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SanDisk Retreats Before Earnings After Pre-Report Rally

SanDisk Retreats Before Earnings After Pre-Report Rally

SanDisk shares pulled back in morning trade as investors reduced exposure ahead of the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 earnings, due after the U.S. close with a conference call scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The stock’s retreat follows a sharp two-day run-up tied to a new industry specification announcement and broader mar…

Groupon Shares Jump Ahead of Q2 Results as Market Momentum Builds

Groupon Shares Jump Ahead of Q2 Results as Market Momentum Builds

Groupon stock advanced nearly 6% in morning trading, driven by expectations of a narrower loss in second-quarter 2026 results and several company-specific developments. Investors are parsing analyst notes, an insider Form 4 filing and the appointment of a new chief operating officer ahead of the company’s post-market earnings release on August 6, 2…

Qualys Soars After Strong Q2 Beat and Upgraded Guidance

Qualys Soars After Strong Q2 Beat and Upgraded Guidance

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…

UBS Backs Select PGM Miners as Hybrid Vehicles Could Lift Demand

UBS Backs Select PGM Miners as Hybrid Vehicles Could Lift Demand

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…

BofA Sees iPhone Build-Up as Apple Purchase Orders Jump 28%

BofA Sees iPhone Build-Up as Apple Purchase Orders Jump 28%

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 …

Roblox and Unity: Diverging paths beneath similar share prices

Roblox and Unity: Diverging paths beneath similar share prices

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…

DHL Cargo Jet Strikes Unknown Object After Drone Found Near Leipzig Runway

DHL Cargo Jet Strikes Unknown Object After Drone Found Near Leipzig Runway

A DHL cargo plane struck an unidentified object while climbing out of Leipzig/Halle airport overnight and diverted to Hanover for an unscheduled landing. Authorities found a drone near a runway at Leipzig/Halle that X-ray imaging reportedly showed contained a defective detonator; explosives specialists closed a runway while the device was examined.…

Insider Moves: ADAR1 Increases NextCure Stake as Directors and Executives Shuffle Holdings

Insider Moves: ADAR1 Increases NextCure Stake as Directors and Executives Shuffle Holdings

Insider filings disclosed on Tuesday covering transactions from late July and early August 2026 show a mix of concentrated purchases and large disposals across sectors including biotechnology, retail, insurance, medical devices, automotive and commercial trucks. ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC made a sizable buy in NextCure totaling $1.62 million whi…