
The Fed’s keeping a close eye on the jobs report, stock futures rise, and AMC is the biggest riser after a CEO spat.
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The Fed’s keeping a close eye on the jobs report, stock futures rise, and AMC is the biggest riser after a CEO spat.

↗️ Volkswagen (XE:VOW3): Shares jumped 6% after the German automaker’s supervisory board approved a plan to double job losses to 100,000 and halve its model portfolio as it contends with President Trump’s tariffs and intensifying competition from Chinese automakers.

U. S. stock futures were little changed on Friday as investors awaited the August nonfarm payrolls report and assessed comments from Federal Reserve officials on the interest-rate outlook.
U.S. stock futures were little changed on Friday as investors remained cautious ahead of Friday’s closely watched U.S. jobs report, while comments from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller helped ease some concerns over an imminent interest-rate hike.
Adobe is naming Anil Chakravarthy as CEO as Shantanu Narayen steps aside.

Anil Chakravarthy has led Adobe’s customer experience arm for the past six years and has led the development of several of the company’s AI products.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.49% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.76%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.54%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.50%, and September E-mini...
Citi revised the target on Adobe to $301 ahead of its Q3 results, implying an upside of more than 5% from its last close.
The near-term setup looks easier than what comes next.

Citi’s Tyler Radke expects the software developer to deliver a beat-and-raise fiscal third quarter after it lower its annual revenue outlook.

Software and semiconductor stocks are high-flying in morning trading on the backs of stellar Salesforce, Crowdstrike and Nvidia earnings Wednesday. Salesforce is up more than 20%. The software giant said it was deepening its partnership with Anthropic, boosting investor confidence in its ability to integrate AI into its software.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.39% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.84%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.30%, and September E-mini...

Salesforce spent months as the broken name in enterprise software, dragging the sector's AI credibility down with it. Now one earnings report and a surprise Anthropic partnership are forcing the bears to rethink everything.
Adobe and Intuit screen far cheaper on earnings and fair value.

Meta Platforms Inc. has become one of Microsoft Corp.’s biggest AI customers, underscoring how demand for the emerging technology remains concentrated in the tech industry.

SpaceX just made a massive $60 billion AI bet by acquiring Cursor. The deal gives investors another reason to rethink SpaceX's possibilities beyond rockets and Starlink.

A multiple this low usually means the market smells decline -- yet the latest quarter set records.
This week is much more sedate on the earnings front after a busy few weeks, which could be a good or a bad thing depending on your approach. This week we have Cisco Systems, RocketLab, CoreWeave and Applied Materials as the main companies reporting.
Akamai Technologies beat analysts' estimates for the second quarter on Thursday, supported by steady demand across its security and cloud infrastructure services portfolios, sending its shares up 10.5% in extended trading. The company recorded cloud infrastructure services revenue of $99 million, up 39% over the year earlier. Here are some details: • The cybersecurity and cloud computing company's customers include Adobe, eBay and Electronic Arts, as well as the U.S. defense and labor departments.
Aug 6 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Dow futures were steady on Thursday after this week's record-breaking rally as investors awaited details on a Middle East peace deal, while Nasdaq futures slipped as
U.S. equity futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors digested Microsoft, Meta and Qualcomm earnings and the Federal Reserve’s decision.
Equinix shares fell 3% on Wednesday as soft third-quarter forecast overshadowed a raised full-year and long-term outlook. Here are some details: • For the third quarter, Equinix expects revenue of $2.53 billion to $2.58 billion, the midpoint of which is below analysts' estimate of $2.58 billion. Equinix raised its forecast for 2026 revenue to a range of $10.21 to $10.29 billion, from $10.14 billion to $10.24 billion.
Federal regulators have given Adobe the green light to proceed with its acquisition of Topaz Labs, clearing antitrust hurdles ahead of schedule.
Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) reported second-quarter after-tax operating income of $893 million, or $2.56 per share, as all three operating segments produced what management described as strong underlying underwriting results. The insurer and reinsurer also accelerated capital returns, repurchas
Adobe is set to report Q3 earnings, with analysts expecting double-digit year-over-year EPS growth.
July 27 () - Nvidia said on Monday it had formed a coalition with other companies to develop and share tools for AI safety and cybersecurity, days after the Hugging Face incident drew attention to the dangers of losing control of autonomous AI agents. The Open Secure AI Alliance, with founding members including Adobe, CrowdStrike, Hugging Face and Dell Technologies, follows a public letter, signed by a wide range of companies including OpenAI, which advocates for open-weight AI models.
UiPath's stock has been left for dead, yet several of enterprise software's biggest players have compelling reasons to want it. Five names stand out as potential acquirers, and the logic behind one of them is almost impossible to argue against.
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