Broadcom is pushing deeper into the AI infrastructure boom with a financing package that could reach $100 billion, while Micron is committing billions more to next-generation memory. Walmart, meanwhile, showed that even value-focused consumers are starting to pull back.
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Futures at a Glance📈
Futures are pushing higher across the board, with tech leading the early move after Thursday’s selloff. Fresh optimism around the AI chip boom is helping sentiment, even as oil prices and Treasury yields remain elevated ahead of today’s PMI data.
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Earnings (Premarket):
· KE Holdings Inc. [BEKE]
· BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. [BJ]
· Buckle, Inc. [BKE]
· ZKH Group Limited [ZKH]
· Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd. [SLGL]
· Pyxis Tankers Inc. [PXS]
Earnings (Time Not Supplied):
· BOXABL, Inc. [BXBL]
· NioCorp Developments Ltd. [NB]
· Lunai Bioworks Inc. [LNAI]
· Global Interactive Technologies, Inc. [GITS]
Economic Reports:
· U.S. flash manufacturing PMI (August): 9:45 am
· U.S. flash services PMI (August): 9:45 am
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Market Pulse
The Bond Market Still Has Wall Street on Edge
U.S. stock futures edged higher Friday after a rough stretch for equities, but long-term Treasury yields remain close to their recent highs. Higher borrowing costs are putting more pressure on expensive growth stocks and raising questions about how easily companies can keep financing the enormous AI investment cycle.
Nvidia and Jackson Hole Become the Rally’s Next Two Tests
The market’s attention is already shifting toward Nvidia’s earnings and the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium. Nvidia will provide a fresh read on whether AI infrastructure demand can justify enormous spending plans, while Fed Chair Kevin Warsh gets another chance to clarify how persistent inflation and rising bond yields fit into the rate outlook.
AI & Robotics
Broadcom Wants Wall Street to Finance Another Massive AI Buildout
Broadcom is reportedly discussing more than $60 billion of new debt financing tied to AI chips for Anthropic and other customers, with the eventual package potentially reaching $100 billion. Blackstone and Apollo are among the firms in talks, showing how the AI race is increasingly being financed through giant pools of private and public-market capital rather than tech-company cash alone.
China’s Robot Race Is Moving From Dancing to Doing
ACE Robotics believes humanoid machines could reach their own ChatGPT-style breakthrough by the end of 2027 as embodied AI models improve. The company is already deploying its software across retail, logistics, and hospitality and plans to scale from roughly 1,000 locations to 10,000 within two years, giving investors a clearer way to judge whether robotics can become a real business.
Chips & Hardware
Micron Puts Another $10 Billion Behind the Memory Boom
Micron plans to invest $10 billion in a new research lab in Boise over the next decade, targeting next-generation memory and computing technologies. The investment comes as high-bandwidth memory becomes one of the most important bottlenecks in AI infrastructure, giving Micron another reason to expand aggressively alongside Samsung and SK Hynix.
Samsung SDI Turns a Display Stake Into $3.2 Billion of Firepower
Samsung SDI will sell $3.2 billion of Samsung Display shares back to the affiliate to fund investments in future growth businesses. The transaction gives the battery maker a sizable new source of capital while still leaving it with a meaningful stake in Samsung Display.
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Retail & Consumer
Ross Stores Shows the Value Trade Is Still Working
Ross Stores shares jumped after the discount retailer raised its full-year earnings outlook and forecast stronger comparable-sales growth than Wall Street expected. Revenue also rose 13%, suggesting shoppers are still willing to spend when retailers give them a compelling enough price.
Walmart Finally Finds the Limit of the Trade-Down Trade
Walmart suffered a rare stumble after comparable sales growth slowed to its weakest pace in six years. The company still raised its annual outlook and online sales remain strong, but softer traffic and spending per transaction suggest even value-focused shoppers are becoming more selective.
Deals & Capital
Italy’s Banking War Just Turned Into a $34 Billion Counterattack
Monte dei Paschi launched simultaneous takeover offers for Banco BPM and Banca Generali worth roughly €34 billion combined. The move is designed to fend off Intesa Sanpaolo’s hostile bid for MPS and could create Italy’s third-largest banking group, turning an already active consolidation cycle into a full-scale battle for control.
The AI Debt Boom Is Finally Meeting Some Resistance
Bond investors are starting to demand higher yields to finance Big Tech’s AI spending after AI-related hyperscaler issuance reached $220 billion this year. Credit quality remains strong, but repeated borrowing from the same handful of companies is beginning to test portfolio limits, making the cost of capital a new variable in the AI investment story.
Trivia: The Dutch East India Company (VOC) is often credited with a major financial innovation that shaped modern markets. What was it?
- It created the first modern bond, allowing governments to borrow against future tax revenues
- It issued the first publicly traded shares in history, making it the world's first publicly listed company
- It established the first deposit-taking bank, which became the model for central banking
- It invented the concept of limited liability for shareholders, protecting investors from company debts
Movers and Shakers
Ross Stores [ROST]: Premarket Move: +9%
Ross Stores surged after strong quarterly results prompted the off-price retailer to raise its full-year profit outlook. Second-quarter revenue rose about 13% to $6.26 billion, while Ross now expects annual EPS of $8.61 to $8.77 and projected comparable-store sales growth of 6% to 7% for the third quarter, well ahead of Wall Street expectations.
Coinbase [COIN]: Premarket Move: +7%
Coinbase climbed as crypto-linked stocks extended their rally following President Trump’s renewed push for Congress to pass the CLARITY Act. Bitcoin touched its highest level since late May, while optimism around clearer U.S. crypto regulation continued to lift the broader group after a sharp rebound earlier in the week.
OSI Systems [OSIS]: Premarket Move: −14%
OSI Systems sank after its fiscal fourth-quarter results and 2027 outlook fell short of the growth trajectory traders had been expecting. Quarterly revenue declined about 4% to $484 million, and while adjusted EPS rose 17% to $3.78, the company's fiscal 2027 revenue forecast of roughly $1.88 billion to $1.93 billion left the market wanting more.
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🛒 Walmart sank after comparable sales missed expectations, with higher gasoline prices forcing more shoppers to pull back on spending.
💄 Coty fell after weak guidance for the current quarter and a decision to withhold its full-year outlook disappointed Wall Street.
🔧 Advance Auto Parts plunged after issuing a weaker sales forecast, adding another sharp earnings-driven move to an already volatile retail session.
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