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ICE to Acquire MarketAxess in $6B Bond Market Deal
Business & Earnings
Jul 315 min read

ICE to Acquire MarketAxess in $6B Bond Market Deal

Intercontinental Exchange agreed to buy bond trading platform MarketAxess for $167 per share in cash, sending MKTX shares nearly 30% higher in their biggest single-day gain since 2008.

Nasdaq-100 Futures Jump 1.2% on Amazon Blowout, Fed Hold
Markets
Jul 316 min read

Nasdaq-100 Futures Jump 1.2% on Amazon Blowout, Fed Hold

Amazon's record Q2 revenue above $200 billion and a less-hawkish Fed hold push Nasdaq-100 futures 1.2% higher, setting a risk-on tone for Friday's open.

Apple Q3 2026: iPhone Soars 22%, Services Falls Short
Business & Earnings
Jul 315 min read

Apple Q3 2026: iPhone Soars 22%, Services Falls Short

Apple's Q3 2026 revenue of $109.4B topped estimates as iPhone sales surged 22%, but a services miss and weak Q4 guidance sent AAPL shares down 7% pre-market.

Amazon Q2 2026: Revenue Tops $200B, AWS Surges 37%
Business & Earnings
Jul 315 min read

Amazon Q2 2026: Revenue Tops $200B, AWS Surges 37%

Amazon's Q2 net sales crossed $200 billion for the first time as AWS posted its fastest cloud growth in 18 quarters, sending AMZN shares up 7% in after-hours trade.

Ferrari Luce: 2026 EV Allocation Sold Out, China Demand Extends Into 2027
Markets
Jul 316 min read

Ferrari Luce: 2026 EV Allocation Sold Out, China Demand Extends Into 2027

Ferrari's first luxury EV, the $640,000 Luce, has sold out its entire 2026 production run in under two months, with Chinese buyers driving a backlog that now stretches well into next year.

Zoox Robotaxi Wins First US Federal Approval for 5,000 Driverless Vehicles
Technology
Jul 316 min read

Zoox Robotaxi Wins First US Federal Approval for 5,000 Driverless Vehicles

Amazon's Zoox unit secures a landmark NHTSA exemption to deploy up to 5,000 steering-wheel-free autonomous vehicles commercially, beginning in Las Vegas.

GE HealthCare Q2 2026: Imaging Surge Lifts Earnings
Business & Earnings
Jul 316 min read

GE HealthCare Q2 2026: Imaging Surge Lifts Earnings

GE HealthCare beat second-quarter profit estimates by nearly 9%, fueled by record orders and robust hospital imaging demand, even as a potential patient care unit divestiture clouds the…

S&P 500 Futures Rise 0.7% on Microsoft Azure Blowout
Markets
Jul 317 min read

S&P 500 Futures Rise 0.7% on Microsoft Azure Blowout

Microsoft's fiscal Q4 beat — $90 billion in revenue, 43% Azure growth — drove S&P 500 futures 0.7% higher at 7:50 a.m. in New York, delivering the strongest Wall Street morning tech read-through…

Nasdaq Surges 2.8% as Microsoft, Chip Stocks Power Broad Tech Rebound
Markets
Jul 317 min read

Nasdaq Surges 2.8% as Microsoft, Chip Stocks Power Broad Tech Rebound

The Nasdaq Composite posted its biggest single-day gain since June on July 30, 2026, as a record-breaking Microsoft earnings beat and an 8% surge in semiconductor shares reversed the prior…

Robinhood Q2 2026: Revenue Hits $1.31B Record
Business & Earnings
Jul 315 min read

Robinhood Q2 2026: Revenue Hits $1.31B Record

Robinhood Markets posted a Q2 2026 record of $1.31B in revenue, with EPS of $0.62 beating estimates as transaction revenue climbed 44% year-over-year on surging options and event contracts activity.

Microsoft Copilot: 30 Million Seats Prove AI Pays Off
Technology
Jul 306 min read

Microsoft Copilot: 30 Million Seats Prove AI Pays Off

Jim Cramer calls Microsoft 365 Copilot's 30-million-seat count the first unambiguous proof that generative AI can convert enterprise hype into recurring revenue.

Microsoft Datacenter Ledger: The $15B Capex Illusion
Business & Earnings
Jul 306 min read

Microsoft Datacenter Ledger: The $15B Capex Illusion

Microsoft's Q4 FY2026 earnings reveal a landmark accounting shift that trims $15 billion in reported capex by reclassifying data center leases — while actual infrastructure spending accelerates…

SBUX Q3 FY2026: Transactions Drive Best Earnings of the Night
Business & Earnings
Jul 305 min read

SBUX Q3 FY2026: Transactions Drive Best Earnings of the Night

Starbucks posted its fourth consecutive quarter of comparable-store sales growth in Q3 FY2026, led by a 4.2% rise in customer transactions — prompting CNBC's Jim Cramer to call it the standout…

Situational Awareness Unwinds Public Book After AI Rout
Markets
Jul 305 min read

Situational Awareness Unwinds Public Book After AI Rout

Leopold Aschenbrenner's $45 billion AI hedge fund sold its entire public equity portfolio to Ken Griffin's Citadel after 4x-leveraged semiconductor bets collapsed in July's AI market rout.

