Ford (NYSE:F) reported weaker Q2 vehicle and EV sales even as Maverick Hybrid and Bronco performed strongly, launched a $2B Ford Energy battery-storage push, retooled plants for new EVs, merged engineering to boost quality, expanded software subscriptions and disclosed multiple recalls ahead of its…
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) saw an ~8% pullback from its late‑June peak after Fed stress tests even as its private credit fund posts 2.5% YTD (9.6% annualized since 2023) with leveraged, niche exposures; the firm also will match $1,000 for eligible U.S. employee children’s savings accounts.Previous Wee…
Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ:IBKR) will hold its Q2 2026 earnings call on July 21 at 4:30 p.m. ET, while separately announcing it has become the first major U.S. broker to offer clients direct trading access to Korea Exchange stocks on its platform.Previous Week Recap This is an AI-gener…
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is reshaping its AI and foundry narrative—winning Google and SpaceX orders, raising CPU prices, and drawing bullish upgrades—while absorbing Foundry losses and political scrutiny as investors eye its expanding data‑center role and upcoming Q2 results on July 23, 2026.Previous We…
Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) is raising financing led by J.P. Morgan to fund growth and cut borrowings while simultaneously expanding its product lineup with a robust 34 PHE 10-turn absolute Hall sensor—high precision, long life, IP65 protection and low power—available on a 14-week lead time.P…
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) gained momentum as JPMorgan upgraded it to Neutral and raised the price target to $139 on stronger vulnerability-management growth, fueling a breakout past its 200-day moving average and a five-day win streak with shares near $138.Previous Week Recap This is a…
Japan will commit ¥148–150B to a Rakuten-led J-LEO project that includes AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) to fund satellites, ground stations and control systems for a D2D service launching in 2026 and expanding in 2027, after ASTS demonstrated emergency voice/data links to smartphones on Ireland’s Cl…
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBNC) said it will book a roughly $3.0M pre-tax reserve in Q2 related to a 2018 auto repossession/credit reporting jury award, while appealing the decision, and will report Q2 2026 results after markets close July 22 with an earnings call July 23.Previous Week Recap…
Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) agreed to acquire Giant Eagle for $1.65B to add ~197 stores and $9B sales, funding the deal while targeting net debt/EBITDA of 2.3–2.5x and accretive EPS after year two, even as Q1 revenue rose modestly and leadership shifts bring a new chief people officer.Previous Week Recap…
Levi Strauss & Co. Class A (NYSE:LEVI) will report Q2 2026 results July 8, including revenue, EPS, same‑store sales and guidance tied to apparel demand and consumer spending; J.P. Morgan keeps an Overweight rating and raised its price target to $32.00.Previous Week Recap This is an AI-g…
Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) reshuffled its leadership—Alexander De Bock named CFO while Taoufiq Boussaid stays through Q2 2026 to transition and several senior execs were reassigned—as the company positions itself as sole vehicle supplier for Uber and Nuro’s 35,000 Gravity robotaxi rollout starting S…
Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) said it halted a mid‑stage trial of MK‑1167 for mild‑to‑moderate Alzheimer’s after enrolling about 350 patients and closed the study in June for business reasons with no safety concerns, while analysts remain bullish ahead of its Aug. 4 Q2 earnings call.Previous Week Recap…
Intuitive Machines, Inc. Class A (NASDAQ:LUNR) surged after winning a NASA contract—$68.6M base, up to $148.3M with incentives—to deliver the Nova‑C uncrewed lunar lander for Artemis by late 2028, highlighting the company’s growing role in lunar delivery services and stirring trader interest.Previo…
Comcast Corporation Class A (NASDAQ:CMCSA) surged after unveiling a tax-free spin-off of NBCUniversal and Sky into a separate media unit — with Comcast possibly retaining up to 19.9% — while Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock and the company backed the Trump Accounts children’s savings program.Previo…
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) strengthened liquidity with new revolvers while acquiring Pacira’s iovera pain‑relief business for up to $140M and announcing a Bengaluru tech center that will hire 500 staff over three years, aligning funding, M&A and talent for growth.Previous Week Recap This…
Scotts Miracle‑Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) promoted Nate Baxter to CEO with Pete Shumlin as chair while reaffirming EPS and modest U.S. sales growth, accelerating a digital pivot toward Amazon, Walmart and TikTok Shop as activists probe insiders for potential fiduciary breaches.Previous Week Recap…
Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM) will report Q2 2026 results after market close July 23 and host a 5:30 p.m. EDT earnings call with a webcast replay; the company is also a JV partner in Imperial Metals’ Red Chris Block Cave project, now in definitive feasibility toward a final investment decision bac…
NextEra Energy’s announced $66.8B merger to acquire Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) would create a massive combined utility, drawing political pushback as Sen. Angus King urged FERC to block the deal over concerns it would consolidate power and reduce competition across Dominion’s 10M+ customers.Previous…
Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and partner ALSOK completed a tender offer for Nippon Dry-Chemical after 14,162,145 shares were tendered, as Carlyle simultaneously explores growth options—reportedly hiring JM Financial and Goldman Sachs to advise a possible $400M IPO in India for its healthcare RCM unit…
NovoCure Ltd. (NASDAQ:NVCR) won CE mark for its Optune Pax in adults with locally advanced pancreatic cancer after PANOVA‑3 showed a median OS 16.2 vs 14.2 months (HR 0.82, p=0.039) and longer pain control with mainly mild skin AEs; the company will report Q2 2026 results July 23 before US open and…
