Stock Market News — August 17, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Markets tumbled Monday as the U.S.-Iran ceasefire expired, sending oil past $90/barrel and bond yields to multi-decade highs—the Dow fell 0.51% and the S&P 500 tested critical support. Geopolitical risk and inflation fears dominated, though bright spots emerged: Nvidia pledged $105B for OpenAI's dat
Stock Market News — August 13, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Wall Street hit record highs as softer inflation data crushed rate-hike bets and boosted tech stocks. Silver Lake's $25B bid for Workday and Databricks' $5B funding round at $190B valuation highlight explosive momentum in enterprise software and AI infrastructure, with OpenAI's revenue run rate now
Stock Market News — August 12, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
AI infrastructure stocks CoreWeave (+19%), Nebius (+28%), and Super Micro (+20%) surged on blowout earnings and robust AI capex spending, while Cerebras plummeted 16% on disappointing results. July's in-line CPI report kept rate-cut bets alive, pushing U.S. stocks near record highs and South Korea's
Stock Market News — August 11, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
AI infrastructure and Korean chip stocks led gains today: CoreWeave surged 11% on strong AI demand, Samsung and SK Hynix each jumped 7%+ on Temasek investment reports, and Super Micro Computer added 9% after crushing earnings. However, geopolitical tensions and macro uncertainty ahead of Wednesday's
Stock Market News — August 10, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Nvidia's $500B AI infrastructure mega-deal with Wall Street validates the capex supercycle but sent NVIDIA stock down 2.5% on dilution concerns, while Riot Platforms surged 24% after Anthropic's landmark $9.1B cloud deal. Geopolitical tensions over Iran's Strait of Hormuz pushed oil up ~5%, creating
Stock Market News — August 05, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
The Dow hit a record high on Middle East peace hopes, but the Nasdaq stumbled as AppLovin, HubSpot, Figma, and Duolingo all crashed 11–20% after-hours on disappointing earnings. Asian chip stocks are already sliding on weak U.S. semiconductor sentiment, threatening further Nasdaq losses Thursday.
Stock Market News — August 04, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
SpaceX's debut earnings revealed $7.8B in revenue but sparked a semiconductor shuffle: AMD tumbled 9% after-hours on NVIDIA's partnership win, while NVIDIA surged 2%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and Dow hit record highs on broad AI momentum and easing Middle East tensions, with Asian markets following su
Stock Market News — August 03, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Amazon crossed $3 trillion market cap as AWS reported its fastest growth in nearly five years, while Palantir surged ~10% post-earnings on raised AI forecasts and CoreWeave jumped 18% on surging AI infrastructure demand. The Dow posted its first record close in a month, powered by broad tech earning
Stock Market News — July 30, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Microsoft surged 16% on strong Azure growth, while Amazon jumped nearly 7% after-hours on its best cloud sales in four years, fueling AI infrastructure momentum. However, Apple slid 4.5% on supply chain concerns, and gaming and crypto stocks tumbled double digits post-earnings, creating a sharp spli
Stock Market News — July 29, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Fed dissent over rate hikes sent the Dow tumbling 2.18% Wednesday, while Microsoft soared ~9% on cloud strength but Meta crashed ~8.6% on earnings miss, leaving markets torn between AI optimism and macro headwinds.
