Bill Ackman bought back Netflix shares after previously selling 3.1 million shares for a loss of more than $400 million in 2022.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Atlassian reported fiscal Q4 adjusted EPS of $1.87 (vs. $1.50 expected) and a 44% year-over-year jump in Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO) to $4.8 billion, while projecting a 25% fiscal 2027 operating margin and authorizing its CEO to buy up to $250 million in stock.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
FINNY AI introduced a “Pay-as-You-Grow” pricing model where advisors pay $50 per month plus 20 basis points per year on assets FINNY identifies for as long as those clients remain clients, with the rate tiering down to 12.5 basis points as more assets come through the platform.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
As of Monday, August 17, 2026, Zillow’s national averages show purchase mortgage rates are lower than refinance rates across key terms (e.g., 30-year fixed: 6.54% vs 6.59%).
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The top CD rate today (Monday, August 17, 2026) is 4.30% APY on Synchrony Bank’s 16-month CD.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The average HELOC rate is 7.16% and the national average fixed home equity loan rate is 7.35%, leaving a 19-basis-point spread between the two.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The Thermal Master P3 ($279) lets users scan a phone for heat maps that can detect hidden cameras, insulation problems, and certain water leaks with plus/minus 3.6°F accuracy and a -4°F to 1,112°F measurement range.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
CNET
Tessan’s Surge Protector Power Strip is discounted 20%, with the grey version available for $23 for Prime members ($27 for non-members) and the black version marked down to $29.
Aug 17, 2026 ·CNET
Darden Restaurants’ stock is rated a consensus “Moderate Buy” by 28 analysts (16 “Strong Buy,” 1 “Moderate Buy,” 11 “Hold”), with a $230 mean price target and a $276 Street-high target implying up to 22.5% upside.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Marsh & McLennan shares have trailed the S&P 500 over the past 52 weeks, falling 9.3% versus the index’s 20.4%, and the stock dropped 3.1% after FY2026 Q2 earnings on July 21 due to weakness at Guy Carpenter, ongoing reinsurance pricing pressure, and only a modest beat.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
US stock futures were mixed ahead of this week’s retail earnings as traders weighed the Federal Reserve’s next policy move, with Dow Jones futures down 0.1%, S&P 500 futures near flat, and Nasdaq-100 futures up 0.4%.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Hilton Worldwide (HLT) is expected to deliver adjusted EPS of $9.06 in FY2026, up 11.7% year over year, and among 24 analysts the consensus rating is “Moderate Buy” (13 “Strong Buys,” 3 “Moderate Buys,” 8 “Holds”).
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The dollar index fell to its lowest level since early June as traders cut U.S. rate hike bets after a run of softer economic data, pushing the euro to a two-month high at about $1.1614.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Microsoft has increased from roughly 60–90 Windows security fixes per month last year to 600+ in July as AI-driven bug hunting and AI-written code boost patch volume.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
The Register
Home Depot’s fiscal Q2 2026 earnings on Aug. 18 will hinge on whether comparable sales improve as the housing market stays constrained by high borrowing costs, with guidance unchanged at total sales growth of ~2.5% to 4.5% and comparable sales growth between flat and 2%.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
You generally owe income taxes on the amount you roll from a pre-tax retirement account (like a traditional IRA or 401(k)) into a Roth IRA in the year of the conversion, and you won’t pay taxes only if the money is coming from another Roth account.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
TCL Tab A1 Plus Nxtpaper (10,000mAh) pairs a 12.2-inch 2.4K Nxtpaper display with a press-of-a-button switch between color and “ink paper” modes designed to reduce eye strain (including lower blue light output and flickering).
Aug 17, 2026 ·
ZDNet
ONGC secured a U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control license to resume operations in Venezuela, potentially unlocking access to more than $500 million in outstanding dividends from its San Cristobal (40% stake) and Carabobo (11% stake) projects.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
AI agents were a dominant focus at Black Hat and DEF CON, with speakers and attendees warning that “rogue agents escaping their sandboxes” could increasingly threaten cybersecurity defenders and critical infrastructure.
Aug 17, 2026 ·The Register
A 30% chance of an imminent Federal Reserve rate hike next month is now priced in, down from about 50% a week earlier, after soft U.S. data including an unexpected drop in retail sales.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
