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Financial providers use their expertise in capital allocation and risk assessment to help facilitate economic growth while offering consumers and businesses essential financial services. But uncertainty about fiscal and monetary policy has tempered enthusiasm, limiting the industry’s gains to 7.5% over the past six months. This return lagged the S&P 500’s 11% climb.

Taiwanese tech hardware titan Foxconn reported on Wednesday a forecast-busting second quarter net profit, as exploding demand for artificial intelligence servers needed in data centres powered the company's growth.This has turbocharged business for Foxconn, which makes the servers used in the data centres. tpj/amj/fox

Over the past six months, onsemi has been a great trade, beating the S&P 500 by 9.6%. Its stock price has climbed to $81.31, representing a healthy 20.7% increase. This was partly due to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

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Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, reported on Wednesday a 35% ‌rise in second-quarter profit, beating analyst forecasts, on ‌continued strong demand for AI, which it predicted would drive growth this ​year. Net profit for the April to June period for Nvidia's biggest server maker and Apple's top iPhone assembler was T$59.97 billion ($1.86 billion), versus an LSEG consensus estimate of T$58.8 ‌billion and compared with ⁠T$44.4 billion a year earlier. Foxconn, formally ​called Hon Hai Precision Industry, ‌in July reported a 40% year-on-year jump in second-quarter revenue.

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The stocks in this article have caught Wall Street’s attention in a big way, with price targets implying returns above 20%. But investors should take these forecasts with a grain of salt because analysts typically say nice things about companies so their firms can win business in other product lines like M&A advisory.

Zeolite revenue doubles and liquidity strengthens to $62.2 million, yet lower antimony prices compress margins and prompt a reduced full-year outlook.

Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE) delivers eighth consecutive quarter of top-line growth, with non-GAAP gross margin crossing 50% ahead of schedule.

Strong consumer demand and successful new offerings drive growth, while the company navigates near-term impacts from the Cyclospora outbreak and invests in long-term operational efficiency.

Breakwave’s Tanker Shipping ETF has more than twice the year-to-date returns of anything else on the market.

Stocks that outperform the market usually share key traits such as rising sales, expanding margins, and increasing returns on capital. The select few that can do all three for many years are often the ones that make you life-changing money.

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Both funds hold 2,000+ investment-grade bonds with matching 4.9% yields and virtually identical five-year returns. Vanguard edges ahead with a lower 0.03% expense ratio.

On Tuesday, CoreWeave Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) shares jumped nearly 16% in after-hours trading after its second-quarter results, with analyst Daniel Newman pointing to an extended Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) A100 contract as evidence that older AI GPUs may remain valuable far longer than expected. CoreWeave Stock Jumps After Strong Q2 Results CoreWeave reported second-quarter revenue of $2.58 billion, topping analysts’ expectations of $2.56 billion, while its adjusted loss of $1.03 per share was narrowe

Airbnb, Target, and Zeta Global stocks climbed to annual highs amid Wall Street optimism around reported and expected second-quarter results.

Velo3D CEO Arun Jeldi highlighted capacity expansion, Livermore’s campus and growing aerospace demand.

EUFN provides broader geographic diversification across developed Europe with lower volatility, while KBWB concentrates on U.S. banks for more concentrated exposure.

Magazine Luiza SA (MGLUY) reports robust physical store growth and improved margins, while navigating online market share losses and macroeconomic headwinds.

For years, Amazon led the market by offering free two-day delivery to Prime members. That was a massive improvement over previous shipping standards, and it became table stakes for any retailer hoping to sell to a mass audience. As a shopper, two-day shipping generally worked for me, but once Uber ...

Novo Nordisk is playing catch-up in the GLP-1 race.

On 11 August 2026, On Holding AG reported second-quarter sales of CHF 850.3 million and net income of CHF 105 million, marking a shift from a net loss a year earlier. While the company highlighted strong direct-to-consumer momentum and raised its profit outlook, a slowdown in Americas growth and full-year sales guidance at the lower end of expectations raised fresh questions about the balance between expansion and discipline. Next, we’ll examine how softer Americas growth and tempered...

Small-cap growth fund ISCG delivered stronger returns over the last 12 months, while mega-cap fund MGK had the higher return over the last five years.

In early August 2026, CELUS announced a partnership with Variscite that embeds Variscite’s NXP-based system-on-module portfolio into the CELUS Design Platform and NXP Block Diagram Designer, aiming to streamline embedded system development for industrial, medical, and IoT applications. A separate August 2026 announcement revealed that NXP’s Trimension NCJ29D6 ultra-wideband chips will be used across BMW’s future vehicle fleet for digital keys and in-cabin presence detection, underlining...

Transcript: Caroline Woods:We focused a lot on the fundamentals lately. So let's take a look at the charts with Carter Worth, CEO and founder of Worth Charting. Carter, great to have you here at The Desk. Carter Worth:Thank you for having me here at the desk. Caroline Woods:All right, so let's get ...

Microsoft's dividend yield is the highest among the Magnificent 7 companies. Reasonable valuations and strong momentum in AI monetization make MSFT stock a buy despite the sharp rally from its 2026 lows.

CoreWeave beat second-quarter top- and bottom-line expectations as soaring artificial intelligence computing demand pushed quarterly revenue up 112% to $2.58 billion and prompted the company to raise its full-year guidance.

ON Semiconductor (ON) just delivered second quarter 2026 results and fresh third quarter guidance, highlighting rapid growth in its AI data center segment alongside updated revenue and earnings expectations for the months ahead. See our latest analysis for ON Semiconductor. ON Semiconductor’s share price closed at US$81.11 after the results, with a 1 day share price return of 1.67%, while the 30 day share price return is down 15.48%. Even so, momentum over a longer horizon remains strong,...

Earnings, dividend and buyback activity put Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) in focus Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) has drawn fresh investor attention after releasing second quarter 2026 results, affirming its quarterly dividend and completing a share buyback tranche, all within a few days at the end of July. The company reported second quarter net income of US$1,600.45 million, with basic earnings per share from continuing operations of US$3.19 and diluted earnings per share of US$3.17. For the...

For years, McDonald's fans in the U.S. have looked overseas for some of the fast-food giant's most unusual menu items, collaborations, and collectibles. But lately, the company has been bringing more of that international appeal to its home market, using limited-time promotions and ...