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D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) will release its third quarter earnings report before the opening bell on Tuesday, July 21.

Analysts expect the Arlington, Texas-based company to report quarterly earnings of $2.99 per share, down from $3.36 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for D.R. Horton’s quarterly revenue is $9.17 billion. It reported $9.23 billion last year, according to Benzinga Pro.

On April 21, D.R. Horton reported better-than-expected second-quarter EPS results.

D.R. Horton shares fell 3.3% to close at $149.39 on Friday.

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July 20, 2026 08:30 ET  | Source: Nano Dimension

WALTHAM, Mass., July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In connection with the upcoming July 31, 2026, Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the “July EGM”), Nano Dimension Ltd. (Nasdaq: NNDM) (“Nano Dimension,” “Nano,” or the “Company”) and Murchinson Ltd. (collectively with its affiliates and funds it advises and/or sub-advises, "Murchinson") today jointly announced a settlement agreement.

Under the terms of the agreement executed on July 17, the July EGM will be cancelled. Messrs. Pons, Rosensweig, Sriubas and Stehlin (collectively, the “Departing Directors”) resigned from the Board and all their positions at Nano. The directors nominated by Murchinson for the July EGM — Messrs. Fruchthandler, Rozenbaum and Tarlow — were appointed to Nano’s Board.

All parties wish to thank all those who shared their views over the past months and look forward to the Company moving ahead on a smooth path toward realizing value for all shareholders.

About Nano Dimension Ltd.

Nano Dimension Ltd. (Nasdaq: NNDM) has historically delivered advanced digital manufacturing technologies, including serving customers across the defense, aerospace, automotive, electronics and medical device industry segments. For more information, please visit www.nano-di.com.

About Murchinson

Founded in 2012 and based in Toronto, Canada, Murchinson is an alternative asset management firm that serves institutional investors, family offices and qualified clients. The firm has extensive experience capturing the best returning opportunities across global markets. Murchinson’s multi-strategy approach allows it to execute investments at all points in the market cycle with fluid allocation between strategies. Our team targets corporate action, distressed investing, private equity and structured finance situations, leveraging its broad market experience with a variety of specialized products and sophisticated hedging techniques to deliver alpha within a risk-averse mandate. Learn more at www.murchinsonltd.com.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding Nano Dimension’s strategic plan, strategic alternatives review process, expectations regarding future announcements and information, expectations regarding future performance, and all other statements other than statements of historical fact that address activities, events or developments that Nano Dimension intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements may be characterized by terminology such as “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “target,” “endeavor,” “seek,” “predict,” “intend,” “strategy,” “plan,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “continue,” “likely,” or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions made based on information currently available to management. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company’s actual results and performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, the Company cautions shareholders that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions, estimates and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. The forward-looking statements contained or implied in this communication are subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in Nano Dimension’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2026, and in any subsequent filings with the SEC.

Except as otherwise required by law, Nano Dimension undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. References and links to websites have been provided as a convenience, and the information contained on such websites is not incorporated by reference into this communication.

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Elroy Air Recently Announced a Demand Pipeline Exceeding 1,400 Aircraft

Kratos to Increase Current Sacramento Workforce of 450+ High-Tech Employees as Production of Elroy Air's Autonomous Cargo Aircraft Accelerates

SAN DIEGO, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, today announced that it will manufacture Elroy Air's Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft in its expanding Sacramento, California production facility, supporting increasing demand across commercial logistics and defense markets while expecting to further grow its regional workforce of 450 high-tech employees by more than 50 as Chaparral production ramps.

The Chaparral is a hybrid-electric, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) autonomous cargo aircraft designed to transport more than 500 pounds of payload with a maximum range of up to 450 miles without requiring traditional airport infrastructure. The system is designed to support commercial middle-mile logistics while also providing a flexible, autonomous resupply capability for military operations.

The announcement marks the transition from strategic manufacturing partner to production execution following Elroy Air's recent announcement of its planned public listing and continued commercial momentum. Kratos is the exclusive U.S. manufacturer of the Chaparral aircraft and will fulfill all U.S. customer orders, with the first production aircraft planned for late 2026. Recent expansion of Kratos' Sacramento manufacturing operations provides the production capacity necessary to support anticipated increases in aircraft deliveries.

Located within driving distance of Elroy Air's headquarters, the expanded Sacramento facility strengthens collaboration between the two companies while increasing manufacturing capacity for one of the industry's most advanced autonomous cargo aircraft. The expansion will drive additional hiring across aircraft technicians, composite manufacturing specialists, assemblers, engineers, production operations, quality assurance, and program management positions, bringing Kratos' Sacramento-area workforce to more than 500 employees.

Steve Fendley, President of Kratos’ Unmanned Systems Division, said, “At Kratos, we have built our business around rapidly transitioning advanced unmanned aircraft from development into affordable, scalable production. Chaparral represents another example of Kratos leveraging its proven manufacturing capability, established supply chain, and experienced workforce to help bring an innovative aircraft into production at scale. As demand continues to build, our expanding Sacramento facility is well positioned to support both commercial and defense customers while creating additional high-value aerospace jobs in California.”

Dr. Andrew Clare, CEO of Elroy Air, said, “Demand for Chaparral is accelerating across defense, rapid response and commercial logistics and meeting it requires manufacturing at scale. Partnering with Kratos lets us build American-made autonomous cargo drones right here in California, at the pace our customers need.”

Elroy Air recently announced a demand pipeline exceeding 1,400 aircraft representing more than $5 billion in potential revenue opportunities from leading logistics and aviation companies, including Bristow Group, Barq Group, SLI, and FedEx. The company has also supported defense programs with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Air Force for more than six years, demonstrating the growing dual-use market opportunity for the Chaparral platform. The company also recently announced plans to become a publicly traded company, positioning it to accelerate commercial-scale production.

Kratos continues to expand its national manufacturing footprint to meet increasing demand for affordable, mission-ready unmanned systems supporting U.S. and allied defense priorities, while enabling the production of innovative dual-use technologies serving both commercial and government customers.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) is a technology, products, system and software company addressing the defense, national security, and commercial markets. Kratos makes true internally funded research, development, capital and other investments, to rapidly develop, produce and field solutions that address our customers’ mission critical needs and requirements. At Kratos, affordability is a technology, and we seek to utilize proven, leading-edge approaches and technology, not unproven bleeding edge approaches or technology, with Kratos’ approach designed to reduce cost, schedule and risk, enabling us to be first to market with cost effective solutions. We believe that Kratos is known as an innovative disruptive change agent in the industry, a company that is an expert in designing products and systems up front for successful rapid, large quantity, low-cost future manufacturing which is a value-add competitive differentiator for our large traditional prime system integrator partners and also to our government and commercial customers. Kratos intends to pursue program and contract opportunities as the prime or lead contractor when we believe that our probability of win (PWin) is high and any investment required by Kratos is within our capital resource comfort level. We intend to partner and team with a large, traditional system integrator when our assessment of PWin is greater or required investment is beyond Kratos’ comfort level. Kratos’ primary business areas include virtualized ground systems for satellites and space vehicles including software for command & control (C2) and telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C), jet powered unmanned aerial drone systems, hypersonic vehicles and rocket systems, propulsion systems for drones, missiles, loitering munitions, supersonic systems, space craft and launch systems, C5ISR and microwave electronic products for missile, radar, missile defense, space, satellite, counter UAS, directed energy, communication and other systems, and virtual & augmented reality training systems for the warfighter. For more information, visit www.KratosDefense.com and follow Kratos on LinkedIn and X.

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Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Kratos and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Kratos undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Kratos believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve many risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Kratos in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kratos for the year ended December 28, 2025, and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made with the SEC by Kratos.

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In 1982, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Rule 10b-18, providing companies with a safe harbor for qualifying share repurchases. Since then, publicly traded companies have been repurchasing their own shares in order to consolidate ownership and boost earnings per share (EPS). But for some firms, the timing of their stock buybacks indicates that management views the current share price as undervalued.

This year, companies are on a record-setting pace.

