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Stellantis will record a €22.2 billion charge tied to a downsizing of its electric-vehicle plans, with the costs booked in the second half of 2025. Wolfe Research upgraded the stock to Peer perform from Underperform after a roughly 25% decline, calling the writedown a reset point and pointing to potential sequential improvement in 2026-27, though i…
Playboy's stock jumped 26% after the company agreed to sell a 50% stake in its China operations to United Trademark Group for a package of cash payments totaling $122 million. The transaction transfers operational control in China, Hong Kong and Macau to UTG, includes guaranteed distributions and brand support funding, and is designed to be immedia…
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:ICU) shares declined 4.8% after the company published early post-approval clinical experience for its QUELIMMUNE therapy in pediatric patients. Results from the first 21 children in the SAVE Registry reported no device-related adverse events, with survival rates of 76% at Day 28 and Day 60, and 71% at Day…
Clearmind Medicine Inc (NASDAQ:CMND) shares fell 6.6% on Monday after the company published safety findings from six additional patients in the second cohort of its Phase I/IIa study of CMND-100 for Alcohol Use Disorder. The data showed no serious adverse events and tolerability consistent with the first cohort, while investors appeared to react ne…
OpenAI's CEO told employees that ChatGPT returned to more than 10% month-over-month growth and that the company will roll out an updated chat model this week. The firm, which reports over 800 million weekly active users, also flagged rapid week-over-week growth in its coding product and recently introduced a new Codex model. OpenAI is testing ads f…
Humacyte Inc. (NASDAQ: HUMA) saw its stock climb 11.4% on Monday after disclosure that the U.S. Department of Defense’s FY2026 Appropriations Act contains dedicated funding to assess and incorporate biologic vascular repair technologies for service members with traumatic vascular injuries. The move follows language in the FY2026 National Defense Au…
Loews Corp reported a quarter marked by weakness across several divisions, led by softer underwriting at its dominant insurance unit, CNA Financial. Investment income improved and partially offset underwriting pressures, while net income rose versus the prior year driven in part by a favorable comparison to a quarter with a large pension settlement…
Verrica Pharmaceuticals saw its stock climb 3.1% after partner Torii Pharmaceutical launched YCANTH in Japan for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum. The product received Japanese regulatory approval in September 2025 based on positive Phase 3 data. Under an amended collaboration from July 2025, Verrica will initially receive a transfer price fo…
Shares of Solid Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:SLDB) climbed in early trading after the company said it has secured agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the design of its Phase 3 IMPACT DUCHENNE trial for SGT-003. Solid plans to dose the first participant in the study in the first quarter of 2026 and will hold further meetings with the…
HoldCo Asset Management said it will not move forward with proxy fights at KeyCorp and Eastern Bancshares after both regional banks implemented the principal actions the activist investor had sought. The decisions follow commitments on buybacks, governance adjustments and public statements on acquisition policy and capital management.
Apollo Global Management is nearing a roughly $3.4 billion loan to an investment vehicle that intends to purchase Nvidia chips and lease them to xAI, according to a report citing a person familiar with the matter. The transaction would follow a prior Apollo-backed financing for hardware leased to xAI and could be completed as soon as this week. The…
Metalpha Technology Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: MATH) saw its stock rise 5.8% in premarket trading after the company announced a plan to allocate up to 20% of its annual net profit to Bitcoin. The board approved an allocation quota of approximately $3.2 million, representing 20% of the company's $15.9 million net profit for the fiscal year ended March 31,…
Piper Sandler cautioned investors that Dell faces a mixed-to-concerning setup heading into calendar year 2026, citing rising component costs and margin risk despite execution strength in AI-server products. The firm expects FY27 revenue to start near $120 billion and flagged changing memory pricing dynamics as a potential headwind for hardware marg…
Apollo Global Management is nearing completion of a $3.4 billion loan to an investment vehicle that will acquire Nvidia chips and lease them to xAI. The move would follow an earlier $3.5 billion loan to a similar vehicle and include an equity commitment, as the new vehicle seeks $5.3 billion in combined equity and debt to support xAI’s data center …
JPMorgan has downgraded Li Auto to underweight and trimmed its 2026 outlook for China’s passenger vehicle market, citing sluggish demand, higher input costs and policy uncertainty. The bank projects a sharper contraction in domestic volumes next year, expects export growth to partially offset the weakness, and warns that rising lithium, copper and …
SMX Security Matters (NASDAQ:SMX) announced an amendment to its equity line of credit that raises the total capital commitment to $250 million and extends the company’s operational runway into 2028. The financing shift is intended to allow parallel platform deployments across materials verification, sensing technologies, and verification layers. De…
Chinese automaker BYD has initiated litigation in the U.S. Court of International Trade, arguing that President Trump's tariffs lack statutory authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and requesting repayment of all tariffs the company has paid since last April. The filing, lodged on January 26 by four BYD U.S. units,…
Company directors and large shareholders executed a set of high-dollar transactions between Feb. 4 and Feb. 6, 2026. Notable insider purchases include a multi-block stake in W.R. Berkley, a director buy at Roper Technologies, an initial purchase in Liberty All Star Equity Fund, an additional acquisition at First Financial Bankshares, and a sizable …
AppLovin Corp (NASDAQ:APP) climbed 7% on Monday after Jefferies analyst James Heaney publicly defended the mobile ad and technology company. Heaney maintained a Buy rating and an $860 price objective, framing the stock’s sharp year-to-date decline as a buying opportunity and forecasting robust revenue growth through fiscal 2026.
Yardeni Research projects a multi-year uplift in U.S. economic growth and corporate profits, citing 10 supportive trends including stronger consumer spending from larger tax refunds, a substantial wealth effect among Baby Boomers, elevated technology capital investment, onshoring, and a productivity surge from advanced technologies. The firm highli…
Chinese electric vehicle and battery manufacturer BYD has filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade contesting the Trump administration's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose broad tariffs. Four BYD U.S. subsidiaries argue the statute does not permit tariffs and seek reimbursement for duties paid since …
Ouster Inc. has closed its acquisition of StereoLabs SAS, adding stereo cameras, perception software and AI vision expertise to its lidar offerings. The deal, completed on February 4, 2026, was funded with roughly $35 million in cash and 1.8 million Ouster shares. StereoLabs reported about $16 million in unaudited revenue for 2025 and is EBITDA pos…
Reitar Logtech Holdings said it has entered a three-year exclusive strategic partnership with Optimize Integration Group, appointing Reitar as the exclusive overseas procurement agent for Optimize's frozen meat purchases. The deal sets a first-year procurement target of RMB 1 billion (about $138 million) and includes digital platform integration an…
Senator Tim Scott has asked SEC Chairman Paul Atkins to scrutinize Warner Bros. Discovery’s disclosures about its proposed sale of streaming and studio assets to Netflix, saying shareholders lack crucial information to compare offers. The timing of any shareholder vote is uncertain until the SEC clears the company’s proxy filing, and the review com…
Transocean Ltd will acquire Valaris Limited in an all-stock transaction valued at about $5.8 billion, combining fleets to form a 73-rig offshore drilling leader. Valaris stock rose sharply in premarket trading while Transocean shares dipped. The deal sets a fixed exchange ratio, outlines expected cost synergies and preserves leadership under Transo…
