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Pfizer faces $17 billion patent cliff as investors brace for earnings

Catapillar stock jumped on Tuesday as quarterly revenue topped $20 billion for the first time.

Caterpillar bulldozed Q2 earnings forecasts as the heavy equipment giant reported a $72 billion backlog, up 92% from a year ago. Long a global economic bellwether, Caterpillar has become a bellwether for the AI infrastructure boom amid soaring demand for its gas turbines to power data centers. The construction segment was Caterpillar's biggest growth driver in Q2, but growth was strong across the board.

Timken (TKR) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +12.27% and +2.59%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Pfizer (PFE) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +13.24% and +4.04%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

APTIV PLC (APTV) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +14.79% and -1.37%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

The British energy giant posted $3.91 billion in net profit for the second quarter, up from $1.62 billion a year earlier

Asking for a Trend Host Josh Lipton previews several of the biggest stories to come on Tuesday, August 4, including SpaceX's (SPCX) first-ever earnings report, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) also releases quarterly earnings, and fresh employment data comes out in the form of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS).

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US equity futures were tracking in the green on Tuesday as traders await the latest batch of corpora

US equity futures were higher pre-bell Tuesday as technology-related stocks were on the upswing, hig

Even if a megamerger fails to materialize, investors stand to benefit from a wave of M&A activity in the biopharma sector.

Hut 8 (HUT) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +48.00% and -0.12%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

The bank has not accused the Trump Organization of money laundering. But Capital One said the transaction patterns it identified are “among the types of activity flagged by federal banking guidance.”

Investing.com -- McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) reported second-quarter results before the open on Tuesday, topping earnings expectations but missing on revenue.

Wayfair had a mixed second quarter, as its U.S. business grew while international sales fell. Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted per-share earnings were 95 cents, ahead of the 90 cents anticipated by analysts, according to FactSet. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast revenue of $3.47 billion.

Investing.com -- Wayfair shares slipped about 3% in premarket trading Tuesday despite the online furniture retailer posting second-quarter results ahead of expectations on both revenue and earnings.

Merck (MRK) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +50.00% and +1.69%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

The drugmaker posted adjusted earnings of 77 cents per share and now expects full-year revenue of $60.5 billion to $62.5 billion

McDonald’s stock advances as the fast-food giant reports second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations.

U.S. optical component stocks surged following a Reuters report that the Trump administration is drafting a ban on U.S. imports of new Chinese data center hardware. Applied Optoelectronics jumped 16%, Coherent gained 13%, Lumentum rose 11%, and Corning climbed 8%. According to four sources familiar with the matter, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing restrictions against new Chinese optical transceivers—the critical hardware that routes data over fiber-optic cables inside AI

Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday as investors weighed mixed signals surrounding renewed Middle East peace talks while awaiting quarterly results from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, with semiconductor shares finding support from another round of upbeat AI-related earnings.

By Stefano Rebaudo Aug 4 (Reuters) - European stocks climbed alongside U.S. futures on Tuesday, although a rebound in oil prices underscored market scepticism that the U.S.-Iran war would be resolved

The bank is the latest to embrace blockchain to make payments and transfers faster and more efficient.

The Meta founder is looking to have his cake and eat it too by acquiring short-term revenue from compute, while playing the long game.

Spotify (SPOT) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -7.34% and +0.01%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

The equipment maker posted $20.5 billion in quarterly sales for the first time in its history, driven by demand for construction and power gear

McDonald's posted a strong profit in its second quarter and named a new chief of U.S. operations with sales at home under pressure as many Americans grow more cautious about spending. McDonald’s said same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, edged up 0.8% in the U.S. That’s a sharp slowdown from the 2.5% increase a year ago, when the company had a big win with a meal tied to “A Minecraft Movie.” McDonald’s warned in May that high gas prices and consumer anxiety over the U.S. conflict with Iran could dent its sales.

The burger chain named a 26-year company veteran as president of its U.S. business as domestic traffic declined

Wall Street futures pointed moderately higher pre-bell Tuesday after software giant Palantir Technol