3 hours ago
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Joaquín Pereyra scored in the 89th minute and Drake Callender had six saves Saturday night for Minnesota United in a 1-1 tie with Real Salt Lake.
Minnesota (6-6-7) is winless in eight straight.
Callender, near the penalty spot, played an arcing ball well beyond midfield. Marcus Caldeira flicked a header from about 35 yards out to Pereyra, who chipped in a first-touch finish from a couple steps inside the penalty box. It was the 28-year-old Callender's first career goal contribution in MLS.
Sergi Solans scored for the second consecutive game to give RSL (8-6-4) a 1-0 lead in the 82nd minute. After Minnesota failed a clearance attempt, Diego Luna flicked a header ahead to Solans, who won the ball from defender Michael Boxall and slipped a rising shot into the net.
Solans, a 23-year-old rookie, has eight goals and three ****** ists this season.
#minnesota #minute
Minnesota (6-6-7) is winless in eight straight.
Callender, near the penalty spot, played an arcing ball well beyond midfield. Marcus Caldeira flicked a header from about 35 yards out to Pereyra, who chipped in a first-touch finish from a couple steps inside the penalty box. It was the 28-year-old Callender's first career goal contribution in MLS.
Sergi Solans scored for the second consecutive game to give RSL (8-6-4) a 1-0 lead in the 82nd minute. After Minnesota failed a clearance attempt, Diego Luna flicked a header ahead to Solans, who won the ball from defender Michael Boxall and slipped a rising shot into the net.
Solans, a 23-year-old rookie, has eight goals and three ****** ists this season.
#minnesota #minute
3 hours ago
Joey Logano — winner: "My team did a great job. The pressure was on everybody to make the right calls, to execute the runs, to have a good pit stop there. We were door-to-door pretty much onto pit road. That tested everything we had. I thought we were gonna be in good shape because the run before that we were a lot faster than (Chase Briscoe) right at the end, but we weren't able to be the same amount of good as we wanted to be. This is the first time I've had all of my kids here for a win, so this is a real special one for our family. I'm looking forward to enjoying it. It's a great recovery so far. There's a long way to go in the season, but we can see the front from here. We've still got a couple more to gain some more points to set ourselves up better. I just like doing burnouts. That's really all there is to it. I thought it was a cool opportunity to do a burnout right here. I might get my hand slapped, but it was worth it."
Chase Briscoe — second: "Yeah, I don't know what more I needed. I thought that last run I was a little bit better than him. To get there at the end, prior run to the pit stop, I just lost brakes, got really, really loose. Gave up a three-second advantage. That was ultimately the difference. One bad run. Like I said, that was the difference maker there in the end. It's weird to be running second here. This has been a real struggle to me, this place. I think that's my first ever top 10 here even. To get close, not get it done is so frustrating. I had a really fast Toyota and wasn't able to seal the deal there in the end. The brake deal was interesting. I had great brakes. I felt like a large majority of the race it was to my advantage. I could get into the corner so deep compared to everyone. As I kind of lost that, I lost my advantage. I came not mediocre, but I wasn't quite as strong as what I needed to be to maintain there. Yeah, definitely frustrating from that standpoint, but still huge improvement from what I've been here, for sure. Go on to the next one. Yeah, that's great (to clinch a Chase spot). Obviously that was the goal. You want to be able to race for a championship. A long way to go. We need to get fifth in points. We continued to do what we needed to do from that standpoint, had a great points night. It would have been great to have 15 more points at the end. Yeah, just frustrating to say the least to have one slip away like that at the end."
Austin Cindric — third: "Yeah, that's kind of the name of the game here, especially since they introduced this right side here last year. I thought that was one of our strengths. We could fire off good enough, but I thought I was one of the best cars, especially after about 30 laps. We were a little too good too late in the runs, but, overall, like I said, it was a much needed run for our Ford Mustang. I feel like car performance-wise, for sure. You saw that from all four of our cars. Obviously, with Joey getting the win, the 21 was super strong all night and Ryan ha
Chase Briscoe — second: "Yeah, I don't know what more I needed. I thought that last run I was a little bit better than him. To get there at the end, prior run to the pit stop, I just lost brakes, got really, really loose. Gave up a three-second advantage. That was ultimately the difference. One bad run. Like I said, that was the difference maker there in the end. It's weird to be running second here. This has been a real struggle to me, this place. I think that's my first ever top 10 here even. To get close, not get it done is so frustrating. I had a really fast Toyota and wasn't able to seal the deal there in the end. The brake deal was interesting. I had great brakes. I felt like a large majority of the race it was to my advantage. I could get into the corner so deep compared to everyone. As I kind of lost that, I lost my advantage. I came not mediocre, but I wasn't quite as strong as what I needed to be to maintain there. Yeah, definitely frustrating from that standpoint, but still huge improvement from what I've been here, for sure. Go on to the next one. Yeah, that's great (to clinch a Chase spot). Obviously that was the goal. You want to be able to race for a championship. A long way to go. We need to get fifth in points. We continued to do what we needed to do from that standpoint, had a great points night. It would have been great to have 15 more points at the end. Yeah, just frustrating to say the least to have one slip away like that at the end."
Austin Cindric — third: "Yeah, that's kind of the name of the game here, especially since they introduced this right side here last year. I thought that was one of our strengths. We could fire off good enough, but I thought I was one of the best cars, especially after about 30 laps. We were a little too good too late in the runs, but, overall, like I said, it was a much needed run for our Ford Mustang. I feel like car performance-wise, for sure. You saw that from all four of our cars. Obviously, with Joey getting the win, the 21 was super strong all night and Ryan ha
6 hours ago
Varex Imaging Corporation (NASDAQ:VREX) surged 48.5% to $18.42 on August 10 after Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) agreed to acquire the X-ray technology company for $18.90 per share in cash. The offer represents a 52% premium to Varex's unaffected closing price and values the transaction at approximately $1.1 billion, including equity awards and net debt.
Teledyne shares slipped just 0.15%, suggesting investors did not view the premium as an immediate threat to shareholder value. Varex closed about 2.5% below the offer, representing approximately 2.6% upside to the deal price. The narrow spread shifts the debate from whether Varex Imaging Corporation (NASDAQ:VREX) was undervalued to whether Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) can earn an adequate return.
The strategic fit is visible. Varex Imaging Corporation (NASDAQ:VREX) fills specific gaps in Teledyne's imaging portfolio. Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) has cited anticipated synergies but has not quantified them or disclosed expected EPS accretion or return targets.
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) is not paying primarily for Varex's current growth rate. It is acquiring technologies and customer relationships that could deepen its position across medical, security, and industrial imaging.
Varex produces X-ray tubes, flat-panel detectors, photon-counting detectors, high-voltage interconnects, and imaging software used by equipment manufacturers. These components support medical diagnostic systems, oncology equipment, cargo inspection, vehicle scanning, and industrial quality control.
#teledyne #NYSE #corporation
Teledyne shares slipped just 0.15%, suggesting investors did not view the premium as an immediate threat to shareholder value. Varex closed about 2.5% below the offer, representing approximately 2.6% upside to the deal price. The narrow spread shifts the debate from whether Varex Imaging Corporation (NASDAQ:VREX) was undervalued to whether Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) can earn an adequate return.
The strategic fit is visible. Varex Imaging Corporation (NASDAQ:VREX) fills specific gaps in Teledyne's imaging portfolio. Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) has cited anticipated synergies but has not quantified them or disclosed expected EPS accretion or return targets.
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) is not paying primarily for Varex's current growth rate. It is acquiring technologies and customer relationships that could deepen its position across medical, security, and industrial imaging.
Varex produces X-ray tubes, flat-panel detectors, photon-counting detectors, high-voltage interconnects, and imaging software used by equipment manufacturers. These components support medical diagnostic systems, oncology equipment, cargo inspection, vehicle scanning, and industrial quality control.
#teledyne #NYSE #corporation
9 hours ago
Ty Simpson is on the board with his first (unofficial) touchdown pass in the NFL. The Los Angeles Rams rookie threw a 9-yard screen to running back Dean Connors in the fourth quarter, putting the Rams up 13-9 on the Chiefs after the two teams traded field goals for the first 45 minutes of the game.
