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Court strips shareholder case of class-action status

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB) is expected to deliver second quarter results above Wall Street expectations when it reports earnings on July 29, according to Bank of America analysts, who believe that healthy advertising demand and AI-driven improvements should support...

Tesla heads into Wednesday's Q2 earnings report with a 17% year-to-date loss and a valuation that assumes autonomy will eventually justify everything. Whether this week's call rebuilds confidence or deepens the skepticism depends on a few critical numbers Wall Street is watching closely.

The ruling comes after a coalition of 12 states sued to block the deal, arguing it would harm consumers and the entertainment industry.

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s fiscal fourth quarter results will be a key test of the company's AI execution, with Azure growth, AI infrastructure spending and Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption expected to be the main focus when the software giant reports, according to Bank of America...

Last week, a coalition of 12 attorneys general filed a lawsuit that challenges the $110 billion acquisition, arguing that the deal.

Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín’s Monday ruling puts the deal on hold for two weeks while she considers a broader antitrust legal challenge brought by a coalition of 12 state attorneys general, led by California AG Rob Bonta.

A federal judge has paused Paramount Skydance's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery in response to a lawsuit last week from a dozen state attorneys general looking to block the deal on antitrust grounds.

Every movie you have ever loved has lied to you. The city skyline was a matte painting. The shark was rubber and it barely worked. The crowd of 40,000 was 400 extras and a lot of patient duplication. Audiences have never actually wanted the truth from a screen. We want the trick to hold. Hollywood ...

The next "Magnificent Seven" stocks won't be the "Mag 10," Citi analysts say: Watch these "Growth Industry" sectors instead.

Anthropic is reportedly setting up meetings with investors, a sign that its IPO could be coming soon.

With Tesla's earnings days away, options desks are flashing an unusually bearish signal, and a credible new rival is arriving just in time to complicate the story for bulls still betting on the Elon Musk premium.

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Paramount from completing its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Bank of America strategists recapped the first week of earnings saying that with 50 S&P 500 companies reports in, 88% beat expectations. UBS' CIO office also flagged stronger than historical averages for both beat rates and EPS growth, saying that the stock market has further to run thanks to what's expected to continue to be a strong earnings season. "The wide gaps between individual stock performance and ongoing risks related to geopolitics and inflation, however, mean that investors should ensure diversified exposure," the strategists wrote.

A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion merger for at least two weeks, allowing states that are challenging the deal more time to see their case through in court. Twelve states, led by California, sued to block Paramount’s pending buyout of Warner last week— alleging that such a combination would “extinguish competition” in Hollywood and lead to fewer choices for consumers, particularly moviegoers and cable customers across the U.S. The states’ top prosecutors called on Warner and Paramount to not close the transaction until after a court had time to “fully evaluate” their claims.

A 14-day restraining order halts a deal that would combine two of Hollywood's five major film studios and cable programmers

The 14-day restraining order prohibits the companies from closing the deal as a dozen states challenge it.

The Magnificent Seven will again reign supreme over S&P 500 earnings, but their dominance is fading. As second-quarter earnings reports start to flow in, analysts expect the Magnificent Seven companies to grow earnings by a combined 31.1%. The other 493 S&P 500 companies are expected to increase earnings 22.8%, FactSet Senior Earnings Analyst John Butters wrote in a report.

By Jody Godoy and Dawn Chmielewski July 20 (Reuters) - A coalition of states led by California won a pause of Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Ben Emons, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of FedWatch Advisors, to break down the market fallout from Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 and why the Fed is now actively debating rate hikes rather than cuts ahead of the August 7th CLARITY Act deadline. Nadine Chakar, Managing Director and Global Head of Digital Assets at DTCC, explains how the firm moved tokenized securities into live production and outlines DTCC's role as an institutional multi-chain orchestrator ahead of a full commercial launch. The conversation turns to ETF flows, where Bitcoin funds finished last week with $76 million in net inflows despite a $425 million outflow on Monday alone, and Ethereum ETFs outpaced Bitcoin inflows led by $135 million into BlackRock's ETHA. Finally, Bilal Little, Global ETF Strategist at Direxion, unpacks the debut of BTCU and EVMU — the industry's first 2x leveraged spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs — explains why an ETF wrapper beats margin on a crypto exchange for retail traders, and responds to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas's thesis that Bitcoin ETFs will mirror gold's 22-year "triumph and pain" trajectory. The episode closes with the Fear and Greed Index at 29.

Netflix stock has fallen 28% this year. Still, Phillip Securities analyst Helena Wang upgraded shares of Netflix to Buy on Monday.

AMD stock rose more than 3% on Monday.

Earnings may take a back seat again. Investors want updates about Tesla's robotaxis and Optimus robots.

Starship launch delay and valuation concerns pressure shares despite bullish long-term analyst outlook.

Apple nears a $5 trillion valuation ahead of July 30 earnings. Explore the latest AAPL forecast, catalysts and key price levels.

Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC, XETRA:INL) is expected to report its latest quarterly results after the market close Thursday, with Wedbush forecasting that the chipmaker could exceed consensus expectations as improving server demand, higher pricing and better-than-anticipated margin trends support...

Alphabet's Q2 report arrives Wednesday carrying an Anthropic-sized wildcard that could produce the most misleading headline EPS in the company's history, and knowing which numbers to ignore matters as much as knowing which ones to watch.

GM reported second quarter results before the bell on Tuesday that topped expectations, with the Big Three stalwart continuing to grow profits, despite fewer sales. 

GM will report second quarter results before the bell Tuesday, with investors expecting the Big Three stalwart to keep growing profit, despite fewer sales. 

IBM stock's dramatic loss last week, fueled by a big earnings and revenue miss, is forcing investors to reconsider whether their position sizes are appropriate for the stock and the market environment. IBM stock piqued the interest of investors after a late May rally when the tech giant won a federal quantum computing grant. The stock soared to a high of 332.46 in June, but reversed some of those gains afterward. The stock is typically considered a steady, blue-chip entry into technology, enjoying institutional support from the market.