Sam's News — markets — 2026-08-11¶

Funding¶

8 Anthropic secures $9 billion deal with Bitcoin miner-turned-data center operator¶

A data center operator formerly focused on Bitcoin mining is investing $9 billion with Anthropic.

World¶

8 Houthis kill four crew in deadly Red Sea attack; Iran situation affecting markets¶

Iranian-backed Houthis carried out a deadly missile attack on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on August 11, 2026, killing at least six people amid escalating regional tensions.

Yemen's Transportation Ministry: four crew and two National Resistance Forces members killed
Attack comes amid renewed Houthi strikes on government-held Yemeni areas
Raises fears of civil war reigniting and further Red Sea shipping threats
Comes as Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed by Iran

Sources: 2news.com AI Web Searched, Reuters RSS, CNBC RSS

Markets¶

6 Nasdaq acquires dark pool trading venue LeveL¶

Nasdaq announced the acquisition of LeveL, a dark pool trading venue, to expand its equities market infrastructure.

Sources: Yahoo Finance RSS, Bloomberg.com RSS

6 Strait of Hormuz reopening reports boost S&P 500 and equity markets¶

Reports of potential fresh U.S.-Iran peace deal and Strait of Hormuz reopening lifted stock market indices higher.

Sources: Seeking Alpha RSS, Investing.com RSS

6 Intel secondary offering experiences strong demand with one-third of investors unallocated shares¶

Intel's secondary share offering saw such strong demand that a third of investors received no shares.

Sources: Investing.com RSS

6 US Stock Market Dips Amid Iran-US Diplomatic Impasse¶

The stock market declines as tensions between the United States and Iran create uncertainty affecting investor sentiment.

Sources: Yahoo Finance RSS

6 Bank of America: hedge funds posted biggest buying week since 2008¶

According to Bank of America data, hedge funds executed their largest buying week since the 2008 financial crisis.

Sources: Investing.com RSS

6 S&P 500 falls amid Iran stalemate, tech sector losses accelerate¶

The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq all fell on August 11, 2026, as a U.S.-Iran standoff weighed on markets and losses in tech stocks like Alphabet accelerated.

All three major indexes declined
Alphabet among tech names cited as weak

Sources: TechStock² AI Web Searched, CNBC RSS, Yahoo Finance RSS

Economic Data¶

6 CPI data and crude oil inventories due Wednesday¶

Key economic reports including Consumer Price Index data and crude oil inventory figures are scheduled for release on Wednesday.

Sources: Investing.com RSS

Market Movements¶

6 Stock market stalled ahead of CPI inflation report¶

U.S. stock markets remain flat as investors await the Consumer Price Index report.

Sources: Barron's RSS