Iran escalation and Treasury yield surge dominate
Geopolitical tensions reignite oil and rate concerns as long-duration assets retreat across equities and bonds.
Daily market report for Aug 18, 2026, with the industry groups and stocks behind each story.
- Financials Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Oil & Gas
- Aerospace & Defense
- AI Infrastructure
- Semiconductors
- Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
- Technology Sector
- Pharmaceuticals
- Biopharmaceutical
- Application Software
- Active M&A Strategy
- Endocrinology
- Capital Markets
- Autonomous Vehicles
- China Companies
- AI Software
- Enterprise Software
- Oil Tankers
- Shipping
- Homebuilders
- Crude Oil
- Bitcoin
- Cryptocurrency Adjacent
- Strategic Acquisitions
- Mining
- Home Improvement
- Consumer Discretionary
- Energy Infrastructure
- Power Generation
- Gaming
- MUFG – Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc ADR
- MPC – Marathon Petroleum Corp
- VLO – Valero Energy Corporation
- NVDA – NVIDIA Corporation
- MRVL – Marvell Technology Group Ltd
- CDNS – Cadence Design Systems Inc
- AMAT – Applied Materials Inc
- WDC – Western Digital Corporation
- WEAV – Weave Communications Inc
- AMLX – Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc
- SCHW – Charles Schwab Corp
- MSFT – Microsoft Corporation
- LMT – Lockheed Martin Corporation
- JPM – JPMorgan Chase & Co
- BAC – Bank of America Corp
- COIN – Coinbase Global Inc
- MSTR – MicroStrategy Incorporated
- GS – Goldman Sachs Group Inc
- SAN – Banco Santander SA ADR
- WBS – Webster Financial Corporation
- RIO – Rio Tinto ADR
- BHP – BHP Group Limited
- HD – The Home Depot Inc
- LOW – Lowe's Companies Inc
- EQNR – Equinor ASA ADR
- NEE – Nextera Energy Inc
- RSI – Rush Street Interactive Inc
- PENN – Penn National Gaming Inc