Market Brief - After Hours
by Arshia Hadidi
The Market Brief - After Hours delivers a fast, clear daily breakdown of the markets after Wall Street closes. Covering stocks, indices, global markets, Forex, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, commodities and major macro moves, each episode provides essential market news, key numbers, trends and analysis shaping the next trading day. Designed for busy traders and investors who want sharp insight without the noise. Disclaimer: all voices are AI-generated.
Episodes
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Strong GDP Fails to Save Nasdaq as Intel Tanks 19% and Caterpillar Sinks
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, stronger US growth fails to rescue Wall Street from a wave of earnings disappointments. Intel tanks about 19% on a weak outlook, Caterpillar suffers its worst session since March 2020, and Alphabet plunges 12%. With GDP growth beating forecasts at...
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Fed Holds Rates as UK Budget Sets Out Household Relief
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, the Federal Reserve holds interest rates, but rising Treasury yields show why a pause offers limited relief for borrowers. Meanwhile, Britain’s Budget sets out a £2.6 billion household support package alongside accelerated defence commitments. We...
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Meta Eyes Up to $95 Billion Equity Raise as AI Optimism Returns
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Meta’s plans to raise up to $95 billion in equity put the scale of AI financing back in focus. A separate $63 billion financing announcement for purchases of Broadcom technology for Anthropic helps lift chipmakers, with AMD and Micron also...
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Anthropic Filing Sparks Chip Rally as Wall Street Snaps Losing Run
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Anthropic’s public IPO filing puts AI growth back in the spotlight, lifting Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom and Micron as US stocks rebound after two consecutive weekly losses. The prospectus reveals a sharp revenue surge, while Meta’s planned $95 billion...
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Amex AI Job Cuts Hit Dow as Oil Surges while Defensive Stocks Fail
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, American Express falls after announcing AI-related job cuts, adding to a Dow decline of more than 650 points. Consumer staples, utilities and healthcare offer little protection, even as Micron and AMD recover. Oil surges on renewed Middle East...
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Gold Offers No Shelter as Meta Leads Tech Sell-Off
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Meta beats revenue expectations but falls about 7% as investors question the funding demands behind the AI boom. CoreWeave drops 10%, the Nasdaq suffers its worst session since June, and gold slides 2.77%. Investors find shelter in US government...
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UK Inflation Hits One-Year High as French Yield Breaches 5%
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, UK inflation climbs to a one-year high and French bond yields cross a line not seen since 2002, even as equities in the US, Europe and Asia rebound. We look at what drove the tech rally on Wall Street, the strain showing in oil shipping costs and...
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SpaceX Revenue Rockets 161% While Korean AI Flop Rattles Chip Stocks
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, SpaceX reports a 161% surge in third-quarter revenue, driven by Starlink and its AI business, while Korean AI company Elice plunges 32% on its market debut. The contrasting developments sharpen the debate over AI spending as strong industrial...
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French Riots Send 10-Year Yield Higher and China GDP Beats Forecasts
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, French unrest adds to Europe’s market pressures as the country’s 10-year bond yield jumps 14 basis points to 4.93%. Across the globe, China’s third-quarter GDP growth beats forecasts at 4.5%, offering a brighter economic signal. US tech stages a...
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AI Debt Fears Deepen as Oil Nears $110 and Tech Sinks
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, mounting concerns over AI borrowing collide with an oil surge as investors retreat from technology stocks. CoreWeave slides nearly 12% with total debt above $51 billion, semiconductor shares suffer their worst week since April 2025, and Brent...
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US Wholesale Inflation Surges but Treasury Yields Slide Across the Board
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, US wholesale inflation surges, yet Treasury yields fall as investors seek shelter from turmoil in technology stocks. We unpack why concerns over AI valuations outweighed inflation fears in the bond market, while a rotation into traditional sectors...
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Hot US Inflation Triggers Sell-Off as Nasdaq Slides and Silver Plunges
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, a hotter-than-expected inflation report rattles Wall Street, pushes rate hike expectations higher and hits tech and precious metals hard. We break down how the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow finished, why AI-linked stocks came under pressure, and what...
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IMF Upgrades Global Growth as Big Bank Earnings Fail to Lift Wall Street
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, big bank earnings kick off the season but Wall Street refuses to cheer, with the Dow handing back an early surge. We look at why a Chinese memory chip claim rattled Asia and spilled into Micron, how oil balanced Russian supply against fresh Middle...
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Chinese Memory Chip Scare Drags Micron and Samsung Lower as Nasdaq Slips
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT’s technical progress rattles semiconductor stocks, sending Micron down 3.9% and Samsung Electronics down 4.4%. The Nasdaq slips as investors reassess competitive threats across the chip sector, while rising oil prices...
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SpaceX Deal Sparks Telecom Sell-Off as T-Mobile and AT&T Tumble
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, a surprise SpaceX deal sends shockwaves through the telecom sector, with T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon all under heavy pressure. We also unpack the OpenAI revenue shock that rattled AI stocks, the geopolitical headlines behind Friday's late rally…
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OpenAI Revenue Shortfall Hits AI Stocks as Oil Surges
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we break down a risk-off session where new questions about OpenAI's revenue knocked the AI trade and sent the Nasdaq lower, while oil jumped on fresh Iran headlines and a Gulf storm threat. We look at where Treasury yields and the Fed stand, how...
