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Good afternoon, today is Monday, August 11th, and I'm your host, Kim Khan. Our top story so far.

Shares of former meme-darling AMC Entertainment are rallying after the theater chain reported a significant beat for revenue

in its second quarter earnings report, driven by a higher moviegoer paced in the U.S.

Revenue rose 36% to $1.4 billion and was comfortably ahead of the $1.34 billion estimate.

On an adjusted per share basis, AMC broke even, while analysts were expecting it to lose $0.10

a piece. Business segments

grew in double-digit percentages during the quarter. Revenue from admissions, food and beverage,

and other sources came in above forecasts. CEO Adam Aaron said, our second quarter results are a

combination of a recovering industry-wide box office and the undeniable fact that both AMC and Odeon

are executing so well in so many

different ways. Indeed, we shattered all-time records across nearly every per-patron metric.

Theater attendance on a consolidated basis was up 26% to 62.81 million in Q2,

driven by U.S. audience strength, which offset weaker than expected international audience attendance.

For the first time ever, consolidated admissions revenue per patron, top $12.14,

consolidated food and beverage revenue per guest jumped to a record 795.

Total consolidated revenue per patron hit an unprecedented 2226 for us, the company said.

Among other stocks moving, thanks to aging cars, increased demand for aftermarket parts,

and improved operating efficiencies, motorcar parts of America swung to a gap profit in fiscal Q1.

Shares are surging as the company also boosted its full-year outlook.

For fiscal 2026, the company now expects sales to be up 5.6 to 8.2%,

representing a range of 800 to 820 million from 780 to 800 previously, with the midpoint

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