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Posted by Defense World Staff on Jul 27th, 2026

Entropy Technologies LP lifted its position in Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE:MOD – Free Report) by 347.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,250 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,961 shares during the quarter. Entropy Technologies LP’s holdings in Modine Manufacturing were worth $2,221,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Modine Manufacturing by 26.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 37,223 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $2,857,000 after buying an additional 7,831 shares in the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Modine Manufacturing by 8.3% during the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 68,702 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $6,767,000 after acquiring an additional 5,244 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Modine Manufacturing by 4.2% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,309,488 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $128,985,000 after acquiring an additional 53,351 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Modine Manufacturing by 106.3% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 161,319 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $15,890,000 after acquiring an additional 83,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Modine Manufacturing by 70.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 309,653 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $30,501,000 after acquiring an additional 128,348 shares during the last quarter. 95.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Modine Manufacturing Trading Down 0.1% Shares of MOD opened at $241.46 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 107.80, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $262.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $228.23. Modine Manufacturing Company has a twelve month low of $98.90 and a twelve month high of $323.25.

Modine Manufacturing (NYSE:MOD – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 26th. The auto parts company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.51 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $954.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $920.67 million. Modine Manufacturing had a net margin of 3.82% and a return on equity of 24.39%. The company’s revenue was up 47.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.12 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Modine Manufacturing Company will post 7.72 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on MOD. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Modine Manufacturing from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. B. Riley Financial raised their price objective on Modine Manufacturing from $250.00 to $264.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Modine Manufacturing from $271.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Zacks Research cut Modine Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $330.00 price target on shares of Modine Manufacturing in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Modine Manufacturing presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $327.14.

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Insider Buying and Selling In other Modine Manufacturing news, VP Brian Jon Agen sold 38,282 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $295.17, for a total transaction of $11,299,697.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 66,343 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,582,463.31. This represents a 36.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Eric S. Mcginnis sold 1,020 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $295.06, for a total value of $300,961.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 28,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,369,081.84. This trade represents a 3.47% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 54,302 shares of company stock valued at $15,928,759 over the last ninety days. 1.92% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Modine Manufacturing Company Profile (Free Report)

Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE:MOD) is a global provider of thermal management solutions serving automotive, commercial transportation, heavy-duty off-highway, industrial, HVAC and refrigeration markets. The company designs, manufactures, tests and markets a broad array of heat-transfer products that manage temperature and energy efficiency for engines, power electronics and building climate control systems.

Its product portfolio includes heat exchangers, condensers, radiators, evaporators, charge air coolers, fan systems and associated controls.

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Posted by Defense World Staff on Jul 27th, 2026

Compound Planning Inc. increased its stake in Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:STX – Free Report) by 33.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,610 shares of the data storage provider’s stock after buying an additional 648 shares during the period. Compound Planning Inc.’s holdings in Seagate Technology were worth $1,023,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its holdings in Seagate Technology by 124.4% in the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 92 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Seagate Technology by 884.2% during the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 187 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Avion Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Seagate Technology by 343.5% during the fourth quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 102 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Concord Wealth Partners purchased a new position in shares of Seagate Technology in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Seagate Technology by 23.1% in the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 80 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.87% of the company’s stock.

Seagate Technology Stock Performance Seagate Technology stock opened at $851.69 on Monday. Seagate Technology Holdings PLC has a one year low of $138.30 and a one year high of $1,145.00. The business’s fifty day moving average is $893.15 and its 200 day moving average is $612.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $190.97 billion, a PE ratio of 80.81 and a beta of 2.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.16, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The data storage provider reported $4.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.51 by $0.59. The business had revenue of $3.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.96 billion. Seagate Technology had a return on equity of 1,005.65% and a net margin of 21.60%.Seagate Technology’s revenue was up 44.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.90 EPS. Seagate Technology has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.800-5.200 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Seagate Technology Holdings PLC will post 14.14 EPS for the current year.

Seagate Technology Announces Dividend The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 24th were issued a dividend of $0.74 per share. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 24th. Seagate Technology’s payout ratio is presently 28.08%.

Insider Activity at Seagate Technology In related news, CFO Gianluca Romano sold 22,488 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $774.22, for a total transaction of $17,410,659.36. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 42,847 shares in the company, valued at $33,173,004.34. This represents a 34.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Ban Seng Teh sold 8,003 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $817.28, for a total transaction of $6,540,691.84. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,691 shares in the company, valued at $3,016,580.48. This represents a 68.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 151,069 shares of company stock valued at $126,191,753 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.79% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades STX has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Fox Advisors downgraded shares of Seagate Technology from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Melius Research began coverage on shares of Seagate Technology in a report on Monday, June 29th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $1,600.00 target price for the company. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Seagate Technology from $767.00 to $1,035.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 15th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Seagate Technology from $1,150.00 to $1,240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of Seagate Technology from $615.00 to $775.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Twenty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Seagate Technology has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $898.52.

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Key Seagate Technology News Here are the key news stories impacting Seagate Technology this week:

Positive Sentiment: Several previews say Seagate remains well positioned to beat fiscal Q4 expectations, citing AI-driven storage demand, rising HAMR adoption, and improving margins that could support another strong earnings report. Article title: STX Likely to Beat Q4 Earnings: Is it a Portfolio Must-Have Now? Positive Sentiment: Another earnings preview argues Seagate’s AI tailwinds are intact, with higher-density storage demand and operating leverage supporting profitability, though valuation has become less compelling. Article title: Seagate Earnings Preview: AI Tailwinds Remain, But Fading Sentiment Caps The Premium Positive Sentiment: Commentary from the last two days says Seagate could rebound after being off from recent highs if earnings confirm strong demand for high-capacity storage. Article title: Seagate Stock Is Off 20% From Its High. Why July 28 Earnings Could Trigger a Rebound. Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful change in borrowed shares, so it does not appear to be a major driver of trading today. Neutral Sentiment: One market note highlighted rising losses across mega-cap AI names like Tesla, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft, reinforcing the broader risk-off tone in AI-related stocks. Article title: Why Tesla, Google, and other Mag 7 stocks are losing billions in valuation Negative Sentiment: A trading-focused report says Seagate is falling on broad semiconductor weakness and concerns that AI spending may be shifting, which is likely weighing on the shares despite upbeat earnings expectations. Article title: Why Is Seagate Stock Falling on Friday? Seagate Technology Company Profile (Free Report)

Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) is a global data storage company that designs, manufactures and sells a broad range of storage products and systems. The firm’s product portfolio includes traditional hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), hybrid storage devices and integrated storage systems aimed at enterprise, cloud, OEM and consumer markets. Seagate also provides services that support its hardware offerings, including data recovery and storage management solutions.

Seagate’s products are used in a wide array of applications, from large-scale data centers and cloud infrastructure to desktop and portable consumer devices.

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Posted by Defense World Staff on Jul 27th, 2026

Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Astera Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALAB – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 26,382 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,891,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ALAB. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new position in shares of Astera Labs in the first quarter valued at $10,083,000. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC lifted its position in Astera Labs by 7.9% in the 1st quarter. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC now owns 3,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $346,000 after buying an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its holdings in shares of Astera Labs by 4.0% during the first quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 67,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,349,000 after acquiring an additional 2,566 shares in the last quarter. Capula Management Ltd raised its stake in shares of Astera Labs by 367.5% during the 1st quarter. Capula Management Ltd now owns 23,571 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,583,000 after purchasing an additional 18,529 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC raised its position in Astera Labs by 123.4% during the first quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 27,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,012,000 after acquiring an additional 15,180 shares in the last quarter. 60.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Astera Labs In other Astera Labs news, Director Bethany Mayer sold 686 shares of Astera Labs stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $395.04, for a total transaction of $270,997.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 5,550 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,192,472. This trade represents a 11.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Jack R. Lazar sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $355.17, for a total transaction of $3,551,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 75,688 shares in the company, valued at $26,882,106.96. This represents a 11.67% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,676,845 shares of company stock valued at $444,928,806. 10.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes Several equities analysts have weighed in on ALAB shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Astera Labs from $260.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Astera Labs from $205.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $270.00 price target on shares of Astera Labs in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Astera Labs from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Astera Labs from $200.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Astera Labs presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $282.00.

