United Rentals Soars on Raised Guidance, Record Q1 Revenue
Earnings James Calloway

United Rentals Soars on Raised Guidance, Record Q1 Revenue

United Rentals shares jumped 22.9% after the company raised its 2026 outlook and posted record Q1 revenue of $3.985 billion.

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Joby Aviation Shares Dip as LA Vertiport Plan Faces Regulatory Hurdles
Technology Sarah Chen

Joby Aviation Shares Dip as LA Vertiport Plan Faces Regulatory Hurdles

Joby Aviation shares fell 7.1% as its LA vertiport plan faces regulatory hurdles. The company is set to report Q1 results on May 5.

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Netflix Unveils $25 Billion Buyback After Failed Warner Bros Tie-Up
Markets Daniel Marsh

Netflix Unveils $25 Billion Buyback After Failed Warner Bros Tie-Up

Netflix approved a $25 billion buyback, adding to $6.8 billion remaining, after pocketing a $2.8 billion breakup fee from a collapsed Warner Bros deal.

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Nokia Surges to 16-Year Peak on AI Cloud Order Boom
Technology Sarah Chen

Nokia Surges to 16-Year Peak on AI Cloud Order Boom

Nokia shares soared to a 16-year high as first-quarter profit beat estimates, fueled by a 49% surge in AI and cloud customer sales and €1 billion in new orders.

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Figma to Report Q1 Earnings on May 14 Amid AI Rivalry and Board Shifts
Earnings James Calloway

Figma to Report Q1 Earnings on May 14 Amid AI Rivalry and Board Shifts

Figma reports Q1 earnings May 14 as AI competition heats up, with board changes and CEO Dylan Field controlling 72.3% voting power.

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Meta to Cut 8,000 Jobs in May as AI Spending Surges
Technology Sarah Chen

Meta to Cut 8,000 Jobs in May as AI Spending Surges

Meta will cut 8,000 jobs starting May 20 and close 6,000 open roles, with 2026 capital spending projected up to $135 billion as AI investments intensify.

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Salesforce and Google Cloud Deepen AI Alliance Amidst CRM Stock Decline
Technology Sarah Chen

Salesforce and Google Cloud Deepen AI Alliance Amidst CRM Stock Decline

Salesforce and Google Cloud expanded their AI partnership, integrating Slack, Google Workspace, and Gemini Enterprise. CRM shares fell 9% amid software selloff triggered by AI disruption fears.

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QuantumScape Shares Swing Wildly on Q1 Update, AI Data Center Pivot
Technology Sarah Chen

QuantumScape Shares Swing Wildly on Q1 Update, AI Data Center Pivot

QuantumScape shares swung sharply after launching Eagle Line pilot production, starting QSE-5 cell output, and gaining a new automaker partner. The company reported a narrower net loss of $100.8 million.

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ServiceNow Shares Slide Despite Strong Q1 and Raised Forecast
Earnings James Calloway

ServiceNow Shares Slide Despite Strong Q1 and Raised Forecast

ServiceNow (NOW) shares tumbled 18.7% after reporting better-than-expected Q1 results and a higher 2026 outlook, as Middle East contract delays and AI concerns weighed on sentiment.

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IBM Shares Slide Despite Earnings Beat as Software Growth Deceleration Stirs AI Concerns
Earnings James Calloway

IBM Shares Slide Despite Earnings Beat as Software Growth Deceleration Stirs AI Concerns

IBM shares tumbled 9.6% despite beating Q1 estimates, as decelerating software and consulting growth revived concerns about AI disrupting legacy enterprise-software businesses.

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AI Data-Center Boom Lifts Arm and Caterpillar Beyond Nvidia's Shadow
Markets Daniel Marsh

AI Data-Center Boom Lifts Arm and Caterpillar Beyond Nvidia's Shadow

Arm Holdings jumped 5.4% and Caterpillar gained 4.2% as investors shift focus from megacap AI names to data-center infrastructure plays.

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Wall Street Retreats from Records as Oil Breaches $103, Earnings Mixed
Markets Daniel Marsh

Wall Street Retreats from Records as Oil Breaches $103, Earnings Mixed

Stocks pulled back from records Thursday as oil prices held above $100 and corporate earnings delivered mixed results. IBM and Tesla dropped, while Texas Instruments surged 18.4%.

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