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According to Bloomberg, during the first four months of 2026, S&P 500 companies announced plans to repurchase $665 billion worth of shares, the highest total ever recorded in that same timeframe. And, based on historical rates, analysts now forecast authorized repurchases to reach $1.55 trillion for the full year.

Participating in that shopping spree are three companies that have recently announced a collective $24.5 billion in new, replenished, or increased share repurchase plans.

Dollar Tree: $2.5 Billion Buyback Adds Fuel to TurnaroundDollar Tree Today

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52-Week Range$84.71▼

$142.40P/E Ratio19.68

Price Target$122.68

On July 2, the board of directors for Dollar Tree NASDAQ: DLTR replenished its share repurchase authorization to the tune of $2.5 billion.

The board approved the authorization the previous day, and the amount represented approximately 10.7% of the company’s more than 192 million shares outstanding at the time

Although Dollar Tree’s current authorization doesn’t have an expiration date, the company had already been active in the market, repurchasing $500 million of stock in June under its previous authorization.

When the calendar turned to July, shares were down 5.13% year to date (YTD), presenting an opportunity as the stock’s momentum had recently shifted.

Since its YTD low of $86.80 on May 13, DLTR has gained nearly 48% and now trades around 10% lower than its 52-week high of $142.40. The current rally can be partly attributed to July 8 upgrades from Raymond James (Outperform rating) and Goldman Sachs (from Sell to Neutral), as well as upwardly revised full-year guidance, with forecasted EPS increasing to a range of $6.70 to $7.10.

With a low-volatility beta of 0.65, a TradeSmith financial health indicator that has been green for about a month, and more than 97% institutional ownership, the discount retailer’s buyback aligns with Wall Street’s improving sentiment. After posting EPS beats for five consecutive quarters and six out of the last seven, Dollar Tree is expected to report Q2 earnings on Sept. 2.

Morgan Stanley: $20 Billion Buyback Reinforces Earnings MomentumMorgan Stanley Today

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$215.27 -0.23 (-0.11%)

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52-Week Range$136.17▼

$232.25Dividend Yield1.86%

P/E Ratio17.40

Price Target$220.80

Ahead of its record-breaking Q2 earnings report on July 15, Morgan Stanley NYSE: MS reauthorized a massive $20 billion buyback—good for 5.6% of its shares outstanding—on June 24.

The company’s current multi-year repurchase authorization doesn’t have an expiration date, and shares have ticked up slightly since the most recent buyback.

Q2 marks the second consecutive quarter the investment bank announced all-time high EPS and revenue, with the firm attributing its recent success to a 69% year-over-year jump in equity trading, an increase in investment banking deals and hitting a $10 trillion milestone in total client assets under management, including a record $148 billion in net new assets.

In Q2, the company spent $1.5 billion on its own shares, and since its YTD low on March 12, shares are up nearly 48%. The stock carries a consensus Moderate Buy rating, while current short interest is just 1.12% of the float.

Accenture: $2 Billion Bet That Its Stock Is UndervaluedAccenture Today

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52-Week Range$118.15▼

$291.09Dividend Yield4.54%

P/E Ratio11.47

Price Target$192.96

On June 23, global professional services and consulting firm Accenture NYSE: ACN announced a $2 billion increase to its fiscal 2026 share repurchase program that accounts for 2.4% of its shares outstanding.

From management’s perspective, the authorization comes at an opportune time: Shares of ACN are down around 46% YTD, and nearly 53% off of their 52-week high.

That $2 billion repurchase plan was an increase that brought its 2026 authorization to $7.5 billion.

The company has until Aug. 31 to exhaust those funds, with CEO Julie Sweet saying that “Accenture is at the center of AI-driven reinvention, and we do not believe our current share price reflects that position or the strength of our business fundamentals.”

Still, the firm faces an uphill battle in getting its stock near its 52-week high. In Accenture’s Q3, revenue growth slowed to 5.59%, with operating cash flow regressing to a quarter-over-quarter loss of 0.82%.

Meanwhile, the company’s financial health, according to TradeSmith, has been in the red for more than five months. But the stock’s consensus price target suggests around 33% potential upside from current prices. Over the past year, institutional inflows of more than $25 billion (compared to $13.25 billion in outflows) demonstrate that the smart money also sees a buy-low opportunity.

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Parsons was awarded a $33 million contract to deploy its iNET® smart mobility system statewide to support design, development, integration, testing, operations, and maintenance for NYSDOT’s Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) software system.The award continues Parsons’ success in winning statewide advanced traffic management system deployments.Leveraging Parsons’ infrastructure market knowledge and technology solutions, the company delivers advanced digital solutions like iNET® to global customers. CHANTILLY, Va., July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company was selected by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to deliver the NYSDOT Statewide TSMO Software System. The $33 million contract includes an enterprise-level deployment of iNET®, Parsons’ intelligent transportation software (ITS) platform, as well as system design, software development, integration, testing, and operations and maintenance services.

This award represents new work for Parsons and establishes another major statewide anchor, joining Georgia and New Jersey, and builds on district-level advanced traffic management system deployments the company previously delivered in New York.

“The modernization of New York’s transportation systems management operations program reflects a forward-looking investment that will enhance agencies’ abilities to operate safer, smarter, and more resilient transportation networks for their citizens,” said Mark Fialkowski, president, Infrastructure North America for Parsons. “Parsons brings deep advanced traffic management system experience, proven software, and a regional team that understands New York’s transportation priorities. We are proud to support NYSDOT as it advances a unified platform for real-time operations across the state.”

Under the contract, Parsons will provide a fully integrated freeway and arterial advanced traffic management system across NYSDOT’s 11 districts. The platform will help NYSDOT enhance overall transportation system efficiency by centralizing operations into a single statewide view, strengthening coordination across districts, and supporting the agency’s long-term TSMO strategy. In addition, the scope includes replacing central processing unit cards for more than 6,000 traffic signal controllers statewide. This program will help the agency improve how it manages transportation systems and delivers reliable mobility for the New York public.

Parsons has more than half a century of experience designing, delivering, protecting, and connecting the infrastructure that links communities around the world, including roads and highways; bridges; passenger and freight rail; public transit; airports; and ports and waterways. The company’s ATMS and ITS solutions have been deployed more than 100 times around the world, connecting thousands of devices and traffic signals to monitor, manage, and improve road safety and efficiency. Leveraging digital solutions like ATMS, ITS, as well as digital twins and artificial intelligence, Parsons delivers future-ready solutions that help extend the longevity of infrastructure while elevating the quality of life for the people who rely on that infrastructure every day.

To learn more about iNET®, visit www.parsons.com/products/inet/.

About Parsons:
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) is a leading disruptive technology provider in the national security and global infrastructure markets, with capabilities across cyber and electronic warfare, space and missile defense, transportation, water and environment, urban development, and critical infrastructure protection. Please visit Parsons.com and follow us on LinkedIn to learn how we’re making an impact.

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I keep hitting the “Buy” button on Credo Technology Group (NASDAQ:CRDO | CRDO Price Prediction) because I have not found another pure-play way to own the wiring of the AI data center at this scale. Every rack of GPUs a hyperscaler stands up needs high-speed connectivity that does not drop links, does not burn extra watts, and does not require the whole cluster to be babysat. Credo sells exactly that, and the fiscal 2026 numbers tell me the buyers are ordering with both hands.

The Thesis in Plain English Credo makes Active Electrical Cables, retimers, optical DSPs, SerDes chiplets and memory connectivity for AI clusters, supporting port speeds up to 1.6 terabits per second. Fabless, vertically integrated and now printing hyperscaler-grade margins.

CEO Bill Brennan put it cleanly on the Q4 call: “Fiscal 2026 marked another defining year for Credo. For the year, revenue more than tripled to $1.3 billion, and non-GAAP net income increased more than five times to $662 million.” That is the catalyst itself, already in motion.

Three Reasons the Conviction Holds First, the growth is real and compounding. Q4 FY2026 revenue landed at $437.00M, up 157.0% YoY, and full-year revenue came in at $1.335 billion, up 205.7% YoY. Credo has beaten EPS estimates in four consecutive quarters, with the most recent beat at 12.17%.

