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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…
Workday experienced a 6% drop in its stock after the company announced that co-founder Aneel Bhusri will return as chief executive officer effective immediately, replacing Carl Eschenbach, who is stepping down after three years and will stay on as a strategic advisor. The transition is framed around the firm’s focus on AI as it begins fiscal 2027. …
Bernstein says Oracle's proposed $45 billion to $50 billion capital raise to support AI data center expansion should meet the company's financing needs through fiscal 2028. The plan, which mixes equity-linked instruments, common equity and senior unsecured debt, reduces a key investor overhang and has prompted a premarket share gain of more than 4%…
China's Nio is initiating a recall of 246,229 electric vehicles because of a software flaw that can cause temporary loss of the instrument cluster and central control screen, the State Administration for Market Regulation said on Monday. The affected models - ES8, ES6 and EC6 - were built between March 16, 2018 and January 16, 2023. Nio will deploy…
Kepler Cheuvreux's sector report signals that European chemical firms may be poised for a recovery in 2026 after a difficult 2025 characterized by tariff questions, broad destocking and pressure on prices. While the first half of 2026 could stay muted, the research house sees signs of a cyclical turning point likely in the second half as demand sta…
VinFast announced a target to deliver 300,000 electric vehicles worldwide in 2026, up sharply from its nearly 197,000 deliveries in 2025. The company is prioritizing growth in India, Indonesia and the Philippines and expects a sizable increase in two-wheeler shipments. VinFast will publish its fourth-quarter and full-year results prior to market op…
Once Upon a Farm continued its post-IPO advance Monday, with shares rising 9% in early activity after the company’s trading debut produced a 17% jump on Friday. Pre-market quotes reached $23.24, building on an opening price of $21 on the NYSE and an $18 IPO price. The Berkeley-based maker of organic children’s snacks raised about $197.9 million fro…
