Corn futures were down 1 to 4 3/4 cents on the Thursday session. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 3 3/4 cents at $4.85 1/4. Crude oil backed off by $1.34 on the day, to add some pressure.
Export Sales data showed 1.027 MMT in corn sales 2026/27 in the week ending on September 10. That was still down 16.6% from the same week last year. Mexico was the top buyer of 626,000 MT, with **** an in for 150,200 MT.
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In July, Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella surprised AI stock investors with an uncomfortable way to think about what they were buying into.
As I wrote for TheStreet in "Microsoft CEO adds fuel to Palantir CEO's AI warning," Nadella argued that companies weren't merely paying for tokens. Moreover, they were feeding outside models the prompts, corrections, and institutional knowledge that eventually make those systems useful for their users.
"You essentially pay for intelligence twice, once with money, and again with something even more valuable," Nadella wrote in his July essay.
Days later, that warning became a central part of Palantir's bull case. Now, two months on, Palantir and Nvidia, two of the biggest names in the AI ******* e, are starting to act on it.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp pushed the argument further, which I covered in "Palantir CEO escalates Microsoft's AI warning."

#palantir #july #wrote

Stablecoin developer Circle Internet Group (NYSE: $CRCL) has unveiled a new blockchain called "Arc."
The blockchain arrives as Circle tries to diversify beyond issuing its $74 billion USDC stablecoin (CRYPTO: $USDC).
In a statement, Circle said that Arc will help it become one of the biggest blockchain companies to provide the rails for moving money and financial ***** ets onchain.
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The aerospace industry is evolving as Boeing (NYSE:BA) attempts a massive operational turnaround while Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) rapidly expands its footprint across the global ******* e economy.
Boeing remains a dominant force in commercial aviation and defense, whereas Rocket Lab specializes in small-satellite launches and ******* ecraft components. Investors often compare them to decide between an established giant recovering from crisis and a high-growth challenger in the private ******* e sector.
Boeing operates as a massive player among defense stocks and commercial aviation leaders, manufacturing everything from the 737 Max to advanced military rotorcraft. The company generates revenue through commercial aircraft sales, defense contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA, and global services. Customer concentration like this adds a layer of risk to the business. In 2025, the company acquired Spirit AeroSystems to address long-standing quality issues, providing transition services to other buyers like Airbus (OTC:EADSF).
In FY 2025, revenue reached nearly $89.5 billion, representing a growth of roughly 34.5% over the previous year. The company reported a net income of approximately $2.2 billion, a significant recovery from the net loss of nearly $11.8 billion in FY 2024. This improvement in the net margin to 2.5% suggests the company is beginning to stabilize its bottom line after years of heavy losses.
As of its December 2025 balance sheet, Boeing carries a debt-to-equity ratio of nearly 10.0x, a measure comparing total debt to shareholder equity that indicates a heavy reliance on borrowing. The company reported a current ratio of nearly 1.2x, which measures a company's ability to cover its short-term debts with liquid ******* ets. Note that stock-based compensation represented roughly 40% of operating cash flow, which inflates reported cash generation since SBC is a non-cash expense added back in the cash flow statement. The company also generated a negative free cash flow of approximately $1.9 billion, representing operating cash minus spending on physical ******* ets.

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United Microelectronics (UMC) is a leading global semiconductor foundry founded in 1980 and headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The company specializes in advanced wafer fabrication, offering complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radiofrequency, embedded memory, high-voltage, and image sensor manufacturing services to a diverse global customer base. The company has increasingly focused on specialty semiconductor solutions spanning power management, connectivity, and advanced packaging, while expanding into silicon photonics to capture emerging demand related to artificial intelligence (AI).
UMC stock currently trades around $22, which is closer to the higher end of its 52-week range of $6.72 to $28.96, reflecting a dramatic rebound from multiyear lows earlier in the year. Shares have been volatile in recent sessions, popping on strong sales figures as investors weigh near-term margin pressures against long-term AI-driven capacity expansion plans.
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By Mike Dolan
Sept 3 (Reuters) - Some calm has returned to world markets over the past 24 hours as oil prices steadied and the angry bond market cooled down a bit.
There were no breakthroughs in the Gulf standoff ‌between the U.S. and Iran, but President Donald Trump indicated an intention to limit the duration of the latest ‌round of attacks, and top aides are seeking "quiet" in the conflict ahead of November's midterm elections.
U.S. Treasury yields eased from multi-year highs overnight, while European equivalents remained on edge due to an exceptional surge in natural gas prices to three-year highs ahead of the winter season.
In equities, Asian shares were choppy on Thursday, while Wall Street futures were up before the bell after major indexes stateside closed higher on Wednesday.

