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DA Davidson reduced its price target on Uber Inc. (UBER) to $105 from $108 following the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 results, while retaining a Buy rating. The adjusted model shows less than a 1% decline to DA Davidson’s 2026 adjusted EBITDA estimate driven by higher investment levels, partly offset by robust gross bookings growth. The new target…
Summary: In a federal hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Porter sharply questioned Justice Department lawyers for not citing the 1980 Privacy Protection Act when seeking approval to search Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s home. The search, which led to the seizure of phones and laptops, was carried out by the F…
Freedom Capital Markets upgraded Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) to a Buy from Hold and boosted its price target to $76 from $47, citing the miner's substantial exposure to copper amid tight supply conditions. The firm based its valuation on a 6.0x EV/EBITDA multiple applied to the average of 2026-2027 EBITDA estimates while flagging uncertainty around the …
President Donald Trump delivered a forceful, highly personal critique of the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday after the court invalidated his administration's global tariffs. He singled out two justices he appointed who joined the majority, praised the three conservative dissenters including his appointee Brett Kavanaugh, and suggested the court had be…
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to invalidate tariffs imposed under a statute reserved for national emergencies has, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, reduced President Donald Trump's bargaining leverage while simultaneously preserving the more extreme option of a full embargo. Bessent discussed the ruling and its implications on Fox…
WarrenAI used Investing Pro data to rank five solar companies based on Fair Value, Pro scores, technical indicators, analyst price targets and other metrics. The list spans an industry leader with strong margins, high-growth equipment suppliers, a value-oriented panel tracker maker, a microinverter specialist with volatile returns, and a residentia…
North Korean state media reports that leader Kim Jong Un reviewed the country's progress over the past five years, describing it as a 'great transformation,' during the second day of the ruling Workers' Party's congress. The Ninth Congress opened on Thursday, is expected to last several days, and is attended by 5,000 party members. The gathering wi…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president lacked authority under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose a wide-ranging set of reciprocal tariffs. The decision leaves unanswered whether previously collected duties must be refunded, while the administration says it will pursue other statutory routes and impos…
U.S. stock benchmarks finished higher on Friday, driven by advances in Consumer Services, Technology and Telecoms. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.47%, the S&P 500 gained 0.69% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.90%. Market breadth was mixed across exchanges and several individual names posted outsized moves in both directions. Volatility e…
Electra Battery Materials Corporation said it increased the size of its previously disclosed At the Market - ATM - offering to up to $25 million from $5.5 million, a move that coincided with a 2.1% decline in the company's shares in after-hours trading on Friday. The expanded facility, placed through H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, permits sales of…
Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC finished the trading session up 0.82%, driven by advances in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. Real estate developer Vesta and airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico were among the top performers, while airline operator Controladora Vuela and chemicals firm Orbia were notable decl…
Canada's main equity index closed higher, reaching a new record as materials, IT and clean technology stocks outperformed. Mining-related names led the advance with several firms posting double-digit gains, while select service and cannabis-related stocks posted notable declines. Market breadth favored advancers, volatility eased and commodities sh…
Russian equities closed modestly higher on Friday as gains in Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Manufacturing helped push the MOEX Russia Index up 0.24%. Bank VTB, NOVATEK and Mobil’nye Telesistemy were among the strongest performers, while Unipro, OZON and PIK recorded the largest declines. Market breadth was mixed and the RVI slipped slightly.
Colombia's main stock gauge, the COLCAP, finished higher on Friday, gaining 1.32% as strength in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors supported the market. Among large-cap names, Ecopetrol, Grupo Cibest and Banco de Bogota were the session's top performers, while Grupo Argos, Grupo Nutresa and Mineros closed lower. Commodities and fore…
Abony Acquisition Corp. I completed an initial public offering of 23 million units at $10.00 each, raising $230 million after the underwriter exercised the full 3 million-unit overallotment. The SPAC also closed a concurrent private placement that added $6.95 million in gross proceeds. Proceeds have been placed into trust as the company seeks busin…
Brazil's Vice-President and development, industry and trade minister Geraldo Alckmin said a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that invalidated expansive tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump removed levies that had singled out Brazil, restoring the country's competitiveness in the U.S. market. Alckmin, speaking at a press conference in Brasilia,…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is preparing to distribute $12 billion in government payments next week, with officials and economists arguing the aid is needed to prevent more producers from financial collapse. The package includes $11 billion via the Farmer Bridge Assistance program and $1 billion for specialty crop growers. USDA officials sai…
Aeluma is a small-cap developer of compound-semiconductor photodetectors and photonics manufacturing processes. The company has moved from lab proofs toward wafer-scale prototyping, added capital equipment, joined a government-focused microelectronics consortium, and recently refreshed its balance sheet. Given a tight float, rising short interest a…
Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals completed a public offering that generated approximately $63.2 million in gross proceeds, issuing 7,607,145 common shares and pre-funded warrants. The company said the funds will primarily support continued development of EP-104GI for eosinophilic esophagitis, including completion of preclinical work, Phase 2 trials and pre…
St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem told a television audience that the central bank's current policy posture is appropriate for the economy. He said that replacing tariffs on a one-for-one basis would have little economic effect, noted that high productivity growth has not yet shown up in macro data, praised the Kevin Warsh nominat…
A Standex International director sold $513,280 of company stock on February 9, 2026, while the company reported a second-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings and revenue beat. Independent valuation metrics flag the stock as overvalued even as the business maintains a 56-year dividend streak and draws analyst attention.
AIxCrypto Holdings Inc saw its Nasdaq-listed shares gain about 2% on Friday after announcing a strategic partnership with Pinnacle Real Estate Group, a Southern California real estate firm. The collaboration will explore applications of AIxCrypto’s real-world asset (RWA) infrastructure for select real estate use cases, assessing blockchain-enabled …
James A. Harrell III, President of Global Industrial Paper Packaging at Sonoco Products Co, completed a set of stock transactions on February 19, 2026, including a small open-market sale and the exercise and partial disposition of stock appreciation rights. The moves came as Sonoco detailed three-year financial targets, margin-improvement initiativ…
Robert R. Chapman, president of Bank of the James Financial Group Inc, purchased 1,200 shares on February 20, 2026, at $20.89 per share for a total of $25,068, bringing his direct holdings to 124,118 shares. The stock is trading close to its 52-week high after a 66% year-over-year rise and a reported P/E ratio of 10.48. Separately, co-founder J. To…
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced the departures of Sarah Bond, president and chief operating officer of Xbox, and Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming. Asha Sharma will step into the role of executive vice president and CEO of Gaming, and Matt Booty has been elevated to executive vice president and chief content officer. The changes coincide with…
