The iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ:IBIT) holds bitcoin directly, so its price follows the cryptocurrency during US trading hours. Bitcoin dipped to about USD 81,000 on Friday, October 16, 2026, as the Nasdaq fell 2.1% and outflows from bitcoin exchange-traded funds continued, according to CoinDesk. …
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) tracks the S&P 500, which rose 0.4% on Monday, October 19, 2026 as technology shares led a rebound. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.1% and the Dow was flat, as reported by CNBC and TheStreet. Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) jumped …
The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) holds 25 of the largest US-listed chip companies, and it rose about 3% on Monday, October 19, 2026, as dip buyers returned. Bloomberg reported that investors were betting the AI boom would keep supporting earnings after the sector's longest …
Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) makes NAND flash memory, the chips used for data storage in phones, computers and data centres, and it rose about 6% at midday on Monday, October 19, 2026. Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL), which designs custom chips and networking parts for data centres, gained …
The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) tracks the Nasdaq-100, and futures on that index were lower before the open on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, while broader futures were mixed, according to TipRanks. AI stocks retreated again after Monday's 1.1% Nasdaq rebound, and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) …
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (NYSEARCA:XBI) tracks an equal-weighted basket of US biotechnology shares, which makes it a common gauge of small and mid-sized drug developers. Iambic, an artificial intelligence drug discovery company backed by Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), ended its first week of trading up 48.8%, …
The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) holds large and mid-sized Korean companies, with heavy exposure to the country's two memory chip giants. On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, Korea's Kospi fell 3.7%, as reported by CNBC and Saxo. SK Hynix dropped 4.2% and Samsung …
TCGX Acquisition II (NASDAQ:TCXB) listed on Nasdaq on Friday, October 16, 2026 and gained 12% on its first day, IPOScoop reported. Its name points to TCGX, a life sciences investment firm, and to a second vehicle of its kind, which suggests a healthcare focus …
Silence Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SLN) agreed on Monday, October 19, 2026 to be acquired by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, for USD 20.00 in cash per American depositary share, according to company filings. Each depositary share represents three ordinary shares, so the price equals about USD 6.67 …
iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HYG) tracks US dollar corporate bonds rated below investment grade, the market where privately owned, heavily indebted companies borrow. On Friday, October 16, 2026, Bloomberg News reported that SoftBank was weighing an acquisition of Allied Universal, …