A specific event in the last few hours that changes something — an earnings surprise, a regulatory action, a policy decision, a deal.
Traders repriced the odds of another Federal Reserve rate increase within hours of the strikes as crude and defense stocks moved in tandem.
US strikes on Iran pushed oil prices higher and US stock futures lower while traders raised bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike.
Hawkish comments from Fed candidate Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole gathering pushed traders to price in more monetary tightening, hitting Japanese bonds and the currency together.
The yen weakened past ¥160 per dollar and Japanese government bond yields rose to their highest level in three decades after investors raised bets on tighter monetary policy following the Jackson Hole meeting.
Crude rose and equities fell on the Gulf missile exchange, but bitcoin barely moved, keeping its spot as August's best-performing major asset.
Oil climbed and stocks fell after US strikes on Iran, but bitcoin held steady, underscoring a split reaction across asset classes.
Record revenue lifted the Australian miner into profitability for the first time, and shares rallied on the news.
Liontown Resources reported its first annual profit on record revenue for fiscal year 2026, driven by lithium gains, sending its shares higher.
Attacks on Larak Island targets pushed crude up and rattled Asian equity markets, while U.S. futures pointed to a weaker open.
Oil prices rose after U.S. forces struck Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island, while Asian shares fell and U.S. stock futures dipped on renewed fears of a wider Middle East conflict.
The sale, equal to 36% of the executive's prior equity position, came as Intuit shares traded down roughly 48% over the past year.
An Intuit executive sold over a third of their direct stock holdings while shares traded near 52-week lows, a disposal equal to 36% of their prior equity stake.
Renewed fighting in the Middle East pushed crude higher as traders priced in supply-disruption risk from an attack on an Iranian island facility.
Crude oil rose more than 2% after the United States struck Iran's Larak island, adding a fresh geopolitical risk premium to prices already supported by renewed regional fighting.
The vote comes just as Boeing accelerates 737 production to its fastest pace in years, threatening to disrupt the ramp before it fully takes hold.
Boeing's engineering union authorized a strike for October even as the company pushes 737 production to its fastest rate in years.
The insurance broker is closing in on one of the sector's largest acquisitions this year, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Aon is close to acquiring USI Insurance Services from private equity firm KKR in a deal valued at roughly $17 billion.
Nvidia's latest results underline how much ground rivals must close in AI chips, according to Yahoo Finance and The Motley Fool coverage of the print.
Nvidia's second-quarter results were strong enough that two separate outlets framed them as bad news specifically for AMD and Intel, not just a win for Nvidia.
The arrangement, structured to run 25 years, has already drawn pushback from both the Maduro government's allies and the opposition.
The Pentagon is set to take a 35% stake in an oil venture tied to Venezuelan businessman Betancourt, under a deal Venezuela's interim president says will last 25 years.
The Treasury Secretary flagged spillover risk from yen volatility into broader markets, according to two separate wire reports.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent said disorderly yen moves risk spilling over into global markets, a warning repeated across two wire reports.
Nvidia guided gross margin lower for the next two quarters, a signal analysts say benefits memory-chip maker Micron.
Nvidia's CFO said gross margin will compress over the next two quarters as AI chip costs rise, a dynamic The Motley Fool says makes Micron a beneficiary rather than Nvidia.
Kevin Warsh and other Fed voices argue a rate increase is still likely despite job losses in August, a break from the usual playbook.
Commentary from Kevin Warsh and wire analysis suggest the Federal Reserve may raise rates in September even though the August jobs report showed job declines, a combination that would surprise investors expecting cuts.
The retailer's latest update gave investors reason for optimism, though the specific figures behind the move were not detailed in the report.
Abercrombie & Fitch stock rose sharply this week after the company issued a business update that investors read as good news.
The drop underscores how renewed US economic pressure is squeezing Iran's economy well beyond earlier sanctions rounds.
Iran's trade volume plunged 35% as the United States escalated economic sanctions, according to wire reports on August 28.
The end of the partnership follows SpaceX's acquisition of Cursor, leaving the coding-assistant startup without one of its key model suppliers.
OpenAI will end its partnership with Cursor after SpaceX acquired the AI coding startup, cutting off Cursor's access to OpenAI's models.
Yields held steady after the new Fed chair said inflation work isn't done, a sign investors believe his inflation talk without demanding more detail on rate path.
Kevin Warsh's first major public remarks as Fed chair reassured bond investors even though he offered only a little more guidance than his predecessor.
A federal appeals court ruled Kalshi cannot block Nevada's oversight of sports prediction markets, removing a legal shield for exchange-style betting products.
DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment shares rose after a US appeals court ruled that Kalshi cannot block Nevada's oversight of its sports prediction markets.
The offshore driller's balance-sheet cleanup follows a Q2 that fell short of a strong first half.
Paratus Energy's sale of its Fontis stake cut the company's leverage by 40%, even as second-quarter results declined from a strong first half.