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Applied Materials Q3 2026: $9B Revenue Test
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 135 min read

Applied Materials Q3 2026: $9B Revenue Test

Applied Materials reports Q3 2026 earnings tonight; consensus calls for $9 billion revenue as semiconductor equipment demand surges on AI infrastructure buildout.

CXMT Overtakes Tencent as China's Top Listed Company
Technology
SEISMIC
Aug 137 min read

CXMT Overtakes Tencent as China's Top Listed Company

ChangXin Memory's market capitalization surpassed Tencent's $511 billion, crowning the DRAM chipmaker China's most valuable listed firm just 17 days after its record Shanghai debut.

OPEC Cuts 2026 Oil Demand Forecast a Fourth Time
Economy
MAJOR
Aug 137 min read

OPEC Cuts 2026 Oil Demand Forecast a Fourth Time

OPEC's latest monthly report slashes its 2026 global demand growth outlook to 580,000 bpd — the fourth consecutive downgrade — as the IEA warns that high prices and Middle East conflict are…

Oil Slides on Demand Fears; Gold Eases as Dollar Firms
Markets
NOTABLE
Aug 136 min read

Oil Slides on Demand Fears; Gold Eases as Dollar Firms

Crude oil fell sharply on Wednesday, August 13, with West Texas Intermediate losing $1.30 to settle near $81.97 per barrel and Brent crude declining $1.29 to $87.69, as a combination of swelling U.S.

Intel $20B Stock Sale Bets on Foundry Future
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 135 min read

Intel $20B Stock Sale Bets on Foundry Future

Intel upsizes its stock offering from $15 billion to $20 billion at $95 per share, with $100 billion in investor demand reframing the raise as a growth bet, not a rescue.

AI Supply Chain Rally: Dell, Micron, Cisco, Nebius Surge
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 137 min read

AI Supply Chain Rally: Dell, Micron, Cisco, Nebius Surge

A broad AI infrastructure advance on August 12 lifted Dell +10%, Micron +5%, Cisco +3%, and Nebius +34%, signaling the market is pricing in a structural, multiyear buildout supercycle across every…

S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Record Close as Dow Edges Down
Markets
NOTABLE
Aug 137 min read

S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Record Close as Dow Edges Down

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both notched record closes on Wednesday as technology and growth stocks rallied, even as the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged marginally lower.

July CPI Print Holds at 3.4%, September Hold Trade Intact
Economy
NOTABLE
Aug 135 min read

July CPI Print Holds at 3.4%, September Hold Trade Intact

July's consumer price index matched consensus on every measure, with headline inflation at 3.4% YoY and core at 2.5%, lifting the September hold probability to 61.9% and easing Treasury yields.

Cisco CSCO Q4 FY2026: AI Orders Hit $9.3B, Network Infrastructure Cycle Deepens
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 136 min read

Cisco CSCO Q4 FY2026: AI Orders Hit $9.3B, Network Infrastructure Cycle Deepens

Cisco's fiscal fourth quarter delivered record $17.3 billion in revenue and $9.3 billion in hyperscaler AI infrastructure orders for the year, confirming that the AI buildout is migrating…

Japan Yields at Multi-Decade Highs as USD/JPY Holds 159.30
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 127 min read

Japan Yields at Multi-Decade Highs as USD/JPY Holds 159.30

Japan's 10-year government bond yield touched its highest level since 1996 while the yen chart shows USD/JPY hovering in contested territory, forcing investors to reprice the Bank of Japan's…

Oil Climbs as Hormuz Talks Stall and Bab al-Mandab Strait Turns Deadly
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Aug 127 min read

Oil Climbs as Hormuz Talks Stall and Bab al-Mandab Strait Turns Deadly

Brent crude rose about 1.2% Tuesday after a deadly Houthi double-tap strike on an oil tanker in the Bab al-Mandab Strait compounded investor anxiety over stalled U.S.-Iran Strait of Hormuz…

Dollar Holds as Soft July CPI Fails to Kill September Hike
Markets
NOTABLE
Aug 127 min read

Dollar Holds as Soft July CPI Fails to Kill September Hike

A cooler-than-forecast U.S. inflation print on August 12 left fed funds futures adrift in a 50/50 deadlock, denying dollar bears the clean break they needed to exit dollar bills long before the…

U.S. CPI-U Holds at 3.4% Annual Rate in July 2026
Economy
MAJOR
Aug 126 min read

U.S. CPI-U Holds at 3.4% Annual Rate in July 2026

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported July 2026 consumer prices were unchanged from June on a not-seasonally-adjusted basis, as the headline annual inflation rate held steady at 3.4%, keeping…

Fed's July CPI Test: Hold Signal or False Calm?
Economy
MAJOR
Aug 126 min read

Fed's July CPI Test: Hold Signal or False Calm?

July's consumer price index hit its expected mark, but two senior strategists offer sharply divergent reads on what the benign print means for the Federal Reserve's September rate decision.

Nebius Q2 2026: Revenue Surges 454%, EBITDA Turns Positive
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 125 min read

Nebius Q2 2026: Revenue Surges 454%, EBITDA Turns Positive

Nebius Group (NASDAQ: NBIS) delivered $582.3 million in second-quarter 2026 revenue on Tuesday, a 454% increase from the year-earlier period, as the AI cloud and data center operator crossed into…

July CPI: Headline Turns Negative, Core Holds at 2.6%
Economy
NOTABLE
Aug 126 min read

July CPI: Headline Turns Negative, Core Holds at 2.6%

July CPI report finds headline consumer prices turning negative month-over-month as core holds near 2.6%, pointing to steady disinflation without economic stress.

