Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Breakout Fails, but Setup Remains Bullish — Positive

AAAU  BAR  DBP  DGL  GLD  GLDM  IAU  OUNZ  SGOL  UGL   FXEmpire — July 16, 2025

Gold briefly broke to a 16-day high before retreating, failing to confirm a breakout, but support and bullish consolidation patterns remain intact.

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DOVER, Del. , July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) will host a conference call on Friday, August 8, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

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HOUSTON , July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chord Energy Corp. (Nasdaq: CHRD) ("Chord" or the "Company") plans to announce its second quarter 2025 financial and operating results on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 after market close. The Company will host a live webcast and conference call on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

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MILL VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT; “Redwood” or the “Company”), a leader in expanding access to housing for homebuyers and renters, is scheduled to release its second quarter 2025 results on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 before the open of the New York Stock Exchange. In addition, Redwood's senior management team plans to hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2025 financial results that same morning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

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CVS Health - Q2 Earnings Are A Referendum On Future Of Company — Positive

CVS   Seeking Alpha — July 16, 2025

CVS has transformed from a retail pharmacy to a complex healthcare conglomerate, but its stock price has remained stagnant over the past decade. The Medicare Advantage business, once seen as a growth engine, has become less profitable, leading to management shakeups and activist investor intervention. Despite a short-term recovery in 2025, CVS faces ongoing challenges: declining retail, regulatory threats to PBM, and uncertain Medicare Advantage profitability.

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SPLB: The Worst Of Both Worlds From A Macro Stand-Point — Negative

SPLB   Seeking Alpha — July 16, 2025

SPLB offers diversified exposure to long-term US corporate bonds, with a focus on A and BBB credits and a 12.5-year duration. Current BBB spreads are near historic lows, limiting upside potential and increasing downside risk if spreads widen or rates rise. The fund's performance relies heavily on long-term interest rates and credit spreads, both of which present unfavorable risk/reward at present.

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Morgan Stanley Q2 Revenue Hits $16.8 Billion — Neutral

MS   The Motley Fool — July 16, 2025

Morgan Stanley (MS -1.27%) reported fiscal 2025 second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, July 16, posting $16.8 billion in revenue (up 12% year over year), $2.13 in earnings per share, and an 18.2% return on return on tangible common equity (ROTCE). Wealth and Investment Management client assets reached $8.2 trillion, with net new assets of $59 billion, and fee-based flows reached a record $43 billion.

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First Industrial Realty Trust Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results — Neutral

FR   PRNewsWire — July 16, 2025

Second Quarter Cash Same Store NOI Growth of 8.7% 33% Cash Rental Rate Increase on Leases Signed To-Date Commencing in 2025; 38% Increase Excluding 1.3 MSF Fixed-Rate Renewal Signed a 58,000 SF Lease at First Loop Logistics Park Building 4 in Orlando in the Second Quarter Earned 'BBB+' Unsecured Credit Rating from Fitch Ratings Issued $450 Million of 5.25% Senior Unsecured Notes Due January 2031, Our First Public Bond Offering Since 2007 CHICAGO , July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR), a leading fully integrated owner, operator and developer of logistics real estate, today announced …

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Verisk to Announce Fiscal Second-Quarter 2025 Results on July 30, 2025 — Neutral

VRSK   GlobeNewsWire — July 16, 2025

JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading global data analytics and technology provider, will report its financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended June 30, 2025, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, before the market open. The press release, with accompanying financial information, will be posted on the Verisk investor website at http://investor.verisk.com.

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ASML (ASML) reported strong second quarter earnings but narrowed its guidance for the remainder of 2025 and said it could not confirm growth expectations for 2026 due to the unclear impact of tariffs. This caused the chip sector to fall from the artificial intelligence (AI) stock rally on Tuesday.

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MALVERN, Pa., July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG), a leader in precision measurement and sensing technologies, will release its financial results for the second quarter fiscal 2025 before the opening of the market on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

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Trump says Coca-Cola agreed to use real cane sugar in US — Positive

KO   Reuters — July 16, 2025

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Coca-Cola had agreed to use real cane sugar in its beverages in the U.S. after his discussions with the company.

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United Airlines Q2 earnings beat as revenue falls short — Negative

UAL   Proactive Investors — July 16, 2025

United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL, ETR:UAL1) shares moved lower afterhours as the airline reported a revenue miss for the second quarter. Revenue was up 1.7% year-over-year at $15.24 billion, short of the Wall Street consensus estimate of $15.35 billion.

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Goldman Sachs CEO expects more IPO activity in the third and fourth quarter — Positive

GS   CNBC Television — July 16, 2025

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said Wednesday that confidence is rising as the IPO market gains momentum, citing successful second-quarter debuts and expecting more IPO activity in the third and fourth quarters.

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Teladoc Health to Announce Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results — Neutral

TDOC   GlobeNewsWire — July 16, 2025

NEW YORK, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teladoc Health Inc. (NYSE: TDOC), the global leader in virtual care, announced that it will release second quarter 2025 results on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, after the market closes. In conjunction, the company will host a conference call to review results at 4:30 p.m. ET on the same day.

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Granite Awarded UDOT Bridge Replacement Project in Riverdale, UT — Neutral

GVA   Business Wire — July 16, 2025

WATSONVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Granite (NYSE:GVA) has been awarded a $17 million contract by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) for a bridge replacement project in Riverdale, Utah. Project funding is to come from State and Federal sources, and will be included in Granite's second quarter CAP. This project involves the replacement of the 4400 South bridge over Interstate 15 (I-15) and two Interstate 84 (I-84) bridges over 4400 South, originally constructed in the 1960s and now n.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE:RF) today declared cash dividends on its common shares, as well as its Series C, E and F preferred shares.

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CHANDLER, Ariz. , July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) will announce its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal 2025 financial results for the period ended June 28, 2025, on Thursday, August 7, 2025, after the close of market.

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DETROIT , July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share of the company's common stock, payable on August 15, 2025, to shareholders of record on August 1, 2025, as well as quarterly dividend payments for the company's Series B and Series C preferred stock securities, payable on August 15, 2025. A quarterly dividend payment was declared on Ally's 4.700% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, of approximately $15.9 million, or $11.75 per share, and is payable to shareholders of record as of …

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rithm Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: RPT, “Rithm Property Trust” or the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared second quarter 2025 common and preferred stock dividends. Common Stock Dividend The Board declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock. The second quarter common stock dividend is payable on August 29, 2025, to stockholders of record as of August 15, 2025. Preferred Stock Dividend In accordance with the te.

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