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Netflix projected third-quarter revenue and earnings that fall short of analyst consensus and said it will limit public reporting of viewing hours to an annual cadence beginning in January 2027. The company reported quarterly results roughly in line with estimates and reiterated an ad revenue target of $3 billion for the year.
Standard Nuclear saw its shares fall roughly 10% when they began trading on the New York Stock Exchange after the company reduced its initial offering by about half. The Oak Ridge, Tennessee-based fuel maker opened at $13.50 against an offered price of $15, valuing the company at $2.17 billion. The debut underscores investor selectivity even as dem…
Google has pushed back the public launch of Gemini 3.5 Pro after internal testing showed the model did not meet performance targets, particularly in coding tasks. The postponement, disclosed in a recent report, has raised concerns inside the company while competitors continue to roll out new advanced models and navigate regulatory reviews.
Options prices compiled by Bloomberg show Comcast Corp. Class A shares have an implied move of 5.2% ahead of the company’s July 23 earnings report. The exact time of the announcement has not been disclosed. In five of the last eight earnings cycles, the stock’s actual price change exceeded the move implied by options.
Options pricing suggests Blackstone Inc. (BX) could see a 4.2% intraday price change when it reports quarterly results on July 23 before markets open. Historical comparisons show actual post-earnings moves have often surpassed the options-implied ranges, with several quarters producing substantially larger swings than anticipated.
Options market pricing indicates investors expect United Rentals Inc. (URI) shares could move roughly 6.5% when the company issues earnings on July 23 after the market close. Historical reactions to prior earnings have often exceeded these option-implied moves, with five of the last eight results producing price changes larger than the options mark…
Options tied to Union Pacific signal an expected share-price swing of roughly 3.1% when the railroad reports quarterly results on July 23 before the market opens. Historical comparisons show the stock has moved more than the options market anticipated in five of the last eight earnings releases, producing a mixed pattern of outcomes.
Options markets are pricing in a 2.9% move for Honeywell International Inc. when the company reports earnings on July 23 before the market opens, based on options data compiled by Bloomberg. Historically, Honeywell's stock has moved by more than the options-implied change in seven of its last eight earnings releases.
Oppenheimer identified a group of companies it views as well-positioned within the Physical AI ecosystem, highlighting progress in on-road autonomy, lidar platforms and battery technology. The firm emphasizes vertical integration and supply-chain control, and favors perception and battery businesses as foundational 'pick and shovel' plays. Legislat…
Truist Securities moved Lululemon Athletica to a Sell rating from Hold and reduced its price target to $94 from $115, citing growing structural headwinds. The firm cut fiscal 2026 and 2027 earnings per share forecasts, lowered its valuation multiple, and flagged weakened consumer engagement, social media momentum, rising competition, and regulatory…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly acknowledged the company's underperformance over the past year and accepted personal responsibility. He outlined a strategic reset centered on empowering users, predicting the next 12 months will be the firm's most consequential yet. Altman contrasted OpenAI's approach with that of competitors who favor stricter, prin…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday pressed senior defense executives to increase the speed and scale of weapons production, citing strain on U.S. inventories caused by ongoing conflicts. At a defense summit in Pennsylvania, officials and industry leaders discussed measures to expand manufacturing capacity, finance critical supply chain gaps and ac…
Alphabet Inc. shares dropped after a report said Google is behind schedule on delivering its most capable Gemini variant, 3.5 Pro. The delay reflects extra work to bolster coding performance, has frustrated internal teams, and raises competitive concerns as rivals release stronger code-generation models. Google says it is testing upgrades and worki…
Stocks across market-cap tiers recorded notable moves on Thursday, with major technology names and several smaller companies posting double-digit percentage changes. Micron and Intel were among the largest decliners, while other names in energy, biotech and recruitment showed both steep drops and sharp gains tied to corporate developments and analy…
Crypto.com has secured a $400 million equity infusion from Citadel Securities at a company valuation of $20 billion. The deal, the first institutional financing round in Crypto.com’s ten-year history, is earmarked to support expansion into tokenized securities, derivatives and efforts to connect digital asset infrastructure with conventional capita…
On Thursday, July 16, Crypto.com announced that Citadel Securities invested $400 million in the crypto exchange at a $20 billion valuation, marking Crypto.com's first institutional fundraising round. The investment underscores growing engagement by traditional finance players in digital-asset infrastructure as the sector pursues tokenized securitie…
Traders face a busy Friday on July 17, 2026, with the release of building permits, housing starts, industrial production, and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment readings. A scheduled speech by U.S. President Trump late Thursday could also influence market mood. The sequence of data will shed light on housing demand, manufacturing output,…
Federal regulators are examining potential insider trading tied to prediction market contracts after Kalshi flagged unusual activity on its platform involving Gabriel Perez, a longtime teleprompter operator for the President. Kalshi referred the trades to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and has provided evidence; the White House has placed…
EDP's chief executive told reporters that many EU countries have failed to enact permitting reforms designed to accelerate renewable energy deployment following the 2022 Russia invasion of Ukraine. The Portuguese utility warned that prolonged environmental approval processes are delaying investment decisions, even as the European Commission pursues…
After a spectacular year, shares of Micron and SK Hynix have retreated sharply in the short term while longer-term technicals and structural demand signals remain intact. The moves reflect profit-taking and a violent deceleration in price action rather than a confirmed trend reversal, though competitive and demand-side risks deserve attention.
Clear Street began coverage of the payments industry, assigning Buy ratings to Visa and Mastercard while initiating Block and PayPal at Hold. The firm used a 27x price-to-earnings multiple on fiscal 2027 EPS estimates to derive price targets for Visa and Mastercard, and highlighted margin strength, free cash flow conversion and selective near-term …
Verizon announced the transfer of 274 corporate-owned retail locations to independent ownership, a change that will remove roughly 3,000 employees from the company's payroll. Many of those workers are expected to be rehired by the new store owners. The conversion reduces Verizon's company-run locations to 1,000 and follows a larger workforce reduct…
Micron Technology shares fell sharply this week amid a wider memory-sector sell-off, driven by contagion from SK Hynix's volatile Nasdaq debut and renewed geopolitical tension in the Gulf. The pullback has exposed a split on Wall Street: major institutions are maintaining bullish convictions on an undersupplied memory cycle, while prominent short p…
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen said he will continue pressing his $56 billion acquisition effort for eBay despite the online auction site's board rejecting the proposal. Cohen described ambitions to build a combined company valued at $1 trillion, use eBay's infrastructure to host a digital marketplace for video game items, and integrate collectibles opera…
U.S. television networks are debating whether to broadcast a planned primetime address by President Donald Trump, set to focus on election security ahead of the midterm elections. The White House may disclose sensitive intelligence about alleged Chinese interference, raising concerns among some officials and prompting calls from Democrats to preemp…
