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Akamai Jumps 25% on $1.8 B Pledge, Peers Slip

5/8/2026

Summary

Story summary

Akamai shares rose 25% after a frontier model provider pledged $1.8 billion over seven years.
CoreWeave fell 10% after guiding Q2 revenue of $2.45-$2.6 billion versus a $2.69 billion consensus, while Trade Desk dropped 14% when forecasting $750 million versus $771 million.
Texas Roadhouse rose 6% as Q1 earnings of $1.87 beat $1.80, with same-store sales up 6.5%.
Cloudflare cut about 1,100 jobs and guided Q2 earnings of 27 cents per share with revenue of $664-$665 million.

History

Historical Context

Lehman Brothers’ September 15 2008 bankruptcy marked the climax of the 2008 financial crisis, prompting a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program and a U.S. unemployment peak of 11 % in October 2009. The crisis forced firms like Goldman Sachs to cut costs, a pattern echoed today as Akamai’s shares jump 25 % while Cloudflare trims 1,100 jobs.

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Story summary

Akamai shares rose 25% after a frontier model provider pledged $1.8 billion over seven years.
CoreWeave fell 10% after guiding Q2 revenue of $2.45-$2.6 billion versus a $2.69 billion consensus, while Trade Desk dropped 14% when forecasting $750 million versus $771 million.
Texas Roadhouse rose 6% as Q1 earnings of $1.87 beat $1.80, with same-store sales up 6.5%.
Cloudflare cut about 1,100 jobs and guided Q2 earnings of 27 cents per share with revenue of $664-$665 million.

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