October 8, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / KFF Health News
The U.S. Senate candidates in Texas could hardly be more different: James Talarico, a former seminarian turned Democratic state lawmaker who speaks in calm cadences about love and empathy, and Ken Paxton, the pugnacious Republican state attorney general who speaks about a refusal to compromise.
They share an enemy, though. They dislike social media's effects on children's mental health. Talarico, who did not respond to a request for comment, has endorsed a social media ban for kids under 16, while denouncing "predatory algorithms that divide us on an hourly, daily basis." As a legislator, he co-authored a bill targeting explicit deepfakes — digital imitations of individuals that are often made or manipulated by artificial intelligence and used for harassment on social media.
Paxton has been suing Big Tech, alleging the companies hook youth on their apps or don't restrict sensitive videos from being viewed by kids. "When elected to the U.S. Senate, he will continue his proven record of advancing policies that protect children online, strengthen parental rights, and hold Big Tech accountable when it breaks the law," Paxton campaign spokesperson Madison Cercy said in a statement to KFF Health News.
Youth mental health is in decline. Even as researchers explore what's causing the problem, momentum is gathering among policymakers from both parties to crack down on social media companies. Several major companies are being sued, investigated, and, soon, potentially regulated. That they may be harming kids' mental health is a key reason.

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Michael Douglas, firmly in his smooth silver-fox era, has opened the door into secret compartments of his life. Douglas, 82, has just published an incredibly dishy, wildly entertaining, at times both hilarious and painful new memoir, One ****** uva Ride. It's a tale that spans generations of Hollywood royalty, from his father Kirk's rise to stardom to his own run of classic films as both producer and actor: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), The China Syndrome (1979), Romancing the Stone (1984), Wall Street (1987), Fatal Attraction (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), and Falling Down (1993), to name some of the biggest. Written with Shane Salerno, the book is one of those rare memoirs that both entertains and sheds light on a lost world of Hollywood of glamour and decadence, with lots of ****** and drugs and even some rock & roll.
To discuss all this, Douglas has invited me into his palatial apartment overlooking New York City's Central Park, one of several homes he owns and enjoys. He's a welcoming and gracious host, no servants or ****** istants bustling about. Just Douglas padding around in his socks, still as slim, handsome, and charming as ever. Douglas makes me a coffee, and we sit down in a living room with a view of his two Oscars, an Emmy, and other awards. Between Douglas and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, the trophy case is so large it fills up a corner of the massive living room.
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Amgen (AMGN) yields 2.6% with a $10.08 annualized payout, topping Merck (MRK) at 2.29%, and has raised its dividend 6% annually versus Merck's smaller step-ups.
Amgen's 17 billion-dollar products and $3.5B quarterly free cash flow dwarf Merck's reliance on a single Keytruda franchise facing peak penetration.
Merck absorbed a $5.7B acquisition charge that pushed Q2 earnings to a loss, while Amgen raised 2026 EPS guidance to as high as $23.50.
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For a retirement portfolio that leans on pharma dividends, the choice between Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Merck (NYSE:MRK) comes down to one question: which check is more likely to keep getting bigger through the next wave of patent expirations? Both companies deliver quarterly income today. Only one has the coverage, the growth cadence, and the portfolio breadth to keep raising through the cliff.

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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) trades at 54.5 times trailing earnings. A multiple that high is a requirement rather than an opinion. The price only works if the business grows into it, and you can work out exactly how much growth it takes. The harder question is whether that calculation deserves your trust here.
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First, the market gives Cadence four years to grow into the multiple. Second, the multiple then settles at 28.8 times, where a mature, scaled software franchise usually lands. Third, net margin holds near 24.3%, roughly where Cadence's net margin has run over the past twelve months.
So How Fast Would Cadence Have To Grow?

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After spending years trading like a premium-priced AI leader, Nvidia may now be among the cheapest names in Piper Sandler's AI universe. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is trading at an attractive valuation according to Piper Sandler's forecast, with rapid AI growth backing its trajectory.
On September 9, Piper Sandler ***** yst David O'Connor initiated coverage on NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) with an Overweight rating and a price target of $300, implying roughly 34% upside.
The firm believes that the chipmaker is an outright AI compute leader controlling 80% of the market by value and an estimated 50% by units. Owing to its annual cadence of next-generation products, it has been able to continue to drive the industry forward.
Everyone knows and agrees that Nvidia has grown at an exponential pace. Its recent results offer evidence of operational strength as well. The company reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% year-over-year.
The chipmaker's data center revenue also surged 117% to $89 billion. GAAP gross margin was75%, while adjusted diluted earnings reached $2.22 per share. The figures highlight how Nvidia's robust demand is translating into profitability for the company.

