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THE MOTLEY FOOL / THESTREET · US BROAD MARKET
Stocks Edge Lower as Strong August Jobs Report Dashes Rate-Hold Hopes
The Dow fell 0.51% to 53,414.25, the S&P 500 dropped 0.38% to 7,718.60, and the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.29% to 26,506.99 Friday, after August payrolls came in at 162,000 versus a 55,000 consensus, "swiftly dashing" Thursday's hopes that Fed Governor Waller's dovish comments meant the Fed would hold rates steady. The 10-year Treasury yield ticked up to about 4.78%, with 2-year and 5-year yields hitting fresh 52-week highs, while the Russell 2000 roughly held flat, suggesting small-caps had already priced in hike risk.
BLOCKONOMI · BROAD MARKET
Gold Tumbles as Strong Jobs Data Revives Fed Rate-Hike Speculation
Gold fell Friday after the August payrolls beat pushed September rate-hike odds back up to roughly 50%, down from about 70% earlier in the week following Fed Governor Waller's dovish Thursday remarks. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) slipped 0.84% on the day as a firmer dollar and higher yields weighed on the metal, with next week's CPI report now seen as the real swing factor for gold's near-term path.
THESTREET · SECTOR ETFS
Yields Jump to Fresh 52-Week Highs as Stocks Fall After Jobs Report
Short- and medium-term Treasury yields hit fresh 52-week highs Friday as traders repriced Fed rate-hike odds higher following the hot August jobs report, pressuring long-duration bond ETFs like the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT). Rate-sensitive sectors were mixed: Financials (XLF) fell 0.79% and Real Estate (XLRE) dropped 0.72%, while the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) actually gained 0.28%, suggesting small-caps had largely priced in the hawkish surprise ahead of the report.
THESTREET · US BROAD MARKET
Nasdaq, S&P 500 Leap as Treasury Yields Fall and Dollar Retreats
The Dow jumped 1.18% to 53,686.11, the S&P 500 gained 1.06% to 7,747.71, and the Nasdaq Composite surged 1.40% to 26,584.06 Thursday, as Treasury yields eased after Fed Governor Christopher Waller signaled he's leaning toward holding rates steady this month. President Trump called Iran's latest retaliatory strikes a "love tap," easing some geopolitical anxiety, while earnings movers included Snowflake (+22%) and ChargePoint (+52%). The 10-year yield slipped to about 4.77%.
THE IRISH TIMES / BLOOMBERG · BROAD MARKET
Oil Steadies After Rally as Trump Sees Iran Strikes as "Short-Lived"
Oil steadied Thursday after a three-day rally that pushed Brent above $95 and WTI near $91, as President Trump said renewed strikes on Iran would be "short-lived," adding "I don't think too long" while also noting the US was "prepared to do another one." The US military escorted 40 tankers carrying 18 million barrels through the Strait of Hormuz, though Washington is also extending its roughly 50,000-troop Middle East deployment, a sign the situation remains unresolved even as markets took the news as a green light to rally.
CNBC · SECTOR ETFS
Nvidia Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for Almost $13 Billion in AI Expansion
Nvidia agreed to acquire open-source AI platform Hugging Face for roughly $12.9 billion, its second-largest deal on record, with up to $1 billion set aside for employee retention bonuses. CEO Jensen Huang framed the deal as accelerating adoption of open AI models beyond proprietary labs like OpenAI and Anthropic. Nvidia shares ticked modestly higher on the news, helping lift the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) 1.29% and the Invesco QQQ Trust 1.19% as tech led Thursday's broad-market rally.
AP · US BROAD MARKET
Nvidia's 3% Rally Lifts Stocks, Snapping a Two-Day Slide
The Dow rose 0.56% to 53,061.95, the S&P 500 gained 0.46% to 7,666.60, and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.45% to 26,217.83 Wednesday, snapping a two-day slide as Nvidia rallied more than 3%. Brent crude settled up 1% near $95.63 as the Iran conflict continued, while the 10-year Treasury yield eased slightly to 4.78% from Tuesday's multi-decade high near 4.80%.
THESTREET · BROAD MARKET
Iran Retaliates With Strikes on US Bases as Tankers Hit Naval Mines in Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said two oil tankers struck naval mines while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran carried out retaliatory missile and drone strikes on US positions in Jordan, Kuwait, the UAE and elsewhere in the region. President Trump said on social media the US had "almost total control" over the Strait and that Iran's economy was collapsing. Oil, gold and silver all pushed to fresh multi-week highs intraday before stabilizing as markets weighed the risk of further escalation.
CNBC / THESTREET · SECTOR ETFS
Lutnick Says Targeted Semiconductor Tariff Framework Is Being Developed
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC at the G20 Innovation Ministerial that the Trump administration is developing a "targeted, thoughtful" tariff framework for semiconductors, under which companies manufacturing chips domestically would be exempt while others would pay to access the US market. The comments confirm earlier reporting on chip-tariff plans and add a new layer of policy uncertainty for semiconductor-heavy ETFs, even as Nvidia's rally helped lift the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) 0.24% on the day.
