Stock Market 8 July 2026

Nasdaq Futures Rise on Chips, Traders Wary After Iran Shock

Nasdaq futures moved higher Thursday, lifted by gains in chip stocks. Dow futures slipped as IBM and Microsoft dropped, with traders also watching new U.S.-Iran fighting, choppy oil, and a Fed still talking tough on inflation.

9 July 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:AMD·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:SBUX·NYSE:IBM·Stock Market·Technology

Nvidia Shares Edge Higher in New York; One Key China Risk Still Lingers

Nvidia stock rose in premarket trade Thursday. Shares built on big gains from Wednesday. Reports said China could let a few leading AI companies buy some of Nvidia's H200 chips.

9 July 2026

China Economy·NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Stock Market

Microsoft Stock Dips Ahead of AI Earnings Test

Microsoft shares were lower before the bell Thursday, as the focus shifted to the company’s earnings due in late July and how much it is spending on AI. The stock traded at $377.67 at 7:42 a.m. EDT, down 1.48%, after closing at $383.34 on Wednesday, Wall Street Journal data showed.

9 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Earnings Reports·Microsoft·NASDAQ:MSFT·Stock Market

Google stock in focus with India ads battle ahead of Nasdaq open

Google parent Alphabet has appealed an Indian court decision that could change the way firms buy search ads in India. The case is set to be a new regulatory hurdle for the stock ahead of Thursday’s U.S. session. Alphabet Class A last traded at $361.92 after falling 1.39% Wednesday, giving the company a market cap near $4.39 trillion.

9 July 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:GOOGL·Stock Market

Apple Faces $30B Hurdle as Broadcom Deal Hits Pre-Market

Apple was down 0.32% at $312.38 ahead of Thursday’s open, trimming some of Wednesday’s 0.88% gain. The move came as traders looked at Apple’s $30 billion chip deal with Broadcom and a new legal issue in Europe. The stock closed at $313.39 on Wednesday.

9 July 2026

NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:AVGO·Stock Market·Technology

Amazon gets Wall Street’s attention over $25B AI debt move

Amazon.com stock was on track to open lower Thursday, with investors watching a new $25 billion bond sale and the company’s big spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure. Shares finished Wednesday down 1.0% at $243.62 and traded at $240.91 premarket just before 8 a.m. EDT.

9 July 2026

Amazon·Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMZN·Stock Market

Brent Oil Pauses Around $78, Hormuz Spike Capped by Supply Moves

Oil hovered just below $78 a barrel on Thursday. A new U.S.-Iran spat shook up some nerves but didn’t drive traders to rethink Gulf risk. Front-month Brent was last at $78.11 at 11:19 BST, 9 cents higher. U.S. West Texas Intermediate traded at $73.49 at 5:56 a.m. EDT, down 3 cents.

9 July 2026

Stock Market

Wall Street Eyes Musk’s SEC Deal and Other Legal Moves Today

Judge Sparkle Sooknanan signed off on the SEC’s settlement with Elon Musk, clearing the way for the deal over his slow disclosure of buying Twitter shares. But in her order, Sooknanan flagged concerns, saying courts aren’t just “a rubber stamp.” She pointed out the terms: a Musk trust puts up $1.5 million, while the SEC said Musk’s delay let him pocket $150 million.

9 July 2026

NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:PARA·NASDAQ:WBD·NYSE:TWTR·Stock Market

Fiserv C-suite shake-up catches Wall Street’s eye

Fiserv said President Dhivya Suryadevara resigned just weeks after the company named a new CEO, deepening management turnover before the bell Thursday. In a filing, the payments firm said Suryadevara left for “good reason,” a contractual term that can affect severance, but Fiserv gave no further details on what prompted her exit.

9 July 2026

NYSE:FISV·Stock Market

Baker Hughes, Novartis, Microsoft make deeper cuts as layoff worries mount

Job cuts were back in the market spotlight Thursday as U.S.-listed firms like Baker Hughes and Novartis announced new layoffs, bringing more workforce reductions in energy and healthcare to a field already busy with restructuring at Microsoft and Coursera.

9 July 2026

NASDAQ:MSFT·NYSE:BKR·NYSE:COUR·NYSE:NVS·Stock Market

$28 Billion Chip IPO Puts Market Rebound in Focus

SK Hynix’s $28 billion U.S. share offering got more than seven times as much demand as shares on offer, according to a source who spoke to Reuters. The stock is one of the few linked closely to the AI supply chain. The ADRs, which let U.S. investors buy into the Korean chipmaker, are set to begin trading on Nasdaq on July 10.

9 July 2026

KRX:000660·NASDAQ:MU·NSE:SBIN·Stock Market·Technology

Earnings season kicks off on Wall Street as expectations climb

PepsiCo kicks off the first big stretch of U.S. earnings season on Thursday, with results for the quarter ended June 13 coming July 9. Delta Air Lines reports Friday and has its 2Q earnings webcast set for July 10 at 10:00 a.m. ET. After that, major banks start to move onto the reporting schedule next week.

