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WTI Front-Month Futures Drop 1.87% to $81.69, Brent Futures Retreat 1.81% to $87.37 Early Thursday

Brent, WTI Futures Drop Pre-Bell as Trump Seen Gravitating to Iran Economic Squeeze Notion After Claims US Controls Hormuz

US Equity Markets End Mixed Amid Tech Stock Gains, Lower Inflation Data

US equity indexes ended mixed Wednesday amid stock gains by some major technology stocks and a four-month low inflation rate report.* The consumer price index rose 3.4% in July from a year earlier, decelerating from 3.5% in June, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The annual print matched the average forecast in a Bloomberg-compiled survey.* Iran could "prolong" its war with the US until President Donald Trump leaves office, CNN reported, citing a top adviser to the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.* September West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell $0.24 to settle at $82.96 per barrel, while October Brent crude, the global benchmark, was last seen down $0.29 at $88.62.* Super Micro Computer's (SMCI) shares were up 19%, the top gainer on the S&P 500, after the company issued an upbeat fiscal 2027 revenue outlook.* Cencora (COR) shares were down nearly 6%, one of the worst performers on the S&P 500, after the company said that certain Walgreens volume that was being serviced by the company, separate from the prime vendor agreement, has started moving outside the company from July 1.

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Update: US Equity Indexes Rise as Chipmakers Boost Technology, Cooling Inflation Lifts Bets for Fed Policy Pause

(Updates with index/price moves and company/geopolitical news from the first paragraph.)US equity indexes rose as strong results from several providers of artificial intelligence infrastructure boosted mega-cap chipmakers and as a decline in July's inflation rate to a four-month low lifted the odds of another Federal Reserve policy pause.The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.7% to 26,619.2, and the S&P 500 climbed 0.3% to 7,754.2 ahead of Wednesday's close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up less than 0.1% to 53,813.3. Technology and real estate topped the gainers, while consumer discretionary and communication services led decliners in the final leg of trading.Super Micro Computer's (SMCI) shares surged 20%, the top performer on the S&P 500, after the company released an upbeat fiscal 2027 revenue outlook.CoreWeave (CRWV) reported a Q2 beat and raised guidance, with inference demand driving the upside despite higher near-term capital expenditures, Oppenheimer said in a note Wednesday. Its shares soared 20%, one of Nasdaq's leaders.Among companies with market capitalizations exceeding $200 billion each, nine of the top 10 by intraday returns were in the technology sector, according to data compiled by Finviz. The leader of this pack was SpaceX (SPCX), up 10% after saying it is releasing Grok 4.6.In economic news, the consumer price index rose 3.4% in July from a year earlier, decelerating from 3.5% in June and marking the slowest pace of growth since March, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed. The annual print matched the average forecast in a Bloomberg-compiled survey. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy items, eased to 2.5%, also as expected, from June's 2.6%.In geopolitical developments, CNN reported that Iran could "prolong" its war with the US until President Donald Trump leaves office, citing a top adviser to the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.This comes as Tehran reorganized its military to be more aggressive abroad, Bloomberg reported. A number of top military appointments by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei mark a shift to an "offensive doctrine," Mohammad Reza Naqdi, a general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who advises the force's new commander, told state TV late Tuesday, according to the news agency.Meanwhile, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has suggested the agreement between the two sides remains relevant despite their refusal to shift positions, CNN reported.The front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil contract slipped 0.1% to $83.11 per barrel, and global benchmark North Sea Brent was 0.2% lower at $88.78 per barrel.

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Exchange-Traded Funds Higher, US Equities Mixed After Midday

Broad Market IndicatorsBroad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) added 1%.US equity indexes traded mixed, with technology among sector leaders, after annual consumer inflation cooled to a four-month low in July while hopes faded for a quick reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.EnergyIShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each fell 0.1%.TechnologyThe State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 1.7%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) edged higher.The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) gained 2.4%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) rose 3.3%.FinancialThe State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) shed fractionally. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) declined 0.2%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), added 0.1%.CommoditiesCrude oil dipped 0.1%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) fell 0.6%. Natural gas rose 1.3%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) added 1.3%.Gold on Comex rose 0.5%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was up 0.8%. Silver added 0.7%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) gained 0.8%.ConsumerThe State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was up 0.5%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) rose 0.5%, and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) eased less than 0.1%.The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was down 0.9%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) lost 0.6%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) fell 0.7%.HealthcareThe State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) rose 0.1%, iShares US Healthcare (IYH) added 0.2%, and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) was up 0.2%. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 0.5%.IndustrialThe State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 0.3%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also higher.CryptocurrencyIn midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 0.1%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) lost 0.1%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) was up 0.6%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) dipped 0.7%.

