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Clover Health reported second-quarter GAAP net income of $28 million on revenue of $743.2 million, up 55.6% from a year earlier, as the Medicare Advantage insurer's rapid membership growth continued to translate into profits. The company raised its full-year 2026 guidance across revenue, gross profit, adjusted EBITDA, GAAP net income and membership. Management is guiding to roughly 50% membership growth this year and the company's first full year of GAAP profitability — a mil

Pan American Silver jumped nearly 7% as investors piled into silver-exposed miners ahead of the company's second-quarter results, released after Wednesday's close with a conference call set for Thursday. The move builds on silver's historic run above $100 an ounce, which has repriced the entire mining complex. Peer Hecla Mining has rallied as well, up more than 5% on an upbeat silver price outlook. Hecla's own second quarter showed operating cash flow up 61% year over year to

U.S. stocks pushed higher after July's consumer price index matched expectations, rising 0.1% on the month and 3.4% from a year earlier. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, increased 0.2% monthly with the annual rate at 2.5%, easing fears that the recent oil surge had reignited broader inflation. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed higher Wednesday, and futures pointed to further gains Thursday morning. The disinflation story got a second data point Thursday as the producer p

Robinhood Ventures Fund II, the second closed-end fund from Robinhood's venture arm, is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday under the ticker RVII. The listing extends Robinhood's push to give retail investors access to pre-IPO private companies, following the launch of its first ventures fund. The debut comes on the heels of a strong second quarter for the brokerage. Robinhood reported adjusted earnings of $0.62 per share, beating estimates, as revenu

DraftKings shares rose about 8% to roughly $24 after second-quarter results showed customer acquisition running well ahead of expectations. The company reported revenue of $1.44 billion and a net loss of $67.6 million, swinging from a year-earlier profit, but investors focused on growth: enterprise-wide new customers climbed about 75% with acquisition costs roughly 25% better than planned. The standout was the company's new Predictions product, whose annualized volume surged

NIO's U.S.-listed shares fell 4% to $4.62 Tuesday, the electric-vehicle maker's worst session in two months, after July delivery figures revealed a lineup increasingly dependent on two models. NIO delivered 35,934 vehicles in July, up 71% from a year earlier, bringing its 2026 total to 227,057, a 68% year-to-date increase. Beneath the headline growth, the ES8 and ES9 SUVs accounted for 46% of July deliveries and 83% of core-brand volume. ES8 deliveries rose 14.7% to 10,288 wh

Riot Platforms shares jumped as much as 20% Tuesday after the bitcoin miner signed a $9.1 billion compute agreement with AI developer Anthropic. Under the deal, Riot will supply 191 megawatts of capacity from its Rockdale, Texas campus to support Anthropic's AI workloads, with two extension options that could lift the total contract value to $16.1 billion. The agreement is the latest and largest sign of bitcoin miners repositioning themselves as AI infrastructure providers, c

U.S. stocks pulled back Tuesday as the impasse between Washington and Tehran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz kept oil prices elevated heading into today's key inflation data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 184 points, or 0.34%, to 53,791.85, the S&P 500 slipped 0.32% to 7,728.20, and the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.6% to 26,445.45. Communication services led the decliners, with Alphabet down 3.8%, while crude futures climbed more than 1% as hopes faded for a near-term

Robinhood launched crypto trading in the United Kingdom this week through its Bitstamp UK unit, letting British users buy and sell more than 50 digital assets, including bitcoin, ether and XRP, inside the same app they use for stocks, ISAs, options and futures. The service launches with zero trading fees and no account maintenance or custody charges. The rollout extends Robinhood's push to diversify beyond its home market and beyond transaction-driven crypto revenue. In its m

Delta Air Lines is emerging as the clear leader among U.S. carriers in 2026, with shares up roughly 24.5% year to date and trading near $91. Investors are rewarding resilient travel demand, premium cabin revenue growth and disciplined capacity management, along with the high-margin loyalty revenue generated by Delta's American Express partnership. The company recently raised its dividend 15% and reaffirmed its full-year outlook after an earnings beat. The picture is starkly d

