Shares of US fashion retailer American Eagle have jumped after the company said that its tie-ups with celebrities Sydney Sweeney and Travis Kelce are expected to drive strong sales.
The firm’s stocks surged 25% in after-hours trading on Wednesday as its boss Jay Schottenstein said its second-quarter performance “exceeded expectations“, forecasting further success from sales boosted by its viral advertising campaigns.
American Eagle made headlines with a divisive “Great Jeans” ad for its denim line featuring Sweeney, sparking a debate over race and beauty standards.
Sales slipped 1% over May-July period, after sliding 5% in the previous quarter, the company said on Wednesday.
But executives, who had pulled the firm’s annual sales forecast in May citing economic uncertainty, said they now expected sales growth in coming months in the “low single digits”, as purchases of everything from denim to underwear increase.
The autumn season is off to a positive start, said Mr Schottenstein.
“Fuelled by stronger product offerings and the success of recent marketing campaigns with Sydney Sweeney and Travis Kelce, we have seen an uptick in customer awareness, engagement and comparable sales.”
The Emmy-nominated actress, of Euphoria fame, appears in a jeans advertisement where she says: “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair colour, personality and even eye colour. My jeans are blue.”
The viral advertisement, which was seen online, on storefronts and posters and across social media, drew intrigue and offence.
Some critics interpreted the ads as a play on eugenics, the discredited belief that humanity could be improved through selective breeding.
American Eagle has stuck by the advert, saying it is referring only to the company’s denim jeans.
The campaign had been intended to be a “reset” for the company, a long-time staple of teen fashion that entered the year in a sales slump, chief marketing officer Craig Brommers told financial analysts on Wednesday.
The ad drew some 40 billion impressions and helped Sweeney’s signature jeans selling out within a week of the campaign’s launch.
The controversy even made it to the White House, with President Donald Trump chiming in to support the actress.
“Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the HOTTEST ad out there,” he wrote in a Truth Social post in August. “Go get ’em Sydney!”
An American Eagle executive said during the company’s second-quarter earnings call that there is more in store with Sweeney and Kelce, responding to whether the firm can keep up its momentum.
The company also warned analysts that it expected tariffs to add roughly $70m in costs over the second half of its financial year. It said those costs had been more than halved from what the company had initially estimated, thanks to negotiations with suppliers to cut costs and shifts in sources.
It is also raising some prices, but executives said that was not the primary way it had reduced the impacts of tariffs.
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to rescue President Trump’s tariffs invalidated by lower courts.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit struck down the bulk of Trump’s tariffs in a 7-4 decision last week, ruling the president can’t use emergency powers to justify levies imposed on dozens of trading partners.
“The Federal Circuit’s decision casts doubt upon the President’s most significant economic and foreign-affairs policy—a policy that implicates sensitive, ongoing foreign negotiations and urgent national-security concerns,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in the administration’s Supreme Court petition.
The petition has not yet been publicly docketed, but a copy was provided to The Hill by the plaintiffs.
Sauer urged the justices to expedite their consideration, asking for an announcement next Wednesday on whether the court will take up the dispute and schedule oral arguments for the first week of November.
The small businesses and Democratic-led states challenging the administration do not oppose the court taking up the case or the speedy schedule, court filings show. Trump’s tariffs will remain in place until the Supreme Court resolves the case.
Since retaking the White House, Trump has announced a series of significant tariffs on trading partners across the globe.
He has largely done so by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 1977 law that authorizes the president to impose necessary economic sanctions during an emergency to combat an “unusual and extraordinary threat.” Trump is the first president to try to impose tariffs under the statute.
Citing an emergency over fentanyl, Trump has imposed a series of tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico dating back to February. He later invoked the law for his “Liberation Day” tariffs, citing an emergency over trade deficits to issue levies on goods from dozens of countries.
Trump’s tariffs face roughly a dozen lawsuits across the country. The battle at the Supreme Court comes in response to two underlying cases filed by a group of small businesses and Democratic state attorneys general.
“Both federal courts that considered the issue agreed that IEEPA does not give the President unchecked tariff authority,” Jeffrey Schwab, senior counsel at the Liberty Justice Center, who is part of the legal team representing the businesses, said in a statement.
“We are confident that our legal arguments against the so‑called ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will ultimately prevail,” Schawb continued. “These unlawful tariffs are inflicting serious harm on small businesses and jeopardizing their survival. We hope for a prompt resolution of this case for our clients.”
The administration has pushed back by warning the courts of improperly second-guessing the president’s emergency findings and undermining his ability to use the tariffs as leverage in negotiating trade deals.
Last week’s Federal Circuit ruling upheld a May decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade invalidating the tariffs.
The administration’s Supreme Court appeal adds to an existing request for the justices to take up the legality of Trump’s tariffs by yet another group of businesses who are suing in a separate lawsuit.
The administration opposes the court getting involved in that case, and justices have already declined the businesses’ request to expedite consideration. Instead, the court will consider it in normal course at its closed-door conference on Sept. 29, court records show.
Robot vacuums that can both mop and sweep your floors have improved significantly in recent years. While they are still not as effective as good ol’ manual labor, if you run them regularly, they will help keep your floors cleaner with much less effort on your part.
The difference is that newer “combo” robot vacuum and mop models are designed to actually scrub your floors. The first robot vacuums that could also “mop” simply slapped a thin, flat microfiber pad on the bot that kind of Swiffer-ed your floor. Basically, all this was good for was getting up fine dirt that the vacuum left behind.
A robot vacuum with a real mopping system will make your life easier
Newer models now come with vibrating or oscillating mop pads, and some even have roller mops. Most models have onboard water tanks to keep the mops wet while in use, and many can wash and dry their mops in their charging docks, which also automatically empty and refill their water tanks, meaning less work for you.
While most robot vacuums today come with some sort of mopping feature, this guide focuses on those that excel at mopping. If you’re more interested in the best vacuum, check out my guide to floor sweeping bots.
The downside to these combo bots with serious mopping chops is that they tend to be bigger and heavier and need more frequent intervention than regular vacuum bots. Water equals gunk, and cleaning their giant multifunction docks, even the self-cleaning ones, can be an icky job. You also have to empty and refill their tanks about once a week.
