Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Marvell Technology's shares fell 8.2% in early premarket trading following its Q2 earnings report on August 27, marking the stock's worst single-day decline in over a month. The decline occurred despite the chipmaker's announcement of a major custom chip agreement with Google that could generate

Take-Two Interactive's stock rose overnight after Netflix aired 27 minutes of "Grand Theft Auto VI" gameplay on Thursday, according to Stocktwits. The reveal came days after a hacker group called CyberLeek circulated unfinished GTA 6 footage online, prompting Rockstar Games to call the breach

According to Korea Exchange, Hyundai Motor announced its 2030 operating margin target of above 9% at a CEO Investor Day on August 28, with shares closing at 399,500 won, up 0.38% on the day. The announcement marks a significant mid-to-long-term strategic milestone, though shareholder concerns

According to Axios, on Thursday the State Street Software and Services ETF rose 5.2%, hitting a new all-time high. Salesforce stock surged 22.6% on the same day following strong second-quarter earnings released Wednesday and an expanded partnership with Anthropic, which investors viewed as a sign th

According to CNBC, IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond opened the door to a potential sale in December, but nearly nine months later no major suitors have materialized. The company held preliminary talks with potential buyers earlier this year but has not received formal pitches, nor has it hired new investment b

Imax CEO Rich Gelfond opened the door to a potential sale in December, yet nearly nine months later no major suitors have emerged despite the company's stock hitting an all-time high and box office breaking records. Imax held preliminary talks with potential buyers earlier this year but as of May ha

Strategy Inc., the company formerly known as MicroStrategy, ranked among the top-15 most-traded US equities in mid-to-late August, with daily trading volume reaching $4.4 billion and briefly hitting the 10th-most-traded position, surpassing Microsoft and Meta. On August 19, the company's stock

Salesforce and Anthropic launched a new advertising campaign featuring actor Matthew McConaughey to promote their expanded ClaudeForce partnership, announced Wednesday alongside Salesforce's second-quarter results. The campaign positions the partnership as a solution for businesses to transform AI f

Gate announced on August 28 that it has unified its Japanese equity trading service across both web and mobile platforms. The service now encompasses approximately 300 securities listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime Market, including major companies such as Toyota Motor, Sony Group, SoftBank G

Nvidia's strong fiscal Q2 results on August 28 sparked praise from Elon Musk, Steve Eisman, and David Sacks as the stock jumped nearly 9%. The chipmaker reported $96.221 billion in quarterly revenue, averaging $1.06 billion per day, and stunned Wall Street with a 70% revenue growth forecast for fisc

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (CRWD), Okta Inc. (OKTA), and Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (ZETA) stocks soared to 52-week highs on Thursday. The surge followed strong second-quarter earnings results and multiple analyst price target increases. CRWD jumped over 20% in its steepest single-day climb on

Bitcoin options worth $6.44 billion in notional value covering 81,700 contracts settle on Deribit on Friday at 08:00 UTC, the same day Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh delivers his first keynote as chief at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. The settlement features 44,639 call contracts

Salesforce and Anthropic announced an expanded ClaudeForce partnership on Wednesday, integrating Claude models directly into Salesforce's Agentforce platform and Slack. The first product, Salesforce in Claude, is a Claude plugin enabling users to reason over live Salesforce data, review deals and pi

According to BusinessWire, TradeStation Securities added CME Group Single Stock Futures on August 26, giving retail clients leveraged long and short exposure to 55 US-listed companies without owning shares. The brokerage offers 55 standard contracts with a 100-share multiplier and Micro contracts on

According to QCP Capital analysis released on August 28, Bitcoin has surged from approximately $63,500 last week to near $80,000, approaching the key $83,300 resistance level ahead of the Jackson Hole conference. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded inflows for eight consecutive trading days, with

JPMorgan warned in a report published July 24 that global food inflation could reach approximately 5% on an annualized basis in the first half of 2027, nearly doubling from an estimated 2.8% in the first half of 2026. The bank's report, titled "Food Security is National Security," attributes the pro

Sportradar Group AG (NASDAQ: SRAD) recently expanded its partnership with Polymarket to encompass more than 20 sports leagues and competitions globally. The deal brings approximately 300,000 matches per year of premium data, live streaming, and integrity services to the blockchain-based prediction m

According to Farside Investors, US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted $242.3 million in net inflows on Thursday (Aug. 27), extending their ninth consecutive trading session of positive flows. The buying streak began on Aug. 17 and has accumulated approximately $3.04 billion in total inflow

U.S. stock index futures traded mixed overnight late Thursday, with Nasdaq-100 futures falling 0.05%, while Dow futures and S&P 500 futures gained 0.15% and 0.01% respectively at 11:37 PM EDT, following strong quarterly earnings from major technology companies. Investors are now focused on Federal

Nvidia reported better-than-expected earnings on August 27, marking its sixth consecutive quarter of earnings surprise. The company's operating margin expanded again, defying expectations of a potential slowdown. The financial performance underscores accelerating AI chip demand driving Nvidia's