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Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it has created a new internal division of roughly 6,000 employees devoted to helping corporate clients implement artificial intelligence technology. The group will draw on engineering, corporate training, management and industry expertise and is intended to deepen collaboration with customers to speed deployments and i…
Navient will announce its second quarter 2026 financial results on August 6, 2026, posting the report online and hosting an investor webcast to discuss the outcomes. The results will also be filed with the SEC, providing transparency to investors and stakeholders.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited trimmed its 2026 gold production outlook after a rock mass movement along the north wall of the Barnat open pit at the Canadian Malartic complex led to a temporary suspension of in-pit mining. The incident is expected to reduce second-half 2026 output at Canadian Malartic by about 60,000 to 80,000 ounces and may cut produ…
AeroVironment (AVAV) climbed 4.1% in pre-open trading after the U.S. Department of Defense granted the company a $500 million firm-fixed-price contract for commercial counter-unmanned aerial systems and counter-small-UAS capabilities, with work planned through June 2029. The award - managed by the Army Contracting Command - and a recent Outperform …
Tesla reported a record April-June delivery total that exceeded analyst expectations, propelled by a rebound in European demand even as U.S. sales remain subdued. Deliveries outpaced production, leading to a reduction in inventory built earlier in the year, while investors continue to focus on the company's longer-term autonomous driving and AI amb…
Tesla released second-quarter production and delivery figures that materially exceeded consensus forecasts. The company produced 451,758 vehicles and delivered 480,126, allowing it to reduce a backlog carried from the first quarter and register 25% year-over-year growth in deliveries versus Q2 2025.
SAP has instituted a hiring freeze and reduced non-AI business travel to redirect savings into an intensified AI effort, while executing another major leadership reorganization that places AI product development under CEO Christian Klein and delegates Industrial AI to the COO. The moves come as the stock remains under pressure ahead of Q2 results d…
The Baltic Exchange dry bulk freight index rose to its strongest level in over a week as gains in capesize vessel rates, supported by higher iron ore futures amid supply curbs affecting Fortescue shipments to select Chinese steel mills, pushed the main index higher. Panamax and supramax sectors saw smaller increases.
Deutsche Post has publicly defended its exemption from value-added tax on business mail, stating the relief is mandated under European law and linked to obligations to provide universal postal service. The statement responds to media reports that Germany's finance ministry, led by Lars Klingbeil, plans to remove the tax benefit. A draft from the ec…
A softer-than-anticipated jobs report for June, together with a downward revision to May, has led traders to pare back the probability of a Federal Reserve rate increase in July. Short-term futures now put the chance of a July hike below 20%, while market pricing still favors a move by September. Analysts say the payroll slowdown weakens the case f…
Sandisk sits at the center of the AI memory supercycle. With free cash flow of $4.46B, ROE above 32%, and tightly bid NAND markets, the company can sustain high profitability even as the stock trades at elevated multiples. This trade idea outlines a mid-duration long with specific entry, stop and target, plus the catalysts and risks that will matte…
Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley is pressing for adjustments to the USMCA trade arrangement that would give advantages to automakers with strong U.S. production footprints and impose penalties on companies that depend heavily on imports. Farley highlighted Ford's U.S. assembly leadership, export volumes and relatively low import rate, and contrast…
U.S. job creation slowed sharply in June, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by 57,000 and May revised lower to a 129,000 gain. The unemployment rate, however, fell to 4.2%, leaving the broader labor market appearing stable even as slower payroll growth tempered expectations and influenced equity, bond and currency moves. Market participants and stra…
Italy's Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said the government will not hesitate to intervene if ownership changes at insurance companies risk diverting how large pools of Italian savings are invested. His remarks, delivered at the annual ANIA meeting, come amid potential shifts in control at Generali after banking sector deals that would positio…
Myriad Genetics announces data from the largest individual-patient-data meta-analysis of its Prolaris Biopsy Test, demonstrating significant prognostic performance beyond conventional clinical risk metrics in localized prostate cancer. The study supports Prolaris's utility in risk stratification and informs treatment decisions, potentially improvin…
Morocco's trade gap widened 20.8% to 159 billion dirhams in the first five months of the year, driven by an 11.8% rise in imports to 370 billion dirhams while exports advanced 5.8% to 211 billion dirhams, according to the central foreign exchange regulator's monthly report. Energy and equipment purchases were the main contributors to the deteriorat…
Finward Bancorp director Robert E. Johnson III has increased his direct ownership in the regional financial institution through two distinct acquisition channels in mid-2026. The transactions, disclosed via Securities and Exchange Commission filings, highlight ongoing insider accumulation patterns while the company sustains its long-standing divide…
BofA Securities has reiterated six U.S. equity recommendations drawn from healthcare, consumer, financial services and energy. The broker emphasizes businesses with resilient earnings, attractive valuations and long-term growth drivers, naming AbbVie, CVS Health, AutoNation, Dick's Sporting Goods, GM Financial and ONEOK as its favored high-grade pi…
Akamai Technologies has completed its acquisition of LayerX, a provider of secure enterprise browser solutions and AI usage control technology, for approximately $205 million. This acquisition enhances Akamai's Zero Trust platform by integrating LayerX's browser security capabilities, offering enterprises better protection and visibility over web i…
VEON Ltd. CEO Kaan Terzioglu met with Kazakh President Tokayev to reaffirm VEON's commitment to Kazakhstan's Digital Qazaqstan Strategy. VEON is advancing key digital infrastructure projects including launching Direct to Cell technology for full country coverage and building a Tier III Hyper Cloud data center in Almaty. These initiatives aim to pos…
Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft Frontier Company, a new operating unit seeded with $2.5 billion to assist large enterprises in choosing, integrating and extracting value from a mix of AI technologies. The service will help customers combine models from Microsoft and third parties with their own internal data, with clients retaining the …
Insider filings disclosed on Wednesday reveal a mix of concentrated buy-side moves and large disposals across multiple U.S. listed companies. The most prominent purchasing activity involved shareholders and related parties of Jewett-Cameron Trading Co. Ltd., who acquired a substantial block of stock at low-single-digit prices. Other notable buys in…
Bloom Energy sits at the intersection of scalable on-site power and exploding AI compute demand. With a roughly $20 billion backlog, growing service revenue and multi-year deals with hyperscalers, the company has the growth profile to justify an aggressive long position. The stock is richly valued today, so this trade pairs conviction with a discip…
Fortinet, a leading cybersecurity company, announced it will release its second quarter 2026 financial results on July 29, 2026, followed by a conference call and webcast. The company highlighted its mission, extensive product portfolio, and commitment to global cyber resilience through advanced threat intelligence and collaborations.
LKQ Corporation, a leading provider of alternative and specialty auto parts, will announce its Q2 2026 financial results on July 30, 2026, followed by a conference call with senior management to discuss the outcomes. The company's operations span North America, Europe, and Taiwan, serving the automotive repair and accessorizing market.
