{"id":4425,"date":"2026-05-21T17:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-midday-rgti-de-be-spot\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:05:14","slug":"stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-midday-rgti-de-be-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-midday-rgti-de-be-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks making the biggest moves midday: RGTI, DE, BE, SPOT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\">\n<p><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ArticleBody-extraData\"><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ArticleBody-extraData\"><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"xyz-data\">Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Quantum stocks \u2014 Shares of quantum computing companies soared following a Wall Street Journal report that the government plans to award $2 billion in grants to nine firms. The deal also included government equity stakes, the report said. Rigetti Computing jumped more than 30%, D-Wave Quantum surged 22%, and Quantum Computing rallied 13%. IonQ gained 9%, IBM rose 7% and GlobalFoundries added 11%. Rare earth stocks \u2014 Rare earth stocks extended their rebound from a sell-off tied to concerns around export restrictions in China. USA Rare Earth rose 7% after it announced $19.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to support pilot-scale rare earth element separation development. Critical Metals rose 3% after it signed a 15-year offtake agreement with Greenland&#8217;s Tanbreez rare earth deposit. Bloom Energy \u2014 The energy company jumped more than 12% after it unveiled a partnership with Europe&#8217;s Nebius , an AI cloud provider seeking to overcome power constraints in the AI infrastructure buildout. Nebius shares rose more than 16%. Deere \u2014 The agriculture equipment maker reported better-than-expected second-quarter results, with its earnings of $6.55 per share, topping the FactSet consensus estimate of $5.70 per share. It had net sales of $11.78 billion, versus also $11.54 billion expected from analysts. Deere reaffirmed its full-year net income guidance. Shares fell nearly 8%. Birkenstock \u2014 The shoemaker&#8217;s stock jumped more than 17% after it said it would accelerate its stock repurchase program. CEO Oliver Reichert said recent market volatility created a &#8220;strong disconnect&#8221; between its share price and underlying fundamentals. Shares have fallen almost 30% over the past year. Spotify \u2014 Shares of the music streaming platform rose 14% after it provided a strong forecast at its first investor day since 2022. Spotify expects revenue to grow at a compound annual growth rate in the mid-teens and laid out plans to reach 1 billion subscribers. Stellantis \u2014 The automaker&#8217;s stock fell more than 3% after it disclosed its plans to boost North American sales by 35% by 2030 . Stellantis said it will add new crossovers to its storied Chrysler brand, and is targeting 60% for its Chrysler and Ram trucks. These steps were part of a broader five-year plan the company unveiled Thursday. Walmart \u2014 The megaretailer tumbled nearly 7% after it issued a disappointing outlook . Walmart expects adjusted earnings per share to be between $2.75 and $2.85, lower than expectations of $2.91, according to LSEG. Its first-quarter adjusted EPS was in line with expectations, while its revenue topped estimates. Rocket Lab \u2014 The space company tumbled 5% after Space X filed a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission to trade publicly on the Nasdaq. CNBC reported last week the company plans to kick off a roadshow to market the deal on June 8. Nvidia \u2014 The chip titan said revenue surged 85% year over year to $81.62 billion in the first quarter, exceeding the prediction of $78.86 billion from analysts polled by LSEG. Shares were down about 2%. Intuit \u2014 Shares sank nearly 20% after the financial software company announced a 17% workforce cut. Intuit also missed analyst expectations for revenue in the third fiscal quarter, posting $8.56 billion against an LSEG consensus forecast of $8.61 billion. Kroger \u2014 The grocer shed 2% following a Bloomberg report that it plans to significantly cut prices across its stores to take on Walmart and Costco. Applied Digital \u2014 The data center company jumped 19% on the back of the announcement that it entered a long-term lease agreement with a U.S.-based high investment-grade hyperscaler. Nio \u2014 U.S.-listed shares of the Chinese electric-vehicle maker climbed nearly 2% even though its first-quarter earnings and revenue topped expectations. The company said it plans to deliver between 110,000 and 115,000 deliveries in the second quarter, a nearly 60% increase from the year prior. \u2014 CNBC&#8217;s Alex Harring contributed reporting.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Quantum stocks \u2014 Shares of quantum computing companies soared following a Wall Street Journal report that the government plans to award $2 billion in grants to nine firms. The deal also included government equity stakes, the report said. 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