Investing.com - Major music companies posted streaming growth of 8.3% on average in the second quarter of 2026, with Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG) leading at 11.3%, followed by Sony Music Group at 9.7% and Universal Music Group (AMS:UMG) at 5.6%, according to Barclays' 12th Global music results wrap released Friday.
The gap between the major labels' performance and Spotify narrowed to 7 percentage points from an all-time high of 17 percentage points in the second... (continue reading...)
Investing.com -- Morgan Stanley analysts said the semiconductor production equipment industry's April-June results showed few positive catalysts, with Advantest emerging as a clear standout among Japanese equipment makers.
Disco, Lasertec and JEOL reported key performance indicator guidance aligned with Morgan Stanley forecasts, but their shares fell after earnings as market expectations appeared high ahead of results.
Advantest raised its full-year guidance and plans to... (continue reading...)
Investing.com - US equity exchange-traded funds recorded inflows of $27.8 billion during the week ended August 19, up from $7.9 billion the previous week, according to Jefferies' weekly fund flow report. Overall retail inflows excluding money markets totaled $40.3 billion, compared with $23.5 billion the prior week.
ETFs attracted $49.6 billion in total inflows for the week, while mutual funds excluding money markets saw outflows of $9.3 billion. Taxable bond ETFs... (continue reading...)
Investing.com -- Stripe's agreement to acquire artificial intelligence infrastructure startup OpenRouter for more than $8 billion marks a significant bet that the next phase of the AI boom will be fought not only over the most powerful models, but also over the infrastructure that determines how those models are selected, used and paid for.
The payments company announced the acquisition on Wednesday without disclosing a purchase price. The reported valuation is more... (continue reading...)
Investing.com - BTIG Research reports that July delinquency trends show elevated early-stage delinquencies across Affirm Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: AFRM) stock's static pool asset-backed securities.
The 30-59 day delinquencies for each curve are at all-time highs for the newest vintages, according to BTIG. At 9 months of age, the 2025-X2 delinquencies are higher than any prior vintage early-stage delinquencies.
The same pattern holds true for the 2025-X2 vintage at 16 months... (continue reading...)
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