US Stock Premarket Key News Roundup: OpenAI Internal "Executive Shake-up" Raises Concerns

2026-08-17 12:46

Odaily News US stocks premarket, key market financial news investors need to watch is as follows:

1. The three major US stock index futures are mixed. Dow Jones futures fell 0.35%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.02%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.28%.

2. International oil prices edged higher. WTI crude oil futures rose 0.47% to $81.853 per barrel; Brent crude oil futures rose 0.52% to $88.979 per barrel.

3. International spot gold and silver prices both moved higher. Spot gold rose 0.24% to $4,386.38 per ounce; spot silver rose 1.13% to $65.40 per ounce.

4. Europe's three major stock indices edged lower. The UK's FTSE 100 fell 0.15%, France's CAC 40 fell 0.34%, and Germany's DAX 30 fell 0.16%.

5. Google has hired banks to prepare for its inaugural Australian dollar bond issuance, considering offering 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, and 20-year bonds, aiming to raise approximately A$5 billion (about US$3.6 billion).

6. OpenAI has undergone nearly five personnel reorganizations this year, with frequent executive reshuffles intensifying internal turmoil. According to sources familiar with the company's plans, OpenAI's IPO was originally scheduled for this year but is now likely to be postponed to next year.

7. Morgan Stanley stated that the entry of cost-effective open-source models has driven token prices down continuously, pushing AI services toward "commoditization." This could lead to scenarios such as computing power tenants going bankrupt and cloud vendors' profit margins being eroded.

8. Nvidia has invested US$1.5 billion in SoftBank's SB Energy to support the construction and operation of data centers under a 20-year lease.

9. Wells Fargo predicts that, driven by growth in trading, M&A, and other businesses, along with market share gains, JPMorgan is poised to become the world's first bank to exceed a US$1 trillion market capitalization. Wells Fargo maintains its "Overweight" rating and has raised its price target from US$375 to US$390.

10. Trump reiterated that Iran must not possess nuclear weapons and confirmed the existence of secret communication channels between him and officials of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.