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FTSE 100 up 19 points to 10,899 Oil prices waver as Hormuz deal mooted SpaceX's earnings beat runs into a $116bn problem Next, Glencore, Legal & General, 4imprint, S4 Capital among results S&P services PMI due today 9.43am: Some L&G analysis L&G shares fell 1.2%...

Fidelity National Information Services stock has had a difficult run over the last few years, yet the current valuation checks still suggest the shares lean cheap rather than expensive. After a long period of weak returns, investors are weighing whether recent news and capital allocation decisions are enough to justify what looks like an undervalued profile. Over the past 5 years, Fidelity National Information Services shareholders have seen the stock fall about 62%, which puts extra focus...

Walmart (WMT) is back in focus after Oppenheimer shifted its rating to Perform from Outperform ahead of the August 20 earnings release, citing pharmacy related headwinds and what it views as a full valuation. See our latest analysis for Walmart. Walmart's share price has cooled from its all time high earlier in the year, with a 90 day share price return down 14.25%, even as the 1 year total shareholder return sits at 13.26% and the 5 year total shareholder return stands at 139.91%. Recent...

Aptiv stock has fallen sharply over the past few years and the share price now sits well below previous levels. However, the current valuation checks give a more mixed picture rather than a clear bargain or clear overvaluation. Aptiv shares have declined 66.8% over the past 5 years, which raises the question of whether recent pricing now reflects overly low expectations for the business. Expectations for the company’s ability to grow earnings and cash flow from its auto components portfolio...

Viasat (VSAT) shares came under pressure after the company reported first quarter fiscal 2027 results that missed Wall Street revenue expectations, even as non GAAP profit per share came in well above analyst estimates. See our latest analysis for Viasat. Viasat's latest update comes after a very strong run in the stock, with the share price up 128.57% year to date and a 1 year total shareholder return of 303.99%. The recent 27.80% 90 day share price return suggests momentum has stayed firm...

Clear Street analyst Brian Dobson raised the price target on Hut 8 to $170 from $148 and maintained a ‘Buy’ rating on the shares, implying an upside of about 68% from the stock’s last close.

In recent days, eBay has faced multiple analyst downgrades ahead of its August 5 second-quarter 2026 earnings release, with concerns centered on rising competitive pressure in U.S. recommerce and higher marketing costs tied to the newly closed US$1.40 billion Depop acquisition. At the same time, eBay is pushing ahead with product and marketplace changes, from AI-enabled tools and eBay Live monetization to Australia’s new Extended Bidding auction format, highlighting management’s focus on...

Alphabet’s stock is down double digits after it reported negative free cash flow in the second quarter. What does that mean for big tech, neoclouds, and the entire supply chain?

Traditional U.S. wireless carriers are bracing for aggressive competition as SpaceX plans to expand beyond satellite coverage to build a full-scale terrestrial mobile network.

Elon Musk said on Tuesday SpaceX will build its AI infrastructure exclusively on Nvidia chips going forward.

Zeta (ZETA) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -10.00% and +5.36%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Primoris Services (PRIM) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +22.86% and -0.51%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -50.00% and -3.29%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Finance of America Companies (FOA) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -22.94% and -43.11%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Jim Cramer says he will sell his Bitcoin after IBM's CEO warned quantum computers could crack crypto within four years.

The deal will give Hearst full ownership of prominent brands such as Lifetime and The History Channel.

On the latest episode of the AI Investor Podcast, 24/7 Wall St. Analyst Austin Smith opens with a puzzle: two companies are being treated in opposite ways for the same underlying behavior. Microsoft is up roughly 16% after Azure growth accelerated from 38% to 43%, with guidance pointing to 45–46%, vindicating a capex program the market had criticized. Meta, meanwhile, is down about 10% at roughly 20x earnings despite 28% top-line growth — and is being punished for the same infrastructure spending, even after Zuckerberg argued that Meta rents out compute at a markup over its cost. Co-host Eric Bleeker's answer is that both moves are likely overreactions, and that the real variable is what each company said versus what Wall Street wanted to hear. Microsoft delivered on message: Azure at a $124 billion run rate, 90% of cloud demand coming from outside the frontier labs, and no capex increase. He frames Microsoft's position as a prisoner's dilemma, since compute routed to Azure is compute unavailable for its own AI products, and argues Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella relented under pressure from prior quarters. He compares the market's discomfort with capex growth to Apple's mid-decade smartphone choppiness versus Google's steadier trajectory. Meta hit every wrong note: an EPS miss on one-time costs, decelerating guidance, Zuckerberg walking back the cloud-capacity revenue opportunity, and incremental compute directed toward Meta Superintelligence rather than the core ad business. Eric estimates the justified moves were only a few percent in either direction, with the rest attributable to PR and positioning. He credits Microsoft's software exposure as valuable diversification, but concludes the share-price gap doesn't reflect any real difference in business trajectory.

Lucid said in its earnings on Tuesday that it will launch its midsize vehicles only when quality and processes fully meet its standards.

A major restaurant operator has closed dozens of locations after a bankruptcy filing, though the familiar fast-food brand itself remains unaffected.

VirTra, Inc. (VTSI) reached $3.11 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +1.63% change compared to its last close.

eBay (EBAY) is back in focus after Oppenheimer and Wells Fargo downgraded the stock, raising concerns about U.S. competition, higher Depop related costs, and profit margin pressure ahead of the upcoming earnings release. See our latest analysis for eBay. Those downgrades have landed just as eBay heads into earnings, with the stock at a share price of $109.61 and recent momentum cooling. The 7 day share price return declined 6.67%, although the year to date share price return is 25.9%, and the...

In the closing of the recent trading day, Ulta Beauty (ULTA) stood at $543.86, denoting a +1.77% move from the preceding trading day.

In the closing of the recent trading day, Intuit (INTU) stood at $323.6, denoting a +1.64% move from the preceding trading day.

Marketing technology company Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 43.5% year on year to $442.8 million. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was optimistic at $470.5 million at the midpoint, 2.1% above analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $0.03 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Global satellite communications provider Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales falling 1.2% year on year to $1.16 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.17 per share was 78.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Alphabet (GOOGL) is back in the legal spotlight after Teads Holding Co. filed a lawsuit in New York accusing Google of exclusionary ad tech practices that restricted competition and revenue opportunities for independent advertising platforms. See our latest analysis for Alphabet. Alphabet’s share price has moved sharply in recent sessions, with a 1-day share price return of 4.88% and a 7-day share price return of 11.93% after recent earnings, AI investment updates, and renewed legal scrutiny...

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Sales to data centers grew to 58% of revenue for the company, which has pivoted hard to serving the fastest-growing types of AI workloads.

In recent months, Daiwa Securities very sharply increased its stake in SELLAS Life Sciences Group by 100,300 shares, while SELLAS reported that its Phase 3 REGAL trial in acute myeloid leukemia had reached 78 of the 80 events required for final analysis and held an estimated US$138.30 million in cash at the end of June. This combination of an imminent pivotal trial readout and a strengthened institutional presence highlights how clinical and balance-sheet milestones are converging for...

AMD edged above Wall Street's targets for the second quarter and with its sales outlook. But AMD stock sank in extended trading.