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U.S. stocks fell for a second straight week as tech weakness and a nearly 18% weekly plunge in Tesla weighed on the Nasdaq.

Tesla’s momentum is weakening, with shorts and bearish analysts pointing to stagnating fundamentals and a sharp weekly drop.
Several Wall Street calls highlight semiconductor strength, including Nvidia-linked deals, UBS’s bullish view on AMD, and optimism around TSMC’s expanded U.S. investment.
Intel posted a strong earnings beat, but analysts are still divided on whether the improvement is enough to change the long-term outlook.
SpaceX is drawing mixed attention: some say it is fully valued or even overpriced, while others are debating whether investors should buy before Aug. 4.
Market strategists and commentators are emphasizing disciplined portfolio management, warning against short-term thinking and common investing mistakes.
Tech stocks were under pressure broadly, with Nasdaq weakness, Tesla’s steep fall, and uncertainty around major upcoming earnings and the FOMC meeting.
Several companies showed mixed operational signals, including SAP’s cloud growth, AmEx’s revenue outlook, and packaging stocks benefiting from pricing increases.
Regulatory and product setbacks are hitting some names, such as Hims & Hers after FDA advisors rejected its first peptide.
Geopolitical and macro risks remain important, with U.S.-Iran tensions supporting the dollar and oil price moves influencing broader sentiment.
Other notable developments include student-loan debt relief, Waymo’s evolving robotaxi competition with Uber, and market resilience in Texas labor data despite AI job-loss fears.

Hong Kong stocks fell sharply, with the Hang Seng Index down 247 points as Alibaba slumped over 4% while Bank of China Hong Kong hit a record high, highlighting a volatile and highly divergent market session.

Markets were mixed, with oil and European equities recovering while some stocks weakened after earnings.
Yu Yuan Group warned that its first-half profit may drop by up to 60% year on year.
Goldman Sachs said Intel’s earnings and guidance beat expectations, though it kept a neutral rating.
More than half of Hong Kong buyers in Shenzhen chose Luohu, mainly preferring smaller residential units.
CICC International initiated coverage of Luxshare Precision with a buy rating and a target price of HK$78.3.
Huadian International’s first-half power generation fell about 10.65% year on year.
China’s securities regulator optimized rules for leveraged and inverse products and may lower leverage targets if needed.
UBS said AI model vendors’ monetization potential has expanded significantly over the past six months.
Reports said ChangXin Storage raised chip prices for Huawei, increasing tensions between the two sides.
Hong Kong stocks ended lower overall, with Alibaba dropping sharply while several names hit record highs.

Japan’s market was hit by a sharp yen selloff, with the yen briefly weakening to around 163.99 per dollar—its lowest level in nearly 39 years—after rising oil prices and worsening Middle East tensions boosted safe-haven dollar buying.

The U.S. report says Japan will remain under currency monitoring, with no designation as a “manipulator,” and it does not want excessive yen volatility.
Keidanren urged the government to secure fiscal sustainability and market trust, and proposed creating an oversight body to monitor soundness.
A new fraud loss of 790 million yen was discovered after further investigation, suggesting Prudential may face even larger damage.
Expo “re-experience” tickets go on sale on the 25th through Resona Bank’s event, with first-come-first-served access after the initial batch sold out immediately.
The Trump administration is set to launch new tariff measures, with attention focused on rates for Japan, the EU, and China after a 10% alternative deadline.
U.S. stocks fell sharply, with the Dow dropping below 52,000 points as rising tensions in the Middle East triggered heavy selling.
The yen briefly weakened to 163.99 per dollar in New York, the weakest level in 39 years, as higher oil prices and worsening Middle East tensions drove dollar buying.
Iyo Bank Holdings and Ehime Bank plan to integrate management, likely forming a holding company next April and creating a regional banking group with assets exceeding 12 trillion yen.
The Tokyo yen rate also hit 163.42 per dollar at one point, marking a 39-year-and-8-month low amid safe-haven dollar buying.
Japan’s rice policy is being reconsidered, with the key issue being “water paddy” utilization to improve productivity, while concerns rise over a possible rice-price collapse after the new harvest.

The biggest crypto market event is the surge in tokenized real-world assets on Robinhood Chain, which saw a fivefold jump as tokenized stocks began trading in larger sizes, highlighting accelerating institutional adoption of on-chain finance.

Robinhood Chain’s real-world assets expanded rapidly, with tokenized stocks now trading in larger volumes.
Senate Democrats are being urged to keep the crypto policy gains they achieved despite Trump’s proposed limits.
World Network, backed by Sam Altman, raised $52.5 million to help combat online deepfakes created by AI.
LMAX, a major institutional crypto trading platform, is considering either a sale or an initial public offering.
Strategy is changing how it reports bitcoin metrics while the bear market continues to pressure the company.
Brazilian farmers are tokenizing dairy cows to access loans and avoid traditional bank lending restrictions.
The EU has imposed a new sanctions package on Russia aimed at a $120 billion crypto network.
Crypto market maker B2C2 has reportedly discussed a potential sale with several interested buyers.
Institutional participation in crypto has weakened the memecoin boom and reduced retail speculation.
Bitcoin options activity has concentrated into a $5 billion cluster, which is being seen as a bullish signal.

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