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MOZAYYX Acquisition Corp. closes $300 million IPO on NYSE

MOZAYYX Acquisition Corp. closes $300 million IPO on NYSE

MOZAYYX Acquisition Corp. completed an initial public offering of 30 million units at $10 each, generating $300 million in gross proceeds before underwriting discounts and expenses. The offering included a partial exercise of the underwriter's over-allotment, and the units began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on February 25, 2026. Each unit…

Kratos Announces $1 Billion Stock Sale; Shares Slip After Hours

Kratos Announces $1 Billion Stock Sale; Shares Slip After Hours

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions said it will sell $1 billion of common stock in an underwritten offering, with underwriters able to buy an additional $150 million of shares within 30 days. The company said net proceeds will support customer- and program-focused acquisitions, investments and capital expenditures to scale operations for national …

Anthropic Stands Firm Against U.S. Demand to Remove AI Safety Limits

Anthropic Stands Firm Against U.S. Demand to Remove AI Safety Limits

Anthropic PBC has rejected a U.S. government demand to lift safety guardrails on its Claude AI model, citing two categorical red lines: mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous lethal weaponry. The standoff pits the startup against threats from Washington to label it a "supply chain risk" or to compel compliance under the Defense Production …

Flutter Cuts 2026 Profit Outlook as U.S. Customer Engagement Lags

Flutter Cuts 2026 Profit Outlook as U.S. Customer Engagement Lags

Flutter, owner of FanDuel, reported a 21% increase in core profit for 2025 but is guiding to only 4% growth in 2026 to $2.97 billion, well below analyst expectations of $3.5 billion. The company attributes the weaker outlook to reduced U.S. customer engagement following favourable sports results that hurt betting activity and to underperformance of…

ASML Says High-NA EUV Tools Are Ready for Volume Production, Clearing a Path for AI Chip Scaling

ASML Says High-NA EUV Tools Are Ready for Volume Production, Clearing a Path for AI Chip Scaling

ASML's newest High-NA extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems have reached technical readiness for mass production, the company's chief technology officer said, based on uptime progress, imaging precision and processing of 500,000 wafers. The machines, which cost roughly $400 million each, aim to let chipmakers consolidate multiple manufactur…

Colombian equities slide as COLCAP tumbles to one-month low

Colombian equities slide as COLCAP tumbles to one-month low

Colombian stocks closed lower on Thursday with the benchmark COLCAP index falling 4.13% to a new one-month low. Broad weakness was led by declines in the Financials, Investment and Public Services sectors. While a handful of large-cap names posted gains, the market saw more decliners than advancers. Movements in commodities and currency pairs accom…

Moscow stocks slip as telecoms, oil and power weigh on MOEX Index

Moscow stocks slip as telecoms, oil and power weigh on MOEX Index

Russia's equity benchmark ended modestly lower on Thursday as losses in Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Power sectors outpaced gains elsewhere. The MOEX Russia Index fell 0.36% at the Moscow close, while individual movers included RusHydro, Rusal and Magnit among the session's top performers and Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel, Rostelekom and Polyus among the la…

Grindr Posts Q4 Revenue Beat, Ups Buyback and Centers Growth on AI

Grindr Posts Q4 Revenue Beat, Ups Buyback and Centers Growth on AI

Grindr reported fourth-quarter revenue above expectations, expanded its share repurchase authorization by $400 million, and unveiled a premium AI subscription tier. The Los Angeles-based company said it will invest heavily in AI this year and modernize its architecture in 2026 while maintaining a robust free product to attract younger users.

Waste Management Stocks to Watch in 2026: WarrenAI Ranks Sector Leaders and Volatile Performers

Waste Management Stocks to Watch in 2026: WarrenAI Ranks Sector Leaders and Volatile Performers

The Waste Management sector in 2026 shows a mix of steady returns, disciplined margins and sizable sustainability investments. WarrenAI ranking based on InvestingPro metrics highlights Clean Harbors as the momentum leader, Waste Management Inc. as the defensive stalwart, Waste Connections as an M&A-driven growth candidate, Republic Services as a ma…

Caesars Shares Jump 18% Amid Reports of Takeover Interest

Caesars Shares Jump 18% Amid Reports of Takeover Interest

Caesars Entertainment shares surged 18% Thursday afternoon after reports that the company is receiving takeover interest from multiple parties. Trading was briefly halted for volatility. Among named potential bidders is Fertitta Entertainment, and the company is also said to be weighing a management-led buyout. The move could represent a major cons…

Moody's Elevates VNET to B1, Citing Wholesale IDC Momentum

Moody's Elevates VNET to B1, Citing Wholesale IDC Momentum

Moody's upgraded VNET Group, Inc.'s corporate family rating to B1 from B2 while keeping a stable outlook, attributing the move to the company's expanding wholesale internet data center (IDC) business and improving earnings and cash flow metrics. The agency projects roughly 20% annual gross revenue growth over the next 12 to 18 months and anticipate…

Moody's Keeps Welltower at A3, Upgrades Outlook to Positive

Moody's Keeps Welltower at A3, Upgrades Outlook to Positive

Moody's Ratings affirmed Welltower Inc.'s A3 long-term issuer rating and raised the outlook to positive from stable, citing continued revenue and earnings expansion and an expected material improvement in credit metrics over the next 12 months. The firm also affirmed related A3 and P-2 ratings across Welltower's debt instruments and a backed rating…