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Astera Labs Stock Performance ALAB stock opened at $291.58 on Monday. Astera Labs, Inc. has a 1-year low of $97.89 and a 1-year high of $499.48. The firm has a market cap of $49.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 197.01, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 3.66. The business’s 50 day moving average is $358.95 and its 200-day moving average is $226.07.

Astera Labs (NASDAQ:ALAB – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $308.36 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $292.19 million. Astera Labs had a return on equity of 18.49% and a net margin of 26.72%.Astera Labs’s quarterly revenue was up 93.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.33 EPS. Astera Labs has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.680-0.700 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Astera Labs, Inc. will post 1.86 EPS for the current year.

Astera Labs Profile (Free Report)

Astera Labs is a fabless semiconductor company that develops connectivity solutions for data center and cloud infrastructure. The firm focuses on addressing signal integrity and link management challenges that arise as server architectures incorporate higher-bandwidth processors and accelerators. Its technology is aimed at improving reliability and performance for high-speed interconnects used in servers, storage systems and compute accelerators.

The company’s product portfolio centers on silicon devices and accompanying firmware and software that enhance and manage high-speed links.

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Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX -2.85%) completed its historic initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, June 12. The rocket and satellite company raised a record $75 billion at an unprecedented market value of $1.7 trillion.

SpaceX stock is down 42% from its post-IPO high, partly because some insiders will be allowed to sell shares two days after the company reports second-quarter financial results on August 4. But a rich valuation, debt issuance, and launch delays have also factored into the decline.

Nevertheless, Wall Street is overwhelmingly bullish. Among 37 analysts, SpaceX has a median target of $225 per share, implying 96% upside from its current share price of $115. My prediction is a little more conservative: I think SpaceX will trade at $167 per share by June 2027.

Here's why.

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SpaceX is chasing a $26.5 trillion opportunity in AI products and services SpaceX is a vertically integrated business that designs hardware and software across three operating segments: space, connectivity, and artificial intelligence. The company has a key competitive advantage in reusable rockets, which dramatically reduce launch costs. That economic moat has helped SpaceX build Starlink, the largest satellite internet service in the world.

SpaceX also runs two Colossus data centers, which collectively form the largest AI training cluster on the planet. Using its low-cost launch capabilities, massive satellite network, and AI expertise, the company plans to provide AI cloud services from orbital (space-based) data centers. Solar power and cold temperatures could solve the energy and cooling problems that limit terrestrial data centers.

"We believe we are the only company with a commercially viable path to building orbital AI compute at scale," SpaceX explains its SEC Form S-1. The company values its addressable market at $28.5 billion, and the vast majority of that sum ($26.5 trillion) is attributed to AI products and services.

Wall Street says SpaceX's revenue will grow at 102% annually through 2028 In the first quarter, SpaceX reported a net loss of $4.2 billion, but the company has plenty of cash on its balance sheet after raising $75 billion from its initial public offering (IPO) and AI revenue is likely to grow quickly in the quarters ahead. Anthropic and Alphabet have agreed to rent cloud capacity from SpaceX for monthly fees of $1.25 billion and $920 million, respectively.

SpaceX brought in revenue of $19.3 billion in the past year, and the company currently has a market value of $1.5 trillion as of July 25. Those figures give SpaceX a price-to-sales ratio of 78. That would be a very rich valuation in almost any circumstance, but it's tolerable here because Wall Street estimates sales will increase at 102% annually through 2028. In other words, SpaceX currently trades at about 11 times projected sales for 2028.

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History says SpaceX's stock price will increase 45% by June 2027 SpaceX had a market capitalization of $1.7 trillion at its IPO price of $135 per share. That made it the largest IPO in history by a wide margin. There is no perfect comparison, but we can look at how other large IPOs have performed to make an educated guess about where SpaceX is headed.

The following chart shows the 10 largest U.S. IPOs (as measured by market value at the IPO price) between 2016 and 2025. It also details how those stocks performed during their first year on the market.

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Uber Technologies

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Coinbase Global

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Data source: BlackRock. Note: Coinbase went public through a direct listing.

Among the 10 largest U.S. IPOs in history, the average stock returned 24% during its first year on the public market. If SpaceX follows that trajectory, the stock will trade at $167 per share in June 2027. That implies 45% upside from the current share price of $115.

I think $167 per share is a sensible forecast. It implies a market value of $2.1 trillion, which means the stock would trade at 30 times projected sales for 2027. That is not cheap, but it is much cheaper than the current valuation.

More importantly, even if I am wrong about SpaceX reaching $167 per share by June 2027, I think patient investors who buy the stock today will outperform the S&P 500 over the next five years. I would start with a small position and add shares if the stock continues to move lower.

Trevor Jennewine has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Airbnb, Alphabet, BlackRock, DoorDash, Roblox, Rocket Companies, Snowflake, and Uber Technologies. The Motley Fool recommends Coinbase Global. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.

Gold was among the gainers at the start of the week, as the metal started trading on Monday with gap higher and advanced around 1.5% in Asian trading.

Softer rhetoric in geopolitical front, after US and Iran paused hostilities, opening way for potential diplomatic action, eased inflation concerns and deflated expectations for Fed rate hikes in coming months.

The action weakened the US dollar and provided fresh boost to gold price which probed again through $4100 barrier after the recent weakness found footstep above key $4000 support zone.

The price moved to the upper side of near-term $3950/$4200 range that boosts optimism, however, daily technical structure is improving but still fragile (the price needs to sustain gains above 20DMA ($4072 to keep slight bullish bias, underpinned north-heading 14-d momentum on track to break into positive territory).

In such scenario, $4200 upper breakpoint will remain exposed, with firm break here to generate initial reversal signal and formation of base.

Fundamentals need to remain in current mode (or improve further) to continue underpinning near-term action.

Initial support lays at $4072 (20DMA) followed by $4052 (10DMA) loss of which would hurt fresh bulls and risk retest of range floor.

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Since early June, Wall Street's major stock indexes have all rallied to fresh record highs. While artificial intelligence (AI) is the trend behind this surge in stock valuations, it's the "Magnificent Seven" that have done most of the heavy lifting. The Magnificent Seven is composed of:

Nvidia (NVDA -1.01%) Apple (AAPL +3.52%) Alphabet (GOOGL +0.58%)(GOOG +0.24%) Microsoft (MSFT +0.02%) Amazon (AMZN -0.70%) Meta Platforms (META -1.80%) Tesla (TSLA -2.14%) These are some of Wall Street's most influential businesses, and they're all, to some degree or another, dependent on the AI revolution for their future growth prospects. They're also companies with markedly different outlooks, based on their operating cash flow.

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Ranking the Magnificent Seven according to their forward-year cash flow While the time-tested price-to-earnings ratio is the safety blanket for investors when quickly evaluating mature businesses, it doesn't do justice to growth stocks (i.e., the Magnificent Seven). Given that these companies aggressively reinvest their cash flow into high-growth initiatives, future cash flow serves as a far better measure of value.

