LIVE BLOG25 Jun 2026 | 06:29:08 PM ISTInvestors now await the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge later in the day for fresh clues on the interest-rate outlook.SynopsisDow Jones Today | US Stock Market Live: Oil prices fell to pre-Iran war levels, boosting sentiment as expectations of increased Middle East supply outweighed concerns about weaker demand.Dow Jones Today | Nasdaq | S&P 500 Live Updates: US stock futures advanced on Thursday, with Nasdaq futures jumping more than 2% as upbeat forecasts from Micron and Qualcomm reignited enthusiasm around artificial intelligence, while investors awaited a key inflation report later in the day. The optimism followed strong signals of sustained AI demand, with Micron revealing customers had committed $22 billion to secure its memory chips, while Qualcomm projected its data-centre business would generate $15 billion in revenue by 2029. Show more Show less1 New UpdateDow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: US jobless aid filings fall to 215,000 last week as layoffs remain low despite economic headwindsFewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week as layoffs remain low despite economic headwinds that are creating uncertainty for businesses.U.S. applications for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 20 fell by 12,000 to 215,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 225,000 new applications forecast by analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet.Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are considered representative of U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads as memory costs skyrocketApple raised iPad and MacBook prices ​on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from ​soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry's datacenter buildout.The move does not affect Apple's ​main cash cow, the iPhone. But it would take starting price of the Neo - its lowest priced laptop aimed at winning marketshare from affordable Windows and Chromebook laptops - from $599 to $699 months after launch.The increase shows even the world's most valuable consumer electronics company with supply chain relationships that are the envy of the industry is not immune to a memory price surge that has ‌dulled the outlook for ⁠smartphone and ⁠PC sales.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Dollar hits 13-month highs as investors bank on rate hikesThe dollar headed on Thursday for its biggest monthly gain in almost a year, ​ahead of U.S. inflation data that could support ​many investors' growing belief that the Federal Reserve will need to raise rates ​at least once this year.The dollar hit a 13-month high against the euro on Wednesday, leaving the single European currency below $1.14. It also sent the pound to seven-month lows and kept the Japanese yen around its weakest in 40 years, around 161.9.Dollar strength has ‌pushed gold briefly ⁠below $4,000 an ⁠ounce for the first time in more than seven months and sent bitcoin under $60,000 for the first time since 2024.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Oil falls to pre-war levels on rising Middle East supplyOil prices fell on Thursday to levels last seen before the start of the ​Iran war as expectations of rising supply from ​the Middle East outweighed demand concerns.Prompt-month Brent crude futures for August delivery were ​down 51 cents, or 0.7%, to $73.23 a barrel by 1201 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate lost 53 cents, or 0.8%, to $69.81 a barrel.Both contracts hit their lowest since February 27.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Nasdaq futures jump over 2% as Micron, Qualcomm revive AI optimismUS stock futures climbed on Thursday, led by a more than 2% surge in Nasdaq futures, after upbeat forecasts from Micron and Qualcomm eased concerns about AI-related spending and boosted sentiment across technology stocks. Investors now await the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge later in the day for fresh clues on the interest-rate outlook.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: PCE inflation in spotlight as traders reassess Fed rate pathThe focus will now turn to the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists polled by Reuters anticipate it ‌to touch 4.1% on an annual basis, which is more than twice the central bank's target.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Micron surges 18%, Qualcomm jumps 11% as AI demand outlook sparks chip rallyChip stocks rallied sharply in premarket trading on Thursday after upbeat forecasts from Micron and Qualcomm reinforced confidence in AI-driven demand. Micron soared 18%, while Qualcomm gained 11.5%, lifting the broader semiconductor sector. Memory chipmakers Sandisk, Western Digital and Seagate Technology climbed between 9.9% and 15.2%, with the optimism spilling over to technology stocks across Asia and Europe.