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Upstart and the Lending Trends Shaping Its Next Growth Phase

Upstart Holdings UPST is entering a new phase in which loan growth, funding access and automation matter as much as headline revenues. The company still depends heavily on personal lending, but its platform is widening.For investors, the question is whether larger lending categories can improve eco…

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A Cable Scion's Hardest Deal Yet: Breaking Up His Family's Company — WSJ

By Jessica ToonkelComcast co-Chief Executive Brian Roberts spent his 67th birthday finalizing a plan to split the cable and entertainment company his family built in two."Ralph would be excited," one of his children texted him Sunday, referring to Ralph Roberts, the patriarch who co-founded and ran…

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Kratos Shares Rise After Company Lands $36 Million Air Defense Contract

By Anvee BhutaniKratos Defense & Security Solutions shares rose Thursday after the company said it received a sole-source contract worth about $36 million for a new air-defense missile system.Shares were recently up 5% at $55.64.The defense technology company said the award covers work on a new air…

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Zoom to Acquire Common Room

By Grace YoonZoom Communications said it has agreed to purchase Common Room, an artificial intelligence platform.Zoom, a video communications platform, said Common Room will unify fragmented signals and data to give sales teams improved intelligence on its buyers.Common Room is already used by comp…

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CCL Stock Gains 11% in 3 Months, Still Trails Industry: Buy or Wait?

Carnival Corporation Ltd. CCL has delivered a respectable 11.2% gain over the past three months. However, the stock has still underperformed both its industry and the S&P 500, which have gained 13.9% and 14.4%, respectively. This raises an important question about whether Carnival's recent momentum…

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ServiceNow Trades at Premium Valuation: How to Play the Stock

ServiceNow NOW is currently trading at a high price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple, above the Zacks Computers - IT Services industry. ServiceNow’s forward 12-month P/E ratio sits at 21.76X, higher than the industry’s forward 12-month P/E ratio of 16.80X. The Zacks Value Score of D also suggests that NO…

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Is Upstart Stock a Buy Now or Still a Wait-and-See Story?

Upstart Holdings UPST has moved past the pure survival debate, but it has not yet delivered a clean buy signal. The stock’s recovery case now rests on whether rising platform activity can convert into steadier earnings power.That makes the setup more balanced than obvious. Revenue growth, funding w…

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Can BigBear.ai Expand Beyond AI Software With Industrial Solutions?

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. BBAI is steadily evolving from a pure-play AI software provider into a broader industrial technology company. While its core strength remains mission-ready artificial intelligence for defense and security, recent initiatives suggest the company is building a more diversifi…

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Tesla Q2 Deliveries Rise 25%

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) on Wednesday said it delivered 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, up nearly 25% from 384,122 vehicles delivered in the same period last year.The company produced 451,758 units in the quarter, compared with 410,244 units a year ago.Model 3 and M…

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Cohu Is Riding AI and HBM Trends But Execution Still Matters

Cohu, Inc. COHU is becoming a more visible small-cap play on semiconductor test demand tied to AI infrastructure.The story is not just about equipment shipments. It also involves high-bandwidth memory inspection, thermal control, software subscriptions, recurring revenue and a cyclical recovery in…

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What's Behind General Motors' Q2 Sales Decline of 4% Y/Y?

General Motors Company GM reported second-quarter sales of 714,896 vehicles, down 4% year over year, as demand was affected by a smaller electric-vehicle market, discontinued models and inventory constraints. EV sales fell 33% from the same period last year.All four of General Motors’ brands posted…

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