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Hovnanian Enterprises, a leading national homebuilder, announced that it will release its third quarter fiscal 2026 financial results on August 20, 2026, followed by a live webcasted earnings conference call. The company operates across multiple U.S. states and is known for its K. Hovnanian® Homes and active lifestyle communities under the Four Sea…
Hercules Capital (HTGC) screens as one of the more attractive BDC opportunities right now: market cap near $3.22B, a 9.5% dividend yield, portfolio metrics that point to minimal realized credit stress (0.1% non-accruals, 125% coverage), and a share price still below last summer's highs. Pair that with improving technical momentum and compressed val…
Advocacy groups and a sister of a former U.S. Marine imprisoned in Russia since 2022 say he entered a dissociative stupor in June, is being tube-fed and may be close to death. U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have pressed Russian authorities to release Robert Gilman so he can receive urgent medical care in the United States…
Puerto Rico will implement a rotating water rationing program beginning Friday that will leave tens of thousands of residents without service for 48-hour stretches. The measure, announced by territorial authorities and posted by the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, will run at least through the end of August as officials contend with critically low re…
BrightSpring is reshaping into a higher-margin, cash-generative provider of home- and community-based health services after divestitures and operational progress. Revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth, a meaningful free cash flow stream ($402.4M) and a $14.13B enterprise value that still prices growth make BTSG a constructive pick for a position trade…
Japan's Financial Services Agency is set to review the regulatory framework for proprietary trading systems, which are currently capped at handling no more than 10% of total domestic stock trading value. The review will examine how the 10% ceiling and the requirement to convert to a full securities exchange after sustained volume above that level a…
Nscale told prospective investors it has roughly $51 billion in total contracted revenue while preparing for a possible U.S. initial public offering in September. The London-headquartered firm reported accelerating revenue in the second quarter of 2026, an expansion plan to add 10 gigawatts of power to its AI computing centers, and substantial Nvid…
Zbtlink Electronics said it is pausing sales of certain router models and removing associated software from its website after cybersecurity researchers identified a built-in backdoor in at least 20 of its devices. The company described the component as an after-sales support tool used only with customer authorization, while researchers warned the m…
River City Bank will start trading on the Nasdaq later today after completing a reduced initial public offering that raised $121.5 million. The California-based lender sold 2.7 million shares at $45 each, a narrower transaction than its initial plan to offer 2.75 million shares in a $48 to $51 price range. The shares were provided entirely by two l…
GBank Financial Holdings Inc. shares climbed 2.8% to $20.96 in afternoon trading after several insiders disclosed open-market purchases. Company insiders, including the CEO, executive chairman and a director, bought a combined 32,265 shares on August 4th at prices roughly in the $21.50 range. The buying comes after GBank reported a sequential earni…
Kraft Heinz shares fell as much as 2.4% in afternoon trading after the company reported Q2 2026 results that beat headline expectations on EPS and revenue but revealed a large non-cash impairment and a notable decline in adjusted operating income. Management warned of softer near-term organic sales and steep year-over-year drops in adjusted operati…
Equities across market-cap tiers showed notable intraday moves on Thursday. Arm led gains among large names, while SanDisk and several financial and healthcare giants slipped. The session featured sharp winners among small- and mid-cap names following earnings beats and guidance lifts, alongside steep declines tied to revenue or earnings misses and…
U.S. imports of crude oil from Saudi Arabia fell to zero in July, according to preliminary U.S. Department of Energy data, marking the first full month without Saudi shipments since 1985. The interruption is linked to disruptions in Persian Gulf crude flows tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict. Refiners have shifted toward other sources, including increa…
Federal Reserve officials are watching the rapid buildup of investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and the debt used to finance it. While some policymakers urge vigilance, they generally do not foresee a crisis akin to past asset bubbles. Concerns center on the scale of capital deployment, uncertain payoffs from nascent technology, an…
A cluster of U.S. labor-market statistics set for release on Friday, August 7, 2026, will provide fresh signals on employment and wage trends. The headline nonfarm payrolls number, the unemployment rate and average hourly earnings will be published at 7:30 AM ET and are expected to influence market positioning and policy expectations. Additional me…
Guggenheim has selected Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals Inc as its preferred investment in the biotech sector, assigning a $68 price target based on a sum-of-the-parts net-present-value analysis. The firm’s thesis rests on upcoming clinical catalysts in retinal disorders, including Phase III LUGANO topline data expected in August 2026 and a LUCIA readout …
A U.S. district judge has ordered the Department of Defense to lift a temporary suspension of its review process for wind energy projects, siding with renewable energy groups that challenged the freeze. The injunction requires the Pentagon to restart assessments of whether proposed wind farms would interfere with military operations and will stay i…
Ghana's year-on-year consumer inflation fell to 4.6% in July from 5.3% in June, the national statistics service reported on Thursday. Government statistician Alhassan Iddrisu pointed to slower food inflation as the main contributor to the monthly decline. The statistics office also highlighted that more than 86% of inflation reflects domestic goods…
UBS has identified its favored iron ore miners as benchmark prices test roughly $100 per ton amid weakening seasonal demand and a cluster of softening fundamentals. The bank ranks Rio Tinto and Vale ahead of BHP and Fortescue Metals Group, while maintaining Neutral ratings across the sector and forecasting lower benchmark iron ore prices into the s…
Watts Water Technologies stock climbed after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2026 results, driven by a significant increase in data center sales, double-digit organic growth, and an upgraded full-year outlook. An analyst firm also raised its price target, supporting the share-price move even as major U.S. indices traded low…
Euronext December wheat prices retreated on Thursday as ample global supplies eased worries about war-related interruptions to Black Sea exports. The contract fell 1.7% to €227.75 ($262.23) per metric ton by 1623 GMT, reversing gains from Wednesday and tracking a drop in Chicago futures. Traders pointed to large fund long positions that leave the m…
Deutsche Bank has appointed Ed Liu, a senior technology banker leaving Bank of America, as its global head of Technology, Media & Telecommunications. Liu will be based in New York, start in November and report to Alison Harding-Jones. The bank declined to comment and Liu could not be reached. The move comes amid a wave of senior departures and hire…
Northwest European gasoline refining margins plunged by almost $19 to $27.79 a barrel on Thursday, pressured by higher benchmark oil prices and a sharp drop in gasoline inventories at the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub. Several large trades removed product from regional storage, while exports - notably to Africa - and steady inland demand amid Rhi…
Alphabet’s announcement of up to $25 billion in bond issuance drew strong demand, but the offering occurs amid the company’s first recorded negative free cash flow and a sector-wide widening of credit spreads that is affecting credit default swap pricing for all major hyperscalers. Market dynamics including heavy issuance, shifting capex plans, and…
Apollo Global Management has reached an agreement to acquire easyJet in a deal valuing the European low-cost carrier at about £5.7 billion ($7.7 billion), with the proposal supported by founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou and his family. The outcome follows several months of competing bids from Castlelake and regulatory uncertainty around EU ownership rul…
