- Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, and American States Water are identified as Dividend Kings that have raised their dividend payments for over 60 consecutive years.
- Coca-Cola raised its quarterly payout for the 64th consecutive year alongside a 7% net revenue increase, while Procter & Gamble extended its streak to 70 years with a 3% yield.
- American States Water extended its streak to 72 consecutive years of annual increases by raising its dividend by 8.2% to offer a reliable long-term investment.
- SpaceX reported strong initial quarterly revenue alongside a massive $18.4 billion capital expenditure surge, while the S&P 500 closed above 7,700 for the first time.
- Procter & Gamble agreed to acquire supplement brand Thorne for $3.8 billion, and Disney posted strong quarterly earnings driven by its parks and streaming units.
- Chipotle temporarily pulled jalapeños from Minnesota locations due to a salmonella outbreak link, causing its shares to drop nearly 10%.
- SpaceX revenue could reach $ 1 trillion according to Elon Musk, while AMD shares fell 8% as SpaceX committed to Nvidia chips.
- P&G agreed to buy supplements maker Thorne for $ 3.8 billion, and New Jersey sued Amazon over alleged wage suppression in its delivery network.
- OpenAI criticized Apple's trade-secret suit, and Amgen lifted its full-year revenue outlook while halting an obesity treatment.
- Driven by progress in US-Iran talks and corporate earnings beating expectations, major US stock indices reached new highs, with the Dow rising 1.71% to 54,084.99 points and the S&P 500 advancing 1.79% to 7,736.52 points.
- AI hardware and memory stocks led market gains, highlighted by Palantir's second-quarter revenue growing 93% year-over-year to $1.94 billion and SanDisk jumping 10.84%.
- Major corporate developments included Anthropic securing a $10 billion computing power deal with Volta Infra Holdings, and Procter & Gamble agreeing to acquire Thorne for $3.8 billion.