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• Sticky U.S. PCE Spurs Limited Reaction as NFP Takes Center Stage

  02-08-2016 15:07
  Despite the ongoing expansion in US Personal Spending, there was a limited reaction to the report as market attention turns to the highly anticipated NFP report.
  
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• Wheaton’s (WPM) Profits Nearly Doubled While Its Cash Pile Shrank To $100M

  20-09-2026 13:03 via rocketnews.com
  
  Wheaton Precious Metals reported second-quarter results on August 6 that marked record profitability for the precious metals streaming company. Net earnings reached $543 million on $929 million in revenue, with first-half earnings climbing 106% to $1.1 billion. The company generated $650 million in operating cash flow during the quarter and $1.4 billion for the half-year period.
  The earnings surge was driven primarily by a significant increase in metal prices rather than volume growth. The comp
  
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• Strategy Stock’s 16% Jump Yesterday Traces Back to a House Committee Vote.

  20-09-2026 13:03 via rocketnews.com
  
  Strategy stock climbed 16% to close at $154 on September 18, driven by developments in cryptocurrency policy and the company’s status as a leveraged Bitcoin proxy. The equity gains followed Bitcoin’s recovery above $80,000 on short covering in the derivatives market, amplified by two regulatory actions within 48 hours. On September 16, the House Financial Services Committee voted 28-21 to advance a bill establishing a federal Strategic Bitcoin Reserve with mandatory 20-year custody
  
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• Royal Caribbean’s (RCL) $1.25B Debt Deal Hides A Bigger Story

  20-09-2026 13:03 via rocketnews.com
  
  Royal Caribbean Group completed a $1.25 billion debt offering on August 20, issuing notes carrying a 5.55% coupon maturing on January 20, 2034. The proceeds were designated for repaying floating-rate term loans and refinancing other debt obligations under a shelf registration established on February 29, 2024.
  The cruise operator reported strong operational performance in the second quarter, posting adjusted earnings per share of $4.21 and raising full-year adjusted earnings guidance to a range
  
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• Republic Services (RSG) Is Winning On Price While Volumes Slip

  20-09-2026 13:03 via rocketnews.com
  
  Republic Services reported second-quarter earnings of $1.84 per diluted share, up from $1.75 in the prior year, and raised its full-year guidance across revenue, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash flow metrics.
  The company’s growth was primarily driven by pricing power. Core pricing contributed 5.3% to revenue growth, with total revenue rising 4.6%. Within the collection segment, pricing added 4.1% in restricted markets and 7.8% in open markets. Management noted that price increas
  
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• Targa Resources (TRGP) Set a Record Quarter and Then Raised the Bar

  20-09-2026 13:02 via rocketnews.com
  
  Targa Resources Corp. reported record results for the second quarter on August 6, with adjusted EBITDA reaching $1.60 billion, representing a 38% increase from the comparable quarter in the prior year. Management indicated that full-year performance is expected to approach the higher end of its guidance range. The company operates natural gas and natural gas liquids infrastructure serving the Permian Basin, and the financial results suggested elevated utilization of these systems.
  Growth in vol
  
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• Simon Property (SPG) Group Raised Its Outlook Again

  20-09-2026 13:02 via rocketnews.com
  
  Simon Property Group reported results for the three months through June 30 and raised its full-year profit guidance for real estate funds from operations. The company’s FFO per diluted share climbed to $3.29 from $3.05 in the prior-year quarter, while net operating income at domestic properties grew 8.5%. Management lifted its full-year real estate FFO range to $13.20 to $13.30 per share, moving the midpoint up by $0.08.
  Tenant performance drove much of the improvement. Reported retailer
  
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• 80-year-old discount fashion chain closing 120 stores

  20-09-2026 13:02 via rocketnews.com
  
  The Cato Corporation announced plans to close approximately 120 stores, representing roughly 15% of its retail footprint. The closures come as the company faces intensifying competition in the off-price fashion retail segment and declining financial performance. The company reported net income of $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2026, compared to $6.8 million in the prior-year period. Second quarter sales totaled $163.9 million, a 6% decline from $174.7 million in the same quarter ended Au
  