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The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX), headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, operates as an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer. With a market cap of $147.9 billion, the company operates off-price retail concepts and e-commerce sites in the U.S., Canada, and Europe that offer a wide range of brand name and designer merchandise.
Companies worth $10 billion or more are generally described as "large-cap stocks," and TJX definitely fits that description, with its market cap exceeding this threshold, reflecting its substantial size, influence, and dominance in the apparel retail industry. TJX has cemented its leadership in off-price retail by leveraging strong vendor relationships and efficient procurement to offer branded merchandise at significantly lower prices than traditional channels. Its treasure-hunt shopping experience, driven by a diverse and ever-changing ****** ortment, continues to resonate with cost-conscious consumers and build a loyal customer base, while strategic investments in Multibrand Outlet Stores in Mexico and Brands for Less in the Middle East underscore its focus on international expansion and geographic diversification.
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RTX Corporation (RTX), headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, provides systems and services for commercial, military, and government customers in the aerospace and defense industries. Valued at $280 billion by market cap, the company offers avionics systems, aviation systems, communications and navigation equipment, interior and exterior aircraft lighting, aircraft seating, environmental control systems, flight control systems, and engine components.
Companies worth $200 billion or more are generally described as "mega-cap stocks," and RTX definitely fits that description, with its market cap exceeding this threshold, reflecting its substantial size, influence, and dominance in the aerospace & defense industry. RTX's strength lies in its diversified portfolio, enabling it to leverage growth across sectors and invest in R&D. Its scale and brand equity in aerospace and defense drive innovation and secure government contracts.
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#defense

Big dealmaking continues at a rapid clip for AI infrastructure play Hut 8 (HUT).
Hut 8 is developing the data center in Nueces County, Texas, that will be leased by Nvidia (NVDA) as part of a new $35 billion cloud-computing deal between Anthropic (ANTH.PVT) and Nvidia-backed Lambda, according to a new report from the WSJ.
Hut 8 shares rose as much as 4% in premarket trading on Tuesday.
"We have many projects that we are at late stage on," Hut 8 CEO Asher Genoot said on Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid in late August (video above). "We have early-stage [projects] across the whole pipeline. We have 11 that we've disclosed publicly. That doesn't include any behind-the-meter opportunities that we're working on. That doesn't include any M&A opportunities. So we have a ton of projects we're working on."
Hut 8 has a remarkable transformation story, evolving from a bitcoin miner to one of the most important AI data center operators in North America.

#NVIDIA

NVDA posted $96B in Q2 revenue, up 106% year over year, with Huang forecasting 70% FY28 growth versus the Street's 45% estimate.
Huang told Cramer NVDA will increase buybacks with next year's free cash flow, with $99B remaining on the authorization after returning $26B last quarter.
A persistent premarket seller drove NVDA from $226 down to $220 overnight before shares shook off a tariff headline and finished up nearly 8%.
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A steady premarket seller took NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) from its post-earnings pop back toward the flatline overnight, even as CEO Jensen Huang used his Mad Money slot hours earlier to signal the company is buying back even more of its own stock.

