US Indices Forecast – Bullish Flags Trigger Breakouts Across S&P 500 and NASDAQ

Aug 14, 2026, 9:43 AM EDT - 6 minutes ago

US Indices Forecast – Bullish Flags Trigger Breakouts Across S&P 500 and NASDAQ

The US indices are a bit mixed in early trading on Friday, as we head into yet another uncertain weekend from a geopolitical risk standpoint.

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S&P 500 edges higher as earnings offset Middle East tensions

Aug 14, 2026, 9:42 AM EDT - 7 minutes ago

S&P 500 edges higher as earnings offset Middle East tensions

US stock indexes opened mixed on Friday as investors weighed another record-setting session for the S&P 500 against renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and awaited fresh economic data for...

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Adobe stock is taking off: Could a rumored Workday buyout push it higher?

Aug 14, 2026, 9:34 AM EDT - 15 minutes ago

Adobe stock is taking off: Could a rumored Workday buyout push it higher?

Adobe stock has staged a strong comeback as investors rotate back to software companies following the sell-off a few months ago. ADBE is hovering at its highest level since June 2nd this year after ri...

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Tech Stocks Forecast – SMCI, SpaceX, and Cisco Eye Post-Earnings Levels

Aug 14, 2026, 9:33 AM EDT - 16 minutes ago

Tech Stocks Forecast – SMCI, SpaceX, and Cisco Eye Post-Earnings Levels

Tech stocks look a touch lively in premarket trading.

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Hincks: Retail Sales Still Strong Despite Decline, WMT Earnings Key for Momentum

Aug 14, 2026, 9:30 AM EDT - 19 minutes ago

Hincks: Retail Sales Still Strong Despite Decline, WMT Earnings Key for Momentum

While July 2026 retail sales have fallen, Kevin Hincks notes that the metrics are still up overall year-over-year. Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), Home Depot (HD) and related earnings next week are what ...

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2 Top Berkshire Executives Buy Stock in the Open Market

Aug 14, 2026, 9:25 AM EDT - 24 minutes ago

2 Top Berkshire Executives Buy Stock in the Open Market

CFO Charles Chang purchased two Class A shares for $1.5 million. Michael O'Sullivan, the general counsel bought 488 Class B shares for a $250,000.

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Gold News: Oil Risk Caps Gold Rally Despite Softer CPI and PPI

Aug 14, 2026, 9:14 AM EDT - 35 minutes ago

Gold News: Oil Risk Caps Gold Rally Despite Softer CPI and PPI

Softer inflation cut September hike odds, but gold needs lower oil and a weaker dollar to turn the rate-relief trade into a breakout.

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Gold rebounds as retail sales miss offsets oil-driven inflation risk - Kitco AM Report

Aug 14, 2026, 9:12 AM EDT - 37 minutes ago

Gold rebounds as retail sales miss offsets oil-driven inflation risk - Kitco AM Report

Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Friday, after July retail sales unexpectedly fell and reinforced the market's view that the Federal Reserve is closer to holding rates stea...

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Trump's $100,000-a-month Truth Social perk just triggered a lawsuit

Aug 14, 2026, 9:11 AM EDT - 38 minutes ago

Trump's $100,000-a-month Truth Social perk just triggered a lawsuit

President Trump has an unprecedented array of income streams pouring right into the Oval Office, but a lucrative new scheme may run afoul of the Constitution.

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Free Cash Flow ETFs: How VictoryShares Matches FCF Strategies to Advisor and Client Needs

Aug 14, 2026, 9:11 AM EDT - 38 minutes ago

Free Cash Flow ETFs: How VictoryShares Matches FCF Strategies to Advisor and Client Needs

Two recent TMX VettaFi advisor polls found that unfamiliarity with free cash flow (FCF) yield and portfolio integration are the top hurdles to broader adoption of FCF strategies. The findings shape ho...

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Why the U.S. Government Is Behind This Satellite Stock's Fall to Earth

Aug 14, 2026, 9:09 AM EDT - 40 minutes ago

Why the U.S. Government Is Behind This Satellite Stock's Fall to Earth

York Space Systems stock sinks after the satellite technology company slashed full-year revenue guidance on changes to how the government is awarding contracts.

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As AI Rewrites Search for Marketers, Reddit Fights to Stay the Same

Aug 14, 2026, 9:06 AM EDT - 43 minutes ago

As AI Rewrites Search for Marketers, Reddit Fights to Stay the Same

Plus, Flock moves to calm a backlash over its license-plate scanners and Instagram gets a new wordmark.

