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10
Jul

Stock Market News — July 10, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

SK Hynix's blockbuster 14% Nasdaq debut supercharged AI chip enthusiasm, lifting NVIDIA 3.5% while pressuring Micron, as Netflix slid 3.2% on subscriber engagement concerns. Circle surged 13.3% after winning final regulatory approval for a U.S. trust bank, while easyJet jumped 14% on Apollo's $7.7 b
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07
Jul

Stock Market News — July 07, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Semiconductor stocks plummeted over 1% on the Nasdaq as Samsung's blockbuster earnings sparked fears the AI boom is peaking, while DeepSeek's move to design its own chip rattled Nvidia's dominance. South Korea's KOSPI triggered a circuit breaker amid the selloff, though defense stocks like Saab surg
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02
Jul

Stock Market News — July 02, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Soft June jobs report sparked a global rally as rate-hike bets faded, lifting European indices up to 2.6% and Wall Street higher. Tesla's record Q2 deliveries paradoxically triggered a 6.6% stock drop in a classic "sell the news" reaction, while chip stocks tumbled on valuation concerns and Meta's A
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23
Jun

Stock Market News — June 23, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

A violent global tech selloff originating in South Korea's leveraged ETF market hammered semiconductor giants like Qualcomm (-9.8%), KLA (-9.9%), and ASML (-7.9%), dragging the Nasdaq to one-week lows. The KOSPI triggered a circuit breaker after plunging 8%, though bargain hunters partially stemmed
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19
Jun

Stock Market News — June 19, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

European stocks closed mixed Friday as cancelled U.S.-Iran nuclear talks erased gains and pressured energy markets, while BHP tumbled on a $2.3B Jansen project cost overrun. Record AI-driven inflows into U.S. equity funds provided a bright spot, offsetting geopolitical headwinds and sector-specific
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15
Jun

Stock Market News — June 15, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

US-Iran peace deal sends Dow to record highs and Nasdaq to best day since March, while Nvidia's blockbuster $25B bond offering and SpaceX's $3 trillion valuation surge underscore booming AI investment momentum amid geopolitical optimism.
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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
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09
Jun

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

SpaceX's massively oversubscribed IPO and OpenAI's confidential SEC filing signal an accelerating AI capital supercycle, while a $35B Anthropic infrastructure deal underscores aggressive private funding for AI compute. However, tech stocks reversed course mid-session as Apple faces EU regulatory hea
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25
May

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

Global markets surged Monday on U.S.-Iran nuclear deal optimism, with Japan's Nikkei hitting 65,000 for the first time and European indices reaching two-month highs. Oil prices fell sharply while airline stocks and equities rallied broadly, with Israel's TA 35 gaining 3.06% and Uber reportedly eyein
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22
May

Stock Market News — May 22, 2026 — Friday Morning Update - Last 12 hours - Pacific Time

Wall Street surged to record highs Friday as Dell, Zoom, Workday, and HP delivered blowout earnings, while UBS raised its S&P 500 year-end target to 7,900 on resilient consumer spending and AI tailwinds. Quantum computing stocks soared 20-25% on sector momentum and geopolitical optimism around U.S.-
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