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Chip Stocks Stage Historic Comeback: Intel and AMD Surge 13%, SOXX ETF Jumps 8% in One Session
The semiconductor sector staged one of its most dramatic single-session reversals of 2026 on July 30, erasing a significant chunk of the $1 trillion-plus in market value wiped from chip stocks in the…
Jul 31, 2026
Amazon Q2 2026: AWS Hits $42 Billion as AI Business Surpasses $25 Billion Run Rate
Amazon delivered one of its most impressive quarterly performances ever on July 30, 2026, reporting Q2 revenue of $200.6 billion — a 20% year-over-year jump and the company’s first quarter above the…
Jul 31, 2026
Moderna Has Doubled in 2026 — But Wall Street Is Not Buying the Rally
Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) shares have surged more than 100% in 2026, with the stock recently touching 52-week highs above $81 per share. But Wall Street analysts are nowhere close to endorsing the move.…
Jul 30, 2026
Fed Holds Rates in 9-3 Vote as GDP Slips to 1.5% — A Stagflation Warning Investors Can't Ignore
The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady in a 3.5%–3.75% target range on Wednesday, July 29, but the vote was far from unanimous: three members dissented in favor of a rate hike —…
Jul 30, 2026
Apple Tops Q3 Estimates at $111 Billion in Tim Cook's Final Earnings Call
Apple delivered a strong beat in its fiscal third-quarter 2026 results on Thursday, posting $111.2 billion in revenue — well ahead of the $108.9 billion analysts had forecast — while earnings per…
Jul 30, 2026
30-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5.22% — Highest Since 2007 and What It Means for Your Portfolio
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its July 28–29 meeting, but bond markets delivered a verdict of their own: the 30-year Treasury yield surged 11 basis points on Wednesday to 5.22% —…
Jul 30, 2026
Meta Beats Revenue but Misses EPS by 14% — AI Costs Collapse Free Cash Flow 91%
Meta Platforms’ second-quarter 2026 earnings report delivered a split verdict that sent shares tumbling roughly 10% in after-hours trading on Tuesday. Revenue of $60.8 billion beat the $60.2 billion…
Jul 30, 2026
Microsoft Crushes Q4 Estimates — Azure Grows 43% and Revenue Hits $90 Billion
Microsoft delivered one of the most convincing earnings reports of the 2026 mega-cap season on Tuesday evening, posting fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $90.0 billion — up 18% year-over-year and well…
Jul 30, 2026
SK Hynix Posts 557% Profit Surge — AI Memory Demand Is Rewriting the Chip Cycle
SK Hynix just posted the most profitable quarter in its history, and the numbers are staggering. The South Korean memory chipmaker reported second-quarter 2026 operating profit of 60.54 trillion won…
Jul 29, 2026
SoFi Beats Q2 Estimates and Raises Revenue Guidance — Shares Drop 10% Anyway
SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) delivered what looked like a blockbuster second quarter on Wednesday — record revenue, record loan originations, record member growth — and the market sold it off 10%…
Jul 29, 2026
Fed Holds Rates Steady — But Three Dissents Signal a Hike Is Coming
The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.5%–3.75% on Wednesday, marking the fifth consecutive meeting without a move. But this wasn’t a quiet hold. Three Fed officials —…
Jul 29, 2026
argenx Pays $2.2 Billion for Forte Biosciences — Big Biotech's Patent Cliff Is Driving a Dealmaking Wave
The biotech M&A machine is running hot. argenx SE (NASDAQ: ARGX) announced a definitive all-cash agreement to acquire clinical-stage biotech Forte Biosciences (NASDAQ: FBRX) at $77 per share — a…
Jul 29, 2026
Saudi Prince Buys $154M Stake in Lucid Group — LCID Surges 21% as Bankruptcy Fears Fade
Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) made one of the sharpest single-day moves in the EV sector this week, surging 21.54% to close at $7.90 per share after a major vote of confidence from a high-profile Middle…
Jul 29, 2026
RTX Raises 2026 Outlook to $95-96B as Defense Demand and Aging Fleets Power Record Backlog
RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX) just handed investors one of the most convincing earnings beats in the defense and aerospace sector this year — and then raised its full-year guidance on top of it. The…
Jul 29, 2026
This Week's Stock Market Showdown: The Fed and Big Tech Are About to Get Real
Buckle up, because the stock market is about to get spicy. We’re heading into one of those weeks where everything that can go wrong—or right—probably will. The Fed’s wrapping up its policy meeting on…
Jul 29, 2026
The Market Never Sleeps (And Nasdaq Wants to Prove It)
Remember when trading stocks meant calling your broker during business hours? Yeah, those days are long gone. Now Nasdaq is about to take things to the next level—literally around the clock. The…
Jul 29, 2026
Your X-Ray Vision for Stock Timing: Why Seasonal Patterns Beat Random Guessing
Ever notice how some stocks seem to follow a rhythm? Like they’re dancing to a beat only the data can hear? That’s stock seasonality—and it’s way less mystical than it sounds. Think of it like this:…
Jul 29, 2026
US Oil Reserves Hit Lowest Level Since 1983 — What Energy Investors Need to Watch
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell to its lowest level since March 1983 this week, after the government withdrew 352 million barrels of crude oil over four years to cushion supply shocks from…
Jul 28, 2026
Visa Is Cutting 2,600 Jobs as AI Reshapes Work Across the Financial Sector
Visa confirmed Tuesday it is eliminating approximately 2,600 positions — about 7% of its global workforce — as CEO Ryan McInerney restructures the payments giant around artificial intelligence and…
Jul 28, 2026
Apple Hits $5 Trillion Market Cap — Here Is What Investors Need to Know Before Earnings
Apple briefly became the first company to reach a $5 trillion market capitalization on Tuesday, July 28, touching a share price of $342.89 before pulling back slightly. The milestone comes just one…
Jul 28, 2026