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TradingKey - The S&P 500 index has recently experienced volatility at high levels. As of the U.S. market close on July 16, the S&P 500 index stood at 7,533.77 points, falling 0.51% on the day. Despite the short-term pullback, technical indicators suggest the medium-to-long-term bullish trend remains intact, and institutions continue to hold a positive outlook for the future of the S&P 500.

TradingKey - Against the backdrop of a general pullback in the AI sector, Apple (AAPL) has staged an independent rally, driven by its unique ecosystem moat and robust financial performance. After reaching an all-time high of $323.45 on July 13, the share price hit another record high of $327.5 on July 15. Its market capitalization currently stands at $4.81 trillion, making it the second-largest company in the U.S. by market value as it approaches the epic $5 trillion milestone, trailing only Nvidia (NVDA) at $5.13 trillion. In fact, Apple's year-to-date gain in 2026 has reached 16%, also leading the "Mag 7."

Tradingkey - The Wall Street Journal reported that SpaceX (SPCX) is in negotiations with the U.S. Department of Defense to sell computing power. The deal could be valued at billions of dollars, and if finalized, would mark the latest major infrastructure contract for Elon Musk’s integrated rocket, satellite, and artificial intelligence conglomerate. The report noted that the partnership model for this deal is similar to previous agreements SpaceX reached with Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL) and AI firm Anthropic. The negotiations come as the U.S. military seeks to construct data centers within its military bases to bolster its autonomous computing capabilities.

TradingKey - The U.S.-Iran conflict continues to escalate, with both major crude oil benchmarks rising by over 4%. Market focus on upcoming earnings reports next week from tech giants—Google, Tesla, Intel, and SAP—contributed to dismal trading activity. All three major U.S. indices declined as tech stocks faced a sell-off, while memory chip stocks stabilized. By the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.77% to 52,146.42; the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.40% to 25,520.24; and the S&P 500 Index declined 1.01% to 7,457.69.

TradingKey - Nvidia's (NVDA) GPUs were once an indispensable choice for training large AI models in China, previously monopolizing over 95% of the domestic AI training chip market. However, amid intensifying geopolitical competition and the restructuring of the global semiconductor supply chain, Nvidia's market share for AI chips in China's official market is plummeting toward zero.

TradingKey - Meta Platforms (META) has made substantial progress in the commercialization of its cloud computing infrastructure. According to media reports, Meta is in early-stage talks with leading AI company Anthropic to lease computing resources from its proprietary data centers, a two-year partnership that could be worth up to $10 billion. If finalized, the deal would represent a landmark transaction, marking Meta's transition from using its computing assets solely for internal operations to external commercialization. Driven by the news, Meta's stock price recovered significantly, narrowing from an early-session decline of over 5% to less than 2%. As of press time, shares were down 2.06% at $650.82.

Tradingkey - In early U.S. trading, Apple (AAPL) briefly overtook Nvidia (NVDA) as the world's largest company by market capitalization. Nvidia shares fell as much as 3% in early trading, with its market cap dropping to approximately $4.84 trillion, while Apple's market cap hovered near $4.88 trillion. Both companies' stock prices subsequently rebounded. As of press time, Nvidia's decline narrowed to about 1.5%, with a market cap of $4.95 trillion; Apple rose slightly by 0.08%, with its market cap reaching $4.91 trillion.

TradingKey - Despite multiple institutions raising their price targets for TSMC (TSM) following its strong second-quarter earnings report, the stock fell below the $400 mark today, hitting its lowest level in nearly two months. As of press time, shares were down 2.43% at $399.80. Data shows that the company's second-quarter net profit grew 77% year-on-year, while revenue, gross margin, operating margin, and third-quarter revenue guidance all exceeded market expectations. Meanwhile, the share of advanced process technologies continues to rise, with AI-related orders remaining the primary driver of growth.

TradingKey - GE Aerospace beat Q2 2026 estimates with revenue up 31%, EPS of $2.02, and free cash flow up 43%. Management raised all guidance. Then the stock fell 4%. Here is why order growth deceleration spooked investors and where $340 support sits.

Tradingkey - On July 17 (ET), as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran continued to escalate, the two major crude oil futures rose again, returning to price levels seen in mid-June. As of press time, WTI crude futures rose over 3% to $81.05, while Brent crude futures also gained more than 3% to $87.01. The confrontation between the two sides has intensified as the fragile ceasefire agreement signed by the U.S. and Iran last month shows further signs of breaking down.

TradingKey - UnitedHealth beat Q2 2026 EPS by 30%, reported an 86.7% medical cost ratio (down from 89.4%), and raised full-year guidance to $19.50 to $20.00 per share. At $425 in a rising channel, here’s what $454 needs and why the DOJ investigation still matters.

TradingKey - On July 17, Eastern Time, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on the social platform X, stating that the company's performance over the past 12 months fell short of expectations and taking primary responsibility for the outcome. Altman pledged that the coming year would be the best-performing period in the company's history since its founding. He also stated that the ultimate goal of AI is to empower more people with freedom, autonomy, and wealth, rather than driving user choices through fear.

TradingKey - On Friday, SpaceX (SPCX) slumped over 4% in pre-market trading, with its share price breaking below $130 and expected to hit a new post-listing low after the market opens. The trigger was the last-minute cancellation of the company’s scheduled 13th Starship test flight just before launc

TradingKey - Netflix fell 8% after Q3 guidance of $12.86B came in below the $13B estimate. Q2 EPS beat at $0.80 but revenue slightly missed. Down 21% YTD, NFLX is at $67. RSI 21. $66.50 is the immediate floor and $65 opens below it.

TradingKey - On July 17 ET, during U.S. pre-market trading, the three major stock index futures slumped collectively. As of press time, Nasdaq 100 Index futures fell 1.67%, S&P 500 Index futures dropped 0.79%, and Dow Jones Index futures were down 0.52%.

TradingKey - TSMC reported Q2 revenue of $40.2B, gross margin of 67.7% (a record), net profit up 77%, and raised full-year guidance to >40% growth. Then the stock fell 5%. JPMorgan called it: no bad news, just an impossibly high bar. Here’s the setup at $406.

TradingKey - Netflix (NFLX) shares fell as much as 10.5% in pre-market trading after the company’s third-quarter revenue and earnings guidance both missed market expectations, sparking renewed investor concerns over its growth prospects.

TradingKey - On July 16, Eastern Time, Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI officially released its next-generation large language model, Kimi K3, on Thursday. With a total scale of 2.8 trillion parameters, it is currently the world's largest open-source AI model.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on July 17, Japanese media reported that SoftBank Group plans to issue approximately 60 billion yen (about $369 million) in bonds to Japanese institutional investors this month to raise funds for AI-related investments.

TradingKey - On July 14, Eastern Time, IBM (IBM) shares plummeted more than 25%, marking its largest single-day decline in nearly 60 years. The century-old tech giant, positioned at the forefront of both AI and quantum computing, saw approximately $69 billion in market capitalization evaporate in a single day. Behind this crash, a structural change is being revealed: AI computing hardware is increasingly squeezing enterprise software budgets.