Advantest Corporation

SoftBank Corp.

Ibiden Co.,Ltd.

Investors in Japan's stock market made up for lost ground over the long May holidays

OpenAI partner stocks had their strongest jump in 6 years. They caught up with the AI rally

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Oil prices rose after collapsing the previous day - amid ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Warner Bros. Discovery increased its loss by 6.5 times, including due to a fine after the breakdown of the deal with Netflix. About these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of Ma. 7.

Morning highlights: oil rises after collapse, hedge funds have their best month since 2020

Tesla, Inc.

Space company listing could be the largest in history

SpaceX IPO will unprecedentedly increase Musk's power at the expense of shareholder rights - Reuters

Arm Holdings plc

Arm has kept its AI chip revenue forecast for the year at $1 billion: whether the company will be able to meet all the demand remains questionable

Arm's AI chip demand data overshadowed quarterly report

The Walt Disney Company

Disney reported a rare quarterly decline in attendance at its U.S. theme parks, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/business/media/disney-earnings.html">noted</a>. Foreign tourists are less likely to visit the U.S. amid the war in the Middle East and rising airfares, the Financial Times <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5b8d6c59-2de8-440a-a82c-20a27e580ed5">notes</a>. Nevertheless, the company's shares rose by 7% in trading on May 6 after the release of reports. The growth of securities was supported by an increase in income from streaming and positive revenue figures.

Attendance at Disney parks in the U.S. has fallen amid war in the Middle East

NVIDIA Corporation

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Intel Corporation

Corning Incorporated

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, Ma. 6, following reports that the U.S. and Iran are nearing an agreement to end the war. According to Axios, the agreements between Washington and Tehran will include a moratorium on uranium enrichment. Trump, meanwhile, has threatened more strikes if peace is not achieved. Against this backdrop, the S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000 set records for the second day in a row, while the Dow came out of the correction zone. Brent crude oil dipped to $97.5 in afternoon trading, but then recovered some of its losses<b>. </b>

Hope for the world: Dow out of correction zone, S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq second day with records

The total cost of the project could reach $119 billion

SpaceX and Tesla's chip factory price could exceed the space company's IPO proceeds

At the end of April, the Arab Emirates decided to leave the cartel

OPEC cuts oil production to lowest in 36 years due to war with Iran - Bloomberg

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Lucid Group, Inc.

Shares of EV maker Lucid Group are down nearly 5% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the company <a href="https://ir.lucidmotors.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lucid-announces-first-quarter-2026-financial-results">reported</a>&nbsp;first-quarter results. Its quarterly revenue rose 20% year over year, but it still came in <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/lucid-stock-price-earnings-744d1f2f?mod=RTA">well below Wall Street expectations</a>. Lucid also <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/lucid-motors-doesn-t-know-223157667.html">withdrew</a>&nbsp;its vehicle production guidance for 2026.

EV maker Lucid sliding on wider-than-expected 1Q loss

Assertio Holdings, Inc.

Shares of micro-cap oncology and neurology drugmaker <a href="https://investor.assertiotx.com/overview/default.aspx">Assertio Holdings</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ASRT/">surged</a>&nbsp;17% on Monday to hit a multiyear high after the company <a href="https://investor.assertiotx.com/news/news-details/2026/Assertio-Announces-Amended-and-Restated-Merger-Agreement-with-Garda-Therapeutics/default.aspx">said</a>&nbsp;Garda Therapeutics had agreed to pay 21% more for it than initially <a href="https://investor.assertiotx.com/news/news-details/2026/Assertio-Announces-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-Garda-Therapeutics/default.aspx">planned</a>&nbsp;just a month ago. Assertio said the increase followed the receipt of a superior acquisition proposal.

Micro-cap drugmaker Assertio jumps 17% after Garda sweetens takeover bid

Bruker Corporation

At the end of April, Michael Burry, the legendary investor and founder of Scion Asset Management, <a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-195940224">announced</a>&nbsp;on his Cassandra Unchained Substack that he had bought preferred shares of laboratory equipment maker Bruker Corporation. The investment involved Bruker’s Series A mandatory convertible preferred stock (BRKRP), which carries a 6.375% coupon and mandatory conversion on September 1, 2028.

Michael Burry buys preferred shares of lab tech Bruker, citing resilient business

Firefly Aerospace Inc.

Shares of Firefly Aerospace, a mid-cap company&nbsp;<a href="https://investors.fireflyspace.com/">developing</a>&nbsp;launch vehicles and orbital spacecraft, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/FLY/">surged</a>&nbsp;nearly 9% in premarket trading on Tuesday. First, the company announced that its subsidiary would <a href="https://investors.fireflyspace.com/news-releases/news-release-details/firefly-aerospace-subsidiary-scitec-receives-agreement-advance">participate</a>&nbsp;in the U.S. missile-defense program Golden Dome; then came first-quarter <a href="https://investors.fireflyspace.com/news-releases/news-release-details/firefly-aerospace-announces-first-quarter-2026-financial-results">results</a>&nbsp;that <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/firefly-aerospace-stock-price-earnings-4ef0fb4f?mod=RTA">beat</a>&nbsp;Wall Street forecasts.

Shares of SpaceX peer Firefly rocketing higher on 1Q earnings, Golden Dome inclusion

Spirit Airlines, which has spent the last year and a half trying to restructure its business, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/spirit-airlines-begins-orderly-wind-062300402.html">announced</a>&nbsp;on Saturday that it would immediately begin winding down operations. The carrier said the move was its only option amid a sharp rise in oil prices and the lack of additional funding.

Budget airline Spirit finally shuts down, citing higher oil prices

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