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Amazon's market value surpassed $3 trillion for the first time, making it one of only five companies to reach that level. Strong second-quarter results, particularly accelerating cloud revenue, drove the share-price surge and eased concerns about the cost of artificial intelligence investment.
9:01 PMEconomic Times
Amazon surpassed a $3 trillion market value for the first time, becoming the fifth company to reach that threshold.
9:38 AMBloomberg Markets
US stocks opened higher as hopes for a Middle East de-escalation pushed crude oil prices lower. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all gained ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings.
9:37 AMEconomic Times
The Dow gained more than 700 points to close at a record, while major technology stocks lifted the broader US market. Hopes for a Middle East deal added to investor optimism.
8:23 AMEconomic Times
Big Tech's investments in private AI companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI are adding gains to reported earnings. Excluding those gains would make the broader earnings picture look considerably less bullish.
6:48 PMCNBC
Palantir's revenue rose 93% year over year, while U.S. commercial sales increased 149%. The company raised its full-year outlook above Wall Street expectations, sending its shares 13% higher.
4:57 PMFortune
Palantir, On Semiconductor, Snap and other companies posted the largest stock moves in after-hours trading. The moves followed a fresh round of earnings reports and outlook updates.
4:45 PMCNBC
US manufacturing expanded in July at its fastest pace in more than four years, helped by demand tied to artificial intelligence. Companies also faced supply shortages resembling those during the pandemic and continued inflation pressure.
10:21 AMMarketWatch
Boeing cleared a key hurdle that investors viewed as evidence that its turnaround is advancing. The stock rallied and became the Dow's leading gainer.
4:17 PMMarketWatch
The FAA certified Boeing's 737-7 and granted the aircraft an amended type certificate after a development process that lasted nearly a decade. The approval advances the aircraft toward commercial service and affects Boeing's order pipeline and competitive position.
3:02 PMAirguide Info
The Pentagon is accelerating production of Patriot and THAAD interceptors as demand and replenishment needs strain missile stockpiles. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman stand to benefit from billion-dollar contracts.
10:47 AMAl Jazeera
TKO exceeded Wall Street expectations in its second quarter, powered by demand for UFC and WWE events from fans and advertisers. The company raised its full-year revenue guidance again.
4:09 PMVarietySummary
Amazon's market value surpassed $3 trillion for the first time, making it one of only five companies to reach that level. Strong second-quarter results, particularly accelerating cloud revenue, drove the share-price surge and eased concerns about the cost of artificial intelligence investment.
Amazon's cloud growth changed the debate from whether AI spending would weigh on profits to
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Amazon's milestone shows that investor confidence in AI-linked growth now extends beyond chipmakers to the platforms selling the infrastructure.
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Amazon surpassed a $3 trillion market value for the first time, becoming the fifth company to reach that threshold.
The milestone reflects investor confidence in Amazon's cloud, advertising, and artificial-intelligence businesses, as well as
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Amazon's valuation confirms that AI-linked growth is concentrating more market value in a handful of mega-cap companies.
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US stocks opened higher as hopes for a Middle East de-escalation pushed crude oil prices lower. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all gained ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings.
Lower oil prices are easing an immediate inflation risk and supporting the broader risk-on move.
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Markets are pricing less geopolitical and inflation risk, but earnings will determine whether the rally holds.
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The Dow gained more than 700 points to close at a record, while major technology stocks lifted the broader US market. Hopes for a Middle East deal added to investor optimism.
The rally combined falling geopolitical risk with renewed demand for mega-cap technology, extending the market's
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A broad-looking surge was driven largely by Big Tech and a fragile geopolitical catalyst.
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Big Tech's investments in private AI companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI are adding gains to reported earnings. Excluding those gains would make the broader earnings picture look considerably less bullish.
The shift is from operating performance to mark-to-market investment returns. That distinction matters for investors
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Reported profits may be overstating how much AI has improved Big Tech's underlying businesses.
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Palantir's revenue rose 93% year over year, while U.S. commercial sales increased 149%. The company raised its full-year outlook above Wall Street expectations, sending its shares 13% higher.
The key change is that U.S. commercial demand is now scaling alongside Palantir's government business,
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Palantir is providing a concrete test of whether enterprise AI demand can translate into rapid, repeatable revenue growth.
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Palantir, On Semiconductor, Snap and other companies posted the largest stock moves in after-hours trading. The moves followed a fresh round of earnings reports and outlook updates.
After-hours trading is repricing expectations before the broader market opens, with earnings guidance likely driving
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After-hours reactions can quickly reset valuation levels, but they remain provisional until the full market can trade on the news.
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US manufacturing expanded in July at its fastest pace in more than four years, helped by demand tied to artificial intelligence. Companies also faced supply shortages resembling those during the pandemic and continued inflation pressure.
AI demand is lifting factory activity, but constrained inputs and higher prices are limiting how
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The data points to an industrial recovery powered by AI but constrained by supply and cost pressures.
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Boeing cleared a key hurdle that investors viewed as evidence that its turnaround is advancing. The stock rallied and became the Dow's leading gainer.
