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Dell Technologies shares moved 9% higher in extended trading on Tuesday after the computer maker reported results and a forecast that easily cleared Wall Street expectations.Here’s how the company did relative to LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: $7.04 adjusted vs. $4.92 expectedRevenue: $46.97 billion vs. $44.92 billion expectedRevenue came in higher than every estimate, growing about 58% year over year for the fiscal second quarter, which ended on July 31, according to a statement. Net income of $4.13 billion, or $6.34 per share, increased from $1.16 billion, or $1.70 per share, in the same quarter a year ago. Adjusted earnings exclude…

Palo Alto Networks surpassed fiscal fourth-quarter estimates as mounting artificial intelligence risks boost demand for its cybersecurity tools. Shares were little changed in extended trading, following a 5% drop during the regular session. Here’s how the company did versus LSEG estimates:Earnings per share: $1.02 adjusted vs. 98 cents expectedRevenue: $3.41 billion vs. $3.35 billion expected.Revenue jumped 34% during the quarter from $2.54 billion a year ago, the company said. Palo Alto reported a net loss of $282 million, or 35 cents per share, down from net income of $254 million, or 36 cents per share, a year ago.The acceleration of…

This paper examines the conventional view that redistribution is central to the democratization process using data from stock markets. Consistent with this view, democratizations have a large, negative impact on asset valuations driven by a rise in redistribution risk. Across 90 countries over 200 years, risk premia are substantially elevated— similar in magnitude to financial crises—prior to and during democratizations. A shift in Catholic church doctrine in support of democracy provides causal evidence that democratizations increase risk premia. Successful democratizations lead to substantial redistribution: the size of the public sector grows, income inequality falls, and the labor share of income…

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Enterprise cyber threats and AI adoption are giving Palo Alto Networks ‘durable tailwinds,’ according to CEO Nikesh Arora

    The transcript from this week’s, MiB: David Booth, Dimensional Fund Advisors Founder & Chairman, is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube (video), YouTube (audio), and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ MASTERS IN BUSINESS:  David BoothFounder & Chairman, Dimensional Fund Advisors Bloomberg Radio — Transcript ANNOUNCER (00:00:02): Bloomberg Audio Studios. Podcasts. Radio. News. BARRY RITHOLTZ (00:00:07): This week on the podcast — what can I say? Legendary investor and founder of Dimensional Funds, David Booth, talks…

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Every quarter, Wall Street looks closely at NVIDIA Corporation’s (NVDA) latest results for clues about where the artificial intelligence boom may be headed next. And on the latest earnings call, the company revealed something that caught my attention. Higher memory costs are reportedly forcing NVIDIA to raise prices to customers by nearly 15%. And the company’s sales outlook could have been even stronger if more memory were available. And this may not be a short-term problem. Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) CEO Sanjay Mehrotra expects tight memory supplies to persist…

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole comments… why the AI trade may take it in stride… a new flareup in the Middle East… the Canada trade-war headlines to look past… and the plays underneath them Two weeks ago, we told you not to expect Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to tip his hand on rates when speaking at the Jackson Hole Symposium. Expect “a whole lot of nothing” on policy. But we told you to watch one thing closely – his tone on inflation. Would he call the trend “favorable,” or reach…

This article provides an update on the monthly moving averages we track for the S&P 500 and the Ivy Portfolio after the close of the last business day of the month. Key Takeaways The Ivy Portfolio 10-month simple moving average maintained a single cash position with the IEF bond ETF closing below its average. The S&P 500 […] The post Moving Averages of the Ivy Portfolio and S&P 500: August 2026 appeared first on ETF Trends.

Key PointsSince its launch, Cathie Wood’s Ark Innovation ETF has performed roughly in line with the S&P 500. Wood and Ark Invest are known for making eye-catching forecasts. Wood has some clear misses in her forecasting history, but investors should approach the targets on an individual basis. 10 stocks we like better than Ark ETF Trust – Ark Innovation ETF ›Cathie Wood is the founder, chief investment officer, and chief executive officer of Ark Invest, an investment firm that manages growth-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Wood has built a reputation as a highly forward-looking investor, and she and her team tend…