Stock Market 7 July 2026

Grad PLUS cap leaves financing gap, opening door for private lenders

The loss of unlimited U.S. Grad PLUS loans is putting pressure on universities over pricing and forcing private lenders to assess credit risk, as the biggest funding shortfalls now appear in expensive medical, law, business and health programs.

8 July 2026

Stock Market

US stock futures drop after oil move sparks 6-point gap between energy and travel

U.S. markets were on a regular track for Wednesday. Premarket hours ended at 9:30 a.m. ET. Nasdaq's 2026 holiday calendar shows the market will close July 3 for Independence Day, not July 8.

8 July 2026

Energy Sector·NASDAQ:APA·NASDAQ:FANG·NASDAQ:UAL·NYSE:CCL·NYSE:COP·NYSE:CVX·NYSE:DAL·NYSE:DVN·NYSE:LUV·NYSE:NCLH·NYSE:OXY·NYSE:RCL·NYSE:XOM·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) stock analysis: memory boom now faces cycle-risk test

Micron Technology is not selling off because fiscal third-quarter numbers were weak. It is selling off because the market has started to cut the shelf life of those numbers. At 07:21 EDT in New York, regular Nasdaq trading had not opened; Nasdaq lists regular hours as 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

8 July 2026

KRX:000660·KRX:005930·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:SOXX·Stock Market

Keel Infrastructure stock: AI power trade turns into lease test after post-hire selloff

At 07:21 EDT, U.S. regular trading had not opened. Nasdaq lists 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET as regular hours, and July 8 is not on its 2026 closure list; the July closure was July 3 for Independence Day. Keel Infrastructure Corp. was quoted at $4.25 premarket after an 8.26% fall to $4.44 on Tuesday.

8 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:KEEL·Stock Market·Technology

Nvidia shares test 200-day as market eyes AI chip substitution

Nvidia doesn’t look like it’s trading as a broken AI stock. It’s acting like a packed favorite where investors are questioning the margin story. As of 06:35 EDT in New York, U.S. cash equities hadn’t opened yet. July 8 isn’t listed as a Nasdaq holiday and the main NYSE session is 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

8 July 2026

NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Stock Market

Alphabet slides premarket as Google AI costs meet cloud headwinds

Alphabet Inc. Class A comes into July 8 with more of a funding angle than a typical Google headline. Shares are down a bit in early trading, but the bigger question is whether Wall Street wants to keep backing Google’s AI spending as a high-return story, or if it starts treating it more like a cycle weighed down by dilution and debt. Nasdaq is closed for July 3 for Independence Day, with trading back to normal on Wednesday.

8 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:GOOGL·Stock Market

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) slides as investors weigh foundry losses against AI gains

Intel is trading like an AI play, but the story is traders pulling back on the turnaround premium. The expenses are on the books, but the outside foundry growth isn't there yet. Nasdaq’s regular session hadn’t opened in New York; pre-market starts at 4:00 a.m. and runs to 9:30 a.m. ET, and July 8 isn’t listed as a Nasdaq holiday for 2026.

8 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:INTC·Stock Market·Technology

Ondas (ONDS) raises revenue forecast after DZYNE agreement, but stock supply still weighs

The Nasdaq hadn’t started its regular trading day at press time. Pre-market was running, with the market set to open at 9:30 a.m. ET. Shares of Ondas Holdings Inc. traded at $7.24 in the pre-market, off 1.5% from Tuesday’s close at $7.35. The stock dropped 6.01% Tuesday but had gained 5.53% on Monday, which was the first session after the DZYNE acquisition news.

8 July 2026

NASDAQ:ONDS·Stock Market

AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) stock watch: Goldman ups target, chip index faces AI premium test

Nasdaq regular hours hadn’t started as of the dateline. July 8 isn’t a Nasdaq holiday in 2026, and posted trading hours run from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern. Premarket hours are 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

8 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:AMD·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Stock Market Today: Live Updates 08.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 8, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 9, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT ASX 200 dips as miners, gold stocks slide; STO, WDS climb on oil rally July 9, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT. The ASX 200 slipped with mining and gold stocks under pressure, as the market stayed cautious. Santos Ltd (STO) and Woodside Petroleum (WDS) both jumped after oil prices surged. Higher crude prices usually lift energy stocks. The energy sector stayed strong, helping offset some of the weakness in the wider market on Tuesday. Evening Wrap: ASX 200 dips on sagging mining, gold stocks, but oil

8 July 2026

Stock Market

Vera Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VERA) stock up; Trutakna approval shifts attention to Q3 kidney data

Vera Therapeutics, Inc. finished up 7.05% at $42.96 on Tuesday after U.S. regulators approved Trutakna. The bigger investor focus was on the size of the bid. With 71.78 million shares outstanding from Google Finance and a $2.83 move on the day, that comes out to roughly $203 million more in equity value added. That’s around a third of Vera’s last reported cash, and not a big reset for a $3.08 billion biotech that’s now swapped FDA risk for launch risk.

