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Despite posting better-than-expected financial earnings results on Tuesday, NIKE $NKE ( ▼ 1.04% ) fell 2.47% in after-hours trading, suggesting that the company’s comeback hit a snag.

Financials: Nike reported earnings of 72 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $11 billion. Both were better than expected.

Details: Revenue fell 1% year-over-year, including a 7% decline in the direct-to-consumer business. There were revenue declines in Greater China. Converse revenue plunged 32%.

Powering the Story: Expectations were already low for Nike. These results show that the company’s plans for a comeback have not worked out as expected.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Nike is getting trapped by a slow turnaround, not one single problem. The biggest brakes are weak China demand, heavy inventory cleanup, margin pressure from discounting and tariffs, and uneven product momentum versus newer rivals.

Final Thoughts: Nike’s stock is down 74% over the last 5 years and has reached its lowest level in over a decade.

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Notable Earnings Today: General Mills (NYSE: GIS), FactSet (NYSE: FDS), UniFirst (NYSE: UNF), Greenbrier (NYSE: GBX), MSC Industrial (NYSE: MSM), Franklin Covey (NYSE: FC), Bassett Furniture Industries (Nasdaq: BSET).

Notable IPOs Today: CopperTech Metals Inc. (NYSE: CUX), ITG, Inc. Class A Common Stock (Nasdaq: ITG), Neutron Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: LIME), Bending Spoons S.p.A. Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: BSP), Osprey Acquisition Corp. III Units (Nasdaq: OSPRU), Aeon Acquisition I Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: AESP), Idaho Copper Corporation (NYSE American: COPR).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Red Line Safety (Wefunder).

Notable Economic Events Today: ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (8:15 a.m. ET), S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), ISM Manufacturing PMI / Prices / Employment (10:00 a.m. ET), Construction Spending (10:00 a.m. ET), Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 a.m. ET).

Bloom Energy $BE ( ▲ 10.07% ) jumped 9.21% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after announcing an expansion of its partnership with the investment firm Brookfield.

Details: The expansion now calls for $25 billion, up from a previous announcement of $5 billion, to finance power projects for AI infrastructure and grow the fuel cell partnership globally.

Powering the Story: Surging electricity demand from artificial intelligence data centers has forced companies to partner with Bloom Energy, which offers solid-oxide fuel cells to bypass lengthy traditional power grid delays.

Final Thoughts: Bloom Energy was already up over 200% this year.

Papa John’s $PZZA ( ▲ 2.62% ) announced Tuesday that CFO Ravi Thanawala is leaving the company, which caused the stock to fall 3.45% in after-hours trading.

Details: Chris Collins, senior vice president of corporate finance and principal accounting officer, takes over as CFO on an interim basis while the search for a permanent successor starts.

Background: The CFO’s exit comes as Papa John’s stock has declined over 24% in the past 12 months. Rumors of a potential takeover have circulated.

Final Thoughts: The company will report its financial results on August 6.

New Tokenized Offering: New York Life Investment Management Debuts First Tokenized Bond Fund (Decrypt)

Where’s the Beef: USDA Plans to Pay Smaller Meatpackers to Keep Slaughtering Cattle (Wall Street Journal)

Mixed Job Market: US job openings rise to two-year high, but hiring still struggling (Reuters)

Size Doesn’t Matter: Comcast Split Shows Bigger Is No Longer Seen As Better In The Media Business (Deadline)

Going Lower: Bitcoin price risks drop below $58K as US dollar hits 40-year high against yen (Cointelegraph)

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