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Voice AI stock rallies to $9.56 on Twilio spillover, short squeeze speculation, and Vanguard stake disclosure. Q1 report due Thursday.

US launches 'Project Freedom' to guide ships through Hormuz as Iran threatens attack. Oil jumps 5%, Nasdaq futures swing 0.5% on conflicting reports.

New CEO runs the annual gathering in Omaha while the 95-year-old legend sits in the audience. Operating earnings double to $11.3B.

Alphabet surges to $4.62 trillion valuation as Google Cloud beats estimates. The company is now within striking distance of Nvidia for world's most valuable stock.

Blue Owl sells half its SpaceX stake at $1.25 trillion valuation, generating roughly 10x returns. Shares surge 10% as private credit firm beats Q1 estimates across the board.

Cboe Global Markets announces 334 layoffs as CEO Craig Donohue sharpens focus on core U.S. options business. Shares hit record high on restructuring news and Q1 beat.

Spirit Airlines begins orderly wind-down effective immediately after $500M federal bailout talks fail. All flights cancelled. JetBlue, Frontier surge on reduced competition.

Broad index closes at record 7,209 as Dow surges 790 points. April gains exceed 10% on Mag 7 earnings strength and AI momentum.

Biotech's experimental pancreatic cancer drug linked to fatal lung inflammation. Analysts debate whether death was drug-related or coincidental.

OpenAI reportedly missing revenue targets, raising questions about Oracle's $300B cloud deal. Stock down 50% from September peak as debt concerns mount.

Beijing orders reversal of December deal citing technology leakage. Meta says transaction complied with law. Co-founders reportedly barred from leaving China.

Japan's Nikkei 225 closes at 60,537. South Korea's Kospi reaches 6,615. Both indices post all-time highs despite stalled U.S.-Iran negotiations.

Philadelphia Semiconductor Index extends historic rally as Intel earnings ignite chip sector. SOX adds $2.4 trillion in value, reaches overbought extremes not seen since 2000.

NVDA shares close at $208.27, pushing market cap past $5 trillion for the first time since October. Intel earnings spark chip sector rally.

Photonics stock surges to $14.93 after CFO confirms supply relationship with Marvell via Celestial AI acquisition. Weekly gain tops 60%.

KYTX stock jumps after miv-cel shows statistically significant improvements in registrational SPS trial. 81% of patients exceeded clinically meaningful thresholds.

President extends ceasefire indefinitely citing Iran's 'fractured' government. S&P futures add 0.55%, Nasdaq futures gain 0.73% as oil concerns ease.

Apple names hardware chief John Ternus as CEO effective Sept. 1. Cook becomes executive chairman after growing company from $350B to $4T.

Nasdaq's historic 13-day winning streak faces its first real test as renewed Strait of Hormuz uncertainty sends futures lower Monday.

The SEC eliminates the pattern day trader requirement, sending Robinhood up 8% and Webull up 12% as millions of retail traders gain market access.

Intel's stock has surged 55% this month, its best stretch in decades, after landing AI deals with Alphabet and Elon Musk's Terafab project.

All three major indexes set records Friday as geopolitical relief and tech strength propel stocks to fresh highs.

The tech-heavy index posted its 12th consecutive gain Thursday, marking the longest winning run in 17 years as peace deal optimism fuels risk appetite.

Stocks extend gains as US-Iran ceasefire extension lifts sentiment. Nasdaq posts strongest 11-day run on record amid tech-led rally.

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Nike CEO Elliott Hill purchased nearly $2M in combined shares Monday, signaling confidence in the turnaround.

Peace talks collapse in Islamabad. Trump announces U.S. Navy will block all shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Futures plunge.

U.S. and Iran resume negotiations in Islamabad with markets on edge. The outcome could extend the rally or reverse last week's gains entirely.

The S&P 500 surged 3% and Nasdaq jumped 4% as Iran ceasefire relief outweighed inflation fears. Friday's mixed close didn't spoil the rally.

FedEx reaches tentative deal with pilots union including massive wage increases and up to $150K in retroactive pay. The agreement ends half a decade of negotiations.

US stock futures fall 0.4% as Tehran says Israeli strikes violated the two-week truce. Oil rebounds 3% with the Strait of Hormuz still effectively closed.

Brent crude plunges to $94 after two-week truce announced. S&P 500 futures jump 2.7% on relief rally as Strait of Hormuz reopens to shipping.

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square offers 78% premium for Universal Music Group in cash-and-stock deal that would move Taylor Swift's label to NYSE.

