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SPACSphere Raises $172.5 Million in Nasdaq Listing, Eyes Tech, Digital Assets and Healthcare Targets

SPACSphere Raises $172.5 Million in Nasdaq Listing, Eyes Tech, Digital Assets and Healthcare Targets

SPACSphere Acquisition Corp. closed an initial public offering that generated $172.5 million by selling 17.25 million units at $10 each, including 2.25 million units sold through the underwriter’s exercised over-allotment. Units began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on February 6 under the SSACU ticker, with the offering declared effective by t…

Gilead Q4 Sales and Profit Slightly Top Estimates as 2026 Guidance Lands at Low End of Street Expectations

Gilead Q4 Sales and Profit Slightly Top Estimates as 2026 Guidance Lands at Low End of Street Expectations

Gilead Sciences reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.86 on revenue of $7.9 billion, modestly above analyst estimates. Sales of the twice-yearly HIV prevention injection Yeztugo and the HIV treatment Biktarvy both beat Wall Street forecasts for the quarter. For 2026, management set guidance that sits at the lower bound of analys…

CBA Posts Record First-Half Cash Profit as Lending and Deposits Strengthen

CBA Posts Record First-Half Cash Profit as Lending and Deposits Strengthen

Commonwealth Bank of Australia recorded a record cash net profit after tax for the six months to December 31, driven by above-system growth in home and business lending and a rise in household deposits. The bank increased its interim dividend but reported a slight fall in net interest margin amid heightened competition and reduced treasury income. …

Agibank Cuts U.S. IPO Size by More Than Half, Lowers Price Range

Agibank Cuts U.S. IPO Size by More Than Half, Lowers Price Range

Agibank has sharply reduced the size and pricing of its planned U.S. initial public offering, shifting to an all-primary share sale after earlier plans for a much larger offering at higher prices were scaled back. The move follows weak aftermarket results for a recently listed Brazilian digital bank and underscores challenges facing a tentative rec…

QVC Group Shares Collapse After Report of Possible Chapter 11 Debt Deal

QVC Group Shares Collapse After Report of Possible Chapter 11 Debt Deal

QVC Group's stock fell about 30% after a report said the company is privately negotiating with lenders about a potential voluntary debt restructuring that could be carried out through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Discussions are ongoing and terms have not been finalized, while the firm faces pressure from declining viewership for its televisi…

Citgo's Strategic Options in Limbo as Sale Approval Stalls

Citgo's Strategic Options in Limbo as Sale Approval Stalls

Citgo Petroleum is being constrained in making material strategic decisions because the planned sale of its Venezuela-owned parent to Amber Energy affiliate Amber Energy remains unconsummated pending U.S. government clearance. Despite a Delaware court approving a $5.9 billion bid and ordering the sale, regulators have not finalised approval, leavin…

Broad Earnings Slate Includes McDonald’s, Cisco, Shopify, TotalEnergies and T‑Mobile

Broad Earnings Slate Includes McDonald’s, Cisco, Shopify, TotalEnergies and T‑Mobile

Earnings season presses on with a long roster of companies scheduled to publish quarterly results on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Industry stalwarts including McDonald’s, Cisco Systems, Shopify, TotalEnergies and T‑Mobile headline a diverse group reporting either before the market opens or after it closes. The packed calendar covers a broad range …

Jobs, U.S. Oil Stocks and Fed Remarks Set to Shape Markets Wednesday

Jobs, U.S. Oil Stocks and Fed Remarks Set to Shape Markets Wednesday

A concentrated slate of U.S. economic releases on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, centers on the January employment report and the weekly Energy Information Administration crude inventory update, with Federal Reserve officials scheduled to speak during the day. Market participants will parse nonfarm payrolls, the unemployment rate, wage measures and …

Truist Lowers Rating on Texas Roadhouse Citing Persistent Beef Inflation

Truist Lowers Rating on Texas Roadhouse Citing Persistent Beef Inflation

Truist downgraded Texas Roadhouse from Buy to Hold, citing expectations that elevated beef prices will persist through 2027 and limit margin improvement and share-price upside. The firm trimmed its price target and reduced its 2027 earnings estimate after raising its view of near-term commodity inflation, while noting the chain's strong demand prof…