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SpaceX appreciation creates concentration risk at university endowments

The private markets boom in aerospace has a familiar side effect: winners get large. SpaceX shares have appreciated sharply enough that various university endowments holding stakes in the private company now carry concentration risk

By Freya Lindqvist · 2 min read

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Amazon's blowout Q2 beat rested largely on Anthropic paper gains, not operations

The AI investment cycle has introduced an accounting variable that public-market scorecards are only beginning to price correctly. Amazon reported Q2 2026 net income of $62.6 billion, or $5.75 per share

By Tomas Reyes · 2 min

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Walmart raises full-year outlook and plans to direct tariff refund toward lower prices

Against the backdrop of a consumer cycle pulling in two directions, Walmart has raised its full-year guidance and said it will use what it described as a huge tariff refund to keep prices l

By Yuki Tanaka · 2 min

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Earnings

Walmart fiscal second-quarter earnings due Thursday as a consumer gauge

Consumer spending patterns have been one of the harder reads of the year. Walmart is set to release fiscal second-quarter results before the bell on Thursday, a print that analysts expect will serve as a gauge on the consumer and…

By Ines Ferreira · 2 min

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Alaska primary sends two Dan Sullivans to November ballot as federal probe targets same-name challenger

Alaska's open primary, which advances the top four finishers regardless of party to a ranked-choice general election, produced an unusual November ballot on Tuesday: incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan moved forward…

August 20, 2026 · 2 min

Macro

Stock index futures hold flat after Wall Street closes higher

The overnight session is giving back nothing. Stock index futures are trading flat following a positive close on Wall Street, a configuration that points to consolidation rather than any fresh move in e

August 20, 2026 · 2 min

Deals

BioMarin bets $275 million on oral treatment for rare bone disease

The rare disease drug market has long run on injectable therapies, a delivery format patients tolerate but rarely prefer. Against that backdrop, BioMarin Pharmaceutical announced Tuesday it has entered a definitive agreement to…

August 20, 2026 · 2 min

Markets市場

SK Hynix shares surge over 12% in Seoul on massive buyback announcement

August 20, 2026 · 2 min

Energy

Walk-on's Sports Bistreaux tops 80 locations with Drew Brees and a live-sports content deal at its center

August 20, 2026 · 2 min

Regulatory

Twist Bioscience files prospectus supplement to register Invenra resale shares

August 20, 2026 · 2 min

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