NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.
NEW YORK, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins.
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Ashley Mastronardi delivers the pre-market update on July 29th
- Investors await the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, which is due today at 2 p.m. ET.
- The latest data shows that two-thirds of traders expect interest rates to hold steady at the target range of 3.5% to 3.75%.
- Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will speak at 2:30 p.m. ET.
- IMC Rare Earths will begin trading NYSE American.
- The company raised $20 million in its IPO, pricing four million shares at $5 each.
- Roberts & Ryan CEO Ed D'Alessandro will join NYSE Live to discuss its role as the deal's bookrunner.
- WaterRising Institute Founder + CEO Alicia Douglas will join NYSE Live to discuss its recent partnership with OUTFRONT Media.
- The organization is on a mission to make modern water infrastructure visible to capital markets and society.
- The latest data shows that two-thirds of traders expect interest rates to hold steady at the target range of 3.5% to 3.75%.
- Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will speak at 2:30 p.m. ET.
- The company raised $20 million in its IPO, pricing four million shares at $5 each.
- Roberts & Ryan CEO Ed D'Alessandro will join NYSE Live to discuss its role as the deal's bookrunner.
- The organization is on a mission to make modern water infrastructure visible to capital markets and society.
Opening Bell
ACORE celebrates its 25th anniversary of powering investment in American clean energy
Closing Bell
T. Rowe Price celebrates the T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF (NYSE Arca: TKNZ)
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Growth in Global Silicon Wafer Shipments Driven by AI Demand as Industrial and Automotive Markets Show Signs of Recovery
MILPITAS, Calif., July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported today, in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry, that worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 7.4% year-on-year to 3,573 million square inches (MSI) from the 3,327 MSI recorded during the same quarter of 2025. Shipments increased 9.1% quarter-over-quarter from the 3,275 MSI recorded during the first quarter of 2026.
"Silicon wafer shipments maintained steady growth in the second quarter, driven by strong and increasing AI-related demand beyond advanced logic and memory to include power devices, photonics, and other markets," said Ginji Yada, Chairman of SEMI SMG and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales and Marketing Division at SUMCO Corporation. "In addition, industrial and automotive demand is recovering, while memory price pressures are contributing to constrained PC and smartphone demand. Device manufacturers are investing heavily in capacity expansion, and silicon wafer demand growth is expected to continue."
Silicon wafers are the fundamental building material for the majority of semiconductors, which are vital components of all electronic devices. The highly engineered thin disks are produced in diameters of up to 300 mm and serve as the substrate material on which most semiconductors are fabricated.
The SMG is a sub-committee of the SEMI Electronic Materials Group (EMG) and is open to SEMI members involved in manufacturing polycrystalline silicon, monocrystalline silicon or silicon wafers (e.g., as cut, polished, epitaxial). The SMG facilitates collective efforts on issues related to the silicon industry, including the development of statistics about the silicon industry.
For more information, visit SEMI Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipment Statistics.
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SEMI Reports Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Increase 7.4% Year-on-Year in Q2 2026
SEMI Reports Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Increase 7.4% Year-on-Year in Q2 2026
