Texas Instruments jumps after AI power chip push
Texas Instruments shares rose 5.7% to $315.34 by early afternoon Friday after Seaport Global upgraded the
Baker Hughes’ $13.6 Billion Chart Deal Gets EU Timing Shift—Why BKR Shares Moved
Baker Hughes shares fell 0.59% to $65.41 in early New York trading Friday after EU regulators set a June 26 deadline for reviewing its $13.6 billion takeover of Chart Industries. The broader
Cogent Stock Rises as Legal Cloud Stays in Focus Ahead of Holiday
Cogent Communications closed Thursday at $18.37, up 3.38%, after 909,466 shares traded. Pomerantz LLP announced an investigation into possible securities fraud tied to Cogent’s first-quarter results and a 19% stock drop on May 4. Cogent reported March-quarter service revenue of $239.2 million, down from the prior quarter. U.S. markets are closed Monday for Memorial Day.
NNDM Stock Jumps 6%: Nano Dimension’s Cash-Rich Reset Faces Its Next Test
Nano Dimension’s U.S.-listed shares jumped 5.9% to $1.61 Thursday, outpacing the Nasdaq’s 0.1% gain, as investors watched the company’s strategic review. The Israeli firm’s market value reached about $334 million, still below its $441.6 million in reported cash and securities. Nano agreed in April to sell two product lines to Inspira Technologies for up to $12.5 million. First-quarter net loss widened to $69.7 million.
GPCR Stock Jumps As Obesity-Drug Race Gets A New Twist
Structure Therapeutics shares climbed 5.3% to $38.79 in late New York trading Thursday, with no new company release in the past two days. The move followed Eli Lilly’s report of strong weight-loss data for its obesity drug, which kept focus on the sector. Structure’s aleniglipron showed 16.3% placebo-adjusted mean weight loss at 44 weeks in Phase 2. Monashee Investment Management trimmed its stake in the first quarter, SEC filings show.
Abivax Shares On the Move Again As Filing Catches Trader Interest Ahead of June
Abivax SA’s Nasdaq-listed shares rose 3.5% to $124.03 Thursday as investors awaited late-Q2 topline data from its Phase 3 trial of obefazimod for ulcerative colitis. A May 20 SEC filing showed shareholders approved capital-raising mandates and a U.S. ATM program with 78.2% support. The company recently repurchased royalty certificates for $90 million, partly in ADSs. Paris shares closed at 105.10 euros, up 2.14%.
Veritone shares pop 16% as traders look at small AI firm with funding issues
Veritone shares surged 16.3% to $2.28 on Thursday, with trading volume more than doubling from the previous day, despite no new company announcements. The move followed a recent earnings report showing first-quarter revenue down 9.8% to $20.3 million, but annual recurring revenue up 9.4% to $64.2 million. Market value reached about $212 million. The company reaffirmed its 2026 revenue forecast.
Fiserv Shares Edge Lower as Investors Watch for Turnaround Signs
Fiserv shares fell 0.8% to $55.94 in U.S. afternoon trading Thursday, underperforming the broader market and payments peers. The drop follows weak first-quarter results, with GAAP revenue down 2% and adjusted earnings per share off 16%. Investors await management’s next update at a June 2 conference. Fiserv’s market value stands near $30 billion.
Cipher Digital Stock Is Jumping Again — The AI Power Bet Behind CIFR’s Rally
Cipher Digital Inc. shares jumped 6.4% to $20.73 Thursday morning, outpacing a weaker tech market as the company pivots from bitcoin mining to AI data-center infrastructure. Trading volume reached 8.5 million shares, with a market value near $8.4 billion. Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $42.50 this week. Cipher reported $35 million in Q1 revenue and negative adjusted EBITDA of $48 million.
Cintas Stock Just Lost Its Rebound — Why CTAS Traders Are Watching the UniFirst Deal
Cintas shares closed Wednesday at $171.36, down 0.49%, after giving back gains from a 3.68% jump Monday. The stock lagged the S&P 500, which rose 1.1% the same day. Investors are watching Cintas’ pending $5.5 billion UniFirst acquisition and projected $375 million in cost synergies. Cintas reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $2.84 billion, up 8.9%, and raised its full-year outlook.
Fiserv Shares Edge Lower as Investors Watch for Turnaround Signs
Fiserv shares fell 0.8% to $55.94 in U.S. afternoon trading Thursday, underperforming the broader market and payments peers. The drop follows weak first-quarter results, with GAAP revenue down 2% and adjusted earnings per share off 16%. Investors await management’s next update at a June 2 conference. Fiserv’s market value stands near $30 billion.
Cipher Digital Stock Is Jumping Again — The AI Power Bet Behind CIFR’s Rally
Cipher Digital Inc. shares jumped 6.4% to $20.73 Thursday morning, outpacing a weaker tech market as the company pivots from bitcoin mining to AI data-center infrastructure. Trading volume reached 8.5 million shares, with a market value near $8.4 billion. Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $42.50 this week. Cipher reported $35 million in Q1 revenue and negative adjusted EBITDA of $48 million.
