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Apple Launches Klarna-Powered Device Leasing Program In The United States

SK Group And NVIDIA Announce $500+ Billion Strategic Partnership Across AI Factories And Next-Generation Memory

Pathfinder Ventures Appoints Mark Roseborough As CEO

Plexus: Industrial Revenue Jumps 42% As Data Center Battery Storage Win Expands Growth Pipeline

AB2 Bio Receives $30 Million From Nippon Shinyaku For U.S. Tadekinig Alfa Rights, With Up To $600 Million In Milestones And Royalties

Yum China: Pizza Hut Transactions Surge 13% As Lower Prices Drive Mass-Market Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:14 PM

Yum China’s Pizza Hut business continued its push toward a broader mass-market customer base during the second quarter of 2026, generating significantly more transactions as value-focused offerings reduced the average amount spent per order.

Cigna: Specialty Care Profit Jumps 22% As Pharmacy Benefit Earnings Fall 27%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:13 PM

The Cigna Group reported sharply different second-quarter 2026 earnings trends across its Evernorth Health Services businesses, as strong specialty-drug growth and operating efficiencies lifted Specialty and Care Services profit while Pharmacy Benefit Services earnings declined.

Cloud Capital Completes $520 Million Triple-A-Rated Data Center ABS Issuance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 9:12 PM

Cloud Capital has completed a $520 million asset-backed securities issuance through its newly established Cloud Capital ABS Master Trust, creating a scalable financing platform for its stabilized data center portfolio.

Department Of War Awards $76.6 Billion For 14 Columbia And Virginia Class Submarines

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:51 PM

The Department of War has awarded shipbuilding contracts and related shipyard productivity funding totaling $76.6 billion to expand the U.S. Navy’s undersea warfare capabilities.

Entegris Appoints Qorvo CEO Robert Bruggeworth To Board As Bertrand Loy Retires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:50 PM

Entegris has appointed Qorvo President and CEO Robert A. Bruggeworth to its board of directors, effective August 3, 2026. The semiconductor materials and process solutions company also announced that Executive Chair Bertrand Loy retired from Entegris.

Sonos Appoints Coliseum Capital Co-Founder Chris Shackelton To Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:50 PM

Sonos has appointed Chris Shackelton to its board of directors as the audio company continues adding directors with expertise aligned with its strategy. Shackelton is a co-founder and managing partner of Coliseum Capital Management, a long-term Sonos shareholder. He brings experience in public-market investing, corporate strategy, financial markets and capital allocation.

First Horizon: Brokered Deposits Jump 47% As Commercial Loan Growth Pressures Margin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:49 PM

First Horizon increased commercial lending during the second quarter of 2026, but the additional growth required substantially more brokered funding, contributing to higher deposit costs and a modest decline in net interest margin.

Wealthsimple Reports $17 Billion In Q2 Net Flows As Assets Reach $155.6 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:47 PM

Wealthsimple reported approximately $17 billion in net inflows during the second quarter of 2026, driven by strong demand for its chequing and spending products. The Toronto-based financial services company ended the quarter with $155.6 billion in assets under administration, representing an increase of 24.7% from the previous quarter and 84.1% from the prior-year period.

Rush Street Interactive: Latin America Users Surge 62% As Revenue Per Customer Jumps 83%

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:47 PM

Fortinet: FortiSASE Billings More Than Double As SASE Firewall Business Tops $2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:36 PM

Fortinet reported accelerating demand for its Unified SASE platform during the second quarter of 2026, with FortiSASE billings growing more than 100% as the company expanded its strategy for combining cloud-delivered security with traditional network firewalls.

Xcel Energy: Nuclear Plant Life Extensions Reduce Depreciation And Support Earnings Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:29 PM

Xcel Energy reported a significant increase in second-quarter 2026 earnings as longer-than-expected operating lives for its nuclear plants reduced depreciation expense and created an unusual benefit in the company’s quarterly results.