Second, the margin profile. Non-GAAP gross margin in Q4 was 68.3%, non-GAAP operating margin hit 49.6%, and net income margin reached 51.9%. Operating income grew 361.2% YoY on 157% revenue growth. That is operating leverage most semiconductor investors dream about.

Third, the balance sheet. Cash sits at $1.165 billion against total liabilities of $232.01M and equity of $2.064 billion. No debt overhang forcing a bad decision at a bad time.

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Why Not the Obvious Names The instinct is to reach for Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) or Astera Labs (NASDAQ:ALAB). I own AI silicon through other slots, and none deliver Credo’s specific mix: Quarterly revenue growth of 157% year over year while operating margin ran 35.7% trailing 12 months on a share count barely over 186 million.

Broadcom is fine, but AI networking is one slice of a giant conglomerate. Marvell’s growth rate does not sit in the same neighborhood. Astera plays an adjacent lane, but Credo’s AEC franchise, where Brennan says “AECs are up to 1,000 times more reliable and consume half the power” versus optical, gives it a moat I can point to.

The Risk I Actually Watch Insider selling has been heavy. The CTO disposed of roughly 300,000+ shares across the April to July window, and executives were selling into the recovery, not just at the highs. Customer concentration is real: the top three customers were 35%, 33% and 20% of revenue in Q1. RSU-driven selling against $662 million in annual non-GAAP net income reads as routine diversification at a rapidly compounding company, and a fourth hyperscaler is already ramping toward material contribution.

What Keeps the Buy Button Active Q1 FY2027 guidance calls for revenue of $465 million to $475 million, sequentially higher again. Analysts are bullish with 17 Buy ratings versus one hold rating and a target of $269.81. Forward P/E of 41 is not cheap, but on this growth curve I will pay it.

As long as hyperscalers keep building clusters and Credo keeps beating its own guide, my order tickets stay open.

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CompaniesJuly 20 (Reuters) - Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY.N), opens new tab said on Monday it had agreed to acquire WildFire ​Energy for about $4.06 billion, including debt, to expand its position in ‌the Giddings field in South Texas.

The deal includes about 810,000 net acres in Giddings, more than doubling Magnolia's position there to over 1.25 million net acres, strengthening its position ​across the Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford and Woodbine formations.

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The acquisition also ​includes a sand mine that supplies about 80% of Magnolia's ⁠annual sand needs, along with more than 500 miles of gas gathering ​pipelines.

Shale producers are pursuing consolidation in core operating areas to secure long-life drilling ​inventory, lower development costs and support shareholder returns, even as the pace of industry megamergers has slowed.

The company said the larger, contiguous acreage position is expected to generate more than $100 ​million in annual cost savings and operational synergies.

"WildFire is not only a ​hand-in-glove fit for Magnolia, but it also offers unmatched benefits while meeting several important characteristics ‌we ⁠look for — focused, high-quality assets with concentrated scale, a low capital reinvestment rate providing moderate production growth, high operating margins, and steady free cash flow," Magnolia CEO Chris Stavros said.

Stavros added that these qualities would allow Magnolia to ​deliver consistent and ​significant shareholder returns.

Under ⁠the agreement, WildFire owners will receive 32.2 million Magnolia Class A shares, while Magnolia will assume $600 million of WildFire ​notes due in 2029.

Magnolia also raised its quarterly dividend by ​9% ⁠to 18 cents per share, citing confidence in the acquired assets' ability to generate higher free cash flow.

Separately, Magnolia said second-quarter production averaged 106,100 barrels of oil ⁠equivalent ​per day and raised its standalone 2026 production ​growth forecast to 6% from 5%.

The deal is expected to close late in the third quarter ​of 2026.

Reporting by Pranav Mathur in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva and Shreya Biswas

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Greenwood Gearhart LLC cut its holdings in J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBHT – Free Report) by 1.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 198,296 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 3,543 shares during the period. J.B. Hunt Transport Services accounts for about 2.3% of Greenwood Gearhart LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Greenwood Gearhart LLC owned approximately 0.21% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services worth $42,019,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JBHT. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new stake in J.B. Hunt Transport Services in the second quarter valued at $31,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services during the 4th quarter worth $32,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services during the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. Whittier Trust Co. increased its position in shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services by 39.1% during the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 178 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its position in shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services by 34.3% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 188 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. 74.95% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services from $225.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services from $265.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Argus set a $285.00 price target on shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Benchmark boosted their price target on shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Stephens upped their price objective on shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services from $360.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $286.30.

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Key Headlines Impacting J.B. Hunt Transport Services Here are the key news stories impacting J.B. Hunt Transport Services this week:

Positive Sentiment: JBHT was added to Zacks’ “Strong Buy” momentum list, signaling improving technical and fundamental momentum. Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for July 17th Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets after the earnings beat, including JPMorgan, Robert W. Baird, Barclays, Citigroup, and TD Cowen, reflecting confidence in the recovery and margin improvement. Positive Sentiment: Reports highlighted shrinking trucking capacity and a shift toward intermodal freight, which could support stronger pricing and volume trends for JBHT. J.B. Hunt Stock Could Reach $340 as Trucking Capacity Shrinks Positive Sentiment: JBHT was also featured on relative-strength and momentum screens, indicating that investors see it as one of the stronger names in a choppy market. 5 Top Stocks With Relative Price Strength to Buy Right Now Neutral Sentiment: One Zacks article cautioned that while earnings growth and estimate revisions support the rally, the stock’s premium valuation means investors should remain selective. Is JBHT Stock too Expensive or Still Attractive After Its Rally? Neutral Sentiment: Analysts’ consensus remains constructive, with coverage still centered around a “Moderate Buy” view. Insider Activity In related news, EVP Spencer Frazier sold 2,000 shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $258.20, for a total value of $516,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,604 shares in the company, valued at $1,188,752.80. The trade was a 30.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Bradley W. Hicks sold 7,644 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $261.91, for a total transaction of $2,002,040.04. Following the transaction, the insider owned 23,982 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,281,125.62. This trade represents a 24.17% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 18,119 shares of company stock valued at $4,736,095. 2.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Stock Performance NASDAQ:JBHT opened at $291.41 on Monday. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. has a 12-month low of $130.12 and a 12-month high of $299.76. The firm has a market cap of $27.48 billion, a PE ratio of 41.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $274.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $238.54.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 15th. The transportation company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $3.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.26 billion. J.B. Hunt Transport Services had a return on equity of 18.75% and a net margin of 5.31%.J.B. Hunt Transport Services’s revenue was up 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.31 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. will post 7.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Dividend Announcement The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 8th were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 8th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services’s payout ratio is currently 25.50%.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Profile (Free Report)

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc is a leading provider of transportation and logistics solutions headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to move freight efficiently across North America, including intermodal, dedicated contract services, full truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), final mile delivery and specialized transport.

In its intermodal segment, J.B. Hunt leverages a network of rail and truck assets to transport containers and trailers on major U.S.

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Hyperliquid has announced that its HIP-4 outcome markets will support permissionless deployment in an upcoming upgrade, according to The Block. This development will allow market creators to launch their own markets without prior approval, contingent upon a staking requirement of 1,000,000 HYPE tokens. The move follows the launch of HIP-4 on May 2, 2026, which introduced collateralized binary contracts settling in USDH with zero fees for opening positions. Initially, deployment was limited to canonical markets curated and settled by validators, but the upcoming Phase 2 upgrade will expand this capability to a wider user base. This strategic move is seen as part of Hyperliquid’s efforts to enhance its prediction market infrastructure and compete with established platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi.

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Key Takeaways Hyperliquid’s announcement of permissionless deployment for HIP-4 markets appears to suggest potential for increased market activity. The requirement of staking 1,000,000 HYPE tokens per market slot may indicate a barrier to entry for some creators, but ensures system integrity. Market pricing suggests participants view the development as supportive of Hyperliquid’s price potentially reaching higher targets by the end of 2026. What to Watch Observers should monitor developments around the Phase 2 upgrade’s implementation, as successful execution could further bolster Hyperliquid’s competitive positioning. The market’s reaction to this upgrade, alongside any potential strategic partnerships or increased volumes, will be key indicators of Hyperliquid’s future valuation trajectory. Additionally, watch for any regulatory responses or security concerns that may arise, as these could significantly impact market sentiment and pricing.

