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Options-implied volatility suggests Lockheed Martin may move about 4% when the company reports quarterly results on July 23 before the market opens. Historical comparisons show the stock has exceeded options' predicted moves in six of its last eight earnings reports, with several instances of notably larger actual price swings.
The seven largest U.S. tech and consumer names, collectively known as the 'Magnificent 7', have posted an equal-weighted average gain of roughly +3.7% year-to-date, trailing the S&P 500's +9.92% rise. Performance is highly bifurcated: Apple and Alphabet lead with double-digit gains, while Microsoft and Tesla are the primary drags. Rising interest-r…
Options market pricing indicates Deckers Outdoor Corp. shares could move 8.4% when the company reports quarterly results on July 23 after the market close. Historical reactions to the company's earnings have frequently outpaced options-implied moves, with six of the last eight announcements producing larger-than-expected stock swings.
Arm Holdings ADR fell sharply in morning trading, pressured by two recent analyst moves that increased the number of 'Hold' recommendations and highlighted valuation and supply-chain risks. HSBC downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold while raising its price target, and Benchmark started coverage with a Hold. Concerns center on Arm's high trailing P/…
Eni chief executive Claudio Descalzi told a parliamentary committee that the oil and gas industry is redirecting capital toward Southeast Asia and Latin America after prolonged shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. He warned that the Middle East will remain a higher-risk region even once hostilities cease, and said that Russia and Gulf supp…
Options pricing compiled by Bloomberg indicates Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. shares could move about 11% when the company reports earnings on July 23 before the market opens. Historical earnings reactions have frequently exceeded the options-implied moves, with episodes of both outsized gains and sharp declines.
Domino’s Pizza shares climbed after investors positioned ahead of the company's second-quarter 2026 results and reacted to a set of governance and analyst developments. Expectations for higher quarterly earnings, several analyst actions, and Yum! Brands' sale of Pizza Hut combined to drive the stock higher while broader market indices offered littl…
Marvell Technology shares slid after an analyst downgrade from Erste Group and a broader semiconductor selloff tied to TSMC’s quarterly update. The shares fell in morning trading to $196.89 and have pulled back sharply from a recent 52-week high amid valuation concerns, concentrated customer exposure, rising market-wide risk aversion, and recent in…
Options markets are implying a 9.1% price swing for Mobileye Global Inc. Class A stock when the company reports earnings on July 23 before the open, according to options data compiled by Bloomberg. Historical comparisons show actual moves have varied widely around implied expectations over the past eight announcements, with the largest deviation oc…
Options pricing indicates Edwards Lifesciences (EW) could experience an approximate 5% share-price swing when it reports quarterly results on July 23 after the close. Historical comparisons show that actual post-earnings moves have matched, exceeded, or fallen short of options-implied expectations, with occasional large discrepancies.
Seagate Technology shares dropped 4.3% in morning trading to $792.94 as investors pared positions ahead of the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 earnings report due Thursday. Wall Street consensus calls for about $5.09 in earnings per share on roughly $3.48 billion of revenue, representing sequential increases of around 24% and 12%, respectively…
Options data compiled by Bloomberg indicates Intel Corp. (INTC) shares could move about 11% when the company reports earnings after the market close on July 23. Historical reactions to prior quarterly reports have occasionally outpaced what options implied, with the stock exceeding the options-implied move in four of its last eight earnings release…
A German state economy minister has urged the European Union to consider raising tariffs on vehicles produced in China, arguing such measures could pressure Chinese automakers to establish production links and jobs in Europe. The comments come amid warnings from Volkswagen that several German factories could close without new solutions, and as Chin…
The economy minister of Saxony urged the European Union to consider raising tariffs on cars manufactured in China to increase pressure on Chinese automakers to form partnerships with European manufacturers such as Volkswagen. The appeal comes amid Volkswagen's warning that it may close four German factories, including its Zwickau electric-vehicle p…
Trump Media & Technology Group has introduced Truth API, a subscription data feed designed to give financial services firms immediate, verified access to posts from high-ranking Truth Social accounts. The paid product, which the company said will be faster than scraping and is targeted at organizations sensitive to delays in information such as alg…
DoorDash co-founder and CTO Andy Fang introduced dd-cli, a command-line interface that enables AI agents to autonomously search restaurants, compare offers and complete real payments on DoorDash. The beta is invite-only for macOS developers in the US and Canada, and a public demo showed Anthropic's Claude placing a full end-to-end order without hum…
Western Digital shares slid sharply in morning trading after investor subscriptions opened for CXMT’s Shanghai Stock Exchange IPO, which targets up to about $9.8 billion. The move amplified an ongoing selloff across memory and storage names that began after a weak operating profit estimate for SK Hynix, creating a confluence of competitive and sent…
SanDisk Corporation shares fell sharply in morning trade, pressured by an Argus Research coverage start with a Hold rating and a report that hyperscale customer CoreWeave is seeking derivatives protection against falling memory and storage chip prices. The combination of valuation risk, contractual exposure from long-term supply deals, elevated sho…
A U.S. federal judge in Seattle has thrown out a lawsuit alleging Starbucks misled investors by concealing weakening sales in the United States and China. The court concluded the company provided a credible, innocent interpretation of comments made by the then-CEO during a January 2024 analyst call. The suit, led by three New York pension plans, fo…
A federal court has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit alleging Starbucks hid worsening sales in the United States and China. The judge accepted the former CEO's explanation of his January 2024 analyst remarks as credible, and allowed the case to be closed after previously permitting it to proceed last November.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a rule to permit companies to provide investor disclosures electronically by default, rather than relying on paper delivery unless recipients opt into e-delivery. The move is presented as aligning disclosure practices with current Wall Street technology and is open to a two-month public comme…
Voya Financial shares climbed after a media report said the retirement-services company has drawn takeover interest in recent weeks. The outreach was described as informal, with no active negotiations underway and company insiders saying neither management nor the board is pursuing a sale. The report named Principal Financial as one of the interest…
Morgan Stanley identifies China’s approval for Apple to deploy Apple Intelligence as a pivotal development for the company, citing local technical partnerships with Alibaba and Baidu, strong Chinese consumer interest in smartphone AI, and the timing ahead of a planned foldable iPhone launch this fall as potential drivers of upside to sales and esti…
RaySearch Laboratories' shares plunged after the company released preliminary second-quarter 2026 results showing a year-on-year decline in net sales driven by organic growth of -8% and a sharp retreat in operating profit. Management attributed the revenue shortfall to a cluster of U.S. transactions that were postponed rather than canceled, while o…
Baird has singled out Corpay, Block and Mastercard as its preferred names in the fintech, payments and services space heading into second-quarter 2026 earnings. The firm expects each to post results that could trigger upward estimate revisions, citing company-specific drivers, resilient segment trends and valuations that still look attractive for f…
