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
Stock Market News — August 18, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Global markets tumbled Tuesday as Iran tensions and soaring bond yields—with the 30-year hitting its highest since 2007—triggered a tech selloff that dragged the Nasdaq down over 1%. Meanwhile, M&A activity offered bright spots: KKR's $9B UGI bid, Francisco Partners' $650M Weave buyout, and Goldman'
Stock Market News — August 17, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Markets tumbled Monday as the U.S.-Iran ceasefire expired, sending oil past $90/barrel and bond yields to multi-decade highs—the Dow fell 0.51% and the S&P 500 tested critical support. Geopolitical risk and inflation fears dominated, though bright spots emerged: Nvidia pledged $105B for OpenAI's dat
Stock Market News — August 17, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Nvidia commits $105 billion to back OpenAI's Ohio data center in a landmark AI infrastructure deal, while geopolitical tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and weak retail data weigh on markets. Memory chip stocks surge on White House pressure for Apple to avoid Chinese suppliers, though European equi
Stock Market News — August 14, 2026 — Friday Evening — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Markets closed modestly lower Friday as weak retail sales dampened sentiment, but the week's real story was AI's dominance: Anthropic's IPO prep revealed a staggering $190–200B 2028 revenue target, while Jane Street's $15B July loss from AI hedge fund exposure added a cautionary note to otherwise bu