YAHOO FINANCE / THESTREET · US BROAD MARKET
Nasdaq Slides on Renewed U.S.-Iran Conflict as Oil Tops $90
The S&P 500 fell 0.71% to 7,631.47, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.03% to 26,099.77, and the Dow lost 0.79% to 52,766.88 Tuesday, as stocks opened September under pressure after two oil tankers were hit by projectiles overnight in the Strait of Hormuz and US Central Command struck IRGC targets in Iran. WTI crude jumped 5.20% to $90.22 a barrel, and a global bond selloff pushed the 10-year Treasury yield to about 4.80%, its highest since January 2025, as persistently elevated long-term yields pressured highly valued tech stocks.
BENZINGA · SECTOR ETFS
Energy Stocks Rally as Crude Spikes 5% to $90 on Iran-Hormuz Strikes
The Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) rose 1.27% Tuesday, among the day's strongest sector ETFs, as WTI crude jumped roughly 5% to $90.22 a barrel and Brent rose to $95.05 following overnight strikes on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and a US Central Command strike on Iranian targets. Exxon and Chevron each gained about 2%, while the broader S&P 500 fell 0.71% and the 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.80%, its highest level since January 2025.
INVESTING.COM · BROAD MARKET
Manufacturing PMI Dips Below Expectations, Signals Potential Slowdown
August's ISM Manufacturing PMI came in at 54.6, below the 55.2 consensus and down from July's 55.6 for a second straight monthly decline, with new orders falling to 53.7 from 56.7. Separately, July JOLTS job openings printed a softer-than-expected 7.271 million versus 7.330 million expected, with June revised down to 7.182 million. The mixed data adds to the Fed's dual-mandate dilemma heading into Friday's August jobs report, following Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole tone last week.
AP · US BROAD MARKET
Stocks Slip as Weekend Strikes on Iran-Linked Targets Send Oil Higher
The S&P 500 fell 0.33% to 7,686.14, the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.12% to 26,370.89, and the Dow dropped 0.70% to 53,185.90 Monday, with industrial and old-economy names leading the selling after US strikes over the weekend on Iran-linked targets near the Strait of Hormuz lifted crude oil and rekindled rate-hike odds already elevated by Friday's hawkish Jackson Hole remarks from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. The 10-year Treasury yield rose to about 4.75%, though the major indexes still closed out August with a monthly gain after last week's Nvidia-fueled rally.
BENZINGA · SECTOR ETFS
Oil Jumps Near $90 on Iran Risk, Making Energy the Only Winning S&P Sector
WTI crude jumped roughly 2.85% to $85.76 a barrel and Brent neared $90 Monday after weekend US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, making the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) the only S&P 500 sector to close higher, up about 2%. Utilities (XLU), Industrials (XLI), Real Estate (XLRE) and Communication Services (XLC) each fell more than 1%, while gold-miner ETFs also softened as gold itself dipped modestly. California utility stocks separately cratered on a state wildfire-liability bill.
THE RIO TIMES · SECTOR ETFS
Bitcoin Slips to $77,668 as Spot ETFs Post First Outflow in Nine Days
Bitcoin settled around $77,668 Sunday, down 0.74%, with Ethereum, Solana and XRP all falling further, as crypto markets stayed pressured by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole message from Friday. US spot Bitcoin ETFs, led by ARK 21Shares, posted $201.8 million in net outflows Friday — the first outflow after a nine-day inflow streak — with total spot-Bitcoin-ETF assets slipping back below $100 billion. Bitcoin has since recovered somewhat, trading near $78,959 by Monday's close.
YAHOO FINANCE · US BROAD MARKET
Stocks End the Week on a Down Note as Warsh's Jackson Hole Debut Revives Rate-Hike Bets
The S&P 500 slipped 0.25% to 7,711.76, the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.52% to 26,402.42, and the Dow eased 9.45 points to 53,559.99 Friday, as stocks pared earlier gains after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's first Jackson Hole keynote was read as mildly hawkish. Short-term Treasury yields jumped and the 10-year yield rose to about 4.72% as September rate-cut odds fell. Marvell and PayPal shares tumbled on separate company news, though all three major indexes still closed out the week with gains after Thursday's Nvidia-fueled rally.
BENZINGA · BROAD MARKET
Nasdaq 100 Falls as Warsh Revives Rate-Hike Bets, Gold Sinks 2%
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's message that the "inflation fight is far from over" pushed September rate-hike odds to roughly 60% from 35%, sending the 2-year Treasury yield up 10 basis points and the Nasdaq 100 down about 1%. Sector ETFs split sharply: the Invesco QQQ Trust, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM), and Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) each fell roughly 1%, while more defensive Communication Services (XLC) and Consumer Discretionary (XLY) SPDRs gained over 1%. Gold-miner ETF GDX sank 3.2% as gold itself fell about 2% on the firmer dollar and higher yields.
