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Consumer stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector

Tech stocks were lower Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (

A breakout month by the company's newly acquired investment banking subsidiary, BTIG, added nearly $100 million of revenue during the second quarter.

XOP delivered 22.6% returns over one year while NLR offers a higher 2.9% dividend yield. Which energy bet fits your portfolio?

The stock has fallen below its IPO price after four straight days of losses.

Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) received European Commission marketing authorization for its oral Wegovy pill for weight management. The approval covers the European Union and represents the first GLP-1 receptor agonist in pill form cleared for this use in the region. This decision follows growing use of obesity therapies in the U.S. and other key markets. Novo Nordisk is already a major player in diabetes and obesity care, and the oral Wegovy pill gives the company another way to reach patients...

Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM edged higher and IVV fell. Activ

In July 2026, Delta Air Lines reported second-quarter revenue of US$19,757 million, up from US$16,648 million a year earlier, while net income declined to US$1,604 million from US$2,130 million, and it also filed an omnibus shelf registration covering common and preferred stock, debt, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units. Management emphasized that higher airfares reflect a reset in pricing rather than temporary fuel surcharges, suggesting that Delta’s growing focus on premium...

In recent weeks, GE Vernova has attracted heightened attention as analysts and investors focus on its pending July 22 earnings report, backed by a very large backlog and raised revenue and free cash flow guidance. At the same time, the company is committing US$11.00 billion to capex and R&D through 2028 and highlighting strong AI data center–driven demand, underscoring how power infrastructure and grid reliability are becoming central to its long-term story. Next, we’ll examine how this...

New partnerships stretch from robotics and banking to health care, cars and quantum computing.

In recent weeks, Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket Companies, reported shifting U.S. housing conditions, including more sellers than buyers, a dip in pending home sales and new listings, and contrasting home price trends between affordable and expensive college towns. Redfin also launched an integration of detailed local weather data from The Weather Company onto all for-sale listings, highlighting how climate and weather preferences are increasingly shaping homebuyer...

Arm Holdings (NasdaqGS:ARM) CEO commented on US export restrictions for AI capable CPUs to China and highlighted complexity in enforcing potential bans. The CEO pointed to stronger demand for Arm's AGI CPU, with customers such as ByteDance and Oracle now using the product. Arm is working with partners including TSMC, Oracle and Microsoft to secure key components across its supply chain for next generation chips. Arm Holdings enters this news cycle with a current share price of $277.01 and...

After a tough stretch for shareholders over the last five years, with Pfizer stock down about 22% over that window, the current valuation sits in a middle ground where the broader pricing checks look mixed rather than clearly cheap or clearly expensive. Pfizer has delivered a decline of roughly 22% over five years, which frames any current pricing as a potential reset rather than the tail end of a long rally. Recent approvals and oncology progress can support expectations for future cash...

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) is back in focus after signing two long term distributorship agreements with Daikyo Seiko, expanding its role as exclusive distributor of Daikyo products outside Japan. See our latest analysis for West Pharmaceutical Services. Alongside the Daikyo agreements, West Pharmaceutical Services has been in focus ahead of its upcoming July 23 earnings release, with the stock showing a 30 day share price return of 8.32% and a 1 year total shareholder return of...

The latest update on PDS lifts the fair value estimate from ₹410 to ₹460, a move of about 12% that reshapes how the stock’s potential is being framed. This aligns with recent analyst commentary where several bullish voices have been raising price targets for Precision Drilling, indicating that the broader research community is reassessing what they consider a reasonable upside. Read on to see what is driving these shifts and how to track the evolving PDS narrative over time. Analyst Price...

Things are good at TSMC and will only get better.

AMD's jaw-dropping rally has momentum traders piling in, but one overlooked ETF is quietly outmaneuvering the chaos while paying investors to wait. The numbers behind the comparison will change how you think about positioning your portfolio right now.

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First Citizens BancShares currently trades at $2,070 per share and has shown little upside over the past six months, posting a small loss of 4.6%. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 8.7% gain during that period.

The stocks are at opposite ends of the valuation spectrum.

Rocket Lab and Planet Labs have potential, but there is too much speculation in space stocks right now.

MGE wants a new rate for data centers to ensure existing customers do not pay for their energy infrastructure.

This tech stock reported financial results yesterday, and investors didn't like what they heard.

Oracle has shed a third of its value in weeks, and the obvious alternatives are moving in opposite directions. Before rotating into Cloudflare, CoreWeave, or Snowflake, investors need to understand which of these names actually offers shelter and which carries even more risk.

U.S. stocks were mostly weaker with the Nasdaq pulled down by Sandisk, Western Digital and Marvell.

Oracle stock fell to a 52-week low Thursday as the enterprise technology giant's stock slump shows no signs of ending.

State Street (NYSE:STT) reported sharply higher second-quarter 2026 earnings and raised its full-year outlook, as executives pointed to record fee revenue, record net interest income and continued momentum across investment servicing, investment management and markets. Chief Executive Officer Ron O

E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley (NYSE: $MS) has completed the rollout of crypto spot trading, giving eligible clients a...

Alm Brand AS (OCSE:ALMB) reports a robust quarter with significant improvements in claims ratio and upward revised guidance, despite challenges in commercial growth and one-off impacts.

Atlas Copco AB (ATLCY) reports robust organic growth and strategic acquisitions, with significant contributions from the semiconductor sector.

AI infrastructure spending has turned three chip suppliers into the biggest beneficiaries of the largest buildout in human history, and the math behind where their stocks land by 2029 is more surprising than the headline numbers suggest.

Prediction market Kalshi is allowing users to bet on the outcomes of clinical trials and U.S. Food and Drug Adminis...

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the president will meet to discuss ethics concerns regarding the Clarity Act ahead of a potential Senate vote next week.

Moby summary of GE Aerospace's Q2 2026 earnings call

Moby summary of U.S. Bancorp's Q2 2026 earnings call

Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) is likely to deliver strong second-quarter results amid strength in its cloud

Visa said its new stablecoin platform will allow banks, fintechs, and crypto firms to issue, store, transfer, and redeem stablecoins through a managed infrastructure.

Big Tech's earnings are coming fast, and it'll be all about AI spending.

Boeing delivered 64 jets in June, bringing its first-half total to 314 -- its highest first-half number since 2018.

Apple's (AAPL) June iPhone and total company revenue were in-line with growth forecasts of 20% and 1

Elon Musk's SpaceX went public on June 12 at $135 a share. It briefly touched $225.64 on June 16, a 40% surge in four days that made it one of the most explosive IPO debuts in history. But by July 15, shares hit an all-time low of $132.75, dipping below the IPO price of $135 for the first time. The ...

Gold miners just handed one of Wall Street's most punishing ETFs its best month in recent memory, and the reason has less to do with the metal itself than with a shift in the macro backdrop that caught a crowded trade completely off guard.

Advanced Micro Devices' market cap has more than doubled this year to around $840 billion.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is teasing launching a data center business.

The company's membership base, now at nearly 15 million, has rapidly expanded over the years.

Billionaire Leon Cooperman holds three very different positions right now, and the gap between the best and worst setups is wider than it looks from the headlines.

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The banking giant just showed off its profit engine, but now it has to prove this new power is permanent.