9 July 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:DAL·NYSE:PEP·Stock Market

Dow Futures Edge Up After Oil Jolt Hits Markets

U.S. stock index futures moved up early Thursday. Tech names were set to help markets bounce back a bit after oil prices jumped and U.S.-Iran tensions dragged the Dow down almost 600 points Wednesday. Dow futures traded up 47 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures were up 0.3%. Nasdaq 100 futures jumped 0.8%, Barron’s said.

9 July 2026

NASDAQ:NDAQ·Oil Prices·Stock Market

London stocks fall as AstraZeneca trial setback hits FTSE 100

FTSE 100 fell about 0.5% on Thursday, pressured by a slump in AstraZeneca, while gains in miners and some mid-caps helped limit losses. The FTSE 250 rose 0.4%, according to Hargreaves Lansdown data. Parts of Europe traded firmer.

9 July 2026

FTSE 100·LSE:AZN·Stock Market

Stock Market Today: Live Updates 09.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 9, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 10, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT InterContinental Hotels Group Picks Up 40,000 Shares for Buyback, Eyes Cancellation July 10, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT. InterContinental Hotels Group PLC picked up 40,000 ordinary shares on July 9, 2026. The trade went through Goldman Sachs International on the London Stock Exchange. Shares changed hands at an average $162.43 each, as approved at the May 2025 AGM. The group plans to cancel these, which would bring shares outstanding down to 148.7 million, not counting 5.4 million in treasury. The buyback follows guidance from February 2026

9 July 2026

NYSE:CSL·NYSE:MLM·Stock Market

CoreWeave Stock Gains 8% Despite Meta Worries

CoreWeave shares finished up 7.75% at $90.00 on Wednesday, clawing back some ground after last week’s Meta-fueled drop. The stock touched $90.15 intraday but volume stayed under its 65-day average, according to market data.

9 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market·Technology Trends·TSX:GLXY

Levi Shares Slip Despite Earnings Beat

Levi Strauss & Co. shares dropped after hours Wednesday. The denim company lifted its full-year outlook and beat estimates, but investors didn’t seem impressed after the stock’s hot streak.

9 July 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:LEVI·Stock Market

Freshworks Stock Holds Around $10; Aug. 4 Looms Next

Freshworks Inc. dropped 2% on Wednesday, as the company scheduled its Q2 results for Aug. 4, updating investors on its AI push and cost cutting moves. Shares ended at $10.17, down from $10.38 Tuesday. The stock moved between $10.01 and $10.34 during the session.

9 July 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:FRSH·Stock Market

Rocket Lab Stock: Bull Case Set at $293, But There’s a Catch

Morgan Stanley raised its best-case price target for Rocket Lab to $293 on Wednesday. The move came a day after Rocket Lab shares were among the biggest losers in a rough session for space stocks.

9 July 2026

NASDAQ:RKLB·Rocket Lab·Stock Market

TeraWulf Stock Jumps Again After Anthropic’s $19 Billion AI Bet — Here’s What Moved It

TeraWulf Inc. shares jumped on Wednesday, leading a mixed U.S. tape, as investors returned to the bitcoin miner-turned-digital infrastructure firm after its long-term lease with Anthropic reset the market’s view of its AI data-center business. The stock closed at $22.83, up 12.8%, and was quoted at $23.22 after hours at 5:01 p.m. in New York.

8 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:WULF·Stock Market

Stock Market 8 July 2026 - 9 July 2026

Nasdaq Futures Rise on Chips, Traders Wary After Iran Shock

Nvidia Shares Edge Higher in New York; One Key China Risk Still Lingers

Microsoft Stock Dips Ahead of AI Earnings Test

Google stock in focus with India ads battle ahead of Nasdaq open

Apple Faces $30B Hurdle as Broadcom Deal Hits Pre-Market

Amazon gets Wall Street’s attention over $25B AI debt move

Brent Oil Pauses Around $78, Hormuz Spike Capped by Supply Moves

Wall Street Eyes Musk’s SEC Deal and Other Legal Moves Today

Fiserv C-suite shake-up catches Wall Street’s eye

Baker Hughes, Novartis, Microsoft make deeper cuts as layoff worries mount

$28 Billion Chip IPO Puts Market Rebound in Focus

Earnings season kicks off on Wall Street as expectations climb

Dow Futures Edge Up After Oil Jolt Hits Markets

London stocks fall as AstraZeneca trial setback hits FTSE 100

Stock Market Today: Live Updates 09.07.2026

CoreWeave Stock Gains 8% Despite Meta Worries

Levi Shares Slip Despite Earnings Beat

Freshworks Stock Holds Around $10; Aug. 4 Looms Next

Rocket Lab Stock: Bull Case Set at $293, But There’s a Catch

TeraWulf Stock Jumps Again After Anthropic’s $19 Billion AI Bet — Here’s What Moved It

TechStock² Updates

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Shares Drop 7.4% After EPS Beat Largely Attributed to Tariff Refunds

India VIX Falls 16% as Slimmer Options Turnover Belies Sense of Calm Ahead of RBI Decision

SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) moves forward with Starlink launches, yet shares drop ahead of results

Puma (ETR:PUM) Q2 Tops Expectations Despite Broader Core Loss, Cash Flow Jumps

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) shares fall after reporting Q2 loss, citing slower USDC growth due to declining rates

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