August 5, 2026
Stories from this day
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World · 1 min readFirst Oman, now Qatar — the Gulf's second mediator
It was Qatar — not the US or Iran — that confirmed the draft deal's existence
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Tech · 1 min readWhy great earnings can sink a stock — reading AI results
The same evening: AMD -9% on record revenue, SpaceX +9% on a $541M loss
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Tech · 1 min readWhat you actually own in SPCX — three businesses, one ticker
SpaceX listed on Nasdaq in early 2026 in a record IPO, ticker SPCX
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Economy · 1 min readKorea's 'sidecar' explained — and how it differs from a circuit breaker
The sidecar halts program-trading orders for five minutes on sharp futures moves
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Economy · 1 min readKOSPI roars back 4.33% — now the buy curb fires on the main board
KOSPI jumped 275.60 points (4.33%) to 6,634.55, reclaiming the 6,600 level
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World · 1 min readDow tops 54,000 for the first time in back-to-back record run
The Dow added 907.47 points (1.71%) to close above 54,000 for the first time
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World · 1 min readA draft Iran deal is circulating — but it only lasts months
Qatar's foreign ministry says draft agreements are circulating, 'very progressive'
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World · 1 min readUS interceptors nearly 80% spent — 'dangerously low'
The US military has spent nearly 80% of interceptors for a key defense system
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Tech · 1 min readAMD's record quarter — and the 9% after-hours drop
Q2 revenue hit a record $11.5B (+50%) with data center doubling to $6.7B
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Tech · 1 min readSpaceX's first report card beats across all three businesses
First earnings as a public company: revenue $7.8B vs $6.8B consensus