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THE IPO WIRE
Graf Industrial Corp. II GTOO · NYSE
$10–$10 / share
$220M raise 22,000,000 shares

Graf Industrial II registers a $220 million NYSE IPO at $10 a share

Graf Industrial Corp. II filed its S-1 for a $220 million NYSE listing, 22 million shares at the standard $10 unit price, with Lucid Capital Markets running the book. Terms and a trading date come next, so the S-1 is the first look investors get at the sponsor's target.

Biggest movers · At the close
Gainers
  • WDAYWorkday$205.92+6.4%
  • DKNGDraftKings$25.53+5.4%
  • SPOTSpotify$546.01+3.6%
  • AMZNAmazon$265.35+3.5%
  • EXPEExpedia$328.9+3.1%
Losers
  • IRENIren$35.38-12.7%
  • RBRKRubrik$94.34-11.8%
  • MARAMarathon Digital$10.65-10.3%
  • HIMSHims & Hers$28.65-9.5%
  • TEMTempus AI$64.17-9.2%

Nearly 20 points separated the best and worst names at Friday's close: Iren gave up 12.72% while Workday added 6.38%. Three losers dropped more than 10% in a single session, a reset worth checking before Monday.

AFRM Affirm
After-hours
$79.20
-8.05% open $86.13
$81$79$78

Down 8% to $79.20 from an $86.13 open, a single-session reset that lops roughly $2 billion off a $22.9 billion market cap. Whether the $86 level gets reclaimed is the next thing to watch.

CLOSING BELL
U.S. Markets
  • S&P 500-0.26%
  • Nasdaq Composite-0.50%

Growth names took the harder hit into the weekend, with the Nasdaq down 0.50% while the S&P 500 held up better. That gap is the market repricing a September Fed hike that was unthinkable a month ago.

THE IPO WIRE
Electra Therapeutics, Inc. ETRA · Nasdaq

Electra Therapeutics files S-1 for a Nasdaq IPO under ETRA

Electra Therapeutics filed its S-1 to list on Nasdaq, with Jefferies, TD Cowen, Evercore ISI and Cantor running the book. Terms and deal size are not set yet, so the pricing amendment is the next thing to watch.

Earnings on deck — Aug 31–4
79 companies 37 before open 42 after close

Seventy-nine companies report next week, and Tuesday morning does the heavy lifting: NIO and Medtronic both deliver before the open, one a read on Chinese EV demand, the other on medtech spending. Monday starts quieter with SAIC and a run of small-cap international names.

  • SAICScience Applications International CorporationMon Aug 31Before open
  • BLRXBioLineRx Ltd.Mon Aug 31Before open
  • LXLexinFintech Holdings Ltd.Mon Aug 31Before open
  • NEXCFNextech3D.ai Mon Aug 31Before open
  • PLSMPULSENMORE LTDMon Aug 31Before open
  • SYSo-Young International Inc.Mon Aug 31Before open
  • CANGCango Inc.Mon Aug 31After close
  • PXSPyxis Tankers Inc.Mon Aug 31After close
  • NIONIO Inc.Tue Sep 1Before open
  • SSLSasol LtdTue Sep 1Before open
  • RZLVRezolve AI plcTue Sep 1Before open
  • MDTMedtronic plcTue Sep 1Before open
  • MMEDMiniMed Tue Sep 1Before open
  • HMRHeidmar Maritime Holdings Corp.Tue Sep 1Before open
  • YEXTYext, Inc.Tue Sep 1Before open
Biggest dividend payouts · Aug 28
VISN Vistance Networks, Inc.
$1.2B $5.00 per share
  • 2TMUST-Mobile US$1.02/sh$1.1B
  • 3EBAYeBay$0.31/sh$138M
  • 4COLBColumbia Banking System$0.37/sh$105M
  • 5MCHBMechanics Bancorp$0.25/sh$55.1M

Vistance Networks leads today's payments with $1.15 billion going to shareholders. T-Mobile is close behind, with eBay, Columbia Banking System and Mechanics Bancorp rounding out the list.

CLOSING BELL
Europe
  • 🇬🇧 FTSE 100+0.19%
  • 🇩🇪 DAX+0.43%
  • 🇫🇷 CAC 40+1.08%

Paris did the heavy lifting again, with the CAC 40 up 1.08% while London managed just 0.19%. Investors parked only in UK large caps keep watching the continent outrun them.

