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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger said she will formally become a party in the regulatory review of NextEra Energy’s proposed $66.8 billion acquisition of Dominion Energy. By intervening before the Virginia State Corporation Commission, the governor will gain access to filings and the ability to press for commitments on electric bill affordabili…
BTIG reports that high-beta momentum names have climbed roughly 25% across six trading days from last week’s lows. The firm compares this move to historical patterns in boom-bust cycles, noting median recoveries and the level required to test the 50-day moving average. It also highlights how the equal-weight S&P 500 has benefited from momentum unwi…
Morgan Stanley analysts expect asset-backed securities tied to artificial intelligence and data center financings to experience wider spreads if recent corporate credit weakness continues. While investment-grade and high-yield data center corporate bonds have already moved noticeably wider since mid-June, securitized markets have remained relativel…
Evercore's quarterly review compares Seagate Technology and Western Digital across shipment growth, gross margin behavior, emerging HAMR deployments and capital allocation in June 2026. The note finds Seagate showing stronger year-over-year exabyte shipment growth in key nearline segments and higher implied gross margin incrementals, while Western …
Senator Mitch McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation center and will complete his recovery at home following a mid-June fall and a subsequent bout of pneumonia. McConnell, 84, said he will follow doctors' orders to undergo intensive physical therapy from home during the state work period and will continue to work with his staff and colleagu…
Mexico's central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 6.50% in a unanimous vote, maintaining previous inflation projections that see headline and core inflation at 3.5% in Q4 2026 and 3.0% in Q4 2027. Banxico said headline inflation is expected to converge to target by the fourth quarter of 2027, while noting upside risks to the infla…
Bank of America examined Nielsen scanner data for the four-week period ending July 25, 2026 and found aluminum cans gaining market share across multiple timeframes while glass packaging declined and plastic showed mixed performance. Non-alcoholic beverage volumes rose modestly, while alcoholic beverage volumes fell in the mid-single digits year-ove…
Hovnanian Enterprises, a leading national homebuilder, announced that it will release its third quarter fiscal 2026 financial results on August 20, 2026, followed by a live webcasted earnings conference call. The company operates across multiple U.S. states and is known for its K. Hovnanian® Homes and active lifestyle communities under the Four Sea…
Hercules Capital (HTGC) screens as one of the more attractive BDC opportunities right now: market cap near $3.22B, a 9.5% dividend yield, portfolio metrics that point to minimal realized credit stress (0.1% non-accruals, 125% coverage), and a share price still below last summer's highs. Pair that with improving technical momentum and compressed val…
Advocacy groups and a sister of a former U.S. Marine imprisoned in Russia since 2022 say he entered a dissociative stupor in June, is being tube-fed and may be close to death. U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have pressed Russian authorities to release Robert Gilman so he can receive urgent medical care in the United States…
Puerto Rico will implement a rotating water rationing program beginning Friday that will leave tens of thousands of residents without service for 48-hour stretches. The measure, announced by territorial authorities and posted by the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, will run at least through the end of August as officials contend with critically low re…
BrightSpring is reshaping into a higher-margin, cash-generative provider of home- and community-based health services after divestitures and operational progress. Revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth, a meaningful free cash flow stream ($402.4M) and a $14.13B enterprise value that still prices growth make BTSG a constructive pick for a position trade…
Japan's Financial Services Agency is set to review the regulatory framework for proprietary trading systems, which are currently capped at handling no more than 10% of total domestic stock trading value. The review will examine how the 10% ceiling and the requirement to convert to a full securities exchange after sustained volume above that level a…
Nscale told prospective investors it has roughly $51 billion in total contracted revenue while preparing for a possible U.S. initial public offering in September. The London-headquartered firm reported accelerating revenue in the second quarter of 2026, an expansion plan to add 10 gigawatts of power to its AI computing centers, and substantial Nvid…
Zbtlink Electronics said it is pausing sales of certain router models and removing associated software from its website after cybersecurity researchers identified a built-in backdoor in at least 20 of its devices. The company described the component as an after-sales support tool used only with customer authorization, while researchers warned the m…
River City Bank will start trading on the Nasdaq later today after completing a reduced initial public offering that raised $121.5 million. The California-based lender sold 2.7 million shares at $45 each, a narrower transaction than its initial plan to offer 2.75 million shares in a $48 to $51 price range. The shares were provided entirely by two l…
GBank Financial Holdings Inc. shares climbed 2.8% to $20.96 in afternoon trading after several insiders disclosed open-market purchases. Company insiders, including the CEO, executive chairman and a director, bought a combined 32,265 shares on August 4th at prices roughly in the $21.50 range. The buying comes after GBank reported a sequential earni…
Kraft Heinz shares fell as much as 2.4% in afternoon trading after the company reported Q2 2026 results that beat headline expectations on EPS and revenue but revealed a large non-cash impairment and a notable decline in adjusted operating income. Management warned of softer near-term organic sales and steep year-over-year drops in adjusted operati…
Equities across market-cap tiers showed notable intraday moves on Thursday. Arm led gains among large names, while SanDisk and several financial and healthcare giants slipped. The session featured sharp winners among small- and mid-cap names following earnings beats and guidance lifts, alongside steep declines tied to revenue or earnings misses and…
U.S. imports of crude oil from Saudi Arabia fell to zero in July, according to preliminary U.S. Department of Energy data, marking the first full month without Saudi shipments since 1985. The interruption is linked to disruptions in Persian Gulf crude flows tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict. Refiners have shifted toward other sources, including increa…
Federal Reserve officials are watching the rapid buildup of investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and the debt used to finance it. While some policymakers urge vigilance, they generally do not foresee a crisis akin to past asset bubbles. Concerns center on the scale of capital deployment, uncertain payoffs from nascent technology, an…
A cluster of U.S. labor-market statistics set for release on Friday, August 7, 2026, will provide fresh signals on employment and wage trends. The headline nonfarm payrolls number, the unemployment rate and average hourly earnings will be published at 7:30 AM ET and are expected to influence market positioning and policy expectations. Additional me…
Guggenheim has selected Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals Inc as its preferred investment in the biotech sector, assigning a $68 price target based on a sum-of-the-parts net-present-value analysis. The firm’s thesis rests on upcoming clinical catalysts in retinal disorders, including Phase III LUGANO topline data expected in August 2026 and a LUCIA readout …
A U.S. district judge has ordered the Department of Defense to lift a temporary suspension of its review process for wind energy projects, siding with renewable energy groups that challenged the freeze. The injunction requires the Pentagon to restart assessments of whether proposed wind farms would interfere with military operations and will stay i…
Ghana's year-on-year consumer inflation fell to 4.6% in July from 5.3% in June, the national statistics service reported on Thursday. Government statistician Alhassan Iddrisu pointed to slower food inflation as the main contributor to the monthly decline. The statistics office also highlighted that more than 86% of inflation reflects domestic goods…