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Contract Odds Δ since publish Volume 24h December 31 29% — — View market → January 1 2027 6.1% — — View market → January 1 2027 3.5% — — View market → January 1 2027 51.5% — — View market → January 1 2027 9.8% — — View market → January 1 2027 4% — — View market →

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Hyperliquid, a decentralized Layer-1 blockchain and perpetuals DEX, is planning to enhance its HIP-4 upgrade by incorporating decentralized prediction markets, according to a report by CoinDesk. The upgrade, previously activated on mainnet in May 2026, introduced native outcome contracts that function as fully collateralized binary prediction markets. These markets settle based on real-world events and initially included curated one-day binary markets on Bitcoin (BTC) and Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE. This development marks Hyperliquid’s strategic expansion beyond perpetual futures, placing it to compete directly with platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi.

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The addition of decentralized prediction markets is expected to bolster Hyperliquid’s utility and attract a broader user base. This aligns with the project’s ongoing efforts to leverage its existing infrastructure, which includes an order book, cross-margin account, and USDH/USDC settlement. Market participants appear to view these developments as potentially increasing Hyperliquid’s market position, as evidenced by the current odds in relevant prediction markets.

Key Takeaways Hyperliquid’s plan to integrate decentralized prediction markets in its HIP-4 upgrade suggests a significant enhancement of the platform’s offerings. The introduction of outcome contracts and validator-governed offchain markets indicates a strategic move to compete with established prediction platforms. Current market odds and participant behavior suggest a moderate increase in Hyperliquid’s perceived value and potential future price. What to Watch Observers should monitor for further announcements regarding the implementation of decentralized prediction markets and any partnerships that may arise. The market’s response to these developments could provide insights into Hyperliquid’s ability to capture a larger share of the derivatives platform market. Additionally, any reports on Hyperliquid’s volume or user engagement could impact market perceptions and pricing, providing a clearer picture of the platform’s growth trajectory.

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World’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder Strategy has no plans to slow down its Bitcoin buying. After surprising the market with a $216 million BTC sale, CEO Phong Le says the company is “not going anywhere.” 

While Michael Saylor’s latest post has sparked speculation that another massive Bitcoin buying could be announced today.

Strategy CEO Says More Bitcoin Buying Is ComingStrategy President and CEO Phong Le has assured the investors that the company’s recent Bitcoin sale does not signal a change in its long-term strategy.

Speaking after Strategy sold 3,588 BTC worth about $216 million, Le said the transaction had little impact on the market.

“We sold about $200 million of Bitcoin, but it did not move the market. In fact, the market moved up during that period of time. So we’re not going anywhere.”

Le added that Strategy remains the largest identified corporate holder of Bitcoin and wants to continue expanding that position.

“We’re the largest identified holder of Bitcoin. My objective would be to be the largest buyer of Bitcoin for the foreseeable future. We’re not going anywhere.”

His comments come just days after many investors questioned whether Strategy had started reducing its Bitcoin exposure.

$3 Billion Cash Reserve Gives Strategy More FlexibilityFurther, when asked why Strategy recently increased its cash reserves instead of immediately buying more Bitcoin.

Lee said it was built after preferred shareholders requested a stronger liquidity position.

“We accumulated $3 billion in cash because we listened to our preferred shareholders… Building up the U.S. dollar reserve was a big part of that.”

According to Le, Strategy remains financially comfortable and does not see debt becoming a concern unless Bitcoin falls much further.

“When Bitcoin gets down closer to $8,000 to $10,000, that’s when we have to consider some of the risks associated with our debt. Until that point in time, we feel very secure about the balance sheet.”

He also confirmed that once the company’s preferred shares recover, Strategy expects to issue more shares and continue buying Bitcoin.

Michael Saylor’s Post Sparks Bitcoin Buying SpeculationAdding to the excitement, Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor recently posted “What’s Next?” on X.

The post included the company’s orange dot chart, which has historically appeared before major Bitcoin purchase announcements. Because of that pattern, many investors believe Strategy could soon announce another Bitcoin acquisition this week.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin is trading around $64,212, down slightly over the past 24 hours. From a technical perspective, analysts say BTC is approaching the breakout point of a W pattern on the daily chart. 

If confirmed, Bitcoin could rally toward $71,334, potentially creating another buying opportunity for Strategy.

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Nebius Raises $775M for AI Buildout“This financing is an important step in that strategy, and reinforces our confidence that our disciplined, diversified approach… will enable us to build a sustainable AI cloud business with strong and durable margins,” said Ophir Nave, COO of Nebius.

The New Partnership ModelSeparately, Nebius introduced a business model allowing infrastructure partners to deploy its AI cloud platform within their own data centers. Partners finance, own, and operate the facilities, while Nebius supplies its architecture, hardware design, and software stack, then brings the resulting capacity to market through its sales organization — expanding Nebius’ available capacity with minimal incremental capital.

“Our new asset-light model gives infrastructure partners a flexible way to benefit from the explosive growth of AI,” said Arkady Volozh, founder and CEO of Nebius.

Nebius Shares RiseNBIS Price Action: At the time of publication, Nebius shares are trading 4.42% higher at $185.57, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

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A slate of long-awaited protocol amendments for the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is expected to enter validator voting in roughly two weeks.

According to prominent XRPL validator Vet, the proposed changes include support for batch transactions, confidential transfers, sponsored fees and reserves, permission delegation, dynamic Multi-Purpose Tokens (MPTs), and a bundled bug fix. 

The release also contains substantial performance optimizations that will make nodes more efficient and improve network reliability. 

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"If everything goes well," Vet wrote on X, the amendments will be ready for voting in approximately two weeks.

A feature-packed upgradeThe upcoming package combines new functionality with infrastructure improvements.

For instance, Batch enables multiple transactions to be grouped together, and Confidential Transfers will conceal transaction amounts without compromising the ledger's integrity. 

The proposal also includes Sponsored Fees and Reserves (XLS-68) that allow third parties to cover transaction fees and reserve requirements on behalf of users. 

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At the same time, Permission Delegation would let users delegate specific permissions without handing over full control of an account. Dynamic MPT introduces enhancements to the ledger's Multi-Purpose Token standard.

Vet said security-related initiatives had delayed feature development, but that work had now resumed.

"Yes, the security initiatives put everything else on hold. We can start resuming," Vet wrote, describing the package as a "sweet mix" of performance improvements, new features, and fixes.

Reserve debate intensifies ahead of sponsored reserves launchIn the meantime, another governance discussion has emerged around whether XRPL's reserve requirements should be lowered further.

Vet made clear he opposes reducing reserves under the current conditions. 

Back in the day, activating an account required 1,000 XRP during what was then known as the "create fee" era. Then, co-founder Jed McCaleb reduced that requirement to 200 XRP in 2013. 

Over the years, validators repeatedly lowered reserve levels. Today, activating an XRPL account requires a 1 XRP base reserve. 

Vet noted that he had supported previous reserve reductions but argued that storage and memory remain valuable network resources, particularly as demand for computing infrastructure has increased during the AI boom.

"The architects designed reserves as a deliberate protective mechanism of network resources, storage & memory, against spam and DDoS attacks," he wrote.

Ethereum spot ETFs pulled in $105 million in net inflows during the week of July 13-17, marking the strongest weekly performance for the category since April 2026. The number represents a meaningful acceleration from the prior week’s roughly $84 million in net inflows, which itself was notable for being the first positive week after two straight months of redemptions.

Breaking the outflow streak The $105 million weekly figure carries extra weight when you consider what came before it. Ethereum spot ETFs had endured an eight-week stretch of net outflows. The prior week’s $84 million in inflows snapped that streak, and last week’s acceleration to $105 million suggests the reversal might have some staying power.

BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust ETF, trading under the ticker ETHA, has been doing the heavy lifting. The fund has consistently accounted for the majority of daily net positive flows across the Ethereum ETF landscape.

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Ethereum was trading at approximately $1,845 during the inflow week, reflecting a modest price recovery. The $1,800 to $1,900 range has served as a critical zone for ETH, with buyers stepping in consistently near the lower end.

