Market News 2 March 2026 - 25 May 2026

VivoPower Swings This Week Ahead of June 30 Date
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VivoPower Swings This Week Ahead of June 30 Date

VivoPower PLC shares start the shortened U.S. week with traders watching its push to turn the Norway data-center buy into more AI infrastructure leasing. With Nasdaq closed Monday for Memorial Day, the $4.67 finish on Friday is still the latest regular-session price for the stock. VivoPower’s last update landed in a market already moving on the AI power-infrastructure story. Shares popped 16.5% Thursday after the tenant announcement, then gave back 9.5% Friday. For the week, the stock still ended up about 2.9%, using May 15 and May 22 closes.
May 25, 2026
BOK Financial Trading Halted for Memorial Day; Eyes on This Week’s Rally
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BOK Financial Trading Halted for Memorial Day; Eyes on This Week’s Rally

BOK Financial Corp trading starts the holiday week close to the upper end of its recent range. The shares ended last week firm. The Nasdaq is closed Monday for Memorial Day. Regular trade resumes Tuesday, with Nasdaq’s schedule showing May 25 as a full-day closure. BOKF shares had a strong week, though not because of any new company news. The Tulsa-based bank finished Friday at $130.75, up 0.79% for the day. The stock added around 3.5% for the week, starting from $126.36 at the May 15 close, historical data show.
May 25, 2026
Macquarie Share Price Today Climbs After Group Exits $7 Billion Kuwait Pipeline Deal
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Macquarie Share Price Today Climbs After Group Exits $7 Billion Kuwait Pipeline Deal

Macquarie Group shares got a lift on Wednesday, jumping roughly 0.8% to around A$197.3 in late-morning Sydney action. Investors responded after Reuters said the firm had dropped out of the running for Kuwait’s oil pipeline network—a deal that could fetch up to $7 billion. This marks one of the earliest documented cases of an investor pulling out of a Gulf asset sale linked to the Iran war. Macquarie's decision comes just weeks after the group, based in Sydney, reported stronger profits across every major division for the third quarter of fiscal 2026.
March 18, 2026
Dow Futures Slip, Oil Jumps Before U.S. Jobs Report Caps Volatile Week
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Dow Futures Slip, Oil Jumps Before U.S. Jobs Report Caps Volatile Week

Stock futures in the U.S. slipped early Friday, with oil climbing again as traders braced for the monthly jobs report—capping a volatile stretch marked by Middle East conflict and surging energy costs. As of 5:14 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis had dropped 0.27%, S&P 500 E-minis were off 0.34%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis lost 0.41%. With traders weighing up whether stubbornly strong jobs data and pricier oil will force the Federal Reserve to delay its next rate cut, the pressure is on. LSEG figures reported by Reuters point to a shift in expectations—a quarter-point cut is now seen in October, pushed back from July last month, as upbeat economic reports and costlier crude fuel inflation concerns.
March 6, 2026
Lynas Rare Earths stock jumps after Malaysia grants 10-year licence, setting up Tuesday trade
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Lynas Rare Earths stock jumps after Malaysia grants 10-year licence, setting up Tuesday trade

Sydney, March 2, 2026, 17:33 — Trading after hours. Lynas Rare Earths Ltd shares surged as much as 7% to A$20.30 on Monday, a level not seen since Oct. 21, 2025, after Malaysia extended its operating licence for another decade—allowing continued imports of raw material containing naturally occurring radioactive material and ongoing rare earths processing. This rally came despite the ASX 200 dropping around 0.5%. Malaysian regulators had previously imposed tighter restrictions on the licence over radiation concerns tied to Lynas’s cracking-and-leaching process. The company has been pouring roughly A$180 million into building a new separation plant in the country.
March 2, 2026