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After decades of winning over Chinese buyers with its German engineering, Mercedes-Benz Group AG sold only 1,153 units in China in the first half of 2026, a fraction of the more than 80,000 similarly priced SU7 sedans Xiaomi Corp. delivered in the period. The performance echoes the challenges BMW AG, Volkswagen AG and Porsche AG face in China, where they all reported second-quarter sales declines of at least 30%, worse than the overall market's drop. Bloomberg's William Wilkes reports.

Trump Media reported a $238 million quarterly loss as crypto and equity markdowns weighed, even as revenue rose 89%.

It's a bit of a speculative investment right now, but there are encouraging signs.

The South Korean battery maker said it would use the Indiana plant to make batteries for energy storage systems and other high-tech applications.

Archer Aviation Inc.‘s (NYSE:ACHR) deal with Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) could significantly reshape the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company. Insitu’s $200 Million Revenue Business During the company’s second-quarter earnings call on Monday, Archer’s Chief Financial Officer Priya Gupta hailed the company’s acquisition of unmanned aircraft systems manufacturer Insitu, as well as autonomous eVTOL maker Wisk Aero and SkyGrid in an all-stock deal. Read Also: Rocket Lab USA, Hims & Hers,

A CDN giant is issuing per-agent wallets with spending caps and merchant allow-lists, betting it can own the settlement pipe before agents start spending real money. Cloudflare has entered the agent commerce race with a two-tier wallet architecture designed to give developers programmable control over how AI agents spend money. The company’s new AI Agents […]

Barrick Gold (NYSE:B) reported a Q2 earnings miss alongside updated capital expenditure guidance. Barrick Gold and Newmont agreed to expand the Nevada Gold Mines joint venture and resolve prior disputes. The agreement sets the stage for an IPO of combined North American gold assets as part of a broader restructuring. Barrick Gold is not the only stock tied closely to this theme of large scale gold production and asset reshaping, so it is worth comparing this update with a wider group of...

The automotive industry is changing the narrative that it's a low-margin business thanks to advanced driver-assist technologies, and more software, apps, and services.

According to the latest economic reading, America’s GDP growth slowed to 1.5% in Q2 from 2.1% in Q1. Meanwhile, headline PCE inflation remained elevated at 3.7% year over year in June, while core PCE inflation stood at 3.3%. Although America’s consumer spending ticked up a little in Q2, it came at the expense of savings. […]

CoreWeave earnings are expected to show another quarter of triple-digit sales growth as the AI cloud company spends billions on data centers and inches toward profitability.

The accelerating AI infrastructure buildout, along with the ongoing electric vehicle adoption and industrial automation, is driving huge demand for electronic connectors and sensors. Expanding data center capex is driving this demand. The top five US hyperscalers are projected to spend around $730 billion this year and more than $1 trillion next year on infrastructure expansion. […]

Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation are chasing the same eVTOL future, but Q2 results show two increasingly different strategies.

During the August 6 Mad Money episode, host Jim Cramer highlighted a change in consumer behavior that continues to benefit major credit card issuers. Cramer noted that high consumer spending on travel and experiences has evolved from a temporary post-pandemic rebound into a sustained, long-term trend. He said: Look, I knew that American Express, I […]

Wall Street’s early-year assumption that generative AI would commoditize cybersecurity led short sellers to bet heavily against specialized software platforms. However, as autonomous AI tools scale, enterprise networks face increasingly complex threat vectors that require dedicated platform security. During the August 6 episode of CNBC’s Mad Money, host Jim Cramer highlighted CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) […]

During Mad Money’s August 6 episode, host Jim Cramer highlighted why investors should target elite advisory firms rather than speculating on acquisition targets, as he said: Here’s a big theme that right now really only impacts two large companies: pent-up demand for mergers and acquisitions now that the Biden era of overzealous antitrust enforcement has […]

Oklo received a series of price target cuts from Wall Street analysts, even as retail sentiment on Stocktwits fell from ‘extremely bullish’ to ‘bullish’ over the past 24 hours.

