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14 August 2026

Robinhood Shares Rise 4.7% After July Data Highlight Changes in Trading Activity

Shares of Robinhood Markets, Inc. rose 4.7% on Thursday, supported by preliminary July figures indicating that robust growth in event contracts and options is offsetting a steep decline in crypto activity. The stock finished trading at $99.37 and moved up to $99.70 in after-hours transactions.

Disney Shares Rise 1.5% Following ESPN Layoffs and Unveiling of $288 Million Rights-Cost Increase

14 August 2026

The Walt Disney Company gained 1.53% to close at $104.80 on Thursday. This increase coincided with “disney espn talent layoffs” trending on Google in the U.S., surging by 100% within the first hour.

14 August 2026

Cerebras Shares Fall 12% Despite Quadrupled Cloud Revenue as GAAP Gross Profit Declines 20%

14 August 2026

Intel Shares Gain 3.6% in After-Hours as $20 Billion Offering Brings 4.2% Dilution Challenge

14 August 2026

Hertz Shares Drop 12% as Ackman’s Departure Puts $984 Million Liquidity Buffer in Focus

14 August 2026

Nebius Stock (NBIS) Maintains 32% Earnings Rise; $5.7 Billion Capex Poses Challenge to Rally

Reddit Stock Jumps 10% After Hours as Buyback Price Becomes a Key Test

Reddit, Inc. jumped in late trading on Thursday as investors searched for the stock. Google Finance showed shares at $174.35 after hours, up 10.26%. The stock had already closed 3.04% higher at $158.12.

14 August 2026

Breaking·NYSE:RDDT·Stock Market

Axon Shares: Flock Privacy Criticism Creates $285 Million Competitive Opportunity

Flock Safety’s privacy changes present Axon Enterprise, Inc. with a fresh opportunity in the fixed license-plate camera segment. However, the near-term revenue available appears small compared to Axon’s contracted operations. The primary value lies in the software sales that follow once a camera secures a customer.

13 August 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:AXON·Stock Market·Technology

Salesforce Shares Rise 2% After JPMorgan $250 Price Target Hints at $46 Billion Valuation Shift

Salesforce stock climbed almost 2% on Thursday as J.P. Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee initiated coverage with an Overweight rating. Chatterjee set a price target of $250, projecting a 29% potential gain by December 2027.

13 August 2026

Breaking·NYSE:CRM·Stock Market·Technology

Workday Shares Surge 20% After Silver Lake Negotiations Boost Deal Value by $8.6 Billion

Shares of Workday finished Thursday at $210.19, gaining $34.90, or 19.9%, compared to Wednesday’s close following a Reuters report that Silver Lake was discussing an acquisition of the enterprise-software maker. The share price reached an intraday peak of $227.49.

13 August 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:WDAY·Stock Market·Technology

ADT Faces 10,000 Outage Queries Against $360 Million Monthly Revenue, Stock in Focus

ADT Inc. saw over 10,000 Google searches in the United States for “ADT down.” Search activity climbed 200% and stayed high for around six hours. By Thursday afternoon, the spike had subsided.

13 August 2026

Breaking·Stock Market·Technology

Nasdaq Composite Sits 1.35% Below Record High, Tech Stocks Respond to Yields

Breaking·Stock Market·Technology

13 August 2026

The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.89% on Thursday afternoon but stayed under its all-time high. The S&P 500, meanwhile, marked a new intraday record. Technology investors now face a challenge: robust daily gains must still cover a record gap of about 1.35%.

JD.com Shares Fall 8% on Loss Cuts Powering 91% of Operating Recovery

Shares of JD.com, Inc. fell 8.4% to $28.95 on Thursday, despite adjusted earnings surpassing estimates by close to 12%.

13 August 2026

Breaking·E-Commerce·Earnings·NASDAQ:JD·Stock Market

Starbucks Shares Approach All-Time High as Unicorn Frappuccino Drives Store Visits Over Profit

Starbucks Corporation is set to reintroduce its popular Unicorn Frappuccino for a limited run starting August 15, available just for one weekend. Following the announcement on Thursday, Google searches for the beverage surpassed 200, increasing by 75%.

13 August 2026

Breaking·Earnings·NASDAQ:SBUX·Stock Market

Micron Shares Gain 6% as YMTC Moves Into NAND Market’s Top Three

NEW YORK, August 13, 2026, 13:23 EDT – Micron Technology shares advanced 6% after China’s Yangtze Memory Technologies Co entered the top three in the global NAND memory sector.

