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Memory giant SK Hynix's mega buyback

A line chart that tracks SK Hynixâs daily closing price from Aug. 19, 2016, to Aug. 19, 2026. The price rises from 35,400 KRW on Aug. 19, 2016, to 102,500 on Aug. 19, 2021, and 1,500,000 on Aug. 19, 2026. The minimum is 35,400; the maximum is 2,919,000.

SK Hynix daily closing price, in millions of KRW

Data: FactSet; Chart: Matt Phillips/Axios

Meatpacking giant offers to buy rest of Pilgrim's Pride

How AI explains recent stock market weirdness

A line chart that tracks the spread between volatility of individual S&P 500 stocks and index volatility from July 29, 2016, to Aug. 14, 2026. The spread rises from 9.44 to 22.12, with sampled values at 10.52 in February 2019 and 10.97 in August 2021. The range spans -3.49 to 34.14.

Spread between volatility of individual constituents in the S&P 500 constituents and S&P 500 index volatility

Data: S&P Dow Jones Indices, FactSet; Chart: Matt Phillips/Axios

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Live events boom as counter to AI disruption

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A set of line charts showing the change in select entertainment stocks from August 2, 2021 to August 3, 2026. In general, theme park and social entertainment stocks have underperformed the S&P 500. Many sports stocks have outperformed the S&P, while venue and theater stocks are mixed.

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Data: Financial Modeling Prep; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

Gold prices are rising again

A line chart that tracks daily gold futures prices per troy ounce from Aug. 12, 2025, to Aug. 12, 2026. Prices rose from $3,399 to 4,465, hit a low of 3,358.7 on Aug. 19, 2025, and peaked at 5,366.5 on March 1, 2026, before retreating.

Gold futures

Data: Financial Modeling Prep; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios

The push to create a futures market for AI compute

Nvidia's plan for Wall Street could add fresh fuel — and risk — to the AI boom

Why "chipflation" is here to stay

A line chart that shows the annual change in the producer price index for electronic components and accessories, measured monthly from December 1966 to June 2026. Values range from a low of minus 12.7% to a high of 27.6%. Sample points include 3.8% in December 1966, minus 4.3% in August 1996 and 27.6% in June 2026.

Annual change in Producer Price Index for electronic components and accessories

Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios

Why Intel's selling new stock

A column chart that shows quarterly U.S. equity issuance from Q1 2019 to Q2 2026. Issuance ranged from $18 billion in Q2 2022 to $252 billion in Q2 2026. It surged to $234 billion in Q1 2021, fell through 2022, then recovered unevenly in 2024-26.

U.S. equity issuance

Data: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios

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