U.S. chip shares trade sharply lower premarket, extending the reach of a global wobble in artificial intelligence-related stocks following Samsung's quarterly update. Micron Technology and Intel fell around 6% and 4%, respectively Applied Materials and Lam Research, both major suppliers to Samsung--each lost around 5%.
News
High-signal headlines only - macro events, earnings, M&A, regulatory. Listicles and analyst clickbait filtered out by default. Refreshed hourly.
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - Global stocks fell on Tuesday as technology shares slid despite blockbuster results from Samsung Electronics, with investors remaining concerned about the
The recalls cover Mustang wiper issues and Mustang Mach-E drivetrain parts.
(Bloomberg) -- China’s securities regulator said it was monitoring developments in a US lawsuit after Susquehanna International Group alleged insider traders made at least $100 million from well-timed options bets before Beijing’s recent crackdown on illegal cross-border trading. Most Read from BloombergGreece Offers Bounty to Catch Ravenous Fish Lured by Warming SeaMicrosoft’s Xbox to Cut 3,200 Jobs, Divest Five Studios in Major OverhaulTwo Millennium Trading Pods Made About $3.7 Billion Last M
Four US states seek $1.4 trillion from Meta over teen addiction claims. See why Meta stock barely moved on the news.

<body><p>STORY: Walmart said Monday it would cut prices on many summer barbecue favorites, including meat, chips and soda.</p><p>The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump said the retailer was acting at his administration's request.</p><p>In a Truth Social post, he said Walmart would be lowering prices significantly, "to celebrate our great Country's 250th birthday."</p><p>Trump said the firm would, “be dropping the price for a pound of ground beef by almost 15%.”</p><p>Walmart said in a statement that the price of one pound of 73% ground beef roll would drop to $5.94 from $6.74 in its stores, a decline of about 12%.</p><p>The retailer also said it lowered prices on items including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo sodas and chips.</p><p>Prices for steaks and hamburger meat soared after a persistent drought burned pasture lands and hiked costs of cattle feed, forcing U.S. ranchers to slash their herds.</p><p>Now the price cuts mark a notable shift from last year, when Walmart warned that tariffs would push some prices higher, a move Trump had rebuked.</p><p>The president had previously encouraged low-tariff imports of Argentine beef to cool U.S. prices, which angered American ranchers.</p><p>He had also directed the Department of Justice to investigate whether U.S. meatpackers were colluding to raise prices.</p><p>Walmart is widely viewed by economists and investors as a gauge of U.S. consumer health because of its size and broad customer base.</p></body>
Asian equities fell as renewed selling in technology stocks, including Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., deepened concerns that the AI-driven rally may have run ahead of itself. Futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index retreated 1.1%, suggesting Monday's rebound on Wall Street was losing momentum. European shares were also set for losses. Bloomberg's Avril Hong and Mark Cranfield report.
Asian shares have retreated, with South Korea's Kospi shedding nearly 8% despite a rebound for AI stocks that lifted stocks on Wall Street. Oil prices rose and U.S. futures were mixed. In Seoul, the Kospi lost 7.6% to 7,444.13 as shares in both Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix slumped 8.7%.
Samsung’s stock slid in Korea even as the company posted stellar Q2 preliminary results; retail traders believe strong performance was already priced into the shares.
Bitcoin rebounds near $64,000 after Strategy's BTC selloff as options and ETF flows turn bullish ahead of Fed minutes.
Carriers see travelers continuing to pay up—and aren’t rushing to bring back flights and routes trimmed during oil’s surge.
Rivian, on Monday, announced its intent to sell 75 million shares in a public offering.
Dow Jones Futures: AI stocks rallied, with Astera, Bloom Energy and Tesla higher. But SpaceX stock dropped ahead of Nasdaq-100 inclusion.
The setup for iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEARCA:EWZ) in 2026 only looks obvious in hindsight. Brazil’s central bank spent much of last year holding the Selic at 15%, one of the highest real rates in the world, and has now started cutting with a cautious 25-basis-point move. EWZ is up roughly 11% year to date ... EWZ Could Be 2026’s Sleeper Trade, If Brazil’s Rate Cuts Don’t Get Derailed
After its dramatic plunge, silver may be experiencing a huge disconnect between its traded value and its importance as a critical material.
Building a nationwide wireless network takes billions of dollars and years of patient investment. That reality has meant that the U.S. wireless market has been dominated by three players for more than a decade, no matter how many challengers have tried to break in. Dish Network was the latest ...
The Paramount Skydance deal faces more regulatory attention.
For shoppers, a retail brand’s health is usually measured by what they see on the surface: a friendly website experience, department-store racks, buzzing mall storefronts, and variety in offerings. But behind every jacket, shirt, pair of jeans, or online order is a much larger network of ...
Michael Saylor's Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) has sold Bitcoin (BTC) again under its recently announced BTC Monetization Program. As per a filing on July 6, the company sold 3,588 BTC for $216 million between June 29 and July 5. The sales came in two tranches. The first tranche ...
TeraWulf (WULF) shares spiked Monday after the digital infrastructure developer said it secured a 20

Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, including 3,200 in its Xbox division.
Solstice Advanced Materials has struck a deal to buy specialty chemicals maker Element Solutions for more than $12 billion in cash and stock. Solstice, which was recently spun out of Honeywell, said the deal values Element at roughly 15% premium to Thursday’s closing price of $43.

Micron hits an interesting level on the charts.
The videogame unit’s revenue has fallen and its Netflix-like subscription service is far below expectations.
Investing.com -- Brokerage Bernstein downgraded cloud monitoring software company Datadog to "Market-Perform" from "Outperform" on Monday, saying the stock's recent rally has outpaced its improving fundamentals even as the company stands to benefit from growing artificial intelligence adoption.
Crude oil has fallen back into the $60-$70 range, inflation fears are fading, and traders are pricing in a less restrictive Fed. Could Treasury yields be the next market to catch up? We break down the fundamentals, seasonals, and technicals, pointing toward lower yields into early September.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index fell Monday, while tech futures rallied. Micron stock and Sandisk rebounded in premarket trading.
Investing.com -- Raymond James made two rating changes in the U.S. airline sector ahead of second-quarter earnings, downgrading Delta Air Lines from Strong Buy to Outperform and cutting JetBlue Airways to Underperform from Market Perform in a note to clients on Monday.
BE Semiconductor stock tumbled after a report said that some of the Dutch group’s main customers are delaying uptake of its advanced hybrid bonding technology. Memory chip makers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix —which are customers of Besi—are questioning the need to adopt hybrid bonding technology for their most advanced chip stacks, Korean news outlet ZDNet reported, citing unnamed sources. Besi is the market leader in advanced hybrid bonding, a technology that fuses chips together at a molecular level.