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Money Market Review (04/27/2026-05/01/2026)
A moderate week heading into new month of May.
A mixed bag heading into last week of April. How did you do? Bitcoin and other digital coins have been topsy-turvy, yet stocks themselves have been muddled. Besides the battle with Elon Musk and OpenAI, what more is there going on? The US-Iran War? Here are the numbers leading to the new month of May.
Market on Close[1] |
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| S&P 500 | -0.12% |
| NASDAQ-100 | +0.20% |
| Dow Jones | -0.13% |
| Russell 2000 | +0.04% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Monday |
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| Sandisk Corporation | +8.12% |
| Fastly, Inc. | +8.59% |
| Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. | +10.66% |
| Organon & Co. | +16.87% |
| Veradermics, Incorporated | +47.55% |
| Wingstop, Inc. | -6.15% |
| AAON, Inc. | -7.98% |
| Rambus, Inc. | -10.89% |
| Erasca, Inc. | -10.91% |
| MaxLinear, Inc. | -14.37% |
Gas prices are still on the rise with no signs of dropping. Get ready for $4-$8 gallon gas, if it hasn't reached those levels. On the other hand, United CEO won't be merging with American Airlines. Oh, and check this out: European governments are expressing distrust among American tech companies. Would this mean tech companies around Europe will develop their own platform(s)?
Market on Close[1] |
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| S&P 500 | +0.20% |
| NASDAQ-100 | +0.41% |
| Dow Jones | +0.23% |
| Russell 2000 | +0.33% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Tuesday |
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| Robert Half, Inc. | +5.24% |
| Polaris Inc. | +8.88% |
| Sanmina Corporation | +14.56% |
| Masse, Inc. | +21.37% |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International plc | +23.48% |
| Reddit, Inc. | -7.66% |
| Riot Platforms, Inc. | -9.28% |
| Rambus Inc. | -21.17% |
| Erasca Inc. | -48.30% |
| Vistance Networks, Inc. | -49.31% |
Drama between Elon Musk and OpenAI intensified on this day, citing that the company was Musk's idea. The Billionaire Tax in California is about to show up on ballots, despite billionaires leaving the golden state. And Microsoft stocks have been sliding as of late. Would they be a great choice to purchase? Users are still miffed about Windows 11, so...
Market on Close[1] |
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| S&P 500 | -0.06% |
| NASDAQ-100 | +0.15% |
| Dow Jones | -0.52% |
| Russell 2000 | -0.22% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Wednesday |
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| Etsy, Inc. | +10.11% |
| Intel Corporation | +12.07% |
| Extreme Networks, Inc. | +28.15% |
| MaxLinear, Inc. | +29.82% |
| Silicon Motion Technology Corporation | +45.80% |
| CGI, Inc. | -10.77% |
| Insulet Corporation | -12.50% |
| Lemonade, Inc. | -14.85% |
| SoFi Technologies Inc. | -15.44% |
| Teradyne, Inc. | -19.41% |
More drama between Elon Musk and OpenAI, where Musk's sour relationship with Sam Altman was expressed during testimony. On the topic of technology, tech companies have not slowed down their spending on AI. With AI having a possible decline, will it still rally? Some companies do have some good news: tariff refunds will start rolling out on May 11. We'll see if those refunds will be used to open up jobs.
Market on Close[1] |
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| S&P 500 | +1.02 |
| NASDAQ-100 | +0.89% |
| Dow Jones | +1.62% |
| Russell 2000 | +2.21% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Thursday |
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| Frontdoor, Inc. | +13.27% |
| Viavi Solutions Inc. | +15.09% |
| Lightwave Logic, Inc. | +16.67% |
| Glaukos Corporation | +22.84% |
| Garrett Motion, Inc. | +24.99% |
| Morningstar, Inc. | -10.07% |
| Wayfair, Inc. | -12.75% |
| InterDigital, Inc. | -15.91% |
| Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | -19.64% |
| Option Care Health, Inc. | -24.34% |
You thought RAM was expensive, Apple's Mac Minis will soon follow suit: developers of AI are snagging up Mac Minis likely leading to shortage. Funny because reports are stating that the US economy is actually the AI economy. Go AI? Anyway, oil price spike is also affecting mortgage rates, with California having highest gas prices in the country—with $6 a gallon. Is anyone surprised that of all states, it's California? I mean, America's national debt is larger than the entire economy. The spending is through the roof, which means that even if jobs opened, we'd be paying it off, right?
Market on Close[1] |
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| S&P 500 | +0.29% |
| NASDAQ-100 | +0.94% |
| Dow Jones | -0.31% |
| Russell 2000 | +0.46% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Friday |
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| Veeva Systems Inc. | +10.02% |
| Klaviyo, Inc. | +10.50% |
| RingCentral, Inc. | +12.08% |
| Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited | +24.12% |
| Atlassian Corporation | +29.58% |
| Lazard, Inc. | -6.95% |
| The Clorox Company | -9.67% |
| Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | -10.41% |
| Roblox Corporation | -18.33% |
| Summit Therapeutics Inc. | -24.91% |
Today happens to be National Investing Day, according to Schwab Network. Speaking of investing, Paramount subscribers are suing to block the company's merging with Warner Bros. If it's not the investors, then consumers step in; we'll have to see how this will go (is Netflix any better?). Hopefully, the subscribers' anger won't age them too much: Estée Lauder is cutting 10,000 jobs in an effort to save over $1 billion, despite rallying after earnings. At a time like this, why do we feel that some now-former employee will be caught stealing $50,000 of concealers and eye shadow after getting fired? All jokes aside, Meta acquired a robotics AI company to build humanoid technology. Here's something we haven't heard in a while: Moderna tops revenue estimates for sales on international COVID vaccine. Another stock that surged was Reddit after their ad revenue jumped to 74%.
This week was okay, though President Trump annouced that Iranian conflict is officially over. If so, then we should see a big drop in prices for gas/oil. That ought to save all of us some money, yet the spending hasn't stopped for AI. After unveiling AI glasses, Meta looking to humanoid AI robots is something to witness. Another one to witness is fans and customers suing Paramount merging with Warner Bros. It just won't stop, would it? Overall, this week was okay, but the winner is of course AI. Yahoo! Finance wasn't kidding: our economy here in the US is the AI economy.
How did your investment(s) do this week? Anything that stood out for you this week? Will AI continue to dominate through the rest of this year? Let's talk all about it in the comments section below!
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3. Source by Wall Street Journal
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