Today is Friday, August 28, 2026.

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Despite posting good financial results on Thursday, Marvell Technology $MRVL ( ▼ 1.49% ) fell 7.80% in after-hours trading. The company’s prior success appears to be working against it.

Financials: Marvell reported earnings of 94 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $2.7 billion. Both were better than expected.

Details: Revenue surged 37% to a new record. Marvell also boosted its financial outlook on Thursday to $3.15 billion in the current quarter.

Powering the Story: Marvell’s after-hours drop appears to have been a classic “good, but not good enough” reaction. The magnitude of the upside did not clear the exceptionally high expectations embedded in a stock that is up a lot in 2026.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: The key question from here is not whether Marvell is growing quickly (it clearly is) but whether its custom silicon and connectivity ramp can deliver larger upside surprises, sustained high growth, and acceptable gross margins relative to what is now baked into the share price.

Final Thoughts: Marvell's stock gave up some of its 2026 gains. The stock was up 170% in 2026.

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Notable Earnings Today: Chagee Holdings (Nasdaq: CHA), MINISO Group Holding (NYSE: MNSO).

Notable IPOs Today: Exascale Labs Holdings Inc. Class A Common Stock (Nasdaq: XLAB), Pasqal Holding SA Ordinary Share (Nasdaq: PSQL), Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VIII Unit (Nasdaq: IPHXU).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Artichoke Pictures (Wefunder), UNFIT TOO (Wefunder), EcoSave Technologies (Wefunder).

Notable Economic Events Today: Chicago PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), Michigan Consumer Expectations / Sentiment (10:00 a.m. ET).

Shares of Gap $GAP ( ▼ 1.7% ) surged 14.96% in after-hours trading on Thursday, even though the clothing and accessories retailer posted mixed financial results.

Financials: Gap reported earnings of 52 cents per share in the past quarter, which was better than expected. Revenue of $3.7 billion was lower than expected.

Powering the Story: Even though sales fell for the Old Navy segment, the company also announced in after-hours trading that Michael Francis will be the new president and CEO of Old Navy. Investors saw this as good news.

Final Thoughts: Investors can finally rejoice. The stock was down 17% this year and is finally recovering.

The Buy Now, Pay Later company Affirm $AFRM ( ▲ 1.35% ) jumped 9.70% in after-hours trading on Thursday after posting strong financial earnings results.

Financials: Affirm reported earnings of $4.62 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $1.2 billion. Both were better than expected.

Details: Operating income increased 30%. Revenue jumped 33%.

Final Thoughts: The stock was flat in the last 12 months, so it’s good to finally see Affirm progressing forward.

Big Day: Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh delivers his key Jackson Hole speech Friday. Here’s what to expect (CNBC)

AI Alert: OpenAI, Anthropic issue dire cyber threat warning (Axios)

Different Strategy: Anthropic Considers Letting Shareholders Sell In IPO, Departing from SpaceX Playbook (The Information)

Back to $80K: Bitcoin Climbs Past $80,000 as Wall Street Returns (PYMNTS)

A Meaningful Challenger: Grayscale says Zcash can challenge Bitcoin’s network effects as privacy demand grows (Cointelegraph)

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