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Boeing's Wisk sale unlikely to kick off another divestment round

Aug 14, 2026, 9:02 AM EDT - 47 minutes ago

Boeing's Wisk sale unlikely to kick off another divestment round

Boeing's announcement this ​week that it is selling Wisk Aero is less a signal of a broader breakup than an ‌effort to shed a struggling, non-core air taxi business that had become a distraction from ...

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Who Actually Benefits from NVDA $500B AI Infrastructure Push?

Aug 14, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT - 49 minutes ago

Who Actually Benefits from NVDA $500B AI Infrastructure Push?

Kyle Reidhead offers his insight into Nvidia's (NVDA) $500 billion AI infrastructure funding push that involves six key financial firms. GPUs having a longer life than many expected is something he se...

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Micron Stock Heads Back Toward $1,000. How Far It Could Go.

Aug 14, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT - 49 minutes ago

Micron Stock Heads Back Toward $1,000. How Far It Could Go.

Micron stock is on a roll as investors head back into the memory-chip trade.

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Figma stock is rising: a golden opportunity to buy at a bargain price?

Aug 14, 2026, 8:54 AM EDT - 55 minutes ago

Figma stock is rising: a golden opportunity to buy at a bargain price?

Figma stock has rebounded modestly in the past few weeks and is showing signs of bottoming. FIG jumped to $26.35 on Thursday, up from the double-bottom level of $16.80.

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5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens on Friday

Aug 14, 2026, 8:50 AM EDT - 59 minutes ago

5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens on Friday

Stock futures are steady Friday after the S&P 500 closed at a record high yesterday; semiconductor stocks are on the cusp of entering a bull market; Reddit stock is popping on news of its inclusion in...

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Gold rallies to session high $4,387/oz after retail sales drop -0.6% in July

Aug 14, 2026, 8:48 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Gold rallies to session high $4,387/oz after retail sales drop -0.6% in July

The gold market is rallying after the latest data showed American consumers' spending declining more than expected last month.U.S. retail sales fell -0.6% in July following an unrevised reading of 0.2...

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Cyclospora Outbreak Puts Food Safety to the Test

Aug 14, 2026, 8:43 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Cyclospora Outbreak Puts Food Safety to the Test

A cyclospora outbreak and salmonella flare up are putting food safety and restaurants to the test in the US. It also caused consumers to cut back on eating out and food brands to take a closer look at...

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Soft PPI data makes these three chip stocks worth buying

Aug 14, 2026, 8:42 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Soft PPI data makes these three chip stocks worth buying

July producer prices (PPI) came in flat month-over-month, lower than a 0.2% increase economists had forecast. The reading pulled the probability of a Fed rate hike in September down significantly, dri...

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Airbnb Sales Gains, Guidance Boost Shares 25.3% in Last Month

Aug 14, 2026, 8:33 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Airbnb Sales Gains, Guidance Boost Shares 25.3% in Last Month

Shares of Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB) see eight institutional inflows in the past 30 days.

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Market "Optimism" Returns, SNDK & RDDT Rally While AMAT Falls on Earnings

Aug 14, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Market "Optimism" Returns, SNDK & RDDT Rally While AMAT Falls on Earnings

"Optimism has returned to markets," says Tom White, though he believes it won't come without volatility. Constant conflicting headlines out of the Strait of Hormuz serve as a lingering headwind for eq...

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St-Georges Provides Update on Management Cease Trade Order

Aug 14, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

St-Georges Provides Update on Management Cease Trade Order

Montréal – TheNewswire - August 14, 2026 – St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. (CSE: SX) (OTCQB: SXOOF) (FSE: 85G1) is issuing this first bi-weekly default status report in accordance with National Policy 12-...

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Emergent Metals Completes the Sale of its Golden Arrow Property to Fairchild Gold

Aug 14, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Emergent Metals Completes the Sale of its Golden Arrow Property to Fairchild Gold

Vancouver, British Columbia -TheNewswire - August 14, 2026 – Emergent Metals Corp. (TSXV: EMR, OTC: EGMCF, FRA: EML, MUN: ELM)  (“ Emergent ” or the “ Company ”) is pleased to announce that it has com...

