Company News for May 22, 2026

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s WSM shares rose 6.5% after reporting first-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $1.93 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.80. Shares of Nordson Corporation NDSN gained 3.8% after reporting second-quarter fiscal 2026 revenues of $740.85 million, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $731 million. Ralph Lauren Corporation’s RL shares soared 13.9% after reporting fourth-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $2.80 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.52. Shares of International Business Machines Corporation IBM jumped 12.4% on reports that the Trump administration was embarking on a major quantum computing investment program that included about $1 billion in funding for the company’s new quantum chip foundry venture.

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