July 2026 — page 11
PepsiCo profit jumps on lower charges, volumes improve
The snack-and-beverage giant posted a 137% surge in second-quarter earnings per share.
Moderna swings to revenue rebound on international demand
The biotech firm posted $389 million in first-quarter sales, a 260% jump from a year earlier.
Levi Strauss Lifts Full-Year Guidance After Second-Quarter Profit Growth
The denim maker raised its full-year adjusted EPS outlook to $1.46 to $1.52, citing broad-based demand and margin gains.
Energy Transfer raises annual EBITDA guidance on record volumes
The midstream company reported first-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $4.94 billion, a 20% increase over the prior year.
Enerpac Bets $472 Million on Industrial Expansion
The company will acquire SFE Group for 10.6 times trailing adjusted EBITDA, lifting its addressable market by $1 billion.
HF Sinclair returns to profit as refining margins climb
The energy company reported consolidated revenue of $7.12 billion for the first quarter of 2026.
Copart Returns to Growth as Margins Expand
The online auto-auction company posted $1.2 billion in revenue, snapping a three-quarter decline.
AZZ Lifts Full-Year Outlook After First-Quarter Sales Accelerate
The metal coatings and coil-coating company raised its fiscal 2027 sales guidance to as much as $1.85 billion after first-quarter revenue climbed 6.3%.
Belden Completes $1.8 Billion Purchase of Vistance’s Ruckus Unit
The all-cash asset sale lets Vistance sharpen focus on its Aurora Networks business and return proceeds to shareholders.
Enerpac Tool Group to Buy SFE Group in $472 Million Cash Deal
The acquisition aims to advance Enerpac's pure-play industrial tools strategy by expanding its presence in high-margin tool categories.
Central Banks Split on Rates, Converge on Guidance Style
The Bank of England and the People's Bank of China are using near-identical conditional language this round even as the major central banks pull in four different directions on rates.
Quantum Koopman Method Unlocks Nonlinear System Simulation
A new data-driven framework allows near-term quantum hardware to simulate complex real-world dynamics by embedding nonlinear systems into linear representations.
Multi-Fidelity Framework Slashes Lattice Design Costs
A new optimization approach reduces computational overhead for material design by 24% while maintaining mechanical performance.
New Algorithm Improves Global Factor Detection in Asset Pricing
An iterative filtering method leverages eigenvector delocalization to identify weak market factors that traditional spectral tests miss.
New Framework Scales AI Audit to Detect Model Shortcuts
ReMoDEx moves image classifier explainability from individual sample inspection to dataset-wide strategy clustering.
Institutional Exits Hit Honeywell in 2026Q2
Honeywell saw a complete withdrawal from eight institutional holders while Intel experienced fragmented positioning shifts.
Hardware Cost Pressures Return Across Tech Suppliers
NetApp, Gsi Technology and Ciena are again confronting tighter supply and higher component costs as AI-driven demand strains semiconductor and electro-optical markets.
Systemic Banks Split on Credit Provisions Amid Sector Stress
Divergent asset quality trends emerge as Korean and European lenders hike provisions while North American peers see declines.
The Cost Absorption Problem Hitting Oilfield Margins
Across oilfield equipment and services, revenue is holding up far better than earnings, as customers cut activity while costs refuse to fall at the same pace.
FDA Updates Animal Drug Approvals and Regulations
The Food and Drug Administration has amended regulations to reflect new animal drug application actions from early 2026.
EPA Tightens Hazardous Emission Standards for Wood Products
New maximum achievable control technology standards target a broad range of pollutants for major plywood and composite wood facilities.
Unum Doubles Down on LTC Reinsurance, Reserve Mix Shifts to Group
Unum Group struck a second Fortitude Re deal ceding $3.8 billion of long-term-care statutory reserves, pushing its cumulative reduction in that book toward 40%.
Solstice Advanced Materials to Acquire Element Solutions for $14.5 Billion
The specialty-materials maker's largest deal since its 2025 spin-off would nearly double annual sales to $6.8 billion and push net leverage to roughly 3.5 times at close.
Keel Infrastructure Swings to Deep Loss as Redomiciliation Costs Mount
The HPC infrastructure developer posted a $127.6 million net loss in the first quarter, more than tripling from a year earlier, as it absorbed restructuring charges tied to its U.S. redomiciliation and Latin American exit.
Kyndryl Adjusted Pretax Income Rises 21% Amid Flat Revenues
The infrastructure services provider reported fiscal year 2026 adjusted pretax income of $581 million.
CoreCivic sells prisons, lifts profit outlook
The operator raised its 2026 adjusted EBITDA forecast to as much as $461.8 million after asset sales.