SunCoke Energy: Industrial Services Posts Record Quarter As Phoenix Acquisition Transforms Earnings Mix

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 6:16 PM

SunCoke Energy's Industrial Services business delivered its strongest adjusted EBITDA quarter since the Phoenix Global acquisition, significantly changing the company’s earnings mix and helping drive a nearly 60% increase in consolidated adjusted EBITDA.

Wave Life Sciences: Obesity Drug Advances To Phase 2 With Potential For Fat Loss Without Muscle Loss

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:51 PM

Wave Life Sciences has begun dosing participants in the Phase 2a portion of its INLIGHT clinical trial evaluating WVE-007, an investigational obesity treatment designed to reduce body fat while preserving muscle.

AAON: Robert L. Buttermore III And Patrick J. Jermain Appointed To Expanded Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:37 PM

AAON increased the size of its Board of Directors and appointed Robert L. Buttermore III and Patrick J. Jermain as independent directors, effective July 28, 2026. Buttermore will serve on the Board’s Compensation Committee, while Jermain will join the Audit Committee.

Alnylam: AMVUTTRA Revenue Tops $1 Billion, But Pent-Up Demand Normalization Triggers Guidance Cut

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:33 PM

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals reported that quarterly AMVUTTRA revenue surpassed $1 billion as the RNA interference therapeutics company delivered substantial revenue growth and swung to profitability. However, management reduced its full-year product revenue outlook after demand among certain second-line patients normalized following an initial launch period boosted by pent-up demand.

Regeneron: Dupixent Sales Reach $6 Billion As Sanofi Repayment Unlocks Profit And Cash Flow Inflection

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:22 PM

Regeneron reported strong second-quarter 2026 growth as global Dupixent sales reached approximately $6 billion and the biotechnology company completed repayment of its development balance to Sanofi, removing a significant drag on its share of collaboration profits.

Cycurion Lands $54.6 Million 10-Year Contract With Top-5 Global Consulting Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:20 PM

Cycurion has secured a $54.6 million, 10-year contract through its partnership with a top-five global consulting firm, representing the largest contract award in the cybersecurity company’s history.

Rocket One Licenses NASA Avionics Technology To Build AI-Powered Space Mission Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 5:16 PM

Rocket One has entered into a nonexclusive patent license agreement with NASA covering the agency’s Affordable Vehicle Avionics System technology.

American Electric Power: New Large Customers Expected To Offset Up To $16 Billion In Residential Costs

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:16 PM

American Electric Power expects electricity demand from data centers, hyperscalers, and industrial customers to provide up to $16 billion in cost offsets for residential customers as the utility expands its infrastructure to support substantial load growth.

Terex: Materials Processing Margin Surges As Tariffs Weigh On Aerials Profitability

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:14 PM

Terex reported sharply contrasting profitability trends across its Materials Processing and Aerials businesses during the second quarter of 2026, as stronger demand and operating leverage lifted Materials Processing margins while tariffs and inflation pressured Aerials.

Bristol Myers Squibb: Growth Portfolio Surpasses Legacy Medicines As Revenue Outlook Rises By Up To $3 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:10 PM

Bristol Myers Squibb’s newer medicines generated more quarterly revenue than its legacy portfolio as the pharmaceutical company raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook by as much as $3 billion.

KKR: Unusually Successful Investment Exits Drive Strongest Monetization Quarter Ever And Record Earnings

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 4:08 PM

KKR reported record second-quarter 2026 earnings as several unusually successful investment exits accelerated monetization activity across its private equity portfolio.

Zoi: Interview With North America Managing Director Danilo Kirschner About AI-Enabled Cloud Transformation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 3:35 PM

Zoi is a cloud-native technology partner that helps manufacturing and retail companies modernize legacy systems, connect fragmented data environments, and move artificial intelligence from experimentation into production. The company combines engineering expertise across AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and SAP with industry-specific knowledge. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Zoi North America Managing Director Danilo Kirschner to learn more.