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$15.3B ETF Inflows: SPY, GLD Lead as Semis Retreat
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 106 min read

$15.3B ETF Inflows: SPY, GLD Lead as Semis Retreat

Single-day ETF creations reached $15.3 billion on August 7 as investors rotated from semiconductor names into broad equities and gold amid macro and geopolitical uncertainty.

BofA Sounds Sell Signal as Bull & Bear Hits 5-Year High
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 106 min read

BofA Sounds Sell Signal as Bull & Bear Hits 5-Year High

Bank of America's closely watched Bull & Bear Indicator surged to 9.7 from 9.4 in the week ending August 5, its highest reading since 2021, prompting the firm's strategists to issue a formal sell…

AMAT, COHR, CRWV: Earnings Week Double-Digit Swings Loom
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 107 min read

AMAT, COHR, CRWV: Earnings Week Double-Digit Swings Loom

Options markets price double-digit swings for AMAT, COHR, and CoreWeave as all three AI-infrastructure names report earnings within 72 hours this week.

RBA Rate Call and US Retail Sales Headline the Week
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 106 min read

RBA Rate Call and US Retail Sales Headline the Week

The Reserve Bank of Australia is set to hold its cash rate at 4.35% on Tuesday while Friday's US retail shopping data completes an inflation-heavy week that sets the tone for Jackson Hole.

Hormuz Deal Stalls; S&P Record Masks Oil Asymmetry
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Aug 97 min read

Hormuz Deal Stalls; S&P Record Masks Oil Asymmetry

Iran's conditions for Hormuz reopening push a deal further away, leaving the S&P's record close and Brent's 7% weekly drop exposed to unpriced escalation risk.

CPI, AI Earnings and RBA Shape August Markets
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 97 min read

CPI, AI Earnings and RBA Shape August Markets

Wednesday's July inflation print, Q2 results from CoreWeave and Applied Materials, and Australia's central bank decision converge in the most data-dense stretch of the 2026 northern-summer trading…

Bitcoin Holds $94K, Ether Near $1,914 in Weekend Lull
Technology
NOTABLE
Aug 97 min read

Bitcoin Holds $94K, Ether Near $1,914 in Weekend Lull

Bitcoin and Ether drifted through a range-bound weekend without a directional break, leaving the broader crypto market in wait-and-see mode as no fresh catalysts emerged.

Brazil $10,000 Crypto Transfers Face 24-Hour Hold in 2027
Policy & Regulation
MAJOR
Aug 96 min read

Brazil $10,000 Crypto Transfers Face 24-Hour Hold in 2027

Brazil's central bank mandates a 24-hour delay on crypto transfers above $10,000 to foreign platforms or self-custody wallets, targeting stablecoin fraud, effective January 2027.

BTCPay Server Flaw Exposes Merchant Lightning Nodes
Technology
MAJOR
Aug 95 min read

BTCPay Server Flaw Exposes Merchant Lightning Nodes

A critical credential-file vulnerability in BTCPay Server is enabling active exploitation of merchant Lightning Network nodes, with attacks confirmed since Friday night and a v2.4.2 patch now…

Coldcard Exploit: Galaxy Research Raises Confirmed Losses to 1,719 BTC
Technology
MAJOR
Aug 95 min read

Coldcard Exploit: Galaxy Research Raises Confirmed Losses to 1,719 BTC

Galaxy Research revised the Coldcard exploit tally Saturday to 1,719 BTC — roughly $111 million — as a five-year-old firmware flaw continues to generate new victim reports, with the revised tally…

China PPI Cools to +3.5%, Missing Forecasts
Economy
MAJOR
Aug 96 min read

China PPI Cools to +3.5%, Missing Forecasts

China's producer price index rose just 3.5% in July, undershooting the 3.98% consensus estimate as oil extraction prices collapsed 11.8% month-over-month, deepening factory deflation concerns…

China CPI Miss Fans Deflation Risk, Weakest Since January
Economy
MAJOR
Aug 96 min read

China CPI Miss Fans Deflation Risk, Weakest Since January

China's July consumer price index rose just 0.5% year-on-year, missing the 0.85% consensus and marking the weakest reading since January, deepening concerns over entrenched deflationary pressure.

BRK.A Q2 2026: Earnings Double, Abel Deploys Record Cash
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 96 min read

BRK.A Q2 2026: Earnings Double, Abel Deploys Record Cash

Berkshire Hathaway's second-quarter net earnings more than doubled to $25.67 billion as Greg Abel accelerates capital deployment, executing the largest share buyback program in five years.

BRK.B Turns Net Buyer in Q2 2026, Abel Deploys $20B
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 96 min read

BRK.B Turns Net Buyer in Q2 2026, Abel Deploys $20B

Berkshire Hathaway ended 14 consecutive quarters of net stock selling in Greg Abel's first full quarter as CEO, purchasing nearly $20 billion in equities led by a $10 billion Alphabet stake.

Gulf Condemnation After Iran's 16th ADNOC Tanker Strike
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Aug 96 min read

Gulf Condemnation After Iran's 16th ADNOC Tanker Strike

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, and the GCC condemned Iran's Saturday ADNOC tanker strike in Hormuz, invoking Resolution 2817 and demanding unconditional freedom of navigation.