According to Wall Street's consensus cash-flow-per-share estimates for next year, here's how the Magnificent Seven rank from most (i.e., cheapest) to least attractive (as of July 23):

Meta Platforms: 9.44 times estimated forward-year cash flow Amazon: 10.36 Microsoft: 13.04 Alphabet: 14.87 Nvidia: 15.79 Apple: 28.82 Tesla: 64.71 Based on future cash flow, neither electric-vehicle maker Tesla nor iPhone titan Apple are particularly attractive. On the other hand, Meta and Amazon stand out for all the right reasons amid a historically expensive stock market.

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Meta and Amazon are screaming bargains amid a pricey stock market Meta Platforms is the cheapest Magnificent Seven stock, which likely reflects the immediate benefits it's recognized by integrating generative AI into its social media advertising platforms. Companies having the ability to tailor static or video messages to users are improving click-through rates and enhancing Meta's already stellar ad pricing power.

Meta's predominantly ad-driven sales are also intricately tied to the health of the U.S. economy, which spends a disproportionate amount of time expanding. Advertising might not be a game-changing operating model, but businesses have demonstrated a willingness to pay a premium for Meta's services.

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Meanwhile, Amazon's ancillary segments have become its shining star. Though its dominant online marketplace still accounts for a majority of its revenue, cloud infrastructure services platform Amazon Web Services (AWS) generates the bulk of its operating income.

Since AWS integrated generative AI and large language model solutions into its platform, sales growth for this considerably higher-margin operating segment has reaccelerated. When coupled with excellent subscription pricing power with Prime and sustained double-digit advertising sales growth, it's easy to see why Wall Street analysts expect Amazon's full-year operating cash flow to more than double between 2025 and 2028.

Although bargains are few and far between at the moment, Meta and Amazon fit the bill.

Sean Williams has positions in Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

, /PRNewswire/ -- The DJS Law Group reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against First Solar, Inc. ("First Solar" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: FSLR) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Shareholders who purchased shares of FSLR during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointments. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.

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Micron faces a longer-term competitive challenge after CXMT’s Shanghai debut gave the Chinese memory-chip maker access to billions that could fund a rapid expansion in conventional DRAM.

MU closed at $920.95 on Friday, down 6.9%, before CXMT started trading on Monday.

CXMT opened 470% higher at 49.50 yuan, against an IPO price of 8.66 yuan, briefly lifting its valuation to about 3.3 trillion yuan, or $487 billion.

The company raised 57.92 billion yuan, or $8.6 billion, in Asia’s largest IPO of 2026.

The opening gain matters less for Micron than the capital behind it.

CXMT can use the proceeds to build factories, develop DRAM processes and support Beijing’s campaign to reduce China’s dependence on overseas memory suppliers.

Nomura initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a 116-yuan target based on 2028 earnings.

“The global supply of memory is unlikely to ease in the coming years,” analyst Donnie Teng wrote in a note.

The bank expects CXMT’s share of DRAM production to increase from about 10% to roughly 18% by the end of 2028.

Such growth would bring the Chinese producer closer to Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron, while giving it greater influence over industry supply.

CXMT’s first-day valuation does not make it Micron’s technological equal.

The more important signal is that public-market funding and government support could sustain several years of investment, even if memory prices and investment returns weaken during the next downturn.

SemiAnalysis estimates that CXMT’s production capacity could reach about 350,000 wafer starts per month by the end of 2026, only modestly below Micron’s estimated 385,000.

Ranked by wafer capacity, that would place CXMT close to becoming the industry’s third-largest supplier.

Most of CXMT’s output is directed towards conventional DDR and LPDDR memory used in smartphones, personal computers and mainstream servers.

These are markets where additional supply can influence prices more quickly than in technically demanding AI products.

That creates Micron’s hidden risk, as CXMT does not need to match Micron’s leading processes immediately.

Producing enough acceptable memory to replace imports in China and compete in price-sensitive markets could still pressure global commodity-DRAM prices, market share and margins.

Yet CXMT is not currently a low-cost rival.

SemiAnalysis estimates that its DDR5 cost per bit remains more than 30% above Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix. It said recent margin gains reflected unusually strong selling prices more than a structural improvement in manufacturing efficiency.

Micron remains better protected in high-bandwidth memory and data-centre DRAM, where qualification barriers, manufacturing complexity and customer relationships are stronger.

The company has said HBM4E development is progressing, with volume production expected in calendar 2027.

CXMT remains a small HBM supplier.

SemiAnalysis estimates that it held about 1% of global HBM wafer supply in 2025, but projects that share could reach 12% by 2028 as China channels more capacity towards domestic AI infrastructure.

Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore recently described memory as becoming “increasingly THE bottleneck” for AI and agentic-computing systems.

That shortage supports Micron’s near-term pricing, earnings and capacity utilisation, making an immediate derailment of its AI-led cycle unlikely.

With Alphabet recently upping its capital expenditure (capex) budget to a whopping $195 billion to $205 billion and saying it plans to spend significantly more on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure next year, it has likely opened the floodgates for spending to surge across the industry. While there has been concern about a spending slowdown, there are no signs of one in the near future.

Let's look at three top AI stocks to buy right now on this infrastructure spending surge.

Image source: The Motley Fool.

Nvidia A combination of a hypergrowth stock trading at a cheap valuation, Nvidia (NVDA -1.01%) tops the list of AI infrastructure stocks to buy. The company is the clear leader when it comes to AI model training and has established a wide moat through its CUDA software platform. Most early AI code was written using CUDA and optimized for its powerful graphics processing units (GPUs), which is why it dominates this lucrative market.

However, the company has not sat still, and it also remains well positioned for the inference and agentic AI markets. Its "acquisition" of Groq brought with it language processing units (LPUs) that help enhance its inference offering, while it's also developed its own ARM-based central processing units (CPUs), which play a big role in managing AI agents. At the same time, its networking portfolio has been one of the fastest-growing parts of its business.

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Nvidia has continued to see breakneck growth, and the company's transformation into a complete AI infrastructure player that can provide customers end-to-end server solutions for specific AI tasks could be its next big opportunity. With the stock trading at a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of just 16 times fiscal 2028 (ending January 2028) analyst estimates, this is a great stock to buy while it's cheap, with AI infrastructure spending set to surge.

SK Hynix With surging AI infrastructure spending, there will be a huge demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which in turn will benefit SK Hynix (SKHY -8.81%). The Korean company invented HBM and is the leader in the space with over 50% market share. It is also the main supplier for Nvidia and the second-largest supplier for Alphabet's tensor processing units (TPUs).

HBM is a specialized form of DRAM (dynamic random-access memory) that gets packaged with GPUs and other AI chips. Right now, demand for HBM is surging while supply remains tight, boosting not just HBM prices but also DRAM pricing. The reason is that the big three DRAM makers are focused on HBM, and they can only increase capacity so much. HBM and AI chips are both manufactured using EUV (extreme ultraviolet lithography) machines, and only one company in the world, ASML, makes them. At the same time, HBM uses around three times the wafer capacity of ordinary DRAM, further constraining supply.

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Broadcom As the co-developer of Alphabet's TPUs, Broadcom (AVGO -2.88%) will directly benefit from the search giant's increased AI data center spending. Meanwhile, other hyperscalers (owners of large data centers) have also turned to it to make their own custom chips, including Meta Platforms and OpenAI, while Anthropic has a deal in place to buy TPUs. The company has projected that its custom AI chip business will exceed $100 billion in fiscal 2027, and that number may be low.

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Trading at an attractive forward P/E of 19.5 times the fiscal 2027 consensus, this is a top AI infrastructure stock to buy.

Among the challenges confronting digital payments is deciding which forms of digital money belong inside the banking system, which belong alongside it, and how those pieces connect without creating new operational or regulatory blind spots.

