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Today: August 15, 2026
Today: August 15, 2026

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Wall Street week ahead: Home Depot and Walmart report earnings, minutes of Fed meeting are released

Wall Street will get financial updates from some of the nation’s biggest retailers this week, along with more details from the Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting

Wall Street week ahead: Home Depot and Walmart report earnings, minutes of Fed meeting are released
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Jane Street took $15 billion hit in July tied to Situational Awareness, AI selloff, sources say

Jane Street took a $15 billion hit in July from its exposure to AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness and other tech stocks that were battered by the

Jane Street took $15 billion hit in July tied to Situational Awareness, AI selloff, sources say
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Wall St opens mixed as investors weigh Middle East tensions, data

Wall Street's main indexes were mixed at the open on Friday, a day after the S&P 500 closed at a record high, as investors assessed retail sales data and took stock of the latest

Wall St opens mixed as investors weigh Middle East tensions, data
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Senior US market watchdog official exits to join dealmaking fintech Finalis

Steven Price, senior vice president of market investigations at the U.S.

Senior US market watchdog official exits to join dealmaking fintech Finalis
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AI boom or bubble? Timing is everything

AI boom or bubble? Timing is everything

AI boom or bubble? Timing is everything
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Hedge funds upped short AI bets in July, Hazeltree says

Hedge funds upped short bets on AI-related stocks in July, according to a Wednesday report from data platform Hazeltree, part of a broad shift in the month that saw

Hedge funds upped short AI bets in July, Hazeltree says
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General Dynamics lifts outlook on Gulfstream, shipbuilding strength

General Dynamics on Wednesday raised its full-year profit forecast after reporting better-than-expected second-quarter results, as strength in its Gulfstream

General Dynamics lifts outlook on Gulfstream, shipbuilding strength
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Wall St opens lower ahead of Fed decision; chip stocks wobble

Wall Street's main stock indexes opened lower on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's monetary policy verdict against a backdrop of simmering Middle East tensions,

Wall St opens lower ahead of Fed decision; chip stocks wobble
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Bunge posts Q2 earnings beat on strong crush margins, raises 2026 outlook

U.S. agribusiness Bunge Global raised its full-year adjusted profit forecast on Wednesday as it beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter earnings

Bunge posts Q2 earnings beat on strong crush margins, raises 2026 outlook
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Visa tops profit estimates on resilient spending, World Cup travel

Visa on Tuesday beat estimates for quarterly profit as steady consumer spending and the World Cup-fueled travel demand boosted payment volumes, signaling

Visa tops profit estimates on resilient spending, World Cup travel
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Wall St opens higher as pause in US-Iran hostilities lifts sentiment

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday after the United States and Iran paused hostilities, boosting risk appetite ahead of a week of major earnings, economic data and

Wall St opens higher as pause in US-Iran hostilities lifts sentiment
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Nasdaq lags on angst over AI spending ahead of earnings reports

The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell on Friday as investors sold chip stocks on worries about massive spending on artificial intelligence ahead of the next

Nasdaq lags on angst over AI spending ahead of earnings reports
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Shorts are back in fashion on Wall Street

Shorts are back in fashion on Wall Street

Shorts are back in fashion on Wall Street
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IBM cuts annual revenue growth forecast as customers prioritize AI infrastructure spending

IBM cut its annual revenue growth forecast on Wednesday, days after shocking Wall Street with a warning that corporate spending was shifting toward AI-focused

IBM cuts annual revenue growth forecast as customers prioritize AI infrastructure spending
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CME profit tops estimates, CEO says 'perps' chatter overshadows results

CME Group beat Wall Street's second-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday, fueled by strong hedging demand, sending the derivatives exchange's shares up 6.1%.

CME profit tops estimates, CEO says 'perps' chatter overshadows results
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Wall St opens higher as chip stocks extend recovery; earnings in focus

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Tuesday as semiconductor shares extended a recovery from a recent selloff, while investors awaited major tech earnings for clues on the

Wall St opens higher as chip stocks extend recovery; earnings in focus
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Trading Day: War clouds darken 

Escalating tensions in the Middle East finally weighed on Wall Street on Monday, after investors had earlier bought back beaten-down chip stocks

Trading Day: War clouds darken 
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Wall Street indexes fall, with Iran and earnings season in focus

Wall Street's three major indexes finished lower on Monday while investors looked for moves toward Middle East de-escalation and waited for

Wall Street indexes fall, with Iran and earnings season in focus
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Chipmakers head for big profit gains, but will it be enough?

Chipmakers are in focus on Wall Street, with their shares turning mercurial this month and investors banking on a few dozen newly valuable

Chipmakers head for big profit gains, but will it be enough?
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Truth Social will sell Wall Street quicker access to posts

Truth Social will sell Wall Street quicker access to posts

Truth Social will sell Wall Street quicker access to posts
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Wall Street banks enjoy record windfalls from prime brokerage business

Wall Street's prime brokerage engine is humming and delivering handsome gains for the largest U.S. banks. 

Wall Street banks enjoy record windfalls from prime brokerage business
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Morgan Stanley beats estimates on strong trading and dealmaking, bets on AI investment

Morgan Stanley beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, posting record revenue driven by strong deals activity, while

Morgan Stanley beats estimates on strong trading and dealmaking, bets on AI investment
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Wall Street's investment banking machine firing on all cylinders

A broad revival in investment banking is taking hold on Wall Street, fueled by a surge in IPOs, mergers and debt issuance.

Wall Street's investment banking machine firing on all cylinders
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BNY lifts 2026 revenue forecast above estimates after quarterly beat

BNY raised its 2026 revenue forecast above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday after trouncing estimates for second-quarter results,

BNY lifts 2026 revenue forecast above estimates after quarterly beat