✓Aug 28 session - Last update: Aug 28, 2026, 4:42 PM ET
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✓Aug 28 session - Last update: Aug 28, 2026, 4:47 PM ET
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What changed: Element Solutions Inc (ESI) moved -6.33% from $37.29 to $34.93 on 2026-08-28. News reports indicate a possible $27 billion merger has been announced, with ESI and peers dropping 21% and 7% respectively following the reports. Volume was 7.2x the 5-day average, indicating significant institutional participation.
Source: daily_prices:fmp_change_percent
Changes History →What's next
What to watch
ESI earnings are scheduled for 2026-10-27; management may provide deal-related commentary and updated guidance depending on the merger's status and timing.
✓Aug 28 session - Last update: Aug 28, 2026, 4:43 PM ET
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What changed: Edison International (EIX) moved -5.99% from $74.64 to $70.17 on August 28, 2026, on volume 2.6x the 5-day average. The sell-off was driven by investor anxiety ahead of an August 31 California legislative deadline for wildfire liability reform. The company's CEO recently warned that delays in passing state wildfire liability reforms could trigger credit downgrades for California utilities, heightening market sensitivity around future borrowing costs and regulatory risk.
Source: daily_prices:fmp_change_percent
Changes History →What's next
What to watch
Outcome of the August 31 California wildfire liability legislative deadline and any resulting regulatory announcements from state lawmakers.
✓Aug 28 session - Last update: Aug 28, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
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What changed: SSR Mining Inc. (SSRM) moved -5.34% from $39.39 to $37.29 on August 28, 2026. The decline was driven by routine commodity price pullbacks and broader precious metals sector weakness rather than company-specific news. Volume remained near its 5-day average.
Source: daily_prices:fmp_change_percent
Changes History →What's next
What to watch
SSRM earnings are scheduled for November 3, 2026, with consensus EPS estimate of $0.86.
✓Aug 28 session - Last update: Aug 28, 2026, 4:52 PM ET
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What changed: Hinge Health, Inc. (HNGE) moved -5.05% from $92.00 to $87.35 on 2026-08-28. We checked news, earnings, analyst updates, SEC filings, and corporate actions — no company-specific catalyst was found. Volume remained near its 5-day average at 1.1x, suggesting the move was not driven by unusual trading activity.
Source: daily_prices:fmp_change_percent
Changes History →What's next
What to watch
HNGE earnings announcement scheduled for 2026-11-03 (date not yet confirmed).
✓Aug 28 session - Last update: Aug 28, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
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What changed: Galaxy Digital (GLXY) moved -5.90% from $24.66 to $23.21 on 2026-08-28. We checked news, earnings, analyst updates, filings, and corporate actions — no company-specific catalyst was found. The move appears to be driven by ongoing market digestion of the company's second-quarter results, which included an $85 million net loss tied to digital asset price volatility. Volume remained near its 5-day average, indicating typical trading activity.
Source: daily_prices:fmp_change_percent
Changes History →What's next
What to watch
Earnings scheduled for 2026-10-20 with a consensus EPS estimate of -$0.05.
✓Aug 28 session - Last update: Aug 28, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
🛡Material / Earnings✓High confidence
What changed: Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL) moved -5.05% from $192.43 to $182.71 on 2026-08-28. The decline follows the company's fiscal Q3 earnings report in early August, where EPS of $1.42 missed the $1.49 consensus estimate and revenue of $311.7 million fell short of the $316.7 million expectation. Analysts have recently adjusted price targets downward as investors reassess whether POWL's $2.0 billion backlog and data-center growth narrative are already priced in, amid broader profit-taking in high-valuation electrical and industrial infrastructure stocks.
Source: daily_prices:fmp_change_percent
Changes History →What's next
What to watch
Earnings scheduled for 2026-11-17 (date pending confirmation) with consensus EPS estimate of $1.52.
✓Aug 28 session - Last update: Aug 28, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
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What changed: Hecla Mining Company (HL) moved -5.65% from $21.60 to $20.38 on August 28, 2026, amid valuation concerns following its strong Q2 earnings performance. Investors cited the stock's recent rally as potentially overextending relative to future cash flows, combined with sensitivity to broader precious metals market sentiment.
Source: daily_prices:fmp_change_percent
Changes History →What's next
What to watch
HL earnings scheduled for November 4, 2026 (consensus EPS estimate $0.17) will test whether the recent valuation concerns are validated by forward guidance.
