⚡ 5 THINGS TO KNOW RIGHT NOW — BEFORE THE BELL

1. 🛢️ Iran Strikes U.S. Forces, Oil Explodes — Iran launched ballistic missiles at U.S. forces overnight, ending a brief diplomatic pause; the U.S. and Saudi Arabia struck Iran-backed militia sites in Iraq in response Brent crude gained 3.42% to $86.97 a barrel and WTI advanced 3.58% to $82.09. NBC News

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🌍 MACRO BACKDROP — THE BIG PICTURE

Today is the single most catalyst-dense session of the summer. Tuesday's close was mixed but constructive — the Dow added 537.24 points to close at 52,747.32, the S&P 500 finished at 7,428.78, and the Nasdaq declined to 24,876.91 as defensive and industrial names carried the tape while semiconductors bled out. That bleed accelerated overnight into a genuine capitulation event in Asia. CNBC

The overnight narrative shifted hard on two fronts simultaneously. First, geopolitics: crude oil jumped and U.S. equity-index futures fell after fighting erupted in the Middle East, reigniting tensions after several days of calm and reviving concerns over energy supplies. Second, the AI-capex reckoning: a deepening global semiconductor selloff sent SK Hynix down nearly 15% and Samsung more than 13% in South Korea, dragging U.S. names including Micron, AMD, and Nvidia lower ahead of the Wall Street open. CNBCCNBC

Layer on top of that a binary Fed decision at 2:00 PM ET and Microsoft and Meta earnings dropping hours later, and you have four independent, market-moving catalysts converging on one session. This is a HEADLINE-DEPENDENT session — trade the tape in front of you, not the tape you expect.

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🏦 SECTOR PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT

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🤖 STOCK MARKET NEWS — SECTOR BY SECTOR

🔥 HOT SECTOR #1: ENERGY ⚡

Oil Shock Repricing The Entire Complex

Brent crude rose more than 3% to $86.97 a barrel and WTI advanced to $82.09 after Iran's overnight attack on U.S. forces. This is a clean, direct sector-rotation trade — energy is absorbing capital fleeing tech in real time, and integrated majors with earnings this week (XOM, CVX Friday) carry additional binary catalyst risk on top of the macro tailwind. NBC News

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📊 Price data verified via: TradingTerminal.com, Yahoo Finance, Google Finance, Morningstar, CNBC, Trading Economics, CoinMarketCap, Bybit, SoSoValue — all as of July 29, 2026 pre-market.

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