The August 3 trade deadline went off with a bang: LA added Detroit ace Tarik Skubal to an already elite rotation, while Boston pried catcher Adley Rutschman from Baltimore. The Cubs also snagged Kevin Gausman. The playoff picture just got a whole lot more interesting. Did your team come out ahead?
Netflix beat Q2 estimates (EPS $0.80, revenue $12.56B) but Q3 guidance of $12.86B came in light, and the company said it will now report detailed engagement data annually instead of twice a year. The transparency cut hit harder than the numbers miss โ analysts slashed price targets calling it a "murky mosaic." Not financial advice. Is this a buying opportunity or a sign Netflix's growth story is actually cooling?
Wall Street got a rare "double print" Tuesday: five mega-banks โ JPMorgan ($JPM), Goldman Sachs ($GS), Bank of America ($BAC), Wells Fargo ($WFC), and Citigroup ($C) โ all dropped Q2 2026 earnings before the bell at the exact same moment June CPI hit the tape at 8:30 AM ET. Analysts were expecting big things: investment banking revenues projected up ~26% and trading up ~14% year-over-year, with Citigroup flagged as the wildcard near multi-year highs. Headline inflation was expected to cool from May's 4.2% down to ~3.9% on falling gas prices, though core CPI was seen holding near 2.9%. Did the banks deliver or disappoint, and does the inflation data change the Fed calculus for a September cut? Not financial advice.