The main refinancing rate remained at 2.4% but a hike in September still seems possible. The European Central Bank (ECB) held its rates on 23 July as widely expected, continuing to stress a ‘wait and see’ approach to policy as the price of oil and inflation remain high. Traders are now looking ahead to eurozone-wide
Alphabet and Tesla reported earnings after the market closed on July 22, and both were punished in the same trading session for the same reason. Alphabet shares fell 7.13% to $317.69 on July 23 despite stronger-than-expected revenue and an 82% increase in Google Cloud sales. Tesla dropped 14.52% to $319.69 after its capital expenditure surged
Three companies with different exposure to digital assets will report second-quarter results over four days next week, creating a concentrated test of whether stablecoins, prediction markets and crypto services have become material earnings drivers rather than additions to established businesses. PayPal is scheduled to report on July 28, followed by Robinhood on July 29 and
The $60 billion number that sent Super Micro Computer up as much as 27% is not revenue, is not booked, and by the company’s own admission is not entirely firm. Supermicro’s preliminary fiscal Q4 2026 update says total new orders “in excess of $60 billion” arrived in a single quarter, then adds in the same
For most of the past two decades, the biggest drivers of gold prices have been easy to identify. Investors watched the Federal Reserve, inflation, real interest rates, geopolitical crises and central-bank purchases. Those forces remain important today, but another trend is quietly emerging that could prove just as significant over the coming decade. China is
The cryptocurrency market experienced a powerful wave of momentum as digital assets reacted to major ecosystem developments. While macroeconomic decisions often dictate broad market swings, coin-specific utility frequently steals the spotlight. Gram ($GRAM)—formerly known as Toncoin—emerged as one of the standout performers in the digital asset landscape, demonstrating why crypto is rallying today with notable
Updated 23 July 2026 — PYPL closed at $55.51 on 22 July (StockAnalysis), roughly 8% below the $60.50 a share Stripe and Advent International put on the table and about 21% below the ~$70 PayPal’s board says the company is actually worth. Verdict: this is no longer a fundamentals stock in the short run —
The consensus read on IBM’s 25% collapse is that enterprise AI passed the company by. That reading is wrong, and the segment data says so. IBM’s AI-adjacent lines actually grew in the second quarter: Software revenue rose 5% to $7.8 billion, Red Hat hybrid cloud grew 11%, and the Data segment grew 19%. What broke
The standard explanation for Chime’s share price is that the neobank model failed to scale profitably. The financials say the opposite. In the first quarter of 2026 Chime grew revenue 25% year over year to $647 million, delivered its first-ever quarter of GAAP profitability with $53 million of net income, expanded to 10.2 million Active
Joby Aviation is not falling because its aircraft does not work or because certification has stalled. The opposite is true: the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed in late March 2026 that Joby completed Stage 4 of type certification, leaving only Stage 5 — the Type Certificate itself — with issuance estimated for late 2026. The stock