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…
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…
All major U.S. stock indexes finished lower Thursday as investors weighed fresh geopolitical risks in the Middle East, firmer Treasury yields and a murky Federal Reserve outlook against strong but increasingly priced-in enthusiasm around artificial intelligence and corporate earnings. The S&P 500…
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has revealed a significant new position in Microsoft (MSFT), announcing Friday that his hedge fund Pershing Square (PS) quietly accumulated shares starting in February when the stock tumbled following disappointing fiscal Q2 2026 earnings. The Warren Buffett disciple…
Nvidia’s latest quarter reads less like an earnings release and more like a balance sheet for the AI industrial revolution, with revenue, profits, and guidance all accelerating as if on GPU overclock.
Record Quarter: When “Blowout” Sounds Too Modest
Nvidia reported fourth-quarter…
Mustafa Suleyman reportedly says artificial intelligence is already superhuman, which is the sort of line that used to belong in science fiction and now lands somewhere between an earnings call remark and a lifestyle choice. Coming from the man running Microsoft’s (MSFT)…
