An updated edition of the June 10, 2025 article.The drone technology is scaling new heights driven by cutting-edge advancements in autonomous technology and AI-powered navigation. The embedding of AI has made modern drones faster and more versatile than ever. AI incorporation is driving the autonomous navigation functionality of drones, enabling them to autonomously plan their flight paths based on real-time data, such as environmental terrain. The integration of 5G and advanced Wi-Fi technology has further ...

For investors seeking momentum, Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) is probably on the radar. The fund just hit a 52-week high and has moved up 32.2% from its 52-week low price of $19.00 per share. But are there more gains in store for this ETF? Let us take a quick look at the fund and the near-term outlook on it to get a better idea of where it might be headed:SCHX in FocusSchwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF offers exposure to the largest U.S. companies as ranked by full market capitalization. It has key holdings in in ...

Key Takeaways VKTX posted a Q2 loss of $0.58 per share, missing estimates and widening from $0.20 last year.Higher R&D costs from clinical trials and staffing drove a 153% year-over-year expense increase.Viking launched its phase III VANQUISH obesity trials and eyes a new IND filing by year-end.Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) reported second-quarter 2025 loss of 58 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 44 cents. The company had incurred a loss of 20 cents per share in the year-ago ...

ACNB (ACNB) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.11 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.32 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non- recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -2.63%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this bank would post earnings of $0.94 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.03, delivering a surprise of +9.57%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpass ...

On Wednesday, July 3, 2025, China's Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs, led by President Xi, announced plans to tackle "low-price and disorderly competition" and to "promote the orderly exit of backward production capacity." Overcapacity, especially in the auto and solar panel industries, has been a pain point Analyst's Disclosure:I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of KWEB either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. Business relationship disclosure:I work ...

Key Takeaways Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY) reported second-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings available for distribution (EAD) per average share of 73 cents, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 72 cents. The figure increased from 68 cents in the year-ago quarter. NLY's average yield on interest-earning assets improved in the reported quarter. However, the company recorded a year-over-year decline in book value per share (BVPS). Inside Annaly's Headlines Net interest income (NII) was $273.2 milli ...

Thursday, July 24, 2025 Pre-market futures right now are split, but weakening. Understandable, as we have seen record high closes on the S&P 500 so far this year in double digits, mostly in just the past couple weeks. Profit-taking wouldn't be the craziest idea anyone had from current levels, and considering the morning's data remains strong, we don't see anything else pushing market futures down. Only the tech-heavy (AI-trade-heavy) Nasdaq is in the green at this hour, +42 points, +0.18%. This itself is of ...

Key Takeaways Honeywell International Inc. (HON) reported second-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $2.75 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.64. The bottom line increased 10% year over year on an adjusted basis. On a reported basis, the company's earnings were $2.45 per share, up 4% year over year. Total revenues of $10.35 billion beat the consensus estimate of $10.02 billion. The top line increased 8% from the year-ago quarter, driven by strength in the Aerospace Technologies segm ...

The Zacks Wireless Equipment industry is poised to benefit from healthy demand trends driven by a fast-track 5G deployment and transition to cloud and fiber network infrastructure upgrades. However, large-scale investments for seamless 5G evolution, margin erosion due to price wars, higher customer inventory levels, inflated raw material costs due to macroeconomic challenges, geopolitical conflicts and uncertain business conditions stemming from tariff wars might erode profitability. Nevertheless, Ubiquiti ...

Key Takeaways American Electric Power Company, Inc. ((AEP) is slated to release second-quarter 2025 results on July 30, before market open. Factors like favorable rate revisions in prior quarters, industrial load growth, data center demand and higher normalized retail sales, aided by economic development in the states where AEP operates, are also likely to have boosted the top-line performance in the soon-to-be-reported quarter. However, adverse weather patterns, including heavy rainfalls, floods and severa ...