#Seller

Good morning. Stocks began trading on a more upbeat note on Tuesday as falling oil prices and Treasury yields lifted sentiment, helping markets shake off concerns about US tensions with Iran and Canada.
Here's a check of the markets in the first few minutes of trading, based on a heat map powered by Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data.
Tech (XLK) stocks bounced back after posting losses on Monday, showing broad strength across semiconductor, software, and hardware stocks. Nvidia (NVDA) stock rose by about 2%, putting shares on track to end a seven-day losing streak if today's gains hold.
Investors fled Consumer Staples (XLP) names, reversing Monday's trading pattern. As Treasury yields and oil prices pull back and inflation jitters subside for now, it's creating a rotation into growth and technology plays.
Here are some notable stocks that Yahoo Finance readers are viewing this morning: Sandisk (SNDK), Marvell (MRVL), Intel (INTC), SK Hynix (SKHY), AMD (AMD), Bloom Energy (BE), and Lam Research (LRCX).

#finance

Birmingham, Alabama-based Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) produces and supplies construction aggregates in the United States. The company has a market cap of $35.8 billion and operates through three segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, and Concrete, and provides crushed stone, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates for use in the construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, and more.
VMC stock has lagged behind the broader market over the past year, falling 4.3% compared to the S&P 500 Index's ($SPX) 20.5% surge. Moreover, in 2026, the stock has declined by nearly 3.2%, underperforming the SPX's 12.1% rise.
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Shares of Walmart (NASDAQ: WMT) saw their worst one-day drop since 2022 after the retailer said it would use its approximately $2.9 billion in tariff refunds to lower prices for consumers, which would negatively impact its third-quarter results.
The company indicated that consumers appear to be stretched due to high gasoline prices, but that overall they remain resilient and keep spending, helped by wage growth.
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Following its dip, the stock is now down about 7% on the year, as of Aug. 20. Let's dive into the retail stock's quarterly results to see if the pullback is a buying opportunity or if investors should stay away.
Walmart has always been known as the low-cost leader, so its decision to push down prices in response to the tariff refund isn't completely surprising. However, lowering costs will impact its sales growth and operating margins in the near term.

#NVIDIA

ZeroStack Corp. (NASDAQ: $ZSTK) has struck a $1 billion crypto contribution deal that would add nearly 926 million MemeCore (CRYPTO: $M) tokens to its balance sheet while giving MemeCore-linked investors a large equity position in the Nasdaq-listed company.
Under the definitive agreement, Puple AI Inc. and Blockcat Pte. Ltd. will contribute 925,925,926 $M tokens, valued at $1.08 each, in exchange for 3.5 million ZeroStack common shares and pre-funded warrants covering up to 36,198,293 additional shares.
The warrants are priced at $25.19 per share, more than 12 times ZeroStack's recent market trading price. Shares tied to the warrants cannot be issued until shareholders approve the transaction under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635 and will be subject to a lock-up lasting up to 10 years after closing.
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By Amy-Jo Crowley
LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - British artificial intelligence company Quantexa is considering a multibillion-dollar stock market listing in Britain or the United States, its chief executive told Reuters.
"We can list in the UK or the U.S., or both," Vishal Marria said, ‌adding that the company has not decided when to pursue a public offering and could remain privately held.
A U.S. listing would ‌deal a further blow to London's stock market, which has seen a string of companies opt for U.S. exchanges. Marria said the U.S. offers a deeper pool of capital and the potential for a higher valuation than the UK.
Marria said Quantexa has been "IPO-ready" since January but declined to comment on the timing of any IPO.

#marria #market #crowley #british

SMCI fell 4% and DELL dropped 3% after Netlist filed an ITC complaint over DDR5 patents, though SMCI remains up 28% for the week.
Micron rallied 4% despite being named in the Netlist filing, while SOXX gained 2%, both signaling sector rotation rather than fading AI demand.
Super Micro booked over $60 billion in new orders last quarter and guided fiscal 2027 revenue of $65 to $72 billion, driving last week's surge.
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Shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) are down 4% to $38.4 Monday morning, giving back part of last week's rally as a fresh patent complaint over DDR5 memory modules lands on the AI server builders. The complaint names several major hardware vendors alongside memory supplier Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU).

