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With a YTD Return of 81.29% as of May 7, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 7, TD Cowen raised its price recommendation on Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) to $500 from $290. It reiterated a Buy rating on the shares. The […]
With a YTD Return of 53.77% as of May 7, Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:MCHP) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 7, Reuters reported that Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:MCHP) forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates, driven by strong demand for its chips used in industrial and automotive […]
With a YTD Return of 35.11% as of May 7, Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ:BKR) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 4, BofA raised its price recommendation on Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ:BKR) to $80 from $69. It reiterated a Buy rating on the shares. The firm said Baker […]
With a YTD Return of 31.9% as of May 7, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 7, Morgan Stanley raised its price recommendation on Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) to $58 from $54. It reiterated an Underweight rating on the shares. The firm said ADM delivered […]
With a YTD Return of 24.2% as of May 7, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 7, Mizuho raised its price recommendation on Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) to $460 from $420 and maintained an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm said Wall Street estimates […]
With a YTD Return of 21.04% as of May 7, Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 4, Evercore ISI raised its price recommendation on Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) to $110 from $100. It reiterated an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm described […]
With a YTD Return of 17.35% as of May 7, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 6, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) reported net sales of $23.92 billion for the four-week retail month ended May 3, 2026. That was up 13.0% from $21.18 billion […]
With a YTD Return of 17.08% as of May 7, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is included among the 10 Best Stocks to Buy to Beat the S&P 500. On May 5, Erste Group downgraded Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) to Hold from Buy, saying the company’s earnings growth remains below the sector average. The analyst said this trend […]
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 […]
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.
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