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Update: US Equity Indexes Mixed After Annual Inflation Eases, Iran Geopolitics Worsens

(Updates with index/price moves, macroeconomic data and geopolitical news from the first paragraph.)US equity indexes traded mixed, with technology among sector leaders, after annual consumer inflation cooled to a four-month low in July while hopes faded for a quick reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4% to 26,546.1 and the S&P 500 climbed 0.2% to 7,742.5 after midday Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady at 53,824.6. Consumer discretionary and communication services led decliners.Super Micro Computer's (SMCI) shares surged 13%, one of the top gainers on the S&P 500, after the company released an upbeat fiscal 2027 revenue outlook.CoreWeave (CRWV) reported a Q2 beat and raised guidance, with inference demand driving upside despite higher near-term capital expenditures, Oppenheimer said in a note Wednesday. Its shares soared 18%, one of the top performers on the Nasdaq.The consumer price index rose 3.4% last month from a year earlier, decelerating from 3.5% in June and marking the slowest pace of growth since March, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed. The annual print matched the average forecast in a Bloomberg-compiled survey. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy items, eased to 2.5%, also as expected, from June's 2.6%.A raft of top military appointments by Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei marks a shift to an "offensive doctrine," Mohammad Reza Naqdi, a general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who advises the force's new commander, said in an interview on state TV late Tuesday, according to a Bloomberg report.The front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil contract climbed 0.1% to $83.29 per barrel, and global benchmark North Sea Brent was steady at $88.93 per barrel.

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UK Shares Fall Amid Mixed US-Iran War Headlines; Balfour Beatty Lifts Outlook

British equities traded on both sides of the line on Wednesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 closing 0.18% lower, amid growing uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz blockade and the wider US-Iran conflict.Investors received mixed geopolitical news from across the globe. Pakistan's defense minister, Khawaja Asif, told Bloomberg that the US and Iran were nearing a possible "arrangement" to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Additionally, a spokesperson for Qatar's Foreign Ministry told Al Jazeera that Oman and Iran were at an advanced stage of negotiations.At the same time, a Houthi strike in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait was suspected, and a US attack on a vessel in the Gulf of Oman was reported, with President Donald Trump saying "we totally control the Strait of Hormuz" and that "right now, we're in a very good position."In corporate news, Bunzl (BNZL.L) dropped 1.71% after Deutsche Bank Research downgraded the distribution and outsourcing group to hold from buy, while raising the price target to 30 pounds sterling from 29.5 pounds."2026 has brought positive volume growth (aided by easier comparatives and improved wins), a return to inflation (passing on geopolitically-driven product cost inflation) and restored service and product availability in its North America Distribution business. H1 results on 1 September should confirm better operational delivery, positive volume trends and a more supportive pricing backdrop. H2 also offers potential upside from more persistent product-cost inflation and renewed acquisition activity. However, with the shares having largely recovered the ground lost after the 2025 profit warning, and now trading closer to its long-run average valuation multiples, we believe these positives are more fairly reflected in the price," analysts said.Additionally, Hill & Smith (HILS.L) declined 5.35% after the construction and infrastructure products company's profit attributable to the owners of the parent for the six months ended June 30 fell to $47.7 million from $61.4 million a year ago."Overall, we are making good strategic progress, and we are well positioned to continue delivering against our medium-term financial framework. Following the strong first half and with sustained US momentum we now expect FY26 underlying operating profit to be modestly ahead of our previous expectations," Chief Executive Officer Rutger Helbing said, noting "challenging" UK trading conditions.On the upside, Balfour Beatty (BBY.L) climbed 7.91% after updating its 2026 outlook for net finance income between 35 million pounds and 40 million pounds, compared with its previous guidance range of 28 million pounds to 32 million pounds. The infrastructure company also raised its growth outlook for underlying profit from operations from earnings-based businesses to low double digits from high single digits.