#last #netlist #ddr5

T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS)'s shares are down by 26% over the past year and by 8% year-to-date. As with other carriers, the firm's narrative depends on its subscriber growth, and more recently, on its ability to compete with ******* eX. The rocket firm, which now also markets itself as an AI firm, also operates the largest satellite internet constellation in the world. ******* eX also aims to offer its cellular service based on its satellites. On August 6th, Cramer discussed T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS)'s latest earnings results:
"Some of these are, actually fear of, what's going to happen. I mean, look, T-Mobile was not perfect, it's a good example. T-Mobile was not perfect, it was deceleration of what I'm used to. And then it's a one-two punch, because it's that and then it's ******* eX."
After T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) reported its second quarter earnings in the morning on July 23rd, the shares closed a whopping 11% lower on the same day. The results saw the firm's profit per share beat ******* yst estimates. However, a key factor in its narrative, i.e. postpaid subscribers, missed estimates. As part of the earnings, T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) outlined that it expected to add 250,000 postpaid accounts in the third quarter whcih was quite low over ******* yst estimates of 275,000.
Additionally, during the quarter, T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS)'s management also announced that more than 60% of its new additions chose its premium plans. These plans can prove to be more profitable in the future but at the cost of higher customer churn. However, during the call, management also warned that the new plans can increase its churn rate. While T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) outlined that its postpaid churn was 0.85% in the second quarter, the 250,000 subscriber addition guide was based on the costs of the shift to the premium plans.
The focus on the premium and positive metrics, such as a low churn appear to be reflected in T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS)'s valuation as well. The firm's shares trade at a forward P/E ratio of 16.45, which is higher than Verizon's P/E of 9.38. 85 out of the 1,022 hedge funds part of Insider Monkey's Q1 2026 database had held T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS)'s shares. Furthermore, the short interest appeared to have cleared out a bit after the post-earnings share price movement. As of July-end, it was 3.79% of the float, which was lower than mid-July's 4.70%.

#NASDAQ #shares #churn #estimates

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Management is intentionally pivoting the company from a legacy equipment leasing model to a diversified radiation oncology platform focused on direct patient services.
Revenue growth of 19% was primarily driven by higher patient volumes in Rhode Island and improved international performance following technology upgrades.
The international strategy is yielding results in Peru, where the ESPRIT Gamma Knife upgrade has significantly improved patient throughput and utilization.
Proton beam radiation therapy in Orlando remains a key growth driver, benefiting from a combination of increased treatment volumes and favorable reimbursement trends.

#improved #NVIDIA

Medicare's two-year lookback treats a one-time home sale gain as recurring income, spiking Part B premiums for retirees who enroll at 65.
A single filer with MAGI above $500,000 pays $689.90 monthly for Part B alone, up from the standard $203, plus extra Part D surcharges.
The IRMAA surcharge is temporary, but timing the home sale outside the two-year Medicare lookback window can prevent it entirely.
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The scenario is common enough that Medicare planners have a name for it: the IRMAA cliff. A homeowner sells her longtime residence at 63, walks away with a large capital gain, and files a tax return that looks nothing like her usual retirement income. Two years later, when she enrolls in Medicare at 65, the Social Security Administration reaches back to that inflated return and prices her Part B and Part D premiums as if she earns that much every year. In reality, the gain was a one-time event, while the surcharge lingers.

