Business 20 May 2026 - 24 May 2026

Wetour Robotics Stock Surges 91% Before Reverse Split, With AI Launch Next
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Wetour Robotics Stock Surges 91% Before Reverse Split, With AI Launch Next

Wetour Robotics shares closed at $1.07 Friday, up 15.1% for the day and 91% from the prior week, with trading volume surging to 496,048 shares. The company will launch its Orchestra AI wearable in Austin on May 28 and enact a 1-for-10 reverse split on June 2. Nasdaq will be closed May 25 for Memorial Day. Wetour has an active at-the-market share sale program through Chaince Securities.
May 23, 2026
News Corp Shares Edge Lower Ahead of Long Weekend as Buyback Gets Attention Again
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News Corp Shares Edge Lower Ahead of Long Weekend as Buyback Gets Attention Again

News Corp Class A shares closed at $25.89 Friday, down 1.41% for the day and nearly flat for the week. The company reported $262.8 million spent so far on its $1 billion share buyback program. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. News Corp recently beat third-quarter revenue estimates, posting $2.19 billion in revenue and $121 million in net income.
May 23, 2026
Caesars Stock Gains as Market Eyes Vegas Demand and Deal Chatter
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Caesars Stock Gains as Market Eyes Vegas Demand and Deal Chatter

Caesars Entertainment shares closed at $28.47 Friday, up 2.04% on the day and about 2.4% for the week, ahead of a three-day U.S. market break for Memorial Day. The company reported first-quarter net revenue of $2.87 billion and a net loss of $98 million. Caesars outperformed gaming peers MGM Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, and DraftKings on Friday. Exclusive takeover talks with Tilman Fertitta reportedly continue.
May 23, 2026
BLIN Stock Climbs Before Holiday Break as Bridgeline’s AI Sales Push Faces Revenue Test
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BLIN Stock Climbs Before Holiday Break as Bridgeline’s AI Sales Push Faces Revenue Test

Bridgeline Digital shares rose 2.24% to $0.94 Friday on light volume, valuing the company at about $11.8 million. Quarterly revenue edged up to $3.917 million while net loss narrowed to $432,000. The company reported 19 new subscription contracts worth $2.8 million in total value. No upcoming events are scheduled, with the next trading week shortened by Memorial Day.
May 22, 2026
PLBY Gains 2% as Turnaround Draws Insider Sale Questions
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PLBY Gains 2% as Turnaround Draws Insider Sale Questions

Playboy shares rose 2.3% to $1.32 on Nasdaq Friday after a filing showed director Tracey Edmonds sold 55,978 shares earlier in the week. The company reported first-quarter revenue up 5% to $30.2 million, with net loss narrowing to $4 million. Trading volume was below average at about 760,000 shares. Edmonds now holds 223,548 shares directly.
May 22, 2026
AvePoint Stock Climbs Before the Bell as Wall Street Tests Its AI Governance Bet
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AvePoint Stock Climbs Before the Bell as Wall Street Tests Its AI Governance Bet

AvePoint shares rose 2.44% to $10.49 in premarket trading Friday after reporting first-quarter revenue of $117.2 million, up 26% year over year. SaaS revenue climbed 35% to $93.4 million and annual recurring revenue reached $435.2 million. Goldman Sachs and Scotiabank both lowered their price targets after earnings. The stock remains well below its 52-week high of $19.95.
May 22, 2026
Hesai Stock Jumps on 1 Million-Unit Lidar Deal, but There’s a Catch
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Hesai Stock Jumps on 1 Million-Unit Lidar Deal, but There’s a Catch

Hesai’s U.S.-listed shares fell 2.6% in premarket trading Friday after the company announced an order exceeding 1 million lidar units from an unnamed top-tier European automaker. Hong Kong shares rose 4.8%. Daiwa raised its price target, but Bernstein, SocGen, and Citi cut theirs after earnings. First-quarter revenue rose 29.6% to $98.7 million, with net income of RMB18.3 million.
May 22, 2026
Perion stock falls after Q1 miss, AI ad spend soars
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Perion stock falls after Q1 miss, AI ad spend soars

