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Top Midday Stories: Consumer Prices Rise 3.4% YoY in July; CoreWeave Q2 Loss Narrower Than Expectations

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Update: Market Chatter: Meta Platforms Faces German Criminal Complaint Over AI Smart Glasses

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Cogeco Communications Stock Climbs 1.41% as Broadband Demand and Recurring Connectivity Revenue Support Investor Confidence

Alphabet (GOOGL) Doubles Down On AI Bonds And DeepMind Shake-Up – What Trade-Offs Are Emerging?

In early August 2026, Alphabet announced a large multi‑tranche bond issuance totaling more than US$20 billion in senior unsecured notes, while also reshaping Google DeepMind's leadership as Demis Hassabis moved from CEO to chairman and chief scientist of Alphabet. This combination of aggressive AI …

Why illumin Holdings Inc. stock is sliding today

Cogeco Inc. (CGO.TO) has raised its dividend 2 times on record

Is BCE Stock Worth Buying as Low Valuation Meets Execution Risks?

BCE Inc. BCE offers a clear value-versus-execution trade-off. The shares screen cheaply on key valuation measures, but the company is still working through an earnings reset, elevated leverage and a capital-intensive expansion into artificial intelligence infrastructure and U.S. fiber. The investment case therefore depends …

BCE Stock Climbs 10.2% in One Month. Can the Rally Sustain Its Pace?

BCE Inc. BCE shares have climbed 10.2% in the past month, giving the stock a sharp near-term lift even as its earnings outlook remains under pressure. The move raises a key question: can improving operating trends keep the rally going, or has the share …

AI-Race-Based Dilution: Why Meta Is More Dangerous Than Alphabet

Quick Read Meta (META) saw operating margin collapse from 43% to 31% while Alphabet (GOOGL) expanded margins, powered by Google Cloud growing 82%. Meta's paused buybacks leave stock-based compensation unhedged, quietly expanding share count while Alphabet's $53B free cash flow absorbs vesting pressure. Alphabet's …

Alphabet at $343 Is The Same Classic Tech Bargain It Always Was

Quick Read GOOGL's 11th straight EPS beat featured 82% Cloud growth and a $460 billion backlog, yet the stock trades at a forward P/E of just 17. GOOGL trades at a trailing P/E of 18 versus MSFT's 28, while 58 of 64 analysts rate …

The Market Shaved 10% Off Meta Over a Month: One Analyst Targets 87% Returns Over The Next Year

Quick Read Meta's Q2 EPS missed estimates by 14%, burdened by $2.4B in legal charges and $1.2B in severance that collapsed free cash flow 91%. Rosenblatt's Barton Crockett targets $1,117 for META, implying 86% upside, betting WhatsApp AI agents will unlock high-margin commerce for …

Meta Faces a Potential $1.4 Trillion Legal Test

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms Inc. (META, Financials), the parent of Facebook and Instagram, is heading into its biggest youth social media trial yet, with potential damages the company says could reach as high as $1.4 trillion. Warning! GuruFocus has detected …

TELUS commits $2 million to support emergency wildfire relief across British Columbia

TELUS is mobilizing connectivity, health and humanitarian support for British Columbians affected by wildfires Technicians are working 24/7 to maintain network infrastructure to keep first responders, evacuees and families connected during this crisis VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 12, 2026 /CNW/ -- As devastating wildfires sweep …

TELUS Dividend Reset Could Accelerate Debt Reduction Through 2028

TELUS Corporation TU has reset its dividend as part of a broader effort to rebuild financial flexibility and reduce leverage. The move lowers near-term shareholder income but allows the company to retain substantially more cash for debt reduction. That trade-off has become more important …

TELUS Stock Falls 22% in 3 Months as Investors Weigh a Risky Reset

TELUS Corporation TU shares have fallen 22% in the past three months as investors absorb a sharp reset in earnings, cash flow and operating expectations. The pullback has pushed valuation close to a five-year low, but the operating picture remains unsettled. The investment question …

Should Investors Buy TELUS as Value Clashes With Execution Risks?

