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United Airlines maintained guidance for full-year adjusted earnings per share at the top end of its prior $9 to $11 range, saying robust travel demand and higher fares should blunt the impact of a renewed rise in fuel costs. The airline reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results but provided a third-quarter profit forecast that fell sho…
AST SpaceMobile said it intends to privately offer $1.0 billion of convertible senior notes due 2034, triggering a roughly 10% decline in its shares during after-hours trading. The unsecured notes will accrue interest payable semiannually, be convertible at the company's election into cash, Class A common stock or a mix of both, and include an init…
Piper Sandler on Tuesday unveiled a revised investment framework for the U.S. property and casualty sector as commercial insurance pricing softens. The firm upgraded Arthur J. Gallagher to Overweight, downgraded several large insurers to Neutral, adjusted price targets for 21 firms and recommended a staged rotation within the sector tied to the mar…
In recent weeks both Airbus and Boeing have chartered an Antonov An-124, one of the world’s largest cargo aircraft, to transport large aerostructure components for the A350 and 767 programs. The moves highlight ongoing supply-chain pressure, dwindling buffer stocks and the extra cost of switching transport modes to keep assembly lines running.
Prime brokerage operations at the largest U.S. banks generated outsized revenue gains in the latest quarter as hedge fund activity, elevated valuations and demand from Asia lifted lending balances and financing fees. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Citi each reported significant jumps in markets and equities revenues tied to their…
Jones Ventures INTL Acquisition1 Corp completed an initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, generating $200 million in gross proceeds. The units started trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on July 14, 2026 under the ticker JONEU. Each unit includes one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive one-eighth of a Class A or…
Uber is reportedly nearing a takeover of German food delivery group Delivery Hero in a transaction valuing the company at about €12.5 billion. Delivery Hero has acknowledged advanced talks. Proposed terms would pay roughly €41 per share and include divestments of certain operations to limit geographic overlap and potential regulatory concerns.
Morgan Stanley remains constructive on commercial aerospace, defense and space as second-quarter earnings approach, pointing to resilient aftermarket dynamics, an accelerating Boeing production recovery and the prospect of an elevated U.S. fiscal 2027 defense baseline. The firm grew more selective amid shifting valuations, adjusting ratings and pri…
Pentair shares plunged after the company issued a pre-announcement showing preliminary Q2 2026 revenue well below prior guidance and analyst expectations, attributing the shortfall entirely to aggressive inventory destocking by pool distributors. Management also cut full-year sales guidance dramatically and disclosed an unexpected CFO departure, pr…
Options pricing suggests Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) stock could move about 5.4% when the company reports earnings after the market close on July 22. Data compiled by Bloomberg show the options market’s implied magnitude of movement has matched or been exceeded by actual stock moves in four of the last eight quarterly reports, while the other four prod…
Options pricing suggests CME Group Inc. Class A shares could move about 3.8% when the company reports earnings before the market opens on July 22. Reviewing the last eight earnings periods shows the stock outpaced the options-implied move in three instances and moved less than implied in five others.
StubHub's stock dropped 7% on Wednesday after Citi analysts outlined how resale price cap laws could reduce the company's revenue and earnings. Citi estimates a potential $95 million EBITDA reduction if roughly 20% of StubHub's tickets are subject to caps in 2027. Washington, DC's RESALE Act, which introduces a 10% resale cap and other consumer pro…
Options market pricing indicates QuantumScape Corp. Class A shares could move about 12% when the company reports earnings on July 22 after the close, based on Bloomberg options data. Reviewing eight prior earnings announcements shows the stock exceeded the options-implied move in four instances and fell short in the other four.
StubHub shares fell after renewed investor concern driven by a Texas Attorney General investigation into alleged ticket delivery failures for FIFA World Cup 2026, a related proposed class action, recent insider stock sales and an analyst note modeling the impact of resale price caps on revenue and EBITDA.
Major investment banks are recording heightened dealmaking and financing revenue as corporations and cloud operators pour money into AI infrastructure. Executives at several firms described a prolonged AI-driven capital expenditure cycle that is supporting equity issuance, debt deals and loan demand, though technology shares and chipmakers have sho…
A concentrated set of U.S. economic reports due Thursday, July 16, 2026 — led by retail sales, initial jobless claims and the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index — will give markets fresh readings on consumer spending, labor market trends and regional manufacturing conditions. Pending home sales and several secondary indicators, along with Fed off…
At a contentious Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing, President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, avoided directly stating that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential race. Clayton told senators that Biden had been "certified" and said, "I am not an election denier," but repeatedly declined to affirm th…
Dave Brown, a senior vice president at Amazon Web Services and member of Amazon's senior leadership group, is leaving the company after 19 years to take up another position. The move was announced in an internal memo by AWS CEO Matt Garman. Brown led compute and machine learning services; he will be succeeded by Dave Treadwell, currently senior vic…
Russell Vought, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and White House budget director, defended his tenure at a contentious House Financial Services Committee hearing, arguing that efforts to scale back the agency relieved economic burdens. Democrats on the panel sharply challenged his actions and signaled continued oversight,…
Anthropic has started scheduling meetings between its executives and prospective investors as it moves toward a potential initial public offering later this year. Bankers working on the deal are gauging demand ahead of a formal roadshow and share sale. The company completed a large private funding round in May and previously filed its IPO prospectu…
Walt Disney Co. shares retreated momentarily before recovering after reports that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is poised to take action against the company in two separate inquiries tied to ABC. Regulators are reportedly moving toward a determination that The View is not a "bona fide" news interview show and are also advancing a fitne…
Summary: U.S. President Donald Trump criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul's decision to impose a one-year ban on construction of large data centers, arguing that the policy will redirect investment, jobs and tax revenue to states with more favorable conditions. New York's moratorium targets facilities that would consume 50 megawatts or more an…
Margin debt has risen by more than 40% in the past 12 months, reaching $1.4 trillion in May and matching magnitudes previously observed only near historic market peaks. Growth in margin borrowing has far outpaced S&P 500 returns and coincided with rapid inflows into speculative, leveraged ETFs, prompting caution from market analysts.
BP has agreed to transfer minority interests in more than 10 firms from its BP Ventures portfolio to investment firm Verdane. The move aligns with CEO Meg O’Neill’s emphasis on financial discipline, portfolio simplification and tighter capital spending as the company reorients toward core oil and gas investments. Transaction price was not disclosed…
ASML's finance chief indicated the company has room to increase prices for certain chipmaking systems, citing stronger pricing power amid near-full bookings for EUV tools through the end of 2027. Negotiations with major customers show mixed responses, with at least one large contract counterparty resisting hikes while some buyers in other regions h…
