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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.
THESTREET · SECTOR ETFS
Energy ETFs Lead Sector Gains as Oil Jumps on Strait of Hormuz Standoff
Crude oil rallied to start the week after Iran said a deal with Oman on transit through the Strait of Hormuz was in its "final stages" but reiterated the waterway would only reopen once the US met additional conditions, Reuters reported. WTI crude climbed as much as 2.9% to around $80.42 a barrel and Brent pushed above $84, lifting the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) toward the top of Monday's sector leaderboard, while the S&P 500's energy group finished the session up roughly 4.5% as investors weighed the risk of a prolonged disruption to the vital oil transit chokepoint.
TheStreet / BLOOMBERG · US MARKET
JPMorgan Lifts S&P 500 Target to 8,000 as AI Capex Pays Off; Stocks Slip to Start the Week
The S&P 500 eased 0.06% to 7,753.24, the Dow slipped 0.11% to 53,976 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.30% Monday as investors weighed Strait of Hormuz risk ahead of Wednesday's CPI report, even as JPMorgan strategists led by Dubravko Lakos-Bujas raised their year-end S&P 500 target to 8,000 from 7,800 — the second hike in two months — citing stronger cloud growth and deeper backlogs at Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft as evidence that AI infrastructure spending is starting to pay off.
BLOOMBERG / RIO TIMES · TECH & INNOVATION
Bitcoin ETFs Post Strongest Weekly Inflows Since April Even as Spot BTC Slides on Hormuz Risk-Off
US-listed spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in more than $850 million over the week, their strongest showing since April, even as bitcoin itself fell 1.44% to close at $63,911 on Monday after Iran dampened hopes for a quick Strait of Hormuz reopening, giving back a weekend rally that had briefly pushed the token toward $65,000. Ether ETFs saw a sharper pullback in the spot token, with ETH down nearly 2% to $1,871, though fund-level flow data continued to show institutional accumulation into the dip.
BITCOIN.COM NEWS · TECH & INNOVATION
Bitcoin ETFs Extend Inflow Streak to Five Days as BlackRock's IBIT Leads
US spot bitcoin ETFs added a net $98.8 million on Friday, Aug. 7, marking a fifth straight day of inflows, with BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) capturing $86.7 million and Fidelity's FBTC adding $40.95 million, while Bitwise's BTCO saw $19.4 million in outflows. Over the full five-day run, IBIT accounted for $693 million of the $853.5 million in total inflows, pushing its cumulative assets gathered since launch past $52 billion. Spot ether ETFs also extended their own streak, pulling in $49.6 million on the same day.
MORNINGSTAR / ETF TRENDS · BROAD MARKET
Morningstar: Fund Investors Missed $3.8 Trillion Over the Decade — Bitcoin ETF Buyers Hit Hardest
Morningstar's 2026 "Mind the Gap" study finds that US mutual fund and ETF investors captured about 12% less in aggregate returns than the funds themselves delivered over the 10 years through 2025 — a timing-driven shortfall worth roughly $3.8 trillion. The gap was widest in crypto ETFs: from January 2024 through June 2026, the average dollar invested in bitcoin ETFs lost about 5.8% annualized even as the funds returned a positive 8.5% a year, as inflows into BlackRock's IBIT clustered near price peaks while Grayscale's GBTC saw redemptions before bitcoin's rally took hold.
SILVERSEEK · GOLD, SILVER & MINERS
Gold Posts Strongest Weekly Gain in Seven Months as Silver Jumps 10%
Gold rallied 7.3% for the week ended Aug. 7 — its best weekly showing in seven months — while silver surged 10% as rate-cut bets built following the surprise July jobs contraction. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) both saw strong creation activity, with SLV alone absorbing roughly 10.2 million troy ounces of net inflows, the largest single destination for silver demand during the week.
THE MOTLEY FOOL · US MARKET
S&P 500 Hits Record as Surprise Jobs Contraction Fuels Rate-Cut Bets; Nasdaq Caps 5% Winning Week
The S&P 500 gained 0.62% to a record 7,757.64, the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.30% to 26,690.62 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.28% to 54,036.93 on Friday, after July nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly contracted by 23,000 versus an expected 83,000-job gain, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%. The weak labor data boosted bets that the Federal Reserve will hold off on further tightening, sending the 10-year Treasury yield down to 4.65%. All three major averages notched a winning week, with the Nasdaq up roughly 5% and the S&P 500 packing on nearly 3.5%.
