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Southern First: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/21/2026 08:36am • GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Southern First Bancshares Inc. (SFST) on Tuesday reported net income of $11.2 million in its second quarter. The bank, based in Greenville, South Carolina, said it had earnings of $1.20 per share. The holding company for Southern First Bank posted Maryland legislative leaders limit special session to congressional redistricting 07/21/2026 08:26am • The leaders of the House of Delegates and the Senate are setting strict limits on legislation that can be introduced in the upcoming special session. In a joint letter to delegates and senators Monday, Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) and House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-Pr Appeals court rejects Biden's bid to withhold recordings and transcripts of pre-presidency interviews with ghostwriter 07/21/2026 08:10am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Appeals court rejects Biden's bid to withhold recordings and transcripts of pre-presidency interviews with ghostwriter. LIV Golf suffers setback with Asian Tour joining new alliance with European and PGA tours 07/21/2026 08:00am • LIV Golf suffered a potential setback Tuesday when the PGA Tour, European tour and Asian Tour announced a strategic alliance aimed at global collaboration that is likely to affect the partnership the Asian Tour had with LIV. In an alliance that takes immediate effect through 2029, the PGA Tour and E Man stabs and wounds tourists near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece 07/21/2026 07:50am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A man stabbed and wounded two tourists Tuesday morning near the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece’s top tourist attraction, police said, in what appeared to be a random attack. The assailant, identified only as a 60-year-old Greek man, attacked a Greek American couple wit OFG: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/21/2026 07:50am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — OFG Bancorp (OFG) on Tuesday reported net income of $58.8 million in its second quarter. The bank, based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, said it had earnings of $1.39 per share. The financial holding company posted revenue of $230.1 million in How to use TIPS in your portfolio 07/21/2026 07:40am • Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities were introduced in 1997 to provide inflation-protected interest and principal payments. Unlike other bonds, which generate returns in nominal terms, TIPS act as a direct  hedge against inflation. TIPS Explained TIPS are bonds issued by the US Treasury with United Community Banks: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/21/2026 07:37am • GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — United Community Banks Inc. (UCB) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $115.6 million. The Greenville, South Carolina-based bank said it had earnings of 95 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 71 cents per share Ally Financial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/21/2026 07:33am • DETROIT (AP) — DETROIT (AP) — Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $410 million. The Detroit-based company said it had profit of $1.18 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.21 per share. The results missed Wall Street expectations. Japan raises safety concern over Chinese destroyer's live-fire drills 07/21/2026 07:30am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan expressed concern after a Chinese navy destroyer conducted live-fire drills off a remote Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday during its joint exercise with Russia, officials said Tuesday. The Chinese Luyang III-class guided-missile destroyer conducted a live-fire exer Big-spending Paris FC adds Mali forward Lassine Sinayoko to help fuel city rivalry with PSG 07/21/2026 07:28am • PARIS (AP) — Paris FC signed Mali forward Lassine Sinayoko on Tuesday, taking offseason transfer spending for the club majority-owned by France’s richest family above 65 million euros ($74 million). Paris is the biggest spender in Ligue 1 this offseason building for a second year back in the top German railway to ban consuming alcohol at all its stations, with some exemptions 07/21/2026 07:27am • BERLIN (AP) — Germany's national railway operator said Tuesday that it is banning alcohol consumption at all stations on the network in an effort to improve security and cleanliness for employees and passengers — though there will be exemptions, including for station bars and restaurants. Deutsc Northrop Grumman: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/21/2026 07:13am • FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $1.09 billion. On a per-share basis, the Falls Church, Virginia-based company said it had net income of $7.68. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average esti Mueller Industries: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/21/2026 07:13am • COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mueller Industries Inc. (MLI) on Tuesday reported earnings of $249.7 million in its second quarter. The Collierville, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of $1.13 per share. The copper, brass, aluminum and plastic products company post Vicor: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/21/2026 07:11am • ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Vicor Corp. (VICR) on Tuesday reported earnings of $49.8 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Andover, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of $1.04. The modular power components company posted revenue of $143.4 million in