AbbVie Lowers Annual Profit Guidance Amid Billion-Dollar Acquisition
The biopharmaceutical company reduced its full-year adjusted diluted EPS range to $13.91 - $14.11 following a $10.9 billion deal for Apogee Therapeutics.
Unum to Buy Fortitude Reinsurance Block in $3.8 Billion Asset Deal
The transaction advances Unum’s strategy to reduce exposure to its legacy long-term care business while sharpening focus on its employee benefits franchise.
Solstice Advanced Materials to Buy Element Solutions in $14.5 Billion Mixed Deal
The acquisition deepens Solstice's exposure to semiconductor fabrication, AI infrastructure and data-center cooling as demand for advanced materials accelerates.
Solaris Energy to Buy Global Energy Services in $55 Million Mixed Deal
The acquisition expands Solaris’s end-to-end power capabilities from plant installation through life-of-asset maintenance.
Clarivate to Sell Life Sciences Unit in $600 Million Asset Deal
The divestiture sharpens Clarivate’s focus on AI-driven intelligence for academia and intellectual property, the company said.
Retailers reap windfalls from card fee settlements
Dillard’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Macy’s booked hundreds of millions in one-time gains from interchange litigation, lifting earnings and cash flow.
FERC, Texas and Florida Regulators Set New Utility ROEs
Recent authorizations include a 9.98% base ROE for MISO transmission owners and a 7.76% return for Water Oak.
Florida, Texas and FERC Issue New Utility ROE Determinations
Recent regulatory orders establish new return on equity benchmarks for utilities across Florida, Texas, and FERC jurisdictions.
FERC Sets New ROE Determinations for SPP and Bangor Hydro
Recent FERC orders establish authorized returns on equity ranging from 9.57% to 11.06% across multiple jurisdictions.
Chinese Systemic Banks Lead Surge in Credit Impairment Losses
Major lenders in China and Europe report rising provisions amid shifting portfolio risks and regulatory requirements.
Buybacks Now Ride on Balance-Sheet Room, Not Cash
A widening slice of corporate repurchase programs are being sustained less by surplus recurring cash than by leverage capacity, working-capital timing, or customer float, meaning the same market that grants that room can just as easily take it away.
BIS Working Papers Trace Stablecoins Into Monetary Transmission
June's twelve BIS working papers converge on how household beliefs, sovereign debt and stablecoin balance sheets now sit inside the pipeline that carries a policy rate decision into the economy.
Chipmakers Lead a Guidance Season Almost Free of Cuts
Across 130 companies issuing quarterly outlooks, raises outnumbered cuts roughly ten to one, with semiconductor, software and hardware makers reporting no lowered guidance at all.
Companies Report Firm Demand, Relentless Cost Pressure
In first-quarter 2026 filings across 168 domestic companies, cost inflation ran more than five to one negative while demand and capital spending held their ground.
U.S. Community Bank Deposits Stabilize as Capital Buffers Grow
Regional and community banks saw total assets climb to $3.7 trillion in the first quarter of 2026 amid a broad recovery in deposit flows.
AI Infrastructure Capital Floods In While Biotech Trials Split
Small-cap companies are seeing a sharp divide between massive AI infrastructure funding and mixed clinical trial outcomes, while energy firms pursue aggressive acquisitions.
Tesla vehicle deliveries rise 34% on Model 3/Y growth
The electric vehicle maker delivered 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026.
S&P Global Spins Off Mobility Unit in $3.1 Billion Deal
The data provider completed the separation of its Mobility division into a standalone company with $1.75 billion in annual revenue.
Rivian's Software Revenue Surges 49% as Auto Gross Profit Swings to Loss
The EV maker's consolidated revenue grew 11% to $1.38 billion, but automotive margins buckled under a $100 million drop in regulatory credit sales.
Gold Resource Shareholders Approve Goldgroup Merger
Gold Resource (GORO) shareholders cleared the company's merger with Goldgroup Mining, setting up a close on or about July 17, 2026, after quarterly results swung from a going-concern warning to a $4.7 million profit within two quarters.
Alliance Resource Partners to Buy AllDale Minerals Interests in $206 Million Mixed Deal
The acquisition nearly doubles ARLP's net royalty acreage in the Permian Basin and adds a foothold in the Haynesville shale.
Reinsurer trims assets as in-force book holds steady
Reinsurance Group of America’s total assets fell to $156.6 billion at year-end 2025.
QXO Closes TopBuild Deal, Targets $300 Million in Annual Synergies by 2030
The building-products distributor now commands the top position in insulation, waterproofing, and key lumber markets after completing its acquisition of TopBuild Corp.
O'Reilly Automotive Posts Reaccelerating Growth, Raises EPS Outlook
O'Reilly Automotive's comparable store sales jumped to 8.1% in the first quarter, up from 5.6% the prior period, as the auto-parts retailer lifted its full-year profit guidance.