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Here Are Monday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Apple, Dave, Etsy, Federal Signal, Mobileye Global, Netskope, Okta, Shopify, Workday, and More

Quick Read The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high last week, and positive inflation data has put September's expected Fed rate hike on hold. Rothschild upgraded AAPL to Buy with a $400 target while JPMorgan slashed YSS's price target in half to $17 …

CHIPOTLE CELEBRATES BACK-TO-SCHOOL SEASON WITH SCHOOL SPIRIT BOGO AND CHIPOTLE SUNDAYS DEAL

On Thursday, August 20, guests wearing school apparel or accessories can receive a BUY-ONE-GET-ONE (BOGO) entrée offer from 3 p.m. to close local time¹ at participating Chipotle restaurants. On Sundays, August 23, August 30 and September 6, guests who order two or more entrées …

Micron Stock Rises After Key Move by Trump Administration

Micron Technology was gaining early on Monday. Renewed momentum for the memory-chip trade might be boosted by the Trump administration’s rejection of Chinese hardware. Micron shares were up 3.5% at $1,005.65 in premarket trading. Continue Reading

SanDisk extends rally, Snap faces fresh pressure in premarket trade

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were mixed on Monday, with technology stocks pointing to a firmer open, as investors scaled back bets on an impending Federal Reserve rate hike and looked ahead to a fresh batch of retail-sector earnings this week. By 06:27 ET …

Citigroup names Adam Clark wealth planning head

Citigroup is bringing in Adam Clark to take charge of wealth planning, according to a memo seen by Private Banker International and confirmed by a spokesperson. He takes over from Mike Troth, who has been covering the job on an interim basis. In the …

Nvidia cuts OpenAI Ohio data center guarantee to $120 billion

Nvidia has revised its financial commitment to a planned OpenAI data center campus in Ohio, reducing its proposed backstop from $250 billion to less than $120 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. The chipmaker and OpenAI were nearing a deal that could be …

McDonald’s Keeps Cratering: Why One Bullish Analyst Says 50% Gains Lie Ahead

Quick Read Kempczinski blamed a botched value menu rollout for two-thirds of Q2's U.S. traffic miss, calling it an execution failure, not a strategy problem. While MCD slid 15% from its February peak, peers SBUX and YUM posted comps in the 7 to 8 …

PayPal reportedly in sale talks with consortium including Stripe and Advent

PayPal is discussing a potential sale to a buyer group that includes Stripe and private equity firm Advent International, Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter. Media reports said Stripe and Advent had submitted a joint bid in July of $60.50 …

American Water and Essential Utilities Announce Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for Proposed Merger

American Water LogoEssential Utilities CAMDEN, N.J. and BRYN MAWR, Pa., Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) ("American Water") and Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) ("Essential Utilities") today announced that the waiting period under the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements …

Integrating The Delaware Basin: Devon Energy Reaches Final Investment Decision on Solitude Pipeline System

Devon Energy Corporation Investment extends Devon's integrated Delaware Basin model – capturing value from the wellhead to the demand center HOUSTON, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) today announced a positive Final Investment Decision ("FID") on the Solitude Pipeline …

L3Harris Technologies Appoints Sam Mehta, Proven Aerospace and Defense Executive, as President and Chief Executive Officer

Lewis Hay III Named Independent Chairman of the Board Lauren Barnes Appointed President of Space & Mission Systems and Christopher Aebli Appointed President of Communications & Spectrum Dominance Christopher Kubasik Steps Down as Chairman and CEO Reaffirms 2026 Consolidated Revenue, Organic Growth, Segment Operating …

HSBC price target raised by RBC as earnings forecasts climb

HSBC price target raised by RBC as earnings forecasts climb Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:HSBA, NYSE:HSBC) has had its share price target raised to 1,375p from 1,275p by RBC Capital Markets after the broker increased earnings forecasts following stronger-than-expected …

Update: Apple Changes App Tracking Rules Following German Competition Authority Review

(Updates to include additional details in the third paragraph)Apple (AAPL) will modify its App Tracking Transparency Framework consent prompts for personalized advertising on iPhones and iPads following a German antitrust review, the Bundeskartellamt said Monday.Under the binding Silver Upgrade to read this MT Newswires …

Alibaba sells Lingxi Games to Trustar Capital for $1.5 billion

Alibaba Group has reached a formal agreement to sell its gaming unit, Lingxi Games, to Asian private-equity firm Trustar Capital in a deal worth at least $1.5 billion, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. Reuters, citing a …

Q2 Earnings Highs And Lows: Costco (NASDAQ:COST) Vs The Rest Of The Non-Discretionary Retail Stocks

Q2 Earnings Highs And Lows: Costco (NASDAQ:COST) Vs The Rest Of The Non-Discretionary Retail Stocks Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company's progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Costco …

Tesla Stock Is Climbing Again and These 6 Catalysts Could Push It Higher

Quick Read TSLA gained 4% last week as Q2 deliveries hit a record 480,126 vehicles, blowing past the 402,776 consensus and raising full-year delivery confidence. Tesla's operating margin compressed to 1% and free cash flow turned negative as capex surged 142% to $5.8 billion, …

Berkshire Hathaway adds $17 billion to Alphabet stake in Q2 2026

Berkshire Hathaway added roughly $17 billion to its stake in Google parent Alphabet during the second quarter, making the tech company the third-largest position in its equity portfolio. According to CNBC, Berkshire's second-quarter SEC filing shows it owns close to 106 million shares across …

Two Squeezed Hyperscalers: Does Meta or Amazon Have The Bigger Cash Flow Problem?

