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Nucor Guides Q2 2026 Adjusted EPS to $4.50-$4.60, Topping $4.27 Consensus — Reshoring Fuels Steel Profit Surge

Nucor guided second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings per share to a range of $4.50 to $4.60, topping the Wall Street consensus of $4.27 by as much as 8%. The steelmaker pointed to higher realized selling prices across its steel mills segment and durable demand tied to domestic reshoring, data center construction, and infrastructure spending. Continued enforcement of anti-dumping and Section 232 tariffs has pushed imports' share of the U.S. finished steel market down to roughly 15% from over 22% a year earlier.

Tariff Burden on U.S. Households Hits $1,300 as Corporate Guidance Flags Mounting Trade Policy Headwinds

Tax Foundation analysis confirms that President Trump's cumulative tariff regime now represents the largest U.S. tax increase as a share of GDP since 1993, imposing an average annual burden of $1,300 per household in 2026. With Goldman Sachs estimating American companies and consumers bear over three-quarters of tariff costs, earnings guidance across industrials, consumer discretionary, and healthcare is increasingly reflecting this structural drag on margins and consumer demand.

Cisco Stock Plunges 11% Despite Earnings Beat as Margin Concerns Overshadow AI Infrastructure Gains

Cisco Systems reported better-than-expected second quarter fiscal 2026 results with revenue of $15.35 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.04, but shares tumbled 11% in Thursday trading as the company's profit margin guidance disappointed investors. Rising memory chip costs and tepid forward projections overshadowed robust AI infrastructure order growth of $2.1 billion.

U.S. Stock Markets Slip as Intel’s Weak Guidance Sparks Sector Sell-Off

U.S. equity benchmarks edged lower as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average declined amid renewed risk aversion following disappointing forward guidance from Intel. After reporting solid 2025 results, Intel’s cautious outlook for Q1 2026 triggered a broad tech sell-off and dragged on market sentiment, underscoring persistent macroeconomic and policy uncertainties facing U.S. markets.