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Elastic has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms

Elastic has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms

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Elastic (NYSE:ESTC) is one of the best tech stocks to buy under $100. On July 10, Elastic announced that Gartner positioned it as a Leader in the 2025 Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms for its Elastic Observability offering. This marks the second consecutive year Elastic has achieved this recognition, which is a result of Gartner's evaluation of the company's overall Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.
Elastic Observability is powered by Elastic's Search AI Platform and is designed to help organizations monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize their entire ecosystem. Elastic's native integration with OpenTelemetry allows organizations to standardize on open-source instrumentation without custom connectors. The platform also offers an AI-driven Assistant that uses Retrieval Augmented Generation/RAG to connect to enterprise knowledge.
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Elastic Observability features zero-config AIOps, using out-of-the-box ML capabilities to detect anomalies, forecast trends, and uncover patterns. Its powerful piped query language (ES|QL) facilitates advanced and faster queries for complex investigations. Additionally, Elastic's Search AI Lake supports petabytes of structured and unstructured data.
Elastic (NYSE:ESTC) is a search AI company that provides software platforms to run in hybrid, public, or private clouds and multi-cloud environments in the US and internationally.
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The consolidated effective tax rate was 18.7 percent, down from 20.4 percent a year ago, primarily reflecting discrete tax benefits in the current quarter related to the resolution of prior year tax items. # # # This earnings release should be read in conjunction with the company's statistical tables for the second quarter 2025, which include information regarding our reportable operating segments, available on the American Express Investor Relations website at and in a Form 8-K furnished today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. An investor conference call will be held at 8:30 a.m. (ET) today to discuss second-quarter results. Live audio and presentation slides for the investor conference call will be available to the general public on the above-mentioned American Express Investor Relations website. A replay of the conference call will be available later today at the same website address. 1 As used in this release, FX-adjusted information assumes a constant exchange rate between the periods being compared for purposes of currency translations into U.S. dollars (i.e., assumes the foreign exchange rates used to determine results for current period apply to the corresponding prior-year period against which such results are being compared). FX-adjusted revenues is a non-GAAP measure. 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Reserve releases and reserve builds represent the portion of the provisions for credit losses for the period related to increasing or decreasing reserves for credit losses as a result of, among other things, changes in volumes, macroeconomic outlook, portfolio composition, and credit quality of portfolios. Reserve releases represent the amount by which net write-offs exceed the provisions for credit losses. Reserve builds represent the amount by which the provisions for credit losses exceed net write-offs. Variable customer engagement costs represent the aggregate of Card Member rewards, business development, and Card Member services expenses. ABOUT AMERICAN EXPRESS American Express (NYSE: AXP) is a global payments and premium lifestyle brand powered by technology. Our colleagues around the world back our customers with differentiated products, services and experiences that enrich lives and build business success. 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The forward-looking statements, which address American Express Company's current expectations regarding business and financial performance, including management's outlook for 2025, among other matters, contain words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "aim," "will," "may," "should," "could," "would," "likely," "continue" and similar expressions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to, those that are set forth under the caption "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in the company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 18, 2025 (the Form 8-K Cautionary Note), which are incorporated by reference into this release. Those factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the company's ability to achieve its 2025 earnings per common share (EPS) outlook and grow EPS in the future, which will depend in part on revenue growth, credit performance, credit reserve levels and the effective tax rate remaining consistent with current expectations and the company's ability to continue investing at high levels in areas that can drive sustainable growth (including its brand, value propositions, coverage, marketing, technology and talent), controlling operating expenses, effectively managing risk and executing its share repurchase program, any of which could be impacted by, among other things, the factors identified in the subsequent paragraphs and the Form 8-K Cautionary Note, as well as the following: macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, including the effects of announced or future tariff increases, global trade relations, changes to consumer and business confidence, international tensions, hostilities and instability, a slowdown in U.S. or global economic growth, higher rates of unemployment, changes in interest rates, inflation, supply chain issues, market volatility, energy costs and fiscal and monetary policies; 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Autoliv beats on top and bottom lines in Q2, lifts organic sales growth outlook
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