Mopping bots also need to return to their docks more frequently than robot vacuums in order to refill their onboard water tanks. This means they’ll take longer to clean your floors than a dedicated vacuuming model, but they are doing two jobs at once. Robot mops with roller mops will self-clean as they work, negating this issue, but these models are also the largest and bulkiest, as they carry a bigger water tank on board.
Combo bots can mop and vacuum simultaneously, but for especially dirty floors, it’s best to have the option to vacuum first and then mop. A mop-only mode is also good, as you can send the bot to clean up a wet spill without it sucking up water — something they’re not designed to do, yet.
If you have a lot of hardwood or tile floors and constantly struggle with muddy paw prints or the general dirtiness of life with multiple pets, people, and kids, a good robot vacuum and mop combo will definitely make your life easier.
$900
The Deebot X8 Pro Omni is an excellent roller mopping bot that extends to clean along backboards and furniture. It’s also a powerful vacuum with great obstacle avoidance, a small dock, and a convenient self-cleaning brush system.
$350
Roborock’s S8 robot vacuum / mop offers a host of high-end features at an affordable price, including 6,000Pa of suction, AI-powered obstacle detection, and dual rubber roller brushes that perform well on carpet.
What I’m looking for
I’ve been testing robot vacuums for more than six years and have tested over 60 models. I wrote The Verge’s best robot vacuum buying guide and the best budget robot vacuum guide, and for this guide, I tested 15 different mopping robots.To evaluate the bots, I ran each regularly for at least a week and measured their progress, evaluating how clean the floor stays, how well they navigate, how often I had to refill the tanks, how well the auto-empty function worked, and how easy the app was to use.I run them in my kitchen, where I have hardwood floors, and in a large bathroom with a white tile floor — one that looks filthy just a day after being cleaned. For specific tests, I deploy a wet and dry challenge. The wet challenge features dried-on OJ and ketchup, plus fresh spills of milk, water, and some kind of sauce. For the dry challenge, I place cereal (usually Cheerios) and oatmeal (a really tough one to clean). I evaluate how well the bots deal with mopping the stains and vacuuming the debris.Finally, I test their obstacle detection by running them through an obstacle course featuring common robot trip-ups, including fake dog poop, cables, socks, and tricky chair legs.
This is a charging base that empties the robot’s bin, washes and dries the bot’s mops, and empties and refills its water tank. This is essential if you want to be as hands-free as possible when mopping your floor. Some offer hot water washing and drying options that will keep your pads cleaner for longer. But you’ll want to throw them in the wash eventually. A dock that can self-clean the washboard (the area where it cleans the mops) is a nice upgrade, as you won’t have to do it yourself as often.
The bigger the clean and dirty water tanks on the dock, the less often you’ll have to refill them. If the dock can connect directly to the plumbing, even better; it’s a more complicated install, but it makes for a more hands-off experience long term.
Mop type matters. The main options are circular and spinning, flat and vibrating, or rolling and self-cleaning. Rolling (like the beater bar on a vacuum cleaner) is my favorite because it does a better job of getting floors really clean. The greater surface area of a roller mop, combined with the self-cleaning function — the vac sprays water onto the mop as it runs — makes it a more effective option than flat or spinning mops in most cases. However, oscillating mops that can extend outwards are better at getting into grout between tiles, along baseboards, and under low furniture.
If you have low-pile rugs and carpet, mop pads that the robot can lift up (by at least 10 mm) should prevent your carpets from getting damp when the robot rolls over them. However, robots that can remove the mop pads entirely before vacuuming carpets are a good option, especially if you have high-pile rugs.
Specs around mop pressure and rotation speed are similar to those for suction power on the vacuum; they matter to some extent, but what’s more important is how effective the pads are. The higher the pressure, the more effective it should be on tougher stains. The higher the rotations per minute (RPMs), the more friction the stain has to deal with. It’s hard to judge pressure, as several manufacturers don’t list it and those that do use different measurements, but 12 Newtons, roughly 2.2 pounds of downward pressure, is very good.
A well-laid-out app is key. It should let you choose which rooms to clean, and in what order. Generally, you want a mopping bot to clean the dirtiest room last (think bathroom or hallway) to avoid cross-contamination. I also look for the option to mop only, in addition to mop and vacuum, or vacuum then mop, and, of course, vacuum only.
Best robot vacuum and mop
$900
The Good
Self-cleaning roller mop
Extendable mop
Excellent obstacle avoidance
Smaller dock
The Bad
Limited mop lift
Heavy, struggles with transitions
Single roller brush
Multifunction Dock: Yes, auto empty (3L) and drain/refill (4L dirty, 4L clean) / Mop style: Roller/ Mop washing: Yes, hot water and hot air drying / Mop pressure: 4,000Pa at 200 RPM / Mop lift: Yes, 10mm / Edge cleaning: Yes, mop extension / Mapping: Yes, lidar / AI-powered obstacle detection: Yes / Suction power: 18,000Pa / Vacuum brush style: Single rubber/bristle / Works with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Siri Shortcuts, Matter support promised
Ecovacs’ Deebot X8 Pro Omni is a welcome return to form for Ecovacs’ flagship line. Its new tower-less lidar navigation system did a much better job of mapping and navigating than the previous flagship, the Deebot X2 Omni, which was constantly getting lost in my tests. However, the most notable thing about the X8 is the Ozmo Roller Mop.
This is the best roller mopping bot I’ve tested, thanks mostly to the Ozmo’s ability to extend outwards to clean along baseboards and furniture. This is a unique feature on a roller mop (for now) that makes up for the mop’s relatively short length (both the Eufy S1 and Switchbot S10 have longer roller mops). At $1,299, the X8 is also one of the less expensive flagship models (though the new X9 Pro Omni retails for $1599.99).
The roller mop can extend outwards.
The tank for cleaning solution is refillable.
The X8 did an excellent job on my milk, OJ, and dried ketchup tests, absorbing the small spills with one or two passes. It covered the floors evenly, without leaving any streaks or gaps, something that I’ve seen happen with spinning mop pads. When it comes across an edge — be it a baseboard, furniture like a chair or table leg, or any obstacle — it extends out its mop to the right to clean as close as possible. It did an excellent job getting the grime up from the stools around my kitchen counter, something most other bots struggle to do.
