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It was generally a good day for tech hardware companies.

Micron stock gained ground in a bullish day for tech stocks.

KNDS ist eine der großen Rüstungsfirmen Europas und soll an die Börse. Lange wurde um einen Einstieg der Bundesregierung bei dem deutsch-französischen Konzern gerungen. Nun gibt es eine Entscheidung.

Bei der Bundesbank steht ein personeller Wechsel bevor: Vorstandsmitglied Burkhard Balz scheidet laut „Handelsblatt“ Ende August aus. Über mögliche Nachfolger wird in Finanzkreisen bereits spekuliert.

NVIDIAs earnings grew +140% year over year, +85% on revenues. An $80B share repurchase was also announced.

Image source: The Motley Fool.DATEWednesday, May 20, 2026 at 5 p.m. ETCALL PARTICIPANTSChief Executive Officer — Scott HartPresident and Co-Chief Operating Officer — Jason MentHead of Strategy — Michael I. McCabeChief Financial Officer — David ParkTAKEAWAYSGAAP Net Loss -- $7.8 million, or $0.10 per share, primarily driven by fair value adjustments related to StepStone private wealth profits interests recognized through the income statement.Fee Related Earnings (FRE) -- $105 million, up 12%...

The overall earnings picture continues to be of all-around strength and a steadily improving outlook, with the Tech and Energy sectors providing big support.

Brazil’s government close to finalizing proposal on farmers’ debt renegotiation

CNBCs Jim Cramer said semiconductor and AI infrastructure stocks have replaced software as the markets technology leaders.

AvalonBay Communities Inc. and Equity Residential are nearing a deal that will see two of the biggest real estate investment trusts by value combine, people familiar with the matter said.

Raizen SA is considering pushing ahead with a debt restructuring plan over the objections of offshore bondholders, calculating that it has enough backing from bank creditors and local noteholders to win majority support, according to people familiar with the matter.

Image source: The Motley Fool.DATEWednesday, May 20, 2026 at 5 p.m. ETCALL PARTICIPANTSChief Executive Officer — Richard A. HayneCo-President and Chief Operating Officer — Francis J. ConfortiChief Financial Officer — Melanie Marein-EfronGlobal CEO, Free People Group and Urban Outfitters — Sheila HarringtonPresident, Anthropologie Group — Tricia D. SmithChief Technology Officer — David A. HaynePresident, Free People Movement — Andrea PerezPresident, Urban Outfitters North America — Shea Jens...

Gold was little changed as optimism over efforts to end the Middle East conflict eased bets on interest-rate hikes.

In Silicon Valley, the same handful of people keep showing up on opposite sides of the same fight. They build a company. They leave. They build another one. They poach each others deputies. Over a decade, the alumni network slowly turns into a battle map, and you can read the state of an industry ...

Image source: The Motley Fool.DATEWednesday, May 20, 2026 at 5 p.m. ETCALL PARTICIPANTSPresident and Chief Executive Officer — Jen-Hsun HuangExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer — Colette KressVice President of Investor Relations — Toshiya HariNeed a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email pr@fool.comTAKEAWAYSTotal Revenue -- $82 billion, up 85% year over year and 20% sequentially, marking the third consecutive year-over-year acceleration and fourteenth straight quarter of s...

With IPO activity kicking into high gear, the emergence of OpenAI would be another with extraordinary hype.

The stock market rallies broadly as oil prices cool and U.S. Treasury investors return to long-dated securities. AI remains a key theme.

The headline numbers for Intuit (INTU) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended April 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

SoftBank Group Corp.-backed digital infrastructure firm SB Energy Corp. plans to file a confidential draft registration statement for a proposed initial public offering in the US, the company said in a Wednesday statement.

NEW YORK, NY, May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The retail investment landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift. What was once the exclusive do...

Trump to sign order on AI oversight as security fears mount among supporters

Image source: The Motley Fool.DATEWednesday, May 20, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ETCALL PARTICIPANTSChairman and Chief Executive Officer — Sasan K. GoodarziChief Financial Officer — Sandeep Singh AujlaSenior Vice President of Investor Relations, Corporate and Strategic Finance — Anne-Sophie SeigneurbieuxTAKEAWAYSTotal Revenue -- $8.6 billion, up 10%, as reported for the quarter.GAAP Operating Income -- $4 billion, compared to $3.7 billion in the prior year period.Non-GAAP Operating Income -- $4.7 bil...

Image source: The Motley Fool.DATEWednesday, May 20, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ETCALL PARTICIPANTSChairman & Chief Executive Officer — Tarang AminSenior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer — Mandy J. FieldsVice President of Corporate Development & Investor Relations — Kristina Casey KattenTAKEAWAYSNet Sales Growth -- Q4 net sales rose 35% year over year; full-year net sales increased 25%.Organic Sales -- Q4 organic net sales, excluding Rhode, were up approximately 1% year over year and within ...

Antonio Gracias, the founder of Valor Equity Partners and a longtime Elon Musk ally, controls a 7.3% stake in SpaceX, making him the second-largest holder after Musk himself that will earn the investor a giant windfall.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCBG) declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.27 per share. The dividend produces an annualized rate of $1.08 per common share and is payable on June 15, 2026, to shareowners of record as of June 1, 2026. The annualized dividend yield is 2.35% based on a closing stock price of $45.99 on May 19, 2026.

Instagram takes on Snapchat and BeReal with new feature allowing users to share disappearing photos.

Den Milliardenprozess gegen Musk hat OpenAI weitgehend gewonnen. Ein guter Zeitpunkt für einen großen Börsengang.

Oil inched higher after plummeting on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump said the US is in the “final stages” with Iran.

It secured a power supply deal with a prominent AI cloud company.

On May 20, 2026, Jabil Inc (JBL) shares rose 3.7% to a current price of $345.15. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock has fluctuated between a low of $161.52 and a

How Trump’s revenge tour against Republicans could cost the party in November

The former chief executive officer of private credit shop Bridging Finance Inc. will ask Ontario’s highest court to review a fresh ruling that upheld fraud findings against him.

Berlin - Die Expertenkommission zur Reform der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung will offenbar die Anhebung des Renteneintrittsalters auf bis zu 70 Jahre empfehlen. Das berichtet die "Bild" unter Ber...

Berlin - Ex-Gesundheitsminister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) dringt in der Debatte um die Neuregelung der Organspende erneut auf die Einführung der sogenannten Widerspruchslösung."Es ist nicht zu viel ver...

Berlin - Die Bindung von Beschäftigten an Tarifverträge und damit an die tarifvertraglich festgelegte Bezahlung hat in Deutschland weiter deutlich nachgelassen. Das geht aus der Antwort der Bundesr...

Berlin - Die Parteien in Deutschland sollen in diesem Jahr deutlich mehr Geld vom Staat erhalten. Die staatlichen Zuschüsse steigen um 3,1 Prozent oder sieben Millionen Euro auf insgesamt 232,37 Mi...

Investors have been waiting years for Elon Musks SpaceX to test the public market waters, with the long-awaited IPO promising to be one of the biggest of all time. Now, its starting to look like a launch is imminent. On Wednesday, SpaceX filed its Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange ...

Among the many takeaways from one of the most hotly anticipated company filings of all time is this: Elon Musk is all but certain to be the world’s first trillionaire.