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On September 10, LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) reported fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year results that turned a multiyear strategic bet into a financial statement. Revenue nearly doubled for the year, margins expanded, and the company walked away from its last manufacturing ties to China. For a small-cap optics supplier that spent years explaining a strategy, this was the quarter the strategy started explaining itself.
Annual revenue climbed 92.7% to $71.7 million from $37.2 million, and the fourth quarter alone hit a record $21.2 million, up 73.8% year over year. That growth is not just volume. Full-year gross margin expanded to 36% from 27.2%, and the fourth quarter came in even higher at 39.4%, because ****** emblies, modules and cameras now make up 44% of annual sales instead of being sold as raw components.
CEO Sam Rubin said the shift reflects both a change in what LightPath sells and better execution on what it already made, noting every one of its four product groups improved margin for the year. Backlog finished at $110.9 million, up 197% from $37.4 million a year earlier, with $85.6 million of it scheduled for delivery within 12 months. Weeks after the fiscal year closed, the company booked another $24 million in counter-UAS orders, and some of those programs have already moved to monthly delivery cadences of tens of units.
LightPath also completed its exit from China, selling its subsidiary there for $4.5 million paid out over five years, leaving the company with no manufacturing footprint in a country that increasingly can't supply the defense primes it depends on. That matters because defense programs face a deadline this decade to source optics away from covered nations, and qualification cycles run two to three years, meaning the sourcing decisions being made now will determine who wins contracts in 2029 and 2030.
The company's fourth-quarter net loss narrowed to $4.1 million from $7.1 million a year earlier, but full-year operating expenses jumped to $45.5 million from $22 million, and $15.6 million of that was a noncash charge tied to G5 Infrared outperforming the earnout targets set at acquisition. Management called that charge mostly behind the business now that the final G5 payout has been accrued for January 2027, but it is a reminder that acquisition accounting can swing the income statement even when operations are healthy.

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It's only Week 1, but a lot is on the line as the Vikings and Packers meet for the 132nd time on Sunday. Both teams will be looking to make a statement to start the 2026-27 regular season. Let's dive into the matchup, scouring every nook and cranny for details that will help decide the latest border battle between the NFC North rivals.
The sense I have is that the Vikings should (and do) feel confident going into this game, even if it's a small Vegas spread and there are a lot of Week 1 unknowns. They're at home, where they've won four of the last five meetings with the Packers. Green Bay is without leading rusher Josh Jacobs and has major questions on the offensive line. The Packers have some talented defenders but may struggle to generate a consistent pass rush without their superstar on that side of the ball, Micah Parsons.
The one area of concern that the Vikings must limit to win the game is Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love. Minnesota is well aware of how talented Love is. He's not going to be as rattled by Brian Flores' complex blitzes as other QBs might be. Love is plenty capable of delivering accurate throws downfield while staring down pressure.
"His growth and development has been outstanding," Flores said on Thursday. "He's just grown and grown. Whether it's cadence, whether it's on the ball, no-huddle, he's got total, total command and understanding of what they're trying to do. Obviously he's got a great coach and they work extremely well together. Great rapport with his receivers. He's always been super talented. Just a naturally gifted, accurate thrower of the ball. It's actually been fun to watch him grow.
"Big, big challenge for us, no doubt about that."