It was the first career touchdown pass for Simpson, who completed 15 of his first 17 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. Connors did most of the work on this play, slipping two defenders on his way to the end zone on a nicely designed screen pass by the Rams.
Simpson has looked comfortable all afternoon, operating the offense well and keeping the chains moving. He didn't push the ball down the field but he did what was asked of him.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Watch Rams rookie Ty Simpson's first touchdown pass in the NFL
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It was the first career touchdown pass for Simpson, who completed 15 of his first 17 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. Connors did most of the work on this play, slipping two defenders on his way to the end zone on a nicely designed screen pass by the Rams.
Simpson has looked comfortable all afternoon, operating the offense well and keeping the chains moving. He didn't push the ball down the field but he did what was asked of him.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Watch Rams rookie Ty Simpson's first touchdown pass in the NFL
#screen
9 hours ago
Amy Winehouse's father has been hit with a nearly £1 million bill after losing a bitter court battle against two of his late daughter's closest friends. Mitch Winehouse was ordered to make interim payments totaling £963,851—about $1.3 million—to Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay after a High Court judge tore into the case he brought over the sale of the singer's belongings.
According to the BBC, the dispute centered on 141 items auctioned in the United States between 2021 and 2023, including Winehouse's clothes, handbags, earrings, makeup, ballet slippers and a dress she wore on her final tour in 2011. Mitch claimed Parry, Amy's former stylist, and Gourlay had no right to sell the items and accused them of "deliberately" hiding the sales from him. The women denied wrongdoing, saying the items either belonged to them or had been given to them by Winehouse.
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The court wasn't buying Mitch's version. Judge Sarah Clarke KC tossed his case earlier this year, finding that he "knew all along" that the women planned to sell the memorabilia.
The trial had heard allegations that Parry and Gourlay took advantage of Mitch's forgetfulness and pocketed more than $1.4 million from the auctions, but Clarke rejected the claim that they had deliberately concealed the sales.
#winehouse #clarke
According to the BBC, the dispute centered on 141 items auctioned in the United States between 2021 and 2023, including Winehouse's clothes, handbags, earrings, makeup, ballet slippers and a dress she wore on her final tour in 2011. Mitch claimed Parry, Amy's former stylist, and Gourlay had no right to sell the items and accused them of "deliberately" hiding the sales from him. The women denied wrongdoing, saying the items either belonged to them or had been given to them by Winehouse.
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The court wasn't buying Mitch's version. Judge Sarah Clarke KC tossed his case earlier this year, finding that he "knew all along" that the women planned to sell the memorabilia.
The trial had heard allegations that Parry and Gourlay took advantage of Mitch's forgetfulness and pocketed more than $1.4 million from the auctions, but Clarke rejected the claim that they had deliberately concealed the sales.
#winehouse #clarke
12 hours ago
The Beckhams are living everyone's European vacation dreams. For the better half of the summer, David and Victoria been chasing the sun, taking their luxury yacht from Ibiza to the French Riviera and, now, to Italy. Seen spending a day in Portofino with their daughter, Harper, and son Romeo, the couple enjoyed an ice cream run and shopping trip (at Bottega Veneta and Pucci, according to their bags), before heading back to sea. And it turns out Posh Spice is not above an outfit repeat.
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On August 14, the pop star-turned-fashion designer was photographed holding hands with her husband, wearing a transparent summer slip dress we've seen her in before. Blush pink with floral accents in soft magenta, deep purple, and faded green, the maxi was crafted with criss-cross straps, a low V neckline, and an open back. A long flouncy skirt blew in the wind, exposing her brown flat sandals as she walked.
Victoria was last spotted in the dress in July, while spending an afternoon on Spain's nightlife-hotspot island with basketball player Michael Jordan and his wife, Yvette Prieto. Now, a couple of weeks later, she pulled it back out of her suitcase, wearing the slip over a little pale-moss swimsuit with a mini vibrant-green Hermès Kelly bag and wide-brimmed straw hat. (The latter accessory has proved another favorite of the star's, worn in Saint-Tropez earlier this month.)
Next to her, David sported his signature all-black holiday look, composed of a backwards cap, T-shirt, and shorts. Harper went with a white monochrome two-piece set.
#Victoria #couple #slip
XPOS - BACKGRID
On August 14, the pop star-turned-fashion designer was photographed holding hands with her husband, wearing a transparent summer slip dress we've seen her in before. Blush pink with floral accents in soft magenta, deep purple, and faded green, the maxi was crafted with criss-cross straps, a low V neckline, and an open back. A long flouncy skirt blew in the wind, exposing her brown flat sandals as she walked.
Victoria was last spotted in the dress in July, while spending an afternoon on Spain's nightlife-hotspot island with basketball player Michael Jordan and his wife, Yvette Prieto. Now, a couple of weeks later, she pulled it back out of her suitcase, wearing the slip over a little pale-moss swimsuit with a mini vibrant-green Hermès Kelly bag and wide-brimmed straw hat. (The latter accessory has proved another favorite of the star's, worn in Saint-Tropez earlier this month.)
Next to her, David sported his signature all-black holiday look, composed of a backwards cap, T-shirt, and shorts. Harper went with a white monochrome two-piece set.
#Victoria #couple #slip
14 hours ago
Steve Smith etched his name into the Test record books on Day 2 of the first Test against Bangladesh, equalling Joe Root's world record for the most catches by a non-wicketkeeper in Test cricket. Smith started the match with 215 catches and completed the landmark by taking three catches at second slip during Bangladesh's first innings. He held on to edges from Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das to reach 218 catches in just his 124th Test.
Smith's achievement stands out for the speed with which he reached the landmark. The Australian has now taken 218 catches in 124 Tests, while England's Root needed 166 Tests to reach the same tally. Smith also got there 89 innings earlier than Root.
The two now share the top spot on the all-time list for most Test catches by a non-wicketkeeper.
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Fielder
Tests
#catches #landmark
Smith's achievement stands out for the speed with which he reached the landmark. The Australian has now taken 218 catches in 124 Tests, while England's Root needed 166 Tests to reach the same tally. Smith also got there 89 innings earlier than Root.
The two now share the top spot on the all-time list for most Test catches by a non-wicketkeeper.
Rank
Fielder
Tests
#catches #landmark
16 hours ago
As summer slowly begins to slip away with hints of hockey's return on the horizon, the one part of the offseason which feels incomplete is the highly anticipated Cale Makar contract extension hasn't been announced by the Colorado Avalanche yet. With exactly one month until the team is collectively back on the ice again, the clock is beginning to tick louder. Hopefully, it's still all a just matter of procedure but there's more anxiety in the air than there was a month ago.
It's often brought up that the Cale Makar contract watch is beginning to seem like the beginning of the Mikko Rantanen saga. That, too, felt like an important piece of business concerning a core player which would get done eventually but it turned into a shocking trade born out of frustration. But there are several important facts to keep in mind before comparing the two Stanley Cup champions when it comes to financial matters. What should be the actual contract comparison is how fellow superstar Nathan MacKinnon's eight-year extension signed in 2022 is more closely aligned with Makar's situation. There's several facts that were forgotten since that deal came to fruition just four years ago.
At the time he signed that mega-deal in 2022 worth just over $100 million, MacKinnon was the NHL's highest paid player, there was no hometown discount. His $12.6 million Annual Average Value edged Edmonton's Connor McDavid's previous high mark by $100K. Toronto's Auston Matthews did eventually surpass MacKinnon with an extension paying him at a $13.25 million AAV but it was signed nearly a full year later in 2023 and kicked in the season after that. This means that for the entire 2023-24 season MacKinnon was the league's highest paid player in an era when the salary cap was still rising by only one million dollars per year. In the 2025-26 season the superstar Avalanche center was still the league's third highest paid player and currently sits at seventh highest heading into the upcoming season.
