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Reddit’s U.S. User Decline Raises a Bigger Question After Its Earnings Beat
Reddit stock fell 22% despite beating Q2 earnings estimates, as flat U.S. logged-in user growth overshadowed strong revenue gains and rising per-user monetization.
Marriott’s Earnings Drop May Be Missing the Bigger Fee Growth Story
Marriott shares fell nearly 7% after a Q2 2026 revenue miss, but adjusted EPS beat estimates, fee revenue rose 13%, and management raised its full-year RevPAR guidance.
Links 8/4/2026
Did the US and Israel Just Commit Their First Act of Hybrid War Against Spain?
Both countries have their motives as well as the means.
US Intervenes to Prop Up Japanese Yen Amid Worries About Possible Large Sales of Treasuries to Buy Yen, Carry Trade Unwind
On the US intervention to push up the yen, including some wee corrections of misperceptions.
Apple’s AI Strategy Looks Different—Will It Pay Off?
Apple shares fell about 8% after strong earnings as GF Securities downgraded the stock to Hold, citing an unclear AI growth engine despite a Moderate Buy consensus.
The AI Chip Stock Making a Quiet Move Toward Dominance
onsemi posted Q2 revenue growth of 9% and margin gains, plans to acquire Synaptics for physical AI, and shares rose over 5% as buybacks continue to support a price recovery.
Why Walmart and Amazon Could Be the Market’s Most Complementary Mega-Caps
Walmart and Amazon show strong earnings growth and AWS momentum, making the retail giants complementary portfolio picks offering dividend stability alongside AI-driven cloud expansion.
Dodging Deutsche Telekom: T-Mobile's Strategic Win
T-Mobile's $300 billion merger with Deutsche Telekom collapsed amid shareholder and CFIUS opposition, preserving its cash flow, even as shares fell on weak churn guidance despite strong Q2 earnings.
GLP-1 Demand Is Creating a New Dividend Angle in These 4 Logistics Stocks
GLP-1 drug demand is driving cold-chain logistics growth at FedEx, UPS, DHL Group and C.H. Robinson, each expanding healthcare transportation revenue and infrastructure.
Tether Strikes Gold: Crypto's Physical Pivot
Tether added 14 metric tonnes of gold in Q2, pushing reserves past 146 tonnes, even as central banks bought a record 289 tonnes and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) saw outflows amid high yields.
Why Have China and Russia Just Stepped Out of the Shadows in the U.S.-Iran War?
Readers will hopefully have fun with extreme neocon Simon Watkins' upset that Russia and China dare support Iran, and worse, more openly.
Jersey Mike's Serves Fresh Gains After IPO Stumble
Jersey Mike's shares recovered after dipping below their $23 IPO price, as investors weigh debt paydown plans, franchise unit economics, and upcoming quiet period and lock-up expirations.
3 Drone Stocks That Should Soar After the Summer Slump
Drone stocks AeroVironment, Kratos, and Red Cat have pulled back from 2026 highs despite strong revenue growth and Pentagon spending plans, with analysts still projecting significant upside.
Tyson Foods Offers a Meaty Opportunity for Income Investors
Tyson Foods widened margins despite a beef shortage, posting Q3 earnings above expectations as analysts and institutions stay bullish and shares hold support near $54.50.
AI Data Center Construction Spending Goes Exponential (But in Business, Exponential Curves Can’t Last)
Corporate guidance for capital expenditures keeps getting ratcheted higher and involves massive sums, largely focused on AI infrastructure.
Why the US-Japan Joint Intervention to Prop Up the Yen? Fear of Treasury Yields Blowing Out if Japan Becomes a Forced Seller
The prior interventions failed to permanently turn around the downward spiral of the yen. What’s needed: much tighter monetary policies by the BOJ.
SpaceX’s First Earnings Report Could Decide Whether Shorts or Bulls Have Control
SpaceX faces a $24.6 billion short position ahead of its Aug. 4 earnings and Aug. 6 lockup expiration, which will release about 911 million shares into the market.
Why Rare Earth Processing Could Be the Real 2027 Opportunity
REalloys is racing to build U.S. rare earth processing capacity ahead of a 2027 ban on Chinese materials in defense contracts, though it remains pre-revenue and posted a $106.7 million quarterly loss.
TSMC Insiders Are Buying the Pullback—But Is the Signal as Bullish as It Looks?
Taiwan Semiconductor insiders bought nearly $800,000 in shares since early July as analysts raise price targets and Buy ratings following the company's Q2 earnings report.
The S&P 493 Are Staging a Comeback—This Value ETF Offers Broad Exposure
As the NASDAQ-100 corrects amid an AI CapEx-driven tech sell-off, sectors like healthcare and financials are rallying, boosting diversified value ETFs like the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF (SCHV).
AST SpaceMobile Sets Launch Date Ahead of Key Q2 Earnings Test
AST SpaceMobile targets Aug. 5 for launching BlueBirds 11-13 and will report Q2 earnings Aug. 10, key tests for its satellite constellation amid stock volatility.
Links 8/3/2026
Iran War: Trump Keeps Up Threat Display, False Claims of Negotiations as He TACOs; Israel Still Pressing for Escalation as US Withdrawals Continue
Today's Iran war news: Coming shortages will limit how long Trump can TACO at comparatively low cost. What happens then?