- Shell CEO: The LNG market is expected to experience tightness in the coming quarter.
- Shell CEO: The Middle East war has a major impact on the LNG spot market.
- AUD/USD just touched the 0.7000 mark, now trading at 0.7000, up 0.66% on the day
- The Japanese yen surged more than 1.6% intraday to 160.8, triggering market alarms amid speculation of intervention.
- The U.S. Dollar Index fell sharply in the short term, dropping more than 0.5% to 100.26. The U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen experienced a rare rapid decline, falling over 1.8% to 160.52.
- The South African rand strengthens by about 0.8% against the US dollar as PPI slows to 7.5%, lower than expected; fiscal surplus boosts market sentiment.
- Spot platinum has just surpassed the $1,630.00/ounce mark, now quoted at $1,630.82/ounce, up 1.04% on the day; Nymex platinum futures main contract is quoted at $1,635.7/ounce, up 2.08% on the day.
- GBP/JPY just reached the 215.00 mark, currently quoted at 215.00, down 1.54% on the day; EUR/USD just touched the 1.1500 level, currently at 1.1500, up 0.29% on the day.
- Microsoft's early gains expand to over 14% as last quarter's cloud revenue surges more than 40%, with capital expenditures below expectations; Meta drops nearly 10% as Q2 revenue beats expectations, but concerns over AI investments persist. Apple falls nearly 2%, Amazon rises over 3%, with latest quarterly financial reports to be released after hours.
- Starbucks (SBUX.US) FY26Q3 Earnings Call: Global Same-Store Sales Growth of 7.9% Exceeds Expectations, Long-Term Goal for Up to 20,000 Stores in China
- US Stocks Movement | Microsoft (MSFT.US) surges over 12% as revenue and profits exceed expectations and capital expenditure is curbed
- Arm (ARM.US) rises about 12% as the company forecasts both second-quarter revenue and adjusted profit to exceed expectations.
- NZD/USD intraday gains reach 1.01%, quoted at 0.5852
- World Gold Council Report: Largest Quarterly Drop in a Decade Does Not Change Bullish Outlook, Gold Shows Strong Resilience
- GBP/JPY has just broken through the 216.00 mark, now quoted at 215.98, down 1.09% on the day.
- The US dollar has fallen by 1.02% against the Japanese yen today, currently at 161.74.
- The euro against the yen has just broken through the 186.00 level, currently at 185.96, down 0.73% on the day; the US dollar against the yen has just broken through the 162.00 level, currently at 161.99, down 0.87% on the day; the British pound against the yen has just broken through the 217.00 level, currently at 216.86, down 0.69% on the day.
- Spot gold just broke through the $4,090.00/oz mark, currently priced at $4,090.32/oz, up 0.59% on the day; the main COMEX gold futures contract is currently at $4,148.10/oz, up 1.25% on the day.
- USD/JPY has just broken through the 161.00 mark, now quoted at 160.96, down 1.50% on the day; EUR/JPY has just broken through the 185.00 mark, now quoted at 184.99, down 1.24% on the day.
- HSBC Holdings: Lowers the price target of Meta Platforms (META.US) from $905 to $830.
- Kioxia's first quarter operating profit was 1.27 trillion yen, compared to 44.9 billion yen in the same period last year, with a market estimate of 1.37 trillion yen. First quarter net profit was 842.17 billion yen, compared to 18.28 billion yen in the same period last year, with a market estimate of 973.81 billion yen.
- Japanese stocks closed up 4% today, with an 8.14% cumulative decline in July.
- The Dow Jones opened up by 1.01%, the Nasdaq rose by 1.67%, and the S&P 500 increased by 1.02%. Leading tech stocks saw Microsoft rise 12.13%, AMD up 7.09%, while Meta Platforms fell 10.18%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index gained 0.99%, with XPeng Group down 2.14% and Pinduoduo down 2.02%.
- U.S. economy wavers between consumer frenzy and war headwinds: strong domestic demand can't prevent GDP slowdown to 1.5%, oil price decline helps PCE unexpectedly fall
- Meta Platforms (META.US) drops about 9%, hitting a four-month low, after reporting a significant decline in Q2 cash flow.
- Mastercard (MA.US) rises 3% as second-quarter profit exceeds expectations.
- All three major US stock indices opened higher, with the Dow Jones up 0.6%, the S&P 500 up 1%, and the Nasdaq up 1.6%. Microsoft (MSFT.US) rose about 12% as its fourth-quarter cloud business growth far exceeded expectations. The storage sector soared, with SanDisk (SNDK.US) up about 11% and SK Hynix (SKHY.US) up about 7%.
- Qualcomm (QCOM.US) falls 4.2% as the company forecasted fourth-quarter profit below expectations and anticipated an accelerated decline in revenue from Apple.