Super Micro Computer reported fiscal fourth-quarter results after the close Tuesday, posting revenue of $11.1 billion, slightly below the $11.55 billion analysts expected, alongside earnings of $1.62 per share that comfortably beat the $0.96 consensus. Gross margins landed in the 15% to 17% range, well above the roughly 8% the company had guided to earlier in the year, helped by a favorable customer and product mix. The headline number, however, was guidance. Management forec

Bank of America raised its price target on Robinhood Markets to $140 from $132 and maintained a Buy rating, citing momentum after the brokerage's strong second quarter. Robinhood reported revenue of $1.3 billion, up 32% year over year, driven largely by a tenfold surge in prediction-markets revenue, with earnings of $0.62 per share topping estimates. The company is also preparing to take Robinhood Ventures Fund II public in mid-August, expanding its push to give retail invest

West Texas Intermediate crude briefly crossed $100 a barrel on Tuesday for the first time in nearly two months, extending a rally that saw prices jump roughly 6% over the past 24 hours to trade near $92. The surge, fueled in part by stalled U.S.-Iran negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz, made energy the market's leading sector on Monday even as the broader indexes slipped. Oil majors rode the move higher. BP's U.S.-listed shares jumped about 2.1% after the company reported

Barry Diller's People Inc. is pressing an $18 billion bid to take MGM Resorts International private at $48.30 per share, and the proposal is now drawing legal attention. A securities law firm said this month it is investigating potential conflicts of interest in the deal, noting that Diller sits on MGM's board while People Inc. already holds roughly a 26% stake in the casino operator. MGM has formed a special committee of independent directors to evaluate the unsolicited offe

Freeport-McMoRan shares advanced as copper prices strengthened on tariff-driven dislocations and tightening supply signals in the U.S. market. With 50% levies on imported copper products in effect since August 1, domestic prices have pushed to records as buyers hoard metal and cross-border supply chains adjust. As the largest U.S.-based copper producer, Freeport is widely seen as a beneficiary of the premium American copper now commands over global benchmarks. Morgan Stanley

The bond market sold off Monday, with the 10-year Treasury yield climbing six basis points to 4.71%, as the sharp rally in crude oil revived inflation worries days before the July consumer price report. The move pressured equities, with the S&P 500 slipping 0.06%, the Dow falling 0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 dropping 0.34%. The selloff spread overseas, with government bonds in Australia and New Zealand following Treasuries lower in Tuesday trading. U.S. stock futures steadied Tu

Gary Brecka will headline "The Future of Longevity" on August 16 at LA's Peacock Theater, hosted by Sequel Brands' Ultimate Longevity Center — a public showcase for a franchise that sold 200 territories before opening a location.

In an August 8 Fox News interview, Bryan Johnson defended his claim of cloning himself "as a newborn," explaining plans to test therapies and grow organs. Scientists say human cloning isn't possible and call the framing misleading.

Copper climbed to a new all-time high in New York, with September Comex delivery touching $6.7045 per pound — roughly $14,781 per tonne — surpassing the previous intraday peak of $6.69 set in mid-May. The record reflects a squeeze on two fronts: tariff-driven stockpiling has pulled unusually large volumes of metal into U.S. warehouses, while global mine supply continues to tighten. Freeport-McMoRan, the largest U.S.-listed copper producer, is among the most direct beneficiari

Super Micro Computer disclosed a preliminary fourth-quarter business update showing total new orders in excess of $60 billion received during the quarter, lifting its backlog to record levels ahead of its fiscal Q4 report Tuesday after the close. The company said revenue is tracking near the low end of its $11.0 billion to $12.5 billion guidance range, but gross margins are estimated at 15% to 17% — roughly double the 8.2% to 8.4% it had guided — on a favorable customer and p