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TradingKey - SpaceX (SPCX) released its first quarterly earnings report since going public, which overall exceeded Wall Street expectations. However, the company's investments in AI data centers, Starship, and next-generation satellites continue to increase rapidly. High capital expenditures have led investors to reassess its cash burn and long-term returns, causing SpaceX's stock price to fall more than 7% in after-hours trading.

TradingKey - During the August 5 Asian trading session, SoftBank Group (9984.T) shares surged over 11%, leading gains among Nikkei index components. After the market close on August 4, its core subsidiary SoftBank Corp. (9434.T) released better-than-expected first-quarter results. The high-growth guidance for its AI and cloud businesses, projecting a 30% compound annual growth rate, has become the core driver of the parent company's valuation recovery.

TradingKey - SpaceX climbs before its first public earnings as investors watch Starlink growth, AI revenue, and Elon Musk's outlook.

TradingKey - AMD posted record $11.5B revenue and $1.66 EPS, both beating estimates, yet shares fell ~7% toward $480. Q3 guidance of $13B tops Street. Buy the dip?

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TradingKey - On August 5, Japanese and South Korean stock markets were driven higher by the overnight rally in U.S. tech and semiconductor sectors, with major indices in both regions opening higher and trending upward. SK Hynix rose 7%, Samsung Electronics gained over 4%, SoftBank surged 9%, and Kioxia climbed 7%.

TradingKey - Global risk appetite rebounded significantly, with major asset classes strengthening in tandem. Driving factors included the decline in risk premiums following the easing of U.S.-Iran geopolitical tensions, cooling inflation expectations, and the continued strengthening of the AI capita

SpaceX (SPCX) released its fiscal second quarter 2026 financial results on August 4, ET. Following the announcement, SPCX's after-hours share price fell by more than 8% at one point; as of writing, the decline narrowed to 5%, trading at $118.14. During the period, SpaceX's revenue grew 92% year-over

Rising expectations of a deal between the U.S. and Iran pushed oil prices lower, while better-than-expected earnings from the majority of reporting companies bolstered risk appetite. All three major U.S. stock indices strengthened, with the Dow and S&P 500 both hitting new record highs. AI hardware stocks returned to the market forefront, with memory and optical communication stocks leading the gains. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.71% to 54,084.99 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 2.59% to 26,584.99 points; and the S&P 500 Index gained 1.79% to 7,736.52 points.

Peter Diamandis, founder of the XPRIZE Foundation, posted on the social media platform X expressing a highly bullish outlook on SpaceX, predicting that the company will become the first to reach a $10 trillion market capitalization. Elon Musk subsequently reposted the post, accompanied by a "rocket" emoji.

On August 4, ET, risk appetite in U.S. stocks improved, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 reaching record highs. Market focus is shifting from the previously highly concentrated AI trades toward a broader rally supported by corporate earnings, sector rotation, and improved liquidity.

Blackstone (BX) is in preliminary talks with investors to raise another massive debt financing package for Anthropic’s use of Google (GOOGL) chips, with the scale potentially reaching at least $36 billion.

Snap surged 10% after hours after Q2 revenue of $1.6B beat by 4%, and adjusted EBITDA surged sixfold to $250M. The April restructuring that cut 1,000 jobs is working. Specs AR glasses launch September 16. Irenic Capital wants them shut down. Here is the full picture at $5.43.

On August 4 Eastern Time, Palantir (PLTR) shares broke through the $150 level following the release of its second-quarter results. In the earnings report, Palantir significantly raised its full-year revenue and profit guidance, as strong demand from commercial customers exceeded market expectations.

Boeing gained 4.8% Monday to $226 as BNP Paribas upgraded from Underperform to Outperform and JPMorgan raised its target to $290. The $234 double-top is the next resistance. Q2 confirmed record $715B backlog, 171 deliveries (highest since 2018), and $631M FCF.

Palantir surged 15% after hours after Q2 revenue of $1.935B beat by 6.8%, US commercial grew 149%, and full-year guidance was raised to $8.15B from $7.66B. Rule of 40 score: 155. At $145, here is what the breakout means.

SpaceX is approaching its financial results and a wave of lock-up expirations. While its short interest has surpassed that of Tesla, investors should remain alert to the risk of a short squeeze.

TradingKey - As demand for AI chips continues to surge, CoWoS advanced packaging capacity has once again become a market focal point. According to market sources, due to the continuous increase in orders from AI chip customers such as Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD (AMD), TSMC's (TSM) existing CoWoS advanced packaging capacity is nearing full utilization. The company is further expanding its outsourcing capacity to meet future supply demand for AI accelerators.

The United States plans to ban imports of Chinese optical modules, driving a collective rally in the stock prices of domestic suppliers.

Oracle gained 9.22% on August 3 to close at $141.85, bouncing from its $114.50 low. It has a $638B cloud backlog, IaaS growing 93%, and new contracts with Google, CACI, and Ontario Hospitals. But it is still down 28% YTD. Here is whether the recovery holds.