YAHOO FINANCE · SECTOR ETFS
Bitcoin and Cathie Wood's ARKK Are Partying Like It's 2021 Again
Bitcoin and Cathie Wood's ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) both gained over 20% in August, a pairing that has happened only four other times since ARKK's 2014 launch, drawing comparisons to the speculative-asset boom of 2020-2021. Both gave back some of those gains Friday afternoon after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish-leaning Jackson Hole remarks, with Bitcoin falling over 2% toward the $78,000 level as risk appetite cooled into the close.
THE MOTLEY FOOL · US BROAD MARKET
S&P 500, Nasdaq Soar as Nvidia Jumps 9% on Blowout Earnings and Bold Guidance
The S&P 500 rose 0.72% to a record 7,730.99 and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.57% to 26,541.35 Thursday, while the Dow added 0.20% to 53,569.44, after Nvidia closed up 8.74% on fiscal second-quarter revenue of $96.2 billion (up 106% year-over-year) and a surprise guide toward roughly 70% growth next fiscal year that beat analyst expectations of 44%. Okta, Salesforce and CrowdStrike also rallied on earnings beats, while Broadcom rose as investors rotated among AI-chip peers and AMD slipped slightly. Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid called inflation "stubborn" from the Jackson Hole symposium, a day ahead of Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's first keynote there.
24/7 WALL ST. · SECTOR ETFS
Forget SMH and Its 87% Year: Other Semiconductor ETFs Did Even Better
The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is up 87.86% over the trailing year, but the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), up 106.41%, and several smaller funds have outperformed it by overweighting Micron, Intel and Marvell rather than leaning as heavily on Nvidia. The piece frames 2026's chip rally as a broadening "dispersion" story beyond Nvidia alone, a theme reinforced Thursday as SMH jumped after Nvidia's blowout quarter while chip-fund flows showed investors spreading bets across the sector rather than concentrating in a single name.
AXIOS · BROAD MARKET
Fed's Warsh Under Pressure to Clarify Message in Highly Anticipated Jackson Hole Speech
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh delivers his first Jackson Hole keynote Friday at 10am ET, with markets on edge over sticky inflation and a recent bond-market selloff. Warsh is expected to avoid explicit forward guidance even as investors look for signals on the path of rates, in what's being framed as an early credibility test for his chairmanship. The speech follows a week dominated by Nvidia's earnings and comes as the 10-year Treasury yield sits near 4.67%.
AP · US BROAD MARKET
Wall Street Holds Mostly Flat as Investors Await Nvidia's Earnings After the Bell
The S&P 500 slipped 0.02% to 7,675.70, the Nasdaq fell 0.08% to 26,130.20, and the Dow lost 0.21% to 53,463.88 Wednesday, a quiet session as traders held back ahead of Nvidia's after-the-close earnings report. A slightly hotter-than-expected July PCE inflation reading (+3.7% headline, +3.3% core year-over-year) tempered risk appetite, while Meta rose despite a $16.7 billion teen-safety settlement and Goldman Sachs weighed on the Dow. The 10-year Treasury yield ticked up to about 4.65%. Investors were also looking ahead to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's first Jackson Hole keynote on Friday.
KIPLINGER · SECTOR ETFS
Nvidia Posts Record $96.2 Billion Quarter, Guides Higher Into Jackson Hole Week
Nvidia reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% year-over-year, with earnings of $2.22 a share, and guided next quarter to roughly $108 billion, citing a backlog worth more than $2 trillion and over $800 billion in 2026 hyperscaler capital spending. Shares rose nearly 5% after hours as CFO Colette Kress detailed the outlook. Technical analyst Luke Lango noted the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) has historically "stagnated through earnings season, then broken out once Nvidia reports," and expects a similar post-earnings lift this time.
BENZINGA · SECTOR ETFS
Nvidia Earnings Meets Jackson Hole: Two ETF Trades for an AI Boom Facing Higher Rates
With Nvidia's earnings landing the same week as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's first Jackson Hole address, Benzinga highlights the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) and iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) as direct plays on continued AI-chip demand, citing tight GPU supply and rising cloud-rental prices. The piece also flags floating-rate and short-duration bond ETFs — including SRLN, BKLN, FLOT, IGSB and VCSH — as a hedge should Warsh signal a "higher-for-longer" rate stance on Friday.
