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HOUSTON, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) (“Intuitive Machines”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), a space technology, infrastructure, and services leader, today announced it has received a firm-fixed-price contract from NASA valued at up to $148.3 million to deliver a production-line-qualified Nova-C lander to the Moon no later than 2028. The award reinforces NASA’s accelerated schedule for lunar surface deliveries and helps proliferate Moon Base operational sites in support of Artemis.

Pictured: Intuitive Machines’ production-line-qualified Nova-C landers, including IM-2 which is being loaded for transport while IM-3 is in the background in development.

By scaling manufacturing processes to support high-volume production, Intuitive Machines is creating a standardized and repeatable lunar transport utility service. Intuitive Machines’ high-velocity pipeline helps establish the foundational infrastructure required to support NASA’s Moon Base and expand operational sites across the lunar environment.

“We are shifting the paradigm from custom aerospace engineering to commercial mass production of lunar infrastructure,” said Intuitive Machines CEO, Steve Altemus. “Our flight-proven Nova-C platform allows us to build, test, and deploy multiple landers in parallel using industry 4.0-powered manufacturing. This contract directly advances our core mission to provide persistent, reliable, and commercial baseline of transport, connectivity, and operations that allows our customers to stay longer and achieve more on the Moon.”

This award directly expands Intuitive Machines’ space infrastructure footprint, reinforcing the Company’s unique capability to connect resilient navigation networks and operate systems seamlessly across cislunar space. The financial framework of the award includes:

A $68.6 million base contract for mission execution utilizing a lander with proven lunar flight heritage.A $79.7 million performance incentive for the successful demonstration of product-line qualification, guaranteeing a steady, rapid-turnaround supply of landers. Under this award, Intuitive Machines will deliver essential scientific and operational payloads to the lunar surface. These include advanced stereo cameras to analyze surface-plume interactions (SCALPSS), a laser retroreflector array (LRA) for precise cislunar positioning, and a Linear Energy Transfer Spectrometer (LETS) radiation monitor to gather critical environmental safety data.

With this sixth Commercial Lunar Payload Services task order, Intuitive Machines solidifies its position as a primary commercial logistics and transport pipeline to the lunar surface. By managing a large share of commercial lander volume, the Company validates its role as a foundational access layer serving civil, national security, and commercial clients alike.

About Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines is a leading space infrastructure company that builds spacecraft, connects networks, and operates infrastructure-as-a-service for commercial, civil, and national security customers.

With a proven track record across the space domain, the Company, through organic growth and portfolio expansion, has built over 300 spacecraft, delivered over 260 kilograms of payload to the lunar surface, and provided precision navigation expertise that has guided spacecraft across our solar system.

These capabilities form an integrated Built-Connect-Operate infrastructure service company, enabling customers to achieve mission and campaign outcomes through a single prime solution. Intuitive Machines’ technology has been demonstrated across the space domain and is engineered to support the next century of opportunity in space.

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June 30, 2026 16:15 ET  | Source: Laureate Education, Inc.

MIAMI, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR) plans to release results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, on Thursday, July 30, 2026, before the stock market opens. Following the release, the Company will host a conference call with investors and analysts at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the second quarter results and the Company's business outlook.

Interested parties are invited to listen to the earnings conference call by registering here to receive dial in information.

The webcast of the conference call, including replays, and a copy of the earnings release and the related slides will be made available through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.laureate.net.

About Laureate Education, Inc.

Laureate Education, Inc. operates five higher education institutions across Mexico and Peru, enrolling approximately 500,000 students in high-quality undergraduate, graduate, and specialized degree programs through campus-based and online learning. Our universities have a deep commitment to academic quality and innovation, strive for market-leading employability outcomes, and work to make higher education more accessible. At Laureate, we know that when our students succeed, countries prosper, and societies benefit.

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That wraps up our initial coverage of Nike’s Q4 results. Thank you for stopping by!

Check out management’s earnings call at 5 PM ET for more updates.

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Nike’s reported $0.72 EPS looks like a massive beat versus Wall Street’s $0.12 estimate, but investors should understand what drove the result.

The company said fourth-quarter earnings included a $986 million benefit from the recovery of tariffs. That one-time item added approximately $0.52 per share to diluted EPS and boosted gross margin by roughly 900 basis points.

Adjusting for that benefit paints a different picture:

Reported EPS: $0.72 Less one-time tariff recovery: $0.52 Adjusted core EPS: $0.20 Likewise, Nike’s reported 49.2% gross margin falls to roughly 40.2% after excluding the tariff-related benefit.

The quarter was still better than expected, but the headline earnings number significantly overstates the underlying improvement in Nike’s core business. Going forward, investors will likely focus on whether Nike can generate sustainable revenue growth and margin expansion without similar tailwinds.

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Nike’s revenue trends showed a business still navigating a challenging consumer environment, with some encouraging pockets of strength. Fourth-quarter revenue totaled $11.0 billion, down 1% from a year ago, as continued weakness in Greater China and EMEA weighed on overall results.

Underneath the surface, however, the sales mix tells a more nuanced story. Wholesale revenue increased 4% to $6.6 billion, driven primarily by growth in North America, while Nike Direct revenue declined 7% to $4.1 billion.

Management said Nike Brand Digital sales fell 12%, while revenue from Nike-owned stores decreased 7%, reflecting continued pressure across its direct-to-consumer business.

Overall, Nike Brand revenue slipped just 0.4% year over year, suggesting the company’s core product portfolio is beginning to stabilize even as certain regions remain under pressure.

Investors will likely be watching upcoming quarters to see whether wholesale momentum continues and whether digital sales can return to growth as Nike’s turnaround progresses.

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While investors will naturally focus on Nike’s earnings beat, the biggest driver of the quarter was a dramatic improvement in profitability. Gross margin jumped 890 basis points to 49.2%, with the company attributing most of the increase to the expected recovery of International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs.

According to Nike, the tariff recovery contributed roughly 900 basis points of gross margin benefit during the quarter and added approximately $0.52 per diluted share to earnings.

That helps explain why EPS came in at $0.72, crushing Wall Street’s $0.12 expectation despite revenue remaining under pressure.

Investors will now be listening closely on the conference call to determine how much of this margin improvement represents a one-time benefit versus a more durable improvement in Nike’s earnings power. If margins remain elevated even as sales recover, it could meaningfully improve the company’s profitability heading into fiscal 2027.

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Nike just reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, with shares initially up 2% in after-hours trading. Here are the key numbers:

Key Results Revenue: $10.97 billion vs. $10.84 billion expected EPS: $0.72 vs. $0.12 expected Gross Margin: 49.2% vs. 40.3% a year ago Inventory: $7.50 billion, up 0.2% year over year Nike Brand Revenue: $10.72 billion, down 0.4% year over year Greater China EBIT: $243 million, down 20% year over year Quick Read Nike delivered a solid beat on both revenue and earnings, while gross margin improved sharply year over year. Investors will now focus on fiscal 2027 guidance and management’s commentary on demand trends, particularly in China and North America.

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Beyond the bull/bear setup, four wildcards aren’t fully reflected in the $0.11 consensus.

Four Wild Cards Hiding in Tonight’s Report KeyCorp’s eleventh-hour cut: At 12:13 PM ET today, KeyCorp slashed its Q4 estimate from $0.29 to $0.12, resetting the bar hours before the release. CFO transition: Matthew Friend is stepping down, with former Pfizer CFO David M. Denton taking over. Expect commentary on capital allocation and guidance philosophy. Tax rate normalization: The effective tax rate jumped to 20.0% from 5.9%, a swing that could cut either way on EPS. Dow removal risk: Nike is reportedly on “thin ice” for index removal, an overhang amplifying any soft commentary. With shares at $41.10, sentiment is fragile.

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After falling from roughly $180 at its 2021 peak to around the $40 range, Nike stock now trades at about 22x forward earnings and is approaching 1x trailing sales, a valuation the company hasn’t seen since the depths of the 2008-09 financial crisis.

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The question is whether the business can grow into that valuation. Analysts currently expect 22% EPS growth in fiscal 2027, even though revenue is projected to be essentially flat.

If management can show investors that North America is stabilizing, China is improving, and revenue growth is finally returning, the market may begin to price Nike as a recovery story rather than a company still searching for a bottom.

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Nike’s turnaround ultimately comes down to driving revenue growth again.

The company has posted year-over-year revenue declines in six of its last nine quarters, while analysts currently expect another 2% sales decline this quarter.

Investors have shown they’re willing to look past near-term margin pressure, but they need evidence that demand is stabilizing.

For a brand as mature as Nike, sustained revenue growth is likely the clearest signal that the business has turned the corner and will be top of mind among investors tonight.

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With Nike (NYSE:NKE | NKE Price Prediction) reporting after the close, prediction markets price a 90% probability of beating the $0.12 EPS consensus. Here’s how each side frames it.

