📈 Stocks / Finance

Palantir surges 7% after crossing $1B in quarterly revenue

Yahoo Finance

Palantir stock jumped 7.85% after reporting Q2 revenue of $1.004B, up 48% YoY, and EPS of $0.16, both above estimates. U.S. commercial revenue rose 93%. The firm raised 2025 guidance and landed a $10B Army deal, pushing shares up 110% YTD despite valuation concerns.

UnitedHealth stock tumbles on weak earnings and gloomy forecast

The Motley Fool

UnitedHealth shares dropped after Q2 profit fell 43% to $5.2B and 2025 EPS guidance of $16 missed Wall Street’s $20.91 estimate. Rising medical costs pushed its care ratio to 89.4%. The stock is down 50% YTD and trading at a 5-year low P/E near 11.

Pfizer stock jumps 5% on strong earnings and outlook boost

Investor’s Business Daily

Pfizer beat Q2 earnings forecasts by $0.20, reporting $0.78 EPS and $14.65B in revenue, driven by cost cuts and stronger COVID product sales. Shares rose 5.2%. The company raised its FY EPS guidance to $2.90–$3.10 and reaffirmed $61–$64B revenue targets.

🪙 Crypto

Corporate Ether holdings surge to $3.5B on staking appeal

Pymnts

Corporate ether holdings jumped from 116K to 966K tokens YTD, reaching $3.5B. Firms favor ether over bitcoin for staking yields and utility. Ether’s role in DeFi and stablecoin infrastructure boosts adoption, despite regulatory and volatility concerns.

🌎 Global Economy

Dollar slips as rate cut bets surge, tariffs rattle markets

The Business Standard

The dollar index fell after weak US jobs data pushed the odds of a September Fed rate cut to 94.4%. Investor anxiety rose over new US tariffs, with Goldman Sachs forecasting up to 75bps in cuts. Currency markets signaled global unease amid shifting trade and monetary policy.

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