Globalstar surged 24% on reports Amazon is in advanced talks to acquire the satellite company. Apple's 20% stake complicates the deal.

S&P 500 futures edge higher on reports of a potential 45-day ceasefire. Trump's power plant ultimatum expires today as oil prices fall.

The AI giant secured history's largest private funding round with Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank leading. Monthly revenue has hit $2 billion.

The broad market index posted its best week since January as oil retreated and Iran war optimism lifted stocks. Nasdaq surged 4.4%.

U.S. markets end the short week with S&P 500 up 0.11% and Dow down 0.13% as traders navigate Iran headlines and tariff announcements before the holiday.

The anniversary of Trump's sweeping tariff announcement finds markets higher than anyone expected, despite initial panic and a Supreme Court reversal.

S&P 500 futures slide 1% after President Trump warned the conflict will continue for 2-3 more weeks, erasing yesterday's peace rally gains.

Space stocks rally on SpaceX's IPO filing, with Rocket Lab up 15x in two years as investors rotate into publicly traded aerospace names.

S&P 500 futures cross 6,600 as President Trump says US could exit Iran within 2-3 weeks. European stocks jump 2%, Brent briefly dips below $100.

The benchmark index fell 7.8% in March as geopolitical turmoil and oil shocks pushed all three major averages into correction territory.

Stock futures edged higher entering a shortened trading week, with the S&P 500 attempting to snap a five-week losing streak amid elevated volatility.

Yemen's Houthi rebels launched missiles at Israel and warned they may close a second major shipping chokepoint, compounding the Hormuz crisis.

Oil stopgap measures lose effectiveness in weeks, ISM data arrives Tuesday, and the market enters Q2 down 7% with five consecutive weekly losses.

The blue-chip index officially fell 10% from its record high Friday, joining the Nasdaq in correction territory amid oil-driven selloff.

Two jury findings totaling $381M in damages bypassed Section 230 protections by targeting platform design. Investors fear a litigation wave.

The tech-heavy index closed down 10.7% from its highs as all three major averages fell below their 200-day moving averages for the first time since 2022.

The Trump administration submitted a formal peace proposal to Tehran via Pakistan. S&P 500 futures rose 1.1% as oil fell below $100.

Stocks rallied Monday after Trump said the U.S. and Iran held productive talks, though Tehran disputed the claim and futures are wavering Tuesday.

Bitcoin reclaimed $70,000 as spot ETF inflows hit $1.3 billion in early March. Institutional demand now drives the market, not retail speculation.

The bank submitted an amended S-1 for its MSBT fund, marking a major step toward the first Wall Street bank-sponsored Bitcoin ETF.

The CBOE Volatility Index surged past 25 on Friday, signaling a definitive shift from complacency to high-alert as oil and geopolitics roil markets.

The small-cap Russell 2000 fell 10.9% from its high, becoming the first major U.S. index to enter correction as oil prices and Fed hawkishness weigh.

SMCI shares cratered after federal prosecutors charged co-founder Wally Liaw with smuggling $2.5 billion in AI servers to China.

The S&P 500 fell 1.36% to its lowest close of 2026 as the Fed signaled just one rate cut and oil prices surged on Middle East tensions.

Nasdaq futures rose 0.6% Wednesday as Nvidia gained on China chip approval news and investors positioned ahead of the Fed's rate decision.

The AI infrastructure provider lands a ninefold expansion of its Meta contract plus a $2 billion strategic investment from Nvidia. Stock hits four-month high.

Jensen Huang announces Vera Rubin Space-1 Module for orbital data centers, marking Nvidia's entry into space-based AI infrastructure.

The cloud provider will supply Meta with dedicated GPU capacity using Nvidia's next-gen Vera Rubin chips. Deal spans five years starting early 2027.

Jensen Huang kicks off GTC 2026 with a gigawatt-scale partnership with Mira Murati's startup and new DGX Spark systems for developers.

The index fell 1.6% this week to 6,632, now 5% below its recent high. Oil above $100 and stagflation fears are driving the selloff.

The GPU maker's flagship conference kicks off March 16 with CEO keynote. Rubin updates, inference chips, and agentic AI frameworks expected.

The Trump administration has discussed trading oil futures to suppress prices as the Strait of Hormuz blockade sends Brent past $100. Experts warn of catastrophic consequences.

Brent crude closes above $100 for first time since 2022 as Iran's Supreme Leader pledges to maintain Strait of Hormuz blockade. Oil up 40% since war began.

Crude prices have surged 50% since late February, briefly topping $120 before falling on Trump comments. The Strait of Hormuz blockade threatens one-fifth of global oil supply.

