Sainsbury's blames Visa card issues for online payment failure — Negative

JSAIY  V   Skynews — July 30, 2025

J Sainsbury, the supermarket chain, was on Wednesday racing to resolve an issue with the card payments giant Visa which was impacting customers' ability to pay for their online grocery orders.

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Nvidia stock is set to be driven by investment in artificial-intelligence infrastructure from Microsoft and Meta but it also needs to fend off rivals.

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GUANGZHOU, China, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viomi Technology Co., Ltd (“Viomi” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VIOT), a leading technology company for home water solutions in China, today announced that it has been granted an exception by the Nasdaq Staff regarding the filing of its Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024.

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UnitedHealth Faces Long Road to Recovery — Negative

UNH   WSJ — July 30, 2025

Returning CEO Stephen Hemsley is lowering expectations, but perhaps not enough.

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British drugmaker GSK said on Wednesday it is in talks with the Trump administration about ways to lower U.S. drug costs, becoming the latest pharmaceutical company to acknowledge action under pressure from Washington to rein in prices.

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Samsung Electronics: Taking Stock After The Tesla Game-Changer — Positive

SSNLF  TSLA   Seeking Alpha — July 30, 2025

Samsung's troubled foundry business gets a shot in the arm. Despite the post-announcement move, the market isn't as bullish as it could be. The fundamental case looks a lot more compelling for Samsung here.

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Bankwell Financial Group's Improving Margins Tell A Story — Positive

BWFG   Seeking Alpha — July 30, 2025

Bankwell Financial Group is improving net interest margin and profitability by reducing high-cost brokered deposits and resetting time deposits at lower rates. The bank is cleaning up its loan portfolio, reducing non-performing assets, and focusing on core deposits for lower funding costs and greater stability. Despite risks from high commercial real estate exposure and concentrated borrowers, recent earnings and asset quality trends are positive.

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Google joins EU code for powerful AI models rebuffed by Meta — Positive

GOOG  GOOGL  META   TechXplore — July 30, 2025

Google on Wednesday said it would join the likes of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and sign the EU's set of recommendations for the most powerful artificial intelligence models that has been rebuffed by Meta.

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Logitech International is making good progress on shifting its production lines out of China to reduce the impact of U.S. tariffs on its computer peripherals, Chief Executive Hanneke Faber said on Wednesday

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Kenon Holdings: A Risky Play On Israeli Energy Shortages — Neutral

KEN   Seeking Alpha — July 30, 2025

Kenon's surge is driven by booming U.S. electricity demand, Israeli supply constraints, and a robust balance sheet, but geopolitical risk remains high. OPC and CPV's growth projects position Kenon for strong margin expansion, especially if Israeli energy shortages materialize and tariffs rise post-2026. Valuation offers a 12% base-case upside, with a bullish scenario showing nearly 49% potential, though the stock trades at a sector premium.

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Check Point Software quarterly profit beats estimates — Positive

CHKP   Reuters — July 30, 2025

Check Point Software Technologies beat second-quarter profit expectations, boosted by sales gains in its products to protect and prevent corporate networks from cyber threats.

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Stellantis: Recovery Deferred, Near-Term Challenges Widen — Negative

STLA   Seeking Alpha — July 30, 2025

Stellantis' H1 2025 results disappointed, with sales down 13% and negative €3 billion in free cash flow. Key positives like inventory management and cash generation have reversed with guidance reinstated, but at the low end of expectations. We cut our 2025 forecasts, see no dividend in 2026, and move to a Neutral rating.

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Will Q2 Results Move Floor & Decor Stock Up? — Positive

FND   Forbes — July 30, 2025

Floor & Decor Holdings' stock (NYSE: FND), a specialized retailer of hard surface flooring, is set to announce its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Thursday, July 31, 2025, with analysts predicting earnings of 56 cents per share alongside $1.2 billion in revenue. This would indicate a 6% increase in earnings year-over-year, and a 7% rise in sales compared to the previous year's figures of 53 cents per share and $1.13 billion in revenue.

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Rio Tinto shares slip on soft interim results — Negative

RIO   Proactive Investors — July 30, 2025

Rio Tinto Ltd (LSE:RIO, ASX:RIO, OTC:RTNTF) shares slipped lower on Wednesday after interim results showed the mining major's softest first half profit for five years. At $4.81 billion first-half underlying earnings were down 16% on the same period a year ago.

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PANAMA CITY, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HTX, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has officially rolled out its brand-new Crypto Gifts feature. This innovation is designed to seamlessly integrate digital assets into social sharing, moving them beyond traditional trading platforms. To celebrate, HTX is launching the limited-time Crypto Gifts Spree, live from now until August 24, 2025 at 04:00 (UTC). This event is held in partnership with diamond sponsors AITECH , LF , and ecosystem partners AVA and ZETA . During the campaign, users can create, share, and claim Crypto Gifts directly within the HTX app or on social …

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Best Income Stocks to Buy for July 30th — Positive

E  PII  TEL   Zacks Investment Research — July 30, 2025

PII, E and TEL made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on July 30, 2025.

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SHENZHEN, China, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aurora Mobile Limited (NASDAQ: JG) (“Aurora Mobile” or the “Company”), a leading provider of customer engagement and marketing technology services in China, today announced that its AI agent platform, GPTBots.ai, will fully integrate Zhipu AI's latest flagship model, GLM-4.5. This significant upgrade will enhance the platform's AI service experience, providing users with superior performance and accelerating the adoption of AI technologies across industries.

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CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDGL) (“Madrigal”) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive global license agreement with CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited (HKEX Stock CodeL 1093) (“CSPC”) for SYH2086, a preclinical oral small molecule glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist and orforglipron derivative. Madrigal plans to initiate clinical development in the first half of 2026.

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U.K. Firms Seek Integrated Cybersecurity Approach — Neutral

III   Business Wire — July 30, 2025

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $III #AI--U.K. enterprises are integrating cybersecurity into core operations amid increasing attacks, regulatory demands and AI-driven threats, ISG says.

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Check Point Software Reports 2025 Second Quarter Financial Results — Neutral

CHKP   GlobeNewsWire — July 30, 2025

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30th, 2025.

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