Lyft is building a scalable, vertically integrated platform, well-positioned to benefit from mainstream autonomous vehicle adoption and partnerships in the AV space. Recent financials show strong growth in riders, bookings, and profitability, with management signaling confidence via an expanded share buyback program. Lyft's Flexdrive subsidiary and AV partnerships provide a differentiated, durable business model versus Uber, especially for small fleet operators.

AI chips aid Taiwan Semiconductor's Q2 boom, with HPC revenues soaring to 60% of sales.

Investors need to pay close attention to FTK stock based on the movements in the options market lately.

Dallas, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - July 25, 2025) - Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCBX): Stonegate Capital Partners updates their coverage on Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. For 2Q25, Third Coast reported net income of $16.8M, which is up from $13.6M in 1Q25. This was equal to a basic and diluted EPS of $1.12 and $0.96, respectively.

I'm rotating into undervalued small caps like Coursera, expecting them to outperform as large caps flatten or decline through 2025. Coursera's strong Q2 beat, accelerating growth, and improved free cash flow reinforce my bullish stance and justify a continued buy rating. The company's scalable platform, rapid AI course adoption, and expanding enterprise business offer significant long-term growth potential.

MSTX is a 2x leveraged ETF on MicroStrategy, suitable only for short-term trading, not long-term investment due to compounding risks. Performance of MSTX can deviate significantly from its 2x daily target, especially during volatile periods or when held for multiple days. MSTX carries higher fees versus peers like MSTU, making MSTU potentially more attractive for traders seeking similar exposure.

MRK is gearing up to report Q2 earnings. While Keytruda drives growth, there are concerns over Gardasil's China sales, generics and pipeline depth.

CoreWeave's acquisition of CORZ transforms it into a key AI infrastructure play, locking in power assets and slashing costs for long-term growth. Multi-billion-dollar contracts with OpenAI and Google provide real revenue visibility, shifting CORZ from speculative crypto to high-margin, recurring AI cash flows. Options flow, GEX, and dark pool data all point to bullish institutional sentiment, supporting a structured $15/$20 call spread for risk-defined upside exposure.

Blackstone Inc. BX reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results on Thursday.

Strong AI momentum and design demand may lift CDNS' second-quarter results, with EPS and revenues both set to rise year over year.

Sonic Automotive beats second-quarter earnings estimates with a 49% year-over-year jump and lifts its dividend amid broad-based revenue growth.

ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. (COFS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.91 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.8 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.87 per share a year ago.

In response to the European Union's incoming regulation of political advertising, Meta said on Friday that it will stop selling and showing political ads in the EU from October.

Coursera, Inc. COUR posted better-than-expected second-quarter results after Thursday's closing bell.

ASML Holding N.V.'s management is unable to confirm growth in 2026, citing macroeconomic factors. I believe the main reason for this uncertainty has little to do with macro and geopolitical factors. The slow adoption of high NA EUV tools may be the main factor. From what I'm seeing, TSMC doesn't have compelling reasons to upgrade to the new generation of EUV tools, citing the sky-high price tag as the main reason.

Shares of Paramount are set to open higher Friday after long-awaited FCC approval for its merger erased a big question mark hovering over the company's future, but amid ongoing uncertainty about its strategic plans under Skydance Media. The stock is up about 1% ahead of the open at $13.40.

Whenever investors spot a spike in trade activity for a given stock, there is typically a significant event already underway in the company, causing new capital to flow into or out of the stock, or some unknown information has been leaked, triggering such an unusual action. This is why tracking unusual trade activity can be a helpful tool to remember.

Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Emily Tadano - Vice President of Investor Relations & ESG Hilla Sferruzza - CFO & Executive VP Phillippe Lord - CEO, Executive VP & Director Steven J. Hilton - Executive Chairman Conference Call Participants Alan S.

British lender NatWest plans to double the amount of money it will dedicate to help clients meet decarbonisation and climate goals, saying on Friday that it recognised it needed to do more to support the energy transition.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $VLCN #BTC--Volcon, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLCN) (the “Company,” “Volcon” or “Empery Digital”) today announced that as of July 25th at 8:00am ET, the Company holds 3,183.37 BTC acquired for an aggregate purchase price of ~$375 million, reflecting an average purchase price of $117,697 per BTC. The Company has also sold various short-term put contracts giving the Company the opportunity to potentially buy additional BTC at $115,000, $116,000 and $117,000 while collecting option premium.