SBUX Q3 2026: EPS Beats, Comps Surge 7.9%
Business & Earnings
Jul 306 min read

SBUX Q3 2026: EPS Beats, Comps Surge 7.9%

Starbucks delivered a decisive fiscal third-quarter earnings beat, with adjusted EPS of $0.85 clearing the $0.66 consensus, revenue hitting $8.3 billion, and global comps jumping 7.9%, prompting…

Bank of England Holds at 3.75% in a 6-3 Split
Economy
Jul 306 min read

Bank of England Holds at 3.75% in a 6-3 Split

The Bank of England maintained its benchmark rate at 3.75% on July 30, with Governor Andrew Bailey citing softer domestic inflation and rising global uncertainty as grounds for the hold.

S&P Futures Rally as 30-Year Yield Hits 2007 High
Markets
Jul 306 min read

S&P Futures Rally as 30-Year Yield Hits 2007 High

U.S. futures turned positive July 30 as softer PCE inflation and Microsoft's earnings beat overshadowed weak GDP, while Treasury yields climbed to multi-decade highs.

U.S. Jobless Claims 197K, Layoffs at 57-Year Low
Economy
Jul 306 min read

U.S. Jobless Claims 197K, Layoffs at 57-Year Low

Initial weekly unemployment filings came in below the 200,000 consensus forecast as the prior week's 187,000 reading marked the lowest level since September 1969.

June PCE 2026: Headline 3.7%, Core 3.3%, Energy Drops
Economy
Jul 306 min read

June PCE 2026: Headline 3.7%, Core 3.3%, Energy Drops

The June Personal Consumption Expenditures report met expectations, with headline inflation at 3.7% and core at 3.3%, as a sharp fall in gas station prices provided notable relief to consumers.

U.S. Q2 GDP Slows to 1.5%, Missing Forecasts
Economy
Jul 307 min read

U.S. Q2 GDP Slows to 1.5%, Missing Forecasts

The U.S. economy expanded at a 1.5% annualized pace in the second quarter of 2026, falling short of the 2.1% consensus estimate and decelerating from Q1's matching 2.1% rate, as federal spending…

June PCE Meets Forecast; Apple, Amazon, Coinbase Due
Economy
Jul 306 min read

June PCE Meets Forecast; Apple, Amazon, Coinbase Due

June's inflation data release lands in line with forecasts at 3.7% headline and 3.3% core PCE, as Q2 GDP decelerates to 1.5%, with Apple, Amazon, and Coinbase reporting after the close.

US Targets Dozens of Iran Sites, Oil Eases Early
Geopolitics
Jul 307 min read

US Targets Dozens of Iran Sites, Oil Eases Early

A two-hour overnight fighter jet strike campaign hit 12-plus IRGC sites; Brent crude slipped in early Asian trade despite Iran's vow to punish the aggressor today.

30-Year Yield Breaches 5.20%, Rebukes Warsh's Hold
Markets
Jul 307 min read

30-Year Yield Breaches 5.20%, Rebukes Warsh's Hold

The 30-year Treasury yield surged to a 19-year high of 5.21% on Wednesday, as bond markets delivered a blunt verdict on the Federal Reserve's fifth consecutive rate hold under Chair Kevin Warsh.

MSFT Q4 FY2026: Azure Cloud Fuels 8.5% Stock Surge
Business & Earnings
Jul 305 min read

MSFT Q4 FY2026: Azure Cloud Fuels 8.5% Stock Surge

Microsoft beat fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 estimates across every major line, with azure cloud revenue growing 43% and an unchanged calendar-2026 capital spending plan sending shares up 8.5% in…

Meta Slumps 9% on Weak Guidance and Free Cash Flow Collapse
Business & Earnings
Jul 306 min read

Meta Slumps 9% on Weak Guidance and Free Cash Flow Collapse

Meta Platforms fell nearly 10% in premarket trading after Q2 2026 earnings missed on EPS, Q3 revenue guidance came in below consensus, and free cash flow collapsed 91% year-on-year.

Microsoft Q4 FY2026: Revenue Hits $90B on Azure Surge
Business & Earnings
Jul 305 min read

Microsoft Q4 FY2026: Revenue Hits $90B on Azure Surge

Microsoft's Q4 FY2026 microsoft earnings overview reveals record $90 billion quarterly revenue, a 43% Azure jump, and 30 million Copilot seats validating the company's AI-first strategy.

Meta Q2 2026: Revenue Surges 28%, AI Costs Crush Margins
Business & Earnings
Jul 305 min read

Meta Q2 2026: Revenue Surges 28%, AI Costs Crush Margins

Meta Platforms beat Q2 2026 revenue estimates with $60.8 billion in sales but missed earnings-per-share expectations as AI infrastructure spending more than doubled and free cash flow collapsed 91%.

X Corp Contests Australia's Widened eSafety Powers
Policy & Regulation
Jul 306 min read

X Corp Contests Australia's Widened eSafety Powers

X Corp challenged Australian authorities before a Senate committee in late July 2026, arguing that Canberra's planned expansion of the eSafety Commissioner's enforcement powers failed to give "due…

Zuckerberg: US Should Not Block Chinese AI Models
Geopolitics
Jul 296 min read

Zuckerberg: US Should Not Block Chinese AI Models

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told the FT that blocking Chinese AI models is not an effective strategy and warned of regulatory capture by dominant U.S. frontier labs.

Asian Tech Stocks Extend Rout on AI Repricing
Markets
Jul 297 min read

Asian Tech Stocks Extend Rout on AI Repricing

South Korean and Japanese semiconductor shares suffered their worst session in months as a trillion-dollar global chip selloff erased gains built on peak-AI-spend expectations.

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