Iwona Majkowska

Iwona Majkowska is a financial markets journalist at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, artificial intelligence and technology. A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics, she previously worked in equity research and financial analysis before focusing on market reporting. Her daily coverage helps investors follow major developments across U.S. and global markets. Follow Iwona Majkowska on Google News.

Dow slips roughly 183 points on July 16, led by slide in two major stocks

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped approximately 183 points, or 0.35%, to nearly 52,475 on Thursday. However, this overall decline masked a significant internal offset. By 3:49 p.m., two high-priced stocks had together pulled down the index by about 604 points. The NYSE cash session closed at 4 p.m. EDT.

16 July 2026

NYSE:CAT·NYSE:GS·Stock Market

Ondas (ONDS) volume spike seen after DZYNE’s 40 million-share block said to move

Ondas Inc. saw enough volume for DZYNE’s former owners to sell the entire 40 million-share block registered post-acquisition, which could clear the stock’s overhang. There’s no filing confirming any shares traded.

16 July 2026

NASDAQ:ONDS·Stock Market

Hardee’s franchisee bankruptcy reveals a one-third revenue-per-store gap

Superior Star’s approximately $80 million in 2025 sales looks close to Hardee’s average only when divided by the 59 restaurants the Chapter 11 franchisee still operates. Adjust for 30 stores shut mostly late in the year, and revenue per restaurant falls to an estimated $860,000 to $900,000, roughly one-third below the chain’s latest franchised-store average.

16 July 2026

Bankruptcy·Restaurant Industry

Chipotle (NYSE:CMG) Mexico debut is a growth test, not an earnings turn

Chipotle Mexican Grill will open its first restaurant in Mexico on Thursday, but the launch will leave partner-operated outlets, which another company runs day to day, at fewer than four in every 1,000 Chipotle stores worldwide. On the company’s own figures, Mexico is still an option on future growth rather than a near-term answer to soft U.S. sales.

16 July 2026

BMV:ALSEA·NYSE:CMG·Restaurant Industry·Stock Market

VivoSim Labs (NASDAQ:VIVS) hits $5M milestone; company says 500% revenue jump comes off $131K base

VivoSim Labs, Inc. reported Wednesday it got a $5 million milestone payment from Eli Lilly and Company, bringing in cash worth about 1.7 times VivoSim’s equity value at Tuesday’s close and recent share count. Still, shares ended up just 3.0% at $0.8599, slipping from an open of $1.49.

15 July 2026

Biotechnology·Nasdaq·NASDAQ:VIVS·NYSE:LLY·Stock Market

US Stocks Finish Up Even as 15% Drop in Chips Obscures Broad Sector Shift

U.S. stocks ended higher Wednesday, but chip stocks tumbled. The session saw a split between sectors, not a broader slide. The S&P 500 closed up 0.36% at 7,570.72. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.60% to 26,264.63. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.34% at 52,685.92. After the close, Nasdaq showed the PHLX Semiconductor Index off 2.31% at 12,369.17.

15 July 2026

NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market

Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:IOVA) jumps 18%, adding a cash balance to its market value

Iovance Biotherapeutics shares surged 18.2% to $4.645 by 3:01 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, adding about $319 million to the cancer-cell therapy maker’s equity value on a 446.5 million-share base. That almost exactly matches the cash position Iovance reported at March 31.

15 July 2026

NASDAQ:IOVA·Stock Market

Meta (NASDAQ:META) commits $50B to AI campus, putting 2026 cash flow in focus

Meta Platforms needs to ramp up its quarterly capex by at least 77% over what it spent in Q1 to hit its 2026 target. The company’s expanded Hyperion AI campus in Louisiana is now on track for 5 gigawatts and over $50 billion, giving a sign of where all that money has to go.

15 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:META·Stock Market

Cisco Selloff Puts $9 Billion AI Order Goal Under a Fourth-Quarter Test

Cisco Systems, Inc. slid 4.5% on Wednesday, sharpening an investor question created by its own artificial-intelligence targets: can record orders from hyperscalers, the largest cloud operators, turn into enough sales and profit to support a roughly $445 billion market value? Cisco booked $5.3 billion of AI infrastructure orders from those customers through fiscal third-quarter 2026 and must add about $3.7 billion in the final quarter to reach its $9 billion full-year goal, nearly twice the prior quarter’s $1.9 billion.

15 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:CSCO·NYSE:ANET·NYSE:HPE·Stock Market·Technology

Americans Target $1.2 Million for Retirement as More Tap Plan Loans

U.S. workers are falling behind on retirement savings, and their target nest egg is shrinking. According to a Schroders plc survey, 27% said they've cut plan contributions and the same number have borrowed from their workplace plan. Those who knew their breakdown said cash makes up 26% of retirement assets, close to the 27% in equities. The take for investors: asset growth is slowing, not that participants have raised their savings goals.

15 July 2026

LON:SDR·Retirement Planning

Mae Lao PM2.5 Nearly Doubles Nathrop’s as “Good” Ratings Mask Different Risks

Mae Lao’s PM2.5 reading was nearly twice Nathrop’s on Wednesday, yet both locations carried IQAir’s “Good” air-quality label. For investors and operators using environmental data to assess travel and outdoor-business risk, the more important finding is that each result rests on one anonymous monitoring station.

