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CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $244 million, or $0.37 per diluted share on a GAAP basis, compared with $0.30 per share a year earlier.

Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) reported record second-quarter 2026 net sales, supported by double-digit growth in Architectural Specialties and strong Mineral Fiber performance.

AllianceBernstein Holding (NYSE:AB) reported second-quarter 2026 GAAP net revenues of $1.17 billion, up 7.5% year over year, with GAAP net income of $0.77 per unit.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) reported second-quarter 2026 consolidated revenue of $22.8 billion, consolidated operating profit of $930 million and diluted earnings of $0.71 per share.

T1 Energy (NYSE:TE) expects preliminary second-quarter 2026 sales of between $245 million and $255 million on approximately 835 megawatts of solar module shipments.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings (NYSE:HLT) reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $482 million, diluted earnings of $2.10 per share and adjusted diluted earnings of $2.29 per share.

Centene (NYSE:CNC) reported second-quarter 2026 total revenues of $53.6 billion, including premium and service revenues of $44.4 billion, up 4% year over year.

Carrier (NYSE:CARR) reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $6.35 billion, up 4% year over year, with organic sales increasing 3%.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) have formed a joint venture to develop, own and finance a 1-gigawatt data centre campus in El Paso, Texas, with total development costs of approximately $14 billion.

Laura Cooper, macro credit head at Nuveen, discusses the selloff in semiconductor stocks and says that it is not a cause of meaningful concerns about drawdowns in the tech space as the earnings backdrop remains "exceptionally robust." She adds that so far, investors show an interest in continuing to bet on "big AI ambitions." Cooper speaks on Bloomberg Television.

Unilever (NYSE:UL) reported underlying sales growth of 5.8% in the second quarter, exceeding the estimated 4.14%, as total revenue reached €13.05 billion compared with the €12.87 billion forecast.

A selloff in semiconductor stocks deepened Tuesday as concern grows over the sustainability of the artificial intelligence spending boom. A report that a Chinese state-backed company has begun mass producing immersion deep ultraviolet lithography machines fueled fears of rising competition that could flood worldwide capacity. Bloomberg's Neil Campling reports.