Earnings call transcript: Cullen/Frost beats Q2 2026 estimates as shares slip

23 July 2026 The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. The outlook for energy prices, while highly volatile, currently stands close to the baseline of the June Eurosystem staff projections and well above the levels recorded prior to the conflict in the Middle East. Uncertainty remains high and…

The search for reliable power in an AI-driven world has pushed Bloom Energy (BE +3.98%) and Constellation Energy (CEG +0.25%) into the spotlight, but which stock better serves your portfolio in 2026? Bloom Energy provides on-site power through fuel cells, while Constellation Energy operates a massive fleet of nuclear plants. Both companies target the growing…

Interview with Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Élisabeth Montaufray-Bureau on 10 July 2026 15 July 2026 What is your view on last Thursday’s vote by the European Parliament to back the digital euro? It was a very important step because the Parliament represents Europe’s citizens and its endorsement…

Here is an interesting chart from Luke Kawa. It shows monthly returns of Goldman Sachs’ basket of retail favorite stocks. It’s down 12% this month through yesterday, which would make it the worst month since April 2022. Note that the bad and good months tend to cluster as momentum takes over. There were a couple…

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en English Human Development Jul 6, 2026 Daron Acemoglu Genetic-engineering tools with which to design one’s progeny already exist, and they are being made even more potent with AI—at least for those who can afford such services. In the absence of policy…