Market update for June 25, 2026. Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: Oil prices falling back near pre-Iran war levels and what that could mean for inflation Micron’s monster earnings and why it may have just saved the AI trade Qualcomm pops on AI data center push Wendy’s meme-stock rally stays alive Darden falls on Olive Garden weakness Fun Fact: CEO pay hitting record high

Micron’s Monster Quarter Sends Stock Ripping, Olive Garden Spoils Darden Earnings

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Public.com presents The Rundown, your daily market update in 10 minutes. My name is Zaid Admani and today is Thursday, June 25th. In today's episode, we'll break down Micron's monster earnings and why it saved the AI rally. We'll also tell you about the big moves coming from Qualcomm. Then stick around to the end of the show to find out who the second highest paid CEO was in 2025.

And I guarantee you probably never heard of this guy. We got a great show for you today. Let's go. Markets are coming off another down day of trading. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% yesterday while the NASDAQ fell 0.4%. So not too bad, I guess, compared to what we were dealing with earlier in the week. But tech stocks continue to be under pressure on Wednesday. Things are starting to turn around today, though.

Tech and AI stocks are rebounding after a monster earnings report from Micron last night. We'll talk more about that in a bit. Outside of stocks, though, the major story continues to be oil as prices keep falling. Brent crude dropped more than 4% yesterday to around $74 a barrel. And the U.S. crude WTI fell to around $70 a barrel. Oil is now back to where it was before the Iran war started. And it could continue to move lower as more ships make their way through the Strait of Hormuz. So that should give investors and consumers some relief.

You know, the surge in oil prices from the war was a major contributor to rising inflation over the last few months. In fact, we got some more inflation data this morning. The May CPI report came out, which is the Fed's preferred inflation gauge.

Micron’s Monster Quarter Sends Stock Ripping, Olive Garden Spoils Darden Earnings

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The candid version is on a podcast,
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Micron’s Monster Quarter Sends Stock Ripping, Olive Garden Spoils Darden Earnings

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.