Bull Case Beat streak: Four consecutive EPS beats, with Q3 surprising by 24.25%. Insider conviction: CEO Hill bought 47,320 shares near $42.26 in April, alongside directors Cook, Rogers, and Swan. Wholesale and North America momentum: North America wholesale grew 11%; Running rose over 20%. Bear Case Profitability eroding: Q3 net income fell 34.51%; gross margin compressed 130 bps. China guidance: CFO Friend guided Q4 China down approximately 20%. Sell-the-news pattern: Shares are down 33.87% YTD, with average 1-week post-earnings change of -3.71%. Converse collapse: -35% YoY, EBIT now a loss. 1 hour ago

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With Nike (NYSE:NKE) reporting after the close, here is what to listen for on the call.

Top 5 Analyst Questions Are Win Now actions still on track to finish by calendar year-end? Is Greater China stabilizing after the 10% currency-neutral Q3 decline? When does gross margin inflect in Q2 FY2027? What stops the Converse bleed after the -35% Q3 drop? Can Nike Direct/Digital return to growth? Key Topics & Buzzwords Listen for: “Sport Offense,” “integrated marketplace,” sell-through, NIKE MIND traction. Red Flags EMEA inventory still elevated, withdrawn FY27 guidance, or tariff impact exceeding the guided 250 basis points. With shares -33.87% YTD, tone matters as much as the numbers. 2 hours ago

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Nike has already laid out much of its turnaround strategy, making tonight’s earnings report an important bridge to the company’s fall Investor Day.

CEO Elliott Hill recently said the company’s “Win Now” initiatives remain on track to be substantially completed by year-end, with full long-term financial guidance expected this fall.

While analysts expect Nike to earn just $0.11 per share, the bigger key questions for the business are whether gross margins continue to recover, whether sales trends in China show signs of stabilizing, and whether management strikes a confident tone about the pace of the turnaround.

CEO Hill’s recent open-market stock purchase has also raised expectations that leadership believes the business is approaching an inflection point. If Nike can pair solid execution with a constructive outlook, investor sentiment could finally begin catching up with the company’s improving operating fundamentals.

Investors are watching Nike (NYSE:NKE) ahead of fiscal Q4 2026 results due at 4:15 PM ET after the market closes today. With shares down 33.87% year-to-date, this report has to give Nike’s turnaround story a pulse and could offer promising guidance for fiscal 2027.

The Comeback Hits Its Toughest Test CEO Elliott Hill called fiscal 2026 the “middle innings” of Nike’s comeback, and the last report showed why. Q3 revenue was flat on a reported basis, EPS of $0.35 beat the $0.28 consensus, and gross margin declined 130 basis points to 40.2% on a 300 basis point tariff hit in North America.

Since then, shares are down 9.47% over the past month and trade near a 52-week low of $40.00, well below the 200-day moving average of $57.94. Despite the decline, CEO Elliot Hill bought 47,320 shares on April 13 at roughly $42.27, joined by directors Tim Cook, John Rogers, and Bob Swan.

Consensus Estimates Metric Q4 FY26 Estimate Prior Year EPS $0.11 $0.14 Revenue trajectory (company guide) Down 2% to 4% — FY26 EPS (TTM) $1.52 diluted FY26 Revenue (TTM) $46.52B Tariffs, China, and the FY27 Setup Tonight, I’ll be watching three things. First, gross margin. CFO Matthew Friend guided Q4 margin down 25 to 75 basis points, including 250 basis points of tariff drag. He flagged Q2 fiscal 2027 as the last quarter of material tariff headwinds, so any commentary that tightens that timeline matters.

Second, Greater China. Friend told the Street to expect the region down approximately 20% in Q4 as Nike intentionally pulls sell-in to clean the marketplace. Q3 China revenue was down 10% with inventory down mid-teens. Investors will want to hear that profitability is bottoming out even as revenue continues to fall.

Third, North America momentum. Wholesale grew 11% in Q3 while Direct fell. Hill said the region saw positive growth in all channels for the first time in two years. Running was up over 20%. If those trends extend, the “Win Now” framework looks real.

Prediction markets price a 92% probability of an EPS beat, which would be the eighth quarter in a row. The harder question is the stock’s reaction. Nike has averaged a -3.71% one-week move after results.

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Chevron (CVX 1.61%), one of the world's largest integrated energy companies, pays a forward dividend yield of 4.2%. It's raised its dividend annually for 39 consecutive years, putting it on track to become a Dividend King if it maintains that streak for 50 years in a row. Let's see why Chevron will remain a reliable income stock even as oil prices endure some volatile swings.

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What sets Chevron apart from its competitors? Chevron owns upstream exploration and extraction, midstream pipeline infrastructure, and downstream refining and chemical production businesses.

When oil prices rise, upstream businesses flourish as their revenue growth outpaces their expenses -- but downstream businesses can struggle with rising input costs. Declining oil prices can help downstream companies but hurt upstream ones. Midstream companies, which merely charge tolls for using their pipelines, can generate stable profits in both environments.

Chevron's scale and diversification across all three markets make it a more reliable, all-weather play on the energy market than stand-alone upstream, midstream, and downstream companies. It has a presence in 180 countries, but most of its oil and natural gas comes from the U.S., Kazakhstan, and Australia rather than the volatile Middle East.

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Why is Chevron a reliable dividend stock? Over the past 12 months, Chevron spent 95% of its free cash flow (FCF) on its dividends. That high cash dividend payout might seem like a red flag, but the energy giant has plenty of ways to generate more cash. It's expanding its Tengiz Field in Kazakhstan, upgrading its main field in the Permian Basin, launching new deepwater projects in the Gulf of Mexico, increasing its natural gas production in Australia, and ramping up its presence in Guyana, one of the world's fastest-growing oil regions, through its recent acquisition of Hess.

Chevron expects those catalysts to boost its oil and gas production by 2%-3% annually through 2030. To achieve that expansion without crushing its margins, it aims to reduce its structural costs by $3 billion to $4 billion by the end of 2026. Analysts expect its adjusted EPS to nearly double this year, yet its stock still looks like a bargain at 11 times forward earnings.

Chevron's stock declined over the past month as oil prices pulled back, but it should easily weather the downturn and continue to raise its dividends. It's been a reliable income stock for nearly four decades, and it will remain a top energy dividend play for the foreseeable future.

NEW YORK, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against First Solar, Inc. (“First Solar” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FSLR) and certain officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and docketed under 26-cv-03787, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired First Solar securities between February 26, 2025 and February 24, 2026, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants’ violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

If you are an investor who purchased or otherwise acquired First Solar securities during the Class Period, you have until August 24, 2026, to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.  
 

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First Solar is a solar technology company that provides photovoltaic (“PV”) solar energy solutions. First Solar manufactures and sells PV solar modules that convert sunlight into electricity. As relevant here, First Solar’s product offerings include its Series 6 Plus PV module, manufactured at facilities in locations including Malaysia and Vietnam.

At the outset of the Class Period, Defendants announced that First Solar would reduce production output of Series 6 modules at facilities in Malaysia and Vietnam in 2025, to account for circumstances including, inter alia, an “uncertain U.S. policy environment following the 2024 U.S. elections,” and “a supply and demand imbalance for Southeast Asian product”. Notwithstanding these circumstances, First Solar reassured investors that its primary market, the United States, enjoyed stable module prices.

Then, on April 2, 2025, United States (“U.S.”) President Donald J. Trump announced a series of “reciprocal” tariffs on U.S. imports from all countries, including rates of 24% and 46% on Malaysia and Vietnam, respectively, presenting a challenge to First Solar. These tariffs were subsequently reduced to 10%. Throughout the Class Period, Defendants continued to assure investors that the dynamic policy landscape presented a “long term favorable” for First Solar and actually “strengthened [its] relative position in the solar manufacturing industry”.

The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Defendants had overstated First Solar’s capacity to manage the impact of U.S. tariff policy on the Company’s business; (ii) Defendants understated the extent to which its responses to U.S. tariff policy, including the intentional underutilization of production facilities in Malaysia and Vietnam, and attempted relocation of production to the U.S., were likely to negatively impact First Solar’s projected performance in the 2026 fiscal year; and (iii) as a result, Defendants’ public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

The truth began to emerge on January 7, 2026, when Jefferies downgraded First Solar to Hold from Buy, noting that during 2025, the Company had lowered guidance, faced significant de-bookings and experienced margin compression through 2025. Jefferies also flagged that “[international] facilities remain a pain point while tariffs exist” and “underutilization at [international] facilities remains a concern.” The Jefferies analyst also predicted that First Solar’s deployment opportunities were likely to be more limited in 2026.

On this news, First Solar’s stock price fell $27.67 per share, or 10.29%, to close at $241.11 per share on January 7, 2026.

Then, on February 24, 2026, First Solar issued a press release “announc[ing] financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.” Among other items, First Solar announced earnings that missed expectations by a wide margin and issued lower-than-expected FY 2026 revenue guidance, citing customer headwinds such as permitting delays under the Trump administration. Following First Solar’s announcement, Baird Research downgraded its stock to Neutral from Outperform, citing “several question marks in forward outlook”.