AP / KITCO · US BROAD MARKET
S&P 500 Edges Toward Record High as Oil Extends Its Slide for a Second Day
The S&P 500 rose 0.32% to 7,677.28, the Dow gained 0.30% to 53,577.40, and the Nasdaq climbed 0.66% to 26,151.30 Tuesday, with the S&P closing in on its all-time high set earlier this month. WTI crude fell about 3.1% to $82.36 a barrel — a second straight sharp decline — after the Treasury's new "Operation Economic Outcast" sanctions on Iran set no firm deadline and spared major Chinese banks, while reports of a Pakistani-mediated de-escalation proposal further eased supply fears. The 10-year Treasury yield dropped to roughly 4.63%, and a seven-month-low reading on consumer confidence (89.4) and a 10.5% plunge in July new home sales added to a mixed macro backdrop ahead of Nvidia's Wednesday earnings and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's first Jackson Hole keynote on Friday.
EASTERN HERALD · SECTOR ETFS
Moderna Jumps 14% as Merck-Partnered Cancer Vaccine Data Keeps Fueling the Rally
Moderna shares climbed 14.36% to $158.83 Tuesday, extending Monday's blowout gains on continued enthusiasm for the personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine it is developing with Merck, whose Phase 3 trial data met both its primary and secondary endpoints last week. The move made Moderna one of the S&P 500's biggest single-day gainers and helped lift the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV), which rose 0.34% even as several other sectors traded mixed. The sustained rally underscores how quickly sentiment has shifted for the stock after a rough multi-year stretch.
THESTREET · SECTOR ETFS
Nvidia Rebounds Ahead of Wednesday's Earnings After Seven-Day Losing Streak
Nvidia shares rose Tuesday as investors positioned ahead of the chipmaker's fiscal second-quarter results, due after Wednesday's closing bell, following a seven-session slide driven partly by reports the company would raise AI-server prices by as much as 15% next year. The report is widely seen as the week's key test of whether the AI infrastructure buildout can keep justifying its valuations, after Meta missed its own AI-spending projections in July. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) gained 0.94% Tuesday, one of the strip's stronger performers, as broader tech sentiment steadied into the print.
YAHOO FINANCE / THE MOTLEY FOOL · SECTOR ETFS
Nvidia Falls for a Seventh Straight Day as Tech Stocks Retreat Ahead of Wednesday Earnings
Nvidia dropped more than 2% Monday, extending its losing streak to seven sessions and down over 7% in that stretch, as investors grew anxious ahead of the chipmaker's Wednesday earnings call — a report seen as a key test after Meta missed its own AI-spending projections in July. The selloff deepened after Bloomberg reported Nvidia told major customers it would raise prices on AI-chip servers by as much as 15% next year on rising memory costs. AMD, Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor all fell alongside it, dragging the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) down 1.78% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index 2.7% lower.
CNBC · US BROAD MARKET
Oil Falls Despite US Rolling Out Toughest-Ever Sanctions Campaign Against Iran
WTI crude fell about 2.5% to $84.89 a barrel and Brent lost a similar amount to $92.06 Monday, even as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled a sweeping new sanctions push — dubbed "Operation Economic Outcast" — targeting Iran's oil revenue and the countries and companies doing business with Tehran. Bessent said a major sanctions announcement targeting an unspecified financial institution should be expected by week's end, while Iran warned of possible ship seizures in the Strait of Hormuz. The S&P 500 slipped 0.28% to 7,652.86 and the Nasdaq fell 0.76% to 25,980.19, while the Dow eked out a 0.26% gain as bond yields eased and investors looked ahead to Nvidia's earnings and this week's Jackson Hole commentary.
YAHOO FINANCE · BROAD MARKET
Gold Tops $4,700 for the First Time Since May as Rally Extends Into a Fourth Week
Gold pushed above $4,700 an ounce intraday Monday, its highest level since mid-May, extending a rally that has been fueled by the Treasury's debt-buyback program, a softer dollar, and continued Iran-related safe-haven demand. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) gained 0.79% on the day, while silver also held firm near $69 an ounce after climbing roughly 18% over the past month. Bitcoin, which topped $78,000 over the weekend in its best week in over three years, held most of those gains into Monday's session as well.
AP · US BROAD MARKET
Stocks Rebound Friday, Led by Healthcare, but Still Post a Weekly Loss
The S&P 500 rose 0.43% to 7,674.37, the Nasdaq gained 0.43% to 26,180.45, and the Dow climbed 0.98% to 53,277.01 Friday as investors tried to find their footing after Thursday's steep selloff, though every major index still finished the week lower. Healthcare names Merck and Johnson & Johnson helped lift the Dow, while financials also firmed. The bounce came as the 10-year Treasury yield held steady near 4.71% and the dollar hovered near a three-month low following this week's Treasury debt-buyback announcement.
BLOOMBERG / CNBC · TECH & INNOVATION
Bitcoin Tops $76,000, on Track for Biggest Weekly Gain in Over Three Years
Bitcoin surged roughly 25% this week, from about $63,000 Monday to nearly $78,000 Friday, its strongest weekly performance since March 2023, fueled by the Treasury's bond-buyback announcement, more than $2 billion in short-position liquidations, and a Trump meeting with crypto executives including Coinbase's Brian Armstrong that boosted optimism around the Senate's pending Clarity Act. Crypto-linked equities rode the wave: Robinhood shares jumped almost 14% and Coinbase added 8% on the week, while Bitcoin ETF-adjacent names like Strategy (MSTR) also posted sharp gains.