The other significant detail of MacKinnon's contract, which will apply to the Makar negotiations, is that he signed for 15.09% of the $83.5 million salary cap. If we extrapolate that to the projected $113.5 million salary cap for the 2027-28 season when Makar's next contract will begin, that's a base of $17.13 million per year if both parties want to match that. San Jose's Macklin Celebrini is a budding star forward and just signed for the highest cap hit in the NHL at $18.8 million AAV which also begins in the 2027-28 season. Does Makar have an incentive to beat this figure or is he only content to set salaries for defensemen? Minnesota's Quinn Hughes is keeping a close eye on negotiations but he's likely waiting for Makar to name his price first than the other way around. If Hughes does sign first, though, and sets the bar for yearly salary it could have any impact on where Makar's ask goes especially if the figure surpasses Celebrini's.
One reason for optimism is that MacKinnon put pen to pape
It's often brought up that the Cale Makar contract watch is beginning to seem like the beginning of the Mikko Rantanen saga. That, too, felt like an important piece of business concerning a core player which would get done eventually but it turned into a shocking trade born out of frustration. But there are several important facts to keep in mind before comparing the two Stanley Cup champions when it comes to financial matters. What should be the actual contract comparison is how fellow superstar Nathan MacKinnon's eight-year extension signed in 2022 is more closely aligned with Makar's situation. There's several facts that were forgotten since that deal came to fruition just four years ago.
At the time he signed that mega-deal in 2022 worth just over $100 million, MacKinnon was the NHL's highest paid player, there was no hometown discount. His $12.6 million Annual Average Value edged Edmonton's Connor McDavid's previous high mark by $100K. Toronto's Auston Matthews did eventually surpass MacKinnon with an extension paying him at a $13.25 million AAV but it was signed nearly a full year later in 2023 and kicked in the season after that. This means that for the entire 2023-24 season MacKinnon was the league's highest paid player in an era when the salary cap was still rising by only one million dollars per year. In the 2025-26 season the superstar Avalanche center was still the league's third highest paid player and currently sits at seventh highest heading into the upcoming season.
The other significant detail of MacKinnon's contract, which will apply to the Makar negotiations, is that he signed for 15.09% of the $83.5 million salary cap. If we extrapolate that to the projected $113.5 million salary cap for the 2027-28 season when Makar's next contract will begin, that's a base of $17.13 million per year if both parties want to match that. San Jose's Macklin Celebrini is a budding star forward and just signed for the highest cap hit in the NHL at $18.8 million AAV which also begins in the 2027-28 season. Does Makar have an incentive to beat this figure or is he only content to set salaries for defensemen? Minnesota's Quinn Hughes is keeping a close eye on negotiations but he's likely waiting for Makar to name his price first than the other way around. If Hughes does sign first, though, and sets the bar for yearly salary it could have any impact on where Makar's ask goes especially if the figure surpasses Celebrini's.
One reason for optimism is that MacKinnon put pen to pape
17 hours ago
The Pittsburgh Pirates are in the middle of a catastrophic late season collapse that has seen them drop to the bottom of the National League Central and 5.5 games back from a Wild Card spot, with five other teams ahead of them. The question now of course is does management need to be held accountable if the Pirates once again miss the postseason?
We asked yinz to vote on this matter and whether or not General Manager Ben Cherington will be fired if the Pirates miss the playoffs for the 11th straight season. The results are officially in, and 43% of the voters believe that Cherington will be fired if the Pirates miss the postseason.
The facts surrounding Cherington's time in Pittsburgh are not pretty. As the GM of the Pirates Cherington has a record of 425-569 over the course of seven seasons. His lowly .427 winning percentage has resulted in zero playoff berths, zero division ****** les and zero winning records. He's also been at the helm for back to back 100 loss seasons.
Despite his lack of success, most that voted believe Cherington will not receive his pink slip from the Pirates if they miss the postseason. In defense of Cherington, the team did go out and make big moves this past offseason. They signed Ryan O'Hearn to a multi-year contract, while also trading for Brandon Lowe, Jake Mangum and Mason Montgomery. Lowe currently leads all second basemen in home runs this season, and has the most homers by a Pirates' second baseman in a single season. Jake Mangum was named the Pirates' Heart and Hustle award winner, while Ryan O'Hearn was enjoying great success with the team before being put on the injured list with a quad injury. Needless to say that those moves have largely paid off in the Pirates' favor.
Those were great signings, but Cherington also signed Marcell Ozuna to be the team's designated hitter. Ozuna's time in Pittsburgh saw him serve more as the designated strikeout before he was finally released after the trade deadline. Cherington also parted ways with pitching coach Oscar Marin. What has resulted is a rotation with all the talent in the world and nothing to show for it. It's a group that has completely fell apart this season under Bill Murphy and is not performing nearly as good as they should be. The bullpen has also been a disaster all season, and despite the moves that were made at the deadline the Pirates are further from a postseason berth than they have been all season.
#moves
We asked yinz to vote on this matter and whether or not General Manager Ben Cherington will be fired if the Pirates miss the playoffs for the 11th straight season. The results are officially in, and 43% of the voters believe that Cherington will be fired if the Pirates miss the postseason.
The facts surrounding Cherington's time in Pittsburgh are not pretty. As the GM of the Pirates Cherington has a record of 425-569 over the course of seven seasons. His lowly .427 winning percentage has resulted in zero playoff berths, zero division ****** les and zero winning records. He's also been at the helm for back to back 100 loss seasons.
Despite his lack of success, most that voted believe Cherington will not receive his pink slip from the Pirates if they miss the postseason. In defense of Cherington, the team did go out and make big moves this past offseason. They signed Ryan O'Hearn to a multi-year contract, while also trading for Brandon Lowe, Jake Mangum and Mason Montgomery. Lowe currently leads all second basemen in home runs this season, and has the most homers by a Pirates' second baseman in a single season. Jake Mangum was named the Pirates' Heart and Hustle award winner, while Ryan O'Hearn was enjoying great success with the team before being put on the injured list with a quad injury. Needless to say that those moves have largely paid off in the Pirates' favor.
Those were great signings, but Cherington also signed Marcell Ozuna to be the team's designated hitter. Ozuna's time in Pittsburgh saw him serve more as the designated strikeout before he was finally released after the trade deadline. Cherington also parted ways with pitching coach Oscar Marin. What has resulted is a rotation with all the talent in the world and nothing to show for it. It's a group that has completely fell apart this season under Bill Murphy and is not performing nearly as good as they should be. The bullpen has also been a disaster all season, and despite the moves that were made at the deadline the Pirates are further from a postseason berth than they have been all season.
#moves
18 hours ago
The days before your draft can be chaotic … invites to send, settings to finalize, prep to squeeze in. This year, we've put all the things you need in one place.
Introducing the Draft tab, a new pre-draft destination that gives you a clear, actionable hub for everything leading up to draft day. It surfaces your draft countdown, mock draft entry points, commissioner reminders, quick access to league settings and personalized draft prep, all in one spot.
Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2026 NFL season
For both commissioners and league members, the Draft tab makes it easy to knock out pre-draft tasks earlier, invite more friends and follow a guided checklist so nothing slips through the cracks. It's also where you'll find integrated mock drafts and draft kit access to sharpen your prep.
Before your draft, the Draft tab will appear first in your team's sub-navigation. After you've drafted, you'll see the Matchup tab where you can follow your matchups each week.
#mock #you 'll
Introducing the Draft tab, a new pre-draft destination that gives you a clear, actionable hub for everything leading up to draft day. It surfaces your draft countdown, mock draft entry points, commissioner reminders, quick access to league settings and personalized draft prep, all in one spot.
Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2026 NFL season
For both commissioners and league members, the Draft tab makes it easy to knock out pre-draft tasks earlier, invite more friends and follow a guided checklist so nothing slips through the cracks. It's also where you'll find integrated mock drafts and draft kit access to sharpen your prep.
Before your draft, the Draft tab will appear first in your team's sub-navigation. After you've drafted, you'll see the Matchup tab where you can follow your matchups each week.
#mock #you 'll
22 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market edged back from its all-time high Friday following the latest report on the economy to come in surprisingly weak, this time about how much shoppers are spending at retailers. Such data could keep interest rates low, which is something Wall Street loves, but it also raises the risk of a slowing economy when inflation is still high.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% from its record set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 107 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.3%.