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• SpaceX Stock Has Gone Nowhere Since Its First Day of Trading

  19-09-2026 23:03 via rocketnews.com
  
  SpaceX stock has remained largely flat since its debut as a public company on June 12, closing at $160.95 on its first trading day and finishing Friday at $152.71, a decline of roughly 5%. The performance masks significant volatility during the interim period, with shares reaching a high of $211.39 in their third session before declining to near $108 in early August and subsequently recovering through September.
  Three primary factors appear to be constraining stock appreciation despite strong o
  
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• Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Turns Every Revenue Dollar Into 77 Cents of Pretax Profit

  19-09-2026 23:03 via rocketnews.com
  
  Interactive Brokers Group disclosed quarterly results for the period ended June 30, posting diluted earnings per share of $0.69, an increase from $0.51 in the comparable prior-year quarter. Net revenues climbed to $1.90 billion from $1.48 billion, while the company’s pretax profit margin expanded to 77% compared with 75% a year earlier.
  Customer metrics showed broad expansion across the platform. Customer accounts grew 34% to 5.19 million, while customer equity increased 40% to $930.3 bil
  
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• Infosys (INFY) Lands a Brake Maker as Growth Stays in Low Gear

  19-09-2026 23:03 via rocketnews.com
  
  Infosys announced on August 18 that it had won a long-term engagement to manage enterprise software operations for Knorr-Bremse AG, a manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles. The contract encompasses ERP systems, data platforms, engineering tools, and product lifecycle management, with work built on Infosys Topaz, the company’s artificial intelligence platform.
  Results released on July 23 for the quarter ended June 30 revealed that AI contributed 8.2% of total rev
  
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• Ferguson (FERG) Keeps Beating a Housing Market That Refuses to Cooperate

  19-09-2026 23:03 via rocketnews.com
  
  Ferguson Enterprises Inc. released results for the quarter ended June 30, showing revenue growth of 4.6% to $8.8 billion alongside an upward revision to full-year guidance. However, profit expansion failed to keep pace with sales gains, raising questions about operational efficiency and margin sustainability moving forward.
  The company’s non-residential segment emerged as the primary growth driver, with US revenue climbing 8% as the distributor captured market share in a mixed competitive
  
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• Equinix Sees AI Driving Data Center Demand, Interconnection Growth

  19-09-2026 23:03 via rocketnews.com
  
  Equinix executives outlined how artificial intelligence is reshaping the company’s business during a Barclays conference discussion. Arquelle Shaw, President of the Americas, described a significant shift in enterprise customer behavior, noting that companies which were previously cautious about AI adoption have moved toward developing and implementing comprehensive AI strategies. This transition has increased demand for data center capacity, with deployments expanding from smaller arrang
  
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• CoreWeave (CRWV) Is Charging More for AI Compute, and Customers Keep Paying

  19-09-2026 23:03 via rocketnews.com
  
  CoreWeave announced on September 17 that it has secured new customer agreements at elevated pricing levels since June 30. The company’s third-quarter contracts, which typically run between three and six months, are generating approximately $40 million in annualized revenue per megawatt of capacity. This pricing structure demonstrates significant customer demand for the company’s AI infrastructure services.
  The strength in customer demand is reflected in CoreWeave’s expanding b
  
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• Is India’s secondaries market hitting an inflection point?

  19-09-2026 13:03 via rocketnews.com
  
  India’s secondaries investment market is entering a period of significant growth after years of being considered an immature asset class. Several established Asian mid-market investment firms, including TR Capital, Neo Asset Management, and Kenro Capital, have recently expanded their secondaries operations into India or launched dedicated secondary investment vehicles focused on the country.
  Multiple factors are supporting this expansion. The Indian IPO market has strengthened considerabl
  
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• SEI’s Record Revenue, Earnings Fuel Future Growth, Rising Shares

