Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) News
Track canonical SquawkNews coverage tagged to QQQ, Invesco QQQ Trust. This hub brings together deduplicated headlines about etf, technology catalysts, earnings, analyst actions, and wider market events so traders can review how a developing story changed over time. It contains 2198 indexed stories across 24 publication days and is ordered by the same first-publication timeline used by LiveCast.
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Oil Prices Rise Over 2% As US-Iran Strikes Disrupt Strait Of Hormuz Supply - Sources
Brent Rises 2.7% Nasdaq Futures Fall 0.2%; S&P 500 Futures Down 0.1% US 10-Year Treasury Futures Fall 5 Ticks; Fed Funds Futures Dip
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 12, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC
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Oil Prices Surge Amid US-Iran Tensions, Elizabeth Warren Slams 'Corrupt' Trump-Linked Deal and More: This Week in Economy
It’s been an eventful weekend in the world of finance and politics. Here’s a quick recap of the top economic stories that made headlines. Oil Prices Surge As US-Iran Tensions Escalate Oil prices surged following Presiden
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 12, 2026, 05:16 PM UTC
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S&P 500 futures climb to a one-month closing high.
S&P 500 futures notched a second consecutive session of gains, closing near 7,620 to secure a one-month closing high. Market breadth emerged as the session's defining narrative, with rotation into underperforming sectors
MACRO | Jul 10, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
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A pivotal inflation report and bank earnings frame the week ahead.
Market participants face a critical junction in the week ahead as key inflation metrics and the unofficial start of second-quarter corporate earnings arrive simultaneously. A heavy slate of Federal Reserve speakers, led
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 10, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC
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A pivotal inflation report and bank earnings frame the week ahead.
Market participants face a critical junction in the week ahead as key inflation metrics and the unofficial start of second-quarter corporate earnings arrive simultaneously. A heavy slate of Federal Reserve speakers, led
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 10, 2026, 08:00 PM UTC
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US Market Wrap 10/07/2026: Trump Says Iran Talks Will Continue, But "Ceasefire Is OVER"; Iran Denies Talks
Trump Says Iran Talks Will Continue, But "Ceasefire Is OVER"; Iran Denies Talks - Ghalibaf: War Will Never End With Iran's Surrender - Trump Says He Has "Left Instructions" To Strike Iran If He Is Assassinated - Trump Sa
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 10, 2026, 07:25 PM UTC
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German Stocks End Week Lower; Bayer Falls Amid Apollo Deal
() -- German shares closed the trading week lower, with the blue-chip DAX index 0.13% in the red on Friday, as investors assessed oil price movements amid renewed US-Iran tensions to gauge potential changes in upcoming c
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 10, 2026, 03:49 PM UTC
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SK Hynix ADR shares open at $170 vs offering price of $149 in Nasdaq debut
SK Hynix ADR shares open at $170 vs offering price of $149 in Nasdaq debut
EQUITY | Jul 10, 2026, 03:36 PM UTC
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Taiwan Semiconductor Q2 2026 Earnings
Taiwan Semiconductor Q2 2026 Earnings
EARNINGS | Jul 10, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC
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Stock Market Today: Dow Jones Futures Gain, Nasdaq 100 Falls as Investors Await SK Hynix Debut and US Reportedly Mulls ‘Technical Talks’ Wit
U.S. stock futures were mixed on Friday, as the Dow Jones index advanced, while the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indices fell, following Thursday’s higher close. As the tensions in the Middle East re-escalated this week, MS No
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 10, 2026, 09:40 AM UTC
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Samsung’s Lee Seeks To Meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang In US At End-July - Sources
Samsung’s Lee Seeks To Meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang In US At End-July - Sources
EQUITY | Jul 09, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC
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Equity futures rise as tech rebound drives market gains
Equity futures rebounded as strength in semiconductor stocks lifted major indexes, with the Nasdaq gaining 1.25% and individual tech names posting strong advances. Economic data showed initial jobless claims falling to 2
MACRO | Jul 09, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC
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SK Hynix 7X Oversubscription Boosts Semi Stocks; Earnings Season Ahead; Oil Pulls Back After Iran Attacks
Buying In Semis Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE: SOXL ). Note the following: Semiconductors are the leading sector that has been driving the stock market higher.