Stocks gave up modest gains from early in the morning after oil prices swung higher. The price for a barrel of Brent crude rose 1.7% to $88.52 as uncertainty continues about when the war with Iran will allow oil tankers to freely exit the Persian Gulf again.
Also raising uncertainty was a report showing shoppers spent less at U.S. retailers last month than the month before. That surprised economists, who were forecasting another month of growth.
On the bright side for financial markets, such a pullback in spending could take pressure off inflation. Inflation remains much higher than anyone would like, but reports earlier this week suggested the pace of increases in prices is decelerating.
#time #high #spending
The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% from its record set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 107 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.3%.
Stocks gave up modest gains from early in the morning after oil prices swung higher. The price for a barrel of Brent crude rose 1.7% to $88.52 as uncertainty continues about when the war with Iran will allow oil tankers to freely exit the Persian Gulf again.
Also raising uncertainty was a report showing shoppers spent less at U.S. retailers last month than the month before. That surprised economists, who were forecasting another month of growth.
On the bright side for financial markets, such a pullback in spending could take pressure off inflation. Inflation remains much higher than anyone would like, but reports earlier this week suggested the pace of increases in prices is decelerating.
#time #high #spending
1 day ago
Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) walked into its second quarter of 2026 bracing investors for a roughly 2% sales decline. Instead, net sales came in flat at $535 million on August 6, and adjusted diluted EPS hit $0.62, both ahead of the company's own outlook. For a diagnostics and life sciences supplier still working through the loss of discontinued product lines, beating a cautious bar is one thing. What happens next, as management leans on a stack of new launches to carry the back half of the year, is the more interesting question.
The company's so-called growth pillars, the businesses management is counting on to outpace the broader market, expanded 5% at constant exchange rates in the quarter. Sample Technologies led with 9% CER growth, driven by automated consumables and higher instrument sales. QIAcuity, the digital PCR platform, posted double-digit consumables growth even as weaker OEM demand offset some of that strength. QuantiFERON, the tuberculosis test that had flagged a sharp drop in US immigration testing demand back in the first quarter, still managed to return to growth as demand across other testing groups more than made up the difference.
Behind those numbers sits a wave of product activity. QIAsymphony Connect launched commercially, QIAsprint Connect placements are drawing what management called strong pharma customer acceptance, and two new bloodstream infection panels for QIAstat launched in Europe, detecting 33 pathogens and 28 resistance markers in about an hour, with US FDA approval targeted by year-end. Parse, the single-cell ****** ysis business, is running ahead of its roughly $40 million 2026 sales target and was selected for a NASA-supported research program aboard the International ****** e Station. Qiagen also completed a $500 million share repurchase in January and raised its annual dividend 40% to $0.35 per share.
The flat top line masks uneven performance underneath. Diagnostic solutions overall declined 2% at constant currency, and PCR and nucleic acid amplification sales fell 8%, with QIAstat-Dx down 7% as a tough prior-year comparison in respiratory testing outweighed gains in gastrointestinal and meningitis panels. Profitability also gave ground. Adjusted operating income fell 2% to $157 million, with the margin slipping to 29.4% from 29.9% a year earlier, and adjusted gross margin declined to 66.2% from 66.7% on product mix shifts.
Regionally, EMEA sales fell 2% CER as declines in Germany, France, and Italy outweighed gains elsewhere, and Asia Pacific sales fell 2% CER as China dropped in the low teens, even though it improved sequentially. Inventory days outstanding also climbed to 153 from 149, tied to stockpiling ahead of new launches. The company is now guiding to a jump from roughly negative 1% CER sales growth in the first half to 3% to 4% in the second half, a swing that leans heavily on new products, easier comparisons and the fading drag from discontinued lines all landing on schedule.
#Growth #adjusted #ro
The company's so-called growth pillars, the businesses management is counting on to outpace the broader market, expanded 5% at constant exchange rates in the quarter. Sample Technologies led with 9% CER growth, driven by automated consumables and higher instrument sales. QIAcuity, the digital PCR platform, posted double-digit consumables growth even as weaker OEM demand offset some of that strength. QuantiFERON, the tuberculosis test that had flagged a sharp drop in US immigration testing demand back in the first quarter, still managed to return to growth as demand across other testing groups more than made up the difference.
Behind those numbers sits a wave of product activity. QIAsymphony Connect launched commercially, QIAsprint Connect placements are drawing what management called strong pharma customer acceptance, and two new bloodstream infection panels for QIAstat launched in Europe, detecting 33 pathogens and 28 resistance markers in about an hour, with US FDA approval targeted by year-end. Parse, the single-cell ****** ysis business, is running ahead of its roughly $40 million 2026 sales target and was selected for a NASA-supported research program aboard the International ****** e Station. Qiagen also completed a $500 million share repurchase in January and raised its annual dividend 40% to $0.35 per share.
The flat top line masks uneven performance underneath. Diagnostic solutions overall declined 2% at constant currency, and PCR and nucleic acid amplification sales fell 8%, with QIAstat-Dx down 7% as a tough prior-year comparison in respiratory testing outweighed gains in gastrointestinal and meningitis panels. Profitability also gave ground. Adjusted operating income fell 2% to $157 million, with the margin slipping to 29.4% from 29.9% a year earlier, and adjusted gross margin declined to 66.2% from 66.7% on product mix shifts.
Regionally, EMEA sales fell 2% CER as declines in Germany, France, and Italy outweighed gains elsewhere, and Asia Pacific sales fell 2% CER as China dropped in the low teens, even though it improved sequentially. Inventory days outstanding also climbed to 153 from 149, tied to stockpiling ahead of new launches. The company is now guiding to a jump from roughly negative 1% CER sales growth in the first half to 3% to 4% in the second half, a swing that leans heavily on new products, easier comparisons and the fading drag from discontinued lines all landing on schedule.
#Growth #adjusted #ro
1 day ago
I asked if silver's price action will be a bucking bronco in a July 3, 2026, Barchart article where I concluded with the following:
Silver is a trading market, not an investing market, in early Q3 2026. Any new risk positions should have a clear risk-reward profile with profit horizons and commensurate stop levels. I expect silver's price to remain a bucking bronco over the coming weeks and months.
Dollar Ends Higher Despite Dovish US CPI Report
Dollar Slips on Dovish US CPI Report
Dollar is Undercut by Dovish US PPI Report
#price #market #july #barchart
Silver is a trading market, not an investing market, in early Q3 2026. Any new risk positions should have a clear risk-reward profile with profit horizons and commensurate stop levels. I expect silver's price to remain a bucking bronco over the coming weeks and months.
Dollar Ends Higher Despite Dovish US CPI Report
Dollar Slips on Dovish US CPI Report
Dollar is Undercut by Dovish US PPI Report
#price #market #july #barchart
1 day ago
On August 6, Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) reported its second-quarter fiscal 2026 results, where revenue climbed 10% year-over-year to $153.8 million, gross margin hit a record 34.9%, and orders jumped 49% to $201.3 million, with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.31x. The company also flagged data center demand as a rising piece of its story. So is this durable, or a single strong quarter dressed up as a trend?
The breadth of the quarter stands out. Industrial revenue rose 17%, Aerospace & Defense grew 16%, and Medical increased 9% on demand for surgical robotics and other precision motion work. Data center and infrastructure sales, part of the Industrial bucket, reached $16.3 million, or 10.6% of total revenue, up 60% from a year earlier. On a trailing 12-month basis, those sales hit $57.1 million, up 69% year over year, tied to power quality products like harmonic filters and line reactors that help data centers manage increasingly dense electrical loads.
Profitability improved just as sharply. Operating income rose to $15.6 million from $11.7 million, pushing operating margin to 10.2%, the highest level in roughly a decade. Net income jumped 85% to $10.4 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, while adjusted EBITDA rose 18% to $23.7 million. Backlog ended the quarter at $298 million, with most of it expected to convert to revenue within three to nine months, giving management a clearer read on the back half of the year.
