Sam's News — markets — 2026-07-31¶
TL;DR¶
- South Korea's KOSPI stock index surges 18% on chip sector rebound
- Amazon Q2 earnings beat expectations as AWS cloud business booms
- Microsoft posts largest one-day market cap gain in U.S. stock history
- Novo Nordisk stock plunges on disappointing heart drug trial results
- UK aims for single trading feed within 18 months to revitalize markets
- AI Situational Awareness hedge fund plunges 67% in July amid market rout
Markets¶
South Korea's KOSPI stock index surges 18% on chip sector rebound¶
South Korea's KOSPI index jumped nearly 18% as investors returned to chipmaking stocks following earlier market turmoil.
Sources: AP News RSS, The New York Times RSS, CNBC RSS, Financial Times RSS, BBC RSS
Microsoft posts largest one-day market cap gain in U.S. stock history¶
Microsoft achieved the biggest single-day market capitalization increase ever for a U.S. company, gaining $450 billion in market value.
Sources: WSJ RSS, Bloomberg.com RSS
UK aims for single trading feed within 18 months to revitalize markets¶
The UK announced plans to implement a consolidated trading feed within 18 months to boost market competitiveness and efficiency.
Sources: Reuters RSS
Earnings¶
Amazon Q2 earnings beat expectations as AWS cloud business booms¶
Amazon reported strong Q2 earnings with its AWS cloud business performing exceptionally, driving a 14% stock surge after-hours.
Sources: Yahoo Finance RSS, CNBC RSS
Pharma¶
Novo Nordisk stock plunges on disappointing heart drug trial results¶
Novo Nordisk shares tumbled 10% after the company's key heart drug trial failed to meet its primary goals.
Sources: Investing.com RSS, Investopedia RSS
Finance¶
AI Situational Awareness hedge fund plunges 67% in July amid market rout¶
Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness fund dropped 67% in July, though his Anthropic shares remain held through the downturn.
Sources: Hacker News (front page) RSS, Financial Times RSS, TechCrunch RSS