#talented

Ludacris, in his own words, is the "ultimate girl dad."
"I'm a girl dad," he declared proudly on The Jennifer Hudson Show in 2024. "You've got to embrace their uniqueness, because each one of them is completely different."
The rapper, who celebrates his 49th birthday on Sept. 11, 2026, welcomed his first child, daughter Karma, with ex Christine White in 2001. He had another girl, Cai, with ex Tamika Fuller in 2013. He married model Eudoxie Mbouguiengue in 2014, and the couple have two daughters together: Cadence, born in 2015, and Chance, born in 2021.
As the Grammy winner turns 49, see his most adorable dad moments with his four daughters over the years.
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San Jose, California-based Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) is a technology company that provides AI-driven design and computational software for semiconductor and system innovation. With a market capitalization of approximately $86.2 billion, its solutions help leading companies design and develop next-generation chips and electronic systems across industries, including AI, automotive, aerospace, and robotics.
Companies worth $10 billion to $200 billion are generally described as "large-cap stocks," and Cadence Design Systems definitely fits that description, with its market cap exceeding this threshold, reflecting its substantial size, influence, and dominance within the software application industry. Cadence Design Systems stands out for its innovative AI-driven software, hardware, and semiconductor IP solutions. Its strong financial position, significant revenue growth, and expanding product portfolio support steady future revenue and strengthen its competitive position in the EDA market.
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No big introduction needed today. It's the biggest fantasy football draft weekend of the year. Let's get you ready. If you're looking for my key takeaways from drafting each position, head here.
Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2026 NFL season
These are standard every year, but they're worth repeating:
The first thing you need to do is thoroughly audit your league settings. I know this isn't always the most fun thing to do — often the league constitutions are dry and a little arduous to sort through. But you gotta know the rules.
Shortly after that, take note of the league calendar and cadences. Take all the free agent deadline settings and put them in your calendar. Everyone has a dynamic and complicated life these days. "Oh, I'll remember that" is no longer a realistic concept. Routine and organization are always your friend.

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AI agents are becoming a major growth driver for Cadence as chip-design workloads could increase 30 to 40 times over the next five to six years. Its ChipStack, Veristack, Innostack and Aurastack tools are designed to automate design and verification tasks while expanding access to advanced chip development.
Cadence reported broad-based momentum, including 24% second-quarter revenue growth, and expects 19% full-year growth with a 44.25% non-GAAP operating margin. Its IP business is on track to reach a $1 billion annualized run rate, while the company continues to prioritize higher-margin EDA software.
The company ended the quarter with a record $8.1 billion backlog and approximately 58% remaining-performance-obligation coverage for the next 12 months. Cadence also sees continued opportunity in China and in simulation platforms such as Millennium, which customers have reported can deliver productivity gains of 50% to 60% in some applications.
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On August 19, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced that its board of directors had declared a quarterly dividend of $2.47 per share on common stock. The payment is scheduled for September 16 to all shareholders of record on August 31.
This is the same level as in the prior quarter, when the dividend was increased 7% from $2.31 per share to $2.47. The company has been raising the payout ever since 2004. This is a steady cadence, most occurring in the month of May instead of sequential ****** ps.
Given the recent quarter's diluted EPS of $7.68, the dividend figure translates to a payout ratio of 31%, leaving ample room to further increase dividends ahead without straining earnings.
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) beat ****** ysts' estimates for both sales and earnings per share during the second quarter as ongoing geopolitical conflicts drove sustained demand for weapons.
After the robust results, the company lifted its sales and adjusted profit guidance for the full year. It now expects sales in the range of $43.75 billion to $44.25 billion, up from earlier projections of $43.5 billion to $44 billion. Adjusted EPS is forecast between $28.60 and $29.10 per share, up from $27.40 to $27.90.

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Updated Aug. 26, 2026 5:07 pm ET
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Investors know that most dividend stocks dish out their payments on a quarterly basis. That's not a regulatory requirement, though. These companies can pay this money out at any cadence they like, including a monthly one. Some of them do so, in fact, including real estate investment trust Realty Income (NYSE: O).
To this end, how much monthly income would a $30,000 holding in Realty Income generate right now?
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If you're not familiar with it, like all other real estate investment trusts -- or REITs -- this one owns revenue-bearing real estate. However, even by REIT standards, Realty Income is unique. It specializes in serving as a landlord to the brick-and-mortar retailing industry. Its top tenants include Dollar General, Walgreens, and 7-Eleven.
The industry focus clearly works, too. Not only has the company paid a monthly dividend like clockwork for decades, but it has also raised its per-share payment for 31 consecutive years. Indeed, it's raised its dividend every quarter for almost 29 years.