The Vehicle market was the exception to an otherwise strong quarter, with revenue falling 7% on weaker powersports demand. Aerospace & Defense growth of 16% also came despite the previously announced cancellation of the M10 Booker program, a reminder that individual defense contracts can disappear even as the broader segment grows. Management itself cautioned that the record gross margin benefited from favorable mix, and mix can be lumpy, meaning quarter-to-quarter variability should be expected even if the structural trend holds.
Restructuring and business realignment costs, tied partly to the Dothan facility transition, came in at $600,000 for the quarter and are expected to total $2 million to $3 million for the full year. Inventory turnover slipped slightly to 3.1x from 3.2x in 2025, reflecting deliberate investments in inventory and strategic material buys to support growth and hedge against tariff uncertainty. The company also noted it has submitted or expects to submit about $1.3 million in tariff refund claims tied to IEEPA, but hasn't recorded any receivable given the uncertainty around timing and amount.
#defense
The breadth of the quarter stands out. Industrial revenue rose 17%, Aerospace & Defense grew 16%, and Medical increased 9% on demand for surgical robotics and other precision motion work. Data center and infrastructure sales, part of the Industrial bucket, reached $16.3 million, or 10.6% of total revenue, up 60% from a year earlier. On a trailing 12-month basis, those sales hit $57.1 million, up 69% year over year, tied to power quality products like harmonic filters and line reactors that help data centers manage increasingly dense electrical loads.
Profitability improved just as sharply. Operating income rose to $15.6 million from $11.7 million, pushing operating margin to 10.2%, the highest level in roughly a decade. Net income jumped 85% to $10.4 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, while adjusted EBITDA rose 18% to $23.7 million. Backlog ended the quarter at $298 million, with most of it expected to convert to revenue within three to nine months, giving management a clearer read on the back half of the year.
The Vehicle market was the exception to an otherwise strong quarter, with revenue falling 7% on weaker powersports demand. Aerospace & Defense growth of 16% also came despite the previously announced cancellation of the M10 Booker program, a reminder that individual defense contracts can disappear even as the broader segment grows. Management itself cautioned that the record gross margin benefited from favorable mix, and mix can be lumpy, meaning quarter-to-quarter variability should be expected even if the structural trend holds.
Restructuring and business realignment costs, tied partly to the Dothan facility transition, came in at $600,000 for the quarter and are expected to total $2 million to $3 million for the full year. Inventory turnover slipped slightly to 3.1x from 3.2x in 2025, reflecting deliberate investments in inventory and strategic material buys to support growth and hedge against tariff uncertainty. The company also noted it has submitted or expects to submit about $1.3 million in tariff refund claims tied to IEEPA, but hasn't recorded any receivable given the uncertainty around timing and amount.
#defense
1 day ago
By Pablo Sinha and Swati Verma
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Gold prices slipped on Friday and were headed for a weekly loss as investors locked in profits a day after bullion was propelled to its highest level in more than two months on mild U.S. inflation data that weakened the case for a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike.
Spot gold was down 0.5% at $4,330.70 per ounce, as of 0714 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery slid 0.7% to $4,387.40.
Bullion climbed to its highest point since June 5 on Thursday, before settling lower, setting it on track for a weekly loss.
"There is some episodic and more speculative capital that's maybe taking a bit of profit in gold, because there's not a near-term catalyst quite so potent immediately in front of us," said Ilya Spivak, head of global macro at finance content network Tastylive.
#Gold #weekly #sinha
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Gold prices slipped on Friday and were headed for a weekly loss as investors locked in profits a day after bullion was propelled to its highest level in more than two months on mild U.S. inflation data that weakened the case for a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike.
Spot gold was down 0.5% at $4,330.70 per ounce, as of 0714 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery slid 0.7% to $4,387.40.
Bullion climbed to its highest point since June 5 on Thursday, before settling lower, setting it on track for a weekly loss.
"There is some episodic and more speculative capital that's maybe taking a bit of profit in gold, because there's not a near-term catalyst quite so potent immediately in front of us," said Ilya Spivak, head of global macro at finance content network Tastylive.
#Gold #weekly #sinha
2 days ago
The American consumer has been carrying this economy for months. Friday morning brought two reports suggesting the load is getting heavy. Stocks responded with a slow, unglamorous slide.
The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) is down 0.44% as of 12:00 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has slipped 0.21%, and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is off 0.19%. All three hovered around the flatline for the first half hour, turned negative shortly after 10 a.m. ET, and ground steadily lower until about 11:30. The Nasdaq broke away from the other two mid-morning and fell roughly twice as far.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
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Retail sales dropped 0.6% in July, showing the first decline in nine months and the biggest in 14. Economists had forecast a 0.1% gain. Core retail sales, which most closely correspond to the consumer spending component of GDP, dropped 0.4% versus expectations of a 0.3% increase.
#signal #first #NASDAQ #Consumer
The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) is down 0.44% as of 12:00 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has slipped 0.21%, and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is off 0.19%. All three hovered around the flatline for the first half hour, turned negative shortly after 10 a.m. ET, and ground steadily lower until about 11:30. The Nasdaq broke away from the other two mid-morning and fell roughly twice as far.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
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Retail sales dropped 0.6% in July, showing the first decline in nine months and the biggest in 14. Economists had forecast a 0.1% gain. Core retail sales, which most closely correspond to the consumer spending component of GDP, dropped 0.4% versus expectations of a 0.3% increase.
#signal #first #NASDAQ #Consumer
2 days ago
Stocks are slipping but the S&P 500 is still on track to end the week near records after a boost from slowing inflation and some AI-related stocks.
The benchmark U.S. index opened higher, but was recently down slightly after closing out yesterday's session at an all-time high for the 27th time this year.
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There Aren't Enough Ships to Handle China's Booming Car Exports
The Jobless Boom Has Arrived
#wife #anthropic
The benchmark U.S. index opened higher, but was recently down slightly after closing out yesterday's session at an all-time high for the 27th time this year.
Even Claude Is in the Dark About Dario Amodei's Wife—and Her Influence at Anthropic
There Aren't Enough Ships to Handle China's Booming Car Exports
The Jobless Boom Has Arrived
#wife #anthropic
2 days ago
As of 11:39 AM ET, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) has fallen 0.21% to 7,782.65, and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) is down 0.50% to 26,664.30 as investors balance recent record highs against soft retail data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) has slipped 0.19% to 53,735.56.
Gold is up 1.26% to $4,351.26 and the 10-Year Treasury yield is trading up 0.05% to 4.69%. Energy, real estate, and basic materials lead the sector gainers, as technology and healthcare stocks fall.
Reddit jumped 14% this morning after news that the social media platform will join the S&P 500. Valneva surged 22% following yesterday's earnings and news that European regulators validated its Lyme disease vaccine application. Semiconductor shares like Micron Technology are gaining on AI optimism. T-Mobile US slipped on a brokerage downgrade that cited revenue risks.
Two consumer releases weighed on stocks this morning: July retail sales fell for the first time in nine months, and August consumer sentiment dipped to 51, from 55.2 in July. The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index showed consumers are concerned about inflation and business conditions, and slowing sales suggest that continued elevated oil prices are weighing on people's wallets.
On the one hand, a decline in confidence, combined with this week's slower inflation data, makes a Federal Reserve rate cut less likely, and can boost risk appetite. However, stock markets wavered today because that decline also raised concerns about economic weakness and the sustainability of recent index highs.
#technology #stocks #morning
Gold is up 1.26% to $4,351.26 and the 10-Year Treasury yield is trading up 0.05% to 4.69%. Energy, real estate, and basic materials lead the sector gainers, as technology and healthcare stocks fall.
Reddit jumped 14% this morning after news that the social media platform will join the S&P 500. Valneva surged 22% following yesterday's earnings and news that European regulators validated its Lyme disease vaccine application. Semiconductor shares like Micron Technology are gaining on AI optimism. T-Mobile US slipped on a brokerage downgrade that cited revenue risks.
Two consumer releases weighed on stocks this morning: July retail sales fell for the first time in nine months, and August consumer sentiment dipped to 51, from 55.2 in July. The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index showed consumers are concerned about inflation and business conditions, and slowing sales suggest that continued elevated oil prices are weighing on people's wallets.
