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XP Inc.A (XP) Tops Q2 Earnings Estimates

XP Inc.A (XP) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +3.92% and -1.03%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

AppLovin (APP) Stock Looks Cheap On Earnings While Broader Checks Stay Mixed

AppLovin stock has fallen sharply in the short term while still showing a very large gain over three years, and the current valuation checks point to neither a clear bargain nor a clear premium. AppLovin has delivered roughly 7x over the past three years, which means many holders are now sitting on sizeable gains even after the recent pullback. Investor expectations for continued growth from the AXON advertising engine can support the current price, while recent revenue shortfalls and...

Test Your ETF Knowledge In Our IQ Test

Bloombergs Joel Weber puts Scarlet Fu, James Seyffart, and Todd Sohn, ETF strategist at Baird Strategas, to the test on "Bloomberg ETF IQ" in this weeks edition of "IQ Test." (Source: Bloomberg)

GXAI: Gaxos.AI Sells Off Its Gaming Business for a One-Time Gain

By Lisa ThompsonNASDAQ: GXAIREAD THE FULL GXAI RESEARCH REPORTGaxos.AI (NASDAQ: GXAI) again beat on its top line as advertising spend resulted in higher revenues than we expected for both businesses. While revenues beat our estimate, the operating loss they generated was in line with expectations as spending was also higher than expected. The company reported positive net income, or $0.02 a share, on a one-time gain from the sale of its gaming business. We expect losses to be reported going ...

Trading Day: Bonds play the blues

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Long-dated government bond yields around the world rose on Monday to levels not seen in decades.

Fashion retailer closes 64 stores as it reshapes its business

After closing dozens of stores and offloading a brand, one of the fashion industrys best-known groups is continuing to reshape its retail footprint. The company ended its latest fiscal year with fewer stores overall, even as it continued opening locations for one of its biggest brands. The ...

Trading Day: Bonds play the blues

Long-dated government bond yields around the world rose on Monday to levels not seen in decades. This weighed on stocks, which were also pressured by deepening skepticism around a U.S.-Iran peace deal and oil prices rising to a six-week high.

RVPH: Patent Filed for New Formulation

By John Vandermosten, CFAOTCQB: RVPHREAD THE FULL RVPH RESEARCH REPORTReviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: RVPH) reported second quarter 2026 results on August 12th, 2026. Earlier this year, Reviva engaged with the FDA seeking feedback regarding a formulation change for brilaroxazine to be used in its second RECOVER trial. The company expects a response from the agency in 4Q:26. If the agency consents, management has indicated that Reviva will conduct a 30-patient bioequivalence stu...

We Will Take Risks If Clients Willing: Legum

Maital Legum, head of ETF solutions at Teucrium, joins Scarlet Fu and James Seyffart on "ETF IQ." They discuss the process the firm goes through as they decide to launch ETFs or not. (Source: Bloomberg)

Berkshire-Tracking ETF OMAH Outperforms Company

Adam Patti, CEO of VistaShares, joins Scarlet Fu and James Seyffart on "ETF IQ." They discuss VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF (ticker: OMAH). (Source: Bloomberg)

Top analyst reveals the gas price that could break Walmart shoppers

Consumers can complain about the economy long before they actually stop spending. Walmart (WMT) is seeing that divide play out in real time. Jefferies analyst Corey Tarlowe said in a report that despite fuel prices rising above $4 in recent months, Walmart management has not noticed a major shift ...

Pioneering restaurant chain closes all locations

The United States has more Black-owned businesses than at any point in history, but the numbers still lag behind the overall population. Between 2017 and 2023, the number of Black-owned employer businesses grew by 62%, or nearly 77,000 firms. This growth was larger than U.S. employer businesses ...

Covenant Logistics Group Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. (NYSE: CVLG) (“Covenant” or the “Company”) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share of Class A and Class B common stock. The quarterly cash dividend is payable to stockholders of record on September 4, 2026, and is expected to be paid on September 25, 2026.

Bankrupt Italian chain shuts 50 restaurants, exits state entirely

Ask people to picture their favorite food, and creamy pasta, hot pepperoni pizza, and indulgent gelato beat out sushi, tacos, and even McDonalds. Italian food consistently ranks as the worlds most popular cuisine, edging out Chinese and Japanese in global surveys. A 2019 YouGov poll of more than ...

Why Investors Sold Amphenol (APH) Despite Its Strong Business Fundamentals

Aristotle Capital Management, LLC, an investment management company, released its “Core Equity Fund” Q2 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund returned 14.69% in the second quarter of 2026, slightly trailing the 15.20% gain of the S&P 500 Index as market performance remained highly concentrated in artificial intelligence (AI)-related […]

Major retail meat company closes plants, lays off over 3,200

A historic drop in the size of the U.S. cattle herd to a nearly 75-year low of 86.2 million head as of Jan. 1, 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is putting pressure on the beef industry, resulting in plant closures. Beef processing companies, such as Tyson Foods, have closed ...