- Spot platinum has just broken through the $1,800.00/oz mark, currently quoted at $1,799.97/oz, down 1.00% on the day; Nymex main platinum futures contract is currently quoted at $1,812.7/oz, up 0.12% on the day.
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- Hudson River signs multi-billion dollar AI deal with Coreweave (CRWV.US).
- Wedbush raises eBay (EBAY.US) price target from $135 to $137.
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- U.S. Workers Paying More for Healthcare, and Next Year to Be Worse -- WSJ
- BioAffinity Technologies Announces 1-for-15 Reverse Stock Split Effective At The Open Of Trading On August 24, 2026 >BIAF
- Walmart’s U.S. sales in the second quarter reached $125.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 3.5%. Excluding highly volatile fuel sales, comparable sales grew by 2.6%, with transaction volume up 1.5% and average ticket size up 1.1%. Walmart noted that its sales reflected strong e-commerce momentum and broad market share gains, although some of this was offset by lower drug prices. In addition, membership fee revenue achieved double-digit growth, and Walmart+ recorded a record historic net incr
- Spot silver fell 1.02% intraday to $66.30 per ounce; COMEX silver futures main contract last traded at $66.53 per ounce, up 1.06% on the day.
- Spot gold has just broken through the $4,470.00 per ounce mark, with the latest quote at $4,469.90 per ounce, down 1.17% on the day; COMEX gold futures main contract is currently quoted at $4,526.20 per ounce, down 0.42% on the day.
- Karen Manna, Fixed Income Strategist and Portfolio Manager at Hermes Investment Management, stated in a report that U.S. inflation remains the dominant concern for policymakers. Federal Reserve officials have shown significant consistency in conveying this message. Policymakers have also repeatedly indicated that the current U.S. labor market is no longer regarded as the main source of inflationary pressure. Instead, employment conditions are increasingly seen as closer to balance. As a result,
- Spot gold is down 1.00% intraday, trading at $4,477.33 per ounce; COMEX gold futures main contract is currently quoted at $4,534.10 per ounce, down 0.25% intraday.
- BIS's "Rescue of Long-term Bonds" Triggers Global Bond Market Rebound, but Institutions Warn the Rally May Not Last
- Spot gold has just broken through the $4,480.00/ounce mark, now quoted at $4,479.90/ounce, down 0.95% on the day; the main COMEX gold futures contract is now quoted at $4,536.30/ounce, down 0.20% on the day.
- UK inventory reduction offsets Middle East disruptions, aluminum prices retreat from highs
- According to TankerTrackers, for your reference, regardless of where crude oil loading/transshipment takes place, the volume shipped out from the US Navy blockade line is only 5 million barrels per day.
- OpenLedger's Ram Kumar sees agentic payments as crypto's first AI 'killer app'
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- European natural gas prices reach €65 per megawatt-hour for the first time since March
- Aegon "confronts" US Treasury: Long bond repurchase expansion has "limited significance", yield curve steepening logic unchanged
- Etsy shares rose 3.1% in pre-market trading after Rosenblatt Securities initiated coverage with a "Buy" rating.
- Nymex WTI crude oil futures main contract has just broken through the $87.00 per barrel mark, now quoted at $87.01 per barrel, up 3.10% on the day.
- US Dollar: Downside risks grow as yields contained – MUFG
- Beisent pushes down US Treasury yields, making the dollar the biggest "victim"! Alternative safe-haven currencies and emerging market forex surge in response
- Rising oil prices drive commodity currencies higher, with the Australian dollar rebounding after initial weakness
- Truist Securities raised Snowflake (SNOW.US) target price from $300 to $375.
- Rosenblatt Securities: Initiated coverage on Alphabet (GOOGL.US) with a Buy rating and a price target of $410. Initiated coverage on Amazon (AMZN.US) with a Buy rating and a price target of $335.
- Rosenblatt Securities initiates coverage on eBay (EBAY.US) with a Buy rating and a target price of $120.
- Walmart Stock Slides on Sales Miss -- WSJ
- Truist Securities raises Paypal (PYPL.US) target price from $59 to $62.
- European Commission spokesperson: There are no urgent concerns about the EU's natural gas supply, as current storage capacity stands at 62%.
- Walmart Sales Climb on e-Commerce Strength, Share Gains -- Market Talk
- The US announces a package of economic measures against Iran, sending international crude oil prices soaring over 2%.
- Walmart (WMT.US) reported a 4.4% increase in second-quarter comparable sales for Sam’s Club U.S., excluding fuel, beating market expectations of a 4.04% growth.
- Walmart shares plunged nearly 6% in pre-market trading; Q2 revenue reached $187.937 billion, up 5.9% year-on-year, with adjusted net profit per share at $0.81.
- Walmart (WMT.US): Second quarter results were positively impacted by a 750 basis point net benefit from tariff refunds. Second quarter US comparable sales were negatively impacted by 80 basis points due to the health and wellness business.
- Walmart (WMT.US): Comparable sales in China grew by 9.7% in the second quarter.
- Dow futures and Nasdaq futures edged lower after Walmart (WMT.US) released its quarterly results.
