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Jul

Stock Market News — July 20, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Wall Street closed lower Monday as Iran tensions and pre-earnings caution pressured all three major indexes, while a federal judge temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance's $110B Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, injecting major uncertainty into the year's biggest media deal. Gold reclaimed $4,000/
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16
Jul

Stock Market News — July 16, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

TSMC's record 77% profit surge paradoxically dragged chip stocks lower on capex concerns, while UnitedHealth's earnings beat lifted the Dow and insurance sector. Uber's $14.8B Delivery Hero takeover and Eli Lilly's $3.8B psychedelic drug deal headline a busy M&A morning, though SpaceX's slip below i
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08
Jun

Stock Market News — June 08, 2026 — Morning Update (Pacific Time)

U.S. stocks rebounded Monday as Iran paused strikes on Israel, lifting sentiment across tech and defense. Intel surged ~12% on reports Google and Nvidia are considering it as a backup chip manufacturer, while Marvell jumped ~9% following S&P 500 inclusion, signaling a powerful semiconductor rotation
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