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Applied Materials Forecast Gets Tepid Reaction After Stock Rally

(Bloomberg) -- Applied Materials Inc. delivered an estimate-beating forecast that still got a lukewarm reaction from investors, a sign of the lofty hopes surrounding a company that's key to the AI boom. Most Read from Bloomberg Anthropic in Talks to Buy AI Startup Decart …

Xylem Declares Third Quarter Dividend of 43 Cents per Share

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), has declared a third quarter dividend of $0.43 per share payable on September 24, 2026, to shareholders of record as of August 27, 2026. About Xylem Xylem (XYL) is a Fortune …

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) Posts Better-Than-Expected Sales In Q2

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) Posts Better-Than-Expected Sales In Q2 Semiconductor machinery manufacturer Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) reported Q2 CY2026 results beating Wall Street's revenue expectations , with sales up 24.8% year on year to $9.12 billion. On top of that, next quarter's revenue guidance ($10.25 billion …

Earnings Snapshot: Applied Materials AI, DRAM growth drive Q3 beat; Q4 outlook tops consensus

[Applied Materials campus in Silicon Valley] Sundry Photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images [Applied Materials Q3 2026 Earnings Snapshot] Earnings Snapshot (Seeking Alpha) MORE ON APPLIED MATERIALS * Applied Materials: Strong Fundamentals, But I'm Downgrading Ahead Of Earnings [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4929357-applied-materials-strong-fundamentals-downgrading-ahead-of-earnings] * Applied Materials: July Purged Positioning, …

Costco (COST) Debuts Reusable Tote Trio In West Coast Stores And Online Soon

Find winning stocks in any market cycle. Join 7 million investors using Simply Wall St's investing ideas for FREE. Costco Wholesale (NasdaqGS:COST) is rolling out Out Of The Woods LLC's XL Tote Trio reusable bag set in select West Coast warehouses, with online availability …

Freeport McMoRan (FCX) Stock Looks Stretched As Fresh Copper Discovery News Emerges

Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Freeport-McMoRan stock has delivered a strong 118.9% total return over the past five years, yet the current valuation checks and market multiples suggest …

Merck (MRK) Stock Fair Value Edges Higher After Analysts Back Pipeline Progress

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Price target commentary for Merck has shifted toward a US$140 to US$155 range, anchored by a modest uplift in fair value from US$132.78 to …

Berkshire Bought Alphabet Stock in Q2—and Maybe Microsoft Too

A Berkshire filing reveals a very active quarter for buying stocks, including Alphabet. Microsoft might have been another big purchase. Continue Reading

8-13-2026: Tight Ranges, Falling Yields + AI Compute Financing

Eric Criscuolo, Market Strategist at the NYSE, reviews a quiet week on Wall Street marked by tight trading ranges, cooling inflation, and a major new AI financing development. The S&P 500 consolidated near all-time highs before breaking through 7,800 for the first time on …

Tapestry Triggers Sell Signal Despite Strong Earnings. Here's Why.

Tapestry gave lackluster guidance early Thursday as Kate Spade challenges persist, offsetting an earnings and revenue beat for the fiscal fourth quarter. Intraday, TPR stock plunged below key levels, setting off a sell signal. Continue Reading

Xylem Appoints D. Christian Koch to Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xylem (NYSE: XYL), a global water technology leader, today announced that D. Christian Koch has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Koch brings more than 30 years of global leadership experience spanning operations, manufacturing, strategy and business …

Applied Materials sees revenue above estimates, shares fall on high expectations

Aug 13 (Reuters) - Applied Materials forecast fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Thursday, betting ‌that unabated demand for advanced AI chips ‌will continue to fuel robust spending on its semiconductor manufacturing ​equipment. Yet, its shares fell 5% in extended trading on high …

(AMAT) Applied Materials, Inc. erwartet für Q4 eine Spanne beim bereinigten Ergebnis je Aktie von 3,82 bis 4,22 USD

Micron Ventures Launches $250 Million Fund to Invest in the Next Generation of AI

Micron Technology, Inc. BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) today launched the Micron Ventures Paradigm Fund, a $250 million investment vehicle built to partner with the companies shaping the future of AI. Micron Ventures' third and largest …

Applied Materials Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results

Applied Materials, Inc. Record revenue $9.12 billion, up 25 percent year over year GAAP gross margin 50.3 percent and non-GAAP gross margin 50.4 percent GAAP EPS $3.17 and record non-GAAP EPS $3.50, up 43 percent and 41 percent year over year, respectively EPIC Center …

Assembly Biosciences Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Recent Updates

Assembly Biosciences, Inc. – Expanded ABI-6250 clinical development into cholestatic liver diseases, including primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) – – Completed $115 million gross financing to support advancement of pipeline programs through key development milestones – – GS-1179 (formerly ABI-1179) …

Consumer Discretionary - Wireless, Cable and Satellite Stocks Q2 Recap: Benchmarking AT&T (NYSE:T)

Consumer Discretionary - Wireless, Cable and Satellite Stocks Q2 Recap: Benchmarking AT&T (NYSE:T) The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let's take a look at how …

These 3 companies just delivered a reality check on AI bubble fears

Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley joins Market Domination to break down the state of the AI infrastructure race as fresh earnings from Nebius (NBIS), CoreWeave(CRWV), and Super Micro Computer (SMCI) signal that demand for AI computing power remains red-hot. The results are giving …

Zoetis Receives Emergency Use Authorization for Simparica Trio® (sarolaner, moxidectin, and pyrantel chewable tablets) for Treatment of New World Screwworm Infestations in Dogs and Puppies

Expands the solutions available to veterinarians to help address New World screwworm and gives added confidence for pet owners whose dogs and puppies are already receiving Simparica Trio Milestone demonstrates Zoetis' coordinated multi-species response to address New World screwworm across both companion animals and …

The Shipping Crunch Is Getting Worse. What It Means for Walmart, Tesla, and More.