On this news, First Solar’s stock price fell $33.09 per share, or 13.61%, to close at $210.12 per share on February 25, 2026.

Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered billions of dollars in damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com. 

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June 30, 2026 17:15 ET  | Source: Cronos Group Inc.

TORONTO, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cronos Group Inc. (“Cronos” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON), an innovative global cannabis company, announced today that it has appointed ATB Capital Markets Corp. (“ATB Cormark”) to act as its broker in connection with share repurchases over the facilities of the TSX or other alternative Canadian trading systems, in place of Virtu Canada Corp., under its previously announced share repurchase program.

About Cronos

Cronos is a global cannabis company focused on scaling leading consumer goods products through research and development and innovation. With a passion to responsibly elevate the consumer experience, Cronos is building an iconic brand portfolio. Cronos’ diverse international brand portfolio includes Spinach®, PEACE NATURALS®, LIT™ and Lord Jones®. For more information about Cronos and its brands, please visit: thecronosgroup.com.

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This press release may contain information that may constitute “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws and court decisions (collectively, “Forward-looking Statements”). All information contained herein that is not clearly historical in nature may constitute Forward-looking Statements. In some cases, Forward-looking Statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “potential”, “estimate”, “believe” or the negative of these terms, or other similar expressions intended to identify Forward-looking Statements. The forward-looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited to, statements related to the Company’s share repurchases over the facilities of the TSX and its share repurchase program. Forward-looking Statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks. Financial results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by those Forward-looking Statements and the Forward-looking Statements are not guarantees of future performance. A discussion of some of the material risks applicable to the Company can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, each of which has been filed on SEDAR+ and EDGAR and can be accessed at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov/edgar, respectively. Any Forward-looking Statement included in this press release is made as of the date of this press release and, except as required by law, Cronos disclaims any obligation to update or revise any Forward-looking Statement. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on any Forward-looking Statement.

For further information, please contact:
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE:LTC) (“LTC” or the “Company”), a real estate investment trust that primarily invests in seniors housing and health care properties, announced today that it has increased commitments under its credit facility to $1.1 billion from $800 million.

LTC entered into a second amendment to its July 21, 2025 Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”) to increase the aggregate commitment of its lenders by $300 million to a total of $1.1 billion, through the exercise of the Agreement’s accordion feature. The $300 million increase expands the Company’s aggregate revolving credit commitment to $900 million from $600 million. Additionally, the Agreement increases the accordion feature from up to $1.2 billion to up to $2.0 billion. The material terms of the Agreement otherwise remain unchanged. In connection with the Agreement, LTC entered into three-year interest rate swap agreements to effectively fix the interest rates on $150 million under the Agreement at 4.97% per annum. The Agreement also expands LTC’s bank group to include new relationships with Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company and Hancock Whitney.

“Expanding our credit facility strengthens LTC’s financial flexibility and positions us to continue executing on our external growth strategy,” said Cece Chikhale, LTC’s Chief Financial Officer. “We have meaningfully expanded SHOP since our initial transaction in May 2025, and we remain focused on continuing to build momentum by pursuing additional NOI growth opportunities.”

LTC provided additional information about these transactions, including the network of bank participants, in Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2026.

About LTC

LTC is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on seniors housing and health care properties, investing through SHOP, as well as triple-net leases and joint ventures. The Company’s portfolio includes nearly 190 properties throughout the United States. Based on gross real estate investments, nearly 70% of the Company’s assets are seniors housing communities with the remainder skilled nursing centers. Learn more at www.ltcreit.com.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, adopted pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not purely historical may be forward-looking. You can identify some of the forward-looking statements by their use of forward-looking words, such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” or “anticipates,” or the negative of those words or similar words. Examples of forward-looking statements include the Company’s growth strategy and pursuit of additional NOI growth opportunities. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties regarding events, conditions and financial trends that may affect the Company’s future plans of operation, business strategy, results of operations and financial position. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those included within or contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the Company’s dependence on its operators for revenue and cash flow; operational and legal risks and liabilities under the Company’s new SHOP segment; government regulation of the health care industry; changes in federal, state, or local laws limiting REIT investments in the health care sector; federal and state health care cost containment measures including reductions in reimbursement from third-party payors such as Medicare and Medicaid; required regulatory approvals for operation of health care facilities; a failure to comply with federal, state, or local regulations for the operation of health care facilities; the adequacy of insurance coverage maintained by the Company’s operators; the Company’s reliance on a few major operators; the Company’s ability to renew leases or enter into favorable terms of renewals or new leases; the impact of inflation, operator financial or legal difficulties; the sufficiency of collateral securing mortgage loans; an impairment of the Company’s real estate investments; the relative illiquidity of the Company’s real estate investments; the Company’s ability to develop and complete construction projects; the Company’s ability to invest cash proceeds for health care properties; a failure to qualify as a REIT; the Company’s ability to grow if access to capital is limited; and a failure to maintain or increase the Company’s dividend. For a discussion of these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements, please see the discussion under “Risk Factors” contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Company’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10‑Q, and the Company’s publicly available filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any responsibility to update or revise any of these factors or to announce publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although the Company’s management believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. The actual results achieved by the Company may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to the risks and uncertainties of such statements.

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Plug Power stock is surging to new heights today. Why is PLUG stock up today? What Is Driving Plug Power’s Growth in Denmark?Plug said it completed installation, commissioning, site acceptance testing, and handover of a 5 MW GenEco PEM electrolyzer system at the Måde Power-to-X facility in Esbjerg, Denmark, moving the site into active hydrogen production. At full capacity, the company expects about 550 metric tons of green hydrogen annually (roughly 1,500 truckloads), with output certified as Renewable Fuel of Non-Biological Origin under the ISCC scheme.

Plug has also been leaning into a speed-and-repeatability message, emphasizing a fully containerized design intended to reduce on-site complexity and accelerate production readiness. That "repeatable execution" framing has been tied to CEO José Luis Crespo’s push for more disciplined growth.

With markets open, the backdrop is supportive: the Nasdaq-100 is up 1.81% and Industrials ranks No. 2 out of 11 sectors today, even though overall breadth is mixed (advance/decline ratio of 0.6). In that context, PLUG’s outsized pop reads as a stock-specific "execution update" tailwind layered on top of a generally positive session.

Plug Power Stock: Key Levels and Momentum IndicatorsFrom a trend standpoint, the stock is still trying to repair a pullback: it’s trading 7.5% below the 20-day SMA ($2.93) and 16.5% below the 50-day SMA ($3.25), which can act as overhead supply if rallies fade. It’s also just 1.1% below the 100-day SMA ($2.74), while holding 4% above the 200-day SMA ($2.61), keeping the longer-term line in the sand close.

MACD is the cleaner momentum read right now: it’s below its signal line and the histogram is negative, which points to upside pressure cooling unless buyers can reclaim that baseline. Put simply, when MACD is below its signal line, momentum is usually fading rather than building.

The near-term structure stays mixed: the 20-day SMA below the 50-day SMA is a bearish setup, but the 50-day SMA remains above the 200-day SMA (the golden cross from September 2025), which helps keep the bigger picture from fully breaking down. Zooming out, the stock is still working inside a wide 52-week range between $4.58 (October 2025) and $1.13, with a swing low in April and a swing high in June framing the current consolidation.

Key Resistance: $2.50 — a nearby pivot/round-number area that can cap rebounds, with the long-term moving-average zone close by What Is Plug Power’s Green Hydrogen Ecosystem?Plug Power is building an end-to-end green hydrogen ecosystem, from production, storage, and delivery to energy generation. The company plans to build and operate green hydrogen highways across North America and Europe.

Plug will deliver its green hydrogen solutions directly to its customers and through joint venture partners into multiple end markets, including material handling, e-mobility, power generation, and industrial applications. That’s why the Denmark handover matters: it’s a real-world proof point for "repeatable execution" in electrolyzers and hydrogen production, not just a roadmap slide.

Plug Power Stock Price Movement on TuesdayPLUG Stock Price Activity: Plug Power shares were up 5.41% at $2.72 at the time of publication on Tuesday, according to Benzinga Pro data.

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Applied Materials (AMAT - Free Report) ) has been one of the hottest stocks in the tech sector, climbing to fresh all-time highs of $739 a share in Tuesday’s trading session, and has now rallied nearly 200% year to date.

The rally reflects growing investor confidence that the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure boom is still in its early innings, positioning Applied Materials as one of the biggest beneficiaries of rising chip manufacturing spending.

But after such a powerful run, investors are asking the obvious question: Is there still room for AMAT stock to move higher, or has the good news already been priced in?’

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Why Applied Materials Stock Is SurgingSeveral catalysts have fueled Applied Materials' recent surge.

