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Paramount Skydance (PSKY) earnings Q2 2026

TazaPulseAugust 5, 2026

An aerial view of the Paramount logo displayed on the water tower at Paramount Studios on Dec. 8, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Paramount Skydance raised its full-year guidance on Tuesday and reported second-quarter results that showcased the continued strengths of streaming and weaknesses of linear TV. While Paramount beat...

Merchant Discount Rate on UPI transactions? Amendments to payments act may pave way – what it means

TazaPulseAugust 5, 2026

Policymakers are evaluating two broad models for introducing a Merchant Discount Rate for UPI payments. India has taken a step towards allowing merchant charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions after proposed amendments to the country’s payments law were introduced in Parliament on Tuesday.UPI, among the world’s largest real-time payment systems, handled 23.6 billion transactions...

US stock market today: Wall Street near new record high as earnings drive rally; crude prices slip

TazaPulseAugust 5, 2026

Such growth would be the strongest earnings expansion since the extraordinary rebound in the spring of 2021. US stock market today: Wall Street moved closer to fresh record highs on Tuesday as easing oil prices and another round of strong corporate earnings lifted investor sentiment.The S&P 500 gained 0.6% and was on course to surpass...

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Novo Nordisk releases earnings and guidance

TazaPulseAugust 4, 2026

Novo Nordisk CEO Maziar Mike Doustdar waits for the start of the pharmaceutical company’s annual general meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 26, 2026. Tom Little | Reuters U.S.-traded shares of Novo Nordisk dropped more than 5% on Tuesday after the Danish drugmaker released guidance that appeared to disappoint investors. The company hiked its 2026 outlook,...

ONGC Q1 results: Oil giant’s profit doubles to Rs 17,034 crore amid rising crude prices

TazaPulseAugust 4, 2026

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) reported a more than two-fold jump in its profit for the April-June quarter on Tuesday. The spike was fueled by higher crude oil prices and improved realisations, even as oil and gas production remained broadly stable.According to a stock exchange filing, the company posted a net profit of...

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Procter & Gamble to buy Thorne for $3.8 billion, CEO tells CNBC

TazaPulseAugust 4, 2026

Procter & Gamble is buying supplement brand Thorne for $3.8 billion, CEO Shailesh Jejurikar said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” The acquisition, which is set to be announced Tuesday, is a bid for P&G to grow its health and wellness division. The consumer goods giant already owns several other supplements brands, like Metamucil, Align...

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Why Ford believes a 10.2% July U.S. sales decline was a ‘good’ month

TazaPulseAugust 4, 2026

Ford Motor vehicles are displayed for sale at the Leif Johnson Ford dealership on June 30, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images DETROIT — Despite reporting a 10.2% decline in its July U.S. vehicle sales Tuesday, Ford Motor is touting the results as a “good sales month.” That’s according to Rob Kaffl,...

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Foreigners are buying fewer U.S. properties

TazaPulseAugust 4, 2026

Houses in Orchard Hills in Irvine, California, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Paul Bersebach | Orange County Register | Medianews Group | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to...

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Pfizer (PFE) earnings Q2 2026

TazaPulseAugust 4, 2026

Pfizer Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pfizer on Tuesday reported second-quarter results that topped estimates and hiked the low end of its revenue outlook, citing an added $1.5 billion in sales from...

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Merck (MRK) earnings Q2 2026

TazaPulseAugust 4, 2026

The exterior view of the entrance to Merck headquarters in Rahway, New Jersey, on Feb. 5, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Merck on Tuesday beat second-quarter estimates and hiked its revenue outlook, as a slate of new products showed strong growth. But the pharmaceutical giant cut its profit guidance due to a charge tied...