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Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang was seen driving around the city of San Francisco in a car equipped with the company’s Alpamayo self-driving suite.

Nvidia’s Alpamayo In Real Time

In a new video released by the chipmaker, the CEO can be seen in a Mercedes-Benz vehicle equipped with Nvidia’s self-driving stack, driving around in the city, with a mix of highway driving and lane changing on multiple occasions.

Huang said that the “miracle” about the Alpamayo technology was that “it drives like a human,” while also hailing its end-to-end stack. He also talked about the company’s upcoming Robotaxi network set for a 2027 launch.

Huang also suggested that “every Robotaxi network should have an air traffic control center,” adding that Alpamayo could help a Robotaxi navigate its way out of a complex situation by a few “human-inject waypoints,” adding that its safety stack also provides an advantage for operators.

The Alpamayo stack showcased in the video had over ten cameras, five radar sensors and twelve ultrasonic sensors on the car that enabled self-driving, touting its human-like driving …

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A top cryptocurrency analyst on Wednesday flagged imminent volatility for Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), as the seventh-largest cryptocurrency battles a month-long sideways movement.

Upward Breakout Or Downside Breakdown?

Ali Martinez took to X, highlighting a Bollinger Bands squeeze roughly between $81 and $92. They interpreted it as a sign of an incoming “major price move.”

The Bollinger Band Squeeze occurs when the volatility drops, causing the space between the bands to tighten. When the price closes outside of bands, traders consider it a potential new breakout. This strategy is used to identify the start of new trends after periods of consolidation.

Bulls Vs. Bears: Who’s …

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With U.S. stock futures trading lower this morning on Thursday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:

  • Wall Street expects Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) to report quarterly earnings at $1.64 per share on revenue of $10.81 billion before the opening bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Dollar General shares slipped 0.1% to $144.81 in after-hours trading.
  • Northern Oil And Gas Inc. (NYSE:NOG) announced a proposed public offering of common stock. After the market closed on Wednesday, Northern Oil and Gas announced it commenced an underwritten public offering of $200 million of …

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The S&P 500 closed Wednesday’s session down 0.084% at 6,775.80, extending its losses as a historic release of strategic oil reserves failed to cool surging crude prices.

The Polygon-based (CRYPTO: POL) Polymarket crowd is leaning significantly bearish heading into Thursday. The March 12 market currently shows only a 12% chance of traders betting on an “Up” opening. Early trading volume for the March 12 bet has reached $26,319.

Why That Number Matters?

Energy markets continue to dictate the narrative. Despite the IEA authorizing a record 400-million-barrel release of emergency reserves, WTI crude jumped 8.45% to $94.62, at the last check, after Iran reportedly struck three more cargo vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

Beyond energy, a new turmoil in private credit markets emerged in the financial sector. Reports that JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Barry Silbert, CEO of cryptocurrency conglomerate Digital Currency Group, hailed the growth of financial privacy on Wednesday after mining giant Foundry announced plans to launch a Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC) mining pool.

A Mining Pool For ZEC?

Foundry, which operates one of the world’s leading Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining pools, Foundry USA pool, said the launch intends to address a critical gap in Zcash’s mining infrastructure.

“With the launch of our Zcash pool, we are bringing to Zcash the same compliance, transparency, and operational excellence that made Foundry USA Pool the trusted standard for Bitcoin miners,” said Mike Colyer, CEO of Foundry.

Silbert, whose conglomerate is the parent company of Foundry, cheered the development, adding, “Financial privacy will become more important as digital assets integrate with …

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President Donald Trump has been quite vocal about what the November midterm will be like and has been pushing the House Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act, arguing that its passage will “guarantee the midterms.”

Trump To Stall Other Legislation

Trump has threatened to stall other legislation until the SAVE America Act is passed. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America Act, would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote and identification proof to cast a ballot.

Who Controls The House

The U.S. House of Representatives is currently controlled by the Republicans, who hold the majority of the …

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Codexis Inc. (NASDAQ:CDXS) shares surged 37.8% in after-hours trading on Wednesday to $1.75, following the company’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings release.

Q4 Profit Swing and Revenue Beat

Codexis reported fourth-quarter net income of $9.6 million, or 11 cents per share, reversing a $10.4 million loss, or 13 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier.

Total fourth-quarter revenue increased 81% to $38.9 million, up from $21.5 million in the same quarter of 2024. The figure topped the analyst estimate of $36.82 million by 5.69%.

The biotechnology company also reported a product gross margin of 65% for the quarter, up from 63% a year earlier.

Full-Year Results and 2026 Outlook

Codexis’ full-year fiscal 2025 revenues rose 19% …

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Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has given an insight into what his proposed trillion-dollar fortune could look like as the commercial space flight giant gears itself up for an IPO this year.

It’s Not Like It’s Sitting In A Bank

In an interview with entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, Musk shared what a trillion-dollar fortune would mean. “It really just represents percentage ownership in companies that I built,” Musk said. He added that net worths are more complex than just money in the bank. “It’s not like it’s sitting in a bank account,” Musk said.

Breaking down what it represented, Musk shared that companies were doing “useful things,” which increases the value of the companies. “I own a percentage of those companies, and it sums up to that number, which seems high,” the billionaire said.

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Renowned author and statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb found Elon Musk’s widely touted X Money payments service better than Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on Wednesday.

X Money A ‘Private’ Currency?

Talib responded to Musk‘s announcement that X Money will begin early public access next month, saying, “This is much, much smarter than Bitcoin. Private currencies must compete with one another.”

X users differed on what Taleb meant by “private currencies,” with some concluding that “private” referred to X as a private company rather than privacy features.

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Tilly’s Inc. (NYSE:TLYS) shares are trending on Wednesday night.

TLYS rocketed 80.9% in after-hours trading on Tuesday to $2.95 after the California-based retailer reported its first profitable fourth quarter since fiscal 2021.

What Does Q4 Results Say

Tilly’s reported fourth-quarter net income of $2.9 million, or 10 cents per diluted share, rebounding from a $13.7 million loss a year earlier. It marks a 55-cent-per-share turnaround.

Total comparable net sales, which measure revenue from established long-term retail locations or channels compared with the same period last year, surged 10.1%, with physical store comps up 10.3% and e-commerce comps rising 9.8%.

The company’s selling, general, and administrative expenses also dropped $3.5 million from last year to …

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Lightwave Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:LWLG) shares are trending on Wednesday night.

Shares of the technology platform company jumped 29.89% in after-hours trading on Wednesday to $6.52.

LWLG closed the regular session at $5.02, up 15.14%, according to Benzinga Pro data.

What’s Behind the Rally

The surge in extended trading followed Lightwave’s announcement of a development agreement with Israeli integrated circuit manufacturer Tower Semiconductor to integrate its electro-optic polymer-based modulator reference designs into Tower’s PH18 silicon photonics process design kit (PDK).

Tower’s PH18 is a 200mm SiPho foundry platform developed in Newport Beach, California. It is designed to support the growing demand for data center interconnects operating in both the O-band and C-band optical ranges.

According to Lightwave, under …

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Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao disputed on Wednesday Forbes’ estimate that his net worth has exceeded $111 billion, ranking him ahead of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

CZ Says Wealth Can’t Increase In Bear Market

Forbes reported that CZ’s wealth jumped nearly $47 billion from last year. But CZ asked how that was possible, given that cryptocurrency prices have dropped over the same period.

“Binance is the largest crypto exchange. It grows and shrinks with the industry,” CZ said. “Binance’s valuation can’t increase when crypto prices are down.”

He added that Binance’s revenue is tied to trading volumes, which shrink during a “crypto winter.”

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Leading cryptocurrencies traded flat, while stocks fell further on Wednesday as President Donald Trump authorized tapping the strategic reserve to lower oil prices.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:15 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -0.22% $69,912.33
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               		 +0.48% $2,046.98
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          -0.73% $1.37
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          +0.18% $86.28
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              -1.85% $0.09276

Crypto Market Shifts Sideways

Bitcoin surged past $71,000 but met strong resistance shortly after, dropping back under $70,000 overnight. Trading volume fell 16% in the last 24 hours. Ethereum wobbled in the $2,000 region amid subdued trading volumes 

Nearly $180 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market over the past 24 hours, representing a notable decline from the previous day. Bearish short positions worth $102 million were wiped out.

Moreover, about $490 million in Bitcoin shorts risked liquidation if the apex cryptocurrency rises to $73,000.

Open interest in Bitcoin futures spiked 1.51% in the last 24 hours. Rising open interest alongside flat price action signals a consolidation phase where market participants are actively building positions, but there is no clear consensus on direction.

Meanwhile, Binance derivatives traders, including both …

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Northern Oil And Gas Inc (NYSE:NOG) shares are trading lower in Wednesday’s after-hours session after the company announced a proposed public offering of common stock.

Northern Oil and Gas Proposes Offering

After the market close on Wednesday, Northern Oil and Gas announced it commenced an underwritten public offering of $200 million of its common …

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Institutional investors invested more than $540 million in U.S. Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) ETFs in Q4 after their launch last October, per Bloomberg data, yet the token’s price has barely moved. This has sparked debate about the true impact of demand on the token’s price, translating into real momentum for the blockchain’s native asset.

Data highlighted by Bloomberg ETF analyst, James Seyffart, indicates that approximately 30 large institutional investors collectively created more than $540 million in exposure to Solana ETFs during the fourth quarter of 2025. Venture firm Electric Capital led the allocations with nearly $138 million, followed by Goldman Sachs with more than $107 million.

However, despite that surge in institutional positioning, the token’s price has been stuck in consolidation, trading around $86 as of March 11 and only slightly higher at $86.80 on March 10, still far from the coveted $100 mark. To be more specific, the price of Solana fell from …

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Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOOF) shares climbed higher in Wednesday’s extended trading after the company released a mixed fourth-quarter earnings report, squeaking out a revenue beat. 

Here’s a look at the key figures from the report. 

The Details: Petco Health and Wellness reported quarterly losses of 1 cent per share which missed the Street estimate of for earnings of 2 …

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Bumble, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMBL) shares climbed in Wednesday’s extended trading after the company released its fourth-quarter earnings report and an upbeat first-quarter revenue outlook.

Here’s a look at the key figures from the quarter. 

The Details: Bumble reported quarterly losses of $4.06 per share which missed the analyst consensus for earnings of 24 cents.

Quarterly revenue came in at $224.17 million which beat the Street consensus estimate of $221.3 million.

Bumble reported the following Q4 metrics:

  • Total Revenue decreased 14.3% to $224.2 million, …

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Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodities strategist Mike McGlone predicts Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) will fall to $10,000, calling the crypto asset class “dead” as unlimited token supply and five years of underperformance versus the S&P 500 make it uninvestable for institutional risk managers.

The $10,000 Target Explained

McGlone defines $10,000 as the most widely traded price for Bitcoin since 2019-2020, similar to how crude oil has traded around $57 per barrel for almost 10 years. 

“That’s where Bitcoin set its place,” McGlone said, arguing the asset will return to this level during a broader risk asset correction.

McGlone previously called for Bitcoin to drop to $1,100 in 2018 when it traded at $10,000.

Bitcoin ultimately bottomed at $3,000, making him “30% wrong, 70% right.” He became bullish in 2019 and correctly predicted Bitcoin would exceed $100,000 in 2020 by “just adding a zero.”

Now McGlone argues Bitcoin must “lop off a zero” from $100,000. Currently trading around $68,000, he’s about 32% …

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Ripple has begun buying back equity shares from investors and employees in a tender offer worth up to $750 million that values the private company at $50 billion.

Ripple’s Biggest Buyback Yet

The repurchase, reported by Bloomberg on Wednesday, comes as crypto markets reel.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has fallen more than 40% from its October peak and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has dropped over 50%. Ripple is effectively buying back its own equity at fire-sale crypto prices while signaling a $50 billion self-assessment.

Ripple bought back $285 million at an $11 billion valuation in January 2024, offered $700 million at $175 per share in June 2025, then attempted a $1 billion tender at $40 billion in September 2025 that saw the lowest participation rate of any round, with employees refusing to sell.

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Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) macro behaviour is increasingly tied to global liquidity and energy markets, which increases its correlation with the Nasdaq, according to VanEck’s Matthew Sigel.

Bitcoin’s Correlation With Nasdaq Rising

Speaking on Squawk Box on CNBC on March 11, Sigel said oil shocks and geopolitical tensions, including risks around the Strait of Hormuz, can tighten liquidity and put pressure on risk assets such as Bitcoin.

As a result, Bitcoin’s correlation with the Nasdaq Composite has climbed to a five-year high.

Sigel also noted that investors in the Middle East are increasingly turning to Bitcoin during geopolitical stress because it is easier to move across borders than physical assets such as Gold.

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Bitcoin is holding $70,000 as oil price continue to remain elevated.

Cryptocurrency Ticker Price
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $70,461.60
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,070.06
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $87.36
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.39
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.09438
Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.055823

Notable Statistics:

  • Coinglass data shows 95,278 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $190.53 million.
  • SoSoValue data shows net inflows of $250.9 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Tuesday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net inflows of $12.6 million.
  • In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Internet Computer, JUST and Artificial Superintelligence Alliance.