Perhaps the biggest driver has been renewed optimism surrounding AI-related semiconductor spending. Strong earnings and bullish outlooks from memory chip giant Micron Technology (MU - Free Report) ) and chipmaker Qualcomm (QCOM - Free Report) ) have reinforced expectations that hyperscalers and semiconductor manufacturers will continue investing aggressively in AI infrastructure.

That spending ultimately flows to semiconductor equipment suppliers like Applied Materials, which provides the tools needed to manufacture advanced chips.

Analysts have become increasingly bullish on the company, with multiple Wall Street firms recently raising their price targets for AMAT after management highlighted accelerating demand for leading-edge logic, Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), and advanced packaging equipment.

To that point, some analysts believe wafer fabrication equipment spending could remain elevated for years to come as AI adoption expands across various industries.

Tracking Applied Materials’ OutlookBased on Zacks estimates, Applied Materials' annual sales are expected to increase 17% this year to a new peak of $33.29 billion, up from $28.37 billion in 2025. Furthermore, fiscal 2027 sales are projected to spike another 25% to $41.74 billion.

More impressively, Applied Materials' adjusted annual earnings are expected to jump 28% this year to a new peak of $12.11 per share, up from EPS of $9.42 on roughly $7 billion in adjusted net income last year. Better still, FY27 EPS is projected to climb another 32% to $15.98.

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It’s also noteworthy that over the last 60 days, FY26 and FY27 EPS estimates have risen 9% (F1) and 14% (F2), respectively.

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Monitoring AMAT’s ValuationFollowing its sharp rally, AMAT now trades at its highest P/E valuation in the last decade at 57X forward earnings. However, this is not an overly stretched premium to its Zacks Electronics-Semiconductors Industry average of 54X.

Like most AI-related semiconductor stocks, AMAT trades at a noticeable price-to-forward sales (P/S) premium as well, at 19X compared to its industry average of 8X.

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Is AMAT Still a Buy?Applied Materials is benefiting from one of the strongest investment cycles the semiconductor industry has experienced in years. Rising AI infrastructure spending, improving industry fundamentals, analyst upgrades, and stronger semiconductor capital expenditure forecasts have all combined to push shares to record highs.

Although investors should expect some volatility after the recent rally, Applied Materials remains well-positioned to capitalize on the long-term AI semiconductor buildout. For investors seeking exposure to the semiconductor equipment space, the company continues to offer an attractive combination of market leadership, strong earnings momentum, and secular growth potential.

Keeping this in mind, Applied Materials stock currently sports a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), based on the trend of positive earnings estimate revisions, which is helping to justify its elevated P/E valuation.

Robinhood (HOOD 1.34%), the online brokerage that popularized commission-free trading through its streamlined app, generated 20% its revenue from cryptocurrency trades in 2025. The bears often claim that Robinhood's heavy reliance on crypto trading makes it an unreliable long-term investment, given the crypto market's notorious volatility.

But in the first quarter of 2026, Robinhood's total revenue rose 15% year over year to $1.07 billion, even though its crypto trading revenue plunged 47% to $134 million and only accounted for 13% of its top line. Let's see how Robinhood offset its declining crypto revenue, and why that diversification makes it a better long-term investment.

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Why is Robinhood insulated from the crypto winter? In the first quarter of 2026, Robinhood's options trading revenue rose 8% to $260 million, its equities trading revenue grew 46% to $82 million, and its "other" transaction revenue (mainly consisting of events/prediction contracts) surged 320% to $147 million. That growth offset its declining crypto revenue, and its total transaction-based revenue rose 7% to $623 million.

Fears of interest rate hikes chilled the crypto market in the first quarter. However, elevated interest rates boosted its net interest revenue, which rose 24% year over year to $359 million, as it collected more interest on uninvested user cash, margin books, and securities lending.

Its subscription platform, Robinhood Gold, also expanded 36% year over year to 4.3 million subscribers in the first quarter. As a result, its subscription revenue jumped 57% to $85 million. So even though Robinhood's transaction-based revenue would surge in a new crypto summer, it has enough irons in the fire to keep it warm through the current crypto winter.

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Why is Robinhood an attractive long-term investment? From 2025 to 2028, analysts expect Robinhood's revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) to both grow at CAGRs of 16%.

That growth should be driven by the expansion of the "Robinhood Chain", its own Ethereum (ETH 2.43%) Layer-2 network for the tokenization of stocks, bonds, real estate, and other assets; the expansion of its prediction markets business, its integration of more agentic AI tools into its platform, and the rollout of even more features for its Gold subscribers.

With an enterprise value of $85 billion, Robinhood's stock still looks reasonably valued at 24 times next year's adjusted EBITDA. Its expansion and evolution into a more diversified fintech platform should reduce its dependence on cryptocurrencies and drive its stock even higher.

Shares of Ambarella Inc. AMBA surged about 28% on Tuesday.

The rally came after Rosenblatt Securities identified the edge artificial intelligence chipmaker as one of its top technology stock picks for the second half of 2026, citing its strong positioning in the fast-growing physical AI market.

The brokerage included Ambarella among a select group of eight technology companies it believes offer attractive risk-reward profiles heading into the second half of the year.

Rosenblatt maintained a Buy rating on the stock and reiterated its $120 price target, implying approximately 79% upside from Monday's closing price.

The rally adds to an already strong run for the semiconductor company, whose shares have climbed 74% over the past three months.

Rosenblatt's bullish outlook centers on Ambarella's exposure to what it describes as the rapidly expanding physical AI market, where artificial intelligence is deployed directly on devices rather than relying solely on cloud-based computing.

The brokerage expects AI adoption to continue expanding beyond data centers into real-world applications that require intelligent processing close to the source of data.

"We see AMBA as a Physical AI pure play," analyst Kevin Cassidy wrote in a report released Tuesday.

Cassidy said Ambarella's semiconductor products are well positioned to benefit from growing demand for edge AI computing across multiple industries.

Edge AI applications remain a key growth driverRosenblatt's investment thesis is based largely on increasing demand for AI vision processors capable of delivering high-performance computing with low power consumption directly at the edge.

"Applications such as surveillance, robotics, industrial automation, drones and autonomous systems require high-performance, low-power AI vision processors close to the sensor," Cassidy said, adding, "Ambarella's algorithm first AI [security operations center] architecture delivers."

The brokerage believes these markets position Ambarella to benefit as AI inference increasingly shifts from centralized cloud infrastructure to connected devices such as cameras, autonomous vehicles, robots and industrial equipment.

Recent business developments also support that outlook. Ambarella recently reported record fiscal 2026 revenue, with Edge AI products accounting for approximately 80% of its business.

The company also signed a long-term agreement with Hanwha Group covering security, robotics and industrial automation.

The agreement represents a potential revenue opportunity of up to $800 million over more than a decade, although that figure is not guaranteed.

Despite the positive outlook, Ambarella continues to face execution challenges as it invests heavily to expand its Edge AI business.

The company's long-term growth thesis depends on its Edge AI system-on-chip platforms becoming a critical hardware layer as AI inference moves closer to cameras, vehicles and industrial devices.

Broader enterprise adoption and increased automotive deployments remain key catalysts for the business.

At the same time, higher research and development spending and rising operating costs could pressure financial performance if expected design wins and production volumes fail to materialize.

Ambarella also continues to face customer and geographic concentration risks, which could affect future growth.

According to long-term projections, Ambarella is expected to generate approximately $526.3 million in revenue and $74.3 million in earnings by 2028.

Achieving those figures would require annual revenue growth of about 14.8% and a significant improvement in profitability from its current earnings position.

Acquisition Adds 930 New Water Customers; $7 Million in Planned Infrastructure Investments

, /PRNewswire/ -- New Jersey American Water today completed its acquisition of the water system of Hopewell Borough for $6.4 million. This former municipally owned system serves approximately 930 water customer connections and has been purchasing water from New Jersey American Water for a portion of the Borough's water supply since 2005. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities today approved the municipal consent, allowing New Jersey American Water to provide water service to Hopewell Borough customers as of the closing of the transaction.

Photo Caption: New Jersey American Water President Mark McDonough (left) and Hopewell Borough Mayor Ryan Kennedy at the financial closing of the company’s acquisition of Hopewell Borough’s water system.

Photo Caption: New Jersey American Water President Mark McDonough (left) and Hopewell Borough Mayor Ryan Kennedy at the financial closing of the company’s acquisition of Hopewell Borough’s water system. The agreement to purchase the system was approved by voter referendum in November 2025. This agreement underscores New Jersey American Water's ongoing commitment to delivering safe, clean, reliable and affordable water and wastewater services. By integrating the new system into its operations, the company aims to enhance service reliability, advance infrastructure investments, and improve operational efficiency for Hopewell Borough's customers and this community.

"Following a thorough and thoughtful process with ample community input, we are confident this is the right path forward for Hopewell Borough," said Hopewell Borough Mayor Ryan Kennedy. "By partnering with New Jersey American Water, we are addressing long-term infrastructure needs today while securing dependable, high-quality service and stable rates for our community."

