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Veradermics Inc.'s initial public offering is expected to price at the top of its marketed $14 to $16 range on Tuesday, with the deal reported to be multiple times oversubscribed. Investors are being warned that allocations will likely be limited. A filing shows Eli Lilly has expressed interest in buying up to 4.9% of Veradermics' outstanding share…
Palantir Technologies shares climbed sharply after the company reported quarterly results powered by a 66% increase in U.S. government revenue and provided above-consensus guidance for the first quarter, with management projecting a pronounced acceleration in sales in 2026 partly driven by government contracts. The rally reflects investor focus on …
The federal government is considering the reintroduction of electric vehicle purchase rebates while finalizing a national automotive strategy. Officials are balancing climate targets and recent trade negotiations, and the strategy is expected to address the paused EV sales mandate, infrastructure needs, and foreign investment interest. Details on t…
Israel's main stock index, the TA-35, closed at a fresh all-time high after advancing 1.74%. Gains were concentrated in the Insurance, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors, with Menora Miv Hld, OPC Energy and Phoenix Holdings among the session's top performers. Semiconductor and related technology names registered the largest declines. Commodity and cu…
Greece's stock market closed higher on Tuesday, driven by strength in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors. The Athens General Composite rose 1.00% to a new five-year high. Several individual stocks reached multi-year or record peaks, while commodities and currency benchmarks showed mixed moves.
Canada’s Financial Consumer Agency (FCAC) has imposed a $4 million administrative penalty on the Bank of Montreal for breaches of the Bank Act’s consumer provisions tied to inaccurate fee disclosure. The lapses, occurring mainly from 2010 to 2024, affected specific discounted programs and resulted in erroneous fees for 101,091 customers, many of wh…
Trading on Tuesday produced a broad set of winners and losers across market-cap segments. Palantir and several industrial and materials names rose, while established technology and payments companies led declines. The session featured pronounced swings in individual stocks tied to earnings, guidance, leadership changes and corporate transactions.
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has set a Feb. 12 hearing with National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy following an NTSB finding that a series of systemic failures at the Federal Aviation Administration contributed to a January 2025 mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that killed 67 people. The co…
Turkey's BIST 100 index closed higher on Tuesday, rising 1.87% to a fresh all-time high as gains in Telecoms, Basic Metals and Transport sectors propelled the market. Advancers outnumbered decliners by 373 to 219, with 17 stocks unchanged. Notable winners included Can2 Termik AS, Kiler Holding AS - which hit a record price - and Grainturk Holding A…
Shares of leading homebuilders rose sharply after reports that several large builders are crafting a program to channel private investment into entry-level housing. The proposal, described by people familiar with the discussions, would use a rent-to-own model and could involve as many as 1 million homes and more than $250 billion of housing, though…
Raymond James analyst Josh Beck rates Amazon as a 'Tweener' in its AI Stack framework entering 2026, saying artificial intelligence will likely be the dominant driver of the stock's performance. Beck trimmed his price target to $260 from $275 using 27 times 2027 projected earnings, citing balanced views on Agentic Commerce risks against stronger-th…
Intel announced a collaboration with SoftBank Corp.'s SAIMEMORY to commercialize next-generation Z-Angle Memory (ZAM). The partnership was formalized on February 2, 2026; Intel shares rose 1.4% on the news despite broader weakness in the technology sector. The program targets prototype development by fiscal 2027 and commercial availability by fisca…
Morocco's stock market closed lower on Tuesday with the Moroccan All Shares index down 0.45%. Losses in Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors drove the decline even as select stocks posted gains. Market breadth was almost evenly split, and global commodity and currency prices showed mixed movements.
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) reported January deliveries of 28,958 vehicles, a 14 percent decline versus the same month in 2025. Adjusting for selling days, the company said sales fell 17.3 percent on a Daily Selling Rate (DSR) basis. Despite the overall decrease, MNAO recorded its third strongest January on total units sold and logged a …
Josh D’Amaro, the 54-year-old executive who most recently led Disney’s parks operations, has been named the company’s chief executive. Known for his approachable style and deep knowledge of the parks business, D’Amaro inherits a corporation whose theme parks are the most profitable division but that also confronts a weakened traditional television …
Bernstein analysts defended Uber after a recent drop in its share price, saying their analysis already accounts for significant autonomous vehicle (AV) disruption. Using a discounted cash flow scenario in which AVs fully disrupt U.S. Mobility over 15 years, Bernstein's work still implies only a modest downside versus current levels and leaves upsid…
Elon Musk announced that SpaceX has bought his artificial intelligence startup xAI in a deal that brings together the billionaire’s space and AI projects. The transaction values SpaceX at $1 trillion and xAI at $250 billion, and is described as one of the most ambitious technology mergers to date. The move is expected to support expanded data cente…
Nukkleus Inc. (NASDAQ:NUKK) saw its stock rise 4.1% in premarket trading after its wholly owned subsidiary, B. Rimon Agencies Inc., secured roughly $4.1 million in multi-year agreements to manufacture key components for Israel's Iron Dome and other national defense systems. The contracts are designed to add stable, long-term revenue to Rimon's proj…
Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded both Mastercard and Visa to Outperform following recent earnings reports. The brokerage highlighted better-than-expected revenue and earnings trends, encouraging medium-term guidance, and specific commercial developments that reduce uncertainty. For Mastercard, stronger revenue growth, EPS expansion and a renewal with…
Arko Petroleum Corp., the wholesale fuel arm of convenience store operator Arko Corp., has filed to raise as much as $210 million in an initial public offering that could value the business at close to $1 billion. The company said it will offer 10.5 million shares priced between $18 and $20 apiece and plans to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol APC. …
Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE:LBRT) saw its shares decline 3.3% in premarket trading Tuesday after the company revealed an offering of $500 million of convertible senior notes due 2031, with an option for an extra $50 million available to initial purchasers within 13 days. The unsecured notes carry semiannual interest beginning September 2026, will mat…
Insiders disclosed a series of purchases and sales on Monday covering a range of U.S. companies. Notable buys included a risk officer at a regional bank, symbolic participation by an asset manager at an energy land owner, and sizable additions by Saba Capital across two funds. Significant sales were reported by executives and major owners at firms …
Western Digital Corporation said its board has authorized an additional $4.0 billion for share repurchases, effective immediately. The announcement, which increases the firm's capital return capability on top of about $484 million remaining from the prior program as of February 2, 2026, sent WDC shares up 4.1% in premarket trading. Management said …
JPMorgan is close to finalizing an index that would track local-currency sovereign bonds issued by frontier markets, according to investors who were consulted on the design. The proposed benchmark, intended to broaden exposure to higher-yielding and more diverse debt, would include around 20-25 countries with notable weightings for Egypt, Vietnam, …
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd announced they will route one of their jointly operated services through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, with naval protection, reversing the detours around Africa that followed attacks in late 2023. The move is part of the carriers' Gemini network strategy to lower costs and strengthen schedule reliability.
