Stock Market News — August 27, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Nvidia's $96.2B Q2 revenue beat lifted the Nasdaq 1.5% and sparked a chip-stock rally, while PayPal cratered 12% after-hours following Advent and Stripe's abandoned $50B takeover bid. Affirm surged 8.5% on strong fintech results as investors weighed mixed earnings and anticipation of Fed Chair nomin
Stock Market News — August 27, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Nvidia's blockbuster 70% revenue growth forecast sparked a tech rally, lifting the Nasdaq over 1% and driving Salesforce up 20% and Okta up 26%. However, sticky inflation at 3.7% and European political turmoil in France threaten to derail the AI-driven momentum heading into September.
Stock Market News — August 26, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Nvidia's revenue doubled with strong Q3 guidance, while Salesforce (+12.8%) and CrowdStrike (+12.6%) crushed earnings on AI demand. Mega-deals—Nvidia acquiring Hugging Face for $13B+, Anthropic's $45B cloud compute commitment, and Meta's $18B children's lawsuit settlement—underscore accelerating AI
Stock Market News — August 26, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Nvidia's $280 billion implied earnings swing dominates as markets tread water on mixed PCE data and tariff concerns. Abercrombie surges 33% on strong guidance while Intuit tumbles 12%, and Boston Scientific falls 4.6% after a cyberattack disrupts operations.
Stock Market News — August 25, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Tech stocks led markets higher Tuesday, but all eyes are on Nvidia's after-hours earnings as the ultimate AI trade stress test. Intuit's weak guidance and Zoom's soft outlook rattled software investors, while Jack Ma's $76M Alibaba stake purchase and Semtech's strong beat offered bullish signals for
Stock Market News — August 25, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Tech stocks surge ahead of Nvidia's pivotal earnings—options markets price a $280 billion swing—while Anthropic's $30T AI market claim fuels infrastructure momentum. Dick's Sporting Goods' Q2 miss triggers retail contagion, dragging Nike and Adidas lower despite broad market gains.
Stock Market News — August 24, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Nvidia earnings jitters sent Asian tech stocks tumbling, with SK Hynix and Xpeng both sliding on labor disputes and earnings misses. Trump's threat of 50% Canadian auto tariffs spooked Detroit automakers, while Boeing's $131B defense contract and Syria's removal from terrorism sponsor list offered r
Stock Market News — August 24, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Markets tumbled as Trump's 50% Canadian auto tariff threat rattled automakers, while semiconductor stocks plunged on CXMT-Apple chip restrictions and Samsung disappointed with its $80B buyback plan. Nvidia earnings loom Wednesday amid broader tech sector caution and $44B in institutional semiconduct
Stock Market News — August 21, 2026 — Friday Evening — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Wall Street closed higher Friday but endured its worst week in over a month as bond sell-offs and rising oil prices pressured sentiment. Boeing workers authorized a strike threatening production, while OpenAI slashed GPT-5.6 pricing by 20%+ and Anthropic hired ex-Google chip talent ahead of a potent
