- Shell CEO: The LNG market is expected to experience tightness in the coming quarter.
- Shell CEO: The Middle East war has a major impact on the LNG spot market.
- AUD/USD just touched the 0.7000 mark, now trading at 0.7000, up 0.66% on the day
- The Japanese yen surged more than 1.6% intraday to 160.8, triggering market alarms amid speculation of intervention.
- The U.S. Dollar Index fell sharply in the short term, dropping more than 0.5% to 100.26. The U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen experienced a rare rapid decline, falling over 1.8% to 160.52.
- The South African rand strengthens by about 0.8% against the US dollar as PPI slows to 7.5%, lower than expected; fiscal surplus boosts market sentiment.
- Spot platinum has just surpassed the $1,630.00/ounce mark, now quoted at $1,630.82/ounce, up 1.04% on the day; Nymex platinum futures main contract is quoted at $1,635.7/ounce, up 2.08% on the day.
- GBP/JPY just reached the 215.00 mark, currently quoted at 215.00, down 1.54% on the day; EUR/USD just touched the 1.1500 level, currently at 1.1500, up 0.29% on the day.
- Microsoft's early gains expand to over 14% as last quarter's cloud revenue surges more than 40%, with capital expenditures below expectations; Meta drops nearly 10% as Q2 revenue beats expectations, but concerns over AI investments persist. Apple falls nearly 2%, Amazon rises over 3%, with latest quarterly financial reports to be released after hours.
- Starbucks (SBUX.US) FY26Q3 Earnings Call: Global Same-Store Sales Growth of 7.9% Exceeds Expectations, Long-Term Goal for Up to 20,000 Stores in China
- US Stocks Movement | Microsoft (MSFT.US) surges over 12% as revenue and profits exceed expectations and capital expenditure is curbed
- Arm (ARM.US) rises about 12% as the company forecasts both second-quarter revenue and adjusted profit to exceed expectations.
- NZD/USD intraday gains reach 1.01%, quoted at 0.5852
- World Gold Council Report: Largest Quarterly Drop in a Decade Does Not Change Bullish Outlook, Gold Shows Strong Resilience
- GBP/JPY has just broken through the 216.00 mark, now quoted at 215.98, down 1.09% on the day.
- The US dollar has fallen by 1.02% against the Japanese yen today, currently at 161.74.
- The euro against the yen has just broken through the 186.00 level, currently at 185.96, down 0.73% on the day; the US dollar against the yen has just broken through the 162.00 level, currently at 161.99, down 0.87% on the day; the British pound against the yen has just broken through the 217.00 level, currently at 216.86, down 0.69% on the day.
- Spot gold just broke through the $4,090.00/oz mark, currently priced at $4,090.32/oz, up 0.59% on the day; the main COMEX gold futures contract is currently at $4,148.10/oz, up 1.25% on the day.
- USD/JPY has just broken through the 161.00 mark, now quoted at 160.96, down 1.50% on the day; EUR/JPY has just broken through the 185.00 mark, now quoted at 184.99, down 1.24% on the day.
- HSBC Holdings: Lowers the price target of Meta Platforms (META.US) from $905 to $830.
- Kioxia's first quarter operating profit was 1.27 trillion yen, compared to 44.9 billion yen in the same period last year, with a market estimate of 1.37 trillion yen. First quarter net profit was 842.17 billion yen, compared to 18.28 billion yen in the same period last year, with a market estimate of 973.81 billion yen.
- Japanese stocks closed up 4% today, with an 8.14% cumulative decline in July.
- The Dow Jones opened up by 1.01%, the Nasdaq rose by 1.67%, and the S&P 500 increased by 1.02%. Leading tech stocks saw Microsoft rise 12.13%, AMD up 7.09%, while Meta Platforms fell 10.18%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index gained 0.99%, with XPeng Group down 2.14% and Pinduoduo down 2.02%.
- U.S. economy wavers between consumer frenzy and war headwinds: strong domestic demand can't prevent GDP slowdown to 1.5%, oil price decline helps PCE unexpectedly fall
- Meta Platforms (META.US) drops about 9%, hitting a four-month low, after reporting a significant decline in Q2 cash flow.
- Mastercard (MA.US) rises 3% as second-quarter profit exceeds expectations.
- All three major US stock indices opened higher, with the Dow Jones up 0.6%, the S&P 500 up 1%, and the Nasdaq up 1.6%. Microsoft (MSFT.US) rose about 12% as its fourth-quarter cloud business growth far exceeded expectations. The storage sector soared, with SanDisk (SNDK.US) up about 11% and SK Hynix (SKHY.US) up about 7%.
- Qualcomm (QCOM.US) falls 4.2% as the company forecasted fourth-quarter profit below expectations and anticipated an accelerated decline in revenue from Apple.
