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Walmart's Q4 2026 results show operating income growing at more than double the rate of sales, driven by $6.4B in advertising and an accelerating AI and e-commerce platform.
Eli Lilly holds 60% of the US obesity market. Novo Nordisk's CagriSema just lost a head-to-head trial against tirzepatide. Behind them, five challengers are racing toward Phase 3. Here is where every major GLP-1 program stands heading into the second half of 2026.
Walmart's Q4 2026 results show adjusted operating income growing at more than double the revenue pace, with advertising and membership fees funding nearly one-third of operating income.
Palantir posted $1.63 billion in Q1 2026 revenue, up 85% year-over-year, its fastest growth rate as a public company, and raised full-year 2026 guidance to $7.656 billion.
Deere & Company posted Q1 2026 net sales of $9.6 billion, up 13% year-over-year, as Construction & Forestry surged 34% and management declared 2026 the bottom of the agricultural cycle.
Caterpillar posted Q1 2026 revenue of $17.4B (+22% YoY) with a record $63B backlog driven by data center power demand. But $2.2-$2.4B in tariff exposure creates binary risk for the rest of the year.
AWS posted its fastest growth in 15 quarters while Microsoft Cloud hit $54B in Q3 2026. Here is what the headline numbers and CapEx commitments reveal.
Meta, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet all reported within the same earnings window, posting record revenues, expanded margins, and rising AI capital commitments.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis put real GDP growth at 2.0% annualized in Q1 2026. Strip out spending on computer equipment and software (the categories carrying most of the AI buildout), and the picture changes substantially. AI capital formation is now roughly 5% of US GDP, a level last seen during the late-1990s technology boom.
When Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon reported Q1 2026, a surprising share of the headline numbers traced back to two private companies they don't own outright. Cloud commitments, equity stake markups, and AI run-rate disclosures all point to Anthropic and OpenAI as load-bearing inputs to Big Tech's earnings.
Big Tech revenue keeps growing. Free cash flow does not. The Q1 2026 reports made the gap between operating performance and cash generation impossible to ignore. Amazon's TTM free cash flow fell 95%. Alphabet's quarterly FCF dropped 47%. Apple alone kept the old shape intact.
Q1 2026 earnings calls turned the AI capex race into a numbered game. Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, and Apple disclosed full-year spending plans that vary by an order of magnitude. Here is what each company committed to, and what they say the money is for.
Walmart Q4 2026: advertising and membership now fund a third of operating income. Sparky AI drives 35% higher basket sizes. Operating income grew at 2x the revenue rate. The platform transition is no longer theoretical.
Tim Cook became Apple CEO in August 2011 and steps aside in September 2026. The financial record of his tenure is already written.
Quarterly earnings calls from major banks contain critical information about the economy, interest rates, and credit markets. Here is how to use banking podcasts to stay informed without reading 50-page transcripts.
JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo all reported Q4 2025 results. Revenue growth across all three banks signals a strong quarter for the financial sector, though the drivers differ significantly.