Stock Market News — July 13, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Middle East tensions and Trump's Strait of Hormuz threat rattled markets Monday, while SK Hynix's record 15.4% collapse triggered a global memory chip selloff dragging down Micron, Western Digital, and Samsung. TSMC's strong AI-driven Q2 results and Intel's €5B Irish investment provided isolated bri
Stock Market News — July 10, 2026 — Friday Evening — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Wall Street closed higher Friday as the S&P 500 approached record highs, buoyed by SK Hynix's historic 13% Nasdaq debut—the largest foreign IPO ever—which reignited AI chip enthusiasm and lifted NVIDIA 3.5%. Meanwhile, geopolitical tensions pushed oil prices higher, Apple sued OpenAI over trade secr
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
Stock Market News — July 09, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Chip stocks led a broad market rebound Thursday as SK Hynix priced a blockbuster $26.5B U.S. offering and OpenAI launched GPT-5.6 with a new enterprise "super app," intensifying AI competition. Geopolitical tensions eased after Trump signaled Iran wants a deal, while Meta's aggressive AI infrastruct
Stock Market News — July 09, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Chip stocks surged Thursday as Micron pledged $250B in U.S. investment and SK Hynix's ADR debut drew overwhelming demand, while Meta's AI infrastructure expansion boosted semiconductor suppliers. The rally was tempered by AstraZeneca's 9% plunge after a late-stage trial failure and software stocks'
Stock Market News — July 08, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Markets closed mixed Wednesday as Trump declared the U.S.-Iran deal "over," triggering military strikes and a broad selloff that hit European stocks hardest. Tech provided some cushion with Nvidia rallying 3.8% and SK Hynix's $28B ADR drawing massive institutional demand, but geopolitical uncertaint
Stock Market News — July 08, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Trump's declaration that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is "over" triggered a broad global selloff, with the Dow down over 1% and European indices falling sharply (DAX -2.35%, CAC -2.18%). Meanwhile, Apple's $30B Broadcom deal and China's limited Nvidia H200 access provided isolated tech strength amid the
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
Stock Market News — July 06, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Wall Street's record Dow and 1% Nasdaq gain Monday were fueled by chip stocks rebounding on the Broadcom-Apple deal extension and SK Hynix's $28B US listing, but optimism fizzled after-hours as Samsung's stunning 19-fold profit jump paradoxically spooked investors worried AI valuations have peaked.
Stock Market News — July 06, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Wall Street surged Monday on AI infrastructure deals: Broadcom locked in Apple chip supply through 2031, TeraWulf jumped 20% on a $19B Anthropic data center lease, and SK Hynix launched a record $28B U.S. listing. Chip stocks rebounded sharply while Microsoft's 4,800 job cuts tempered gains.
