CNBC: Amazon shares appear stuck in a rut. Trader Mike Khouw is betting things will stay that way

For investors who suspect Amazon could be range-bound for the next seven weeks, consider a “jade lizard.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/amazon-shares-appear-stuck-in-a-rut-trader-mike-khouw-is-betting-things-will-stay-that-way.html

CNBC: Strait of Hormuz ship traffic near three-month low as U.S.-Iran deal in doubt

Traffic is about 90% lower than the daily average of 130 ships that transited Hormuz before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/strait-hormuz-ship-traffic-iran-war-deal.html

CNBC: SpaceX short sellers are running out of bullets as stock rebounds more than 30% off low

Short interest in SpaceX fell to about 11% of the company's publicly traded shares Wednesday, down sharply from a peak of 34% last week, according to S3.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/spacex-short-sellers-are-running-out-of-bullets-as-stock-rebounds-38percent-off-low.html

CNBC: 'Nobody wants it': Lettuce prices see record-setting plunge as cyclospora spooks consumers

Lettuce prices posted their sharpest month-over-month decline on record as diners reconsider the vegetable amid the cyclospora outbreak.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/lettuce-prices-cyclospora-cpi.html

CNBC: CEO of Intel just gave Jim Cramer one more reason to call it his favorite stock

Intel on Wednesday revealed CEO Lip-Bu Tan as a big buyer in the massive stock sale that the company announced this week.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/ceo-of-intel-just-gave-jim-cramer-one-more-reason-to-call-it-his-favorite-stock.html

CNBC: U.S. budget deficit surged in July to highest level since March 2021

Beyond the big single-month jump, the collective red ink over the 10 months of the fiscal year rose to nearly $1.8 trillion, surpassing the same period in 2025.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/us-budget-deficit-surged-in-july-to-highest-level-since-march-2021.html

CNBC: How the market is trading gold as Fed rate hike and inflation odds shift

Gold prices have been volatile in 2026, but a recent rally shows renewed investor interest amid tamer inflation data and changing Fed rate expectations.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/gold-prices-metals-fed-rate-hike-inflation.html

CNBC: Saudi Arabia ramps up oil exports through Mediterranean pipeline to avoid attacks in Red Sea

Oil exports from Egypt's Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir have more than doubled. The crude is mostly from Saudi Arabia, according to Kpler.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/saudi-arabia-iran-oil-red-sea-houthi-suez-canal-strait-hormuz.html

CNBC: Trump says Karoline Leavitt resigning as White House press secretary

Leavitt, who is the youngest White House press secretary every, gave birth in May to a girl, her second child.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/trump-white-house-karoline-leavitt-resigning-.html

CNBC: CoreWeave counters a key bear case on the AI trade. What it means for our data center stocks

CoreWeave is seeing strong demand for six-year-old Nvidia chips, helping justify all the current AI capex.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/coreweave-counters-a-key-bear-case-on-the-ai-trade-what-it-means-for-our-data-center-stocks.html

CNBC: Cisco's stock drops despite earnings, revenue beat

Even though Cisco's quarterly results topped estimates, they weren't good enough to satisfy Wall Street.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/ciscos-stock-drops-despite-earnings-revenue-beat.html

CNBC: Cerebras stock plunges 14% after second earnings report following IPO

Cerebras Systems reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue and and raised its full-year guidance.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/cerebras-cbrs-q2-earnings-report-2026.html

CNBC: Here are five key takeaways from the July CPI inflation report

Readings for July on the prices consumers pay for goods and services came in pretty much on target.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/here-are-five-key-takeaways-from-the-july-cpi-inflation-report.html

CNBC: Ford says it's increasing Lincoln production in the U.S. in 2030

Ford said on Wednesday that it will be increasing production of its Lincoln cars in the U.S. beginning in 2030.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/ford-lincoln-us-china.html

CNBC: Japan wholesale inflation eases slightly to 7.2%, undershooting expectations

The PPI reading was lower than the 7.4% expected by economists polled by Reuters, and was down from a revised 7.3% seen in June.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/japan-ppi-inflation-energy-prices-takaichi-cpi.html

CNBC: Inside India newsletter: Why global funds are flocking to GIFT City in Modi’s home state

Favorable regulations, a growing local investor base, and tax holidays are giving momentum to India's GIFT City.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/global-funds-blackrock-modi-gift-city.html

CNBC: Goldman says Japan's $1 trillion of reserves leaves 'plenty of capacity' for further yen interventions

Japan has enough cash at its disposal for a couple more rounds of yen-buying on the scale of last month's intervention, Goldman Sachs says.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/us-japan-dollar-yen-intervention-goldman.html

CNBC: South Korea stocks have entered bull market in about a month as AI trade roars back

South Korean stocks rallied on Thursday, pushing the benchmark Kospi into a technical bull market.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/south-korea-kospi-bull-market-sk-hynix-samsung-ai-trade.html

CNBC: Oil rises on worries over supply disruptions as spill near Oman worsens

News of recent deadly attacks on vessels in the Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea drove oil higher. An oil spill near Oman continued to worsen.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/oil-spill-near-oman-worries-over-supply-.html

CNBC: This Chinese firm has topped Micron and Kioxia in shipments of crucial NAND memory chips

Counterpoint Research looked at the NAND segment of memory chips, which is benefitting along with the larger DRAM segment from artificial intelligence demand.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/chinese-firm-tops-micron-kioxia-shipments-nand-memory-chips.html

CNBC: ‘Hormuz remains blocked’: Iran disputes Trump claims as traffic sinks to near 3-month lows

The Persian Strait Gulf Authority said "the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and will not be reopened until Iran's conditions are accepted."

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-irgc.html