Cintas Stock Just Lost Its Rebound — Why CTAS Traders Are Watching the UniFirst Deal
Cintas shares closed Wednesday at $171.36, down 0.49%, after giving back gains from a 3.68% jump Monday. The stock lagged the S&P 500, which rose 1.1% the same day. Investors are watching Cintas’ pending $5.5 billion UniFirst acquisition and projected $375 million in cost synergies. Cintas reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $2.84 billion, up 8.9%, and raised its full-year outlook.
Energous Shares Surge 11% as Wireless Power Name Hits Another Hurdle
Energous shares closed up 11.03% at $25.27 Wednesday, valuing the company at about $139 million. First-quarter revenue jumped to $3.08 million from $343,000 a year earlier, but net loss narrowed only to $1.66 million. Two customers accounted for 83% of revenue. The company ended March with $36.6 million in cash.
LivePerson Stock Alert: LPSN Rebounds as SoundHound Deal and Insider Filings Put Shares on Watch
LivePerson shares closed at $2.07 Wednesday, up 3.0% after Tuesday’s drop. SEC filings showed automatic insider sales by CFO John DeNeen Collins and EVP Monica Greenberg to cover taxes on vested stock awards. The stock’s price remains anchored by SoundHound AI’s pending $43 million acquisition, expected to close in the second half of 2026.
Braze Shares Move Ahead of Results as Traders Watch AI Drive and CFO Departure
Braze Inc shares rose nearly 5% to $22.82 in pre-market trading ahead of its fiscal first-quarter 2027 results, due after the close on May 27. The earnings call will mark CFO Isabelle Winkles’ last before her planned departure on May 29. Braze reaffirmed its guidance in April and has launched new AI products. The company reported $205.2 million in fourth-quarter revenue and ended January with 2,609 customers.
LOKV Holds at $10.53 as Teamshares Deal Deadline Nears
Live Oak Acquisition Corp. V shares hovered near $10.53 Friday with light trading, as investors awaited progress on its merger with Teamshares. The companies extended their merger deadline to July 15 and filed an amended Form S-4/A with the SEC on May 19. Live Oak’s trust account backs 23 million shares at $10.48 each, keeping the stock close to redemption value. The deal values the combined company at $746 million.
X-Energy Shares Hit Wall Street After IPO With Focus On Nuclear Potential
X-Energy shares held near $29 on Friday, about a month after its $23 Nasdaq IPO that raised $1.02 billion. The company will report first-quarter results June 4, its first as a public firm. Analysts have turned mostly positive, with price targets ranging from $28 to $57. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission cleared an environmental review for X-Energy’s Long Mott project in Texas this week.
Monarch Casino Shares Tick Higher With Holiday Looming, Legal Issue Still Present
Monarch Casino & Resort shares rose 0.6% to $116.91 Friday afternoon, as investors weighed record first-quarter results against a $78.5 million construction litigation liability. Net income jumped 38.9% to $27.6 million on revenue of $136.6 million. Monarch repurchased $17.6 million in shares and declared a 30-cent dividend. The move came ahead of the Memorial Day market closure.
Why Versus Systems Stock Is Hovering Near $1 Before a Nasdaq Deadline
Versus Systems Inc. traded near $1 Friday with only 6,560 shares changing hands, far below its average volume, as the company faces a Nasdaq compliance deadline. Versus reported $1.2 million in stockholders’ equity at March 31, below the $2.5 million minimum, and is awaiting proceeds from a $1.7 million stock sale to ASPIS Cyber Technologies. First-quarter revenue fell 91% to $17,300.
VinFast Shares Drop as North Carolina Ups Ante
VinFast shares fell Friday after North Carolina sued the company for allegedly breaching agreements on a stalled EV plant, seeking to recover about $80 million in state funds. The lawsuit followed VinFast’s announcement to sell its main Vietnamese manufacturing business and transfer $7 billion in debt. The company said it would review the suit and construction would begin soon. VinFast stock dropped despite broader Wall Street gains.
Privia Health Up Slightly; 2026 Growth Plan Still Ahead
Privia Health shares rose 0.6% to $22.78 Friday after shareholders re-elected three directors and approved executive pay and auditor selection at the May 20 annual meeting. The company kept its 2026 revenue outlook at $2.35–$2.45 billion after reporting Q1 revenue up 25.8% to $603.8 million and net income down to $3.1 million. Privia raised its forecast for attributed lives to up to 1.625 million.
BEEM Stock Slides Close to 52-Week Low, Backlog Stands at $9 Million
Beam Global traded near $1.42 in midday New York action Friday, close to its 52-week low, after reporting a 51% drop in first-quarter revenue to $3.1 million and a net loss of $6.9 million. The company’s backlog rose to $9.0 million, but gross margin was negative and cash stood at $2.0 million as of March 31.
Grande Group Spikes; IPO Price Weighs on Nasdaq Minicaps
Grande Group shares rose to $1.05 in thin Nasdaq trading Friday, with volume at 3,440 shares, well below average. The Hong Kong advisory firm’s stock remains far under its $5 IPO price from July 2025. Revenue for the six months ended September 2025 fell 83% to $293,929, and the company reported a $1.48 million net loss.
