Apple becomes second ever $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks
Apple has become only the second company to pass the $5tn valuation mark, as it benefited from investors fleeing AI and semiconductor stocks amid a wider tech sell-off.
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Fed Chair leads two-day meeting as fear grips markets
Kevin Warsh is leading only his second meeting as Federal Reserve Chair, and this one is proving far less predictable than his first.
Cattle Look to Tuesday with Expanded Limits
Tuesday will have expanded limits of $10.75 for live cattle and $13.75 for feeders. Live cattle futures were the $7.25 limit higher in the front to close out the Monday session, with other contracts up $6.35 to $7.17. O…
AMD August 12th Options Begin Trading
The put contract at the $445.00 strike price has a current bid of $25.55. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $445.00, but will also collect the premium, pu…
Amkor Just Crushed Earnings. Here’s Why Wall Street Still Punished AMKR Stock.
Amkor Technology (AMKR) reported its second-quarter results on July 27. By almost every measure, the quarter was a record. Revenue reached $1.90 billion, up roughly 26% from a year earlier. The company beat the high end…
The future of Wall Street is here as startups and brokers build AI agents to trade 24/7
Imagine telling an AI agent how much risk you're willing to take, your retirement goals and when your kids will start college — then letting it manage your portfolio while you sleep.
Notable Tuesday Option Activity: GLW, CLX, CARR
Clorox Co (Symbol: CLX) options are showing a volume of 17,876 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 80% of CLX's average da…
Stocks Mixed on Earnings Results and Weakness in Chipmakers
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.05%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.738%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.12%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.05%,…
Trump: New tariffs 'doing the same thing' as the ones struck down by Supreme Court
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said new U.S. tariffs are functionally the same as the ones the Supreme Court struck down as illegal earlier this year.
Crude Oil Prices Pressured by Optimism Over Iran Negotiations
September WTI crude oil (CLU26) today is down -3.25 (-3.93%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) is down -0.0304 (-0.96%).
Big Tech will fund more than a third of its AI investments with debt in 2027, Goldman Sachs predicts
The biggest companies leading the artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out have said they expect hundreds of billions of dollars in capital expenditures through 2026. That trend is only set to accelerate and wil…
U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve faces stress as emergency releases strain old infrastructure
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is under strain as massive stockpile releases in response to wars in the Middle East and Europe have stressed old infrastructure in need of repair.
PayPal delivers an earnings beat — and suggests it’s not against a merger deal
PayPal's board of directors formally rejected the $60.50-per-share joint cash offer from Stripe and private equity firm Advent International at a specially convened meeting today, sources close to the situation confirme…
Forget oil. A surging El Niño could kill Fed rate cuts — and these stocks stand to win.
July 28, 2026, 1:01 PM EDT. The Legal & General Cyber Security ETF (LSE:ISPY) has climbed about 37% in 2026, greatly outpacing the FTSE 100, which rose 9%. Standout performers include BlackBerry (+110%), Fortinet (+90%)…
Shein says it's under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission as it prepares for Hong Kong IPO
Shein's U.S. business is under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, the fast-fashion giant revealed in documents connected to its upcoming Hong Kong initial public offering.
Hogs Look to Tuesday Trade Following Monday Weakness
Lean hog futures were down $1.22 to $1.77 at the Monday close, with nearby August up 12 cents. Open interest was down 2,296 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.69 on Monday afternoon, up $1.32…
Visa is cutting 7% of employees in efficiency push as AI reshapes work
Visa, which runs the world's largest payments network, plans to cut about 7% of its workforce as CEO Ryan McInerney moves to streamline the company and invest more in growth areas, according to a memo confirmed by CNBC.
Apple plans to lease iPhones for $17.99 a month through partnership with Klarna
Apple customers in the U.S. will soon be able to lease an iPhone for up to two years at a price starting at $17.99 per month, the company announced on Tuesday.
Soybeans Continuing Slide to Tuesday Morning
Soybeans are trading with 3 to 5 ½ cents losses so far on Tuesday morning. Futures fell 18 ¾ to 40 ½ cents across the board on Monday, with weaker products and an improving forecast playing a role. Open interest dropped…
MU August 12th Options Begin Trading
The call contract at the $810.00 strike price has a current bid of $63.60. If an investor was to purchase shares of MU stock at the current price level of $802.53/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "co…
Korn Ferry Reaches Analyst Target Price
In recent trading, shares of Korn Ferry (Symbol: KFY) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $61.25, changing hands for $63.66/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the anal…
TXRH Crosses Above Average Analyst Target
In recent trading, shares of Texas Roadhouse Inc (Symbol: TXRH) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $104.88, changing hands for $108.02/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has s…
Lawmakers renew push to axe a lucrative tax loophole for crypto investors
Some Congressional lawmakers are pushing to get rid of a lucrative tax loophole for cryptocurrency investors estimated to be worth billions of dollars per year. It's a potentially rare area of bipartisan agreement when …
Blurred front lines: Trump to meet Zelenskyy as Ukraine, Iran wars collide
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House on Tuesday for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, as he looks to shore up support for Kyiv at a time when the Russia and Iran conflicts have sh…