--- title: "Morning News Wrap-Up, 5/18/26: Today's Biggest Stock Market Stories!" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286805104.md" description: "The stock market opened with significant movements: Sunshine Biopharma (SBFM) surged, while Bitcoin Depot (BTM) plummeted due to bankruptcy. Eli Lilly (LLY) fell after a Supreme Court decision, and SpaceX plans a stock split. Boston Scientific (BSX) announced a share buyback, and Costco (COST) hit a 52-week high. Other notable changes included declines for Meta (META) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), while Netflix (NFLX) rose on positive analyst coverage." datetime: "2026-05-18T17:45:50.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286805104.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286805104.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286805104.md) --- # Morning News Wrap-Up, 5/18/26: Today's Biggest Stock Market Stories! The trading week has officially begun, and there are plenty of stock market stories traders need to know about. To help speed things along, we have a list of the hottest market happenings for Monday below. ### Claim 55% Off TipRanks Trade STX with leverage - **Sunshine Biopharma** (SBFM) stock underwent a massive rally alongside heavy trading activity. - **Redwire** (RDW) stock was volatile as the company attends SOF Week 2026. - **Bitcoin Depot** (BTM) stock crashed on a bankruptcy filing. - **Eli Lilly** (LLY) stock was down after the Supreme Court declined to hear one of the company's cases. - **SpaceX** is reportedly planning a stock split ahead of the company's IPO. - **Lululemon Athletica** (LULU) stock was on the rise despite internal turmoil. - **Boston Scientific** (BSX) stock took off after the company revealed a share buyback. - **Salesforce** (CRM) stock jumped on reinstated coverage from a top analyst. - **Costco Wholesale** (COST) stock climbed to a new 52-week high on a dividend increase. - **Hims & Hers** (HIMS) stock was slammed by a convertible notes offering. - **Seagate Technology** (STX) stock fell after the company's CEO rejected talk of factory expansions. - **Meta Platforms** (META) stock slipped alongside a new round of layoffs. - **The Dow Jones** (DJIA) dipped alongside increased oil prices. - **Starbucks** (SBUX) stock was down on plans to rely less on external service providers. - **Advanced Micro Devices** (AMD) stock fell despite CEO Lisa Su's meeting with a Chinese official. - **Netflix** (NFLX) stock gained alongside bullish analyst coverage. - **Take-Two** (TTWO) stock jumped despite a leaked _GTA 6_ price. ### Related Stocks - [META.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/META.US.md) - [GBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GBTC.US.md) - [SBFM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SBFM.US.md) - [LLY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LLY.US.md) - [NFLX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NFLX.US.md) - [BSX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BSX.US.md) - [COST.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COST.US.md) - [BTM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTM.US.md) - [AMD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMD.US.md) - [BRRR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRRR.US.md) - [BITO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITO.US.md) - [IBIT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IBIT.US.md) - [COTG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COTG.US.md) - [NFLW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NFLW.US.md) - [FBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBTC.US.md) - [BTCW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCW.US.md) - [ARKB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ARKB.US.md) - [NFLU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NFLU.US.md) - [BITB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITB.US.md) - [EZBC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EZBC.US.md) - [BTCHKD.VAHK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCHKD.VAHK.md) - [BTCUSD.VAHK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCUSD.VAHK.md) - [RDW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RDW.US.md) - [LULU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LULU.US.md) - [CRM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CRM.US.md) - [HIMS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HIMS.US.md) - [STX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/STX.US.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [SBUX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SBUX.US.md) - [TTWO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TTWO.US.md) - [SBFMW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SBFMW.US.md) - [BTMWW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTMWW.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [What's Going On With Meta Platforms Stock Today?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286272851.md) - [EXCLUSIVE-Meta lays out plans for May 20 layoffs, restructuring, internal document says](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286809586.md) - [Costco is a big winner of the gas price chaos](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285836472.md) - [Meta brings virtual writing to everyone with Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286470160.md) - [Costco Stock (COST) Hits 52-Week High as Company Raises Dividend 13%](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286793057.md)