THE MOTLEY FOOL · TECH & INNOVATION
Atlassian Soars 35%, Twilio Jumps 25% on Earnings Beats a Day After Software Sell-Off
Atlassian surged 35% and Twilio gained 25% Friday on robust quarterly results, while Airbnb rose on an earnings beat, a sharp reversal after Thursday's broad sell-off in software names. Trade Desk tumbled on disappointing results and Papa John's extended losses following an analyst downgrade, underscoring how selective investors remain this earnings season. Communication services was one of only two sectors to close lower on the day even as tech-heavy ETFs like QQQ and XLK advanced on the back of the software rebound.
THE MOTLEY FOOL · MATERIALS & RESOURCES
Gold Jumps Over 2% and Industrials, Materials Lead Gainers as Rate-Cut Odds Rise
Gold climbed 2.37% to $4,401.30 an ounce Friday as the weaker-than-expected jobs report boosted the appeal of non-yielding assets, while the 10-year Treasury yield eased to 4.65%. Industrials and basic materials led sector gains on the day, while energy was one of only two sectors to close lower even as crude prices held relatively steady. The moves lifted materials- and industrials-focused ETFs, along with SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), while rate-sensitive utilities and real estate also caught a bid on lower-rate expectations.
STL.NEWS · US MARKET
Dow Snaps Five-Day Win Streak, Falling 464 Points as Oil Prices Surge on Renewed Iran Uncertainty
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 464.02 points, or 0.85%, to 53,885.10 on Thursday, ending a five-session winning streak, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.18% to 7,709.96 and the Nasdaq Composite eased 0.06% to 26,348.35. The Russell 2000 declined 0.6%. The pullback looked more like profit-taking than a shift in sentiment, with trading orderly and volatility subdued, as investors weighed a sharp rise in oil prices, higher Treasury yields ahead of Friday's jobs report, and another busy day of corporate earnings.
STL.NEWS · TECH & INNOVATION
Western Digital, Sandisk, AppLovin and Datadog Tumble on Earnings; SpaceX Rises as Lockup Expires
Technology names traded unevenly Thursday as the earnings season continued to reward strong execution and quickly punish weak guidance. Western Digital and Sandisk fell sharply after disappointing results, while AppLovin and Datadog suffered significant losses after revenue guidance failed to meet expectations, despite more than four out of five S&P 500 reporters beating estimates this season. SpaceX shares advanced after the expiration of insider lockup restrictions removed a technical overhang, while Warner Bros. Discovery gained on stronger-than-expected results, leaving tech-heavy ETFs like QQQ and XLK little changed on the day.
TRADING ECONOMICS · MATERIALS & RESOURCES
Oil Jumps Over 3% as Iran Talks Grow Murkier and Treasury Yields Climb Ahead of Jobs Report
West Texas Intermediate crude rose 3.37% to $77.75 a barrel and Brent climbed nearly 4% Thursday as renewed uncertainty over Iran negotiations and continued concerns about shipping through the Strait of Hormuz returned to center stage. Higher energy prices benefited energy stocks but weighed on transportation, manufacturing and other fuel-sensitive industries, while Treasury yields moved higher as investors positioned ahead of Friday's July employment report. Gold and silver also extended gains on safe-haven demand, lifting the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) even as rate-sensitive sectors like real estate and utilities lagged.
THESTREET · US MARKET
Dow Notches a Record Close, Its Fifth Straight Winning Day, as Nasdaq Slips on Earnings Jitters
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 263.24 points, or 0.49%, to a record 54,349.12 on Wednesday — its fifth consecutive winning session — while the S&P 500 slipped 0.17% to 7,723.55 after touching a fresh intraday record of 7,793.68, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.83% to 26,363.44. The pullback in tech came as investors digested earnings from SpaceX and AMD, both of which fell sharply despite beating estimates, while the 10-year Treasury yield eased to 4.63% from an 18-month high the day before. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US and Iran could reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though a Houthi attack on a Saudi oil tanker complicated the de-escalation narrative late in the session.
