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Belgian stocks closed higher Wednesday in Brussels, with the BEL 20 index up 1.21% to a one-month high. Gains were concentrated in Healthcare, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors. Umicore, Argen‑X and UCB were among the top performers, while Warehouses de Pauw, Sofina and Montea finished lower. Market breadth was narrowly negative, and commo…
Shopify reported a robust Q2 2026 that answered several investor concerns: revenue rose 34% to $3.58 billion, EPS beat estimates at $0.42, GMV climbed to $115.6 billion and free cash flow expanded to $654 million or an 18% margin. Shares jumped nearly 17% to $144.25 after the release. The company highlighted accelerating AI adoption among merchants…
Alphabet announced a restructuring of its AI leadership that elevates Demis Hassabis to a new Alphabet chief scientist role while shifting day-to-day leadership of Google DeepMind to Koray Kavukcuoglu. The changes coincide with departures of senior engineers who have formed a new startup, and with the flagship Gemini 4 model remaining unreleased af…
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., a global healthcare technology company, announced that its management will participate in two upcoming investor conferences in August 2026, including the Canaccord Genuity 46th Annual Growth Conference and the Bank of America SMID Cap Conference. Management will participate in fireside chats during both events, with liv…
Swedish equities closed modestly higher Wednesday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 finishing up 0.02% to register a record high. Gains were concentrated in Healthcare, Technology and Consumer Services. Notable winners included Boliden, AstraZeneca and Essity, while Tele2, Nordea and Ericsson were among the session's laggards. Market breadth favored decli…
Finland's main stock index ended lower on Wednesday, weighed down by losses in Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Technology sectors. The OMX Helsinki 25 fell 0.61% at the close, with more stocks declining than advancing. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, as Brent rose, U.S. crude eased and gold posted a sizeable gain.
Eli Lilly reported $22.97 billion in Q2 revenue while Novo Nordisk posted a 21.9% EPS beat and its oral Wegovy pill surpassed 5 million U.S. prescriptions. The two companies are intensifying competition for the obesity market, with differences emerging in drug formats, market share, valuations, and near-term risks.
Morgan Stanley's analysis of July auto insurance rate filings found an aggregate 0.2% decrease, affecting roughly $61 billion in personal auto premiums across the property and casualty industry. Individual company filings varied, with Progressive and a number of carriers registering declines in weighted rates while Allstate, Hartford and Travelers …
Iran and Oman have reached a mutual understanding on the geographic coordinates for a proposed shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, and are preparing a joint statement that remains subject to potential obstruction by third parties, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. Sources told Reuters the arrangement would give Iran control over s…
Walt Disney topped EPS expectations in Q3 FY2026 with earnings of $2.06 versus $1.86 estimated, a 10.75% beat, while revenue slipped about $180 million to $25.25 billion. The quarter confirmed Disney+ profitability and strong park results but left questions around sports economics, live-action remakes, and international park recovery.
Bank of America reported that the S&P 500 reached its 2026 year-ahead target of 7,741 after a breakout from summer trading ranges in both equities and Treasury yields. Technical patterns identify upside objectives above current levels, while support sits near 7,500. Elevated Treasury yields and a firm dollar accompany the move, and the bank highlig…
iPower Inc. (Nasdaq: IPW), a technology and AI infrastructure-focused company, announced a 1-for-9 reverse stock split effective August 7, 2026. The move aims to increase the stock's trading price to comply with Nasdaq Capital Market minimum bid price requirements. Post-split shares will be automatically adjusted for shareholders, and the company w…
Arista Networks reported its first quarter above $3 billion in revenue, beating estimates on both sales and earnings and raising fiscal 2026 guidance for a third time to $12.6 billion. Management highlighted expanding customer diversification, a new "scale-across" AI category, and large purchase commitments that reduce supply risk. Key risks includ…
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an unusually rapid pace, on track to top 4,000 reported cases this week. Public health officials point to months of undetected transmission, overwhelmed contact tracing, conflict-driven access constraints, funding shortfalls and the absence of licensed vaccines or proven tre…
SSR Mining surged intraday after investors parsed its Q2 2026 results and emphasized the company’s transformed balance sheet, sizeable buybacks and a reinstated dividend despite headline profit and revenue misses. A robust cash position following the Çöpler sale, an expanded credit facility, and management’s upbeat second-half outlook combined with…
A recent series of sophisticated cyber intrusions has targeted several large asset managers and private equity firms, employing AI-powered voice-cloning to impersonate executives and coax employees into surrendering sensitive information or granting network access. Firms have moved quickly to counter the attacks, with at least one confirming an att…
Hinge Health rallied sharply in mid-day trading after reporting Q2 2026 results that beat analyst forecasts across revenue, profit and cash flow. Management increased full-year revenue guidance, provided above-consensus Q3 projections and disclosed a definitive agreement to acquire Cylinder Health for $105 million in cash, sparking analyst price-ta…
Uber’s Q2 showed robust demand but a narrow revenue miss and conservative guidance sparked a sizeable share decline. For Lyft shareholders, the takeaway is mixed: core demand appears healthy, yet industry-level guidance caution and autonomous vehicle (AV) investment pressures create tangible uncertainties. Lyft’s lighter-capex AV approach and muted…
SpaceX reported a blowout Q2 with $7.8 billion in revenue, up 92% year-over-year, and adjusted EBITDA of $3.5 billion, a 191% increase. Starlink and the AI cloud business drove the gains, but a potential insider share unlock of roughly 911.5 million shares - valued at about $109.2 billion at current prices - is dominating investor focus and pressur…
BlackLine appears to be past the trough in sentiment. The company is translating product investments into higher-value platform pricing, free cash flow remains healthy at $165M, and recent strategic moves (AI acquisition, institutional stake) set up a path to margin expansion. We recommend buying BL with an entry at $29.50, a stop at $26.00 and a t…
IBM ($235.80) looks like a reasonable mid-term (45 trading days) rebound candidate. The company offers a 2.9% yield, $13.8B in free cash flow and a below-peak valuation (P/E ~20.7) after a sharp pullback from the 52-week high. That said, growth is uneven—mainframe and infrastructure weakness has pressured revenue—and the trade requires a tight stop…
Poland's equity market finished lower on Wednesday, dragged down by losses in Banking, Energy and Chemicals. The benchmark WIG30 fell 0.36% at the close in Warsaw. Gains in select energy and metals names were offset by weakness among several banks, while commodity and currency markets posted modest moves.
AMD reported Q2 FY2026 revenue of $11.54 billion, up 50% year-over-year, and non-GAAP EPS of $1.66, both ahead of consensus. Data Center revenue reached a record $6.7 billion, while gross margin improved to 56%. Management guided Q3 to roughly $13 billion and reiterated aggressive Data Center targets through 2027. Despite the beat-and-raise, the st…
Moderna has initiated a Phase 1 trial for mRNA-1469, targeting Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV), supported by a $50 million CEPI grant and occurring as a real-world outbreak in the DRC registers 3,748 confirmed cases. The move strengthens the company’s mRNA platform story but is unlikely to drive near-term revenue or a sharp stock re-rating.
Zoox, Amazon.com's autonomous vehicle unit, will begin collecting fares from passengers in Las Vegas on August 10. The company will use a fare model that includes a base charge plus fees for distance and trip duration, and will display the full fare to riders before booking. The move follows a temporary NHTSA exemption allowing deployment of up to …