  19-09-2026 13:02 via rocketnews.com
  
  SEI Corporation, a provider of investment processing and management platforms for financial institutions and investors, released second-quarter fiscal 2026 results that exceeded prior performance metrics across multiple measures. The company generated revenue of $641.6 million, representing a 14.7% increase from the comparable year-earlier period. Adjusted per-share earnings reached $1.66, marking a 38% year-over-year gain, while operating income climbed to $207 million, up 36% from the prior-y
  
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• Manufacturing output down in August; investments by Reckitt, Hitachi

  19-09-2026 13:02 via rocketnews.com
  
  U.S. industrial production remained flat month over month in August, with manufacturing output contracting 0.3% following a seven-month growth streak, according to the Federal Reserve. Durable goods manufacturing saw a 0.5% decline, while nondurable manufacturing remained unchanged. Capacity utilization held steady at 76.3%, sitting 3.1 percentage points below its historical average from 1972–2025.
  Metalworking machinery orders topped $500 million in July for the fifth consecutive month,
  
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• China’s Fuel Exports Surge as Global Diesel Shortage Deepens

  19-09-2026 13:02 via rocketnews.com
  
  China’s refined fuel exports reached 6.01 million tons in August, representing a 12.7% increase from the same month the prior year, according to customs data. The August shipments exceeded pre-war levels, with jet fuel exports hitting record highs. However, the cumulative total for the first eight months of the year declined 9.6% compared to the equivalent period in 2025, reflecting the impact of export restrictions imposed earlier.
  The Chinese government implemented an almost complete ba
  
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• AMD Up 155% YTD on Record Revenue, AI Demand

  19-09-2026 13:02 via rocketnews.com
  
  AMD released financial results for its second quarter of fiscal 2026 demonstrating substantial growth across multiple metrics. The chipmaker reported record revenue of $11.5 billion, representing a 50% increase compared to the same period the previous year. Data center revenue, a key segment benefiting from artificial intelligence infrastructure demand, more than doubled to $6.7 billion. Earnings per share reached $1.66, reflecting an 82% year-over-year increase. Management provided forward gui
  
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• Falling Bitcoin Prices Drag Down Products and Mining Revenue for Canaan (CAN)

  18-09-2026 23:04 via rocketnews.com
  
  Canaan Inc. released its second quarter fiscal 2026 results on September 8, revealing significant operational challenges across its computing and energy infrastructure business. The company generated total revenue of $31.9 million during the quarter, representing a substantial decline from $100.2 million in the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year and $62.7 million in the first quarter of 2026.
  The company reported a net loss of $97.6 million for the quarter, a marked deterioration fro
  
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• Earnings Drag and Geopolitical Headwinds Weigh on Lockheed Martin’s (LMT) Performance

  18-09-2026 23:04 via rocketnews.com
  
  Conventum – Alluvium Global Fund released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter, which highlighted challenges facing the broader market despite an overall equity rally led by semiconductor companies. The fund itself posted mixed results, declining 1.4% in EUR terms, 2.2% in USD terms, and 3.9% in AUD terms during the period. While certain holdings such as Alphabet benefited from strong cloud growth, and others including Robert Half and H&R Block posted solid gains, cable businesses
  
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• Dollarama raises fiscal 2027 guidance after Q2 sales growth

  18-09-2026 23:04 via rocketnews.com
  
  Dollarama increased its fiscal 2027 guidance for Canadian operations following stronger-than-expected second-quarter results. The retailer reported sales of C$2.02bn for the period ended 2 August 2026, representing a 17.6% increase compared to the same quarter in the prior year. The sales growth reflected a full quarter of operations in Australia, which had only contributed 13 days of results in the prior year following the acquisition of The Reject Shop Limited.
  Canadian comparable store sales
  
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• What Are Bollinger Bands and How Do They Work?

