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Apr

Stock Market News — April 30, 2026 — Morning Update (Last 12 Hours PT)

Alphabet cloud resets AI expectations as Big Tech capex hits $700B. Eli Lilly, Novo surge on FDA weight-loss move. Samsung chip profit 50x. Qualcomm +11% on OpenAI deal. Caterpillar raises on AI power. Meta downgraded. Hertz +21% on Uber AV deal. ECB/BoE hold.
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29
Apr

Stock Market News — April 29, 2026 — Morning Update (Last 12 Hours PT)

Stocks dip as Fed decision and Big Tech earnings loom. NXP surges 17%. Starbucks +5% on turnaround. Visa beats, raises forecast. Kone confirms $34B TK Elevator deal. Yen breaks 160. Goldman lifts inflation forecast. Robinhood -11%. KalVista +39% on $1.9B buyout. Pershing Square IPO stumbles.
9 min read
28
Apr

Stock Market News — April 28, 2026 — Evening Update (Last 12 Hours PT)

OpenAI growth fears trigger AI selloff; S&P, Nasdaq slide. Starbucks raises outlook, +5% AH. Visa beats on strong spending. Seagate surges on AI storage demand. Ackman raises $5B IPO. Kone nears $34B TK Elevator deal. US tightens China chip curbs. Fed decision looms Wednesday.
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28
Apr

Stock Market News — April 28, 2026 — Last 12 Hours PT (morning update)

Nasdaq slides >1% as OpenAI growth concerns trigger AI selloff. Hormuz transits at 3% of normal. Coca-Cola surges on raised guidance. Dimon warns of worse credit downturn. Citi lifts AI market view to $4T. Earnings flood continues.
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27
Apr

Stock Market News — April 27, 2026 Evening Update — Last 12 Hours PT

S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at fresh records. OpenAI misses revenue and user targets ahead of IPO. Meta unwinds Manus AI deal after China ban. BOJ holds rates. Starboard takes activist stakes in Dynatrace and Flowserve. Domino's slumps 10% on weak consumer outlook.
11 min read
27
Apr

Stock Market News — April 27, 2026 — Last 12 Hours PT (Morning update)

OpenAI breaks Microsoft exclusivity, free to deal with Amazon and Google. Qualcomm surges 13% on OpenAI chip tie-up. Shell acquires ARC Resources for $16.4B. Ackman's Pershing Square IPO oversubscribed at $5B. Bridgewater warns AI is existential threat to software.
11 min read
26
Apr

Stock Market News — April 26, 2026 — Last 12 Hours PT (Evening Update)

Nikkei and KOSPI hit record highs as Intel's CPU rally extends into Asia. Sun Pharma confirms $11.8B Organon acquisition. Oil jumps on stalled US-Iran talks. US State Dept warns globally about DeepSeek AI thefts. Taiwan court jails execs in TSMC trade secrets case.
8 min read
24
Apr

Stock Market News — April 24, 2026 — Last 12 Hours PT

Google plans up to $40B Anthropic investment. S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs. Intel's AI CPU boom lifts AMD +12%, Arm +8%. Meta taps AWS Graviton for AI agents. DeepSeek drops V4. China curbs US tech investment. European shares post first weekly loss on Iran fears.
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22
Apr

Stock Market News — April 22, 2026 — Evening Update (Last 12 Hours PT)

S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs on ceasefire relief and earnings. Tesla beats, raises capex to $25B+ for AI and robotics. Intel lands Tesla as first 14A customer. IBM disappoints. ServiceNow crashes on Middle East delays. SoftBank seeks $10B loan against OpenAI shares.
9 min read
20
Apr

Stock Market News — April 20, 2026 — Evening Update (Last 12 Hours PT)

Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO; John Ternus takes the helm. Anthropic commits $100B+ to Amazon cloud. SpaceX preps IPO with 3-day analyst meeting. Alaska Air pulls forecast on fuel surge. KOSPI hits record on AI chip rally. Strategy buys $2.54B in Bitcoin.
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