BLOOMBERG / CNBC · BROAD MARKET
Gold Set for Third Straight Weekly Gain on Treasury Buyback Plans, Softer Dollar
Gold climbed to a three-month high Friday, up 3.6% for the week, as the Treasury's surprise move to double long-dated debt buybacks revived fiscal-burden concerns and pushed the dollar toward a weekly loss, making bullion cheaper for overseas buyers. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) gained 1.95% on the day alone, while the SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XLB) led all core sector ETFs with a 2.14% advance as broader commodity-linked names caught a bid alongside the metals rally.
AP / CNBC · US BROAD MARKET
Stocks Post Worst Loss in Three Weeks as Treasury Rally Fades, Trump Threatens Iran "Economic Warfare"
The S&P 500 fell 0.87% to 7,641.16, the Dow dropped 1.32% to 52,759.21, and the Nasdaq lost 1.00% to 26,067.17 Thursday as Wednesday's Treasury-buyback relief evaporated and the 10-year yield climbed back to 4.71%. Oil jumped more than 2% after President Trump threatened a "crushing economic operation" against Iran, warning he would penalize any country providing Iran a "lifeline" — including China, the largest buyer of Iranian crude — with Treasury Secretary Bessent set to detail the plan at a Monday press conference. Walmart's steep post-earnings slide compounded the selling, dragging the broader market to its worst single-day loss in three weeks.
YAHOO FINANCE · SECTOR ETFS
Walmart Stock Drops 9% as Sales Growth Slows, Customers Make "Trade-Offs" Amid High Fuel Costs
Walmart shares tumbled as much as 10% to a nine-month low Thursday — their biggest single-day drop since May 2022 — even after the retailer beat on earnings and raised its full-year sales outlook to 4-5% growth. US comparable sales growth slowed to 2.6%, missing estimates for the first time in at least five years, and store-traffic growth cooled to 1.5% from 3% in the first quarter. CFO John David Rainey said elevated fuel prices are prompting consumers to make "trade-offs," with the company now bracing for roughly $2 billion in incremental fuel-related costs. The stumble weighed on the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP), which fell 1.41%.
UPI / CNBC · SECTOR ETFS
Oil Prices Jump 3% as Trump Threatens "Economic Warfare" on Iran, Lifting Energy ETFs
Brent crude rose about 2.4% to near $94 a barrel — its highest since late July — while WTI gained roughly 2.5% to around $86, after Trump vowed to punish any country giving Iran an economic "lifeline," a threat aimed squarely at China, the top buyer of Iranian oil. The Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) was the only one of the eleven core sector ETFs to close higher Thursday, up 0.27%, as nearly every other sector — led by Health Care (XLV, -1.87%) and Consumer Discretionary (XLY, -1.61%) — retreated alongside the broader market.
THESTREET / CNBC · US BROAD MARKET
Stocks Rise, Dollar Slides to 3-Month Low as Treasury Doubles Debt Buybacks
The S&P 500 rose 0.21% to 7,707.98, the Dow gained 0.22% to 53,463.05, and the Nasdaq added 0.16% to 26,331.09 Wednesday after the Treasury Department said it will more than double the size of its liquidity-support buybacks for 10- to 30-year debt, from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation starting Sept. 9. The move sent the 10-year Treasury yield down to 4.65% and knocked the Dollar Index (DXY) to its weakest close since mid-May, down 0.86% to below 98.80. The dollar's slide fueled a broad rally in hard assets: gold surged above $4,500, silver broke through $66, and Bitcoin briefly touched $70,000 for the first time since June as short sellers were squeezed out of nearly $1.5 billion in positions.
THESTREET · SECTOR ETFS
Healthcare ETFs Jump as Moderna, Merck Cancer Vaccine Hits Phase 3 Goals
Moderna soared as much as 140% and Merck gained over 11% Wednesday after the companies announced their personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, combined with Merck's Keytruda, met both its primary and secondary endpoints in a Phase 3 melanoma trial — Moderna's best single-day showing on record. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) jumped 3.51% and the biotech-focused SPDR S&P Biotech (XBI) and iShares Biotechnology (IBB) ETFs each rose more than 4% as the results lifted sentiment across the sector, with BioNTech also gaining on hopes for its own similar pipeline treatment.
COINDESK / FORTUNE · TECH & INNOVATION
Bitcoin Briefly Hits $70,000 for the First Time Since June on Treasury Buyback News
Bitcoin surged nearly 8%, climbing from an intraday low of $64,112 to as high as $69,698, after the Treasury's surprise debt-buyback expansion weakened the dollar and pushed long-term yields lower — a move markets read as a quiet form of quantitative easing that favors scarce, debasement-hedge assets. The rally forced short sellers to cover roughly $1.5 billion in positions, including around $700 million bought back in a single minute. It marked Bitcoin's sharpest daily gain in five months and its first trip back above $69,000 since early June.