Notable Developments:

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Strive (NASDAQ:ASST) purchased $50 million of Strategy’s (NASDAQ:MSTR) STRC preferred stock after Michael Saylor claimed STRC achieved a Sharpe ratio above 3, outperforming Nvidia, Tesla and gold on risk-adjusted returns.

The Saylor Sharpe Ratio Claim

Saylor posted on X on Wednesday that STRC achieved a Sharpe ratio of 3.08, comparing it to gold at 2.88, Alphabet at 2.65, Nvidia at 1.66, and Tesla at 1.32. 

The Sharpe ratio measures returns relative to risk taken, with higher numbers indicating better risk-adjusted performance.

“Digital Credit is engineered for superior risk-adjusted returns,” Saylor said. STRC currently yields 11.5% with monthly cash distributions. 

The dividend rate adjusts each month to keep shares trading close to their $100 par value while limiting price volatility.

The claim positions STRC as delivering better returns per unit of risk than major tech stocks and traditional safe havens. …

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Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says the crypto market has moved past its winter phase, with reduced speculation and leverage creating a healthier foundation for future gains.

Markets Could Move Higher Through March

Markets, including crypto and major tech stocks, appear to have emerged from a recent bear phase, Lee said in a CNBC interview on Tuesday.

He expects markets to move higher in the near term, particularly through March, although he warned that a broader bear market could develop later in the year.

A roughly 20% decline could occur once markets stop reacting positively to good news, a signal Lee views as a typical indicator that a larger downturn may be forming.

For now, much of the speculative excess …

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Mastercard (NYSE:MA) on Wednesday launched a Crypto Partner Program with over 85 companies including Binance (CRYPTO: BNB), Circle (NASDAQ:CRCL), Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP), Gemini, PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), and Paxos to connect blockchain technology with its global payments infrastructure.

The 85+ Partner Program

The initiative brings together crypto exchanges, blockchain developers, fintech firms, and banks to explore how blockchain-based systems can connect with traditional payment rails used by banks, merchants, and consumers. 

Participants will work with Mastercard teams to shape products combining on-chain tools with established payment rails.

The program focuses on practical use cases where digital assets are gaining traction, including cross-border transfers, business-to-business payments, and global payouts. 

Companies will collaborate on future product development targeting enterprise applications like remittances, B2B transfers, and settlement.

Mastercard’s network links banks, merchants, …

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is trading sideways, with investors’ weakening conviction conviction pointing to a psychologically difficult phase of the market cycle.

Why Investors Are Getting Jittery

Data from CryptoQuant suggests the market is currently in a highly uncertain phase marked more by hesitation than conviction.

Several on-chain indicators point to weakening investor confidence:

  • Apparent demand briefly improved following the latest sell-off but quickly turned negative again, indicating buyers remain cautious.
  • The CryptoQuant Bull Market Cycle Indicator currently signals a bear-market consolidation phase, typically associated with sideways price action and frustrating …

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Scienture Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCNX) on Wednesday formalized multiple commercial Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) agreements for Rezenopy (naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray 10 mg.

Rezenopy, an opioid antagonist, received FDA approval in April 2024 for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.

Scienture secured exclusive U.S. commercialization rights to Rezenopy from Summit Biosciences Inc. (a Kindeva subsidiary) in March 2025.

Expanded Institutional Footprint For Scienture

The agreement provides access to over 5000 healthcare institutions, including hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes, representing potential penetration into roughly 60% of the U.S. institutional market.

The deal also establishes a broad footprint across first responders, EMS providers, and rehabilitation centers.

“These GPO agreements represent a significant step forward in the commercial expansion of Rezenopy,” commented Narasimhan Mani, President and co-CEO …

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Envoy Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:COCH) on Wednesday said it has completed enrollment of its pivotal clinical trial for the investigational fully implanted Acclaim cochlear implant for hearing loss.

The company implanted the 56th and final patient.

Differentiated Ear Implant

The investigational Acclaim fully implanted cochlear implant leverages the natural ear, rather than an external microphone, to capture sound using Envoy Medical’s proprietary implanted piezoelectric sensor technology.

Unlike traditional cochlear implants, the Acclaim device does not require an externally worn component on or in the ear, representing a differentiated approach in the cochlear implant market.

Pivotal Trial Concludes Enrollment

Envoy Medical believes it is the first cochlear implant manufacturer to complete enrollment in a U.S. pivotal trial for a fully implanted cochlear implant, positioning the company at the forefront of this next generation of hearing technology.

“Completing enrollment of a pivotal clinical trial that is evaluating …

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Heavy-duty truck maker Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGI) jumped 26.54% in after-hours trading on Tuesday to $2.05.

According to Benzinga Pro data, the stock of the Ohio-based company closed the regular session down 2.99% at $1.62. Year-to-date, shares are up about 7%.

Shares Surge Despite Earnings Miss

The stock surged in extended trading despite missing fourth-quarter earnings expectations.

Commercial Vehicle Group reported a fourth-quarter loss of $0.18 per share, missing analysts’ expectations of a $0.15 per share loss by 20%.

Revenue of the company totaled $154.8 million, down 5.2% from a year earlier due to softer demand in North America. However, the revenue still came in 5.24% above analysts’ estimate of $147.05 million.

Operating loss narrowed sharply to $1.8 million from $5.3 million year-over-year.

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization surged 155.6% to $2.3 million.

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Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) overtook market heavyweights Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) in the latest cryptocurrency market rebound.

What’s Impacting DOGE?

Dogecoin surged over 4% in the past week, ranking among the top large-cap cryptocurrencies in this period. Bitcoin and Ethereum trailed DOGE, as shown below.

Cryptocurrency 7-Day Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 1:15 a.m. ET)
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)    +4.18% $0.09287
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)

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GEE Group Inc. (NYSE:JOB) rose 35.14% in after-hours trading on Tuesday to $0.30 following the company’s announcement that it had retained Roth Capital Partners LLC as its financial advisor.

Roth Capital to Evaluate Strategic Alternatives

Roth Capital, a California-based, full-service investment bank that provides strategic and financial advisory services to growth companies and their investors, will assist GEE Group’s Board of Directors and its Mergers and Acquisitions Committee in evaluating unsolicited expressions of interest already received from various parties, as well as other strategic alternatives available to the company, according to the company’s press release.

GEE Group cautioned that no assurance exists that the review …

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SCWorx Corp. (NASDAQ:WORX) rose 36.02% in after-hours trading on Tuesday to $0.17.

According to Benzinga Pro data, the stock closed regular trading at a 1.17% decline to $0.13.

Though no immediate reason has been identified for the stock movement, investors may still be reacting to the company’s announcement last week.

New Customer Agreement Signed

On March 4, SCWorx disclosed a new SaaS and data management agreement with a Southeastern healthcare provider whose integrated delivery network spans over 700 beds across multiple acute care hospitals and outpatient facilities.

Under the agreement, SCWorx will deliver data normalization, master data governance, legacy system migration support …

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Gemini Space Station, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEMI) co-founders Tyler Winklevoss and his twin brother Cameron could dump millions worth of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on the market, on-chain analytics firm Arkham said on Tuesday.

Transaction Sparks Intrigue

In an X post, Arkham highlighted that a wallet tied to Winklevoss Capital, the family office of the Winklevoss twins, sent 1,750 BTC, worth $121 million as of this writing, to Gemini hot wallets, “presumably for selling.”

The wallet still holds 8,757 BTC, worth $751.86 million, with unrealized profit of $1.8 billion on the holdings.

Benzinga reached out to Gemini for a comment, but has yet to hear back.

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Domo Inc. (NASDAQ:DOMO) shares are trending on Tuesday night.

Shares of the software company jumped 39.27% in after-hours trading on Tuesday to $6.10 following the company’s fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings release.

EPS Beat Drives After-Hours Surge

Domo reported fourth-quarter earnings of 3 cents per share, well above the expected loss of 17 cents per share. This represents a beat of 117.65% over the estimate.

Revenue for the Utah-based company rose $855,000 from $78.77 million in the same period last year.

In the third quarter, Domo reported revenue of $79.4 million.

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Corning Inc. (NYSE:GLW) shares are trending on Tuesday night.

GLW edged higher in after-hours trading on Tuesday, rising 0.68% to $137.15.

The multinational technology company, which leverages expertise in glass science, ceramics and optical physics, closed the regular session up 5.56% at $136.22.

What’s Driving The Rally?

The stock move came as investor interest spiked as AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) unveiled a sweeping $250 billion U.S. connectivity investment commitment. Corning is a major supplier to AT&T.

AT&T CEO John Stankey announced the long-term investment commitment, citing a “most conducive” regulatory environment for infrastructure spending.

“Today, we’re committing more than $250 billion to increase U.S. connectivity competitiveness and expand access to AT&T’s leading fiber and wireless networks,” Stankey said.

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Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong deemed Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) an “inflation-proof” global money on Tuesday, following the network’s milestone of mining its 20 millionth coin.

Over A Century To Go

Armstrong took note of the feat, pointing out that only 1 million BTC remain to be mined, which would take over 100 years.

“Decentralized, inflation-proof, global money,” Coinbase’s top executive heaped praise on the $1 trillion-plus asset.

Armstrong, one of Bitcoin’s most vocal advocates, predicted it would hit $1 million by 2030.

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Leading cryptocurrencies recovered on Tuesday, while stocks and commodities remained volatile amid the ongoing Middle East war.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +1.59% $70,050.52
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               		 +1.16% $2,035.55
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          +1.34% $1.38
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          +0.85% $86.04
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              +3.02% $0.09370

Crypto Market’s U-Turn

Bitcoin rebounded as high as $71,700, with trading volume surging 11% in the last 24 hours. 

Ethereum spiked to an intraday high of $2,087.99 before easing to $2,035 in the evening. XRP and Dogecoin were up in the green.

Shares of  Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) closed down 0.35% and 1.64%, respectively.

Nearly $300 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market over the past 24 hours, predominantly short positions, according to Coinglass data. Moreover, about $490 million in Bitcoin shorts risked liquidation if the apex cryptocurrency rises to $73,000.

Open interest in Bitcoin futures increased 2.58% in the last 24 hours. Both retail and whale derivatives traders on Binance were long BTC as of this writing.

Top Gainers (24 Hours) 

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VANCOUVER, BC, March 10, 2026 /CNW/ – Century Lithium Corp. (TSXV: LCE) (OTCQX: CYDVF) (Frankfurt: C1Z) (“Century Lithium” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce a brokered private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of up to C$5 million (the “Offering“), consisting of 10,638,297 units of the Company (“Units“) at a price of $0.47 per Unit (the “Offering Price“). The Offering will be conducted on a commercially reasonable “best efforts” basis by A.G.P. Canada Investments ULC, acting as sole agent and bookrunner (the “Agent“) for the Offering and A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners acting as sole U.S. placement agent for the Offering.

Each Unit will consist of one common share in the capital of the Company (a “Share“) and one Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant“). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one additional Share (a “Warrant Share“) at a price of $0.65 for a period of five (5) years from the closing of the Offering.

The Units will be offered by way of the listed issuer financing exemption under Part 5A of National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions (“NI 45-106“), as amended by Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 – Exemptions from Certain Conditions of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (the “Order“), ineach of the provinces of Canada (except Québec). Pursuant to NI 45-106 and the Order, the Units issued to Canadian residents under the Offering will not be subject to resale restrictions. The Company is relying on the exemptions …

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Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) shares sold at a discount in Tuesday’s extended trading after the company released its fourth-quarter earnings report, missing estimates on the top and bottom lines.

Here’s a look at the key figures from the report.

The Details: Groupon reported quarterly earnings of 17 cents per share, which was less than the 21 cents per share estimate, according to Benzinga Pro.

Quarterly revenue of $132.71 million missed …

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Upstart Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UPST) shares are moving higher in Tuesday’s after-hours session after the company announced plans to apply for a national bank charter.

Upstart To Apply For National Bank Charter

After the market close on Tuesday, Upstart said it plans to submit an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish an insured national bank. The company also plans to apply for Federal Reserve approval, …

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Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVLV) shares dipped in Tuesday’s extended trading after the company released a mixed fourth-quarter earnings report.

Here’s a look at the details in the report. 

The Details: Evolv Technologies reported quarterly losses of three cents per share, which missed the consensus estimate for a loss of two cents.

Quarterly revenue came in at $38.5 million, which beat the Street estimate of $36.44 …

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Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) rally to around $70,000 over the past two weeks has outperformed traditional assets like gold (+1.6%) and the S&P 500 (-0.2%) as investors rotate capital back into crypto.

BTC Rebound Beats Traditional Markets

Bitcoin has jumped roughly 13% in two weeks, climbing above $71,000 and outperforming both the S&P 500 and gold.

Data from Santiment shows Bitcoin has gained ground since Feb. 24, when all three assets experienced a pullback.

The rebound marks a shift after crypto lagged traditional markets for several months following its Oct. 5, 2025, all-time high.

Analysts say the move partly reflects mean reversion, with capital …

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AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) shares fell in Tuesday’s extended trading after the company released its third-quarter earnings report, missing estimates on the top and bottom lines.

Here’s a look at the key figures from the quarter. 

The Details: AeroVironment reported quarterly earnings of 64 cents per share, which missed the consensus estimate of 69 cents, according to Benzinga Pro data.

