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Why Taco Bell's former CEO just dissed McDonald's

Taco Bell's former CEO is dishing out a spicy take on his longtime competitor McDonald's (MCD). "McDonald's just announced a new beverage line up of 'Refreshers' and a Red Bull collaboration," former Yum! Brands (YUM) CEO Greg Creed said in a new LinkedIn post. …

JPMorgan Ends Banking Relationship With Polymarket

JPMorgan Ends Banking Relationship With Polymarket JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: $JPM), the largest U.S. bank, has reportedly ended its banking relationship with prediction market Polymarket. The Financial Times was the first to report that JPMorgan stopped providing its banking services to Polymarket late last year. …

Brokers Suggest Investing in Caterpillar (CAT): Read This Before Placing a Bet

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter? Let's …

Is Howmet (HWM) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter? Before …

Why Investors Keep Doubting CoStar Group (CSGP)

Polen Capital Management Llc released its "Polen Focus Growth Strategy" Q2 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Polen Focus Growth returned 6.33% (net of fees) in the second quarter of 2026, significantly underperforming the Russell 1000 Growth Index's …

Why Lam Research (LRCX) Became This Portfolio’s Top Performer

Polen Capital Management Llc released its "Polen Focus Growth Strategy" Q2 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Polen Focus Growth returned 6.33% (net of fees) in the second quarter of 2026, significantly underperforming the Russell 1000 Growth Index's …

Evaluating Amphenol’s (APH) AI Infrastructure Play

Aoris Investment Management, a specialist international equity manager, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for "Aoris International Fund". A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund invests in high-quality, wealth-generating businesses managed by prudent and capable teams, targeting an annual return …

2 Top Berkshire Executives Buy Stock in the Open Market

CFO Charles Chang purchased two Class A shares for $1.5 million. Michael O’Sullivan, the general counsel bought 488 Class B shares for a $250,000. Continue Reading

Applied Materials' Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y

Applied Materials AMAT reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 non-GAAP earnings of $3.50 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.38. The bottom line increased 41% from the year-ago quarter's reported figure of $2.48. AMAT reported revenues of $9.12 billion in the third quarter …

AB InBev's Volumes Return to Growth: Is a Bigger Recovery Brewing?

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV BUD, popularly known as AB InBev, delivered encouraging volume performance in the second quarter of 2026, signaling improving momentum across its global business. The company benefited from market share gains, continued investment in its megabrands and growth across emerging markets. Management …

M. Dias Branco supera projeção com Ebitda de R$ 281 mi no 2º tri

Stocks making big moves yesterday: Amentum, Upwork, Aramark, HighPeak Energy, and MercadoLibre

Stocks making big moves yesterday: Amentum, Upwork, Aramark, HighPeak Energy, and MercadoLibre Check out the companies making headlines yesterday: Amentum (NYSE:AMTM): Government engineering solutions provider Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM) fell by 6% on Tuesday after the company reported third-quarter financial results that fell short of …

Unlocking Q3 Potential of Analog Devices (ADI): Exploring Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics

Analysts on Wall Street project that Analog Devices (ADI) will announce quarterly earnings of $3.33 per share in its forthcoming report, representing an increase of 62.4% year over year. Revenues are projected to reach $3.92 billion, increasing 36.2% from the same quarter last year. …

Seeking Clues to Target (TGT) Q2 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics

Analysts on Wall Street project that Target (TGT) will announce quarterly earnings of $2.25 per share in its forthcoming report, representing an increase of 9.8% year over year. Revenues are projected to reach $26.06 billion, increasing 3.4% from the same quarter last year. The …

Seeking Clues to Estee Lauder (EL) Q4 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics

Analysts on Wall Street project that Estee Lauder (EL) will announce quarterly earnings of $0.32 per share in its forthcoming report, representing an increase of 255.6% year over year. Revenues are projected to reach $3.55 billion, increasing 4.1% from the same quarter last year. …

Insights Into Lowe's (LOW) Q2: Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics

Analysts on Wall Street project that Lowe's (LOW) will announce quarterly earnings of $4.22 per share in its forthcoming report, representing a decline of 2.5% year over year. Revenues are projected to reach $26.18 billion, increasing 9.3% from the same quarter last year. Over …

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Faces A 53% Fair Value Gap As Earnings Land

Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is back in focus after reporting second quarter 2026 earnings, with revenue of US$8.7b and net income of US$149 …

Broad Q1 Beat and Outlook Raise Power Quanta Services’ (PWR) Rally

Baron Capital, an investment management company, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for the "Baron Asset Fund". A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. U.S. equities reached new highs in Q2, mainly driven by a narrow group of stocks benefiting from AI …

Amphenol Corporation (APH) Rebounds as Investors Look Past Copper Displacement Fears

Baron Capital, an investment management company, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for the "Baron Asset Fund". A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. U.S. equities reached new highs in Q2, mainly driven by a narrow group of stocks benefiting from AI …

