Shan Ahmed Khan

Shan Ahmed Khan is a senior markets reporter at TS2.tech. His coverage ranges from stocks and technology to economic developments across global markets. He worked in investment research and market analysis before becoming a financial journalist and is a graduate of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) loses $6.3 billion following Kimi K3 chip-design demonstration

Synopsys shed roughly $6.27 billion in implied market value on Friday, with shares ending the session 7.85% lower at $384.28 following Moonshot AI’s disclosure of its Kimi K3 chip-design project. The estimate is based on 191.48 million shares outstanding.

18 July 2026

NASDAQ:SNPS·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Dow Jones slides 0.8% with insurer rally hiding wider market pressure

U.S. stocks ended down on Friday as artificial-intelligence related shares extended their pullback. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished around 52,140, according to preliminary figures.

17 July 2026

LON:LSEG·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:INTC·NYSE:TRV·Stock Market

Hecla Mining Shares Fall as Silver Lingers 32% Under Q1 Realized Price

NEW YORK, July 17, 2026, 15:08 EDT Hecla Mining Co shares dropped as the price of silver continued to trade 32% below the company’s realized average price from the first quarter.

17 July 2026

Mining Industry·NYSE:HL·Silver Prices·Stock Market

SMCI holds ground as funding questions stake $39 billion AI order tally

Super Micro Computer was trading roughly 9% below its June common-offering price on Friday. The stock gained 1.5% to $25.04 as of 1:01 p.m. EDT, with regular U.S. trading still underway.

17 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:SMCI·Stock Market

Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) makes buying headlines as U.S. markets open, but actual verified demand remains more limited

NEW YORK, July 17, 2026, 11:12 EDT — U.S. markets begin trading as coverage on Invesco QQQ Trust highlights purchasing activity, though smaller verifiable demand persists.

17 July 2026

ETFs·NASDAQ:QQQ·Stock Market

Chip Stocks Slide as TSMC’s AI Mix Exposes a Spending-Growth Risk

U.S. chip stocks extended a sharp selloff in Friday morning trading. The PHLX Semiconductor Index was in bear-market territory and down more than 12% this week.

17 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NYSE:TSM·Semiconductors·Stock Market

Nu Holdings (NYSE:NU) challenges new Latin America leader with valuation pressures

Nu Holdings Ltd. has appointed Livia Chanes to a regional position and put its valuation under scrutiny. The company’s P/E ratio stands at 21.3, which is more than twice that of Inter & Co Inc..

17 July 2026

NYSE:NU·Stock Market

DroneShield (ASX:DRO) ends at A$2.32, attention shifts to extended reporting interval

DroneShield Limited ended Thursday at A$2.32, with trading volumes remaining well below normal levels. The stock averaged 5.55 million shares over the past five sessions, down 58% compared to the year-to-date daily average.

17 July 2026

ASX:DRO·Drones·Stock Market·Technology

Mexican peso loses 0.34%, erasing six weeks of carry gains as dollar strengthens

The peso slipped 0.34% on Thursday, wiping out nearly six weeks of gross carry for basic dollar-funded peso trades. The currency weakened to 17.4449 per dollar in late-morning trading.

16 July 2026

NASDAQ:QQQ·Stock Market

Opendoor (NASDAQ:OPEN) acquisition contracts rise as mortgage demand falls

Opendoor Technologies Inc. entered the third quarter with acquisition contracts rising 3% from the prior week while a key gauge of U.S. home-purchase loan demand fell 7%, a 10-percentage-point split that could test whether it can keep homes moving without giving up margin.

16 July 2026

NASDAQ:OPEN·Real Estate·Stock Market

California SB 343 Injunction Eases Label Risk, but $5 Billion Producer Program Remains

A federal judge blocked California from enforcing its SB 343 recycling-label law, giving packaging makers a late reprieve before an October cutoff. Yet the state’s own SB 54 table still calls some plastic categories recyclable at estimated 2024 recycling rates as low as 0%, while the separate $5 billion producer program remains in force.

15 July 2026

Stock Market

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) drops as pool channel destocking hits profits by 62%

Pentair plc dropped Wednesday after the company reported pool-channel destocking had reduced its second-quarter sales by about $170 million and Pool segment income by $105 million. The company said that’s a decremental margin of 61.8%, so about 62 cents of profit vanished for every lost dollar of sales.

15 July 2026

NYSE:PNR·Stock Market

Electrovaya (NASDAQ:ELVA) Deal Gives Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) a Path to a Board Observer and 20% Stake

Electrovaya’s agreement with Amazon gives the retailer a path to a 20% fully diluted holding, assuming options and warrants become shares, plus a non-voting observer at board meetings once a lower ownership threshold is met. Electrovaya shares rose 37% to $10.82 by 2:54 p.m. EDT on Wednesday after the terms were disclosed.

