Pins matching date:2026-08-04

Wireless microphone system with 32-bit floating-point recording and four transmitters.

After an 18-month investigation with CAL FIRE, LA County Fire concluded that electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison tower in Eaton Canyon dropped molten metal that started the Eaton Fire.

Spotify's second quarter of 2026 brought 300 million Premium subscribers and 777 million monthly users, revenue of EUR 4.78 billion (up 15% at constant currency) and operating income of EUR 655 million on a record 33.4% gross margin.

On 4 August 2026 Caterpillar reported second-quarter sales and revenues of US$20.5 billion, up 24%, the first time in its history it topped US$20 billion in a single quarter, with profit per share of US$7.77.

On 4 August 2026 Merck reported second-quarter sales of US$16.6 billion, up 5 percent, with Keytruda at US$8.4 billion, and raised its 2026 sales outlook while a US$2.31 per share Terns charge caused a loss.

On 4 August 2026 Amgen reported second-quarter revenue up 10% to US$10.1 billion, with GAAP EPS of US$4.37 and non-GAAP EPS of US$6.29, as 22 products grew at double-digit rates.

On 4 August 2026 Rocket Lab said it won a US$397 million US Space Force contract to build, launch on Neutron and operate Flatellite spacecraft for the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator program.

Augusta Township voters rejected the data-center rezoning in the August 4, 2026 primary. This is a zoning referendum, not a completed construction project.

Amazon registered Building A at 6000 TX-18 in Pecos County on August 4, 2026. The filing lists 189,060 square feet and an estimated USD 300 million construction cost. Its August–December 2026 construction window is a filed schedule; accessibility review completion does not establish an opening.

Amazon registered Building C at 6000 TX-18 in Pecos County on August 4, 2026. The filing lists 189,060 square feet and an estimated USD 300 million construction cost. Its August–December 2026 construction window is a filed schedule; accessibility review completion does not establish an opening.

June 2026: the trade gap was $73.3 billion, down $4.4 billion from the revised prior month. Exports fell to $314.7 billion and imports fell to $388.0 billion. Released August 4, 2026.

Zillow laid off just over 500 employees, about 7% of its workforce, in its second and largest cut of 2026, a day before its second-quarter results.

Bella Hadid starred in Alo's pre-fall 2026 campaign, shot around Los Angeles by Mert & Marcus, wearing the brand's new performance layers and Trail sneaker.

Umios, the Japanese seafood group formerly called Maruha Nichiro, grew first-quarter sales 5.3% to JPY 277.6 billion but operating income fell 29.4% to JPY 6.7 billion on rising seafood costs and currency effects.

On 4 August 2026 McDonald's appointed 26-year veteran Skye Anderson president of McDonald's USA, succeeding Joe Erlinger, as second-quarter US same-store sales rose only 0.8% and traffic fell.

On 4 August 2026 Novo Nordisk reported Q2 adjusted sales up 7% and adjusted operating profit up 11% at constant exchange rates and raised its 2026 outlook to 0% to -6%, helped by stronger GLP-1 sales.

On 4 August 2026 Pfizer reported second-quarter revenue of US$15.0 billion, adjusted EPS of US$0.77 and a US$4.3 billion impairment charge, and raised full-year revenue guidance by US$500 million.

Amazon Data Services filed three Pecos County data-center buildings at 6000 TX-18, each estimated at USD 300 million and 189,060 square feet. The filings list planned work from August 1 to December 1, 2026.

bhc's first flagship: 1F takeout and box meals with a frying robot, 2F customizable 'Crispick' chicken, 3F platters and Korean drinking snacks (flagship-only dishes).

Amazon registered Building B at 6000 TX-18 in Pecos County on August 4, 2026. The filing lists 189,060 square feet and an estimated USD 300 million construction cost. Its August–December 2026 construction window is a filed schedule; accessibility review completion does not establish an opening.

Aramco's second-quarter adjusted net income rose 33% to $33.4 billion as prices surged with the Strait of Hormuz disrupted by the Iran war, while exports kept flowing through the East-West Pipeline. It declared a $21.9 billion base dividend; first-half adjusted profit reached $67.2 billion.