Klarna exceeded its own guidance on every line. Investors priced the volume forecast and the finance-chief departure instead.
US markets live · August 18, 2026
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Costco is putting its name on Medicare plans with SCAN Health Plan — and federal rules bar the one thing it would most want to include.
Home Depot beat on sales and earnings, then reaffirmed guidance instead of raising it. The stock went nowhere.
Advertising fell 19%. GPU cloud grew 283%. The group still missed, and the shares took it badly.
Raytheon won a 7-year, $22.9 billion Navy contract to build Tomahawks at more than 1,000 a year. The stock barely moved.
KKR reportedly offered $42.50 a share for UGI. The stock jumped — but stopped well short of the offer price.
Disney and ABC asked a federal court to end an FCC licence proceeding they call retaliation. The shares barely noticed.