During a “What’s Next in Payments” interview with David Trecker, vice president and head of strategy, digital assets at FIS, the executive described an ecosystem where several forms of digital money will coexist, each serving different business needs.

“You have to cover the waterfront because so much of the value of digital assets is the interoperability between the different types,” Trecker said. “How much focus you put on one versus the other really depends primarily on two things: what geographies you’re focused on and the customer segments you’re focused on.”

While central bank digital currencies have little momentum in the United States, Trecker said banks operating in Europe cannot ignore initiatives such as the digital euro. Financial institutions therefore face a planning exercise that is less about selecting one technology than preparing for several.

Banks also confront another balancing act. Stablecoins have established legitimate payment and settlement use cases, particularly for moving money and holding U.S. dollars outside the United States. At the same time, banks remain focused on protecting deposits, which remain the foundation of their funding model.

“Stablecoins can do things that commercial bank money can’t,” Trecker said. “Banks are now faced with a choice.”

They can either adopt stablecoins to deliver those outcomes for their customers, or they can find a viable alternative that can still deliver those things, but works with their business model, he told PYMNTS.

That thinking underpins the Keystone Network, a bank-owned initiative built around tokenized deposits while recognizing that community and regional institutions require a different roadmap than the nation’s largest financial institutions. Trecker argued that those banks need practical business enablement as much as they need blockchain infrastructure.

Network Design May Matter More Than Technology Much of today’s digital asset discussion centers on cross-border payments, wholesale settlement and multinational treasury operations. Trecker suggested that focus overlooks where many banks can generate value sooner.

Large global institutions already have natural applications for digital assets because they manage liquidity across jurisdictions and time zones. Continuous settlement and programmable treasury operations solve existing operational problems.

Regional and community banks operate under different conditions.

Rather than beginning with multinational treasury management, Trecker pointed to smart deposits, programmable commercial banking services, intra-bank liquidity management and tokenized real-world assets as examples where digital assets can produce measurable benefits without requiring a massive external network. Those projects allow institutions to gain operational experience before tackling broader interoperability across the industry.

He described that progression as moving from “single-player games” toward hub-and-spoke models before reaching broader network participation. Interbank settlement, correspondent banking and foreign exchange become more practical as banks establish trusted relationships among smaller groups of participants that share common objectives.

Trecker also said banks should pay close attention to customer behavior rather than waiting for perfect return-on-investment models before acting. He compared today’s environment with the early years of online banking, when customer expectations shifted before many institutions could produce traditional financial justifications for digital investment.

“The banking leaders of today all have seen a version of this movie before,” Trecker said. “The customers wanted it, and those who did not have it moved.”

That lesson carries particular weight for regional institutions accustomed to following larger competitors. Trecker questioned whether digital assets represent another cycle where banks can safely wait or whether customer demand will require some institutions to lead rather than follow.

Trecker noted that banks require clear accountability, consistent know-your-customer  and Bank Secrecy Act controls, defined liability frameworks and complete transaction visibility before connecting with outside networks.

His broader advice for the industry centered on collaboration. Banks, particularly community and regional institutions, should view one another as natural partners rather than approaching digital assets solely through competitive positioning. Building larger banking networks around common standards, he said, offers a stronger long-term foundation than fragmented initiatives pursuing isolated use cases.

Watch the full interview with David Trecker to learn more about:

Why banks should recognize different forms of digital money as complementary rather than competing technologies. How customer behavior may become a stronger adoption signal than traditional ROI calculations. Why community banks and regional institutions could shape digital asset adoption through shared networks focused on domestic banking needs.

Cena zlata ve druhém čtvrtletí výrazně korigovala a zaznamenala nejhorší čtvrtletní výkon od roku 2013. Za poklesem stály především rostoucí očekávání vyšších úrokových sazeb v USA, silnější dolar a ústup části geopolitické rizikové prémie. Přesto analytici Invesca upozorňují, že dlouhodobé podpůrné faktory zůstávají nadále v platnosti. Mezi nejvýznamnější patří pokračující nákupy centrálních bank, zájem o diverzifikaci devizových rezerv a role zlata jako tradičního uchovatele hodnoty v období ekonomické a geopolitické nejistoty.

Cena zlata ve druhém čtvrtletí klesla o 14,1 %, čímž vymazala růst z prvního čtvrtletí. Od historického intradenního maxima dosaženého na konci ledna letošního roku se propadla o více než 1 500 USD za unci.

Volatilita se zvýšila už v dubnu, největší pokles však přišel v průběhu května a června. 24. června se zlato poprvé od listopadu 2025 krátce obchodovalo pod hranicí 4 000 USD za unci. V následujících dnech kolem této psychologicky významné úrovně kolísalo a čtvrtletí zakončilo na 4 008 USD za unci. Šlo o nejhorší výsledek od druhého čtvrtletí 2013, kdy cena zlata čtvrtletně propadla o 22,7 %. Takové korekce však nejsou po dlouhém období výrazného růstu nijak výjimečné a mohou být z dlouhodobého pohledu zdravou součástí vývoje trhu. Navzdory současnému poklesu je zlato za posledních dvanáct měsíců stále výš, a to o 21,3 %.

Přesto přetrvávají rizika dalšího oslabení. Nadcházející měsíce budou pro trh se zlatem klíčové. Investoři budou sledovat především reakci Fedu na vývoj inflace – zda se ukáže jako setrvalá, nebo začne díky nižším cenám ropy ustupovat – a také další vývoj amerického dolaru vůči ostatním hlavním měnám. Vyšší úrokové sazby i silnější dolar bývají pro zlato nepříznivé. Vyšší sazby totiž zvyšují alternativní náklady držby aktiva, které nenese žádný výnos, zatímco silnější dolar zdražuje zlato pro investory mimo Spojené státy.

Obrázek 1: Vývoj ceny zlata od 1. července 2025 do 30. června 2026

Zdroj: Bloomberg, data za období 12 měsíců do 30. června 2026.

Co stálo za poklesem ceny zlata? Inflace, dolar a očekávání ohledně Fedu

Za poklesem ceny zlata stálo několik vzájemně propojených faktorů. Především se zvýšily obavy, že inflace bude přetrvávat déle, než se dříve očekávalo, což znamená, že úrokové sazby mohou zůstat vyšší po delší dobu.

Americký dolar zároveň mírně posílil, částečně právě v reakci na změnu očekávání ohledně měnové politiky. Současně se snížila část geopolitické rizikové přirážky, protože trhy začaly věřit, že jednání mezi Spojenými státy a Íránem směřuje k uspokojivému výsledku.

Právě konflikt mezi oběma zeměmi vyvolal výrazné výkyvy cen energií a obrátil pozornost investorů k inflaci. Čím déle konflikt trvá, tím větší je riziko dlouhodobějších inflačních dopadů – nejen prostřednictvím cen ropy, ale i jejich sekundárních efektů v celé ekonomice.

Zdá se také, že investoři věří v postupný návrat inflace pod kontrolu, jak ukazují inflační očekávání (viz obrázek 2). Otázkou však zůstává, zda není tento optimismus předčasný vzhledem k aktuálním datům k inflaci a přetrvávající nejistotě kolem vztahů mezi USA a Íránem.

Obrázek 2: Inflační očekávání klesají navzdory stále vysoké inflaci

Zdroj: Bloomberg, data k 30. červnu 2026.

S příchodem nového předsedy Kevina Warshe se zdá, že Fed je odhodlán důrazněji řešit přetrvávající inflaci, takže možnost zvýšení sazeb se dostala zpět do hry. Ke konci druhého čtvrtletí tržní ocenění naznačovalo 33,7% pravděpodobnost zvýšení sazeb o 25 bazických bodů na konci července, přibližně 67% pravděpodobnost, že Fed zvýší sazby alespoň jednou do zářijového zasedání FOMC. Podle nástroje CME FedWatch činí pravděpodobnost, že budou sazby na konci roku vyšší než dnes, přibližně 83 %.

