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SpaceX (SPCX) stock slid this week, falling back to its IPO price as another share unlock hit and new rocket-competition headlines hit the public float.

Stocks shrugged it off, but bond yields moved higher for a second straight day on Friday, the latest sign that the US Treasury's intervention efforts have been a bust.

Tim Cook has grown Apple's market capitalization by $32 million an hour, according to Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan.

Nvidia investors want something new.

Bitcoin is back on the hot list.

Moderna stole the show this week, but healthcare has been breaking out for months

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Tech stock coverage for the week of Aug. 17.

Stocks posted weekly losses after a bond sell-off this week put pressure on tech and AI stocks.

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Both sides are touting progress in marathon trade talks between the US and Canada as concessions emerge ahead of a midnight deadline tonight.

Wall Street will turn almost anything into an ETF these days.

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