7 July 2026

NASDAQ:VERA·Pharmaceutical Industry·Stock Market

Caterpillar hit sends Dow under 53,000 after close

Dow slips Tuesday, giving up a fresh intraday high as Caterpillar weighed on the 30-stock average. The Dow closed at 52,924.56, down 131.35 points, or 0.25%. It opened at 53,104.06 and hit a session high at 53,289.30. Last close was 53,055.91.

7 July 2026

NYSE:CAT·Stock Market

US stocks edge lower as chip stocks slip after Samsung warning

U.S. stocks closed lower Tuesday, dragged by a 4.4% slide in the PHLX semiconductor index that weighed on both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Most S&P 500 sectors actually rose, and advancers outpaced decliners by 1.4-to-1 within the benchmark index. The session had the feel of a rotation out of AI names rather than a broad drop for equities.

7 July 2026

KRX:005930·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:SNDK·Stock Market·Technology·US Economy

Bandwidth shares jump, BAND nears note trigger ahead of Q2 report

Bandwidth Inc. climbed over 12% on Tuesday, easily outpacing the broader U.S. indexes, which traded lower. That move also brought fresh focus to the stock’s spot near the conversion price for a hefty convertible note offering from June.

7 July 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:BAND·Stock Market

Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGIO) pops as FDA review moves price above average target

Agios Pharmaceuticals soared Tuesday after the FDA granted its sickle-cell disease application priority review. Shares pushed through the average Wall Street price target before any official FDA decision.

7 July 2026

NASDAQ:AGIO·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

Ford (NYSE:F) edges lower; Q2 sales drop but mix helps ahead of earnings

Ford Motor Company shares fell Tuesday, after the automaker reported a 10.3% drop in U.S. sales for the second quarter. But Ford pointed to a different number: stripping out planned phase-outs of the Escape and Lincoln Corsair, and assuming no change in daily-rental sales, Q2 sales would have climbed 0.5%, the company said.

7 July 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:F·Stock Market

Oracle stock drops as AI backlog gap grows and ORCL loses ground to cloud rivals

Oracle Corporation dropped Tuesday, paring Monday’s gains. The stock looked more like a debt-heavy AI infrastructure play than its usual image as a software company with a giant backlog.

7 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·NYSE:ORCL·Stock Market

DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) pops as AI cloud trade shifts on new backlog math

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. climbed 9.3% to $143.64 Wednesday afternoon after the company forecasted its Q2 remaining performance obligations topping $800 million. That puts focus on backlog and capacity instead of just stronger AI revenue. Shares touched $157.99 at their high and 3.28 million shares changed hands as of 1:50 p.m. EDT, valuing DigitalOcean near $16.1 billion.

7 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Cloud Computing·NYSE:DOCN·Stock Market·Technology

State Street (NYSE:STT) at new high; ETF flows boost fee outlook

State Street Corporation gained 2.0% to close at $179.55 Tuesday, pushing market cap to $50.8 billion. The move came in regular NYSE trade after the July 3 holiday shutdown. Shares touched an intraday high of $179.87, topping Monday’s 52-week closing mark of $175.96.

7 July 2026

ETFs·NYSE:STT·Stock Market

Super Micro (NASDAQ:SMCI) trails other AI names as shares drop below June sale price

Super Micro Computer, Inc. dropped 2.8% to $26.44 on Tuesday. That’s under the $27.50 level where it sold 45,454,545 common shares in June. Shares topped out at $26.96 during the session—still short of the sale price.

7 July 2026

NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:SMCI·NYSE:DELL·NYSE:HPE·Stock Market·Technology

Stock Market 7 July 2026 - 8 July 2026

Grad PLUS cap leaves financing gap, opening door for private lenders

US stock futures drop after oil move sparks 6-point gap between energy and travel

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) stock analysis: memory boom now faces cycle-risk test

Keel Infrastructure stock: AI power trade turns into lease test after post-hire selloff

Nvidia shares test 200-day as market eyes AI chip substitution

Alphabet slides premarket as Google AI costs meet cloud headwinds

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) slides as investors weigh foundry losses against AI gains

Ondas (ONDS) raises revenue forecast after DZYNE agreement, but stock supply still weighs

AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) stock watch: Goldman ups target, chip index faces AI premium test

Stock Market Today: Live Updates 08.07.2026

Vera Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VERA) stock up; Trutakna approval shifts attention to Q3 kidney data

Caterpillar hit sends Dow under 53,000 after close

US stocks edge lower as chip stocks slip after Samsung warning

Bandwidth shares jump, BAND nears note trigger ahead of Q2 report

Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGIO) pops as FDA review moves price above average target

Ford (NYSE:F) edges lower; Q2 sales drop but mix helps ahead of earnings

Oracle stock drops as AI backlog gap grows and ORCL loses ground to cloud rivals

DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) pops as AI cloud trade shifts on new backlog math

State Street (NYSE:STT) at new high; ETF flows boost fee outlook

Super Micro (NASDAQ:SMCI) trails other AI names as shares drop below June sale price

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