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The industry is contending with one of its toughest challenges yet under the Republican administration.

After reporting better-than-expected Q2 results, PayPal said it remains focused on its AI-driven turnaround, but would consider a deal that creates more value for shareholders.

Let's focus on five utility stocks, AEE, EIX, SWX, SO and VST, that are expected to post an earnings beat this reporting cycle.

Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) reported second-quarter revenue of $1.7 billion, up 30.4% from a year earlier, as acquisition activity and higher contingent commissions helped offset pressure from declining catastrophe-property insurance rates. Chief Executive Officer Powell Brown said the company’s resul

American Tower (NYSE:AMT) raised its full-year 2026 outlook for the second time this year after reporting second-quarter growth in tower leasing and record leasing activity at its CoreSite data center business. President and CEO Steve Vondran said the company’s performance was supported by “robust

NBT Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBTB) reported second-quarter net income of $53 million, or $1.02 per diluted common share, as record net interest income, loan growth and fee-based revenue contributed to improved results. President and CEO Scott Kingsley said the company delivered “significantly stronger earni

Investing.com -- TD Cowen has downgraded Intuit to Hold from Buy, with the firm’s analyst Jared Levine citing a near-term catalyst path that he sees skewing more negative than positive and limiting a recovery in the shares.

Apple's market capitalization briefly surpassed $5 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, making it only the second company ever to achieve that milestone after ‌Nvidia. Its shares were last up 0.2% at $337.7, giving it a market capitalization of $4.96 ‌trillion. The iPhone maker became the most valuable company ​in the world earlier this month, overtaking chip giant Nvidia - which had been at the top since June 2025 and was the first company ever to breach the $5 trillion threshold.

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Coca-Cola (KO) shares are moving after it raised its full-year outlook, bolstered by demand last quarter while it served as a major sponsor of the FIFA World Cup. - PayPal (PYPL) shares are higher after it reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street consensus estimates, and raised full-year adjusted profit guidance. CEO Enrique Lores commented on takeover speculation, saying the company remains open to evaluating opportunities, but its focus is on executing its strategic plan. - Hilton (HLT) shares are responding to the company reporting adjusted earnings per share of $2.29 for the three months through June, beating expectations of $2.27.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE:HLT) raised its full-year profit outlook on Tuesday, but shares fell 3.4% after third-quarter guidance came in below Wall Street estimates. The hotel operator now expects full-year adjusted earnings per share of $8.89 to $9.01, up from $8.79 to $8.91...

PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL, XETRA:2PP) shares rose almost 4% after the company reported second quarter 2026 results that exceeded Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year non-GAAP guidance. The payments company reported adjusted earnings of $1.38 per share on revenue of $8.68...

While demand for next-generation data centers remains hot, executives signaled that output is capped by current manufacturing limits as it rushes to build out new capacity.

Coca-Cola (KO) stock is surging after the company beat on earnings and raised its guidance. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma goes over the details.

China's launch of a homegrown type of advanced lithography chip printing machine is spotlighting how European chip tool maker ASML, whose recent share price surge made it Europe's most valuable listed company, is being squeezed between two sides. On ‌the one hand, U.S. controls on exports of high-tech goods to China are threatening to reduce access to a major market; and on ‌the other, Beijing's push for technological independence in areas such as chip production raises the possibility of a China-based competitor. Reuters reported on Tuesday that a little-known Chinese state-owned firm called Shanghai Aishengna ​Electronic Technology Group was leading an effort to mass produce locally made immersion deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography tools, key to modern chipmaking.

SPGI's Q2 earnings and revenues top estimates as record Ratings and Indices results lift margins, profit and cash flow.

Paze faces an uphill battle to get people to use its online checkout button over Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Investors are locking in profits before Bloom Energy reports later today.

18% That's roughly how much cheaper shares in Elon Musk's space-exploration and AI company are today, compared with their IPO price of $135. The stock climbed above $200 shortly after its hotly anticipated market debut.

Interest rates have not moved since December's quarter-point cut to a range of +3.50-3.75%.

Core Scientific announces a partnership with AMD for 2.5 gigawatts of data-center capacity which could bring more than $14 billion in contracted revenue.

By Nate Raymond July 28 (Reuters) - EBay and three former top executives have agreed to pay $55.7 million to resolve a lawsuit by a Massachusetts couple who fell victim to a bizarre stalking and

The new commitments include expanded gateway pricing and temporary access to competing rail service if performance slips after the merger.

Applied Digital is scaling contracted AI capacity, securing lower-cost financing and targeting a $1 billion annual NOI run rate within one year.

A brutal year for Tesla investors is getting even more brutal.

The headline numbers for UPS (UPS) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

AVY heads into the Q2 earnings release with higher revenue and EPS estimates as productivity gains and Intelligent Labels growth face cost and demand headwinds.

Micron Technology stock plunged on Tuesday as semiconductor stocks broadly continued to sell off. In morning trades on the stock market today, Micron fell more than 11% to 796.46. It was among the worst performers on the Philadelphia semiconductor index, known as SOX.

Microsoft, Meta, Apple, and Amazon report this week. Filings show AI capex already draining free cash flow.

CEO Enrique Lores said PayPal would "carefully consider" buyout opportunities if they create more shareholder value than its standalone strategy.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's largest ‌contract chipmaker, said late ‌on Tuesday it had begun gradually resuming ​operations at its Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM) plant in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture after a strong earthquake prompted ‌the precautionary evacuation ⁠of workers. The company said all personnel at the Japan site were confirmed ​safe after ​being evacuated ​in accordance with ‌internal safety procedures. JASM's construction site was ‌unaffected, TSMC said, adding ​that parts ​of the construction work had been suspended as a safety ​precaution because ‌there could still be occasional ​aftershocks.