On the one hand, a decline in confidence, combined with this week's slower inflation data, makes a Federal Reserve rate cut less likely, and can boost risk appetite. However, stock markets wavered today because that decline also raised concerns about economic weakness and the sustainability of recent index highs.
#technology #stocks #morning
2 days ago
US stocks slipped into the red on Friday after the S&P 500 (^GSPC) notched a record high amid deteriorating consumer sentiment.
The S&P 500 fell just below the flat line, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) declined 0.2%. The Nasdaq-100 (IXIC) also dropped 0.2%.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were pacing for weekly gains.
A rally in Asian stocks suggested a positive day for US markets, with South Korea's KOSPI (^KS11) index climbing more than 2.4%. ***** an's Nikkei (^N225) index also gained 0.6%.
Stocks have been fueled by strong earnings. With no major reports on the calendar for Friday, attention is turning to a series of retail earnings next week, including Target (TGT) and Walmart (WMT), before Nvidia's (NVDA) highly anticipated report the week after, on Aug. 26.
#jones
The S&P 500 fell just below the flat line, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) declined 0.2%. The Nasdaq-100 (IXIC) also dropped 0.2%.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were pacing for weekly gains.
A rally in Asian stocks suggested a positive day for US markets, with South Korea's KOSPI (^KS11) index climbing more than 2.4%. ***** an's Nikkei (^N225) index also gained 0.6%.
Stocks have been fueled by strong earnings. With no major reports on the calendar for Friday, attention is turning to a series of retail earnings next week, including Target (TGT) and Walmart (WMT), before Nvidia's (NVDA) highly anticipated report the week after, on Aug. 26.
#jones
4 days ago
Manchester United and Leeds United will bring football to Dublin's iconic Croke Park for the first time since 2009 as the arch-rivals square off in a match that is friendly in name only.
United have enjoyed a promising pre-season since their opening slip-up against Wrexham in July, beating Atletico Madrid before holding European champions Paris Saint-Germain to a draw last weekend.
Leeds have also impressed in the build-up to the new Premier League campaign and most notably stunned Liverpool during their tour of the United States, coming from two goals down to win 4-2 in Chicago.
Daniel Farke's will hope to repeat their heroics of four months ago, which saw Leeds win their first league game at Old Trafford since 1981, getting another one over on their cross-Pennines rivals at a venue fitting of their rivalry.
Here's everything you need to know.
#united #leeds #rivals #wrexham
United have enjoyed a promising pre-season since their opening slip-up against Wrexham in July, beating Atletico Madrid before holding European champions Paris Saint-Germain to a draw last weekend.
Leeds have also impressed in the build-up to the new Premier League campaign and most notably stunned Liverpool during their tour of the United States, coming from two goals down to win 4-2 in Chicago.
Daniel Farke's will hope to repeat their heroics of four months ago, which saw Leeds win their first league game at Old Trafford since 1981, getting another one over on their cross-Pennines rivals at a venue fitting of their rivalry.
Here's everything you need to know.
#united #leeds #rivals #wrexham
4 days ago
Myles Lewis-Skelly is already a hot topic and the season isn't officially under way.
The 19-year-old's long-term future at **** nal has been debated since he slipped down the pecking order last season - behind Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapie - as **** nal's third choice left-back.
In his breakthrough season in 2024-25, he quickly developed into one of the best young full-backs in the Premier League, which led to him earning a place in the England squad and becoming the youngest man to score on his Three Lions debut.
The following summer, the academy graduate was rewarded with a new five-year contract. But last season was more difficult.
Arsenal had considered listening to offers for Lewis-Skelly, with club sources indicating in April they would look to recoup a minimum combined £100m for Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri.
#last
The 19-year-old's long-term future at **** nal has been debated since he slipped down the pecking order last season - behind Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapie - as **** nal's third choice left-back.
In his breakthrough season in 2024-25, he quickly developed into one of the best young full-backs in the Premier League, which led to him earning a place in the England squad and becoming the youngest man to score on his Three Lions debut.
The following summer, the academy graduate was rewarded with a new five-year contract. But last season was more difficult.
Arsenal had considered listening to offers for Lewis-Skelly, with club sources indicating in April they would look to recoup a minimum combined £100m for Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri.
#last
4 days ago
Celebrities may be best known for their work in the spotlight, but many have fascinating passions beyond their careers. From building furniture and diving for gold to performing music in unexpected genres, these stars take their hobbies seriously. Here's a closer look at the interests that reveal a surprising and more relatable side of some very famous faces.
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When he's not lighting up the big screen, Idris Elba finds his groove behind the DJ booth or producing music under his moniker DJ Big Driis. He brings his love of sound to music festivals around the world, often slipping seamlessly between Hollywood film sets and club stages. A major draw at the world's biggest music events annually, his appearances include Coachella, Sound in LA, and Output in New York, as well as UK stages including Ministry of Sound, Creamfields, and Glastonbury, apart from a past residency at Hi Ibiza in collaboration with techno music guru David Guetta, per Khaleej Times. Elba's skills in music production showcase an impressive passion you might not expect from the versatile actor.
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Known for her legendary roles, Susan Sarandon is just as passionate about activism as she is about acting. Academy Award-winning actress, producer, and humanitarian Susan Sarandon was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1999, as reported by UNICEF. Off the movie set, Sarandon can often be found at charity events and using her platform to champion causes close to her heart.
#often
Xavier Collin / Image Press Agency / MEGA
When he's not lighting up the big screen, Idris Elba finds his groove behind the DJ booth or producing music under his moniker DJ Big Driis. He brings his love of sound to music festivals around the world, often slipping seamlessly between Hollywood film sets and club stages. A major draw at the world's biggest music events annually, his appearances include Coachella, Sound in LA, and Output in New York, as well as UK stages including Ministry of Sound, Creamfields, and Glastonbury, apart from a past residency at Hi Ibiza in collaboration with techno music guru David Guetta, per Khaleej Times. Elba's skills in music production showcase an impressive passion you might not expect from the versatile actor.
Lumeimages / MEGA
Known for her legendary roles, Susan Sarandon is just as passionate about activism as she is about acting. Academy Award-winning actress, producer, and humanitarian Susan Sarandon was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1999, as reported by UNICEF. Off the movie set, Sarandon can often be found at charity events and using her platform to champion causes close to her heart.
#often
4 days ago
Brittany Mahomes brought her signature sporty style to a family day out, enjoying some quality time with husband Patrick Mahomes and their three children. The 30-year-old shared a carousel of heartwarming snaps from the outing on Instagram, with the family proudly showing off their Kansas City Chiefs spirit as they spent time together outdoors.
While the occasion was casual, Brittany still found a way to turn heads with a standout fashion moment, incorporating an Adidas touch and a stylish micro mini skirt into her sporty-inspired look.
For the outing, Mahomes slipped into a fitted white Adidas crop top featuring the brand's signature three black stripes along the sleeves. She teamed it with the Adidas Originals "Reconstructed Adibreak Mini Skirt," which retails for $70.
The black micro miniskirt put Mahomes' toned legs firmly on display, sitting high on her thighs as she posed alongside her family. Rather than a traditional straight-cut mini, the reconstructed design features an asymmetrical finish made up of overlapping panels. White three-stripe detailing runs vertically across the skirt, while Adidas logo patches add to its sporty, streetwear-inspired feel.
According to the product description, the skirt takes inspiration from the "energy and style of Mexico and New York" and combines a flexible elastic waistband. The unconventional construction gave Mahomes' simple game-day look more edge.
#brittany
While the occasion was casual, Brittany still found a way to turn heads with a standout fashion moment, incorporating an Adidas touch and a stylish micro mini skirt into her sporty-inspired look.
For the outing, Mahomes slipped into a fitted white Adidas crop top featuring the brand's signature three black stripes along the sleeves. She teamed it with the Adidas Originals "Reconstructed Adibreak Mini Skirt," which retails for $70.
