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
Stock Market News — August 21, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Bitcoin surged above $73,000, igniting a crypto rally with Strategy (+10.9%), Coinbase (+7.1%), and Marathon Digital (+15.5%) leading gains. However, Walmart's weakest sales growth in six years sparked consumer stock selloffs, while gold's surge powered mining stocks like Freeport-McMoran (+7.5%) to
Stock Market News — August 20, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Wall Street tumbled Thursday as rising Treasury yields and Walmart's 9% plunge—its steepest drop in years after reporting slowest sales growth—rattled consumer sentiment, though Samsung's $79B shareholder return and Bitcoin's 5.94% surge offered brief Asian relief.
Stock Market News — August 20, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Walmart's rare sales miss sent shares plummeting 9% amid consumer spending concerns, while Samsung and SK Hynix announced record shareholder returns totaling $100B+, reshaping the semiconductor landscape. Bitcoin's 11% surge above $71,000 lifted crypto proxies, though rising Treasury yields to 4.688
Stock Market News — August 19, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Moderna shares doubled on breakthrough cancer vaccine data with Merck, adding $30B in market cap, while Treasury Secretary Bessent's bond buyback announcement arrested a global yield spike and revived risk appetite across equities and rate-sensitive sectors.
Stock Market News — August 19, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Moderna's Phase 3 melanoma vaccine success sent its stock soaring over 100%, igniting a biotech rally and record Nasdaq biotech highs, while surging Treasury yields hammered Asian markets before U.S. buyback intervention stabilized sentiment. Marvell's $12.2B custom AI chip deal with Google and Eli
Stock Market News — August 18, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
A global semiconductor selloff triggered a circuit-breaker halt on South Korea's KOSPI after a 5% plunge, with SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics tumbling 8.3% and 7.0% respectively. Rising bond yields near multi-decade highs compounded the pressure, dragging Nasdaq down over 1% for a third consecutiv