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Why Wall Street Fell Even After a Strong Treasury Auction
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, bond yields reached levels not seen in over two decades and pulled US stocks back from record territory, even as a key Treasury auction drew strong demand. We unpack what the latest Fed minutes signal for rates, why banks and tech stocks took the...
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AI Rally Takes S&P 500 Above 7,800 for the First Time
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, the AI rally takes the S&P 500 above 7,800 for its first-ever close beyond that milestone, while the Nasdaq also finishes at a record high. Marvell Technology, Broadcom and AMD advance as enthusiasm for AI investment holds firm, and easing…
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Sugar Spikes and Bitcoin Climbs as the Nasdaq Closes at a Record
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, the Nasdaq closes at a record even as Treasury yields climb to levels not seen in decades, while sugar spikes and Bitcoin finds fresh support from ETF flows. We break down why tech is behaving like an inverse bond trade, what the latest ISM data...
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Why Did Weak US Jobs Lift Stocks While Bond Yields Rose?
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, weak US jobs data gives stocks a lift, but Treasury yields refuse to stay down. September hiring of just 29,000 strengthens expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady in October, helping the Nasdaq reach an intraday record. Yet a...
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Europe Sinks as Bond Yields Surge and Third US Carrier Heads to Middle East
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, European stocks sank while bond yields surged and a third US carrier group headed to the Middle East. We break down why Wall Street managed to claw back from early losses, how the major European indices fared, and what Asia's AI-fuelled rally…
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Why Cooler Inflation Failed to Lift US Stocks
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, cooler inflation delivers good news, but US stocks struggle to hold their gains. Headline PCE inflation slows to 3.4% and core inflation eases to 3%, yet stronger spending, an upward GDP revision and better-than-expected private hiring keep the...
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US Consumer Confidence Sinks as Treasury Yields Climb
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Wall Street suffers another down day as Treasury yields keep climbing and US consumer confidence takes a sharp hit. We look at why oil fell but inflation fears stayed put, what's brewing in Europe over the EU budget, and how Asian markets followed...
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Gold Crashes 3.7% as Nvidia Surges on $150B Buyback
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we break down a brutal day for gold and silver, a Treasury yield surge that hit multi-year highs, and the one chip stock that defied a broad tech selloff with a massive buyback announcement. We cover EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY and USD/CHF, along…
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Stocks Finish Higher While US Consumer Sentiment Stays Weak
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, US stocks rallied on Friday and finished a volatile week higher, even as consumer sentiment remained weak and Treasury yields hovered near levels not seen in decades. Meta’s surge helped technology lead the way, while oil retreated on renewed…
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Dow Falls Third Straight Day as 30-Year Yield Hits 5.501%
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, the Dow slipped for a third straight session as Treasury yields hit levels not seen in decades, squeezing stocks even as the S&P and Nasdaq clung close to flat. Oil whipsawed on a Houthi missile strike targeting Saudi Arabia before easing on…
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Why Did Strong US Data Send the 10-Year Yield to Its Highest Since 2007?
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, a blowout batch of US and European PMI data sent Treasury yields to their highest level since 2007, triggering a broad selloff across US equities. We break down the hawkish comments from Fed Governor Michael Barr, sharp moves in EUR/USD and…
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Nasdaq Hits Record High as GLP-1 Maker Soars Over 36%
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, the Nasdaq closed at a fresh record high while a GLP-1 drug maker's shares exploded higher on blockbuster trial results. We cover a fifth straight day of losses for oil as diplomatic and supply signals collide, a mixed session across European...
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Bitcoin Jumps 6% While Bank of Japan Raises Rates
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Bitcoin tears through $81,000 after a major SEC decision, while the Bank of Japan raises rates to their highest level since 1995, lifting the Nikkei and Kospi. We also cover a rocky week on Wall Street as the 10-year Treasury yield broke back…
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Wall Street Rebounds as Bank of England Splits 6-3 on Rate Call
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Wall Street bounces back as investors digest the Fed's latest rate hike, with tech and semiconductor names leading a broad rally while Treasury yields retreat. Across the pond, the Bank of England navigates a divided committee vote against a...
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Hawkish Fed Triggers Late Sell-Off as 10-Year Yield Retakes 5%
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years, and a hawkish press conference sent stocks into a late-session reversal. We break down the moves across the Dow, S&P 500 and Treasury yields, plus the technical…
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Clarity Act Failure Sends Bitcoin Below $76K as 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 19-Year High
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we cover a Senate vote that torpedoed crypto regulation hopes, sending Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP sharply lower and dragging crypto-exposed stocks down with them. At the same time, the 10-year Treasury yield rocketed to a level not seen since 2007,...
