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Pharmaceutical and telehealth companies are investing heavily in Super Bowl advertising to promote newly available oral GLP-1 weight-loss therapies and direct-to-consumer offerings. High-profile commercials from Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Ro and Hims & Hers aim to reach tens of millions of viewers as pricing pressure and new pill formats reshape mark…
Anthropic is allocating millions for a 30-second Super Bowl advertisement that takes aim at OpenAI’s announced intention to introduce advertisements into ChatGPT. The spot, which positions Anthropic’s Claude as ad-free, drew a sharp rebuke from OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman and highlights an escalating public rivalry between two unprofitable AI firms com…
Intel is promoting its Embedded Multi-die Interconnect Bridge-T (EMIB-T) as a potential challenger to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s CoWoS advanced packaging for AI accelerators. Bernstein analysts highlight EMIB-T's ability to support larger reticle scaling, lower material waste through rectangular substrates, and potentially lower per-c…
U.S. equity indexes experienced a volatile week capped by a Friday bounce, yet the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were still positioned to finish the week in the red after pronounced declines in technology shares. Individual companies moved sharply in both directions: Walmart climbed as investors sought defensive exposure; PayPal and Novo Nordisk gave back sig…
TikTok Shop has used early rollouts to refine its social-commerce model, with a U.K. launch in 2021 serving as a learning phase and a U.S. expansion in 2023 producing stronger outcomes. A Morgan Stanley industry expert advising brands on the platform says the recent push into Europe’s five largest markets is poised to accelerate, driven by social d…
Multiple data sources reviewed in a Kepler Cheuvreux note point to an easing of the sharp drop in European-origin travel to the United States that occurred through much of 2025. Country-level divergence was pronounced, the third quarter was the trough for many markets, and late-2025 indicators including bookings and search interest show improvement…
The United States will make an initial payment toward the billions it owes to the United Nations within weeks, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz told Reuters, while emphasizing the need for continued U.N. reforms to improve efficiency and reduce duplication across agencies. U.N. officials say the bulk of arrears on the regular U.N. budget is o…
The federal prescription drug website TrumpRx.gov, unveiled at a White House event, highlights substantial price cuts negotiated for GLP-1 weight-loss medicines but lists discounts for under 45 drugs overall, many supplied by a single manufacturer. Experts say the site’s impact is constrained because most U.S. patients will continue to obtain bette…
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has received a $198 million ceiling-priced delivery order to supply 608 power amplifier module spares for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. The order, issued under an existing basic ordering agreement, includes Foreign Military Sales to Japan and obligates both U.S. Navy working capital funds and FMS funds. Work is scheduled…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to restrict use of GLP-1 ingredients in compounded drugs that lack FDA approval, highlighting safety, quality and legal issues. The action follows marketing of such compounded copies by telehealth and compounding firms and coincides with a nearly 12% after-hours drop in Hims & Hers Health shares…
Shoals Technologies Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SHLS) saw its stock rise in after-hours trading following an initial U.S. International Trade Commission ruling that an Administrative Law Judge found Voltage, LLC imported trunk bus products that infringe on Shoals' patents tied to its Big Lead Assembly (BLA) solution. The ITC's final decision, which could b…
Verde Clean Fuels Inc (NASDAQ:VGAS) announced it has suspended development of its Permian Basin natural gas-to-gasoline project, citing increasing local demand for natural gas. The decision, made after a joint development effort with Cottonmouth Ventures, LLC - a wholly owned subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) - follows completion…
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII completed an initial public offering that generated $241.5 million from the sale of 24.15 million units at $10.00 apiece, including 3.15 million units issued via the underwriters' full over-allotment exercise. The SPAC began trading on Feb. 5, 2026, with proceeds held in trust as it searches for a target, with…
Colombian markets closed higher on Friday, with the COLCAP index rising 2.14% as gains in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors pushed the benchmark upward. Grupo Nutresa led the session, reaching an all-time high after an 8.14% surge, while several heavyweights including Interconexion Electric, Grupo Bolivar and the Bolsa de Valores de…
The MOEX Russia Index slipped 0.10% at the Moscow close, driven by declines across the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors. While several large-cap names gained, more issues fell than rose. Volatility eased slightly and key commodity and currency benchmarks moved higher, with Gold Futures and crude oil posting gains.
Vista Equity Partners is heading a new Series E financing round of more than $350 million in AI chip maker SambaNova Systems, in partnership with Cambium Capital, with Intel expected to commit roughly $100 million and potential for up to $150 million. The fundraising is intended to support SambaNova's push into inference chips and cloud services as…
Forgent Power Solutions completed its initial public offering by selling 56 million shares of Class A common stock at $27.00 per share. The deal, which began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on February 5, 2026, included shares sold both by existing stockholders controlled by Neos Partners, LP, and by the company itself. Proceeds from the com…
Apple is preparing to permit voice-enabled artificial intelligence applications from outside developers to operate inside CarPlay, allowing users to interact with third-party AI chatbots through their vehicle interface. The company will retain control over Siri activation, requiring users to open individual apps to use those voice features. Apple d…
Brazil's stock benchmark finished Friday with modest gains, driven by advances in Real Estate, Financials and Consumption sectors. The Bovespa closed 0.31% higher in São Paulo. Individual movers included strong rallies in Direcional Engenharia, B3 SA and Auren Energia, while several industrial and banking names lagged. Market breadth was positive a…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average exceeded 50,000 for the first time on Friday, propelled by gains in blue-chip names. The 30-stock benchmark rose 2.2% to 50,011 by mid-afternoon in New York, marking a year-to-date increase of 4% that outpaces other major U.S. equity indexes. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq remain below their peak levels after a recent pullb…
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an inquiry into Netflix's competitive conduct while reviewing the streaming giant's proposed acquisition of Warner Discovery's studio operations and the HBO Max streaming platform. A civil subpoena reviewed by The Wall Street Journal sought details on whether Netflix has engaged in exclusionary behavior tha…
Apple plans to permit third-party voice-controlled artificial intelligence applications to run through its CarPlay vehicle interface in the coming months, according to people familiar with the matter. The move would mark the first time Apple allows voice assistants other than Siri to operate within CarPlay, enabling drivers to use services like Cha…
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Canada is actively pursuing a joint Chinese-Canadian electric vehicle assembly plant on Canadian soil that would produce cars for export. She suggested established Canadian parts suppliers could partner with Chinese EV firms, while Ottawa pursues investments from other countries including South Korea. The plan ai…
Monday, February 9, 2026, brings remarks from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller and Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic that market participants will parse for insights on the central bank’s policy stance. With no major economic releases scheduled, traders will also track the CB Employment Trends Index and two Treasury bill auctions for …
Senior administration officials are considering whether to open an antitrust investigation into large U.S. homebuilders, focusing in part on potential information exchanges within a prominent builders' association. A White House spokesperson directed requests for comment to the Department of Justice, which had not responded at the time of reporting…
