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Hormel Foods' shares dipped on the day John Ghingo was elevated to CEO, reflecting investor skepticism after annual EPS fell from $1.82 to $1.37 over four fiscal years. Revenue has remained roughly flat near $12 billion while analysts have trimmed EPS forecasts sharply. The company still draws strong responses to earnings beats, but the imperative …
Ferrovial reported €4.7 billion in revenue for the first half of 2026, an 11.3% like-for-like increase year over year, and adjusted EBITDA of €746 million, up 21.6% on a like-for-like basis. Despite operating gains, net profit dropped to €258 million from €540 million in H1 2025, a gap the company attributes to capital gains recorded in the prior-y…
Seagate Technology said it expects the coming quarter's revenue and adjusted earnings to exceed analyst estimates, citing strong demand for high-capacity hard disk drives from AI infrastructure buildouts. The Singapore-based storage supplier highlighted its use of HAMR technology to increase per-disk capacity without major new factory investments a…
Wells Fargo announced an 11.1% increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.50 (annualized $2.00) alongside Q2 2026 results that beat expectations, including EPS of $2.00 and revenue of $22.62 billion. The combination of a higher payout, sizable buybacks and improving operating metrics underscores management's emphasis on returning capital to sharehold…
U.S. equity markets finished mixed on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrials rose 1.03%, the S&P 500 edged up 0.22% and the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.22%. Sector performance was uneven: Healthcare, Telecoms and Consumer Goods led gains, while Oil & Gas, Technology and Industrials lagged. Several individual stocks recorded large moves, including double…
Canadian equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the S&P/TSX Composite climbing 0.51% to a new record high. Strength in information technology, telecommunications and consumer staples supported the advance, while select energy and materials names fell amid declines in oil and gold prices. Market breadth favored losers, and implied volatility retrea…
Brazil's Bovespa ended the trading day up 0.70%, supported by advances in Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumption stocks. Grupo Vamos, Hapvida and Fleury were among the top performers, while Telecom and sanitation names weighed on the index. Volatility as measured by CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility rose, and commodities and FX showed mixed moves in…
After-hours activity reflected a spectrum of corporate results and guidance. Ford and several storage names rallied after quarterly beats and aggressive guidance, while a handful of semiconductor and real-estate related companies fell on cautious forward outlooks. Bloom Energy stood out with a sizeable beat and a raised fiscal 2026 outlook, underpi…
KLA Corporation reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue above analyst estimates, but shares dropped about 10% after management outlined guidance that missed consensus expectations for the upcoming quarter and fiscal 2027 revenue. The company reiterated confidence in strengthening long-term trends while investors reacted to the more conservativ…
PayPal beat second-quarter expectations on revenue and adjusted earnings, raised its 2026 profit outlook and outlined cost savings while its CEO said the company remains open to opportunities that could deliver greater shareholder value. The results lifted the stock nearer to a reported $60.50-per-share takeover bid from Stripe and Advent Internati…
Mondelez International reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted profit above Street estimates, driven by persistent demand for biscuits and chocolates across major markets and higher pricing. The company lifted its annual organic net revenue growth target to at least 2%, while maintaining its annual adjusted profit forecast range. Regional volu…
Visa reported quarterly adjusted profit and revenue that exceeded analyst expectations as consumer transaction volumes remained resilient. Payments volume surpassed $4 trillion for the first time, supported by a 13% rise in cross-border activity and elevated card-present spending in host cities during the FIFA World Cup. The company also disclosed …
Ford Motor Company reported second-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.42 and revenue of $48.3 billion, both above analyst forecasts. Adjusted EBIT rose to $2.5 billion year-over-year, and management increased full-year guidance for adjusted EBIT and adjusted free cash flow despite a reported net loss driven by several one-time charges. Shares responded wit…
Andrew Ng announced LearnVector, a new AI-focused education company aimed at equipping white-collar workers with skills to remain relevant amid workplace automation. Coursera has committed $100 million for a one-third stake in the startup. LearnVector plans to use third-party foundation models to create individualized courses and expects to roll ou…
Ford Motor raised its annual earnings-before-interest-and-taxes guidance for a second time this year to a range of $10 billion to $11 billion, driven by robust pricing and steady U.S. demand. Improved performance in its industrial operations helped drive a near 20% rise in second-quarter core profit to $2.5 billion, even as tariff burdens, EV-unit …
Gainwell Technologies LLC is negotiating with investors to replace about $5.7 billion of leveraged loans. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is advising the healthcare technology firm on roughly $4.2 billion of first-lien debt and an estimated $1.5 billion second-lien facility. Gainwell is evaluating a high-yield bond sale or a leveraged loan for the first-lien …
Citi analysts report a more constructive backdrop for HR software shares and single out Paylocity (PCTY) as their preferred holding ahead of upcoming results. The note highlights declining short interest across the group, relative outperformance versus the IGV technology ETF, and company-specific momentum indicators such as web traffic for Paylocit…
Shares of General Dynamics edged higher after a Pentagon official certified that a proposed fixed-price contract for nine Block VI Virginia-class attack submarines met legal requirements. The certification cited potential program savings but comes amid ongoing schedule shortfalls and historical cost and delay issues within the Virginia-class progra…
The Trump administration, acting through the Federal Communications Commission, announced import restrictions on Chinese-made humanoid and quadruped robots and on connected power inverters. Officials said the measures are aimed at mitigating national security risks tied to artificial intelligence, data theft, and vulnerabilities in energy supply ch…
BofA Securities reaffirmed its Buy rating and Top Pick designation for ASML, arguing that recent headlines about Chinese development of deep ultraviolet (DUV) immersion lithography tools overstate the threat to ASML’s market position. The bank notes China is an important market - roughly 20% of group sales and 44% of DUV revenue in 2024 - but concl…
EVI Industries Inc. saw its shares rise 8.5% after the company's board approved a share repurchase program permitting up to $10 million in buybacks. The company said repurchases may occur through open-market trades, private transactions or Rule 10b5-1 plans, with timing and scale determined by management according to market conditions and the firm’…
ZipRecruiter Inc. said Carmen Chan will become its Chief Financial Officer on August 17, 2026. The stock climbed 6.6% on the announcement. Chan will oversee Accounting and Finance and lead the company’s long-term financial strategy, while President Dave Travers will remain in his current role but relinquish interim CFO duties when she assumes the p…
Shares of Innoviz Technologies Ltd. fell sharply after the company disclosed a $30 million placement of ordinary shares to institutional investors. The definitive agreement covers 66,666,667 shares and is expected to close on or about July 29, 2026, subject to customary conditions. Net proceeds are earmarked for general corporate purposes, includin…
EssilorLuxottica reported a 15% increase in adjusted operating profit for the first half, driven by U.S. tariff refunds and a favorable price mix. Revenue growth in Q2 was supported by nearly doubled sales of AI smart glasses developed with Meta and robust demand for myopia products, though total revenue narrowly missed analyst expectations. The gr…
Progress Software shares jumped in mid-day trading after the company announced agentic AI capabilities embedded within its Sitefinity Generative CMS. The advance follows a recent agreement to acquire most assets of Domo and a fresh analyst price-target increase, building an AI-focused growth case supported by a strong Q2 2026 earnings performance.
