What an index, a sector or an asset class did, and why. The default for session coverage.
JPMorgan reiterated its rating and a Seeking Alpha analysis called the chipmaker a 'strong buy' just before its fiscal fourth-quarter report.
Both JPMorgan and a Seeking Alpha analysis reaffirmed bullish views on Micron heading into its Q4 earnings report, citing continued strength in the memory chip market.
Gold fell below $4,200 and bitcoin dropped to $83,119 after Trump rejected an Iran proposal, while 10-year Treasury yields near 5.2% add pressure on non-yielding assets.
Gold broke below $4,200 with its RSI at 28.6, bitcoin slipped to $83,119, and Brent crude broke a $101.50 neckline, as Trump's rejection of an Iran proposal and high Treasury yields pushed investors out of risk and safe-haven assets alike.
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both fell in the same session, dragging the region's chip sector down alongside broader worries about AI infrastructure spending.
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares slid as an OpenAI pause on chip-related buildout revived concerns that AI-driven semiconductor demand may be cooling faster than investors expected.
July minutes reveal policymakers debated moving faster on rates even as Japan's corporate services inflation hit a two-year high.
Bank of Japan minutes from July showed board members debated the need for faster interest rate hikes, a discussion that comes as Japan's corporate services inflation reached a two-year high.
Rising crude prices and firmer bets on further Federal Reserve rate hikes combined to pull bullion out of its recent range, while lifting the dollar.
Gold fell below $4,300 an ounce as oil prices climbed on the Iran-U.S. standoff and traders raised bets on additional Fed tightening.
The rebound came alongside a separate report warning that a second US strategic stockpile, beyond crude oil, is also running low.
Oil prices rebounded after President Trump rejected a proposed Iran peace deal, reviving supply-disruption concerns that had eased in recent sessions.
Executives at four companies sold a combined $10 million-plus in stock this week, while insiders at two smaller firms bought under $40,000 combined.
Corporate insiders disclosed far more selling than buying this week, led by Medpace Holdings' CEO cashing out $6.75 million and Dell Technologies' general counsel selling $2.33 million.
The move higher in long-term borrowing costs came after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, with further hikes expected as soon as October.
The 10-year Treasury yield climbed back above 5% following the Federal Reserve's latest rate increase, with another hike anticipated in October.
Stock indexes sit near all-time highs, but MarketWatch and rates commentary point to strain building underneath the surface.
Major U.S. indexes are hovering near records even as elevated oil prices, rising Treasury yields and a cautious Federal Reserve put pressure on the rally's foundation.
A stronger-than-expected payrolls print could add pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise rates again in October, according to MarketWatch's reading of the setup.
Treasury strategists are watching the upcoming jobs report as a potential trigger for a fresh climb in 10-year and 30-year yields, with a hot print seen as adding pressure on the Fed to hike again in October.
Warsh's comments point to a tougher rate environment, but analysts say pharmaceutical dividend payers may hold up better than feared.
Kevin Warsh signaled the Federal Reserve is likely to keep interest rates higher for longer, a stance that could pressure pharmaceutical stocks but by less than some investors expect.
The exchange-traded fund tracking the seven largest US tech names finally cleared its previous all-time high set in May, led by AI-related gains.
An ETF tracking the 'Magnificent Seven' stocks closed above the record high it set in May, reflecting renewed strength in the group's AI-linked names.
September's second straight sentiment decline coincided with renewed dollar strength that is weighing on emerging-market local-currency debt.
U.S. consumer sentiment fell again in September for a second consecutive month, coinciding with a stronger dollar that is adding pressure to emerging-market bond funds such as EMLC.
As government bond yields climb, income investors are finding it harder to justify holding stocks priced mainly for their dividend checks.
Higher Treasury yields are making bonds a more competitive alternative to dividend stocks, pressuring shares that investors buy mainly for income.
The reversal comes with bitcoin trading just above $80,000, well off its earlier highs.
US spot bitcoin ETFs moved from $5.8 billion in cumulative outflows to $800 million in net inflows, even as bitcoin trades just above $80,000, per The Motley Fool.
Eversource, Crown Castle and Mid-America Apartment Communities all touched fresh lows in the same session, even as broader indexes held steady.
Eversource Energy, Crown Castle and Mid-America Apartment Communities each hit new 52-week lows in the September 25 session, underscoring pressure on high-dividend, rate-sensitive stocks even as the wider market stayed calm.
Global equity funds also snapped a two-week run of outflows, according to fund-flow data cited in the session.
U.S. equity funds recorded their first weekly inflow in five weeks, and global equity funds broke a two-week outflow streak, both attributed to renewed optimism around artificial intelligence.
Fixed-income swings are running at their most intense level since March even as stock and crypto volatility gauges sit near yearly lows.
The 10-year Treasury yield has now risen for six consecutive weeks, and bond market volatility has climbed to its highest level since March, even as Wall Street's VIX and bitcoin's equivalent volatility gauges stay near their yearly lows.
The bank cited improving deleveraging outlooks and commodity price sensitivity as oil prices eased through the week.
HSBC upgraded BP and TotalEnergies to Buy and raised its Chevron price target to $250, reshuffling its oil major ratings as crude prices softened.
A rout in Japanese government bonds spilled into currency markets and equities across the region on September 24, with the yen nearing a level not seen in months.
The yen weakened toward 160 per dollar as a bond selloff in Japan intersected with a broader dollar rally, pulling Asian stocks lower even as the Trump-Xi summit failed to lift sentiment.