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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares rose 2% on Thursday after reports indicated that Anthropic is in talks to rent servers equipped with Microsoft's Maia AI chips to run its Claude models. The potential agreement would bolster Microsoft's position in the cloud AI hardware market and provide Anthropic with additional computing options, while highlighting…
Recent quarterly results from the technology leaders known as the Magnificent Seven have strengthened investor conviction in AI-driven growth. Nvidia in particular maintained a substantial lead in revenue expansion, while Alphabet, Amazon and Meta have been the largest borrowers to finance data center expansions. The cohort’s performance has helped…
This bulletin reviews the largest insider transactions reported for Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Notable purchases included roughly 500,000 GeneDx Class A shares by Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P., and multi-million-dollar acquisitions by a Fortune Brands director, TXO leadership and MP Materials' COO. Large-scale sales were disclosed for Carrier Glo…
Xanadu Quantum Technologies saw its shares climb 5.7% in premarket trading after announcing an algorithmic improvement to its Quantum Read-Only Memory (QROM) that the company says will roughly halve the number of expensive Toffoli gates required. The firm also disclosed a synthetic at-the-market equity facility of up to $300 million to support work…
Quantum Cyber NV (NASDAQ: QUCY) saw shares rise 21.3% in premarket trading after the company submitted a provisional patent application for its Quantum Drone Autonomous System (QDAS). The filing, USPTO Application No. 64/069,586, dated May 19, details a multi-layer navigation and defense architecture that uses miniaturized quantum sensors, aerial L…
USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ: USAR) saw its shares trade higher in premarket activity after the company was named as a finalist for up to $19.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. The award, which is subject to negotiation, would contribute to a roughly $50.5 million project to develop pilot-scale rare earth element separations ca…
Auddia Inc.'s Discovr Radio has shown robust early engagement since launch, driving a premarket 14.3% rise in AUUD shares. The faidr-integrated discovery tool logged more than 100,000 plays in the initial months, attracted nearly 1,000 artist and label accounts, and produced a 44% profile clickthrough with a 30% conversion from free to paid users.
Jefferies moved ZoomInfo Technologies from Buy to Hold and slashed its price target to $4 from $12 after revising its revenue model and outlook. The broker now anticipates revenue declines in 2026 and 2027, citing weakening client demand and increased disruption from artificial intelligence, as ZoomInfo transitions customers from subscription seat …
Birkenstock Holding plc said it has struck a $250 million accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement with Goldman Sachs International. The company expects an initial delivery of about 6.0 million ordinary shares based on the May 20, 2026 closing price, and reiterated guidance for 13-15% annual revenue growth in constant currency while maintaining…
Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share rose 0.38% at Thursday's close, led by strength in Media & Publishing, Insurance and Agriculture & Food sectors. Kingdom Holding Company led gains with an 8.33% increase, while Raydan Co and United International Holding hit record lows as some names declined. Crude and Brent oil advanced, while gold futures slipped.
Morgan Stanley warns that IT hardware equities - excluding Apple - now trade at frothy multiples and face several cyclical threats that could pressure margins and earnings in the second half of the year. The firm points to an extreme valuation premium, elevated earnings revision breadth, and specific risks tied to memory prices, supply shortages, a…
DAZN, the London-based sports streaming platform backed by Len Blavatnik, has held confidential discussions with DirecTV Latin America on a possible commercial partnership and other strategic options, including acquisition or purchase of digital assets. Sources close to the matter say talks have been under way since last year, but an outright acqui…
A newly formed enterprise services venture backed by Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman has acquired San Francisco-based Fractional AI, marking the venture's first purchase since creation. The deal positions Fractional AI as the operational core for a firm built to accelerate adoption of Anthropic's Claude across midsize businesses. Several major in…
U.S. stock futures dipped on Thursday as investors digested reports of a tougher Iranian posture toward peace talks with the U.S. and parsed corporate results, notably from Nvidia. Contracts oscillated around the flatline before the opening bell amid a mix of earnings beats and guidance adjustments across tech, retail and industrial names.
Shares of Kroger and other large U.S. retailers moved lower after Walmart issued a second-quarter adjusted EPS forecast that missed analyst expectations and Kroger's CEO disclosed plans to test extensive price cuts across product categories. Walmart's quarterly results showed mixed operational strength but a guidance range that fell short of the St…
BCA Research says U.S. stocks and bonds are on a collision course, arguing that only a significant decline in equities is likely to push bond yields meaningfully lower. The firm highlights the historical link between the two-year Treasury yield and the federal funds rate, notes a narrow global equity rally concentrated in AI and semiconductor names…
SpaceX’s expected IPO, with projected proceeds and a gargantuan valuation, will be a defining Wall Street event that appeals to retail enthusiasm and exerts outsized influence on investor attention. Yet multiple market participants and analysts say the transaction’s singular scale, business mix and rarity make it a poor signal for a general IPO rec…
Critical Metals Corp has agreed to a 15-year binding offtake with REalloys Inc. for rare earth concentrate from the Tanbreez Project in Southern Greenland. The arrangement covers 15% of annual concentrate output, grants priority for volumes with higher dysprosium and terbium content, includes a right of first refusal on additional volumes and two f…
Barclays upgraded FLSmidth & Co. from equal weight to overweight and raised its price target by 22% to DKK 600, citing consecutive quarters of strong organic order growth in the mining pumps division and what it sees as an underappreciated recovery in earnings. The bank's valuation, based on a discounted cash flow model, implies upside versus the s…
Stellantis unveiled a five-year strategic program named FaSTLAne 2030, committing €60 billion to product and brand initiatives through 2030. The plan details a broad vehicle rollout across powertrains, a new modular architecture, significant platform and component reuse targets, and a cost reduction program intended to improve margins. Shares fell …
Stellantis announced a 60 billion euro business plan that includes the rollout of 60 new models by 2030 covering internal combustion and electric vehicles, targeted investments in platforms and powertrains, and a strategy to convert unused factory capacity into contract manufacturing revenue. The plan reallocates most brand and product spending to …
Jefferies reiterated its Buy rating and $290 price target on Arm after Nvidia disclosed revenue visibility tied to its Arm-based Vera CPUs. The bank’s analyst sees Nvidia’s statements - including $20 billion of Vera CPU revenue visibility this year and a potential $200 billion addressable market - as supportive of Arm’s royalty trajectory and as a …
Stellantis announced a 60 billion euro ($70 billion) strategic plan that includes launching 60 new vehicle models by 2030 across combustion and fully electric powertrains, a reallocation of brand investment toward Jeep, Ram, Peugeot and Fiat, and a push to convert idle factory capacity into a contract manufacturing business for other automakers.
ConocoPhillips Chief Executive Ryan Lance criticized recent changes to Venezuela’s hydrocarbon law as insufficient to incentivize foreign investment, citing royalty, tax and levy provisions that could allow the state to claim as much as 95% of oil revenues. The company says proposed contracts circulated by Venezuela’s state oil firm favor the gover…
Walmart shares declined in pre-market trading after the company's fiscal Q1 2027 results delivered revenue above expectations but offered guidance that missed Street estimates. While sales rose year-over-year and adjusted EPS met forecasts, both near-term and full-year profit guidance came in below consensus. Elevated fuel costs and price reduction…
