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Netflix returns to bond market financing after two years

On Monday, it announced its return to the U.S. investment-grade bond market and plans to issue corporate bonds due in 2036. This is the first time the company has entered the bond market for financing after two years since it first issued investment-grade bond…

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Netflix returns to bond market financing after two years

On Monday, it announced its return to the U.S. investment-grade bond market and plans to issue corporate bonds due in 2036. This is the first time the company has entered the bond market for financing after two years since it first issued investment-grade bond…

Nasdaq Trader halt notice: ZYBT

Halt Date Halt Time Issue Symbol Issue Name Market Reason Code Pause Threshold Price Resumption Date Resumption Quote Time Resumption Trade Time 07/20/2026 14:49:13.310 ZYBT Zhengye Biotch Hldg Ord A NASDAQ LUDP 07/20/2026 14:49:13

"Odyssey" debuted at the box office and IMAX's stock price soared 4%

Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" grossed $264.1 million at the global box office, outperforming his hit film "Oppenheimer" at the box office. The entire film was shot in IMAX 70mm film format, and its high popularity drove a large number of audiences to go to…

Goldman Sachs upgrades Urban Outfitters stock

Upgraded apparel retailer Urban Outfitters to buy with a 12-month price target of $93, representing more than 27% potential upside from last week's closing price. Analysts wrote in a research report: "After several years of weak same-store sales and a downturn…

Nasdaq Trader halt notice: ZYBT

Halt Date Halt Time Issue Symbol Issue Name Market Reason Code Pause Threshold Price Resumption Date Resumption Quote Time Resumption Trade Time 07/20/2026 14:28:31.813 ZYBT Zhengye Biotch Hldg Ord A NASDAQ LUDP 07/20/2026 14:28:31

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Dataroma superinvestor table update

Superinvestor disclosure watch: Dataroma table update — 17 Jul; ELV - Elevance Health Inc; 249,159; 366.41. Read-through: A single table row is only a lead. Its information value depends on the position change versus the manager’s prior holding, portfolio weig…

Late trading: Dow down more than 200 points, S&P essentially flat

In the early morning of July 21, Beijing time, U.S. stocks were mixed in late trading on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling more than 200 points. Basically the same. Chipmaker shares were broadly higher, providing a boost for the Nasdaq and…

Bernstein raises Robinhood price target to $160

Bernstein Investment Bank raised its target price on Robinhood (ticker HOOD) from $130 to $160. The bank said that investors have ignored a large-scale industry change that may push the trading platform to break through the original business boundaries of stoc…

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Nasdaq Trader halt notice: ZYBT

Halt Date Halt Time Issue Symbol Issue Name Market Reason Code Pause Threshold Price Resumption Date Resumption Quote Time Resumption Trade Time 07/20/2026 14:23:04.236 ZYBT Zhengye Biotch Hldg Ord A NASDAQ LUDP 07/20/2026 14:23:04

Options positioning watch: TSLA — 2026-07-20 (0 DTE).

Put/call volume ratio: 0.75; put/call OI ratio: 0.70. Calls traded 805,621 contracts versus 605,198 puts. The nearest ATM straddle around $375.00 prices an approximate ±$2.48 move, or 0.7% of spot, through expiry. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 0.…

$TSLA

Options positioning watch: NVDA — 2026-07-20 (0 DTE).

Put/call volume ratio: 0.56; put/call OI ratio: 0.70. Calls traded 861,703 contracts versus 479,843 puts. The nearest ATM straddle around $205.00 prices an approximate ±$1.03 move, or 0.5% of spot, through expiry. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 6.…

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Options positioning watch: MSFT — 2026-07-20 (0 DTE).

Put/call volume ratio: 0.31; put/call OI ratio: 0.54. Calls traded 347,830 contracts versus 107,586 puts. The nearest ATM straddle around $402.50 prices an approximate ±$1.71 move, or 0.4% of spot, through expiry. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 3.…

$MSFT