Quarterly revenue of $408.05 million missed the Street estimate of $475.63 million by 14.21%.

Bookings reached $2.1 billion and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.6 …

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Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 Tuesday after the market close. Here’s a rundown of the software giant’s report.

Oracle Tops Estimates In Q3

Oracle posted third-quarter revenue of $17.19 billion, beating analyst estimates of $16.91 billion, according to Benzinga Pro. Adjusted earnings grew 21% year-over-year to $1.79 per share, beating analyst estimates of $1.71 per share.

Total revenue was up 22% on a year-over-year basis as cloud revenue climbed 44% and software revenue rose by 3%. Here’s a breakdown of revenue by segment:

  • Cloud: $8.9 billion, up 44%
  • Cloud Infrastructure: $4.9 billion, up 84%
  • Cloud Database: up 35%
  • Cloud Application: $4 billion, up 13%
  • Fusion Cloud ERP: $1.1 billion, up 17%
  • NetSuite Cloud ERP: $1.1 billion, up 14%

Remaining performance obligations …

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Bitcoin held near $70,000 on Tuesday as sentiment and ETF inflows improved following signals that tensions with Iran could ease.

Cryptocurrency Ticker Price
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $70,040.68
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,034.27
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $86.14
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.38
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.09486
Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.055688

Notable Statistics:

  • Coinglass data shows 99,391 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $386.23 million.
  • SoSoValue data shows net inflows of $167 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Monday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net outflows of $51.3 million.
  • In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Render, Kaia and Artificial Superintelligence Alliance.

Notable Developments:

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been outperforming equities during the Iran conflict as ETF managers declared the “crypto winter” is bottoming.

The Outperformance During Iran Conflict

Bitcoin has risen 10% while equities are down during the Iran conflict, demonstrating diversification benefits. 

“So far in this conflict, actually, if you look at Bitcoin, it’s up a little bit and equities are down,” Hyman said on CNBC’s ‘ETF Edge’. 

“The diversifying piece, I think, still stays intact as an important theme here,” he added.

Hyman challenged the narrative that cryptocurrencies are simply risk assets. 

His research shows Bitcoin, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) have minimal correlation with equities and equally low correlation with gold and silver. 

This means crypto moves independently from both traditional risk assets and safe havens, supporting the diversification case even …

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Markus Infanger, SVP of RippleX, on Tuesday said XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is evolving beyond payments as institutional interest grows, with crypto ETFs emerging as a potential bridge between traditional finance and blockchain markets.

RippleX Outlines Three Strategic Priorities

In an interview with The Block, Infanger outlined the company is focusing on three major priorities for 2026.

First, the firm plans to expand institutional decentralized finance (DeFi) on the XRP Ledger.

Tokenized real-world assets on the network have already grown to about $2 billion.

Ripple is developing infrastructure including lending protocols, atomic swaps, privacy features and programmable escrow to support use cases such as collateral mobility, stablecoin payments and institutional finance.

Second, Ripple aims to strengthen the …

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Oscar-nominated actor Terrence Howard declared Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is “going to die” on the PBD Podcast, while predicting silver will reach “thousands of dollars” as the gold-to-silver ratio collapses from 80:1 toward 13:1.

The ‘Bitcoin Is Going To Die’ Argument

Howard cited Bitcoin’s continued dependence on fiat currency as a fatal flaw. 

“Bitcoin is still based on fiat,” Howard said, arguing that as the U.S. dollar weakens, any asset tethered to its value framework remains exposed.

“Nobody wants their money in something that can be wiped out with a push of a button somewhere,” Howard said. 

He holds less than 1% of his portfolio in Bitcoin and frames that as a ceiling, not a floor.

Howard’s framework positions dollar collapse leading to metals surge and crypto irrelevance. 

This puts him squarely against the Bitcoin-as-digital-gold crowd at a moment when both assets compete for the same …

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Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC) surged 5% on Tuesday, following Zcash Open Development Lab’s announcement of over $25 million in seed funding from Paradigm, a16z crypto, Winklevoss Capital, and Coinbase Ventures.

The $25M ZODL Funding Round

ZODL was founded by Josh Swihart, former CEO of Electric Coin Company. Under his leadership, ECC launched the flagship Zcash wallet Zodl, setting a new standard for Zcash usability. 

Since its launch in 2024, the app drove growth in the Zcash shielded pool by over 400% and facilitated more than $600 million in ZEC swaps since October 2025.

Earlier this year, the entire ECC team including the product team behind the wallet joined ZODL to continue building the primary user interface for Zcash. 

The work centers on developing Zodl as an open, self-custodial private financial platform designed to expand ecosystem …

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Ripple’s senior executive Recce Merrick says the company has spent years preparing for the surge in stablecoin usage as blockchain-based payments accelerate worldwide.

Ripple’s RLUSD Is The Answer

In a Mar. 10 post on X, Merrick said the company’s response is Ripple USD (CRYPTO: RLUSD), a dollar-backed stablecoin designed as an enterprise-grade product for institutional users entering the market.

Stablecoins processed about $33 trillion in transactions in 2025, roughly double the annual volume handled by Visa, highlighting the growing role of blockchain-based payments.

According to Merrick, stablecoin transaction volume increased 72% year over year in 2025, while active users surged 146% across 106 countries.

The total stablecoin market …

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Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is trading higher Tuesday morning after Elon Musk confirmed that X Money, the digital payments platform for X, is set to begin early public access next month. Here’s what investors need to know.

Musk’s X Money Launch Revives Dogecoin Payment Speculation

Although the first phase of the rollout will focus on traditional fiat payments in U.S. dollars, the announcement revived speculation that Dogecoin could eventually be added as a payment option on the platform.

The renewed interest reflects Dogecoin’s long association with Musk, who has repeatedly referred to the token as the “people’s crypto.” Any development tied to X’s payments …

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Circle Internet Group (NASDAQ:CRCL) surged 9.74% to $111.84 Monday as Bernstein reiterated its $190 price target, implying 70% upside from current levels as stablecoin adoption accelerates for payments and AI agents.

The Stablecoin Adoption Thesis

Bernstein analysts highlighted that stablecoins are increasingly diverging from the broader crypto market cycle. 

USDC supply stands at about $78 billion in circulation, reaching new highs despite Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) trading significantly below its previous peak.

Tether’s (CRYPTO: USDT) supply stands at about $184 billion.

Total stablecoin transaction volume hit $55 trillion in 2025, up 98% year-over-year.

The adjusted figure stripping out bots and high-frequency trading reached $11 trillion, growing 91%. Payment activity alone totaled roughly $375 billion in 2025, up 76% from the previous year.

Consumer-to-business payments surged 131%, driven by increasing payment …

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Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE:ACHR) has filed a countersuit against rival Joby Aviation Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), alleging the latter’s ties to China amid a theft of trade secrets lawsuit filed last November.

Archer Accuses Joby Of Fraud

The countersuit, filed in California, accused Joby of hiding and then leveraging its ties to China to gain an advantage in the eVTOL sector, Reuters reported on Monday.

Archer has also accused Joby of defrauding the U.S. government and receiving grants from the Chinese government. The countersuit claims that Joby purposefully misrepresented “thousands of pounds of Chinese-origin aircraft materials as ​consumer goods,” to “evade U.S. tariffs and foreign-influence ⁠oversight.”

Archer Aviation and Joby didn’t …

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As the Iran conflict unfolds, Wall Street remains cautiously optimistic that it could end within about a month, aligning with President Donald Trump‘s projected timeline for resolving the crisis, said J.P. Morgan.

According to the bank, Wall Street is currently banking on the “TACO” trade, an acronym for “Trump Always Chickens Out”. This strategy has proven successful in the past, particularly with Trump’s often-reversed aggressive foreign policy on tariffs. Some investors see the Iran conflict as a potential “buy-the-dip” opportunity, expecting asset prices to rebound once the conflict ends.

Jacob Manoukian, U.S. head of investment strategy for J.P. Morgan Private Bank and Wealth Management, however, warns that betting on the TACO trade with Iran could be riskier than previous instances. Manoukian told Fortune over the weekend that the main risk scenario Wall Street is trying to assess is that “global events have started,” but it remains unclear “where they’re going” or how they can be controlled.

JPMorgan Backs Infrastructure Assets

While J.P. Morgan anticipates the …

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U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday following Monday’s positive close. Futures of the major benchmark indices were higher amid the ongoing Iran-U.S. conflict.

Monday’s rebound came as President Donald Trump said that the U.S. campaign against Iran could be nearing its endpoint, saying Tehran’s military capacity has been heavily degraded.

The most dramatic action occurred in the options market. By 2:10 p.m. ET, oil prices were near $120 a barrel, and the S&P 500 was down over 2%. However, by 3:30 p.m. ET, the $675 strike SPY call options jumped 24,650% from $0.02 per contract to $4.95, in roughly 80 minutes.

Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.10%, and the two-year bond was at 3.54%. The CME Group’s FedWatch tool‘s projections show markets pricing a 97.4% likelihood of the Federal Reserve leaving the current interest rates unchanged in March.

Index Performance (+/-)
Dow Jones 0.38%
S&P 500 0.40%
Nasdaq 100 0.55%
Russell 2000 0.42%

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which track the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, respectively, were higher in premarket on Tuesday. The SPY was up 0.47% at $681.44, while the QQQ advanced 0.60% to $611.40.

Stocks In Focus

Lumentum And Coherent

  • Shares of Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE) and Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR)rose 4.47% and 4.03%, respectively, following the announcement on Friday that the companies would be added to the S&P 500 later this month. This follows Nvidia Corp.‘s (NASDAQ:NVDA) $2 billion investments in both companies.
  • LITE maintains a strong price trend in the short, medium, and long terms, with a poor value ranking, as per Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings for LITE.

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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is raising alarms over the impact of artificial intelligence on American workers and unveiled a policy roadmap aimed at protecting jobs and ensuring corporations contribute fairly.

AI Job Cuts Raise Concern

On Monday, in a post on X, Kelly wrote, “Big companies are signaling they’ll use AI to shrink their workforce—and too many Americans are already feeling the impact.”

He added, “My AI for America roadmap has solutions to get big corporations to pay their for share and put workers first.”

The plan, which Kelly calls the “AI for America” roadmap, is intended to guide how corporations implement AI while minimizing job losses and supporting worker retraining.

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ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood is projecting a massive shift in global markets, predicting that post-war Iran and a transition into the “electric vehicle realm” will send oil prices plunging as geopolitical tensions ease.

The ‘Coiled Spring’ Of The Middle East

In her latest “In The Know” episode, Wood highlighted a 90% drop in Iranian missile and drone activity, suggesting the regime has been significantly diminished. This cooling of conflagration aligns with President Donald Trump‘s recent characterization of the conflict as “very complete.”

Wood views Iran’s young, well-educated population as a “coiled spring” ready to explode into the global tech economy once freed from repressive constraints.

“You’ve got a coiled spring in terms of a population just really wanting to join this very exciting world, especially the world of technology and innovation,” Wood stated.

Tesla And The $50 Oil Forecast

Central to Wood’s thesis is the collapse of traditional energy dominance. She argues that the Middle East is aggressively diversifying because leaders recognize the impending dominance of autonomous mobility.

Wood predicts oil, currently near $90, could drop “below $50 per barrel, and perhaps much lower over the next 5 …

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ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE:ABM) will release its first quarter earnings before the opening bell on Tuesday, March 10.

Analysts expect the New York-based company to report earnings of 87 cents per share. That’s down from 87 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for ABM’s quarterly revenue is $2.19 billion (it reported $2.11 billion last year), according to Benzinga Pro.

On March 4, ABM announced a new multi-year partnership with the Philadelphia Phillies to deliver fully integrated facility engineering, maintenance and cleaning solutions at Citizens Bank Park.

Shares of ABM fell 1.3% to close at $43.28 on Monday.

Benzinga readers can access the latest analyst ratings on the Analyst Stock Ratings page. Readers can sort by stock ticker, company name, analyst firm, rating …

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Wedbush Securities’ Dan Ives has issued a ringing endorsement for the tech sector‘s heavyweights, suggesting that the current market landscape offers a generational buying opportunity.

The ‘Garage Sale’ Moment

In a conversation with Schwab Network, Ives characterized the recent trading levels of industry titans as an anomaly, specifically highlighting two major players in the artificial intelligence race.

He asserted that Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) are selling at “garage sale prices,” arguing that the market has yet to fully price in the explosive growth of AI integration across enterprise software.

According to Ives, the skepticism surrounding the immediate return on investment (ROI) of AI is misplaced. He believes the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” is not a distant prospect but a current reality that is beginning to reflect in corporate balance sheets.

AI Monetization Takes Center Stage

The shift from speculative interest to tangible revenue is the primary driver behind this bullish outlook.

Ives notes that the industry is moving past the “hype phase” into a …

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The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some easing in the overall fear level, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Monday.

U.S. stocks settled higher on Monday, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 300 points during the session.

On Monday, President Donald Trump told CBS News in a phone interview that the U.S. campaign against Iran could be nearing its endpoint, saying Tehran’s military capacity has been heavily degraded.

Stocks recorded losses last week, with the S&P 500 losing 2% and the 30-stock Dow dropping 3%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq also declined 1.2% during the week.

