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Archer Aviation (ACHR) Acquires Boeing (BA) Subsidiaries To Build End-To-End Physical AI Aerospace Platform

Anthony SinclairAugust 10, 202604 mins

Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) and The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) have signed definitive agreements for Archer to acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid, and Insitu subsidiaries. The deal combines decades of complementary capabilities in autonomy, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and unmanned aircraft systems into a single aerospace and defense platform. The transaction adds…

GameStop (GME) Considers Withdrawing $56 Billion eBay (EBAY) Bid As Ryan Cohen Eyes Partnership Instead

Thomas ShelterAugust 10, 202604 mins

GameStop Corp. CEO Ryan Cohen is now weighing whether to pull his company’s $56 billion unsolicited takeover bid for eBay Inc., marking a dramatic shift in one of the year’s most closely watched corporate sagas. According to people familiar with the matter, Cohen is considering replacing the acquisition proposal with a partnership or joint venture…

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Misses Q2 Estimates But Grows Revenue Backlog To $1.3 Billion

Anthony SinclairAugust 10, 202603 mins

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) reported second quarter 2026 results on August 10, falling short of Wall Street expectations despite significant operational progress in its satellite broadband network buildout. The space-based cellular broadband provider posted revenue of $31.52 million for the quarter, coming in below the analyst consensus estimate of $34.98 million. The company reported an…

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Shares Slide After Q2 Revenue Miss And Deeper Loss As Investors Eye Satellite Expansion

Thomas ShelterAugust 10, 202604 mins

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) shares fell roughly 3.5% in after-hours trading Monday after the company’s second-quarter results missed analyst expectations on both revenue and earnings. The satellite connectivity company reported Q2 revenue of $31.5 million, falling short of the $33.9 million analysts had projected, according to Fiscal.ai. Despite the miss, revenue grew dramatically compared to just…

General Dynamics (GD) And RTX (RTX) Are Beating The Aerospace Sector In 2026

Anthony SinclairAugust 10, 202603 mins

General Dynamics (GD) has delivered a strong year-to-date performance, raising the question of whether it stands out among its aerospace peers. The Aerospace group currently ranks second out of 16 groups in the Zacks Sector Rank, making it one of the stronger performing sectors overall. The sector includes 76 individual companies, and the ranking is…

Earnings Growth Broadens Beyond Tech, Giving Stock-Market Bulls Fresh Reasons For Optimism

Thomas ShelterAugust 10, 202603 mins

Second-quarter corporate earnings growth is tracking near 48%, a figure that signals remarkable strength across the broader market, not just among technology giants. Even after adjusting for investment-related gains at Alphabet (GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN), earnings growth remains close to 29%, underscoring the durability of the current profit cycle. The results are fueling renewed confidence…

Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Surges Back Toward $500 With Bulls Eyeing A Further 30% Rally

Anthony SinclairAugust 10, 202603 mins

Microsoft (MSFT) shares have staged a dramatic comeback, recovering sharply after briefly falling below $350 from a high above $553 less than one year ago. The recovery came on the heels of a strong earnings report that reignited investor confidence in the company’s artificial intelligence and cloud growth strategy. Microsoft shares advanced approximately 23% over…

SpaceX And AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Inject New Energy Into The Space Sector

Thomas ShelterAugust 10, 202603 mins

SpaceX stock staged a notable recovery following a post-earnings selloff, with shares trading around $135 on Monday as investor confidence returned. The rebound signals renewed appetite for space sector equities after what had been a turbulent stretch tied to earnings-driven volatility in the group. SpaceX, the privately held rocket and satellite company founded by Elon…

Horizon Quantum And Xanadu Quantum Technologies Emerge As Contenders Following IonQ (IONQ) And D-Wave Earnings

Anthony SinclairAugust 10, 202603 mins

Earnings reports from Horizon Quantum (HQ) and Xanadu Quantum Technologies (XNDU) suggest both companies have a legitimate shot at competing with larger quantum computing rivals. The results signal that the quantum computing sector is not simply a two-horse race dominated by well-capitalized incumbents like IonQ (IONQ) and D-Wave. Smaller players are increasingly drawing investor attention…

Embraer (EMBJ) Crushes Q2 2026 Earnings And Revenue Estimates With Record Backlog

Thomas ShelterAugust 10, 202604 mins

Embraer S.A. (EMBJ) delivered a standout second quarter in 2026, reporting earnings of $1.19 per American Depositary Share, blowing past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 61 cents by 95.1%. That result represented a 177.4% surge compared to the 43 cents per ADS the Brazilian aerospace giant posted in the same period a year ago. On…