172k Jobs, $1T Wiped: Nasdaq’s Worst Week in a Year
A hot May payrolls print pushed Fed rate cuts off the table and triggered a 10.4% single-day SOXX collapse, dragging Nasdaq to its worst week in a year.
AI stocks
Snowflake Surges 35% on Q1 Beat, Lifts FY27 to $5.84B
Snowflake Q1 product revenue grew 34% to $1.334B and RPO hit $9.21B as the data cloud raised FY27 guide to $5.84B, sending SNOW up roughly 35%.
Salesforce Q1 FY27 Preview: Agentforce Meets a -33% Stock
Salesforce reports Q1 FY27 on May 27, 2026. Revenue guide is $11.03-$11.08B; non-GAAP EPS guide is $3.11-$3.13. The number that matters: Agentforce ARR.
Chip Stocks Tumble as $9T Semi Concentration Hits S&P 500
Nvidia, Broadcom, Micron and AMD all fell 3-7% as $9 trillion in chip market cap tests the S&P 500’s record concentration.
Cisco Pops 15% on AI Order Surge — and Cuts 4,000 Jobs
Cisco beat Q3 with record $15.8B revenue, raised FY26 AI orders to $9B, and announced ~4,000 layoffs. Shares jumped about 15% after hours.
S&P 500 Tops 7,400 for the First Time on Trade and AI Tailwinds
The S&P 500 closed above 7,400 for the first time as a US CEO delegation met Chinese officials and Goldman Sachs projected $1T in AI investment.
AI Earnings Test: Innodata Doubles, Rocket Lab Surges 34%, While Cloudflare Drops 24%
Innodata surged 86%, Rocket Lab 34%, and the chip sector swept double-digit gains — while Cloudflare and HubSpot each fell nearly 20%. Q1 2026 earnings season became a high-stakes AI report card.
Palantir Q1 2026: Revenue Surges 85%, U.S. AI Demand Doubles
Palantir smashes Q1 2026 estimates with $1.63B revenue (+85% YoY), $0.33 EPS beat, U.S. revenue up 104%, and FY 2026 guidance raised to $7.66B.
Inside OpenAI’s Record $122B Fundraise and the Road to an IPO
OpenAI closed a record $122 billion funding round in March 2026 at an $852B valuation. Here’s what the deal structure, PBC conversion, and Microsoft renegotiation mean for capital markets.
Nvidia Tops $5 Trillion as AI Chips Power Record Sector Rally
Nvidia reclaims $5 trillion as Intel’s Q1 blowout triggers a historic semiconductor sweep — AMD and Arm Holdings post double-digit gains on the same day.