This is the best roller mopping bot I’ve tested
The self-cleaning brush system kept the bot from smearing any spills it encountered. As it’s cleaning, a scraper squeegees off the dirty water and 16 nozzles spray it with fresh water and solution, if you use it. As with most high-end mopping bots, the dock has the option of auto-dispensing cleaning solution.
The X8 was the best vacuuming robot among the serious combo bots I tested, outperforming my Cheerio and oatmeal tests and doing a good job on rugs (when it could reach them). However, its vacuum has a relatively small, single rubber roller brush, which is less effective than Roborock’s and Roomba’s dual roller brush models (which include the S8 MaxV Ultra and the 10 Max).
The water tanks are easily accessible.
The dock is small with nice rose gold accents.
The X8 uses lidar and a 3D camera for mapping; the latter also facilitates its obstacle detection, which is very good — it easily navigated fake dog turds and cables while sucking up oatmeal and Cheerios. It’s much better at navigating than the X2, but it did occasionally get itself trapped, including when it went under a chair that was too low for it to get out from. The top of the robot was fairly scratched up after just one week of use. (Worth noting, Ecovacs suffered a hack last year in which bad actors could access the camera and microphone on the X2)
The X8’s multifunction dock is much smaller than the X2’s and has some nice rose gold accents. Its water tanks are integrated into the dock and supereasy to remove to empty and refill — there’s no lid to mess with, you just lift up and go. The X8 doesn’t self-clean its washboard, however, and while it’s removable to make it easier to clean, I still had to get on my knees and scrub its base station after just a week of use.
It easily navigated fake dog turds and cables while sucking up oatmeal and Cheerios
The downside of roller mop bots is that they are big and heavy: the X8 weighs a whopping 12 pounds. Despite an ability to lift itself up to clear thresholds, the X8 isn’t as agile as smaller, lighter robot vacs. It struggled with the combo challenge of a large, tasseled, high-pile rug and spindly chair leg. Very few robot vacs tackle that one well, but it got stuck on the chair leg and sucked up the rug tassels. I ended up setting a keep-out zone so it could complete its job.
The integrated nature of the roller mop means the bot can’t remove it when it goes to vacuum carpet, as some mopping bots with pads can. It can lift it, but only 10mm, which isn’t going to work for the fluffiest rugs. The X8 does have carpet sensors, and you can choose to avoid them automatically, pass over them, or vacuum only. But its best carpet feature is the option to have it vacuum the carpets first, then mop everywhere else.
Overall, the Deebot X8 is a stellar vacuum mop combo for anyone seeking a robot that will thoroughly scrub and sweep their floors. With high-end features at a decent price, the X8’s roller mop, slick navigation, and excellent obstacle avoidance will get the job done.
Best budget robot vacuum and mop
$350
The Good
Sonic-mopping
Auto-mop lift
AI-powered obstacle avoidance
Dual-rubber roller brushes
Carpet detection
The Bad
Very large and wide
Have to wash the mop manually
Have to refill the water tank manually
No heated drying
Limited mop lift
Multifunction Dock: No – just auto empty / Mop style: Vibrating pad / Mop washing: No / Mop pressure: 6N pressure, vibrates 3000 times a minute / Mop lift: Yes, 5mm / Edge cleaning: No / Mapping: Yes, lidar / AI-powered obstacle detection: Yes / Suction power: 6,000Pa / Vacuum brush style: Dual rubber / Works with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Siri Shortcuts
The Roborock S8 is a great vacuum featuring AI-powered obstacle detection, dual rubber roller brushes, and 6,000Pa of suction. These are all features you won’t find on most budget bots, and combined, they mean the S8 does a good job vacuuming hard floors and carpets. Then, its flat mop, which vibrates 3,000 times a second, is very effective at scrubbing hard floors.
Unlike most robot vacuums in this guide, the S8 won’t automatically fill its water tank or wash its mop; you will have to do that work manually. However, it does have an extra-large onboard water tank, again a feature you won’t find on cheaper mopping bots, which means the mop gets sufficiently wet to be effective.
The S8 wasn’t designed as a budget bot; in fact, it was Roborock’s flagship model in 2023, but buying an older model like this can save you a lot of money while still doing a good job. Once $750 for the robot alone, now you can often find it for well under $500, and that’s with its auto-empty dock.
1/5The S8 Plus adds an auto-empty dock to the robot vacuum
One of my favorite features of the S8 is that it can be set to mop only, and it does an excellent job, moving in a tighter “Z” pattern and going over the floors twice. It also has a slow option for a more thorough cleaning. I liked to send it out to vacuum everywhere first, then recharge and go out again to mop, which resulted in sparklingly clean floors. It does take a long time, though, and it doesn’t have any edge cleaning options, so it won’t mop as well along baseboards or under low furniture as the more expensive models.
Another great feature at this price is carpet sensing — the S8 can raise its mops a few millimeters to avoid dampening your carpets. Most other budget mopping bots require you to remove the mop pads when vacuuming carpet or set keep-out zones around your rugs. However, the mop-raising feature can only clear low-pile rugs, so I had to set no-mopping zones around my plush floor coverings.
The S8 requires a fair amount of hands-on time since you have to refill its reservoir manually and wash the mopping pads (you can throw them in the washing machine). But if you’re good with a little more manual labor in exchange for cleaner floors, the S8 is a great option.
Multifunction Dock: Yes, auto empty (2.5L) and drain/refill (2.7L dirty, 3L clean) / Mop style: Dual spinning pads / Mop washing: Yes, hot air drying / Mop pressure: 2.2 lbs at 180 RPM / Mop lift: Yes, 12 mm / Edge cleaning: Yes, swinging motion / Mapping: Yes, lidar / AI-powered obstacle detection: Yes / Suction power: 8,000Pa / Vacuum brush style: Single rubber bristle hybrid / Works with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Siri Shortcuts
The Eufy X10 Pro Omni is an excellent mop vacuum hybrid with a full multifunction dock. Unlike the Roborock S8, it can wash its mop, drain, and refill its water tank. It’s also the cheapest model to offer dual spinning mop pads, and it has very good obstacle detection for this price range.
However, the X10 has just 8,000Pa suction, no hot water washing, and smaller water tanks. While it has most of the same functions as the top-of-the-line mopping bots, it’s not quite as effective at any of them. Which is sort of the definition of “midrange.”
