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- Earnings call transcript: HORNBACH Group posts solid Q2 2026 sales growth
- Earnings call transcript: HORNBACH posts solid H1 2026 results, keeps guidance cautious
- Stadler Rail names Philipp Brunner CEO from 2027, targets profit growth
- A.G. Barr keeps 2026 outlook as first-half revenue rises 8.5%
- Pepco raises FY26 earnings outlook, announces new €400 million buyback
- Shares of fast-fashion’s Shein plunge 14% to record low after profit slides
- Anthropic’s potential $2 trillion IPO comes with the following fine print
Anthropic’s revenue grew over 10-fold in 2025, but the cost of training and serving its models is also climbing.
- US SEC follows CFTC in staff guidance for crypto
With the failed cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, the SEC announced updates on how federal securities laws could apply to token issuers, following similar guidance from the CFTC.
- The restaking gold rush is over, and top protocols are barely making a profit
As restaking yields dried up and smart-contract risks mounted, Ethereum's top liquid restaking protocol walked away from its core business to build a crypto neobank instead.
- Altseason is coming — and traders are more discerning this time
Altseason is almost here and early signs suggest traders are becoming more selective, with capital flowing into revenue-generating protocols across a number of different narratives.
- China posts weakest industrial profit growth this year, expanding 4.2% in August
Economists expect Beijing to lean harder on stimulus to stabilize corporate profitability, as consolidation accelerates in sectors facing sluggish demand and fierce competition.
- SEC Staff Says Token Buybacks Don't Make Crypto a Security—If the Network Works
New SEC staff guidance says announcing a token buyback on a functional network isn't a promise that turns the token into a security, a shift one attorney says makes securities laws look "opt-in."
- SEC crypto FAQ addresses token buybacks, network upgrades and promises of profit
Promoting a network’s current uses generally would not create an expectation of profit, SEC staff said.
- Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers
Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.4% in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 4.1% in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: +162,000(p) in Aug 2026 News Release Historical Data Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.10(p) in Aug 2026 News Release…
- Can Accenture (ACN) Profit From AI Safety While AI Pressures Its Own Business Model?
- Nike (NKE): Wall Street Tests Whether the Turnaround Can Outrun Weak Demand Ahead of Q1 Results
- Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) Sells Auto Finance Unit. Can it Replace Lost Earnings?
- Pinterest (PINS) Announces Visual Search Ads. Can Shopping Interest Bring More Revenue?