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.
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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.
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.
SolarEdge Plunges 30% on Q3 Guide: Residential Solar Cracks
SolarEdge fell 30% after Q3 revenue and gross-margin guidance came in below Q2, dragging Enphase, Sunrun and Canadian Solar with it. Here are the numbers.
Shopify Surges 18%: Q2 Beat With 30%+ Growth Across the Board
Shopify jumped ~18% to $145 on Q2 2026 results as GMV, revenue, gross profit, and free cash flow all grew 30%+.
SpaceX Lockup Expires Aug 6: 912M Shares Come Free
SpaceX’s (SPCX) 180-day IPO lockup ends Aug 6, freeing ~912 million insider shares two days after a bruising first earnings report.
Palantir Jumps 29%: Q2 Revenue Up 93%, Commercial +149%
Palantir Q2 2026 revenue hit $1.94B (+93% YoY), EPS $0.41 vs $0.34, US commercial +149% to $764M. FY26 guide raised to $8.15B. PLTR +29% to $162.66.
Apple Falls 7% as Cook Warns of Memory Chip ‘100-Year Flood’
Apple stock slid 7.35% Friday after CEO Tim Cook called soaring memory chip prices a ‘100-year flood.’ Nvidia reclaimed the most-valuable-company crown.
Roblox Plunges 27% as Q3 Guide Flags Bookings Decline
Roblox fell 26.85%, its worst day ever, after Q2 revenue grew 36% but Q3 bookings guidance implied a 14-18% YoY decline vs a viral 2025 comp.
Apple Q3 Beat: $109B Revenue, EPS +29%, Records Across iPhone/Mac/Services
Apple posted its strongest June quarter ever with $109.4B revenue and $2.02 EPS. Tariff refunds added ~2pp to gross margin and $0.11 to EPS.