THESTREET · TECH & INNOVATION
SpaceX Tumbles 11% and AMD Falls 8% as Heavy AI Spending Overshadows Earnings Beats
Shares of Elon Musk's SpaceX (SPCX) sank roughly 11% Wednesday, trading below its June IPO price, as investor concerns over heavy AI-related capital expenditures overshadowed a better-than-expected inaugural quarterly earnings report as a public company. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) dropped about 8% despite a strong second-quarter beat, after its third-quarter revenue forecast failed to meet Wall Street's lofty expectations. The twin selloffs weighed on tech-heavy ETFs including QQQ and XLK, even as Palantir Technologies — which surged 29% a day earlier on its own blowout results — held up comparatively well.
REUTERS · MATERIALS & RESOURCES
Oil, Gold and Silver All Jump After Houthi Rebels Strike a Saudi Oil Tanker
US crude benchmark WTI rose 0.75% to $76.34 a barrel and Brent climbed 1.56% to $79.82 on Wednesday, snapping a two-day slide, after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels said they attacked a Saudi oil tanker off the export hub of Yanbu in the Red Sea. The strike tempered hopes that Middle East tensions were easing despite ongoing US-Iran diplomacy over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Gold futures jumped 1.83% to $4,228.40 an ounce and silver climbed 2.59% to $61.81 as investors rotated into safe havens, lifting the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE), SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) and materials-focused ETFs on the day.
CNBC · US MARKET
S&P 500 Notches First Close Above 7,700 as Dow Surges Past 900 Points to a Fresh Record
The S&P 500 jumped 1.79% to close above 7,700 for the first time at 7,736.52, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 907.47 points, or 1.71%, to a record 54,085.88, and the Nasdaq Composite surged 2.59% to 26,584.99 on Tuesday, extending Monday's rally. Strong corporate earnings drove the gains, with roughly 85% of S&P 500 companies beating estimates and aggregate profit growth tracking above 47% this season. Information technology led sector gains as Palantir Technologies roared higher, while traders also embraced hopes for progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz even as oil prices extended their slide for a second straight session.
CNBC · TECH & INNOVATION
Palantir Soars 29% in Its Best Day Since 2024 After Blowout Earnings and Raised Guidance
Palantir Technologies surged roughly 29% Tuesday, its best single-day performance since February 2024, after the AI software company delivered better-than-expected quarterly results and raised its full-year outlook late Monday. The move powered the Information Technology sector to some of its sharpest gains of the week and lifted tech-heavy ETFs including QQQ and XLK. Investor attention was also on SpaceX's first quarterly earnings report as a public company, in which Elon Musk's space and AI firm disclosed that capital expenditures jumped sixfold to $18.4 billion in the second quarter, alongside Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) results due after the closing bell.
OILPRICE.COM · MATERIALS & RESOURCES
Oil Extends Slide for a Second Day, Falling Below $76 on Hopes for a US-Iran Deal
US crude benchmark WTI fell 5.55% to settle at $75.88 a barrel on Tuesday, its second consecutive day of sharp declines, as traders grew more confident that Washington and Tehran were nearing an agreement that could reopen shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The two-day drop erased much of the war-risk premium that had built into crude prices in recent months, even as fresh reports of isolated attacks in the strait surfaced earlier in the session. The continued slide weighed on energy ETFs including the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) and United States Oil Fund (USO), even as broader equity markets extended their rally to a second day.
CNBC · US MARKET
Dow Closes at Record High as Big Tech Rally and Oil Price Crash Lift Wall Street
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.32% to a record 53,178.41, the S&P 500 climbed 1.48% to 7,600.50 and the Nasdaq Composite surged 2.10% to 25,913.90 on Monday, as a broad Big Tech rally combined with a sharp drop in oil prices to power the biggest single-day gain in weeks. Meta Platforms jumped roughly 6%, Microsoft and Nvidia each rose about 5% and 3%, and Alphabet gained about 5%, while Amazon climbed roughly 4% to briefly cross a $3 trillion market capitalization and post a new closing high. Treasury yields held steady even as risk appetite surged across growth and tech-heavy ETFs like QQQ, XLK and XLC.