As part of the agreement, New Jersey American Water will invest $7 million in infrastructure improvements to the Hopewell Borough system within the first five years of ownership while keeping rates affordable for the system's customers. Anticipated improvements to the system include identifying and replacing all lead and galvanized steel service lines as well as upgrading aging customer meters, fire hydrants, and water mains. Additionally, New Jersey American Water will shut down the Borough's one operating well that has elevated PFAS levels and provide water to the community through the company's Canal Road and Raritan Millstone Water Treatment Plants which meet current state and federal safe drinking water standards. Further improvement projects will be identified as New Jersey American Water continues its analysis of the system.

"After providing water to Hopewell Borough through an interconnection for over two decades, we're proud to officially welcome the community into our footprint," said Mark McDonough, President of New Jersey American Water. "Our priority is to deliver safe, clean, reliable and affordable service for the 3 million people we serve statewide, including Hopewell. As the community's water provider, we'll start by stabilizing rates, making smart, targeted investments to strengthen the system, and working to address PFAS by first transitioning away from the system's existing well."

Residents will receive additional information in the mail from New Jersey American Water in the coming weeks, and the information is also available now on a new, dedicated webpage on the company's website at newjerseyamwater.com under Customer Service and Billing. Hopewell Borough's residents will now be able to take advantage of the company's customer service benefits, including its online account management portal, MyWater, as well as its H2O Help to Others program for qualifying customers needing help paying their bills.

New Jersey American Water remains focused on delivering industry-leading customer service, environmental stewardship and ongoing infrastructure improvements as it continues to grow and serve more communities across the state. This is New Jersey American Water's tenth acquisition in the last five years, adding more than 25,000 new water and/or wastewater customers.

About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886 and celebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water's approximately 7,000 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.

For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Instagram.

About New Jersey American Water
New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, is the largest regulated water utility in the state with approximately 875 dedicated employees working to provide safe, clean, reliable and affordable water and wastewater services to approximately 3 million people.

For more information, visit www.newjerseyamwater.com and follow New Jersey American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and Instagram.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ), a leading beverage alcohol company, reported today its first quarter fiscal 2027 financial results. A conference call to discuss the financial results and outlook will be hosted by President and Chief Executive Officer, Nicholas Fink, and Chief Financial Officer, Garth Hankinson, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET. Visit ir.cbrands.com to locate information for joining the conference call, or a live, listen-only webcast of the conference call.

ABOUT CONSTELLATION BRANDS
Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) is a leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits with operations in the U.S., Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. Our mission is to build brands that people love because we believe elevating human connections is Worth Reaching For. It’s worth our dedication, hard work, and calculated risks to anticipate market trends and deliver for our consumers, shareholders, employees, and industry. This dedication is what has driven us to become one of the fastest-growing, large CPG companies in the U.S. at retail, and it drives our pursuit to deliver what’s next.

Every day, people reach for brands from our high-end, imported beer portfolio anchored by the iconic Corona Extra and Modelo Especial, a flavorful lineup of Modelo Cheladas, and favorites like Pacifico, and Victoria; our exceptional wine brands including The Prisoner Wine Company, Robert Mondavi Winery, Kim Crawford, Schrader Cellars, and Lingua Franca; and our craft spirits brands such as Mi CAMPO Tequila and High West Whiskey.

As an agriculture-based company, we strive to operate in a way that is sustainable and responsible. Our ESG strategy is embedded into our business and we focus on serving as good stewards of the environment, investing in our communities, and promoting responsible beverage alcohol consumption. We believe these aspirations in support of our longer-term business strategy allow us to contribute to a future that is truly Worth Reaching For.

To learn more, visit www.cbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

A PDF containing our first quarter fiscal 2027 financial results and full financial tables is available at: http://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/46e744f1-3497-4d66-b70c-8da93fea1287

BURLINGTON, Mass., June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS), a member of the Russell 2000 Index and a trusted provider of AI-powered digital experience and infrastructure software, today announced its financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended May 31, 2026.

The company’s earnings release and a supplemental slide presentation can be accessed via the Investor Events & Presentations link on the Progress Investor Relations webpage. Progress will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its results and outlook.

Conference Call Details

A live webcast of the call will be available at this link.To access the conference call by phone, use this link to retrieve dial-in details. Participants are encouraged to dial in 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.A replay of the conference call and supporting materials will be available on the Progress Investor Relations webpage following the live event.
About Progress Software
Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS) empowers organizations to achieve transformational success in the face of disruptive change. Our software enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible AI-powered applications and personalized digital experiences with agility and ease. Businesses of all sizes get a trusted provider in Progress, with the products, expertise and vision they need to turn AI disruption into a competitive advantage. Millions of developers and technologists at hundreds of thousands of organizations depend on Progress every day. Learn more at www.progress.com.

Progress is a trademark or registered trademark of Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Any other names contained herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.  

Investor Contact: Press Contact:Michael Micciche Jeff YoungProgress Software Progress Software+1 781-850-8450 +1 [email protected] [email protected]    Source: Progress Software Corporation

Key Takeaways Vertiv's acquisitions added 4% to first-quarter 2026 revenues and broadened its data center offerings. VRT expects second-quarter 2026 revenues of $3.25B-$3.45B and 20-24% organic net sales growth. Vertiv faces stronger AI infrastructure competition from Super Micro Computer and Amphenol. Vertiv (VRT - Free Report) is benefiting from the strategic expansion of its portfolio through recent acquisitions, positioning the company for continued growth in the rapidly evolving data center infrastructure market. In the first quarter of 2026, acquisitions contributed 4% to revenues.

The company’s acquisitions, such as PurgeRite, ThermoKey, and BMarko Structures and Strategic Thermal Labs, are expected to strengthen Vertiv’s capabilities and market reach. The company recently announced the completion of its acquisition of ThermoKey S.p.A., a move that enhances Vertiv’s thermal management portfolio, expands its heat rejection and heat-exchange capabilities and strengthens its long-standing relationships with OEMs and system integrators serving data centers and other critical infrastructure markets worldwide.

The PurgeRite acquisition remains noteworthy. The acquisition is being scaled to deepen fluid management services, which management described as a technically demanding aspect of modern liquid-cooled deployments. In the first quarter of 2026, Vertiv completed the acquisition of BMarko, enhancing its structural fabrication specialization and expanding its engineering and manufacturing capacity. These moves broaden the company’s end-to-end offering and support a higher attach rate for services as the installed base grows.

The acquisitions are expected to contribute to Vertiv’s robust growth trajectory. For the second quarter of 2026, revenues are expected to be between $3.25 billion and $3.45 billion. Organic net sales are expected to increase in the 20-24% range.

VRT Suffers From Stiff CompetitionVertiv’s AI infrastructure solutions are facing increasing competition from Super Micro Computer (SMCI - Free Report) and Amphenol (APH - Free Report) . Both Super Micro Computer and Amphenol are expanding their offerings to support high-density, AI-driven data center deployments.

Super Micro Computer’s expanding portfolio has been noteworthy. The company recently expanded its AI infrastructure portfolio through collaborations with AMD, Arm, and NVIDIA, introducing new rack-scale platforms and data center blueprints designed to accelerate the deployment of large-scale agentic AI workloads.

Amphenol is benefiting from the surge in demand for AI infrastructure, which has become a transformative force for the company’s growth and market positioning. In the first quarter of 2026, IT datacom represented about 41% of sales and grew 81% organically year over year. This robust performance was driven by accelerating investments in AI data centers and the company’s ability to capture a significant share of this unique interconnect opportunity.

Vertiv’s Share Price Performance, Valuation, and EstimatesVRT’s shares have surged 89.5% in the year-to-date period compared with the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector's rise of 12.9%. The Zacks Computers - IT Services industry declined 26.8% in the same time frame.

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Vertiv stock is trading at a premium, with a trailing 12-month Price/Book of 27.78X compared with the Computer and Technology sector’s 9.82X. VRT has a Value Score of D.

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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2026 earnings is pegged at $6.36 per share, which has increased 3.41% over the past 30 days. This indicates a 51.43% increase from the reported figure of 2025.

Vertiv currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

Adaptive ML will join Datadog’s AI lab to build frontier AI infrastructure to address cutting-edge research challenges within observability and security June 30, 2026 16:05 ET  | Source: Datadog, Inc.

NEW YORK, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the leading AI-powered observability and security platform, today announced it has acquired Adaptive ML, a frontier AI startup developing the world's first Reinforcement Learning Operations (RLOps) platform, enabling enterprises to build, own, and deploy their own specialized agents and models.

Adaptive ML will join Datadog AI Research, accelerating Datadog’s investment and research efforts around world models and agentic LLM post-training for observability. Datadog AI Research focuses on fundamental technical problems and collaborates with Datadog's product and engineering teams to translate research advances into products.

