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17 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 15, 2026.
Investors read the Anthropic CEO's call to slow frontier AI development, endorsed by Sam Altman and Elon Musk, as bad for chip demand and good for software. Nvidia was the single biggest drag on both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. Brent hit $108, the 10-year touched 5%, and the Fed meets Tuesday with a rate hike 90% priced in.
WatchThe S&P 500 finished at a record 7,737 and crude fell to $75.32 a barrel after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come within days.
Super Micro soared 24% and AMD gained on an Anthropic partnership, but Alphabet's plan to spend up to $205 billion this year and a Goldman warning on ballooning AI borrowing left the market uneasy about the boom's foundations.
The streamer's second-quarter revenue rose 13% to $12.56 billion, essentially matching estimates — but a weaker third-quarter outlook and a decision to disclose less about viewing sent the stock down about 8%.
WatchThe tech pioneer shed roughly $69 billion in market value Tuesday — a steeper single-day plunge than the 1987 crash — after CEO Arvind Krishna admitted the company "faltered" as customers redirected spending toward AI hardware.
A slide in semiconductor stocks — triggered by Samsung's earnings and reports that China's DeepSeek is building its own AI chip — knocked the Nasdaq down more than 1% as oil prices jumped.
Elon Musk's rocket company became the first mega-IPO to enter the index under its new fast-track rule, triggering an estimated $4.3 billion in automatic buying from index funds.
Micron plunged about 13%, dragging Intel and AMD down with it, after signs of softening memory demand and Meta's move into selling spare AI computing power rattled a sector that had soared through the spring.
Stocks rallied and crude prices sank more than 3% after the president said an agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be signed within days.
The Office of Government Ethics filing — the most detailed look yet at the president's trust trading since he returned to office — shows roughly 58 transactions for every U.S. trading day in companies whose fortunes are shaped by his policy decisions.
Cisco's strong earnings and optimism over a U.S.-China framework deal pushed stocks higher, even as the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index fell to an all-time low of 48.2.
Energy markets reacted dramatically to news that the United States believes it is approaching an agreement to end the war with Iran.
Markets react cautiously to continued geopolitical tensions as investors weigh energy supply risks against broader economic impacts.
Crude prices tumble and U.S. stocks hit all-time highs following Iranian foreign minister's announcement about commercial vessel access.
Dramatic reversal from Tuesday's $117 peak sends energy futures tumbling while stock futures surge on diplomatic breakthrough.
Energy markets react violently to escalating conflict, with gas prices hitting $4.08 nationally and diesel reaching $5.51 per gallon.
U.S. stocks rose Wednesday while global oil prices dropped as traders and investors responded to headlines about potential diplomatic progress in ending the Iran war.