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I'm building additional passive income streams to supplement my paycheck. Every month, I receive dividend payments from Realty Income (NYSE:O), Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN), and EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR). It's like getting another paycheck each month, except I didn't have to do any work for the money.
I like investing in these monthly dividend stocks because the recurring cash flow gives me a set amount to reinvest each month until I retire, when it will then help cover some of my living expenses. That beats the lumpier quarterly cadence of most other dividend stocks. Here's a look at why I chose this particular trio of monthly dividend payers.
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Realty Income is the gold standard among monthly dividend stocks. The real estate investment trust (REIT) has declared 674 consecutive monthly dividends. It has raised its payment for 115 consecutive quarters and 135 times since its 1994 listing on the NYSE. The REIT has increased its payment annually for more than three decades, growing it at a 4.1% compound annual rate. It's as consistent an income stock as they come.

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The Washington Commanders have endured a lot of changes this offseason. Beyond roster changes, the Commanders also brought in new offensive and defensive coordinators, David Blough and Daronte Jones.
David Blough was already with the Commanders and was promoted from ***** istant quarterbacks coach. Because he was already with the Commanders, the learning curve wasn't as big as it could have been. He has installed a new offensive scheme that changes how the offense will operate and will see Jayden Daniels spend more time in the pocket than using his legs.
Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer has thoughts on how Blough's offense will look and function in 2026.
Blough brings new ideas after serving as the team's ***** istant quarterbacks coach. This won't be the Kliff Kingsbury offense he worked under the past two years. There are sprinkles of that, and the Sean McVay–influenced offense he played in under Kevin O'Connell. But there are more of Ben Johnson's concepts than anyone else's in what the Commanders are doing, if you had to drill down on the specifics. And that means a pretty significant change for Jayden Daniels, as he heads into his third season after an injury-stricken sophomore campaign. I'd look for Blough to highlight what Daniels is capable of as a passer. You'll see that in the play-action and keeper game. What might be tougher to pick up is how Blough also plans to leverage Daniels's football IQ by putting more on him and giving him more command at the line. How Daniels is now working cadence, kills and checks presnap are evidence that he can more than handle it. And, quietly, I get the sense that the staff can't wait for the football world to see what Daniels is going to be in 2026—especially since a lot of that world seems to have forgotten 2024.
After the 2025 debacle, the entire NFL world has dismissed Jayden Daniels' 2024 season as if it never happened. As if he didn't play at an elite level before enduring multiple injuries. And the thing with Daniels is that he didn't have any major injuries; he had several minor ones. He didn't have to have surgery; he had to rest and let his body heal. Let's also remember that his major injury was dislocating the elbow in his non-throwing arm, and his throwing arm was never a problem.

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On August 20, Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) reported second-quarter revenue of $206 million, more than four times what it brought in a year earlier, and closed the quarter with a record $1.8 billion in backlog. The company reaffirmed its full-year guidance of $900 million to $1 billion in revenue and said it still expects positive adjusted EBITDA for 2026. Behind those headline numbers sits a business spending heavily to chase a market it says has grown far beyond the moon.
The quarter's standout number was bookings. Intuitive Machines logged $1.7 billion in bookings so far this year, including $1.2 billion in the second quarter alone, the highest quarterly total in company history. Management said that volume reflects a shift away from depending on any single customer or mission type. The $1.8 billion backlog now splits roughly 37% civil, 49% commercial and 14% national security, and Q2 bookings skewed even further toward commercial and national security work, at 50% and 30% respectively.
That diversification showed up across every part of the business. NASA selected Intuitive Machines for the CS-8 lunar delivery mission, its sixth award under the CLPS contract, extending its delivery cadence into 2030. On the national security side, the company finished delivering all 16 satellites for the SDA's Tranche 1 tracking layer, added an 18-satellite Tranche 3 award, and picked up another 18 satellites tied to the Golden Dome missile defense architecture. It now has more than 70 IM-300 series ****** ecraft under contract. Commercially, it landed three geostationary communication satellites worth over $600 million and deployed SiriusXM-11 during the quarter. Gross profit swung to $36 million from negative $12 million a year earlier, evidence that the growing satellite manufacturing business is starting to convert into real profit.
That expansion is not free. Operating loss widened to $47 million, driven by higher SG&A, amortization, and a $14.7 million cost adjustment tied to the IM-4 lunar lander program. SG&A itself hit $60 million for the quarter, including $11 million in stock-based compensation and $8 million in acquisition and integration costs from recent deals. Operating cash used came to $60 million, and total cash deployed for the quarter reached $84 million once inventory buildup, acquisition costs, and a $17 million milestone payment to ****** eX are included.
The company is also leaning on equity markets to fund the buildout. It raised $235 million in net proceeds this quarter through its at-the-market stock program, bringing total gross proceeds raised to date to $291 million at an average price of $26.81 a share. Capital expenditures of $24 million went largely toward its NSNS satellite constellation and ground network, and management said CapEx will stay elevated in coming quarters as it builds out five satellites at once.