Reddit Gains 12% by Joining the S&P 500

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Reddit (NYSE:RDDT) rose 12.22% premarket after S&P Dow Jones Indices said the company will join the S&P 500 on August 18, replacing AvalonBay Communities (AVB). Stocks often climb on index inclusion because fund managers tracking the benchmark have …

Otis Worldwide Stock: Analyst Estimates & Ratings

Otis Worldwide Corporation on screen in front By Timon With a market cap of $27.8 billion, Otis Worldwide Corporation (OTIS) is a global leader in the manufacture, installation, service, and modernization of elevators and escalators, moving 2.5 billion people every day and maintaining approximately …

The Estée Lauder Companies and University of Leeds Partner to Advance the Future of Complexion Shade Matching

Foundation shades are blended as part of color science research.Dr. Kaida Xiao, Professor of Color and Imaging Science at the University of Leeds, holds a color chart. New research aims to tackle one of beauty's most persistent challenges: accurately matching shade complexion-enhancing products to …

Albemarle Stock Slides 28% in 3 Months: Should You Buy the Dip?

Albemarle Corporation's ALB shares have tumbled 27.7% in the past three months, underperforming the Zacks Chemical - Diversified industry decline of 8.3% and the S&P 500's 3.2% increase. Falling lithium market prices have been weighing on ALB stock. Lithium prices have pulled back amid …

Analyst Says Meta’s (META) AI Gains Are an ‘Illusion,’ Company Isn’t Well Positioned in AI Race

Meta shares are under pressure amid fears about heavy AI spending. Roger McNamee, co-founder of Elevation Partners, recently said in a program on CNBC that Zuckerberg is trying to create an "illusion" that the company is positioned well in the AI race. He thinks …

Could Intel return to the red-hot memory market after $20B raise and recent hire?

Investing.com -- Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has flagged a potential return to the memory chip business, calling new memory architecture "one of my pet projects" in remarks on the TechSurge: Deep Tech VC Podcast on August 13. The disclosure carries weight given Intel's simultaneous …

A $250 Million Reason Why Micron Stock Is in Focus

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is putting $250 million behind startups working across the artificial intelligence ecosystem as it seeks earlier exposure to technologies that could shape future memory and storage demand. The Micron Ventures Paradigm Fund is the company's …

ConocoPhillips (COP): Wall Street Sees More Upside Despite Leadership Shakeup

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was held by 74 hedge fund investors at the end of Q1 2026 in the Insider Monkey database, with a total stake value of just over $7.5 billion. This is up from 65 hedge fund holders with a cumulative investment of almost …

Apple in Focus as New Houston AI Manufacturing Hub Opens

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is adding a training hub to its growing Houston manufacturing footprint, giving small and midsize companies access to equipment and instruction focused on advanced production methods. The 20,000-square-foot center operates inside Apple's Houston complex, where the …

This Boring Pipeline Stock Just Signed a Deal to Power AI Data Centers

Key Points ONEOK signed a deal to supply gas to a power plant for data centers. It's the first of what could be many deals. These are additive to the company's already solid growth story. 10 stocks we like better than Oneok › The …

Applied Materials Extends Margin Streak to 13 Quarters but Shares Fall

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) reported record third-quarter revenue of $9.12 billion, up 25% year over year, with non-GAAP diluted earnings of $3.50 per share, both ahead of the analyst consensus of $8.995 billion and $3.40. GAAP EPS came in …

Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Avery Dennison Stock?

Investors in Avery Dennison Corporation AVY need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Sep 18, 2026 $140 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today. What …

Beyond Meat Implements Reverse Stock Split To Regain Nasdaq Compliance

(RTTNews) - Friday, Beyond Meat, Inc. (BYND) announced that it has filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State, formally implementing the previously announced 1-for-30 reverse stock split of its common stock, with a par …

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of PT KB Insurance Indonesia

HONG KONG, August 14, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good), the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "bbb+" (Good), and the Indonesia National Scale Rating of aaa.ID (Exceptional) of PT KB Insurance Indonesia (KB Indonesia) (Indonesia). The outlook of …

Fox upgraded to overweight as Roku deal, ad strength lift outlook

Investing.com -- Fox Corp. was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral by J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo, which also raised their price targets, citing stronger earnings prospects, robust advertising trends and the pending acquisition of Roku. J.P. Morgan raised its price target to $82 from …

Wayfair’s (W) Physical Retail Emerging as Growth Engine

Optimist Fund, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter is available to download here. Fund performance improved significantly in Q2, achieving a return of 36.3% as tensions in Iran eased. Since inception, it has met its …

Wolfe Research cuts T-Mobile as revenue growth forecast risk tilts negative

Investing.com -- Wolfe Research downgraded T-Mobile US to Peer Perform from Outperform on Friday, saying the carrier faces mounting competitive pressure in its core market alongside a capital spending cycle that could weigh on shareholder returns. "Long-term revenue growth forecast risk tilts negatively as …