13 August 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:MU·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Costco Shares Unaffected After $14 Million Email Lawsuit Settlement Equals 0.6% of Quarterly Earnings

Shares of Costco Wholesale Corporation rose on Thursday, with renewed interest in a proposed $14 million settlement linked to an email-lawsuit payout driving an uptick in searches. The settlement offers a significant sum for claimants but remains modest compared to Costco's overall earnings.

13 August 2026

Breaking·Earnings·NASDAQ:COST·Stock Market

HPE Shares Climb 6% After $4.6 Billion Gain Tops Cash-Flow Outlook

Breaking·NYSE:HPE·Stock Market·Technology

13 August 2026

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company rose 5.97% to $62.30 at 11:09 EDT on Thursday. Shares were trading 3% shy of their 52-week peak. A new Morgan Stanley upgrade and robust demand for enterprise hardware highlighted HPE's AI infrastructure positioning for investors.

Eli Lilly Shares Approach Record High While Retatrutide Legal Action Secures New Obesity Hope

Breaking·NYSE:LLY·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

13 August 2026

Shares of Eli Lilly and Company rose 0.5% to $1,226.64 early on Thursday, after six lawsuits were filed over alleged illegal sales of retatrutide, the company's experimental drug for obesity. The stock was trading 1.8% below its peak of $1,249.45.

Nvidia Stock (NVDA) Gains 3% in Premarket Amid Analyst Target $563 Below Current Level—Potential Caution Flag

Breaking·NASDAQ:NVDA·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

13 August 2026

NVIDIA rose 3.03% on Wednesday, driven by a recovery in AI infrastructure stocks. However, broader investor focus remains on Wall Street's outlook. Analyst price targets now stretch from $180 to $743, with consensus positioned at approximately $314.

Stellantis (STLA) explores 93-day supply of Dodge police vehicles as market watches

Breaking·Industry Analysis·NYSE:STLA·Stock Market

13 August 2026

Stellantis N.V. saw increased attention around a Dodge police car prototype as Thursday's premarket session began. U.S. Google searches for the trend surpassed 10,000, with search activity jumping 800% in the span of 10 hours.

Robinhood Shares Rise 4.7% After July Data Highlight Changes in Trading Activity

Breaking·Fintech·NASDAQ:HOOD·Stock Market

14 Aug

Paramount Skydance Shares Gain 5% Amid California Dispute, Drawing Attention to $7 Million-a-Day Deal Deadline

Shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation rose 4.95% on Thursday, with investors focusing on a fresh California hurdle affecting its Warner Bros. Discovery agreement. The stock ended the session at $9.97. Trading volume totaled 15.03 million shares, exceeding its recent average by 34%.

NASDAQ:PSKY·Stock Market

14 Aug

Disney Shares Rise 1.5% Following ESPN Layoffs and Unveiling of $288 Million Rights-Cost Increase

Breaking·NYSE:DIS·Stock Market

14 Aug

Health-Care ETF Pulls Back From Record High as Losses in Smaller XLV Holdings Offset Gains Among Top Components

The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF pulled back after touching an all-time high on Thursday. The fund hit $169.71 before ending the session at $168.38, a 0.04% decrease. The closing price was 0.78% short of its intraday high.

ETFs·NYSE:ABBV·NYSE:JNJ·NYSE:LLY·NYSE:UNH·Stock Market

14 Aug

Cerebras Shares Fall 12% Despite Quadrupled Cloud Revenue as GAAP Gross Profit Declines 20%

Shares of Cerebras Systems fell approximately 12% on Thursday, even though the company reported a more optimistic full-year forecast and a 103% increase in core revenue.

Breaking·Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:CBRS·Stock Market·Technology

14 Aug

Intel Shares Gain 3.6% in After-Hours as $20 Billion Offering Brings 4.2% Dilution Challenge

Shares of Intel Corporation climbed 3.58% on Thursday to close at $104.56, with trading volume hitting 116.65 million shares, slightly higher than its recent average. After hours, the stock gained a further 0.86%, according to Google Finance data at 19:12 EDT.

Breaking·NASDAQ:INTC·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

14 Aug

Fubo Stock Rises 1% Amid Surge in NFL Searches and 93% Content-Cost Pressure

FuboTV Inc. gained 1.0% on Thursday after searches for “fubo” surged by 200% during the NFL preseason’s first night. Shares traded totaled 2.66 million, 1.7 times higher than the stock’s recent average.

NYSE:FUBO·Stock Market

14 Aug

Take-Two Shares Dip Amid GTA VI Excitement and $760 Million Bookings Shortfall

Take-Two Interactive Software ended Thursday at $241.91, slipping 0.45%. The drop occurred as U.S. Google Trends data showed a roughly 200% surge in “grand theft auto” searches.