#gain #irmaa #time #sale

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.73%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +1.03%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +2.00%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.72%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) are up +1.94%.
Stock indices are moving higher today, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials posting record highs and the Nasdaq 100 posting a 2.5-week high. Strength in technology stocks is leading the broader market higher on some better-than-expected earnings results. Palantir Technologies is up more than +21% after reporting stronger-than-expected Q2 revenue and raising its full-year revenue forecast. Also, Zebra Technologies is up more than +18% after reporting better-than-expected Q2 EPS and raising its full-year EPS forecast. In addition, Caterpillar is up more than +10% after reporting Q2 adjusted EPS that was well above the consensus.
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MSFT surged 15% post-earnings while GOOGL slipped, after both doubled capex and GOOGL posted its first-ever negative free cash flow quarter.
Alphabet's full-stack TPU-to-Gemini approach cuts Nvidia dependency, while Microsoft's OpenAI partnership created a $4.9B GAAP revenue drag from partner losses.
Alphabet's 15 P/E looks compelling if capex peaks, but Microsoft's $678B contracted backlog delivers revenue certainty that justifies its higher multiple.
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Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) closed out two of the most watched earnings reports of the summer. Both beat handily. Both doubled infrastructure spend. Yet the market treated them very differently, and the reason sits inside one question: when does AI capex stop being a cost and start being a return?

#msft

Wall Street is taking center stage in financing the AI buildout. On July 28, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) and ****** et ‌manager BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) announced a venture to develop and operate a one gigawatt data center campus in El Paso, Texas. The project, costing about $14 billion in development, marks the emergence of a new financing playbook for the AI infrastructure boom.
The overwhelming cost of the AI infrastructure build out is prompting tech giants to go beyond self-funding, raising tens of billions of dollars in debt and tapping ****** et managers such as BlackRock for capital.
Last year, the tech giant spent $72.2 billion on capex, up roughly $30 billion from the year before. For 2026, it has projected capital expenditure between $125 billion and $145 ‌billion, up from its prior forecast of $115 billion to $135 billion. According to Chief Financial Officer Susan Li, the increase related to higher component pricing and additional data center costs tied to AI infrastructure.
This brings us to the question: Does the deal meaningfully reduce the cost of Meta's AI buildout?
As per Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META), BlackRock-managed funds will take an 80% ownership stake in the venture, while the tech giant will retain the remaining 20%. A part of BlackRock's investment will be financed through $12.5 billion in debt, while Meta will also ⁠receive a $1 billion distribution to align ownership.

#platforms #NASDAQ

Distressed investors are, by their nature, optimists. They must be, since they see bargains and opportunities where other investors fear to tread. True to form, recent conversations with a number of distressed players reveal a significant distressed opportunity set in the back half of 2026 in the face of a roaring US equity bull market and a vibrant US economy.
Beginning on a positive note, "the US economy is doing well and isn't likely to turn south in the next six to 12 months," says Jeremy Burton, managing director and portfolio manager at PineBridge Investments. Even the rise of oil prices isn't of great concern for Burton, as he believes that the hit to consumers from rising oil prices in one region of the country will be offset by a healthy oil-and-gas-based economy in another region. As a result, the opportunities are more sector-specific, he believes.
Concurring with Burton's relatively sunny view are Morgan Stanley strategists Vishwas Patka and Joyce Jiang, who, in a recent piece covering their mid-year outlook, said "capex growth and a resilient consumer support a stable macro environment with strong earnings, while attractive yields anchor robust [debt] demand." This bodes well for business growth and equity generally, the pair said.
That health is reflected in the numbers. PitchBook LCD reported on July 1 that the trailing 12-month default rate for the Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan index was only 0.97% by dollar amount and 1.34% by issuer count. The default rate by count, including Liability Management Exercises (LMEs), was 2.77%.
But danger in the leveraged loan index lurks. The index's distress ratio by amount (defined as the share of loans trading below 80 cents on the dollar) rose 34 bps in June, to 6.87%. In fact, the distress ratio has trended higher over the past nine months after plumbing a near-term low of 2.59% in September 2025. The peak for 2026 is 7.23% in March, which was the result of six consecutive monthly increases and marked the highest level since the distress ratio hit 7.36% in December 2022, in the midst of a series of US fed funds rate hikes by the FOMC. Roughly 45% of the debt trading under 80 is in software-related sectors.

