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Albertsons Companies shares plunged in pre-market trading after the grocer reported first-quarter adjusted EPS well below expectations, slashed its full-year profit forecast, and announced executive changes and an operational overhaul. Management cited softer consumer spending and stronger competition from mass and discount retailers, while margin …
Union Pacific shares climbed in pre-market trading after the railroad reported second-quarter adjusted EPS and revenue that exceeded analyst estimates, raised its full-year outlook, and announced two binding Memoranda of Understanding with Canadian National Railway that reallocate operating rights and reduce a regulatory obstacle tied to the propos…
Arrow Financial Corporation shares fell in pre-open trading after the regional bank holding company reported second-quarter 2026 results that missed analyst expectations on both earnings per share and revenue. Management declared a quarterly dividend, and the firm noted it recently closed an acquisition; broader U.S. equity weakness amplified the s…
Norfolk Southern shares climbed in pre-market trading after the freight railroad reported a clear earnings beat for Q2 2026. Adjusted EPS of $3.52 topped analyst estimates, while revenue reached $3.5 billion. Operational efficiency improved, and merger-related developments kept the rail sector in focus even as major U.S. indices traded lower.
Ameriprise Financial reported an increase in second-quarter profit, supported by a rise in the market value of fee-generating assets. Management and financial advice fees were a primary contributor to the results, while net investment income was essentially unchanged. Assets tied to the firm's advice and wealth management business expanded during t…
The S&P 500 has climbed to 7,499, a near 18% rise over the past year, yet that headline gain masks heavy concentration: five AI-focused mega-caps account for a substantial share of market value. Concurrently, elevated capital expenditures among hyperscalers, semiconductor volatility and rising yields create conditions that are frothy but not unequi…
Nebius Group has validated its first full NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 rack at a Finland data center, an announcement that follows NVIDIA disclosing a 9.3% passive stake in the company. The deployment highlights a close engineering relationship between Nebius and NVIDIA, and comes as Nebius has secured GPU-backed financing and reports substantial contra…
Tesla Inc shares tumbled after the company reported Q2 results that beat revenue estimates but missed on earnings per share. The stock fell more than 7%, trading near $345.55 in after-hours action and sitting roughly 16% above its 52-week low. Investors and technicians are parsing both chart-based support and fundamental fair-value estimates, which…
Kearny Financial Corp. shares fell in pre-market trading after the New Jersey-based savings bank reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results that did not meet the range of analyst expectations. The print came amid already-flagged net interest margin pressure and projections for lower net interest income in fiscal 2026, and arrived in a session wher…
Insiders at Columbia Financial executed coordinated purchases on July 20, 2026, with multiple senior executives and a director acquiring shares at $10.00 apiece in transactions that together totaled more than $2.5 million. The buying stands in contrast to large planned or rule-based sales reported by leaders at several public companies, including S…
British equities fell further on Thursday as the Middle East confrontation intensified and the European Central Bank opted to hold its deposit rate, while oil jumped and gold weakened. The FTSE 100 extended earlier losses alongside wider European declines, with sterling sliding and investors parsing fresh guidance from the ECB and developments acro…
Rollins Inc. shares tumbled more than 18% in pre-market trading after the pest control company posted second-quarter results that fell short of analyst expectations. The shortfall in earnings and revenue, weaker-than-expected residential growth, and softer margins prompted Bank of America and RBC Capital to downgrade the stock and trim price target…
MarineMax rallied 4.8% in pre-market trading after reporting fiscal third-quarter 2026 results, driven primarily by margin improvement and a return to adjusted profitability. The company missed consensus on both adjusted EPS and revenue, but sequential improvement in same-store sales and a full-year guidance midpoint above prior Street expectations…
Saudi Arabia's stock market closed higher on Thursday, with the Tadawul All Share index up 0.27% as gains in Industrial Investment, Energy & Utilities and Insurance sectors supported the advance. Several individual stocks recorded double-digit percentage moves while market breadth was narrowly positive. Crude oil and Brent futures surged, and t…
Harley-Davidson posted a year-over-year decline in second-quarter profit and revenue, citing higher raw material costs, an unfavorable product mix and foreign exchange effects that squeezed gross margins. Under CEO Artie Starrs, the company continued to pivot from large touring motorcycles toward lighter, more affordable models as part of its 'Back…
Roper Technologies jumped 5.5% in pre-market trading after reporting second-quarter 2026 results ahead of estimates. Adjusted EPS and revenue both beat consensus, management lifted full-year adjusted EPS guidance, and cash flow and buyback activity were notable drivers of investor demand despite recent analyst downgrades and price-target trims.
U.S. equity futures turned down on Thursday morning as investors digested a wave of technology earnings and monitored rising tensions in the Middle East that have driven oil above $98 a barrel. Nasdaq 100 futures led the retreat, while Alphabet and Tesla saw notable premarket share drops after reporting large capital expenditures and negative free …
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. shares climbed sharply in pre-market trading after the company reported second-quarter 2026 results that exceeded analyst expectations on both earnings and revenue, raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance, and provided third-quarter guidance above Wall Street models. The rally was company-specific as major U.S. inde…
Quest Diagnostics rallied sharply in pre-market trading after reporting second-quarter adjusted EPS and revenue that exceeded Wall Street estimates, and after the company raised its full-year 2026 guidance. An analyst price-target increase and a continued pattern of earnings outperformance amplified the move, pushing the stock past its previous 52-…
Tesla reported mixed Q2 results: revenue exceeded expectations by $2.7 billion while earnings per share fell short, prompting a sharp pre-market decline. The company is being valued like a robotics and AI platform despite automotive margins and ROIC slipping, and management signaled large, multi-year capital commitments for Robotaxi, Optimus, semic…
RBC Capital Markets raised its rating on Equinor ASA to sector perform from underperform and increased its price target to NOK420 from NOK360, driven by a more constructive outlook for European gas. The bank switched to a blended 50/50 valuation approach, narrowed commodity assumptions and cut near-term earnings estimates while highlighting Equinor…
Wolfe Research upgraded AT&T from Peer Perform to Outperform, assigning a $29 price target and arguing that improving operating trends, robust cash generation and an appealing valuation more than offset competition risks posed by SpaceX's Starlink. The firm raised certain 2026 forecasts and outlined a path to higher EPS by 2028, while noting meanin…
Catastrophe bond issuance reached $17.6 billion in the first half of 2026, the largest half-year total on record, supported by strong investor demand, attractive all-in yields versus expected losses and traditional fixed-income returns, and a relatively calm catastrophe environment. Total outstanding notional rose to $64.8 billion by June 30, 2026,…
Tractor Supply Co. shares climbed 3.5% in pre-open trading after the retailer reported second-quarter 2026 results that missed on both earnings and sales and lowered its full-year adjusted EPS guidance. The move higher reflects a market that had already absorbed downgrades to earnings forecasts and analyst price target cuts ahead of the report.
SpaceX (SPCX) is trading below its IPO level and close to its 52-week low, and investors are confronting a looming lockup expiry that will free up 911.5 million shares - roughly $123 billion at the IPO price - shortly after the company’s Q2 report on August 4. The near-term outlook balances genuine revenue momentum and AI-related upside against val…