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 09, 2026, 06:24 PM UTC
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Exchange-Traded Funds Higher, Equity Futures Mixed Pre-Bell Thursday as Chip Stocks Rebound Despite US-Iran Tensions
() -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.3%, and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) advanced 0.9% in Thursday's premarket activity, as investors returned to chip stocks w
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 09, 2026, 01:12 PM UTC
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Oil Surges Again as US-Iran War Escalates: Top Economist Justin Wolfers Explains the ‘Hidden Pattern’ Driving Gas Prices
Fresh military strikes in the Middle East have shattered a fragile ceasefire, sending crude oil prices surging and guaranteeing an immediate spike in fuel costs. This rapid increase, contrasted with sluggish price drops
RATES | Jul 09, 2026, 01:07 PM UTC
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Micron announces up to $3 billion strategic investment to strengthen US semiconductor ecosystem.
Micron announces up to $3 billion strategic investment to strengthen US semiconductor ecosystem.
EQUITY | Jul 09, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC
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Meta plans to begin manufacturing 'Iris' AI chip in September - Memo.
Meta plans to begin manufacturing 'Iris' AI chip in September - Memo.
EQUITY | Jul 09, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC
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Meta To Put AI Chip Into Production In September As It Looks To Double Computing Capacity, Memo Shows
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EQUITY | Jul 09, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC
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Meta Has Signed Long-Term Supply Agreements For Memory, Networking Gear, Flash Storage – RTRS Cites Memo
Platforms Plans To Double Computing Capacity To 14 Gigawatts Next Year Plans To Begin Manufacturing 'Iris' Ai Chip In September
EQUITY | Jul 09, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC
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Stocks advanced as investors grew more confident that tensions between the US and Iran would remain contained, supporting risk appetite desp
Stocks advanced as investors grew more confident that tensions between the US and Iran would remain contained, supporting risk appetite despite continued geopolitical uncertainty. Oil prices fluctuated, while semiconduct
ENERGY | Jul 09, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC
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Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 Futures Rise as US-Iran Exchange Strikes—Levi Strauss, AZZ, Ionis Pharma In Focus
U.S. stock futures advanced on Thursday, as the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, and S&P 500 indices rose, following Wednesday’s mixed close. After President Donald Trump declared that the Iran ceasefire was “over,” the U.S. mili
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 09, 2026, 09:21 AM UTC
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French Competition Authority's General Rapporteur: Nvidia Probe Getting Close To End
Authority Could Issue Statement When Nvidia Probe Ends
EQUITY | Jul 09, 2026, 09:16 AM UTC
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BOJ: many regions report firms keeping strong capex plans, rise in chip equipment and orders on expanding global AI demand
BOJ: many regions report firms keeping strong capex plans, rise in chip equipment and orders on expanding global AI demand
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 09, 2026, 05:01 AM UTC
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Nvidia To Invest $500M In Firmus Equity Raising - AFR
Nvidia To Invest $500M In Firmus Equity Raising - AFR
EQUITY | Jul 09, 2026, 01:08 AM UTC
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Nasdaq-100 futures rebound amid Fed policy uncertainty and rebalancing.
September Nasdaq-100 futures navigated a volatile session, initially trading as the weakest of the four major U.S. index futures before mounting a recovery. Market sentiment was influenced by the release of FOMC minutes,
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 08, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC
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US Market Wrap 08/07/2026: Iran To Close Strait, Strike 2x As Many Targets In Response To Any US Attack
Iran To Close Strait, Strike 2x As Many Targets In Response To Any US Attack - US Still Deciding What Next Round Of Strikes On Iran Looks Like - Source - Trump Says He Thinks Israel Will Withdraw Troops From Southern Leb
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 08, 2026, 07:34 PM UTC
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Millions of ETF Investors Now Own SpaceX — Even If They Never Bought the Stock
Millions of investors who have never purchased a single share of Space Exploration Technologies Corp (NASDAQ: SPCX ), aka SpaceX, are now exposed to the aerospace giant after it officially joined the Nasdaq-100 on Tuesda
RATES | Jul 08, 2026, 07:30 PM UTC
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Oil Stocks Rally, S&P 500 Plunges As Iran Ceasefire Sinks: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks fell for a second straight session on Wednesday as surging energy prices rekindled inflation fears and pushed Treasury yields higher, with equities sliding after President Donald Trump declared the June cease
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 08, 2026, 04:12 PM UTC