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AI Sales Push Fortinet Shares to New Heights

Aug 14, 2026, 8:23 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

AI Sales Push Fortinet Shares to New Heights

Shares of Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT) gain 7,982% since institutions first bought big in 2010.

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Pentagon signs deals with Boeing, RTX to boost missile interceptor component production

Aug 14, 2026, 8:23 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Pentagon signs deals with Boeing, RTX to boost missile interceptor component production

The Pentagon on ​Friday announced framework ‌agreements with Boeing and ​RTX to ​increase production of ⁠components of ​SM-3 Block ​IIA and SM-3 Block IB munitions.

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France's Lactalis buys Saputo's British dairy unit in $1.34 billion deal

Aug 14, 2026, 8:19 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

France's Lactalis buys Saputo's British dairy unit in $1.34 billion deal

French dairy giant Lactalis reached an ​agreement to buy Canadian rival ‌Saputo's unit in Britain in a deal valuing the ​business at 988 ​million pounds ($1.34 billion), the companies ⁠said on Friday.

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US FDA approves Lantheus' brain-imaging agent for Alzheimer's assessment

Aug 14, 2026, 8:19 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

US FDA approves Lantheus' brain-imaging agent for Alzheimer's assessment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ​approved a radioactive agent from ‌Lantheus Holdings for use in brain scans to help assess patients for ​Alzheimer's disease, the company ​said on Friday.

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Quantinuum Is Working With This Apple Partner to Scale Quantum Computing

Aug 14, 2026, 8:18 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Quantinuum Is Working With This Apple Partner to Scale Quantum Computing

Just days after Quantinuum's first earnings report as a public company, the quantum leader unveils a partnership with Taiwan's Quanta Computer.

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Active Stock Funds Chase Income as Yields Sink

Aug 14, 2026, 8:10 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Active Stock Funds Chase Income as Yields Sink

Investors seeking income are moving into active stock funds. The category gathered $36 billion in July, according to State Street Investment Management.

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Adventurous ETFs for Betting On or Against the Fed

Aug 14, 2026, 8:10 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Adventurous ETFs for Betting On or Against the Fed

Guessing what the Federal Reserve is going to do next is an increasingly difficult task. For some time, the war in Iran bolstered the possibility that the central bank would have to raise rates at som...

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Anthropic's investor talks, Workday's stock surge, Apple's new facility and more in Morning Squawk

Aug 14, 2026, 8:09 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Anthropic's investor talks, Workday's stock surge, Apple's new facility and more in Morning Squawk

Happy Friday. Reddit was announced officially as the next addition to the S&P 500, prompting a rally for the social media stock in early trading.

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Applied Materials shares are down on elevated expectations. Here's why analysts say it's time to buy.

Aug 14, 2026, 8:09 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Applied Materials shares are down on elevated expectations. Here's why analysts say it's time to buy.

Analysts see the semiconductor company continuing to grow from a boost in demand amid the race to dominate the artificial-intelligence industry.

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Netflix Stock Has Been Beaten Down Lately. Some Big Investors Are Buying In

Aug 14, 2026, 8:06 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Netflix Stock Has Been Beaten Down Lately. Some Big Investors Are Buying In

Netflix shares have had a rough year. Some well-known investors have been buying the dip.

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Allstate CEO's Message on Quantum Computing: ‘Get on the Train'

Aug 14, 2026, 8:04 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Allstate CEO's Message on Quantum Computing: ‘Get on the Train'

The insurance giant's chief executive says companies that ultimately want competitive advantage from quantum need to start investing in and learning about it now.

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Tesla Stock Is on Track for a 2-Week Winning Streak

Aug 14, 2026, 8:04 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Tesla Stock Is on Track for a 2-Week Winning Streak

Lower borrowing costs tend to benefit growth stocks like the EV maker, but shares are still struggling for the year.

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Tesla ends 3-year strike in Sweden by throwing money at it

Aug 14, 2026, 8:03 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Tesla ends 3-year strike in Sweden by throwing money at it

Tesla has found a very Elon Musk solution to its striking Swedish workers: throw money at the problem. The long-running industrial action ended after Tesla bought out all of IF Metall's striking worke...

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TLT ETF at risk despite soaring inflows as bond vigilantes fight back

Aug 14, 2026, 8:02 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

TLT ETF at risk despite soaring inflows as bond vigilantes fight back

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) ETF continued its strong downward momentum and was trading at its lowest level since 2024. It has plunged by 54% from its highest point on record as US bon...

