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Iran has asked that this week's scheduled diplomatic talks with the United States be moved from Istanbul to Oman and limited to direct negotiations on nuclear issues only, a regional source said, putting the planned Friday meeting in doubt. The request comes as U.S. forces build up in the Middle East and an exchange involving a downed Iranian drone…
Banco Santander said it will acquire Webster Financial Corporation for $12.2 billion in a transaction that will create a top-ten U.S. retail and commercial bank by assets and a top-five deposit franchise across parts of the U.S. Northeast. The deal pays Webster shareholders $48.75 in cash plus 2.0548 Santander American Depositary Shares per Webster…
European milling wheat futures pulled back slightly on Tuesday after earlier reaching a near two-month high, as a stronger euro against the dollar applied pressure. Traders are balancing recent commodity rebounds with currency volatility while watching tight competition between French and Black Sea origins for business in key import markets such as…
Jefferies has reiterated a Buy rating and a $132.00 price target on Walmart, arguing the retailer is well-placed to gain from PepsiCo's recent price cuts across major snack brands. The brokerage frames the reductions as the start of branded price normalization and highlights Walmart's scale, food volumes, and private-label traction as competitive a…
Raymond James reduced its 12-month price objective for Broadridge Financial to $257 from $276 but retained an Outperform rating after the company reported a strong fiscal second quarter and lifted full-year earnings guidance. The firm raised its forward EPS estimates slightly yet applied a more cautious valuation multiple given current market conce…
Eagle Financial Services director Scott M Hamberger purchased 597 shares of the company at $37.99 apiece on January 30, 2026, a transaction totaling $22,680. After the buy, Hamberger directly holds 1,635.722 shares, which include shares obtained via the firm’s Dividend Investment Plan, and indirectly controls 10,064 shares through a revocable livin…
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company will build graphics processing units and has hired a chief GPU architect to lead the effort. Speaking at a Cisco Systems AI conference in San Francisco, Tan also highlighted Intel’s focus on glass for manufacturing and said the company’s 18A process is performing well. He raised concerns that the U.S. may be fa…
Accenture shares fell roughly 7% amid a wider downturn across IT services, nearing a 52-week low and extending a near-30% year-over-year decline. Baird questioned the magnitude of the selloff given Accenture's diversified offerings and solid financial metrics, and called the stock a buying opportunity. The firm also pointed to industry headwinds ti…
Deutsche Bank increased its price target for Palantir Technologies Inc. to $200 from $160 while retaining a Hold rating. The move reflects stronger confidence in Palantir’s business and cash generation, even as high valuation metrics and limited capital-return plans temper upgrades. Recent fourth-quarter results and a range of analyst reactions ill…
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a team of volunteer legal observers who will wear purple vests to monitor and record federal immigration enforcement activity. The observers will document whether officers act within legal bounds as the Trump administration increases deportation efforts and has staged high-profile operations in citi…
The head of U.S. Africa Command has acknowledged that a small team of U.S. forces has been deployed to Nigeria to provide specialized capabilities in support of counterterrorism efforts. The deployment follows U.S. airstrikes in December and what U.S. officials describe as an ongoing expansion of surveillance and cooperation with Nigerian authoriti…
Bank of America has started selling investment-grade U.S. dollar bonds, offering six-year fixed- and floating-rate notes and an 11-year fixed-rate security with initial price talk at 100 basis points over Treasuries. The move makes BofA the last of the major Wall Street banks to issue debt following fourth-quarter results, joining a broader surge i…
Hot GFG LLC sold 1,794,766 shares of Fat Brands, Inc. Class A common stock on January 30, 2026, receiving $485,843 in proceeds. After the transaction the holder no longer retains any Class A shares but continues to own 1,544,623 shares of Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock. The sale occurred as Fat Brands' stock has plunged 94.7% over the past yea…
Goldman Sachs has affirmed a Buy rating on Apple Inc. with a $330.00 price objective, pointing to improving App Store spending as a key driver for Services revenue. The target implies roughly 22% upside from Apple’s then-current share price of $270.16. January App Store data showed around 7% year-over-year growth, with mixed results across categori…
Blackstone Inc. President Jon Gray told attendees at the WSJ Invest conference that he expects dealmaking and initial public offerings to pick up in 2026. He cited a favorable regulatory environment, greater capital availability and lower interest rates as key drivers, highlighted a robust pipeline of potential U.S. IPOs and flagged growth opportun…
Maritime sources and a security consultancy reported that Iranian gunboats approached the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Imperative in the Strait of Hormuz, ordered it to stop its engine and prepare to be boarded, and then the tanker accelerated and continued under escort by a U.S. warship. The incident occurred north of Oman inside the inbound Traffic …
Novo Nordisk shares fell sharply after the company projected a 2026 sales decline of 5% to 13% amid intensifying competition in the obesity treatment market. The guidance was materially weaker than analysts' consensus for a 2% sales drop and came alongside fourth-quarter results showing a 14% fall in operating profit to 31.7 billion Danish crowns. …
Waymo will appear before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee to defend its safety record after federal agencies launched probes into a vehicle striking a child near an elementary school and robotaxis passing vehicles that were loading or unloading at parked school buses. In written testimony, the Alphabet unit said its self-driving vehicles have "be…
HSBC upgraded Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) from Hold to Buy and raised its price target to $205, citing a stronger-than-expected fourth quarter that included 70% revenue growth, substantial margin improvement and raised 2026 profit guidance. Other brokerages issued a range of reactions from Buy reaffirmations to Neutral ratings and mixed price…
Serina Therapeutics Chief Scientific Officer Randall Moreadith sold 6,500 shares on February 2, 2026, for $19,680 and simultaneously exercised 6,500 fully vested options at $0.06 per share. The company secured FDA clearance to begin a Phase 1b study of SER-252 and has started site activities in Australia, while facing a New York Stock Exchange noti…
Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Red Cat Holdings rose modestly after the War Department named both companies among 25 vendors invited to Phase I of the Drone Dominance Program. The initial evaluation - dubbed 'the Gauntlet' - starts February 18 at Fort Benning, runs through early March, and is expected to be followed by roughly $1…
K2 Capital Acquisition Corporation completed an initial public offering of 13.8 million units at $10 per unit, raising $138 million after underwriters exercised an additional 1.8 million-unit option. The units - each composed of one Class A ordinary share and a right to one-fifth of a Class A share upon closing a business combination - began tradin…
Vicki L. Sato, a director at Vir Biotechnology, sold 22,000 shares on February 2, 2026, for $169,670 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The sale came as Vir shares have risen strongly year-to-date and over the past six months. The company recently reported encouraging Phase 2 SOLSTICE results for hepatitis delta therapy and struck a licensing agreement with…
Argentina's financial markets reacted negatively after the head of the national statistics agency resigned and the implementation of a revised consumer price index (CPI) methodology was delayed. Authorities and market participants are at odds over the timing of the methodological change, a dispute that has revived concerns about statistical indepen…
John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS) has rallied to fresh 52-week highs but the setup still favors a measured long. Q4 EPS strength, low leverage, positive free cash flow and an EV/EBITDA of ~8 give the stock an attractive risk-reward for a mid-term swing. Enter on a light pullback or at-market, place a disciplined stop under the 50-day trend, and targe…
