US Markets Defy Geopolitical Quakes - Unprecedented Economic Blockade Against Iran - Trump Administration Hunts Chinese Customs Offenders with AI - Court Cementing the End of De-Minimis Loophole - Apple Accelerates US Manufacturing with New Texas Mega Hub - Sandisk Ignites Price Surge Thanks to Massive Capacity Securing - Applied Materials Delivers Record Numbers Yet Gets Penalized - Workday Explodes After Acquisition Rumors from Silver Lake - Reddit Elevated by S&P 500 Inclusion - Uber and Pony.ai Flood Europe with Robotaxis

After the recent trading day on Thursday, August 13, 2026, the US markets presented themselves in a remarkably robust condition. The Dow Jones recorded a slight increase of 0.13% and closed at 53,840.08 points, while the broader S&P 500 rose by 0.65% to 7,799.15 points. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed by 0.81% to 26,803.03 points. The macroeconomic environment resembled a powder keg. The announcement of an unprecedented US naval blockade against Iran, along with the drastic escalation of the trade war with China through AI-driven...