Earnings Volatility Watch: Oracle And Adobe Report, But the Wild Swings Belong to Smaller Names
Oracle and Adobe headline the week, both down about 20% in 2026, yet the biggest implied earnings moves belong to InnovAge, SailPoint and eight others.
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Abercrombie & Fitch Posts Upbeat Q2 Results, Joins Semtech, Summit Therapeutics And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Wednesday
U.S. stocks mixed, Nasdaq up 0.1%. Abercrombie & Fitch shares surge 31.6% after beating earnings and raising forecasts. Other top gainers include Kanzhun, Capricor Therapeutics, Semtech Corp, and more.
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