Markets Close Another Volatile Week 12/06/2026

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Market wrap:

• Stocks staged a sharp rebound Thursday as chip shares recovered and President Donald Trump signaled that a U.S.-Iran peace deal may be close. The S&P 500 climbed 1.8%, while the Nasdaq Composite jumped 2.5% as investors moved back into technology and semiconductor names. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged nearly 930 points, or 1.9%. Sentiment improved after Trump said the U.S. and Iran could have a deal signed soon, with documents in “pretty final shape.” He also said Iran would not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. Earlier, equities had already rallied after Trump said he called off planned strikes against Iran.
•  The rally carried into Asia, where South Korea’s Kospi jumped 7%, Japan’s Nikkei rose 3.4% and Australia’s ASX 200 gained 1.5%. Thursday’s move pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq back into positive territory for the week, while the Dow remained slightly lower. Investors now turn to Friday’s preliminary Michigan consumer sentiment reading, while attention will also center on SpaceX’s highly anticipated Nasdaq debut.

SpaceX Tests Wall Street’s Strategic Tech Premium

• SpaceX’s Nasdaq debut under ticker (SPCX) may force investors to rethink how they value companies sitting at the intersection of technology, infrastructure and national security. The company is not just a rocket maker, satellite internet provider or defense contractor. Its launch business, Starlink network and government role make it part of a new class of “strategic tech” companies that are difficult to replace once embedded in national systems. SpaceX was the primary launch provider for the U.S. government in 2025, handling most national security space missions and all NASA crew and cargo missions to the International Space Station. Roughly one-fifth of revenue came from federal agencies. Starlink adds another layer to the story. SpaceX operates 10,000 satellites and had 10.3 million subscribers as of March 31, more than double a year earlier.
• The bull case is that Starlink becomes critical infrastructure for communications, defense, aviation, maritime, disaster response, and AI workloads. That puts SpaceX closer to companies like Palantir (PLTR) than traditional defense primes such as Lockheed Martin (LMT), RTX (RTX), Northrop Grumman (NOC), General Dynamics (GD) or L3Harris (LHX). It has government importance and is also a fast-growing commercial platform. The premium comes with risk. The more essential SpaceX becomes, the more Washington may want influence through procurement rules, cybersecurity requirements, pricing pressure, antitrust scrutiny or broader regulation. For Wall Street, the question is whether SpaceX deserves a tech-style growth multiple, a defense-style stability premium, or something entirely new.

Stocks on the move:

• Adobe (ADBE): Shares fell 5.8% after hours after sliding 6.2% in regular trading, even as the company beat earnings and revenue estimates and raised full-year revenue guidance.
• Intel (INTC): Shares jumped nearly 5% after Bank of America double-upgraded the stock to buy from underperform, citing rising CPU demand tied to agentic AI.
• Oracle (ORCL): Shares tumbled 8% after announcing plans to raise another $20 billion in equity and debt to fund its AI buildout, despite beating earnings and revenue estimates and raising its profit forecast.
• Applied Materials (AMAT), Lam Research (LRCX), KLA (KLAC), ASML Holding (ASML): Chip equipment stocks rallied after Oracle’s higher capex plans boosted demand expectations, with Applied Materials and Lam Research up nearly 5%, KLA rising 4% and ASML gaining more than 3%.
• Navan (NAVN): Shares popped 19% after stronger-than-expected second-quarter and full-year revenue guidance, along with a first-quarter earnings and revenue beat.
• Alcoa (AA): Shares rose 2% after Morgan Stanley said the prior session’s selloff was overdone and reiterated its buy rating.

Watchlist: ADBE, ORCL, SMCI, MU, MRVL, ASTS, RKLB, AMAT, TSLA

Key Economic Events Today:

EST time

10:00 am: USD Consumer Sentiment
10:00 am: USD Inflation Expectations


Earnings

BMC (Before Market Open): Children’s Place (PLCE), 51Talk Online (COE)



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