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Levi Strauss increased its fiscal 2026 net revenue and adjusted EPS guidance after reporting quarterly results that beat Wall Street estimates. The company cited steady demand for denim and dressier casual styles, particularly among Gen Z, alongside gains in its direct-to-consumer business and expanded apparel assortment.
Venture Global reported a 69% increase in its implied weighted average fixed liquefaction fee in the second quarter versus the first quarter, driven by elevated global LNG prices after supply disruptions associated with the Iran war. The company recorded an implied fee of $6.45 per MMBtu in the quarter ended June 30, up from $3.82 in the prior quar…
Ampco-Pittsburgh reported a 32% year-over-year increase in customer order activity for the first six months of 2026, lifting after-hours trading as investors reacted to broad-based demand gains across its Forged and Cast Engineered Products and Air and Liquid Processing segments and a healthy backlog.
Morgan Stanley has designated UnitedHealth Group as its leading stock pick in the managed care sector heading into the second-quarter earnings cycle. The bank raised its price target to $468 and forecasts that UnitedHealth will report second-quarter EPS about $0.10 above consensus, driven by improving utilization trends and strong performance at Op…
The head of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has formally instructed autonomous vehicle companies to address a documented pattern of driverless vehicles impeding law enforcement and first responders. NHTSA said it has recorded multiple cases in which autonomous systems drove into active emergency scenes, obstructed ambulances…
Paradigm announced a $1.2 billion fourth fund that broadens the firm's investment mandate beyond cryptocurrency to include artificial intelligence and robotics. The move responds to rising investment activity in AI startups and a pullback in crypto funding. Paradigm said it will continue supporting crypto projects while deploying capital across mul…
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has created a new investment-banking unit to pursue mergers and acquisitions among small-cap companies valued at $100 million to $500 million. The initiative expands the bank's middle-market reach, consolidates leadership under its mid-cap head John Richert, and includes recent hires such as Michael Flynn, Arash Farin and Jamie…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission informed UBS Group that it will not object to certain securities transactions the bank may undertake if directed by Switzerland’s financial regulator to convert debt into equity as part of an orderly resolution. The SEC said it would refrain from enforcement action if such conversions occur without a trad…
NVIDIA shares climbed following the company's denial of reports that its Kyber NVL144 rack-scale AI system - built to house 144 Rubin Ultra chips - had been pushed to 2028. The clarification helped reverse a sector-wide selloff from the prior session. Positive commentary from Goldman Sachs on NVIDIA's forward P/E and a broader boost to semiconducto…
Bloom Energy Corp shares fell sharply in midday trading after Hunterbrook Capital published a report accusing the company of overstating its independence from Chinese scandium suppliers. The short-seller detailed alleged China-linked trade routes for scandium, disclosed a short position in Bloom, and warned that Bloom’s target to scale to 5 gigawat…
Alignment Healthcare's stock fell sharply after a former executive filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging the Medicare Advantage insurer misclassified expenses to overstate earnings and enhance executive compensation. The legal claim, lodged publicly today, prompted a 10.6% intraday decline to $21.50 and leaves investors with months before the comp…
Michael Burry disclosed fresh investments in leading sports-betting operators DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment in a post on his Cassandra Unchained Substack. The announcement pushed both stocks to session highs before they settled into modest gains. Burry framed his move as a structural wager on business maturation and warned that political and…
BofA Securities released its preferred equities within the industrials and multi-industry group heading into the second quarter of 2026, placing AMETEK at the top of its list. While the bank expects median organic year-over-year growth to slow sequentially to 5.1% in Q2 from 6.0% in the prior quarter, its two- and three-year stacked models show acc…
Trading on Wednesday featured notable divergences across market-cap tiers. Applied Materials and Dell led gains among mega-cap names, while Palo Alto Networks and Bloom Energy were among the larger decliners. The session produced meaningful moves from mega-caps to small caps, reflecting a mix of company-specific developments and headline reactions.
SpaceXAI and Cursor have unveiled Grok 4.5, a jointly developed AI model designed to tackle extended, complex tasks across software engineering, legal and financial domains. The model, the first co-developed product since SpaceX agreed to buy Cursor in a transaction valuing the startup at $60 billion, also includes improved cybersecurity features a…
Traders face a concentrated set of economic readings on Thursday, July 9, 2026, led by Initial Jobless Claims and Existing Home Sales. The releases, together with remarks from Federal Reserve officials and a 30-year Treasury auction, could shape near-term market positioning by clarifying conditions in the labor market, housing sector and long-term …
SMAG Mobile Antenna Masts AG has set the final offer price for its initial public offering at €46 per share. The company placed 2,817,500 shares in the offering, combining newly issued shares, existing shares from SMAG Group GmbH and shares from the over-allotment option. Trading is scheduled to start on or around July 13, 2026 on the Scale segment…
Deere & Company has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and five states over allegations that it unlawfully limited farmers’ ability to repair equipment outside its authorized dealer network. The resolution obliges Deere to provide diagnostic and repair resources to farmers and independent service providers on the same terms as a…
Bloom Energy's stock plunged as much as 12% after short seller Hunterbrook released a report disputing the company’s public assertions about its supply chain and production capacity. The report centers on Bloom’s reliance on scandium for its fuel cells, traces China-linked supply routes, and raises doubts about the company’s revenue disclosures, ba…
The UK Takeover Panel has extended the deadline for the consortium of KKR and Energy Capital Partners to make a firm offer for DCC to July 15. The move follows DCC's earlier announcement of support for a revised £5.7 billion proposal, which pairs a cash element with the company's proposed final dividend. Some large shareholders have publicly oppose…
The U.S. Department of Justice circulated an internal memo in early June warning prosecutors that Binance would impose new procedures for law enforcement seeking freezes and seizures on the platform. The memo, attributed to the Justice Department’s digital currency counsel Rachel Jones, was distributed to prosecutors handling crypto matters and cop…
OpenAI introduced GPT-Live, a set of full-duplex voice models that listen and speak concurrently and now drive ChatGPT Voice. The models can acknowledge user speech in real time, hand off complex tasks to background frontier models (initially GPT-5.5), and are being distributed globally in two variants for different user tiers.
Bank of America has extended a $520 million credit facility to OpenAI, marking the bank's first loan to the AI developer as the company prepares for a U.S. initial public offering. The facility positions BofA among OpenAI's largest lenders and supports the bank's broader leadership in capital markets activity tied to artificial intelligence.
RVRC Holding has agreed to acquire a 90.1% stake in sportswear company ICANIWILL at an enterprise valuation of SEK 700 million for 100% of the shares. The purchase structure includes contingent additional payments tied to EBIT targets for 2026 and 2027, an option to buy remaining shares, and a financing package composed of cash, credit lines and tr…
A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction sought by prediction markets operator Kalshi, allowing New York to enforce its gambling statutes against the platform’s sports-event contracts. The ruling found the Commodity Exchange Act did not preempt state law as applied to Kalshi, and weighed New York’s consumer-protection interests more heavily …
