Rachel Foster

HSBC Raises JPMorgan's Target to $377, Keeps Hold — and the $37.10 Gap Is the Whole Story

HSBC lifted its JPMorgan target to $377 from $369 while leaving the rating at Hold. Against Friday's $339.90 close, that is $37.10 per share...

Sep 28, 2026 4 min read

Apple's $5.7 Billion Haptics Verdict Lands on a Close 2.1% Below Its 52-Week High

A federal jury awarded Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion over iPhone and Apple Watch haptics patents. Apple closed Friday at $338.13...

Sep 26, 2026 4 min read

JPMorgan Drops $14.40 in One Session to a 90-Day Low — and Not a Cent of It Gapped

JPMorgan closed at $337.64, down $14.40 or 4.09%, its lowest close in ninety days — with the entire decline occurring inside the cash sessio...

Sep 23, 2026 4 min read

Splits Divide the Price, Not the Business — and Friday's Megacaps Made the Point

Three companies set stock-split record dates next week. Meanwhile the two highest-priced US megacaps — Meta at $675.61 and AMD at $542.59 —...

Sep 19, 2026 4 min read

The Fed Hiked and Semis Led Anyway: AMD's $12.87 Gap Did Three-Quarters of the Work

The Fed raised rates and the long end of the curve stayed quiet. Semiconductors took the cue — AMD closed at $521.58, within $3.42 of its 90...

Sep 17, 2026 4 min read

Two More Hikes Priced In: AMD's $30.64 Gap Was Nearly All of Its 5.89% Loss

A CNBC survey showing at least two Fed hikes over the next year coincided with AMD gapping down $30.64 and NVIDIA losing 3.28%, while Micros...

Sep 15, 2026 4 min read

Friday's Megacap Sweep Was 62% Gap. Central-Bank Week Opens Lower.

All ten megacaps closed green Friday, but $35.28 of the $56.90 in combined per-share gains arrived at the opening bell. Futures are lower in...

Sep 14, 2026 4 min read

Apple's Foldable Bid Left It $8.75 From a Record. Alphabet Needs $65.87.

Apple closed at $335.82 after unveiling its foldable iPhone, within $8.75 of its 52-week high. Alphabet, at a higher share price, sits $65.8...

Sep 13, 2026 4 min read

A Rate-Hike Bank Trade Is Being Marketed in London While JPMorgan Logs a Fourth Red Close

A widely circulated forecast puts Lloyds 25% higher by September 2027 on the back of rate hikes. JPMorgan closed at $353.13, down a fourth s...

Sep 11, 2026 4 min read

Oil and Record Copper Repriced the Discount Rate — and NVDA Gave Back Its Entire Gap

The Dow lost 575 points while the Nasdaq slipped 0.1%. NVIDIA opened 1.22% higher and closed at $227.09, near the low of its range, as AMD a...

Sep 9, 2026 4 min read

The AI Rotation Call Meets a Board Where NVDA and META Both Closed at 90-Day Highs

AMD added $21.29 and NVIDIA closed at $230.35, a 90-day high, while Microsoft gave back $10.58. The consumption-over-construction thesis has...

Sep 8, 2026 4 min read

Adobe's Insider CEO Pick Cost 7% — and Microsoft Gave Back $10.58 the Same Day

A succession announcement priced as an AI-strategy risk premium. Application software sold off while AMD added $21.29 and NVIDIA closed at a...

Sep 4, 2026 4 min read