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Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 174 min read
Nubank App Posts First $1B Profit Quarter
Nu Holdings reported $1.06 billion in net income for Q2 2026, its first billion-dollar quarter, sending NU shares up 9.3% in after-hours trading to $15.22.
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Markets
MAJOR
Aug 177 min read
Brent Gains 1.67% as Oil Refinery Crack Spreads Soar
Brent settled at $88.52/bbl, up 1.67%, while record oil refinery crack spreads above $80/bbl reveal a structural deficit keeping diesel pump prices elevated across major consuming markets.
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Aug 176 min read
Bessent Plans Iran Isolation; Chinese Refinery Curbs Eyed
Treasury's Bessent vows Iran economic measures 'never seen in history,' with secondary sanctions on Chinese refinery buyers of crude expected within days.
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 175 min read
Paramount Studios Stock Jumps 9.4% Amid Warner Deal Pause
Paramount Skydance shares climbed 9.4% on the week as a federal court pause on its $110 billion Warner Bros. acquisition expires August 17, with ticking fees of roughly $7 million per day set to…
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 175 min read
Europe Captures 72.6% of Global Equity Fund Inflows
European equity funds absorbed $3.52 billion in net flows, claiming nearly three-quarters of all global equity fund allocations as STOXX 600 second-quarter earnings surged 23.4% year-over-year.
Technology
NOTABLE
Aug 164 min read
Tudor Investment Raises IBIT Stake 18.9% After Selloff
Tudor Investment added 109,446 IBIT shares in Q2 2026, reversing four straight quarters of selling and lifting its bitcoin ETF stake to $22.9 million.
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 166 min read
Unitree Prices Shanghai IPO at $9B as Crypto Bets $38B
Unitree Robotics prices at $9B on the Shanghai STAR Market as Hyperliquid perpetuals imply $38B - four times higher - ahead of this week's trading debut.
Technology
MAJOR
Aug 164 min read
AMD Surges 6.5% as $4.75B Bond Funds Instinct AI
AMD raised $4.75B in a record four-tranche bond issuance, lifting shares 6.5% as debt funds its Instinct AI buildout while preserving shareholder equity.
Technology
MAJOR
Aug 164 min read
Intel's $20B Share Offering Fuels Fab Expansion
Intel raised $20 billion at $95 per share to fund its chip foundry push, with INTC closing 7.9% above the offer price as markets absorbed 4.8% dilution.
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 166 min read
Nvidia Stock Portfolio Hits $63B on Intel, SpaceX Stakes
Nvidia's $63.44 billion equity portfolio, led by Intel and SpaceX, added $15.9 billion in GAAP gains last quarter - a material wildcard for the August 26 earnings print.
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 167 min read
Walmart, Home Depot Set Consumer Stress Test
Four of the country's largest retailers report Q2 2026 results in a compressed three-day stretch as FOMC minutes land Wednesday after July retail sales dropped 0.6%.
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
Aug 166 min read
Brent Tops $88 as US Threatens New Iran Sanctions
Brent crude and WTI extended weekly gains Friday after the Treasury Department signaled sweeping new economic measures against Iran ahead of an Aug. 17 deadline, tightening a naval blockade that…
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 166 min read
Momentum Stocks Chart a Stealth Bear Market Beneath Record Highs
Momentum stocks have shed as much as 25% from June peaks while the S&P 500 touches all-time highs, exposing a deepening factor-level bear market invisible to headline index watchers.
Markets
NOTABLE
Aug 166 min read
Wall Street Books Third Straight Weekly Gain
The S&P 500 logged its third consecutive weekly advance and 27th record close of 2026, gaining 0.4% for the week despite a Friday pullback triggered by a steep miss in July retail sales.
Economy
MAJOR
Aug 166 min read
Inflation Expectations Hit 4.3% on Iran War Shock
U.S. consumers now expect prices to rise 4.3% over the coming year, up from 4.2% in July and nearly a full point above the pre-Iran-war baseline of 3.4%, signaling that geopolitical inflation is…
Markets
NOTABLE
Aug 167 min read
ASX 200 Falls 0.80% as Mining Rout Defies Global Tech Rally
Australia's sydney exchange benchmark slid to 9,115.2 on August 14, 2026, with materials losses overwhelming the asx board's technology gains as Wall Street hit fresh record highs.
