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Chipotle downgraded, Darden upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls

Sustainable Growth Advisers (SGA), an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for its “Global Growth Strategy.” The letter can be downloaded here. The SGA Global Growth Portfolio returned 7.4% gross and 7.2% net, compared with 14.9% for the MSCI ACWI and 19.8% for the MSCI ACWI Growth Index. Momentum leadership and enthusiasm around […]

Earlier in August 2026, Archer Aviation reported second-quarter 2026 results showing US$5.0 million in sales and a larger net loss of US$263.2 million compared with the prior year, even as loss per share narrowed slightly to US$0.34 from US$0.36. A separate August 2026 announcement revealed that AEG and Archer are partnering to build downtown Los Angeles’ first vertiport at L.A. LIVE, making Archer the exclusive air taxi partner for the district and adding a highly visible launchpad for its...

Investing.com -- In a note to clients on Monday, Baird reshuffled its restaurant coverage, downgrading Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ: DPZ) and Black Rock Coffee Bar (NASDAQ: BRCB) to Neutral while upgrading Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) to Outperform.

According to a report by The New York Times, California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled Monday’s settlement meeting with Paramount over its proposed WBD acquisition.

Micron stock was slipping early Monday as another Chinese memory-chip market prepares for an initial public offering.

Attorney General Rob Bonta accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting details of a Friday meeting between the two sides

Wall Street analysts reshuffled the deck on Monday with a wave of upgrades, downgrades, and fresh initiations spanning pharma giants, fast-casual chains, and streaming players. Find out which names got bullish bets and which lost their analyst backing.

PENGU token jumps 62% in a week as Luca Netz teases new milestones and traders revisit the Pudgy Penguins IPO goal.

Not all beverage companies dream of selling out to Big Soda.

(Updates with additional details in the fourth and fifth paragraphs.) Paramount Skydance (PSKY) h

Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sits down with Olipop co-founder and former CEO Ben Goodwin to discuss why traditional full-calorie soda might be a thing of the past, and how Olipop reclaimed the top spot in the category after PepsiCo's acquisition of rival Poppi. Ben Goodwin was still CEO of Olipop at the time of filming.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled Monday’s planned settlement meeting with Paramount Skydance (Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) over the company’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, accusing Paramount of acting in bad faith. According to a report in The New York...

Paramount CEO David Ellison and California AG Rob Bonta will discuss concessions Monday as California seeks structural remedies to clear the $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

Liquid Death's Mike Cessario won't confirm an IPO timeline, even after hiring Goldman Sachs and a Pepsi-veteran CFO.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) delivered its strongest commercial momentum in several years during fiscal Q2 2026, with growth extending across HIV, oncology, and liver disease. Total revenue increased 10% year over year to approximately $7.8 billion, while product sales rose 8% to $7.6 billion. Yet, the income statement tells a considerably less flattering story. Gilead […]

Ahead of the potential OpenAI and Anthropic initial public offerings, it's important to realize how hit-or-miss IPO investing can be. Here's what to know.

Anthropic’s reported potential $2 trillion valuation would require investors to underwrite an extraordinary combination of growth and margin expansion, while also taking lessons from Space Exploration Technologies Corp.‘s (NASDAQ:SPCX) turbulent transition from private-market darling to public company, says Dr Chan...

There are still a lot of questions, but Anthropic's revenue growth is incredible.

Two companies –- OpenAI and Anthropic –- are driving the AI industry forward as everything from hyperscalers to neoclouds to memory stocks hangs on the demand for tokens.

Representatives for Paramount and the parties suing to block its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are set to meet next week for talks that could lead to a settlement.

The market debut of artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic, a chief rival to OpenAI, could break the record set by SpaceX, US media have reported.Anthropic could then beat OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, to market.

Quantum Computing Inc. (NasdaqCM:QUBT) outlined an active acquisition strategy to expand its core business alongside quantum technology commercialization plans. The company framed the acquisition focus as a shift in corporate priorities toward scaling through deals rather than relying only on internal development. Management indicated that this approach is intended to reshape competitive positioning and guide expectations for how Quantum Computing Inc. pursues market opportunities. For...

Baylin Technologies (TSE:BYL) reported a record backlog of C$61 million in firm purchase orders following its acquisition of Kaelus, as the company seeks to expand its wireless infrastructure, satellite communications and custom antenna businesses. Chief Executive Officer Leighton Carroll said the

Nvidia is effectively centralizing the artificial intelligence supply chain by bypassing traditional mergers and acquisitions in favor of a repeatable, non-traditional financial mechanism. By deploying a licensing-plus-hire strategy, the company absorbs the operational capacity of critical AI startups while avoiding the regulatory scrutiny that typically accompanies full-scale corporate integration. This approach, most recently evidenced by […]

Anthropic's (ANTH.PVT) IPO paperwork could be filed as soon as this month, potentially beating OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) to the punch. Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley outlines what we know so far.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) pulled off the biggest IPO in history in June, leaving the universities that backed it early with an enviable problem: stakes so valuable that they now dominate endowment portfolios.Washington University in St. Louis reportedly earned a...

The two chains have been performing strongly, and the scares should have a temporary effect on sales.

Nscale is seeking to raise as much as $3 billion in its US IPO, according to people familiar with the matter, joining a rush of artificial intelligence data center companies tapping public market investors.

Investing.com -- On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that Anthropic wants its planned IPO to match or exceed SpaceX’s nlockbuster offering, potentially setting up the largest public share sale in history.