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Insmed Shares Leap After Q2 Results and Bullish Brinsupri Guidance

Insmed Shares Leap After Q2 Results and Bullish Brinsupri Guidance

Insmed shares jumped 19.2% in pre-market trading after the company reported second-quarter 2026 results that outpaced analyst expectations on both revenue and EPS. Total revenue reached $425.5 million, led by Brinsupri sales of $309.2 million, and the company posted a near-breakeven net loss of $0.06 per share. Management raised full-year Brinsupri…

Fiserv Shares Plummet After Q2 Results Miss and Guidance Cut

Fiserv Shares Plummet After Q2 Results Miss and Guidance Cut

Fiserv's stock tumbled sharply in pre-market trading after the payments processor reported second-quarter results that missed expectations and issued weaker full-year guidance. Adjusted revenue and EPS declined year-over-year, management trimmed organic revenue and adjusted EPS forecasts for 2026, and investor concern has been amplified by recent l…

Paycom Soars Premarket After Strong Quarter; Data Storage Names Slide on AI Demand Questions

Paycom Soars Premarket After Strong Quarter; Data Storage Names Slide on AI Demand Questions

U.S. stock futures were little changed early Thursday as investors monitored reports about a possible agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and wrestled with renewed doubts about the durability of AI-driven spending. Gains in select software and industrial names were offset by weakness in semiconductor and data storage stocks after quarterly res…

Celsius Shares Plunge After Q2 Results Miss Every Major Target

Celsius Shares Plunge After Q2 Results Miss Every Major Target

Celsius Holdings saw its stock dive in pre-market trade after releasing second-quarter 2026 results that fell short of analyst expectations across profitability and revenue metrics. While companywide revenue rose year-over-year, the core CELSIUS brand posted a double-digit decline, and operating margins narrowed sharply, prompting renewed analyst c…

Keurig Dr Pepper Holds Full-Year Guidance After Strong Q2 Performance

Keurig Dr Pepper Holds Full-Year Guidance After Strong Q2 Performance

On Aug. 6, Keurig Dr Pepper reported second-quarter results that exceeded analysts' expectations for both revenue and adjusted earnings per share, driven by strength in its soda and energy beverage portfolios. The company maintained its full-year outlook and reiterated 2026 net sales and adjusted EPS targets as it continues to integrate the JDE Pee…

Investors Pull Back as SpaceX's AI Outlays Outpace Starlink's Cushion

Investors Pull Back as SpaceX's AI Outlays Outpace Starlink's Cushion

SpaceX reported rapidly improving economics from its AI investments and faster-than-expected revenue growth, but heavy ongoing capital expenditures and investor unease over how long Starlink can underwrite the spending drove the stock sharply lower. Management says new compute deployments are delivering paybacks in under a year and that AI contract…

Jefferies Upgrade and Strong H1 Results Lift L’Oreal Shares

Jefferies Upgrade and Strong H1 Results Lift L’Oreal Shares

L’Oreal shares climbed after Jefferies raised its recommendation and price target, a move reinforced by the company's record first-half 2026 revenue, robust like-for-like sales growth and a best-ever operating margin. E-commerce expansion and broad division-level growth underpinned investor confidence, while a constructive European macro environmen…

SoftBank Shares Fall After Mixed Q1 FY2026 Results, NAV Drop and New OpenAI-Backed Loan Stoke Concern

SoftBank Shares Fall After Mixed Q1 FY2026 Results, NAV Drop and New OpenAI-Backed Loan Stoke Concern

SoftBank Group shares dropped sharply after the company released Q1 FY2026 results that combined strong near-term profits with a weaker forward-looking picture. Net income outperformed expectations and investment gains surged, but a sizable fall in pro forma net asset value and disclosure of a $10 billion margin loan tied to its OpenAI holding rais…

Diageo Shares Jump After Fiscal Results and Cost-Cutting Roadmap

Diageo Shares Jump After Fiscal Results and Cost-Cutting Roadmap

Diageo's stock climbed sharply after the drinks group released fiscal 2026 preliminary results alongside a Capital Markets Day presentation that outlined CEO Sir Dave Lewis's turnaround plan. Though organic net sales fell, the company reported higher organic operating profit, expanded margins and unveiled a multi-year restructuring expected to deli…

Bank of America Reactivates European Momentum Crash Signal

Bank of America Reactivates European Momentum Crash Signal

Bank of America has reopened its European Momentum Conviction Indicator crash signal after 30 days. The bank characterizes the current episode as more consistent with aftershock fragility than with a high-probability, multi-wave collapse in 12-month price momentum. The signal reopened near the trough in 12-month momentum and following the bulk of d…

Oerlikon Shares Hit 52-Week High After Strong H1 Results and UBS Upgrade

Oerlikon Shares Hit 52-Week High After Strong H1 Results and UBS Upgrade

OC Oerlikon’s stock climbed after first-half 2026 results topped consensus and management raised its full-year guidance. Order intake and sales exceeded analyst expectations, while operational EBITDA margin widened sharply. An analyst upgrade from UBS and a supportive Swiss market backdrop helped the shares recover from early profit-taking to reach…

Paycom Rally Sparks After Q2 Beat, Guidance Raise and Buybacks

Paycom Rally Sparks After Q2 Beat, Guidance Raise and Buybacks

Paycom surged in pre-market trading after delivering a robust second-quarter 2026 performance. Results topped expectations on both earnings and revenue, management lifted full-year guidance, and the company executed notable share repurchases. Multiple analysts raised price targets, supporting the stock's jump despite a broadly neutral market backdr…

EPAM Systems Shares Drop After Guidance Cut, Cash Position Worsens

EPAM Systems Shares Drop After Guidance Cut, Cash Position Worsens

EPAM Systems plunged in pre-market trading after management trimmed its full-year 2026 revenue growth forecast and disclosed a sharp decline in cash and equivalents. While second-quarter adjusted EPS and revenue modestly beat consensus, the lowered guidance, weaker cash generation and an unconverted large-deal pipeline combined to erode investor co…