Textron (TXT) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
For the quarter ended June 2026, Textron (TXT) reported revenue of $3.83 billion, up 3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.62, compared to $1.55 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.15% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.82 billion.
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Read MoreGoodbye, 4.7% COLA: Why the Latest Estimates for Social Security Recipients Just Changed
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If there’s one piece of key Social Security information seniors tend to look out for each year, it’s news of their upcoming cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA.
COLAs are designed to help Social Security benefits keep pace with inflation.
Chip stocks are crashing as the rest of the market barely flinches: AlphaCheck
Semiconductor stocks are falling out of bed and flashing red. Under the market’s hood, the rally is still running green.
The PHLX Semiconductor Index (^SOX) briefly broke below 11,000 Tuesday, now down over 25% from its June peak, as another wave of selling swept from South Korea through US chip stocks.
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Read MoreTrump's tariffs aren't going away: Here's what they mean for your wallet and the US economy
President Donald Trump’s tariffs are entering a new phase and are likely to stay for a long time, meaning Americans and businesses should expect continued import taxes instead of temporary measures. The White House’s latest tariff overhaul is not a major policy change but a legal restructuring to keep Trump’s trade agenda alive after previous tariffs ran into legal problems.
Interest rates held at 3.75% as Bank of England warns inflation rate will rise again this year
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The Burst
Will This High-Growth ETF Keep Outpacing the Market?
For the last few years, earnings growth from the tech sector has been the driving engine of America’s stock market. Investors have piled into the largest tech companies, betting on the ability of AI and other emerging technologies to unlock enormous amounts of new value and create years of forward growth.
One ETF that has benefited enormously from this trend is the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG).
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Why This Billionaire Loaded Up Former Deadbeat Stock
Howard Marks has built his 50‑year reputation on buying what everyone else is overlooking and waiting patiently for the narrative to swing his way. So when Oaktree Capital’s first‑quarter 2025 filing revealed a brand‑new 18.8 million‑share position in Nokia (2 % of the equity book, at roughly $5 a share) many investors did a double‑take ,telecom hardware is hardly Oaktree’s home turf.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
How To Blow $3 Billion
Among the many rules of business is be careful in whose playground you are competing. Gaming companies learned this the hard way a few years ago when they built their businesses on top of the Facebook platform. So too did media companies like PopSugar. When Facebook decided to focus more on surfacing individual posts over corporate ones,