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ZenaTech said it filed five U.S. provisional patents for acoustic fire suppression and aerial wildfire assessment technologies intended for integration with its ZenaDrone 1000, prompting a near 6% rise in the company's shares. The technology uses low-frequency sound to disrupt flames and is being developed for coordinated drone swarms; the company …
Scotiabank's second-quarter 2026 earnings review ranks WEC Energy Group as its preferred U.S. utilities selection, citing above-average EPS growth potential, meaningful upside to capital spending and a history of steady results. The bank's review of early Q2 reports shows a generally positive season, with most utilities beating estimates on the bot…
McDonald’s named Skye Anderson as president of its U.S. business effective immediately following a second-quarter U.S. same-store sales result that fell short of analyst expectations. CEO Chris Kempczinski attributed the miss to execution lapses - including an overpacked promotions calendar and changes to digital discounts and value offerings - and…
Marathon Petroleum reported a four-fold jump in second-quarter net income to $5.14 billion, well above analyst estimates, as disruptions to crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz and elevated global outages pushed refining margins sharply higher. The company saw refining and marketing margins double year-over-year, increased shareholder returns, …
MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) has lost 75.6% of its market value in the past year while Bitcoin has remained above $64,000. Analysts' average price target implies 212.6% upside for MSTR from current levels, but the company carries balance-sheet exposures, heavy volatility and ongoing equity raises that amplify both downside and upside. Investor…
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned a district court's ruling that banned sales of VIP Products' 'Bad Spaniels' dog toy, concluding the parody is unlikely to harm Jack Daniel's reputation. The decision is the latest development in a 12-year legal fight that has moved through lower courts and the U.S. S…
U.S. antitrust regulators have requested information from customers and rivals tied to a proposed $3.5 billion transaction that would combine Cencora’s MWI Animal Health unit with privately held Covetrus. The inquiries focus on how the deal could affect access to veterinary products and practice-management software used by clinics. Cencora announce…
The White House is expected to extend a waiver of the Jones Act in the coming days to ease gasoline supply frictions and attempt to lower pump prices ahead of the midterm elections. Administration officials have continued consultations with maritime industry stakeholders and lawmakers on potential limits to the waiver even as the current exemption …
Elon Musk issued a terse warning on X as short sellers have accumulated substantial bearish positions in SpaceX (SPCX) ahead of the company’s first earnings release as a public company. Data from S3 Partners indicate an extreme concentration of short interest and near-exhaustion of borrowable shares, creating conditions that could produce significa…
Tuesday’s session featured sizable intraday moves across market-cap segments. Large technology names such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Avago Technologies (AVGO) were among the biggest gainers in the mega-cap cohort, while select large-, mid- and small-cap stocks posted double-digit moves on quarterly results and guidance. Intraday data also …
Traders face a packed U.S. data docket on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, with the ADP Nonfarm Employment Change offering an early read on private payrolls, two key services-sector PMI surveys providing detail on activity and hiring in services, and the EIA weekly crude oil inventory figures showing recent changes in commercial stockpiles. Additional EI…
Morgan Stanley’s Capital Goods Momentum Index (CAPMI) rose 5 points month-over-month to 58 in July, reflecting expansion across the bank’s tracked regions. The US and Europe each gained 5 points, Asia-Pacific added 3 points, and the Global component recorded the largest increase at 7 points. Sector drivers included General Industrial, Automotive, O…
Citizens downgraded eBay from Market Outperform to Market Perform, citing a more balanced risk-reward as eBay increases investment behind Depop at the same time rival Vinted accelerates U.S. expansion. The brokerage warned that higher marketing costs to grow Depop may pressure profitability and are not fully captured in consensus forecasts.
BTIG analysts reviewed 24-month results from the VISIONARY trial of Voyxact (sibeprenlimab) in IgA nephropathy and found sustained improvement in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) versus placebo. The data met KDIGO benchmarks for slowing kidney decline. Otsuka has begun a rolling supplemental BLA and reported early commercial revenues and…
Goldman Sachs kept buy recommendations on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix despite recent steep share price drops, saying current valuations imply investors doubt the durability of earnings. The bank outlined several drivers behind the sell-off and addressed eight investor questions on key memory themes including pricing, inventory, China supply an…
A divided U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency may not freeze about $20 billion in clean energy grants made to nonprofit and state-sponsored entities, reinstating an April 2025 injunction that blocks EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin from terminating the awards. The funds trace to the Greenhouse Gas Re…
Thryv Holdings reported a much larger-than-expected adjusted loss and revenue shortfall for second-quarter 2026, triggering a steep intraday sell-off. A slowdown in SaaS growth and a downward revision to full-year SaaS guidance, combined with a restructuring announcement, intensified investor concerns even as the company unveiled a partnership with…
Jefferies downgraded Cigna from Buy to Hold and trimmed its price target to $307 from $336, arguing that several growing earnings risks and a paucity of near-term catalysts justify a more cautious stance despite a depressed valuation. The firm reduced its 2027 earnings estimate to $32.77 per share, about 1% below consensus, and highlighted potentia…
Chipotle Mexican Grill shares plunged after Minnesota health officials linked a salmonella outbreak affecting 110 people to jalapeños served at the chain’s restaurants in the state. The company removed the suspect jalapeños from impacted stores and is cooperating with investigators. The news erased part of a recent post-earnings rally and came amid…
Chipotle Mexican Grill said it removed jalapenos from certain restaurants and replaced them with product from different growers after tracing a potential link between a common lot of peppers and a salmonella outbreak. The company is cooperating with public health investigators as Minnesota reports 110 people sickened; Chipotle shares fell around 7%…
Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Amazon and Alphabet have disclosed roughly $1.09 trillion in future lease payments for facilities that have not yet become operational. Most of the commitments are for data centres intended to support accelerating artificial intelligence workloads. Because accounting rules generally defer recognition until assets are availa…
Unions representing easyJet France cabin crew lodged a strike notice covering August 7 to September 2, enabling strikes with 48 hours' prior warning. The unions said they remain open to negotiations and may retract the notice depending on management's response. A previously filed labor dispute was paused because of wildfires in the Gironde region.
Embraer announced that Colombia has contracted to purchase two KC-390 Millennium transport aircraft. The acquisition, signed under outgoing President Gustavo Petro’s push to modernize the military fleet, includes mission equipment, an integrated services and support package, and an offset program designed to meet Colombian regulatory requirements. …
Anthropic named Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar as its inaugural Chief Global Affairs Officer, tasking him with oversight of policy, international engagement, and government relations. Cuéllar brings experience from leadership at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the California Supreme Court, and multiple senior roles at Stanford and feder…
Chipotle Mexican Grill removed jalapeños from all Minnesota locations that received the product after peppers were potentially tied to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 110 people in the state. Minnesota health officials say the full scope of the outbreak is not yet known and that other restaurants and additional states may be involved. Chipo…
