Tesla, Inc.

Musk said that in the future 80% of Tesla's capitalization will come from Optimus robots rather than electric cars

Tesla's stock has resumed its rise. This may be a delayed reaction to the news about robots

Alphabet Inc.

Apple Inc.

Google has managed to avoid the toughest scenario in its monopoly case against the US government. The company will not have to sell its popular Chrome browser, which plays an important role in its advertising business. Quotes of Google's parent company soared. Barclays earlier warned that the forced sale of the browser would be a "black swan" for the search giant's investors and would trigger a stock crash.

"Black Swan" didn't arrive: Google avoided worst-case scenario in monopoly case

French parliament to consider confidence in government in September  

French stocks collapsed 2% on threat of government resignation 

US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell hinted at a possible rate cut as early as September in his speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Forum. All major US stock market indices reacted with a rapid growth.

Powell did not rule out a rate cut in September. Major US indices soared

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have met at the airport in Anchorage, Alaska, where their talks are due to begin shortly. This is their first face-to-face meeting since 2019.

US-Russia summit on Ukraine begins in Alaska

NVIDIA Corporation

Broadcom Inc.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters on Friday aboard Air Force One, suggested that duties on U.S. semiconductor imports could rise by up to 300%, Bloomberg <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-semiconductor-tariffs-coming-125909996.html">reports</a>.

Trump says chip duties could reach 300%. Nvidia and AMD shares fell

Forced sale of Chrome would be a 'black swan' for Alphabet investors, warns Barclays

Perplexity has offered to buy the Chrome browser. A court may order Google to sell it

U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected in July, according to data released on August 12. The data suggests that Donald Trump's trade war is having a moderate impact on prices so far. But there is growing concern in the market about the quality of the statistics, Reuters warns: the agency responsible for collecting the data has been hit by spending cuts and has begun to reduce its samples.

Inflation in the USA turned out to be lower than forecast. Traders expect Fed rate cut in September

Rheinmetall AG

BAE Systems plc

Thales S.A.

US President Donald Trump on Monday sought to lower expectations for his upcoming talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a ceasefire in Ukraine, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-11/trump-downplays-expectations-for-reaching-summit-deal-with-putin?srnd=homepage-americas">writes</a>. He called the summit a "probing" of positions to see if a diplomatic solution is possible.

Yuliya Kotova

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