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TradingKey - Intel fell in the chip sector selloff triggered by Samsung’s ‘only 6% ahead’ Q2 beat. Perplexity chose Nvidia’s Vera chip over Intel in AI speed tests. INTC at $113 recovering. July 23 earnings is the reset.

TradingKey - Against the backdrop of persistently high global inflationary pressures and weak consumer spending appetite, the food and beverage industry is experiencing unprecedented challenges. Before the U.S. market opened on Thursday, global consumer giant PepsiCo (PEP) released its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026.

TradingKey - According to a report by LatePost, multiple sources within Tesla’s supply chain revealed that the company recently issued specific procurement guidance for Optimus components to its suppliers. The guidance requires production capacity to be increased to 1,000 units per week by September this year, with a further increase to between 2,000 and 2,500 units per week by year-end. Based on the projected weekly capacity for the end of the year, suppliers will have the capability to provide components for approximately 100,000 Optimus units annually to Tesla by year-end.

TradingKey - Costco reported $29.24B in June sales, up 10.6%, and declared a $1.47 dividend. The stock rose 0.6% then fell 1.5% after hours. At $942 inside a descending channel from $1,096, here’s the setup.

TradingKey - On July 9, Eastern Time, US stock index futures were mixed in pre-market trading. As of press time, Nasdaq 100 Index futures rose 0.64%, S&P 500 Index futures rose 0.13%, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.16%.

TradingKey - AMD dropped 8% to $516 after Samsung’s earnings beat triggered a chip-sector reset. Goldman raised its target to $640 citing agentic AI CPU demand. Q1 revenue hit $10.3B. Q2 earnings August 4.

TradingKey - On Thursday local time, AstraZeneca (AZN) announced the failure of a key late-stage clinical trial for its investigational drug Wainua, triggering an intraday plunge of up to 8% to $173 in US pre-market trading.

TradingKey - On July 8, Eastern Time, Japanese lunar exploration company ispace announced a partnership with SpaceX (SPCX) to lease Starship payload capacity for low-cost lunar cargo transportation services. Following the announcement, ispace's share price in the Japanese market surged by nearly 20% intraday, ultimately closing up 18.69%.

TradingKey - On July 8, NVIDIA, in collaboration with the AI development framework LangChain, jointly released the NVIDIA NeMo Retriever Deep Agents blueprint. This move signifies NVIDIA's comprehensive expansion from a pure AI computing power provider to an ecological platform that defines enterprise-grade Agent development standards, opening up new growth opportunities for its software business.

TradingKey - On July 9, Eastern Time, OpenAI officially released the GPT-5.6 series models to the public, including three models: Sol, Terra, and Luna, ending the limited preview implemented since June 26 due to US government security reviews. This release is more than just a product iteration; it is a carefully orchestrated "roadshow" for the capital markets. Sol entered the market at approximately half the price of its competitor, Claude Fable 5 (at $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output tokens), while scoring 91.9% on the Terminal-Bench 2.1 programming benchmark, surpassing Claude Mythos 5's 88%. However, behind the glitzy product launch, a more severe issue is looming: if OpenAI postpones its IPO to 2027, the impact on artificial

Broadcom has secured a massive order from Apple, laying the groundwork for its share price to return to historic highs; however, the stock still faces near-term pressure from liquidity constraints and macroeconomic events.

TradingKey - On July 8 local time, the Federal Reserve released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) monetary policy meeting held on June 16-17. This was the first meeting minutes chaired by the new Chairman, Kevin Warsh, revealing severe divisions within the Federal Reserve regar

TradingKey - As of the Asian session on July 9, following a sharp rebound in WTI (USOIL) crude oil prices for two consecutive trading days, oil prices fluctuated and consolidated around $73.30 today. From a technical perspective, the recent deterioration of US-Iran relations and renewed clashes betw

Japanese and South Korean stock markets rose slightly, with the Nikkei 225 outperforming the KOSPI. Kioxia surged over 8%, and SK Hynix climbed nearly 6%, while Samsung Electronics and SoftBank traded weakly.

TradingKey - As of the Asian session on July 9, gold prices (XAUUSD) maintained a range-bound and weak trend around $2,406, following three consecutive trading days of declines. From a technical perspective, gold prices remain under pressure due to the deteriorating situation between the US and Iran

Tesla delivered approximately 480,000 vehicles in Q2 2026, significantly beating sell-side consensus. However, whether its valuation can rerate still depends on automotive gross margin, FSD v14 Lite, Robotaxi operations, European FSD regulatory progress, and the quality of its July 22 earnings report.

SK Hynix's US IPO was oversubscribed, boosting its stock price; however, it is unlikely to return to its historical highs by the end of July.

Micron rebounds from ascending trendline support as AI-driven HBM demand continues to reshape earnings. Can MU extend toward $1,103 after record Q3 results?

TradingKey - In early Asia-Pacific trading on July 9, memory chip stocks rallied across the board. Shares of Japanese memory chip giant Kioxia surged over 10% at one point, South Korea's SK Hynix jumped over 8%, and Samsung Electronics rose more than 4%, driving a rapid recovery in the Japanese and South Korean semiconductor sectors from the sharp decline of the previous trading day.

Macroeconomic events have heightened rate hike expectations, pushing spot gold down once again toward the $4,000 threshold. The June CPI release next Tuesday is set to become a watershed moment for bulls and bears.