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Intel is planning to raise $15 billion through a share ‌sale, the U.S. chipmaker said ‌on Monday as it looks to fund the ​costly build-out of its chip contract manufacturing business by cashing in on a stock surge fueled by its turnaround efforts. Once ‌the dominant ⁠force in the global chip industry, Intel is investing heavily in ⁠new facilities and advanced packaging capabilities as it seeks to challenge industry ​leader such ​as TSMC in ​contract chip manufacturing. Its ‌shares fell more than 3% in premarket trading, likely on concerns about shareholder dilution from the stock sale.

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Investing.com -- Shares of HP Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) caught a major tailwind in Monday’s pre-market session, jumping 5% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from "Equalweight" to "Overweight."

Teledyne Technologies said it will buy Varex Imaging for about $1.1 billion, inclusive of equity awards and debt.

Barrick Mining (B) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +1.24% and +17.92%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

The PHLX Semiconductor Index has roared back to life, climbing more than 18% from its recent low on July 29. Yet it still has a long way to go to reclaim its summertime highs. Following last month's sharp decline, the index—consisting of names like Nvidia, Micron Technology, and Broadcom—needs an additional 18.

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Fear of missing out is driving a buying rush on Wall Street, with options market metrics flashing some of the most bullish signals in years.

Stocks looked set to rise on Monday as investors’ focus shifted to inflation, with this week’s consumer-price report print likely to help determine if the Federal Reserve can stick to its guns by not hiking interest rates in September. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 30 points, or 0.1%.

Walmart tends to perform well in both good economies and bad -- and its e-commerce business is growing briskly.

By Wayne Cole and Harry Robertson SYDNEY/LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Global equities inched higher on Monday as oil prices held broadly steady after Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman

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Default rates are hitting recent highs, and internal reviews of loan health point to tougher times ahead, a WSJ analysis shows.

The newly public companies offer investors a choice between the hot space sector and the emerging quantum computing market.

The quarter set records and the outlook went up for a third time this year. The market erased about $2 billion of value anyway.

The latest monthly jobs report could take the pressure off the Fed to hike rates.

Investing.com -- Strong second-quarter earnings from major U.S. companies have pushed stock indexes to fresh highs and eased concerns that the rally relies too heavily on a small group of artificial intelligence companies, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The leading home improvement retailer made key strategic moves to position itself for the next housing upturn.

The tech mogul is the world's third-richest person.

Q2 earnings and buybacks put Cigna Group in focus Cigna Group (CI) is back on investors’ radar after reporting its second quarter 2026 results, alongside an update on a long running share repurchase program dating back to 2018. See our latest analysis for Cigna Group. Cigna Group’s latest earnings and long running buyback program have come alongside mixed share price momentum. The stock is up 2.63% on the day and has a modest 1.21% share price return year to date, while the 5 year total...

The home improvement giant has significantly underperformed its bigger retail peer in the past five years.

S&P 500 earnings just shattered a record that has stood since 2008, but two tech giants are responsible for a distortion that changes everything investors think they know about this earnings season.

Halozyme earnings beat and guidance hike reshape the story Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) just put fresh numbers on the table, reporting second quarter 2026 results, raising full year revenue guidance and updating progress on its share repurchase programs. For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, revenue was reported at US$481 million compared with US$325.72 million for the same period a year earlier. Net income for the quarter was US$229.91 million compared with US$165.16 million a year ago. Basic...

The dip in AMD's shares looks like a good buying opportunity.

Forget the usual Wall Street qualifiers. Jim Cramer went straight for the superlatives on Lockheed Martin (LMT). During the August 6 episode of CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round, he called the stock "sensational" and its CEO "fantastic." Two words that leave little doubt about where he stands. ...

Berkshire Hathaway earnings rose 16%. The conglomerate is in a buy zone as investors get over their post-Buffett hangover.

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<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, with the Dow gaining more than a quarter of a percent, the S&P 500 adding about six-tenths of a percent to notch a record high close, and the Nasdaq climbing 1.3%.</p><p>Data from the Labor Department showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs last month, boosting investor optimism that the Federal Reserve would hold off on raising interest rates at its September meeting.</p><p>Eric Lynch is managing director and co-portfolio manager at Suncoast Equity Management.</p><p>"The jobs report today being mildly negative was one of those situations where bad news is good news because it probably takes a little emphasis off the hawkish tones from the Fed for next month's meeting. Less likely they raise rates. And so, if that's the case, those areas of the economy that are most, kind of, cyclical and expansionary, things like industrials, consumer cyclicals, technology, those three sectors, for example, are up nicely I think on this news.”</p><p>Stocks on the move Friday, included Elon Musk's SpaceX, which surged nearly 16% a day after the expiration of the first of several share lockup restrictions following its record-breaking June public offering.</p><p>Shares of collaboration software maker Atlassian shot up more than 35% for their largest-ever daily percentage gain.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>while Microchip Tech's stock jumped almost 14% for its best daily performance in more than 15 months. Both moves came after the companies forecast quarterly revenue above Wall Street estimates.</p><p>And shares of Airbnb climbed more than 17% as the S&P 500's best performer after the vacation rental company beat second-quarter revenue estimates.</p><p>On the flip side, Trade Desk was the S&P 500's worst performer, with shares plunging nearly 22% after the ad-tech firm forecast third-quarter revenue below expectations.</p></body>

The cloud infrastructure giant still has a bright future.

Nonfarm payrolls fell 23,000 last month, following substantial downward revisions to the prior two months, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed on Friday.