In earnings, shares of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE:ZIM) gained around 5% on Monday after the company released results for the fourth …

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Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin criticized on Monday the norm of overeating to “finish the food.”

Buterin’s Take On Food

In an X post, Buterin said that “it’s not healthy” to continue eating once you’re full. He added that those who eat to “finish the food” are treating their mouth as a “garbage can.”

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The S&P 500 made a dramatic comeback on Monday, rising 0.83% to close at 6,795.99 after President Donald Trump said the war against Iran was “very complete, pretty much,” sending the index surging from losses of as much as 1.5% earlier in the session.

The Polygon-based (CRYPTO: POL) Polymarket crowd is cautiously split heading into Tuesday. The March 10 market sits at 49% “Down,” 51% “Up,” with $40,712 in early trading volume placed against whether the S&P will open up or down.

Why That Number Matters

Monday’s close masks how bad the morning was. The VIX Index, Wall Street’s Fear Gauge, also spiked above 30 for the first time since last April’s tariff-fueled leap.

Trump’s comments triggered an immediate reversal in oil markets. WTI crude, which had surged past …

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Here are the latest developments in the U.S.–Israel–Iran war on Tuesday at 3 AM ET, as the conflict enters its eleventh day.

On Monday, President Donald Trump said the war against Iran is “pretty much” complete and could end soon, claiming Tehran’s military and missile capabilities have been severely weakened. However, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responded that it, not Washington, will decide when the war ends.

Meanwhile, Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Ali Jafarian said that at least 1,255 people have been killed in Iran since the war began on February 28, reported Al Jazeera.

Australia Deploys Jets & Missiles To Gulf

Australia will support Gulf countries and protect its citizens against Iranian threats, with PM Anthony Albanese announcing the deployment of a long-range E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft and personnel for four weeks to secure regional airspace. Additionally, advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles will be sent to the UAE after a call with its …

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With U.S. stock futures trading lower this morning on Tuesday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:

  • Wall Street expects United Natural Foods Inc. (NYSE:UNFI) to report quarterly earnings at 51 cents per share on revenue of $8.11 billion before the opening bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro. United Natural Foods shares fell 0.2% to $38.75 in after-hours trading.
  • Caseys General Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:CASY) reported mixed results for its second quarter after the closing bell on Monday. The company posted quarterly earnings of $3.49 per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.99 per share. The …

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The S&P 500 and the ETF tracking it, State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY), experienced a historic bout of intraday volatility on Monday as a sudden military victory claim from President Donald Trump triggered a massive short-term rally, even as the broader market breached a technical level that historically precedes a bear market.

A Historic Options Squeeze

The most dramatic action occurred in the options market. By 2:10 p.m. ET, with oil prices near $120 a barrel and the S&P 500 down over 2%, the $675 strike SPY call options had withered to just $0.02 per contract.

However, the market inverted instantly at 3:20 p.m. ET following comments from the White House. By 3:30 p.m. ET, those same calls were trading at $4.95—a staggering surge of 24,650% in roughly 80 minutes.

According to data from The Kobeissi Letter, a $1,000 investment at the afternoon low would have grown to $247,500 by the close.

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Popular NFT brand Pudgy Penguins announced the launch of a free-to-play browser-based game, ‘Pudgy World’, on Monday, its latest effort to expand its universe and audience reach.

This Penguin Is Not Alone

The game, touted as one of the “most technically advanced” browser-based games, allows players to explore 12 unique “towns” and features Pudgy Penguins’s mascot PENGU. The game requires no downloads and is accessible from anywhere.

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President Donald Trump may have signaled that the war in Iran is almost over, but cryptocurrency bettors don’t see an official declaration of the end of hostilities before this month.

When Will Trump Officially Announce The War Over?

Polymarket odds that Trump or U.S. officials will formally declare the end of the military campaign by March 31 have jumped to 44%, up from just 11% the previous day. The odds that a declaration comes by March 15 rose marginally to 11%.

Meanwhile, punters see a 73% chance that the fighting will officially end by April 30, climbing to 82% for a resolution by June 30.

Some other Polymarket contracts were also impacted. The odds that a third country, other than the U.S. and Israel, strikes Iran by the end of the month …

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Leading cryptocurrencies lifted alongside stocks on Monday after President Donald Trump said that the U.S. campaign against Iran could be nearing its end.

Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m. ET)
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +3.70% $68,973.71
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)
               		 +3.05% $2,012.41
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)                          +1.55% $1.36
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)                          +3.39% $85.43
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)              +1.28% $0.09104

Crypto Market Lifts

Bitcoin rose back above $69,000 as trading volume jumped 34% over the last 24 hours. Ethereum reclaimed $2,000, supported by strong buying pressure, while XRP and Dogecoin also edged higher.

Shares of cryptocurrency-linked companies also reversed, as Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) and Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN), closing up 4.06% and 1.31%, respectively.

Over $340 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market over the past 24 hours, with $184 million in bearish shorts erased, according to Coinglass data. Open interest in Bitcoin futures rose 3.11% in the last 24 hours to $44.91 billion

The market clung to “Extreme Fear” sentiment, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index here, despite …

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U.S. equities closed higher after a volatile session, buoyed by President Donald Trump‘s remarks suggesting the conflict with Iran might be nearing its end.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.5% higher at 47,740.80, while the S&P 500 added 0.83% to 6,795.99 and the Nasdaq climbed 1.38% to 22,695.94.

These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day:

Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS)

Hims & Hers Health saw its stock soar by 40.79%, closing at $22.16. The stock hit an intraday high of $23.51 and a low of $20.97, with a 52-week range between $70.43 and $13.74.

This surge follows Novo Nordisk’s decision to sell its weight-loss drug through Hims & Hers’ telehealth platform, resolving a legal dispute over patent violations.

Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROKU)

Roku’s stock dipped slightly by 0.40%, closing at $100.17. The day’s trading saw a high of $100.25 and a low of $94.88, with a 52-week high of $116.66 and a low of $52.43. T

The minor …

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Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has lost the 11-year veteran who built the software backbone of its robotaxi service, weeks before Cybercab volume production is supposed to begin.

Thomas Dmytryk announced his departure on LinkedIn after 11 years at the company.

He led the team that built Tesla’s over-the-air update infrastructure, which now serves a fleet approaching 10 million vehicles, and more recently oversaw the software backend for the Austin robotaxi ride-hailing service.

The Exodus Keeps Growing

The departures have accelerated in 2026.

Tesla has lost two senior executives, including a 13-year veteran VP in February alone, following the exit of its long-time head of software David Lau in 2025, 18-year powertrain veteran Drew Baglino in April 2024, and both the Model Y …

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Bitcoin tapped $69,000 on Monday, following a week of positive crypto asset inflows despite geopolitical turmoil.

Cryptocurrency Ticker Price
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $68,958.41
Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,027
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $85.25
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.36
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.09093
Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.055450

Notable Statistics:

  • Coinglass data shows 95,151 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $416.72 million.
  • SoSoValue data shows net outflows of $348.8 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Friday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net outflows of $82.9 million.
  • In the past 24 hours, top gainers include DeXe, Hyperliquid and Zcash.

Notable Developments:

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Joby Aviation Inc (NYSE:JOBY) shares are trading higher in after-hours Monday after the company announced it was selected to to begin early operations this year as part of a White House-backed program.

Joby To Begin U.S. Operations In 2026

Joby said it was selected as a partner in multiple winning applications under the White House-backed Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has crossed a major milestone with the mining of 20 million coins, leaving less than 5% of the total supply yet to be issued

Kraken noted in a Monday blog post that unlike traditional assets such as gold, Bitcoin has a hard supply cap enforced by its code and decentralized network of nodes.

The fixed limit was embedded in Bitcoin’s design by its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto in the 2009 genesis block.

Bitcoin’s issuance schedule is governed …

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Voyager Technologies Inc (NYSE:VOYG) reported financial results for the fourth quarter after the market close on Monday. Here’s a rundown of the report.

Voyager Reports Mixed Results In Q4

Voyager reported fourth-quarter revenue of $46.65 million, missing analyst estimates of $48.22 million, according to Benzinga Pro. The space and defense technology company reported an adjusted loss of 37 cents per share, beating analyst estimates for a loss of 55 cents per share.

Total revenue was up 24% on a year-over-year basis. The company …

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Vail Resorts Inc. (NYSE:MTN) shares went downhill in Monday’s extended trading after the company released its second-quarter earnings report, missing estimates on the top and bottom lines.

Here’s a look at the key figures from the quarter. 

The Details: Vail Resorts reported quarterly earnings of $5.87 per share, which missed the Street consensus of $6.21, according to Benzinga Pro data.

Quarterly revenue came in at $1.08 billion, which …

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRTX) shares are rising in extended trading Monday after the company announced positive interim results for one of its Phase 3 trials.

Vertex Reports Positive Results For All Endpoints

Vertex announced positive data from a pre-specified week 36 interim analysis of its ongoing phase 3 RAINIER trial of povetacicept in immunoglobulin A nephropathy.

Povetacicept is an engineered fusion protein and dual inhibitor of the BAFF (B cell activating factor) and APRIL (a proliferation inducing ligand) cytokines.

The trial met its primary objective, achieving a 52% reduction …

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (NYSE:HPE) shares climbed Monday’s extended trading after the company released its first-quarter earnings report, beating EPS estimates and raising guidance.

Here’s a look at the key figures from the quarter. 

The Details: Hewlett Packard reported quarterly earnings of 65 cents per share, which beat the consensus estimate of 55 cents, according to Benzinga Pro data.

Quarterly revenue came in at $9.301 billion, which just missed the Street estimate of $9.337 billion and was up from $7.85 billion in the same period last year.

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Aon (NYSE:AON) on Monday announced the first known stablecoin insurance premium payment among major global brokers, settling with Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and Paxos using USDC on Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and PayPal USD on Solana (CRYPTO: SOL).

The First Stablecoin Premium Settlement

Aon completed the proof of concept by settling insurance premiums for Coinbase and Paxos across multiple blockchain networks. 

The transactions used USDC on Ethereum and PayPal USD (CRYPTO: PYUSD) on Solana, demonstrating flexibility across leading stablecoins and blockchains.

Tim Fletcher, CEO of Aon’s financial services group, said the move advances the firm’s commitment to innovation. 

“As tokenized instruments become more widely used, clients need confidence that speed and …

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VANCOUVER, BC, March 9, 2026 /CNW/ – 1911 Gold Corporation (“1911 Gold” or the “Company“) (TSXV: AUMB) (OTCQX: AUMBF) (FRA: 2KY) is pleased to announce that, further to the news release dated February 20, 2026, the Company has closed the initial drawdown of US$15 million (the “Tranche 1 Amount“) under the loan agreement dated February 19, 2026 (the “Loan Agreement“) with Auramet International, Inc. (“Auramet“), which provides for a US$30 million secured credit facility (the “Credit Facility“). It is anticipated that the proceeds from the Credit Facility, including the Tranche 1 Amount, will be used to advance critical operational milestones at the True North Gold Project, specifically providing the capital required to purchase essential mining equipment, underground development at the True North mine, and the installation of the new crushing circuit at the mill.

The outstanding principal amount under the Credit Facility accrues interest at a rate of 12% per annum calculated and payable monthly in arrears on the last business day of each calendar month; provided, however, that no interest shall accrue on the Tranche 1 Amount for a period of six months following the closing date of the initial drawdown of the Tranche 1 Amount (the “Closing Date“). The Tranche 1 Amount shall be amortized and repaid to Auramet in 12 equal monthly instalments of US$1.25 million commencing on the date that is 13 months following the Closing Date and ending on the date that is 24 months following the Closing Date (the “Maturity Date“).

The obligations under the Loan Agreement are secured by a first-ranking security interest on all personal property of the Company and a continuing collateral mortgage against the Company’s True North Gold Project and Rice Lake exploration properties. The Loan Agreement includes terms and conditions customary for a transaction of this nature, including certain specified positive and negative covenants and mandatory prepayment terms.

Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, the remaining US$15 million of the Credit Facility will be made available during the period commencing on the date that is 90 days following the Closing Date and ending on the …

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Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong says AI agents will increasingly transact using crypto wallets, while Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan argues institutional adoption could push Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) toward $1.3 million over time.

‘Own A Crypto Wallet’

Armstrong said Monday autonomous AI systems may soon execute more financial transactions than humans. “They can’t open a bank account, but they can own a crypto wallet,” he said.

These systems, including trading bots, automated services and machine-to-machine payment networks, could handle tasks such as purchasing data, paying for computing resources or executing financial trades without direct human input.

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) rejected $73,500 following a brief early March rally as Into The Cryptoverse analyst Benjamin Cowen declares the “simulation confirmed,” arguing BTC is tracking the average return of prior midterm years with 2014, 2018, and 2022 precision.

The Historical Playbook

Cowen predicted a month ago that Bitcoin would find a low in February, stay weak through February, rally in the first week of March, and then fade that rally. “We really do live in a simulation,” Cowen said as Bitcoin hit $73,500 before surrendering those gains.

The pattern repeats across midterm cycles. Bitcoin drops into February, rallies in early March, and then sells off just like the average of all prior midterm years. 

Despite narratives about ISM data, Jane Street, oil prices, and labor market weakness, Bitcoin follows the historical script.

