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A view of Levi Strauss & Co. headquarters on July 8, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Heather Diehl | Getty Images Levi Strauss beat Wall Street’s quarterly expectations on the top and bottom lines on Wednesday, leading the retailer to increase its guidance and its dividend. The denim maker is now expecting full-year adjusted earnings per share to be between $1.46 and $1.52, up from a prior range of between $1.42 and $1.48. At the high end, that’s ahead of expectations of $1.50 per share, according to LSEG. Levi also raised its top line outlook and is now expecting full-year sales to rise between 7% and 7.5%, compared to a prior range of between 5.5% and 6.5%. That’s ahead of expectations of 6.6%, according to LSEG. About half of that growth is expected to come from higher prices and the other half is expected to come from unit sales, said finance chief Harmit Singh. Here’s how Levi did in its secon
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The Bank of America has offered a $520 million credit line to OpenAI, with the ChatGPT maker preparing to go public in an IPO. This move pulls one of Wall Street’s largest institutions deeper into the business of financing AI. This hands the Bank of America a foothold in what could become one of the biggest listings ever, and also signals that a historically cautious bank now sees AI startups as worth the financial risk. Bank of America makes a U-turn Bank of America, run by CEO Brian Moynihan, had kept its distance from AI startups because a lot of them kept losing money. However, increased competition in the AI financing sector has changed this. OpenAI had already pulled in more than $5 billion from other financiers, and the bank has calculated that sitting out meant potentially losing access to an IPO that could feed its Merrill Lynch wealth-management arm. The bank is a
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The post Bitcoin ETFs ‘Turning a Corner’ After Record Bleed Hits $8 Billion appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
In brief Bitcoin ETFs have generated $510 million in net inflows over the past three days. Sentiment could be turning a corner, according to 21Shares’ James Butterfill. The products have bled roughly $8 billion over the course of eight weeks. Wall Street’s favorite crypto vehicles have notched net inflows for three consecutive days, reversing a record slump as investors cautiously wade back into Bitcoin. Exchange-traded funds tied to the digital asset have pulled in roughly $510 million since Friday, marking a shift in momentum from the “largest run of outflows we’ve ever seen,” James Butterfill, head of research at asset manager 21Shares, told Decrypt. “It looks like sentiment might be turning a corner,” he said. “They are the largest inflows we’ve seen since the outflows began in early May, suggesting we’re maybe through the worst of it.” Despite their overwhelming popular
The post Dimon: JPMorgan Chase to Fight Stablecoin Yield Rules appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Jamie Dimon says banks will fight the CLARITY Act language allowing crypto rewards. Section 404 bans passive stablecoin yield but permits activity-based rewards. Lawmakers must decide whether to keep or tighten the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin reward rules. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has moved Wall Street’s stablecoin fight into a tighter congressional timetable. He warned that banks will oppose Senate language that still leaves room for crypto reward programs. Speaking on Fox Business, Dimon said JPMorgan and other banks would fight the bill’s provisions, even if the industry ultimately loses. The dispute now sits at the center of the CLARITY Act debate before the Senate’s August break. The 2026 Senate calendar lists August 7 as the final in-session day before recess. That leaves lawmakers limited time to settle Stablecoin Yield disagreements and move the bill toward a floor vote. Bank
The post Wall Street analyst sets Nvidia stock price for 12 months appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Vivek Arya, a Wall Street analyst at Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), has maintained a bullish outlook for Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA), as investors wonder why Nvidia stock is down as of July 8. Arya reiterated a Buy rating for Nvidia stock on July 7 in a note to clients. He further set his 12-month price target for NVDA shares at $350, implying a potential rally of about 77.4%, as the company’s stock traded at about $197.30 at press time. The analyst argued that the recent Nvidia stock pullback aligns with historical weak seasonal patterns. Nonetheless, Arya anticipates the company’s stock market to rebound in the near term, fueled by rising global cloud demand amid growth in AI (Artificial Intelligence) infrastructure. Specifically, Arya’s bullish Nvidia stock forecast for 2026 and beyond is bolstered by the ongoing tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) and the adoption of AI a
The post SpaceX Stock Price Slips 5.85% Amid Nasdaq-100 Entry, Analysts Stay Bullish appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Key Insights: SpaceX stock price fell 5.85% as the company officially joined the Nasdaq-100 index. A limited IPO float kept the Nasdaq-100 weighting below 1% despite a $2.1T valuation. Major Wall Street firms launched bullish coverage despite the stock’s trading decline. SpaceX stock price came under pressure as the company entered the Nasdaq-100 after its June IPO. Shares fell by 5.85% to $151.04, losing $9.38 from the previous close of $160.42. The decline came as investors tracked the company’s first trading session inside the index and reviewed new analyst coverage following the end of the post-IPO quiet period. Despite the pullback, several major brokerages began coverage with bullish ratings, creating a split view between short-term selling and longer-term Wall Street expectations. The chart showed SpaceX opened lower before losses deepened in early trading. T
The post Tesla (TSLA) Stock Dips Despite New Model Y L Production Launch appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Quick Summary Tesla launched Model Y L production featuring a long wheelbase configuration with three rows and six seats, priced around $62,000 TSLA declined 1.1% in premarket trading to $396.61, adding to Tuesday’s 4% loss and remaining roughly 10% below year-to-date levels Second-quarter vehicle deliveries reached 480,126 units, surpassing Wall Street projections by approximately 70,000 vehicles with 25% year-over-year growth Market attention centers on artificial intelligence, autonomous taxi operations, and Optimus robotics rather than electric vehicle sales figures; robotaxi operations expanded to three states RBC elevated price target to $500; analyst consensus remains at “Hold” with average price target of $408.52 Shares of Tesla (TSLA) traded at $396.61 during Wednesday’s premarket session, declining 1.1% following Tuesday’s 4% tumble. The electric vehicle manufacturer
The post Will Financial Markets Crash in July? Iran Ceasefire Collapse Puts Investors to the Test appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
President Donald Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire over on Wednesday, reviving fears of a markets crash in July. Stock futures fell more than 1% while oil surged and gold climbed. Wall Street’s early reaction suggests caution rather than panic. The bigger question is whether renewed war risk triggers a deep July sell-off, or whether investors have already built the danger into prices. Bitcoin, Gold, Oil, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Dow Performance. Source: TradingView Wall Street Repeats a Familiar Risk-Off Script The US struck more than 80 Iranian targets overnight after Tehran attacked three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM confirmed. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard answered with claimed strikes on 85 US military facilities, activating air defenses in Bahrain and Kuwait. The June truce died less than halfway through the 60-day window neg