CNBC · US BROAD MARKET
30-Year Treasury Yield Tops 5.33%, a New 19-Year High, as Stocks Slide for a Third Day
The S&P 500 fell 53.30 points, or 0.69%, to 7,691.76, the Nasdaq Composite sank 355.20 points (1.33%) to 26,289.71, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 116.38 points (0.22%) to 53,343.40 on Tuesday, marking a third straight losing session. The 30-year Treasury yield climbed to as high as 5.337% intraday before settling near 5.284%, its highest level since April 2007, as stalled US-Iran talks and fears of an imminent escalation pushed crude oil above $84 a barrel and fanned inflation concerns. Rising government debt issuance and fiscal-spending worries added further pressure on the long end of the bond market.
YAHOO FINANCE (GURUFOCUS) · SECTOR ETFS
Nvidia, AMD, Micron Lead Chip Stocks Selloff as Iran Tensions Rattle Markets
Nvidia fell about 2% Tuesday after committing more than $100 billion in credit support for an OpenAI data center project in Ohio, AMD declined roughly 3% amid reports it's working with Google on a future tensor processing unit, Broadcom dropped about 2%, and Micron sank nearly 4% as memory stocks came under renewed pressure. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) fell 2.47% to lead all 21 core-strip ETFs lower, as investors reassessed whether near-term AI infrastructure spending can be justified by returns, compounding the geopolitical risk-off tone from rising oil prices and Treasury yields.
YAHOO FINANCE · SECTOR ETFS
Healthcare and Staples ETFs Outperform as Investors Rotate Away From the AI Trade
While tech and small-cap shares led Tuesday's declines, defensive sectors held up notably better: the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) rose 1.60% and the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) added 1.06%, both among the strip's best performers alongside Energy. Bank of America's July fund manager survey showed global investors increasing healthcare allocations more than any other sector, part of a broader rotation away from richly-valued AI and growth names amid resurfacing concerns over infrastructure spending and elevated volatility.
THE MOTLEY FOOL · US BROAD MARKET
Markets Inch Lower and Treasury Yields Rise as US-Iran Memorandum Expires, Oil Jumps
Stocks slipped Monday as the US-Iran memorandum of understanding expired without renewal, sending crude oil sharply higher toward $84 WTI and pushing the 30-year Treasury yield to roughly 5.3% — its highest level since 2007. The S&P 500 fell 0.52% to 7,745.06, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.32% to 26,644.91, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.51% to 53,459.78, while the VIX jumped 6.6% as investors grew more cautious. Markets are now bracing for a heavy week of retail earnings from Home Depot, Target, Lowe's and Walmart, seen as a key test of consumer health after July's surprise retail-sales drop.
CNBC · SECTOR ETFS
Energy ETFs Lead Gainers as Crude Oil Surges Toward $84 on Iran MoU Expiration
Crude oil climbed roughly 2.6% Monday after the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran lapsed without an extension, reviving supply-disruption fears and lifting energy shares against an otherwise lower broad market. The Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) rose about 1.1% even as ten of eleven other S&P 500 sectors declined, with Communication Services (XLC) and Consumer Staples (XLP) among the hardest hit. Analysts noted the move extends a run of geopolitical risk premium into crude prices that had been largely dormant for much of the summer.
THE COIN REPUBLIC · TECH & INNOVATION
Bitcoin ETF Outflows Hit $385M as Bitcoin Price Holds Near $63K
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a combined $385 million in net outflows for the week through Aug. 14, according to SoSoValue data, with Fidelity's FBTC leading redemptions at $153.1 million, followed by BlackRock's IBIT at $78.9 million and ARK 21Shares' ARKB at $70.3 million. The withdrawals came even as Bitcoin held relatively steady near $63,000, suggesting the outflows reflect broader risk-off positioning rather than a sharp change in the underlying spot price. Despite the weekly redemptions, cumulative net inflows into US spot Bitcoin ETFs since their 2024 launch remain deeply positive.
TS2.TECH · BROAD MARKET
S&P 500 Clears Wall Street's Median Year-End Target Ahead of Retail Earnings, Fed Minutes
Friday's close of 7,785.76 left the S&P 500 about 0.14% above the newly recalculated median of 18 Wall Street year-end targets (7,775), after JPMorgan lifted its own call to 8,000; nine strategist targets now sit below Friday's level and nine above. The index still finished the week up 0.4% despite Friday's 0.17% dip, while the Dow (53,732.41) fell 0.6% for the week and the Russell 2000 added 1.1%. The coming week brings Home Depot earnings Tuesday, Target and Lowe's Wednesday, and Walmart Thursday, alongside Wednesday's Federal Reserve July meeting minutes — all seen as tests of whether July's surprise 0.6% retail-sales drop was a blip. Fund-flow data through Wednesday showed U.S. equity funds pulling in $2.58 billion and bond funds $9.4 billion, even as technology funds saw $4.62 billion in outflows.
