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HCM IV Acquisition Corp completed an initial public offering of 25 million units at $10.00 each, raising $250 million. The units are set to start trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on February 12, 2026 under the symbol HACQU. Each unit contains one Class A ordinary share and one-quarter of a redeemable warrant, with full warrants exercisable to bu…
HCM IV Acquisition Corp completed a $250 million initial public offering by selling 25 million units at $10 each. Units are slated to start trading on Nasdaq under the symbol HACQU on February 12, 2026. Each unit contains one Class A ordinary share and one-quarter of a redeemable warrant; full warrants can be exercised to buy one Class A share at $…
MercadoLibre said it will begin offering products from Brazilian food retailer Assai on its e-commerce marketplace in March. The Uruguay-based company will not only list Assai’s items but also handle storage and delivery through its full commerce service. The agreement covers nonperishable food items and categories such as hygiene and perfumery, an…
Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) shares rose about 7% in after-hours trading following President Donald Trump's remarks at a 'Champion of Coal' event in the East Room, where he reiterated support for coal, predicted a 25-30% rise in coal power generation this year, and cited steps to preserve coal plants and expand exports.
Motorola Solutions told investors it expects full-year revenue and adjusted earnings per share to exceed Wall Street forecasts, leaning on demand from public safety agencies upgrading radio networks and expanding video and command-center software. The Chicago-based firm's shares rose in extended trading after it reported quarterly results that outp…
Brazil's agriculture ministry is exploring the option of assigning individual export quotas to domestic beef exporters targeting China, officials said. The move aims to manage shipments following China's announcement of safeguard measures that impose additional tariffs on imports above set quotas. Key uncertainties include how volumes already in tr…
Officials familiar with negotiations say the United States and China are likely to prolong the informal trade truce reached last October when Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in Beijing in early April. The agreement would maintain the rollback of tariffs and export controls that had intensified through 2025, while centering talks on near…
Equinix raised its fiscal 2026 revenue forecast above market expectations, attributing the stronger outlook to demand tied to generative AI and expanded capacity investments. The company also projected first-quarter sales above estimates, reported a fourth-quarter revenue shortfall versus forecasts, and said a leasing transaction timing issue had m…
Morgan Stanley's Compensation, Management Development and Succession Committee has approved a $45 million total compensation package for CEO Ted Pick for 2025, up from $34 million in 2024. The Board highlighted Pick's performance during his second year as CEO and first year as Chairman as the rationale. The bank reported record revenues, profits, a…
U.S. equities finished lower on Wednesday, with losses concentrated in the Financials, Consumer Services and Technology sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 0.13%, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.01% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.16%. Market breadth was mixed across the two major exchanges as some individual names posted sizable ga…
Several notable stocks moved sharply in after-hours trading following quarterly results and forward guidance. Cisco posted revenue guidance slightly above consensus but its report was viewed as underwhelming, while AppLovin and HubSpot both missed investor enthusiasm despite beats. Fastly and Porch produced sizable gains after results and outlook e…
Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC climbed 0.44% to a fresh all-time high after the close, powered by advances in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. Leading winners included América Móvil, Grupo México and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro-Norte, while Becle, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores and Volaris were among the laggards. Commodit…
Canada's main equity gauge closed marginally lower, dragged by weakness in Information Technology, Real Estate and REITs. Gains in select miners and industrial and equipment names limited the decline. Volatility rose modestly and commodity prices were firmer, with gold and crude advancing into the close.
Equity markets have recently reflected growing concern that artificial intelligence will disrupt a wide range of industries. Central to that anxiety is Anthropic's large language model Claude, which investors increasingly see as a threat to business models beyond software. The resignation this week of Anthropic researcher Mrinank Sharma, who warned…
Colombian equities closed lower on Wednesday with the COLCAP index falling 1.75% as losses in Financials, Investment and Public Services pressured the market. While some large-cap names gained, including Banco Davivienda Pf and Grupo Energia Bogota, the session featured notable declines from energy and infrastructure-related names. Cementos Argos r…
Russian equities ended the session higher on Wednesday, with the MOEX Russia Index rising 1.52%. Strength in mining, oil and gas, and power-linked names supported the market. OZON, MMC Norilsk Nickel and Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat were among the top gainers, while VK Company, Surgutneftegas preferred shares and Magnit slipped. Commod…
Two Democratic senators have asked the Commerce Department to explain why senior staff were removed from an office that had played a central role in blocking most Chinese passenger vehicles from the U.S. market on national security grounds. The move follows the resignation of the office's executive director and reports that the department shelved p…
McDonald’s reported fourth-quarter comparable sales and adjusted earnings that beat Wall Street projections, with global same-store sales rising 5.7% and U.S. comps up 6.8%. The gains were driven by value-focused promotions, a revived Monopoly campaign and early tests of an expanded beverage lineup, while company revenue and net income also grew ye…
GXO Logistics closed 2025 with record revenue and adjusted EBITDA and secured more than $1 billion in new business for the third consecutive year. CEO Patrick Kelleher told Investing.com the company will target 4-5% organic growth in 2026 as a stepping stone toward returning to mid-teens growth, driven by operational improvements, synergies from pr…
S&P Global Ratings has cut Empresas CMPC S.A.'s credit rating one notch to 'BBB-' from 'BBB', assigning a stable outlook. The decision reflects a decline in S&P-adjusted EBITDA to just under $1.1 billion in 2025 from nearly $1.5 billion in 2024, a leverage peak of 4.5x at year-end 2025, and pressures from softer pulp prices and intensified competit…
Fitch Ratings has revised Gen Digital Inc.'s outlook to stable from negative while maintaining the company's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at BB+. The agency cited lower projected leverage, sustained profitability and recurring subscription revenue, and noted the business impact of the recently closed MoneyLion acquisition.
Shares of Cushman & Wakefield fell 14% Wednesday, while Jones Lang LaSalle and CBRE Group dropped 12% and 13% respectively, as investors pushed out of real estate services firms amid anxiety that artificial intelligence could disrupt high-fee, labor-intensive work. Analysts describe the move as part of an 'AI scare trade' that has spread across mul…
WarrenAI’s Investing Pro-based rankings single out four energy drink companies that exemplify the range of investment profiles within the sector: established market leader Monster Beverage, rapid-growth challenger Celsius Holdings, defensive value play Suntory Beverage & Food, and speculative small-cap GURU Organic Energy. Each name shows distinct …
Brazilian equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the Bovespa rising 1.99% to a fresh all-time high. Strength in Basic Materials, Industrials and Electric Power names supported the advance. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners, while volatility gauges and key commodity and currency prices moved unevenly.
Pershing Square disclosed a large new holding in Meta Platforms that accounted for roughly 10% of the fund's capital at the end of 2025, backing the company’s AI-focused strategy and arguing its core advertising business is materially undervalued. The presentation also described new, opportunistic stakes in Amazon and Hertz and the exits of long-he…