“We started Adaptive to give every enterprise the ability to perpetually improve its own AI. The missing piece was never the algorithm, the hardest part was production scale. With Datadog, and the continuous stream of real-world signals that only a platform operating at this unique reach can provide, we will work directly from the foundation that intelligent agents need to drive exponential productivity gains, reliably and consistently. With Datadog’s unmatched access to real-world infrastructure, we can accelerate towards continuous intelligence,” said Julien Launay, co-founder and CEO, Adaptive ML.

“Our lab is focused on leveraging our data and domain expertise to build specialized agents and models, and to effectively turn our data into first-party intelligence. As we continue to bolster our R&D efforts and better serve our customers, bringing Adaptive ML on board is a natural fit to enhance and augment the work we are already doing within our lab,” said Ameet Talwalkar, Datadog's Chief Scientist.

As AI continues to intensify the level of complexity software systems are facing on a daily basis, Datadog has invested over $1B in R&D annually — significantly contributing to the end-to-end observability and security solutions it has delivered to customers. Recently, that includes research initiatives like Toto 2.0, as well as products like Bits Investigation, Bits Code, and Bits Security Analyst, which have already conducted hundreds of thousands of investigations on behalf of customers.

About Datadog
Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence.

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NEW YORK, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Graphic Packaging Holding Company (“Graphic Packaging” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPK) and certain of its former officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and docketed under 26-cv-03790, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Graphic Packaging securities between February 4, 2025 and February 2, 2026, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants’ violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its former top officials.

If you are an investor who purchased or otherwise acquired Graphic Packaging securities during the Class Period, you have until July 6, 2026, to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.

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Graphic Packaging, together with its subsidiaries, designs, produces, and sells consumer packaging products.  Its customers include businesses in the food, foodservice, beverage, household, and other consumer product industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The Company sells its products through sales offices, as well as through broker arrangements with third parties.

At all relevant times, Defendants touted the purported strength and stability of Graphic Packaging’s business model and operations, as well as its purported ability to deliver on its cost and inventory reduction, free cash flow (FCF”), and profitability goals, notwithstanding ongoing and persistent market headwinds challenging the Company’s and its customers’ businesses.

Indeed, in February 2025, despite its President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Defendant Michael P. Doss (“Doss”), acknowledging “unusual volume challenges for the industry and our customers” over the past several years, Graphic Packaging forecasted full year (“FY”) 2025 net sales, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $8.7 billion to $8.9 billion, $1.68 billion to $1.78 billion, and $2.53 to $2.78, respectively, excluding foreign exchange impacts.  Defendant Doss attributed the Company’s ability to weather the aforementioned headwinds to its overall business model and operations, asserting that Defendants would continue to “build on” the Company’s “consisten[t]” and “profit[able]” and “strong and steady” results in 2025.

The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s business, operations, and prospects.  Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Graphic Packaging was experiencing, inter alia, significant inventory management issues, as well as significantly reduced demand and volumes and increased costs; (ii) Defendants downplayed the true scope and severity of the foregoing issues, which were likely to, and did, have a material negative impact on the Company’s business and financial results; (iii) Defendants likewise overstated the strength and sustainability of the Company’s business model and operations, as well as its ability to weather ongoing macroeconomic headwinds; (iv) accordingly, the Company’s previously issued FY 2025 financial guidance was unreliable and/or unrealistic; and (v) as a result, Defendants’ public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

The truth began to emerge on May 1, 2025, when Graphic Packaging issued a press release reporting its first quarter (“Q1”) 2025 financial results.  Among other results, the press release reported Q1 non-GAAP EPS of $0.51, missing consensus estimates by $0.07, and revenue of $2.12 billion, representing a 6.2% year-over-year decline, and missing consensus estimates by $10 million.  The press release further revealed that the Company had negatively revised its previously issued FY 2025 net sales outlook to a range of $8.2 billion to $8.5 billion, significantly down from its prior guidance of $8.7 billion to $8.9 billion; its adjusted EBITDA outlook to a range of $1.4 billion to $1.6 billion, significantly down from its prior guidance of $1.68 billion to $1.78 billion; and its adjusted EPS outlook to a range of $1.75 to $2.25, significantly down from its prior guidance of $2.53 to $2.78.  The Company blamed the negatively revised guidance on “an expectation of a 2% volume decline and $80 million of input cost inflation at the midpoint”, as well as “higher macroeconomic and consumer spending uncertainty.”

On this news, Graphic Packaging’s stock price fell $3.94 per share, or 15.57%, to close at $21.37 per share on May 1, 2025. 

On December 8, 2025, Graphic Packaging issued a press release announcing that it “plans to accelerate certain inventory reduction plans into the fourth quarter that were originally planned for 2026”, and that “[p]roduction curtailment is expected to impact fourth quarter operating results by $15 million, which is in addition to the $15 million relating to” certain earlier-announced curtailments. The Company further revealed that it had negatively revised its FY 2025 financial guidance again, now expecting its adjusted EBITDA “to be in the range of $1.38 billion to $1.43 billion”—significantly below its previously revised guidance of $1.4 billion to $1.45 billion—and adjusted EPS “to be in the range of $1.75 to $1.95”—significantly below its previously revised guidance of $1.80 to $2.00.

In a separate press release issued the same day, Graphic Packaging announced that Defendant Doss had “mutually agreed with [its] Board of Directors to step down from his role [as President and CEO] and as a director effective December 31, 2025.”

Following these disclosures, Graphic Packaging’s stock price fell $1.35 per share, or 8.66%, to close at $14.23 per share on December 9, 2025.

Then, on February 3, 2026, Graphic Packaging issued a press release reporting its fourth quarter (“Q4”) and FY 2025 financial results.  Among other results, Graphic Packaging reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $0.29, missing consensus estimates by $0.06.  The Company attributed its disappointing Q4 2025 earnings results to, inter alia, lower volumes, increased costs, and inventory reduction.  Further, Graphic Packaging projected a meaningful decline in adjusted EBITDA in 2026, citing “a $130 million negative impact from actions taken to reduce inventory and generate [FCF], an approximately $100 million accrual (non-cash in 2026) for a return to more normal incentive compensation, January weather and production impacts, and other largely offsetting operating items.”

In the same press release, Graphic Packaging’s new President and CEO, Robbert Rietbroek, announced that he had “initiated a comprehensive review of our organization structure, operations, and footprint,” among other aspects of the Company’s business, thereby confirming the weakness and unsustainability of its present business model and operations.

On this news, Graphic Packaging’s stock price fell $2.36 per share, or 15.97%, to close at $12.42 per share on February 3, 2026.

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Zero-knowledge scaling company StarkWare has released a quantum-resistant roadmap for Starknet, arguing that other chains will remain exposed if the industry is “too stubborn or stupid” to act.

In an announcement on Tuesday, Starknet framed its three-phased quantum-resistant roadmap as evidence that the crypto industry has no excuse for remaining vulnerable to future quantum computing attacks. 

“The tried-and-tested cryptography exists to secure every crypto key in the world, if necessary changes are made, and the only reason anyone will remain vulnerable is if heads remain buried in the sand,” said Eli Ben-Sasson, CEO at StarkWare. 

Efforts to quantum-proof blockchains are accelerating as some researchers warn that quantum computing could outpace blockchain’s defenses and cryptographically relevant quantum machines could be ready before 2030. 

The Bitcoin community remains divided on how to approach securing old coins against the quantum threat, while other networks are forging ahead with quantum roadmaps. 

Ben-Sasson said Starknet can become resistant to quantum attacks by “seizing on its architecture advantage.” Its underlying cryptography is zero-knowledge STARK (Scalable Transparent Argument of Knowledge) proofs, which are “inherently post-quantum safe.”

Ben-Sasson said that if Starknet can become quantum-resistant by “seizing on this cryptography,” then anyone else can do it by choosing the right cryptography. “We need to be nimble in blockchain and crypto,” he said.  

“There’s an awful irony in the notion that a young industry born from rejecting the way things have always been done is stalling and procrastinating about making changes for quantum security.”He added that crypto has an “elliptical illusion,” distorting reality around elliptic-curve cryptography, the current standard for securing blockchains. 

Believing that this will be quantum resistant is “false confidence” that is leaving the industry “dangerously complacent,” he said. 

Some migration problems are genuinely hard, involving technical trade-offs, governance decisions, and dependencies that no single team controls, he added, but said: “difficulty is not an excuse for delay.”

“The crypto industry shouldn’t need wake-up calls from the White House or anyone else. We should all be acting and seizing on the best cryptography that exists.”Starknet’s three-phase roadmap The first phase involves swapping out some of its current security math (Pedersen hashing) for quantum-resistant versions and adding quantum-resistant signatures. 

Phase two focuses on migration tooling that quietly upgrades existing smart contracts to the new quantum-safe standard, without forcing developers to manually rebuild apps. 

Phase three covers dependencies that Starknet cannot resolve alone, which largely depend on Ethereum’s quantum upgrade roadmap. 

Circle, Ethereum, Solana, Tezos and Algorand have all proposed quantum-proof roadmaps, while the Bitcoin community remains at loggerheads. 

