Twilio Q2 Beat: Revenue +22%, FY Growth Guide Raised to 18%
Twilio delivered $1.50B in Q2 2026 revenue, up 22% reported and 17% organic, raised full-year growth guidance to 18-18.5%, and posted record $353M free cash flow.
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Bollinger Bands Explained: Formula, Squeeze, Mistakes
Bollinger Bands explained plainly: the formula, John Bollinger’s own rules, the squeeze setup, and the mistakes that fool retail traders.
Hadrian Raises $1.37B at $7.87B for AI Defense Factories
Chris Power’s automated defense factory just landed $1.37B from a public-market-heavy Series D, with the Alabama submarine facility at the center.
Payrolls Shrink in July: -23,000 Jobs, Rate-Cut Bets Surge
US payrolls unexpectedly contracted by 23,000 in July vs consensus of +85,000. Unemployment eased to 4.1% as bonds rallied and September rate-cut odds jumped.
MACD Explained: Formula, Signals, and Common Pitfalls
MACD explained plainly: the formula, the three signals traders watch, a worked example, and where the indicator quietly misleads you.
Apollo Wins easyJet: £5.7bn Take-Private at 715p a Share
Apollo Global Management sealed a £5.7bn ($7.7bn) all-cash bid for easyJet after Castlelake walked away, in one of the largest airline take-privates ever.
Trade Desk Cracks 25% After Hours: Growth Slows to 3%
The Trade Desk plunged roughly 25% after hours on Aug 6 as Q2 revenue growth slowed to 3% and Q3 guidance implied a sequential decline.
Fed Dot Plot Explained: How to Read the SEP
The Fed dot plot shows where 19 policymakers think interest rates should go. Here is how to read it, what it does not say, and what the June 2026 dots signal.
Credit Spreads at 20-Year Tights as Supply Tops $1.7T
IG at 81bps, HY at 281bps, and $1.68T of corporate bonds already issued YTD — why record supply keeps meeting record demand in the credit market.
AppLovin Drops 19% on Q2: Ad-Tech Growth Story Cools
AppLovin fell nearly 20% after Q2 2026 revenue growth slowed to 53% and Q3 guidance implied further deceleration to the mid-40s.