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A U.S. federal judge in California has scheduled a 12-day trial for March 2027 to decide lawsuits contesting Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. California and a coalition of states, alongside the Writers Guild of America, allege the deal would harm competition in distribution and reduce opportunities for writers. P…
ASML shares jumped after Goldman Sachs added the Dutch lithography company to its European Conviction List and Bernstein named it a top pick for the third quarter of 2026. The dual endorsements, combined with reassurances about production capacity and a favorable market backdrop, triggered renewed institutional demand for a stock that had fallen sh…
A four-ton second stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched a Firefly Aerospace lunar lander in January 2025 is expected to collide with the Moon early Wednesday. The uncontrolled rocket body, adrift since the mission, is on a trajectory to strike Einstein Crater on the lunar western limb at about 2:35 a.m. ET (0635 GMT) at roughly 5,400 mi…
Samsung Electronics revealed a prototype of its next-generation V10 Bonding V-NAND (BV-NAND) and concept architectures for stacked 3D memory at the Future of Memory and Storage conference in Santa Clara. The BV-NAND uses a new wafer-bonding approach and surpasses 400 layers, with Samsung saying it raises density by about 58% versus its V9 NAND whil…
Clorox (CLX) offers a 5.0% dividend yield supported by 49 straight years of raises, but the company’s annualized dividend of $563 million exceeds levered free cash flow of $380 million. That gap, combined with falling revenue, a low current ratio and analyst downgrades, raises questions about sustainability even as the stock rebounds off a 52-week …
Intel shares rose sharply after the company reported progress on two execution fronts: accelerated construction activity at its Ohio fabrication campus and rising yields for its EMIB-T advanced packaging technology. Coupled with a broader semiconductor-led market advance and supportive analyst moves, the developments pushed the stock above $100 dur…
Broadcom stock rallied 7.5% in afternoon trading, climbing to $421.55 from an opening price of $402.93, as a strong AI-driven relief rally swept through semiconductor and technology shares. The move was sparked by Palantir's better-than-expected second-quarter results and raised guidance, reinforced by reports of Broadcom expanding custom ASIC part…
Advanced Micro Devices shares jumped sharply in afternoon trading as investors sized up the company’s Q2 2026 earnings due after the bell and awaited guidance on the Helios system. Strong results from Palantir helped calm worries about AI infrastructure demand, while broad strength across the semiconductor group and recent analyst support reinforce…
EdgeConneX, supported by EQT Infrastructure, is exploring the issuance of up to $4 billion in debt to fund construction of its Cedar Creek data center in Bastrop County, Texas. Company advisers are in early-stage conversations about which debt channels to use, with a private placement through the 144A market under consideration. Cloud infrastructur…
Arm Holdings stock jumped 18.0% in afternoon trading after the company reported fiscal Q1 2027 results that beat Wall Street expectations. Record quarterly revenue, stronger-than-expected adjusted EPS and a 22% year-over-year increase in royalty revenue tied to data center adoption helped fuel analyst upgrades and a broader risk-on move across semi…
Dell Technologies shares surged to an all-time high following a steep afternoon rally driven by bullish analyst coverage, stronger-than-expected fiscal results and management guidance that highlighted robust demand for AI-optimized infrastructure. Investors seized on better-than-forecast earnings, rapid revenue growth and improving operating margin…
Micron Technology rallied strongly in afternoon trading, driven by a Bank of America reiteration of a Buy rating and a separate price-target raise from ThinkEquity, alongside industry market-share data showing Micron holding a significant portion of global DRAM. Broader gains across major U.S. indices also supported the rebound.
ZenaTech said it filed five U.S. provisional patents for acoustic fire suppression and aerial wildfire assessment technologies intended for integration with its ZenaDrone 1000, prompting a near 6% rise in the company's shares. The technology uses low-frequency sound to disrupt flames and is being developed for coordinated drone swarms; the company …
Scotiabank's second-quarter 2026 earnings review ranks WEC Energy Group as its preferred U.S. utilities selection, citing above-average EPS growth potential, meaningful upside to capital spending and a history of steady results. The bank's review of early Q2 reports shows a generally positive season, with most utilities beating estimates on the bot…
McDonald’s named Skye Anderson as president of its U.S. business effective immediately following a second-quarter U.S. same-store sales result that fell short of analyst expectations. CEO Chris Kempczinski attributed the miss to execution lapses - including an overpacked promotions calendar and changes to digital discounts and value offerings - and…
Marathon Petroleum reported a four-fold jump in second-quarter net income to $5.14 billion, well above analyst estimates, as disruptions to crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz and elevated global outages pushed refining margins sharply higher. The company saw refining and marketing margins double year-over-year, increased shareholder returns, …
MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) has lost 75.6% of its market value in the past year while Bitcoin has remained above $64,000. Analysts' average price target implies 212.6% upside for MSTR from current levels, but the company carries balance-sheet exposures, heavy volatility and ongoing equity raises that amplify both downside and upside. Investor…
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned a district court's ruling that banned sales of VIP Products' 'Bad Spaniels' dog toy, concluding the parody is unlikely to harm Jack Daniel's reputation. The decision is the latest development in a 12-year legal fight that has moved through lower courts and the U.S. S…
U.S. antitrust regulators have requested information from customers and rivals tied to a proposed $3.5 billion transaction that would combine Cencora’s MWI Animal Health unit with privately held Covetrus. The inquiries focus on how the deal could affect access to veterinary products and practice-management software used by clinics. Cencora announce…
The White House is expected to extend a waiver of the Jones Act in the coming days to ease gasoline supply frictions and attempt to lower pump prices ahead of the midterm elections. Administration officials have continued consultations with maritime industry stakeholders and lawmakers on potential limits to the waiver even as the current exemption …
Elon Musk issued a terse warning on X as short sellers have accumulated substantial bearish positions in SpaceX (SPCX) ahead of the company’s first earnings release as a public company. Data from S3 Partners indicate an extreme concentration of short interest and near-exhaustion of borrowable shares, creating conditions that could produce significa…
Tuesday’s session featured sizable intraday moves across market-cap segments. Large technology names such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Avago Technologies (AVGO) were among the biggest gainers in the mega-cap cohort, while select large-, mid- and small-cap stocks posted double-digit moves on quarterly results and guidance. Intraday data also …
Traders face a packed U.S. data docket on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, with the ADP Nonfarm Employment Change offering an early read on private payrolls, two key services-sector PMI surveys providing detail on activity and hiring in services, and the EIA weekly crude oil inventory figures showing recent changes in commercial stockpiles. Additional EI…
Morgan Stanley’s Capital Goods Momentum Index (CAPMI) rose 5 points month-over-month to 58 in July, reflecting expansion across the bank’s tracked regions. The US and Europe each gained 5 points, Asia-Pacific added 3 points, and the Global component recorded the largest increase at 7 points. Sector drivers included General Industrial, Automotive, O…
Citizens downgraded eBay from Market Outperform to Market Perform, citing a more balanced risk-reward as eBay increases investment behind Depop at the same time rival Vinted accelerates U.S. expansion. The brokerage warned that higher marketing costs to grow Depop may pressure profitability and are not fully captured in consensus forecasts.
