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Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) shares rose nearly 11% on Thursday after the healthcare company reported second quarter 2026 results that topped Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year adjusted earnings guidance. The company posted adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.31 for the...

Brookfield-backed data center provider Csquare's shares opened marginally lower before trading down about 3% ‌in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Thursday, after ‌the initial public offering was priced below its marketed range. Shares opened at $20.9 after the Dallas-based company ​priced its IPO at $21 per share, below its marketed range of $23 to $27, valuing the firm at $3.24 billion. It was last trading at $20.37.

A cash-secured put on Hims & Hers stock is one way to potentially buy the stock for a discount or achieve a healthy return.

Q2 earnings are off to a strong start. Tech, Energy, Materials, Finance and Aerospace ETFs could shine as profit growth broadens across sectors.

U.S. wireless carrier Verizon ‌said it ‌will sell 274 company-owned ​retail locations and cut about 500 corporate jobs as ‌part of ⁠its ongoing restructuring. In total, the ⁠moves will impact about 3,000 ​retail and ​corporate ​employees. Verizon ‌will own 1,000 stores after the sale effective Aug. 16.

As cyclosporiasis spreads and Taco Bell pulls some ingredients out of caution, one can't help but think of other restaurants that might be at risk.

The U.S. energy major is considering investing in oil fields and a pipeline to boost Iraq’s oil exports.

Rising oil prices and escalating attacks on Iran moved mortgage rates higher.

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) executives said the carrier’s second-quarter 2026 results showed strong demand, improving pricing and continued operational gains, even as a sharp increase in fuel prices pressured earnings and led the company to update its guidance approach. Chief Executive Officer Sco

Microsoft has not been an easy stock to own in 2026. It's down more than 20% year to date and nearly 23% over the past year, a run that's frustrated a lot of investors who expected the company's AI push to show up in the share price by now. The spending has been enormous, Azure has kept growing, ...

Netflix stock has struggled this year.

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OTTAWA, July 16 (Reuters) - Canada has agreed a four-year deal worth close to C$2 billion ($1.4 billion) to buy 190 armored combat support vehicles from the Canadian subsidiary of General Dynamics,

GE Aerospace (General Electric Co (NYSE:GE)) reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2026 results, but shares fell about 4% as investors weighed the company’s strong performance against already elevated expectations and signs that order growth is beginning to moderate. The aerospace...

The S&P 500 has been hitting all-time highs this year. Retail traders are piling into Micron and the SpaceXIPO. One-day options trading is at record levels. Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are pulling in money alongside traditional stocks. By almost every measure, people are ...

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX, XETRA:NFC) reports second quarter earnings tonight, and two major brokerages are sticking with their bullish calls even as the stock has struggled this year. Shares were little changed Thursday at $73.50, but that stability masks a rough 2026 for Netflix investors:...

If artificial intelligence rewrites the future of work, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk thinks it should rewrite the future of paychecks, too. "Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with...

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down in late-morning trading Thursday, while the Dow Jones Ind

Investing.com -- U.S.-listed shares of gold mining companies dropped in morning hours trading on Thursday, gold prices retreated, pressured by a surge in oil prices that reignited inflation concerns and clouded the outlook for U.S. interest rates.

Chip stocks fell hard for the second straight trading session on Thursday, led by declines for memory-chip makers such as SK Hynix.

July 16 - Uber will buy Delivery Hero in a deal valuing ‌the German firm at $14.8 billion ‌to create the largest food-delivery group outside China ​and stave off intensifying competition. The transaction continues a consolidation spurred by a slowdown in orders from the pandemic peaks as ‌well as ⁠pressure to improve margins. Here are details on how the food-delivery companies ⁠stack up globally: Company Region Revenue Employees Market Notes cap DoorDash USA/Global $13.71 billion 31,400 $82.86 Purchased in fiscal 2025 employees billio Deliveroo for worldwide, n $3.9 billion as of in 2025 December 31, 2025 Meituan China 364.85 billion 111,298 $68.70 About ​3.3% yuan ($53.91 full-time billio o...

UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH, XETRA:UNH) shares climbed about 5% in post-market trading after the healthcare company reported second quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year adjusted earnings outlook. For the quarter ended June 30, UnitedHealth reported...

Investing.com -- Piper Sandler initiated coverage of SpaceX at Neutral with a price target of $156 in a note Thursday, citing idiosyncratic near-term headwinds despite a constructive multi-year view on the company.

Mosaic (MOS) is back in focus after management scheduled its second quarter 2026 earnings release for August 4, followed by an investor conference call on August 5 to discuss the results. See our latest analysis for Mosaic. Mosaic’s recent 7 day share price return of 11.57% comes after a weaker patch, with the 90 day share price return down 6.83% and the 1 year total shareholder return down 32.86%. Short term momentum is improving while longer term performance remains under pressure as the...

The stock is still 25% off all-time highs.

SpaceX (SPCX) stock dipped below its $135 IPO price for the first time since its debut. This comes as the company prepares for its 13th Starship test flight. Laffer Tengler Investments CEO and CIO, Nancy Tengler, explains why her confidence in the company hasn't shaken.

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) reported second-quarter 2026 comparable sales growth of 4.8% and adjusted earnings per share of $1.31, with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Ford saying results marked an acceleration from the prior two quarters. The company reaffirmed its full-year compara

With the stock out of favor, investors are focused on slowing sales growth, but they may be missing the more powerful story of how efficiently Netflix is compounding profit per share.

McDonald's shares are being grilled by investors.