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British cinema operators reacted with cautious relief after Paramount Skydance emerged ahead of Netflix in the contest to acquire Warner Bros Discovery. While operators said the result removes some immediate uncertainty, they remain worried that consolidation of major studios could lead to job losses and a reduced number of films given full theatri…
Shares of major U.S. carriers moved lower after jet fuel prices climbed, with United Airlines falling 6.7%, Delta Air Lines down 5.8% and American Airlines slipping 6.3%. The moves reflect investor concern that rising fuel costs - a substantial component of airline operating expenses - will compress profit margins across the sector.
Senior officials across federal procurement and defense raised safety and alignment concerns about xAI’s chatbot Grok in recent months. Despite memos and internal warnings that Grok could be overly sycophantic, susceptible to biased data, and pose a system-level risk, the Pentagon authorized its use in classified settings after assurances from xAI …
Wall Street analysts trimmed ratings and price targets for Duolingo after the language learning company said its first-quarter and 2026 bookings outlook would come in below expectations. The company signaled a strategic move away from near-term monetization gains toward faster user growth, including broader rollout of its AI-powered "Video Call wit…
Citi lowered its rating on Dollar Tree to Neutral from Buy, saying the shares’ sharp rebound has trimmed potential upside despite encouraging operational momentum. The bank expects a robust fourth-quarter print on March 16 and projects fiscal 2026 guidance that broadly brackets Street expectations, but highlighted softer foot-traffic trends and a s…
Avalon GloboCare Corp. shares plunged 22.7% on Friday following the announcement of a dilutive private placement priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. The company agreed to issue 6,372,550 shares (or pre-funded warrants) and matching Series A-1 and A-2 warrants, each tied to 6,372,550 shares, at $0.51 per unit. Gross proceeds are expected to tot…
Shares of major lenders and asset managers slid after the collapse of Market Financial Solutions Ltd. raised concerns about double pledging and uncovered a large shortfall in collateral backing loans. Market participants are parsing exposure among banks and direct lenders who had provided financing to the failed UK mortgage firm.
Bakkt Holdings priced a registered direct offering that is expected to generate roughly $48.1 million in gross proceeds, prompting a roughly 5.8% drop in the companys stock. The deal includes Class A common shares and pre-funded warrants sold to one institutional investor and is slated to close on or around March 2, 2026, subject to customary condi…
Duos Technologies Group Inc priced an underwritten public offering expected to raise about $65 million in gross proceeds, prompting a near 15% decline in the stock. The deal includes an over-allotment option and is intended to finance expansion of the company’s Edge Data Center business, alongside working capital. Duos disclosed non-binding letters…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told staff the company is engaged in discussions about a possible agreement with the U.S. Defense Department that could allow OpenAI models to operate in classified settings while maintaining company principles and technical safeguards. No deal has been finalized and talks could fail, according to reporting that cited a person…
Xiaomi said it will convene an external advisory committee to evaluate the safety of its electric vehicles after a number of widely reported SU7 accidents. The firm also plans ongoing meetings with owners, media and experts, while maintaining a large internal safety organization and rolling out product and software changes for the SU7.
Synopsys shares fell in premarket trading following a Morgan Stanley downgrade to Equal-weight from Overweight and a reduced price target. The broker cited continued slowing in core electronic design automation (EDA) growth excluding Ansys, limited clarity on profit contribution from new AI-driven products and the Ansys integration, and revised dow…
Raymond James has downgraded multiple residential REITs, saying rental housing demand is deteriorating faster than many market participants recognize. The firm highlighted worsening high-frequency rent data, slipping absorption for new supply, and labor and immigration trends that could reduce renter household formation heading into 2026.
Barclays Plc has contacted potential technology vendors to explore building a blockchain platform to support functions such as payments and tokenized deposits, people familiar with the matter said. The bank issued a request for information as part of an assessment of new product capabilities and may select providers as early as April. The initiativ…
AES Corp. stock climbed 5% after a report said Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT are in advanced discussions to acquire the company. The potential deal, which has not been finalized, could be announced as soon as next week. AES has seen its shares gain more than 55% over the past year, valuing the company at about $11.6 billion.
Archer Aviation said Friday it will integrate Elon Musk’s Starlink low-Earth-orbit satellite internet into its Midnight electric air taxi and undertake in-flight testing. The collaboration targets passenger Wi-Fi, operational communications between aircraft and ground teams, and a connectivity roadmap that could support future autonomous aircraft d…
Bernstein upgraded Newmont to Outperform and boosted its price target to $157 from $121 after materially raising its long-term gold price assumptions. The firm now models gold at $4,800 an ounce in 2026 and $6,100 an ounce in 2030, tying prices to net demand from central banks and ETFs as well as anticipated US rate cuts. The higher price deck lift…
HF Sinclair said its chief financial officer, Atanas Atanasov, has taken a voluntary leave of absence following an internal review of the company's disclosure processes. The probe, which the company says started on January 26, examined actions by senior executives relating to the 2025 disclosure processes and concluded those actions did not create …
Morgan Stanley has lifted its year-end 2026 KOSPI targets across base, bull and bear scenarios, citing a sharper EPS upgrade driven primarily by technology names, supportive domestic demand and ongoing capital-market reforms. The bank raised its base-case to 6,500, its bull-case to 7,500 and nudged the bear case to 5,000, while leaving its target P…
OpenAI said it raised $110 billion in a funding round valuing the company at $730 billion pre-money, with SoftBank and NVIDIA each investing $30 billion and Amazon committing $50 billion. The round includes strategic collaborations that expand cloud distribution and dedicated compute capacity, and the company disclosed user and subscription milesto…
Block's shares climbed over 20% in premarket trading after the company said it will cut nearly half of its workforce while accelerating the rollout of artificial intelligence across its operations. Management and analysts described the move as both an efficiency play tied to AI adoption and a reversal of pandemic-era headcount expansion. Outside ec…
Morgan Stanley upgraded Block Inc to Overweight and set a $93 price target, arguing that product enhancements, new offerings and more flexible pricing have expanded the payments firm's total addressable market. The bank highlighted strengthening growth metrics across Cash App and Seller operations, recent improvements in gross profit, planned workf…
Barclays says extreme, AI-led dispersion is shifting market leadership toward Europe, where heavy-asset sectors with lower obsolescence are outperforming AI-exposed U.S. tech. Analyst Emmanuel Cau highlights growing gaps between 'old economy' and 'new economy' sectors, valuation convergence behind the rotation, and investor caution driven by concer…
Jefferies analysts James Heaney and Jesse Chao say Netflix’s underlying financial trajectory remains healthy after the streaming service stepped away from its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Their note projects roughly 10% revenue growth and a 20% compound annual increase in per-share income, while characterizing concerns about engagement declines …
Wizz Air Holdings Plc shares fell 10.2% on Friday following an accelerated placement in which investment funds managed by Indigo Partners LLC sold 10 million ordinary shares at 1,250 pence each, generating gross proceeds of roughly £125 million. The transaction was arranged by Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan and settled on or around March 3, subject…