Obrázek 3: Očekávání trhu ohledně vývoje sazeb se během druhého čtvrtletí výrazně změnila

Zdroj: CME FedWatch Tool. Zobrazuje implikované pravděpodobnosti jednotlivých scénářů vývoje úrokových sazeb před zasedáním FOMC dne 16. září 2026.

Výhled pro zlato ve druhé polovině roku 2026

Navzdory současné korekci se domníváme, že většina dlouhodobých podpůrných faktorů pro zlato zůstává zachována. Jedním z nejvýznamnějších je pokračující poptávka centrálních bank, které diverzifikují své devizové rezervy. Podle nejnovějšího průzkumu World Gold Council (WGC) očekává rekordních 45 % oslovených centrálních bankéřů, že během příštích dvanácti měsíců zvýší objem svých zlatých rezerv. Celkem 89 % respondentů předpokládá, že celkové zásoby zlata držené centrálními bankami budou v příštím roce dále růst.

Stejný trend potvrzuje také studie Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management Study 2026, podle níž většina centrálních bank během posledních tří let navýšila podíl zlata ve svých rezervách. Hlavními důvody jsou rostoucí globální volatilita, ochrana před inflací a geopolitická nejistota.

Poptávka centrálních bank je přitom na vývoj ceny zlata poměrně necitlivá. Naopak investiční poptávka bývá na cenovou dynamiku mnohem citlivější. Růst cen často přitahuje nové investory, zatímco jejich pokles může vést k realizaci zisků, zejména pokud investoři potřebují uvolnit kapitál pro jiné investice.

Významným zdrojem poptávky během dlouhodobého růstu zlata byly také nákupy investičních mincí a menších slitků drobnými investory. Bude proto důležité sledovat, jak na současnou cenovou korekci zareagují právě oni.

Pro drobné i institucionální investory však význam zlata nespočívá pouze v jeho schopnosti chránit před geopolitickými riziky, přestože historicky tuto roli často plnilo velmi dobře.

Zlato představuje účinný diverzifikační nástroj, protože vykazuje nízkou korelaci s většinou ostatních tříd aktiv, zejména s akciemi. Zároveň jde o jedinečné aktivum bez emitenta a bez úvěrového rizika, které si po staletí udržuje pověst spolehlivého uchovatele hodnoty v obdobích, kdy investoři ztrácejí důvěru v měny, instituce nebo fungování finančního systému.

V České republice je možné do zlata investovat prostřednictvím fondu Invesco Physical Gold ETC.

Decentralized cloud storage provider Storj Labs has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company said it plans to keep its network running while restructuring legacy liabilities and exploring an ownership pathway for STORJ tokenholders.

On Sunday, Storj said it filed the voluntary case in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. The company said ordinary operations and customer services would continue during the process, subject to court oversight, while its parent company, Inveniam, would continue to support the business.

The restructuring could become an unusual test of whether utility-token holders can participate in the ownership of a company emerging from bankruptcy.

In an open letter to its community, Storj said its liabilities largely predate its current strategy and are too substantial to resolve through business growth alone. It said the network continues to operate normally and its token’s utility is unchanged. 

STORJ showed no significant immediate price reaction following the announcement, trading around $0.072 at the time of writing, according to CoinGecko.

Storj explores equity pathway for tokenholdersStorj said management intends to propose a mechanism allowing tokenholders to participate in the reorganized company’s equity. 

However, Storj has not disclosed how tokenholder eligibility would be determined, whether participation would involve a token snapshot or lockup, or how much equity might be allocated. The company acknowledged that any plan must follow bankruptcy priorities and receive court approval.

Cointelegraph reached out to Storj for comment but did not receive a response before publication. 

Storj is among the crypto industry’s longest-running decentralized infrastructure projects. Storj began in 2014 as an open-source peer-to-peer cloud storage project that sought to let users rent storage from other network participants rather than rely on centralized providers.

Storj’s bankruptcy filing comes in the same month as at least two other crypto companies sought Chapter 11 protection.

Movement Labs filed under Subchapter V on July 15 after months of turmoil linked to its MOVE token, while Bitcoin mining pool Poolin filed on July 22 as it pursued a court-supervised sale of two Texas mining sites. 

BitMEX also announced in July that it would shut down after 11 years, while BitMart said it would end trading on Aug. 26 before ceasing operations entirely on Jan. 31, 2027. Neither exchange announced a bankruptcy filing, with both instead opting for orderly wind-downs.

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Merkeziyetsiz bulut depolama ve bilgi işlem hizmetleri sunan Storj Labs, geçmiş dönemlerden kalan mali yükümlülüklerini yeniden yapılandırmak amacıyla ABD’de Chapter 11 iflas korumasına başvurdu. Şirket, bu sürecin faaliyetlerini sonlandırmak için değil, finansal yapısını güçlendirmek amacıyla başlatıldığını vurgularken, STORJ token sahiplerini ilgilendiren yeni bir ortaklık modeli üzerinde de çalışıldığını açıkladı.

Storj Labs Chapter 11 Korumasına Başvurdu Storj Labs, 26 Temmuz 2026 tarihinde Batı Virginia Kuzey Bölgesi ABD İflas Mahkemesi’ne gönüllü yeniden yapılandırma başvurusu yaptığını duyurdu. Şirket, sürecin 5:26-bk-00512 numaralı dosya kapsamında yürütüleceğini belirtti. Mahkeme kayıtlarına göre Storj Labs’ın varlıklarının ve yükümlülüklerinin 1 milyon dolar ile 10 milyon dolar arasında olduğu tahmin edilirken, şirketin 1 ila 49 arasında alacaklıya sahip olduğu bildirildi. İflas koruması haberinin ardından STORJ token üzerinde de satış baskısı görüldü.

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Storj yönetimi, Chapter 11 başvurusunun operasyonların duracağı anlamına gelmediğinin altını çizdi. Yapılan açıklamaya göre merkeziyetsiz depolama ağı, müşterilere sunulan hizmetler ve şirket ekibinin çalışmaları normal şekilde devam edecek. Şirket, yeniden yapılandırma sürecinin mevcut iş modelinden önce oluşan tarihi mali yükümlülükleri çözmeyi hedeflediğini belirtti. Ana hissedar Inveniam’ın finansal desteğinin sürdüğü ve operasyonların kontrollü şekilde devam ettiği ifade edildi.

Storj’dan Açıklama Şirket tarafından yapılan açıklamada şu ifadelere yer verildi:

“Bugün Storj, mevcut stratejimizden önce oluşan geçmiş yükümlülükleri çözmek amacıyla hızlandırılmış ve mahkeme gözetiminde yürütülecek gönüllü bir mali yeniden yapılandırma süreci başlattı. İşletme ve ağ normal şekilde çalışmaya devam ediyor.”

Ayrıca çalışan maaşları ile yeniden yapılandırma sürecinden sonra oluşacak ticari yükümlülüklerin, mahkemenin gerekli onayları doğrultusunda karşılanmasının planlandığı belirtildi.

