Stock Market News — June 25, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Micron Technology's record Q3 results sparked a semiconductor rally, briefly pushing its market cap past Meta and Tesla, while Qualcomm unveiled Meta as its first data center CPU customer and Applied Materials surged 7.1% on new AI chip launches. Apple's forced price hikes on Macs and iPads due to s
Stock Market News — June 24, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Micron Technology's record quarter sparked a $400+ billion chip stock rally, with SK Hynix surging 9% and KOSPI briefly halting after a 5%+ spike, while Anthropic accused Alibaba of "industrial-scale" AI model scraping, adding geopolitical tension to the semiconductor-driven market surge.
Stock Market News — June 24, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Wall Street rebounded Wednesday as crude oil plunged below $70, boosting airlines and consumer stocks despite ongoing tech weakness. JPMorgan raised its S&P 500 year-end target to 7,800 on "unprecedented" earnings revisions, while Micron's after-hours earnings report looms as a critical test for AI
Stock Market News — June 23, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Tech stocks plummeted globally as semiconductor concerns sparked a 2%+ Nasdaq selloff, though Samsung's $59B buyback plan and SpaceX's record $89B bond demand provided bright spots. FedEx tumbled on weak guidance while Alphabet replaced Verizon in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Stock Market News — June 22, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
South Korea's KOSPI tumbled over 5% as investors locked in gains from the AI chip rally, with SK Hynix sliding 7.5%, while Primoris Services cratered 30% on a slashed outlook. Quantum stocks surged after Trump signed executive orders boosting development, lifting IBM 3.75% on White House praise.
Stock Market News — June 22, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
Alphabet tumbled 6.8% amid AI talent losses and SpaceX competition, while SpaceX launched a $20B bond offering backed by a $100.8B cash balance—signaling a major power shift in tech. AbbVie's $10.9B acquisition of Apogee Therapeutics and CRH's $8.5B purchase of Arcosa drove M&A momentum, though Luci
Stock Market News — June 21, 2026 — Weekend Recap — Last 6 Hours (Pacific Time)
SK Hynix overtakes Samsung as South Korea's most valuable company, signaling strong AI memory demand, while China escalates supply chain tensions by tightening rare earth and indium export controls. IPO activity from Lime (backed by Uber) and Coowa adds cautious optimism, though geopolitical frictio
Stock Market News — June 19, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
European stocks closed mixed Friday as cancelled U.S.-Iran nuclear talks erased gains and pressured energy markets, while BHP tumbled on a $2.3B Jansen project cost overrun. Record AI-driven inflows into U.S. equity funds provided a bright spot, offsetting geopolitical headwinds and sector-specific
Stock Market News — June 18, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)
U.S.-Iran peace deal lifts S&P 500 1% and Nasdaq nearly 2%, with tech surging on chip enthusiasm including Marvell's 7% jump and a Trump-backed Apple-Intel partnership. Defense contractors plummet—Northrop Grumman (-5.8%), Lockheed Martin (-4.3%), L3Harris (-6.4%)—while SpaceX cools after its IPO fr
