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Qualys shares jumped sharply after the cybersecurity company reported second-quarter 2026 results that outperformed Wall Street estimates on both revenue and earnings, and after management raised its full-year 2026 revenue and EPS outlook. The report also included a substantial year-over-year increase in operating cash flow and prompted multiple br…
Russian central bank minutes published after the July 24 meeting say rising fuel costs contributed about 0.3 percentage point to consumer price growth in June and a further 0.2 percentage point in the first half of July. The minutes attribute the spike to fuel shortages triggered by Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries and related logistics, n…
Russia's central bank reported that rising fuel prices pushed consumer price growth higher by roughly 0.3% in June and a further 0.2% in the first half of July. The spike followed Ukrainian drone strikes that disrupted refinery operations, causing shortages, long queues, price rises and rationing in some regions. The regulator cut its benchmark rat…
Kinetic, part of Uniti Group (NASDAQ: UNIT), announced the deployment of multi-gigabit fiber internet to 16,000 additional homes across more than 40 communities in North Carolina during Q2 2026. This expansion increases high-speed internet access to over 201,000 homes and businesses in the state, supporting remote work, gaming, streaming, agricultu…
Kinetic, a unit of Uniti Group (NASDAQ: UNIT), announced a significant expansion of its fiber optic internet service in Texas during Q2 2026, adding 13,000 new fiber locations across more than 100 communities. This expansion brings high-speed multi-gigabit fiber connectivity to over 238,000 homes and businesses in Texas, supporting remote work, str…
Fiserv, a global payments and financial services technology leader, has partnered with AI platform Stuut Technologies to enhance automated accounts receivable and B2B payment workflows. This partnership integrates Stuut's AI capabilities with Fiserv's Commerce Hub and SnapPay solutions aiming to reduce manual work, improve cash flow visibility, and…
Kinetic, a business unit of Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ: UNIT), announced the addition of 8,000 new fiber internet locations across Oklahoma in Q2 2026, enhancing multi-gigabit connectivity to over 76,000 locations statewide. This expansion supports remote work, gaming, streaming, agriculture, and telehealth applications, delivering advanced services …
Kinetic, a business unit of Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ: UNIT), announced a significant broadband expansion in Kentucky, adding multi-gigabit fiber internet to 14,000 new homes across over 80 communities in Q2 2026. This expansion increases Kinetic's fiber footprint in the state to over 295,000 locations, supporting remote work, streaming, gaming, tel…
Kinetic, a business unit of Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ: UNIT), announced a significant broadband expansion in Georgia, adding over 28,000 new fiber internet locations across more than 140 communities in Q2 2026. This expansion brings Kinetic's high-speed multi-gigabit fiber services to a total of over 429,000 locations in Georgia, supporting remote w…
Apple reported a record June quarter with $109.4B revenue but the stock sold off on cautious guidance and industry-wide memory cost headwinds. The underlying business remains strong, valuation compression from the pullback creates an asymmetric trade. We recommend a mid-term swing long with defined entry, stop and target.
UBS says platinum group metals (PGMs) miners may be poised for a recovery despite recent price softening, pointing to constrained primary supply, industry restructuring and the potential for hybrid vehicle adoption to support medium-term demand. The bank favors well-capitalized producers with operational leverage and names Valterra as its preferred…
The Ministry of Justice has stated that the UK government is not actively pursuing a public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein's activities in Britain. The announcement follows comments by a victims minister that the prime minister was 'looking into' the possibility. Authorities continue to investigate multiple allegations, and arrests have been made in …
CECO Environmental Corp. has rescheduled its Q2 2026 earnings announcement and conference call from August 6 to August 10, 2026. The delay is due to the additional time needed to complete financial consolidation and review processes following its June 1 acquisition of Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. This will be the first earnings report reflecting th…
Saba Capital, led by Boaz Weinstein, revealed a stake in Unite Group that exceeds 5% exposure via financial instruments, according to a regulatory filing. The investment combines a small direct shareholding with a larger position held through derivatives, making Saba one of Unite's largest investors. The move follows Saba's recent activism at Works…
Goldman Sachs left its July nonfarm payroll projection unchanged at 75,000 despite ADP reporting a weaker-than-expected private payroll gain of 44,000. The ADP release showed strength in education and health services but declines in leisure and hospitality and parts of the goods-producing sector. Goldman cited the ADP report's limited recent correl…
Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) said it expects to formalize agreements with Venezuela to assume operatorship of two oil blocks under Caracas' new petroleum law. The firm, through overseas arm ONGC Videsh, already holds stakes in the San Cristobal and Carabobo-1 projects and said recent changes reduce prior sanctions-related constraints.
Virtuix Holdings Inc. announced a collaboration with AVRT to integrate mission-ready weapons tracking and immersive training content into its U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Fireteam Virtual Trainer. This VR system combines full-body movement and AI-driven environments to deliver realistic infantry combat training, aiming to improve operational readines…
Cerebras Systems, a U.S.-listed AI infrastructure company, announced a partnership with Lovable to power Lovable's software creation platform using Cerebras' Wafer-Scale Engine, the world's fastest AI inference system. This collaboration aims to drastically reduce AI inference latency, enhancing developer productivity and enabling more interactive …
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) moved higher in pre-market trading after Minnesota health authorities said they are not currently concerned about the chain following a recent Salmonella Javiana outbreak. The company points to an August 5 SEC filing that describes how its RFID-enabled lot tracking allowed it to identify and remove a contaminated jalape…
DDC Enterprise Limited provided an optimistic mid-year update reporting approximately 28% revenue growth for the first half of 2026 and a significant increase in adjusted EBITDA. The company is actively expanding its Bitcoin treasury holdings and is developing a proprietary AI-driven Treasury Intelligence Platform to optimize Bitcoin asset manageme…
Mueller Water Products, Inc. released its 2025 Sustainability Report highlighting substantial improvements in environmental stewardship, safety, employee engagement, and operational efficiency. Key achievements include a historic low in total recordable incidents, a 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since baseline, significant water loss sa…
Bank of America kept a Buy rating and $380 price target on Apple after identifying a 28% quarter-over-quarter increase in manufacturing purchase commitments in the fiscal third quarter. The firm interprets the jump as evidence of an iPhone production ramp and component stockpiling ahead of a new device launch, while noting ongoing supply risks and …
XWELL, Inc. announced the appointment of Gerard Reid, a renowned expert in energy, technology, and capital markets, to its Board of Directors. This strategic move aims to leverage Reid's deep industry knowledge to support XWELL’s growth in technology, infrastructure, and emerging markets. Concurrently, Ezra Ernst resigns from the Board to focus ful…
Two gaming-platform stocks trade at roughly the same per-share level - Roblox around $37 and Unity near $35 - but their fundamentals and near-term outlooks differ sharply. Roblox plunged -28% on July 31, 2026 after withdrawing FY26 guidance despite strong user metrics and sizable free cash flow, while Unity has accumulated analyst upgrades and a vi…
Sagimet (SGMT) is a clinical-stage biotech with a lead oral FASN inhibitor, denifanstat. Recent corporate milestones - including inclusion in the Russell indexes and a planned Phase 3 start for acne in H2 2026 - plus constructive technicals and a rising short-interest profile create a tradable setup. This trade idea lays out a mid-term long entry, …