Şirketin dikkat çeken açıklamalarından biri de STORJ token sahiplerini ilgilendiren yeni mülkiyet modeli oldu. Storj yönetimi, yeniden yapılandırma sonrasında şirketin sahiplik yapısına yönetim ekibi, yatırımcılar, merkeziyetsiz ağ topluluğu ve STORJ token sahiplerinin de dahil olabileceği bir model üzerinde çalışıldığını açıkladı. Ancak şirket, token sahiplerine sağlanabilecek olası hakların henüz kesinleşmediğini vurguladı. Katılım şartları, dağıtım mekanizması ve diğer detayların hazırlanacak yeniden yapılandırma planı kapsamında mahkemenin onayına sunulacağı ifade edildi. Öte yandan Storj, Chapter 11 sürecinin STORJ tokeninin ağ içindeki kullanım alanlarını değiştirmeyeceğini ve yeniden yapılandırma tamamlanana kadar token fiyatına ilişkin herhangi bir değerlendirme yapılmayacağını da bildirdi.

Değerlendirme Storj Labs’ın Chapter 11 korumasına başvurması, şirketin faaliyetlerini sonlandıracağı anlamına gelmiyor. Yönetim, finansal yapıyı güçlendirmeyi ve geçmişten kalan yükümlülükleri yeniden yapılandırmayı hedefliyor. Sürecin en dikkat çeken başlıklarından biri ise STORJ token sahiplerini kapsayabilecek yeni ortaklık modeli oldu. Yeniden yapılandırmanın nasıl sonuçlanacağı ve mahkemenin vereceği kararlar, hem şirketin geleceği hem de STORJ ekosistemi açısından yakından takip edilecek.

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Key Takeaways On July 26, Storj Labs submitted a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in West Virginia’s federal bankruptcy court Prior to filing, the decentralized storage company secured approximately $35 million through venture capital and a 2017 token offering The company intends to maintain uninterrupted network operations and customer support throughout the reorganization A proposed equity conversion mechanism for STORJ token holders is under development Two additional cryptocurrency firms entered Chapter 11 proceedings during July 2026 On July 26, 2026, Storj Labs initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. The filing appears under case number 5:26-bk-00512.

Storj Labs Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After Raising Approximately $35 Million

Storj Labs, the company behind decentralized cloud storage network Storj, has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to address legacy debt while continuing operations.

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According to the company’s statements, the financial difficulties trace back to legacy liabilities connected to previous business operations. Kaloyan Raev, serving as director of software engineering at Storj, characterized the current business as operationally sound and appropriately sized, but burdened by historical financial obligations.

Prior to this bankruptcy petition, Storj Labs successfully raised approximately $35 million in capital. This figure encompasses a $30 million STORJ token offering that concluded in May 2017, a $3 million seed investment round disclosed in February 2017, and roughly $5 million in additional equity financing distributed across six separate funding rounds.

The bankruptcy filing follows approximately nine months after Inveniam, a data infrastructure firm, revealed its planned acquisition of Storj Labs in October 2025. Inveniam has indicated its commitment to backing the company throughout the Chapter 11 restructuring proceedings.

Service Continuity Maintained Throughout Bankruptcy Process According to Storj Labs, customers should not anticipate any service disruptions during the Chapter 11 reorganization. The decentralized network functions through independent storage node operators who receive STORJ token compensation for contributing storage capacity and bandwidth resources.

The company emphasized that the STORJ token maintains its functional purpose within the network ecosystem without changes. At the time of filing, CoinGecko data showed STORJ tokens trading near $0.072, with the announcement generating minimal immediate price volatility.

Storj Price As part of the restructuring strategy, Storj Labs is streamlining its business operations. The company plans to divest previous acquisitions and non-core business units.

Equity Participation Proposed for Token Community Management at Storj Labs has announced intentions to develop a framework enabling STORJ token holders to acquire equity stakes in the post-reorganization entity. The proposed ownership structure may include participation from existing management, current investors, community stakeholders, and potentially new capital partners.

Details regarding eligibility criteria, potential token snapshot requirements, lockup provisions, or the percentage of equity allocated remain undisclosed. Any restructuring plan requires approval from creditors and final authorization from the bankruptcy court.

This restructuring strategy contrasts with other recent cryptocurrency bankruptcy cases. Bitcoin mining operation Poolin, which similarly filed Chapter 11 in July, is proceeding with a court-supervised liquidation of its Texas-based mining facilities. Movement Labs submitted a Subchapter V filing in July, reporting potential liabilities as high as $10 million.

Storj Labs has yet to release a comprehensive reorganization blueprint, complete creditor listing, or finalized ownership terms. Additional court documents expected in coming weeks should illuminate the company’s total debt obligations and the specific framework for tokenholder participation.

The Pound to US Dollar (GBP/USD) exchange rate fell to a two-week low last week as surging energy prices and escalating tensions in the Middle East boosted demand for the safe-haven US Dollar while Sterling came under pressure.

At the time of writing, GBP/USD was trading around $1.3317, down approximately 1% over the week.

Latest — Exchange Rates:

Pound to Dollar (GBP/USD): 1.335557 (+0.23%)

Euro to Dollar (EUR/USD): 1.139973 (+0.25%)

Dollar to Yen (USD/JPY): 163.59142 (-0.16%)

DAILY RECAP:

The US Dollar (USD) strengthened against most major currencies last week as tensions in the Middle East continued to escalate.

Demand for the safe-haven currency was initially restrained as global risk appetite remained surprisingly resilient through the first half of the week.

However, the US Dollar gathered momentum later in the session as investors sought defensive assets after global oil prices climbed above US$100 a barrel following Yemen’s Houthi rebels expanding the conflict from the Gulf into the Red Sea.

Toward the end of the week, US President Donald Trump also unsettled markets after announcing new "forced labour" tariffs on more than 80 countries, adding another layer of uncertainty for investors.

Meanwhile, the Pound (GBP) came under sustained pressure as rising UK government borrowing costs unsettled financial markets.

Although soaring global energy prices contributed to higher gilt yields, investors also focused on Prime Minister Andy Burnham's first wave of cost-of-living measures.

The government's tax relief plans prompted fresh questions over how the proposals would be funded while remaining within Labour's fiscal rules.

A busy run of UK economic data failed to change the broader narrative. Strong employment figures and better-than-expected retail sales offered some support, but softer inflation weakened expectations for another Bank of England (BoE) interest rate hike in the near term.

Near-Term GBP/USD Forecast: Fed and BoE Rate Decisions in the Spotlight Looking ahead, attention will centre on this week's interest rate decisions from both the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.

The Federal Reserve is expected to leave rates unchanged, but investors will closely examine policymakers' guidance for any indication that another interest rate hike could still be delivered before the end of the summer.

The latest US GDP figures later in the week may also influence the US Dollar if second-quarter growth accelerates as expected.

Meanwhile, markets also expect the Bank of England to keep interest rates on hold, leaving the focus on its guidance and whether policymakers emphasise the growing economic challenges facing the UK while maintaining a cautious tone.

Exchange Rates UK Research Our currency coverage draws on live market data, official economic releases and published bank research.

EUR/USD enters the final week of July at 1.1369. Friday’s modest decline in energy prices reduced expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise rates as early as its upcoming meeting, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

At the same time, the main currency pair remains very close to the monthly low recorded in late June. Markets continue to price in at least one Fed rate hike before the end of the year.
Inflation risks have risen following a renewed escalation in the US–Iran conflict. Restrictions on the movement of energy tankers in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea have pushed oil and fuel prices higher.

Additional support for the dollar is coming from strong US economic data. S&P PMIs showed the fastest pace of private business activity growth this year. Meanwhile, the number of initial jobless claims fell at the fastest pace in nearly six decades, confirming the resilience of the labour market.

Technical Analysis

On the H4 chart of EUR/USD, the market has formed a consolidation range around the 1.1389 level, currently extending between 1.1336 and 1.1413. This range is nearing completion. An upside breakout would suggest a corrective move towards 1.1420, followed by a decline to 1.1313. A direct downside breakout would open the way for a move to 1.1313. The MACD indicator supports this scenario, with its signal line below zero and pointing firmly downwards, reflecting continued bearish momentum.