YAHOO FINANCE · TECH & INNOVATION
Amazon Briefly Tops $3 Trillion Market Cap as Mega-Cap Tech Leads Monday Surge
Amazon shares rose about 4% Monday, briefly pushing the e-commerce and cloud giant's market capitalization above $3 trillion for the first time and making it the latest member of an elite club that includes Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet. The move came alongside gains of roughly 6% for Meta Platforms, 5% for Microsoft, 5% for Alphabet and 3% for Nvidia, as investors rotated back into megacap growth names. The rally lifted consumer-discretionary, technology and communication-services ETFs including XLY, XLK and XLC, all of which posted some of their sharpest single-day gains in recent weeks.
MARKETWATCH · MATERIALS & RESOURCES
Oil Prices Crash After Trump Calls Off Planned Iran Strikes as Ceasefire Talks Resume
US crude benchmark WTI tumbled 5.59% to settle at $79.94 a barrel and global benchmark Brent dropped 4.63% to $83.86 on Monday, after President Trump called off planned strikes on Iran, with Tehran and other regional parties requesting a pause while negotiators worked toward the outlines of a broader deal. The sharp reversal in the geopolitical risk premium that has supported crude for months weighed heavily on energy ETFs, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) and United States Oil Fund (USO) both sliding, even as broader equity markets rallied on reduced war-escalation fears.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / BNN BLOOMBERG · COUNTRY ETFS
Kospi Rockets 17.9% in Its Largest Single-Day Gain Ever, Eclipsing the 2008 Financial Crisis Rebound
South Korea's Kospi surged 17.9% to 6,695.45 on Friday, its biggest single-day gain on record and larger than the near-12% jump seen during the 2008 financial crisis. Samsung Electronics soared 28% and SK Hynix jumped 30% as traders rushed back into names that had shed more than 17% over the prior three sessions on AI-bubble and China-competition fears. The rebound followed Microsoft's stronger-than-expected earnings Thursday, which traders read as proof that AI spending is starting to convert into profit. Japan's Nikkei 225 climbed 4% to 64,362.02 and Taiwan's Taiex surged 8% on a 10% jump for TSMC, while the Kospi remains well below its June peak above 9,000. The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) is positioned for a sharp rebound after its steep losses earlier in the week.
247WALLST.COM · TECH & INNOVATION
Amazon Soars 15% as AWS Grows 37%, While Apple Sinks 9.7% on Weak Guidance
Amazon jumped 15% to $270.90 after crushing estimates with $5.75 in earnings per share versus $1.82 expected, on revenue of $200.6 billion, as AWS grew 37% — its fastest pace in 18 quarters. Apple told a different story, plunging 9.7% to $301.12, its worst percentage drop since March 2020, after guiding September-quarter revenue growth of 9-11% versus 12% expected, citing the same memory and advanced-chip supply squeeze that is boosting Amazon's cloud margins. Services revenue and Greater China sales both missed. Together with Microsoft's earlier surge, the divergent reactions capped a volatile week of Big Tech earnings for tech-heavy ETFs like QQQ and XLK.
CNBC · US MARKET
S&P 500 Closes Higher Friday as Amazon Surges; Dow Posts Fourth Straight Winning Month
The S&P 500 added 0.70% to close July at 7,489.72, the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.00% to 25,373.85 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.53% to 52,485.03, marking the Dow's fourth consecutive winning month. The 10-year Treasury yield topped 4.7% during the session, its highest level since January 2025, as rising oil prices reignited inflation worries even as equities rallied. A gauge of Magnificent Seven megacaps jumped 3.2% as Amazon's surge outweighed Apple's slide, capping a wild month that included the US-Iran ceasefire, its collapse, a hawkish Fed hold, and the Kospi's historic round trip.
BNN BLOOMBERG / ING · MATERIALS & RESOURCES
Oil Slips as Tanker Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Ticks Higher
Brent crude fell 1.4% to $85.70 a barrel and US WTI crude shed 1.6% to $82.23 on Friday as ship-tracking data showed a slight increase in tanker crossings through the Strait of Hormuz, easing — though not resolving — supply concerns from the ongoing US-Iran conflict. ING commodities analysts noted the flows remain limited relative to normal levels. Brent was trading near $72 a barrel before the Iran war began in late February, underscoring how much of a war premium remains built into prices even after Friday's pullback. The United States Oil Fund (USO) and Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) both eased modestly on the day.