Bitcoin Rips to $77K: MSTR +8%, COIN +8%, MARA +16%
Bitcoin jumped 7.3% to $77,128, pulling crypto-linked equities along for a bigger ride: MSTR +7.8%, COIN +7.6%, MARA +15.5%, HUT +8.0%. CLARITY Act is the catalyst.
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AI Infra Rout: CoreWeave -12%, Lumentum -10%, SanDisk -9%
The chip selloff widened Monday as the AI supply chain got hit harder than the mega-cap designers. CoreWeave -12%, Lumentum -10%, SanDisk -9%, Seagate -9%.
Chip Stocks -5% as Bond Yields Bite: MU -7%, AMD -4%
Semiconductors led a tech rout Aug 18 as the 10-year yield sat near 4.72%. Micron -7%, AMD -4.3%, SOX -4.98% — while Apple and Microsoft actually rose.
Databricks Closes $5B at $190B: Coatue, MGX, T. Rowe In
Databricks raised $5B at a $190B valuation on Aug 13, 2026 — Coatue led, with Blackstone, MGX, T. Rowe Price and new investor Sixth Street Growth in the syndicate.
Private Credit’s $27B Six Weeks: Hayfin, Comvest, Bridgepoint
Three direct-lending mega-funds closed over $27 billion since July — Hayfin, Comvest and Bridgepoint. Inside the wave reshaping private credit.
Reddit Joins the S&P 500 on Aug 18: Shares Pop 8.8%
S&P Dow Jones Indices adds Reddit (RDDT) to the S&P 500 effective Aug 18, 2026. Shares jumped 8.8% after-hours as passive funds prepared to buy.
Thrive Holdings Raises $2B at $12B: AI-Native PE Model
Thrive Holdings raised $2B at a $12B valuation from OpenAI, SoftBank, D1 and Altimeter to buy legacy services firms and inject AI into their workflows.
Goldman Buys NEOS for $2.25B: An Options-Income ETF Bet
Goldman Sachs Asset Management will pay up to $2.25 billion for NEOS Investments, adding $30 billion of options-income ETFs and pushing GSAM’s active ETF book to about $80 billion.
Apollo Wins easyJet: £5.7bn Take-Private at 715p a Share
Apollo Global Management sealed a £5.7bn ($7.7bn) all-cash bid for easyJet after Castlelake walked away, in one of the largest airline take-privates ever.
Ferguson to Replace EA in S&P 500 on Aug 5
Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) joins the S&P 500 on Aug 5, taking the slot Electronic Arts vacates as its $55B take-private closes.