#million #quarter #bookings

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS), headquartered in San Jose, California, is a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software, semiconductor intellectual property, and system design and ***** ysis tools. It enables customers to design complex integrated circuits, systems-on-chips, and advanced electronic products across semiconductor, automotive, aerospace, and consumer electronics markets. The company has a market capitalization of $87.17 billion.
Despite strong fundamentals, Cadence's stock has been pressured by its valuation and sector-wide tech volatility. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock has dropped 11.2%. However, this year, the stock has regained some of that ground, up 1.3% year-to-date (YTD). It reached a 52-week high of $416.69 on June 2, but is down 24.1% from that level.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS), headquartered in San Jose, California, is a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software, semiconductor intellectual property, and system design and **** ysis tools. It enables customers to design complex integrated circuits, systems-on-chips, and advanced electronic products across semiconductor, automotive, aerospace, and consumer electronics markets. The company has a market capitalization of $87.17 billion.
Despite strong fundamentals, Cadence's stock has been pressured by its valuation and sector-wide tech volatility. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock has dropped 11.2%. However, this year, the stock has regained some of that ground, up 1.3% year-to-date (YTD). It reached a 52-week high of $416.69 on June 2, but is down 24.1% from that level.
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Recent weeks on the NFL media rights beat have marked a changing of the tides.
Last September, the NFL publicly acknowledged for the first time that it would seek to strike early renewals with its broadcast partners several years prior to the 2029-30 season, when it has the contractual option to exit most of its agreements. The goal for the league was simple: negotiate higher rights fees now and, in return, remove the exit option at the end of the decade, allowing its partners to guarantee themselves NFL inventory well into the 2030s.
At first, it looked as if new deals were inevitable. After all, NFL programming is borderline existential to legacy broadcast networks like CBS, Fox, and NBC, all of which still rely on lucrative retransmission fees from distributors and local affiliates to fund their businesses. But then, things began to change. The NFL started facing pressure from all corners of Washington. Congress, the FCC, the DOJ, and others all started scrutinizing the shift of live sports off of linear television and onto streaming services. Those roadblocks seemingly bought league partners enough time to where no new deals were finalized prior to the 2026-27 season, as the NFL reportedly wanted.
Now, any early deals would only grant the NFL three additional seasons at higher rights fees (assuming it would otherwise exercise its opt-out clause at the end of the decade). And it seems like the league's broadcast partners are starting to sense they have a bit of leverage to hold out without risk of losing the NFL following the 2029-30 season.
During a recent earnings call, Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch outright said his network won't negotiate early, instead saying Fox will negotiate with the NFL on a normal cadence around the 2029-30 timeline. Further reporting suggested that negotiations between CBS and the NFL were "on hold" amid Paramount's ongoing effort to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. And while CBS Sports president David Berson did not outright rule out early negotiations when speaking with Awful Announcing last week, the undertones of his answers suggested nothing was imminent between the two sides.

#broadcast #last

SpaceX (SPCX) crushed Q2 estimates by 15%, delivering $7.8B in revenue on 92% year-over-year growth as its AI segment surged 247%.
Management is targeting a $100B annualized revenue run rate by December, requiring monthly revenue to triple from today's $2.6B pace.
Shares jumped 6.5% to $149 after **** eX launched two Falcon 9 rockets 38 minutes apart, and Polymarket puts 89.5% odds on $150 this week.
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The back-to-back Falcon 9 launches by **** eX (NASDAQ:SPCX) over the weekend set a fresh cadence record and showcase how quickly the launch infrastructure is scaling. The longer-term thesis, however, hinges on Starship achieving full and rapid reusability with quick turnarounds.

