Today: 19 May 2026
Nasdaq gives up after-hours gains as oil and yields weigh on Wall Street rally
19 May 2026

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

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%.
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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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USA Rare Earth Drops After Rare-Earth Stocks Stall

USA Rare Earth Drops After Rare-Earth Stocks Stall

USA Rare Earth shares fell 12.8% to $21.28 Monday, trading nearly 18 million shares as investors pulled back from the volatile rare-earth sector. The drop followed news that defense firms are urging a delay to a ban on Chinese rare-earth magnets in U.S. military contracts. The company reported $5.7 million in first-quarter revenue and received a $14.18 million Texas grant for its Round Top Mountain project.
18 May 2026
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Roblox Shares Jump Almost 10%, Safety Issue Remains Unanswered

Roblox Shares Jump Almost 10%, Safety Issue Remains Unanswered

Roblox shares rose 9.6% to $46.98 on Monday, bucking declines in the broader tech sector. The jump followed a month-long selloff tied to new child-safety measures, which the company says have reduced user communication and slowed new sign-ups. Roblox cut its 2026 bookings outlook on April 30, but first-quarter revenue and daily active users both rose over 35%. Analysts cited competition from Fortnite and the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI.
18 May 2026
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Dow Jones Today: Blue Chips Miss Tech Slide After Hours

Dow Jones Today: Blue Chips Miss Tech Slide After Hours

The Dow closed nearly flat at 49,521.70 on Monday, while the S&P 500 fell 0.29% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.65% as technology shares weakened. Oil rose 2.9% to $108.45 a barrel and the 10-year Treasury yield hovered near 4.63%. Nvidia reports earnings Wednesday, with Walmart results due later in the week. Investors rotated out of chip stocks, with 3M and Salesforce helping steady the Dow.
18 May 2026
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Bitmine Shares Fall as Lee Raises Ethereum Exposure

Bitmine Shares Fall as Lee Raises Ethereum Exposure

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18 May 2026
Bitmine shares fell 7.5% to $18.37 Monday after the company reported its ETH holdings rose to 5.28 million tokens, or 4.37% of supply. Total crypto, cash, and “moonshot” holdings dropped to $12.6 billion from $13.4 billion a week earlier as Ether slid 4.1% to $2,098. Chairman Tom Lee said Bitmine bought 71,672 ETH last week. About 89% of Bitmine’s ETH is staked, generating $289 million in annualized revenue.
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Tesla Slides Again as Robotaxi Faces Latest Challenge

Tesla Slides Again as Robotaxi Faces Latest Challenge

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.
18 May 2026
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IREN Drops Again After AI Cloud Plans Get Costlier

IREN Drops Again After AI Cloud Plans Get Costlier

IREN shares dropped 7.2% to $49.15 Monday after the company acquired its marketing partner Awaken, folding the agency into its operations. The decline followed IREN’s $3 billion convertible-note sale last week to fund a major data-center expansion for AI services. Quarterly revenue fell and net loss widened as the company shifts from Bitcoin mining to AI cloud infrastructure.
18 May 2026
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Micron Stock Is Falling Hard As Samsung’s Strike Fight Tests The AI Memory Boom

Micron Stock Is Falling Hard As Samsung’s Strike Fight Tests The AI Memory Boom

Micron Technology shares dropped 6.4% to $678.30 by early afternoon Monday, reversing an opening surge and hitting a session low as investors pulled back from semiconductor stocks. The decline followed a 6.6% fall Friday and came amid broader chip sector losses, with the Philadelphia semiconductor index down over 2%. Samsung and its union are set to resume talks Tuesday to avert a strike that could disrupt 3% of global memory-chip output.
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Ondas Shares Drop Following $199 Million AI Defense Deal, Traders Eye Next Steps

Ondas Shares Drop Following $199 Million AI Defense Deal, Traders Eye Next Steps

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18 May 2026
Ondas Inc. shares dropped about 10% to $9.555 in midday Nasdaq trading Monday after announcing a $199 million all-stock acquisition of Israeli defense software firm Omnisys and filing for potential resale of over 2.2 million shares tied to a previous deal. Trading volume topped 48 million shares. The Omnisys deal is expected to close in Q2, pending approvals and retention of key staff.
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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

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18 May 2026
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.
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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

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18 May 2026
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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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 19.05.2026

Warner Bros. Discovery shares traded at $27.10 on May 19, about 10% below some intrinsic value estimates but above a cited fair value of $18.17. The company reported $37.2 billion in annual revenue and a $1.7 billion loss. Analysts remain split on valuation amid merger talks with Paramount and ongoing regulatory uncertainty. Discounted cash flow models value the stock at $30.04.
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19 May
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

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%.
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19 May
XP Shares Slip Post-Q1, Buyback Fails to Sway Investors

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

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.
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19 May
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.
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19 May
Agilysys Shares Rise After Earnings Beat

Agilysys Shares Rise After Earnings Beat

Agilysys shares jumped 16.7% to $81.90 after hours Monday following record fiscal Q4 revenue of $82.9 million and a fiscal 2027 outlook above current sales. Net income for the quarter rose to $12.3 million, or 43 cents a share, from $3.9 million a year earlier. The stock outperformed a weaker tech sector, with the Nasdaq down 0.5%.
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19 May
Sunshine Biopharma Shares Volatile After $6M Deal, 50-Cent Mark in Focus

