Today: 21 July 2026

Roman Perkowski

Roman Perkowski is a senior markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and macroeconomic trends. A graduate of the Cracow University of Economics, he previously worked in investment research and corporate finance. His coverage helps readers understand the key forces driving global financial markets and emerging industries. Follow Roman Perkowski on Google News.

Robinhood’s top AI stocks split up $240 billion market cap

Robinhood’s top AI stocks split up $240 billion market cap

Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, Dell Technologies and Cisco Systems lost about $232 billion in combined market value during Monday's regular U.S. session. Meanwhile, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms picked up a net $6 billion. That left a valuation gap of roughly $238 billion as of 1:52 p.m. EDT.
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Fed’s Bowman Calls for Flexible Global Rules, Says U.S. Banks May Hold $320 Billion Extra

Fed’s Bowman Calls for Flexible Global Rules, Says U.S. Banks May Hold $320 Billion Extra

Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman told the Financial Stability Board on Monday that global rules should be flexible and based on risk, not hard standards. She warned in London that a one-size-fits-all system “erodes the FSB’s effectiveness.” The FSB, which handles coordination of financial regulation for big economies, plans to put out draft modernization principles for consultation this fall before sending a report to the Group of 20.
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Agenus (NASDAQ:AGEN) Stock Rockets 59% Premarket—But Its $340 Million Lifeline Could Nearly Triple the Share Count

Agenus (NASDAQ:AGEN) Stock Rockets 59% Premarket—But Its $340 Million Lifeline Could Nearly Triple the Share Count

Agenus Inc. surged 59.4% to $5.34 in premarket trading on Monday after agreeing to an $85 million private placement, a stock sale to selected investors, with warrants that could lift gross proceeds to $340 million. Warrants give holders the right to buy additional shares at fixed prices. The move came before the 9:30 a.m. market open, while Nasdaq futures were down about 1%.
13 July 2026
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T-Mobile Tightens a $3,200 Switcher Perk — Here’s the Investor Math

T-Mobile Tightens a $3,200 Switcher Perk — Here’s the Investor Math

T-Mobile US has restricted two of its richest switching offers to new wireless accounts, narrowing reimbursements that can reach $800 per line and $3,200 per account. The exception covers customers whose existing account carries only T-Mobile Home Internet or T-Satellite service. Dominick Miserandino, CEO of retail-technology firm RTMNexus, called the change “a deliberate play to cross-sell and diversify its customer base into other high-growth products.”
13 July 2026
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Iran Oil Jolt Reveals 24% Spread on SK Hynix’s AI Bet

Iran Oil Jolt Reveals 24% Spread on SK Hynix’s AI Bet

U.S.-Iran tensions pushed oil prices much higher on Monday and dragged Nasdaq futures down about 1%. But the bigger move came from SK Hynix after a price gap showed up. Its ADRs, which let U.S. investors trade foreign shares, were indicated 9.2% lower at $152.50. Even with that slide, the ADRs still traded about 24% above the Seoul shares, based on a simple calculation.
13 July 2026
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Pakistan’s Crypto Ban Casts Shadow Over $41.6B Remittance Flows

Pakistan’s Crypto Ban Casts Shadow Over $41.6B Remittance Flows

Pakistan’s crypto regulator is in talks with top Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani after a fatwa declared that crypto purchases are not acceptable under Islamic law, pushing a religious dispute into the country’s still-forming licensing plan. Bilal bin Saqib, chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, said tokens should be considered case by case based on their design and use. Usmani has not shifted his view.
13 July 2026
US Stock Market Week Ahead: CPI, Bank Earnings and the Fed Converge in a 90-Minute Tuesday Test

US Stock Market Week Ahead: CPI, Bank Earnings and the Fed Converge in a 90-Minute Tuesday Test

Wall Street heads into Monday with the VIX, an options-based gauge of expected S&P 500 swings, at 15.03 — only about 12% above its 52-week low — even though Tuesday will pack five major-bank reports, June inflation and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s testimony into one morning. From the consumer price index at 8:30 a.m. ET to Warsh’s appearance at 10, investors get 90 minutes to reprice rates and earnings after the bank results land before the opening bell. U.S. cash equity markets were closed Sunday.
12 July 2026
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Xero sets 30-day staff deadline, investors eye 43% stock-pay ratio

Xero sets 30-day staff deadline, investors eye 43% stock-pay ratio

Xero Limited has told employees rated “Below Expectation” to either take voluntary severance or go on a 30-day performance-improvement plan. The company is getting stricter as it ramps up its push into artificial intelligence and U.S. payments. CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy wrote to staff, “As AI changes how work gets done, we have the chance to redefine how small business finance works.” The change follows a 58% spike in non-cash share-based payment expense to NZ$240.1 million, or 43.3% of Xero’s free cash flow. That’s up from 30.0% a year ago.
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Stock Market Today

  • Cotton Futures Gain as US Crop Progresses; Oil and Dollar Also Advance
    July 20, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT. Cotton futures advanced by 9 to 37 points on Monday, while crude oil climbed 65 cents a barrel and the US dollar index added 0.209. US cotton crop progress showed 73% squared-1% ahead of average-and 32% setting bolls, matching the 5-year norm. Cotton condition ratings improved to 45% good/excellent. Key contract closes: Oct 26 at 77.37 (+30), Dec 26 at 78.92 (+29), Mar 27 at 80.29 (+28).
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