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VANCOUVER, BC, March 9, 2026 /CNW/ – Century Lithium Corp. (TSXV: LCE) (OTCQX: CYDVF) (Frankfurt: C1Z) (“Century Lithium” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the filing of the report for the Company’s 100%-owned Angel Island Lithium Project (“Angel Island”, a.k.a. “Clayton Valley”), “UPDATED NI 43-101 TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE CLAYTON VALLEY LITHIUM PROJECT Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA”, with effective date January 3, 2026 (“Feasibility Study” or “Report”), to support the disclosure in the Company’s news release dated February 23, 2026. The Report was prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) by Mineral Property Development (“MPDI”), Global Resource Engineering, Ltd. (“GRE”) and SRK Incorporated (“SRK”).

All currency amounts in this news release are presented in US dollars.

The Feasibility Study incorporates the results of continued metallurgical testing, engineering optimization, refinement of the mine plan, and updated capital and operating cost estimates for Angel Island. Using a base case price of $24,000/tonne (“t”) of lithium carbonate, Angel Island’s estimated after-tax cash flow has a 27.4% Internal Rate of Return (“IRR”) and a $4.01 billion Net Present Value (“NPV”) at an 8% discount rate.

Feasibility Study Highlights

  • After-tax NPV (8% discount rate) of $4.01 billion based on price assumptions of $24,000/t for lithium carbonate and $750/dry metric tonne for sodium hydroxide

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BitMine Immersion Technologies (NYSE:BMNR) purchased 60,976 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) previous week and forecasts ETH to bottom between March 8-14.

The 61,000 ETH Purchase

BitMine acquisition exceeds the recent weekly average of 45,000-50,000, with total holdings reaching 4,534,563 ETH at $1,965 per ETH.

The company now owns 3.76% of the ETH supply, over 75% of the way to the “Alchemy of 5%” target in just eight months.

Total crypto and cash holdings reached $10.3 billion, including 4.5 million ETH, $1.2 billion in cash, 195 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), $200 million stake in Beast Industries, and $14 million stake in Eightco Holdings.

BitMine has 3,040,483 staked ETH representing $6.0 billion at $1,965 per token. This represents 67% …

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Something unusual is unfolding in inflation and interest-rate markets.

As oil prices surpass $100 a barrel amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a sharp contradiction is being priced in real time across prediction markets.

On one hand, traders are rapidly pricing a surge in inflation this month. On the other, they are still betting the Federal Reserve will move ahead with interest rate cuts in 2026.

Can the two predictions really hold simultaneously?

A Market Betting On ‘Transitory’ Again

Beneath the surface, markets appear to be resurrecting a word that defined the inflation debate in 2021: “transitory.”

According to Polymarket, the probability that the annual inflation rate for March will exceed 2.8% has jumped by about 45 percentage points to roughly 87%.

That sharp move suggests traders expect inflation to rise meaningfully from the current 2.4% level and drift further away from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.

Yet the interest-rate outlook tells a very different story.

Chart: The Inflation Signal That Moved 45 Points Overnight

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Rate-Cut Bets Have Not Broken

Markets still heavily expect the Federal Reserve to cut rates this year.

Notably, the implied probability of at least one rate cut stands at 75%.

Prediction market data show a 28% probability of a single rate cut of 25 basis points this year. The probability of two cuts is also about 28%, while traders assign a 15% chance to three cuts and a 4% chance to four cuts.

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) tapped $69,000 on Monday morning after oil retraced back below $110, following the G7 and IEA’s announcement about the largest coordinated strategic oil reserve release in history.

The Historic Oil Intervention

The G7 and International Energy Agency announced the release of 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves, representing nearly 30% of the IEA’s total 1.2 billion barrel stockpile.

The emergency meeting was called to combat a severe supply shock following escalation of the Iran crisis.

Oil prices plunged 11% in one hour after the announcement.

The intervention targets oil prices that surged above $100 a barrel amid conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel.

IEA nations currently hold 1.24 billion barrels in public reserves plus 600 million barrels in industry stocks.

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BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes says Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) 50% drawdown reflects growing fears of an AI-driven credit shock rather than weakness in the crypto market itself.

Bitcoin’s AI-Triggered Credit Destruction

Hayes argued in an interview with Cointelegraph that the decline reflects a broader macro risk tied to artificial intelligence and global geopolitics.

Markets may be underpricing geopolitical risk from the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran, although his central thesis focuses on what he calls AI-triggered credit destruction.

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Editor’s Note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs and the headline were updated in the story.

U.S. stock futures fell sharply on Monday following Friday’s negative close. Futures of the major benchmark indices were lower amid the ongoing Iran-US conflict.

The bloodbath follows a historic surge in energy costs. Brent Crude spiked 14.90% to hit $106.50, while WTI surged 13.27% to $102.96, with both benchmarks now aggressively testing their 52-week highs of $119.46 and $119.43, respectively.

Despite the market carnage, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to dismiss the economic anxiety, framing the record-high fuel costs as a necessary byproduct of his administration’s offensive against Tehran.

Trump On Oil Prices.

Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.19%, and the two-year bond was at 3.63%. The CME Group’s FedWatch tool’s projections show markets pricing a 97.3% likelihood of the Federal Reserve leaving the current interest rates unchanged in March.

Index Performance (+/-)
Dow Jones -1.61%
S&P 500 -1.41%
Nasdaq 100 -1.56%
Russell 2000 -2.60%

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which track the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, respectively, were lower in premarket on Monday. The SPY was down 0.93% at $666.14, while the QQQ declined 1.04% to $593.50.

Stocks In Focus

Ovintiv

  • Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE:OVV) jumped 5.24% in premarket on Monday after Director Mayson Howard John sold 5,000 shares of common stock last week, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • OVV maintains a strong price trend in the short, medium, and long terms, with a solid value ranking, as per Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings for OVV.

Hims & Hers Health

  • Hims & Hers Health Inc. (NYSE:HIMS) surged 49.36% after it reportedly ended a public feud with Novo Nordisk AS (NYSE:NVO), …

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Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced a major expansion of their multi-year partnership Monday.

The deal positions Adobe as the official Presenting Sponsor of MLB Opening Day in 2026, 2027, and 2028.

The partnership arms MLB’s marketing, product, and content teams with Adobe’s enterprise AI tools. It targets fan engagement across digital platforms at scale.

What the Expanded Deal Covers

Adobe’s expanded role includes four key technology deployments across MLB operations.

Adobe GenStudio for Performance Marketing will power MLB’s campaign delivery. Teams can create personalized, on-brand content variations across digital channels quickly.

Adobe LLM Optimizer targets brand discoverability. It helps MLB monitor how content surfaces …

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During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.

Benzinga readers can review the latest analyst takes on their favorite stocks by visiting Analyst Stock Ratings page. Traders can sort through Benzinga’s extensive database of analyst ratings, including by analyst accuracy.

Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the real estate sector.

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE:PK)

  • Dividend Yield: 9.17%
  • Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Jay Kornreich maintained a Neutral rating and raised the price target from $11 to $12 on March 3, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 53%.
  • JP Morgan analyst Daniel Politzer maintained an Underweight rating and increased the price target from $10 to $11 on Feb. 3, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 61%
  • Recent News: On Feb. 19, …

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) will release earnings results for its first quarter, after the closing bell on Monday, March 9.

Analysts expect the Spring, Texas-based company to report quarterly earnings at 59 cents per share, up from 49 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s quarterly revenue is $9.35 billion, versus $7.85 billion a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

On Jan. 26, HPE announced a strategic collaboration with 2degrees to accelerate AI innovation and strengthen data sovereignty in New Zealand.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares fell 1.6% to close at $21.13 on Friday.

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Global markets are reeling Monday morning as a violent spike in energy prices sends shockwaves through the U.S. travel and industrial sectors.

US Futures, Asian Markets Slump Amid Rising Crude Prices

Following a chaotic weekend in the Persian Gulf, Dow Jones futures plummeted over 1,000 points in overnight trading, while crude oil benchmarks aggressively tested their 52-week highs near the $120 mark.

The risk-off contagion is hitting U.S. equities, creating a stark divide between war-exposed transportation stocks and defense-heavy beneficiaries.

The decline follows a historic surge in energy costs. Brent Crude spiked over 22.99% to hit $114.00, while WTI surged 1.20% to $110.17, with both benchmarks now aggressively testing their 52-week highs of $119.46 and $119.46, respectively.

Index Performance (+/-)
Dow Jones -2.04%
S&P 500 -1.88%
Nasdaq 100 -2.18%
Russell 2000 -3.74%

The Overnight Movers: Winners and Losers

Investor anxiety is focused squarely on fuel-sensitive industries. $DAL

Company Name Overnight Move Market Context
Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) -3.78% Immediate pressure on jet fuel margins; flight cancellations in the Gulf.
United Airlines Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) -4.00% Heavily impacted by airspace closures and soaring international fuel costs.
Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) -3.88% Maritime fuel surcharges and geopolitical risk hitting …

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The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a further increase in the overall fear level, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Friday.

U.S. stocks settled lower on Friday, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 450 points during the session.

Stocks also recorded losses last week, with the S&P 500 losing 2% and the 30-stock Dow dropping 3%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq also declined 1.2% during the week.

President Donald Trump issued a stark ultimatum to Iran, demanding unconditional surrender and warning of devastating consequences should attacks on U.S. forces continue. Qatar’s energy minister warned oil could surge past $150 should the Strait of Hormuz fully close.

Oil prices jumped to the highest levels since October 2023. Crude has rallied nearly 35% for the week, recording the biggest weekly gain in the commodities’ trading history.

In earnings, Marvell Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL) shares jumped over 18% on Friday after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results. Shares of Owlet Inc.

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The S&P 500 closed Friday at 6,740.02, down 1.33%, with futures falling further Monday morning as oil resumed its climb amid uncertainty over the Iran war.

The Polygon-based (CRYPTO: POL) Polymarket is sending a bearish signal at the beginning of the week. In the early trades, “Up” was the minority call, with only 6% chance of the S&P 500 opening higher, while 94% of bettors bet their money on a “Down” opening.

Why That Number Matters

The odds reflect genuine uncertainty amid rising crude oil prices. Brent Crude spiked over 22.99% to hit $114.00, while WTI surged 1.20% to $110.17, …

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Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HRTG) will release its fourth quarter earnings before the opening bell on Monday, March 9.

Analysts expect the Tampa, Florida-based company to report earnings of $1.74 per share. That’s up from 66 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Heritage Insurance’s quarterly revenue is $212.6 million (it reported $210.26 million last year), according to Benzinga Pro.

On Nov. 5, Heritage reported net income of $50.4 million or $1.63 per share for the third quarter, up from $8.2 million or 27 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.

Shares of Heritage Insurance fell 0.4% to close at $26.88 on Friday.

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Sharplink, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBET) will release its fourth quarter earnings before the opening bell on Monday, March 9.

Analysts expect the Miami, Florida-based company to report earnings of 50 cents per share on revenue of $16.85 million, according to Benzinga Pro.

On Feb. 3, the company officially changed its corporate name from SharpLink Gaming to Sharplink Inc.

Shares of Sharplink fell 7.2% to close at $7.36 on Friday.

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Sharplink, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBET) will release its fourth quarter earnings before the opening bell on Monday, March 9.

Analysts expect the Miami, Florida-based company to report earnings of 50 cents per share on revenue of $16.85 million, according to Benzinga Pro.

On Feb. 3, the company officially changed its corporate name from SharpLink Gaming to Sharplink Inc.

Shares of Sharplink fell 7.2% to close at $7.36 on Friday.

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Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is on his way to becoming a trillionaire, with a net worth of around $662 billion. This will receive a boost after the much-awaited initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX.

Elon Musk Hints At $ 1.75 Trillion Valuation

The potential SpaceX IPO has been a topic of significant interest, especially after Musk hinted at a $1.75 trillion valuation. This valuation is driven by SpaceX’s ambitious plans for Mars colonization and orbital expansion.

The company is reportedly preparing to file confidentially for an IPO as early as next month, aiming for a June listing that could raise up to $50 billion, potentially surpassing Saudi Aramco’s $29 billion debut to become the largest IPO …

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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and CNBC’s Jim Cramer led a wave of alarm Sunday after oil prices surged and President Donald Trump said higher energy costs were “a very small price to pay” for world safety and peace.

Schumer And Cramer Sound Early Alarm

Schumer wrote on X, “Due to Donald Trump’s reckless war of choice, gas prices have surged to their highest levels in years,” and demanded that Trump release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve “IMMEDIATELY.”

Cramer warned, “A sudden oil shock is always bad for stocks,” adding, “I don’t see a path to de-escalation.”

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These ten large-cap stocks were top performers last week.

These firms rallied on strong earnings, raised guidance, bullish analyst calls, insider confidence and momentum tied to energy, advertising and capital return catalysts.

Are they a part of your portfolio?

Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG) gained 11.43% this week, fueled by Brent crude’s sharp climb on U.S.-Iran hostilities. Also, the firm reported fourth-quarter earnings and announced a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchase agreement with Trafigura.

The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTD) increased 26.7% this week  after reports surfaced about potential advertising discussions with OpenAI. The ad-technology company also gained attention following a …

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These ten large-cap stocks were the worst performers last week.

