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• Oracle’s cloud infrastructure growth and AI market positioning drive recent positive stock performance. • The company is converting a significant revenue backlog into realized income faster than anticipated. • Technical indicators suggest an oversold condition despite current bullish sentiment and analyst buy ratings.

• Coca-Cola shares declined amid broader consumer staples sector weakness and macroeconomic headwinds. • High interest rates and dollar strength negatively impact Coca-Cola’s defensive equity appeal. • Analysts express concern over potential volume declines from weight-loss drug popularity and pricing.

• Stryker stock fell due to concerns regarding orthopedic demand and hospital capital spending. • Elevated treasury yields are compressing valuation multiples for high-growth medical technology firms. • Technical breaches of support levels and institutional profit-taking contributed to intraday price volatility.

TradingKey - Meta Platforms (META) has made substantial progress in the commercialization of its cloud computing infrastructure. According to media reports, Meta is in early-stage talks with leading AI company Anthropic to lease computing resources from its proprietary data centers, a two-year partnership that could be worth up to $10 billion. If finalized, the deal would represent a landmark transaction, marking Meta's transition from using its computing assets solely for internal operations to external commercialization. Driven by the news, Meta's stock price recovered significantly, narrowing from an early-session decline of over 5% to less than 2%. As of press time, shares were down 2.06% at $650.82.

• SNDK stock rose due to improved enterprise SSD pricing and storage industry demand. • New 3D NAND technology developments and lower interest rate expectations bolstered market sentiment. • Analysts issued multiple buy ratings with an average price target of $2087.01.

• Intuitive Surgical shares declined after missing second-quarter revenue and procedure volume expectations. • Management lowered 2026 procedure growth guidance due to slowing international elective surgery rates. • Increased R&D spending and rising costs compressed operating margins, triggering institutional selling.

• Mizuho shares declined due to yen strengthening and shifting Japanese monetary policy expectations. • Investors are concerned about bond portfolio mark-to-market impacts and rising technological operational costs. • Technical indicators show a MACD buy signal, while annual revenue reached $26.18 billion.

• IBM shares declined amid concerns over generative AI monetization and enterprise IT spending. • Regulatory scrutiny and currency fluctuations prompted brokerage firms to revise short-term price targets. • Technical factors and rising fixed-income yields contributed to the stock's recent downward momentum.

• Micron stock rose due to strong demand for high-bandwidth memory products. • Improved yield rates on 1-beta DRAM nodes are expanding company gross margins. • Analysts revised fiscal estimates upward amid favorable macroeconomic and sector trends.

Tradingkey - In early U.S. trading, Apple (AAPL) briefly overtook Nvidia (NVDA) as the world's largest company by market capitalization. Nvidia shares fell as much as 3% in early trading, with its market cap dropping to approximately $4.84 trillion, while Apple's market cap hovered near $4.88 trillion. Both companies' stock prices subsequently rebounded. As of press time, Nvidia's decline narrowed to about 1.5%, with a market cap of $4.95 trillion; Apple rose slightly by 0.08%, with its market cap reaching $4.91 trillion.

• AppLovin shares declined amid a broader retracement in high-growth technology and advertising sectors. • Technical indicators show a sell signal via MACD and an oversold Williams %R condition. • The company reported $5.48 billion in annual revenue within the software industry.

• Abbott Laboratories reported second-quarter earnings exceeding Wall Street expectations. • Management raised full-year earnings guidance due to strong organic sales growth. • Medical devices and nutrition segments drove overall financial performance and revenue growth.

• Netflix shares declined following disappointing forward-looking subscriber growth guidance. • Stagnant revenue per membership and rising operational costs concern institutional analysts. • Macroeconomic pressures and weakening consumer discretionary spending are fueling selling activity.

• Bank of Japan rate hike caution pressured Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's lending outlook. • Yen appreciation and global macroeconomic concerns negatively impacted the company's valuation. • Institutional investors conducted tactical profit-taking and portfolio rebalancing following recent sector outperformance.

• Bank of Japan's cautious monetary policy stance is impacting projected net interest margins. • Declining U.S. Treasury yields and yen volatility are creating selling pressure on the stock. • MUFG maintains a robust capital position despite a lack of immediate positive catalysts.

TradingKey - Despite multiple institutions raising their price targets for TSMC (TSM) following its strong second-quarter earnings report, the stock fell below the $400 mark today, hitting its lowest level in nearly two months. As of press time, shares were down 2.43% at $399.80. Data shows that the company's second-quarter net profit grew 77% year-on-year, while revenue, gross margin, operating margin, and third-quarter revenue guidance all exceeded market expectations. Meanwhile, the share of advanced process technologies continues to rise, with AI-related orders remaining the primary driver of growth.

TradingKey - GE Aerospace beat Q2 2026 estimates with revenue up 31%, EPS of $2.02, and free cash flow up 43%. Management raised all guidance. Then the stock fell 4%. Here is why order growth deceleration spooked investors and where $340 support sits.

Tradingkey - On July 17 (ET), as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran continued to escalate, the two major crude oil futures rose again, returning to price levels seen in mid-June. As of press time, WTI crude futures rose over 3% to $81.05, while Brent crude futures also gained more than 3% to $87.01. The confrontation between the two sides has intensified as the fragile ceasefire agreement signed by the U.S. and Iran last month shows further signs of breaking down.

• Potential U.S. trade restrictions on China threaten Applied Materials' revenue and contract stability. • Anticipated normalization in artificial intelligence infrastructure spending is slowing semiconductor capital expenditure. • Rising Treasury yields and technical sell-offs are creating significant downward pressure on valuations.

• TSMC shares declined due to rising capital expenditure and potential gross margin compression. • Geopolitical uncertainty regarding supply chain security is driving institutional investors to reduce exposure. • Uneven demand recovery in smartphone and PC markets weighs on near-term revenue outlooks.