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TradingView, the charting platform used by millions of traders worldwide, has added native support for Hyperliquid trading pairs. Symbols like HYPEUSD now appear directly in TradingView’s interface, ready for technical analysis alongside data from Coinbase, Binance, and every other major venue.

Here’s the thing: TradingView categorized Hyperliquid as a centralized exchange. The platform that built its entire identity on being decentralized and non-custodial is now sitting in the same bucket as Binance and Kraken in TradingView’s taxonomy.

A DEX wearing a CEX label Hyperliquid operates as a Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for trading. It runs a fully on-chain central limit order book with gasless orders and sub-second transaction finality. Users never surrender custody of their assets.

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Alongside Hyperliquid’s own data, TradingView also sources pricing from oracles like Pyth, giving traders multiple reference points for the same assets.

Hyperliquid’s numbers tell the story Open interest on the platform hit $8.9 billion in May 2025. That figure represents roughly 8.3% of aggregate perpetual open interest across the entire crypto derivatives market.

The platform now offers over 300 markets spanning cryptocurrencies, equities, commodities, and indices with leverage options reaching 40-50x.

The HYPE token, which powers governance and fee distribution within the ecosystem, carries a market capitalization of approximately $16.6 billion with prices around $65.

What this means for traders and the broader market Third-party automation tools already exist that connect TradingView alerts directly to Hyperliquid order execution. With native charting now available, the pipeline from analysis to trade becomes even more seamless. A trader can spot a setup on a TradingView chart and route the order to Hyperliquid without the friction of switching between platforms or manually replicating chart data.

The risk calculus isn’t gone. Hyperliquid’s on-chain architecture introduces smart contract risk and potential vulnerabilities that don’t exist on traditional centralized platforms. Its rapid growth also means the system hasn’t been stress-tested across every conceivable market condition. And the CEX label from TradingView, while flattering in terms of perceived quality, might create confusion among traders who assume centralized custodial protections apply when they don’t.

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More than 450 million $ASTER tokens are now staked across @Aster_DEX, a figure that underlines growing confidence in the protocol's long-term infrastructure as the network continues to mature.

Staking as a Security Layer Aster Chain is a high-performance, privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for derivatives trading. It powers Aster DEX, enabling a decentralized exchange environment where traders retain full custody of their assets and benefit from strong privacy protections. The network uses Proof-of-Staked Authority (PoSA) as its consensus mechanism, meaning staked tokens play a direct role in validating transactions and securing the chain. When users stake $ASTER, they delegate their tokens to a validator. Each validator contributes differently to the network, and this performance determines the validator's total rewards.

The initial validator lineup securing the Aster network includes established entities such as Trust Wallet, BNB Chain, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), Lista DAO, and PancakeSwap. With over 450 million tokens now committed, the staking pool represents a substantial portion of tokens locked away from liquid circulation, reinforcing network security and reducing sell-side pressure simultaneously.

Tokenomics Built Around Staking The staking milestone sits within a broader tokenomics overhaul Aster executed earlier this year. Aster ended its fixed monthly token unlock schedule and replaced it with a staking-only emission model, reducing the number of new tokens released each month by 97%. Ecosystem tokens now only enter circulation as staking rewards, at a rate of 450,000 $ASTER per epoch (weekly), equivalent to between 1.8 million and 2.25 million tokens per month.

Aster operates a dual-reward staking model, including a 150,000 $ASTER Base APY and a 300,000 $ASTER Loyalty Rewards program that increases payouts based on a staker's lock duration and trading activity. Tokens locked in staking are temporarily removed from liquid supply, a dynamic that parallels accumulation-driven supply tightening seen in other token ecosystems where staking incentives meaningfully reduce sell pressure.

The project also noted that the new emission model, combined with an existing buyback program, could make $ASTER a deflationary asset over time. The buyback program directs up to 80% of daily platform fees toward $ASTER token purchases. Aster remains one of the top on-chain perpetuals platforms by volume, according to The Block's data, giving the buyback mechanism a steady source of fee revenue to draw from.

The 450 million staking figure signals that a growing share of token holders are opting for yield-bearing security positions over active liquidity, a shift that, if sustained, would tighten available supply and deepen the protocol's validator base as it scales.

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CoinMarketCap: Aster DEX Slashes Monthly Token Unlocks by 97% With Staking Switch
The Block: Aster Perps DEX Switches to Staking-Only Token Emission Model
Aster Official Docs: Aster Chain Overview

Despite ongoing turbulence in the crypto ETF market putting pressure on many products, funds focused on XRP have stood out as a rare sector where institutional demand remains strong. According to SosoValue data, XRP ETFs attracted a total of $15.34 million in new inflows on the last trading day of June 29.

Bitwise leads the inflowsOf the total daily inflow on June 29, $11.94 million was funneled into Bitwise’s XRP ETF product, making Bitwise the fund with the highest daily inflow in this segment. Market data suggests that Bitwise clients were the main drivers of this positive momentum.

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IndicatorDataTotal XRP ETF inflow on June 29$15.34 millionBitwise daily inflow on the same day$11.94 millionBitwise cumulative net inflow$505.17 millionSince the launch of the Bitwise XRP ETF in November 2025, its cumulative net inflow has reached $505.17 million. Despite a decline in XRP prices in recent months, inflows into the fund have largely continued, highlighting ongoing institutional interest in this product.

On June 29, of the $15.34 million flowing into XRP ETFs, $11.94 million was directed to the Bitwise fund, making it the dominant player for the day.

XRP stands out in ETF performanceOver the past three months, XRP ETFs have outperformed Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the wider group of crypto ETFs in daily performance. The key takeaway here is that while other products have continued to see outflows, inflows to XRP funds have remained stable.

The data indicates that institutional interest in XRP is gaining strength relative to larger market-cap assets. However, this resilience in ETF demand has not translated into equivalent gains in the XRP spot price.

In the past three months, XRP has surpassed both Bitcoin and Ethereum in ETF inflows, maintaining more balanced entries as other major crypto products faced ongoing weakness.

Price impact remains limitedAnalysts note that ongoing demand for XRP ETFs could potentially have a more visible mid-term impact on price. Nevertheless, there remains a noticeable disconnect between institutional fund inflows and actual spot market performance at this stage.

As a result, while robust inflows into XRP ETFs are drawing attention, additional data is needed before a clear price recovery trend can be confirmed.

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In the XRP community, the view has recently been gaining strength that the token has finally been left on the sidelines of the market. The logic behind this observation is simple: since Ripple has shifted its focus to its new dollar stablecoin, RLUSD, the "old volatile" XRP will no longer be needed, and liquidity will simply flow into the stable asset.

Analysts at Evernorth, the largest independent XRP treasury, examined the logic behind this fear and explained, using fresh on-chain data from Dune Analytics, why the new dollar does not “eat” XRP, but instead acts as its main catalyst.

Inside the RLUSD and XRP synergyWhen Ripple first launched its digital dollar, investors expected the worst - if large businesses were given a stable dollar for settlements inside the XRP Ledger (XRPL), XRP itself would be written off. In reality, however, everything moved in the opposite direction.

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According to the latest report, 52% of all RLUSD volume now circulates inside XRPL, even though back in April the network’s share was only 17%, while most of the stablecoin was held on Ethereum.

RLUSD in circulation by chain, in dollars., Source: Evernorth citing Dune AnalyticsIn less than a year and a half, RLUSD’s share of trading operations inside XRPL rose from near-zero levels, below 1%, to 12%. Here, Evernorth’s experts make an important point: the market is not abandoning XRP — traders have simply started actively moving dollars through the token.

To understand the essence of this process, the analysts suggest looking at the traditional foreign exchange market. In the global economy, the U.S. dollar participates in most transactions, acting as the main connecting link. Without it, it is difficult to quickly and cheaply exchange, for example, yen for tugriks.

A similar model is now being built on Ripple’s blockchain.

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The direct RLUSD/XRP trading pair has generated $900 million in volume in just six months, creating a deep dollar market that simply did not exist before. Judging by the metrics, these assets are not competing in this pair, but dividing responsibilities:

RLUSD gives businesses a clear dollar value for settlements without exchange-rate swings.XRP remains an independent “bridge” for instant conversion between other assets when the parties on both ends of a transaction do not have a direct match of interests.But the main technical argument for why XRP has not been left out of Ripple’s expansion into stablecoins lies in how the network itself is built. Any operation, transfer, or order in the RLUSD/XRP pair requires a network fee, which is physically and permanently burned.

This creates a simple relationship: the more popular digital-dollar settlements become, the higher the activity in the XRP pair. And the more activity there is, the more XRP tokens are burned, reducing the total supply of the network’s native asset.

As a result, the dollar does not push XRP out of the market. It is built on top of it, generating liquidity and forcing the native token to burn even faster, Evernorth concludes.