15 July 2026

Stock Market

SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) Stock’s $230 Target Implies a $1.24 Trillion Gain Before Starship Test

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, would need to add about $1.24 trillion in equity value to reach the $230 target set on Tuesday by Evercore Inc.’s ISI unit, making Thursday’s Starship flight a near-term check on a valuation already near $1.8 trillion. The shares closed Tuesday at $136.08, just $1.08 above the $135 offer price.

15 July 2026

NASDAQ:SPCX·Stock Market·Technology

Aehr stock jumps as backlog now covers most of 2027 target, margin math makes growth tougher

Aehr Test Systems shares jumped in late trading Tuesday after the chip-testing tools company posted record orders. The company now sees 2027 revenue between $130 million and $150 million, ending June 25. Profit is the tougher metric—Aehr needs adjusted earnings to grow at least 25 times from 2026 levels to match the outlook. Investors are backing the guidance.

15 July 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AEHR·Stock Market

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) Deal Spread Widens to 3% as Valaris (NYSE:VAL) Lags Oil Rally

NEW YORK, July 14, 2026, 18:06

15 July 2026

NYSE:RIG·NYSE:VAL·Stock Market

Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD; BVMF:BBDC4) ADR Rises Even as Local Shares Drop on Real’s Strength

Banco Bradesco S.A. closed up in New York on Tuesday, while the stock fell in Brazil. The preferred ADR in the U.S. finished 0.55% higher. In São Paulo, the same class of share dropped 0.75%. That left a 1.30-point gap for the day, with currency moves making the main difference.

14 July 2026

BVMF:BBDC4·NYSE:BBD·Stock Market

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) stock holds above $227 ahead of earnings, flows on watch

Morgan Stanley heads into Wednesday’s Q2 results trading above a key technical level, with capital markets at their best in years. Peers posted big numbers in equities and investment banking, so investors turn to Morgan Stanley’s wealth business to see if recent gains have staying power. The business mix takes center stage.

14 July 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:MS·Stock Market

Shuttle Pharma stock jumps 41% as turnover hits 82 times its share base

Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. shares closed 40.5% higher at $4.16 on Tuesday after 52.56 million shares changed hands. Share turnover — volume divided by shares outstanding — reached about 82.5 times the company’s 637,000-share base, while activity ran 22.6 times its average. The tape was the story.

14 July 2026

NASDAQ:SHPH·Stock Market

Bitmine up 12% with Ether gains trimming asset discount

Bitmine Immersion Technologies shares rose 11.5% Tuesday, taking their equity value closer to the company’s reported crypto and cash assets. Ether had its best daily jump in weeks. Bitmine said Monday it was holding 5.77 million ether and $11.3 billion in total crypto, cash, securities and strategic investments as of July 12.

14 July 2026

Cryptocurrency·Ethereum·NYSE:BMNR·Stock Market

TeraWulf slides 8% after Anthropic lease faces $3.5B funding check

TeraWulf Inc. dropped 8.1% to $19.20 by Tuesday afternoon, sinking as low as $18.63, even while tech stocks benefited from softer inflation numbers. Volume was heavy, with more than 36.7 million shares changing hands by 1:16 p.m., already topping its usual daily pace. The disconnect raises questions for investors over how much AI revenue will flow to equity once construction debt is paid off. That’s the issue in focus.

14 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:WULF·Stock Market

Dow Jones live: Small decline masks 936 points of single-stock swings

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 96.05 points, or 0.18%, to 52,402.59 at 11:55 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, but the modest loss hid a much larger fight inside the index. International Business Machines, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase produced about 936 points of gross movement — gains and losses counted before they offset — based on near-noon share prices. The headline move understated the churn.

14 July 2026

NYSE:GS·NYSE:IBM·NYSE:JPM·Stock Market

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Iwona Majkowska

Dow slips roughly 183 points on July 16, led by slide in two major stocks

Ondas (ONDS) volume spike seen after DZYNE’s 40 million-share block said to move

Hardee’s franchisee bankruptcy reveals a one-third revenue-per-store gap

Chipotle (NYSE:CMG) Mexico debut is a growth test, not an earnings turn

VivoSim Labs (NASDAQ:VIVS) hits $5M milestone; company says 500% revenue jump comes off $131K base

US Stocks Finish Up Even as 15% Drop in Chips Obscures Broad Sector Shift

Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:IOVA) jumps 18%, adding a cash balance to its market value

Meta (NASDAQ:META) commits $50B to AI campus, putting 2026 cash flow in focus

Cisco Selloff Puts $9 Billion AI Order Goal Under a Fourth-Quarter Test

Americans Target $1.2 Million for Retirement as More Tap Plan Loans

Mae Lao PM2.5 Nearly Doubles Nathrop’s as “Good” Ratings Mask Different Risks

SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) Stock’s $230 Target Implies a $1.24 Trillion Gain Before Starship Test

Aehr stock jumps as backlog now covers most of 2027 target, margin math makes growth tougher

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) Deal Spread Widens to 3% as Valaris (NYSE:VAL) Lags Oil Rally

Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD; BVMF:BBDC4) ADR Rises Even as Local Shares Drop on Real’s Strength

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) stock holds above $227 ahead of earnings, flows on watch

Shuttle Pharma stock jumps 41% as turnover hits 82 times its share base

Bitmine up 12% with Ether gains trimming asset discount

TeraWulf slides 8% after Anthropic lease faces $3.5B funding check

Dow Jones live: Small decline masks 936 points of single-stock swings

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