News desk · Morning edition · Monday, August 24, 2026

Equities are little changed near record highs, with the S&P 500 off 0.27% to 7653 while the VIX ticks up to 15.85 as Tech sells off. Alibaba's $10.2 billion dilutive share placement and Samsung's shareholder-return reaction dragged Tech down 1.46% today and 5.09% on the week. Nvidia's Wednesday earnings are the next catalyst, while yields ease to 4.72% ahead of Fed Chair Warsh's Jackson Hole speech even as Bessent's bond-market intervention still hasn't calmed debt concerns.

auto-generated · written Aug 24, 2026, 9:35 AM EDT

Prices in this edition were taken live, not from stored closes. They were read at the Morning edition slot on Monday, August 24, 2026. Anything named as a cause may come from a headline the desk was given.

Equities

Alibaba shares fell about 10% after pricing a $10.2 billion share placement to fund AI investment
Samsung and memory-chip stocks slid after investors reacted negatively to a new shareholder return plan
PDD Holdings shares rose despite a 12% decline in quarterly net profit, beating estimates

Sector and commodities

Gold and silver continued to rally after a sharp selloff, with silver up over 18% this month
A gas turbine shortage is emerging as a key constraint on AI data center buildout
Oil prices fell as markets awaited details of the toughest-ever US sanctions campaign on Iran

Crypto

and ethereum rose as investors await Fed signals, with Strategy holding its bitcoin position steady

Fixed income

Treasury yields fell as investors position ahead of Fed Chair Warsh's first Jackson Hole speech
Treasury Secretary Bessent's bond-market intervention is reportedly still failing to calm debt-load concerns

Russell 2000 (RUT)+0.9%

Small-caps hold up better than Tech today, with the Russell 2000 still near its mid-August highs.

Nikkei 225 (N225)-0.7%

Nikkei retreats for a third session, sliding back from its record close set August 17.

Shanghai Composite (000001.SS)-0.6%

Shanghai Composite drifts lower after peaking near 3990 mid-month, tracking a broader Asia pullback.