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A 14-day restraining order halts a deal that would combine two of Hollywood's five major film studios and cable programmers

The 14-day restraining order prohibits the companies from closing the deal as a dozen states challenge it.

The Magnificent Seven will again reign supreme over S&P 500 earnings, but their dominance is fading. As second-quarter earnings reports start to flow in, analysts expect the Magnificent Seven companies to grow earnings by a combined 31.1%. The other 493 S&P 500 companies are expected to increase earnings 22.8%, FactSet Senior Earnings Analyst John Butters wrote in a report.

By Jody Godoy and Dawn Chmielewski July 20 (Reuters) - A coalition of states led by California won a pause of Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Ben Emons, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of FedWatch Advisors, to break down the market fallout from Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 and why the Fed is now actively debating rate hikes rather than cuts ahead of the August 7th CLARITY Act deadline. Nadine Chakar, Managing Director and Global Head of Digital Assets at DTCC, explains how the firm moved tokenized securities into live production and outlines DTCC's role as an institutional multi-chain orchestrator ahead of a full commercial launch. The conversation turns to ETF flows, where Bitcoin funds finished last week with $76 million in net inflows despite a $425 million outflow on Monday alone, and Ethereum ETFs outpaced Bitcoin inflows led by $135 million into BlackRock's ETHA. Finally, Bilal Little, Global ETF Strategist at Direxion, unpacks the debut of BTCU and EVMU — the industry's first 2x leveraged spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs — explains why an ETF wrapper beats margin on a crypto exchange for retail traders, and responds to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas's thesis that Bitcoin ETFs will mirror gold's 22-year "triumph and pain" trajectory. The episode closes with the Fear and Greed Index at 29.

Netflix stock has fallen 28% this year. Still, Phillip Securities analyst Helena Wang upgraded shares of Netflix to Buy on Monday.

AMD stock rose more than 3% on Monday.

Earnings may take a back seat again. Investors want updates about Tesla's robotaxis and Optimus robots.

Starship launch delay and valuation concerns pressure shares despite bullish long-term analyst outlook.

Apple nears a $5 trillion valuation ahead of July 30 earnings. Explore the latest AAPL forecast, catalysts and key price levels.

Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC, XETRA:INL) is expected to report its latest quarterly results after the market close Thursday, with Wedbush forecasting that the chipmaker could exceed consensus expectations as improving server demand, higher pricing and better-than-anticipated margin trends support...

Alphabet's Q2 report arrives Wednesday carrying an Anthropic-sized wildcard that could produce the most misleading headline EPS in the company's history, and knowing which numbers to ignore matters as much as knowing which ones to watch.

GM reported second quarter results before the bell on Tuesday that topped expectations, with the Big Three stalwart continuing to grow profits, despite fewer sales. 

GM will report second quarter results before the bell Tuesday, with investors expecting the Big Three stalwart to keep growing profit, despite fewer sales. 

IBM stock's dramatic loss last week, fueled by a big earnings and revenue miss, is forcing investors to reconsider whether their position sizes are appropriate for the stock and the market environment. IBM stock piqued the interest of investors after a late May rally when the tech giant won a federal quantum computing grant. The stock soared to a high of 332.46 in June, but reversed some of those gains afterward. The stock is typically considered a steady, blue-chip entry into technology, enjoying institutional support from the market.

With Robinhood's second-quarter earnings due July 29, stock investors expecting weak results can look to a bear call spread.

Tempus AI (NASDAQ:TEM) executives said the company’s planned acquisition of Personalis is intended to strengthen its position in minimal residual disease, or MRD, testing, while expanding its biopharma data and profiling capabilities. On a call with analysts, Tempus said it agreed to acquire all ou

Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," the first-ever theatrical release shot in IMAX's largest and highest-resolution film format, delivered a record-breaking $52 million first-weekend haul for the immersive IMAX theaters alone. The blockbuster opening helped fuel IMAX stock and AMC Entertainment as the latter reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results. "The Odyssey," produced by Comcast's Universal Pictures, grossed $264 million globally, including non-IMAX overall ticket sales, and $124.5 million in the U.S., much better than expected.

