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14
Jun

Stock Market News — June 14, 2026 — Weekend Recap & US Pre-Market — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

U.S.-Iran peace deal sends Asian markets and Wall Street futures soaring while crushing oil prices; SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire, reshaping mega-cap benchmarks and reigniting institutional appetite for mega IPOs.
7 min read
11
Jun

Stock Market News — June 11, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Wall Street surged 2% as Trump announced an Iran peace deal, while SpaceX's historic $75 billion IPO at $135/share made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. Semiconductors led gains with Applied Materials (+9.5%), KLA (+8.3%), and Lam Research (+8.2%) all hitting new highs on renewed AI chip de
8 min read
10
Jun

Stock Market News — June 10, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Wall Street plunged nearly 2% Wednesday as U.S.-Iran military tensions and a chip-sector rout spooked investors, with Oracle's massive AI spending forecast dragging the stock down ~4% despite beating earnings. Energy surged on geopolitical oil premiums, but tech weakness and supply-chain concerns ov
6 min read
09
Jun

Stock Market News — June 09, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

U.S.-Iran military strikes reignited geopolitical risk, pushing the VIX above 23 and dragging tech stocks lower—Tesla fell 5.4% and Supermicro tumbled 9% after-hours on a dilutive capital raise. Wednesday's CPI print looms as the next major catalyst amid broad inflation jitters weighing on sentiment
6 min read
02
Jun

Stock Market News — June 02, 2026 — Evening Update (last 12 hours, Pacific Time)

S&P 500 hits record highs above 7,600 as AI optimism dominates. SpaceX targets a historic $1.75 trillion IPO valuation at $135/share to raise $75 billion, while ChatGPT crosses 1 billion monthly users and Microsoft unveils AI-designed quantum chips.
6 min read
01
Jun

Stock Market News — June 01, 2026 — Evening Update (last 12 hours, Pacific Time)

The S&P 500 hit a record 7,600 as Alphabet announced an $80 billion AI infrastructure raise backed by Berkshire Hathaway, while Anthropic confidentially filed for an IPO, signaling the AI monetization era has arrived. HPE stock surged 36.6% after-hours on record AI demand, with semiconductor and cyb
6 min read
27
May

Stock Market News — May 27, 2026 — Evening Update (last 12 hours, Pacific Time)

S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow hit record highs Wednesday, fueled by major AI infrastructure deals including Pentagon's $9.7B Microsoft contract and Snowflake's $6B AWS pact, though Iran military strikes and Salesforce's weak guidance tempered broader optimism ahead of Thursday's PCE inflation data.
6 min read
26
May

Stock Market News — May 26, 2026 — Evening Update (last 12 hours), Pacific Time

S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs as Micron joins the $1 trillion club, while Goldman Sachs raises its year-end target to 8,000. AI semiconductor momentum spreads globally with SK Hynix crossing $1 trillion and Japan's Nikkei hitting fresh records, though U.S.-Iran tensions and chip export control
6 min read
25
May

Stock Market News — May 25, 2026 — Evening Update (last 12 hours) Pacific Time - (US markets were closed today)

US military strikes in Iran reversed Monday's peace-deal rally, sending oil higher and Asian stocks mixed, while South Korea's KOSPI hit record highs on chipmaker strength. With US markets closed for Memorial Day, Wednesday's open will reveal how Wall Street prices the geopolitical whipsaw between I
6 min read
21
May

Stock Market News — May 22, 2026 — last 12 hours - Evening Update - Pacific Time

Dow posts first record close since February on US-Iran nuclear deal optimism and strong tech earnings. AI infrastructure stocks surge as AMD and Nvidia suppliers rally on production ramp signals, while Estée Lauder jumps 12% after ditching Puig merger to focus on turnaround.
6 min read