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AI Slowdown Call Hits Chip Stocks as 10-Year Yield Tops 5%
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we cover a volatile start to the week as AI slowdown warnings from Dario Amodei and Sam Altman send chip stocks tumbling, a Saudi pipeline attack pushes oil above $100 a barrel, and the 10-year Treasury yield briefly tops 5% for the first time…
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US CPI Runs Hot as UK Economy Grows 0.4% and Stocks Rally
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we break down Wall Street's Friday rebound after a bruising four-day losing streak, and why a hotter-than-expected CPI report didn't stop the rally. We dig into surging Treasury yields, jumping Fed rate hike odds, and a volatile week for oil…
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US PPI Surges to 5.4% as ECB Hikes Rates to 2.5% Amid Inflation Fears
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, oil surges past $100 a barrel and Wall Street logs its fourth straight day of losses as tensions between the US and Iran intensify. We break down fresh US producer price data showing inflation accelerating to 5.4%, the European Central Bank's…
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Why Oil and Bond Yields Are Squeezing Global Markets
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we break down why surging oil prices and climbing Treasury yields are squeezing markets around the world. Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran pushed crude sharply higher, while a Treasury buyback failed to keep a lid on yields, dragging...
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Fed Hike Odds Hit 59% as 10-Year Yield Nears Highest Since 2023
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we break down a brutal start to the trading week as renewed US-Iran military tension sent oil surging for a sixth straight session and pushed Treasury yields toward multi-year highs. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all posted back-to-back losses, and...
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How the US Jobs Surge Revived Fed Rate Hike Fears
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, a much stronger than expected US jobs report rattles Wall Street and revives fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising rates. We break down the reaction across the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq, why Treasury yields and the dollar jumped, and what...
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Why Bitcoin Gold and Wall Street Jumped Together
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we break down why Bitcoin blasted through $80,000, gold surged toward a key technical level, and Wall Street logged its best day in weeks after dovish comments from the Fed's Christopher Waller. We cover the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq's big gains, a...
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Wall Street Rebounds as US Hiring Slows to 38,000
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Wall Street snapped a three-day losing streak even as fresh data showed US private hiring slowing sharply and Treasury yields spiked to levels not seen since late 2023. We cover the US-Iran military escalation rattling oil markets, a surprising...
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Bond Yields Hit Highest Levels in Years as Oil Tops $90
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, oil surged and global bond yields climbed to their highest levels in years after the US struck Iran-backed targets, sending the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq sharply lower. We break down the synchronized bond selloff across the US, Japan and Germany, a...
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Warsh Sparks Selloff as Fed Rate Hike Odds Jump to 57%
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Kevin Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole message sparks a Friday sell-off and pushes the odds of a September rate hike sharply higher. We examine the reaction across Wall Street and US Treasury yields after a volatile but ultimately positive week for…
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Bitcoin Retakes $80K as Jobless Claims Fall Before Fed Speech
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Nvidia's earnings beat sent shockwaves through the tech sector, lifting the Nasdaq to a record close and sparking a rally across chips, software and cybersecurity stocks. Bitcoin reclaimed the $80,000 level for the first time since May as...
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PCE Stays Sticky as Meta Pays $16.7B and Nvidia Doubles Revenue
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we break down a blockbuster quarter from Nvidia, a hotter-than-forecast PCE inflation print, and a landmark settlement from Meta. Wall Street closed nearly flat as investors weighed sticky prices against still-resilient corporate earnings, while a...
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Nvidia Rises 2% to End Seven-Day Slide as Retail Stocks Tumble
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we cover a third straight winning session for the Dow as Treasury yields retreat and tech stocks rally, even as a brutal retail selloff sends Dick's Sporting Goods to its worst day on record. We also dig into escalating US-Canada trade tensions,...
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Canada Trade Talks Collapse as US Imposes 50% Tariffs and Bitcoin Surges
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Canada and the US plunge into a tariff standoff after trade talks collapse over the weekend, semiconductor stocks drag the Nasdaq lower while the Dow holds firm, and Bitcoin surges toward $80,000 as institutional demand returns in force. We break...
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How Gold and Bitcoin Broke Out in a Volatile Week
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we cover a Friday bounce that couldn't save Wall Street from weekly losses, as surging Treasury yields kept pressure on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq. We break down gold's breakout above its key moving averages and Bitcoin's explosive 22% weekly...
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Walmart's 9% Plunge Drags Dow Down as Bitcoin Surges Two Days in a Row
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, Walmart's steep sell-off dragged the Dow lower even as a Treasury buyback failed to hold bond yields down. We break down the US-Iran tensions rattling oil prices, the surprise rally sweeping through South Korean chipmakers, and Bitcoin's powerful...
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Treasury Doubles Debt Buybacks as Bitcoin Jumps 6%
On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, we break down the U.S. Treasury's surprise move to double its debt buyback program, how it flipped the bond market, and why Bitcoin, Ether and Solana all rallied on the risk-on shift. We also cover Moderna's historic trading day, a brutal...
About this show
The Market Brief - After Hours delivers a fast, clear daily breakdown of the markets after Wall Street closes. Covering stocks, indices, global markets, Forex, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, commodities and major macro moves, each episode provides essential market news, key numbers, trends and analysis shaping the next trading day. Designed for busy traders and investors who want sharp insight without the noise. Disclaimer: all voices are AI-generated.
Hosted by
Arshia Hadidi