Southern (NYSE:SO) reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $1.13 per share, up $0.21 from the prior-year period and $0.13 above the company’s estimate, as higher electricity usage, customer growth and construction-related earnings supported results. Chief Financial Officer David Poroch sa

Sony (NYSE:SONY) reported record first-quarter sales and operating income for fiscal 2026, raised its full-year sales, operating income and net-income forecasts, and said it expects most of an estimated ¥80 billion in U.S. tariff refunds to benefit results during the current fiscal year. For the qu

Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ:GDYN) reported second-quarter revenue and profitability above its guidance range, as the technology services company pointed to expanding demand for artificial intelligence programs, deeper relationships with major technology and financial-services customers, and progress in ph

Companies that have reported in the Q2 cycle are offering encouraging reads on order trends, margin resilience, and full-year demand. This fundamental health is filtering directly into analyst models, driving a steady stream of upward revisions for Q3 and beyond.

STORY: Wall Street ended higher on Friday, with the Dow adding more than half a percent, the S&P 500 gaining seven-tenths of a percent and the Nasdaq climbing one percent.:: AmazonAmazon surged more than 15% after the tech giant posted its biggest quarterly revenue growth in over four years. Its results, along with a similar report from Microsoft this week, alleviated investor concerns about potential overspending on AI data centers.Meanwhile, shares of Apple tumbled more than 7% after a disappointing forecast showed that the iPhone maker was struggling to secure enough components, as the AI-driven data center boom strains global supply chains.Friday marked the end of a bumpy week for stocks that included a Fed policy meeting in which the central bank left rates unchanged - but with three dissenters pushing for a 25 basis point hike.Dean Smith is chief strategist & portfolio manager at FolioBeyond."I think there was a decent case to be made that a hike is in order. Inflation, we had a slightly softer print on the most recent one, but inflation is now running well above Fed's 2% stated target. It's higher now than it was a year ago and it seems to be reaccelerating. [FLASH] So it was a close call probably, but I think, you know, if I had been on that voting committee, I would have voted for a rate hike as well.":: ArchiveOther stocks on the move Friday included Monolithic Power Systems, which rose more than 8% after forecasting third-quarter revenue above estimates.But shares of GoDaddy slid nearly 17% after the domain registrar narrowed its annual revenue forecast.