I am upgrading Apple Inc. to a buy with a $240 fair value, as China risks fade and AI progress gains focus. AAPL Q3 FY25 results showed strong 9.6% revenue and 12.2% EPS growth, with robust iPhone and double-digit services growth. Apple's expanding services ecosystem and upcoming AI-driven Siri enhancements will be key growth drivers moving forward.

Forrester Research, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORR ) Q2 2025 Earnings Call July 31, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Carrie Johnson Fanlo - Chief Product Officer Edward Bryce Morris - Executive Officer George F. Colony - Founder, Chairman, CEO & President Leo Christian Finn - Chief Financial Officer Nate Swan - Chief Sales Officer Conference Call Participants Anja Marie Theresa Soderstrom - Sidoti & Company, LLC Vincent Alexander Colicchio - Barrington Research Associates, Inc., Research Division Operator Good afternoon, and thank you for standing by.

Shares of Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT) have surged this morning, after the social media platform posted adjusted second quarter earnings of $0.45, easily ahead of the $0.19 that was expected.

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MITT ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Anthony W. Rossiello - CFO, Treasurer & Principal Accounting Officer Jenny B.

Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants James R. Breuer - CEO & Director Jason Landkamer - Director of Investor Relations John C.

Monthly-paying income investments can be attractive for retirees, but also for those still accumulating wealth, when reinvested for compounding income over time. Fixed-income focused closed-end funds can provide those attractive monthly distribution yields that income-focused investors are looking for. Today, we are looking at two funds that provide a monthly payout plus are trading at attractive discounts.

Itron posts record Q2 2025 earnings and raises EPS outlook, but shares fall 10% on trimmed revenue forecast and mixed segment trends.

Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE:KWR ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Jeffrey Michael Schnell - Vice President of Investor Relations Joseph A. Berquist - CEO, President & Director Thomas Coler - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Arun Shankar Viswanathan - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Jonathan E.

GSI Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSIT ) Q1 2026 Earnings Call July 31, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Didier Lasserre - Vice President of Sales Douglas M. Schirle - CFO & Secretary Lee-Lean Shu - Co-Founder, President, CEO & Chairman Conference Call Participants Operator Ladies and gentlemen thank you for standing by.

Amazon.com, Inc.'s 8% post-earnings dip is an overreaction; AWS remains highly profitable with $10B in quarterly operating profits and 33% margins. Despite slower AWS growth versus Microsoft and Google, Amazon leads the cloud market with a 30% share and robust enterprise client expansion. The U.S. cloud market is poised for long-term growth, and AWS's ability to scale profits is undervalued by the market.

The headline numbers for EchoStar (SATS) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCSM ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Michael L. Morrison - CFO & Treasurer Ryan Hummer - CEO & Director Conference Call Participants David Joseph Storms - Stonegate Capital Partners, Inc., Research Division Gowshihan Sriharan - Singular Research, LLC Joshua W.

Late last year, Lucid Group Inc. (NASDAQ: LCID) began production of its highly anticipated Gravity luxury electric SUV.

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BTSG ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants David Deuchler - Corporate Participant Jennifer A. Phipps - CFO, Chief Accounting Officer & Principal Accounting Office Jon B.

Socket Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCKT ) Q2 2025 Earnings Call July 31, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants David A. Holmes - Chief Business Officer Kevin J.

GLENVIEW, Ill., Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) authorized a seven percent increase to the dividend payout to shareholders, representing a quarterly increase of $0.11 per share – or $0.44 per share annually – versus the current dividend rate. The Board also declared a dividend on the company's common stock of $1.61 per share for the third quarter of 2025. The dividend equates to $6.44 per share on a full-year basis. The dividend will be paid on October 10, 2025 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2025.

Publication highlights MSA's mission and quantifiable impact on protecting workers around the world PITTSBURGH , Aug. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA), a global leader in the development and manufacture of advanced safety products and solutions that protect people and facility infrastructures, today announced its latest Impact Report is now available on the company's website. "In 2024, MSA Safety hit a milestone – 110 years dedicated to helping protect the world's workers and workplaces," said Steve Blanco, MSA Safety President and Chief Executive Officer.

The Non-Farm Payroll announcement came out much worse than expected, as we are looking at the US jobs situation deteriorating. This being the case, the market is likely to continue to look for safety.

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE:LEG ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Benjamin M. Burns - Executive VP & CFO J.

LUMN posts narrower-than-expected loss in the second quarter, lifts 2025 free cash flow outlook and has now about $9 billion in AI-fueled fiber deals.