What changed the momentum Data from flow-tracking platforms like SoSoValue and Farside Investors confirms the trend of renewed institutional interest, contrasting sharply with the prolonged redemption period that preceded it.

What this means for investors The $105 million figure, while the best since April, still represents relatively modest flows compared to the peaks that Ethereum ETFs have seen during more euphoric periods.

The concentration of flows in BlackRock’s ETHA means the health of the entire Ethereum ETF category depends heavily on a single product. If ETHA flows slow, the broader category could easily tip back into net outflow territory.

For investors watching Ethereum’s price action, the $1,800 level has become a key support zone. Sustained ETF inflows tend to provide a floor under prices, as the ETFs need to purchase actual ETH to back their shares. If weekly inflows continue at the $80-105 million pace, that represents consistent buy pressure that didn’t exist during the outflow streak.

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Barbara Humpton to retire and Thras Moraitis to become CEO, both effective October 1, 2026

Michael Blitzer elected Executive Chairman, effective immediately

STILLWATER, Okla., July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USA Rare Earth, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAR) (“USAR”, “USA Rare Earth”, or the “Company”), announced today that Barbara Humpton will retire as Chief Executive Officer and Board Director on October 1, 2026. USAR’s Board of Directors has named Thras Moraitis, current CEO of the Serra Verde Group (“Serra Verde”) and a highly experienced operator in the rare earths industry, as Ms. Humpton’s successor. Mr. Moraitis will assume the CEO role on October 1, 2026, following the anticipated completion of USAR’s combination with Serra Verde by the end of August. During the interim period, Mr. Moraitis will continue to oversee the combined company’s operations as President.

Michael Blitzer, current Chairman of USAR's Board and significant shareholder in the Company, has been elected Executive Chairman, effective immediately. Since its public listing, he has played a central role in setting USAR’s strategic direction, anchoring its vision to build a global mine-to-magnet value chain and identifying organic and inorganic growth opportunities. He also helped lead USAR’s efforts to obtain U.S. government financing, including by personally agreeing to restrictions on the transfer of his USAR common stock until certain strategic funding release milestones under the government financing are satisfied.

Ms. Humpton has been instrumental in steering USAR’s mine-to-magnet strategy, overseeing company milestones that have fundamentally transformed the Western critical minerals landscape. Under her leadership, USAR secured landmark public-private partnerships and established a global footprint spanning critical processing, metals, and magnet capabilities. She has also helped establish a culture that attracts the best and brightest minds across the sector.

Mr. Moraitis has served as Chief Executive Officer of Serra Verde since January 2023 and has an unparalleled track record of operational execution, strategic development and transaction leadership in the rare earths sector. Over his tenure, Serra Verde transformed into the only large-scale producer of the four critical magnetic rare earths outside of Asia and a pioneer of the Brazilian rare earths sector. In April 2026, Serra Verde entered into a definitive agreement to combine with USAR, creating a platform to support the first fully integrated, Western mine-to-magnet supply chain. Prior to Serra Verde, Mr. Moraitis served on the Executive Committee of Xstrata, led by CEO Sir Mick Davis, where he and the team grew Xstrata into a US$65B company, ultimately selling it to Glencore in 2013.

”On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Barbara for her leadership and contributions to USA Rare Earth – including securing landmark public-private agreements, advancing our global mine-to-magnet strategy and building an exceptional portfolio of industry leading assets,” said Michael Blitzer, Executive Chairman of USA Rare Earth’s Board of Directors. “With the Serra Verde combination nearing completion and our overall focus shifting to execution, Barbara and the Board agree this is the right time for a leadership transition. Thras is among a rare group of leaders in this industry, with a proven record of carrying companies through integration and large-scale project execution, honed over his many years helping build Xstrata. He knows what it takes to build an industry champion, and his relentless focus on operational excellence will be invaluable as we ramp to full production and scale. We are confident Thras is the right leader to guide USAR through this pivotal next chapter and deliver lasting value for all our stakeholders."

“When I joined USAR, I said this work was about being part of a mission that matters: strengthening national security, advancing American industrial competitiveness and building the critical supply chains required for the future,” said Ms. Humpton. “With the close of the Serra Verde transaction approaching and focus shifting to execution, the Board and I agree this is the right time to pass the torch to Thras. I could not be more grateful to the USAR team for what we have built, and the Board and our partners for their collaboration and commitment to those efforts. I look forward to supporting Thras and the team, and watching them execute on the transformative work that lies ahead.”

Mr. Moraitis concluded, “I am honored and excited to take on this role and grateful to Barbara for the strong foundation she has built. Over the past year, under Barbara’s leadership, the company has been transformed into a leading rare earth platform with enormous potential for growth. Through the merger integration preparation, I have become deeply familiar with USAR's operations across all steps in the value chain, its mission-critical ambitions and the importance of what it is building. Mike, the Board and I are all closely aligned in our vision for USAR: to create a platform comprising all components of the rare earth value chain, with the scale and capabilities to lead this industry globally. The rare earth industry and our customers are facing the unprecedented challenge of building secure, integrated supply chains to power the vital technologies propelling our society forward. Together, with our team and partners around the world, we will rise to this challenge.”

Additional Details About Thras Moraitis

Prior to joining Serra Verde in 2023, Mr. Moraitis served as Chief Development Officer and a member of the Executive Board of EuroChem Group AG. Mr. Moraitis was also a co-founder of X2 Resources, a US$5.6B mining investment fund. He previously served as Group Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs and as a member of the Executive Committee of Xstrata Plc, where he was responsible for strategic development, post-acquisition integration, leadership development, external affairs and investor relations as well as Xstrata’s technology business. He has been involved in approximately 40 transactions over the course of his career and currently serves as an advisor to Vision Blue Resources. Mr. Moraitis holds an honors BSc in Electrical Engineering, a postgraduate qualification in Computer Science and an MBA.

About Michael Blitzer

Michael Blitzer is a Founder and Managing Partner of Inflection Point, the leading financial sponsor of companies at the intersection of national security, technology, and critical infrastructure. Across eight announced or closed public listings, he has led Inflection Point’s portfolio of strategically important assets, including more than US$5B of capital raised to catalyze growth across the portfolio. He has led billions of dollars in strategic M&A to scale portfolio companies into public leaders in their respective industries. As the financial sponsor and Chairman of USA Rare Earth since its 2025 public listing, Mr. Blitzer has overseen a nearly tenfold increase in market capitalization through M&A and the landmark US$1.6B public-private partnership with the United States Government.

About USA Rare Earth, Inc.

USA Rare Earth, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAR) is building a fully integrated rare earth and permanent magnet value chain across the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as plans for expansion in France and Brazil. Through its ownership of Less Common Metals (LCM), one of the world’s leading producers of rare earth metals and alloys, its magnet manufacturing capacity in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the planned acquisition of the Pela Ema mine in Brazil (subject to closing the Serra Verde Group transaction) and the Round Top deposit in Texas, USA Rare Earth operates across the entire value chain from mining to metal-making, alloy production and neodymium magnet manufacturing. USA Rare Earth is establishing a secure, Western supply of materials essential to the aerospace and defense, semiconductor, energy, data center, physical AI, mobility, healthcare and other key industrial sectors. For more information, visit www.usare.com.

