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Forrest Li: Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining today's call. As we have shared before, 2026 is a year where we are leaning into growth investments to deepen our competitive moat while maintaining financial discipline. Starting with Shopee, Shopee delivered another record second quarter, achieving new highs in GMV, gross order volumes and revenue.
Unusual Machines (NYSEAMERICAN:UMAC) reported sharply higher first-quarter 2026 revenue and said it is continuing to expand capacity to meet demand from the U.S. drone market, particularly from defense-related customers. Chief Executive Officer Allan Evans said the drone components company generate
Stereotaxis (NYSEAMERICAN:STXS) said its first-quarter results did not yet reflect what management described as a major commercial transition driven by new regulatory approvals, new catheter products and the launch of its GenesisX robotic system. Chairman and CEO David Fischel told investors that t
Alphabet's YouTube and Snap have reached settlements in the first case set for trial in litigation seeking to force social media platforms to cover the costs school districts incur to combat a youth mental health crisis they say the companies fueled. The settlements were detailed in court filings on Friday in federal court in Oakland, California, and resolve claims by a Kentucky school district that is still due to take Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms and TikTok to trial on June 15. Terms of the settlements with Breathitt County School District in rural Eastern Kentucky were not disclosed.
Investing.com -- Emerging market (EM) equities are poised for a significant rally in the second half of the year, driven by attractive valuations, a projected reversal in hawkish central bank policies, and economic signs of recovery in China, according to a research note released by JPMorgan.
By Nate Raymond May 15 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc was sued on Friday by consumers seeking refunds for costs passed on to them in the form of higher prices as a result of tariffs the U.S.
Two of Wall Street's most closely watched billionaire stock pickers, both once voluble activist investors, took opposite tacks this year when Bill Ackman bet on Microsoft and exited Google parent Alphabet and Daniel Loeb did the opposite. Ackman said on X his firm Pershing Square began building a new position in software giant Microsoft in February after shares dropped, saying investors weren't giving it enough credit for its Microsoft 365 office suite and artificial intelligence investments.
Walmart helps headline the reporting docket for retail companies next week, who has outperformed many of the Magnificent Seven members in 2026. Can the retail titan's momentum continue?
Elon Musk‘s rocket company, SpaceX and Alphabet Inc are reportedly negotiating a launch deal to put data centers into orbit. The speculative technology would bypass Earth’s massive power grid constraints just as SpaceX gears up for what may become the...
KULR Technology Group (NYSEAMERICAN:KULR) said it made progress in the first quarter of 2026 on revenue growth, margin improvement and cost discipline, while laying out plans to expand battery manufacturing capacity and pursue opportunities across drones, space, maritime systems, data centers and te
Syensqo SA (SHBBF) reports a 6% sequential increase in EBITDA, secures a Boeing deal, and navigates Middle East conflict impacts.
Edible Garden AG Inc (EDBL) reports a 22.9% revenue increase driven by retail expansion, despite facing higher operating expenses and net losses.
Despite a significant net loss, Gemini Space Station Inc (GEMI) showcases robust revenue growth and strategic investments, positioning itself for future success.
Despite a drop in revenue, Bit Digital Inc (BTBT) focuses on strategic asset transitions and acquisition opportunities to strengthen its position in the AI and Ethereum sectors.
RBC Bearings Inc (RBC) reports a robust 18.3% increase in net sales, driven by significant gains in the Aerospace & Defense segment and effective debt reduction strategies.
Yahoo Finance's Josh Lipton takes a look at the top stories for investors to watch for the week of May 18, including Nvidia (NVDA) and Walmart (WMT) earnings, Tuesday’s Pending Home Sales report, and the release of the Fed’s April FOMC meeting minutes on Wednesday.
Berkshire Hathaway more than tripled the size of its investment in Google's parent company and bought over $2.6 billion worth of Delta Airlines stock as Greg Abel settled into the CEO job after taking over from Warren Buffett at the start of the year. The conglomerate also dumped a number of other stocks, including Visa, Mastercard, Domino's Pizza, Amazon and United Healthcare after the departure late last year of Todd Combs, who was one of the two investment mangers Buffett hired to help manage the portfolio. Buffett was always reluctant to invest in tech companies because he said he didn't understand them well enough to predict the long-term winners.
Private credit pioneer Ares Management disclosed a wide array of new or increased stakes in alternative asset vehicles including several direct lending funds in its quarterly 13-F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Ares, an alternative asset manager that said this month it raised a record $30 billion during the first quarter, revealed that it initiated a position in medical device manufacturer Integer Holdings during the same period, a stake that was valued at $53.3 million as of March 31. It also made smaller first-time investments in business development companies (BDCs) BlackRock TCP Capital and Carlyle Secured Lending.
Readers weight in on airline stocks, Ares Capital, incoming Fed chief Kevin Warsh, and how to save Social Security.
zSpace, Inc (ZSPC) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -88.00% and -0.64%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Meta posted record profits in the first quarter of 2026. Its revenue hit $56.31 billion, and its net income came in at $26.8 billion. Three weeks after those results, the company is set to hand out roughly 8,000 pink slips. For employees watching that math unfold in real time, the message from the ...
Here's what investing conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway was buying and selling during the first quarter, the first period for Greg Abel at the helm since succeeding Warren Buffett as CEO. Delta Air Lines: Berkshire bought a sizable stake worth around $2.
SharonAI Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock (NASDAQ:SHAZ) used its first earnings call as a Nasdaq-listed company to highlight a rapid expansion in contracted AI compute demand, new data center capacity and a growing focus on storage as part of its GPU infrastructure offering. Chairman, CEO and Co
Rocket Lab Corp. CFO Adam Spice says a potential SpaceX IPO could be a defining moment for publicly traded space stocks, forcing investors to separate true operators from companies simply riding the space label. The Rocket Lab CFO spoke directly...

<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes retreated from AI-fueled record highs on Friday, with the Dow dropping 1%, the S&P 500 shedding one-and-a-quarter percent and the Nasdaq declining more than one-and-a-half percent.</p><p>Stocks moved lower as a jump in benchmark Treasury yields reflected surging energy prices and concerns about long-term inflation.</p><p>Leah Bennett is chief investment strategist at Concurrent Investment Advisors.</p><p>“Equities are trading down today primarily, I think, because people are disappointed not to see any sort of movement between Trump and Xi coming out of the summit regarding the conflict in the Middle East. So, oil is up another 4% today. We obviously saw an impact on the CPI (Consumer Price Index) and the PPI (Producer Price Index). And the longer that oil prices stay up, the longer we're going to have rising inflation. And this is the first time we've really seen the ten-year inflation expectations cross 2.5%. And historically, that's been very consistent with a period where the Fed had to increase interest rates.”</p><p>Friday marks Jerome Powell's last day as U.S. Federal Reserve chair. Incoming Chair Kevin Warsh is saddled with the potential need for a rate hike if a protracted Iran war leads to sticky inflation.</p><p>Among individual stock moves, the AI rally largely stalled, with Nvidia losing nearly 4.5%, AMD shedding more than 5.5% and Intel dropping more than 6%.</p><p>On the flip side, shares of Microsoft rose 3% following the disclosure of a new position in the company taken by Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square.</p><p>And shares of Ford slid about 7.5%, retreating from a near 21% surge over the last two sessions on optimism over the automaker's energy storage business.</p></body>
Traders will look backwards—and forwards—at some of the world’s biggest companies. Nvidia, the most valuable public company by market capitalization, will report earnings next week, the last of the Magnificent Seven tech companies to show investors how AI continues to transform their business.