysts cited strong demand for AI infrastructure and networking gear, but flagged risks around valuation and memory-chip costs. Dell and HP Inc. also posted double-digit gains. HPE was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2026 Magic Quadrant for enterprise networking.
22 May 2026
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Ondas Pauses After $196.6M AI-Defense Deal

Ondas Pauses After $196.6M AI-Defense Deal

Ondas shares rose 0.54% to $9.23 in New York Friday after closing its $196.6 million stock acquisition of Israel’s Omnisys on May 21. The company also filed to register the resale of 2.7 million shares tied to a separate Mistral deal. U.S. markets will close Monday for Memorial Day, leaving one session for investors to react. Ondas’ market value stood at $4.57 billion, well below its 52-week high.
22 May 2026
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Spotify’s Peloton Deal Turns SPOT Stock’s Earnings Week Into a Fitness Test

Spotify Stock Is Jumping Again — Here’s the AI Bet Wall Street Just Bought

Arm Holdings shares rose above $300 Friday morning, extending a surge that pushed the stock up 38% in three sessions and past Micron in year-to-date gains. The rally follows strong earnings, a bullish Bernstein rating, and news that demand for Arm’s AGI CPU for data centers exceeded $2 billion for fiscal 2027–2028. Meta is the lead partner for the new chip.
22 May 2026
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Arm breaks above $300 as AI CPU bets heat up on Wall Street

Arm breaks above $300 as AI CPU bets heat up on Wall Street

Arm Holdings shares topped $300 Friday morning, extending a rally that has lifted the British chip designer’s stock 38% in three sessions. The surge follows strong earnings, bullish analyst coverage, and rising demand for Arm-based CPUs in AI data centers. Arm reported fiscal Q4 revenue of $1.49 billion and said customer demand for its new data-center chip exceeded $2 billion through fiscal 2028.
22 May 2026
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Wall Street Pushes Dell’s AI Run Again But Sends a Caution

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

Dell Technologies shares surged over 10% Friday, hitting a 52-week high of $283.30 after Wells Fargo raised its price target to $270. Morgan Stanley also lifted its target but kept an Underweight rating, citing risks like memory inflation and supply shortages. Dell reports fiscal Q1 results May 28, with consensus estimates at $3.00 EPS and $34.95 billion revenue. The company reported $64 billion in AI-optimized server orders for fiscal 2026.
22 May 2026
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Nokia Shares Jump on Friday, Investors Focus on AI Network Play

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

Nokia shares rose 8.2% to 13.09 euros in Helsinki late Friday, far outpacing the OMX Helsinki 25 index’s 0.9% gain. The rally followed Nokia’s launch of an AI networking lab in Sunnyvale, California, with partners including AMD and Lenovo. Investors have increased bets on Nokia’s AI and cloud business since April, after the company reported a 49% jump in sales to those customers.
22 May 2026
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Meta Cuts 8,000 Jobs as Zuckerberg Pushes AI Ambitions

Meta Cuts 8,000 Jobs as Zuckerberg Pushes AI Ambitions

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg told staff he does not expect more company-wide layoffs this year after cutting about 8,000 jobs and shifting thousands to AI roles, affecting roughly 10% of the workforce. Meta raised its 2026 capital spending forecast to $125–$145 billion. Some employees questioned the reassurance, noting the wording left room for smaller cuts. U.S. laid-off workers will receive at least 16 weeks’ pay and extended healthcare.
22 May 2026
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Plug Power Shares Jump; Traders Eye AI Power Angle

Plug Power Shares Jump; Traders Eye AI Power Angle

Plug Power shares rose 14.2% to $3.78 on Thursday, lifted by sector momentum after Bloom Energy announced a major AI data-center power deal. Plug separately confirmed its Barrow Green Hydrogen project in Britain reached final investment decision and will supply Kimberly-Clark. Plug posted a first-quarter net loss of $245.3 million, wider than last year, and ended March with $802 million in cash.
22 May 2026
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OpenAI Shares Hype Returns, Still No Ticker in Sight