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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include statements regarding USAR’s expectations for future development, operations, strategies, transactions and financial performance. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Words such as “anticipate,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “growth,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “propose,” “should,” “target,” “vision,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, including without limitation: risks that the proposed transactions with Serra Verde Group, Carester SAS and Texas Mineral Resources Corp. may not be consummated on their anticipated timelines or at all; we may not realize the anticipated benefits of our proposed and prior acquisitions, including expected synergies, financial performance, estimated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and, in the case of Serra Verde, integration of operations, on the anticipated timeline or at all; the ability of our magnet manufacturing facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma (the “Stillwater facility”) or other future magnet manufacturing facilities to commence commercial operations on the timing and with the production capacity anticipated or at all; our limited operating history; our ability to commercially extract minerals from the Round Top deposit in Texas on our anticipated timeline or at all; risks that we may experience delays, unforeseen expenses, increased capital costs, and other complications in operating our business; our ability to raise necessary capital on acceptable terms or at all; potential dilution to existing stockholders and adverse effect on our stock price if we issue additional common stock or equity-linked securities; the volatility of our stock price; our ability to satisfy project milestones and other conditions to disbursement under our financing arrangement with the DOC on the anticipated timeline or at all; our dependence on continued governmental support for the DOC financing transactions, which remains subject to changes in laws, regulations, administrations and appropriations; extensive affirmative and negative covenants, domestic content and national security guardrail provisions and ongoing reporting obligations in the DOC financing agreements that restrict our operational and financial flexibility; the risk that defaults under the DOC funding agreements could trigger cross-defaults across our financing arrangements; the impact of the DOC’s equity interest in us on our ability to pursue strategic transactions and on our relationships with customers, suppliers, partners and other counterparties; the availability of rare earth oxide, metal feedstock and other materials, utilities (including power and water) and equipment in quantities and prices that allow us to develop and commercially operate our Stillwater facility and other facilities; our ability to meet individual customer specifications and manufacture a consistently high quality product; fluctuations in demand for and prices of our products, including without limitation as a result of dumping, predatory pricing and other tactics by our competitors or state actors or the overall competitive environment; our ability to achieve positive cash flow or profitability or the ability to access cash flow within our corporate structure due to restrictions contained in our financing agreements; our ability to convert current commercial discussions and/or memorandums of understanding with customers for the sale of our neo magnets and other products into definitive orders; geopolitical developments or disruptions, such as changes in the political environment, export/import or environmental policy of the People’s Republic of China, the United States or other countries in which we operate or sell products or otherwise; limitations imposed on our business by the Chinese government; war, terrorism, natural disasters or public health emergencies; our ability to retain or recruit key personnel; environmental, health and safety regulations; and our ability to comply with requirements for federal, state and local government incentives and financing.
 Additional risks and detailed information regarding factors that may cause actual results to differ materially has been and will be included in our filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report (or such other date as is specified in such statements), and USAR undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments, except to the extent required by law.

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In connection with our business combination with Serra Verde (the “Serra Verde Merger”), USAR filed the Preliminary Proxy Statement and, following SEC review, intends to file a definitive proxy statement (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Proxy Statement”), to be distributed to USAR’s stockholders in connection with USAR’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by USAR’s stockholders with respect to the issuance of USAR common stock as merger consideration and other matters described in the Proxy Statement. SVRE’s shareholders approved the merger by written consent which was delivered concurrently with the signing of the merger agreement and will not receive a proxy statement or prospectus. USAR also plans to file with or furnish to the SEC other relevant documents regarding the Serra Verde Merger. After SEC review of the preliminary proxy statement is completed, the definitive Proxy Statement will be mailed to stockholders of USAR. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE OR WILL BE FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS.

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Zilliqa, a high-performance layer 1 blockchain built to deliver fast, low-cost transactions, on Monday announced that one of its exchange partners suffered a security breach in which ZIL tokens were stolen from a cold wallet.

According to the project, the incident is under investigation as it works alongside the relevant parties to identify the cause of the attack and determine its overall impact.

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SummaryCompaniesJury selection begins Monday in Nashville for a seven-week trialTennessee seeks penalties and an order requiring Instagram platform changesA New Mexico jury awarded that state $375 million in damages earlier this yearJuly 20 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab faces trial in Tennessee on Monday over the state's claims that Instagram's design is to blame for a youth mental-health ​crisis, one of several trials in the coming weeks testing allegations that the company's social media platforms were intentionally built to be addictive.

Tennessee accuses ‌the company of violating the state's consumer protection law by knowingly designing a product that drives teens to compulsive use and misleading the public about its safety.

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The lawsuit, filed by Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti's office, claims Meta failed to disclose extensive internal research showing Instagram could harm teens and continued offering features it knew were dangerous without warning users.

The state alleges founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was repeatedly ​warned by some Meta employees about research that found a negative impact on teens, but declined to fund efforts to minimize those harms and made misleading ​public statements about the amount of harmful content on the platforms.

Skrmetti is seeking financial penalties and a court order directing Instagram to ⁠modify aspects of the platform that the state says are harmful to teens' mental health. The case focuses on features like autoplay, Instagram's Reels videos, notifications and designs ​that cause content to disappear after a certain period.

A Meta spokesperson said in a statement on Friday that the company already has built-in controls to protect the hundreds of thousands ​of Tennessee teens who use social media every day.

"We want them to do that in a protected space, which is why we’ve spent a decade building safe, age-appropriate defaults for teens alongside simple tools for parents to set the right boundaries for their family," the spokesperson said.

The company has argued the state's claims of harm are based on the content posted on Instagram by its users, and ​that a federal law, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, shields the company from liability for third-party content.

OVERLAPPING TRIALSJury selection will begin in Nashville on Monday for the ​first phase of the trial. The jury will decide whether Meta violated Tennessee law. If the jury finds it did, the case will move to a second phase where the judge will weigh ‌monetary penalties ⁠and potential changes to Instagram. Tennessee’s consumer protection law levies a fine of up to $1,000 per violation.

The trial, which is slated to last for seven weeks, is scheduled to overlap with at least two other trials against the company in courts in California as it faces thousands of lawsuits over similar claims in both state and federal court.

Nearly every state in the country has filed claims against Meta over its platforms’ alleged impact on children. A trial over claims against Meta brought by 29 states alleging the company violated ​federal law protecting data collected from children ​and additional state law claims from ⁠California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey is scheduled to begin on August 18 in federal court in California.

Separately, Meta and other social media companies are facing thousands of lawsuits brought by individuals and school districts in both state and federal court.

A trial against Meta and ​Snapchat parent Snap Inc (SNAP.N), opens new tab over the claims brought by a 15-year-old boy from Florida known as R.K.C., who alleges that social media ​damaged his mental health, ⁠is scheduled to begin on July 27.

The companies have broadly denied the allegations in these lawsuits, arguing they have sought to protect children and should not be liable for claims they say are based on content posted by their users.

SECOND STATE TRIALTennessee’s trial is the second to test claims in a lawsuit brought by a state against Meta.

New Mexico’s lawsuit against the ⁠company went to ​trial earlier this year, and a jury found the company had misled consumers about the safety of ​its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms. The jury awarded the state $375 million in damages.

The judge held a separate bench trial over New Mexico’s claim the company had created a public nuisance, and is currently weighing whether to ​order the company to make changes and direct it to pay additional damages to repair the harms.

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SummaryCompaniesBoeing has already built about 30 MAX 7s awaiting delivery, according to CiriumThe MAX 10 accounts for at least 28% ​of outstanding MAX ordersFAA expects Boeing's 777X certification to follow the two ‌MAX variantsFARNBOROUGH, England, July 20 (Reuters) - A senior Federal Aviation Administration official said on Monday that the agency expects to certify the Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 737 MAX 7 and larger 10 soon, after an intensive review ​of the variants of the best-selling plane.

"Closer than ever before," Deputy FAA Administrator ​Chris Rocheleau told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the Farnborough ⁠Air Show. "I think the -7 is literally around the corner, and -10 right behind it."

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He also ​said he expects the Boeing 777X to be certified after the two MAX planes.

"Whether it's ​this year or earlier next year... we're kind of letting Boeing drive that when they bring us the right information and we work through it together."

Boeing said last week it is in the final ​stages of getting regulatory certification for an engine anti-ice system fix for its 737 MAX ​jetliner.

Boeing has already built about 30 MAX 7s and nine MAX 10s, which are awaiting delivery, ‌according ⁠to aviation analytics firm Cirium. The MAX 10 accounts for at least 28% of outstanding MAX orders.

Certification of the MAX 7 and 10 is years behind schedule.

Boeing has faced a more stringent certification process following two fatal MAX 8 crashes in 2018 and ​2019, as well as ​scrutiny of the ⁠company's production and quality systems after a January 2024 mid-air cabin panel blowout on a nearly new Alaska Airlines MAX 9.

FAA ​Administrator Bryan Bedford told Reuters last week the FAA and Boeing ​have improved ⁠work on certifying new planes.