These firms were hit by a mix of weak earnings, lowered guidance, deal pressure, rising yields, and geopolitical or AI-spending concerns.

Are they a part of your portfolio?

Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE) lost 24.65% this week. The company is set to join S&P 500, effective March 23, 2026.

Celsius Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH) slumped 17.86% this week.

First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE:AG) decreased 17.69% this week. Shares of precious metal companies are traded lower amid a stronger dollar and rising yields as the market drops due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Carnival Corporation (NYSE:

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It’s been an eventful week in the world of business and finance. Here’s a quick look at the top stories that made headlines.

Trump’s Trade Wars, AI Displacement

Amid President Donald Trump‘s trade wars, the real story for Wall Street in 2026 is a tug-of-war between record-high valuations, a “messy” Federal Reserve, and a literal war in the Middle East. However, experts have told Benzinga that what looks like a bubble to some is simply “agility” to others.

Patrick Sarch, of the White & Case LLP, stated that current market conditions are prompting short-sellers to identify companies whose fundamentals don’t support their valuations.

Read the full article here.

Arthur Hayes: The longer Trump Lingers In Iran, Higher The Chances Of Bitcoin Surging

Arthur Hayes, Chief Investment Officer at Maelstrom Fund, said that a prolonged U.S.-Iran conflict could force the Federal Reserve to print more money, ultimately driving Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) higher.

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Crude oil has been in focus since the U.S. and Israel began their strikes on Iran, which also killed the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Strait Of Hormuz Closed

Concerns around crude oil prices escalated when Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, warning it would fire on any vessel attempting to pass.

Since the closure, oil has surged by 35%, pushing it above the $90 mark. Crude oil was last trading at $90.90, up by 12.2%.

Strikes Against Oil Infra

Iran has attacked oil infrastructure in the Middle East, which has resulted in a reduction in output. Saudi Aramco’s Berri oilfield was reportedly struck by debris, causing minor …

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U.S. intelligence assessments reportedly indicate that Iran remains capable of reaching its main highly enriched uranium reserves at Isfahan, despite American strikes that sealed the site beneath the ground.

Spy Agencies Flag Nuclear Risk

The Wall Street Journal, citing American officials, said Iran holds roughly 970 pounds of uranium, the bulk of which is stored at Isfahan and enriched to 60%.

Uranium would still need to be enriched to about 90% to reach weapons-grade levels — a step U.S. officials say would be relatively easy if Iran’s centrifuges are still running.

Commando Raid Option Still on the Table

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A widening supply shock propelled crude oil 35% higher in a week, pushing prices above $90 a barrel, as the Strait of Hormuz closed, drone strikes crippled Saudi oilfields, and a wave of force majeure declarations rippled through global energy markets.

This is the result of escalating tensions between the U.S and Iran.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Assets Under Fire

Saudi Aramco’s Berri oilfield, which produces about 250,000 barrels per day, reportedly suffered minor debris damage on Saturday after Saudi defenses intercepted a drone attributed to Iran.

Earlier, Saudi Arabian air defenses intercepted 20 drones launched in five waves toward Shaybah Oilfield, a 1-million-barrel-per-day facility operated by Saudi Aramco in the Empty Quarter desert, the Saudi Defense Ministry said in a series of posts on X.

Separately, the ministry said Ras Tanura Refinery—a 550,000-barrel-per-day facility on the kingdom’s east coast—was targeted twice during the same week, on March 2 and March 4, according to an Argus report.

In Abu Dhabi, a drone struck the UAE’s Mussafah fuel terminal; authorities contained the fire with no injuries or operational disruption.

Hormuz Blockaded, Storage Filling Fast

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Bristol Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) on Friday won U.S. approval for its oral drug Sotyktu to treat adults with active psoriatic arthritis.

The decision gives patients another option for joint and skin symptoms tied to the autoimmune disease.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the drug after reviewing late-stage trial data that showed better disease control than placebo, according to a PRNewswire release.

The treatment works by selectively targeting tyrosine kinase 2, a pathway involved in immune-driven inflammation.

Clinical Trial Results

Researchers tested the drug in two global Phase 3 studies, POETYK PsA-1 and POETYK PsA-2. Patients received either a daily 6-milligram tablet or placebo during the controlled part of the trials.

Investigators used American College of Rheumatology response criteria to measure results.

By Week 16, about 54% of patients taking Sotyktu achieved an ACR20 response in both studies.

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The Trump administration is signaling stronger support for cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies in its updated cybersecurity strategy.

The policy document outlines how emerging technologies will shape national security, economic competitiveness and digital infrastructure.

Jason Lowery, an executive associated with the Defense Department initiative, highlighted the development on X and pointed to the policy update.

Lowery wrote on X, “Boom. Supporting cryptocurrency & blockchain technology is now officially an emerging technology priority in the U.S. Presidential Cyber Strategy.”

Cyber Strategy Elevates Blockchain

The seven-page document outlines the White House’s approach to defending digital infrastructure and strengthening American technological leadership.

It places cyberspace at the center of economic growth, innovation and national defense.

The strategy argues that digital networks underpin everyday life, economic opportunity and the country’s …

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Salesforce CEO (NYSE:CRM) Marc Benioff said on Wednesday that warnings about AI-driven mass white-collar layoffs were overblown. By Friday morning, the U.S. economy had shed 92,000 jobs, and a week that saw headlines on job cuts at Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), and Capital One (NYSE:COF) was drawing to a close.

The Comment That Didn’t Age Well

Speaking to CNBC, Benioff said, “These pronouncements of these mass white collar layoffs: I just do not see it,” calling Block’s 40% staff reduction a company-specific problem rather than evidence of a broad trend. His remarks put him at odds with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who has said AI could soon eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar roles, and OpenAI-backer Vinod Khosla, who said that week that AI could replace 80% …

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Retail investors talked up five hot stocks this week (March 2 to March 6) on X and Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, driven by retail hype, earnings, AI buzz, and corporate news flow.

Oracle Corp. (NYSE:ORCL), Webull Corp. (NASDAQ:BULL), SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ:SNDK), Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR), Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), spanning software, semiconductors, investment platforms, storage, cybersecurity, and AI, reflected diverse investor interests.

Oracle

  • ORCL was in focus for its challenges with aggressive AI data center expansion and related cost pressures. On March 3, Oracle officially announced that its third-quarter earnings would be released after market close on March 10, with a conference call to follow. More significantly, reports emerged around March 5 that Oracle is planning to cut thousands of jobs across divisions as soon as this month to address a cash crunch from massive AI infrastructure spending, with some reductions targeting roles less needed due to AI advancements and internal reviews of open positions in the cloud unit.
  • Some retail investors were questioning ORCL’s massive bets on the AI boom.
A comment on r/WallStreetBets subreddit.
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  • The stock had a 52-week range of $118.86 to $345.72, trading around $154 to $157 per share, as of the publication of this article. It fell 4.19% over the year and 33.51% over the last six months.
  • ORCL had a weaker price trend in the short, medium, and long term, with a poor value ranking, as per Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.

Webull

  • BULL was in focus this week after it reported a mixed fourth-quarter earnings report. Quarterly earnings of one cent per share missed the Street estimate of four cents, and revenue clocked in at $165.2 million, which beat the consensus estimate of $160.81 million. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated its Buy rating, arguing …

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Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors’ favorite stocks over the last week — here’s a look at some of our top stories.

U.S. markets faced a turbulent week as escalating conflict in the Middle East sent oil prices surging and rattled investor confidence. Crude prices jumped toward $90 per barrel, marking one of the sharpest weekly gains in years as disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz threatened global energy supply. The surge came alongside a surprise deterioration in the U.S. labor market, with nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly falling by 92,000 jobs in February, reinforcing concerns that economic momentum may be weakening.

Higher energy costs quickly rippled across equity markets, lifting energy stocks while hammering fuel-sensitive sectors such as airlines and cruise operators. Shares of travel companies fell sharply as investors worried that rising jet fuel prices could squeeze margins and dampen demand. The geopolitical shock added to already fragile sentiment as traders reassessed inflation risks tied to higher oil prices and supply disruptions.

Global markets also reacted to the widening Iran conflict, with emerging-market equities and Asian stocks under pressure due to their heavy dependence on Middle Eastern energy supplies. Countries such as South Korea — a major importer of Gulf crude — were particularly exposed. The conflict’s impact on energy markets and inflation expectations has left investors bracing for continued volatility across equities, commodities and currencies in the weeks ahead.

Benzinga provides daily reports on the stocks most popular with investors. Here are a few of this past week’s most bullish and bearish posts that are worth another look.

The Bulls

“Defense Stocks Hit Records As Trump Warns ‘Big Wave’ In Iran: 10 Names In Focus,” by Piero Cingari, reports that the SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense …

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Fast-food chain Wendy’s (NASDAQ:WEN) has launched a nationwide contest, promising a $100,000 package for the role of “Chief Tasting Officer”. The contest, which started on March 2, will continue until March 30.

The winner will be hired as an independent contractor and will have to meet certain social media content deliverables.

The contest is open to all legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., aged 18 or older. Participants can enter by posting a public 60-second video on Instagram or TikTok, or by uploading a submission through the official contest website.

The job listing, which questioned, “Do you care more about bacon than bottom lines?” was posted on a dedicated website outside Wendy’s corporate domain and on Wendy’s official X handle.

The listing hilariously pitches the role as “a job AI can’t steal because… no mouth duh,” and mentions the only requirements as: “A human mouth. A pulse. Opinions. …

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Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) has committed to a significant increase in munitions production, following a meeting with former President Donald Trump and other defense industry leaders.

On Friday, Lockheed Martin announced that it has agreed to quadruple its munitions production, attributing the decision to Trump’s leadership. The company initiated the expansion several months ago, in collaboration with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Deputy Secretary Stephen Feinberg.

The announcement was made via an X post highlighting President Trump’s Truth Social post, in which he praised the CEOs of major defense manufacturing companies for their commitment to increasing the production of “Exquisite Class” weaponry.

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Economists are warning that the escalating Iran conflict could trigger a surge in oil prices, disrupt global supply chains, and potentially reignite inflation pressures in the U.S. and worldwide.

Peter Schiff Warns War Spending Could Fuel Inflation

On Friday, economist Peter Schiff warned that a prolonged conflict with Iran could have massive economic consequences, potentially costing the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars.

“Trump committed Americans to pay billions to defeat Iran, then billions more to rebuild what we destroy,” Schiff wrote on X. “The cost will likely be measured in the hundreds of billions and could top $1 trillion, causing already rising inflation to skyrocket.”

When asked whether the conflict could push investors toward safe-haven assets such as gold, Schiff responded, “Of course.”

He also pushed back against suggestions that rising energy costs alone would drive inflation, arguing instead that government borrowing and money creation would play a bigger role.

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Dr. Vinay Prasad, head of the Food and Drug Administration‘s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), which oversees vaccines and biotech drugs, is set to leave his position at the end of April, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary confirmed on Friday.

Prasad Exits FDA After Controversial Tenure

Prasad, who came to the FDA after leaving the University of California, San Francisco, had originally intended to remain at the agency for the full year of his leave from the university, Makary told The Wall Street Journal. His departure comes after the implementation of several new FDA policies, which were his primary focus.

Prasad’s division at the FDA is responsible for evaluating a wide …

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In defiance of the Pentagon’s recent decision to designate Anthropic AI as a supply chain risk, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) have announced they will continue to offer Anthropic’s AI technology to their clients, except for defense-related projects.

Cloud Giants Shield Commercial Revenue Amid Pentagon Fallout

CNBC reported that Amazon decided on Friday. Google and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) confirmed it to TechCrunch.

It follows the Pentagon’s formal designation, which requires defense vendors to certify that they are not using Anthropic’s chatbot Claude in Department of Defense work.

The three companies are the leading providers of cloud infrastructure.

Since 2023, Amazon has invested $8 billion in Anthropic, whose Claude AI runs on …

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Samsara Inc (NYSE:IOT) posted better-than-expected earnings results for the fourth quarter on Thursday.

Samsara reported revenue of $444.30 million versus estimates of $422.26 million, and adjusted earnings per share of 18 cents versus estimates of 13 cents.

“Our performance is driven by the scale of our data asset, which now captures more than 25 trillion data points annually to fuel our AI-powered platform,” said Sanjit Biswas, co-founder and CEO of Samsara.

Samsara said it expects first-quarter revenue to be in the range of $454 million to $456 million versus estimates of $443.99 million. The company anticipates adjusted earnings per share of 12 cents to 13 cents versus estimates of 12 cents.

Samsara also issued fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of approximately $1.97 billion to $1.98 billion versus estimates of $1.92 billion, and adjusted earnings …

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Kuwait, a key member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has reportedly started scaling back production at some of its oil fields due to a lack of storage space for its crude.

Kuwait Scales Back Oil Production Amid Storage Crunch

The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, reported on Friday that the country is also contemplating further cuts to its production and refining capacity, which would only cater to domestic consumption.

Data provider Kpler has observed signs of Kuwait’s production cuts and predicts that the country will need to reduce output even more in the next 12 days to prevent storage from reaching capacity.