#distressed #ratio #leveraged

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Britain's oldest sugar factory is to close because of sky-high energy costs.
The site at Cantley, in Norfolk, was the first sugar-processing factory to open in the UK and has been operating since 1912.
More than 100 people face losing their jobs as part of the closure. The shutdown of the plant, which is operated by British Sugar, could come as early as February 2027.
The beet-processing factory produces 130,000 tonnes of sugar per year and its closure would leave Britain needing to import more sugar from places such as Brazil.
British Sugar, part of Primark-owner ******* ociated British Foods, blamed the closure on soaring energy prices.

#factory

San Mateo, California-based Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) is a global **** et management company providing investment solutions for individuals and institutions. It manages equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative investments through mutual funds and other strategies, helping clients build and preserve long-term wealth. The company has a market capitalization of approximately $16.7 billion.
BEN is set to report its Q3 earnings on Friday, July 31, 2026, before the market opens. Ahead of the release, **** ysts expect the company to report diluted EPS of $0.66, up 34.7% from $0.49 in the year-ago quarter. BEN has surpassed Wall Street's EPS estimates in each of the past four quarters, which is impressive.
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The CLARITY Act would cement XRP's commodity status into permanent federal law, replacing a reversible SEC/CFTC interpretation that institutional investors cannot rely on.
Republicans hold 53 Senate seats but need 7 to 9 Democratic votes to reach 60, with only about 2 currently secured.
Missing the August 7 recess deadline could push crypto legislation to 2030, with Polymarket currently pricing 2026 passage odds at 43%.
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XRP holders get a two-day countdown this week. Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked President Trump to voluntarily disclose his personal crypto earnings from January 1 through July 15, 2026, with a deadline of July 23, 2026. Whatever the White House does or does not do by Thursday will land squarely on top of the fight over the CLARITY Act, the crypto bill Senate leaders have been trying to move for months. For XRP price watchers, the disclosure request is the pressure point that could decide whether the biggest piece of crypto legislation in years clears the chamber or slides into next year.

#republicans

Columbus, Georgia-based Aflac Incorporated (AFL) is a Fortune 500 insurer providing supplemental health and life insurance in the U.S. and ******* an. The company pays eligible claims directly to policyholders, helping reduce financial stress during illness or accidents while offering financial protection through voluntary insurance products. It has a market capitalization of approximately $63.5 billion.
AFL is set to report its Q2 earnings on Thursday, August 6, 2026, after the market closes. Ahead of the release, ******* ysts expect the company to report diluted EPS of $1.77, down marginally from $1.78 in the year-ago quarter. AFL has surpassed Wall Street's EPS estimates in two of the past four quarters and missed expectations in the other two.
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#market

Just when we thought things were going in a good direction, tensions in the Middle East escalated again. If things worsen, it may eventually impact broader equities. Even if that doesn't happen, it's always useful for investors to buy shares in solid, dividend-paying corporations that can perform relatively well -- and continue raising their payouts -- regardless of economic conditions.
Let's consider two excellent stocks that fit the bill: AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). Both are Dividend Kings, or companies with at least 50 consecutive years of dividend increases. Here's why they are among my favorite stocks in this elite group to buy right now.
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AbbVie, a pharmaceutical leader, boasts a deep portfolio of medicines across several therapeutic areas. The company is best-known for its work in immunology, with its two growth pillars, Skyrizi and Rinvoq, performing even better than management had anticipated. They should maintain sales growth for a while, and by the time they run into patent cliffs, the drugmaker will almost certainly have found new growth drivers. AbbVie is developing promising products, including an investigational weight-loss medicine, ABBV-295, that performed well in early stage studies.
The anti-obesity market is growing rapidly, and AbbVie's candidate could prove a highly differentiated **** et, as it can be administered monthly (the current leaders are taken weekly).

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In 1997, with his company Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) mere weeks away from hitting insolvency, Jensen Huang ordered mass production of a graphics chip that had never physically existed — betting his company's last dollars on a design tested entirely inside a simulator.
The chip was the RIVA 128 and Huang called that decision, made when Nvidia had "about six months of cash left," as the defining moment that saved the company.
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