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China Plans To Let Top AI Firms Buy Limited Amount Of Nvidia H200 Chips – Information
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GEOPOLITICS | Jul 08, 2026, 02:55 PM UTC
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US Briefing 08/07/2026: Trump Says US Ceasefire With Iran Is ‘Over’ After Strikes; Oil Surges 6%; Trump Says He Doesn’t Want Anything To Do
Trump Says US Ceasefire With Iran Is 'Over' After Strikes; Oil Surges 6% Trump Says He Doesn't Want Anything To Do With Spain: 'Cut Off All Trade' Swedish Headline Inflation Eases In June, Flash Data Shows UK Jobs Market
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 08, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC
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Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow Jones Futures Fall as Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Is 'Over'—Saratoga, Exxon Mobil, Levi Strauss in Focus
U.S. stock futures declined on Wednesday, as the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, and S&P 500 indices fell, following Tuesday’s lower close. President Donald Trump, while speaking in Ankara ahead of a NATO summit in the Turki
MACRO | Jul 08, 2026, 09:09 AM UTC
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European Briefing 08/07/2026: US Strikes Iran After Strait Of Hormuz Attacks; RBNZ Raises Key Rate To Head Off Inflation Pressures
US Military Launches New Wave Of Strikes Against Iran - US Revokes Waiver Allowing Iran Oil Sales After Tanker Attacks - Oil Surges As US Strikes Targets In Iran Following Ship Attacks - Fed Proposes Changes To Anti-Mone
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 08, 2026, 04:45 AM UTC
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Basic Semiconductor 9971.HK to open at HK$34.12, above IPO price of HK$31.62
Basic Semiconductor 9971.HK to open at HK$34.12, above IPO price of HK$31.62
EQUITY | Jul 08, 2026, 01:24 AM UTC
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Nvidia And D-Matrix Combine Hardware In New System To Power AI Models - TIF
Shifts Strategy To Collaborate With Potential Rivals Seeks To Integrate Hardware With Emerging AI Chipmakers CLICK HERE
EQUITY | Jul 08, 2026, 12:53 AM UTC
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Nvidia and AI chip startup D-Matrix join hardware in new system to drive AI models: The Information
Nvidia and AI chip startup D-Matrix join hardware in new system to drive AI models: The Information
EQUITY | Jul 08, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC
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Apple Interest Thrusts China’s CXMT Into Memory Chip Spotlight – FT
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GEOPOLITICS | Jul 08, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC
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Samsung Mass Produces Storage Drives For Nvidia’s Vera Rubin
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EQUITY | Jul 07, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC
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Equity index futures fell as chip stocks faced pressure
Equity index futures fell on Tuesday as market jitters increased following a brief record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Nasdaq-100 and semiconductor sectors faced notable selling pressure, with major tec
RATES | Jul 07, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
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US Sen. Warren Queries Nvidia, Oracle, Google, Microsoft, SPCX And xAI On Pentagon AI Contracts
Demands Release Of Defence Department AI Contracts
EQUITY | Jul 07, 2026, 08:05 PM UTC
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Semiconductor Worker Shortfall Endangers US Chip Factory Revival
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EQUITY | Jul 07, 2026, 07:35 PM UTC
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US Market Wrap 07/07/2026: US Revokes Iran’s Oil General License, Following Attacks In Strait
US Revokes Iran's Oil General License, Following Attacks In Strait - Iran: Traffic In Hormuz In Line With Our Arrangements - Strait Of Hormuz Threat Level Raised To Severe - UKMTO - Fed's Williams Stays Optimistic As Ene
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 07, 2026, 07:30 PM UTC
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Semi-Industry Group, Mckinsey, NSF: Chip worker shortage to be most acute in Texas, California, and NY - Study
Semi-Industry Group, Mckinsey, NSF: Chip worker shortage to be most acute in Texas, California, and NY - Study
EQUITY | Jul 07, 2026, 07:01 PM UTC
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Semi-Industry Group, Mckinsey, NSF: Chip industry faces shortage of up to 157k jobs by 2030 - Study
Semi-Industry Group, Mckinsey, NSF: Chip industry faces shortage of up to 157k jobs by 2030 - Study
MACRO | Jul 07, 2026, 07:00 PM UTC
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Exchange-Traded Funds Decline as US Equities Fall After Midday
() -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV fell. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) lost 1.4%. US equity indexes fell as chipmakers helped push technology sharply lower, while a mis
RATES | Jul 07, 2026, 05:11 PM UTC
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Dutch Trade Minister, On US Chip Legislation: This Is Our Own Issue To Solve And Decide Upon
On US MATCH Act; Says Met People In Washington Who Might Help Us Out When Bill Gets To Voting Procedure
GEOPOLITICS | Jul 07, 2026, 02:32 PM UTC
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Zhipu is also likely to manufacture the chip at Chinese foundries - The Information.
