Meta begins cutting thousands of jobs in sweeping layoffs. Here's how much it's paying in severance.

May 19, 2026, 11:19 PM EDT - 10 minutes ago

Meta begins cutting thousands of jobs in sweeping layoffs. Here's how much it's paying in severance.

Meta has begun sending layoff emails to roughly 10% of its workforce. The cuts are expected to eliminate around 8,000 roles, including managerial positions.

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Axon Enterprise Touts AI, Drone Growth in Push to Be Public Safety's Operating System

May 19, 2026, 11:04 PM EDT - 25 minutes ago

Axon Enterprise Touts AI, Drone Growth in Push to Be Public Safety's Operating System

Axon Enterprise NASDAQ: AXON President Josh Isner said the company is increasingly positioning itself as a broad public safety technology platform, expanding well beyond its origins as a TASER manufac...

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Over 47,000 Samsung Electronics workers set to strike as wage talks break down, sending shares lower

May 19, 2026, 10:57 PM EDT - 32 minutes ago

Over 47,000 Samsung Electronics workers set to strike as wage talks break down, sending shares lower

South Korean media outlet Yonhap said that a strike will begin Thursday. More than 47,000 workers are expected to join the strike

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Woodside assessing preemption Inpex's buy of Petrochina's stake in Browse gas fields

May 19, 2026, 10:52 PM EDT - 37 minutes ago

Woodside assessing preemption Inpex's buy of Petrochina's stake in Browse gas fields

Woodside Energy will “absolutely ​assess preemption” of Inpex's buy ‌of PetroChina's stake in the Browse gas fields off the coast ​of Western Australia, CEO Liz ​Westcott told reporters on the ⁠sideli...

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Samsung Elec talks break down, union to go on strike

May 19, 2026, 10:49 PM EDT - 40 minutes ago

Samsung Elec talks break down, union to go on strike

The ​South Korean ‌labour union for ​employees ​of Samsung Electronics ⁠will go ​ahead ​with its planned strike on ​Thursday ​after failing to ‌reach ⁠a pay deal under ​the ​government-mediated ⁠talks...

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Amazon Leo's leaders provide an inside look at the satellite broadband network's past and future

May 19, 2026, 10:12 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Amazon Leo's leaders provide an inside look at the satellite broadband network's past and future

Find out how Jeff Bezos got the ball rolling in the competition with SpaceX's Starlink for space-based connectivity — and how Project Kuiper became Amazon Leo.

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ZTO Express (Cayman) Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

May 19, 2026, 10:02 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

ZTO Express (Cayman) Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

ZTO Express (Cayman) NYSE: ZTO reported stronger first-quarter volume growth than the broader Chinese express delivery industry, with management citing improved pricing discipline, lower transit costs...

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Aura Biosciences Highlights Bel-Sar Eye Cancer Strategy, Mid-Year Bladder Data

May 19, 2026, 10:02 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Aura Biosciences Highlights Bel-Sar Eye Cancer Strategy, Mid-Year Bladder Data

Aura Biosciences NASDAQ: AURA executives outlined the company's strategy for its lead candidate bel-sar during a session at the H.C. Wainwright Connect Conference, emphasizing ocular oncology as the c...

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Oil prices ease after Trump says US will end Iran war 'very quickly'

May 19, 2026, 9:39 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Oil prices ease after Trump says US will end Iran war 'very quickly'

Oil prices ​eased on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump again asserted the war with Iran will end "very quickly", ‌though investors remain wary about the outcome of peace talks amid continued...

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Samsung Elec, union begin eleventh-hour talks to avert strike, stuck on a key issue

May 19, 2026, 9:20 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Samsung Elec, union begin eleventh-hour talks to avert strike, stuck on a key issue

Samsung Electronics' management and ​its labour union resumed talks ‌on Wednesday with only one day to go before a threatened ​major strike that could ​deal a blow to the ⁠chipmaker and disrupt global...

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US CFTC probes spike in oil futures trading before Trump postponed Iran strikes, WSJ reports

May 19, 2026, 9:19 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

US CFTC probes spike in oil futures trading before Trump postponed Iran strikes, WSJ reports

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading ​Commission is scrutinizing ‌a surge in oil futures trading ​that occurred ​moments before U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump postponed ​strikes on Tehran ​in March, the W...

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Verizon Report Warns of AI-Fueled Social Engineering Surge

May 19, 2026, 9:17 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Verizon Report Warns of AI-Fueled Social Engineering Surge

Artificial intelligence is changing the economics of cybercrime, giving scammers and fraudsters a faster way to scale attacks that companies already struggle to stop.

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HSBC CEO says AI will destroy and create new jobs, urges staff to embrace change

May 19, 2026, 9:04 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

HSBC CEO says AI will destroy and create new jobs, urges staff to embrace change

HSBC , Chief Executive ​Georges Elhedery said ‌on Wednesday AI would destroy and ​create certain ​jobs in the financial ⁠industry, as ​the bank was ​focussed on retraining its workforce.

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Merlin, Inc. Common Stock Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

May 19, 2026, 9:03 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Merlin, Inc. Common Stock Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Merlin, Inc. Common Stock NASDAQ: MRLN used its first earnings call as a public company to outline its autonomous flight strategy, highlight the launch of its first named product, Condor, and report f...

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Early SpaceX investor Chad Anderson talks upcoming IPO following report of accelerated timeline

May 19, 2026, 8:49 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Early SpaceX investor Chad Anderson talks upcoming IPO following report of accelerated timeline

Chad Anderson, Space Capital founder and CEO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk report that SpaceX is moving its IPO timeline up and where current valuations stand.

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Goldman Sachs says AI and energy resilience are creating a North-South divide in Asian markets

May 19, 2026, 8:46 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Goldman Sachs says AI and energy resilience are creating a North-South divide in Asian markets

Investors are focusing on AI developments in North Asia. China is coming out of more than three years of deflation measured by the producer price index.

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Why Google held back a huge new AI model at its big conference

May 19, 2026, 8:18 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Why Google held back a huge new AI model at its big conference

Google delayed its Gemini 3.5 Pro AI model, disappointing some developers. The smaller Gemini 3.5 Flash model now powers Google's Antigravity AI coding service.

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Oil Edges Lower as Traders Assess Middle East Developments

May 19, 2026, 8:16 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Oil Edges Lower as Traders Assess Middle East Developments

Oil edged lower as traders assess Middle East developments.

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Plaid Technologies Advances Development of Graphene-Infused Concrete Technology as Infrastructure Spending Surges and Climate Regulations Tighten

May 19, 2026, 8:12 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Plaid Technologies Advances Development of Graphene-Infused Concrete Technology as Infrastructure Spending Surges and Climate Regulations Tighten

VANCOUVER, BC – TheNewswire - May 19 , 2026 – Plaid Technologies Inc. (CSE: STIF) (OTC: STIFF) (FRA: 5QX0) (“ Plaid ” or the “ Company”) , a Canadian materials science company, today announced signifi...

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Here are the 5 biggest takeaways from Google I/O

May 19, 2026, 8:11 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Here are the 5 biggest takeaways from Google I/O

Google showcased impressive new launches at its flagship I/O developer conference. Humanity now stands at the "foothills of the singularity," its AI chief Demis Hassabis said.

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James Hardie Industries Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

May 19, 2026, 8:05 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

James Hardie Industries Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

James Hardie Industries NYSE: JHX reported higher fiscal fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted EBITDA as the building products company benefited from the addition of AZEK, cost controls and early progre...

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Google announces glasses are back and search is getting an AI makeover

May 19, 2026, 8:03 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Google announces glasses are back and search is getting an AI makeover

At annual I/O conference, company debuts a product for everyday consumers to create autonomous AI agents

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AMAT, ASTS, SHEN & Emerging Opportunities Beyond Mega Caps

May 19, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

AMAT, ASTS, SHEN & Emerging Opportunities Beyond Mega Caps

Brian Macauley highlights opportunities beyond mega-cap AI names, pointing to Applied Materials (AMAT) and Altus Group Limited. He also flags emerging plays like AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) and Shenandoah ...

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The Global Bond Rout Is Accelerating. Here's What to Know.

May 19, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

The Global Bond Rout Is Accelerating. Here's What to Know.

The 10-year Treasury yield is now close to 4.7%, threatening higher borrowing costs.

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Gold Edges Higher on Possible Technical Recovery

May 19, 2026, 7:45 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Gold Edges Higher on Possible Technical Recovery

Gold edged higher on a possible technical recovery after front-month gold futures settled down 1% overnight.

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Panic in California as LinkedIn announces hundreds of layoffs

May 19, 2026, 7:25 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Panic in California as LinkedIn announces hundreds of layoffs

Hundreds of LinkedIn employees will be looking for work this summer, with over 600 workers set to be laid off in the months ahead.

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Goldman Sachs set to be named lead left underwriter for SpaceX IPO, source says

May 19, 2026, 7:20 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Goldman Sachs set to be named lead left underwriter for SpaceX IPO, source says

Goldman Sachs is expected to secure the much-coveted lead left position in Elon Musk's rocket and satellite maker SpaceX's initial public offering, ​a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on T...

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Google Rebuilds Search Around AI After 25 Years

May 19, 2026, 7:14 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Google Rebuilds Search Around AI After 25 Years

Every product search, price check and restaurant booking has started the same way since 1998: Type something short, get a list of links. That model is 25 years old.

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Foreign firms eye Hong Kong listings as IPO rebound broadens

May 19, 2026, 7:09 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Foreign firms eye Hong Kong listings as IPO rebound broadens

About 10 companies from countries including Indonesia, South Korea and Singapore have filed for Hong Kong listings this year and some others are exploring options, an ​exchange executive said, as the ...

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CAVA Group Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

May 19, 2026, 7:02 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

CAVA Group Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

CAVA Group NYSE: CAVA reported strong first-quarter 2026 results, with executives pointing to traffic gains, new restaurant performance and continued demand for Mediterranean cuisine as key drivers of...

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Element79 Gold Corp. Announces Postponement of Special Meeting of Securityholders in Connection with Previously Announced Plan of Arrangement with Synergy Metals Corp.

May 19, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Element79 Gold Corp. Announces Postponement of Special Meeting of Securityholders in Connection with Previously Announced Plan of Arrangement with Synergy Metals Corp.

VANCOUVER, BC - TheNewswire - May 19, 2026 – Element79 Gold Corp. (CSE: ELEM) (OTC: ELMGF) (FSE: 7YS) (“Element79”, or the “Company”) announces, further to the Company's news release dated April 28, 2...

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SpaceX picks Goldman Sachs to lead record-breaking IPO, sources say

May 19, 2026, 6:37 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

SpaceX picks Goldman Sachs to lead record-breaking IPO, sources say

SpaceX has picked Goldman Sachs to lead its initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. Goldman will have the lead left position on the prospectus, followed by Morgan Stanle...

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Everything Announced at Google I/O 2026 in 13 Minutes

May 19, 2026, 6:24 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Everything Announced at Google I/O 2026 in 13 Minutes

Google I/O 2026 was all about improvements in AI. Gemini is getting smarter, faster and more customized. See what was presented at this year's event, from a more intuitive Gemini Omni to the realizati...

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8X8 Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

May 19, 2026, 6:17 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

8X8 Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

8X8 NASDAQ: EGHT reported its fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth in fiscal fourth quarter 2026, with executives saying the company is seeing momentum from usage-based communic...

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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

May 19, 2026, 6:17 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers NASDAQ: RRGB reported continued operating improvement in its fiscal first quarter of 2026, with management pointing to better traffic trends, higher restaurant-level margins ...

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Keysight Technologies Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

May 19, 2026, 6:17 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Keysight Technologies Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Keysight Technologies NYSE: KEYS reported what executives described as the best quarter in the company's history, with fiscal second-quarter orders surpassing $2 billion and revenue rising sharply acr...

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Skillz Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

May 19, 2026, 6:16 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Skillz Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Skillz NYSE: SKLZ reported higher year-over-year revenue for the first quarter of 2026 while continuing to post losses, as management highlighted improving underlying profitability, a profitable contr...

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AirSculpt Technologies Sees Sales Rebound, GLP-1 Tailwind for Body Contouring Growth

May 19, 2026, 6:16 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

AirSculpt Technologies Sees Sales Rebound, GLP-1 Tailwind for Body Contouring Growth

AirSculpt Technologies NASDAQ: AIRS executives said the body contouring company has returned to same-store sales growth after more than two years of declines, while outlining plans to expand services ...

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Exclusive: Stellantis to build Voyah brand EV for China's Dongfeng in French plant, sources say

May 19, 2026, 6:13 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Exclusive: Stellantis to build Voyah brand EV for China's Dongfeng in French plant, sources say

Stellantis is due to announce a joint venture with Dongfeng and a deal to build at ‌least one fully electric Voyah brand vehicle for the state-owned Chinese carmaker at the Franco-Italian company's fa...

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Maintenance Lapses Flagged in Lead Up to Fatal MD-11 Crash

May 19, 2026, 6:06 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Maintenance Lapses Flagged in Lead Up to Fatal MD-11 Crash

National Transportation Safety Board officials questioned how fractures were reported in the years leading up to November's UPS jet accident.

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Gibbs: Stock Market "Running Out of Steam," NVDA Earnings Next Catalyst

May 19, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Gibbs: Stock Market "Running Out of Steam," NVDA Earnings Next Catalyst

"We're potentially running out of steam" in market momentum, says Erin Gibbs, pointing to the stunning rally in stocks as reason for equities to take a pause. Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings will also be an ...

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OpenAI announces new Guaranteed Capacity offering for customers to secure compute

May 19, 2026, 5:56 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

OpenAI announces new Guaranteed Capacity offering for customers to secure compute

OpenAI announced Guaranteed Capacity, which allows customers to secure long-term access to compute. The company said customers can choose between one, two and three-year-long commitments and their cor...

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Fortnite Returns to the App Store Amid Clashes With Apple

May 19, 2026, 5:46 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Fortnite Returns to the App Store Amid Clashes With Apple

The popular battle royale video game is now available everywhere, except Australia.

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Gold drops below $4,500, silver breaks $74 support as Iran talks stall - Kitco PM Report

May 19, 2026, 5:39 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Gold drops below $4,500, silver breaks $74 support as Iran talks stall - Kitco PM Report

Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower after the close Tuesday, as rising Treasury yields, a firmer U.S. dollar and persistent oil-linked inflation concerns offset safe-haven demand tied to the...

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Mexico to reject Royal Caribbean 'Perfect Day' project, minister says

May 19, 2026, 5:38 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Mexico to reject Royal Caribbean 'Perfect Day' project, minister says

Mexico's Environment Minister Alicia ​Barcena said on Tuesday ‌that Royal Caribbean's "Perfect Day" project in the state of ​Quintana Roo "is not going ​to be approved."

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Google just declared itself a contender in AI design at IO 2026

May 19, 2026, 5:33 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Google just declared itself a contender in AI design at IO 2026

Google announced at its annual Google I/O event on Tuesday that it's launching Pics, a new AI-powered design and image-generation app for Google Workspace. The tech giant says it designed the app to b...

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Here's why Astera Labs' stock just staged a big gain

May 19, 2026, 5:31 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Here's why Astera Labs' stock just staged a big gain

Investors seemed pleased by the connectivity company's firm timeline for a new switch and its talk of revenue opportunities in optical networking.

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Warby Parker Stock Slumps 11% as Questions Cloud Its Google Gemini AI Eyewear Reveal

May 19, 2026, 5:23 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Warby Parker Stock Slumps 11% as Questions Cloud Its Google Gemini AI Eyewear Reveal

The AI eyewear will launch this fall in several optical and sunglass styles, per the announcement made during Google's I/O event.

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Homebuilder Toll Brothers Profit Declines Less Than Expected

May 19, 2026, 5:21 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Homebuilder Toll Brothers Profit Declines Less Than Expected

Toll Brothers said revenue and earnings declined less than expected in the second quarter after the average price of its delivered homes jumped above $1 million.