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The relationship between a quarterback and center is one of the most important connections in football, and for the Chicago Bears, there is even more emphasis on that relationship going into the 2026 season.
Last year, the Bears had veteran Drew Dalman who played a big role in the offense's success, but he opted for retirement this offseason, which led the team to trading for veteran Garrett Bradbury to take his place. Bradbury's spot in the starting lineup was up for conversation when the team drafted Logan Jones in the second round of this year's draft, but it appears in training camp that the veteran has the upper hand.
This week, quarterback Caleb Williams spoke about his relationship with Bradbury, crediting the veteran center for growth between them even though they faced some early adversity.
"The first couple days we were rolling … and then we had a couple off days where communication may have been a little off, or cadence or things like that," Williams said. "These past couple days we've gotten better with it and being more conscious of some of those small mistakes that show up and that happen. And so we have gotten better. And then, yeah, that's my guy."
Given the offense that head coach Ben Johnson runs, there is no relationship more important than the one Williams will have with his center, which appears to be the veteran in the lead through the early stages of training camp. Time will tell if Bradbury keeps the job for the entire season, as he is currently playing on a one-year deal and has a rookie champing at the bit behind him.

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RKLB secured over $1 billion in Q2 new awards, pushing its backlog to $2.36 billion as shares fell on Neutron delay noise.
Beck is prioritizing Neutron reusability over speed, betting ***** eX's repeatable-cadence model creates far more value than a rushed maiden flight.
The pending Iridium deal adds $870 million in recurring annual revenue, nearly doubling Rocket Lab's scale and anchoring its full-stack ***** e platform.
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The ***** e economy has a timing problem. Investors want quarterly proof of progress, but rockets don't care about earnings calendars -- they fly when the hardware, the weather, and the physics all agree at once. That mismatch showed up again this week when Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) posted one of the best quarters in its history and still watched its stock slide.

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One of the greatest defensive players to ever touch the turf and perhaps the greatest defender in NFC South history, former Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly delivered a memorable speech during this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony. A former divisional foe who made a living making life miserable for Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints offense, Kuechly didn't hesitate to take a subtle shot at the Saints while also sharing some genuine praise for his old rival.
As Kuechly paid his respects to the other inductees, he couldn't help but bring up Brees and former Saints head coach Sean Payton. After years of battling the Saints twice a season, Kuechly had a unique memory that had less to do with their on-field battles and more to do with the atmosphere inside the Caesars Superdome.
Kuechly spoke of a specific song that was played after Saints touchdowns that still gives him headaches to this day: "If I hear that song 'Stand Up and Get Crunk,' it ruins my mood. I can't stand it." It was a hilarious reminder of just how much the Caesars Superdome atmosphere could get under the skin of opposing players.
But Kuechly's playful jab at the Saints was quickly followed by some genuine praise for Brees, whom he considers the best player he ever faced: "Drew, you're the best player I've ever played against. Your process, your anticipation. That dang cadence that you have, I can still hear it and it's something that I'll keep with me forever."
Coming from a defender who spent his career lining up against some of the game's most talented offensive players, Kuechly's words were a tremendous compliment to Brees. Despite the rivalry and countless battles between the two, Kuechly made it clear that his respect for No. 9 went far beyond the football field.

#former #drew #caesars

Updated July 30, 2026 5:22 pm ET
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0929 ET – (Dow Jones) Automaker Ferrari’s results are strongly ahead of consensus in a quarter dominated by pricing and mix improvement underpinned by higher vehicle personalization, Bernstein ***** ysts write. This more than offset the expected drop in shipments, which was due to model changeovers, the bank says. Full-year guidance for revenue, Ebitda and EBIT was slightly raised, while there is no change to the Ebitda and EBIT margin guidance. The good set of results and a small raise in guidance are welcome after concerns were raised about the health of the luxury consumer and about the cadence of Ferrari’s own margin development, it adds. Bernstein sees further mix and personalization potential in the second half and also sees scope for another guidance upgrade at the third quarter results. Shares fall 1.7%. (dominic.choppingwsj.com)

#results #ebit #quarter #personalization

From an unbiased point of view, there really was no reason for Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford to have the best season of his career in 2025. The MVP winner was clearly the NFL's best quarterback and decision-maker, but he entered the season with a schedule that put him against the league's top defenses, while being 37 years old with a back issue that forced him to miss training camp and almost put him on injured reserve to start the season.
Despite those looming hurdles, Stafford was simply brilliant, leading the NFL in passing yards and touchdowns. A primary reason is the players around him. While star receivers Davante Adams and Puka Nacua continue to dominate headlines, the Rams' offensive line has quietly been one of the league's best, which comes as a surprise due to how it was ******* embled.
Recently, Stafford spoke on The Athletic Football Show about a variety of topics, with the quarterback praising his line's ability to pick up pressure, especially on blitzes.
"You can't do anything if you're not protected and you got to find ways to get those protections done," Stafford said. "There was a great play—a great job of communicating from our entire group up front—relaying a call out, getting a back out in Carolina.
"I hit Davante on my left on like an in-cut versus a crazy overload blitz that we did a great job using the cadence. We got it shown, we flipped over the whole [protection], slid the line, did the whole thing, and it takes everybody. You know, that's what you realize. You can't sit there and go, 'Man, Matthew, great throw.' I was like, 'Yeah, well, I was able to stand in there and throw it.'"

