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Shares of Charles Schwab, Raymond James Financial and Stifel Financial declined sharply after Altruist unveiled an AI-powered tax planning feature within its Hazel platform. Market participants tied the move to broader concerns that AI could alter traditional advisory economics and reduce demand for human-led services.
Microsoft has reported testing high-temperature superconducting cables that can carry the same power as conventional conductors while occupying less space. The company says the technology could enable higher electrical density inside data centers without expanding external infrastructure, potentially shortening the time required to energize new lar…
Uber and Baidu will begin offering fully autonomous ride-hailing in Dubai within the next month. The initial service will operate in select locations in the Jumeirah area via the Uber app, with broader deployment dependent on regulatory approvals and operational performance. The launch builds on an international partnership to put Baidu's Apollo Go…
Estee Lauder filed a federal lawsuit in California accusing Walmart of selling counterfeit versions of several of its fragrance and skin care labels through Walmart's website. The complaint alleges identical branding on knockoffs of Tom Ford and Le Labo fragrances, Clinique and La Mer skin creams, and Aveda hair brushes. Estee Lauder is seeking uns…
Boeing reported 46 aircraft deliveries in January, its third-largest January total on record, and posted 103 net new orders after 107 bookings and four cancellations. The company outperformed Airbus on both deliveries and net orders for the month, while lessors and major carriers placed sizable 737 MAX and 787 requests.
Paramount Skydance increased its offer for Warner Bros Discovery and added terms to cover breakup liabilities, while Netflix’s earlier all-cash proposal remains the company’s chosen suitor. This fact-driven comparison lays out the headline economics, financing pledges, timing expectations and other deal mechanics for both offers.
Israel's benchmark TA-35 index closed at a fresh all-time high, led by gains in the Insurance, Financials and Banking sectors. Menora Miv Hld, Azrieli Group and Harel each advanced to record levels. Broader market breadth favored advancers over decliners, while select names including Amot Investments and Tower Semiconductor slipped. Commodities and…
Wells Fargo expects loan growth in 2026 driven by expansion in credit cards and auto lending, while its mortgage business is projected to stabilize after recent declines. The bank is pursuing organic expansion after the Federal Reserve removed a $1.95 trillion asset cap, and executives reported continuing strong consumer spending and solid credit p…
Greek equities finished Wednesday's session in positive territory as sector gains in Construction, Travel and Banking supported a 0.72% advance in the Athens General Composite. Alumil led winners with a double-digit intraday jump to a five-year high, while select travel and technology names also posted notable gains. Broader market breadth was mixe…
Wells Fargo anticipates loan growth this year, led by its credit card business and auto lending tied to dealer partnerships, while expecting mortgage activity to stabilize after prior declines. The bank is expanding organically following the Federal Reserve’s removal of a $1.95 trillion asset cap and reports steady credit performance across consume…
The European Commission has granted unconditional antitrust approval for Alphabet’s $32 billion takeover of cybersecurity firm Wiz, ruling the transaction raises no competition issues. Announced in March last year, the acquisition is expected to enlarge Google’s footprint in cybersecurity and cloud services where it faces Amazon and Microsoft. Regu…
The European Commission has granted unconditional antitrust approval to Google's $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity firm Wiz, announced in March 2025. The regulator concluded the transaction will not reduce competition in cloud infrastructure or cybersecurity markets and said any data obtained by Google through the deal is not commercially se…
Warner Bros Discovery shares climbed after Paramount Skydance amended its acquisition proposal by adding a ticking fee of $0.25 per share for each quarter the transaction remains unsettled beyond this year, and by agreeing to assume any breakup fee Warner Bros Discovery would owe to Netflix under their existing arrangement.
RBC Capital Markets upgraded Thomson Reuters to outperform after a recent share-price decline, saying the pullback improved the stock’s risk-reward tradeoff even as agentic AI alters delivery models for legal and tax services. The firm highlighted valuation, balance-sheet capacity and projected net asset value growth as central to its thesis, while…
Evogene Ltd. (NASDAQ:EVGN) saw its stock climb 4% on Tuesday after revealing an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to embed AI Agents into its ChemPass AI platform. The initiative will use Google Cloud's Vertex AI to automate and scale parallel molecular discovery workflows with the aim of accelerating design-make-test-analyze cycles for smal…
European Wax Center Inc.'s stock climbed sharply after the company disclosed a definitive agreement for General Atlantic to acquire all remaining Class A shares in an all-cash transaction valued at about $330 million. The offer of $5.80 per share represents notable premiums to recent trading levels and must clear a vote of unaffiliated shareholders…
Iveda Solutions Inc reported the opening of a European hub in Madrid, positioning the company to pursue public safety and infrastructure contracts across the region. Despite the expansion and the firm's compliance certifications, the company's stock dropped 35.7% on Tuesday in a negative market reaction.
Tuesday’s session produced notable volatility across major and smaller-cap stocks. Streaming giant Netflix and enterprise software provider Oracle were among the leaders to the upside, while several technology and industrial names ended lower. The move extended through large-, mid- and small-cap groups, with sector-specific headlines and company gu…
Troy Rohrbaugh, co-CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Commercial & Investment Bank, told attendees at a UBS conference that he is "quite positive" about the investment banking outlook for 2026 and suggested 2024 could "possibly" mark the strongest M&A year in ten years. He also highlighted that base volatility is markedly higher than before the COVID-19…
Turkey's equity benchmark closed lower on Tuesday, with the BIST 100 easing 0.30% as losses concentrated in Sports, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Metal Products & Machinery sectors. A handful of names posted sizable gains and losses, while commodity prices and currency pairs showed mixed moves during the session.
NeoConcept International Group Holdings Ltd (NCI) saw its shares fall sharply after the company priced a public offering of 14.85 million Class A ordinary shares at $0.5454 each. The placement is expected to generate about $8.1 million in gross proceeds before fees and expenses, with net proceeds targeted for business expansion and general working …
Under CEO Marc Murtra, Telefonica has intensified a program of withdrawals from Spanish-speaking Latin America, citing lower profitability relative to capital cost. After a 2024 ownership and management shake-up and a strategic plan presented in November, the company will concentrate on four primary markets - Brazil, Britain, Germany and Spain - wh…
Personalis Inc. saw a notable one-day stock gain after Medicare approved coverage for its NeXT Personal molecular residual disease (MRD) test for surveillance of Stage I to III non-small cell lung cancer. The decision, grounded in clinical data from a collaboration with the TRACERx consortium, follows a separate coverage determination for breast ca…
Retail traders piled into software and large-cap tech names after a recent selloff, sending one iShares tech-software ETF to a record one-month inflow even as the broader software index and related ETFs suffered steep declines amid renewed worries about advancing AI capabilities and their potential to disrupt incumbent software businesses.
Wingstop's stock slipped about 6% in early Tuesday trading after TD Cowen and Raymond James reduced their ratings, flagging a tougher 2026 outlook driven by weakening same-store sales and concentration in financially pressured customer segments. Both brokerages questioned whether new initiatives - including smart kitchens, a loyalty program and Wor…
