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The arms maker raised its sales, profitability and cash flow targets for the year as governments keep spending on defense in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions.

July 30 (Reuters) - Personal care products maker Gillette India on Thursday reported a 9.4% rise in first-quarter profit, helped by steady demand for its grooming products.

The U.K. mining group—which is in the process of merging with Canada’s Teck Resources—reported a narrowed net loss due to smaller write-downs on assets it is selling.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is on deck to lead the company one last time in reporting its latest batch of quarterly earnings. Apple is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter financials after the stock market closes on Thursday. Apple announced in April that Cook will be stepping down on Sept. 1.

Asian stocks traded mixed Thursday as a divided Fed held rates and Korea's KOSPI extended its selloff despite Samsung's record quarter.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings per share of $0.34 and adjusted EBITDA of $36 million, exceeding the midpoint of its projected ranges. Adjusted EPS rose 31% from a year earlier, while adjusted EBITDA increased 13%, as the professional employer organization continu

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That would be slower than the 70.7% surge in June, which was the biggest jump since 1978, but still the second-strongest annual growth rate ‌in the current streak that started ⁠in June 2025. The export gains continue to be driven by chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, as memory chip prices climb amid a ⁠global surge in AI investment, analysts said. In ​the first 20 days of July, exports rose ​52.3% from a year earlier, as ‌semiconductor shipments jumped 180.6%.

Carvana Co (CVNA) achieved record retail units sold and revenue in Q2 2026, with net income rising to $513 million and adjusted EBITDA hitting a new high of $769 million.

Microsoft Corp (MSFT) delivered a record fiscal year with Azure revenue surpassing $100 billion, while AI-driven demand continues to outpace capacity.

FormFactor Inc (FORM) achieves all-time highs in Q2 2026, with revenue surging 14% sequentially to $258.2 million, driven by strength in HBM4, CPO, and CPU markets.

Starbucks Corp (SBUX) delivered a 7.9% global comparable sales increase and raised its full-year 2026 EPS guidance to $2.55-$2.65, driven by the 'Back to Starbucks' plan and operational improvements.

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) reported higher second-quarter revenue, earnings and cash flow, citing broad-based growth across its three business segments and increased international sales. The defense contractor also raised its full-year 2026 revenue and earnings-per-share outlook while maintain

Chipotle reports 9.3% revenue increase to $3.3 billion, driven by menu innovation and operational improvements, but faces margin pressure and a softening in late July sales trends.

Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) navigates memory-driven handset weakness with record automotive growth and a new data center revenue stream, while raising its automotive outlook to $7 billion.

Revenue surges 8% to $5.9 billion, with a record $7.3 billion in orders and raised full-year guidance.

Lam Research Corp (LRCX) reports record quarterly revenue of $6.72 billion and EPS of $1.82, with strong NAND growth and an optimistic outlook for 2027.

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (ST) reports a strong Q2 with 5% revenue growth, a 12.6% jump in adjusted EPS, and a 61% surge in free cash flow, while gaining traction in the data center market.

ARM reports record Q1 revenue of $1.29 billion, driven by a doubling of data center royalty revenue and surging demand for its AGI CPU, while navigating smartphone market weakness.

Robinhood posts record $1.3 billion in revenue and $22 billion in net deposits, while launching Trump accounts with 77 million sign-ups and over $1.5 billion in contributions.

The Lululemon- and Inditex-backed company will be able to produce recycled nylon at industrial scale, helping brands meet growing recycled-content and non-destruction rules.

The upgrade leans more on customer traffic than on price increases. The market repriced the stock immediately.

Humana (NYSE:HUM) said its 2026 performance is tracking in line with expectations, with management emphasizing planned Medicare Advantage margin expansion in 2027, progress in its Stars program and continued operating-cost reductions as key components of its path toward a sustainable pretax margin o

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) reported fiscal third-quarter results marked by double-digit organic sales growth, expanding margins and record backlog, as demand for data-center and other mission-critical thermal-management systems remained strong. Chief Executive Officer Joakim Weideman

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) reported second-quarter 2026 results that exceeded its expectations, supported by growth in its Health & Science Technologies segment, stronger orders and operational execution. The company raised its full-year outlook for organic sales growth, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted

Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) reported second-quarter results marked by steady operating performance, record trailing-12-month adjusted EBITDA and continued progress on its copper growth pipeline, including projects in Arizona and British Columbia. The company generated $631 million in revenue and $32

Generac (NYSE:GNRC) reported second-quarter 2026 net sales growth of 11% as rising demand from data center customers drove a 29% increase in commercial and industrial revenue, while home standby generator sales returned to growth. Net sales totaled $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared with $1.06

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes that the future is robotic, and he is willing to spend $25 billion of his company's money this year to prove it. Musk already says Tesla (TSLA) is much more than a car company, so when the company raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to over $25 billion for ...