Walmart (WMT.US): Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) for the second quarter reached $0.81, exceeding market expectations of $0.74.

Supermicro: The company has taken personnel actions in the sales and technical support departments. There is no evidence indicating the financial statements are unreliable.

Qualcomm (QCOM.US) appoints Sergio Buniac as General Manager of Mobile, Computing, and Personal AI Business.

The UK Office for National Statistics revises up GDP growth for 2023 and 2024, with adjustments in the service sector and rental accounting contributing 0.5 percentage points.

Spot gold has just surpassed the $4,480.00/oz mark, now quoted at $4,480.05/oz, down 0.94% on the day; COMEX gold futures main contract is now priced at $4,535.00/oz, down 0.23% on the day.