THE COIN REPUBLIC · TECH & INNOVATION
Bitcoin Price Faces Pressure as ETF Outflows Extend to Third Day
US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $57.63 million in net outflows on Aug. 14, a third straight day of withdrawals, with BlackRock's IBIT accounting for most of the redemptions at $55.51 million, according to SoSoValue data. Fidelity's FBTC saw $6.84 million leave while Bitwise's BITB bucked the trend with $6.14 million in inflows; Ether ETFs recorded zero net flows for the session. Bitcoin itself traded near $62,800–$63,000, with its share of supply held in profit falling to 51.4% — the lowest reading in more than three years — as roughly half of circulating coins now sit at an unrealized loss.
THE COIN REPUBLIC · TECH & INNOVATION
Cboe Seeks SEC Approval for First US 3x Bitcoin and Ether ETFs
Cboe BZX Exchange filed to list proposed 3x-leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETFs from Volatility Shares, alongside matching 3x gold, silver, crude oil and natural gas funds, according to a filing with the SEC. The funds would target three times their benchmark's daily performance primarily via CME and COMEX futures rather than holding the underlying assets directly, and would operate as commodity pools under CFTC oversight rather than registering under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Because BZX's generic listing standards bar products seeking a specified leverage multiple, Cboe needs specific SEC approval before the ETFs — which would mark the first US 3x spot-crypto-futures funds — can begin trading.
EURASIA BUSINESS NEWS / THESTREET · US MARKET
S&P 500 Slips From Record as Retail Sales Sink, but Russell 2000 Notches Fresh High
The S&P 500 eased 0.20% to 7,783.39 and the Dow slipped 0.20% to 53,731.99 on Friday, pulling back from Thursday's record close after July retail sales fell 0.6% to $763.6 billion, the steepest monthly drop in over a year and well below the 0.1% gain economists expected. The Nasdaq Composite lagged further, down 0.28% to 26,729.16, as a preliminary University of Michigan reading showed consumer sentiment sinking nearly 8% to 51 in August. Small caps bucked the trend: the Russell 2000, tracked by IWM, notched a fresh intraday and closing record, closing just shy of 3,070 and capping the index's third straight winning week.
REUTERS / EURASIA BUSINESS NEWS · SECTOR ETFS
Energy Leads Sector Gainers as US Threatens Indefinite Naval Blockade of Iran
The Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) jumped 1.39% Friday, the best-performing of the eleven GICS sector funds, as WTI crude rose 0.67% to $81.69 a barrel and Brent added roughly $0.80 to $87.87 after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US could maintain a naval blockade of Iran "indefinitely" and warned of economic-isolation measures "like the world has never seen." The UAE separately blamed Iran for attacks on two tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier. Utilities (XLU, +0.61%) and Real Estate (XLRE, +0.38%) also caught a bid as the 10-year Treasury yield ticked up to 4.68%, while Technology (XLK, -0.39%) and Health Care (XLV, -0.42%) lagged.
EURASIA BUSINESS NEWS / YAHOO FINANCE · GOLD, SILVER & MINERS
Gold Notches Second Straight Weekly Gain as Softening Inflation Trims Rate-Hike Odds
Gold rose about 0.6% Friday, adding to a strong week that has left the metal up roughly 3.2% over seven days, as this week's cooler CPI and PPI reports reinforced bets the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady in September. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) climbed 0.63% to $401.48, tracking bullion's advance, while the CME FedWatch tool showed traders pricing a 69.4% probability of a September hold, up from 42% a month ago. Silver held near $65 an ounce, capping a weekly gain of more than 2% after a volatile mid-week round-trip that saw the metal swing from near $66 to below $65.
CNBC / BLOOMBERG · US MARKET
S&P 500 Notches Record Close Above 7,800 as Cooler PPI Eases Fed Pressure
The S&P 500 rose 0.65% to a record close of 7,798.99, topping 7,800 intraday for the first time, while the Nasdaq Composite added 0.81% to 26,803.03 and the Dow gained 69.72 points (+0.13%) to 53,839.99 on Thursday. July producer prices were flat month-over-month, below the 0.2% increase economists expected, pulling the annual PPI rate down to 4.7% from 5.5% in June as a 3.1% drop in energy costs offset a modest rise in services. The soft wholesale-inflation reading bolstered bets the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady at its next meeting, extending the market's post-CPI rally into a second day.