An edge-hugging mode makes the robot swing its behind into the baseboards to help mop edges, but this is less effective than mop extension found on the more expensive models. With its squarish shape, it gets into corners better than most of the round bots, but its 12mm mop pad lift over carpet wasn’t effective, resulting in its pads getting hung up in a few places.
1/4The Eufy is a large robot with a square-shaped front.
The Eufy performed very well in my mopping tests, eradicating dried stains with its 2.2 pounds of downward pressure. Thanks to an onboard water reservoir, it didn’t have to head home to fill up as frequently as some bots do. It also has heated mop drying to help prevent the base from getting stinky — a first in this price range.
The X10 has great object recognition, allowing it to suck up Cheerios and piles of oatmeal while deftly navigating fake dog turds and cables. However, its navigation sometimes got screwy; it would go into a corner and stay there for a while, trying to figure itself out.
Best robot vacuum and mop for a mix of hard floors and rugs
$850
The Good
Self-removing mop pads
Mop extension reaches under edges
Self-cleaning washboard
Dirt detection tech
The Bad
Middling AI obstacle detection
Single rubber roller brush
App can be flaky
Multifunction Dock: Yes, auto empty (3L) and drain/refill (4L dirty, 4.5L clean) / Mop style: Dual spinning pads / Mop washing: Yes, hot water and hot air drying / Mop pressure: Unknown / Mop lift: Yes, 10.5 mm / Edge cleaning: Yes, mop extension Mapping: Yes, lidar / AI-powered obstacle detection: Yes / Suction power: 12,000Pa / Vacuum brush style: Single, rubber / Works with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Siri Shortcuts
If you have a lot of fluffy rugs or carpets as well as hard floors, the Dreame X40 Ultra is the best robot vacuum for you. It’s not quite as effective as a mop or vacuum as the Ecovacs Deebot X8, but it’s better suited for high-pile carpet and rugs because it can automatically drop and reattach its mopping pads during vacuuming, eliminating the risk of getting your rugs wet or stained. The Ecovacs X8 can only raise its mop 10mm, not remove it, so it struggles on high-pile carpets.
Along with dropping its pads, the X40 can also extend and swing them to get under your cabinets and consoles. The X8 can extend to an edge, but won’t get under those low cabinets or furniture. I watched the X40 spread its mops wide apart and swing behind my TV console, allowing it to access the dust wedged a good inch under it.
However, because the X40 features dual spinning mop pads rather than a self-cleaning roller mop, it requires more frequent returns to clean the mops, which means it takes longer to clean your home. The X40’s spinning pads are effective at scrubbing your floors, but I found the X8’s roller mop to be better overall and more consistent.
1/3The X40 Ultra has self-removable, dual spinning mopping pads.
The X40 can clean its washboard and features AI-powered smart dirt detection, which uses its cameras to identify spills, such as milk, or particularly dirty areas. When it spots something, it slows down and performs a more thorough cleaning. It also has an option to just mop. These are features the Ecovacs X8 doesn’t offer.
Dreame recently released the X50 Ultra, which adds 20,000Pa suction power and the ability to climb over higher thresholds. I’m currently testing this model.
Multifunction Dock: Yes, auto empty (2.5L) and drain/refill (2L dirty, 3L clean) / Mop style: Roller / Mop washing: Yes, warm water and hot air drying / Mop pressure: 10N, 170 RPM / Mop lift: Yes, 12mm / Edge cleaning: No Mapping: Yes, lidar / AI-powered obstacle detection: Yes / Suction power: 8,000Pa / Vacuum brush style: Rubber / Works with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Siri Shortcuts
If you have mostly hardwood floors, the Eufy Omni S1 Pro is an excellent option. With its sleek, high-tech design and a long 11.4-inch roller mop, this product did an excellent job of keeping the hardwood floors of my main living area spotless.
I found the Eufy’s longer roller mop to be slightly more effective than the Deebot X8’s, mopping evenly and getting up more dirt on its first pass. While there is no mop extension of edge mopping, its square shape does help it get into corners, and its dual spinning side brushes help pull in debris.
The Eufy S1 has a unique “love it or hate it” look. I kind of love it.
However, its vacuuming prowess is middling; this really is a dedicated mopping robot. With just 8,000Pa suction power and a small rubber brush, it did a decent job of getting up debris, but left several flakes of oatmeal, thanks to its side brushes spinning the debris out beyond the bot’s reach. Its obstacle avoidance is also fairly average; it dodged larger items but struggled with cables.
The S1’s omni station is quite eye-catching, with a tall, futuristic design, and clear water tanks with glowing lights inside — although it might be considered an eyesore, depending on your style. Usefully, everything you need to interact with is located at the top, so there’s no need to bend down: a touchscreen display provides controls and the clean and dirty water tanks are easy to remove.
If you have tile or scraped wood floors, a bot with oscillating mop pads will be better at getting into the crevices
While it has a mop lift of 12mm (which is higher than the X8’s), it really struggled on my high-pile carpets, to the point where I had to set keep-out zones around them.
Like the X8, the S1 self-cleans the mop with water jets as it’s working, and you can set how frequently it returns to the base station for a thorough clean with warm water before continuing to mop. It will also dry the mop with hot air, which is effective, if noisy.
The Eufy’s 11.4-inch roller brush extends almost the entire length of the front.
The Eufy has two spinning side brushes, which help get dirt into the bot’s path.
Neither the X8 nor the S1 have self-cleaning washboards, something Dreame offers. This is where the dock automatically washes the mopping tray in the dock – Dreame’s uses little wipers that go back and forth. It still needs to be cleaned eventually, but it does help keep the ick at bay for longer.
The S1 station’s debris filter got grungy fast and required manual cleaning, although this is fairly straightforward. After a month of use, I also had to disassemble the scraper and filter inside the bot, as well as remove the roller mop. This is something you’ll need to do for all mopping bots, but the Eufy’s was the most involved process, requiring me to disassemble multiple parts.
In my testing, I found that roller mops are great for most hardwood floors, but if you have lots of tile or scraped wood floors with grooves and nooks and crannies, a bot with oscillating mop pads will be better, as these do a better job of getting into crevices such as grout lines.
