Major U.S. equities indexes were little changed Monday morning, ahead of retail sector earnings reports and comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell due later in the week.

Retail giant Walmart (WMT) is slated to report second-quarter earnings before markets open on Thursday, and investors see potential for shares to approach a record high in the days following.

PAAS posts record cash flow and hikes dividend as it readies a $500M MAG Silver acquisition to boost production and cut costs.

Investors eye XRT and RTH as Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's and Target prepare to report earnings this week.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway NYSE: BRK.B just revealed its highly anticipated buys and sells of Q2 2025. Understandably, all the focus is on the Oracle of Omaha's purchase of more than 5 million shares in UnitedHealth Group NYSE: UNH.

Dominion accused Newsmax of airing false reports that the voting-machine company helped rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sable Offshore Corp. (NYSE: SOC) is now at the center of a securities class-action lawsuit, alleging that the company misled investors to inflate its stock price just before a major secondary offering. The drama unfolded around the company's long-delayed efforts to restart operations at its San Ynez Unit (SYU) assets, which have been dormant since a pipeline shutdown in 2015.

LCID shares decline 22.7% in a month despite record deliveries and a new Uber robotaxi deal, raising tough questions for investors.

Riskified (RSKD) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.02 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate . This compares to earnings of $0.04 per share a year ago.

These home builders are showing the best growth potential for sales and for earnings.

The Magnificent Seven and a handful of other large-cap growth stocks continue captivating investors' attention. That potentially overshadows opportunities offered by more diverse strategies, including equal-weight ETFs.

Three summers ago, single-stock leveraged and inverse ETFs hit the market when AXS investments rolled out the first such fund in July 2022. Products from the likes of Direxion Investments, REX Shares, Leverage Shares, Defiance, and others followed rapidly.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A securities class action lawsuit, styled Jboor v. Replimune Group, Inc., et al., No. 1:25-cv-12085 (D. Mass.), has been filed and seeks to represent investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Replimune (NASDAQ: REPL) securities between November 22, 2024 and July 21, 2025.

GLOB beats Q2 estimates with record pipeline growth, but shares fall 15% as 2025 guidance is trimmed.

STX's 81.8% surge is fueled by booming nearline cloud demand, HAMR innovation, and record margins despite debt and competition pressures.

IonQ's bold acquisitions and quantum roadmap aim at millions of qubits, but its lofty valuation raises questions for investors.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Before the markets opened on July 25, 2025, investors in Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) saw the price of their shares decline about 10% in pre-market trading after the company reported disastrous Q2 2025 financial results.

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“Insatiable” AI demand and revenue opportunities from China are leading analysts to raise their price targets as Nvidia prepares to report earnings.