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US Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell as Traders Await Inflation Report

US equity futures were edging higher pre-bell Wednesday as traders looked forward to the latest national inflation report, which will be a major factor in the near-term direction of interest rates.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.2% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.3%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.7% higher.The conflict in the Middle East showed no signs of de-escalating, as US Central Command said in a post on X that it disabled a vessel in the Gulf of Oman that was in violation of the US blockade against Iran. In the Red Sea, a small Egyptian-owned cargo vessel was attacked by suspected Iran-backed Houthi forces, causing the deaths of six people, multiple media outlets reported.Traders digested the latest round of earnings, with Amcor (AMCR) posting higher fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings and net sales.Cisco Systems (CSCO) is expected to report its fiscal Q4 earnings after the market closes. Analysts polled by FactSet expect earnings of $1.17 per share on revenue of $16.84 billion.Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 0.2% at $89.06 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 0.4% higher at $83.50 per barrel.The July consumer price index, scheduled for release at 8:30 am ET, is seen gaining 0.1%, compared with a 0.4% decline in the prior month, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

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US Equity Futures Mixed Pre-Bell as Investors Await July's Inflation While Trump Claims Control Over Hormuz Strait

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Gold Futures Rise 0.5% to $4,463.7 Per Ounce, Silver Jumps 2.2% to $66.35 Early Wednesday

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Gold, Silver Futures Rise Early Wednesday Ahead of July CPI, Fading Hopes for Hormuz Resolution

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CBOE Volatility Index Muted Early Wednesday as Investors Await July's Inflation Data While Trump Claims Hormuz Control

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WTI Front-Month Futures Rise 0.5% to $83.62, Brent Advances 0.6% to $89.46 Early Wednesday

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Brent, WTI Futures Rise Pre-Bell as Trump Claims Control Over Hormuz Strait, Pakistan Reports Red Sea Killings

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US Equity Markets End Lower Amid Rising Crude Oil Prices, US-Iran Uncertainty

US equity indexes ended lower Tuesday amid rising crude oil prices, Iran's uncertainty on the Strait of Hormuz reopening and a decline in tech stocks.* "America must end the war, pay Iran's frozen assets, the war must end throughout the region, including in Lebanon and Gaza," Reuters cited Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, as saying in a report from Tasnim.* The pace of US existing home sales fell by 1.7% to a 4.06 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in July from 4.13 million in June, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. This compares with a larger expected decrease to a 4.05 million rate in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.* Redbook US same-store sales jumped 8.3% from a year earlier in the week ended Aug. 8 after an 8.7% surge in the previous week.* September West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose $1.32 to settle at $83.45 per barrel, while October Brent crude, the global benchmark, was last seen up $1.43 at $89.15.* Nvidia (NVDA) said it partnered with Apollo (APO), BlackRock (BLK), Blackstone (BX), Brookfield (BN), Goldman Sachs (GS) and KKR (KKR) to raise more than $500 billion in third-party capital for artificial intelligence infrastructure. KKR shares were up about 6.9%, the best performer on the S&P 500, followed by Apollo's 6.3% gain, the third-biggest gain on the index.* AppLovin's (APP) 30% long-term annual revenue growth target lacks sufficient evidence, with uncertainty rising around the sustainability of its self-learning growth, BofA Securities said Tuesday in a report. Shares were down roughly 6%, the worst performer on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.

