Closing Bell Overtime: Stocks Keep Climbing Despite Rising Risk As Latest Inflation Read Comes in Light 8/13/26

Markets digest tame inflation data, falling oil prices and another round of tech earnings. Mike Pyle, Deputy Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group, assesses the broader market backdrop and what could drive the next move. Ray Wang, Chairman of Constellation Research, breaks down the tech trade and where the AI investment cycle goes from here as Applied Materials reports earnings. John Kolovos, Head of Technical Strategy at Macro Risk Advisors, analyzes the charts and identifies the signals that matter most for market momentum. Our Katie Tarasov takes an inside look at SK Hynix, its massive expansion in South Korea and its first U.S. factory. She examines whether soaring demand for high-bandwidth memory has permanently changed the economics of the industry or whether SK Hynix risks overbuilding if the AI boom slows.