Markets
NOTABLE
Aug 156 min read
Korea Chips Rally Splits Asia; Hang Seng Board Falls 1%
South Korea's KOSPI surged 3.6% to 6,813 on semiconductor strength while Hong Kong's Hang Seng board dropped 1% to 25,137 and Shanghai slipped 0.5%.
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 156 min read
Russell 2000 Notches 27th Record Close, Leads 2026
The Russell 2000 closed at a fresh all-time high of 3,068.42 on Friday, extending its year-to-date lead over the S&P 500 to 9.1 percentage points as small cap stocks cement their role as 2026's…
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 157 min read
Hartnett: National Debt Nears $40T Threatens Equity Rally
BofA's Michael Hartnett warns the surging national debt clock and stubborn 5% long-bond yields are building into a structural brake on equity markets.
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 157 min read
Salesforce Drops 2.25%, Disney Gains 2.05% in Dow Split
Salesforce fell 2.25% to lead Dow laggards as Agentforce monetization doubts weigh, while Disney rose 2.05% on record parks and streaming earnings beats.
Technology
MAJOR
Aug 158 min read
Hyperscalers Slip: Oracle Leads Decline as AI Debt Alarm Rings
Oracle, Meta, and Amazon shares retreat Friday as Oracle's near-junk credit status and ballooning capex deficits deepen investor anxiety over AI infrastructure returns.
Markets
NOTABLE
Aug 157 min read
Range Resources Tumbles 7.3% on Natural Gas Selloff
Shares of the Appalachian pure-play producer slid 7.3% as natural gas wellhead prices collapsed, regional supply gluts widened, and multiple analysts slashed price targets, pushing the stock to…
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 155 min read
Globant GLOB Sinks 12.6% on Weak Q2 2026 Earnings
Globant dropped 12.6% after the IT services and software development firm missed Q2 2026 estimates and cut its full-year revenue and adjusted EPS guidance.
Technology
MAJOR
Aug 155 min read
SanDisk Adds 7.4% as Investor Day Gains Compound
SanDisk rose 7.4% Friday, extending Thursday's 14% Investor Day surge as $93.9B in long-term contracts and an 80% gross-margin target drew broad Wall Street backing.
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 157 min read
Chip Trade Splits: Broadcom Drops 6%, AMD Surges
Broadcom fell 5.9% as BofA flagged $370B in AI debt risk on the XPV platform, while AMD gained 6.5% on a street-high upgrade and record data center revenue.
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 154 min read
Reddit Joins S&P 500 Aug. 18, Stock Soars 12.4%
Reddit surges 12.4% premarket after S&P Dow Jones Indices confirms the social media platform will be added to the S&P 500 index before the opening bell on August 18, 2026.
Markets
NOTABLE
Aug 155 min read
S&P 500 Retreats From Record; Dow Loses 108
Wall Street's record-setting rally stalled Friday as a confluence of macro pressures pulled the S&P 500 0.2% below its all-time high, the Dow shed 108 points, and the Nasdaq 100 edged down 0.1%.
Economy
MAJOR
Aug 156 min read
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Slumps to 51 in August
The University of Michigan's preliminary August consumer survey plunged to 51.0, a 7.6% monthly drop that snapped two straight months of gains and landed well below Wall Street's 55.0 consensus.
Economy
MAJOR
Aug 156 min read
July Retail Sales Fall 0.6%, Biggest Drop in 14 Months
U.S. July retail sales fell 0.6% month-on-month to $763.6 billion — the steepest single-month decline in over a year — as fading tax-refund tailwinds and cautious consumers erased a spring…
Technology
MAJOR
Aug 156 min read
OpenAI CFO Friar Woos Investors as IPO Drumbeat Grows
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar's August 14 investor meeting reveals enterprise revenue has overtaken consumer for the first time, propelling the $852 billion AI giant closer to a public debut.