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Nebius Group NASDAQ: NBIS has been one of the standout AI stories in the market this year, with shares up almost 240% year to date. But the recent bout of AI-related volatility has tested the resolve of even the most committed believers in the neocloud thesis. After surging to an all-time high of $299.86 on June 22, the stock pulled back meaningfully as fears around AI valuations and the durability of the trade swept through the technology sector. Since reaching that all-time high earlier in June, the stock has fallen by almost 13%.

The question now facing investors is straightforward: Does Nebius' elevated valuation leave it dangerously exposed if those fears intensify, or is this still one of the best long-term ways to play the AI infrastructure buildout?

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Nebius Relief Rally Shows AI Sentiment Is StabilizingThe picture brightened considerably at the start of the week. On Monday, June 29, 2026, technology stocks caught a major bid, with memory, semiconductor, and neocloud names all outperforming. Some geopolitical relief appeared to ease pressure on the broader AI trade, and the higher-beta names that had sold off the hardest were among the biggest winners. Nebius rose almost 9% on the session, closing at $261.15.

Even after that move, however, the stock remains well off its peak. At current levels, NBIS sits almost 13% below its 52-week high. That is worth emphasizing because it captures the dynamic unfolding across much of the AI complex right now. Many of these names rallied hard on June 29, but a single strong session does not erase the damage from the recent selloff. Several leading AI infrastructure names, Nebius included, remain meaningfully below their recent peaks.

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There is no avoiding the elephant in the room. Nebius trades at a price-to-sales ratio of roughly 80 and a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) above 93. On any conventional measure, that is an extremely rich valuation, and it is precisely why the stock is so sensitive to shifts in sentiment around the AI trade. When a company is priced for years of hypergrowth, even small changes in the market's appetite for risk can produce outsized swings in the share price. That cuts both ways, as June 29's near-9 % jump demonstrated, but it does leave the stock vulnerable if AI fears genuinely intensify from here.

The bears have a legitimate point on this front. A stock trading at 75 times sales has very little margin for error. Any disappointment in execution, any slowdown in contracted revenue, or any broad derating of the AI infrastructure space could hit NBIS harder than its more reasonably valued peers.

Nebius Fundamentals Still Support the AI Growth ThesisThat said, the fundamental story underpinning the valuation has not deteriorated. If anything, it continues to strengthen. Nebius is guiding toward 2026 revenue of $3 billion to $3.4 billion, a staggering increase from the $529.80 million in annual sales it currently reports, and is targeting an annual recurring revenue (ARR) of $7 billion to $9 billion. The company has raised its contracted power capacity guidance to over 4 gigawatts by year-end. Its backlog of contracted revenue, anchored by major multi-year agreements with Meta NASDAQ: META and Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT, provides forward visibility that few companies growing at this rate can match.

The recent news flow reinforces the trajectory. The 1.7 billion pounds (around $2.3 billion) UK expansion announced in early June, the move up the value stack through the Eigen AI acquisition, and the broader buildout across the US and Europe all point to a company executing aggressively against an enormous opportunity. This is not a speculative concept stock. It is a business converting hyperscaler demand into signed contracts and deployable infrastructure at a remarkable pace.

Nebius Stock: Worry and Opportunity Can CoexistThe honest answer is that both things can be true at once. The valuation genuinely does leave Nebius exposed to sharp drawdowns if AI sentiment sours, and investors should expect continued volatility. But the underlying business remains one of the best-positioned in the entire neocloud space, with contracted revenue visibility, accelerating expansion, and a clear runway for years of growth ahead.

For long-term investors who believe in the AI infrastructure thesis and can stomach the swings, the recent pullback, with the stock still sitting almost 13% below its high even after the surge on June 29, may represent a more attractive entry than chasing the stock at its peak. The key takeaway is this: the selloff was a sentiment event, not a fundamental one. As long as Nebius continues to execute, the long-term thesis remains very much intact.

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Centrus Energy (LEU +2.35%) has been around for decades but began attracting more investor attention in 2019, when it started contracting with the U.S. Department of Energy to enrich uranium and supply high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for next-generation reactors. In 2025, that attention elevated further, along with the nuclear industry more broadly, as HALEU was seen as a way to help meet the growing energy needs of data centers across the country. Centrus' share prices spiked from $54 in April 2025 to an all-time high of $464.25 by October 2025. The nuclear stock was riding high at that time on news that it had contracted with the National Nuclear Security Administration to develop low-enrichment uranium for government use.

But since hitting that all-time high, Centrus' stock is trading down about 63%. The reasons for the drop include a mixed first-quarter earnings report, fluctuating spot uranium prices, and concerns about production once a ban on Russian LEU imports takes effect in 2028.

The big price drop has created a potential buy-the-dip situation for investors willing to think long-term about Centrus. Here are three reasons to like the stock's long-term potential.

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1. Centrus has an effective HALEU monopoly in the U.S. Centrus is the only U.S.-licensed producer of HALEU. That's a huge moat, especially as demand for advanced reactor fuel is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10.8% through 2033, according to a report by DataIntelo. Centrus management estimates the HALEU market opportunity could reach $8 billion annually by 2035.

The growth of the HALEU market is driven primarily by the shift toward advanced nuclear technologies, including Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Generation IV designs. Unlike traditional reactors, these next-generation plants rely on HALEU's higher enrichment levels to achieve longer operational cycles, better fuel efficiency, and enhanced safety.

As governments and private industries push to decarbonize the power grid and meet net-zero goals by 2050, HALEU has become essential for deploying compact, flexible, and reliable energy systems of the future.

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2. Centrus' Q1 was mixed, but it was still a solid quarter Centrus reported its first-quarter earnings on May 5, with earnings per share (EPS) coming in at $0.45, down from the $1.60 EPS it reported the prior year and missing estimates. However, it posted a non-GAAP adjusted EPS of $1.05, crushing Wall Street analyst consensus estimates of $0.33. GAAP earnings were down due to heavy spending on plant expansion, management said.

Revenue for the quarter rose 4.9% year over year, to $76.7 million. Strong demand and solid contract execution prompted management to revise its full-year revenue guidance upward to $450 million to $500 million, up from a previous forecast of $425 million to $475 million.

Centrus has a $3.9 billion long-term order backlog that extends through 2040, providing clarity on the company's future revenue.

3. Don't bet against the government Centrus is not just another utility or mining outfit. It holds a vital, strategic position in Western energy infrastructure. Following aggressive Western pushes to completely decouple from Russian enriched uranium (the import ban goes into effect in 2028), the U.S. government has designated the domestic fuel supply a matter of urgent national security.

Centrus operates under a massive financial cushion, anchored by a multi-phase Department of Energy HALEU contract worth up to $900 million. This effectively de-risks its capital-heavy centrifuge manufacturing build-out with federal taxpayer dollars.

Why the disconnect? The steep year-to-date drop in the stock price largely stems from broader macroeconomic energy shifts, near-term project execution jitters, some investor profit taking, and a highly premium valuation multiple heading into the year. However, the fundamental business performance remains exceptionally strong, making it a prominent good-earnings-down-stock story in the nuclear sector.

The company's huge backlog is growing. On June 19, the company signed an agreement with nuclear power plant builder Oklo to supply enough HALEU to power up to five of Oklo's Aurora powerhouses in Southern Ohio for multiple years, with deliveries to Oklo scheduled to begin in 2029.

Tomorrow marks the end of USDT’s run on regulated European crypto platforms. July 1, 2026, is the hard deadline for the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation, and Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin with a market capitalization between $175 billion and $186 billion, never bothered to apply for authorization.

MiCA requires stablecoin issuers to obtain e-money token authorization to operate within the European Economic Area. Without it, exchanges can’t legally offer the token to EEA clients.

Tether has not applied for MiCA authorization as of June 2026, a decision that aligns with its broader posture of focusing on markets outside Europe rather than complying with the bloc’s stringent bank reserve mandates.

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Coinbase Europe delisted USDT back in December 2024. Crypto.com followed in January 2025. Binance’s EEA entity restricted USDT trading pairs in March 2025. Major platforms have already started converting or limiting USDT balances for their European users in anticipation of the final deadline.

Tether also discontinued its euro-denominated stablecoin, EURT, back in 2024, walking away from the European market entirely.

Circle’s USDC and EURC tokens have secured MiCA compliance and remain available across EU-licensed platforms, making Circle’s products the default stablecoin option on regulated exchanges for European traders.

A retail investor using Binance’s European entity will need to switch to USDC or another authorized alternative. A DeFi user interacting directly with smart contracts through a self-custody wallet can keep using USDT, as the regulation targets service providers, not the token itself. No legal actions against Tether itself have been reported in connection with MiCA compliance.

USDT has long been the dominant trading pair denomination across crypto markets globally. When European platforms remove it, trading volumes on those platforms will shift to USDC-denominated pairs or other compliant alternatives.

Tether’s calculus appears to be that the cost of MiCA compliance, particularly the reserve requirements mandating funds be held in European banks, outweighs the revenue from European platform activity. Institutional players and regulated funds operating within the EEA don’t have the option of routing around compliance requirements by switching to non-custodial wallets, making USDC the only compliant option for that segment of the market.

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