✓Aug 28 session - Last update: Aug 28, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
🛡Material / Earnings✓High confidence
What changed: Planet Labs PBC (PL) moved -5.22% from $21.08 to $19.98 on 2026-08-28. Investor concerns over shareholder dilution from equity and shelf offerings, combined with lower gross margin guidance from management, drove the decline. Volume was 2.0x the 5-day average.
Source: daily_prices:fmp_change_percent
Changes History →What's next
What to watch
Planet Labs PBC earnings report expected 2026-09-03; consensus EPS estimate is -$0.02.
✓Aug 28 session - Last update: Aug 28, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
🛡Material / Earnings✓High confidence
What changed: Coeur Mining, Inc. (CDE) moved -5.46% from $22.35 to $21.13 on 2026-08-28. We checked news, earnings, analyst updates, SEC filings, and corporate actions — no company-specific catalyst was found. The move occurred on below-average volume (0.6x the 5-day average).
Source: daily_prices:fmp_change_percent
Changes History →What's next
What to watch
Monitor CDE earnings report on 2026-11-04 to assess whether recent price weakness reflects market expectations or signals a potential miss/beat.
✓Aug 28 session - Last update: Aug 28, 2026, 4:45 PM ET
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What changed: SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI) moved -5.96% from $19.20 to $18.06 on August 28, 2026. We checked news, earnings, analyst updates, filings, and corporate actions — no company-specific catalyst was found. The move appears to be post-rally consolidation following strong gains earlier in August, with volume near its 5-day average.
Source: daily_prices:fmp_change_percent
Changes History →What's next
What to watch
SOFI earnings are scheduled for October 27, 2026, with a consensus EPS estimate of $0.16.
✓Aug 28 session - Last update: Aug 28, 2026, 4:42 PM ET
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What changed: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ALNY) moved +5.63% from $224.47 to $237.10 on 2026-08-28. We checked news, earnings announcements, analyst updates, SEC filings, and corporate actions — no company-specific catalyst was found. Volume remained near its 5-day average at 1.1x.
Source: daily_prices:fmp_change_percent
Changes History →What's next
What to watch
ALNY earnings on 2026-10-29 against the consensus EPS estimate of $1.79.
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FinancialsAugust 28, 2026 · 10 min read
PayPal (PYPL) Stock Drops ~13% as Stripe-Advent Abandon a $53B Buyout Bid
PayPal fell about 12.5% to roughly $53.75 on August 28 after Bloomberg reported that the Stripe and Advent International consortium abandoned its pursuit of the company. The group had bid $60.50 a share (more than $53 billion) in mid-July — an offer PayPal's board reportedly deemed too low — and the stock had traded above the bid on expectations of a higher offer. With the buyers gone, the takeover premium round-tripped: PayPal fell back to its 50-day average, below the very price it had turned down. The debate now is whether the board saved value or squandered it: KBW's Sanjay Sakhrani kept Outperform at $70, while Mizuho's Dan Dolev cut to $51. Underneath the deal drama, PayPal is a cheap (~10x earnings), profitable, but out-of-favor fintech — down ~23% over the past year, rated Hold — that must now prove its case without an acquirer to settle it.
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ConsumerAugust 28, 2026 · 13 min read
Gap (GAP) Stock Jumps ~13%: A Margin Beat Despite Lower Sales, and a Tale of Four Brands
Gap Inc. jumped about 13% to roughly $23.50 on August 28 after a fiscal Q2 report that beat on profit even as sales fell about 2% and comps slipped 1%. Adjusted EPS of $0.52 topped the ~$0.48 estimate on a wider gross margin, management raised its full-year adjusted-EPS guide to $2.35–$2.45, and Gap named a new CEO for its weakest brand, Old Navy. The nuance: the flashy ~40% jump in trailing GAAP net income (and the ~7x trailing P/E) is heavily distorted by one-time gains — a Q1 legal settlement and a Q2 tariff refund — while on an adjusted basis Q2 profit actually dipped year over year; the cleaner gauge is ~9x forward. Underneath, a tale of four brands: Gap +10% (its 11th straight quarter of comp growth) and Banana Republic +3%, but Old Navy — the biggest — fell 4% and Athleta 12%. A hold-heavy Street (about 12 of 20 at Hold; UBS $42 and Telsey $34 the bulls) reflects doubts about the shrinking top line.