Sunshine Biopharma Shares Volatile After $6M Deal, 50-Cent Mark in Focus

Sunshine Biopharma shares surged as much as 516% before settling up 78% at $0.51 in heavy after-hours Nasdaq trading Monday, following a $6 million public offering priced at $0.50 per unit. More than 436 million shares changed hands, far exceeding the company’s 5 million shares outstanding. The deal includes 12 million units with warrants, raising dilution concerns. Closing is expected around May 19.
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19 May
Dominion Energy Shares Move After NextEra’s $67 Billion Plan Seen as AI Power Play

Dominion Energy Shares Move After NextEra’s $67 Billion Plan Seen as AI Power Play

NextEra Energy agreed to acquire Dominion Energy in a $66.8 billion all-stock deal, sending Dominion shares up 9.4% to $67.56 while NextEra fell 4.6%. Dominion holders would get 0.8138 NextEra share per Dominion share and a $360 million cash payment. The deal requires multiple regulatory approvals. Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project remains a focus after cutting costs to $11.4 billion.
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19 May
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.
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19 May
Wall Street Still On Edge Despite Trump’s Iran Strike Delay; Oil, Yields, AI Stocks Vulnerable

Wall Street Still On Edge Despite Trump’s Iran Strike Delay; Oil, Yields, AI Stocks Vulnerable

U.S. stocks ended mixed Monday as the Dow rose but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped, pressured by falling tech shares. Oil prices climbed after President Trump said he paused a planned attack on Iran, though he warned of a possible large-scale assault if talks fail. The 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.631%, its highest since February 2025. U.S. crude settled at $108.66 a barrel; Brent finished at $112.10.
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19 May
DTE Launches 1-GW Clean Power RFP, Michigan Developers Face Tight Timeline

DTE Launches 1-GW Clean Power RFP, Michigan Developers Face Tight Timeline

DTE Energy launched a solicitation for 1,000 MW of new wind and solar projects in Michigan, requiring the plants to deliver power by the end of 2029. The move comes as Michigan utilities face a 50% renewable energy mandate by 2030. Bids are due August 13, with contracts expected in early 2027. Local opposition remains a hurdle, as Ingersoll Township recently blocked a proposed DTE solar park.
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18 May
NextNRG Stock Swings After Rally. Look at the Details.

NextNRG Stock Swings After Rally. Look at the Details.

NextNRG shares surged 44% to $0.41 Monday after first-quarter revenue rose 29% to $21.1 million and gross profit more than tripled. Net loss widened to $10.8 million. A quarterly filing cited tight liquidity and “substantial doubt” about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Trading volume reached 195 million shares.
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18 May
GCT Semiconductor Surges 41% After 5G News

GCT Semiconductor Surges 41% After 5G News

GCT Semiconductor shares jumped 40.98% to $2.58 Monday, hitting a 52-week high before slipping to $2.50 after hours. The surge came despite a 2.47% drop in the PHLX Semiconductor Index. GCT reported a 287% year-over-year revenue increase to $1.9 million and signed a reference-platform deal with a major satellite communications provider. The company posted a $9.9 million net loss and warned of going-concern risks.
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18 May
AMC Jumps But Caution Lingers for Traders

AMC Jumps But Caution Lingers for Traders

AMC Entertainment shares rose 6.25% to $1.36 on Monday, outpacing broader markets as trading volume stayed below average. The company reported first-quarter food-and-beverage revenue of $347.3 million, up from $283.4 million a year ago. AMC expanded its Feature Fare menu at over 400 U.S. theaters. A recent filing showed AMC issued 12.4 million shares to cancel $13.6 million in exchangeable notes.
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18 May
USA Rare Earth Drops After Rare-Earth Stocks Stall

USA Rare Earth Drops After Rare-Earth Stocks Stall

USA Rare Earth shares fell 12.8% to $21.28 Monday, trading nearly 18 million shares as investors pulled back from the volatile rare-earth sector. The drop followed news that defense firms are urging a delay to a ban on Chinese rare-earth magnets in U.S. military contracts. The company reported $5.7 million in first-quarter revenue and received a $14.18 million Texas grant for its Round Top Mountain project.
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18 May
Roblox Shares Jump Almost 10%, Safety Issue Remains Unanswered

Roblox Shares Jump Almost 10%, Safety Issue Remains Unanswered

Roblox shares rose 9.6% to $46.98 on Monday, bucking declines in the broader tech sector. The jump followed a month-long selloff tied to new child-safety measures, which the company says have reduced user communication and slowed new sign-ups. Roblox cut its 2026 bookings outlook on April 30, but first-quarter revenue and daily active users both rose over 35%. Analysts cited competition from Fortnite and the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI.
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18 May
Dow Jones Today: Blue Chips Miss Tech Slide After Hours

Dow Jones Today: Blue Chips Miss Tech Slide After Hours

The Dow closed nearly flat at 49,521.70 on Monday, while the S&P 500 fell 0.29% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.65% as technology shares weakened. Oil rose 2.9% to $108.45 a barrel and the 10-year Treasury yield hovered near 4.63%. Nvidia reports earnings Wednesday, with Walmart results due later in the week. Investors rotated out of chip stocks, with 3M and Salesforce helping steady the Dow.
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18 May
Bitmine Shares Fall as Lee Raises Ethereum Exposure

Bitmine Shares Fall as Lee Raises Ethereum Exposure

Bitmine shares fell 7.5% to $18.37 Monday after the company reported its ETH holdings rose to 5.28 million tokens, or 4.37% of supply. Total crypto, cash, and “moonshot” holdings dropped to $12.6 billion from $13.4 billion a week earlier as Ether slid 4.1% to $2,098. Chairman Tom Lee said Bitmine bought 71,672 ETH last week. About 89% of Bitmine’s ETH is staked, generating $289 million in annualized revenue.
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