Perion Network shares fell 1.9% to $8.84 Thursday, extending a 16% drop after first-quarter results missed revenue targets and showed a wider loss. Revenue rose 1% to $90.4 million, while adjusted EBITDA fell to $0.5 million from $1.8 million. Spending on the company’s Outmax AI agent jumped 316% year over year. The stock underperformed rivals as investors questioned profit growth.
May 22, 2026
InterDigital shares up after IoT payments patent agreement
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InterDigital shares up after IoT payments patent agreement

InterDigital shares edged up to $267.10 in after-hours trading Thursday after announcing a new Internet of Things licensing deal with an unnamed payments-technology company. The agreement covers point-of-sale devices under InterDigital’s global patent portfolio. Annualized recurring revenue rose 13% year-over-year to $567.2 million in the March quarter. Financial terms of the new deal were not disclosed.
May 21, 2026
ARKR Investors Wait on $24 Million Bryant Park Renewal
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ARKR Investors Wait on $24 Million Bryant Park Renewal

Ark Restaurants shares closed at $6.68, valuing the company at $24.1 million, as investors weighed a 7.6% drop in same-store sales and ongoing lease litigation over its Bryant Park locations. The company posted a net loss of $1.8 million for the quarter ended March 28. Lease uncertainty and weak traffic hit results across all regions. A court hearing on the Bryant Park dispute is set for June 16.
May 21, 2026
XPEL Shares Climb on $110 Million Supply Move, Focus on San Antonio and China Margins
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XPEL Shares Climb on $110 Million Supply Move, Focus on San Antonio and China Margins

XPEL shares closed up 4.5% at $45.21 Wednesday after the company announced a $110 million investment in manufacturing and supply chain, including a $60.4 million San Antonio property purchase and a new China facility. Financing includes a $44.8 million PNC loan and a Wells Fargo credit amendment. XPEL plans to consolidate operations at the new San Antonio site over the next two years.
May 21, 2026
Braze Shares Move Ahead of Results as Traders Watch AI Drive and CFO Departure
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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.
May 21, 2026
First Watch shares steady as growth put to the test
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First Watch shares steady as growth put to the test

First Watch shares rose 0.5% to $10.94 Wednesday afternoon, lagging a broader small-cap rally. The company’s annual meeting was set for Wednesday morning, with director elections and pay votes on the agenda. Quarterly results showed revenue up 17% to $331 million, but guest traffic fell 2% and the company posted a $2.7 million net loss.
May 20, 2026
Krispy Kreme Stock Pops as DNUT’s Turnaround Faces Its Next Test
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Krispy Kreme Stock Pops as DNUT’s Turnaround Faces Its Next Test

Krispy Kreme shares climbed 4.4% to $3.35 Wednesday, outpacing major indexes as McDonald’s traded flat. The company reported first-quarter net revenue of $367 million, down 2.2%, with a narrowed net loss of $22.7 million and adjusted EBITDA up 38% to $33.1 million. Krispy Kreme ended Q1 with 15,125 global points of access, down 15.9% from a year earlier. Recent promotions included free doughnuts for graduates and the return of a lemon-filled item.
May 20, 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • DroneShield ASX:DRO Valuation Examined Amid ASIC Governance Probe
    May 24, 2026, 10:03 AM EDT. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) faces a formal probe by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) into its November 2025 disclosures and share trading, raising governance concerns. The stock gained 1% in one day but fell 18.6% over 30 days, despite a 151.5% total shareholder return over the past year. Trading at A$3.03, it stands 28% below analyst price targets, with a price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 12.9x, exceeding sector averages. Analysts debate its valuation, with some seeing a fair value of A$8.57 based on recurring institutional contracts, while others caution on risks including procurement delays. Investors are advised to weigh growth potential against regulatory risks amid global defense spending expansion.