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TechnologyAugust 28, 2026 · 11 min read
Elastic (ESTC) Stock Soars ~23%: A Q1 Beat, 20% Cloud Growth, and an AI-Search Re-Rating
Elastic soared about 23% to roughly $103 on August 28 after a strong fiscal Q1: revenue rose 15% to $478 million, adjusted EPS of $0.70 beat the ~$0.58 consensus, Elastic Cloud revenue grew 20%, and management raised full-year guidance to roughly $2.0 billion in revenue. The nuance: the $0.70 is a non-GAAP figure — on a GAAP basis the quarter was a ~$0.16-per-share loss, and the ~29x trailing P/E some sites quote is deceptively low because trailing profit is almost entirely a prior-year one-time tax benefit. It was the mirror image of Marvell, which also beat and raised the same night but fell ~7% because investors had priced in more Google-AI upside, sooner — expectations, not the beat, drove the reactions. The surge carried Elastic to a 52-week high, above its ~$91 average analyst target, forcing bulls to scramble (Oppenheimer, Baird and Guggenheim into the $120s) while cautious desks stayed below.
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ConsumerAugust 21, 2026 · 11 min read
Ross Stores (ROST) Stock Jumps ~5%: A Big Q2 Beat and +10% Comps — With a One-Time Tariff Boost
Ross Stores jumped about 4.8% to roughly $240 on August 21 after a strong fiscal Q2: earnings of $2.66 a share beat the ~$1.94 consensus, revenue rose 13% to $6.26 billion, comparable-store sales grew 10% on higher traffic, and management raised full-year EPS guidance to $8.61–$8.77. The catch: a one-time tariff refund (~$253 million, ~$0.60 a share) flattered the headline — of the 610-basis-point operating-margin expansion, about 405 bps was the refund, and ex-refund EPS was closer to $2.06 (still a beat, but a much narrower one). It was a healthier report than Walmart's, which beat but fell on slowing comps; Ross's +10% comp, though down from +17% in Q1, was far better. And it outran its direct off-price peer TJX (~flat), marking the move as mostly company-specific — though Target's ~4% rally showed the retail tape wasn't uniformly flat. After a ~64% run to near its highs, the stock trades ~28x forward — rich for retail.
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AutomotiveAugust 21, 2026 · 11 min read
Tesla (TSLA) Stock Jumps as Nevada Approves Up to 5,000 Robotaxis, Feeding the Autonomy Premium
Tesla rose about 4.5% to roughly $360 on August 21 (as much as ~5.5% intraday) after the Nevada Transportation Authority unanimously cleared it to operate up to 5,000 paid robotaxis in the Las Vegas area — up from a 10-vehicle cap days earlier. It matters because Tesla is priced as an autonomy platform, not a carmaker: net income is down ~35% year over year on a ~4% trailing operating margin, yet the stock trades near 358x trailing and 181x forward earnings. The same approval moved Uber under 2% (cleared for 1,000) and was immaterial to Alphabet's Waymo — the size of Tesla's reaction is the autonomy premium in action. Wall Street is split like almost no other mega-cap: an average target near $395 but a range from about $25 (GLJ's Gordon Johnson, Sell) to $600 (the Street high). It is a permit, not paid rides — one catalyst among several, and a real step forward with a long way still to travel.
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FinancialsAugust 20, 2026 · 12 min read
Coinbase (COIN) Stock Jumps ~7%: A Bitcoin Rebound, Treasury Buybacks, and the CLARITY Act
Coinbase jumped about 7% to roughly $171 on August 20 — part of a ~17% two-day surge — as several forces pulled together: a genuine Bitcoin rebound (up ~3.5% to ~$71,500), a U.S. Treasury buyback move that eased yields, short-covering, and a White House crypto event where President Trump pushed the CLARITY Act — a tailwind uniquely relevant to the largest U.S. exchange. The high-beta crypto stocks outran the coin (COIN ~+7%, MSTR high-single digits vs Bitcoin ~+3.5%), magnifying the bounce. It landed on a beaten-down, loss-making stock (down ~43% over 52 weeks, a $359M Q2 loss), so the snap-back was sharp. Wall Street stays net-bullish (Buy consensus, ~$196 target), but targets have been falling and the move rests partly on a crypto rebound and a bill that still faces a mid-September Senate vote.
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