CoreWeave Tops Q2 Estimates; Cerebras Finds Post-IPO Floor
Technology
MAJOR
Aug 125 min read

CoreWeave Tops Q2 Estimates; Cerebras Finds Post-IPO Floor

CoreWeave Q2 revenue hit $2.58B, up 112% YoY, on GPU cluster demand from AI labs; Cerebras trades at $34.85 as its wafer-chip IPO gain consolidates.

Kospi Surges 4.8%, Samsung Chips and SK Hynix Lead $2B Foreign Bid
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 126 min read

Kospi Surges 4.8%, Samsung Chips and SK Hynix Lead $2B Foreign Bid

South Korea's benchmark Kospi index soared nearly 5% on Wednesday as fresh confidence in global AI infrastructure spending ignited a powerful rally in Samsung chips and SK Hynix memory stocks.

Super Micro Books $60B Backlog on SpaceX-xAI Build
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 125 min read

Super Micro Books $60B Backlog on SpaceX-xAI Build

Super Micro Computer's record $60 billion order backlog entering fiscal 2027 includes a gigawatt-scale co-build with SpaceX and xAI, as Q4 gross margins expanded to 17.5% — nearly double a year…

SMCI Q4 FY2026 Margin Beat
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 125 min read

SMCI Q4 FY2026 Margin Beat

Super Micro Computer's gross margin surged to 15–17% in Q4 FY2026, nearly doubling prior guidance of 8.2–8.4% and adding $47M in gross profit on AI-driven product mix.

July CPI Report: Last Inflation Read Before September Fed Decision
Economy
MAJOR
Aug 126 min read

July CPI Report: Last Inflation Read Before September Fed Decision

The July consumer price index lands Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ET — economists forecast a slight easing to 3.4% annually — while markets price a 44% probability of a September rate hike against a…

SMCI Q4 2026: EPS Surges 315%, Revenue Misses
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 125 min read

SMCI Q4 2026: EPS Surges 315%, Revenue Misses

Super Micro Computer posted a 315% year-over-year EPS surge to $1.70 and issued $65–$72B FY2027 guidance, lifting shares 7.6% in after-hours trading despite a near-term revenue shortfall.

CoreWeave Q2 2026 Earnings: Revenue Doubles to $2.58B
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 125 min read

CoreWeave Q2 2026 Earnings: Revenue Doubles to $2.58B

CoreWeave posted record Q2 2026 revenue of $2.58 billion, surpassing estimates as its $104 billion backlog and raised full-year guidance drove a 14% after-hours stock surge.

Nvidia's Server Integration Squeeze Partners
Technology
MAJOR
Aug 117 min read

Nvidia's Server Integration Squeeze Partners

Nvidia's push to own the full AI stack is narrowing the margin window for the very server makers it once depended on — leaving Dell, HPE, and Supermicro to fight over rack assembly while Nvidia…

CAH, LITE Earnings; Home Sales Dip: Aug. 11 Roundup
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 116 min read

CAH, LITE Earnings; Home Sales Dip: Aug. 11 Roundup

Cardinal Health topped fiscal 2026 targets and issued above-consensus FY2027 guidance; Lumentum's optical components revenue doubled on AI demand; existing home sales slipped 1.7% in July.

Apple Park Leadership Reshuffle: Ternus Recalls Retired VP
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 114 min read

Apple Park Leadership Reshuffle: Ternus Recalls Retired VP

Apple's incoming CEO John Ternus is rebuilding the executive office at Apple Park, recruiting retired hardware VP Laura Legros as the company's generational leadership transition accelerates…

Jeff Bezos Funds Blue Origin With $1B in AMZN Stock Annually
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 115 min read

Jeff Bezos Funds Blue Origin With $1B in AMZN Stock Annually

Jeff Bezos has liquidated billions in Amazon shares to bankroll Blue Origin, calling space infrastructure the most critical work of his career as the rocket company closes a landmark $10 billion…

Brent Crude Nears $100 as Hormuz Standoff Deepens
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Aug 117 min read

Brent Crude Nears $100 as Hormuz Standoff Deepens

Brent crude tracks toward $100 as the U.S.-Iran Strait of Hormuz deal collapses, leaving crude tanker flows near zero and 11 mb/d of Gulf output offline.

US Futures Flat as CPI, Iran Oil Risk Test Markets
Markets
NOTABLE
Aug 116 min read

US Futures Flat as CPI, Iran Oil Risk Test Markets

Major index ETFs including SPY, QQQ, DIA and IWM hover within 0.15% of flat as traders brace for Wednesday's July CPI print and a stalled US-Iran deal.

Doximity DOCS: Guidance Raise and AI Search Drive 32.6% Surge
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 115 min read

Doximity DOCS: Guidance Raise and AI Search Drive 32.6% Surge

Doximity shares jumped 32.6% after the health technology company reported a Q1 FY2027 revenue beat and raised its full-year guidance, with AI Search query volume rising 25% quarter-over-quarter…

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