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Canary Gold Reports Visible Gold Grains In Gravity Concentrates From 29 Of 30 One-Metre RC Samples At Madeira River Project

Aug 14, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT - 1 hour ago

Canary Gold Reports Visible Gold Grains In Gravity Concentrates From 29 Of 30 One-Metre RC Samples At Madeira River Project

Independent ODM results support the transition to representative whole-sample testwork and focused sonic sampling at the Jaci Paraná target.   Vancouver, British Columbia – August 14, 2026 – TheNewswi...

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Tesla's stock is bouncing. Here's what the options market says you should do.

Aug 14, 2026, 7:44 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Tesla's stock is bouncing. Here's what the options market says you should do.

Here's what the options market is saying you should do with Tesla's stock, and as Target and Walmart report earnings next week.

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Gas Prices Won't Drop Much Lower By Election Day, Says Rebecca Babin

Aug 14, 2026, 7:31 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Gas Prices Won't Drop Much Lower By Election Day, Says Rebecca Babin

Rebecca Babin, CIBC Private Wealth senior energy trader, said that she doesn't expect gas prices to drop much lower before election day and that the price at the pump will likely be lower than the Whi...

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A Workday Takeover Bid Could End the Software Selloff

Aug 14, 2026, 7:22 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

A Workday Takeover Bid Could End the Software Selloff

Silver Lake's takeover of Workday would send a clear signal to investors that private-equity firms are circling software.

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How Robots Are Giving Nvidia Stock a Boost

Aug 14, 2026, 7:21 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

How Robots Are Giving Nvidia Stock a Boost

Nvidia stock has risen 11% in the past month and a push into robotics could maintain the momentum.

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Data centers in space could be a new frontier for insurers — if they can price the risk

Aug 14, 2026, 7:19 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Data centers in space could be a new frontier for insurers — if they can price the risk

Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin are betting on orbital computing, bringing data centers to space. Insurers that aren't looking at space as the next frontier for insurance underwriting r...

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AeroVironment, Ondas, and Kratos Rising as Trump Levies Tariffs on Drone Imports

Aug 14, 2026, 7:19 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

AeroVironment, Ondas, and Kratos Rising as Trump Levies Tariffs on Drone Imports

Drone stocks are rising following President Donald Trump's new tariff policies on imported drones and components.

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The Morning Risk Report: BAE Systems Fined $36 Million for Illegal Exports

Aug 14, 2026, 7:15 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

The Morning Risk Report: BAE Systems Fined $36 Million for Illegal Exports

Plus, Justice Department maps out priorities for fraud probes, and Polestar dealer claims automaker ‘orchestrated' U.S. ban in lawsuit

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From ABC To Abu Dhabi, Bob Iger Changed Disney Forever

Aug 14, 2026, 7:10 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

From ABC To Abu Dhabi, Bob Iger Changed Disney Forever

Bob Iger, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, will be inducted as a Disney Legend this weekend at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. This prestigious award is Disney's highest honor for those who ...

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Ethereum May Be Poised to Surge; NEHI Pays Investors to Wait

Aug 14, 2026, 7:06 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Ethereum May Be Poised to Surge; NEHI Pays Investors to Wait

Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has shed more than a third of its value this year. Obviously, that's bad news, but not unique — the broader crypto complex is stru...

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Oil set for weekly gains after US threatens indefinite blockade of Iran

Aug 14, 2026, 7:02 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Oil set for weekly gains after US threatens indefinite blockade of Iran

Oil prices rose on Friday and were on track for ‌weekly gains after the United States threatened an indefinite naval blockade of Iran, raising concerns about disruptions to crude supplies from the Mid...

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Brands Suddenly Care About Reddit. Redditors Don't Return the Feeling.

Aug 14, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Brands Suddenly Care About Reddit. Redditors Don't Return the Feeling.

Reddit has moved from marketers' periphery to the core as they try to influence large language models and consumer choices.

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Businesses Are Spending Big on Quantum

Aug 14, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Businesses Are Spending Big on Quantum

Many companies are pouring millions into quantum computing programs to gain a competitive edge and prepare for future encryption threats.

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Burger King revamped its playbook. It's working.

Aug 14, 2026, 6:51 AM EDT - 2 hours ago

Burger King revamped its playbook. It's working.

This post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.