The black micro miniskirt put Mahomes' toned legs firmly on display, sitting high on her thighs as she posed alongside her family. Rather than a traditional straight-cut mini, the reconstructed design features an asymmetrical finish made up of overlapping panels. White three-stripe detailing runs vertically across the skirt, while Adidas logo patches add to its sporty, streetwear-inspired feel.
According to the product description, the skirt takes inspiration from the "energy and style of Mexico and New York" and combines a flexible elastic waistband. The unconventional construction gave Mahomes' simple game-day look more edge.
#brittany
4 days ago
Coupang Inc. (NYSE:CPNG) reported results on August 4 for the quarter ended June 30, and its two headline numbers point in opposite directions. Net revenues rose 4% year over year to $8.9 billion, or 10% on a constant currency basis, while the company swung to an operating loss of $556 million from a profit a year earlier. Roughly $410 million of that came from administrative fines in South Korea, but even excluding the fines, operating results still fell $295 million short of last year. Growth and profitability moved apart this quarter, and that split now defines the stock's story.
Coupang's newer businesses are growing much faster than its core marketplace. The Developing Offerings segment posted net revenues of $1.4 billion, up 20% year-over-year on a reported basis and 24% on a constant currency basis, and its adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed by $16 million from a year ago, a sign those newer bets are moving toward breakeven rather than away from it. Product Commerce, the core retail and grocery business, still added customers, with active customers reaching 24.7 million, up 3% year over year.
That growth is coming from a strategy built around proprietary logistics rather than a marketplace model borrowed from elsewhere. Coupang runs its own end-to-end infrastructure for its Rocket Fresh grocery service and has pushed into luxury goods through its Farfetch acquisition, layering new categories onto the fast delivery network it already built across South Korea and Taiwan. The company also generated $34.5 billion in revenue for 2025, up roughly 14% from the prior year, a reminder that the growth story predates this particular quarter.
The damage was not confined to the fines. Gross profit fell 3% year-over-year to $2.5 billion, and gross margin slipped 188 basis points to 28.2%. Inside Product Commerce, adjusted EBITDA fell $281 million from last year to $382 million, with margin down 390 basis points to 5.1%. Company-wide adjusted EBITDA margin came in at just 1.8%, down 318 basis points, so even the version of profitability that strips out one-time items is shrinking.
Cash generation is thinning too. Trailing twelve-month operating cash flow fell $484 million to $1.4 billion, and free cash flow dropped to just $105 million, down $679 million from a year earlier. That is a steep decline for a company that still spent $459 million buying back 23.2 million shares during the quarter. Coupang's profitability has historically run thin even in good years, with 2025 net income of about $208 million translating to a net margin near 0.6%, while stock-based compensation made up roughly 26.8% of operating cash flow that year.
#billion
Coupang's newer businesses are growing much faster than its core marketplace. The Developing Offerings segment posted net revenues of $1.4 billion, up 20% year-over-year on a reported basis and 24% on a constant currency basis, and its adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed by $16 million from a year ago, a sign those newer bets are moving toward breakeven rather than away from it. Product Commerce, the core retail and grocery business, still added customers, with active customers reaching 24.7 million, up 3% year over year.
That growth is coming from a strategy built around proprietary logistics rather than a marketplace model borrowed from elsewhere. Coupang runs its own end-to-end infrastructure for its Rocket Fresh grocery service and has pushed into luxury goods through its Farfetch acquisition, layering new categories onto the fast delivery network it already built across South Korea and Taiwan. The company also generated $34.5 billion in revenue for 2025, up roughly 14% from the prior year, a reminder that the growth story predates this particular quarter.
The damage was not confined to the fines. Gross profit fell 3% year-over-year to $2.5 billion, and gross margin slipped 188 basis points to 28.2%. Inside Product Commerce, adjusted EBITDA fell $281 million from last year to $382 million, with margin down 390 basis points to 5.1%. Company-wide adjusted EBITDA margin came in at just 1.8%, down 318 basis points, so even the version of profitability that strips out one-time items is shrinking.
Cash generation is thinning too. Trailing twelve-month operating cash flow fell $484 million to $1.4 billion, and free cash flow dropped to just $105 million, down $679 million from a year earlier. That is a steep decline for a company that still spent $459 million buying back 23.2 million shares during the quarter. Coupang's profitability has historically run thin even in good years, with 2025 net income of about $208 million translating to a net margin near 0.6%, while stock-based compensation made up roughly 26.8% of operating cash flow that year.
#billion
4 days ago
Manchester United and Leeds United will bring football to Dublin's iconic Croke Park for the first time since 2009 as the arch-rivals square off in a match that is friendly in name only.
United have enjoyed a promising pre-season since their opening slip-up against Wrexham in July, beating Atletico Madrid before holding European champions Paris Saint-Germain to a draw last weekend.
Leeds have also impressed in the build-up to the new Premier League campaign and most notably stunned Liverpool during their tour of the United States, coming from two goals down to win 4-2 in Chicago.
Daniel Farke's will hope to repeat their heroics of four months ago, which saw Leeds win their first league game at Old Trafford since 1981, getting another one over on their cross-Pennines rivals at a venue fitting of their rivalry.
Here's everything you need to know.
#croke #wrexham
United have enjoyed a promising pre-season since their opening slip-up against Wrexham in July, beating Atletico Madrid before holding European champions Paris Saint-Germain to a draw last weekend.
Leeds have also impressed in the build-up to the new Premier League campaign and most notably stunned Liverpool during their tour of the United States, coming from two goals down to win 4-2 in Chicago.
Daniel Farke's will hope to repeat their heroics of four months ago, which saw Leeds win their first league game at Old Trafford since 1981, getting another one over on their cross-Pennines rivals at a venue fitting of their rivalry.
Here's everything you need to know.
#croke #wrexham
4 days ago
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 20 of her 28 points in the first half, and Caitlin Clark added 22 points and 10 **** ists to lead the Indiana Fever to a 106-92 victory over the New York Liberty on Tuesday night.
Indiana has won seven of its last nine, and this one came after coach Stephanie White's 2 1/2-minute pregame outburst, defending herself while also calling out the sideshows she thinks have overshadowed the WNBA.
This time, it seemed to fuel the Fever, who shot 59% from the field and 79% from 3-point range as they took a 64-46 halftime lead against New York, which had gone 8-1 since losing by 20 to Indiana in mid-July. And this time, unlike last week against defending WNBA champion Las Vegas, they didn't allow a double-digit lead to slip away.
Mitchell was 11 of 16 from the field and she, like Clark and Sophie Cunningham, each made four 3s on a night Indiana finished with 16 on 25 attempts. Cunningham had 12 points, and Aliyah Boston added 19 points and seven rebounds.
Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu each had 19 points for the Liberty. Jonquel Jones finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
#lead #york #liberty #WNBA
Indiana has won seven of its last nine, and this one came after coach Stephanie White's 2 1/2-minute pregame outburst, defending herself while also calling out the sideshows she thinks have overshadowed the WNBA.
This time, it seemed to fuel the Fever, who shot 59% from the field and 79% from 3-point range as they took a 64-46 halftime lead against New York, which had gone 8-1 since losing by 20 to Indiana in mid-July. And this time, unlike last week against defending WNBA champion Las Vegas, they didn't allow a double-digit lead to slip away.
Mitchell was 11 of 16 from the field and she, like Clark and Sophie Cunningham, each made four 3s on a night Indiana finished with 16 on 25 attempts. Cunningham had 12 points, and Aliyah Boston added 19 points and seven rebounds.
Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu each had 19 points for the Liberty. Jonquel Jones finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
#lead #york #liberty #WNBA
4 days ago
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) just moved a step closer to expanding one of its most recognizable brands. On August 4, the FDA accepted for review a supplemental Biologics License Application for Botox Cosmetic to treat masseter muscle prominence, the jaw-muscle bulge that can give a face a wider, squarer look. If cleared, Botox Cosmetic would become the first and only neurotoxin approved for that use in the US and the fifth aesthetic indication for a drug that already anchors AbbVie's fastest-growing units.
