News 22 May 2026

UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 23.05.2026

UK & AU Stock Market Today: Live Updates 23.05.2026

Rolls-Royce shares have stayed flat for eight months, lagging behind tech stocks such as Nvidia and Alphabet, which gained over 20%. Higher oil prices and reduced airline flights have cut into Rolls-Royce’s engine servicing revenue. The company expects first-half results to meet, but not beat, forecasts. Momentum trading interest has faded after a steep rally from 2023 to 2025.
May 23, 2026
KNDI Shares Stay Below $1 as Nasdaq Deadline Looms
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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.
May 22, 2026
1RT Acquisition Holds at $10.22 with Crypto-SPAC Deadline Near
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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.
May 22, 2026
GridAI Drops After Debt Agreement as Traders Watch Warrants
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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.
May 22, 2026
Larimar Shares Fall, FDA Submission Seen as Next Hurdle
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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.
May 22, 2026
LiveOne Stock Jumps Again as Traders Chase the Cash Story Before Memorial Day
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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.
May 22, 2026
IGAC Stock Barely Moves as This Tiny SPAC Tests Investors’ Patience Near $10
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IGAC Stock Barely Moves as This Tiny SPAC Tests Investors’ Patience Near $10

Invest Green Acquisition Corp. shares traded near $9.97–$9.99 Friday with almost no volume, below the March 31 redemption value of $10.12. The Nasdaq-listed SPAC has not named a merger target and reported $174.6 million in trust assets in its latest filing. Market feeds from Robinhood, Kraken, and Investing.com showed little price movement. The company raised $172.5 million in its November 2025 IPO.
May 22, 2026
Cass Stock Slips Before Dividend Date as Freight Data Teases a Recovery
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Cass Stock Slips Before Dividend Date as Freight Data Teases a Recovery

Cass Information Systems shares fell 0.57% to $46.24 in light early trading Friday, with volume at 2,990 shares, well below average. The company declared a 32-cent quarterly dividend, payable June 15 to holders as of June 5. Cass’s April Transportation Index showed shipments down 4.4% year-on-year but up slightly from March. First-quarter net revenue rose 5.8% to $49.1 million; net income slipped 1.5% to $8.8 million.
May 22, 2026
Baker Hughes’ $13.6 Billion Chart Deal Gets EU Timing Shift—Why BKR Shares Moved
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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 U.S. indexes were higher at the time. The European Commission could clear the deal or launch a deeper probe. Baker Hughes aims to expand in LNG and industrial technology with the acquisition.
May 22, 2026
Xenetic Biosciences Shares Edge Down Ahead of ASCO Update
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Xenetic Biosciences Shares Edge Down Ahead of ASCO Update

Xenetic Biosciences shares slipped 4 cents to $2.90 in thin early Nasdaq trading Friday, with only 144 shares changing hands. The company holds $7.3 million in cash and is set to present cancer drug research at an ASCO poster session on June 1. Xenetic is still considering strategic alternatives. First-quarter royalty revenue rose 36% to $807,000, while net loss narrowed to $456,000.
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
Fusion Fuel Stock Jumps After Spain Hydrogen Deal — What HTOO Investors Are Watching Now
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Fusion Fuel Stock Jumps After Spain Hydrogen Deal — What HTOO Investors Are Watching Now

Fusion Fuel’s BrightHy unit will install and operate a 2 MW green hydrogen plant for Çimsa Cementos in Spain. HTOO shares rose 10.7% to $3.16 premarket, with a market cap near $9.5 million. The announcement comes ahead of a May 27 investor update and a June 8 shareholder vote on a broader strategy shift. Contract value was not disclosed.
May 22, 2026
BullFrog AI Stock Slips Before the Bell as Nasdaq’s $1 Clock Keeps Ticking
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BullFrog AI Stock Slips Before the Bell as Nasdaq’s $1 Clock Keeps Ticking

BullFrog AI Holdings shares fell 1.97% to $0.6519 in premarket trading Friday, after closing at $0.6650 Thursday. The stock remains below Nasdaq’s $1 minimum bid requirement, with an Aug. 10 deadline to regain compliance. BullFrog last reported no revenue and a $1.59 million net loss for the first quarter. No new company press releases have been issued since April 22.
May 22, 2026
Ultragenyx (RARE) Moves Before Friday’s Bell
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Ultragenyx (RARE) Moves Before Friday’s Bell

Ultragenyx shares rose to $24.06 in premarket trading after Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target to $96 and increased the probability of success for GTX-102, its Angelman syndrome drug, to 60%. The company expects Phase 3 data for GTX-102 in the second half of 2026 and has two biologics license applications under FDA review.
May 22, 2026
CNEY Stock Moves Pre-Market After CN Energy Gets U.S. Robot-Sorting Order
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CNEY Stock Moves Pre-Market After CN Energy Gets U.S. Robot-Sorting Order

CN Energy said its Pathenbot unit signed a 100,000-unit U.S. intelligent cargo-sorting services order, but did not name the customer or disclose the value. CNEY shares fell 2.3% to $1.66 in early extended trading after a 15.7% jump Thursday. The company has deployed sorting robots in the western U.S. and plans further expansion. Nasdaq will close Monday for Memorial Day.
May 22, 2026
Liberty Broadband Stock Jumps Before Long Weekend as Charter Deal Math Tightens
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Liberty Broadband Stock Jumps Before Long Weekend as Charter Deal Math Tightens

Liberty Broadband Class A shares closed at $34.80 Thursday, up 3.14%, nearing the value implied by Charter Communications’ pending all-stock acquisition. The exchange ratio values each Liberty share at about $35.14 based on Charter’s $148.90 close. Trading is compressed before the Memorial Day holiday. Liberty’s stock is now mainly a play on Charter, which is also acquiring Cox Communications.
May 22, 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • ASE Technology Holding Co. Announces Strategic Collaboration with WUS Printed Circuit Co.
    May 23, 2026, 8:13 AM EDT. ASE Technology Holding Co. (ASX) has announced a strategic collaboration with WUS Printed Circuit Co. to enhance production capabilities in the printed circuit sector. This move aligns with growing investments in advanced technologies such as generative AI and robotics, which experts like Elon Musk predict will drive a $250 trillion market by 2040. Industry leaders including Bill Gates and Larry Ellison emphasize AI's transformative potential, underscoring the significance of companies like ASE in supporting this ecosystem. This partnership is expected to strengthen ASE's positioning amid a sweeping AI-driven technological revolution, as companies and governments worldwide adapt to rapid innovation in AI and robotics.