Today: 21 July 2026

Michał Rogucki

Michał Rogucki is a senior markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and macroeconomic developments. A graduate of Humboldt University of Berlin, he previously worked in investment research and market analysis before transitioning to financial journalism. He covers the trends and events that matter most to investors worldwide.

NYT Connections Hints #1128 Reveal a 1,095-Page-a-Year Traffic Trade

NYT Connections Hints #1128 Reveal a 1,095-Page-a-Year Traffic Trade

Help pages for The New York Times Co’s Connections puzzle No. 1,128 were live at CNET, Yahoo Tech and TechRadar ahead of Monday’s regular U.S. market open. A July 11-13 sample shows all three outlets publishing one dated Connections page a day, an annualized run rate of 1,095 URLs before Wordle, Strands or sister publications enter the count.)
13 July 2026
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HSBC Stock’s HK$61,520 Entry Ticket Is Set to Shrink — Two Lot Sizes Stand Out

HSBC Stock’s HK$61,520 Entry Ticket Is Set to Shrink — Two Lot Sizes Stand Out

HSBC Holdings Plc appears to have two practical choices for its new Hong Kong board lot — 50 or 100 shares — if its stock holds near Monday’s level, reducing the minimum trading ticket by 75% to 87.5%. At HK$153.80, the current 400-share lot costs HK$61,520; a one-share lot would sit below Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd’s HK$1,000 floor guidance, while 500 shares would exceed its HK$50,000 ceiling guidance. That leaves 50 and 100 as the only standard sizes that fit both guides at the current price, although the formal ceiling test uses a six-month average.
13 July 2026
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SoundHound AI Stock’s $1.08 Billion Short Bet Just Grew — and CPI Week Is Next

SoundHound AI Stock’s $1.08 Billion Short Bet Just Grew — and CPI Week Is Next

SoundHound AI, Inc. enters the new week with 162.9 million shares sold short as of June 30, or 41.3% of its public float, the shares available for trading. Short interest — stock sold by investors betting on a fall and not yet bought back — rose 1.2% from the prior report, MarketBeat data published Friday showed. Its 6.5 “days to cover” means closing those positions would take an estimated 6.5 average-volume sessions.
13 July 2026
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Top Stocks to Watch Now: The Bank-and-Chip Test That Could Decide Wall Street’s Next Move

Top Stocks to Watch Now: The Bank-and-Chip Test That Could Decide Wall Street’s Next Move

Wall Street’s next move hinges on whether profits can broaden beyond artificial intelligence, not on another easy headline beat. The answer is cautiously positive, but the bar is high: year-forward S&P 500 earnings estimates have risen 21% in 2026, roughly twice the index’s gain, while projected second-quarter profit growth has been revised to 23.4% from 15.2% in January. That lifts the growth hurdle by about 54%. Technology earnings are expected to jump more than 65%, so Tuesday’s banks will test whether the rally can spread; chip-equipment and contract-manufacturing leaders later in the week will test valuation. “Earnings are even stronger,” Nationwide strategist Mark Hackett said.
12 July 2026
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The Biggest Earnings Reports This Week: Banks, TSMC and Netflix Put Wall Street’s Profit Boom on Trial

The Biggest Earnings Reports This Week: Banks, TSMC and Netflix Put Wall Street’s Profit Boom on Trial

The market’s central question is whether the profit surge can broaden beyond artificial-intelligence chips and energy without exposing weaker credit. The evidence points to a cautious yes: analysts expect S&P 500 second-quarter earnings to rise 23.4% from a year earlier, and this week’s bank slate will test loan demand and consumer health. The answer still hinges on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. defending its high-growth, heavy-investment outlook. Guidance — management’s forecast for coming quarters — matters more now than another round of backward-looking beats.
12 July 2026
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Space Stocks Week Ahead: Can SpaceX’s Nasdaq-100 Entry Reverse the Selloff?

Space Stocks Week Ahead: Can SpaceX’s Nasdaq-100 Entry Reverse the Selloff?

No, not on its own. Space Exploration Technologies’s rapid entry into the Nasdaq-100 has not produced a broad lift for space shares. SpaceX fell 10.3% from July 2 through Friday even though its inclusion was expected to generate about $4.3 billion of passive buying — automatic purchases by funds tracking the index. An equal-weight basket, giving each stock the same influence, of Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile and Planet Labs slid 16.7%. The split suggests validation is concentrating capital in the leader, not widening appetite for smaller space stocks.
12 July 2026
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AT&T Stock’s Dividend Masks 4% Weekly Move; What’s Next

AT&T Stock’s Dividend Masks 4% Weekly Move; What’s Next

AT&T Inc. posted a 4.0% total return for the week ending Friday, calculated from the July 2 close, even with just a 2.7% climb in its unadjusted share price. The difference came from a $0.2775 quarterly dividend that went ex-div on July 10. AT&T’s 0.4% one-day Friday move works out closer to 1.75% for shareholders getting that payout. U.S. cash equity markets are closed Sunday.
12 July 2026
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Plug Power Shares Drop 15.5%, Wipe Out $570 Million After 50 MW Miss

Plug Power Shares Drop 15.5%, Wipe Out $570 Million After 50 MW Miss

Plug Power Inc. shed roughly $570 million in market value last week, using Friday's market cap and keeping the share count steady. This came despite the company announcing a big electrolyzer order out of Australia. With U.S. cash markets closed Sunday, the latest quote is still Friday’s close at $2.23, down 15.53% across five sessions. Plug Power finished the week valued near $3.10 billion.
12 July 2026
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Union Pacific’s Big Boy Draws 117,000 Visits — but a 15% Merger Gap Tells Investors More

Union Pacific’s Big Boy Draws 117,000 Visits — but a 15% Merger Gap Tells Investors More

Union Pacific Corp. drew roughly 117,000 reported visits across three Pennsylvania viewing events over the past week as its Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive crossed tracks operated by merger target Norfolk Southern Corp.. The count measures attendance, not unique visitors, and excludes several thousand spectators reported in Derry. A local Norfolk Southern crew accompanied the train on its western Pennsylvania run.
12 July 2026
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