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NOC raises 2026 sales and EPS guidance as a record backlog, strong bookings and program momentum point to faster growth in the second half.

3M raises 2026 guidance as stronger execution, faster innovation and tighter operations drove broad growth, record margins and firmer cash flow.

Interactive Brokers pairs record Q2 revenues and pretax income with a 77% margin as accounts, trading and global products expand.

GM lifts its 2026 outlook as stronger pricing, trucks, software growth and lower EV losses shape a better 2027.

Capital One says Discover integration is on schedule, with synergies captured and card growth expected to revive after platform migrations.

Investing.com -- OpenAI is planning a massive data center complex in Effingham County, Georgia, near Savannah, according to The Wall Street Journal. The project underscores the extreme capital and energy demands required to power the next generation of AI. Core Project Details Power & Cost: OpenAI secured 3.2 gigawatts (GW) from Georgia Power—enough for ~2.4 million homes. It committed $20 billion locally to secure incentives, with total costs expected to exceed $30 billion at full capacity. Tim

US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) are sliding in Wednesday's pre-market trading as investors eagerly await second quarter earnings from Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Tesla (TSLA) after today's closing bell, officially kicking off earnings season for the Magnificent Seven. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman is joined by Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Pras Subramanian and Fundstrat economic strategist Hardika Singh to discuss the outlook around this earnings season and which segments of Alphabet's business that investors will be watching more closely.

A judge rejected Zelle's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who said the electronic payment platform's refusal to ‌adopt critical safety features enabled fraudsters to steal more than $1 billion from consumers. In a decision ‌late Monday, Justice Phaedra Perry-Bond of a New York state court in Manhattan said James sufficiently alleged that Zelle's parent Early Warning Services "prioritized ​accessibility, convenience, consumer adoption, and market dominance at the expense of consumer safety" in rushing the platform to market, despite objections from its banking partners. Early Warning Services is owned by seven large U.S. banks: Bank of America, Capital One, JPMorgan Chase, PNC, Truist, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo.

July 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Wednesday pressured by weakness in chip stocks, as investors remained cautious ahead of the first batch of Big Tech earnings that could

A major revelation from foundry giant TSMC suggests Intel could deliver stronger-than-expected results and guidance.

Badger Meter (BMI) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +0.99% and +0.90%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Colgate-Palmolive is expected to announce its second-quarter earnings next week, and analysts forecast a single-digit profit surge.

AT&T's (T) second-quarter earnings beat Wall Street's estimates Wednesday as stronger-than-expected

Record fee income and loan growth drive strong capital returns and dividend hike.

VICR's Q2 beat, AI power demand and licensing gains support higher 2026 revenue expectations and plans for a second chip fab.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) is set to report its earnings on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The company has $261 billion in current market capitalization. Revenue over the last twelve months was $90 billion, and it was operationally profitable with $9.8 billion in operating profits and net income of $7.3 billion. While a lot will depend on how results stack up against consensus and expectations, understanding historical patterns might just turn the odds in your favor if you are an event-driven trader.

Investors are asking whether cloud and AI revenue can keep pace with a sharp rise in capital spending.

Weak technical signals and rising bearish positions raise the stakes for Wednesday's report.

Investing.com -- Several clean energy companies received rating upgrades from analysts who pointed to improving growth prospects in domestic manufacturing, energy storage demand and hyperscale data center opportunities, despite ongoing policy and execution risks.

AT&T stock rose after its Q2 earnings topped estimates while revenue missed for the second straight quarter. Wireless postpaid phone subscriber additions came in above views.

Earnings could deepen the selloff or spark a short squeeze

GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) raised its 2026 revenue and free cash flow outlook after reporting sharply higher second-quarter orders, expanded backlog and stronger margins, as management said demand for power generation and grid equipment continues to accelerate globally. Chief Executive Officer Scott Str

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled a passport-sized foldable phone and raised prices of two updated foldable models, as it grapples ‌with rising memory chip prices while bracing for a new threat from Apple ‌in the niche but growing segment. The South Korean technology company pioneered foldable smartphones but its dominance is set to ​be challenged by Apple which analysts expect this year to launch a foldable phone with a screen similar in size to an iPad mini. "Strategically, this is one of Samsung's most important foldable launches," said Francisco Jeronimo, vice president at researcher IDC.

AT&T reported quarterly results that topped earnings expectations but missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) retreated 0.4%, and the actively

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Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold8 is the lightest book-style foldable phone on the market, but that’s not the headline. Based on analyst reports, it’s a preview of Apple’s long-rumored folding iPhone, expected this fall. The device is squatter and wider than Samsung’s previous foldables.

Two Democratic lawmakers want to curb tax breaks for the largest 401(k)s and IRAs, which have proliferated in recent years.

Strong quarterly results overshadowed by softer third-quarter outlookPhilip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2026 results on Wednesday, but investors focused on weaker-than-anticipated third-quarter earnings guidance, sending the stock modestly lower.

Vistra will release its second-quarter earnings next month, and analysts anticipate a triple-digit bottom-line growth.