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Dick’s Shares Plunge 27% on Below-Forecast Sales

8/26/2026

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United States retailer Dick's Sporting Goods saw shares plunge over 27% after reporting $5.59 billion sales, below $5.65 billion forecast.
Advanced Micro Devices rose 5% after Raymond James upgraded it to strong buy with a $641 target, implying 40% upside.
Moderna rallied 13% after trial results for a cancer vaccine and Wolfe Research upgraded the stock to peer perform.
Navitas Semiconductor shares jumped about 5% after announcing a $232.8 million cash-and-stock deal with Claros.
United Airlines stock rose 2.9% after announcing 2027 flights from Sardinia to Okinawa.
The Nasdaq rose 0.58% to 26,126; the S&P 500 to 7,670 and the Dow to 53,452.

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Political backlash against AI data centers is cited as a headwind for investors.
Analysts note AI disruption worries could pressure SaaS licensing models and accelerate cyber-security demand.
Nvidia options show 5.9% implied volatility, with calls outpacing puts ahead of earnings.
30-year Treasury yield sits at 5.15% while the 10-year is at 4.62%.
Quartr data shows 66% of Salesforce revenue comes from the United States, 24% from Europe.
Consumer spending is forecast to rise 0.1% in July, with personal income up 0.2%.
High-yield corporate bond ETFs trade yields between 5.86% and 6.98%, indicating elevated risk appetite.

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The dot-com bubble burst in March 2000, wiping out roughly $5 trillion in market value and prompting a prolonged equity slump. NASDAQ, then led by companies like Cisco and Amazon, fell 78% to 1,114 points, while the S&P 500 lost 49%. Today's market mirrors that turbulence as AMD, Nvidia, and Salesforce rally amid AI hype while Dick's Sporting Goods and United Airlines experience sharp share swings. Investors therefore watch valuation gaps and bond-yield spreads, recalling 2000’s credit tightening that later spurred the 2008 financial crisis.

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United States retailer Dick's Sporting Goods saw shares plunge over 27% after reporting $5.59 billion sales, below $5.65 billion forecast.
Advanced Micro Devices rose 5% after Raymond James upgraded it to strong buy with a $641 target, implying 40% upside.
Moderna rallied 13% after trial results for a cancer vaccine and Wolfe Research upgraded the stock to peer perform.
Navitas Semiconductor shares jumped about 5% after announcing a $232.8 million cash-and-stock deal with Claros.
United Airlines stock rose 2.9% after announcing 2027 flights from Sardinia to Okinawa.
The Nasdaq rose 0.58% to 26,126; the S&P 500 to 7,670 and the Dow to 53,452.

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