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Uber and Pony.ai plan to bring 2,000 robotaxis to Europe

Aug 14, 2026, 6:44 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Uber and Pony.ai plan to bring 2,000 robotaxis to Europe

Chinese autonomous vehicle maker Pony AI and Uber plan to bring 2,000 robotaxis to four cities in Europe as part of an expanded partnership.

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Capricor shares skyrocket as FDA agrees to review new Duchenne drug data

Aug 14, 2026, 6:39 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Capricor shares skyrocket as FDA agrees to review new Duchenne drug data

Capricor Therapeutics shares more than doubled in premarket trading on Friday after the company said the U.S. health regulator is willing to review new ​data on its experimental Duchenne muscular dyst...

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Sandisk, Reddit, Applied Materials, and More Stocks That Explain Today's Market

Aug 14, 2026, 6:31 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Sandisk, Reddit, Applied Materials, and More Stocks That Explain Today's Market

Reddit rallies with the social-media platform set to join the S&P 500, while Applied Materials dips after earnings fail to wow investors.

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Focus: Culture clash: How Orcel's profit-boosting recipe could prove a bitter pill for Commerzbank

Aug 14, 2026, 6:20 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Focus: Culture clash: How Orcel's profit-boosting recipe could prove a bitter pill for Commerzbank

UniCredit's CEO Andrea Orcel has a blueprint for Commerzbank: slash costs, strip out management layers and push harder for revenue ​growth, a formula that has helped transform the Italian lender into ...

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SpaceX Stock Has Surged Since Millions of Shares Were Unlocked But It Faces a New Rival

Aug 14, 2026, 6:15 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

SpaceX Stock Has Surged Since Millions of Shares Were Unlocked But It Faces a New Rival

It has gained around 22% in the week since the first tranche of shares were unlocked last Thursday and another release is coming next week.

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China's Z.ai says new model nears Anthropic's Mythos 5 in cyber-defence tests

Aug 14, 2026, 6:14 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

China's Z.ai says new model nears Anthropic's Mythos 5 in cyber-defence tests

Chinese AI startup Z.ai said on Friday its open-source GLM-5.3 model had neared Anthropic's restricted Mythos 5 in ‌identifying software vulnerabilities, bolstering the credentials of a Chinese AI cha...

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US rocket company Astra Space seeks to raise $250 million in comeback bid

Aug 14, 2026, 6:09 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

US rocket company Astra Space seeks to raise $250 million in comeback bid

U.S. rocket company Astra ‌Space is seeking to raise $250 million at a $1 billion valuation in a funding round expected to close this quarter, CEO Chris Kemp said in an interview, as the company looks...

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Alphabet's SpaceX bet grows 100-fold over a decade to $94 billion

Aug 14, 2026, 6:05 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Alphabet's SpaceX bet grows 100-fold over a decade to $94 billion

Alphabet's early bet on SpaceX has multiplied more than 100-fold, with the Google parent disclosing a ​stake worth about $94 billion at the end of June compared with the $900 million investment it sai...

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Focus: Airlines get grounded jets flying again, but engine bills linger

Aug 14, 2026, 6:05 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Focus: Airlines get grounded jets flying again, but engine bills linger

Airlines are getting grounded jets back into the air. The bills left by a years-long engine crisis are proving much harder to bring down.

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Eurozone Swings to Trade Surplus in June

Aug 14, 2026, 6:05 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Eurozone Swings to Trade Surplus in June

The trade surplus in goods for the 21-nation currency area was €1.8 billion in June, from a deficit of €6.1 billion in May.

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Elon Musk-inspired pay packages push S&P 500 CEO compensation to record high

Aug 14, 2026, 6:02 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Elon Musk-inspired pay packages push S&P 500 CEO compensation to record high

Chief executive compensation at S&P 500 companies reached a record high in 2025 as boards increasingly adopted large performance-based pay packages modeled on Elon Musk's compensation plans, according...

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Air Canada expects record September, October revenue as premium passengers avoid summer heat

Aug 14, 2026, 6:02 AM EDT - 3 hours ago

Air Canada expects record September, October revenue as premium passengers avoid summer heat

Air Canada's revenue for September and October is ‌likely to break records for the two months as more premium travelers avoid the heat and summer crowds in Europe and Japan, a senior executive said.

