Wall Street closes lower as megacap tech stumbles, energy and bitcoin rally on higher oil and bond-market stress
Executive summary: U.S. stocks finished lower, led by sharp losses in Meta, Amazon and Microsoft, while energy shares, crude oil and bitcoin advanced. The move came alongside a broader rise in market anxiety around bond yields and geopolitics, with defensive and commodity-linked assets outperforming growth-heavy tech. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 18 Aug 2026 21:15 LONDON
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Wall Street Opens Higher as AI Chips Lead, Energy Rises, and Risk Appetite Broadens
Executive summary: US equities opened firmer, led by a sharp rally in AI and chip shares, while energy stocks, small caps, and banks also traded higher. The move came alongside gains in gold and Bitcoin, a softer USD/CNY, and a pullback in natural gas and WTI crude. The opening tone suggests investors are leaning into growth and cyclical exposure, with semiconductors doing most of the heavy lifting. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 17 Aug 2026 14:45 LONDON
