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FIFA President Gianni Infantino convened senior officials at the governing body's Africa office in Sale, Morocco, to manage the fallout from a failed proposal to sell 20% of a new commercial rights vehicle that would have raised $4.2 billion. The plan, which included involvement from a company with family links to the U.S. president, triggered inte…
Groupon stock advanced nearly 6% in morning trading, driven by expectations of a narrower loss in second-quarter 2026 results and several company-specific developments. Investors are parsing analyst notes, an insider Form 4 filing and the appointment of a new chief operating officer ahead of the company’s post-market earnings release on August 6, 2…
ADP Research reported that private-sector employment increased by 44,000 in July, a marked slowdown from June's revised 95,000 and below economists' forecasts. Year-over-year wage growth was strongest for workers who switched jobs, while employees who stayed saw more moderate gains. The release, produced with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, arriv…
Bunge's stock recovered some of its recent losses, rising about 3.7% in morning trading as investors responded to an earnings beat, reaffirmed Buy ratings and a near-term dividend cutoff. The company's second-quarter 2026 results posted adjusted EPS of $2.00 and revenue of $24.04 billion, both ahead of expectations, but shares had previously fallen…
The U.S. Treasury announced it will maintain its current guidance for debt issuance through 2027, leaving auction sizes for notes, bonds and floating rate notes unchanged while continuing a heavier reliance on short-term Treasury bills amid rising longer-term yields and dealer expectations for no near-term shifts in strategy.
INLIF Ltd climbed sharply in morning trade, driven by company-specific corporate actions including a scheduled extraordinary general meeting to approve a sweeping expansion of authorized share capital, recent private placement activity, and business strategy shifts into higher-growth areas. Thin liquidity and a small public float amplified speculat…
YXT.Com's American depositary shares jumped 141.6% in pre-market trading to $7.73 from a $3.20 close, a move driven by speculative positioning in a low-float, thinly traded micro-cap rather than a fresh corporate announcement. Recent regulatory compliance, a reduction in short interest and an upcoming earnings report helped set the stage for the ou…
Stryker Corporation declared a quarterly dividend of $0.88 per share, payable on July 31, 2026, to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2026. This represents a 4.8% increase compared to the prior year dividend rate and remains unchanged from the previous quarter. Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies, focusing on MedSurg, Neurotechnol…
FuboTV stock fell 11.0% in morning trading after the company reported Q3 fiscal 2026 results that missed revenue expectations despite beating on GAAP EPS and adjusted EBITDA. Investors cited the revenue shortfall, modest North America subscriber growth and a year-over-year decline in adjusted EBITDA as drivers of the sell-off, even as the company r…
Stripe and Advent's $60.50-per-share bid and PayPal's robust free cash flow make a persuasive case that the market is underestimating this payments stalwart. Valuation multiples (P/E ~10-11, EV/EBITDA ~7.6) and an enterprise value near $55 billion create scope for an acquirer's premium or rerating. This trade idea lays out an entry at current level…
Qualys shares jumped sharply after the cybersecurity company reported second-quarter 2026 results that outperformed Wall Street estimates on both revenue and earnings, and after management raised its full-year 2026 revenue and EPS outlook. The report also included a substantial year-over-year increase in operating cash flow and prompted multiple br…
Russian central bank minutes published after the July 24 meeting say rising fuel costs contributed about 0.3 percentage point to consumer price growth in June and a further 0.2 percentage point in the first half of July. The minutes attribute the spike to fuel shortages triggered by Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries and related logistics, n…
Russia's central bank reported that rising fuel prices pushed consumer price growth higher by roughly 0.3% in June and a further 0.2% in the first half of July. The spike followed Ukrainian drone strikes that disrupted refinery operations, causing shortages, long queues, price rises and rationing in some regions. The regulator cut its benchmark rat…
Apple reported a record June quarter with $109.4B revenue but the stock sold off on cautious guidance and industry-wide memory cost headwinds. The underlying business remains strong, valuation compression from the pullback creates an asymmetric trade. We recommend a mid-term swing long with defined entry, stop and target.
Kinetic, a business unit of Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ: UNIT), announced a significant broadband expansion in Georgia, adding over 28,000 new fiber internet locations across more than 140 communities in Q2 2026. This expansion brings Kinetic's high-speed multi-gigabit fiber services to a total of over 429,000 locations in Georgia, supporting remote w…
Kinetic, a business unit of Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ: UNIT), announced a significant broadband expansion in Kentucky, adding multi-gigabit fiber internet to 14,000 new homes across over 80 communities in Q2 2026. This expansion increases Kinetic's fiber footprint in the state to over 295,000 locations, supporting remote work, streaming, gaming, tel…
Kinetic, a business unit of Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ: UNIT), announced the addition of 8,000 new fiber internet locations across Oklahoma in Q2 2026, enhancing multi-gigabit connectivity to over 76,000 locations statewide. This expansion supports remote work, gaming, streaming, agriculture, and telehealth applications, delivering advanced services …
Fiserv, a global payments and financial services technology leader, has partnered with AI platform Stuut Technologies to enhance automated accounts receivable and B2B payment workflows. This partnership integrates Stuut's AI capabilities with Fiserv's Commerce Hub and SnapPay solutions aiming to reduce manual work, improve cash flow visibility, and…
Kinetic, a unit of Uniti Group (NASDAQ: UNIT), announced a significant expansion of its fiber optic internet service in Texas during Q2 2026, adding 13,000 new fiber locations across more than 100 communities. This expansion brings high-speed multi-gigabit fiber connectivity to over 238,000 homes and businesses in Texas, supporting remote work, str…
Kinetic, part of Uniti Group (NASDAQ: UNIT), announced the deployment of multi-gigabit fiber internet to 16,000 additional homes across more than 40 communities in North Carolina during Q2 2026. This expansion increases high-speed internet access to over 201,000 homes and businesses in the state, supporting remote work, gaming, streaming, agricultu…
UBS says platinum group metals (PGMs) miners may be poised for a recovery despite recent price softening, pointing to constrained primary supply, industry restructuring and the potential for hybrid vehicle adoption to support medium-term demand. The bank favors well-capitalized producers with operational leverage and names Valterra as its preferred…
The Ministry of Justice has stated that the UK government is not actively pursuing a public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein's activities in Britain. The announcement follows comments by a victims minister that the prime minister was 'looking into' the possibility. Authorities continue to investigate multiple allegations, and arrests have been made in …
CECO Environmental Corp. has rescheduled its Q2 2026 earnings announcement and conference call from August 6 to August 10, 2026. The delay is due to the additional time needed to complete financial consolidation and review processes following its June 1 acquisition of Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. This will be the first earnings report reflecting th…
Saba Capital, led by Boaz Weinstein, revealed a stake in Unite Group that exceeds 5% exposure via financial instruments, according to a regulatory filing. The investment combines a small direct shareholding with a larger position held through derivatives, making Saba one of Unite's largest investors. The move follows Saba's recent activism at Works…
Goldman Sachs left its July nonfarm payroll projection unchanged at 75,000 despite ADP reporting a weaker-than-expected private payroll gain of 44,000. The ADP release showed strength in education and health services but declines in leisure and hospitality and parts of the goods-producing sector. Goldman cited the ADP report's limited recent correl…