Quick Read AMZN burned -$8.8B in free cash flow last quarter, but META's slim $784M surplus masks deeper structural risk with no cloud revenue to recoup hardware costs. AWS hit a 39% margin with a $496B backlog, giving Amazon a metered cash recovery loop …

Gen Digital Inc's Dividend Analysis

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Assessing the Sustainability and Growth of Gen Digital Inc's Upcoming Dividend Payment Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ:GEN) recently announced a total dividend of $0.13 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for 2026-08-17. This includes a $0.13 per share …

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV's Dividend Analysis

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Assessing the Sustainability and Growth of ADRNY's Upcoming Dividend Payment Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADRNY) recently announced a total dividend of $0.59 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for 2026-08-17. This upcoming payment includes a $0.59 per …

United Parcel Service Inc's Dividend Analysis

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Assessing the Sustainability and Growth of UPS's Upcoming Dividend Payment United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE:UPS) recently announced a total dividend of $1.64 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for 2026-08-17. This includes a cash dividend of $1.64 …

ConocoPhillips's Dividend Analysis

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Assessing the Upcoming Payout and Long-Term Sustainability ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) recently announced a total dividend of $0.84 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for 2026-08-17. This payment includes a $0.84 per share cash dividend, payable on 2026-09-01. As …

Novo Nordisk AS's Dividend Analysis

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Assessing the Sustainability and Growth of Novo Nordisk's Dividend Payments Novo Nordisk AS (NYSE:NVO) recently announced a total dividend of $0.58 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for 2026-08-17. This payment includes a $0.58 per share cash …

3 Monthly Pay REITs for Reliable Retirement Income in August

Quick Read Realty Income (O) and EPR (EPR) clear the 4.63% Treasury yield bar with covered monthly dividends and AFFO growth of 4% and 15%. If the 10-year Treasury retreats to its 12-month average of 4.28%, AGNC's projected ROEs of 15% to 17% make …

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp's Dividend Analysis

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Assessing the Upcoming Payout and Long-Term Sustainability of XOM's Dividend ExxonMobil Holdings Corp (NYSE:XOM) recently announced a total dividend of $1.03 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for 2026-08-17. This upcoming payment, which includes a $1.03 per …

Option Volatility And Earnings Report For Aug 17-21

American flag on NY Stock Exchange by Chameleonseye via iStock It's all about retail earnings this week with Walmart (WMT), Home Depot (HD), Target (TGT) and Alibaba (BABA) all set to report. Before a company reports earnings, implied volatility is usually high because the …

D-Wave Appoints Kevan P. Krysler to Board of Directors and Audit Committee

Veteran technology finance executive brings extensive public company, financial leadership and governance experience to D-Wave PALO ALTO, Calif., August 17, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) ("D-Wave" or the "Company"), the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems, software and …

Otis to Provide More Than 250 Elevators and Escalators to Tianjin 117 Tower, China's New Supertall Landmark

Otis will return to the building to modernize existing elevators and support the next phase of development SHANGHAI, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Otis has been selected once again to provide advanced modernization and vertical transportation solutions for Tianjin 117 Tower, a nearly 600-meter …

Could Microsoft spin off Xbox? Why it might be worth billions

Peter Levin of Griffin Gaming Partners explains to Yahoo Finance Executive EditorBrian Sozzi why Xbox could be strategically expendable within Microsoft while its franchises, platform, and intellectual property may represent a multibillion-dollar standalone asset. He then breaks down why Grand Theft Auto takes a …

Automobile Manufacturing Stocks Q2 Teardown: General Motors (NYSE:GM) Vs The Rest

Automobile Manufacturing Stocks Q2 Teardown: General Motors (NYSE:GM) Vs The Rest Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q2 behind us, let's have a look at General Motors (NYSE:GM) and its peers. Much capital investment and …

Nvidia Likely to Post Strong Results But Investors to Focus More on Long-Term Growth Drivers, Morgan Stanley Says

Nvidia (NVDA) is expected to post strong fiscal second-quarter results, but investors are likely to PREMIUM Upgrade to read this MT Newswires article and get so much more. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premium news articles. Upgrade Already have …

Sandisk Stock Is Getting Its Mojo Back Amid China Memory-Chip Move

Sandisk stock is on a hot streak and may finally be getting its mojo back. The shares are on a five-day winning streak through Friday, jumping 35% in that time. Sandisk was moving in tandem with other memory stocks, including Western Digital Seagate and …

Google, Amazon, and Meta All Just Raised Capex Guidance Again. This Boring Industrial Wins No Matter Whose AI Infrastructure Is Best.

If there was any worry that spending on artificial intelligence (AI) was finally set to slow down, it's just been wiped away. Not only are big tech companies not dialing back their aggressive investments in AI infrastructure, but they're ramping them up. Google parent …

Paramount Skydance supera por 1,75$ las previsiones de BPA en el tercer trimestre del año

Q1 Earnings Highs And Lows: Burlington (NYSE:BURL) Vs The Rest Of The Discount Retailer Stocks

Q1 Earnings Highs And Lows: Burlington (NYSE:BURL) Vs The Rest Of The Discount Retailer Stocks As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here's a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q1. Today, we …

Delta Air Lines is Berkshire Hathaway's only airline stock

[High angle view of Delta Air Lines passenger airplane Airbus A330-223 registration N858NW taxiing at Swiss Airport Zürich Kloten on a sunny summer day.] Michael Derrer Fuchs Delta Air Lines (DAL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DAL]) edged higher in early trading on Monday after Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BRK.A]) …