Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Fall as Inflation and Fed Rate-Hike Fears Persist

🚢 Why Pyxis Tankers Shares Are Trading Higher by Over 11%

Shares of Pyxis Tankers Inc. rose sharply in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.

The company posted quarterly earnings of $0.27 per share, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $0.20 per share. Quarterly revenue came in at $12.134 million, also surpassing the consensus estimate of $11.380 million.

Pyxis Tankers shares climbed 11.4% to $5.97 in pre-market trading. Benzinga reports.

🏠 Peter Schiff Says 8% Treasury Yield Is Coming, Potentially Pushing Mortgage Rates to 10%

Veteran investor Peter Schiff said on Monday that the bond market has entered a structural bear market that could push Treasury yields well beyond their highest levels since 2007. He argued that the rise in yields may be only beginning, given how much larger the US national debt has become since previous yield peaks.

The 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.78% on Monday, its highest level since 2007.

Schiff said that Treasuries were still in a bull market in 2007, with yields trending lower, whereas he believes they are now in a bear market with yields likely to move significantly higher. Benzinga reports.

🧠 NVIDIA Widens Its AI Moat With MediaTek

NVIDIA Corp. is expanding its presence in the custom AI chip market through a deeper partnership with MediaTek, giving the company another avenue to capture spending as major technology companies increasingly develop their own processors.

NVIDIA also invested $3.5 billion in convertible bonds issued by MediaTek, further strengthening a partnership that spans data centers, PCs, and vehicles.

MediaTek will offer NVIDIA’s NVLink Fusion technology to customers developing their own AI chips. The technology will allow those processors to connect with NVIDIA’s broader AI infrastructure without requiring customers to build every surrounding component themselves.

Customers will be able to design the computing components that differentiate their chips, while NVIDIA and MediaTek provide technologies covering connectivity, memory, manufacturing, packaging, and large-scale system deployment. Benzinga reports.

💻 Software Stocks Crushed Chips in August. History Says September Gets Tougher

Software stocks posted their second-best monthly performance since 2002 in August, while semiconductor stocks barely managed to finish the month in positive territory after gaining nearly 10% at one point.

The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF surged more than 16% in August, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF gained just 1%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 rose slightly more than 2.5%.

Chip stocks initially kept pace with software, but during the final two weeks of August, semiconductor stocks gave back most of their gains while software stocks continued to climb. Yahoo Finance reports.

🛵 Ather Energy’s 130% Stock Surge Leaves Tesla and BYD Behind in 2026

Ather Energy shares have surged nearly 130% in 2026, outperforming major global EV stocks including Tesla and BYD. The rally has attracted global investors, with BlackRock Global Funds recently acquiring a stake of less than 1%.

Backed by Hero MotoCorp, Ather is benefiting from India’s growing EV adoption and expanding market share. The stock also gained more than 36% last month, its strongest monthly performance since the company’s May 2025 IPO. Yahoo Finance reports.

(All pricing and percent gains are based on Early Pre-Market from 4:00 AM to 7:00 AM ET). Stock Analysis reports.

1) GPRO: GoPro, Inc.

Total gain: +0.734 (83.75%)

2) FLYE: Fly-E Group, Inc.

Total gain: +0.910 (66.91%)

3) SSM: Sono Group N.V.

Total gain: +1.310 (48.88%)

4) WETO: Wetour Robotics Limited

Total gain: +2.26 (41.24%)

5) PETZ: TDH Holdings, Inc.

Total gain: +0.270 (23.48%)

The closing price of the top three market percent gainers trading near or above $3 on Aug 31.

(All pricing and percent gains are based on regular market trading hours from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM ET)
Stock Analysis reports.

1) AEHL: Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited

Total gain: +2.95 (83.33%)

The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

2) NCRA: Nocera, Inc.

Total gain: +0.940 (49.74%)

The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

3) GPRO: GoPro, Inc.

Total gain: +0.2763 (46.06%)

The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

Estimate and Actual numbers represent Earnings Per Share in US Dollars.

RGS
Regis

Q4 2026

Before Market Open

Estimate: 0.170

Actual: 1.040

NIO
NIO

Q2 2026

Before Market Open

Estimate: -0.070

Actual: 0.000

PANW
Palo Alto Networks

Q4 2026

After Market Close

Estimate: 0.880

Actual: N/A

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Time (ET) / Report / Period

• 9:45 AM / US Manufacturing PMI / Aug.
• 10:00 AM / ISM Report On Business Manufacturing PMI / Aug.
• 10:00 AM / Construction Spending / Jul.

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