Stock Market News — September 18, 2026 — Friday Evening — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, handing control to son Howard in a historic succession. Meanwhile, UBS projects AI spending will hit nearly $1 trillion this year, and Anthropic targets a November IPO with plans for a new model release.
Mortgage Rates — September 18, 2026 — Today (Pacific Time)
US mortgage rates for September 18, 2026: 30-Yr Fixed at 7.20% (+0.01% daily, +0.08% weekly). 15-Yr Fixed at 6.83%. Full rate table and trends inside.
Stock Market News — August 06, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Markets closed cautiously Thursday as the Dow fell 0.85% and S&P 500 faced bearish pressure ahead of Friday's jobs report, with earnings showing stark divergence: Atlassian soared 23% and Airbnb jumped 10.8%, but The Trade Desk crashed 23.9% and Asia's KOSPI logged its worst month since 2008 amid an
Stock Market News — July 21, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Tech stocks rallied Tuesday as Super Micro Computer surged 20% on a $60B backlog and strong margins, lifting the AI hardware complex. TSMC's plan to raise chipmaking prices up to 10% in 2027 and Trump's 100% tariff on generic drug imports from 2028 add cost pressures, but accelerating AI infrastruct
Stock Market News — July 17, 2026 — Friday Evening — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Wall Street's two-week winning streak ended Friday as a semiconductor rout—sparked by Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI designing a chip in 48 hours without proprietary tools—sent the SOX into bear market territory. Cadence and Synopsys plummeted over 9% each on existential EDA software concerns, while
Stock Market News — June 26, 2026 — Friday Evening — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Tech stocks plummeted 4.5% this week as OpenAI delayed GPT-5.6's rollout and Strait of Hormuz tensions escalated, but SpaceX soared with a $25B bond offering and confirmed Nasdaq 100 entry on July 7, triggering massive passive fund buying.
