Key News
1. Federal Reserve official Hammark reiterated that interest rate hikes are now imperative.
2. US July PPI annual rate hit 4.7%, a new low since March, below market expectations of 4.9%.
Individual Stock News
1. Apple (AAPL.O) is reportedly in talks to pay publishers to improve its AI Siri.
2. Cisco (CSCO.O) fell more than 7% pre-market after issuing conservative AI revenue guidance for fiscal year 2027 and raising questions about order conversion efficiency.
3. S&P Global expanded its partnership with Microsoft (MSFT.O) to integrate rich key intelligence data into Microsoft 365 Copilot.
4. AI chipmaker Cerebras (CBRS.O) fell more than 16% pre-market after reporting second-quarter revenue of $180.1 million, missing expectations.
5. Lenovo CEO: Partnership with Nvidia (NVDA.O) plans to launch AI PCs equipped with RTX chips later this year.
6. Virgin Galactic (SPCE.N) fell 12% in pre-market trading after reporting second-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations but fell short of the same period last year.
7. Insurtech company Accelerant (ARX.N) surged over 45% in pre-market trading after software investment firm Thoma Bravo privatized the company at $20.25 per share.