"A lot of our difficulties timely responding to Boeing wasn't a resource challenge on the FAA. It was the fact that Boeing kept changing its priorities," ⁠he said.

​Bedford said the FAA's workflows on Boeing certification have ​risen 35% to 40%.

"Boeing has a much more clear line of sight on how we can respond to ​their certification needs," Bedford said.

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Philippines flag carrier will grow its regional network with the 787-10 Airline to place its largest ever widebody order to support fleet modernization , /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Philippine Airlines today announced the flag carrier has committed to order up to 20 787 Dreamliner jets. Once finalized, the agreement for 15 787-10 airplanes, with opportunity to purchase five more, will support Philippine Airlines' fleet modernization and expansion plans.

Boeing and Philippine Airlines today announced at the Farnborough Airshow the flag carrier has committed to order up to 20 787 Dreamliner jets. "This investment manifests our confidence in the future of Philippine Airlines and the continued growth of air travel. The Boeing 787-10 will strengthen our medium and long-haul fleet, allowing us to provide an even better travel experience for our customers while improving operational efficiency and supporting our long-term sustainability goals," said Lucio C. Tan III, president and chief operating officer of PAL Holdings, Inc. "As Asia's first and longest serving airline, we proudly celebrated our 85th anniversary earlier this year. An equally meaningful milestone that we celebrate this year is 80 years of partnership between Philippine Airlines and Boeing." 

The 787-10 will complement PAL's fleet of 10 777 jets by expanding operational flexibility across the airline's medium- and long-haul route network. Delivering unmatched fuel efficiency with the lowest operating cost per seat of any widebody jet, the 787's composite design yields 25% less fuel use than the airplanes it typically replaces.

"Philippine Airlines' selection of the 787 Dreamliner marks an important step forward in our partnership, one that spans 80 years," said Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "We're grateful for PAL's trust in Boeing, and our team looks forward to delivering advanced-technology airplanes that deepen connections across the Philippines, Asia and beyond."

As the largest variant of the 787 family, the 787-10 can fly 300-375 passengers up to 13,890 km (7,500 nautical miles), enabling PAL to meet rising travel demand. Passengers travel in enhanced comfort with the 787's design features, including the largest dimmable windows of any commercial jet, higher cabin humidity for less-dry air and technology that helps reduce turbulence for a smoother journey.

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Philippine Airlines (PAL) is the Philippines' flag carrier and the country's only full-service network airline. Founded in 1941, PAL is Asia's first commercial airline and has played a vital role in connecting the Philippines to the world for over 85 years. PAL operates scheduled nonstop flights from its hubs in Manila and Cebu to 29 destinations across the Philippines and 40 destinations in Asia, North America, Australia, and the Middle East. PAL is an APEX Four Star™ airline and was recognized by Cirium for achieving the highest on-time performance among Asia-Pacific carriers in 2025. In 2026, Philippine Airlines was officially invited to join the oneworld® Alliance.

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A leading global aerospace company and top U.S. exporter, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. Our U.S. and global workforce and supplier base drive innovation, economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing is committed to fostering a culture based on our core values of safety, quality and integrity. Boeing maintains an 80-year presence with the Philippines, learn more here.

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General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) will release its second quarter earnings report before the opening bell on Tuesday, July 21.

Analysts expect the Detroit, Michigan-based company to report quarterly earnings of $3.18 per share, up from $2.53 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for GM’s quarterly revenue is $47.10 billion. It reported $47.12 billion last year, according to Benzinga Pro.

On July 1, General Motors said it sales reached 714,896 vehicles in the second quarter.

General Motors shares fell 2.1% to close at $76.07 on Friday.

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SummaryWhen IBM reports their actual Q2 ’26 results Wednesday night, July 22nd after the closing bell, analyst consensus has lowered expectations after the negative IBM pre-announcement last week that dropped the stock 25% during the trading day.The consensus revenue estimate was $17.7 billion but is now $16.9 billion. The consensus EPS estimate was $3.00 but is now $2.88.IBM management has given off a lot of mixed signals, mostly on AI, where they withdrew their AI guidance on the April ’26 call by effectively not updating the AI book even though AI metrics were given on the previous three conference calls, which showed the AI book was growing. Getty Images

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Broderick Brian C acquired a new position in NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE – Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 30,954 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,875,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Indivisible Partners bought a new stake in shares of NextEra Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $1,355,000. Carnegie Investment Counsel boosted its stake in NextEra Energy by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 458,141 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $36,780,000 after buying an additional 39,250 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB boosted its stake in NextEra Energy by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,016,630 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $81,615,000 after buying an additional 120,389 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Funds Management LTD grew its holdings in NextEra Energy by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Funds Management LTD now owns 619,640 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $49,884,000 after buying an additional 20,709 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MGO One Seven LLC grew its holdings in NextEra Energy by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 137,251 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $11,018,000 after buying an additional 14,828 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.72% of the company’s stock.

NextEra Energy News Roundup Here are the key news stories impacting NextEra Energy this week:

Positive Sentiment: Several pieces highlighted NextEra as one of the better-positioned utility names, citing its strong customer base, large capital spending plans, and exposure to long-term power demand growth. 4 Utility Electric Power Stocks to Buy Amid Industry Headwinds Positive Sentiment: Articles on wind energy and AI-driven electricity demand framed NEE as a beneficiary of expanding U.S. wind capacity and rising power needs from data centers and electrification. Top Wind Energy Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio for Solid Long-Term Returns Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary cited a consensus price target near $99.90, suggesting Wall Street still sees upside from current levels. NextEra Energy, Inc. Receives $99.90 Consensus Target Price from Analysts Positive Sentiment: NextEra’s battery-storage expansion was highlighted as supporting grid reliability and renewable integration, reinforcing the company’s clean-energy growth story. Can NextEra’s Battery Storage Boost the Clean Energy Transition? Positive Sentiment: The proposed merger with Dominion Energy could create the largest regulated utility in the U.S., expand NextEra’s footprint across fast-growing southeastern states, and add scale in renewables, storage, nuclear, and natural gas. NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy file to combine… Neutral Sentiment: Some recent coverage focused on NextEra’s role in meeting rising electricity demand, especially from AI and broader infrastructure needs, but these pieces were more thematic than event-driven. Why Is NextEra Energy Central to AI Electricity? Neutral Sentiment: The Dominion deal also comes with meaningful regulatory risk and a long expected timeline, with approval required from multiple agencies and a targeted closing in the second half of 2027. NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy file to combine… Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America decreased their price objective on NextEra Energy from $95.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 13th. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $102.00 price target on shares of NextEra Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Erste Group Bank downgraded shares of NextEra Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $112.00 price objective on shares of NextEra Energy in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NextEra Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.64.

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NextEra Energy Trading Down 0.1% Shares of NYSE NEE opened at $88.73 on Monday. NextEra Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $69.24 and a 1-year high of $98.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The business’s 50 day moving average is $87.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $89.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $185.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.58, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 0.67.

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The utilities provider reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.06. NextEra Energy had a return on equity of 12.25% and a net margin of 29.36%.The business had revenue of $6.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.43 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.99 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. NextEra Energy has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.920-4.02 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that NextEra Energy, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

NextEra Energy Announces Dividend The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th were given a dividend of $0.6232 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 5th. This represents a $2.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. NextEra Energy’s payout ratio is 63.36%.

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NextEra Energy, Inc (NYSE: NEE), headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, is a leading clean energy company with both regulated utility operations and competitive renewable generation businesses. The company’s principal operating subsidiaries include Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), a regulated electric utility serving customers in Florida, and NextEra Energy Resources, which develops, constructs, owns and operates a large portfolio of wind, solar and energy storage projects. Together these businesses provide electricity supply, transmission and distribution services as well as utility-scale renewable generation and related services.

NextEra’s activities cover the full lifecycle of power assets, from project development and construction to operation, maintenance and asset optimization.

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CompaniesNEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY.N), opens new tab said on Monday it is buying the latest-generation computing system from chip company Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab to support its use ​of artificial intelligence across its drug discovery and development operations.

The drugmaker said ‌it will be the first life sciences company to buy an Nvidia DGX SuperPOD based on its Vera Rubin systems. The chipmaker unveiled its Vera Rubin architecture earlier this year as ​the successor to its current generation of AI computing systems.