On the H1 chart, the market has completed an upward move to the 1.1414 level. A consolidation range is currently forming below this level. Today, a move lower to 1.1390 is expected, followed by a move higher to 1.1420, and then a decline to 1.1370, with scope for the trend to extend to 1.1313. The Stochastic oscillator confirms this scenario, with its signal line below 80 and pointing downwards towards 20, indicating increasing short-term downside pressure.

Conclusion EUR/USD remains under pressure as it approaches the final week of July, hovering near monthly lows. The modest retreat in energy prices at the end of last week briefly reduced expectations of an immediate Fed rate hike, but markets continue to price in at least one increase before the end of the year. Renewed US–Iran tensions and supply disruptions in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea have pushed oil prices higher, reinforcing inflation risks. Strong US economic data – including robust PMI readings and a sharp decline in jobless claims – continue to support the dollar. Technically, the pair may see a temporary corrective move towards 1.1420, but the broader bearish structure remains intact, with downside potential towards 1.1313. The Federal Reserve meeting this week will be the key catalyst.

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POSCO International, the South Korean trading giant that pulled in $22.2 billion in revenue last year, is putting actual trade receivables on a blockchain. Not simulated ones. Not hypothetical test data. Real commercial invoices from real global subsidiaries, tokenized on the Injective network through a partnership with LG CNS.

The pilot was announced during a joint press briefing by POSCO and LG CNS, with both companies confirming a timeline to advance the solution to live production in 2026.

What the pilot actually does POSCO’s pilot aims to create a unified, transferable onchain record for each receivable, carrying its own compliance data, ownership history, and settlement instructions. Instead of emailing PDFs and reconciling spreadsheets across time zones, everyone looks at the same shared ledger.

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The goal is to reduce what are currently multi-day reconciliation cycles between counterparties and banking institutions. For a company operating at POSCO International’s scale, across dozens of global subsidiaries, even shaving a day or two off settlement times translates to meaningful improvements in working capital management.

LG CNS has led key phases of Korea’s wholesale central bank digital currency trials and built tokenized deposit platforms for the Bank of Korea involving seven major banks.

Why Injective, and why it matters for crypto Injective is a Layer 1 network purpose-built for financial applications. Enterprises are increasingly comfortable with shared, interoperable ledgers rather than permissioned chains like Hyperledger and R3 Corda.

This also fits a broader pattern emerging in South Korea specifically. Hyundai has already implemented stablecoins for internal treasury operations. The Bank of Korea has been actively exploring CBDC infrastructure.

The $35 billion question The total market value of tokenized real-world assets currently sits at approximately $35 billion. Citi has estimated that tokenized assets could grow to $5.5 trillion by 2030, roughly a 157x increase in about five years.

What investors should watch is whether this pilot attracts additional enterprise participants to the Injective ecosystem, whether LG CNS expands its blockchain infrastructure offerings beyond South Korea, and whether the Bank of Korea’s CBDC work eventually converges with these private-sector tokenization efforts.

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POSCO International is testing blockchain-based trade finance with LG CNS and Injective.

Summary

POSCO is testing tokenized receivables created from real trades between overseas subsidiaries and commercial counterparties. LG CNS and Injective support issuance, transfer, compliance controls and settlement on one shared ledger. POSCO plans production use after testing, but has not disclosed performance data or transaction values. The South Korean trading company has placed receivables from real commercial transactions into a proof-of-concept system that can issue, transfer and settle the claims onchain.

The trial uses trade data from POSCO International’s overseas subsidiaries and their counterparties, rather than simulated invoices. The companies aim to create one shared record for buyers, sellers and financing partners while keeping compliance rules linked to each digital claim.

POSCO tests real commercial receivables on Injective

Trade receivables are amounts that customers owe after a company delivers goods or services. Businesses often record the same invoice across separate systems. Each party must check documents and payment status before settlement.

CoinDesk reported that the pilot covers live trade between POSCO units and outside counterparties. The partners are using Injective, a layer-1 blockchain built for financial applications, to test the issuance, transfer and settlement of the claims. A Korean business report said the project also tests AI-based trade-document processing.

POSCO International recorded 32.37 trillion won in 2025 sales, according to its. Its operations cover steel, energy and battery materials. However, the companies have not disclosed the total value or number of receivables entered into the system. 

A POSCO spokesperson said the proof of concept “validated the applicability of AI and blockchain technology based on real trade data and processes.” However, the companies have not published figures on processing speed, costs, error rates or settlement savings. POSCO plans to consider live production after the test phase later this year.

Shared ledger targets slow reconciliation work

The project aims to replace separate invoice records with a common ledger. Approved participants can view the same transaction status and ownership history. The system can also carry conditions that control who may receive or transfer a tokenized receivable.

This structure could reduce repeated checks when a shipment, invoice or payment moves between countries. It may also give banks and financing firms a clearer record when they assess a receivable for early payment. However, the pilot does not remove legal agreements, identity checks, accounting rules or local trade requirements.

Tokenization turns a financial or commercial claim into a digital record on a blockchain. In this case, the token represents money owed to POSCO International or one of its subsidiaries. It does not represent POSCO shares or give a holder ownership in the company.

The project has not announced an open market for the receivables or said whether outside investors will buy them. The current test focuses on business processes, transfers and settlement between approved parties rather than public trading.

LG CNS brings experience from Korean finance projects LG CNS serves as the technology partner. The LG Group company has built blockchain systems for financial institutions. It also took part in the Bank of Korea’s central bank digital currency work and operates tokenization platforms for Koscom and Mirae Asset Securities. (

Injective supplies the blockchain layer used to record and move the receivables. The partners have not disclosed how they divide data between onchain records and private company systems. They also have not explained what access controls protect sensitive commercial information.

POSCO International has already tested blockchain in corporate funding. In April, it announced South Korea’s first foreign-currency digital bond issued by a non-financial company. The company said blockchain reduced the bond’s settlement period from five days to three. 

The receivables pilot moves that work into daily trade finance. Bonds raise funds from investors, while receivables arise from normal sales. Both projects use digital records to shorten processing and provide a shared view of ownership and settlement.

South Korean companies expand corporate blockchain tests The POSCO project follows other corporate blockchain trials in South Korea. As crypto.news previously reported, Hyundai Motor’s U.S. and Mexican operations completed a $20,000 treasury payment using USDT on Avalanche. The companies said the transfer took about seven minutes. 

Meanwhile, Circle signed agreements with Kakao Group and Toss to study stablecoin payments, remittances and merchant settlement in South Korea. Separately, Mirae Asset placed tokenization, security tokens and stablecoins within the strategy for its newly renamed Digital X business.

POSCO’s pilot differs because it places a business claim onchain rather than sending a stablecoin payment. The receivable can carry ownership information and compliance conditions before payment occurs. A stablecoin may later serve as the settlement asset, but the companies have not announced that step.

The partners have not released technical documents, contract addresses or a production date. They also have not named participating banks or counterparties. POSCO is expected to decide whether to apply the system across more subsidiaries after completing the testing process.

ING’s Francesco Pesole notes that EUR/USD has rebounded above 1.140 on lower Oil prices but argues the move looks optimistic without a clear de-escalation in geopolitical tensions. Pesole stresses that elevated European gas prices are hurting the Euro’s terms of trade, while upcoming Eurozone data are unlikely to deliver enough domestic support to offset Dollar-safe-haven and Fed-related pressures.

Gas prices and geopolitics weigh on euro"EUR/USD has bounced back above 1.140 as oil prices dropped sharply today. Still, that move looks somewhat optimistic given the absence of a clear de-escalation path. Any renewed military strikes could quickly send Brent back to $100/bbl and EUR/USD below 1.1380."