Best robot vacuum and mop for tile floors
$950
The Good
Superb mopping
Great obstacle avoidance
Excellent dirt detection
Self-cleans its washboard
Very quiet
The Bad
Minimal mop lift
Edge cleaning just okay
Uses a lot of water
App is unreliable
Multifunction Dock: Yes, auto, empty (2.5L) and drain/refill (4.1L dirty, 4.5L clean) / Mop style: Dual triangular spinning pads / Mop washing: Yes, hot air drying / Mop Pressure: 2.6lbs at 180 RPM / Mop lift: Yes, 12mm / Edge cleaning: Yes, robot swing and fluffer / Mapping: Yes, lidar / AI-powered obstacle detection: Yes / Suction power: 12,000Pa / Vacuum brush style: Single, conical rubber bristle hybrid / Works with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Siri Shortcut
Narwal’s latest flagship mopping bot, the Freo Z Ultra, combines everything I loved about the Freo X Ultra, and adds better vacuuming, better object avoidance, an auto-empty dock (a first for Narwal), and a fluffy side brush to polish your baseboards. It also now comes in gray (white robot vacuums are not a good idea, unless you like cleaning your robot vacuum).
With its dual, triangular spinning mop pads (the unique shape helps avoid missing spots), the Freo Z is a great choice for homes with lots of hard floors, and especially tile. The oscillating mop pads are slightly better than roller mops at getting into grout lines and other crevices found on natural surfaces. The Freo Z’s downward pressure of 2.6 lbs meant it did a great job of scrubbing up dried-on debris, excelling in my dried ketchup test, even getting the red gunk up from tile grout.
A fluffy sidebrush and swinging motion help the bot clean along edges and baseboards.
Triangular-shaped mopping pads meet in the middle, meaning fewer missed spots.
Like the Deebot X8, the Freo Z can recognize various floor materials, including tile, hardwood, and marble, and clean in the direction of the flooring, such as along the wood grain. Unlike the X8, it automatically adjusts pressure and “mopping humidity” based on the floor type, using higher humidity on tile floors than on wood floors, which can be impacted by excessive moisture. The Freo Z also self-cleans its station and has a removable tray, making maintenance easier.
The Freo Z is remarkably quiet, making it a great option for running in a bedroom
Vacuuming is much better than the Freo X, with the Z boasting 12,000Pa. While that’s not as high as the X8, the Freo Z is remarkably quiet, making it a great option for running in a primary bedroom suite where you may have a tile bathroom combined with carpet.
As with the X8, the Narwal doesn’t deal well with high-pile rugs, as there’s still only a 12 mm mop lift and no automatic mop removal. However, you can set it to perform one of four actions when it encounters a carpet: sidestep, cross it without cleaning, power boost to clean the carpet more effectively, or regular cleaning.
The obstacle detection is vastly improved and very good. A dual camera system allows the bot to not only see objects but uses AI to identify what they are and “decide” how to clean them. The best use of this I saw in testing is when there was a large puddle of water and it automatically switched to mop-only so as not to suck up liquid.
Similarly, Narwal’s dirt detect feature is very good. The bot goes back and forth over a stain or dirty area to ensure it’s clean.
A control panel on the top provides quick access to control the robot.
The dock contains a dustbin, two water tanks, and a non-refillable proprietary cleaning solution.
My two biggest gripes with the Freo Z are that it uses a lot of water; it doesn’t have an onboard water tank, so it has to return frequently to refill — and could only clean my 800 square foot area once before I needed to refill the main tank in the dock. By comparison, the X8’s tank only needed refilling after three runs.
Additionally, its app can be frustrating. It’s not easy to navigate, gets hung up between screens, and frequently disconnects from the robot. However, unlike the X8, the Narwal has controls on top of the station to start a clean, and once I had programmed a schedule, I didn’t find myself needing to use the app much at all.
The fluffy sidebrush feels more of a novelty than a necessity and doesn’t really seem to do much. Also, at this price, it would be nice if the Narwal offered a self-cleaning washboard. However, its washboard is removable, which makes it easier to clean manually.
Best robot vacuum and mop with a plumbing hookup
$400
The Good
Almost hands-free
Excellent roller mop
Self-cleans
Battery-powered water station
Supports Matter
The Bad
Big and wide
Can’t mop a second floor; it will only vacuum
Short battery life
Low suction power
Multifunction Dock: Yes, auto, empty (4L) and drain/refill (two separate devices) / Mop style: Roller / Mop washing: Yes (during use), hot air drying / Mop Pressure: 2.2lbs at 300 RPM / Mop lift: Yes, 7mm / Edge cleaning: No / Mapping: Yes, lidar / AI-powered obstacle detection: Yes / Suction power: 6,500Pa / Vacuum brush style: Single rubber bristle hybrid / Works with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Siri Shortcut, Matter
The SwitchBot S10 is a multitasking robot that hooks into your plumbing for a virtually hands-free sweeping and mopping experience. It’s one of the best robot mops I’ve tested, thanks to its self-cleaning roller mop and the fact that I never had to empty or fill its water tanks. These two features meant I could set it and forget it and have clean floors for weeks.
My other favorite feature of the S10 is its dual docking system. Its main dock is a charging / auto-empty dock, and there’s a separate battery-powered dock water station that you can put in a different room. This battery-powered dock is what makes the S10 the best plumbing hookup option, as it gives you much more flexibility with placement. Roborock, Dreame, and Narwal also have plumbing hookup docks, but they require power (I’ve not tested either of those yet).
1/5The S10 is a very large and heavy robot.
While the SwitchBot is a decent vacuum, it’s not the best. Its relatively paltry 6,500Pa of suction power is low compared to the competition, but the bot’s weight did help the rubber roller brush dig into the carpet and get up most of the cat hair.
S10 frequently got stuck on clothes left on my floor and bath mats — which are the bane of most mopping bots
Other downsides include the AI obstacle avoidance, which isn’t great. The S10 frequently got stuck on clothes left on my floor and bath mats, its battery life is short, and it lacks high-end features like dirt detection. There is also no edge cleaning function, meaning it didn’t do a great job along baseboards and around furniture.