- Walmart (WMT.US): The comparable sales of Walmart U.S. are expected to benefit from GLP-1 drugs by approximately 50 basis points in fiscal year 2027, while the impact for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 will be about 100 basis points.
- WTI crude oil futures rose by 3.00% intraday and are now trading at $86.89 per barrel.
- NEAR Protocol Zcash swap deal taps Zodl to boost privacy coin access
- Goldman Sachs: US ETF growth 2026 set to top $2 trillion, up 40%
- Morgan Stanley predicts that gold prices may surpass $5,000 by 2027
- Market news: TikTok, Adobe (ADBE.US), and Perplexity are also major AI clients of Microsoft.
- Walmart (WMT.US) expects full-year net sales growth of 4% to 5%, below the market expectation of 5.3%. It expects full-year adjusted earnings per share to be $2.80 to $2.87, lower than the market expectation of $2.90. Adjusted earnings per share for the third quarter are expected to be $0.62 to $0.64, below the market expectation of $0.68.
- Market news: Meta Platforms (META.US) is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Microsoft Azure AI services.
- Walmart (WMT.US) reported revenue of $187.94 billion for fiscal Q2 2027, exceeding market expectations of $186.769 billion and up from $177.4 billion in the same period last year.
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- Walmart (WMT.US) shares fell by 5% pre-market as second-quarter comparable sales missed expectations.
- Walmart (WMT.US): Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) for the second quarter reached $0.81, exceeding market expectations of $0.74.
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- Morgan Stanley believes that after the gold price breaks through $4,450 per ounce, it is expected to surpass $5,000 in 2027 or sooner. The bank stated that improving macroeconomic conditions are boosting demand for gold ETFs, as expectations for further Federal Reserve rate hikes gradually fade and the US dollar weakens. Strong central bank purchases and even stronger physical demand further support gold prices. Despite persistently high long-term yields, gold prices remain resilient, indicatin
- UK factory orders rebound sharply in August, export orders turn positive for the first time in four years
- UBS Group raised Estée Lauder's (EL.US) target price from $86 to $106.
- UBS Group raised the target price of Moderna (MRNA.US) from $50 to $150.
- Ford Motor Company (F.US) has submitted an application to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the United States to recall 60,000 vehicles.
- UBS Group raises Marvell Technology (MRVL.US) target price from $300 to $310.
- LSI Industries 4Q Adj EPS 38c >LYTS
- LSI Industries 4Q EPS 18c >LYTS
- LSI Industries Exec VP, Chief Financial Officer James Galeese to Retire at End of Auguest 2027 >LYTS
- Virtus Invst Partners Raises Dividend to $2.45 Vs. $2.40 >VRTS
- Performance Food Group Executive Chair George Holm to Become Non-Executive Chair >PFGC
- Performance Food Group Board to Decrease in Size to 10 Directors From 14 >PFGC
- Walmart Remaining Share-Repurchase Authorization $25.1 Billion >WMT
- Walmart Bought Back 25.7 Million Shares for $3 Billion in 2Q >WMT
- Walmart: Business Model Only Getting Stronger, More Durable >WMT
- Walmart 2Q Sam's Club U.S. Comparable Sales Ex-Fuel Rose 4.5% >WMT
- Walmart 2Q Operating Cash Flow $19.7B, Free Cash Flow $5.5B >WMT
- Charter Communications Completes Acquisition of Liberty Broadband in All-Stk Transaction >CHTR
- Walmart: 2Q-End Global Inventory $61.6B, Up 6.7%, Reflecting Strategic Iinitiatives, Inflation >WMT
- Walmart: FY27 Outlook Reflects Continued Prioritization of Remaining Tariff Refunds Into Price Investments >WMT
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- Walmart Raises FY27 Outlook >WMT
- Walmart Raises FY27 View To Adj EPS $2.80-Adj EPS $2.87 >WMT
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- Walmart Had Seen FY27 Adjusted EPS $2.75-$2.85 >WMT
- Walmart Raises FY27 Constant-Currency Sales Growth View to 4%-5% From 3.5%-4.5% >WMT
- Walmart Sees 3Q Constant-Currency Sales Up 3%-3.75% >WMT
- Walmart 2Q Walmart U.S. Comparable Sales Rose 2.6% >WMT
- Walmart Raises FY27 Constant-Currency Adjusted Operating Income Growth View to 7%-8.5% From 6%-8% >WMT
- Walmart Sees 3Q Constant-Currency Adjusted Operating Income Growth Up 2%-4% >WMT
- Walmart Now Sees FY27 Capital Spending About 4% of Sales; Had Seen About 3.5% >WMT
- Walmart 2Q Revenue Rose 5.1% in Constant Currency >WMT
- Walmart 2Q Adjusted Operating Income Rose 17.4% in Constant Currency >WMT
- Walmart 2Q E-Commerce Rose 23% Globally >WMT
- Walmart 2Q Walmart U.S. Comparable Transactions Rose 1.5% >WMT
- Walmart 2Q Walmart U.S. Comparable Average Ticket Rose 1.1% >WMT
- Walmart 2Q Global Advertising Business Rose 38% >WMT
- Walmart 2Q Operating Income Rose 29%, Boosted by Tariff Refunds >WMT
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