OpenAI Shares Hype Returns, Still No Ticker in Sight

OpenAI is preparing to confidentially file for a U.S. IPO, aiming to go public as early as September, sources told Reuters. The move follows a court win against Elon Musk, removing a key legal obstacle. Private-market share prices for OpenAI ranged from $658.94 to $732.38 this month, but no official public price exists. Ordinary investors still cannot buy OpenAI stock on public exchanges.
22 May 2026
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WhiteFiber Stock Rips 22% on $160 Million AI Deal. The Test Comes in July

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

WhiteFiber shares jumped 22.2% to $29.55 after announcing a five-year AI compute contract worth over $160 million for a Paris-region deployment using NVIDIA GPU systems. Google Finance showed the stock rising further after hours. The project is backed by planned financing and 12 months of customer prepayments, but funding and execution remain pending. Service is expected to start in July, subject to equipment delivery and acceptance.
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Ackman Sold Alphabet, Bought Microsoft in Split AI Play

Ackman Sold Alphabet, Bought Microsoft in Split AI Play

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square sold nearly all its Alphabet shares and bought a $2.09 billion stake in Microsoft, SEC filings show. The fund now holds 5.65 million Microsoft shares and raised its Amazon position by 19%. Alphabet and Amazon both reported strong cloud and AI growth last quarter. Daniel Loeb’s Third Point made opposite moves, cutting Microsoft and adding Alphabet.
22 May 2026
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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 rose 0.4% to $449.59 after the company announced plans to invest over $10 billion in Taiwan’s AI supply chain and begin production of its next EPYC server chip using TSMC’s 2-nanometer process. Amkor said it is working with AMD on advanced chip packaging in Arizona. TSMC’s U.S.-listed shares gained 1.4%, while Nvidia fell 1.8% and Intel slipped 0.4%.
22 May 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • BlackBerry's FedRAMP Re-Certification: Clarifying or Complicating Its Software Strategy?
    May 23, 2026, 2:14 PM EDT. BlackBerry secured re-certification for its AtHoc communications platform under the U.S. government's FedRAMP Class D (High) security standard through 2026. This recognition reinforces BlackBerry's position in mission-critical government software and complements its pivot towards profitable software areas including automotive and embedded systems with QNX. The FedRAMP achievement supports BlackBerry's secure communications growth narrative amid ongoing execution against its FY2027 revenue and earnings targets. Recent approval of a substantial share buyback plan also factors into investor considerations. However, market expectations demand consistent earnings growth to justify the current high valuation, presenting risks if targets are missed. Analyst fair value estimates vary widely, reflecting divergent views on BlackBerry's future performance and stock valuation.

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Coherent Shares Trade Close to $378, With Next Test Set for Tuesday After Volatile AI-Optics Week

Coherent Shares Trade Close to $378, With Next Test Set for Tuesday After Volatile AI-Optics Week

23 May 2026
Coherent Corp. shares closed at $377.57 Friday, down 0.1% for the day and 1.3% below last week, underperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ahead of the Memorial Day market closure. The company reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $1.81 billion, up 21% year-over-year, with strong demand in datacenter and communications. Nvidia invested $2 billion in March and signed a multi-year optics agreement. Coherent trades at 179 times trailing earnings.
Intuit Slashes 3,000 Jobs as TurboTax Faces New AI Threats

Intuit Slashes 3,000 Jobs as TurboTax Faces New AI Threats

23 May 2026
Intuit will cut about 3,000 jobs, or 17% of its workforce, and close offices in Reno and Woodland Hills as it restructures to focus on artificial intelligence. The company expects $300 million to $340 million in charges, mostly in the fiscal fourth quarter. Intuit raised full-year revenue guidance but lowered its TurboTax outlook, citing pressure from low-cost AI tools. Shares last traded at $319.94 after a volatile week.
AeroVironment Stock Watch: Navy Laser Test Puts AVAV Back in Drone-Defense Focus

AeroVironment Shares Surge 10% Ahead of Holiday With Tuesday in Focus for AVAV

23 May 2026
AeroVironment shares jumped 6.8% Friday to $174.23, capping a 10.3% weekly gain ahead of the Memorial Day market closure. Trading volume reached 1.16 million shares. No new company news appeared Friday; the latest updates were a May 19 software announcement and a May 20 notice of management’s June 3 conference appearance. Peers rose less, with Kratos up 2.8% and Lockheed Martin up 2.0%.
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