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August 5 (Reuters) - Investors are pouring money into U. healthcare stocks, betting that improving earnings, rising dealmaking and attractive valuations will extend the sector's rebound after years of underperformance.

Autonomous driving partner Wayve received a key London license, paving the way for public robotaxi trials on the platform.

Disney's parks saw a return to growth after a slump in Q2.

Disney's revenue rose 7% to $25.2 billion in the third fiscal quarter. An increase in theme park revenue and the huge box office performance of “Toy Story 5” drove the result. Disney shares jumped premarket.

Walt Disney Co. reported a 6% bump in revenue and 21% boost in segment operating income during its fiscal third quarter earnings call on Wednesday.

Kenya's Nairobi Securities Exchange is creating East Africa's first AI stocks-focused exchange-traded fund, which it plans to offer to investors before year-end, its CEO said. The Nairobi market attracts a sizeable ‌proportion of foreign equity investors given its profitable banking sector and telecoms operator Safaricom, but it does not currently ‌offer exposure to AI stocks. "We want essentially to be able to bring a product to our market where the underlying basket is a reflection of companies that ​have a direct exposure to AI," Frank Mwiti told Reuters.

Shares of SpaceX slumped more than 10% premarket to around $111 this morning, even after the rocket company reported a 92% surge in quarterly revenue. Investors were spooked by the company’s $18.4 billion in capital expenditure in the second quarter alone, which compared with just $2.8 billion in the prior year. “The concern for investors is how fast expenditure growth is outpacing revenue growth,” said Kathleen Brooks, research director at brokerage XTB.

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Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) shares dropped 9. 0% in pre-market trading after the social media platform released quarterly results that exceeded expectations but issued forward guidance that failed to meet investors’ hopes.

Citadel’s purchase of the bulk of the stock portfolio of the AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness helped propel its performance last month. Citadel’s flagship Wellington fund, a more diversified vehicle that includes wagers on and against shares alongside credit, commodity, macro and quant positions, gained about 6% in July, while Citadel’s tactical-trading fund gained about 11%, the person said. Citadel snapped up the AI stocks from Situational on July 30, at a discount of greater than 10%, as the San Francisco-based firm was scrambling to raise cash to meet margin calls following a brutal tech selloff, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

Transport for London granted private-hire vehicle licenses to a number of Wayve’s autonomous vehicles, which will operate with a private-hire driver behind the wheel to take control when necessary.

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) reported second-quarter revenue of $16.6 billion, up 5% from a year earlier, driven by oncology, animal health and contributions from newer product launches. Revenue increased 4% excluding foreign exchange, according to Chief Financial Officer Caroline Litchfield. T

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $8.5 billion and earnings per share of $17.73, as strong refining margins, high utilization and crude sourcing optimization lifted results across its operations. Cash flow from operations, excluding working-capital change

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) reported second-quarter global comparable sales growth of 1.3% and systemwide sales growth of 4% in constant currency, as positive results across all operating segments were tempered by weaker-than-expected execution in the U.S. business. Adjusted earnings per share were $3.38

SpaceX laid out $18.4 billion in capital investments during the April-to-June quarter, with most of the spending supporting artificial-intelligence efforts. SpaceX finance chief Bret Johnsen told analysts last night that spending should remain at this level for the rest of the year: “You should probably think that the … next two quarters are very similar to the current quarter.

SpaceX touted faster-than-expected returns from its AI spending on its first-ever earnings call as a public company. SpaceX reported AI revenue that more than tripled from a year earlier and disclosed several new cloud computing agreements, even as quarterly capital spending on ​AI climbed to $15.8 billion. Chief Financial Officer Bret Johnsen said the economics of those investments were improving rapidly, but also signaled that AI spending would remain elevated.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) has renewed its joint venture with China’s SAIC Motor for another 20 years, marking a new chapter for the partnership after a major restructuring of its operations in the Chinese market that included factory closures and a streamlined vehicle lineup. The renewed agreement preserves the companies’ 50-50 ownership structure and places greater emphasis on developing vehicles within China to better meet the preferences of local consumers.

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Sandisk has bounced hard off its lows, setting up a limited-risk options trade ahead of earnings.

Traders and investment bankers are reigning supreme on Wall Street, at least if you’re judging by their bonuses. The outsize rewards for traders and investment bankers seem all but guaranteed, with big banks raking in bumper profits this year from volatile markets and huge stock offerings, including the stock-market debut of Elon Musk’s   SpaceX and Google parent Alphabet’s  $80 billion equity financing. “Banks are leading the way for the first time in a while,” said Alan Johnson, founder and managing director of Johnson Associates.

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Tesla and Waymo were just put on notice, with Amazon's Zoox receiving federal approval for its driverless vehicles. It will begin charging for its service soon.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) stock fell nearly 9% in premarket trading Wednesday as investors appeared to want a stronger forward outlook following the chipmaker’s second-quarter results. The sell-off came even after AMD reported second-quarter revenue of $11.54 billion, topping the Wall Street estimate of $11.28 billion. However, much of the market’s attention shifted to the company’s outlook, particularly expectations for Helios, its upcoming rack-scale AI platform. Futurum Group C

Billionaire Dan Gilbert plans to create new housing, a park and an entertainment district on the city’s waterfront.

SpaceX is coming for large U.S. telecom providers. During the company’s first earnings call, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell referenced the revenue that AT&T, Verizon Communications and T-Mobile US pull in, and said Starlink would take aim at their subscribers.

US stock futures edged higher on Wednesday as investors reacted to renewed hopes of easing tensions in the Middle East, while corporate earnings from SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) drove significant pre-market trading. Although geopolitical developments supported overall market sentiment, investors also assessed company-specific news, particularly Elon Musk’s latest comments, which weighed on both SpaceX and AMD shares.

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