Finance
China's Q2 2026 GDP Growth Slows to 4.3%, Below Official Target, as Exports Hit Multiyear High
China's second-quarter growth came in under Beijing's own 4.5%-5% target range even as June exports surged on chips, cars and rare earths, deepening a split between strong external trade and weak spending at home.
Netflix Beats Q2 Estimates but Guides Q3 Revenue Below Wall Street Forecasts; Shares Hit 52-Week Low
Netflix's third-quarter revenue outlook came in modestly under analyst expectations, driving a sharp stock decline and reviving debate over whether the company's growth is maturing or genuinely stalling.
University of Michigan's July Preliminary Sentiment Rises as Gas Prices Ease; Year-Ahead Inflation Expectations Stay Elevated
The Surveys of Consumers reported an early-July improvement in mood tied to a mid-June easing in fuel prices, even as consumers' expected inflation stayed well above pre-conflict levels and Iran-related oil risks returned.
Truist, Fifth Third and Travelers Report Second-Quarter 2026 Results
Two regional lenders and a large property-casualty insurer posted Friday results, giving investors a read on loan growth, credit costs and underwriting margins beyond this week's big-bank reports.
June Producer Prices Fall 0.3% and Retail Sales Rise as Investors and Fed Weigh Rate Path
Wholesale prices dropped in June on cheaper gasoline while consumer spending held up, but annual inflation stayed elevated and a new, hawkish Fed leadership left the direction of interest rates in genuine dispute.
Netflix Reports Second-Quarter 2026 Results Amid Debate Over Advertising Growth Versus Viewer Engagement
Netflix released second-quarter 2026 results on July 16 after a roughly 40% one-year stock decline, with analysts split over whether a fast-scaling ad business or a plateau in U.S. viewing is the more important trend.
UnitedHealth Beats Q2 Estimates and Raises 2026 Profit Outlook as Medical-Cost Controls Take Hold
The largest U.S. health insurer reported sharply higher operating profit and lifted full-year guidance, extending a recovery that follows a 2025 marked by falling profit, a federal probe, and cost-cutting.
ASML Reports €9.3 Billion in Q2 Sales, Raises 2026 Revenue Forecast to €43–45 Billion
The Dutch chip-equipment maker beat its own quarterly guidance and lifted full-year expectations, citing AI and memory demand, even as its China sales shrink and it stops disclosing order bookings.
China's Q2 2026 GDP Grows 4.3%, Below Its Official Target and the Slowest Quarterly Pace Since Late 2022
Weak domestic demand and a property downturn offset a sharp export rise, as officials, market analysts, and China's critics disagree over what the slowdown means.
First Hawaiian Agrees to Buy California's TriCo Bancshares in All-Stock Deal Worth About $2 Billion
The combination would create a roughly $34 billion-asset bank spanning Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast, amid a wider wave of regional-bank mergers.
Prologis Presses Segro Shareholders as July 22 UK Deadline Nears on Rejected All-Stock Bid Worth About £12.6 Billion
U.S. warehouse REIT Prologis is publicly lobbying investors in Britain's Segro to force takeover talks before a binding UK Takeover Panel deadline, after Segro's board unanimously rejected the all-share approach as undervalued.