Cloudflare has entered the agent commerce race with a two-tier wallet architecture designed to give developers programmable control over how AI agents spend money. The company’s new AI Agents platform, announced August 4, introduces Account Wallets for funding and Virtual Wallets for individual agents, each equipped with configurable guardrails including periodic spending allowances, merchant allow-lists, […]

Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) expands its partnership with MiTAC Computing Technology to deploy fuel cell microgrids at an AI server manufacturing campus in Fremont. The new deployment is designed to provide clean, reliable onsite power for mission-critical AI infrastructure needs. The project builds on an existing relationship between Bloom Energy and MiTAC as AI data center power demand grows. As AI infrastructure keeps scaling and pushes power systems to do more, it can be useful to compare...

Riot Platforms has delivered a 69.6% gain over the past year, yet its valuation checks lean expensive and raise questions about how much optimism is already in the share price. Over the last 12 months, Riot Platforms is up 69.6%. This puts recent buyers in profit and sets a high bar for what comes next to justify that move. The new US$9.1b, 20 year AI infrastructure lease at Rockdale can support long term contracted revenue. However, the scale of the required build out and financing may add...

Ondas stock has delivered a very large 3 year gain while its valuation checks and market multiples point to a more restrained picture. This raises the question of how much of the recent news flow around defense and critical infrastructure contracts is already reflected in the current price. Over the past 3 years, Ondas has returned about 7.7x. This puts recent enthusiasm for the stock in sharp focus when thinking about what is already priced in. New defense and critical infrastructure...

Aug 11 (Reuters) - Bain Capital-backed Dhoot Transmission's $321 million initial public offering was fully subscribed on the second day of bidding on Tuesday, led by non-institutional and retail

Nvidia is becoming the "banker of choice to the AI ecosystem" as it seals $500 billion commitments from Wall Street giants. Meanwhile, Intel is looking at its first share sale since the 1970s. Bloomberg's reporters and market watchers make sense of the multibillion-dollar figures, with one noting the capital raise could be a "double-edged" sword for Nvidia.

Aug 11 () - South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI said on Tuesday it will end its joint venture agreement with General Motors in ‌Indiana and acquire the U.99% stake, citing weaker-than-expected electric ‌vehicle demand.

Fantasy sports and betting company DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales falling 4.6% year on year to $1.44 billion. On the other hand, the company’s outlook for the full year was close to analysts’ estimates with revenue guided to $6.7 billion at the midpoint. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.09 per share was 53.1% below analysts’ consensus estimates.

Shares were mixed in Asia, while oil prices were holding steady Tuesday after jumping the day before as uncertainty persisted over when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again. U.S. futures edged higher. Brent crude oil was unchanged at $87.72 a barrel, while U.S. benchmark crude also was flat at $82.13 a barrel.

Twelve Nasdaq 100 stocks have doubled in 2026, and not a single the Magnificent Seven is among them. Here is why.

During the lightning round of the August 6 episode of Mad Money, a caller inquired about the long-term outlook for Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT), highlighting its prominent position as a major defense contractor and pointing out its steady dividend payout of $3.45 per share. Host Jim Cramer responded with strong enthusiasm: I think it’s sensational. […]

AeroVironment (AVAV) just landed the kind of contract that changes how investors see a company. The drone maker won a U.S. Army order worth at least $400 million for its Locust laser system, and the stock reacted fast. Shares closed at $186.73 on August 7, up 9.12% on the day and about 22% ...

When a caller asked about IREN Limited (NASDAQ:IREN) during the lightning round of the August 6 episode of Mad Money, Jim Cramer remarked, “If you like IREN… you got to go buy CoreWeave. CoreWeave is cheaper and better, okay?” Capital Models and Historical Commentary Examining past Mad Money commentary clarifies how these strategies evolved. On […]

Plug Power Inc (PLUG) raises full-year revenue guidance to 15-16% growth as cost discipline and operational improvements drive significant margin expansion.