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Financial terms of the ​Bristol Myers investment were not disclosed. It builds on a smaller ⁠SuperPOD system the drugmaker bought from Nvidia, which is around two or three ​generations behind Vera Rubin, BMS executives said in an interview.

Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly investing ​in AI infrastructure to try to identify drug targets faster and improve the odds that experimental drugs succeed in clinical trials.

Robert Plenge, chief research officer at Bristol Myers, said the new capabilities ​would allow the company to cycle through many more potential drug candidates early ​in the drug development cycle.

"Maybe before we could do 10 and now we can do dozens," ‌he ⁠said.

Plenge also said that the company is already using AI tools to cut the time to make medicines to test in trials by 20% to 30%. That could even reach 50% in coming years, he said.

He said one experimental sickle cell disease ​treatment currently in early ​clinical development by ⁠the company would likely not have been discovered if not for AI-enabled research.

Greg Meyers, the company's chief digital and technology officer, ​said the investment was driven in part by rapidly growing ​computing demands ⁠as Bristol deploys larger AI models across its research organization. It uses AI in all of its small-molecule and most of its large-molecule programs.

He also said the new system ⁠will ​be more energy efficient.

"When you host these things, ​you have to pay an electric bill," Meyers said. "Think of it as 10 times more compute capacity per ​watt spent ... Electricity is not getting cheaper."

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Micron and SanDisk shares rebounded in the early premarket trading on Monday after a bruising semiconductor sell-off forced investors to reassess one of the most crowded parts of the artificial intelligence trade.

At 5:45 am ET, Micron (NASDAQ: MU) was up more than 3%, while SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) had gained about 2.5%, according to market data, as investors attempted to buy the dip following last week’s sharp sell-off.

The reversal captures the debate confronting memory investors: did last week’s rout create an attractive entry point, or is the market beginning to anticipate the next downturn in a notoriously cyclical industry?

The rebound followed a punishing week for AI hardware as the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 1.6% on Friday and entered a bear market after falling more than 20% from its June peak.

Micron ended the week roughly 30% below its June record, while SanDisk had retreated more than 28% from its June 25 high.

SanDisk stock rose by more than 600% in 2026, underscoring how far expectations and valuations had run before the correction.

That reset encouraged traders to revisit companies still benefiting from constrained supply and rising prices.

JPMorgan cross-asset strategist Fabio Bassi described the chip decline as a temporary “wobble”, rather than the end of the AI rally, in comments reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Bassi said memory stocks had become highly concentrated positions, allowing small changes in sentiment to produce unusually large moves.

Demand for the computing capacity required by AI, however, remained strong.

That helps explain why Monday’s buyers emerged quickly, even though the broader valuation and spending concerns behind Friday’s rout had not disappeared.

The fundamental argument has not disappeared.

KeyBanc analyst John Vinh said “memory shortages remain persistent” after supply-chain checks in Asia. Vinh expects tight conditions through 2027.

KeyBanc forecasts DRAM prices will rise 15% to 20% sequentially in the third quarter and another 15% in the fourth. NAND prices could jump 30% to 40% this quarter, followed by another 15% increase.

Micron is heavily exposed to DRAM and high-bandwidth memory used alongside AI accelerators.

SanDisk is centred on NAND flash and enterprise solid-state drives, which store and retrieve the datasets used in AI workloads.

Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani told clients that SanDisk’s long-term customer agreements were creating a “new memory paradigm.”

Those contracts improve visibility into revenue, earnings and cash flow while clean-room capacity remains constrained.

The same shortage supporting prices is encouraging enormous investment.

Samsung and SK Hynix have outlined hundreds of billions of dollars in new manufacturing projects, while Micron recently raised its planned United States investment to more than $250 billion through 2035.

That spending will take years to affect output, but it revives memories of previous cycles when shortages triggered overbuilding and falling prices.

China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies is another concern.

Morgan Stanley estimates China could provide about 30% of net DRAM wafer additions through 2028.

Higher memory prices may also become self-defeating.

Costlier DRAM, HBM and NAND raise the expense of AI infrastructure, increasing pressure on hyperscalers already being asked to prove returns on huge capital budgets.

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AIA Group Ltd decreased its position in shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU – Free Report) by 54.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,492 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 8,832 shares during the period. AIA Group Ltd’s holdings in Intuit were worth $3,239,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Intuit in the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,058,407,000. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. bought a new stake in Intuit during the first quarter worth approximately $785,564,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in Intuit by 36.3% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,923,842 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,274,391,000 after buying an additional 512,684 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Intuit by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,791,212 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,848,954,000 after buying an additional 471,451 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intuit by 172.1% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 674,982 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $291,849,000 after buying an additional 426,952 shares in the last quarter. 83.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Intuit Here are the key news stories impacting Intuit this week:

Positive Sentiment: Intuit is being viewed as a long-term AI beneficiary as it embeds AI across its platform to automate financial workflows, expand higher-value services, and support future growth. Intuit Reinvents Itself With AI: Should You Buy the Stock? Positive Sentiment: The company’s AI initiative could improve productivity and deepen customer usage, which may support margins and recurring revenue over time. Intuit Reinvents Itself With AI: Should You Buy the Stock? Neutral Sentiment: One analyst note referenced Intuit being upgraded to “strong sell,” but the item provides no detailed rationale and appears secondary to the broader legal-news flow. Intuit upgraded by Piper Sandler to strong sell Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms announced or reminded investors about a pending securities class action against Intuit, with a lead-plaintiff deadline of September 8, 2026, creating a legal overhang for the stock. Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman LLC Urges Intuit Inc. Investors to Act Negative Sentiment: The lawsuit alleges securities fraud and investor harm related to the period when Intuit’s stock dropped after guidance changes, which may keep pressure on shares near term. Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces that Intuit Inc. Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead Class Action Lawsuit Negative Sentiment: Several additional firms filed or promoted similar class-action notices, reinforcing concerns that Intuit may face prolonged litigation and headline risk. Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against Intuit Inc. and Certain Officers Insider Buying and Selling at Intuit In other news, Director Vasant M. Prabhu purchased 500 shares of Intuit stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $309.71 per share, for a total transaction of $154,855.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,750 shares in the company, valued at $541,992.50. This represents a 40.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard L. Dalzell sold 284 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.32, for a total value of $74,498.88. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 11,758 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,084,358.56. The trade was a 2.36% 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. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,239 shares of company stock valued at $348,354. 2.49% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Northcoast Research cut their price objective on Intuit from $575.00 to $465.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Evercore decreased their target price on Intuit from $540.00 to $400.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group cut their target price on Intuit from $440.00 to $360.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on Intuit from $600.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Mizuho decreased their price target on Intuit from $600.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Twenty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $490.39.

Read Our Latest Stock Report on INTU

Intuit Stock Performance INTU stock opened at $291.09 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 1.45. The stock has a market cap of $79.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $303.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $404.68. Intuit Inc. has a 52 week low of $252.84 and a 52 week high of $813.70.

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The software maker reported $12.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $12.57 by $0.23. Intuit had a net margin of 21.91% and a return on equity of 25.18%. The firm had revenue of $8.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $11.65 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Intuit has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.560-3.620 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 23.800-23.850 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Intuit Inc. will post 18.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Intuit Announces Dividend The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 9th were paid a $1.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Intuit’s dividend payout ratio is 29.07%.

Intuit Company Profile (Free Report)

Intuit Inc (NASDAQ: INTU) is a financial software company headquartered in Mountain View, California, that develops and sells cloud-based financial management and compliance products for individuals, small businesses, self-employed workers and accounting professionals. Founded in 1983 by Scott Cook and Tom Proulx, the company has grown from desktop tax and accounting software into a diversified provider of online financial tools. As of my latest update, Sasan Goodarzi serves as Chief Executive Officer.

Intuit’s product portfolio includes QuickBooks, its flagship accounting and business-management platform that offers bookkeeping, payroll, payments and invoicing capabilities; TurboTax, a tax-preparation and filing service aimed at individual taxpayers; and Mint, a consumer personal-finance and budgeting app.

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