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Update: US Equity Indexes Fall as Communication Services Sector Slides, Crude Oil Extends Gains

(Updates with index/price moves and geopolitical news from the first paragraph.)US equity indexes retreated Tuesday amid a slide in growth sectors, while crude oil extended gains as expectations of a quick reopening of the Strait of Hormuz declined.The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.7% to 26,433.1, the S&P 500 declined 0.3% to 7,729.1, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.3% lower at 53,803.5 ahead of Tuesday's close. Communication services was the standout decliner, followed by consumer discretionary and technology. Energy led gainers.AppLovin's (APP) 30% long-term annual revenue growth target lacks sufficient evidence, with uncertainty rising around the sustainability of its self-learning growth, BofA Securities said Tuesday in a report. Shares dropped 5.3%, the worst performer on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.SK hynix (SKHY) plans to resume construction at its second NAND flash facility in Dalian, China, to boost local output by about 50%, Seoul Economic Daily reported, citing semiconductor industry sources. Its shares jumped 3.7%, the top performer among stocks with market capitalization of more than $200 billion each, according to data compiled by Finviz. The worst performers in this category were SpaceX (SPCX), down 4.3%, followed by Dell Technologies (DELL) and Oracle (ORCL).Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told China's ambassador that the Strait of Hormuz "will not be opened until the United States changes its behavior and accepts Iran's conditions," Al Jazeera, a Middle Eastern broadcaster said, citing Iran's Tasnim news agency."America must end the war, pay Iran's frozen assets, the war must end throughout the region, including in Lebanon and Gaza," Reuters cited Rezaee as saying in a report from Tasnim. Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials amid mediation efforts to end the US-Israeli war on Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reported.Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil climbed 1.3% to $83.22 per barrel, and global benchmark North Sea Brent advanced 1.3% to $88.87 per barrel, extending gains.

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Update: US Equity Indexes Edge Lower as Crude Oil Extends Gains in Midday Trading

(Updates with index/price moves and geopolitical news from the first paragraph.)US equity indexes slipped with government bond yields while crude oil extended gains as investors weighed geopolitical developments in the Middle East.The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.5% to 26,476, the S&P 500 slipped 0.2% to 7,738.5 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.1% lower at 53,907.9.US and Iran are "close to some sort of arrangement" over the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan's defense minister was cited as saying in a Bloomberg report. Majed al-Ansari, Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesman, said negotiations between Oman and Iran on the future of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have reached an advanced stage, Al Jazeera, a Middle Eastern broadcaster, reported.Meanwhile, a Saudi-owned commercial vessel was reportedly struck by a missile while transiting the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea, shipping sources and Yemeni officials told marine intelligence group Marisks, according to CNN. An incident involving a container ship and an unknown military force in the Gulf of Oman has been reported by the UK Maritime Trade Operations, CNN reported.The front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil contract climbed 1.2% to $83.11 per barrel, and global benchmark North Sea Brent advanced 1% to $88.62 per barrel, extending gains this week.US Treasury yields fell, with the 10-year yield down 1.4 basis points to 4.68% and the two-year lower by 1.5 basis points to 4.22%, giving up all intraday gains.Gold futures rose 0.4% to $4,438.60, while silver futures slipped 0.2% to $65.13.

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US Equity Futures Mostly Flat Pre-Bell as US-Iran Stalemate Persists

US equity futures were mostly flat pre-bell Tuesday as the US and Iran remained at a stalemate regarding negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were flat, S&P 500 futures were up 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.3% higher.In response to Iran's conditions for reopening the waterway, US President Donald Trump said Monday that the Middle Eastern nation should pay reparations of its own for damage done over the past 50 years. "If there's damages to be paid, I think Iran should pay those damages," multiple reports quoted Trump as saying.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had earlier said that reopening the strait would be partly conditional on the US paying for damage caused during the conflict between the two countries.Traders took note of the latest round of earnings, with Sea (SE) posting higher Q2 earnings and revenue.Oil prices were steady, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 0.1% at $87.68 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 0.1% higher at $82.21 per barrel.The existing home sales report, scheduled for release at 10 am ET, is expected to show a decrease of 1% for July after a 2.4% fall in the prior month.

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WTI Front Month Futures Jump 2.8% to $84.45, Brent Futures Advance 2.4% to $89.93 Early Tuesday

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Brent, WTI Futures Rise Early Tuesday as Hopes Fade for Quick Reopening of Hormuz Strait as Trump Seeks Compensation

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UK Shares Fall Amid Mixed US-Iran War Headlines; Balfour Beatty Lifts Outlook

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