Airbnb Jumps 15% on Q2: Revenue +17%, FY26 Guide Raised
Airbnb (ABNB) posted its best day ever, +14.8%, after Q2 2026 revenue rose 17% to $3.6B, net income hit $816M, and management raised full-year revenue and margin guides.
Options Greeks Explained: Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, Rho
Delta, gamma, theta, vega, and rho decoded: what each Greek measures, how they move an option’s price, and the mistakes that quietly cost traders money.
Switch Files Confidential IPO, Eyes $80B Data-Center Return
Las Vegas data-center giant Switch confidentially filed to return to public markets, chasing a valuation up to $80B just four years after an $11B take-private by DigitalBridge and IFM.
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.
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.