UniCredit raised its 2026 profit target after delivering record first-half earnings, giving Chief Executive Andrea Orcel more room to pursue control of Commerzbank without weakening the Italian lender’s standalone investment case. Second-quarter net profit reached €2.9 billion, ahead of the €2.8 billion average forecast compiled by the bank. Excluding a €245 million trading and funding
Silver hovered just below $60 an ounce on Thursday as buyers defended a breakout that has restored short-term momentum after last week’s sharp retreat. Spot silver traded near $59.80 after moving between roughly $59.33 and $60.08, while futures remained close to $60.10. The metal had approached $61 in the previous session, its strongest level in
Ethena price has risen nearly 5% in the past 24 hours as multichain expansion and steady USDe demand have boosted investor interest. According to CoinGecko data, ENA traded around $0.091 at the time of writing after gaining about 4.8% over the previous 24 hours and roughly 9% over the past week. The token briefly approached
EasyJet reported a 70% year-on-year decline in fiscal third-quarter profit on Thursday. The airline said disruption from the Iran war had increased costs during the quarter. However, it added that consumer confidence was strengthening as the peak summer travel period approached. Quarterly earnings came in at £85 million. That was sharply lower than the £286
Zcash (ZEC) has returned to the spotlight after posting another strong move alongside the broader cryptocurrency market. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency climbed 1.5% over the past 24 hours to trade at $541.07, extending its monthly gain to nearly 20% while remaining one of the strongest-performing large-cap digital assets over the past year. While the latest recovery
Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) will report second-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the closing bell, with investors closely watching whether the Google parent can justify its growing investments in artificial intelligence amid delays to a key AI model and intensifying competition. As the first of the “Magnificent Seven” technology companies to report earnings this season, Alphabet’s results
Jito’s latest product launch has put fresh attention on the JTO token at a time when sentiment across the cryptocurrency market is improving. The protocol has introduced JTX, a self-custodial trading platform built for Solana assets and tokenised real-world assets, adding a new business line beyond its well-known liquid staking and MEV infrastructure. https://twitter.com/jtx_trade/status/2079586859529777388?s=20 Following
Tesla (TSLA) shares are inching higher ahead of the company’s second-quarter earnings scheduled to be released after market close on Wednesday, July 22nd. Consensus is for the EV specialist to post a nearly 15% year-on-year increase in earnings per share (EPS) to $0.31 on revenue of at least $25.7 billion – which would represent a
Micron Technology Inc. (MU) shares surged 12% on Tuesday after Bank of America argued that the rapid emergence of low-cost, open-source Chinese artificial intelligence models could increase, rather than reduce, demand for memory chips. The rally came ahead of a key week for the technology sector, with investors awaiting earnings from Alphabet and other major
Palo Alto Networks Inc. (PANW) is emerging as one of Wall Street’s preferred cybersecurity plays as concerns over increasingly powerful artificial intelligence models drive demand for security products and services. The view follows comments from International Business Machines (IBM), which said last week that enterprise customers are placing greater emphasis on cybersecurity as more advanced