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JPMorgan Commits Over $750 Billion to U.S. Housing Through 2035

JPMorgan Commits Over $750 Billion to U.S. Housing Through 2035

JPMorgan plans to deploy more than $750 billion into U.S. housing through 2035 under its American Dream Initiative, boosting mortgage originations, producing and preserving affordable units, and expanding its policy and advisory engagement to support development and homeownership access. The move includes a target to increase mortgage lending by ov…

Snap's Earnings Crossroads: What Could Drive a Rally or Another Rout

Snap's Earnings Crossroads: What Could Drive a Rally or Another Rout

Snap reports after the market close today (Aug 3). Analysts expect a second-quarter loss of $0.12 per share on revenue near $1.54 billion, while options imply about a ±14% move. Investors will focus on daily active user trends, Q3 revenue guidance versus a $1.70 billion consensus, and updates to Snap+ subscriber counts to determine whether the stoc…

Xerox Shares Jump After Quarterly Beat and Guidance Lift

Xerox Shares Jump After Quarterly Beat and Guidance Lift

Xerox shares climbed sharply in morning trading after the company reported second-quarter 2026 results that outperformed expectations and raised its full-year adjusted operating income forecast. An analyst increased his price target and a large institutional investor expanded its stake, while a broadly positive market helped amplify gains for the h…

ServiceNow Shares Jump as Investors Revisit Q2 Strength and AI Momentum

ServiceNow Shares Jump as Investors Revisit Q2 Strength and AI Momentum

ServiceNow stock climbed 6.4% in morning trading to $118.38 as investors stepped back from a late-July pullback and concentrated on the company’s strong second-quarter results and accelerating AI adoption across its platform. The rally occurred even after Goldman Sachs removed the stock from its U.S. Conviction List in an August rotation toward oth…

UBS Cuts NXP to Neutral, Lowers Price Target to $270 Citing China Auto Inventory Risks and Modest AI Exposure

UBS Cuts NXP to Neutral, Lowers Price Target to $270 Citing China Auto Inventory Risks and Modest AI Exposure

UBS downgraded NXP Semiconductors from Buy to Neutral and reduced its 12-month price target to $270 from $305. The firm cited mounting risks of an automotive inventory correction in China and limited near-term participation in AI infrastructure spending, trimming 2026-2030 earnings forecasts by 5% to 9%. UBS noted that automotive end markets accoun…

Futures Rise as Iran Talks Loom; Supernus-Indivior Merger Drives Premarket Gains, GameStop Falls

Futures Rise as Iran Talks Loom; Supernus-Indivior Merger Drives Premarket Gains, GameStop Falls

U.S. stock futures climbed on Monday after President Donald Trump said talks with Iran would begin this week, easing recent geopolitical tensions and bolstering risk appetite. Technology names attempted to recover following a steep July pullback. In premarket action, Supernus Pharmaceuticals jumped on a merger announcement with Indivior, Ferguson r…

Latigo Biotherapeutics Files to Raise Up to $288 Million in IPO

Latigo Biotherapeutics Files to Raise Up to $288 Million in IPO

Latigo Biotherapeutics Inc. has filed to raise up to $288 million in an initial public offering, proposing 16 million shares priced between $16 and $18. The clinical-stage company, which develops non-opioid pain treatments and is backed by Blue Owl Capital Inc., reported recent operating losses, a mid-2027 target for Phase 3 results and held $54.8 …

June Camera Shipments Slide 14.6% as Mirrorless Suffer the Biggest Drop

June Camera Shipments Slide 14.6% as Mirrorless Suffer the Biggest Drop

Digital camera shipments fell 14.6% year-over-year in June 2026, according to Camera Imaging Products Association figures cited by Morgan Stanley. Shipment value declined 3.0% over the same period. The downturn affected both built-in lens and interchangeable-lens categories, with mirrorless cameras experiencing the steepest fall. Regional results w…