Stock Market & Financial News
3 Utilities Mutual Fund Buys as AI Drives Power Demand
BULIX, FSUTX and FKUTX gain traction as utilities ride defensive demand and AI-driven electricity growth, reshaping their role in 2026 portfolios.
XLU Can CTV Momentum Strengthen Trade Desk's Growth Outlook?
TTD is riding connected TV momentum as advertisers embrace data-driven campaigns, with premium publishers and AI helping expand its long-term growth opportunity.
CTV Loan Growth, Fee Income Strength to Support Truist's Q2 Earnings
TFC's Q2 earnings are likely to have benefited from loan growth and stronger fee income, even as expenses and non-performing assets weigh on performance.
TFC Tether leads $7M Series A in Pact Labs to expand USA₮ into payroll and payments
Tether's investment in Pact Labs could accelerate USA adoption, but hinges on regulatory clarity and competition from established players. Tether leads $7M Series A in Pact Labs to expand USA₮ into payroll and payments.
Ripple v. SEC battle reignites over XRP security claims
As the XRP community celebrated 3 years since the court ruled the token is not a security, Marc Fagel, a veteran securities litigator, has argued that Ripple Labs may not be out of the woods yet.
Conagra Brands Q4 Earnings on the Horizon: Key Factors to Note
CAG readies for Q4 results as revenue growth prospects face pressure from higher commodity, protein and tariff-related costs.
CAG 
XRP Spent a Year Building Strength — Now Comes the Real Test Amid Heightened Offline Storage
XRP holders accumulate in silence as the final phase of the correction takes shape.
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
ERIC 
Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ) (AVVZF) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ) (AVVZF) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
AVVZF 
United Airlines' new upsell: Keeping other travelers out of the middle seat
United Airlines will charge more to customers who want to keep the middle seat open on the roomier seats of its Airbus A321XLR, long-range narrowbody aircraft. The practice is more common in Europe where it's sold as a short-haul business class.
UAL 
Delek vs. PBF Energy: Which Refining Stock Has More Room to Run?
DK has surged on stronger execution, while PBF bets on a refinery turnaround. See which refiner may better fit your portfolio.
PBF 
Williams Secures Blackstone-Led $5.34B Deal for AI Power Push
WMB secures a $5.34 billion Blackstone-led investment to accelerate five Power Innovation projects while retaining control and boosting financial flexibility.
BX 
Agenus (AGEN) Moves 82.7% Higher: Will This Strength Last?
Agenus (AGEN) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions may not translate into further price increase in the near term.
AGEN 
Oracle stock drops below crucial support as its bond yields jump: now what?
Oracle stock continued its strong freefall this week, reaching its lowest level since April last year. ORCL has slumped by over 62% from its all-time high, with Larry Ellison's net worth plunging by $60 billion this year to $187 billion.
ORCL 
HCA Healthcare Stock Falls as Uninsured Patients and Declining Surgeries Dent Outlook
HCA Healthcare stock falls after the hospital chain operator lowers its full-year profit outlook as uninsured patients rise in the second quarter.
HCA 
Opera: AI-Driven Advertising/Query Monetization - Inflation Beating Yield & Rich Upsides
OPRA's focus on high-ARPU Western markets/gaming users and new advertising verticals like travel, supports their robust advertising monetization prospects. This is on top of their new AI-driven query monetization opportunities, aided by the users' higher engagement with the native Opera AI assistant (and other LLMs). Despite recent melt-up, OPRA remains attractive at P/E of 13.65x and 3Y PEG of 0.64x, while offering an excellent upside potential upon further upgrading nearer to its peers at ~20.5x.
OPRA 
‘They are relentless': A scammer is trying to change the email on my empty Robinhood account. What do they have to gain?
“I've just been ignoring their attempts.”
HOOD 
SpaceX & Beyond: A New ETF for the Space Economy
When it comes to space stocks, Elon Musk's SpaceX (SPCX) is clearly the big kahuna. After all, the company just completed the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history, rapidly joining the $1 trillion-plus market capitalization club in the process.
SPCX 
Dogecoin Price Prediction: Long-Term Bull Setup Clashes With Fresh Breakdown
Dogecoin's long-term bull setup faces a fresh breakdown, with $0.068 and $0.064 emerging as key support levels for DOGE.
Wall Street analyst updates Nvidia stock price target
KeyBanc has raised its Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock price target to $330 from $310 while maintaining an ‘Overweight' rating on the AI chip giant.
NVDA 
Fidelity National Investment Services: The Market Is Misreading Worldplay Loss
Fidelity National Information Services is rated a 'BUY' with a $90/share price target, reflecting a 15% annualized upside at 15x P/E. Despite slow revenue growth and Worldpay divestiture, FIS demonstrates resilient fundamentals, 10% AEPS growth in 2025, and a 4.2% well-covered dividend yield. FIS trades at less than 7x P/E, a deep discount to historical multiples, with market pessimism disconnected from its robust earnings and sticky, mission-critical client base.
FIS 
Tower Semiconductor Gets $1B Grant From Japan to Expand Chip Making. Stock Soars 19%.
Tower Semiconductor stock surges after the chips manufacturer announces plans for a $3 billion expansion in Japan.
TSEM 
HCA Healthcare Shares Drop After Quarterly Earnings Squeezed by Payer Mix Shifts
The for-profit operator of healthcare facilities scaled back financial guidance for the year following payer mix shifts due to health insurance exchanges.
HCA 
Bitcoin ETFs lose over $424M, wiping out last week's gains as recovery fails first test
FBTC and IBIT drove the $424.7 million reversal, leaving the July 6-13 balance $227.3 million in the red.
Critical Mineral Resources takes the low-cost road to Moroccan copper
Most junior miners follow a familiar script. Find a deposit, drill it for years, publish a study with a headline-grabbing net present value, then discover nobody will fund the £300 million construction bill.
CPER 
IBM Tumbles 22% Toward Its Worst Day Since 1987, Rattling Software Stocks
Shares of IBM (NYSE:IBM | IBM Price Prediction) are down 22% to $225.20 in Tuesday's early trading, on pace for the stock's worst single session since 1987.
IBM 
Century Lithium names Corby Anderson as board chair
Century Lithium Corp. (TSX-V:LCE, OTCQX:CYDVF) has shuffled its board leadership, elevating independent director Corby Anderson to Chair while shifting outgoing Chair Bryan Disher into a non-executive role where he will continue to head the Audit Committee, the company said Tuesday. Disher had held the chairmanship since June 2023.
LTUM 
SPCX "20-Year Hold?" Joel Shulman's Ultra Bull Case in AI & Energy Optimization
Joel Shulman says SpaceX (SPCX) is his firm's top holding and believes the current post-sell-off price is a good buying opportunity. He makes the case that the Elon Musk-led company is a "20-year hold.
SPCX 
CF Industries Boosts Shareholder Returns With 20% Dividend Hike
CF raises its quarterly dividend by 20% as strong nitrogen demand, pricing and cash generation reinforce confidence in its long-term financial outlook.
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