#great #quarterback #season #matthew

Realty Income (O) has paid 670 consecutive monthly dividends at a 4.76% yield, and EPR Properties (EPR) yields 5.91% with shares up 29% this year.
All five monthly payers yield above the 4.55% 10-year Treasury, carry covered payouts, and raised their distributions within the past 12 months.
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For retirees who prefer their paychecks to arrive every 30 days instead of every 90, a small corner of the market delivers just that. With the 10-year Treasury yielding 4.55% as of mid-July, income investors are demanding a real premium from equity risk. The five monthly dividend payers below all clear that bar, and each combines a well-covered payout with a documented multi-year track record of monthly checks. This is a lineup built for cash flow that shows up like clockwork.
Realty Income wears the ticker "O" and the nickname "The Monthly Dividend Company" for a reason. Realty Income (NYSE:O) currently yields 4.76%, backed by a monthly cadence that has now stretched to 670 consecutive monthly dividends declared and 114 consecutive quarterly increases. The most recent monthly payout ticked up to $0.271, with the next payment set for August 14, 2026.

#income #realty

Key takeaway: The Columbus, Ohio, company completed the Cadence system conversion in late June, which should serve as a springboard to higher growth in the third and fourth quarters, executives said.
Supporting data: The conversion gives Huntington much more control over and insight into more than 1.4 million deposit accounts acquired from Cadence.
Expert quote: "This was the largest conversion we've ever done. It was the fastest we've ever done, and it was the best we've done, at least in my tenure." — Huntington Chairman and CEO Steve Steinour
While higher funding costs left their mark on Huntington Bancshares' second-quarter results, the Columbus, Ohio-based company is forecasting a strong finish to 2026 now that its most recent merger-related conversion is complete.
Business should pick up in the third quarter before peaking during the final three months of 2026, Chief Financial Officer Zach Wasserman said Thursday on a conference call with **** ysts.

#conversion #huntington #we 've

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $206M in net inflows on July 21, per data tracked by CoinGlass, completing a six-consecutive-day run that totals more than $900M, the longest unbroken positive streak since May.
This inflow streak comes as the Bitcoin price reclaimed the $66,000 level (which it has since lost) and market sentiment entered neutral territory for the first time in nearly a month.
(SOURCE: CoinGlass)
This is not simply a rebound in ETF flows. It is a structural re-engagement by institutional capital following one of the more damaging periods of outflows the Bitcoin ETF complex has endured since its January 2024 launch.
The **** ytical question is no longer whether June's selling pressure has exhausted itself; it is whether the current inflow cadence is durable enough to shift the medium-term supply-demand balance.

#coinglass #whether #july

BLAINE, Minn. – Scottie Scheffler is taking a page out of the Bill Belichick playbook. He's moving on to the 3M Open, jet lag be ***** ed.
"I made it to my alarm this morning. Yesterday I was up at like 3:45," he said on Wednesday during his pre-tournament press conference. "Today I woke up for my 4:15 alarm, so that was definitely better."
After finishing T-4 at the British Open at Royal Birkdale, Scheffler isn't wasting any time reflecting on what could've been.
"No, I definitely haven't done that already. During the year, I just get pretty into the competition. So like with the cadence of the schedule, it really is kind of one week to the next. I always do my best to kind of live in the present, so I wouldn't say I reflect a whole lot," he said. "Right now, this week, we're in Minnesota and I spent the last day and a half kind of getting ready for this tournament."
Scheffler said he thinks this is his first trip to the Land of 10,000 Lakes and certainly his first time teeing it up at the 3M Open. It's a big deal for a tournament in its eighth season on the PGA Tour that has struggled to attract the top players in its usual date following the end of the major season but before the FedEx Cup playoffs heat up.

#tournament #alarm #definitely