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IBM has beaten adjusted EPS consensus in 9 of the last 10 quarters, supported by strong AI consulting demand (watsonx), hybrid cloud growth, and stable mainframe revenues. Historical Q2 reporting date falls on the third Wednesday of July (July 22, 2026). US corporates are massively beating Q2 2026 consensus. No dedicated Kalshi/Polymarket market.
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Alphabet reports Q2 2026 results on 22 July (after market close). Revenue consensus: ~USD 116.5 bn. EPS beat (>USD 2.86) already an open prediction; total revenue beat is a separate, independently trackable metric. Alphabet has beaten revenue consensus in 8 of the last 10 quarters. Google Search benefits from AI-Overview monetisation; YouTube advertising growing ~15% YoY; Google Cloud at ~28–30% YoY growth. TSMC reported +36% revenue YoY in Q2 2026 – strong signal of continued AI infrastructure spending. Tesla Q2 2026 deliveries of 480,126 (+25% YoY) confirm consumer resilience. Mild risk: ongoing DOJ antitrust proceedings, OpenAI/Perplexity competition. No specific Polymarket revenue market for Alphabet found.
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Alphabet reports after market close on July 22, 2026. Analyst consensus stands at $2.86 adjusted EPS (+23.8% YoY) with total revenue of ~$116.53B. Alphabet has beaten the EPS consensus in seven consecutive quarters — most recently in Q1 2026 by a wide margin ($5.11 actual vs. $2.64 estimate). Google Cloud grew 63% YoY to $20.0B in Q1 2026 (fastest among hyperscalers). The ongoing AI investment cycle (Gemini 2.5, TPUv6, Workspace AI) and Search monetisation gains support margins. No direct Polymarket market found; 7-quarter beat streak implies a >80% hit rate.
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The ECB Governing Council meets July 22–23, 2026. Polymarket and Kalshi each assign 88–90% probability to 'no rate change.' The ECB had just raised rates by 25bp to 2.25% on June 11, 2026. Eurozone inflation stood at 2.8% in June, near the target but above it. Money markets price two further hikes to 2.75% by December 2026, with the September meeting as the next live decision. The 10Y Bund yield at 3.09% (July 15) reflects this hawkish outlook — a July pause is fully priced in.
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PM has beaten the EPS consensus in 8 consecutive quarters. The IQOS heated-tobacco system continues growing strongly in Eastern Europe and Asia with structural pricing power. Consensus adjusted EPS is approximately $2.03 per MarketBeat. No Polymarket anchor; own calibration from historical beat rate. Sector context: Goldman Sachs +45%, Morgan Stanley +23%, BofA +7% have already beaten Q2 2026 handily – the earnings season trend strongly favours consensus beats.
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An existing open prediction already targets below 230,000 for the week of 12 July – this prediction targets the FOLLOWING week (19 July) and is not redundant. The 4-week average of initial claims is structurally ~220,000–225,000. US retail sales grew +0.2% MoM in June 2026 (released 16 July) – no demand collapse signal. US retail ex-gas: +0.7% MoM signals broad consumer strength. The 235,000 threshold provides a buffer of ~10,000–15,000 above trend.
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LME copper traded at ~$13,298/t ($6.34/lb) on July 16, 2026 (+0.78% day-on-day), up 15.89% YoY. Fundamental support: production declines in Chile due to water shortages, lower ore grades, unplanned maintenance, and labour disputes at several mines. Demand side remains stable (infrastructure, energy transition). The $13,100/t threshold is −1.5% below today's level, requiring a significant demand shock to breach. No Polymarket market available; estimate based on current price and supply-side disruptions.
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Halliburton reports before market open on July 21, 2026. Analysts expect adjusted EPS of approximately $0.54 per share (Barchart). The company has beaten or matched consensus EPS in each of its last four quarters. Elevated oil prices driven by the Hormuz crisis (Brent $84.63/bbl) support customer demand for oilfield services; upstream capex remains robust. Historical beat rate for HAL is approximately 75%. Minor headwind: cost inflation for drilling materials and skilled labour shortages could marginally compress margins.
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ServiceNow reports Q2 2026 earnings on July 22 after market close. Analyst consensus: total revenue ~$3.97B; company Q2 subscription revenue guidance: $3.815–3.820B. NOW has beaten revenue consensus for more than 12 consecutive quarters. The Agentic AI narrative (NOW as 'AI Control Tower'), 32% Non-GAAP operating margin in Q1, and strong renewal rates support growth. Analyst buy consensus at 83% (TipRanks). No Polymarket market found; estimated beat probability based on track record: ~78%.
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AT&T releases its Q2-2026 results on July 22, 2026 (pre-market, conference call 08:30 ET). Adjusted EPS consensus is $0.59 — growth of 9.3% vs Q2 2025 ($0.54). Consensus was revised +1.3% higher over the last 30 days (Yahoo Finance). AT&T has beaten adjusted EPS in most recent quarters, supported by: (1) continued 5G wireless subscriber additions; (2) fiber expansion (AT&T Fiber, target 30+ million locations); (3) cost reduction program with lower operating expenses; (4) revenue estimate $32.1B (+4.1% YoY). No direct Polymarket/Kalshi market for AT&T EPS found; beat probability derived from historical EPS revision patterns and company track record.
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UK CPI was at 2.8% YoY in May 2026 — unchanged from April 2026. A drop below 2.5% within a single month would be historically unusual and require strong deflationary one-off factors. Services inflation and wage pressure remain structurally elevated; energy prices have stabilized but no sharp decline is documented. No specific Polymarket or Metaculus market found; probability derived from historical UK inflation persistence.
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The final S&P Global Eurozone Composite PMI for June 2026 was revised up to 50.0 (from a flash of 49.5). Components: Manufacturing PMI 51.3 (expansion, 3rd consecutive month) and Services PMI 48.9 (contraction, but strongly recovered from 47.7 in May). A drop below 49.5 in July would require a simultaneous sharp decline in both components — unlikely given positive directional trends and continued European industrial cycle recovery. No specific Polymarket market found for this reading.
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The CAC 40 traded at 8,340–8,379 on July 15–16, 2026. The 8,200-point threshold implies a ~1.7% decline buffer — absorbing: (1) ECB meeting July 23 (open prediction: rate stays at 2.25%) can trigger short-term positioning shifts; (2) Brent Crude at ~$85.44/barrel raises corporate input costs; (3) Iran/Hormuz geopolitics weigh on sentiment. The CAC 40 52-week low is 7,505 — current level is stably in the upper part of the annual range. No specific Polymarket market found for CAC 40 in July 2026.