The market is treating the latest milestone as confirmation that Boeing can make measurable progress
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Boeing's rally shows how operational milestones can move a major industrial stock before financial results fully reflect the improvement.
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The FAA certified Boeing's 737-7 and granted the aircraft an amended type certificate after a development process that lasted nearly a decade. The approval advances the aircraft toward commercial service and affects Boeing's order pipeline and competitive position.
Certification removes a major regulatory obstacle, but it does not erase the delays that have
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The certification unlocks Boeing's smallest 737 MAX variant but shifts the test from approval to reliable delivery.
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The Pentagon is accelerating production of Patriot and THAAD interceptors as demand and replenishment needs strain missile stockpiles. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman stand to benefit from billion-dollar contracts.
The production push converts battlefield consumption and geopolitical risk into a sustained defense spending cycle.
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Missile defense is becoming a major industrial priority as existing inventories prove difficult to replenish.
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TKO exceeded Wall Street expectations in its second quarter, powered by demand for UFC and WWE events from fans and advertisers. The company raised its full-year revenue guidance again.
The repeated guidance increase shows that TKO is converting live sports attention into durable commercial
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TKO’s results show that live sports remain one of entertainment’s strongest engines for audience growth and pricing power.
A curated list of other prominent stories from this day.
Jim Cramer said investors have become more receptive to Big Tech's heavy AI spending after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy explained how the investment could generate long-term returns. The argument helped shift the market's focus from near-term costs to future monetization.
6:20 PMCNBC
Snap reported second-quarter results that exceeded analysts' estimates across key measures and issued a strong sales forecast. The results sent its stock up about 10%.
6:03 PMCNBCEssex Property Trust exceeded second-quarter expectations as its West Coast portfolio benefited from favorable supply-demand conditions and continued technology-sector investment in the Bay Area. Northern California was a key source of the REIT's strength.
3:46 PMHousing Wire
Chicago-based mortgage lender OriginPoint hired loan officers Erin Halliday and Jon Levin from New American Funding. The team reportedly generated $165 million in volume and is expected to expand OriginPoint's West Coast mortgage presence.
3:13 PMHousing WireImporters seeking refunds for IEEPA tariff payments may face greater uncertainty when they use smaller international carriers rather than major logistics providers. The process becomes more difficult because responsibility for documenting and recovering the payments is less clear.
3:00 PMWWD
JPMorgan Chase plans to deploy more than $750 billion toward housing through 2035. The initiative includes financing for 1 million affordable units and support for 500,000 prospective homebuyers.
2:41 PMHousing Wire
CIP Real Estate paid $99 million for Lyons Business Park in Coconut Creek, Florida. The industrial and office campus spans roughly 338,000 square feet across about 10 buildings.
2:25 PMHousing WireFedEx is expanding automated trailer loading and unloading beyond pilot programs. In February, the company said it planned to deploy the technology across thousands of dock doors at more than 20 U.S. hubs.
2:00 PMWWD
SpaceX shares have fallen nearly 50% from their peak, but the stock may remain expensive even if the company's earnings outperform expectations. A large wave of shares becoming available for sale could add further pressure.
1:05 PMMarketWatch
AMD enters its earnings report with strong server demand supporting results, while investors look ahead to the rollout of its new rack-scale products.
12:31 PMMarketWatchTyson shares fell after a third-quarter sales shortfall, driven by a 16% decline in beef volume, prompted the company to lower its full-year profit forecasts. Bristol-Myers Squibb rose on reports that AstraZeneca is exploring an acquisition, while SpaceX drew attention ahead of its first earnings report as a public company.
11:44 AMBloomberg Markets
The Federal Reserve and FDIC have proposed raising the limits on credit banks may extend to executive officers, directors, principal shareholders and related interests under Regulation O.
11:39 AMPYMNTSJefferies Financial Group is reviewing its exposure to Radiant World after investors in its Point Bonita Capital fund sought redemptions when the fund's large position in collapsing auto supplier First Brands Group became public.
9:59 AMBloomberg MarketsWalmart reported that it cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 7.5 percent from the prior year and by nearly 25 percent compared with a decade ago.
8:00 AMWWDAmerican Bitcoin Corp., a miner backed by the Trump family, reported its third consecutive quarterly loss as the value of its cryptocurrency holdings declined. The company launched shortly before bitcoin fell from record highs.
7:25 AMBloomberg Markets
A new report finds that growth for many U.S. small and midsize businesses begins on customers' smartphones. It examines how SMBs pursue growth and which customer interactions and performance measures they track.
4:01 AMPYMNTSSummary
Jim Cramer said investors have become more receptive to Big Tech's heavy AI spending after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy explained how the investment could generate long-term returns. The argument helped shift the market's focus from near-term costs to future monetization.
The decisive change is greater confidence that AI infrastructure spending can produce measurable returns rather
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Investor tolerance for AI spending now depends on clearer evidence of returns, not enthusiasm alone.
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Snap reported second-quarter results that exceeded analysts' estimates across key measures and issued a strong sales forecast. The results sent its stock up about 10%.