Texas Instruments jumps after AI power chip push
Texas Instruments shares rose 5.7% to $315.34 by early afternoon Friday after Seaport Global upgraded the stock to Buy with a $400 target. The move followed strong first-quarter results and optimism over demand for TI’s power-management chips in AI data centers. The Philadelphia semiconductor index gained 2.4%. TI shares are up more than 80% since January.
GTEC Trades Higher Even as $1 Rule Stays in Focus
Greenland Technologies shares rose 2.5% to $0.58 Friday, still well below Nasdaq’s $1 minimum bid requirement. The company has until Sept. 8 to regain compliance or risk delisting. Q1 revenue climbed to $25.54 million and net income to $5.75 million, but EPS fell as share count increased. Most sales come from transmission products for Chinese forklift makers; its U.S. electric vehicle unit remains mostly suspended.
Caribou Biosciences Holds Near $2 With June Cancer Drug Updates Ahead
Caribou Biosciences shares rose about 1% to $2.01 on Friday ahead of cancer drug data updates expected in June. The company plans to present new results on vispa-cel and CB-011 at the European Hematology Association meeting. Caribou had $118.6 million in cash at March 31 and raised $2.3 million by selling 1.08 million shares in the first quarter. The stock traded before a three-day U.S. market holiday.
Mechanics Bancorp Down After $0.70 Dividend Becomes Effective
Mechanics Bancorp shares fell 4.41% to $14.30 Friday as the stock traded ex-dividend for a $0.70 Class A payout due May 28. The drop followed the sale of a $1.8 billion lending-servicing business to Fifth Third for $126 million and ongoing HomeStreet integration. First-quarter net income dropped to $44.1 million from $111.2 million in the previous quarter.
Locafy Ticks Up as AI Search Stock Approaches June Event
Locafy Limited shares traded near $4.01 Friday on Nasdaq, up 0.5% in light volume, with a market cap of about $7.21 million. The company plans to launch its Poseidon Answer Engine Optimization platform in June, aiming to boost AI-driven search visibility. Trading volume was below 1,000 shares late morning, highlighting the stock’s volatility risk. Competitors include Yext and Semrush in the AI search space.
ITHAX Acquisition trades just under $10; $232 million trust seen as key factor
ITHAX Acquisition Corp III’s Class A shares closed unchanged at $9.97 Friday, trading in a narrow $9.94–$9.97 range. The pre-deal SPAC holds about $306 million in trust and reported $1.96 million in quarterly interest income. The company has 23 million Class A shares subject to redemption at $10.10 each. Two peer SPAC IPOs launched the same day.
Boxlight Stock Moves as BOXL Catches Attention Ahead of Nasdaq Cutoff
Boxlight Corp shares rose to $0.83 at midday Friday, up from a $0.792 close, ahead of a June 4 Nasdaq compliance deadline. The company reported flat quarterly revenue of $22.4 million, a wider net loss of $6.5 million, and flagged “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going concern.
KNDI Shares Stay Below $1 as Nasdaq Deadline Looms
Kandi Technologies shares traded at 72 cents Friday morning in New York, remaining below Nasdaq’s $1 minimum bid requirement. The company has until Nov. 2 to regain compliance or risk delisting. Kandi reported 2025 net revenue of $87.4 million, down sharply from 2024, with most sales from off-road vehicles. Broader U.S. markets rose ahead of Memorial Day, but Kandi’s stock lagged.
1RT Acquisition Holds at $10.22 with Crypto-SPAC Deadline Near
1RT Acquisition Corp.’s Class A shares traded at $10.22 Friday, about six cents below their $10.28 redemption value, with a market cap near $220 million and low volume. The SPAC reported $177.4 million in trust and “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going concern. Investors await a merger target in digital assets, while competing crypto IPOs draw attention. Markets will close Monday for Memorial Day.
GridAI Drops After Debt Agreement as Traders Watch Warrants
GridAI Technologies shares dropped 7.8% to $4.25 late Friday morning after the company settled a loan default with $800,000 in cash and 71,482 shares. GridAI recently raised $7.79 million through private placements and reported 2025 revenue of $36,251 with a net loss of $6.55 million. The company warned of “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going concern.
Larimar Shares Fall, FDA Submission Seen as Next Hurdle
Larimar Therapeutics shares fell 3.36% to $3.45 Friday as investors awaited a planned June start to its rolling FDA application for nomlabofusp, a protein-replacement drug for Friedreich’s ataxia. The company ended March with $200.4 million in cash and projected funding into Q2 2027. Shareholders approved raising authorized common shares to 215 million. The FDA has approved only one other FA treatment to date.
LiveOne Stock Jumps Again as Traders Chase the Cash Story Before Memorial Day
LiveOne shares rose 4.5% to $6.753 on Friday, extending a weekly gain near 28% amid heavy trading and recent company updates. The Nasdaq-listed audio firm reported $5.5 million in new PodcastOne cash, revised fiscal 2027 targets, and restructuring at its Custom Personalization Solutions unit. Market value stood near $91 million. U.S. markets will close Monday for Memorial Day.