SwitchBot recently released the Switchbot S20 ($799.99), which looks like the Pro model that made its debut at CES. The upgrade addresses some of my issues with the S10, including adding an extendable roller mop and side brush to add edge cleaning, as well as 15,000Pa. It also comes with the option of two all-in-one auto-empty base stations: one with a regular water tank you manually refill, or one that can hook into your plumbing. But it will also work with the battery-powered water station. I plan on testing this soon.
Narwal’s upcoming Narwal Flow features a big and wide extendable roller mop.
As mentioned before, Ecovacs recently released a successor to the Deebot X8 Pro Omni, aptly called the X9 Pro Omni ($1,299.99). It sports a roller mop like the X8 Pro, but the big difference is that the new model is designed to optimize airflow from intake to exhaust rather than relying solely on suction power. The upgrade could lead to better deep-cleaning, though we haven’t put it through its paces yet.
Roborock’s Saros 10 ($1,299.99 $1,599.99) and Saros 10R ($1,299.99 $1,599.99) are upgrades to my pick for the best overall robot vacuum, the S8 MaxV Ultra. Both can automatically remove their mop pads when not needed, which is a new option for Roborock. One uses dual spinning mops, the other a flat vibrating pad.
Roborock also recently released the Saros Z70 ($1,599$2,599), the first mass-produced robovac to feature a robotic arm that can pick up light objects — including socks, tissues, and sandals. The arm isn’t the most reliable, and the vacuum occasionally struggles with correctly identifying items, but it’s otherwise an excellent model with 22,000Pa of suction power and dual spinning mop pads that it can remove on its own. Read our review.
Roborock’s cheaper Qrevo Curv ($1,099.99$1,599.99) also has dual spinning mop pads (which you have to remove) and can raise itself to clear thresholds up to 40mm. The company’s Qrevo Slim ($899.98$1,399.99) offers similar functions but features a new navigation system and lacks a lidar tower, allowing it to fit under low furniture.
iRobot’s new Roomba lineup features two models with dual spinning mopping pads and auto-wash docks. The new Roomba Plus 505 Combo Robot Plus AutoWash Dock ($599.99$999.99) also offers heated mop drying, a feature the higher-end Roomba Combo 10 Max lacks.
iRobot also recently introduced an upgraded version of the Roomba Max 705, the Roomba Max 705 Combo, which will be available for preorder in North America “later this year” for around $1,272 (€1099). Like the Max 705, it features dual rubber roller brushes that are resistant to tangling, along with AI-powered obstacle detection. It also comes with a unique roller mop cover that automatically deploys as it cleans, as well as a design that allows the mop to extend into corners and clean along wall edges.
Priced at $999.99, Eufy’s new Robot Vacuum Omni E28 is a self-emptying, self-refilling, and self-washing robot vacuum with a rolling mop that can go over tough stains a second time if needed. The charging dock also includes a built-in deep cleaner that sprays water to tackle stains before sucking the mess into a separate wastewater tank.
The recently launched Narwal Flow costs $1,299.99 ($200 off) with code NFLOW, and features the company’s first roller mop which can also extend. We haven’t spent any time with it yet, but Narwal claims it can easily tackle thick, fluffy carpets thanks to its deep carpet boost mode.
The $1,099.99 Eureka J20 features a very wide roller mop but only 8,000Pa suction, but it is no longer available on Eureka’s website. The new J15 Max Ultra ($1,299) can accurately spot liquids and automatically rotate its body to tackle wet spills with its dual spinning mopping pads. It’s an upgrade to the J15 Pro Ultra ($779.87$999.99), which can identify colored liquids but not clear or white ones.
The Dreame X50 Ultra ($1,259.99$1,699.99) features a “motorized swing arm” that functions like a leg, enabling the robovac to climb over transitions up to 6cm tall. Otherwise, it’s a lot like the X40 Ultra in this guide, only with higher suction power and a retractable lidar tower.
The Switchbot S20 ($799.99), which resembles the Pro model announced at CES earlier this year, is now available. It’s essentially the successor to our previous pick for the best mopping vacuum, the Switchbot S10, with an extendable roller mop / side brush and 15,000Pa of suction power.
SharkNinja’s PowerDetect NeverTouch Pro 2-in-1 robot vacuum mop ($699.99$999.99) can lift itself up as high as 20mm to get over rugs and transitions. Its automatic empty /wash / dry cleaning station doesn’t require bags, either.
Photography by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
Update, September 3rd: Adjusted pricing / availability and updated copy to reflect Eureka J15 Max Ultra, Narwal Flow, and Switchbot S20 are all now available. Sheena Vasani also contributed to this post.
Should Osaka defeat Anisimova, she will become the first player to reach a Grand Slam final after becoming a mother since Victoria Azarenka made the 2020 US Open showpiece, which Osaka won.
And if the four-time major winner goes all the way in New York, she will be the first player since Kim Clijsters (in 2009, 2010 and 2011) to have won a Slam after giving birth.
Having struggled to put a dent in Muchova’s serve earlier in the first set, Osaka pounced decisively at 5-4 – going 0-40 up and closing out the opener at the second time of asking.
Muchova, who began grimacing because of an issue with her left leg in the sixth game, called for the trainer and received medical attention off court.
She returned with heavy strapping on her thigh, but it didn’t seem to hinder her tennis as she opened the second set with an early break.
Osaka struck back immediately, however, and there was little to separate the pair until a frustrated Osaka conceded serve at 4-4 with a series of unforced errors.
But, as Muchova stepped up to serve and force a deciding set, Osaka regained her composure and bounced back aggressively, breaking to love to level the set.
She took control in the tie-break, opening up a 4-1 lead which proved enough for her to wrap up the victory with a beaming smile.
“It was an incredibly difficult match,” Osaka added in her on-court interview. “She’s one of the best players in the world – every time I play her it’s so difficult.
She joked: “Last year she beat me here when I had one of my best outfits, so I was really upset.”
The Texas state Senate approved a bill to allow people to sue anyone who makes or distributes abortion medication in and outside of the state, and the legislation now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) desk.
Senators voted 17 to 8 in favor of House Bill 7, which allows private citizens to receive up to $100,000 in damages in successful lawsuits against makers and distributors of the drugs. Abbott is expected to sign the legislation into law.
Under the bill, almost any private citizen can file a lawsuit against abortion drug makers or distributors, with one of the few exceptions being Texas women who take abortion medication to end a pregnancy.