Heavy equipment maker rallies 4% to 52-week high after BofA raises target to $825. Data center power generation drives Energy & Transportation segment growth.

Nvidia jumps 7%, AMD rebounds 8%, and Broadcom gains 6% as investors reframe hyperscaler capex plans as a semiconductor revenue bonanza.

Blue-chip index surges 1,207 points in its best day since May, powered by a tech rebound and AI spending tailwinds that lifted all 30 components.

Dow sheds 593 points, Nasdaq falls 1.6%, and S&P 500 erases year-to-date gains as AI spending fears and Amazon's after-hours plunge fuel the selloff.

AMD plunges 17%, pulling Broadcom, Micron, and Applied Materials down 7-11%. Dow bucks the trend with 260-point gain as investors rotate into value.

Salesforce, ServiceNow, Intuit plunge 7-11% as Anthropic's AI tools fuel disruption fears. S&P software index suffers worst month since 2008.

Cryptocurrency falls 40% from its $126K peak as $2B in leveraged positions liquidate. ETF outflows accelerate while analysts warn the rally may be over.

Jakarta Composite posts worst decline since 1998 Asian crisis. Stock exchange CEO resigns after $84 billion wipeout. MSCI warns of potential frontier market status.

Benchmark index hits milestone before pulling back on Fed chair news and earnings reactions. Dow gains 1.6% for the month.

S&P 500 gains 1.2% for the month as tech selloff and Fed chair uncertainty failed to derail the rally. Dow leads with 1.6%.

Shipping giant announces layoffs and facility closures as it unwinds low-margin Amazon partnership. Company expects to exit Amazon deal by mid-2026.

Beijing grants preliminary approval for Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance to purchase advanced AI chips. More than 2 million units already on order.

10-year yield drops to 4.58% as investors position for FOMC decision. Rate pause expected but forward guidance in focus.

S&P 500 falls 0.5% as semiconductor weakness offsets tariff relief. Fed meeting and megacap earnings loom next week.

Supply constraints and weak guidance trigger massive selloff as CEO Tan warns turnaround will take time. Trading volume hits 290 million shares.

Tech giant unveils first robotics-focused model from Phi family. System translates natural language into robot control signals for complex manipulation tasks.

Credit card giant acquires corporate expense platform at steep discount to its $12.3B peak valuation. Deal expected to close mid-2026.

Chipmaker's Q1 outlook misses estimates as supply shortages peak. Stock erases recent rally in after-hours trading.

Shares surge 10% as investors bet on turnaround progress. Fourth-quarter results due after market close with foundry outlook in focus.

Stocks attempt recovery after Tuesday's 2% plunge as president signals willingness to negotiate. Futures flat ahead of earnings wave.

S&P 500 futures drop 1.4% as Europe prepares $108B retaliation. 200% duty on French wine escalates trade standoff, VIX spikes 19%.

US exchanges shut Monday for holiday. Trading resumes Tuesday with packed calendar including Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, and Intel earnings.

US imposes 10% duties on eight European nations over Greenland dispute. EU weighs $108B in retaliation as futures slide and gold rallies.

Markets closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Netflix earnings, Fed commentary, and historical patterns point to a volatile week.

The Russell 2000 is off to its best start in a decade. Lower rates, cheap valuations, and fiscal tailwinds drive the rotation from mega-caps.

Broad market index slips 0.06% Friday to close at 6,940 amid Trump comments on Fed leadership. Banks and chips extend gains despite weekly decline.

S&P 500 futures gain 0.3% as Wall Street looks to end week on upbeat note. Regional bank earnings and industrial production data ahead.

TSMC and Taiwanese companies pledge massive investment in American fabs. Tariffs capped at 15% as Trump administration reshapes semiconductor supply chain.

Medical device giant acquires stroke and clot treatment maker at 19% premium. Deal expands cardiovascular portfolio with mechanical thrombectomy.

The Trump administration finalizes rules allowing Nvidia's advanced AI chips to ship to China, subject to testing, quotas, and security conditions.

Elon Musk announces February 14 deadline to buy Full Self-Driving outright. After that, it's $99 per month or nothing.

S&P 500 futures edge lower as investors parse inflation data and JPMorgan results while awaiting the rest of bank earnings week.

Johnson & Johnson becomes the latest pharma giant to exchange drug price cuts for tariff exemptions, joining 14 other companies on the TrumpRx platform.

Major indexes post records as jobs report seals rate bets, with semiconductor stocks leading gains and all three averages finishing higher for 2026's first full trading week.

