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According to Charlie Bilello, the S&P 500's dividend yield has moved down to 1.04%, the lowest level in history.

According to Charlie Bilello, on March 30, the S&P 500 was down 7% for the year 2026, marking one of the worst starts to a year in history.

The S&P 500 closed at a new high on Friday, though market breadth remained weak with only 8 index constituents making new highs during the session.

According to multiple sources, Nvidia's next-generation Rubin Ultra GPU will reduce HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) configuration by approximately 50%, from the originally planned 384GB to 192GB, triggering SK Hynix's stock to plunge 19% on August 11. Nvidia is also evaluating alternative HBM4e and HBM4

The S&P 500 reached a new closing high on Friday, with 8 stocks marking new highs.

Berkshire Hathaway repurchased approximately $4.2 billion of stock in Q2 FY26, marking the highest level of quarterly repurchases in the company over three years.

Fitch Ratings assessed that recent high volatility in Korean stocks poses limited risk to overall financial sector credit quality. The international credit rating agency stated in a recent report that Korea's solid economic growth trajectory and financial firms' soundness management mechanisms can a

As of August 2026, only five global companies have proven silicon photonics and CPO (co-packaged optics) revenue: Coherent ($1.2 billion data center revenue, YoY +33.6%), Lumentum ($808 million, YoY +90%), Fabrinet ($1.214 billion, YoY +39%), TSMC (CoUPE platform entering volume), and Tower

Hana Securities strategist Lee Jae-man published a differentiation strategy note on August 10 analyzing semiconductor and non-semiconductor sectors. The note contrasts current market conditions with historical crisis recovery patterns, noting that the global financial crisis and COVID-19 pandemic

Rosenblatt Securities initiated coverage on Cerebras Systems (CBRS) with a Buy rating and $300 price target on August 6, representing approximately 50% upside from the stock's then-current price of around $201. The firm cited Cerebras' wafer-scale AI processor and integrated SRAM architecture as

According to the securities industry, SK Hynix plans to announce a shareholder return package worth 100 trillion won as early as this month (August 2026). The potential announcement is being viewed as a possible catalyst to reverse recent stock price

According to Rosenblatt Securities, the firm initiated a Buy rating on Cerebras (CBRS) on August 6, with a $300 price target, implying approximately 50% upside from the ~$201 level at the time. The analyst attributed the target to a forecasted 2028 revenue of $6.8 billion applying a 14x

According to WSJ, Nvidia is in discussions to provide credit guarantees of up to $250 billion for OpenAI's 10GW Ohio campus development and construction financing, following the report announcement. The project, developed by SoftBank Energy subsidiary, may exceed $500 billion in total costs

According to ChainCatcher and Gate market data, Intel (INTC.O) fell 1% in premarket trading on August 11 following the company's announcement of an expanded stock offering and confirmation of pricing details.

NVIDIA is investing up to $3 billion in Lancium, a Blackstone-backed power infrastructure developer. The initial equity stake is $2 billion, with a conditional additional $1 billion contingent on Lancium securing further power capacity and grid connections. The investment aims to secure

According to a Twitter report, the U.S. Labor Department's August employment figures released on Friday include significant downward revisions to July data, marking the second consecutive monthly report with large adjustments. Last year in July 2025, May and June employment figures were revised down

Opendoor reported a net loss of $335 million in the first half of 2026, according to financial data posted on social media. The result continues the home-buying platform's streak of annual net losses, including $1.30 billion in 2025 and $392 million in 2024.

According to JP Morgan, SK Hynix's DRAM quarterly revenue is projected to expand to approximately 145-150 trillion won by the end of 2028, with operating profit expected to reach 115-120 trillion won during the same period. The

Bitcoin closed near $64,940 on August 7 after the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported July nonfarm payrolls declined by 23,000, significantly below the Reuters consensus estimate of +80,000 jobs. The weaker-than-expected employment data reduced Federal Reserve rate hike concerns, supporting