State Senator Bryan Hughes (R), an author of the bill, has argued that it is meant to protect helpless and “precious, little unborn babies” and their mothers from “poisonous, illegal drugs.”
“You manufacture and ship poisonous illegal drugs into Texas, and people are harmed, you will be held accountable,” he said during the Wednesday night vote. “We make no apology for that. Texas must defend our citizens, and that’s what this bill is about.”
State Senator Carol Alvardo (D) was one of four Democratic lawmakers who spoke against the bill ahead of the vote. She warned that HB7, also called the Texas Woman and Child Protection Act, harms women, children and families by transforming Texas into a “state of surveillance” that incentivizes neighbors to file lawsuits against one another for cash.
“This bill does not protect women, children or families,” she said. “It punishes them.”
“Imagine living in fear of the man behind you at the pharmacy, of the delivery driver, even of your own family. Every word, every prescription, every private conversation could be twisted into evidence. That’s neither freedom nor protections, it’s surveillance and isolation.”
The bill is the latest move by Texas Republicans to squash abortion pill access in the state, and it will potentially present more challenges to abortion shield laws in Democratic-led states.
Texas has almost entirely banned abortion and imposes heavy penalties on people who violate its abortion laws. But abortions are still occurring in the state due to the availability of mail-order abortion medication, which Texans can access via telehealth providers located in states with abortion shield laws in place.
Two high-profile legal tests of abortion shield laws have come from the Lone Star State.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York doctor in December for allegedly sending abortion pills to a woman in the state, and a Texas man in July filed a civil lawsuit against a California doctor for allegedly providing his girlfriend, a Texas woman, with abortion pills.
In both cases, abortion shield laws enacted in the home state have made it challenging for the lawsuits to advance.
State senator Molly Cook (D), an emergency room nurse, noted that the bill will “escalate national conflict” by likely dragging Texas into “another legal war with other states” with conflicting abortion laws.
A revised version of the bill passed the Texas state legislature’s lower chamber last week during Abbott’s second special session.
Anti-abortion groups celebrated that revised bill’s passage, which, they argue, now protects women’s privacy and curbs financial incentives.
“It’s already illegal to traffic abortion drugs in Texas under the Human Life Protection Act, and our priority remains enforcement of that and other laws,” said Amy O’Donnell, communications director for Texas Alliance for Life. “The revised version of HB7 provides another tool against illegal abortion-by-mail while including vital protections for women.”
Summer may unofficially be over, but a few fireworks are still poised to pop off on Wall Street.
And they are wasting no time lighting up markets after the Labor Day weekend.
A Federal appeals court ruled Friday against the Trump administration’s tariffs. But it left them in place until Oct. 14, allowing the White House time to appeal the case to the Supreme Court.
“This tariff saga continues with even more uncertainty, as we now move from speculating on “who, what, when, where, and how” related to tariffs to an even more uncertain “whether,” Citi retail analyst Paul Lejuez said.
Here’s what else the Opening Bid team is watching.
Challenging the Trump tariff. How the tariff uncertainty is priced into stocks is now in focus. “If the Supreme Court agrees to review the case, this could leave the tariffs in place until as late as June 2026. Legal uncertainty could lead the Trump administration to shift tariffs to other statutory bases but, however the Supreme Court ultimately rules, the president will retain substantial authority to impose tariffs,” Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius said.
Positioning for an easier, perhaps less independent Federal Reserve. Gold prices have hit fresh records above $3,500 an ounce. The price has now doubled since the start of 2023. The latest push reflects investors bracing for a steady drumbeat of rate cuts from the Fed, which historically is bullish for gold. Any weakening in the Fed’s independence — amid challenges from Trump — is also viewed as bullish for gold.
When the CEO misbehaves. The 2025 string of misbehaving CEOs rages on. Nestlé (NESN.SW) over the weekend booted CEO Laurent Freixe over an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. The CEO of alcohol giant Suntory Tak Niinami reportedly resigned today as his home was searched for illegal supplements.
Apple gets nibbles. Somewhat under the radar, Apple’s (AAPL) stock is rallying into the expected Sept. 9 unveiling of the latest iPhone. Shares are up about 10% in the past month. Citi analyst Atif Malik says he’s expecting a strong replacement cycle for the upcoming iPhone, given that almost 50% of iPhone users are on the iPhone 14 or earlier models. Consumers will need a new model to take advantage of the many AI features Apple is working on, Malik notes.
Media mogul and Liberty Media (LLYVK) chair John Malone still sees more upside in Formula One after eight years of ownership.
Liberty Media introduced Formula One racing to a US-based audience through races held in Miami and Las Vegas and branched out to living rooms and smart devices courtesy of F1 TV and direct-to-consumer streaming options.
The Netflix series “Drive to Survive” also cemented its cult popularity on this side of the Atlantic. Apple’s megahit “F1” movie this year only added to the sport’s allure.
“Look, it’s a public company. If somebody gets carried away and they want to buy it, and they’re willing to pay more for it than the board thinks that they can deliver to the shareholders, then we would sell it. I mean, that’s the bottom line,” Malone told me in a new Opening Bid Unfiltered podcast drop.
The push to reengineer legacy food companies has been the playbook all year long. Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) said recently it would split its Keurig coffee business from its beverage business.
Now, a decade after their much-hyped merger, Kraft Heinz (KHC) said it would split into two public companies. One will focus on shelf-stable meals like mac and cheese. The other will put attention to Lunchables and packaged cheese.
This merger has been a disaster from the start, leading the stock price to tank 60% since 2015.
“It really has been a thorough review of what essentially was the premise that we believe that there was unlocked value in the company that wasn’t truly being assessed appropriately outside,” Kraft Heinz CEO Carlos Abrams-Rivera told me in an interview today. “And I think at the same time, we recognize that the complexity of the business was actually leading to not driving the type of performance that we wanted to get to.”
Meanwhile, feared activist investor Elliott Management has taken a $4 billion stake in PepsiCo (PEP) and will agitate for changes to improve sagging earnings growth. PepsiCo has been struggling in recent quarters amid sticky inflation and shifting consumer health trends.
A source familiar with Elliott’s thinking told me the stock is at least 50% undervalued at current levels after years of operational miscues, one of them being neglecting the core soda business.