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Amgen says CFO Peter Griffith to retire, names Dittrich as successor

May 19, 2026, 5:20 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Amgen says CFO Peter Griffith to retire, names Dittrich as successor

Amgen said on Tuesday its chief financial ​officer, Peter Griffith, would retire, with ‌Thomas Dittrich taking over the role in September.

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What Byron Allen Has Planned for Buzzfeed, Late-Night Show

May 19, 2026, 5:16 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

What Byron Allen Has Planned for Buzzfeed, Late-Night Show

Byron Allen, founder, chair and CEO of Allen Media Group, discusses his plans to turn Buzzfeed into a free-TV super app. Speaking with Romaine Bostick on "Bloomberg The Close," Allen also comments on ...

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Here's How Much Traders Expect Nvidia's Stock to Move After Earnings

May 19, 2026, 5:16 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Here's How Much Traders Expect Nvidia's Stock to Move After Earnings

Nvidia is set to report earnings after the closing bell Wednesday, with traders anticipating a big move in the chipmaker's stock that could see it near its record high.

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Expedia at 30, the inside story: Online travel giant navigates its third tech disruption

May 19, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Expedia at 30, the inside story: Online travel giant navigates its third tech disruption

Expedia Group CEO Ariane Gorin, founder Rich Barton, chairman Barry Diller, and former CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tell the story of Expedia's 30-year evolution from a small project inside Microsoft to a gl...

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Biopharmaceutical firm Parabilis Medicines files for US IPO

May 19, 2026, 5:14 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Biopharmaceutical firm Parabilis Medicines files for US IPO

Biopharmaceutical company Parabilis Medicines ​has filed for an ‌initial public offering in the United States, according ​to a regulatory filing ​on Tuesday.

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Discord enables end-to-end encrypted voice and video calling for every user

May 19, 2026, 5:14 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Discord enables end-to-end encrypted voice and video calling for every user

Messaging platform giant Discord has switched on end-to-end encrypted voice and video messaging for every user. The end-to-end encryption feature means that Discord users can now communicate privately...

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Grupo Financiero Galicia Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

May 19, 2026, 5:08 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Grupo Financiero Galicia Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Grupo Financiero Galicia NASDAQ: GGAL management said profitability weakened sharply in the first quarter of 2026, as higher loan-loss provisions, limited loan demand and inflation accounting effects ...

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Adagene Spotlights ADG126 Strategy as Masked CTLA-4 Trial Advances in Colorectal Cancer

May 19, 2026, 5:08 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Adagene Spotlights ADG126 Strategy as Masked CTLA-4 Trial Advances in Colorectal Cancer

Adagene NASDAQ: ADAG Chief Strategy Officer Mickael Chane-Du outlined the company's clinical strategy for its lead antibody program, ADG126, during a discussion with Stifel senior biotech analyst Step...

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GM to start assembling Chevrolet Groove and Aveo in Mexico, in shift away from China

May 19, 2026, 5:05 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

GM to start assembling Chevrolet Groove and Aveo in Mexico, in shift away from China

General Motors said on Tuesday it would start assembling the Chevrolet Groove ​and Aveo in Mexico for sale in the ‌local market, although the company will continue to produce the car parts in China.

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Analog Devices to buy Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 billion to boost AI power portfolio

May 19, 2026, 4:50 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Analog Devices to buy Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 billion to boost AI power portfolio

U.S. chipmaker Analog Devices said on Tuesday it would acquire Empower ​Semiconductor for about $1.5 billion in cash, expanding ‌its AI-focused power management portfolio.

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API shows US crude stocks fall for fifth straight week, fuel inventories also drop, sources say

May 19, 2026, 4:49 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

API shows US crude stocks fall for fifth straight week, fuel inventories also drop, sources say

U.S. crude oil inventories ​fell for a ‌fifth straight week last week, according to ​market sources ​citing American Petroleum Institute ⁠data released on ​Tuesday, while fuel ​stocks also fell.

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Google's Spark Uses Gemini AI to Help Plan Your Life

May 19, 2026, 4:44 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Google's Spark Uses Gemini AI to Help Plan Your Life

Another Google I/O 2026 announcement: A new AI running in the background to handle scheduling, emails and more.

