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18 July 2026

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.

Lucid Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCID) Shares Climb 33% Before Key August Cash Burn Test

18 July 2026

NEW YORK, July 18, 2026, 09:07 EDT – Lucid Group, Inc. stock rose 33% in early trade as investors focus on the electric vehicle maker’s upcoming August milestone to gauge its cash burn rate.

FG Merger II (NASDAQ:FGMC) finalizes BOXABL (NASDAQ:BXBL) merger following 83% redemption rate

FG Merger II Corp. finalized its merger with BOXABL Inc. on Friday.

Battalion Oil (NYSEAMERICAN:BATL) shares climb 10% as oil prices rise, but $65.55 hedges cap further gains

Battalion Oil Corporation climbed alongside crude prices on Friday. The stock, however,

Western Union (NYSE:WU) shares jump 13% as merger spread almost doubles

The Western Union Company closed at $8.88 on Friday, rising roughly 6.4%.

Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) shares continue recovery rally as cash burn projections suggest August challenge

Shares of Lucid Group, Inc. rose 13.8% on Friday afternoon, bringing their

SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) Shares Bounce as Merger Analysis Signals 20-Point Margin Increase

SoundHound AI shares reversed earlier losses on Friday while U.S. markets remained open. The stock last changed hands at $6.33, having fluctuated between $5.98 and $6.43. Shares were still down approximately 4.7% for the week.

17 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Breaking·NASDAQ:LPSN·NASDAQ:SOUN·Stock Market

Nuburu shares paused following 39% drop amid $38 million funding and dilution concerns

Shares of Nuburu, Inc. were halted at 11:28 a.m. EDT on Friday. The stock last traded at 7.27 cents, a drop of 39.2%, with 39.4 million shares changing hands.

17 July 2026

Breaking·NYSEAMERICAN:BURU·Stock Market

Super Micro Stock Price Today: SMCI Slips Again as Export-Control Case Spurs Downgrades

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·Breaking·NASDAQ:SMCI·Stock Market

Broadcom stock (AVGO) set for key week after 3D-stacked chip push, earnings next

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) rebounds from 4.4% drop as VMware acquisition lifts profit mix

Broadcom stock recovered from earlier sharp losses during Friday afternoon trading in the U.S. At 1:03 p.m. EDT, shares were up 0.5% at $376.38, after having dropped 4.4% to $358.05 earlier in the session.

17 July 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:AVGO·Stock Market·Technology

Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) Stock Sinks as Kimi Chip Demo Tests the EDA Moat

Synopsys, Inc. shares sank on Friday after Moonshot AI unveiled Kimi K3. Moonshot said the model autonomously designed a chip using open-source EDA tools. The claim challenged a core assumption supporting proprietary design-software pricing.

17 July 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:CDNS·NASDAQ:SNPS·NYSE:TSM·Stock Market

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) milestone brings $400 million tool cost into spotlight

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) shares drop, wiping out about $79 billion ahead of earnings

Breaking·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:INTC·Stock Market·Technology

17 July 2026

Intel Corporation slipped 2.7% to $94.37 by late Friday morning, deepening its weekly decline to roughly 14.1%. U.S. markets were open.

SK hynix ADR Premium Drops to 22% Ahead of July 29 Conversion Test

SK hynix Inc. was trading close to $152 ahead of the U.S. open on Friday. The company’s American depositary shares were approximately 22% above their Seoul equivalent, compared with a 38% premium two sessions prior.

17 July 2026

Breaking·NASDAQ:SKHY·Semiconductors·Stock Market

IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) security hire sharpens focus on a 23-fold AI revenue test (GlobeNewswire)

IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) shares fall, highlighting attention on 33-fold increase in AI revenue

Shares of IREN Limited dropped 9.0% to $34.83 on Thursday. Premarket indicators suggested a further 2.1% decrease to about $34.10. Nasdaq regular trading was yet to begin.

17 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Breaking·NASDAQ:IREN·Stock Market

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares fall after Japan Rubin order highlights more challenging AI demand environment

NVIDIA Corporation was set to open 2.35% down at $202.52 ahead of Friday’s session, with U.S. cash markets yet to open. Shares declined even after news of a new Japan-funded AI factory.

17 July 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Breaking·NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Stock Market·Technology

Nokia (HEL:NOKIA) Drops 21% Pre-Q2 with AI Spending Pressuring Stock Rally

Nokia Oyj dropped 3.3% to €8.85 as of 15:02 EEST on Friday, marking its sixth consecutive session of losses.

