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🇺🇸 US Markets Brief

🎯 FINRA to cut day-trading threshold; BNSF eyes rail M&A; MicroStrategy expands Bitcoin buys.

🔸 FINRA is preparing to lower the day-trading minimum equity threshold from $25,000 to $2,000, potentially broadening retail access to active trading.

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🔸 Steel Dynamics missed Q2 estimates due to tariff uncertainty and inventory overhang; Cleveland-Cliffs reported a narrower loss and cut 2025 capex, while Stellantis posted a first-half net loss citing tariff costs.

🔸 BNSF Railway (Berkshire Hathaway) is working with Goldman Sachs to evaluate a potential acquisition of CSX or Norfolk Southern; both stocks rallied after-hours.
🔸 NXP Semiconductors shares fell ~5% after Q2 revenue declined 6% YoY, despite beating profit expectations and issuing guidance in line with consensus.

🔸 MicroStrategy announced a $500 million IPO of STRC preferred shares to fund further Bitcoin purchases after acquiring 6,220 BTC for $739.8 million.
🔸 AstraZeneca will invest $50 billion in US manufacturing and R&D by 2030, including a major Virginia facility focused on next-gen weight-management drugs.