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Opinion | Anthropic vs. China

May 19, 2026, 4:44 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Opinion | Anthropic vs. China

National-security threats combine with fears of a looming AI financial shakeout.

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How Big Could SpaceX And Anthropic Get? The Latest Prediction Market Bets Size Up Pre-IPO Valuations.

May 19, 2026, 4:41 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

How Big Could SpaceX And Anthropic Get? The Latest Prediction Market Bets Size Up Pre-IPO Valuations.

Prediction markets are starting to tap into private markets, potentially creating a new signal around businesses' economic value. Data from Nasdaq Private Market, an investment platform for private co...

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Analog Devices to Buy Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 Billion

May 19, 2026, 4:37 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Analog Devices to Buy Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 Billion

The deal will help Analog Devices expand its total addressable market in artificial-intelligence compute power delivery as demand from AI developers climbs, the semiconductor company said.

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Private Placement

May 19, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Private Placement

May 19, 2026 – TheNewswire - London, Ontario – Peloton Minerals Corporation (“PMC” or the “Company”) (CSE Symbol: PMC; OTCQB Symbol: PMCCF) intends to close a private placement of units priced at CDN$...

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Google I/O 2026 keynote in 35 minutes

May 19, 2026, 4:34 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Google I/O 2026 keynote in 35 minutes

Google just wrapped one of it's biggest keynotes of the year Google I/O 2026 and the company is all in on AI. Announcements included a new family of their Gemini 3.5 AI model which will add personaliz...

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WisdomTree Office Hours: Unlocking Value in Laddered Munis

May 19, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

WisdomTree Office Hours: Unlocking Value in Laddered Munis

Geopolitical tensions, higher-for-longer interest rates, and a new Fed chair forthcoming. It seems like fixed income investors have plenty to worry about, but thankfully, they also have optionality wh...

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Cava Revenue Climbs in as Traffic Grows

May 19, 2026, 4:18 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Cava Revenue Climbs in as Traffic Grows

The Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain said it expects its momentum to continue, boosting its fiscal-year guidance.

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Silver's ‘great rotation': Tech selloff to fuel rush into precious metals, says Jen Bawden

May 19, 2026, 4:16 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Silver's ‘great rotation': Tech selloff to fuel rush into precious metals, says Jen Bawden

Silver prices remain stuck in a frustrating consolidation pattern below $80 an ounce; however, the precious metal could be poised to benefit from a broad rotation out of overvalued technology stocks a...

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Google gives first glimpse of new AI glasses ahead of fall launch

May 19, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Google gives first glimpse of new AI glasses ahead of fall launch

At its annual developers conference, Google offered a first look at its audio smart glasses that will be available later this year. Google partnered with Samsung and eyeglass makers Warby Parker and G...

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Wildpack Announces Update on Status of Management Cease Trade Order

May 19, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Wildpack Announces Update on Status of Management Cease Trade Order

May 15, 2026 – TheNewswire - VANCOUVER, BC, Wildpack Beverage Inc. (TSXV: CANS) ( “ Wildpack ” or the “ Company ”) a leading middle market co-packer of canned beverages, provides an update on the sta...

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Walmart Gains Ground as Tariffs Pressure Retail Rivals

May 19, 2026, 4:09 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Walmart Gains Ground as Tariffs Pressure Retail Rivals

Walmart is widening its lead over competitors as tariffs, inflation pressures and tighter household budgets reshape U.S. retail. The company has strengthened its position by leaning on its size, expan...

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Skechers must face lawsuit alleging misleading spam emails, US judge rules

May 19, 2026, 4:06 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Skechers must face lawsuit alleging misleading spam emails, US judge rules

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Skechers USA must face a proposed class action accusing the footwear ​and apparel company of illegally blasting consumers with emails ‌that create a false sense o...

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Nvidia stock analysis using Yahoo Finance's AlphaSpace

May 19, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Nvidia stock analysis using Yahoo Finance's AlphaSpace

alphaspace.finance.yahoo.com Yahoo Finance has officially launched AlphaSpace, a new investing platform designed to give everyday investors access to professional-grade tools, research, charting, and ...

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Intel snaps its losing streak: what is driving the rebound?