17 July 2026

Breaking·HEL:NOKIA·Stock Market·Technology

Ondas Stock Saw Fast Moves; Monday Still Ahead

Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) decline shifts attention to 40 million DZYNE resale shares

Breaking·Nasdaq·NASDAQ:ONDS·Stock Market

17 July 2026

Ondas Inc. dropped 1.2% to $6.57 in premarket trade as of 07:59 EDT. The stock was trading 16% under its July 6 closing price. Regular trading on Nasdaq was still shut.

Iovance (NASDAQ:IOVA) gains after $89.7 million stock sale

Iovance shares surge as attention shifts to Amtagvi’s second-half sales target

Breaking·NASDAQ:IOVA·Pharmaceuticals·Stock Market

17 July 2026

Iovance finished Thursday at $4.66, gaining 10.2% from July 10. Nasdaq’s regular session had ended at the dateline, while premarket trading remained open.

Micron Technology Debt Tender Tops $4.3 Billion as AI Memory Boom Raises Spending Stakes

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) shares drop; auto deals do not alter AI exposure (MarketWatch)

Breaking·NASDAQ:MU·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

17 July 2026

Micron shares dropped 5.65% on Thursday, with memory-chip makers leading a decline in semiconductor stocks. The Nasdaq Composite finished down 1.47%. A delayed quote at 5:48 a.m. showed Micron falling a further 2.72%.

Lloyds share price drops again as oil shock hits UK banks ahead of Reeves update

Lloyds (LON:LLOY) shares dip as increased buyback price stirs strategy questions

Breaking·LON:LLOY·UK Economy

17 July 2026

Lloyds Banking Group dropped 2.2% to 110.17 pence on Friday. However, its recent buyback price underscored a broader concern for investors.

Lululemon (NASDAQ:LULU) market value trails Deckers (NYSE:DECK) as investors seek evidence

lululemon athletica inc. closed Friday with a market capitalization of $13.43 billion, $1.93 billion less than Deckers Outdoor Corporation. Lululemon’s forecasted sales midpoint, however, is 1.88 times that of Deckers’.

NASDAQ:LULU·NYSE:DECK·Stock Market

18 Jul

Newmont Stock Just Took a Double Hit — Gold Slumped and Wall Street Sold Off

Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM) Shares Fall, Making April Buyback Equal to 6.3% of Market Value

Newmont’s withdrawal altered the calculation for capital returns.

NYSE:NEM·Share Buybacks·Stock Market

18 Jul

Boeing stock’s 10-week buying streak represents just 1% of a day

Boeing (NYSE:BA) restores jet-certification powers ahead of upcoming cash-flow review

Boeing will have its full authority restored to grant airworthiness certificates for new 737 MAX and 787 aircraft, effective next week.

Aerospace·NYSE:BA·Stock Market

18 Jul

SK hynix (KRX:000660; NASDAQ:SKHY) ADR premium at 24% puts focus on Seoul trading

SK hynix's U.S. receipts finished 24% higher than its Seoul-listed shares ahead of Monday's market reopen in South Korea. Both U.S. and Korean markets are currently closed.

NASDAQ:SKHY·Stock Market·Technology

18 Jul

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) 36% premium to value may be tested again by developments in the housing market

The Home Depot, Inc. currently trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio 36% above that of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.. New housing data is making the justification for this premium less convincing.

Home Improvement·NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

18 Jul

Bill Ackman’s PSUS Trades at Discount Matching 11 Years of Management Fees

PSUS finished Friday at $37.02, while its NAV stood at $47.81 as of July 14. The resulting $10.79 difference now stands as the key variable for investors in the fund.

NYSE:PSUS·Stock Market

18 Jul

Disney Stock Holds Near $100 With Summer Trade in Focus

Disney (NYSE:DIS) advances for the week after Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) drop draws attention to margin differences

Disney rose 2.1% despite the market decline. Netflix dropped 6.0%, and the S&P 500 slipped 1.6%.

NASDAQ:NFLX·NYSE:DIS·Stock Market

18 Jul

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) Stock Holds Flat as Overseas Profit Offsets U.S. Weakness

PepsiCo’s international businesses supplied more than all its second-quarter core operating-profit growth. Overseas execution now provides the main support for earnings.

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:PEP·Stock Market

18 Jul

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Outpaces Utilities as Merger Costs Come Into Focus

U.S. markets were closed Saturday. NextEra finished Friday at $88.80, down 0.6% on the day. Still, the stock gained 1.0% from the prior Friday. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund lost 0.5% over that span.

Energy Sector·NYSE:NEE·Stock Market

18 Jul

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) takes cautious approach with premium LAX-Manila service

Delta’s new Los Angeles-Manila service would create between 1.46 billion and 1.63 billion available seat miles each year if operated daily at full capacity. The provisional estimate represents around 0.5% of second-quarter system capacity on an annualised basis.