TELUS Corporation TU is trading at a valuation discount while its core connectivity and health assets continue to generate cash. That gives value-focused investors a reason to look closer. The discount comes with material conditions. Leverage remains elevated, earnings expectations have fallen and restructuring …

Upgrade: Analysts Just Made A Captivating Increase To Their illumin Holdings Inc. (TSE:ILLM) Forecasts

Hyperion Asset Management Ltd Sells 92,082 Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Heck Capital Advisors LLC Sells 3,195 Shares of Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Market Chatter: Meta Platforms to Face Trial Over Children's Social Media Addiction Claims

Meta Platforms (META) is set to go to trial in California federal court over claims that it made Facebook and Instagram addictive to children and unlawfully gathered their data, Reuters reported Friday.The 29 states involved in the lawsuit are seeking age limits and the …

Mark Zuckerberg promises free AI for billions — then buries a bidding war in the fine print

The metaverse appears to be long gone. After writing his recent 6,500-word manifesto called "The Future is for Everyone," it's clear that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is now hyperfocused on his parent company Meta's [NASDAQ: META] hyperscaling efforts. Must Read Jeff Bezos backs a …

Income Investors Should Know That Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y) Goes Ex-Dividend Soon

Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Shares Purchased by Haven Capital Group Inc.

Tema ETFs LLC Grows Holdings in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation

By Diana Novak Jones Aug 12 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms will face a coalition of state attorneys general in a California federal court trial beginning on Wednesday over claims it engineered Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children, a case that could expose …

3 Reasons We Love Meta (META)

3 Reasons We Love Meta (META) Over the past six months, Meta's shares (currently trading at $591.67) have posted a disappointing 11.8% loss, well below the S&P 500's 11% gain. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and may have investors wondering …

Annex Advisory Services LLC Has $62.06 Million Stock Position in Meta Platforms, Inc. $META

'Avoid disaster': Sanders urges Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic to freeze AI development

[AI acronym floating over futuristic circuit board] Yuliya Taba/iStock via Getty Images Senator Bernie Sanders has urged leading AI companies to freeze development, warning that firms have lost control over models that could trigger disastrous consequences for millions. In a letter [https://www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/AI-Pause-Letter-FINAL.pdf] to the …

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) vs. Meta Platforms, Inc. (META): Washington and Brussels Both Turn Up the Heat on AI Safety

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)'s Google, along with Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), Anthropic, and OpenAI, will meet White House officials on Tuesday to discuss voluntary safety testing for the most advanced AI models. The meeting follows disclosures that Anthropic's and OpenAI's own AI systems breached other …

Meta Stock Jumps 2.3% as Open-Weight AI Strategy Returns

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), the social-media and AI powerhouse behind Facebook and Instagram, advanced roughly 2.3% Tuesday as investors got another look at Mark Zuckerberg's open-AI playbook. Meta released Muse Glimmer under an Apache 2.0 license, putting the weights …

AI firm Manus to resume 'independent' operations after China blocks Meta deal

China has been cracking down on a practice known as "Singapore-washing," which is when companies leave the country to take advantage of looser regulations and funding opportunities (GREG BAKER) AI startup Manus said Tuesday it would resume "operating as an independent company," months after …

What's Going On With Cogeco Inc. Stock Tuesday?

Manus returns to independence after China blocks Meta acquisition

Manus announced Tuesday that it will resume operating as an independent company, as it works to comply with Beijing's order to reverse Meta's $2 billion acquisition of the startup. Manus is an AI agent startup that originated in China in 2022 and later moved …

Meta Faces Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms Inc. (META, Financials), the parent of Facebook and Instagram, suffered another legal setback after a U.S. appeals court allowed thousands of lawsuits over alleged social media addiction to move forward. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 2 Warning …

Q2 2026 Cineplex Inc Earnings Call Transcript

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) Combines Strong Growth with a Timely Technical Setup