Stock Market News — August 11, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Riot Platforms surged 21% after securing a landmark $9.1 billion AI data center deal with Anthropic, signaling Bitcoin miners are pivoting to AI infrastructure. Meanwhile, On Holding plummeted 19% on a Q2 miss, and Intel raised $20 billion to fund foundry ambitions against TSMC as markets await tomo
Stock Market News — August 10, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Nvidia's $500B AI infrastructure mega-deal with Wall Street validates the capex supercycle but sent NVIDIA stock down 2.5% on dilution concerns, while Riot Platforms surged 24% after Anthropic's landmark $9.1B cloud deal. Geopolitical tensions over Iran's Strait of Hormuz pushed oil up ~5%, creating
Stock Market News — August 07, 2026 — Friday Evening — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Wall Street hit record highs Friday after a surprise July jobs loss (-23K) eased rate-hike fears, while Nvidia committed $3B to data center developer Lancium and Switch filed for a potential $50B IPO—though OpenAI's pause on its "Astra" model over cybersecurity concerns added a rare cautionary note
Stock Market News — August 07, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Surprise July jobs decline of 23,000 crushed rate-hike fears, sending S&P 500 and Nasdaq higher, while a wave of software earnings beats—led by Atlassian (+33%), Doximity (+66%), and Cloudflare (+16%)—reinforced a powerful "software is back" narrative.
Stock Market News — August 06, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Markets closed cautiously Thursday as the Dow fell 0.85% and S&P 500 faced bearish pressure ahead of Friday's jobs report, with earnings showing stark divergence: Atlassian soared 23% and Airbnb jumped 10.8%, but The Trade Desk crashed 23.9% and Asia's KOSPI logged its worst month since 2008 amid an
Stock Market News — August 06, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Tech earnings delivered a harsh reality check overnight: AppLovin crashed 19% on its first guidance miss, HubSpot plunged 24% on weak demand, and memory chip stocks (WDC down 13%, SNDK down 9%) tumbled despite strong results, signaling valuation gravity is winning. Meanwhile, Alphabet's $25B bond of
Stock Market News — August 05, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
The Dow hit a record high on Middle East peace hopes, but the Nasdaq stumbled as AppLovin, HubSpot, Figma, and Duolingo all crashed 11–20% after-hours on disappointing earnings. Asian chip stocks are already sliding on weak U.S. semiconductor sentiment, threatening further Nasdaq losses Thursday.
Stock Market News — August 05, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
S&P 500 and Dow hit record highs Wednesday as Shopify surged ~29% on strong earnings and Middle East peace hopes boosted sentiment, though AMD fell ~8% despite a 50% revenue beat and SpaceX slid ~11% post-IPO on valuation concerns.
Stock Market News — August 04, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
SpaceX's debut earnings revealed $7.8B in revenue but sparked a semiconductor shuffle: AMD tumbled 9% after-hours on NVIDIA's partnership win, while NVIDIA surged 2%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and Dow hit record highs on broad AI momentum and easing Middle East tensions, with Asian markets following su
