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ZipRecruiter Appoints Carmen Chan as CFO

ZipRecruiter (ZIP) announced the appointment of Carmen Chan as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 17, 2026. As of the date that Chan assumes the CFO role, Dave Travers will continue his role as President of ZipRecruiter, but will no longer serve as the interim Chief Financial Officer. Chan joins ZipRecruiter from Barclays (BCS), where she served as Managing Director

U.S. Stock Futures Mixed as Investors Brace for Earnings Season

Stock futures are mixed this morning as investors brace for a pivotal stretch of earnings and the start of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, with renewed concerns over artificial intelligence spending and rising competition from Chinese chipmakers weighing heavily on technology shares.The semiconductor sector remains under intense pressure after a broad selloff spread across Asia overnight. South Korea's KOSPI plunged nearly 10%, triggering market-wide circuit breakers, as shares of SK Hynixand Samsung Electronicstumbled on concerns about memory chip pricing, AI infrastructure spending and increased competition from Chinese rivals. The weakness has spilled over into U.S. markets, with chip stocks trading lower in premarket action.Investors are also preparing for one of the busiest weeks of the earnings season. Microsoftand Meta Platformsreport Wednesday, followed by Appleand Amazonon Thursday. After Alphabetand Teslaraised fresh questions last week about the cost of AI investments, markets will closely examine whether continued multibillion-dollar capital expenditures are translating into sustainable revenue growth, cash flow and returns.The Federal Reserve begins its July policy meeting today, with markets focused less on the expected interest rate decision and more on guidance from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh following Wednesday's announcement.Oil prices continue to retreat as diplomatic efforts to preserve the ceasefire between the United States and Iran ease concerns over disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. The decline in crude has helped temper inflation worries, although it has done little to offset the broader weakness in technology shares.In pre-market trading, S&P 500 futures rose 0.14%, Nasdaq futures fell 0.62% and Dow futures rose 097%.Check out this morning's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER -Johnson & Johnsonup 2% after reaching an agreement for a resolution of the remaining talc litigation with the plaintiff firms leading the federal multi-district litigation and related state court proceedingsUP AFTER EARNINGS -Sherwin-Williamsup 6%Applied Digitalup 4%Coca-Colaup 4%GSKup 1.3%PayPalup 2%Cadence Designsup 4%Boeingup 1%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -UPSdown 2.2%Corningdown 16.3%Amkor Technologydown 11.3%Barclaysdown 6.3%Noble Corp.down 6.5%Hiltondown 3%Royal Caribbeandown 1%

Barclays Plans to Return at Least £10B Capital Between 2024 and 2026

Capital returns: plan to return at least GBP 10B of capital to shareholders between 2024 and 2026, through dividends and share buybacks, with a continued preference for buybacks; Progressive increase in total capital returns versus 2025; Share buybacks announced quarterly; Dividends to be paid semi-annually, including planned GBP 2B dividend for 2026. Income: Group total income of c.GBP 31.5B; Group NII excluding IB and Head Office greater than GBP 13.7B and Barclays UK NII around the middle of the GBP 8.1B - GBP 8.3B guided range. Costs: Group cost: income ratio of high 50s in percentage terms. Impairment: expect Group LLR to be around the top of the 50-60bps through the cycle range. Capital: CET1 ratio target range of 13-14%; IB RWAs mid 50s% of Group RWAs; Impact of regulatory change on RWAs in line with prior guidance of c.GBP 19-26B; c.GBP 8-15B RWAs from Basel 3.1, with implementation expected from 1 January 2027; c.GBP 11B RWAs from USCB moving to an Internal Ratings Based model, subject to portfolio changes and regulatory approval, expected in H2 2027; Expect Pillar 2A capital to reduce upon implementation of Basel 3.1 and USCB IRB.