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Palantir reports quarterly results after the market close with Street expectations calling for $1.81 billion in revenue and $0.34 in EPS. The company enters the report trading near $125.86 after a sharp YTD pullback from a $207.52 peak; investors are focused on whether a continued beat streak and any guidance lift can reverse recent weakness or whe…
Xerox shares climbed sharply in morning trading after the company reported second-quarter 2026 results that outperformed expectations and raised its full-year adjusted operating income forecast. An analyst increased his price target and a large institutional investor expanded its stake, while a broadly positive market helped amplify gains for the h…
ServiceNow stock climbed 6.4% in morning trading to $118.38 as investors stepped back from a late-July pullback and concentrated on the company’s strong second-quarter results and accelerating AI adoption across its platform. The rally occurred even after Goldman Sachs removed the stock from its U.S. Conviction List in an August rotation toward oth…
Amazon's market capitalization exceeded $3 trillion for the first time after a sharp jump in its stock following stronger-than-expected cloud growth and an upward revision to capital spending forecasts. The move ignited gains across other major cloud and AI-focused companies, reflecting renewed investor confidence in continued hyperscaler investmen…
UBS downgraded NXP Semiconductors from Buy to Neutral and reduced its 12-month price target to $270 from $305. The firm cited mounting risks of an automotive inventory correction in China and limited near-term participation in AI infrastructure spending, trimming 2026-2030 earnings forecasts by 5% to 9%. UBS noted that automotive end markets accoun…
IG Group Holdings PLC stock fell sharply, down 8.1% to 1342p, after the firm announced its H1 2026 results and a proposed purchase of U.S. fantasy-sports operator Underdog for up to about $1.3 billion. Investors reacted to the deal's limited near-term earnings uplift, a suspension of the share buyback programme, rising operating costs that compress…
Morgan Stanley's latest chartbook presents a detailed set of performance and valuation metrics for the European property sector. The data show the sector trailing broader European equities on year-to-date returns, with clear dispersion across subsectors and a meaningful discount to net asset value. The bank also lays out near-term capital value exp…
AstraZeneca is reported to be considering an acquisition of Bristol Myers Squibb. Barclays analysts do not see an imminent transaction and note that while Bristol Myers’ established cash-flow products could deliver synergies, those gains are constrained by anticipated loss of exclusivity events for key drugs. Barclays also provided a pipeline valua…
Major cloud providers have poured hundreds of billions annually into AI-capable infrastructure, but clear paths to profitable returns remain uncertain. Early market reactions to monetization signs have lifted shares, yet investors are pricing in faith more than proven results. Autonomous AI agents are proposed as the mechanism to convert heavy cape…
Tyson Foods shares dropped 3.7% in pre-market trading after the company reported fiscal third-quarter results that missed analyst expectations on both earnings and sales, and cut its fiscal 2026 adjusted operating income outlook. Management cited widening losses in the beef division, linked to a tight domestic cattle supply, as the principal drag. …
Microsoft shares climbed in pre-open trading after a fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter report that beat expectations. The company reported $90 billion in revenue, a 18% year-over-year gain, with Azure revenue up 43% and crossing $100 billion in annual revenue. A rapidly expanding commercial order backlog and upgraded analyst views have bolstered investor …
U.S. stock futures climbed on Monday after President Donald Trump said talks with Iran would begin this week, easing recent geopolitical tensions and bolstering risk appetite. Technology names attempted to recover following a steep July pullback. In premarket action, Supernus Pharmaceuticals jumped on a merger announcement with Indivior, Ferguson r…
Latigo Biotherapeutics Inc. has filed to raise up to $288 million in an initial public offering, proposing 16 million shares priced between $16 and $18. The clinical-stage company, which develops non-opioid pain treatments and is backed by Blue Owl Capital Inc., reported recent operating losses, a mid-2027 target for Phase 3 results and held $54.8 …
The S&P 500 closed at a record 7,489.72 on Aug 3, 2026, delivering a rolling one-year return of 20.1%. The advance followed a volatile sequence that began in early 2025, featuring a sharp spring selloff, heavy month-to-month swings, a rebound led by mega-cap technology, and intermittent rotation into cyclical sectors. Persistent speculative caution…
TG Therapeutics shares fell 4.7% in pre-market action to $49.60 after the company reported second-quarter 2026 results that outpaced consensus revenue and included a raised full-year outlook. The company posted $240.3 million in global revenue versus an analyst consensus of about $228.85 million, and lifted its full-year global revenue target to ro…
Shares of Space Exploration Technologies Corp slid in pre-market trading as investors brace for the company’s first post-IPO quarterly earnings report and an imminent lock-up expiration that could introduce a large volume of insider shares into the market. Analysts expect substantial revenue alongside an operating loss, while short interest and a n…
Genprex stock tumbled 12.4% in pre-market trading after an initial uptick following a newly announced collaboration with Roche Diagnostics to validate TROP2 and PTEN as biomarkers for non-small cell lung cancer trials. The deal briefly lifted the micro-cap's shares by about 3% before selling pressure erased gains. Broader U.S. equity indices were p…
Palantir Technologies shares climbed in pre-market trading as investors positioned themselves ahead of the company’s second-quarter 2026 earnings due after the U.S. close. Wall Street consensus expects roughly $1.81 billion in revenue, about 81% year-over-year growth, and adjusted EPS of $0.34. Analyst upgrades, increased institutional interest and…
Digital camera shipments fell 14.6% year-over-year in June 2026, according to Camera Imaging Products Association figures cited by Morgan Stanley. Shipment value declined 3.0% over the same period. The downturn affected both built-in lens and interchangeable-lens categories, with mirrorless cameras experiencing the steepest fall. Regional results w…
Almost 1,300 pilots represented by the Teamsters ratified a two-year collective bargaining agreement that raises hourly pay by about 40% immediately, leads to roughly 54% higher wages by January 2027, improves retirement benefits and alters work rules. The ratification also triggers payment of about $300 million in accrued retention bonuses and fol…
Deutsche Bank raised its S&P 500 earnings-per-share forecasts for 2026 and 2027 after a wide-ranging and unusually strong slate of second-quarter results. The bank highlighted a record-high share of firms beating estimates, robust aggregate beats driven by both revenue and margin strength, and upward revisions to forward earnings at a stage when an…
Nearly 1,300 pilots at Allegiant Travel have ratified a two-year collective bargaining agreement that raises hourly pay substantially, unlocks roughly $300 million in accrued retention bonuses, and improves retirement benefits and workplace rules. The vote follows several years of fraught negotiations that included airport pickets in November 2025.
Silver futures climbed 1.1% to $58.408 after a marked improvement in Middle East geopolitical sentiment following President Trump's signal that talks with Iran would resume. The move reduced oil-driven inflation worries, helped send oil prices lower, and removed a key headwind for silver. A Federal Reserve pause on rates, a softer U.S. dollar and r…
Wolfe Research cautions that recent jumps in long-term Treasury yields are intensifying pressure on the U.S. fiscal picture as the Treasury prepares for its Quarterly Refunding Announcement. With federal debt at about 100% of GDP, persistent deficits above 6% during an expansion, and net interest costs at historic levels relative to GDP, the firm s…
Chevron shares fell 1.3% in pre-market trading to $194.23 after crude oil plunged overnight. Market moves were sparked by President Trump’s announcement that a planned large-scale military strike on Iran was canceled in favor of renewed talks covering Strait of Hormuz transit arrangements and Iran’s nuclear program, and by an OPEC+ decision to lift…
