IPO PRICED
BlossomHill Therapeutics, Inc.BLSM · Nasdaq
$16 / share$150M raise9,375,000 shares

Priced at $16 for a $150M Nasdaq debut

BlossomHill Therapeutics priced its IPO at $16 a share, raising $150 million with J.P. Morgan and Leerink leading the book. A deal that size for a precision oncology developer is a real test of how far the reopened biotech window extends.

Source: SEC filing
IPO PRICED
Ticketplus Ltd.TP · Nasdaq
$8 / share$15M raise1,875,000 shares

Priced at $8, raising $15 million on Nasdaq

Ticketplus priced its Nasdaq debut at $8 a share, a $15 million raise on just 1.875 million shares. That tiny float is the whole story: live-event ticketing exposure arrives in a micro-cap that can move hard on day one, with Roth Capital Partners leading the deal alongside Bancroft Capital and MDB Capital.

Source: SEC filing
CLOSING BELL
U.S. Markets
  • S&P 500+0.56%
  • Dow Jones Industrial Average+0.29%
  • Nasdaq Composite+0.91%

Growth did the heavy lifting again: the Nasdaq's 0.91% gain was more than triple the Dow's 0.29%, leaving the S&P 500 at 7,753. If you are underweight tech, you are underweight the only engine running right now.

ITUBItau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Q2 2026
EPS
$1.07
est $0.22+392.6%
Revenue
$46.45B
est $47.51B-2.2%

Latin America's largest bank pulled a 24.3% recurring return on equity out of Brazil's easing cycle. Revenue landed just under expectations, so the fee income slowdown management flagged is the thing to track next quarter.

Quarterly EPS — reported vs estimate
TTWOTake-Two Interactive
Regular session
$244.73
+5.02%open $233.03

Take-Two reaffirming the November GTA 6 date, right after Rockstar's extended look landed on Netflix, took the delay risk off the table and lifted the stock 5% to $244.73. Next checkpoint is any marketing beat that hints at slippage.

SOUNSoundHound AI
Regular session
$7.95
+10.50%open $7.19

SoundHound AI is up 10.5% to $7.95 in the session, putting the voice-AI name back in play for small-cap AI money. Moves this size in a stock this small rarely stay quiet into the close.

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MNSTMonster Beverage
Regular session
$89.91
-4.14%open $93.79

Monster rarely moves like this, and a 4.1% intraday drop to $89.91 puts the energy drink leader back in play for anyone tracking the category share fight. Next signal is whether buyers defend the $90 line.

Earnings on deck — Aug 10–14
608 companies262 before open346 after close

Berkshire Hathaway reports before the open Monday, opening a week of 608 companies that stretches from software and gold mining to bitcoin miners and aerospace. Positioning after Friday's close means reacting to the busiest stretch of the season instead of anticipating it.

  • BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway, Inc.Mon Aug 10Before open
  • MNDYmonday.com Ltd.Mon Aug 10Before open
  • BBarrick Mining CorporationMon Aug 10Before open
  • CEVACEVA Inc.Mon Aug 10Before open
  • BTDRBitdeer Technologies GroupMon Aug 10Before open
  • CECOCECO Environmental Corp. Mon Aug 10Before open
  • PERIPerion Network Ltd.Mon Aug 10Before open
  • RDNTRadNet Inc.Mon Aug 10Before open
  • EMBJEmbraer S.A.Mon Aug 10Before open
  • FERGFerguson plcMon Aug 10Before open
  • KEELKeel Infrastructure Corp. Mon Aug 10Before open
  • MPTMPT Mon Aug 10Before open
  • NABLN-able, Inc.Mon Aug 10Before open
  • NESRNational Energy Services Reunited Corp.Mon Aug 10Before open
  • SBETSharpLink Gaming Ltd.Mon Aug 10Before open
PBRPetrobras
Q2 2026
EPS
$0.81
est $1.40-42.2%
Revenue
$33.61B
est $160.39B-79.0%

GAAP earnings came in well below expectations after a $965 million export tax hit, even as net income nearly doubled to $10.44 billion on higher crude exports to China. Shareholders get $3.4 billion in dividends and interest on capital declared August 6, with Brasilia's export tax regime still under reassessment.

Quarterly EPS — reported vs estimate
Biggest dividend payouts · Aug 7
BKRBaker Hughes
$228M$0.23 per share
  • 2ARLPAlliance Resource Partners$0.60/sh$77.2M
  • 3JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services$0.45/sh$42.3M
  • 4CFFNCapitol Federal Financial$0.085/sh$10.5M
  • 5WSFSWSFS Financial$0.20/sh$10.2M

Baker Hughes is sending shareholders the biggest check today, $228 million at 23 cents a share, landing August 17. Alliance Resource Partners pays the richest per share of the group at 60 cents.

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