Intel stock surges after CEO Lip-Bu Tan meets with President Trump, who touts the chipmaker's 'national champion' status as the US government stake doubles in value.

Meta signs multi-gigawatt nuclear agreements with Vistra, Oklo, and TerraPower to power its Prometheus AI supercluster, driving nuclear stocks sharply higher.

Lockheed Martin jumps 4%, Northrop Grumman rallies as Trump proposes boosting military spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027 from $901 billion.

NVIDIA drops 2% as sector rotation hits AI stocks hard. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index falls roughly 2% amid broad profit-taking.

US markets kick off 2026 with record highs as Dow Jones Industrial Average crosses 49,000 for the first time and S&P 500 notches fresh all-time high at 6,944.

Jensen Huang unveils Rubin AI platform with 5x performance gains, announces Alpamayo autonomous driving partnership with Mercedes-Benz, and declares 'ChatGPT moment for physical AI' has arrived.

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel sold his entire 537,000-share NVIDIA position and cut Tesla holdings by 76% in Q3 2025, pivoting to Apple and Microsoft.

Jensen Huang's keynote kicks off a critical week for chip stocks as NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel compete to define the next generation of AI computing.

Chevron and ConocoPhillips jump 7% in premarket as US military operation to capture Nicolas Maduro reshapes energy and defense sector outlook.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang takes the stage Monday to outline 2026 strategy, with analysts expecting major announcements on physical AI, robotics, and Cosmos foundation models.

Federal appeals court denies environmental groups' emergency motion to block California pipeline restart, sending shares to session highs.

Barclays upgrades Vertiv to Buy, sees substantial earnings upside as data center demand accelerates and liquid cooling market doubles.

Jefferies raised Reddit's price target to $325, implying 40% upside, citing AI data licensing opportunities and strong ad growth momentum.

The S&P 500 gained 0.7% and the Nasdaq jumped 1.3% on Friday as AI enthusiasm carried into the new year. Nvidia rose 3%.

A federal investigation has uncovered a smuggling ring that allegedly exported at least $160 million in export-controlled Nvidia AI chips to China and other prohibited destinations.

The benchmark index finishes up 17% for the year, marking just the fifth time since 1940 that stocks have posted three consecutive years of double-digit returns.

After touching $122,000 in July, BTC closes the year below $88,000 as extreme fear grips the crypto market heading into 2026.

Chip Wilson nominates former On Running CEO and ex-Activision chief to LULU's board as shares have shed nearly half their value in 2025.

SoftBank acquires data center investor DigitalBridge at a 50% premium to its 52-week average, adding $108B in infrastructure assets to its AI ambitions.

The Nasdaq fell 0.7% and S&P 500 slipped 0.4% Monday as megacap tech stocks retreated, casting doubt on the Santa Claus rally's staying power.

Hedge fund Toms Capital Investment Management disclosed a significant position in Target, adding pressure to a retailer down 27% in 2025.

Nvidia will license Groq's ultra-low-latency inference technology and hire key executives including CEO Jonathan Ross in a deal that signals the AI chip race is shifting.

Federal regulators opened an investigation into 179,000 Tesla Model 3 vehicles over emergency exit concerns, adding regulatory pressure as the stock trades near record highs.

The S&P 500 closed at 6,932 and the Dow at 48,731 on Christmas Eve, both all-time records, as the traditional year-end rally window opens.

Apple's CEO bought 50,000 Nike shares at $58.97, the largest director purchase in over a decade, as the sportswear giant struggles through a turnaround.

Google's parent company acquires data center and energy infrastructure firm Intersect to secure electricity for its AI ambitions as U.S. grids struggle to keep pace.

The quantum computing pioneer announces plans to showcase commercial applications at CES 2026, sending shares to 52-week highs as investors bet on real-world adoption.

Novo Nordisk wins approval for the first oral GLP-1 weight loss medication, launching in January at $149 per month as Eli Lilly races to catch up.

A major policy shift under Trump opens the door for Nvidia to sell its second-most powerful AI chips to Chinese clients, pending Beijing's approval.

Cintas renews its hostile takeover attempt for rival UniFirst at $275 per share, offering a 64% premium after years of failed negotiations.

The largest U.S. bank is exploring spot and derivatives crypto trading for institutions, marking a significant shift in Wall Street's approach to digital assets.

Larry Ellison personally guarantees $40.4 billion to back Paramount's $108B hostile offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, escalating the fight against Netflix.

The years-long TikTok saga ends with Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX taking 45% of a new $14 billion joint venture, with ByteDance retaining 19.9%.