‘Superman' helps power a box-office turnaround for Warner Bros. studio — Positive
WBD Market Watch — July 14, 2025After spending much of 2024 in the box-office doldrums, the legendary studio has scored a remarkable turnaround with five straight No. 1 hits, culminating with this weekend's smash, “Superman,” which drew in $217 million worldwide.

Business interests and centrists beat back the socialist author's bid for California governor.

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says first AI data supercluster will come online in 2026 — Positive
META CNBC — July 14, 2025Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday said he plans to invest "hundreds of billions of dollars" into artificial intelligence compute infrastructure. The company plans to bring its first supercluster, Prometheus, online next year.

US Department of Defense awards contracts to Google, xAI — Positive
GOOG GOOGL Reuters — July 14, 2025OpenAI, Alphabet's Google , Anthropic and Elon Musk's AI firm xAI have won contracts aimed at scaling up adoption of advanced AI capabilities in the U.S. Department of Defense, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said on Monday.

Mission Produce Rides on Price Volatility: Can it Sustain Growth? — Neutral
AVO Zacks Investment Research — July 14, 2025AVO posts 29% revenue jump on high-priced avocados and expanding fruit sales. However, margins face pressure from rising costs.

Ventas Stock Gains 11.6% in 6 Months: Will the Trend Last? — Positive
VTR Zacks Investment Research — July 14, 2025VTR is likely to gain from an aging population, rising healthcare expenses, favorable outpatient visit trends and accretive investments in its research portfolio.

Bitcoin and BLOK have shown strong performance, but August and September are typically weak months, suggesting caution in the near term. Despite seasonal risks, I maintain a buy rating on BLOK, supported by its favorable valuation, high momentum, and constructive technical chart. BLOK offers diversification across growth, value, size, and geography, with a reasonable P/E and attractive PEG ratio, though it remains a high-risk, concentrated ETF.

Elevance to Report Q2 Earnings: Will Rising Costs Pressure Profits? — Negative
ELV Zacks Investment Research — July 14, 2025ELV's second-quarter earnings may face pressure as rising costs and lower Medicaid memberships offset strong revenue gains.

Kraft Heinz could be splitting up in a deal worth nearly $20 billion — Positive
KHC Fast Company — July 14, 2025Kraft Heinz is studying a potential spin off of a large chunk of its grocery business, including many Kraft products, into a new entity that could be valued at as much as $20 billion on its own, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Tesla shareholders to vote on xAI investment, Musk says — Neutral
TSLA Proactive Investors — July 14, 2025Elon Musk is reportedly seeking an investment from Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) in his AI startup xAI. Musk plans to hold a shareholder vote at Tesla to decide whether the electric vehicle maker should invest in xAI, the company behind the Grok chatbot, which has already been integrated in beta form into Tesla vehicles.

PDCC: Potentially Stay Underwater In Long-Term Investment After The Rate Cut — Positive
PDCC Seeking Alpha — July 14, 2025PDCC offers a high 12-15% yield by investing in diversified CLO equity and junior debt, appealing to income-focused investors. Despite unrealized losses from wider credit spreads, strong cash flow and robust dividend payouts highlight PDCC's resilience and income potential. PDCC's floating-rate portfolio benefits from higher rates, while potential Fed rate cuts and tax cuts could boost NAV and stock price.

Pre-Markets in the Red to Start a Fresh Week — Negative
BAC C CPI GS JNJ JPM MMM NFLX PPI WFC Zacks Investment Research — July 14, 2025Pre-market futures are notably lower than Friday afternoon's close on all major indexes, though they are beginning to climb out of the muck of fresh tariff threats as early trading warms up to start a new trading week. We had gotten back up to or near record market highs last week before new tariff threats from President Trump threw a damp towel over stock market heat.

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta to invest hundreds of billions on data centers after poaching top AI talent — Neutral
META New York Post — July 14, 2025"We have the capital from our business to do this," Zuckerberg said in a post on Threads.

GM to challenge China's LFP monopoly with upgraded battery factory — Positive
GM TechCrunch — July 14, 2025GM said Monday it is working with joint venture partner LG Energy Solution to upgrade its Ultium battery factory to make lithium-iron-phosphate cells for the automaker's low-cost EVs.

Transaction in Own Shares 14 July, 2025 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Shell plc (the ‘Company') announces that on 14 July, 2025 it purchased the following number of Shares for cancellation. Aggregated information on Shares purchased according to trading venue: Date of purchase Number of Shares purchased Highest price paid Lowest price paid Volume weighted average price paid per share Venue Currency 14/07/2025 758,354 £26.7650 £26.3300 £26.5566 LSE GBP 14/07/2025 189,837 £26.7650 £26.3350 £26.6048 Chi-X (CXE) GBP 14/07/2025 102,309 £26.7650 £26.4650 £26.6878 BATS (BXE) GBP 14/07/2025 607,469 €30.9750 €30.4200 …

OraSure Technologies received takeover bid from industry entrepreneur, sources say — Positive
OSUR Reuters — July 14, 2025Prominent healthcare entrepreneur Ron Zwanziger approached medical device maker OraSure Technologies with a takeover offer, three people familiar with the matter said, in what would mark more consolidation in the heavily fragmented diagnostic industry.

AES Gains 20% as Private Equity Eyes AI Hyperscale Energy Player — Positive
AES MarketBeat — July 14, 2025On July 9, a key energy partner to data center hyperscalers like Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META, Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN, and Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT was the biggest gainer in the S&P 500 Index. That company is AES NYSE: AES.

AAPL CLASS ACTION FILED: Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP Reminds Investors - a Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Apple Inc. (AAPL) — Neutral
AAPL PRNewsWire — July 14, 2025RADNOR, Pa. , July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Apple Inc. ("Apple") (NASDAQ: AAPL) on behalf of those who purchased or otherwise acquired Apple securities between June 10, 2024, and June 9, 2025, inclusive (the "Class Period").

From Smartphones to AI: ARM's Expanding Global Tech Influence — Positive
ARM Zacks Investment Research — July 14, 2025Arm Holdings' energy-efficient chip designs are powering AI and IoT growth for Apple, Qualcomm and Samsung as its tech influence deepens.

STRL vs. TPC: Which Infrastructure Stock Has Stronger Growth? — Positive
STRL TPC Zacks Investment Research — July 14, 2025Sterling and Tutor Perini ride strong infrastructure spending with record backlogs and robust pipelines. Find out which stock shows sharper growth momentum.
