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Alphabet and Blackstone Shares Rise on $5B AI Cloud Joint Venture

Google and Blackstone are joining forces to build a new AI cloud company, and investors in both firms are taking notice. Alphabet shares rose 0.5% and Blackstone gained approximately 1% in premarket trading after the companies announced plans to create a U.S.-based joint venture offering data center capacity and Google’s proprietary Tensor Processing Unit chips […]

19 May, 2026

Alphabet Shares Rise 1.4% as $5 Trillion Market Cap Comes into View

Alphabet is close to a rare milestone. On Monday, its shares rose 1.4%, bringing the Google parent company within about 2% of a $5 trillion market value. This comes just 87 trading days after it first closed above $4 trillion in January. Let’s look at what’s fueling this growth and whether its big AI investments […]

UnitedHealth Falls 2.1% After Berkshire Exits Position Under New CEO

Berkshire Hathaway continues to shape markets, even without Warren Buffett at the helm. UnitedHealth shares fell 2.1% in early trading on Monday after Berkshire’s 13-F filing revealed it sold all its shares in the health insurer during the first quarter. This move highlights Berkshire’s new direction under CEO Greg Abel and shows the Buffett effect […]

Ford Shares Jump 6.9% on Energy Storage Deal and European Model Lineup

Ford bounced back in May, with shares rising 6.9% in premarket trading on Monday. This gain follows a 7.5% drop on Friday and continues a rally that has lifted the stock 18% this month, marking its best monthly performance since 2023. Two key announcements fueled this move, but only one is about cars. Here’s what […]

NextEra Buys Dominion in Deal Creating World’s Largest Regulated Utility

NextEra Energy has agreed to acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal, creating the world’s largest regulated electric utility. Together, they will serve 10 million customers across Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. After the news, Dominion’s shares rose 15%, while NextEra’s fell 1.6% in premarket trading on Monday. As part of the deal, […]

Micron Shares Rise 1.3% as Samsung Strike Threat Deepens Memory Supply Fears

A labor dispute at Samsung Electronics is tightening the memory chip market, boosting Micron. Its shares jumped 1.3% in premarket trading on Monday, recovering after a 6.6% drop on Friday. Investors believe a Samsung production halt could further tighten global memory supply and push prices higher. Here’s what the Samsung strike threat means for Micron, […]

Cerebras Stock Falls 10% After Blockbuster IPO Debut: What Investors Need to Know

Cerebras Systems began trading on Thursday but saw a decline on Friday. The AI chip company raised $5.55 billion in the largest U.S. tech IPO since Uber’s 2019 IPO. Shares were priced at $185 and increased by 68% to close at $331.07 on the first day, giving the company a market value of about $95 […]

15 May, 2026

Intel Shares Drop 4.1% as Analyst Warns of Chip-Stock Bubble Risk

Semiconductor stocks are falling as an analyst says the recent rally might be overdone. On Friday, Intel shares dropped 4.1% in premarket trading. Advanced Micro Devices fell 3.4%, and Arm Holdings lost 4.4%, as investors took profits after a big surge fueled by demand for AI server CPUs. UBS has issued a warning about how […]

15 May, 2026

NVIDIA China Chip Deal: Why the Real Story Is Bigger Than the Sales

NVIDIA shares rose 4% on Thursday after the U.S. approved the sale of H200 chips to 10 Chinese companies. While revenue matters, the greater significance is what this means for the future of global AI infrastructure. Analysts see this as a move toward platform dominance, not just chip sales. A semiconductor analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald […]

15 May, 2026