Elliott is pushing PepsiCo to refranchise its North American bottling operations and review the cost structure of the snack business, according to a slide deck sent to PepsiCo by the firm.
A spokesperson for PepsiCo didn’t return Yahoo Finance’s request for comment.
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Anisimova has surprised even herself with how quickly she moved on from her loss at the All England Club.
“Truly the most that I felt bad was for the people that had come to watch that day,” she said.
“I know how much people pay for those tickets and are excited to see Wimbledon. I kind of had that guilt on my back, as opposed to winning my first Grand Slam final.
“On the court I was crying and maybe [for] 30 minutes afterwards, but then I got on the phone with someone and I kind of laughed it off.
“At the end of the day to me it was just tennis. I’m in a really good place in my life. I’m happy every single day, which I wasn’t a couple of years ago.”
Having gone out in the early stages of the hard-court tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati, Anisimova said her early-round matches in New York were played with “a little bit of fear”.
However, her confidence has grown across the fortnight – as shown in her brilliantly fearless ball-striking against Swiatek.
“I told myself: you can’t go into the match with any fear,” she said.
“Today, I really came out there with not an ounce of fear.
When Swiatek took her serve in the opening game, flashbacks of Wimbledon surfaced.
“When I wasn’t able to hold in that first game, I was like OK, here we go,” she said.
But this time around Anisimova did not waver – attacking the six-time major winner’s serve to immediately break back.
Anisimova displayed superb skill on the backhand side and moved impressively throughout, hitting 23 winners as her big-hitting game flustered Swiatek.
She enjoyed success on the Pole’s second serve – winning 12 of 17 points from it – and found the break at the crucial moment to take the opening set.
Swiatek left the court between sets and returned full of intensity, again breaking immediately but this time consolidating with a hold.
Anisimova could be forgiven for thinking back to Wimbledon but she did not waver, keeping her cool and rescuing the break two games later.
Heavily backed by a home crowd, Anisimova broke in the eighth game to serve for victory – which she did in composed fashion to reach a third Grand Slam semi-final.
President Trump on Thursday will host two dozen high-profile tech and business leaders for the first event in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden, including Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and OpenAI founder Sam Altman, according to an invite list obtained exclusively by The Hill.
The Rose Garden gathering is set to take place after CEOs and tech leaders attend a White House event on AI hosted by first lady Melania Trump.
“The Rose Garden Club at the White House is the hottest place to be in Washington, or perhaps the world. The president looks forward to welcoming top business, political, and tech leaders for this dinner and the many dinners to come on the new, beautiful Rose Garden patio,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said in a statement to The Hill.
Other attendees for the event on Thursday night include dozens of prominent founders and CEOs, including Sergey Brin and Sundar Pichai, founder and CEO of Google, respectively; Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle; David Limp, CEO of Blue Origin; Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron Technology; and Greg Brockman, president of OpenAI.
The group also includes Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft; Vivek Ranadive, founder of Tibco and owner of the Sacramento Kings; Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer of Palantir; and Alexandr Wang, founder of Scale.ai and head of super intelligence at Meta.
David Sacks, a venture capitalist who has been tasked as the White House czar on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, will also attend. Additionally, Jared Isaacman, CEO of Shift4, is slated to attend after Trump withdrew his nomination to run NASA in June.
Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder who served as a special government employee and top Trump adviser for the first few months of the year before feuding with Trump, is not on the invite list.
Many prominent tech leaders have sought to build a stronger relationship with Trump since he won the 2024 election, and their companies have adjusted their policies to do away with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives to align with the administration. Zuckerberg, Pichai and Altman attended Trump’s inauguration, while Cook has visited the White House to announce investments in U.S. manufacturing.
Other business leaders who are slated to attend include Jason Chang, founder of CSBio; Nathalie Dompé, CEO of Dompé Pharma; Dylan Field, founder of Figma; John Hering, cofounder of Vy Capital; Sunny Madra, president of Groq; Chamath Palihapitiya, founder of Social Capital; Mark Pincus, founder of Zynga; Jamie Siminoff, founder of Ring; and Lisa Su, CEO of advanced Micro Devices.
The Rose Garden renovation, which included paving over the grass and placing tables, with umbrellas, and chairs around the new patio, was completed in early August. The tables and umbrellas resemble the ones at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida.
The Rose Garden is a typical location for presidents to host events, bill signings and speeches and Trump’s first event on Thursday will show off the stone patio instead of the lawn.
The White House teased on Aug. 19 that the Rose Garden was ready for an event. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt brought reporters back to the space, where the president was testing out new speakers for “what will be the best event in the history of the White House,” she said at the time.
Leavitt added that the next party is “hopefully soon.” In the weeks since, Trump has periodically been heard playing music through the speakers.
The president, who spent decades in the real estate business before running for president, has spent the early months of his second term renovating the White House.
In addition to the Rose Garden, Trump has redecorated the Oval Office with additional portraits, busts and gold trim. He has put up artwork around the building featuring himself, including one piece depicting the 2024 assassination attempt that left him bloodied, while moving other presidential portraits.
And the White House announced last month plans for a $200 million ballroom near the East Wing that would be able to accommodate hundreds of guests for state dinners and other large events.
ClearBridge Investments, an investment management company, released its “ClearBridge All Cap Growth Strategy” second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the second quarter, growth stocks led the stock market to rebound from tariff uncertainty. The benchmark Russell 3000 Growth Index performed better as risk-on sentiment took hold, rising 17.6% and outperforming the Russell 3000 Value Index by over 1,300 basis points. The Strategy underperformed its Russell 3000 Growth Index benchmark in the second quarter. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.
In its second-quarter 2025 investor letter, ClearBridge All Cap Growth Strategy highlighted stocks such as Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR). Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community. The one-month return of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) was -2.46%, and its shares gained 397.81% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On August 29, 2025, Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) stock closed at $156.71 per share, with a market capitalization of $371.769 billion.
ClearBridge All Cap Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:
“In IT, we added Synopsys and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR). Palantir is a software-as-a-service provider with an AI powered operating system that connects data to existing customer applications. Palantir’s platform acts as a hub to improve business outcomes across government and commercial end markets, allowing users to synthesize diverse data sources into actionable insights in real time. The company is highly profitable and growing rapidly at scale with 80%+ gross margins. Given the stock’s more elevated valuation we are being mindful of position size.”
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