- Labor market resilience remains, U.S. initial jobless claims slightly increased to 197,000, lower than expected
- Mantengu names Numbers Management as purchaser, withdraws cautionary announcement
- Linde holds annual shareholder meeting, 85.65% of shares represented
- Qube Research & Technologies discloses net short position in Capital B shares
- Citadel Securities discloses net short position in Sensorion shares
- Balyasny Asset Management discloses net short position in Arkema shares
- Millennium International Management discloses net short position in Nexity shares
- NASDAQ TRADE HALT <TLIH.O> VOLATILITY TRADING PAUSE AT 10:04 AM
- Mastercard Stock Rises as Earnings Get Boost From Growth in Payments Network -- Barrons.com
- Marshall Wace discloses net short position in Ipsos
- Marshall Wace discloses net short position in Publicis Groupe
- Citadel Securities Europe discloses net short position in La Francaise de l’Energie
- BlackRock Financial Management discloses net short position in Sodexo shares
- FirstGroup held annual shareholder meeting, all resolutions passed on poll
- Citadel Advisors Europe discloses net short position in Elis
- Citadel Securities Europe discloses net short position in Amoéba
- SIH Partners discloses net short position in Ubisoft Entertainment shares
- What to Know About Reformation as It IPOs -- WSJ
- Argent Industrial held annual shareholder meeting
- NASDAQ TRADE HALT CONTINUES REASON NOT AVAILABLE AT 10:02 AM
- JANA urges Fiserv board to expand portfolio review, weigh debit network sale
- Hidroelectrica says retrofit, storage and late-stage hydro builds all remain in investment plan
- Covenant Logistics posts transcript of Q2 2026 conference call
- Resilient Energy unit Bullet SWD starts commercial operations after landing first customer
- Citadel Advisors discloses net short position in Michelin shares
- Point72 discloses net short position in Teleperformance shares
- Dow Jones 10:00 AM Averages
- Citadel Advisors discloses net short position in Renault shares
- CyrusOne names John Hatem CEO, succeeding Eric Schwartz
- NASDAQ TRADE HALT CONTINUES <YAAS.O> VOLATILITY TRADING PAUSE AT 09:58 AM
- Microsoft Stock Jumps 15% on Cloud Strength -- WSJ
- Yum! Brands Says Taco Bell Recovering After Cyclosporiasis Outbreak. The Stock Rises. -- Barrons.com
- PDT Partners discloses net short position in Edenred shares
- Gladstone Capital Management discloses net short position in Worldline
- Kintbury Capital discloses net short position in BioMérieux shares
- Kintbury Capital discloses net short position in Carrefour shares
- Lam Research Up Over 20%, on Pace for Largest Percent Increase Since January 1999 -- Data Talk
- NASDAQ TRADE HALT <DFNS.O> VOLATILITY TRADING PAUSE AT 09:52 AM
- Norwegian Cruise Faces Soft Demand While Waiting for Turnaround to Take Hold -- Update
- NASDAQ TRADE HALT <FIEE.O> VOLATILITY TRADING PAUSE AT 09:51 AM
- NASDAQ TRADE HALT CONTINUES REASON NOT AVAILABLE AT 09:51 AM
- TEL publishes transcript of Q1 FY2027 financial announcement
- Meta Stock Slides After Light-on-Details Update on AI Spend -- WSJ
- NWK Holdings announces annual shareholder meeting
- ANV completes acquisition of Open Lending
- Meta Platforms Down Nearly 9%, on Pace for Largest Percent Decrease Since October 2025 -- Data Talk
- Hercules Metals names George Ogilvie CEO effective Sept. 1, 2026
- NASDAQ TRADE HALT CONTINUES REASON NOT AVAILABLE AT 09:48 AM
- Síminn corrects shareholder meeting proposals, says Article 1.2 to be removed, not 1.1
- Microsoft Up Over 14%, on Pace for Largest Percent Increase Since October 2008 -- Data Talk
- NASDAQ TRADE HALT CONTINUES <YAAS.O> VOLATILITY TRADING PAUSE AT 09:47 AM
- Valeo says Goldman Sachs holds 5.59% beneficial stake (13,741,059 shares)
- U.S. Economic Growth Slowed to 1.5% in Second Quarter -- 5th Update
- Rai Way FY26 H1 net income drops 6.7% to € 44.1 million; revenue rises 2.5% to € 143.9 million
- PCE Cooled, But the Fed's Job Isn't Done -- Market Talk
- NASDAQ TRADE HALT CONTINUES <MCTA.O> REASON NOT AVAILABLE AT 09:41 AM
- NASDAQ TRADE HALT CONTINUES <MCTA.O> REASON NOT AVAILABLE AT 09:40 AM
- CORRECTED-Anavex Life Sciences Q2 net loss narrows on lower R&D costs
- Sonic Auto 2Q Net $57.4M >SAH
- Avery Dennison 2Q Adj EPS $2.89 >AVY
- Life Time Group Holdings 2Q Rev $866M >LTH
- Canada Goose Holdings 1Q Adj Loss/Shr C$0.89 >GOOS
- Regeneron Pharma Raises 2026 Gross Margin on Net Product Sales View to 84%-85% From 83%-84% >REGN
- Regeneron Pharma Cuts 2026 Capital Spending View to $1.03B-$1.1B From $1.1B-$1.2B >REGN
- Coastal Financial Net Interest Income $89.4M >CCB
- Coastal Financial Noninterest Income $88.7M >CCB
- Darling Ingredients 2Q EPS $2.41 >DAR
- Ralliant Sees 2026 Adj EPS $2.76-Adj EPS $2.90 >RAL
- Coastal Financial 2Q Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio 10.86% >CCB
- Ralliant 2Q EPS 51c >RAL
- Ralliant 2Q Net $57.2M >RAL
- Ralliant 2Q Sales $567.8M >RAL
