US Market Currenthttps://usmarketcurrent.comThe pulse of American equities, every session Stocks Drift Near Records as Wall Street Weighs Iran Impasse Ahead of CPIhttps://usmarketcurrent.com/stocks-drift-near-records-cpi-iran-august-11/https://usmarketcurrent.com/stocks-drift-near-records-cpi-iran-august-11/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe S&P 500 hovered near record territory Tuesday while the Dow edged higher and the Nasdaq slipped, as traders balanced stalled U.S.-Iran diplomacy against Wednesday's pivotal inflation report.Markets Riot Platforms Soars on $9.1 Billion, 20-Year Data Center Deal With Anthropichttps://usmarketcurrent.com/riot-platforms-anthropic-9-billion-data-center-deal/https://usmarketcurrent.com/riot-platforms-anthropic-9-billion-data-center-deal/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe onetime bitcoin miner jumped double digits after landing a landmark 191-megawatt lease with the AI developer, cementing its pivot into large-scale data center development.Stocks AI Infrastructure Faces a Same-Day Stress Test: CoreWeave and Supermicro Report as Intel Upsizes Share Salehttps://usmarketcurrent.com/coreweave-supermicro-earnings-intel-offering-ai-infrastructure/https://usmarketcurrent.com/coreweave-supermicro-earnings-intel-offering-ai-infrastructure/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTTuesday packs a referendum on the AI capital-spending boom into a single session, with two closely watched earnings reports after the bell and a $20 billion Intel stock offering.Tech A Coin-Flip Fed Meets a Crucial CPI: Why Wednesday's Inflation Report Carries Unusual Weighthttps://usmarketcurrent.com/cpi-preview-fed-coin-flip-september-hike-or-hold/https://usmarketcurrent.com/cpi-preview-fed-coin-flip-september-hike-or-hold/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTWith markets split 50-50 on whether the Federal Reserve hikes or holds in September, July's consumer price data arrives at one of the most finely balanced moments for policy in years.Analysis The Job Engine Stalls: July's Payroll Contraction Redraws the Fed's Maphttps://usmarketcurrent.com/july-payrolls-contraction-redraws-fed-map-labor-market/https://usmarketcurrent.com/july-payrolls-contraction-redraws-fed-map-labor-market/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe economy shed 23,000 jobs in July against expectations for solid gains, and the miss has scrambled the Federal Reserve's September calculus even as some officials keep pressing the case for higher rates.Economy Main Street Perks Up While Housing Stays Stuck: Two Economies in One Morninghttps://usmarketcurrent.com/small-business-optimism-jumps-housing-stays-stuck-july/https://usmarketcurrent.com/small-business-optimism-jumps-housing-stays-stuck-july/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTSmall business optimism hit its highest level in nearly a year with hiring plans at a 2022 high, even as existing home sales slipped again — a split screen that captures the economy's uneven footing.Economy Oil Reverses Higher as the Hormuz Chokepoint Tightens to a Tricklehttps://usmarketcurrent.com/oil-climbs-hormuz-chokepoint-tightens-august-11/https://usmarketcurrent.com/oil-climbs-hormuz-chokepoint-tightens-august-11/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTCrude erased early losses and pushed toward $84 a barrel Tuesday as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed to a handful of vessels and U.S.-Iran diplomacy stayed frozen.Markets Alphabet Slides Ahead of Pixel 11 Debut as the AI Spending Bill Comes Duehttps://usmarketcurrent.com/alphabet-slides-pixel-11-ai-capex-bill-comes-due/https://usmarketcurrent.com/alphabet-slides-pixel-11-ai-capex-bill-comes-due/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTShares of the Google parent fell 3.6% Tuesday, underperforming megacap peers, as investors weighed a capex budget approaching $205 billion against a cloud business growing 82%.Stocks Gold Above $4,400: What the Metal's Relentless Run Is Really Signalinghttps://usmarketcurrent.com/gold-4400-record-what-the-rally-is-signaling/https://usmarketcurrent.com/gold-4400-record-what-the-rally-is-signaling/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTBullion set another record this week as weak jobs data collided with a Fed still debating hikes — and the rally reads less like a trade than a referendum on the inflation fight.Analysis