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Coinbase CTO says he's getting 'the best feedback' of his career from an AI agent

Aug 14, 2026, 5:23 AM EDT - 4 hours ago

Coinbase CTO says he's getting 'the best feedback' of his career from an AI agent

Coinbase rolled out an AI coach in beta that analyzes internal data and provides feedback to workers. Coinbase's CTO said he receives feedback that he's "too in the weeds" and needs to be more direct.

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Italian PM hopes Intesa's takeover target Monte dei Paschi won't be broken up

Aug 14, 2026, 5:13 AM EDT - 4 hours ago

Italian PM hopes Intesa's takeover target Monte dei Paschi won't be broken up

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hopes Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) won't end ​up "dismembered" as a result of a takeover bid launched by the ‌country's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo , she told...

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South Africa's top court blocks Shell's offshore oil exploration

Aug 14, 2026, 5:11 AM EDT - 4 hours ago

South Africa's top court blocks Shell's offshore oil exploration

South Africa's Constitutional ‌Court on Friday ruled that offshore exploration ​led by Shell cannot ​proceed, in a setback for ⁠the oil major ​after years of legal ​challenges by affected communities ...

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The burger wars are heating up as McDonald's loses ground to an old rival

Aug 14, 2026, 5:07 AM EDT - 4 hours ago

The burger wars are heating up as McDonald's loses ground to an old rival

McDonald's reported slowing sales growth for its second quarter. Some customers are looking elsewhere for cheap meals, from Burger King to gas stations.

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Nintendo shares pop 7% after 'Pokémon Pokopia' sales top 5 million

Aug 14, 2026, 5:03 AM EDT - 4 hours ago

Nintendo shares pop 7% after 'Pokémon Pokopia' sales top 5 million

Nintendo said "Pokémon Pokopia" sales surpassed 5 million units on its flagship Switch 2 console. Investors watch updates of game sales closely as hit titles can often drive shipments of Nintendo's co...

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Nvidia got Groq's technology and talent. Now it's turning the rest of its former rival into a customer.

Aug 14, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT - 4 hours ago

Nvidia got Groq's technology and talent. Now it's turning the rest of its former rival into a customer.

Nvidia partners with former rival Groq, integrating systems into GroqCloud to enhance AI services. Groq's shift to selling Nvidia systems highlights the chip giant's strategic positioning in AI.

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Anthropic has soared to a $1.5 trillion valuation on secondary markets. Almost no one wants to sell.

Aug 14, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT - 4 hours ago

Anthropic has soared to a $1.5 trillion valuation on secondary markets. Almost no one wants to sell.

Since Anthropic is still private, the vast majority of investors buy on secondary markets. Anthropic's secondary valuation has soared to $1.5 trillion over the past month, a 25% increase.

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Applied Materials slips as investors seek faster growth after stellar run

Aug 14, 2026, 4:58 AM EDT - 4 hours ago

Applied Materials slips as investors seek faster growth after stellar run

Applied Materials shares fell about 5% in premarket trading on Friday, as the chip equipment ​maker's upbeat outlook failed to soothe investors ‌worried about the threat from intensifying competition.

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Reddit stock surges on S&P 500 inclusion, but Google search referral woes remain

Aug 14, 2026, 4:40 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

Reddit stock surges on S&P 500 inclusion, but Google search referral woes remain

Reddit shares climbed nearly 13% in extended trading on Friday after S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that the social media platform will join the S&P 500, marking a significant milestone for the compa...

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AI's infrastructure boom is getting more leveraged — and harder to track

Aug 14, 2026, 4:29 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

AI's infrastructure boom is getting more leveraged — and harder to track

Hyperscalers' debt issuance and Situational Awareness's unravelling have brought the increasingly leveraged foundations of the AI boom into sharp focus. Nvidia has unveiled plans for a new AI funding ...

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Michael Burry is shorting Nvidia and Micron, but won't touch this AI stock

Aug 14, 2026, 4:28 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

Michael Burry is shorting Nvidia and Micron, but won't touch this AI stock

Michael Burry is becoming more aggressive against the AI trade, but one company he has criticised remains off limits: CoreWeave. The “Big Short” investor has retained put options on Nvidia and Palanti...

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US-based Diversified Energy in early talks to acquire Birch Resources

Aug 14, 2026, 3:50 AM EDT - 5 hours ago

US-based Diversified Energy in early talks to acquire Birch Resources

U.S.-based Diversified Energy said on Friday it is in early discussions to acquire privately held Birch Resources, ​as it looks to further expand into the ‌oil and gas-rich Permian Basin.