May 19, 2026, 4:03 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Intel snaps its losing streak: what is driving the rebound?

Shares of Intel (INTC) rebounded on Tuesday after a bruising multi-day selloff, as analysts turned increasingly optimistic about the chipmaker's long-term positioning in artificial intelligence infras...

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Big Moves: NVDA, MSFT & AMZN Massive Options Activity

May 19, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Big Moves: NVDA, MSFT & AMZN Massive Options Activity

Alex Coffey outlines eye-watering options activity in Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), and Amazon (AMZN) just a day ahead of Nvidia's earnings. He walks investors through the strategies he sees these ...

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Meta Begins Laying Off 8,000 Employees Amid A.I. Transformation

May 19, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Meta Begins Laying Off 8,000 Employees Amid A.I. Transformation

Meta told employees last month that it would carry out mass layoffs on May 20, as the Silicon Valley giant tries to transform into an A.I.-first company.

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Polymarket launches private company trading so investors can speculate on Anthropic, OpenAI

May 19, 2026, 3:56 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Polymarket launches private company trading so investors can speculate on Anthropic, OpenAI

The company is launching prediction markets tied to private company milestones, including valuations, IPO timing and secondary-market activity for names like OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Andrej Karpathy Lands at Anthropic Amid AI Research Arms Race

May 19, 2026, 3:52 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Andrej Karpathy Lands at Anthropic Amid AI Research Arms Race

Andrej Karpathy joined Anthropic, marking one of the highest-profile talent moves yet in the escalating competition among frontier artificial intelligence labs for elite research talent. Karpathy, a f...

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How to Play the Ex-China Rare Earths Boom With REXC

May 19, 2026, 3:51 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

How to Play the Ex-China Rare Earths Boom With REXC

Given the importance of diversification in today's environment, there's certainly a good use case to be made for building out a more balanced portfolio via commodities exposure. One particular area of...

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AT&T CEO on college degrees: Is that investment 'warranted?'

May 19, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

AT&T CEO on college degrees: Is that investment 'warranted?'

AT&T CEO John Stankey told CNBC's Steve Liesman that as "a society and within the United States, we've put a huge premium in value socially on a college degree, maybe for good reason, but in some case...

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Google and Samsung's Warby Parker and Gentle Monster Glasses Are Coming This Fall

May 19, 2026, 3:44 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Google and Samsung's Warby Parker and Gentle Monster Glasses Are Coming This Fall

We now know what they look like, but not their cost or name. At Google I/O on Tuesday, we finally got to see what Google and Samsung's future smart glasses will look like, in design variations made wi...

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Google DeepMind hires staff from Contextual AI in licensing deal, Bloomberg News reports

May 19, 2026, 3:41 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Google DeepMind hires staff from Contextual AI in licensing deal, Bloomberg News reports

May 19 (Reuters) - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab AI research subsidiary, Google DeepMind, has finalized a deal to recruit more than 20 researchers from AI startup Contextual AI ​and license its ...

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Humilis Investments' Brian Belski launches HIS, a new ETF

May 19, 2026, 3:32 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Humilis Investments' Brian Belski launches HIS, a new ETF

Brian Belski, founder, CEO and chief investment officer at Humilis Investment Strategies, joins CNBC's "Halftime Report" to detail the launch of HIS, a new ETF.

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Trimming Google to take some profits, says Laffer Tengler Investments' Tengler

May 19, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT - 7 hours ago

Trimming Google to take some profits, says Laffer Tengler Investments' Tengler

CNBC's "Power Lunch" team discusses Google's artificial intelligence developments and the broader rally in tech stocks with Nancy Tengler of Laffer Tengler Investments.

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Polymarket Letting Users Make Bets on Private Company Fortunes

May 19, 2026, 3:29 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Polymarket Letting Users Make Bets on Private Company Fortunes

Polymarket has introduced what it calls the first prediction markets connected to private company performance. These new offerings, launched Tuesday (May 19), are designed to let users bid on events a...

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Exclusive: Meta offers AI rival chatbots limited free WhatsApp access, sources say

May 19, 2026, 3:17 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Exclusive: Meta offers AI rival chatbots limited free WhatsApp access, sources say

Meta Platforms ​has offered to give rival AI chatbots including OpenAI free access to its social messaging service WhatsApp ‌in Europe, but will start charging them once they hit a limit, two people w...

