What Moved Markets — 5am ET, May 18, 2026

Headlines

• •Elon Musk amplifies Citadel CEO's AI warning — agentic AI now replaces PhD-level finance work in hours

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• •Prediction: Nvidia's Stock Will Soar After May 20

  $INTC$IQNT$META$NFLX$NVDAfinance.yahoo.com

• •Fed's May inflation forecast worsens — S&P 500 faces pressure as rate-cut expectations fade

  $SPYfinance.yahoo.com

• •Elon Musk signals SpaceX IPO 'pretty soon' — defense primes LMT, NOC, RTX may face competition for space contracts

  $LMT$NOC$RTX$TSLAbloomberg.com

• •1 S&P 500 Stock to Target This Week and 2 We Avoid

  $CFG$MCK$NVDA$PHM$TALLfinance.yahoo.com

• •Swatch-Audemars Piguet Watches Flipped for as Much as $2,800

  $AAPL$MSbloomberg.com

• •1 Cash-Producing Stock for Long-Term Investors and 2 We Find Risky

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