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With a YTD Return of 15.76% as of May 7, QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 1, Argus raised its price recommendation on QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) to $220 from $180. It reiterated a Buy rating following the company’s earnings report. The firm said Qualcomm […]
Poet has taken investors on a wild ride. Is it take to get on board?
On May 8, 2026, investors weighed ad-tech growth against margin pressure, cautious guidance, and fresh Wall Street downgrades.
Rackspace’s memorandum of understanding with AMD outlines a governed AI cloud solution for regulated customers, and the company’s next challenge is converting this into customer workloads and recurring managed-cloud revenue.
A better-than-expected jobs report and a blistering chip-stock rally powered the S&P 500 to a record on Friday, with the index notching its sixth straight week of gains. The Dow industrials edged up 0.2% for the week, or 110 points.
Record revenue, upbeat guidance, and a swelling defense-backed backlog put this space contractor in sharp focus, today, May 8, 2026.
Stronger-than-expected earnings put this brewer in sharper focus, today, May 8, 2026.
Intrusion Inc. (INTZ) closed the most recent trading day at $0.77, moving 3.75% from the previous trading session.
In the closing of the recent trading day, Dollar General (DG) stood at $113.29, denoting a -2.73% move from the preceding trading day.
<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks ended the week higher on Friday...</p><p>and although the Dow was little changed, the S&P 500 gained more than eight-tenths of a percent and the Nasdaq climbed 1.7%, catapulting both indexes to more record high closes.</p><p>Credit strong company earnings and a resilient economy, says Ross Mayfield, investment strategist at Baird Private Wealth Management.</p><p>"It's really kind of the soft landing of all soft landings. You're wrapping up one of the best earnings seasons we've seen in some time. One of the best non-recession recovery earnings seasons ever. You've got positive headlines about the war in Iran and the move towards a ceasefire there, particularly ahead of, you know, Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping. You have a great jobs report. So signs that the, you know, the economy outside of the AI sector is still holding in pretty well. [FLASH] Now, that doesn't mean there isn't a big tail risk out there if the war in Iran kind of reverses or escalates for whatever reason. But barring that, it is very hard to see a reason that this market doesn't melt up into the summer and really into year end."</p><p>High-flying chip stocks had another stellar session, with shares of Intel gaining 14% after the Wall Street Journal reported the company reached a preliminary deal to make some chips for Apple devices. Shares of Apple added 2%.</p><p>Shares of Micron Technology and Sandisk spiked more than 15% and 16%, respectively, lifted by strong demand from the rapid buildout of AI data centers.</p><p>:: Cloudflare</p><p>Still, other tech stocks didn't fare as well, with Cloudflare plunging more than 23% after the cloud services company said it would cut about 20% of its workforce, and forecast second-quarter revenue slightly below Wall Street expectations.</p><p>:: CoreWeave</p><p>Shares of CoreWeave tumbled more than 11% after the cloud infrastructure technology company raised the lower end of its annual capital expenditure forecast, citing a rise in component costs.</p><p>Elsewhere in the market, shares of Expedia dropped more than 9% after the online travel platform flagged that the conflict in the Middle East was hurting demand.</p></body>
Humacyte, Inc. (HUMA) closed at $1.06 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.85% move from the prior day.
Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) concluded the recent trading session at $220.19, signifying a -1.48% move from its prior day's close.
US equity indexes rose on Friday as tech topped sectors, nonfarm payrolls handily beat consensus, an
The S&P, the Nasdaq, and others are changing the rules, or thinking about it, that could fast-track stocks of IPO hopefuls like Musk's rocket company into major indexes.
Dow Jones futures: The stock market hit fresh highs this past week with U.S.-Iran news and the Trump-Xi summit in focus. Apple, Nvidia, Boeing are in buy areas.
Global stock markets diverged and oil prices rose Friday as fresh US-Iran clashes in the Strait of Hormuz jolted hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the crucial waterway.But US consumer confidence was at an all-time low according to a University of Michigan survey, with Americans weighed down by concerns about high prices and the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran.
Major digital assets rose Friday with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) holding above $80,000. The CoinDesk Marke
Goldman Sachs just spotted a problem that’s hiding inside a remarkably good earnings figure. According to Seeking Alpha, S&P 500 companies apparently posted a blowout Q1 earnings figure, where growth neared 25%. However, Goldman Sachs said the figure was boosted by investment gains at Amazon ...
US equity indexes traded mixed ahead of Friday's close as technology topped sectors, nonfarm payroll
The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ) provides targeted exposure to Asian equities outside Japan, distinguishing it from broad international funds. This distinction is significant, as returns are influenced by the performance of specific Asian markets rather than overall global equity trends.
Poet has been one of the market's most exciting and volatile stocks over the last couple months.
Cathie Wood, head of Ark Investment Management, doesn’t give up on her favorite stocks easily. Sometimes she’ll buy them on the way down, betting the dip could become an opportunity. That’s what she did this week, adding shares of one of her largest holdings. In 2025, Wood’s flagship Ark Innovation ...
The Dow was flat. It’s struggled to keep up with the S&P due to its lack of chip stocks and other major tech players that are supercharging the market’s rally. The tech sector was also up 2.5%, followed by real estate with a 0.6% gain and materials and consumer discretionary with 0.4% gains.
The stock has rapidly outpaced the broader market, but the long-term implications of the hantavirus are unclear.