Airlines·NYSE:DAL

18 Jul

US Stock Market Weekly: Nasdaq Falls, Small Caps Hold 2026 Advantage

U.S. cash markets did not open on Saturday after Wall Street posted a weekly loss. The Nasdaq Composite declined 2.9%, compared with a 0.5% drop for the Russell 2000. That 2.4-point spread was the key divergence of the week.

Nasdaq·Stock Market

18 Jul

McDonald’s (MCD) trades 3.8% above its 52-week low with CPI data in focus, yield at 2.7% under pressure

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) Shares Near 52-Week Low; Analysts Divided by $90 Gap

McDonald’s Corporation closed the week trading close to its 52-week low. The latest analyst price targets range from $300 to $390.

NYSE:MCD·Stock Market

18 Jul

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

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Rises 1% at End of Earnings Week as Investors Assess Revenue Strength

U.S. cash markets did not open on Saturday. Goldman finished the week up just 1.0%, even after surpassing earnings expectations by about 45%. The stock closed at $1,065.22 on Friday.

Earnings Reports·NYSE:GS·Stock Market

18 Jul

Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) stock maintains Phase 3 outlook despite 4.6% fall over the week

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. declined by 4.6% over the past week. Nonetheless, its initial cash-adjusted valuation remained 86% higher than that of Structure Therapeutics Inc..

NASDAQ:GPCR·NASDAQ:VKTX·Pharmaceuticals

18 Jul

Chevron rises 6% for the week, boosted mainly by oil prices rather than Iraq agreements

Chevron Corporation advanced 6.2% last week, benefiting from rising crude oil prices that boosted energy stocks. Shares ended Friday at $187.38, gaining 1.91% during the day. U.S. stock markets did not open on Saturday.

Energy Sector·NYSE:CVX·Oil Prices·Stock Market

18 Jul

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) Surges by Estimated $8.5 Billion in Market Value on Record Refining Margins

Marathon Petroleum Corporation gained about $8.5 billion in market capitalization last week, with its share price advancing 10.2% to $312.60 after hitting a 52-week high on Friday.

NYSE:MPC·Stock Market

18 Jul

Clorox (NYSE:CLX) 5.15% yield supported by modest earnings buffer

Clorox Company is now offering an annualized dividend of $4.96, which represents roughly 102% of its most recent GAAP outlook midpoint. Shares ended Friday at $96.32, putting the yield at 5.15%.

NYSE:CLX·Stock Market

18 Jul

3M Company (NYSE:MMM) Ahead of Earnings After Securing Azure Data-Center Deal

3M Company rose 1.5% over the past week following Azure's validation of its optical connector technology. Investors are watching to see if Tuesday’s earnings will show the increase reflected in reported sales.

Earnings Reports·NYSE:MMM·Stock Market·Technology

18 Jul

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) Shares Reach All-time High as Refining Margins Move Attention to Q3

U.S. markets did not open on Saturday, so Friday’s record of $309.65 remained. Valero rose 10.3% compared to its close on July 10.

Energy Sector·NYSE:VLO·Stock Market

18 Jul

Annaly’s 13% Yield Seen Under Pressure Ahead of Q2 Results

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. starts earnings week carrying a 13.0% forward yield and little margin for mistakes. U.S. markets did not trade on Saturday. The stock closed Friday at $23.01, falling 1.75%. This leaves Annaly 16.1% higher than its March book value.

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AGNC·NYSE:FDS·NYSE:JPM·NYSE:NLY·Real Estate

18 Jul

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) delivers 6.5% cash-return rate ahead of earnings report

Enterprise Products Partners’ distribution and first-half buybacks correspond to an initial annualized cash-return rate of 6.53%. U.S. markets did not open on Saturday.

Dividend Investing·Earnings Reports·Energy Sector·NYSE:EPD·Stock Market

18 Jul

Williams (NYSE:WMB) Stock: $5.34 Billion Power Contract Eases Funding Risk, Valuation Remains High

NEW YORK, July 18, 2026, 11:22 a.m. EDT — Williams has secured a $5.34 billion power contract, reducing its funding risk. However, the stock’s valuation is still considered elevated.

Energy Sector·NYSE:APO·NYSE:BX·NYSE:KKR·NYSE:KMI·NYSE:WMB·Stock Market

18 Jul

Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) shares recover 3.7% as investors focus on margin outlook

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. ended Friday’s session at $44.62, slipping 0.7% on the day but up 3.7% over the week. U.S. markets are shut for the weekend.

Earnings Reports·NYSE:PLOW·Stock Market

18 Jul

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