KUCOIN / TRADING ECONOMICS · GOLD, SILVER & MINERS
Gold Spikes to $4,500 Twice Before Pulling Back as Traders Digest Soft PPI
COMEX gold futures touched $4,500 an ounce twice during Thursday's session before retreating to settle near $4,407, essentially flat versus Wednesday, as investors whipsawed between mixed signals ahead of the July PPI release. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) slipped about 1.2% to $400.20 despite bullion's roughly flat settlement, reflecting the sharp intraday round-trip. Silver was the more volatile mover, tumbling around 3% to roughly $64.92 an ounce even as it remains up more than 70% year-over-year, according to Trading Economics.
BENZINGA · BROAD MARKET
$3.6B Flows Into SPY as QQQ, SOXX Lead ETF Redemptions
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) pulled in $3.56 billion in net flows Wednesday, the largest inflow among all ETFs, with the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) adding another $710.1 million and broad-market funds collectively drawing nearly $5 billion, according to Benzinga's Quick Spark data compiled by Etf.com. On the other side, investors pulled $3.28 billion from the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), the largest single-day redemption, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) saw $1.54 billion in outflows, trimming its AUM by 3.64%. Across the top 10 creations and redemptions, inflows totaled about $7 billion versus $7.8 billion of outflows, a net deficit of roughly $805 million.
THE MOTLEY FOOL / THESTREET · US MARKET
S&P 500 Climbs, Nasdaq Leads as Cooler CPI Eases Fed Rate-Hike Pressure
The S&P 500 rose 0.26% to 7,748.50 and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.54% to 26,588.49 on Wednesday after the July Consumer Price Index rose just 0.1% month-over-month, holding the annual rate at 3.4% and matching consensus estimates; core CPI ticked up 0.2% to a 2.5% annual pace. The benign reading pulled the market-implied odds of a September Fed rate hike down to roughly 38-40% from 46% before the release. The Dow lagged, slipping 0.04% to 53,770.27, as traders continued pricing in limited tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and stalled US-Iran peace talks.
YAHOO FINANCE / INVESTING.COM · GOLD, SILVER & MINERS
Gold Tops $4,400, Silver Breaks Above $67 as Cooler CPI Trims Rate-Hike Odds
Spot gold rose about 0.7% to roughly $4,400 an ounce Wednesday, a 10-week high, while silver surged past $67 for the first time since June as July's benign inflation print reduced the odds of a near-term Fed rate hike, according to Investing.com and Yahoo Finance. The metals extended their two-month uptrend even as the dollar and 10-year Treasury yield eased following the CPI release, with the ongoing Strait of Hormuz standoff continuing to underpin safe-haven demand alongside sustained central-bank and Chinese institutional buying.
ETFHUB MARKET DATA · SECTOR ETFS
Tech Sector SPDR Leads Post-CPI Rally as QQQ Gains Nearly 1%
The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) jumped 1.49% Wednesday, the best performer among the eleven GICS sector funds, as easing Fed rate-hike odds following the cooler-than-expected July CPI print drew buyers back into rate-sensitive growth names. The Invesco QQQ Trust rose 0.73% to $723.70 on the same catalyst, while more defensive corners of the market lagged: Consumer Discretionary (XLY) fell 1.13% and Materials (XLB) dropped 1.24% as investors rotated toward the sectors most levered to lower borrowing costs.
YAHOO FINANCE · US MARKET
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Slip as US-Iran Impasse Deepens Ahead of CPI
The S&P 500 fell 0.32% to 7,728.20, the Dow dropped 184 points (-0.34%) to 53,791.85 and the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.60% to 26,445.45 on Tuesday as the standoff between Washington and Tehran hardened further, with President Trump saying the US was "only semi-negotiating" and Iran's foreign minister ruling out talks until war-compensation demands are met. Oil extended a fourth straight advance on the deepening Strait of Hormuz impasse, lifting the 10-year Treasury yield above 4.7% and setting up Wednesday's July CPI report as the next major catalyst.
USAGOLD / REUTERS · GOLD, SILVER & MINERS
Gold Hits Two-Month High Above $4,434 Before Easing as Dollar Firms Ahead of CPI
Spot gold touched $4,434.84 an ounce Tuesday, its highest since early June, before fading to settle around $4,381.96 as a firmer dollar and rising Treasury yields pulled buyers off the intraday peak. Reuters reported gold advanced for a third straight session despite those same headwinds, with Chinese institutional and central-bank accumulation continuing to absorb supply. Silver gave back more ground, sliding 2.7% to $64.78 as the gold-silver ratio widened to roughly 67.6 from about 65.9 on Monday, with traders trimming length rather than chasing the rally into Wednesday's July CPI print.
SAXO BANK · SECTOR ETFS
Energy ETFs Extend Gains as Crude Climbs for a Fourth Straight Session
The Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) rose another 1.25% Tuesday as Brent held near $87.81 and WTI near $82.20, both roughly 5% higher over the four-session advance, after hopes for a quick US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz faded further. Options flow was more defensive than the price action suggested, with roughly 63% of a heavy day's energy premium running to puts even as the sector rallied, according to Saxo Bank's options desk, while broader equity volatility stayed muted with the VIX easing to 15.28.