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Popular’s Earnings Beat Shows Why This Bank Stock Keeps Climbing
Popular's second-quarter earnings rose sharply, with a raised dividend and $1 billion buyback, as analysts maintain a Buy rating and eye further upside despite rising credit costs.
ABB’s Rotork Deal Could Put These Flow Control Stocks Back in Focus
ABB's $5.5 billion Rotork acquisition, its largest ever, highlights flow control's appeal, putting Watts Water Technologies and Franklin Electric in focus as potential beneficiaries or targets.
Challenges to the Unsustainable Exploitation of Human Beings and Nature Converged Across Civilizations
Starting from ancient China, Hellenism, and India, proto class struggles sought production in concert with nature, freedom, and solidarity.
India’s Gen Z Cockroach Party Flexed Its Power—And Won
On the grievances of India's Cockroach Party and how they succeeded in cowing the Modi government.
GE HealthCare Stock Climbs on Vital Diagnostics Demand
GE HealthCare posted strong Q2 results with record backlog and book-to-bill, while reviewing a possible sale of its underperforming Patient Care Solutions segment.
Lost in Space: Why Aerospace Valuations Are Plummeting Right Now
SpaceX shares have lost about $1.2 trillion in value since its IPO, triggering a sector-wide sell-off in space stocks like Rocket Lab as investors demand stronger balance sheets.
MarketBeat Week in Review – 07/27- 07/31
A weekly roundup covering Magnificent Seven earnings, Fed rate pauses, U.S.-Iran tensions, and MarketBeat analysts' takes on stocks including Microsoft, Alphabet, Broadcom, Tesla, and UnitedHealth.
SPR Gets Drained to Dump Crude Oil on Global Markets: US Exports of Crude Oil & Petroleum Products Spike
Crude oil exports hit a record of 5.7 MMb/d in May, exports of ultra-low sulfur diesel hit a record 1.54 MMb/d, etc.
Coffee Break: Science again, Dr. Fauci, Polio, Ancient Art, and a Parting Shot
Part the First: They Really Are Serious About Destroying American Science (but that has been clear from the beginning). The Wall Street Journal writes: White House to Direct Billions in Research Funds Toward AI, Away from Colleges (no archive). In a new report and memo released Tuesday, the White House Office of Science and Technology […]
Much of American Christianity Is Failing the Litmus Test
On the dodgy Christianity of Christian Nationalist thought leader, R.J. Rushdoony,.
Chevron’s Strong Quarter Shows Why It Still Leads the Energy Sector
Chevron posted Q2 2026 earnings of $12.1 billion as elevated Brent crude and strong refining margins boosted results, but the stock struggled to rally as gains appeared already priced in.
Amazon’s Earnings Beat Shows Why AWS Is Back at the Center of the Bull Case
Amazon's Q2 report showed AWS growth accelerating to 37%, total operating income up more than 40%, and raised capital spending plans, sending shares up 12% premarket.
Links 7/31/2026
Iran War: Risk of Widening Conflict as Saudis Form “Defensive” Coalition, Iran Depicts Egypt LNG Platform Attack as Israel False Flag; Postol – Iran Missiles More Powerful Than Oreshnik; IRCG Provides Images of F-35s Destroyed in Jordan
Today's Iran war news: The Saudis rearrange deck chairs on their Titanic as the IRCG documents their successful F-35 hits.
Did Trump and His In-Laws Finally Break the FIFA World Cup?
Football is the world’s biggest grossing sport. Now they want to bleed it dry.
Apple’s Record Quarter Could Not Outrun Its Guidance Problem
Apple posted record June-quarter revenue and earnings, but shares fell as much as 7% after guidance missed Wall Street's growth expectations amid currency and supply headwinds.
McKesson's Compounding Keeps Adding Up
McKesson posted strong fiscal 2026 results, raised guidance, boosted buybacks and its dividend, and maintains a Moderate Buy rating from analysts amid its evolving specialty business mix.
Peeling Out or Breaking Down? Ford’s High-Stakes Turnaround
Ford beat Q2 adjusted EPS estimates and raised guidance, but a $1.3 billion GAAP net loss, a $3.6 billion EV joint venture writedown, and Ford Pro margin pressure raise underlying concerns.
Generac’s AI Power Story Is Becoming Bigger Than the Weather
Generac's data center backlog hit $1.6 billion as hyperscaler contracts and 29% commercial revenue growth offset residential softness, driving a strong Q2 earnings beat.
Inflation in the Overall Economy, Hitting Consumers, Businesses, and Governments, Was Really Bad in Q2, Even Without Energy
Investors want the Fed to crack down on inflation to forestall a bond market reaction
Everyone’s Focused on China—But That’s Not ASML’s Biggest Risk
ASML shares fell after a Chinese rival unveiled DUV lithography machines, but the firm's EUV monopoly, growing backlog, and rising guidance suggest limited near-term threat.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Rallies as Q2 Results Top Fears, Guidance Rises
Chipotle Mexican Grill raised guidance after Q2 comp-sales growth accelerated, and analysts maintain a Moderate Buy rating with over 25% upside as shares rallied on the results.
L3Harris’ Record Backlog Makes Its Stock Sell-Off Look Overdone
L3Harris posted Q2 revenue growth, wider margins and a record $42 billion backlog, while analysts hold a Moderate Buy rating despite the stock's recent correction.
Quantum Earnings Could Decide Whether the Sector’s Sell-Off Has Gone Too Far
IonQ, D-Wave and Rigetti report Q2 2026 earnings amid stock declines, with IonQ's SkyWater deal, D-Wave's AT&T partnership and Rigetti's rising costs in focus.