- Labor market resilience remains, U.S. initial jobless claims slightly increased to 197,000, lower than expected
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- Taco Bell Has a Plan toWin Back Customers After Cyclospora Outbreak -- WSJ
- TELADOC HEALTH INC <TDOC.N>: JEFFERIES CUTS TARGET PRICE TO $8 FROM $9
- Regulus Resources publishes investor presentation on AntaKori copper-gold project in Peru
- Totm Technologies FY26 net loss narrows 58.5% to SGD 12.99 million
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- Giocamondo Study appoints Intermonte to execute share buyback program starting Aug. 3
- Davidson Kempner discloses net short position in Air France-KLM
- Canadian Stocks Add 0.2% In Morning Trading
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- Corcept Therapeutics Shares Rally After Revenue Guidance Raised
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- Xerox Shares Soar After Outlook Raise, Surprise 2Q Adjusted Profit
- Mantengu names Numbers Management as purchaser, withdraws cautionary announcement
- Linde holds annual shareholder meeting, 85.65% of shares represented
- Qube Research & Technologies discloses net short position in Capital B shares
- Citadel Securities discloses net short position in Sensorion shares
- Balyasny Asset Management discloses net short position in Arkema shares
- Millennium International Management discloses net short position in Nexity shares
- AQR Capital discloses net short position in Forvia shares
- Mersen announces availability of 2026 half-year report
- Defense Technologies International delays annual report filing as audit review continues
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- Spur says Camissa Asset Management lifts beneficial stake to 10.03%
- NASDAQ TRADE HALT <TLIH.O> VOLATILITY TRADING PAUSE AT 10:04 AM
- Mastercard Stock Rises as Earnings Get Boost From Growth in Payments Network -- Barrons.com
- Marshall Wace discloses net short position in Ipsos
- Marshall Wace discloses net short position in Publicis Groupe
- Citadel Securities Europe discloses net short position in La Francaise de l’Energie
- BlackRock Financial Management discloses net short position in Sodexo shares
- FirstGroup held annual shareholder meeting, all resolutions passed on poll
- Citadel Advisors Europe discloses net short position in Elis
- Citadel Securities Europe discloses net short position in Amoéba
- SIH Partners discloses net short position in Ubisoft Entertainment shares
- What to Know About Reformation as It IPOs -- WSJ
- Argent Industrial held annual shareholder meeting
- NASDAQ TRADE HALT CONTINUES REASON NOT AVAILABLE AT 10:02 AM
- JANA urges Fiserv board to expand portfolio review, weigh debit network sale
- Hidroelectrica says retrofit, storage and late-stage hydro builds all remain in investment plan
- Covenant Logistics posts transcript of Q2 2026 conference call
- Resilient Energy unit Bullet SWD starts commercial operations after landing first customer
- Citadel Advisors discloses net short position in Michelin shares
- Point72 discloses net short position in Teleperformance shares
- Dow Jones 10:00 AM Averages
- Microsoft Stock Jumps 15% on Cloud Strength -- WSJ
- Yum! Brands Says Taco Bell Recovering After Cyclosporiasis Outbreak. The Stock Rises. -- Barrons.com
- Gladstone Capital Management discloses net short position in Worldline
- Kintbury Capital discloses net short position in BioMérieux shares
- Kintbury Capital discloses net short position in Carrefour shares
- Avery Dennison Sees FY26 Adj EPS $10.00-Adj EPS $10.30 >AVY
- Canada Goose Holdings Sees FY27 Revenue Increasing by About Low-Single Digits Compared to Prior Year >GOOS
- Kite Realty Group Trust Declares 3Q Dividend of $0.29 Per Share>KRG
- Avery Dennison 2Q Organic Sales Rose 7.6% >AVY
- Real Matters 3Q Net $1M >REAL.T
- Life Time Group Holdings 2Q Rev $866M >LTH
- Avery Dennison 2Q Adj EPS $2.89 >AVY
- Canada Goose Holdings 1Q Adj Loss/Shr C$0.89 >GOOS
- Hershey: 2Q Volume Declined About 8 Points Reflecting Elasticity Impacts in North America Confectionery and International Segments, Partially Offset by Growth in North America Salty Snacks >HSY
- CSW Industrials 1Q EPS $3.04 >CSW
- Hershey Still Sees 2026 Capital Spending $425M-$475M >HSY
- Hershey Now Sees 2026 Organic Net Sales Up 3%-3.5% Vs Prior View Up 2.5%-3.5% >HSY
- Hershey 2Q International Segment Sales Rose 5.7% to $225.9M >HSY
- Hershey 2Q North America Salty Snacks Segment Net Sales $387.8M, Up 22.9% >HSY
- Hershey 2Q North America Confectionery Segment Net Sales $2.17B, Up 4.2% >HSY
- Hershey: Impact of LesserEvil Acquisition Was 2.7 Point Benefit, While Foreign Exchange Benefit Was 0.3 Points in 2Q >HSY
