U.S. stocks fell as weak economic data tempered expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate move, while Treasury yields climbed to their highest since 2007. A dip in retail sales added to economic concerns. Geopolitical uncertainties, particularly the Iran war, also weighed on investor sentiment.

The team at Bell Potter has updated its outlook on A2 Milk shares following the release of full-year results.

RTX stock inches higher on a $22.9 billion U.S. Navy contract. Here’s why RTX shares are worth buying at current levels.

Tesla is preparing to showcase a revamped Roadster, with the market expecting a $200,000 starting price for the base model and nearly $250,000 for the Founders Series. The company posted second-quarter total revenue of $28.2 billion, up 26% year over year and more than $2.5 billion above estimates. Earnings per share fell 18% to $0.33, missing the $0.53 consensus forecast, while gross margin edged down to 16.8%.

HDFC Bank faces a class action that alleges it offered the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation around Rs 45 crore in deposits at an interest rate 2.51 percentage points above market to attract large inflows. After the allegations were reported on May 27, 2026, the bank’s shares fell $1.02, or 4.1%, to close at $23.78 on heavy volume, according to The Indian Express. The deadline to seek appointment as lead plaintiff has been set for October 13, 2026.

JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley both raised their price targets on Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms while maintaining Overweight ratings. JPMorgan lifted its target to $22 from $20, and Morgan Stanley increased its target to $43 from $36. The moves follow Riot’s Aug. 11 announcement of a 20-year, $9 billion compute agreement with AI company Anthropic that is expected to generate $9.1 billion in revenue, rising to roughly $16.1 billion if renewed twice. The deal underscores a broader shift by Bitcoin miners toward AI infrastructure that has drawn support from Wall Street analysts.

Ondo Finance’s tokenized stocks total value locked has surpassed $1 billion ahead of the platform’s one-year anniversary. Cumulative trading volume has exceeded $27 billion, while deployed capital stands at $3.6 billion, nearly three times the level a year ago. At the time of writing, ONDO was trading at $0.336, up nearly 5% over the past two days after falling 24% since 30 July. A Citi report dated June 01, 2026 forecasts tokenized assets will exceed $5.5 trillion in value over the next four years.

Solana’s planned Aug. 17 start date for Agave 4.2 mainnet feature activations arrived without a confirmed delivery update. Anza recommended Agave 4.2 for general mainnet adoption on Aug. 11, but mainnet feature gates were still awaiting activation. The upgrade is intended to deliver sub-second finality, 4,096-byte transactions and 200-millisecond slots, though the rollout timing remains unclear.