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Google takes a page out of Meta's book, announces new audio-powered smart glasses at IO 2026

May 19, 2026, 3:15 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Google takes a page out of Meta's book, announces new audio-powered smart glasses at IO 2026

Google is getting (back) into the smart glasses game.

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Google takes a page out of Meta's book, announces new audio-powered smart glasses

May 19, 2026, 3:15 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Google takes a page out of Meta's book, announces new audio-powered smart glasses

Google is getting (back) into the smart glasses game. At Google I/O on Tuesday, the company announced a new partnership with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to produce a new line of AI-powered glasses...

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NERC says strong resource additions boost US summer grid readiness, risks remain

May 19, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

NERC says strong resource additions boost US summer grid readiness, risks remain

The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) said in a report on Tuesday that record ​resource additions have strengthened U.S. grid readiness ‌for the summer season, even as elevated risks re...

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Astera Labs stock jumps 16%: is AI inference the next big catalyst?

May 19, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Astera Labs stock jumps 16%: is AI inference the next big catalyst?

Shares of Astera Labs (ALAB) surged more than 16% on Tuesday after bullish Wall Street commentary and upbeat management remarks reinforced investor enthusiasm around the company's positioning in the r...

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5 Stocks That Keep Working Even When Markets Don't

May 19, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

5 Stocks That Keep Working Even When Markets Don't

JoAnne Feeney reveals the five stocks—from Broadcom to TJX—that she thinks stay strong even when markets lose momentum.

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The Merger Of NextEra & Dominion Is About Finding The Energy Future

May 19, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

The Merger Of NextEra & Dominion Is About Finding The Energy Future

How and how much energy we'll consume tomorrow and beyond is to some degree unknown. If readers are doubtful, they need only travel back in time to January 27, 2025.

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Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy as its momentum continues to surge

May 19, 2026, 3:01 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy as its momentum continues to surge

Andrej Karpathy, an OpenAI co-founder and former director of AI at Elon Musk's Tesla, has joined Anthropic – adding to the artificial intelligence startup's surging momentum.

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Anthropic's latest hire led AI at Tesla, worked at OpenAI and received high praise from Elon Musk

May 19, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Anthropic's latest hire led AI at Tesla, worked at OpenAI and received high praise from Elon Musk

Tesla's former head of artificial intelligence, Andrej Karpathy, is joining Anthropic — while his old boss, Elon Musk, ties SpaceX more tightly to the AI startup.

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Google isn't releasing its next big AI model yet, drawing groans at its I/O conference

May 19, 2026, 2:59 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Google isn't releasing its next big AI model yet, drawing groans at its I/O conference

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Gemini 3.5 Pro will launch next month. Google I/O 2026 attendees groaned at the model coming out later than they'd expected.

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Why the 60/40 Portfolio Needs a New Playbook

May 19, 2026, 2:49 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Why the 60/40 Portfolio Needs a New Playbook

For most of the last four decades, the 60/40 portfolio did exactly what it promised. Stocks climbed, bonds offset the losses when they didn't, and advisors could build client portfolios around a relia...

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Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Brent Oil Gains Ground As Trump Threatens To Hit Iran

May 19, 2026, 2:48 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Brent Oil Gains Ground As Trump Threatens To Hit Iran

President Trump said that U.S. will hit Iran in case negotiations fail.

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Google Doubles Down on AI Creativity With Updates Coming to Flow and Flow Music

May 19, 2026, 2:45 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Google Doubles Down on AI Creativity With Updates Coming to Flow and Flow Music

Google Flow's family of products gets agentic updates, mobile apps and the Omni Flash treatment.

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Google Drops Price of Its Highest-Tier AI Plan as Gemini Gets More Powerful

May 19, 2026, 2:45 PM EDT - 8 hours ago

Google Drops Price of Its Highest-Tier AI Plan as Gemini Gets More Powerful

The new pricing brings two Ultra options: a $100 plan for advanced Gemini access and a $200 plan with the highest limits.

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