Yulia Zeng

TradingKey - On the final trading day of May, the three major U.S. stock indices hit new record closing highs as technology stocks rallied, driven by Dell’s better-than-expected earnings report. By finishing the month in positive territory, the markets broke the traditional "Sell in May and go away" curse. Furthermore, the S&P 500 notched a rare nine-week winning streak, marking its longest rally since December 2023.

TradingKey - As the most anticipated annual technology event in global capital markets, COMPUTEX 2026 is set to take place at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from June 2 to 5.

TradingKey - As the U.S.-Iran conflict enters its third month, the global oil market is grappling with a combination of heightened volatility and uncertainty. In May, international oil prices recorded their largest single-month decline in six years. Brent crude July contracts fell nearly 20%, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) July contracts dropped nearly 17%, both marking their weakest monthly performance since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020.

TradingKey - On May 31, SoftBank Group announced it will invest up to €75 billion (approximately RMB 592 billion) in France to construct a large-scale AI computing cluster network. This project is set to become Europe's largest data center initiative to date and represents SoftBank's largest single AI investment outside the United States.

TradingKey - Dutch cloud computing provider Nebius Group (NBIS) saw its pre-market share price surge by as much as 11%. The primary catalyst for the rally was a significant equity disclosure from Situational Awareness, an investment firm founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner. According to regulatory filings, the firm holds 12.4 million Class A ordinary shares of Nebius, representing a 5.6% stake and making it one of the company's largest institutional investors.

TradingKey - Eli Lilly (LLY) shares rose nearly 2% in Thursday’s pre-market session as the market focused on a major decision from U.S. healthcare giant CVS Health (CVS). CVS announced it would restore insurance coverage for the weight-loss drug Zepbound and include Foundayo, an oral weight-loss medication newly approved in April, in its standard drug formulary.

TradingKey - Silver (XAGUSD) prices are currently hovering below $74 per ounce as the market lacks upward momentum.

TradingKey - US storage stocks rallied in pre-market trading, with Micron Technology (MU) expanding its gains to 8%, once again drawing market attention.

TradingKey - After six consecutive trading days of gains, HP (HPQ) shares saw a pullback on May 26. The market is currently focused on the company’s upcoming Q2 FY2026 earnings report, set to be released after the market close on May 27, where the AI PC penetration rate will serve as a key metric to validate market expectations.

TradingKey - At a critical juncture as SpaceX targets the largest IPO in history, the U.S. Space Force and global index giant FTSE Russell released major tailwinds on the same day, injecting dual momentum into the star aerospace company’s path to listing.

TradingKey - Nuclear energy company Oklo (OKLO) announced Tuesday that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to enter high-level negotiations to acquire legacy Cold War-era weapons-grade plutonium and convert it into fuel for advanced nuclear reactors. Boosted by the news, Oklo's pre-market gains expanded by nearly 12% at one point.

TradingKey - As the Q1 FY2027 earnings release date for Marvell Technology (MRVL) on May 27 (ET) approaches, Wall Street investment banks are collectively issuing bullish signals.

TradingKey - As the AI wave sweeps across the technology industry, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) giant Salesforce (CRM) stands at a critical crossroads of transformation. On May 27 local time, the company will release its first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings report. This report serves not only as a litmus test for the effectiveness of its AI strategy but also as a key benchmark for the repricing of the entire SaaS sector in the AI era.

TradingKey - Labor-management tensions within Samsung Electronics have escalated once again. The company's third-largest union, the Donghaeng Union, has officially filed for a preliminary injunction with the Suwon District Court in South Korea, seeking to halt the ongoing voting process for the 2026 tentative wage agreement.

TradingKey - Renowned Wall Street investment bank JPMorgan (JPM) has issued its latest assessment, stating that the S&P 500 could breach the 9,000-point milestone within the next year.

TradingKey — With Elon Musk’s SpaceX set to launch its IPO in mid-June, the space economy theme is becoming the new favorite of global capital markets, with related exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experiencing explosive growth.

TradingKey - Since entering into AI investing as an opportunity for investment at the start of this current AI investing cycle, Palantir (PLTR) has built a large following; early supporters of Palantir should have profited handsomely. 

TradingKey - In today's market, some of the longest-term success stories were anything but safe in the beginning (e.g., Amazon (AMZN)). Amazon spent nearly all of its early years operating with negative cash flow and required long-term investors to have both patience and the willingness to continue

TradingKey - AI leader OpenAI is reportedly accelerating its IPO process and could confidentially file a draft registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as early as today. If the review process proceeds smoothly, the company is expected to list by this September, a timeline significantly ahead of previous market expectations of the fourth quarter or later.

TradingKey - Driven by the strong catalyst of a sustained explosion in global demand for AI computing power, chip architecture giant Arm (ARM) has reached a historic milestone. This has yielded the most stellar returns of their investment careers for Arm’s majority shareholder, SoftBank Group, and its founder, Masayoshi Son.