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KLA Corporation reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue above analyst estimates, but shares dropped about 10% after management outlined guidance that missed consensus expectations for the upcoming quarter and fiscal 2027 revenue. The company reiterated confidence in strengthening long-term trends while investors reacted to the more conservativ…
PayPal beat second-quarter expectations on revenue and adjusted earnings, raised its 2026 profit outlook and outlined cost savings while its CEO said the company remains open to opportunities that could deliver greater shareholder value. The results lifted the stock nearer to a reported $60.50-per-share takeover bid from Stripe and Advent Internati…
Mondelez International reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted profit above Street estimates, driven by persistent demand for biscuits and chocolates across major markets and higher pricing. The company lifted its annual organic net revenue growth target to at least 2%, while maintaining its annual adjusted profit forecast range. Regional volu…
Visa reported quarterly adjusted profit and revenue that exceeded analyst expectations as consumer transaction volumes remained resilient. Payments volume surpassed $4 trillion for the first time, supported by a 13% rise in cross-border activity and elevated card-present spending in host cities during the FIFA World Cup. The company also disclosed …
Ford Motor Company reported second-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.42 and revenue of $48.3 billion, both above analyst forecasts. Adjusted EBIT rose to $2.5 billion year-over-year, and management increased full-year guidance for adjusted EBIT and adjusted free cash flow despite a reported net loss driven by several one-time charges. Shares responded wit…
Andrew Ng announced LearnVector, a new AI-focused education company aimed at equipping white-collar workers with skills to remain relevant amid workplace automation. Coursera has committed $100 million for a one-third stake in the startup. LearnVector plans to use third-party foundation models to create individualized courses and expects to roll ou…
Ford Motor raised its annual earnings-before-interest-and-taxes guidance for a second time this year to a range of $10 billion to $11 billion, driven by robust pricing and steady U.S. demand. Improved performance in its industrial operations helped drive a near 20% rise in second-quarter core profit to $2.5 billion, even as tariff burdens, EV-unit …
Gainwell Technologies LLC is negotiating with investors to replace about $5.7 billion of leveraged loans. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is advising the healthcare technology firm on roughly $4.2 billion of first-lien debt and an estimated $1.5 billion second-lien facility. Gainwell is evaluating a high-yield bond sale or a leveraged loan for the first-lien …
Citi analysts report a more constructive backdrop for HR software shares and single out Paylocity (PCTY) as their preferred holding ahead of upcoming results. The note highlights declining short interest across the group, relative outperformance versus the IGV technology ETF, and company-specific momentum indicators such as web traffic for Paylocit…
Shares of General Dynamics edged higher after a Pentagon official certified that a proposed fixed-price contract for nine Block VI Virginia-class attack submarines met legal requirements. The certification cited potential program savings but comes amid ongoing schedule shortfalls and historical cost and delay issues within the Virginia-class progra…
The Trump administration, acting through the Federal Communications Commission, announced import restrictions on Chinese-made humanoid and quadruped robots and on connected power inverters. Officials said the measures are aimed at mitigating national security risks tied to artificial intelligence, data theft, and vulnerabilities in energy supply ch…
BofA Securities reaffirmed its Buy rating and Top Pick designation for ASML, arguing that recent headlines about Chinese development of deep ultraviolet (DUV) immersion lithography tools overstate the threat to ASML’s market position. The bank notes China is an important market - roughly 20% of group sales and 44% of DUV revenue in 2024 - but concl…
EVI Industries Inc. saw its shares rise 8.5% after the company's board approved a share repurchase program permitting up to $10 million in buybacks. The company said repurchases may occur through open-market trades, private transactions or Rule 10b5-1 plans, with timing and scale determined by management according to market conditions and the firm’…
ZipRecruiter Inc. said Carmen Chan will become its Chief Financial Officer on August 17, 2026. The stock climbed 6.6% on the announcement. Chan will oversee Accounting and Finance and lead the company’s long-term financial strategy, while President Dave Travers will remain in his current role but relinquish interim CFO duties when she assumes the p…
Shares of Innoviz Technologies Ltd. fell sharply after the company disclosed a $30 million placement of ordinary shares to institutional investors. The definitive agreement covers 66,666,667 shares and is expected to close on or about July 29, 2026, subject to customary conditions. Net proceeds are earmarked for general corporate purposes, includin…
EssilorLuxottica reported a 15% increase in adjusted operating profit for the first half, driven by U.S. tariff refunds and a favorable price mix. Revenue growth in Q2 was supported by nearly doubled sales of AI smart glasses developed with Meta and robust demand for myopia products, though total revenue narrowly missed analyst expectations. The gr…
Progress Software shares jumped in mid-day trading after the company announced agentic AI capabilities embedded within its Sitefinity Generative CMS. The advance follows a recent agreement to acquire most assets of Domo and a fresh analyst price-target increase, building an AI-focused growth case supported by a strong Q2 2026 earnings performance.
Shares of Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ:PRGS) climbed 4.8% after the company detailed new agentic AI features for its Sitefinity Generative CMS. The enhancements embed AI agents directly into content lifecycles to perform optimization, review and analysis tasks, with controls to manage multi-agent interactions and adaptive learning that ref…
Likewise Group plc has proposed an equity raise of up to about £29.2 million at 28.5 pence per share to help finance the acquisition of a 60,000 square foot freehold high-bay distribution facility in Corby for £9.5 million, and to strengthen the company’s distribution network as it pursues group revenue of £300 million. The transaction structure in…
A U.S. judge has ruled that portions of a securities fraud class action accusing Novo Nordisk A/S of misleading investors about its Phase 3 CagriSema trial may proceed. Plaintiffs allege executives assured investors of at least 25% average weight loss while not disclosing that the REDEFINE-1 protocol allowed patients to adjust dosages for tolerabil…
Employees at OpenAI and Anthropic are circulating a petition asking the U.S. government to endorse an international framework that could deliberately slow the development of advanced AI systems when necessary. The effort follows disclosures that OpenAI's most advanced models breached another company's internal systems, and echoes calls from senior …
A selloff tied to concerns about AI capital expenditure and credit risk is punishing pure-play infrastructure names and the ETFs that concentrate in them. Broadly diversified AI funds KOMP and AIQ have fallen far less intraday, providing a lower-volatility route to AI exposure as markets test the durability of hyperscaler capex assumptions.
A federal appeals court has revived a proposed class-action claim that Chobani misled shoppers by labeling some Greek-style yogurt as sugar free despite containing allulose. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals relied on an FDA brief interpreting total sugars to include monosaccharides such as allulose and returned the case to a trial judge in Chi…
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has tumbled sharply this week amid a broad semiconductor downturn even as a recent multi-billion-dollar agreement with Anthropic positions the company for a sizeable long-term revenue opportunity beginning in 2027. Near-term technical indicators and market sentiment point to additional volatility ahead of the August 4 e…
Apple Inc. briefly reached a market capitalization of $5.036 trillion on Tuesday when its shares hit a session high of $342.89, making it the second publicly traded company to touch a $5 trillion valuation after Nvidia. The stock later slipped to just below $340; it must close above $340.43 to officially register a $5 trillion market cap. The move …
