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A concentrated hedge fund’s rapid reduction in assets appears to have produced a capitulation that cleared a major overhang. Infrastructure and compute-related stocks posted strong gains after reports the fund’s public equity holdings were largely acquired by a large market participant, yet doubts about hyperscaler AI spending and the ability to mo…
Microsoft shares jumped more than 16% after the company said it expects robust cash generation in its new fiscal year and forecasted Azure cloud growth that exceeds Wall Street estimates. If sustained, the move would mark the largest single-day increase in market capitalization on record, surpassing a prior high set by Nvidia.
Coinbase Global Inc reports quarterly results after the market close with options pricing implying a 7.3% post-earnings move. Bitcoin and Ethereum have risen about 2% today, reflecting renewed intraday crypto momentum. The market is watching whether Coinbase's report and recent regulatory and product catalysts can halt a year-long decline in the st…
Meta reported Q2 2026 revenue of $60.8 billion, beating consensus by $610 million and marking continued top-line momentum. Earnings per share came in at $6.18, 13.8% below the $7.17 estimate, after the company absorbed large, intentional near-term costs tied to legal charges, severance from a May workforce reduction, and a massive AI infrastructure…
Microsoft delivered stronger-than-expected FY2026 Q4 results, reporting $4.74 in EPS (an 11.79% beat) on $90.01 billion of revenue (about $2.4 billion above estimates). Shares jumped 16.96% to $456.76 after the report. Azure accelerated to 43% growth in the quarter and crossed a $100 billion annual revenue run rate, while AI-related revenue hit a $…
S&P Global Ratings moved Nokia's outlook from stable to positive while keeping the company's long- and short-term credit ratings unchanged. The agency highlighted stronger network infrastructure growth - driven by optical and IP products and hyperscaler demand - and set clear financial targets that could trigger a one-notch upgrade within about two…
Moody's upgraded HealthEquity's corporate family rating to Ba2 from Ba3 and raised its probability of default rating to Ba2-PD from Ba3-PD, citing sustained operating performance and the successful integration of the BenefitWallet acquisition. The agency also improved the rating on the company's $600 million senior unsecured notes to Ba3 from B1, l…
ABC, part of The Walt Disney Company, says the Federal Communications Commission's decision to order early license reviews of eight ABC stations represents an unprecedented campaign of intimidation aimed at shaping news coverage. The filings say the reviews - initiated by FCC Chair Brendan Carr in April and tied to a year-long probe of Disney's div…
The UK Financial Conduct Authority will begin issuing a daily summary of trading in UK-listed shares starting Friday and will publish a year of historical trading data to help market participants assess volumes. The update is intended as an interim step prior to the introduction of a comprehensive consolidated tape for equities, and the FCA will se…
Outokumpu reported a modest recovery in its European adjusted core profit for the second quarter, but the gains tied to EU trade measures have been largely offset by higher prices for scrap metal and rising freight and fuel costs. The company also flagged the end of a state aid scheme and a recent increase in imports ahead of new safeguards.
Moody's upgraded Micron Technology's senior unsecured notes to Baa1 from Baa2 with a stable outlook, citing enhanced visibility from strategic customer agreements and structural changes in DRAM and NAND markets driven by artificial intelligence demand. Micron expects at least half of revenue to be covered by take-or-pay commitments. The company rep…
Moody's downgraded Bloomin' Brands' corporate family rating to B1 from Ba3 and adjusted multiple debt ratings downward, citing persistent margin erosion, weak interest coverage and limited credit profile improvement over the next 12-18 months. The agency expects interest coverage to remain below 2.0x and debt/EBITDA around 4.0x, while noting the co…
DeepSeek, a Hangzhou-based AI startup, plans to add one gigawatt of computing capacity in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, and to supplement its own build with leased capacity. The company aims to bring at least part of the project online by the end of next year or early 2028. The specific chips to be used have not been disclosed.
A consortium of banks led by Morgan Stanley is in late-stage talks to extend a $15 billion loan to Nexus Data Centers to finance construction of a new Anthropic data center campus and on-site power plant in Hubbard, Texas. Google has agreed to guarantee billions in lease and power payment obligations and will secure roughly 20% equity in the projec…
Nexus Data Centers is reported to be negotiating a $15 billion financing package for a new Texas campus connected to Anthropic, with Alphabet’s Google providing guarantees and hardware. The plan includes a 1.6-gigawatt natural-gas power plant on-site, a $14 billion bridge loan alongside a revolving credit facility, and vendor-backed tensor processi…
Venezuelan authorities and oil-company executives have moved forward on reworking dozens of joint ventures to comply with a hydrocarbon reform, yet completion of the formal agreements has slipped past a July 28 deadline due to complex permits, weighted royalty calculations and varying tax rules. Negotiations continue in Caracas as executives travel…
Buying pullbacks in the S&P 500 has historically rewarded long-term investors, with the index delivering gains of more than 13,000% since 1980 and reaching fresh peaks as recently as June 2026. However, the strategy exposes investors to substantial short-term drawdowns, timing risk, and heightened volatility, especially outside sustained bull marke…
Jersey Mike’s stock declined roughly 3% in afternoon trading after beginning public trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker JMKE. The shares opened at $21, below the IPO price of $23, after the company sold 43.5 million shares and raised about $1 billion, valuing the business at $7.3 billion. The chain operates nearly 3,300 U.S. loc…
Strategy (MSTR) reports Q2 2026 results after the bell, with consensus expecting $0.79 in EPS on $122.93 million of revenue. The company’s 843,775 Bitcoin position, purchased at an average cost of $75,476 while Bitcoin trades near $64,000, is poised to produce another substantial unrealized GAAP loss that will dominate headlines and likely shape ma…
Jersey Mike’s shares opened 8.7% below their IPO price in their New York Stock Exchange debut, valuing the fast-casual sandwich franchise at roughly $6.7 billion. The offering raised about $1 billion after the company sold approximately 43.5 million shares at $23 each, marking one of the largest recent restaurant IPOs and a test of investor interes…
Rivian reports after the close with options pricing in about a +/-9.2% swing. Consensus estimates stand at EPS -$0.66 and $1.51 billion in revenue, but at least one firm has raised its revenue view to roughly $1.59 billion following Rivian's delivery announcement. Investors will be focused on deliveries, any R2 SUV production updates, gross margin …
A collective of film producers has written to Britain’s culture minister urging scrutiny of the proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery merger, saying it would place the CNN and CBS news archives under a single corporate owner for the first time and could restrict access to historical news footage widely used by documentary filmmakers…
Hyatt Hotels shares fell sharply after management reduced its full-year net rooms growth forecast to about 6% and disclosed that geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and violence-related disruptions in Mexico trimmed second-quarter room revenue growth. Luxury and upper-upscale demand remained healthy, but the company signaled a more cautious ti…
UEFA and its 55 national associations voted unanimously to boycott the World Cup and all FIFA competitions in response to FIFA's proposal to transfer ownership interests in its tournaments to external investors. The decision follows a harshly worded intervention from the Asian Football Confederation and growing criticism from other regional confede…
Mizuho analyst Graig Suvannavejh has named EyePoint, Inc. (EYPT) its preferred small- and mid-cap biotech pick, citing an imminent top-line Phase 3 LUGANO readout for Duravyu. The firm raised its price target to $39 and increased its probability of success assumption after recent discussions with key opinion leaders and investors. Mizuho models pea…