"Gas prices are another reason we remain cautious on EUR/USD unless tensions ease quickly. Even after today's decline, TTF is trading at €58/MWh, more than 30% above levels at the start of July and close to the March highs."

"So while Brent is nowhere near its peaks, gas is. Given its importance in eurozone energy imports, the euro's terms of trade – statistically the most important medium-term driver of EUR valuation – are also hovering near March lows and at levels comparable to 2023."

"Potential precautionary USD buying ahead of the FOMC may also weigh on the pair into Wednesday."

"On Friday, eurozone CPI is expected to rise above 3.0%, but with core inflation still near 2.5%, we do not think that will trigger aggressive hawkish repricing. Markets price 42bp from the European Central Bank by year-end, but that outlook should remain highly sensitive to ongoing oil volatility."

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Internetový módní gigant Shein se v prvním fiskálním čtvrtletí propadl do ztráty, když jeho dosavadní obchodní model zasáhlo zpřísnění dovozních pravidel ve Spojených státech. Konec výjimky umožňující bezcelní dovoz levných zásilek vedl k poklesu tržeb na klíčovém americkém trhu a přiměl společnost zvažovat zvýšení cen. Negativní dopad měly také vyšší logistické náklady a narušení dodavatelských řetězců v souvislosti s konfliktem na Blízkém východě. Výsledky přicházejí v citlivé době, kdy se Shein připravuje na vstup na hongkongskou burzu a snaží se přesvědčit investory o dlouhodobé udržitelnosti svého růstového příběhu.

Internetový prodejce levné módy Shein se v prvním čtvrtletí fiskálního roku propadl do ztráty. Mohly za to slabší tržby poté, co americký prezident Donald Trump zrušil osvobození malých balíčků od dovozního cla. Ztráta za duben až červen činila 99 milionů USD (2,1 miliardy Kč) ve srovnání s čistým ziskem 395 milionů USD ve stejném období předchozího roku. Společnost výsledky hospodaření zveřejnila v rámci příprav vstupu na burzu v Hongkongu, napsal server BBC.

Firma byla založena v roce 2012 v Číně, v současnosti ale sídlí v Singapuru. Své impérium vybudovala díky velmi levnému oblečení, široké nabídce produktů a také díky dravému marketingu.

Firma uvedla, že v reakci na zvýšená cla a daně zvažuje řadu možností, včetně zvýšení cen na americkém trhu, aby kompenzovala část zvýšených nákladů. Varovala také, že válka v Íránu negativně ovlivnila poptávku, zvýšila náklady a způsobila zpoždění dodávek na některých trzích.

Údaje za fiskální první čtvrtletí částečně odrážejí i účetní ztrátu 328 milionů USD kvůli změně účetního zacházení se speciálními investorskými akciemi. Tyto akcie je možné později převést na kmenové akcie a jejich hodnota se může před uvedením na burzu změnit.

Ze zprávy také vyplývá, že ve fiskálním roce do konce března 2026 měla firma 281 milionů aktivních zákazníků, což bylo o 16 procent více než o rok dříve. Tito zákazníci zadali více než jednu miliardu objednávek. Čistý zisk za loňský rok klesl o 38,7 procenta na 2,06 miliardy USD. Tržby stouply o osm procent na 41,85 miliardy USD, v roce 2024 však vzrostly až o 20,7 procenta.

Čínská komise pro regulaci cenných papírů (CSRC) na počátku července dala firmě Shein souhlas k prodeji akcií v Hongkongu. Nabídka se má uskutečnit v nadcházejících měsících. Dřívější pokusy o uvedení akcií firmy na burzách v New Yorku a Londýně selhaly. Firma zatím neuvedla, kolik akcií plánuje nabídnout, jejich předběžnou cenu, očekávaný výnos ani harmonogram jejich uvedení na trh. Agentura Reuters s odvoláním na zdroje tento měsíc uvedla, že hodnota firmy by se mohla pohybovat v rozmezí 40 miliard až 50 miliard USD.

Údaje ukazují dopad rozhodnutí prezidenta Trumpa, kterým USA ukončily globální výjimku z cel pro levné zásilky. Opatření vstoupilo v platnost 29. srpna 2025 a rozšířilo dřívější omezení zaměřené pouze na zboží z Číny a Hongkongu na zásilky z celého světa. Takzvaná výjimka de minimis umožňovala dovoz zboží v hodnotě do 800 USD bez placení cel a využívali ji zejména američtí zákazníci nakupující levné výrobky přes internetové platformy, jako jsou Shein nebo Temu. Podle Bílého domu byl systém zneužíván k obcházení celních pravidel a k pašování nelegálních látek, včetně syntetických opioidů, do USA.

Tržby firmy v USA v prvním čtvrtletí klesly o 14,3 procenta na 2,04 miliardy USD. USA měly na celkových tržbách podíl 22,5 procenta.

Evropská unie tento měsíc zavedla poplatek tři eura na levné zásilky z internetového obchodu dovážené ze zemí mimo EU. Opatření má podle EU pomoci omezit nekalou konkurenci, kterou podle Bruselu představuje zejména příliv levného zboží z Číny. Evropa se na celkových tržbách Sheinu podílí zhruba třetinou.

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The British Pound (GBP) is up 0.15% to near 1.3345 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Monday. The GBP/USD pair gains as the US Dollar faces selling pressure due to renewed hopes of a United States (US)-Iran diplomatic solution, following the pause in military aggression in the Middle East.

Over the weekend, the US military confirmed that further attacks on Iran would be unnecessary as the target list has been exhausted.

In the European trade, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, trades 0.25% lower to near 101.20.

Meanwhile, US ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Mike Waltz also said in an interview with Fox News that President Donald Trump wants to give negotiations a “little bit of room”, while forces remained locked and loaded, The Guardian reported.

This week, investors will pay close attention to monetary policy announcements by both the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of England (BoE) on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Both central banks are expected to leave interest rates unchanged.

GBP/USD technical analysis

GBP/USD trades higher at around 1.3344, but is still close to the 20-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA), which is at 1.3370, indicating a neutral near-term outlook. The formation of a Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP) also suggests that the overall trend is neutral.

The Relative Strength Index (14) near 47.00 reflects lackluster momentum rather than a decisive directional push.

On the topside, immediate resistance is located at the descending trend-line zone referenced near 1.3467, followed by the July 15 high at 1.3558. On the downside, last week's low at 1.3300 is the key support level, with June's low at 1.3140 remaining a major cushion. A breakdown below 1.3140 would expose the pair to the psychological level at 1.3000.

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Economic Indicator BoE Interest Rate Decision The Bank of England (BoE) announces its interest rate decision at the end of its eight scheduled meetings per year. If the BoE is hawkish about the inflationary outlook of the economy and raises interest rates it is usually bullish for the Pound Sterling (GBP). Likewise, if the BoE adopts a dovish view on the UK economy and keeps interest rates unchanged, or cuts them, it is seen as bearish for GBP.

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Next release: Thu Jul 30, 2026 11:00

Frequency: Irregular

Consensus: 3.75%

Previous: 3.75%

Source: Bank of England

27.7.2026 10:24

EUR/USD 1,1396 (euro posiluje o 0,26 %)
USD/CZK 21,2 (dolar oslabuje o 0,06 %)
EUR/CZK 24,16 (euro posiluje o 0,16 %)
GBP/CZK 28,23 (libra oslabuje o 0,1 %)
CHF/CZK 25,99 (frank posiluje o 0,27 %)
PLN/CZK 5,5972 (zlotý posiluje o 0,31 %)

Zdroj: Reuters

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