GPN Q2 EPS beat estimates as Genius platform adoption lifts earnings, though revenues narrowly miss expectations.
ZETA raises its 2026 outlook after Q2 as Athena adoption, AI-led revenue quality and partner selling strengthened growth and pipeline momentum.
Global Indemnity Group NASDAQ: GBLI reported second-quarter net income of $11.1 million, up 8% from $10.3 million a year earlier, as the insurer cited continued strength in loss performance, higher investment income and growth in several core businesses.
GLP enters Q2 with wholesale momentum and resilient fuel margins, while inventory costs and softer fill-ups may pressure results.
Zeta Global stock pared back some of its gains from earlier this week as investors booked profits following its earnings report. It retreated to $23 from this week's high of $24.45.
Liberty Global is moving faster than expected with the Ziggo Group spin-off, yet the stock still fell to single digits. I wanted to know why. My first suspect was Starlink. The satellite capacity math ruled it out, and I show why. The answer turned out to be hiding in plain sight, on management's own valuation slide: VMO2 isn't on it.
AMC Global (AMCX) has doubled in the past year, rising 37% since April, driven by strategic content deals. A new co-exclusive licensing agreement with Netflix for the entire Walking Dead universe enhances AMC+ and generates explicit income. Management's focus on high-quality programming and industry partnerships supports long-term value creation and differentiates AMCX's strategy.
Global Industrial NYSE: GIC reported second-quarter revenue of $386.6 million, up 7.7% from a year earlier and 9.3% on an average daily sales basis, as the company cited broad-based growth across sales channels and customer verticals.
The deal will give Hearst full ownership of prominent brands such as Lifetime and The History Channel.
Apollo Global Management remains a buy as core results and fundraising outpace private credit fears, supporting resilient growth. APO achieved record $60 billion quarterly inflows, driving AUM to $1.05 trillion, with nearly 60% in perpetual capital and $82 billion in deployable dry powder. Fee-related earnings reached a record $785 million, up 25% YoY, with recurring management fees providing stability and limited exposure to volatile performance fees.
Apollo Global Management NYSE: APO reported record second-quarter fee-related earnings and spread-related earnings, citing momentum in origination, capital formation and investment performance across its asset management and retirement services businesses.
Anthropic has appointed former California Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar as its first chief global affairs officer. Cuéllar will lead Anthropic's work on policy, strategic international engagement and government relationships worldwide, the artificial intelligence startup said in a Tuesday (Aug. 4) press release.