TREE NEWS reports: Germany’s DAX 30 index provisionally closed up 0.52% at 25,973.57 points. France’s CAC ended down 0.09%, while Italy’s FTSE MIB rose 0.62%, with its banking index up 0.93%. The UK’s FTSE 100 gained 0.60%.
TREE NEWS reports: CleanSpark (CLSK) shares surged 10.43% during trading on September 3, reaching $12.43 per share. The move reflects increased investor interest in the bitcoin miner amid a broader rally in crypto-related stocks.
TREE NEWS reports: European stocks rose, with the STOXX 600 preliminary close up 0.40% at 648.51 points. The eurozone STOXX 50 gained 0.15% to 6371.55, and the FTSEurofirst 300 added 0.39% to 2591.05.
TREE NEWS reports: The S&P 500 rose 1% on the day, marking its largest intraday gain since August 4. Consumer discretionary and telecom sectors each gained about 1.8%, while financials, technology, and real estate advanced at least 1%. The Dow added 682 points (1.3%), Nasdaq gained 1.4%, and the Nasdaq 100 climbed 1.2%. The semiconductor index narrowed losses to a 0.3% gain.
TREE NEWS reports: US stocks advanced in afternoon trading, with the Nasdaq 100 index expanding gains to 1%. The Nasdaq rose 1.2%, the S&P 500 gained 0.9%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.1%.
TREE NEWS update: Mingxin Xuteng (603068) said its stock rose 24.81% over three sessions to Sept. 3, closing at 23.5 yuan, after a surge. The company, focused on automotive interior materials, clarified it has no humanoid robot business, orders, or industrialization capability. It posted a net loss of 47.8 million yuan in H1 2026, with subsidiary Liaoning Fuxin halted production.
TREE NEWS update: Yangtze Memory Holdings Co., Ltd. has had its STAR Market IPO review status changed to ‘Under Inquiry’. The move indicates progress in the review process for the chipmaker’s planned listing.
TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin rose as much as 2.9% on Thursday, lifting crypto-related stocks in early US trading. Strategy gained 11%, Coinbase 8.6%, Robinhood Markets 15%, Circle Internet Group 13%, Galaxy Digital 10%, Bullish 9.6%, and Gemini Space Station 7.6%. Macroeconomic conditions continue to exert significant influence on the crypto market.
TREE NEWS reports: China Resources Microelectronics (CR Micro) said in an institutional research note that it has built a full product matrix for data-center power, covering DrMOS modules, multi-phase controllers, board-level POL, silicon and third-generation semiconductor power devices, and driver and control chips. Its silicon and third-gen products have entered volume production and been successfully adopted by mainstream power-supply vendors and cloud customers.
TREE NEWS reports: The US ISM services index rose 1.3 points to 55.4 in August, the highest since February and above economist forecasts. New orders grew at the fastest pace since early 2023, while the business activity gauge hit its strongest level since 2022. Backlogs increased for a seventh straight month.
TREE NEWS update: Longsys has priced its Hong Kong initial public offering at HK$236 per share. The pricing sets the stage for the company’s listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Details on the total offering size and debut date have not been disclosed.
TREE NEWS update: Shenzhen’s industry and science agencies issued a 2026-2028 action plan to boost the intelligent robotics sector, pledging a city-district service mechanism to help such companies with financing and listing needs. The plan directs AI, embodied-robot, AI-terminal and high-end equipment funds to leverage social capital in supporting qualified firms, in accordance with regulations.
TREE NEWS reports: The North America Tech Software Sector Index ETF climbed more than 3.2% to $106.75, reflecting a strong day for software stocks. The move underscores renewed investor appetite for tech equities amid broader market gains.
TREE NEWS reports: Moderna (MRNA) fell over 4.3% to $144.30, holding near highs since an August 19 surge of 177%. Rothschild & Co. said the company is now overvalued following a rally driven by cancer vaccine prospects.
TREE NEWS update: The Shanghai Stock Exchange has issued a regulatory work letter to Longban Media regarding abnormal fluctuations in its stock trading. The exchange’s action follows unusual price movements in the company’s shares, prompting regulatory scrutiny. Further details of the letter were not disclosed.
TREE NEWS reports: Shipping stocks, buoyed by a months-long Hormuz crisis, have become one of 2026’s hottest trades, jumping about 68% this year and 82% over 12 months, outpacing the S&P 500 by fivefold. Crude tanker shares lead with a 120% YTD gain, per Lloyd’s List Intelligence’s basket of 35 US and European listed shippers.
TREE NEWS reports: US stocks opened higher on Thursday, with the Dow up 0.59%, S&P 500 up 0.4%, and Nasdaq up 0.45%. Snowflake jumped 26% after reporting better-than-expected Q2 results and raising its full-year guidance. Broadcom fell over 4% as its Q4 guidance missed estimates. GoPro rose over 6% after agreeing to acquire optical module maker Starman Optical for $285 million in cash.
TREE NEWS reports: Wall Street opened higher on the day. The S&P 500 rose 20.11 points (0.26%) to 7,686.71, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 247.22 points (0.47%) to 53,309.17, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 118.49 points (0.45%) to 26,336.32.
TREE NEWS update: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced Thursday that the company will acquire Hugging Face, calling it the “perfect home” for the AI platform. Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue said his team initiated talks with Huang this summer, and a deal was reached within weeks. The platform will continue operating as an open ecosystem for AI developers and institutions.
TREE NEWS reports: Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said inflation shows signs of easing but signaled openness to raising interest rates if data rebound, making next week’s CPI crucial. His stance marks a subtle shift. Meanwhile, the yen strengthened past 156 per dollar, sparking intervention speculation, though BOJ data suggested no action on Wednesday.
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