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Morgan Stanley's January AlphaWise Consumer Survey (Jan. 22-26) found rising optimism about the U.S. economy and household finances, yet respondents reported lower next-month and six-month spending intentions for consumer electronics and personal computers. The survey highlights divergent trends across sentiment and discretionary electronics demand…
Snowflake announced a $200 million collaboration with OpenAI to integrate advanced AI models into its cloud data platform. The work will include building AI agents that can handle complex workflows and answer natural-language questions using proprietary company data, while expanding availability of OpenAI models across all three major cloud provide…
Norwegian equities closed lower on Monday, with the Oslo OBX down 0.24% as losses in Media, Transport and Diversified Financials drove the market lower. Select financials and insurance names outperformed, while energy-related and seafood names were among the weakest. Global commodity and currency moves accompanied the session.
Tel Aviv equities closed higher on Monday, with the TA 35 rising 1.14% to a fresh record. Gains in insurance, financials and real estate helped lift the benchmark, while commodity prices fell and the U.S. dollar strengthened against the shekel and euro pairs reported hereafter. Market breadth was mixed, with slightly more decliners than advancers.
Morgan Stanley cut Humana's rating to Underweight from Equal-weight and trimmed its price target to $174 from $262, citing policy-driven reimbursement risks and concerns about the insurer's 2026 Medicare Advantage bidding strategy. The firm warned that flat benchmark rates in the Medicare Advantage Advance Rate Notice and Humana's expansion of pres…
Trinity Capital Inc has agreed to provide £25 million in growth capital to Motorway, a UK-based online used-car marketplace. The funding is intended to support expansion of Motorway’s marketplace and dealer relationships across the UK, with specific emphasis on product innovation and customer experience enhancements. Cafferty & Company acted as sol…
Stocks across market-cap tiers displayed notable volatility on Monday. Semiconductor names including Advanced Micro Devices and Lam Research outperformed, while several high-profile firms such as Disney and Tesla declined. Movers ranged from mega-cap technology and healthcare names to small-cap companies posting double-digit swings.
Turkey's equity benchmark, the BIST 100, closed down 1.57% on Monday as losses in several key sectors pushed the market lower. Advancers were led by Destek Finans Faktoring, Gen Ilac and Batisoke Soke Cimento, while sharp declines at Turk Altin Isletmeleri, Anadolu Metal Madencilik and GurSel Turizm contributed to negative breadth. Commodities and …
U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials said they have quarantined some migrants and stopped all internal movement at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in south Texas after the state health department confirmed two detainees tested positive for measles. DHS said medical teams are monitoring detainees and taking measures to prevent fur…
A newly launched social network intended for autonomous AI agents left sensitive information exposed, according to a cybersecurity firm. The platform, Moltbook, unintentionally made private agent messages accessible and revealed the email addresses of more than 6,000 owners along with over a million credentials. The issue was reported to the site o…
Capgemini announced it will sell its U.S. subsidiary, Capgemini Government Solutions (CGS), and begin a divestment process immediately after facing questions from French lawmakers over a contract CGS signed with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The group said U.S. legal constraints restricted its ability to govern certain CGS activit…
Recent data on home equity extraction and HELOC activity points to a nascent improvement in remodeling-related spending, supporting stronger big-ticket comps at major home improvement retailers. Home Depot, Lowe's and Floor & Decor have shown varying degrees of recovery in higher-ticket transactions, and several analysts have adjusted ratings and t…
Ondas Inc. said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.K.-based Rotron Aero, a developer of unmanned aerial systems and autonomous platforms. The transaction, payable in a mix of cash and stock and subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, is intended to add long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous strike p…
Bank of America told clients that compute-oriented semiconductor equities may resume stronger gains as hyperscalers report constructive AI capital expenditure commentary. The bank identified three consistent messages from cloud providers, flagged a potential workload inflection around 2026 toward inference, and assessed leadership positions among N…
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics saw its shares jump in premarket trading after the FDA awarded Fast Track designation to sonelokimab (SLK) for moderate-to-severe palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP). The decision comes on the heels of positive Phase 2 LEDA results and recent FDA guidance that supports the company’s planned Biologic License Application (BLA) s…
The United Steelworkers has not accepted or rejected the most recent proposal from Marathon Petroleum for a new four-year labor agreement covering U.S. refineries and chemical plants. The offer, presented in talks on Sunday, would deliver a cumulative 15% pay increase for roughly 30,000 USW-represented employees and includes a $2,500 signing bonus.…
Vanguard Group announced a fresh round of fee reductions across its mutual funds and ETFs, lowering expenses for 84 share classes across 53 funds and bringing the firm's average asset-weighted expense ratio to 0.06%. The move continues Vanguard’s long-running strategy of reducing costs for investors and follows a prior year of record fee cuts.
Snowflake's stock climbed roughly 2% Monday morning following the announcement of a $200 million, multi-year partnership with OpenAI. The deal will make OpenAI models such as GPT-5.2 natively available within Snowflake Cortex AI to the company's 12,600 customers on all three principal cloud platforms and aims to accelerate the deployment of context…
Vanguard said on Monday it is trimming management fees across 53 index-based mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, marking its second broad round of reductions in the last 12 months. The cuts, generally a few basis points per fund, are expected to save investors $250 million a year. The move underscores ongoing fee pressure in the asset managemen…
This report summarizes the material insider transactions filed and disclosed on Friday, February 1, 2026, detailing sizeable purchases by major shareholders and corporate insiders as well as several pre-arranged sales. The largest disclosed buy was a $9.2 million acquisition of Hycroft Mining Class A shares by a 10% owner. Other notable buys includ…
60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals said it has partnered with GoodRx to provide eligible consumers savings of up to 30% on ARAKODA (tafenoquine), the only FDA-approved once-weekly malaria prevention drug on the U.S. market, beginning February 2, 2026. The announcement preceded a 16.9% drop in the company's stock in premarket trading. The program will expan…
Fusemachines Inc. (NASDAQ:FUSE) saw its stock jump 65.2% in premarket trading Monday after unveiling a strategic partnership with ModulAIre, an IBM Platinum Partner. The collaboration will fold Fusemachines’ AI Studio into ModulAIre’s AI and data portfolio to help enterprises move AI initiatives from experimentation to production on IBM infrastruct…
Polestar Automotive Holding UK Plc A (NASDAQ:PSNY) said it has obtained a $400 million equity investment through a special purpose vehicle consolidated to two major banks, driving a 4.1% rise in premarket trading on Monday. The funding - split evenly between Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited - is ex…
InMode Ltd. (NASDAQ:INMD) shares rose modestly in Monday premarket trading after the company confirmed it has initiated a formal review of potential strategic alternatives. An independent directors committee has been formed and engaged outside legal and financial advisers to evaluate proposals, though the company cautioned there is no assurance the…
Shares of Northfield Bancorp Inc. (NFBK) climbed 11.9% in premarket trading after the announcement that Columbia Financial, Inc. (CLBK) will acquire Northfield in a transaction valued at about $597 million. The boards of both firms unanimously approved the merger, which will produce a pro forma regional bank with $18 billion in total assets as of D…
