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U.S. Equities Finish Higher; Dow Advances 0.63% as Tech, Financials and Utilities Lead

U.S. Equities Finish Higher; Dow Advances 0.63% as Tech, Financials and Utilities Lead

U.S. equities closed higher on Wednesday, led by gains in Technology, Financials and Utilities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.63%, the S&P 500 gained 0.81% and the NASDAQ Composite climbed 1.26%. Several large-cap stocks on the Dow posted strong gains, while a handful of names across the S&P 500 and NASDAQ recorded sharp losses or multida…

LSEG Faces Intensified Scrutiny Over AI Prospects and Margin Improvement as Elliott Presses for Change

LSEG Faces Intensified Scrutiny Over AI Prospects and Margin Improvement as Elliott Presses for Change

LSEG enters its 2025 results reporting under pressure from a sustained share price decline, investor concern about AI-driven disruption, and activist demands for higher margins and clearer returns from its Microsoft partnership. Management is weighing options including buybacks, cost reductions, asset sales and a sharper defense of its data franchi…

ClearThink 1 Acquisition Corp. Raises $125 Million in Nasdaq IPO

ClearThink 1 Acquisition Corp. Raises $125 Million in Nasdaq IPO

ClearThink 1 Acquisition Corp. completed an initial public offering of 12.5 million units at $10.00 each, securing $125 million in proceeds. The special purpose acquisition company began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market as CTAAU on February 24, 2026. Each unit includes one Class A ordinary share and a right to receive one-fifth of a Class A ordi…

Air New Zealand Sees First-Half Loss, Launches Strategic Review Amid Maintenance and Demand Headwinds

Air New Zealand Sees First-Half Loss, Launches Strategic Review Amid Maintenance and Demand Headwinds

Air New Zealand reported a first-half loss driven by ongoing engine maintenance delays, softer-than-expected travel demand and elevated costs, prompting management to initiate a comprehensive strategic review aimed at restoring sustained profitability. The carrier posted a NZ$59 million loss before tax for the six months to December 31, wider than …

Citadel Securities Pushes Back Against Pessimistic AI Job Narrative

Citadel Securities Pushes Back Against Pessimistic AI Job Narrative

Citadel Securities published a macro strategy note on Wednesday disputing a recent blog argument that artificial intelligence will trigger sweeping white-collar unemployment. The note cites data showing steady AI adoption, rising software-engineer job postings, large AI capital expenditures, and plans for thousands of U.S. data centers, and frames …

Initial Jobless Claims Take Center Stage on Thursday’s Economic Agenda

Initial Jobless Claims Take Center Stage on Thursday’s Economic Agenda

Markets are poised for a data-heavy Thursday as initial jobless claims are expected to rise slightly from the prior week, continuing claims and other labor measures are due, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman will speak, and the Treasury will hold a 7-year note auction. These items together offer a snapshot of labor-market momentum and invest…

CASI Pharmaceuticals Shares Plunge After Nasdaq Moves to Delist

CASI Pharmaceuticals Shares Plunge After Nasdaq Moves to Delist

CASI Pharmaceuticals Inc. saw its stock collapse after receiving a Nasdaq Hearings Panel determination letter to delist its securities. The panel dated the letter February 23, 2026; trading is set to be suspended at the open on February 26, 2026. CASI does not plan to request a review and expects its shares to trade on an OTC market, though continu…