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Axon Enterprise reported a decline in second-quarter gross margins driven by a larger proportion of lower-margin professional services and costs tied to scaling new products, while revenue and adjusted earnings modestly exceeded analyst expectations. Shares fell more than 6% in aftermarket trading following the results.
On Aug 5, News Corp reported fourth-quarter results that exceeded revenue forecasts, driven by gains in digital real estate services, book publishing and its Dow Jones subscription business. The company recorded $2.34 billion in revenue, beating consensus estimates, and posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.35, nearly double the prior-year figur…
U.S. customs officials said in a filing to the U.S. Court of International Trade that roughly $100 billion in duties and interest collected under tariffs later invalidated by the Supreme Court have been certified and forwarded to the Treasury for disbursement. The amount represents over half of the $166 billion in tariffs the court struck down in F…
Q2 earnings momentum has pushed broad indices to fresh records while a proprietary AI selection process, active since November 2023, has identified a string of high-conviction stock opportunities that subsequently produced large post-earnings gains. The AI-driven ProPicks strategies report a cumulative return of +199.76% since launch, outperforming…
APA Corp. reported a second-quarter adjusted profit slightly above analyst expectations as a rise in crude prices offset a decline in volumes. The company cited higher realized oil prices, expanded cost-savings targets and continued debt paydown while trimming quarterly production across several regions.
Meta Platforms launched Muse Code, an AI-driven coding assistant built to work with its Muse Spark 1.2 model. The beta tool is designed to write and verify code, manage lengthy projects, run multiple sub-agents to accelerate hard tasks, and maintain an action log so it can resume after a crash. Muse Code is available via a pay-as-you-go plan with d…
Mexico's main equity gauge closed lower Wednesday, dragged down by declines in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors. The S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.46% as losing issues outpaced gainers. A small set of stocks posted notable gains, while several large-cap names recorded sharp drops. Commodity and FX markets showed mixed si…
Colombian stocks ended lower after the close on Wednesday, with the COLCAP index sliding 1.26%. Sector declines in Financials, Investment and Public Services pressured the market, while individual names produced divergent results. Commodities and currency pairs also registered notable moves during the session.
Moscow equities closed higher Wednesday, driven by strength in mining, power and oil & gas names. The MOEX Russia Index finished the session up 1.24% at a one-month high, with the number of gainers far outstripping decliners. Volatility declined and commodity moves were mixed, with gold jumping and benchmark crude slipping.
A second-stage segment from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had supported a January 2025 lunar lander mission collided with the moon in the early hours of Wednesday, generating a short-lived plume of lunar dust and detectable gas emissions. Telescopes at the Paranal Observatory observed light associated with the impact and recorded spectral lines of …
Sandisk on Aug 5 projected first-quarter revenue above analyst expectations, driven by heightened demand for its flash memory and enterprise solid-state drives from AI-focused data centers. The Milpitas, California-based firm also raised quarterly adjusted profit guidance, reported a strong fourth-quarter performance, added new customer agreements …
Rambus has entered a $100 million accelerated share repurchase with Mizuho, immediately reducing shares outstanding and signaling management’s view that the stock is undervalued after the company reported record quarterly revenue and set higher guidance for the coming quarter. The move links buyback mechanics to the stock’s VWAP and is scheduled to…
Needham has designated Carvana (CVNA) as its highest-conviction pick within transportation technology, arguing that current market multiples do not reflect the company's potential for durable, profitable growth. The firm highlights a meaningful disconnect between Carvana's execution and the low valuation investors currently apply, while other firms…
Two companies with 55 consecutive years of dividend increases stand out for different reasons. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has produced a one-year price gain of 53.0% alongside steadily rising revenue to $94.19B and strong margins. Becton Dickinson (BDX) posted the highest revenue growth among the screen at +15.5% and shows a 25.6% fair value upside, s…
The market quickly unwound a short-lived merger narrative after a senior source said there were "no discussions" and "never was a deal." AstraZeneca rose on relief while Bristol-Myers Squibb gave back earlier gains as the takeover premium evaporated. Investors now face the same strategic questions that prompted speculation: how will AstraZeneca gro…
SanDisk shares slipped 2.7% in after-hours trading to $1,313.55 after the company released fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 results and launched its earnings conference call. The decline followed a sharp two-session rally that had already baked in elevated expectations from analysts, leaving the stock exposed when results did not meaningful…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced the formation of a specialized enforcement unit focused on accounting and financial reporting cases. The unit will be led by Timothy Zimmerman, who joined the SEC’s Division of Enforcement in May 2026 as a senior advisor, and will include lawyers and accountants with expertise in financial r…
Apnimed Inc. (APMD) ranks as the best-performing U.S. initial public offering of 2026 so far, rising 65.7% from its $16.00 IPO price to $26.51. Scribe Therapeutics (SCTX) follows with a 58.7% gain. The year-to-date IPO class shows a strong split between therapeutic biotech winners and riskier speculative listings that have lost significant value.
A cluster of notable after-hours moves followed earnings reports that in many cases beat expectations but still prompted heavy selling. Storage names and software firms experienced notable retreats as market participants locked in gains or reacted to conservative guidance and valuation concerns, while an energy storage provider cut its outlook and …
Jeff Dean, one of Google's earliest engineers and the architect behind TensorFlow, TPUs, and Google Brain, has left Alphabet to start Discovery Loop, a public-benefit AI company focused on automating scientific discovery. The exit, accompanied by three other high-profile co-founders, coincided with a 4.04% drop in Alphabet shares to $362.38 and tri…
MercadoLibre reported second-quarter results showing record revenue and higher cross-platform engagement, while net income declined year-on-year for a third consecutive quarter but exceeded analyst expectations. Investments in free-shipping in Brazil and credit-card expansion pressured profitability even as processing volumes and credit portfolio b…
U.S. equity markets closed with a split outcome Wednesday: the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to a new all-time high, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finished lower. Gains in Basic Materials, Healthcare and Financials supported the advance, offset by declines in Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Utilities. Market breadth favored decliners on bot…
MetLife reported a significant increase in second-quarter adjusted profit, attributing gains to disciplined underwriting, broad volume expansion and higher investment returns. Premiums, fees and other revenue rose 7% to $13.7 billion, while net investment income climbed 18% to $6.7 billion. The insurer saw particularly strong results in Asia and La…
Canada's main equity index closed at a fresh record, supported by advances in Materials, Information Technology and Clean Technology stocks. Shopify, Eldorado Gold and Perpetua Resources were the session's strongest performers while RB Global, Thomson Reuters and Curaleaf finished near the bottom. Market breadth was narrowly positive and volatility…
Stocks on Brazil's Bovespa finished modestly lower, slipping 0.11% in Sao Paulo as losses in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Financials sectors offset gains among select names. Market breadth was nearly balanced, volatility eased, and moves in commodities and currency pairs accompanied the session.