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SanDisk stock is up 541% this year, but analysts still aren't ready to call the top

Aug 14, 2026, 3:13 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

SanDisk stock is up 541% this year, but analysts still aren't ready to call the top

SanDisk stock (NASDAQ: SNDK) has climbed 541% in 2026, but Wall Street is reluctant to call the top after management outlined a model designed to make NAND less cyclical. The stock jumped 13.7% to $1,...

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Aviva Posts Strong First-Half Profit Growth

Aug 14, 2026, 3:01 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

Aviva Posts Strong First-Half Profit Growth

The insurer and asset manager's operating profit rose in the first half, though it cut its full-year expectations for its health business.

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Oil moves higher as U.S. threatens 'economic isolation' of Iran

Aug 14, 2026, 2:58 AM EDT - 6 hours ago

Oil moves higher as U.S. threatens 'economic isolation' of Iran

Oil prices rose early Friday after the U.S. said its naval blockade of Iranian ports could continue "indefinitely".

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Chinese car sales are booming almost everywhere - just not at home

Aug 14, 2026, 2:31 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Chinese car sales are booming almost everywhere - just not at home

China's car industry is on a tear overseas, storming markets from Europe to Southeast Asia and heaping pressure on long-established automakers like Toyota Motor and ​Volkswagen.

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BP, XRG Partner on Venezuelan Offshore Gas Development

Aug 14, 2026, 2:26 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

BP, XRG Partner on Venezuelan Offshore Gas Development

The Loran field in the Plataforma Deltana area holds an estimated 4 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas, the companies said late Thursday.

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Gold (XAU/USD) & Silver Price Forecast: Softer PPI Eases Fed Pressure on Metals

Aug 14, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Gold (XAU/USD) & Silver Price Forecast: Softer PPI Eases Fed Pressure on Metals

Gold and silver remain supported after softer U.S. PPI eased Fed tightening concerns, while central bank buying and geopolitical risks bolster demand.

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Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: Weak Demand Clashes With Persistent Hormuz Risks

Aug 14, 2026, 1:30 AM EDT - 8 hours ago

Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: Weak Demand Clashes With Persistent Hormuz Risks

Oil markets balance weaker demand and rising inventories against Hormuz supply risks, while tight LNG flows keep natural gas markets in focus.

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Cerebras claims its WSE AI chip is the LARGEST in the world

Aug 14, 2026, 1:15 AM EDT - 8 hours ago

Cerebras claims its WSE AI chip is the LARGEST in the world

Cerebras Systems co-founder and CEO Andrew Feldman discusses the company's Q2 earnings, its WSE AI chip and its $20 billion partnership with OpenAI on ‘The Claman Countdown.'

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How a niche copper trade became a real-time gauge of Trump's next tariff move

Aug 14, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT - 8 hours ago

How a niche copper trade became a real-time gauge of Trump's next tariff move

The price premium between U.S. COMEX copper futures and London Metal Exchange prices is becoming a real-time gauge of potential tariffs on refined copper. Societe Generale estimates that the current p...

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Air India A320 briefly lost key flight controls during 300-foot drop, Airbus analysis shows

Aug 14, 2026, 12:54 AM EDT - 8 hours ago

Air India A320 briefly lost key flight controls during 300-foot drop, Airbus analysis shows

An Air India Airbus A320 that dropped about 300 feet this month, injuring 24 people ​on board, briefly lost key flight controls after registering ‌losses in all three hydraulic systems, according to a...

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KOSPI's 22% rebound has stunned markets: is Korea's brutal chip rout finally over?

Aug 14, 2026, 12:46 AM EDT - 9 hours ago

KOSPI's 22% rebound has stunned markets: is Korea's brutal chip rout finally over?

South Korea's KOSPI extended one of the sharpest turnarounds in global equities on Friday, briefly reclaiming 7,000 as cooling US inflation encouraged investors to pile back into the chipmakers that d...

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Nikkei 225 Index bullish flag forms as SoftBank, Kioxia, Nintendo stocks jump

Aug 14, 2026, 12:39 AM EDT - 9 hours ago

Nikkei 225 Index bullish flag forms as SoftBank, Kioxia, Nintendo stocks jump

The Nikkei 225 Index jumped sharply this week, reaching its highest level since July 6, and 15% above its lowest level this month. This rebound was driven by the ongoing technology stock gains as inve...

