Civil infrastructure construction company Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) reported Q2 CY2026 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 90.1% year on year to $1.17 billion. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $4.08 billion at the midpoint came in 4.1% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $5.80 per share was 11.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Manufacturing equipment and systems provider Advanced Energy (NASDAQ:AEIS) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 30% year on year to $574.1 million. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($640 million at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 10.8% above what analysts were expecting. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.74 per share was 23.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Investing.com -- Onsemi (NASDAQ:ON) reported second quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations, with adjusted earnings per share of $0.74 beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.03. Revenue reached $1.6 billion, surpassing the analyst estimate of $1.59 billion and representing a 9% increase YoY from $1.47 billion in the second quarter of 2025.
Alibaba's 2.4-trillion-parameter Qwen model strengthened its position in China's rapidly advancing open-weight AI market.
Investing.com -- Palantir Technologies raised its full-year revenue and profit guidance on Monday after reporting a 93% jump in second-quarter revenue that beat Wall Street expectations, driven by robust demand for its artificial intelligence software from government and commercial customers, sending its shares up 9% in extended trading.
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Biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 12.5% year on year to $3.33 billion. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $13.15 billion at the midpoint came in 0.7% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $4.73 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Oil and gas producer Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) reported Q2 CY2026 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 51.2% year on year to $5.56 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $6.48 per share was 8.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Market Domination Overtime Host Josh Lipton breaks down Palantir's (PLTR) second-quarter earnings, highlighting across-the-board beats and a stronger full-year guidance outlook as the AI software company continues to exceed Wall Street expectations.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at a fresh record, and the S&P 500 wasn't too far off its a record of its own. The Dow rose 1.3% or 693 points, setting a fresh record close. The Magnificent Seven were pulling their weight, shaking off recent underperformance.
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