Hormuz Fee Window Expires Aug. 16 With Gap Unresolved
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
Aug 97 min read

Hormuz Fee Window Expires Aug. 16 With Gap Unresolved

With Iran's 60-day fee-free transit period ending August 16, Oman-mediated talks remain deadlocked over a 5–7% cargo levy versus a 3% counterproposal, leaving global energy markets on edge.

Vance: Tehran Denies Strait of Hormuz Tolling Plans
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
Aug 96 min read

Vance: Tehran Denies Strait of Hormuz Tolling Plans

Vance discloses Iran privately denied plans to toll the Strait of Hormuz, even as Tehran's security chief issued sweeping conditions for reopening the waterway.

Iran's Zolghadr Sets Six Conditions to Reopen Hormuz
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
Aug 98 min read

Iran's Zolghadr Sets Six Conditions to Reopen Hormuz

Iran's security chief Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr on Saturday issued six sweeping demands — spanning Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen and Iraq — and declared the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until…

ADNOC Tanker Hit by Iranian Missile in Hormuz
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Aug 97 min read

ADNOC Tanker Hit by Iranian Missile in Hormuz

UAE condemns IRGC missile strike on an ADNOC tanker in Hormuz as piracy — the 16th shipping attack since conflict began, with energy risk still largely unpriced.

ORLY's $10B NAPA Bid Signals GPC Spinoff Skepticism
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 85 min read

ORLY's $10B NAPA Bid Signals GPC Spinoff Skepticism

O'Reilly Automotive's $10 billion all-cash offer for Genuine Parts' NAPA division reframes GPC's own breakup plan as a value gap the market will no longer wait for management to close.

Meta: New Mexico Orders $942M in Child Safety Case
Policy & Regulation
MAJOR
Aug 86 min read

Meta: New Mexico Orders $942M in Child Safety Case

A New Mexico court has imposed a landmark $942 million total judgment against Meta, combining a $567 million youth-harm abatement fund with a prior $375 million jury verdict, while mandating…

TTD Q2 2026: 28% Crash as Ad Spend Deceleration Deepens
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 86 min read

TTD Q2 2026: 28% Crash as Ad Spend Deceleration Deepens

The Trade Desk stock collapsed 28.3% after Q2 revenue grew just 3% year over year, missing the Wall Street consensus by $37 million and triggering a sweeping wave of analyst downgrades.

Atlassian TEAM Stock Surges 32% on Q4 FY2026 Earnings Beat
Business & Earnings
MAJOR
Aug 85 min read

Atlassian TEAM Stock Surges 32% on Q4 FY2026 Earnings Beat

Atlassian shares jumped more than 32% after the enterprise software maker reported Q4 FY2026 revenue of $1.77 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.87, both well above Wall Street forecasts.

Doximity DOCS Surges 81% on AI Search Economics
Business & Earnings
SEISMIC
Aug 86 min read

Doximity DOCS Surges 81% on AI Search Economics

Doximity's stock nearly doubled after beating Q1 FY2027 revenue guidance and revealing AI Search unit economics that exceeded investor expectations for its healthcare SaaS platform.

SK Hynix Commits $38 Billion to Two AI Memory Fabs
Technology
SEISMIC
Aug 86 min read

SK Hynix Commits $38 Billion to Two AI Memory Fabs

SK Hynix's board approved ₩54 trillion ($38.3 billion) for new DRAM and NAND fabs in Yongin and Cheongju, locking in South Korea as the world's dominant AI memory hub through the early 2030s.

Iran Hormuz Bill Sends Crude Swinging in Violent Week
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Aug 87 min read

Iran Hormuz Bill Sends Crude Swinging in Violent Week

Brent crude surged nearly 4% on Thursday when Iran's parliament floated a bill to ban U.S. and Israeli ships from the Strait of Hormuz, only to retreat as the week's 7% net decline reasserted itself.

Hormuz Transit Fees Split Iran, Oman, Washington
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
Aug 87 min read

Hormuz Transit Fees Split Iran, Oman, Washington

Iran demands 5–7% cargo-value transit fees through the Strait of Hormuz; Oman proposes 3%; Washington rejects mandatory tolls, leaving the chokepoint deal stalled.

Crude Oil Posts 9% Weekly Loss as Demand Destruction Deepens
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 87 min read

Crude Oil Posts 9% Weekly Loss as Demand Destruction Deepens

Brent and WTI crude each shed roughly 9% across the trading week ending August 8, the steepest weekly decline of 2026, as structural demand erosion and surging OPEC+ supply overwhelm the market.

Silver Surges 5% to Six-Week High on Payrolls Shock
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 86 min read

Silver Surges 5% to Six-Week High on Payrolls Shock

Silver spot jumped 5.01% on Friday, its largest single-session advance in six weeks, as a shock U.S. payrolls miss compressed the gold-silver ratio and intensified the ongoing short squeeze…

Gold Surges to $2,375 as UBS Eyes $3,000 by 2027
Markets
MAJOR
Aug 87 min read

Gold Surges to $2,375 as UBS Eyes $3,000 by 2027

Gold's 1.77% single-session rally to a fresh record high underscores accelerating safe-haven demand, falling real yields, and record central bank buying that now extends across three consecutive…

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