  18-09-2026 15:02 via litefinance.org
  
  Bollinger Bands are among the most popular tools in technical analysis. Developed by John Bollinger in the 1980s, the indicator is widely used to assess market volatility and identify potential reversal points. Bollinger Bands can help traders evaluate current market conditions and analyze price dynamics.In this article, we'll take a detailed look at how the Bollinger Bands indicator works, explore its key settings, and examine the main trading strategies that use Bollinger Bands in financial ma
  
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• XAU/USD: Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast for 18.09.26–25.09.26

  18-09-2026 13:55 via litefinance.org
  
  Major Takeaways Main scenario: Consider long positions from corrections above 4,233.40 with a target of 4,900.00–5,610.00. A buy signal: the price holds above 4,233.40. Stop Loss: below 4,165.00, Take Profit: 4,900.00–5,610.00. Alternative scenario: Breakout and consolidation below 4,233.40 will allow the asset to continue declining to the levels of 3,954.50–3,720.00. A sell signal: the level of 4,233.40 is broken to the downside. Stop Loss: above 4,300.00, Take Profit: 3,954.5
  
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• WTI Crude Oil: Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast for 18.09.26–25.09.26

  18-09-2026 13:25 via litefinance.org
  
  Major Takeaways Main scenario: Consider long positions from corrections above 90.60 with a target of 115.50–125.50. A buy signal: the price holds above 90.60. Stop Loss: below 89.10, Take Profit: 115.50–125.50. Alternative scenario: Breakout and consolidation below 90.60 will allow the asset to continue declining to the levels of 79.30–67.00. A sell signal: the level of 90.60 is broken to the downside. Stop Loss: above 92.10, Take Profit: 79.30–67.00.Main ScenarioConsider
  
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• Union Pacific Sees Broad Volume Growth as Fuel Costs Threaten Operating Ratio

  18-09-2026 13:06 via rocketnews.com
  
  Union Pacific Corporation disclosed significant volume expansion across its freight operations during the current quarter, with carloads increasing approximately 5% and industrial volume climbing 5.2% on a month-to-date basis. The railroad maintained stable service metrics, reporting car velocity in the mid-230s range and terminal dwell times remaining below 20 hours, indicating the network successfully processed higher freight volumes without service degradation.
  Growth was driven by strength
  
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• This High-Yield Tech Stock Just Raised Its Dividend by Nearly 8%

  18-09-2026 13:06 via rocketnews.com
  
  Logitech International held its Annual General Meeting where shareholders approved a fiscal 2026 cash dividend of CHF 1.36 per share, equivalent to roughly $1.67. This represents an increase of approximately 8% from the previous dividend of CHF 1.26 per share. The dividend is payable on Sept. 23, 2026, to shareholders of record on Sept. 22, 2026.
  The dividend increase reflects broader market trends toward higher shareholder payouts. According to Capital Group data, U.S. companies distributed $1
  
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• Forgent (FPS) Powers 11% Higher on Swing to Profits, Upbeat Outlook

  18-09-2026 13:06 via rocketnews.com
  
  Forgent Power Solutions (NYSE:FPS) experienced a significant rally on Wednesday, gaining 11.10% to close at $34.84 per share, extending gains from the previous trading day. The advance followed the company’s announcement of a return to profitability in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026, alongside substantially improved financial performance across multiple metrics.
  The company reported net income of $66.09 million for the fourth quarter, a marked reversal from a net loss of $4.76 mil
  
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• Fed Raises Interest Rates for First Time in Three Years as Diesel, Gas Prices Surge

  18-09-2026 13:06 via rocketnews.com
  
  The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee voted unanimously to raise the benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday, moving the rate to a range of 3.75% to 4%. This marked the first rate increase since 2023, representing a shift from expectations just one week prior when market participants assigned only a 60% probability to such a hike, based on the CME’s FedWatch tool.
  Fed Chair Kevin Warsh attributed the decision primarily to elevated inflation levels that
  
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• Bank of America expects third-quarter investment banking fees to fall more than 10%; shares slide

  18-09-2026 13:06 via rocketnews.com
  
  Bank of America disclosed a significant slowdown in its investment banking and trading operations for the third quarter, contrasting sharply with the company’s performance earlier in the year. CEO Brian Moynihan indicated at a conference that investment banking fees would likely fall by more than 10% compared to the prior-year period, while trading revenue was expected to remain essentially unchanged. This marked a notable shift from the second quarter, when the bank had posted a 50% incr
  
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