What Moved Markets — 2pm ET, May 15, 2026

Headlines

• •Intel drops 7% as rate-hike fears trigger Nasdaq 100 selloff — Intel shares fall 7% on Friday

  $INTCbenzinga.com

• •Microsoft rises 4%, resists Nasdaq downtrend — MSFT shares up 4% to $424.65 while Nasdaq slides

  $MSFTfinance.yahoo.com

• •Strategy announces $1.5 billion note repurchase — MSTR to repurchase $1.5 billion of convertible debt

  $MSTRbenzinga.com

• •Applied Materials reports record revenue and earnings in Q2 — AMAT delivers record revenue and highest gross margin in 25+ years

  $AMATfinance.yahoo.com

• •Trump says US doesn't need war '9,500 miles away' after Xi meeting — raises uncertainty over Taiwan policy

  $SPY$LMT$BAbenzinga.com

• •‘Revenue is not our main driver:’ Xanadu CEO defends long-term vision after stock plunge

  $NVDAbnnbloomberg.ca

• •This Analyst Called Bitcoin's Top At $125,000—And Now He's Calling For A Bearish Summer

  $GOOG$GOOGL$NE-WSbenzinga.com