Stock Market 16 July 2026

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

General Mills (NYSE: GIS) climbs as Pillsbury calls back 735,840 rolls

General Mills shares gained 4.5% on Thursday. The move came even though 735,840 Pillsbury rolls faced a Class II recall. U.S. cash markets stayed open as of 14:06 EDT.

16 July 2026

NYSE:GIS·Stock Market

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Stock Rallies Against Nasdaq Slide Despite AI Spending Discount

Microsoft shares climbed 1.8% in Thursday afternoon trading. The advance extended Wednesday’s 2.8% gain. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite fell about 1% during a chip-led selloff.

16 July 2026

Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market·Technology

Semiconductor stocks fall 5% as investors shift focus from AI demand to margins

U.S. chip stocks fell Thursday, even as TSMC raised its outlook. The sector index dropped nearly 5% in afternoon trading.

16 July 2026

NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:ASML·NASDAQ:MRVL·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:TSM·Semiconductors·Stock Market

SMH ETF Falls Below Key Support as Chip Selloff Trumps Record Earnings

The VanEck Semiconductor ETF dropped 4.2% to $565.69 in early afternoon trade. It went below Wednesday’s $586.09 lower DeMark pivot. This is a short-term support gauge.

16 July 2026

ETFs·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:TSM·Semiconductors·Stock Market

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) steady as AWS leadership eyes AI spending

Amazon.com shares were steady Thursday as investors eyed a key AWS leadership shift. The new head is an infrastructure executive who is known for cutting costs. He will steer Amazon’s main AI unit.

16 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:AMZN·Stock Market

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) drops under IPO price with larger float possible on lockup changes

SpaceX was at $133.20 as of 12:56 p.m. EDT, dropping 1.3% from the $135 offer price. The first lockup release could raise its tradable share count by 143%.

16 July 2026

NASDAQ:SPCX·Stock Market

Nebius (NASDAQ:NBIS) shares fall as AI plan shifts capex burden

Nebius dropped 12.6% to $174.31 as of 1:07 p.m. EDT, wiping out a 2.8% rise from Wednesday. U.S. markets stayed open.

16 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:CRWV·NASDAQ:NBIS·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market

Humana (NYSE: HUM) trades ahead of July 29 results

Humana dropped 3.6% by 1 p.m. Thursday, giving up an initial 4.1% rise at the open. The stock turned lower even as UnitedHealth Group posted strong results.

16 July 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:HUM·Stock Market

Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) Falls 11% as AI-Storage Trade Loses Momentum

Western Digital slid 10.8% to $458.22 in Thursday trading. The drop erased roughly $19.2 billion from its equity value.

16 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market

J.B. Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) Stock Jumps 7% as Intermodal Drives 89% of Operating-Income Growth

J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares jumped 6.6% on Thursday. Intermodal supplied almost 89% of the year-on-year group operating-income increase.

16 July 2026

NASDAQ:JBHT·Stock Market

Rocket Lab stock (NASDAQ:RKLB) slides to merger collar despite Neutron test

Rocket Lab Corporation shares fell 11.2% to $67.63 around midday Thursday. They traded as low as $67.20, below the deal’s $67.50 lower collar.

16 July 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:IRDM·NASDAQ:RKLB·Rocket Lab·Space Industry·Stock Market

Oracle Stock (NYSE: ORCL) Hits New Low as $638 Billion AI Backlog Meets Cash Test

Oracle fell about 4.8% to $126 in late-morning New York trade on Thursday. The shares touched $125.94, a fresh 52-week low. Investors weighed a $638 billion backlog against a mounting cash need.

16 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NYSE:ORCL·Stock Market

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Shares Dip as Trading-Driven Earnings Raise Durability Questions

Goldman Sachs dropped 3.6% by late morning Thursday, trading at $1,110.41 just before noon. The Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF was up 0.1%. On Tuesday, Goldman had set a record after posting results.

16 July 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:GS·Stock Market

Dow Edges Higher; Health Stock Gains Balance Chip Drop

By midday Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up roughly 109 points, with the U.S. cash session still open. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slipped.

16 July 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:UNH·Stock Market

US Stocks Open Mixed With Tech Under Pressure

S&P 500 dipped Thursday with tech weighing on the index. Ten of eleven sectors gained, but technology losses took the benchmark below flat.

16 July 2026

NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:WDC·NYSE:TSM·NYSE:UNH·Stock Market·Technology

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) Guidance Trade-Off Tests Its Valuation Premium

JPMorgan Chase shares edged lower on Thursday. Its higher interest-income outlook arrived with an equal expense increase. Both revisions were $2.5 billion.

16 July 2026

NYSE:JPM·Stock Market

ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML) steady after outlook sets €14.4B Q4 bar

ASML’s U.S. shares managed a 0.3% uptick to $1,820.63 on Thursday, even as chip stocks slumped. The Philadelphia semiconductor index slid 3.8%.

16 July 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:ASML·Stock Market

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) trades with 72% chance baked in on Stripe-Advent takeover talk

PayPal Holdings was pricing in about 72% odds for a $60.50 deal. Shares were trading at $56.86 just after 11 a.m. EDT.

16 July 2026

Fintech·NASDAQ:PYPL·Stock Market

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) shares climb as active flows support fee income

BlackRock was up 1.1% at $1,105.12 late this morning, building on a 6.6% move after earnings Wednesday. The S&P 500 slipped.

16 July 2026

NYSE:BLK·Stock Market

Stock Market 16 July 2026

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

General Mills (NYSE: GIS) climbs as Pillsbury calls back 735,840 rolls

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Stock Rallies Against Nasdaq Slide Despite AI Spending Discount

Semiconductor stocks fall 5% as investors shift focus from AI demand to margins

SMH ETF Falls Below Key Support as Chip Selloff Trumps Record Earnings

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) steady as AWS leadership eyes AI spending

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) drops under IPO price with larger float possible on lockup changes

Nebius (NASDAQ:NBIS) shares fall as AI plan shifts capex burden

Humana (NYSE: HUM) trades ahead of July 29 results

Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) Falls 11% as AI-Storage Trade Loses Momentum

J.B. Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) Stock Jumps 7% as Intermodal Drives 89% of Operating-Income Growth

Rocket Lab stock (NASDAQ:RKLB) slides to merger collar despite Neutron test

Oracle Stock (NYSE: ORCL) Hits New Low as $638 Billion AI Backlog Meets Cash Test

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Shares Dip as Trading-Driven Earnings Raise Durability Questions

Dow Edges Higher; Health Stock Gains Balance Chip Drop

US Stocks Open Mixed With Tech Under Pressure

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) Guidance Trade-Off Tests Its Valuation Premium

ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML) steady after outlook sets €14.4B Q4 bar

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) trades with 72% chance baked in on Stripe-Advent takeover talk

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) shares climb as active flows support fee income

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