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U.S. and Chinese officials have met and spoken publicly about differing priorities since the Trump-Xi summit concluded in Beijing last week.

Meta has launched a new discussion platform called Forum, directly targeting Reddit style community conversations. The app is positioned as a standalone product focused on forum based groups and topic threads, similar to Reddit’s core model. This move introduces fresh competitive pressure on Reddit’s communities and user engagement at a time when investors are closely tracking NYSE:RDDT. For investors watching NYSE:RDDT, Meta’s Forum launch arrives as Reddit trades around $141.67, with the...

Looking back on social networking stocks’ Q1 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Meta (NASDAQ:META) and its peers.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) has secured new multi decade power agreements with large technology companies, including Meta Platforms and Amazon Web Services. These contracts position Vistra as a key energy supplier for the current surge in AI focused data center construction. The deals are tied to nuclear and other dispatchable generation assets that can provide consistent power to hyperscale data centers. For readers following the buildout of AI infrastructure, Vistra sits at the intersection of...

Meta launches ‘Forum,’ a discussion app that positions itself as a direct rival to Reddit.

On May 20, 2026, Snap Inc. expanded its board of directors to thirteen members by appointing Luke Wood, former Beats by Dr. Dre President and Apple Vice President, who also leads Violet St Holdings and sits on Fender Musical Instruments’ board. By bringing in a director with deep consumer electronics, music, and brand-building experience, Snap is signaling a focus on strengthening leadership around product, partnerships, and monetization opportunities. We’ll now examine how Luke Wood’s...

Maplebear Inc. (NASDAQ:CART) is one of the best low priced growth stocks to invest in now. On May 13, Instacart expanded its self-serve Ads Manager to retail partners, following a milestone year generating over $1 billion in advertising and other revenue in 2025. The platform extends high-intent reach, optimization, and closed-loop measurement infrastructure to retailers. […]

Unity Software Inc. (NYSE:U) is one of the best low priced growth stocks to invest in now. On April 8, Unity and Meta announced an extension of their multi-year platform support and enterprise agreement, deepening their long-standing virtual reality partnership. Under this renewed deal, Unity will continue providing core game engine support for Meta’s VR […]

At first glance, this information may look more like a reason not to invest in these companies.

CNBC’s Dominic Chu opened Friday’s market coverage by noting that “the stocks are looking like they may open higher today, rounding out what could be the eighth straight winning week for the S&P 500.” That kind of streak does not happen by accident, and inside the Trump bull market it has become the defining rhythm: ... Dominic Chu: The Trump Bull Market’s AI Rally Is Powering the S&P 500 Toward an 8th Straight Winning Week

Solid earnings and a resilient economy could keep the rally going—even if the Fed starts thinking about interest rate hikes.

When you see huge tech companies like Meta and Intuit lay off thousands of people making top-tier salaries, it makes many Americans worry about their own jobs. Even if you're making a good living and have discretionary income, it's reasonable to think that maybe you should cut back a little, or ...

SpaceX’s historic IPO is drawing huge retail interest, but history shows mega IPOs often stumble after launch-day excitement fades. Valuation and hype may outweigh opportunity for now.

Qualcomm is on a big run, powered by investor bullishness that the company will be at the center of a boom in AI devices.

SINGAPORE, May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VS Media Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: VSME) (“VS Media” or the “Company”), a company managing a global network of digital Creators who create and publish content to social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, today announced that the Company plans to enter the AI Smart Living sector, with the aim of exploring new growth opportunities in smart living products and services, cross-border distribution, brand promotion, channel dev

Trillion dollar companies are typically profitable. SpaceX lost about $5 billion in 2025, according to its IPO registration statement.

Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) unit Google's new AI ad tools should help reduce concerns about competition f

Meta's booming Q1 collides with a massive AI capex surge, raising investor anxiety over unclear AI revenue, soaring chip costs, and the most expensive infrastructure race in tech history.

AI automation anxiety is growing as over 85,000 tech jobs were cut through April 2026. One CEO says short-term job creation will come from AI tool adoption.

Meta resolves a major school district case, but roughly 1,200 related lawsuits remain pending.

Elon Musk's private space operator, SpaceX (SPAX.PVT), released its S-1 filing this week as it plans to go public via IPO in June. The Wall Street Journal has reported that AI developer OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) is preparing to file for its own mega-IPO. As investors anticipate this mega-IPO, should they be equally cautious as they are bullish on these companies ? Portfolio Wealth Advisors president and CIO Lee Munson, Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre, and Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré weigh in on the wave of upcoming IPOs.

Reddit shares fell after Meta released a standalone app for Facebook Groups called Forum.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) surged 12.4% to close at $252.97 on May 21, 2026, after the Commerce Department announced $2.0 billion in quantum computing grants to nine companies. The headline? IBM secures $1 billion in government funding for a new quantum chip foundry called Anderon, with IBM matching the investment dollar-for-dollar. The stock's reaction was swift and decisive.

Buying shares in Space Exploration Technologies Corp may give investors a chance to own a piece of Elon Musk‘s vision for Mars. What it may not give them is much say in how the company is run. Buried within SpaceX’s...

A few tough things could happen to SpaceX shares when the company goes public. The stock could jump after the IPO goes live. People could then dump shares to make immediate profits. SpaceX could look like Facebook did in 2012. It went public at $38 on May 8 and moved up after that first day. ... Altria Is A Better Buy Than SpaceX

Iran Optimism

Investing.com -- Bank of America reinstated coverage of two leading small modular reactor companies in notes on Friday, initiating a Buy rating on Oklo and a Neutral rating on NuScale Power, drawing a distinction between the two based on commercial traction and business model differentiation.

Bank of America's Michael Hartnett maps how markets moved after history's 10 biggest IPOs — from rocket fuel to toppy signals.

Both stocks are trading well below their usual valuation ranges by a key metric.