Stock Market Live May 20, 2026: S&P 500 (SPY) Ticks Higher Ahead of Nvidia Earnings
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Shares of Target are higher after the company beat earnings and raised guidance. For its first quarter, the company’s EPS of $1.71 was above estimates of $1.46. Revenue of $25.44 billion was above estimates of $24.64 billion.
Stock Market News for May 20, 2026
Wall Street closed lower on Tuesday as the Fed’s rate outlook and policy minutes dampened investors’ sentiment. The Nasdaq Composite, the S&P 500 and the Dow ended in negative territory.
How Did the Benchmarks Perform?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell 0.7%, or 322.24 points,
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Read MoreUS stocks rally as pressure eases from the bond market and oil prices fall
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is bouncing back Wednesday after pressure eased on Wall Street from the bond market and oil prices gave back some of their big gains.
The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% toward its first rise in four days and pulled closer to its all-time high set last week.
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Read MoreDow Jones, Wall Street rally on hopes of Iran war ending but futures fall
Benchmark indices on Wall Street rallied on Wednesday, May 20, putting an end to days of sluggish moves on hopes that the Iran war will end soon, although nothing of substance has emerged from West Asia just yet.
The Dow Jones gained over 650 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained 1.1% and 1.5% respectively.
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Read MoreThe Burst
AppLovin’s Rally Hits a Rough Patch
After an extraordinary run that sent shares soaring nearly 300% over the past year, AppLovin suddenly lost momentum in early October. The sell-off came as a shock to investors who had watched the ad-tech company become one of Wall Street’s brightest stars.
The trigger was a Bloomberg report revealing that the SEC had opened an investigation into AppLovin’s data-collection practices.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Why Did Buffett Buy Google?
When Berkshire Hathaway showed up with a new position in Alphabet, more than a few eyebrows went up. Alphabet, after all, is pursuing everything from autonomous driving to quantum computing, hardly the plain-vanilla playbook Buffett made famous.
But once you dig in, the move becomes far less mysterious. Alphabet is still, above all else,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Buffett Would Love This Moat, Freeport’s Hidden Growth Engine
In the short run, tariff headlines can turn Mr. Market into a nervous wreck. In the long run, owners do fine by owning scarce, low-cost assets run by rational people. Freeport-McMoRan fits that bill.
U.S. copper prices sold off after Washington excluded refined copper from its new 50% tariffs and instead targeted semi-finished products like wire,
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