The decisive change is improved investor confidence that Snap can turn stronger operating performance into
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Snap's outlook suggests digital advertisers may be willing to spend more with smaller platforms when performance improves.
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Essex Property Trust exceeded second-quarter expectations as its West Coast portfolio benefited from favorable supply-demand conditions and continued technology-sector investment in the Bay Area. Northern California was a key source of the REIT's strength.
Essex's results show that concentrated exposure to strong coastal technology markets can outweigh broader pressure
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The quarter reinforces the value of scarce housing in tech-driven markets for apartment landlords.
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Chicago-based mortgage lender OriginPoint hired loan officers Erin Halliday and Jon Levin from New American Funding. The team reportedly generated $165 million in volume and is expected to expand OriginPoint's West Coast mortgage presence.
OriginPoint is buying production capacity and local relationships rather than relying solely on broad market
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Mortgage lenders are competing for proven originators as they prepare for tighter margins and a possible rebound in transactions.
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Importers seeking refunds for IEEPA tariff payments may face greater uncertainty when they use smaller international carriers rather than major logistics providers. The process becomes more difficult because responsibility for documenting and recovering the payments is less clear.
The key issue is not whether refunds may be available, but whether importers can assemble
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Tariff refunds may provide relief on paper while leaving smaller importers exposed to costly claims and documentation problems.
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JPMorgan Chase plans to deploy more than $750 billion toward housing through 2035. The initiative includes financing for 1 million affordable units and support for 500,000 prospective homebuyers.
The commitment gives JPMorgan a large role in housing finance while expanding its pipeline of
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JPMorgan is turning housing affordability into a long-term capital deployment strategy, not a small community-lending program.
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CIP Real Estate paid $99 million for Lyons Business Park in Coconut Creek, Florida. The industrial and office campus spans roughly 338,000 square feet across about 10 buildings.
The acquisition gives CIP a sizable Broward County platform in a mixed-use commercial property, with
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The purchase reflects continued institutional interest in South Florida commercial real estate despite uneven office-market conditions.
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FedEx is expanding automated trailer loading and unloading beyond pilot programs. In February, the company said it planned to deploy the technology across thousands of dock doors at more than 20 U.S. hubs.
The planned rollout moves warehouse robotics from experimentation into network-level operations. Automating trailer work could
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Logistics companies are beginning to treat robotics as core infrastructure rather than isolated automation projects.
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SpaceX shares have fallen nearly 50% from their peak, but the stock may remain expensive even if the company's earnings outperform expectations. A large wave of shares becoming available for sale could add further pressure.
The expected increase in tradable shares creates a supply overhang that can overwhelm a strong
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SpaceX investors face both valuation risk and a potential surge in selling supply.
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AMD enters its earnings report with strong server demand supporting results, while investors look ahead to the rollout of its new rack-scale products.
AMD's near-term growth rests on established server demand, but the larger valuation question is whether
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AMD's earnings will be judged not only on current server sales but also on its ability to scale into higher-value AI systems.
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Tyson shares fell after a third-quarter sales shortfall, driven by a 16% decline in beef volume, prompted the company to lower its full-year profit forecasts. Bristol-Myers Squibb rose on reports that AstraZeneca is exploring an acquisition, while SpaceX drew attention ahead of its first earnings report as a public company.
Tyson's weaker beef business has turned a quarterly miss into a broader forecast problem, putting
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The session contrasts deteriorating fundamentals at Tyson with deal speculation at Bristol-Myers and a major valuation test for SpaceX.
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The Federal Reserve and FDIC have proposed raising the limits on credit banks may extend to executive officers, directors, principal shareholders and related interests under Regulation O.
Higher caps would give bank insiders more borrowing capacity, but they would also increase the
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The changes could expand insider access to bank credit while testing safeguards designed to prevent preferential lending.
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Jefferies Financial Group is reviewing its exposure to Radiant World after investors in its Point Bonita Capital fund sought redemptions when the fund's large position in collapsing auto supplier First Brands Group became public.
The review shows that concerns over concentrated and potentially illiquid private-market exposures are spreading beyond
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The episode tests investor confidence in Jefferies's private-credit and alternative-investment risk controls.
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Walmart reported that it cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 7.5 percent from the prior year and by nearly 25 percent compared with a decade ago.
The reductions show progress in Walmart's directly controlled operations, but they do not capture the
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Walmart's scale makes its operational emissions gains meaningful, but supply-chain progress will determine their broader climate impact.
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American Bitcoin Corp., a miner backed by the Trump family, reported its third consecutive quarterly loss as the value of its cryptocurrency holdings declined. The company launched shortly before bitcoin fell from record highs.
The loss shows how quickly a crypto-linked business can move from launch momentum to balance-sheet
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The results test whether crypto-mining companies can withstand weaker asset prices without relying on continued market enthusiasm.
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A new report finds that growth for many U.S. small and midsize businesses begins on customers' smartphones. It examines how SMBs pursue growth and which customer interactions and performance measures they track.
Mobile discovery is becoming the first critical link between customer attention and small-business revenue. SMBs
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Small businesses increasingly need to treat the full digital customer journey as a core growth asset, not just the checkout.
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