Walmart and more stocks will feel the effects of the capacity constraints, delays, and higher prices reported by shipping giants Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd. Continue Reading

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Sector Update: Tech Stocks Mixed Late Afternoon

Tech stocks were mixed late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 1.3% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) down 0.3%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index added 1.2%.In corporate news, Amazon-backed (AMZN) Silver Upgrade to read this …

Analyst Sees Trouble Brewing for Hot Chip Stocks

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Semiconductor investors may have to endure more pain before the next leg of the AI chip boom takes hold. Sara Awad of Tech Contrarians expects semiconductor stocks to face additional downside during the second half of 2026, arguing …

Why Netflix Stock Popped Today

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Bill Ackman (Trades, Portfolio)'s Pershing Square Capital Management has built a new position in Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), returning to the streaming company after a costly exit in 2022, according to a six-month financial report. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 2 …

Prediction: Here's What a $10,000 Investment in Archer Will Be Worth in 3 Years

Key Points Wall Street analysts expect Archer's revenue to grow to $1.6 billion by 2029. If we account for dilution, Archer's revenue growth could support a market cap of $8 billion to $9.6 billion by that year. Archer stock would then grow about 20% …

Micron and Sandisk Stock Have Plummeted. Here's Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Buy

Key Points Memory chips continue to be a damper on the AI build-out. Wall Street expects huge growth for both companies over the next year. 10 stocks we like better than Micron Technology › Micron Technology(NASDAQ: MU) and Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) have been up …

Micron Stock Extends Winning Streak on Strong AI Memory Demand

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) shares climbed about 5% Thursday, extending a three-session rebound as investors continued to focus on AI-related memory demand. The rally comes as Micron remains exposed to strong demand for high-bandwidth memory and data-center storage. The …

OpenAI Revenue Chief to Leave, Marking Latest Exec Departure at AI Lab

OpenAI.jpg -Shutterstock OpenAI said Thursday that Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser is leaving, marking the latest departure at the artificial intelligence lab.Dresser will step down to "pursue other opportunities following a transition period," the maker of AI chatbot ChatGPT said. She joined OpenAI Silver …

Microsoft Stock Rises as Ackman Reaffirms Azure Bet

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), the software and cloud giant sitting at the center of the AI buildout, rose approximately 1.3% Thursday morning as Pershing Square laid out why it remains bullish. Forget the fact that this is not a new …

Meta Stock Rises While 756,000 Teen Accounts Come Down

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), the social-media powerhouse behind Facebook and Instagram, rose roughly 1.3% Thursday morning as Australia's under-16 social-media crackdown put Meta's enforcement machine under the microscope. The numbers are huge. Meta removed 756,000 suspected underage accounts from …

Truist Lifts Doximity Target to $24 and Stays on Hold

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Doximity (NYSE:DOCS), a digital platform for US medical professionals, rose 0.46% premarket after Truist Securities raised its price target to $24 from $19 and reiterated a Hold rating. The stock is already trading around that level. Truist now …

IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push

IBM on Thursday announced its partnership with OpenAI to bring the AI company's models and tools to more enterprise customers, opening another avenue for OpenAI to connect with some of the world's largest companies through IBM's global consulting business as competition for corporate AI …

Nvidia Credit Risk Eases, Still Elevated After $500B Plan

Bloomberg's James Crombie joins Emily Graffeo on "Real Yield." Bond traders dialed back measures of credit risk associated with Nvidia after the company said it would limit its exposure in a $500 billion plan to finance the type of AI investments that are driving …

Meta Removes 756,000 Teen Accounts in Australia

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Meta Platforms Inc. (META, Financials), the parent of Facebook and Instagram, said it has erased approximately 756,000 accounts believed to belong to Australians under 16 as the government tightens up enforcement of its social media prohibition.Between December and …

Qiagen (QGEN) Beat Its Own Guidance, So Why Did Margins Slip?

Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) walked into its second quarter of 2026 bracing investors for a roughly 2% sales decline. Instead, net sales came in flat at $535 million on August 6, and adjusted diluted EPS hit $0.62, both ahead of the company's own outlook. For a …

Nvidia Rallies 7% as Goldman Warns Earnings Bar Is High

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Nvidia Corp. (NVDA, Financials), the dominant supplier of artificial intelligence chips, has rallied 6.6% over the past five days as investors position for its Aug. 26 earnings report. Goldman Sachs cautioned that the recent run has raised the …