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SLB posts better-than-expected earnings as demand for its oilfield services increases outside the Middle East.

Investing.com -- Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) on Friday reported second quarter results that exceeded adjusted earnings expectations while revenue fell short of analyst estimates, with shares rising 2.7% following the announcement.

The 10-year deal consolidates on-premises Oracle software licenses across the military, intelligence community, and Coast Guard into a single contract

Investing.com -- SLB on Friday reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.55, beating the analyst consensus of $0.51 by $0.04, as revenue of $8.97 billion exceeded expectations of $8.67 billion.

While strong cash flow is a key indicator of stability, it doesn’t always translate to superior returns. Some cash-heavy businesses struggle with inefficient spending, slowing demand, or weak competitive positioning.

Oilfield services provider SLB (NYSE:SLB) reported Q2 CY2026 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, but sales fell by 4.5% year on year to $8.97 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.55 per share was 6.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

VOOG focuses on mega-cap tech leaders while ISCG diversifies across smaller firms.

Timken (TKR) has drawn investor attention after recent share price gains over the past month and the past 3 months, prompting a closer look at how its current valuation lines up with its fundamentals. See our latest analysis for Timken. Looking beyond the recent gains, Timken’s share price return of 31.43% over the past 90 days and year to date share price return of 63.28% sit alongside a 1 year total shareholder return of 77.17%. This suggests momentum has been building over both shorter and...

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) reported a strong Q2 profit surge linked to AI related investments. Management highlighted contributions from AI exposure across its private equity, private credit, and real estate units. Infrastructure holdings and fresh inflows into the private equity business were cited as key areas of outperformance. For investors tracking large alternative asset managers, Blackstone sits at the center of several long running shifts in capital markets, including the growth of...

Is the memory giant's stock a buy after its recent pullback?

DK, PBF, AAL, HCI and HPP have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on July 24, 2026.

Nine Vanguard ETFs collectively bought $6.1 billion of SpaceX stock in June.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) shares climbed more than 4% in premarket trading on Friday after the semiconductor company posted its fastest quarterly revenue growth in over 15 years and issued stronger guidance for the current quarter, highlighting continued momentum from artificial intelligence investment. The latest results exceeded Wall Street forecasts and reinforced investor confidence that Intel’s turnaround strategy is gaining traction under Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan.

Micron stock and SK Hynix stock slipped lower early Friday but remain well-positioned for gains amid Big Tech earnings that have so far benefitted chips stocks but weighed on the S&P 500.

American solar farms are setting records while AI data centers consume power at a pace that could outstrip every new megawatt coming online by 2027. Something has to give, and whoever fills the gap will decide what shows up on your electricity bill.

Eli Lilly is extending its push in neuroscience while the FDA wrestles with controversial peptide drugs.

Retail investors have poured four times as much into this stock since the beginning of July as they did into Alphabet, Amazon, and Tesla, combined!

PBF, NMRK and TFII made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on July 24, 2026.

The fast casual Mexican chain's valuation has fallen, but is it low enough to make it a smart buy?

The move came as a relief for the stock which has fallen sharply over the last two months.

Each stock in this article is trading near its 52-week high. These elevated prices usually indicate some degree of investor confidence, business improvements, or favorable market conditions.

DK, PBF and HPP made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on July 24, 2026.

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The surge in demand for memory chips is real, but investors may want to wait to buy SK Hynix until its ADR premium is more in line with historical averages.

Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment is weak, with a shift toward ‘extremely bearish’ on SPY and QQQ.

IBM aims to strengthen its quantum technology capabilities with the planned purchase of R&D firm.

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Herc Holdings (HRI) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions may not translate into further price increase in the near term.

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