Investing.com -- BCA Research hosted a bull/bear debate on July 13, 2026, moderated by Chief Investment Strategist Marko Papic, pitting Peter Berezin and Arthur Budaghyan on the bearish side against Juan Correa and Noah Weisberger on the bullish side, with bulls ultimately winning the argument, though BCA Research cautioned that "victory may be short-lived."

Charles River Laboratories is poised to announce its second-quarter results next month, and analysts predict a double-digit drop in the company’s bottom-line figure.

Yahoo Finance Senior Autos Reporter Pras Subramanian joins Julie Hyman on Market Catalysts to preview Tesla (TSLA) earnings report as Wall Street expects the EV maker to beat modest second-quarter vehicle sales and provide clues about the EV maker's outlook.

BlackRock is leading a debt sale targeting at least $12 billion for its massive new El Paso data-center project backed by Meta Platforms people familiar with the matter said. The world’s largest investment firm, along with its infrastructure and private-credit arms, owns an 80% stake in the Texas data-center project, while Meta Platforms, which will use the data centers, owns the other 20%. BlackRock has been plowing tens of billions of dollars into data-center investments over the past year, including a $40 billion deal to buy Aligned Data Centers.

<body><p>STORY: Tennessee state claims Instagram's design is to blame for a youth mental-health crisis.</p><p>Meta Platforms goes to court on Monday – one of several trials in the coming weeks...</p><p>testing allegations that the company's social media platforms were intentionally built to be addictive.</p><p>Tennessee accuses the company of violating the state's consumer protection law...</p><p>by knowingly designing a product that drives teens to compulsive use...</p><p>and misleading the public about its safety.</p><p>The lawsuit, filed by the attorney general's office, claims Meta failed to disclose extensive internal research..</p><p>showing Instagram could harm teens.</p><p>And that it continued offering features it knew were dangerous without warning users.</p><p>A Meta spokesperson said in a statement on Friday that the company already has built-in controls...</p><p>to protect the hundreds of thousands of Tennessee teens who use social media every day.</p><p>The company has argued the state's claims are based on the content posted on Instagram by its users...</p><p>and that a federal law shields the company from liability for third-party content.</p><p>The trial is slated to last for seven weeks.</p><p>It's scheduled to overlap with at least two other trials against the company in courts in California.</p><p>Meta faces thousands of lawsuits over similar claims in both state and federal court.</p><p>Nearly every state in the country has filed claims against Meta over its platforms’ alleged impact on children.</p></body>

Crude oil prices were little changed Monday, but don't be fooled. Crude futures have whipsawed on a variety on Iran-related headlines.

The new Fed chair wants inflation under control, and a single data point is not going to be enough to convince him of that.

FARNBOROUGH, UK, July 20 (Reuters) - IndiGo, India's largest airline, has signed a memorandum of understanding with CFM International to buy over 1,000 LEAP-1A engines, which would mark a record deal

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 20 (Reuters) - Farnborough Airshow opened on Monday with Boeing and Airbus securing the first aircraft orders, while defence companies unveiled lower-cost interceptor missiles and drones as the wars in Ukraine and ‌the Middle East drive demand for stronger air-defence capabilities. Ongoing conflicts are shaping discussions at the July 20 to 24 Farnborough Airshow, ‌one of the world's largest aerospace and defence gatherings, bringing together hundreds of companies acr

Most tech executives selling the AI revolution focus on what it will do for everyone. Better products, more efficiency, higher productivity, broadly shared prosperity. It's the pitch that keeps the investment flowing and the public sentiment warm. Alex Karp isn't making that pitch. The Palantir ...

Monster stock has created an add-on entry following an early May breakout. Second-quarter earnings results are due shortly.

With customers facing elevated fees and seeking discounts, Amazon’s delivery services could impact market pricing in the long term, per the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.