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Applied Materials beat Wall Street and raised guidance, so why did the stock fall 6%?

Aug 14, 2026, 12:21 AM EDT - 9 hours ago

Applied Materials beat Wall Street and raised guidance, so why did the stock fall 6%?

Applied Materials delivered stronger-than-expected earnings and guidance, but AMAT fell more than 5% in extended trading as investors decided a beat was not enough after the stock's 2026 rally. Fiscal...

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Apple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba's support, sources say

Aug 14, 2026, 12:21 AM EDT - 9 hours ago

Apple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba's support, sources say

Apple has trained a large language model specifically for the China market, three people ​familiar with the matter said, a departure from the iPhone maker's strategy of relying on third-party models t...

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Gold and Silver Price Forecast: Softer U.S. PPI Fails to Push Gold Above $4,500

Aug 14, 2026, 12:19 AM EDT - 9 hours ago

Gold and Silver Price Forecast: Softer U.S. PPI Fails to Push Gold Above $4,500

Gold and silver remain constructive after softer U.S. producer inflation, but gold must break $4,500 and silver must clear $72 to extend their rallies.

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AI-driven surge in bond yields could be next risk for markets and growth

Aug 14, 2026, 12:10 AM EDT - 9 hours ago

AI-driven surge in bond yields could be next risk for markets and growth

Market gauges of inflation-adjusted borrowing costs have shot to their highest in more than a decade across major economies as AI companies and governments ramp up bond sales, raising ​risks for stock...

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Goldman in talks with investors on Nvidia financing deal after landing prized role, sources say

Aug 14, 2026, 12:04 AM EDT - 9 hours ago

Goldman in talks with investors on Nvidia financing deal after landing prized role, sources say

Goldman Sachs is in talks with potential investors about participating in Nvidia's $500 billion ​AI financing initiative, after leveraging its long-standing relationship with the chipmaker to secure a...

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SoftBank jumps 5% as Nikkei rallies, but BOJ could spoil the party

Aug 13, 2026, 11:34 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

SoftBank jumps 5% as Nikkei rallies, but BOJ could spoil the party

SoftBank Group jumped more than 5% in Tokyo on Friday as technology shares rallied amid easing fears of another US interest-rate increase. SoftBank rose 5.3% in early trade, helping the Nikkei 225 cli...

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Singapore's Olam posts sixfold jump in first-half profit, declares special dividend

Aug 13, 2026, 11:31 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

Singapore's Olam posts sixfold jump in first-half profit, declares special dividend

Singapore's ‌Olam Group reported a nearly sixfold jump in first-half profit on Friday, boosted by gains from asset sales ​and a revaluation linked to its ongoing restructuring ​programme.

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Expert explains why healthcare is a top-performing sector

Aug 13, 2026, 11:15 PM EDT - 10 hours ago

Expert explains why healthcare is a top-performing sector

Apollon Wealth Management CIO Eric Sterner discusses how technology is driving gains in the healthcare sector on ‘The Claman Countdown.' #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxbus...

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12 executives who left OpenAI in 2026

Aug 13, 2026, 10:28 PM EDT - 11 hours ago

12 executives who left OpenAI in 2026

OpenAI has undergone significant leadership changes, with multiple executives departing in 2026. Notable exits include Denise Dresser, Brad Lightcap, and Fidji Simo.

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Oil steadies after US threatens to blockade Iran indefinitely

Aug 13, 2026, 9:36 PM EDT - 12 hours ago

Oil steadies after US threatens to blockade Iran indefinitely

Oil prices inched higher on Friday after the U.S. threatened to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, reviving crude supply concerns, after prices ​fell in the previous session on a weaker g...

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China's Pony.ai, Uber to jointly deploy over 2,000 robotaxis in Europe

Aug 13, 2026, 9:07 PM EDT - 12 hours ago

China's Pony.ai, Uber to jointly deploy over 2,000 robotaxis in Europe

Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai ​announced on Friday ‌plans to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis in ​Europe under an ​expanded partnership with Uber.

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Gold Falls Despite Softer-Than-Expected U.S. Wholesale Price Data

Aug 13, 2026, 9:06 PM EDT - 12 hours ago

Gold Falls Despite Softer-Than-Expected U.S. Wholesale Price Data

Gold struggled to extend its rebound despite softer-than-expected U.S. PPI data, which suggests the next leg higher for gold prices might not be straightforward, said OCBC.

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