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TradingKey - Walmart (WMT) will release its first-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings report before the market opens on May 21, Eastern Time. Market consensus expects revenue of approximately $174.57 billion, up 5.36% year-on-year, and earnings per share (EPS) of $0.66, up 7.9% year-on-year.

TradingKey - Following the collapse of wage negotiations on May 13, Samsung Electronics and its largest labor union entered a new round of government-mediated talks today (May 18). Should these negotiations fail, the union is scheduled to launch an 18-day strike starting May 21.

Discussions between the U.S. and Israel regarding renewed strikes on Iran have triggered an accelerated pullback in Bitcoin prices; the future rally hinges on whether the $75,000 support level can hold.

Tradingkey - Geopolitical tensions escalated sharply over the weekend. Following the conclusion of Trump's visit to China, tensions between the U.S. and Iran flared up once again. Renewed expectations of a long-term blockade of the Strait of Hormuz pushed both major crude oil futures to nearly two-week highs. As of press time, Brent crude broke above the $110 mark, rising 1.80% to $111.45 per barrel, having touched its highest level since May 5 during intraday trading. WTI crude oil futures rose 2.39% to $103.41 per barrel.

TradingKey - During the early Asian trading session on May 18, the Nikkei 225 Index dropped nearly 1% in early trade as investor concerns over rising global interest rates intensified. Simultaneously, the 10-year Japanese Government Bond (JGB) yield surged to 2.8%, hitting a nearly 30-year high since 1997.

TradingKey - In the early Asian session on May 18, gold prices (XAUUSD) extended last week's downward trend, falling for the fifth consecutive trading day. Prices briefly broke below $4,500 intraday, hitting a low of $4,480.54. Gold is currently trading at $4,497.11, down approximately 1% from last Friday.

Tradingkey - During the early Asian trading session on May 18, the KOSPI Index fell more than 4% at one point, hitting a near one-week low of 7,142.71. As of press time, the index remained down 1.57% at 7,375.55. Notably, the index closed down 6.12% in the previous session at 7,493.18, with the two-day volatility reaching a range of up to 904 points. After KOSPI 200 futures dropped 5%, the Korea Exchange triggered a circuit breaker mechanism, suspending program trading for five minutes.

US equities hit records on strong AI earnings and GDP growth. However, 3.8% inflation, $104 oil shocks, and narrow mega-cap concentration keep sentiment cautiously bullish but vulnerable as Kevin Warsh helms the Fed.

Wall Street institutions have ventured into Bitcoin primarily due to the United States' legalization and proactive embrace of the asset. Furthermore, these institutions recognize that Bitcoin offers potential profitability through strategies such as crisis hedging and capital appreciation from future price increases.

TradingKey - Nvidia Q1 FY2027 earnings May 20. Consensus: $78B revenue, $65B+ data centre, 74%+ margins. BofA target $320. NVDA at $224 at Fib 0.382 support. Breakout targets $231–$237.

Tradingkey - Since the beginning of this year, the wave of Agentic AI has driven an exponential increase in market demand for CPU chips, shifting the previous narrative that only GPUs would significantly benefit from AI. Current mainstream Agentic AI includes Anthropic’s Claude Cowork and OpenClaw. In the Agentic AI era, the role of the CPU has transitioned from an auxiliary component in the computing power value chain to the central control hub of agent systems. In this era, a CPU’s concurrency capabilities, memory bandwidth, and scheduling efficiency directly determine a system’s response speed and processing power. Once agent concurrency exceeds the CPU's capacity limit, issues such as request queuing and tool call failures arise, directly impacting user experience and system stability.

TradingKey - RXT up 165%+ in May on AI infrastructure partnerships. INOD triple-digit gains on LLM data contracts. Energy and defence surge on Iran friction. Next week: NVDA earnings, WMT, retail sales.

TradingKey - Recent U.S. April CPI and PPI data revealed surging inflationary pressures, significantly weakening expectations for Fed rate cuts and weighing on gold prices (XAUUSD) for four consecutive days of declines. Technical analysis indicates that gold prices may retreat to $4,360.

TradingKey - AI will be changing how power works in the U.S. Data centers consume electricity at a much higher level than they have before, and AI-related data centers are consuming power at a faster rate than other data centers. As an investor, this has been noticed by the market with stock appreci

TradingKey - Memory stocks have surged across the board year-to-date: SanDisk has jumped 411% this year, and Micron has risen 129%. However, forward P/E ratios for these stocks are trending lower.

TradingKey — According to a report by WIRED, OpenAI recently announced a corporate restructuring to consolidate its product lines. Its three core product offerings—ChatGPT, Codex, and the API—are being dismantled and merged into a unified product organization to "embrace" the Agentic Future; co-foun

TradingKey - Last Friday (May 15), The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to officially list on the Nasdaq on June 12 under the ticker symbol “SPCX,” with an expected fundraising target of $80 billion or more. If successful, this would

TradingKey - Since 2026, gold prices have undergone a sharp correction after hitting a record high of nearly $5,600/oz, falling to $4,100 in April before rebounding to above $4,700 in early May. The structural pricing logic for gold is experiencing a loosening, and investors are now focused on which signals will indicate the end of gold's long-term upward trend.

The Clarity Act moves closer to being signed by President Trump, with Coinbase set to become a major beneficiary of the legislation.

TradingKey - WTI briefly above $100 on renewed US-Iran friction. Enbridge, XOM, CVX, LMT lead weekly gainers. Nvidia, AMD, Cisco set records. Warsh Fed era begins. S&P targets 7,500–8,000+.