The filing rests on two Phase 3 studies, M21-416 and M21-417, both of which hit their main goal and showed statistically significant improvement in masseter prominence against a placebo, with p-values of 0.0046 and 0.0014. Twice as many treated patients called themselves satisfied compared with the placebo group, and the safety data lined up with Botox's long track record, with no new red flags. That is the AbbVie playbook in miniature: squeeze another approved use out of a drug it already owns rather than starting from zero.
The broader business backs that pattern up. In the quarter ended June 30, net revenue came in just under $17 billion, up more than 10% year over year, with immunology sales climbing 15% on Skyrizi and Rinvoq and neuroscience revenue jumping more than 20%. Management raised its full-year outlook for the second time this year, and the Humira patent-cliff drag that weighed on results for two years now looks largely behind the company.
Most of AbbVie's US product sales still flow through just three wholesale distributors, McKesson, Cardinal Health, and Cencora, a concentration that leaves the company exposed if any one relationship sours. The balance sheet carries real leverage too: a debt-to-equity ratio of roughly -21.1x as of its December 2025 filing means liabilities outweigh shareholder equity outright, and a current ratio near 0.7x offers less short-term cushion than many healthcare peers hold.
Patent protection for Skyrizi and Rinvoq remains a multi-year risk, and the Inflation Reduction Act already allows government price negotiation on products including Imbruvica and, notably, Botox itself. The pending $10.9 billion Apogee Therapeutics acquisition adds fresh debt and integration risk on top of that. Oncology revenue slipped almost 2% in the latest quarter, and the stock's 8% gain this year has trailed the S&P 500's 13%, with a trailing P/E near 70 that mostly reflects acquisition-related charges rather than the underlying business.
#revenue
The filing rests on two Phase 3 studies, M21-416 and M21-417, both of which hit their main goal and showed statistically significant improvement in masseter prominence against a placebo, with p-values of 0.0046 and 0.0014. Twice as many treated patients called themselves satisfied compared with the placebo group, and the safety data lined up with Botox's long track record, with no new red flags. That is the AbbVie playbook in miniature: squeeze another approved use out of a drug it already owns rather than starting from zero.
The broader business backs that pattern up. In the quarter ended June 30, net revenue came in just under $17 billion, up more than 10% year over year, with immunology sales climbing 15% on Skyrizi and Rinvoq and neuroscience revenue jumping more than 20%. Management raised its full-year outlook for the second time this year, and the Humira patent-cliff drag that weighed on results for two years now looks largely behind the company.
Most of AbbVie's US product sales still flow through just three wholesale distributors, McKesson, Cardinal Health, and Cencora, a concentration that leaves the company exposed if any one relationship sours. The balance sheet carries real leverage too: a debt-to-equity ratio of roughly -21.1x as of its December 2025 filing means liabilities outweigh shareholder equity outright, and a current ratio near 0.7x offers less short-term cushion than many healthcare peers hold.
Patent protection for Skyrizi and Rinvoq remains a multi-year risk, and the Inflation Reduction Act already allows government price negotiation on products including Imbruvica and, notably, Botox itself. The pending $10.9 billion Apogee Therapeutics acquisition adds fresh debt and integration risk on top of that. Oncology revenue slipped almost 2% in the latest quarter, and the stock's 8% gain this year has trailed the S&P 500's 13%, with a trailing P/E near 70 that mostly reflects acquisition-related charges rather than the underlying business.
#revenue
4 days ago
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Mortgage rates slipped slightly lower this week, though discount points remained pricey. The Yahoo Finance weekly survey ranks lenders by the lowest annual percentage rate (APR), which includes lender fees. Read on to see the 10 lenders with the lowest rates this week.
See our top picks for mortgage lenders for first-time home buyers.
Here are the 10 mortgage lenders with the best interest rates this week, as determined by our survey of the lowest mortgage rates on 30-year, fixed-rate conventional loans. The following numbers are each lender's annual percentage rate (APR).
Navy Federal Credit Union: 6.280%
#rate
Mortgage rates slipped slightly lower this week, though discount points remained pricey. The Yahoo Finance weekly survey ranks lenders by the lowest annual percentage rate (APR), which includes lender fees. Read on to see the 10 lenders with the lowest rates this week.
See our top picks for mortgage lenders for first-time home buyers.
Here are the 10 mortgage lenders with the best interest rates this week, as determined by our survey of the lowest mortgage rates on 30-year, fixed-rate conventional loans. The following numbers are each lender's annual percentage rate (APR).
Navy Federal Credit Union: 6.280%
#rate
4 days ago
Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) shares made headlines recently after the company's AI division saw a series of high-profile departures.
Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater ****** et Management, recently said on CNBC that the brain drain at Google should not be ignored, arguing that the departures of key AI researchers could have implications beyond the headlines. Munster said Google has seen about six major departures over the past three months and that the loss of talent could affect the company's culture of innovation and its ability to develop future AI models. He also pointed to signs that Gemini has started to slip in AI model rankings relative to competitors. He thinks these developments are not a positive trend.
At the same time, Munster highlighted significant improvements from Grok, saying he expects the AI model to potentially break into the top three models as new versions are released. Grok was developed by xAI and is integrated into X, while xAI is now part of ****** eX following ****** eX's acquisition of the AI company.
The market is figuring out ****** eX isn't just a ****** e company. The ****** e business contributed just 12% of Q2 revenue and ****** ysts think the contribution of ****** e may keep shrinking as other streams kick in. Connectivity (Starlink) brought in $4.29 billion, up 66% year over year, with 12 million subscribers, double last year's count. AI brought in $2.56 billion, up 247% year over year, boosted by a big Anthropic deal.
Musk guided to a $100 billion annualized revenue run rate by December, up from a Q2 run rate near $31 billion. If ****** eX hits it, the stock trades at 14x that figure and looks reasonable. Bulls also point to Musk's math on AI: if ****** eX can push AI compute capacity from 1.4 GW today to 15 GW by end of 2027 at $50 million per megawatt, that's $750 billion in annual AI revenue potential.
#grok
Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater ****** et Management, recently said on CNBC that the brain drain at Google should not be ignored, arguing that the departures of key AI researchers could have implications beyond the headlines. Munster said Google has seen about six major departures over the past three months and that the loss of talent could affect the company's culture of innovation and its ability to develop future AI models. He also pointed to signs that Gemini has started to slip in AI model rankings relative to competitors. He thinks these developments are not a positive trend.
At the same time, Munster highlighted significant improvements from Grok, saying he expects the AI model to potentially break into the top three models as new versions are released. Grok was developed by xAI and is integrated into X, while xAI is now part of ****** eX following ****** eX's acquisition of the AI company.
The market is figuring out ****** eX isn't just a ****** e company. The ****** e business contributed just 12% of Q2 revenue and ****** ysts think the contribution of ****** e may keep shrinking as other streams kick in. Connectivity (Starlink) brought in $4.29 billion, up 66% year over year, with 12 million subscribers, double last year's count. AI brought in $2.56 billion, up 247% year over year, boosted by a big Anthropic deal.
Musk guided to a $100 billion annualized revenue run rate by December, up from a Q2 run rate near $31 billion. If ****** eX hits it, the stock trades at 14x that figure and looks reasonable. Bulls also point to Musk's math on AI: if ****** eX can push AI compute capacity from 1.4 GW today to 15 GW by end of 2027 at $50 million per megawatt, that's $750 billion in annual AI revenue potential.
#grok
4 days ago
Mirassol and LDU Quito clash this Thursday at the José Maria de Campos Maia (Maião) for a match of the Last 16 of the Copa Libertadores.
Last time out, Mirassol slipped to a 3-1 defeat against Cruzeiro (Brasileirão Série A 2026). In their last encounter, LDU Quito were beaten 0-2 by Independiente del Valle (Ecuador League 2026).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Mirassol winning 2-0.
Walter - Injury
Negueba - Knee Injury
#mirassol #maria #maia #libertadores
Last time out, Mirassol slipped to a 3-1 defeat against Cruzeiro (Brasileirão Série A 2026). In their last encounter, LDU Quito were beaten 0-2 by Independiente del Valle (Ecuador League 2026).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Mirassol winning 2-0.
Walter - Injury
Negueba - Knee Injury
#mirassol #maria #maia #libertadores
