The former GEs should get no small amount of credit for the industrial strength of the industrial sector.

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General Motors tackles steep tariff challenges with targeted U.S. plant shifts and a $4 billion investment playbook. Behind the scenes, GM is pushing hard on the vertical integration of its EV supply chain. In this article, we unpack together why GM's sales release was so strong and what to expect from the upcoming earnings release.

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Regions Financial Q2 Earnings Beat on Solid NII & Fee Income, Stock Up — Positive

RF   Zacks Investment Research — July 18, 2025

RF beats Q2 EPS estimates on strong NII and fee income growth; shares climb 5.1% in early market as profits and capital improve.

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Pegasystems Set to Report Q2 Earnings: Is the Stock a Buy? — Neutral

PEGA   Zacks Investment Research — July 18, 2025

PEGA's Q2 2025 results are expected to reflect cloud and GenAI momentum, aided by strong cash flow, despite forex and competitive pressures.

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United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) Business Update Call Transcript — Neutral

UNFI   Seeking Alpha — July 18, 2025

United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE:UNFI ) Business Update Call July 16, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Giorgio Tarditi - President & CFO James Alexander Miller Douglas - CEO & Director Steven J. Bloomquist - Vice President Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Alexander Russell Slagle - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Charles Edward Cerankosky - Northcoast Research Partners, LLC John Edward Heinbockel - Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Research Division Leah Dianne Jordan - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Scott Andrew Mushkin - R5 Capital LLC William Joseph Kirk - ROTH Capital Partners, LLC, Research Division William Michael Reuter - BofA Securities, …

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The executive and FedEx "mutually agreed" that he would immediately step down, according to a securities filing.

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How Vertical Integration Is Fueling Affirm's Profitability in BNPL — Positive

AFRM   Zacks Investment Research — July 18, 2025

AFRM bets on vertical integration to cut costs, boost margins, and gain an edge in the challenging BNPL landscape.

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KARO Gears Up to Post Q1 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock? — Positive

KARO   Zacks Investment Research — July 18, 2025

Karooooo gears up for fiscal Q1 results with momentum from the Cartrack-Tag rollout and Southeast Asia expansion in focus.

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Chevron CEO Mike Wirth: Hess acquisition is good for the industry — Positive

CVX  HES   CNBC Television — July 18, 2025

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth on Friday said the company's acquisition of Hess, which it completed this week after winning a legal dispute with Exxon Mobil, is good for the oil and gas sector and creates the "strongest upstream portfolio in the industry."

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AMARILLO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xcel Energy has announced new generation resource additions as part of an overall portfolio to meet the rapidly rising energy needs of its Texas and New Mexico service area. The portfolio includes extensions of 521 megawatts of existing generation as well as the addition of 17 new power projects that will add 5,168 megawatts of new nameplate capacity to the region's generation fleet by 2030. Technologies selected include 3,200 megawatts of dispatchable generati.

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Calls of the Day: Eli Lilly and Materion — Neutral

LLY   CNBC Television — July 18, 2025

The Investment Committee debate the latest Calls of the Day.

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NEW YORK, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Nasdaq issued the following statement on the preliminary proxy filed by Invesco QQQ Trust and the proposals contained within it.

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Final Trades: RTX, Netflix and Freeport-McMoran — Neutral

FCX  NFLX  RTX   CNBC Television — July 18, 2025

The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

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Regions Financial Corporation (RF) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript — Neutral

RF   Seeking Alpha — July 18, 2025

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 18, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Dana Nolan - EVP & Head of Investor Relations David Jackson Turner - Senior EVP & CFO John M. Turner - President, CEO & Chairman Conference Call Participants Betsy Lynn Graseck - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Ebrahim Huseini Poonawala - BofA Securities, Research Division Gerard Sean Cassidy - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division John G.

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Why Is MEI Pharma Stock Soaring On Friday? — Positive

MEIP   Benzinga — July 18, 2025

MEI Pharma, Inc. MEIP stock is trading higher on Friday, with a session volume of 35.64 million compared to the average volume of 29.8K, as per data from Benzinga Pro.

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Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Upside for Virtu Financial (VIRT) Stock — Positive

VIRT   Zacks Investment Research — July 18, 2025

Virtu Financial (VIRT) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.

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American Express Company (AXP) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript — Neutral

AXP   Seeking Alpha — July 18, 2025

American Express Company (NYSE:AXP ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 18, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Christophe Y. Le Caillec - Chief Financial Officer Kartik Ramachandran - Corporate Participant Stephen Joseph Squeri - Chairman & CEO Conference Call Participants Brian D.

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Schlumberger Limited (SLB) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript — Neutral

SLB   Seeking Alpha — July 18, 2025

Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 18, 2025 9:30 AM ET Company Participants James R. McDonald - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Industry Affairs Olivier Le Peuch - CEO & Director Stephane Biguet - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Arun Jayaram - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division J.

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Trade Tracker: Kevin Simpson's covered call strategy on Netflix — Neutral

NFLX   CNBC Television — July 18, 2025

Kevin Simpson, Capital Wealth Planning founder and CIO, joins CNBC's "Halftime Report" to detail his covered call strategy with Netflix.

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Trade Tracker: Kevin Simpson buys Apple and sells covered calls on Nvidia — Neutral

AAPL  NVDA   CNBC Television — July 18, 2025

Kevin Simpson, Capital Wealth Planning founder and CIO, joins CNBC's "Halftime Report" to detail his latest portfolio moves.

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