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Aug. 12, 2026 | Stock Market Today: Nasdaq and Small Caps Rise as July CPI Cools -( $CRWV $HPP $LPL $MODD $NVDA $SMWB Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 12, 2026 3284Views 0Likes

U.S. equities finished mostly higher on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, after July inflation data came in broadly in line with expectations. The Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000 outperformed, the S&P 500 ended modestly higher, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished slightly…

Earnings Season Finds Its Optimists: AI, Energy, Solar and West Coast Real Estate Begin to Deliver – ( $CRWV $HPP $NVDA $SMWB $SOC $TE )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 12, 2026 261Views 0Likes

CoreWeave, Similarweb, T1 Energy, Sable Offshore and Hudson Pacific Properties offer five distinct versions of the same investable idea: real operating momentum still matters. Investors looking for a reason to remain constructive need not search for a single, tidy macroeconomic narrative. The…

Similarweb’s AI Data Moment Arrives: $SMWB Raises the Bar—and Its Outlook

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 12, 2026 264Views 0Likes

Similarweb Ltd. (NYSE: SMWB) delivered the sort of second-quarter report investors tend to enjoy: revenue and profitability exceeded guidance, full-year expectations moved higher, and AI demand translated into contracts rather than merely conference-call poetry. On Wednesday, August 12, SMWB shares climbed roughly…

Trinity Rodman’s $2 Million NWSL Signal: Women’s Soccer Has Entered Its Premium-Valuation Era -( $ADBE $AMZN $CVS $DAL $DIS $NKE $SSP $T )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 12, 2026 287Views 0Likes

Trinity Rodman’s reported record contract—worth more than $2 million annually including bonuses—does more than crown a new highest-paid women’s soccer player. It offers a clear-market message: elite women’s football is no longer asking investors for patience; it is beginning to present receipts.…

Aug. 11, 2026 | S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Close Lower as Oil and Inflation Worries, CPI Report Loom -( $CAH $LPL $MODD $RIOT $TE $YSG Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 11, 2026 3134Views 0Likes

U.S. equities finished lower on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, extending a modest two-session pullback from recent record levels. Concerns that a resolution to the U.S.-Iran standoff may take longer than hoped helped keep oil prices elevated, while investors positioned cautiously ahead of…

Sable Offshore: The California Oil ‘Restart’ Story Is Beginning to Look Real -( $SOC )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 11, 2026 372Views 0Likes

Sable Offshore Corp. (NYSE: SOC) has moved from the awkward “pre-revenue restoration project” phase into something much more recognizable to Wall Street: a company selling meaningful volumes of oil, generating operating cash flow, and building momentum into a potentially larger 2027 earnings…

Aug. 10, 2026 | Stock Market Today, Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Slip as Oil Reclaims the Spotlight -( $AMWL $CVX $GLD $SOC $VIX Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 10, 2026 2982Views 0Likes

U.S. equities finished modestly lower on Monday as a sharp move higher in crude oil renewed inflation concerns ahead of this week’s key U.S. inflation data. The session reflected measured risk reduction rather than broad capitulation: volatility rose, technology lagged, and energy…

The Next Wave of AI Growth May Be Cheaper, Open-Source, Safer—and More Sovereign -( $AMD $AMZN $CRWD $ETN $GOOG $MSFT $PANW $VRT )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 8, 2026 625Views 0Likes

The AI Trade Is Growing Up Artificial intelligence has spent the last several years behaving like a fashionable restaurant with a six-month waiting list: expensive, crowded, and occasionally more admired for the bill than the meal. The next phase, however, may be…

Aug. 7, 2026 | Weekly U.S. Market Summary: Stocks Rally as Strong Activity Data Meets a Softer Jobs Picture -( $AMWL $DOCS $HPP $LPL $NVDA $SMWB $TE Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 7, 2026 2877Views 0Likes

Week ending Friday, August 7, 2026 — U.S. equities finished the week decisively higher, led by technology and smaller-capitalization shares. The market’s message was nuanced: economic activity indicators remained firm, but July’s unexpected payroll decline reinforced the view that the labor market…

Similarweb’s AI Data Flywheel Is Gaining Altitude Ahead of Q2 Earnings -( $SMWB $RJUNF )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 7, 2026 324Views 0Likes

Similarweb Ltd. (NYSE: SMWB) heads into its August 12, 2026 second-quarter earnings release with a proposition investors tend to appreciate: recurring-revenue momentum, improving operating discipline, and an increasingly relevant role in the AI economy. The company has not yet reported Q2 results,…

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