The Cue Report: week of Jul 13, 2026
Jul 20, 2026
Coverage: Jul 13 to Jul 20, 2026 · Share-price changes: Jul 13 to Jul 17, 2026
This issue reports Warren Buffett’s July 19 statement that he initiated Berkshire Hathaway’s purchase of Alphabet stock. It also covers Intel’s €5 billion, also reported as $5.7 billion, investment in Irish chip production, plus its use of a next-generation ASML High NA EUV tool for laptop chips. ICICI Bank’s Q1 net profit rose 15.9 percent year on year, and its shares rose 3 percent on July 20 after the Q1 results. Intel appeared in 16 stories, with coverage leaning positive overall, while the shares fell 7.8 percent between July 13 and July 17.
Where news and price parted ways
Coverage of these companies leaned one way overall, while their share prices moved the other way from Jul 13 to Jul 17, 2026. Both are shown without implying that one caused the other. The news lean describes reporting, it is not a price forecast.
- INTC.US16▲-7.8%
- QCOM.US11▲-6.6%
- MS.US20▲-2.5%
- RY.US11▼+2.2%
Companies in focus
Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK-A.US)
Warren Buffett said on July 19 that he initiated Berkshire Hathaway’s purchase of Alphabet stock. Berkshire Hathaway shares fell 1.2 percent from July 13 to July 17.
Intel Corporation (INTC.US)
€5 billion, also reported as $5.7 billion, will be invested by Intel in Irish chip production, with the reports tying the spending to rising AI chip demand and expanded manufacturing capacity in Europe. Intel also turned to a next-generation ASML High NA EUV tool to help make its laptop chips, after High NA EUV reached a readiness milestone with a first high-volume logic product. Intel’s US shares fell 7.8% from July 13 to July 17.
ICICI Bank Limited (IBN.US)
Q1 net profit rose 15.9 percent year on year at ICICI Bank. ICICI Bank shares rose 3 percent on July 20 after the Q1 results. The US ADR gained 1.7 percent from July 13 to July 17.
Also on the radar
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.US)Opinion
This AI chipmaker is a double in three months. UBS sees more momentum ahead
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT.US)Opinion
JMP Securities upgrades Microsoft stock rating on AI transformation strategy
The week at a glance
Most covered companies
The number is how many of the week's stories mentioned each company. ▲ the week's news leaned positive overall, ▼ it leaned negative. The percent is how the share price moved from Jul 13 to Jul 17, 2026, shown for context. n/a means no price series is available for that listing. The news lean describes reporting, it is not a price forecast.
- MS.US20▲-2.5%
- INTC.US16▲-7.8%
- ASMLF.US16▲+1.0%
- C.US14▼-8.1%
- AZULD.US14▲n/a
- SMERY.US13▲-0.4%
- RY.US11▼+2.2%
- QCOM.US11▲-6.6%
Which way the news pointed
The companies whose stories most often carried a clearly positive or clearly negative reading this week, strongest leans first, up to six each way.
▲ Positive
ASMLF.US AAPL.US MS.US INTC.US AZULD.US AMAT.US
▼ Negative
RY.US C.US WFC.US HSBC.US CICHY.US YASKY.US
Where the news landed
Counted from the 16 stories that named a specific country or region. Most stories aren't tied to one place.
- United States6
- Taiwan3
- China3
- Japan2
- Singapore1
- Middle East1