ULTA Ulta Beauty
Regular session
$507.17
-6.43% open $542.00
$537$520$503

A 6.4% slide to $507.17 is the sharpest single-session reset this beauty retailer has seen in a while, landing the morning after its Q2 earnings filing hit EDGAR. Holders are now trading the reaction rather than the results.

Cramer is telling holders the Solstice trade already happened and pointing the fresh money at Qnity, the other side of the same deal.

I like Solstice but the move takes away the upside... We like Qnity off the deal breakdown...
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Cramer's read on Workday's results doubles as a call that AI is not gutting subscription software, the fear that has weighed on the whole group.

I always thought Workday's products were pretty good. More important, no SaasPocalypse Again
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THE IPO WIRE
Amaero Inc. AMRO · Nasdaq

Amaero files S-1 for Nasdaq IPO under AMRO

A pure-play bet on US-made titanium powder for aerospace and defense is heading to public markets: Amaero filed its S-1 to list on Nasdaq under AMRO, with Stifel, Baird and Lake Street running the deal. Terms and deal size are still blank, so the price range in the next amendment is the number to wait for.

CLOSING BELL
Asia
  • 🇭🇰 Hang Seng+0.30%
  • 🇨🇳 SSE Composite-0.11%

Hong Kong erased an opening dip to finish 0.30% higher, while Shanghai closed 0.11% lower. The two China gauges are pulling apart, and offshore money is picking Hong Kong.

MARKET OPEN
Europe
  • 🇬🇧 FTSE 100
  • 🇩🇪 DAX+0.44%
  • 🇫🇷 CAC 40
108991080310707

London opens flat while Frankfurt gets the momentum, with the DAX up 0.44% out of the gate. Europe's leadership is sitting on the continent this morning.

MARKET OPEN
Asia
  • 🇭🇰 Hang Seng-0.35%
  • 🇨🇳 SSE Composite
332732593191

Hong Kong starts the Asian session 0.35% below its previous close, setting a soft tone for anyone with China exposure before Europe and the US wake up. Mainland shares open flat at 3,956.57 on the SSE Composite.

DAILY MOVE
SOL Solana
$109.18
+6.94%
$250$152$53

Solana's 6.94% jump to $109.18 puts it back above $100 for the first time since February, its second straight leg higher off the June lows. Anyone who wrote this one off in the spring is now looking at a different setup.

MARKET OPEN
Nikkei 225 🇯🇵 JPX
66,132
695326727365015

Tokyo opens with the Nikkei 225 at 66,131.98, holding right at its prior close as traders wait on the Bank of Japan's next rate move. Any yen swing today lands straight on Japan exporters.

the enterprise software feud · 5y
$10K invested in each — worth today:
MSFT$17.5K1.8×
CRM$9.6K1.0×

Five years ago $10,000 split between these two enterprise software rivals: Microsoft turned it into $17,527, while Salesforce handed back $9,598, still under water. A near $8,000 gap from the same starting line.

EXPE Expedia
Dividend raised $0.48 ex-date 2026-08-27 · 0.70% yield · 16 yrs paying · +20% YoY

A 20% bump to $0.48 a quarter signals management sees travel cash flow holding up. The 0.7% yield stays thin, so the payout growth rate is the part income investors should track.

RBRK Rubrik
New 52-week high $107.02 +1.8% vs prior high · 2026-08-13
$112$77$43

Rubrik closed at a 52-week high of $107.02, hours after filing its Q2 2027 earnings report. Buyers are setting the price with the results now public.

IQ iQIYI
New 52-week low $0.92 -3.9% vs prior low · 2026-06-25
$2.9$1.8$0.78

iQIYI just set a fresh 52-week low at $0.92, deep into sub-$1 territory. The whole company is now worth $488 million.

MCD McDonald's
New 52-week low $260.06 -1.0% vs prior low · 2026-07-23
$338$296$254

A new 52-week low at $260.06 puts McDonald's 1.04% under its July 23 floor. Six months of lower highs, and the stock has not found a base yet.

BOX Box
New 52-week high $34.74 +3.3% vs prior high · 2026-08-13
$36$29$21

Box just set a fresh 52-week high at $34.74, 3.27% above the peak it made on August 13. The $4.8 billion cloud name is making new highs heading into its next earnings report.

FTNT Fortinet
New 52-week high $172.78 +2.7% vs prior high · 2026-08-04
$181$124$67

Fortinet closed at $172.78, a fresh 52-week high and 2.67% above the peak it set on August 4. The $126.8 billion cybersecurity name now has no overhead resistance from the past year left to clear.