On Wednesday, QatarEnergy declared Force Majeure to its LNG buyers after halting all liquefied natural gas production.

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In the current market session, Northrop Grumman Inc. (NYSE:NOC) stock price is at $753.38, after a 0.36% decrease. However, over the past month, the company’s stock went up by 6.63%, and in the past year, by 52.61%. Shareholders might be interested in knowing whether the stock is overvalued, even if the company is not performing up to par in the current session.

Past Year Chart

How Does Northrop Grumman P/E Compare to Other Companies?

The P/E ratio measures the current share price to the company’s EPS. It is used by long-term investors to analyze the company’s current performance against it’s past earnings, historical data and aggregate market data for the industry or the indices, such as …

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Oil’s 35% weekly spike has put crude above the psychological $90 mark, forcing traders to decide whether this is the start of a new uptrend or a blow-off move that unwinds just as quickly.

Oil Prices Explode

  • The move is being driven by a severe supply shock, with the Strait of Hormuz effectively shut and Middle East output and refining capacity disrupted.
  • WTI and Brent have ripped to multi‑month highs as traders price in prolonged supply risk, pushing front‑month futures and oil‑linked ETFs sharply higher.

The United States Oil Fund (NYSE:USO) tracks front-month WTI futures, giving investors a liquid way to express a directional call on crude without trading futures directly.

A sustained move above $90 would likely reflect ongoing supply tightness …

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It was the kind of week that reminded investors how quickly the market narrative can shift, as a geopolitical shock, a surprising jobs decline and fresh tariff threats combined to shake confidence across Wall Street.

Energy markets set the tone.

The escalating conflict in Iran disrupted crude supplies and shut down traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway that normally handles roughly 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas shipments.

With parts of the route effectively closed and drone attacks targeting regional energy facilities, several oil-producing countries including Iraq and Kuwait reportedly curtailed production.

The disruptions helped push crude oil prices sharply higher. Oil surged toward $90 a barrel by midday Friday, up over 30% for the week, one of the biggest weekly jumps in history.

Chart: Crude Tops $90 For First Time Since 2023, Notch Strongest Week Ever

Energy Stocks Avoid Losses, Fuel-Consuming Industries Sink

Higher energy prices quickly rippled through …

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Steve Eisman, the investor who predicted the 2008 mortgage crisis, says private credit’s grip on the life insurance industry is “a slow brewing scandal which could be one day a great financial crisis.”

On the Real Eisman Playbook podcast, Eisman and forensic accountant Tom Gober laid out a case that firms like Apollo Global Management Inc (NYSE:APO), KKR & Co Inc (NYSE:KKR) and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd (NYSE:BAM) are using captive insurance divisions to buy their own private credit paper.

At the same time, they offload billions in liabilities to offshore reinsurance subsidiaries that file no US financial statements.

Billions In Liabilities, Millions In Real Assets

Gober, who spent seven years as a state insurance …

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February’s shocking jobs report, Iran war headlines and AI jitters are steering money into classic defensives like healthcare, energy majors, consumer staples giants and even cash‑rich AI leaders.

Jobs Shock Meets War and AI Fears

The U.S. economy lost 92,000 nonfarm jobs in February, with unemployment ticking up to 4.4%, underscoring a softer labor market just as markets confront a Middle East war and questions about an AI bubble. 

The mix of weakening employment, rising geopolitical risk and the AI scare trade narratives is encouraging investors to rotate out of the most speculative growth and into companies with durable cash flows, pricing power and tangible assets.

Defensive Anchors: Healthcare, Utilities, Staples

In healthcare, multinational giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is frequently cited as a core defensive holding thanks to its diversified mix of pharmaceuticals and medical technologies that tend to be less sensitive to economic cycles. 

On the utility side, NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) combines regulated electric utility cash flows with long‑term growth from renewables, …

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Carvana Co. (NYSE:CVNA) fell Thursday as rising short interest and its recent earnings report pressured the online used-car retailer.

Broader markets also weakened as Middle East tensions pushed Brent crude toward $90 on fears disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could hit Persian Gulf supply. The S&P 500 dropped 1.16%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.07%.

Short Interest Climbs, Adding Stock-Specific Pressure

Short sellers are increasingly skeptical of Carvana. Short interest rose from 14.84 million to 15.17 million shares in the latest reporting period, according to Benzinga.

That puts 12.1% of publicly available shares short. At an average daily volume of 3.82 million shares, shorts would need nearly four days to exit without spiking the stock.

Q4 Earnings Beat Expectations But Cost Concerns Linger

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Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) could benefit after OpenAI reportedly scaled back plans to enable direct purchases within ChatGPT. Instead, the platform may redirect shoppers to retailer apps for checkout, a shift that could strengthen Walmart’s digital ecosystem and drive traffic to its own commerce channels.

According to Bank of America Securities analyst Christopher Nardone, the change could reinforce Walmart’s position as artificial intelligence reshapes online shopping.

Nardone reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a price forecast of $150, citing Walmart’s AI investments, retail partnerships, and value-focused positioning as key advantages.

AI Infrastructure And Retail Integrations

OpenAI is reconsidering plans to allow direct purchases inside ChatGPT.

Instead, the platform may redirect shoppers to retailer apps linked through ChatGPT for checkout.

Nardone said the change is likely to benefit Walmart by encouraging a commerce model similar to its Gemini partnership.

He added that early integrations may involve fewer retailers, giving Walmart stronger visibility …

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Marvell Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MRVL) reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results on Thursday.

Marvell reported fourth-quarter revenue of $2.22 billion, narrowly beating the consensus estimate of $2.21 billion, while adjusted earnings came in at 80 cents per share — one cent ahead of expectations.

“We expect year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate each quarter in fiscal 2027, driven by continued strength in our data center business, with bookings continuing to grow at a record pace,” said Matt Murphy, chairman and CEO of Marvell.

Marvell sees first-quarter revenue of $2.40 billion, plus or minus 5%. The company also guided first-quarter adjusted earnings of 79 cents per share, plus or minus five cents per share.

Marvell Technology shares jumped 23.2% to $93.25 on Friday.

These analysts made changes to their price targets on Marvell Technology following earnings announcement.

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Genesco Inc. (NYSE:GCO) shares moved higher Friday after the footwear retailer posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly performance and pointed to continued momentum across key banners.

Genesco is a footwear-focused retailer operating more than 1,230 stores and e-commerce sites across North America and the U.K. Its portfolio includes Journeys, Little Burgundy, Schuh, and Johnston & Murphy, while Genesco Brands Group distributes licensed footwear brands such as Wrangler, Dockers, and Starter.

The company also issued a fiscal-year outlook that signalled steady comparable sales growth despite pressure from store closures and license exits.

Quarterly Metrics

The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $3.74, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $3.58. Quarterly sales of $799.941 million (+7% year over year) outpaced the Street view of $790.525 million.

The overall sales increase was driven by an increase of 10% at Journeys, 9% at Schuh, and 2% at Johnston & Murphy, partially offset by a decrease of 27% or $10 million at Genesco Brands. On a …

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U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the S&P 500 falling around 1% on Friday.

The Dow traded down 0.99% to 47,479.25 while the NASDAQ fell 0.86% to 22,554.26. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.96% to 6,765.31.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Energy shares rose by 0.5% on Friday.

In trading on Friday, financial stocks dipped by 2.1%.

Top Headline

U.S. retail sales fell by 0.2% from the previous month in January, compared to market estimates of a 0.3% decline.

Equities Trading UP
           

  • Peraso Inc (NASDAQ:PRSO) shares shot up 89% to $1.54 after the company announced InTACT selected its 60 GHz millimeter-wave technology for a new drone Identification Friend or Foe system.
  • Shares of Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:DAWN) got a boost, surging 66% to $21.16 after the company announced it will be acquired by Servier.
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Three of Wall Street’s biggest private credit managers have faced record withdrawal pressure in the span of a month.

The latest is BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK), which fell 6% Friday morning after capping redemptions from its Corporate Lending Fund.

The fund received $1.2 billion in withdrawal requests in the first quarter, roughly 9.3% of net asset value. It paid out $620 million and blocked the rest.

Who Else Is Under Pressure

Blackstone Inc (NYSE:BX) lifted its usual 5% redemption cap to 7% earlier this week after its $82 billion BCRED fund saw record 7.9% withdrawal requests.

Blue Owl Capital Inc (NYSE:OWL) permanently halted quarterly redemptions last month and is liquidating $1.4 billion in assets.

Apollo Global Management Inc (NYSE:APO), KKR & Co Inc (NYSE:KKR) and Ares Management Corp (NYSE:ARES) …

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High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bullish on Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG), and it’s important for retail traders to take note.
This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga’s tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in LNG often signals that someone has privileged information.

Today, Benzinga’s options scanner spotted 18 options trades for Cheniere Energy. This is not a typical pattern.

The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 55% bullish and 33% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $61,200, and 17 calls, totaling $1,911,724.

Expected Price Movements

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $110.0 to $340.0 for Cheniere Energy over the recent three months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Cheniere Energy’s options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in …

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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE).

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don’t know. But when something this big happens with CDE, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what these investors just did?

Today, Benzinga‘s options scanner spotted 15 uncommon options trades for Coeur Mining.

This isn’t normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 53% bullish and 40%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $83,000, and 12 are calls, for a total amount of $1,771,884.

Expected Price Movements

After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it’s evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $19.5 and $35.0 for Coeur Mining, spanning the last three months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Duolingo. Our analysis of options history for Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL) revealed 18 unusual trades.

Delving into the details, we found 44% of traders were bullish, while 38% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 16 were puts, with a value of $2,199,277, and 2 were calls, valued at $95,144.

Predicted Price Range

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $100.0 to $400.0 for Duolingo over the recent three months.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Duolingo’s options for a given strike price.

Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Duolingo’s whale activity within a strike price range from $100.0 to $400.0 in the last 30 days.

Duolingo 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

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Looking into the current session, AGNC Investment Inc. (NASDAQ:AGNC) shares are trading at $10.66, after a 2.20% drop. Over the past month, the stock decreased by 6.82%, but over the past year, it actually increased by 4.20%. With questionable short-term performance like this, and great long-term performance, long-term shareholders might want to start looking into the company’s price-to-earnings ratio.

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AGNC Investment P/E Compared to Competitors

The P/E ratio is used by long-term shareholders to assess the company’s market performance against aggregate market data, historical earnings, and the industry at large. A lower P/E could indicate that shareholders do …

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Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is down 4% while Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) dropped 10% over seven days as meme coins struggle — with PENGU (CRYPTO: PENGU) the only exception.

DOGE And SHIB Bleeding

Dogecoin is down 87% from its $0.74 all-time high reached May 8, 2021.

It’s down 2% in 24 hours and 11% in 30 days.

DOGE started 2026 near $0.118, fell to $0.102 by February, and continues declining.

Technically, DOGE is trapped in a descending channel with the Supertrend firmly red and Chaikin Money Flow reading -0.18, signaling institutional money is exiting. 

The upper Bollinger Band near $0.1036 forms key resistance while the lower band around $0.0889 acts as nearest …

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Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) co-led a $7.5 million seed round in Utexo to enable native USDT settlement on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Lightning Network as CEO Paolo Ardoino said “Bitcoin has always been central to Tether’s long-term vision for USDT.”

The $7.5M Utexo Investment

Tether co-led the round with Big Brain Holdings and Portal Ventures. Franklin Templeton, Maven11 Capital, Fulgur Ventures. Other investors also participated. 

USDT has a supply of $184 billion, making it the world’s most popular dollar-pegged stablecoin.

Utexo’s technology allows USDT transactions to be settled directly on the Bitcoin network, including the first-ever availability of USDT …

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Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz chief economic adviser, is pointing to widening cracks in private credit markets. He said the signs mirror JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon‘s earlier “cockroach” warning — and more “bugs” are now in plain sight.

El-Erian Raises the Termite Question

El-Erian wrote on X on Friday that this week’s private credit news “echoes Jamie Dimon’s recent warning about ‘cockroaches’—the idea that early signs of excesses are likely to be followed by others.”

He listed “valuation gaps and liquidity strains to poor underwriting and fraud” as the “bugs” now emerging.

Then he sharpened the concern: “The big question for markets and the real economy is whether we’re just dealing with cockroaches… or are these termites posing systemic risks?”

El-Erian said he suspects it isn’t a systemic termite issue alone. But he urged investors to watch how private credit interacts with other risks — including “elements of an AI bubble” and “vulnerabilities in certain segments of the global bond market.”

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DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ:DKNG) stock slid slightly on Friday as the company detailed a new fan engagement initiative with Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) through its ESPN platform.

The collaboration aims to connect sports betting tools with ESPN’s popular bracket contests before the upcoming college basketball tournaments.

Partnership Details

Executives from DraftKings and ESPN revealed the initiative during the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.

The companies plan to allow users to link sportsbook accounts with ESPN profiles to unlock personalized betting features.

The new feature will debut ahead of the men’s and women’s March Madness tournaments. The annual event recently recorded its strongest television audience in more …

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Kazakhstan’s central bank formed a $350 million portfolio from gold and foreign exchange reserves for crypto-related investments starting April, focusing on crypto infrastructure companies and index funds rather than direct Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) allocations.