Zhipu is also likely to manufacture the chip at Chinese foundries - The Information.
EQUITY | Jul 07, 2026, 01:04 PM UTC
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China's AI lab Ziphu weighs custom chip as demand for its GLM model soars - The Information.
China's AI lab Ziphu weighs custom chip as demand for its GLM model soars - The Information.
GEOPOLITICS | Jul 07, 2026, 01:03 PM UTC
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China’s AI Lab Ziphu Weighs Custom Chip As Demand For Its GLM Model Soars – Information
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GEOPOLITICS | Jul 07, 2026, 01:02 PM UTC
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US Briefing 07/07/2026: NATO Touts Defense Deals To Show Trump It Is Stepping Up; Samsung Shares Tumble 10% Despite Record Q2 Profit
Qatar LNG Ship Struck In Hormuz; Testing US-Iran Deal NATO Touts Defense Deals To Show Trump It Is Stepping Up Trump Considered 1/3 Troop Cuts To Send Europe A Message ECB Panetta: Sees Fragile Outlook With Risks To Infl
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 07, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC
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Stocks declined as volatility returned to semiconductor shares after Samsung' earnings failed to meet elevated investor expectations despite
Stocks declined as volatility returned to semiconductor shares after Samsung' earnings failed to meet elevated investor expectations despite a 19-fold surge in quarterly profit.
EARNINGS | Jul 07, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC
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China's DeepSeek Is Developing Its Own AI Chip- RTRS Cites Sources
Chip Would Be Used For Inference Rather Than Training AI Models Holding Talks With Foundries, Memory And Chip-Design Firms Hiring Chip-Design Engineers For The Project
GEOPOLITICS | Jul 07, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC
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China's DeepSeek is developing its own AI chip, hiring chip-design engineers for the project - Sources
China's DeepSeek is developing its own AI chip, hiring chip-design engineers for the project - Sources
GEOPOLITICS | Jul 07, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC
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Stock Market Today: Dow Jones Futures Gain, Nasdaq 100 Slips As SpaceX Debuts On The Exchange—Rivian, Micron In Focus
U.S. stock futures were mixed on Tuesday, as the Dow Jones index rose while the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indices fell, following Monday’s higher close. On Monday, President Donald Trump said the federal government has depo
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 07, 2026, 09:30 AM UTC
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Samsung Plummets 10%, Stocks Fall on Chip Selloff - Asia Market Wrap
Samsung Plummets 10%, Stocks Fall on Chip Selloff - Asia Market Wrap
EQUITY | Jul 07, 2026, 05:43 AM UTC
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European Briefing 07/07/2026: Japan’s EconMin Kiuchi Says Government Isn’t Pushing For Low Rates; IRGC Fires Missiles At Ships In Strait Of
US Official: IRGC Fires Missiles At Ships In Strait Of Hormuz - Trump: If No Deal With Iran Emerges, The US Will Finish The Job - Trump Says He Expects To Host China s Xi In US Around Sept. 24 - Canada Taps Germany s TKM
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 07, 2026, 04:31 AM UTC
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Chinese Firms Leave Nvidia For Local AI Suppliers, Survey Shows
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EQUITY | Jul 07, 2026, 02:37 AM UTC
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US Market Wrap 06/07/2026: Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs; Nvidia Denies Server Delay Report; Saudis Slash Main Oil Price
Trump: US Prefers Iran Nuclear Deal, Military Action Remains An Option - Maersk To Send First Cargo Through Suez Canal Since Start Of Iran War - Fed's Waller Says 'Forward Guidance' Needs To Be Flexible - US Treasury Has
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 06, 2026, 07:25 PM UTC
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Semi Stocks Gain Ahead Of Samsung Earnings And SK Hynix US Listing; Yields Ease
Tech Rebound Please click here for an enlarged chart of Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (NYSE: SOXL ). Note the following: Semiconductors are the leading sector that has been driving the stock market higher. SOX
MACRO | Jul 06, 2026, 05:48 PM UTC
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Nvidia Response To Semianalysis Kyber Delay Report; "Our Roadmap Is Intact"
Nvidia Response To Semianalysis Kyber Delay Report; "Our Roadmap Is Intact"
EQUITY | Jul 06, 2026, 04:11 PM UTC
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US Equity Preview 06/07/2026
US futures signalled a bounce in technology stocks at the start of a week in which South Korea s memory giants will put the artificial-intelligence trade to yet another test. Chipmakers The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOX
EQUITY | Jul 06, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC