US Stock Market Midday: Space Theme ETF Surges, NASA Up by 7.81%

June 12 — Market sources report that retail subscription demand for SpaceX’s IPO has reportedly topped $100 billion. SpaceX will allocate at least 20% of its IPO shares to retail investors, with less than 10% earmarked for international orders.

June 12 — According to a report from The Information, Anthropic is looking to sign its first batch of data center leasing agreements and is seeking funding support from Google. The two companies have been negotiating an arrangement under which Google would provide financial guarantees for some of Anthropic’s leasing obligations. Separately, Anthropic has already signed more than a dozen letters of intent with several U.S. developers to lease data center facilities.

June 12 — Market figure Serenity, widely known as the "White Hair Stock God," posted online urging U.S. market participants to back key domestic companies like AAOI instead of shorting them. Serenity stressed that the U.S. should focus on strengthening critical AI infrastructure—from laser wafer manufacturing to final production—rather than continuing to outsource transceiver supplies to Asian regions like Malaysia and Thailand. Firms including AAOI, Intel (INTC), IQE, XFAB, Micron (MU), WOLF, SOI, and SIVE are vital to Western supply chains, she noted, and are receiving targeted subsidies to enhance regional supply chain security. Historically, a common trading tactic has involved shorting emerging U.S. or Western stocks while hedging with subsidized overseas companies. But Serenity pointed to past bankruptcies in the energy and solar sectors as evidence this model has inflicted long-term damage on U.S. AI infrastructure and power grids. She is pushing for a shift in this mindse

June 12: According to CNN, the incident at the U.S. Department of Defense has been confirmed as a false alarm. Earlier reports had indicated a possible hazardous materials incident at the Pentagon, with firefighters dispatched to the scene. Personnel across multiple building floors were evacuated, and the entire U.S. Department of Defense facility was placed on lockdown.

On June 11, following Binance’s official launch of tokenized securities bStocks, U.S. stock trading is converging even further toward the nonstop trading model that defines crypto assets. Unlike traditional exchanges like the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ, bStocks can be traded 24/7 on Binance’s spot market—covering after-hours windows outside regular U.S. stock market hours, plus weekends, holidays, and other periods when traditional markets close. The initial bStock listings include five assets: NVIDIA, Tesla, Circle, Micron, and SanDisk. To access bStocks, users first hold the underlying U.S. stocks via Binance’s stock trading platform, then convert those holdings to bStocks at a 1:1 ratio. Conversions back to original stocks are allowed anytime, with no lock-up periods or conversion fees. Before Binance’s move, 24/7 U.S. stock trading was a core advantage in the Hyperliquid ecosystem, with on-chain trading platforms like trade.xyz and Ventuals leading this space. For e

June 11 update: Data from CME Group’s FedWatch tool shows the probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates at least once this year is 69%. Breaking down expected hike sizes: a 43.4% chance of a 25 basis point increase, 21.2% for a 50 basis point hike, 4.1% for a 75 basis point move, and 0.3% odds of a 100 basis point rise.