Sam's Club Rotisserie Chicken Tops Consumer Reports, Challenging Costco's Iconic $5 Deal
Markets Daniel Marsh

Sam's Club Rotisserie Chicken Tops Consumer Reports, Challenging Costco's Iconic $5 Deal

Sam's Club has been named the top pick for rotisserie chicken by Consumer Reports, edging out Costco on price and taste, as Walmart's club segment posts strong Q1 results.

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Hub Group Class Action Deadline Precedes Restatement Filing
Regulation James Calloway

Hub Group Class Action Deadline Precedes Restatement Filing

Hub Group faces a securities class action with an Aug. 28 lead plaintiff deadline, before its Sept. 14 Nasdaq compliance date for restated financials.

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Brookfield Bolsters Bloom Energy Financing to $25 Billion
Markets Daniel Marsh

Brookfield Bolsters Bloom Energy Financing to $25 Billion

Brookfield Asset Management has increased its financing framework for Bloom Energy's AI infrastructure projects to $25 billion, five times the previous amount, sending BE shares up 22%.

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Constellation Energy Slides on Calpine Lock-Up Concerns
Markets Daniel Marsh

Constellation Energy Slides on Calpine Lock-Up Concerns

Constellation Energy (CEG) declined 4.22% to $248.37, underperforming the S&P 500, as the Calpine lock-up expiry raised supply concerns.

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AeroVironment Shares Surge on Strong Earnings, But Backlog and Margin Concerns Cap Gains
Earnings James Calloway

AeroVironment Shares Surge on Strong Earnings, But Backlog and Margin Concerns Cap Gains

AeroVironment shares jumped 18.8% after strong Q4 results, but the stock closed well off its high as investors scrutinized a $1.2B backlog and shrinking margins.

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MARA Stock Dips as Bitcoin Decline and Long Ridge Acquisition Impact Sentiment
Crypto Sarah Chen

MARA Stock Dips as Bitcoin Decline and Long Ridge Acquisition Impact Sentiment

MARA Holdings (MARA) ended Tuesday at $13.89, down 0.9%, as bitcoin slid 2.6% and the company's Long Ridge data center acquisition drew investor attention. BTC holdings represent 39% of market cap.

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Nu Holdings Shares Surge on Buyback Announcement, Outperform Peers
Markets Daniel Marsh

Nu Holdings Shares Surge on Buyback Announcement, Outperform Peers

Nu Holdings (NU) shares climbed 1.8% to $13.36, outpacing major ETFs, following a $1 billion buyback announcement that signals confidence in capital management.

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Nike's Earnings Beat Hides Tariff Boost as Direct Sales Dip
Earnings James Calloway

Nike's Earnings Beat Hides Tariff Boost as Direct Sales Dip

Nike's Q4 revenue of $10.97B beat estimates but declined 1% YoY. A $986M tariff recovery boosted EPS by 52 cents, masking a 4% currency-neutral revenue drop.

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New Student Loan Rules Shift Risk from For-Profit to Nonprofit Colleges
Regulation James Calloway

New Student Loan Rules Shift Risk from For-Profit to Nonprofit Colleges

New Education Department data reveals nonprofit colleges now have 3.9% of Title IV aid in failing programs, up from 0.8%, while for-profit exposure drops to 14.9%.

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Korea's $518B Chip Bet Drives Tool Maker Rally, ASML Surges
Markets Daniel Marsh

Korea's $518B Chip Bet Drives Tool Maker Rally, ASML Surges

Samsung and SK Hynix plan 800 trillion won ($518B) for new fabs in southwest Korea, fueling a rally in chip equipment makers like ASML.

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Stealth Bomber Fires Anti-Ship Missile in Pacific Test; Investor Focus on Lockheed, Northrop
Markets Daniel Marsh

Stealth Bomber Fires Anti-Ship Missile in Pacific Test; Investor Focus on Lockheed, Northrop

The B-2 Spirit bomber fired a Lockheed Martin AGM-158C LRASM in a Pacific sinking drill, the first public integration of the stealth bomber with the missile. The Navy seeks $531.4 million for 120 LRASMs in FY2026.

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Nasdaq Leads Late-Day Rally as Market Breadth Expands Amid AI Spending Scrutiny
Markets Daniel Marsh

Nasdaq Leads Late-Day Rally as Market Breadth Expands Amid AI Spending Scrutiny

U.S. stocks closed higher Tuesday with the Nasdaq climbing 1.54%, as market breadth improved and AI spending faces tighter valuation scrutiny.

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