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These conversations have reinforced the idea that the people who gathered at Poverty Point were guided by sacred motivations that do not align with modern expectations of material gain.

Moviegoers gave Comcast-owned Universal’s Wicked: For Good a big boost in its box office debut, bringing in record sales that defied expectations.

He noted that estimates were “in a better place” following Inspire Medical’s admission that analysts’ expectations for 2026 were too high.

Coming into the week, those three stocks were up an average of 87% year to date, boosted by expectations for rising European defense spending.

Kohl’s second-quarter earnings exceeded expectations, and the company subsequently raised its guidance for the fiscal year.