Intel (INTC) surged 12% to a record high as Jim Cramer lauded its Q1 earnings beat and CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s transformative leadership in the AI era.
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Oil prices reach four-year highs above $123/barrel as U.S. considers military strikes against Iran while Strait of Hormuz remains blocked.
Stellantis (STLAM) fell 6% despite Q1 profit return. Tariff adjustments masked North America’s 1.2% margin, missing the 1.8% consensus forecast significantly.
BNP Paribas (BNP) shares dropped 4% despite record Q1 profit of €3.22B that topped forecasts, as its Arval leasing unit disappointed the market.
Meta (META) stock fell ~8% after hours despite beating Q1 estimates, as the company increased its 2026 AI capex forecast to as much as $145 billion.
Unilever (UL) surpasses Q1 forecasts with 3.8% sales growth. Power Brands and emerging markets lead performance as volume growth beats expectations.
Societe Generale (SOGN) exceeded Q1 profit forecasts with €1.70B earnings, yet shares declined as fixed income trading dropped 18% amid peer outperformance.
Samsung posts 750% profit jump to $38.5B in Q1, driven by AI chip demand. Memory division sees 49x earnings surge as HBM4 production begins for Nvidia.
Qualcomm (QCOM) stock soared 13% after Q2 earnings topped forecasts and CEO confirmed data-center chip deliveries begin in December quarter.
Meta (META) dropped 8% despite beating Q1 estimates with $10.44 EPS and $56.3B revenue. Raised 2026 capex guidance to $125B–$145B concerned investors.
Amazon (AMZN) stock jumped 4% after reporting strong Q1 earnings, 28% AWS growth, and unveiling $225B in AI chip revenue commitments from CEO Andy Jassy.
Alphabet (GOOGL) stock jumps 7% after crushing Q1 earnings expectations with $5.11 EPS. Google Cloud revenue soared 63% to $20B with massive $462B backlog.
Microsoft (MSFT) surpasses Q3 projections with Azure growing 40% YoY and Copilot reaching 20M seats, while capex climbs 49% to $31.9B.
Jerome Powell says he’ll remain on the Fed board past May 15 amid legal pressure. Rates stay at 3.5–3.75%. Bitcoin drops below $75K on hawkish tone.
Senator Tillis urges Senate Banking to schedule May markup on CLARITY Act. Stablecoin yield ban and ethics provisions remain contentious sticking points.