Earnings·NASDAQ:TTWO·Stock Market

14 Aug

Consumer Staples Outpace S&P 500, with Smaller XLP Constituents Contributing Substantial Gains

NEW YORK, August 13, 2026, 18:22 EDT — With U.S. cash markets closed and after-hours trading ongoing, the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF rose 1.08% to $86.00, exceeding the S&P 500 by 0.38 percentage point as the benchmark hit a new high.

NASDAQ:COST·NASDAQ:WMT·NYSE:CL·NYSE:KO·NYSE:PG·NYSE:PM·Stock Market

14 Aug

Hertz Shares Drop 12% as Ackman’s Departure Puts $984 Million Liquidity Buffer in Focus

Hertz Global Holdings dropped almost 12% on Thursday following the exit of Pershing Square. Shares ended the session at $2.47, reducing the car rental firm's market capitalization to under $1 billion.

Breaking·NASDAQ:HTZ·Stock Market

14 Aug

Nebius Stock (NBIS) Maintains 32% Earnings Rise; $5.7 Billion Capex Poses Challenge to Rally

Nebius Group N.V. finished at $255.04 on Thursday, holding onto a two-day advance of 32.0% following its quarterly earnings report. The stock declined 1.6% during Thursday’s session, after jumping 34.1% on Wednesday.

Breaking·Earnings·NASDAQ:NBIS·Stock Market

14 Aug

Reddit Stock Jumps 10% After Hours as Buyback Price Becomes a Key Test

Breaking·NYSE:RDDT·Stock Market

14 Aug

Tyson Foods Shares Climb After Hours as Beef Facility Reductions Aim to Offset $650 Million Loss

Shares in Tyson Foods climbed in after-hours trading on Thursday after the meat producer announced a further significant reduction in beef processing capacity. The cut comes as the beef division recorded a $142 million loss in the previous quarter.

Earnings·NYSE:TSN·Stock Market

13 Aug

Valero, Marathon Surge to All-Time Highs Despite Oil’s 2% Slide—Refiners Diverge from Sector

NEW YORK, August 13, 2026, 17:25 EDT — U.S. equity markets remained closed, but Valero Energy and Marathon Petroleum finished at record levels despite a more than 2% drop in crude prices, marking a clear division in energy stocks. Valero rose 3.85% to $342.92, while Marathon advanced 2.33% to $356.37.

Energy·NYSE:MPC·NYSE:VLO·Stock Market

13 Aug

Amcor synergy benefits at Berry outpace targets by 10%, while debt faces 5.5% yield challenge

Amcor plc surpassed quarterly expectations as cost savings from Berry Global were realized ahead of schedule. The outcome provides investors with clearer proof that the major acquisition has the potential to boost earnings.

NYSE:AMCR·NYSE:BERY·Stock Market

13 Aug

Opendoor Stock (OPEN) Gains 5% as $650 Million Deal Targets $10.38 Dilution Threshold

Opendoor Technologies Inc. rose 4.6% to $3.65 Thursday after unveiling a $650 million zero-coupon convertible-note deal. The financing pairs new debt with a $158 million share repurchase and capped calls.

NASDAQ:OPEN·Real Estate·Stock Market

13 Aug

Axon Shares: Flock Privacy Criticism Creates $285 Million Competitive Opportunity

Breaking·NASDAQ:AXON·Stock Market·Technology

13 Aug

Ruger Stock Faces NFA Appeal Test as Suppressor Searches Surge

An active search wave around a possible U.S. appeal of a National Firearms Act ruling put Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. in focus after Thursday’s close. Google Trends showed about 20,000 U.S. searches for “doj appeal nfa” over nine hours. Search interest was up roughly 900%.

NYSE:RGR·Stock Market

13 Aug

Meta and Netflix Surge, Lifting Communication Services Above S&P 500 by 0.91 Point

Shares in communication-services outperformed on Wall Street on Thursday, supported by gains in two major platforms. The sector index gained 1.56%, compared with a 0.65% increase for the S&P 500. The resulting 0.91-point difference marked the day's most notable shift following the inflation report.

NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:NFLX·Stock Market·Technology

13 Aug

Applied Materials Forecasts Revenue Above Wall Street Expectations

NEW YORK, August 13, 2026, 16:24 EDT – Applied Materials issued a revenue outlook that exceeded Wall Street predictions, with the company's guidance outpacing analyst estimates even at its lowest point.

Earnings·NASDAQ:AMAT·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

13 Aug

YETI Shares Slide 12%: Trio of Drinkware SKUs Wipes Out Two Years of Free Cash Flow

YETI Holdings, Inc. lost around 12% on Thursday, as the market focused on soft US drinkware sales despite a profit beat and stronger results in coolers and international markets.

Earnings Reports·Stock Market

13 Aug