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The U.S. Treasury on Monday raised its estimate for third-quarter net borrowing to $739 billion, up $68 billion from its May projection. The revision reflects lower expected cash inflows that were only partly offset by a larger starting cash balance. The department also outlined fourth-quarter plans and provided its end-of-June cash figures as mark…
CoreWeave shares climbed sharply in afternoon trading as a wave of robust Big Tech earnings lifted AI infrastructure stocks. Gains at Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta, together with analyst upgrades and a recently completed loan, provided momentum for CoreWeave, which is preparing to report Q2 2026 results on August 11. Investors cited strong hyperscale…
KKR & Co shares rallied after the firm announced a definitive, all-cash agreement to acquire medical-device contract manufacturer Integer Holdings for $127 per share, valuing the company at about $5.7 billion in enterprise value. The transaction, unanimously approved by Integer’s board, is expected to close by the end of 2026 and will result in Int…
The California Supreme Court, in a 6-1 ruling, dismissed negligence claims from roughly 24,000 HIV patients against Gilead Sciences over the company’s decision two decades ago to stop developing an alternative formulation. The court held that imposing a legal 'duty to innovate' would force juries to second-guess scientific decisions and could harm …
CoreWeave shares climbed after strong intraday gains, yet analyst projections diverge widely - from a conservative $36 to a bull-case $303. The company shows exceptional revenue growth but continues to report steep net losses and significant cash outflows. Investors and analysts are weighing AI-driven demand and institutional purchases against pers…
Five sizable U.S.-listed companies are trading at steep discounts to values calculated using Ben Graham’s intrinsic value formula. Each name meets Graham’s traditional thresholds of P/E ≤ 15 and P/B ≤ 1.5, producing theoretical upside ranges from about +99% to +216% relative to Graham values, though the market’s discount reflects concerns about ear…
Robinhood Markets rallied in afternoon trading after unveiling the IPO roadshow for Robinhood Ventures Fund II, a vehicle targeting up to $200 million via an 8 million-share offering at $25 per share and planning an NYSE listing on August 13. The announcement followed robust Q2 2026 results reported July 29, including 32% year-over-year revenue gro…
First Solar rallied more than 11% in afternoon trading after reporting a quarter that exceeded analyst expectations and prompting several price-target increases. The company posted Q2 earnings per share of $3.92, net income that rose about 24% year-over-year to roughly $423 million, and disclosed a contracted backlog of 45.1 GW valued at $13.6 bill…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has dismissed Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Olha Stefanishyna, in a decree published Monday. Stefanishyna, who had served in the role for almost a year, said she chose to step down citing personal circumstances and highlighted her efforts to sustain U.S. military support during a difficult political period…
Evercore ISI has designated Live Nation Entertainment as its top choice in communications and media, highlighting second-quarter 2026 results that topped expectations and a fast-moving Venue Nation expansion that management says will materially increase fan capacity over the next several years. The firm raised its price target and projects accelera…
Apple has lodged a legal complaint with Britain’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal to contest a requirement that it enable access to encrypted cloud backups from UK users. The move follows a withdrawn mandate that previously would have covered both UK and U.S. customers and a later notice that reportedly excludes U.S. users. UK officials declined to c…
Oracle shares climbed sharply in afternoon trading after the company deepened an AI alliance with Google Cloud that embeds Gemini models into Oracle’s enterprise applications, while broader market relief tied to a de-escalation in geopolitical tensions reinforced gains. Analyst sentiment remains bullish and a recent multi-year Pentagon contract add…
NVIDIA shares rose sharply in afternoon trading on the back of an industry research firm's higher AI server shipment forecast, raised hyperscaler capex estimates, and mounting optimism ahead of the company's fiscal Q2 2027 earnings. Technical support near the 200-day exponential moving average and reports of improved manufacturing yields on Blackwe…
Equity markets on Monday displayed a range of sizable individual stock moves, with large technology names such as Amazon and Nvidia posting notable gains. Several mid- and small-cap companies also recorded strong upticks, while a cohort of healthcare, gaming and special-purpose acquisition companies saw steep pullbacks tied to earnings, revenue mis…
Apple has registered a legal complaint at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in response to a recent UK Interior Ministry demand that would require the company to enable access to encrypted cloud backups for British users. The move follows the UK government issuing a new "technical capability notice" after previously dropping a broader mandate that …
Lockheed Martin (LMT) and RTX have both posted strong one-year gains of about 40%, yet the two companies present contrasting narratives. LMT appears attractively priced relative to its Fair Value and delivers superior capital efficiency and cash returns. RTX shows faster top-line momentum driven by commercial aerospace recovery but is trading at a …
Michigan officials reported two deaths tied to the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak, as case counts climbed and hospitalizations mounted. Publicly traded restaurant operators, led by Sweetgreen and Yum! Brands, saw shares drop amid renewed concerns about consumer traffic and sales impacts across lettuce-forward concepts.
Citi has hired Rohan Sen from Bank of America to lead coverage of the technology services sector, signaling another step in the bank's effort to grow its technology investment banking capabilities. Sen, who spent 11 years at Bank of America as a managing director in the technology investment banking group in New York, will be based in New York and …
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has granted amended type certification and updated Production Limitation Record for the Boeing 737 MAX-7 after an extended review. The decision follows years of technical evaluation and mandated design changes; Boeing stock rose about 5% in afternoon trading. The FAA will maintain on-site oversight of produc…
VF Corp Chief Executive Darrell Bracken invested $492,752 of his own capital to buy 32,894 shares at a weighted average price of $14.98 on July 31, 2026, immediately after the shares dropped about 16% in the wake of Q1 FY2027 results. The purchase increased his direct holdings to 1,402,108 shares. The company reported an adjusted loss per share tha…
Brazil recorded its highest-ever oil production in June, with crude output rising about 19% from a year earlier to 4.5 million barrels per day and combined oil and gas output reaching 5.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. The increase, led by state-controlled Petrobras and strong output at fields such as Búzios and Mero, has helped replace…
Amadeus Fire Group reduced its full-year 2026 guidance after first-half results showed declining revenue and compressed operating profitability. The Frankfurt-based staffing and training firm now forecasts flat revenue versus 2025 and a modest rise in operating EBITA, with the updated range positioned at the lower end of prior guidance. Management …
IonQ (IONQ) presents stronger fundamental support than Rigetti (RGTI) based on recent revenue acceleration, wider gross margins and a smaller gap to modeled Fair Value. Rigetti posts declining revenues and a sharply negative net income margin, leaving its elevated market price subject to analyst optimism rather than current financial trajectory.
Amazon's cloud unit reports a transition among customers from heavy model training workloads to deploying trained models for inference within business processes. The company is increasing capital expenditure plans to meet infrastructure needs amid higher component costs, while locking in multi-year customer commitments to help guide data-center inv…
Robinhood Markets intends to take Robinhood Ventures Fund II (RVII) public on the New York Stock Exchange with an expected listing date of August 13 and an anticipated opening price of $25 per share. RVII is organized as a business development company that currently holds positions in 80 private startups, with a concentration on firms connected to …