15 July 2026

NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:ELVA·Stock Market·Technology

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) drops $15B as insider sales highlight premium

Arista Networks, Inc. wiped out $15 billion in market cap after insiders announced plans to sell. The sales put the stock's premium in the spotlight. New York, July 15, 2026, 14:06 EDT

15 July 2026

NASDAQ:CSCO·NYSE:ANET·Stock Market·Technology

US shares climb; rally moves past tech on inflation relief

U.S. stocks moved up early Wednesday, with a notable split in the Nasdaq. The Composite was up 0.44%, but the Nasdaq-100 slipped 0.49%. That's a gap of 0.93 percentage points. The S&P 500 added 0.25%. The Dow rose 0.35% as of 11:38 a.m. EDT.

15 July 2026

Inflation·NYSE:BLK·NYSE:BNY·NYSE:MS·Stock Market·US Economy

Alibaba gains about $17B after Apple AI clearance, revenue still to come

Alibaba Group Holding Limited jumped 6.2% in late-morning New York trade after China approved Apple Intelligence for local use and Alibaba said Qwen would get integrated across Apple’s main operating systems in China. Alibaba’s American depositary receipts climbed $6.95, adding about $16.7 billion in equity value, based on its 2.40 billion shares outstanding. The companies didn’t give any launch date or commercial terms.

15 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·E-Commerce·HKG:9988·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:BIDU·NYSE:BABA·Stock Market·Technology

BlackRock hits $15.3 trillion in Q2, putting pressure on HPS earnings

BlackRock, Inc. reported a 31% rise in revenue and hit a record for assets on Wednesday, but this was the last quarter to benefit from its HPS deal skewing year-over-year numbers. Starting in the September quarter, organic growth will get a harder look, as HPS will be in the comparison base. Shares gained about 6.8% to $1,095 in early New York trading.

15 July 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:BLK

Dave Ramsey pegs $10,000 retirement plan to $16,000 yearly cash-flow move

Dave Ramsey told a 66-year-old Pittsburgh caller with only $10,000 in a 401 that her retirement plan would hinge on shifting how she uses her money, rather than building up a big nest egg. She and her husband wiped out $80,000 in car debt over five years. If they take that $16,000 a year and put it toward retirement, that’s about 85% of what Ramsey recommended she start saving.

15 July 2026

Retirement Planning

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) lands Very Group AI contract as $129 million H2 ARR looms

UiPath Inc. landed a three-year deal to revamp pricing at The Very Group, the UK online retailer, though the company didn’t disclose financials. For investors, the real question is whether the win helps PATH drive the subscription growth it needs in the second half. The automation software firm’s guidance for fiscal 2027 calls for $124 million to $134 million in net new ARR over Q3 and Q4. That’s right around the $129 million it managed in those periods last year.

15 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence

SK Hynix U.S. ADS premium narrows to 30% as Seoul shares close gap

SK hynix Inc. ADSs traded at a 29.6% premium to Seoul shares ahead of the U.S. open on Wednesday. That’s down from a 51.2% premium implied by Tuesday’s close. The time-adjusted spread hit $41.32 per ADS, but the gap shrank by over 40% overnight.

15 July 2026

NASDAQ:SKHY·Semiconductors·Stock Market

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Shan Ahmed Khan

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) loses $6.3 billion following Kimi K3 chip-design demonstration

Dow Jones slides 0.8% with insurer rally hiding wider market pressure

Hecla Mining Shares Fall as Silver Lingers 32% Under Q1 Realized Price

SMCI holds ground as funding questions stake $39 billion AI order tally

Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) makes buying headlines as U.S. markets open, but actual verified demand remains more limited

Chip Stocks Slide as TSMC’s AI Mix Exposes a Spending-Growth Risk

Nu Holdings (NYSE:NU) challenges new Latin America leader with valuation pressures

DroneShield (ASX:DRO) ends at A$2.32, attention shifts to extended reporting interval

Mexican peso loses 0.34%, erasing six weeks of carry gains as dollar strengthens

Opendoor (NASDAQ:OPEN) acquisition contracts rise as mortgage demand falls

California SB 343 Injunction Eases Label Risk, but $5 Billion Producer Program Remains

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) drops as pool channel destocking hits profits by 62%

Electrovaya (NASDAQ:ELVA) Deal Gives Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) a Path to a Board Observer and 20% Stake

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) drops $15B as insider sales highlight premium

US shares climb; rally moves past tech on inflation relief

Alibaba gains about $17B after Apple AI clearance, revenue still to come

BlackRock hits $15.3 trillion in Q2, putting pressure on HPS earnings

Dave Ramsey pegs $10,000 retirement plan to $16,000 yearly cash-flow move

UiPath (NYSE:PATH) lands Very Group AI contract as $129 million H2 ARR looms

SK Hynix U.S. ADS premium narrows to 30% as Seoul shares close gap

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