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U.S. stock futures were modestly higher in evening trade after a session in which major indexes fell as technology and AI-related shares led declines. S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed lower while the Dow rose. Market attention centered on Alphabet’s post-close results and weaker-than-expected private payrolls data, with traders awaiting weekly j…
According to a Yomiuri report, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) intends to mass produce advanced 3-nanometre chips at a new facility in Kumamoto, southern Japan, backed by an investment of $17 billion. Japan's government, which has already provided subsidies to expand TSMC capacity in Kyushu, is evaluating additional support for the pr…
Bob’s Discount Furniture raised $330.7 million in its U.S. initial public offering by selling about 19.5 million shares at $17 each. The IPO values the Bain Capital-backed company at roughly $2.22 billion and positions the furniture chain to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BOBS.
Nvidia has not accepted the U.S. government's current Know-Your-Customer (KYC) conditions tied to a proposed sale of its H200 chips to China’s ByteDance. While Washington indicated roughly two weeks ago that it would approve a license for the transaction and the president has signed off in principle, the company has yet to agree to the KYC requirem…
Cantor Equity Partners VI, Inc. priced an initial public offering of 10 million Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share, raising $100 million. The shares are set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on February 5, 2026, with the offering expected to close on February 6, 2026, subject to customary conditions. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. serv…
A 26-year-old Illinois resident pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston after prosecutors say he used social engineering to obtain Snapchat security codes from nearly 600 women, accessed at least 59 accounts and downloaded nude or semi-nude images that he kept, sold or traded. He faces sentencing in May following a plea deal that includes a recom…
Nvidia continues to negotiate with U.S. authorities over licensing conditions required to export its H200 AI chips to Chinese firms. Although the Trump administration signaled roughly two weeks ago that it would approve a license allowing ByteDance to buy H200s, Nvidia has balked at some stipulated conditions, notably Know-Your-Customer (KYC) oblig…
The U.S. administration has indicated it will permit ByteDance to purchase Nvidia's H200 AI chips, but Nvidia has not agreed to the conditions the U.S. has proposed, including a Know-Your-Customer (KYC) requirement designed to prevent access by China's military. Negotiations between Nvidia and U.S. officials continue over the licensing terms for sh…
Generate Biomedicines has submitted paperwork for a proposed initial public offering on the Nasdaq. The clinical-stage firm says its integrated Generate Platform combines computational methods with scalable biohardware to design and advance protein therapeutics, and has progressed three computationally engineered proteins into human testing, includ…
After the market closed, shares in major technology and chip-related companies moved sharply as investors digested a wide-ranging set of quarterly results and forward guidance. Alphabet reported solid results but startled markets with a 2026 capital expenditure forecast far above estimates, lifting chip names. Results and guidance from Qualcomm, Sn…
Alphabet outlined plans to sharply increase capital expenditure to a target range of $175 billion to $185 billion this year, roughly double recent spending levels, as it prioritizes AI infrastructure. The announcement came alongside quarterly results that beat revenue and profit estimates and showed strong growth in Google Cloud, prompting volatile…
Mexico's main stock gauge closed lower on Wednesday, with the S&P/BMV IPC slipping 1.49% as losses clustered in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. A handful of names posted gains, led by Orbia Advance Corporation, while heavyweights such as Cemex and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico registered notable declines. Commodity a…
Colombia's stock market finished the session lower, with the COLCAP index retreating 2.29%. Losses were concentrated in Financials, Investment and Public Services, while select names such as Mineros SA and Grupo Cibest posted gains. Commodities and FX moves included declines in coffee and cocoa, a rise in gold futures, and a firmer US Dollar Index …
Pandora will offer platinum-plated versions of its most popular charm bracelets to mitigate sharply higher silver costs, the company said. The move comes alongside guidance for subdued organic revenue growth and a narrower operating margin as the firm contends with rising input prices, U.S. tariffs and a cautiously spending consumer base.
Yum China reported its loyalty ecosystem has surpassed 590 million members, representing more than 40% of China’s population. The company said unique memberships across KFC and Pizza Hut rose 13% year-over-year, with 55% of sales now transacting through those programs. Management highlighted the role of loyalty in both near-term and long-term perfo…
VCI Global announced the sale of its fintech subsidiary Credilab via a management buyout valued at roughly $43.74 million, prompting a 9.2% rise in the company’s shares. The deal, paid in cash and stock, values Credilab at 1.1 times its net tangible assets and leaves VCI Global with a 30% equity stake as it shifts focus to AI-led, asset-light growt…
WarrenAI, leveraging Investing Pro metrics, identifies CME Group, Cboe Global Markets, Intercontinental Exchange and MarketAxess Holdings as the most noteworthy exchange stocks to monitor for 2026. The firms display a range of fundamentals and technical signals - from record revenue and trading volumes to margin expansion and potential valuation up…
Target's incoming chief executive, Michael Fiddelke, acknowledged that the company has lost the confidence of both customers and employees and pledged to rebuild those relationships. Speaking at his first internal town hall, Fiddelke said the firm failed to communicate clearly about its identity and did not correct confusion quickly enough. He take…
S&P Global Ratings has put Eldorado Gold Corp.'s ratings on CreditWatch positive, pointing to current spot gold near $5,000 per ounce - far above S&P's $3,300 per ounce 2026 assumption - and notable progress on major development projects. Improved cash flow, a cash balance above $1 billion as of September 30, 2025, and reduced execution and financi…
Shares of Veradermics Inc surged 118% in their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange after the company priced an upsized initial public offering at $17.00 per share. The dermatology-focused biopharmaceutical firm raised roughly $256.3 million in gross proceeds from the sale of 15,077,647 shares, and underwriters hold a 30-day option f…
Earnings season continues on Thursday, February 5, 2026, with a long roster of companies scheduled to report results either before the market opens or after it closes. High-profile names that will draw particular attention include Amazon, Fortinet, Microchip Technology, Roblox and Atlassian. The combined slate spans technology, retail, industrials,…
A set of labor-market indicators due Thursday, including the weekly initial jobless claims and the monthly JOLTs job openings report, will offer fresh readings on U.S. employment. Additional releases covering continuing claims, the Fed's balance sheet and reserve balances, Treasury bill auctions, and natural gas storage will add to market-moving in…
Short sellers have recorded roughly $24 billion in unrealized gains as a focused decline in software and AI-linked equities accelerates. Data from S3 Partners LLC show rising short interest across major technology names, with market participants citing worries that rapid AI advances could undercut traditional software revenue models.
Raymond James cut its rating on Lumen Technologies to Market Perform from Outperform, arguing that the material gains from recent deleveraging are largely captured and that the company must now deliver a return to revenue growth. The firm highlights a strengthened balance sheet following a fiber sale, but warns of execution risks and uncertain near…
A Deutsche Bank review shows that, even as investors rotate away from many technology and software companies amid AI-driven disruption concerns, the group of seven largest tech names has held the broader market near record levels. Software stocks have suffered sharp drops, but gains concentrated in Alphabet have offset much of the pain across the m…