The $350M Allocation

Governor Timur Suleimenov announced the investment program at a briefing on interest rates Friday. 

“We are currently developing a list of instruments in which we will invest. This includes not only cryptocurrency itself,” Suleimenov said.

The portfolio will include shares of high-tech companies related to cryptocurrencies and digital financial assets, index funds, and other instruments that exhibit similar dynamics to crypto assets. 

Central Bank Deputy Chair Aliya Moldabekova emphasized officials are not planning large direct allocations to cryptocurrencies.

“We are currently selecting companies that …

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Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Western Digital.

Looking at options history for Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) we detected 35 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 45% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 34% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 13 are puts, for a total amount of $554,008 and 22, calls, for a total amount of $1,100,047.

Projected Price Targets

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $145.0 to $440.0 for Western Digital over the recent three months.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

In today’s trading context, the average open interest for options of Western Digital stands at 262.62, with a total volume reaching 812.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call …

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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER).

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don’t know. But when something this big happens with UBER, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what these investors just did?

Today, Benzinga‘s options scanner spotted 9 uncommon options trades for Uber Technologies.

This isn’t normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 77% bullish and 22%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $181,852, and 6 are calls, for a total amount of $1,329,364.

Projected Price Targets

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $75.0 to $97.5 for Uber Technologies over the recent three months.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Uber Technologies options trades today is 2964.25 with a total volume of 4,269.00.

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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Valero Energy. Our analysis of options history for Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) revealed 10 unusual trades.

Delving into the details, we found 70% of traders were bullish, while 20% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 2 were puts, with a value of $205,300, and 8 were calls, valued at $490,230.

Projected Price Targets

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $175.0 to $260.0 for Valero Energy during the past quarter.

Analyzing Volume & Open Interest

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Valero Energy’s options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest …

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In the current session, Fortive Inc. (NYSE:FTV) is trading at $55.95, after a 3.59% drop. Over the past month, the stock fell by 6.94%, and in the past year, by 0.88%. With performance like this, long-term shareholders are more likely to start looking into the company’s price-to-earnings ratio.

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A Look at Fortive P/E Relative to Its Competitors

The P/E ratio measures the current share price to the company’s EPS. It is used by long-term investors to analyze the company’s current performance against it’s past earnings, historical data and aggregate market data for the industry or the indices, such as S&P 500. A higher P/E indicates that investors expect the company to …

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Reitar Logtech Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:RITR) shares are up on Friday following the announcement of a strategic equity investment agreement worth up to $60 million.

Strategic Equity Investment Agreement

Under the terms of the agreement, Reitar will issue up to 15 million newly issued ordinary shares at a subscription price of $4.00 per share.

The company plans to allocate at least 92% of the investment proceeds to a consortium to acquire a controlling equity interest in a prominent international logistics company.

The investment agreement follows a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Equator Capital Management SPC, which indicates strong investor confidence in Reitar’s growth strategy.

The company aims …

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Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) will release earnings results for its third quarter, before the opening bell on Monday, March 9.

Analysts expect the Los Angeles, California-based company to report quarterly earnings at $1.24 per share, up from $1.19 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Korn Ferry’s quarterly revenue is $695.12 million, versus $668.73 million a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

On March 5, Korn Ferry increases quarterly dividend from 48 cents to 55 cents per share.

Korn Ferry shares rose 3% to close at $65.08 on Thursday.

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Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Alphabet.

Looking at options history for Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) we detected 24 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 58% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $107,475 and 22, calls, for a total amount of $1,358,014.

Predicted Price Range

After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it’s evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $290.0 and $350.0 for Alphabet, spanning the last three months.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

In today’s trading context, the average open interest for options of Alphabet stands at 3881.84, with a total volume reaching 5,226.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Alphabet, situated within the strike price corridor from $290.0 to $350.0, throughout the last 30 days.

Alphabet Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE).

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don’t know. But when something this big happens with BE, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what these investors just did?

Today, Benzinga‘s options scanner spotted 17 uncommon options trades for Bloom Energy.

This isn’t normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 52% bullish and 35%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $722,060, and 11 are calls, for a total amount of $496,669.

Predicted Price Range

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $55.0 to $250.0 for Bloom Energy over the recent three months.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL).

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don’t know. But when something this big happens with AAL, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what these investors just did?

Today, Benzinga‘s options scanner spotted 8 uncommon options trades for American Airlines Group.

This isn’t normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 25% bullish and 62%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $698,253, and 4 are calls, for a total amount of $145,695.

Expected Price Movements

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In the current session, the stock is trading at $11.95, after a 0.60% increase. Over the past month, Crescent Energy Inc. (NYSE:CRGY) stock increased by 16.32%, and in the past year, by 14.28%. With performance like this, long-term shareholders are optimistic but others are more likely to look into the price-to-earnings ratio to see if the stock might be overvalued.

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Crescent Energy P/E Compared to Competitors

The P/E ratio measures the current share price to the company’s EPS. It is used by long-term investors to analyze the company’s current performance against it’s past earnings, historical data and aggregate market data for the industry or the indices, such as S&P 500. A higher P/E indicates that …

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flyExclusive (AMEX:FLYX) held its fourth-quarter earnings conference call on Thursday. Below is the complete transcript from the call.

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OPERATOR

Greetings and welcome to the flyExclusive fourth quarter and full year 2025 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in your listen only mode. As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. If anyone should require operator assistance, please press Star zero on your telephone keypad. It’s now my pleasure to turn the call over to C.J. Neal, Investor Relations. Please go ahead sir. Thank you operator.

C.J. Neal

Good afternoon and thank you for joining flyExclusive’s fourth quarter and full year 2025 earnings conference call. Joining me on the call today is Jim Seagrave, flyExclusive’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer and Brad Garner, our Chief Financial Officer. We announced fourth quarter and year end financial results this morning before the market opened along with the filing of our Form 10-K for the year end December 31, 2025. We’ll be providing certain non-GAAP information during today’s discussion. Important disclosures about this information and reconciliation of the non-GAAP information to comparable GAAP information is included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC and is available on our investor relations website. In addition, this discussion might include forward looking statements. Actual results might differ materially from any number of reasons including risk factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and in the press release covering forward looking statements. Rather than rereading this information, we are going to incorporate it by reference in our prepared remarks. And with that let me turn the

Jim Seagrave

call over to Jim Seagrave. Thank you. Good morning and thank you for joining us. 2025 was a turning point for flyExclusive. Over the last two years we made deliberate decisions to transform this company, modernizing the fleet, eliminating non performing aircraft, restructuring costs and raising our execution standards across the organization. Those decisions were not always easy, but in the fourth quarter the results validated the strategy. We delivered 105 million in fourth quarter revenue up 15% year over year. We generated $6.8 million of positive adjusted EBITDA, our first positive quarter since becoming a public company. That milestone matters, but what matters more is how we achieved it. We didn’t grow the fleet to get there, we improved the fleet and we executed at a higher level across the board. Let me walk through what changed. Last year we removed 28 non performing aircraft. We added seven highly profitable aircraft. Overall we flew 13% more flight hours while operating 14% fewer aircraft. Our revenue was up 15% to 376 million for the year. Our gross profit was up 53%. In 2025 we flew over 74,000 flight hours including over 20,000 in the fourth quarter. We are now the number one charter operator in the United States and the overall number three operator. When including fractional turboprop and management operators, core fleet utilization increased approximately 23% per aircraft to an average of 73 hours per plane over the full year. And we achieved this performance in the face of all the non performing aircraft we have been eliminating. Dispatch availability improved roughly 7% year over year. And let me remind you that every 1% improvement at our current size translates to 2.5 million per year on our bottom line. To drive this Initiative, we put 12 mobile service unit maintenance trucks in place late in 2025 and expect to double this fleet over the next six months. Adjusted EBITDA margin improved nearly 1500 basis points. This is not a seasonal or cyclical improvement. This is structural improvement. We removed drag from the system and the system responded. SG&A as a percentage of revenue declined approximately 10% generating more than $8 million in annualized savings. Revenue per SGA employee increased approximately 28% generating 1.9 million per person and revenue per employee overall increased 15% to $800,000 per person. Contractually committed demand hours from our fractional club and partner programs increased approximately 33% again all on a size A fleet size 14%. Smaller operating losses from the non performing aircraft fleet declined from more than 3 million per month at the beginning of 2024 to approximately break even today. The reset is largely complete, but we are far from done. Now we scale from strength before moving forward. I want to recognize our team. We ask this organization to execute with discipline, focus and a willingness to change. They delivered. They didn’t just improve results, they changed the trajectory of this company. Every department executed from accounting to flight control, maintenance control technicians, pilots, sales services and the management teams. The fourth quarter was an example of what great teamwork across the board looks like. I’m incredibly proud of what we have accomplished. I also want to thank our investors for their continued support and trust. We are all focused on delivering results for you and our customers looking forward. While not providing formal long term guidance. I want to be clear about our trajectory and future direction. First quarter 2026 will soundly exceed first quarter 2025, but it will not exceed our fourth quarter 2025 results as the fourth quarter is always our strongest quarter and we executed exceptionally well. But as we look forward quarter by quarter, we expect every quarter of 2026 to meaningfully outperform the corresponding quarter of 2025. And to put a little historical context on this, over the last eight quarters we have improved our profitability every quarter by an average of $3.7 million per quarter. That is the trajectory we are on. We are continuing to execute and with the drag of the non performing fleet behind us, fully expect to grow the number of aircraft flight hours and improve every financial performance metric in 2026, just like we did in 2025. Let me ground these expectations in some numbers. In the first quarter of 2025, adjusted EBITDA was a negative 12.5 million and management adjusted EBITDA was a negative 6.4 million. Today, more than 2/3 of the way through the first quarter of 2026, we believe it’s appropriate to provide some directional commentary. Based on the current performance trend. We expect to reduce our first quarter 2026 loss by approximately 50% compared to the first quarter of 2025, continuing the positive trajectory we have been delivering over the last two years. This improvement reflects structural change. Improved fleet economics, higher utilization, lower SGA and stronger demand from every revenue channel. We expect to improve our dispatch reliability another 10% in 2026, which will translate to another 25 million in annualized bottom line performance improvement. We expect to increase our revenue per SGA employee more than 15% to well more than 2 million per employee in 20. This is not formal guidance, it’s simply transparency around our trajectory and our momentum. And the momentum is clearly moving in the right direction. With the fleet reset largely complete, we are focused on disciplined growth. The government shut down late last year that delayed our plan to reach 10 Challenger aircraft by year end 2025. But …

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Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) released fourth-quarter financial results and hosted an earnings call on Thursday. Read the complete transcript below.

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OPERATOR

Greetings. Welcome to Rand Capital Corporation’s fourth quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. Please note this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to Craig Michalik, Investor Relations for rand. Thank you. You may begin.

Craig Michalik

Thank you and good afternoon everyone. We appreciate your interest in Rand Capital and for joining us today for our fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results conference call. On the line with me are Dan Pemberthy, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Margaret Brechtel, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the release and slides that accompany our conversation is available@Rand Capitalcapital.com if you’re following along with the slide deck, please turn to Slide 2 where I’d like to point out some important information. As you are likely aware, we may make forward looking statements during this presentation. These statements apply to future events that are subject to risks and uncertainties as well as other factors that could cause actual results to differ from where we are today. You can find a summary of these risks and uncertainties and other factors in the earnings release and other documents filed by the Company with the securities and Exchange Commission. These documents can be found on our website or at sec.gov during today’s call, we’ll also discuss some non-GAAP financial measures. We believe these will be useful in evaluating our performance. You should not consider the presentation of this additional information in isolation or as a substitute for results. In accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting principles, we have provided reconciliations of non-GAAP measures with comparable GAAP measures in the tables that accompany today’s earnings release. With that, please turn to Slide 3 and I’ll hand the discussion over to Dan.

Dan Pemberthy

Thank you, Craig and good afternoon everyone. Before getting into specific numbers, I want to step back and frame 2025 at a high level. This was a year of disciplined execution and capital allocation. We operated in a market where M and A activity was uneven, senior lenders remained selective and at times temperamental, and New Deal origination across the BDC sector was sporadic. In that environment, we needed to prioritize balance sheet strength, liquidity and risk management over growth for growth’s sake. The result is that we closed the year with more than 23 million of total liquidity and no debt outstanding. That gives us significant flexibility and allows us to move decisively as market conditions improve and compelling opportunities present themselves. During the year, we generated approximately $17.8 million from repayments and select realizations while deploying $6.6 million into new and follow-on investments. That capital recycling is core to our model. It strengthens the balance sheet in periods of muted origination which we have experienced recently while positioning us to redeploy into attractive income producing assets as conditions normalize. Net asset value per share at year end was $17.57. While valuation adjustments during the year did impact NAV, particularly related to Tilson earlier in the year, we believe we have taken a transparent and conservative approach to these valuations. Most importantly, we continue to deliver meaningful income to shareholders during 2025. So as we move into 2026, our posture is one of strength and patience. We are positioned to scale the portfolio prudently and pursue attractive risk adjusted returns as the MA environment continues to evolve. With that overview, let’s turn to shareholder returns on Slide 4. Delivering meaningful cash returns to shareholders remains central to our strategy and 2025 was a strong example of that commitment. During the year we paid out total cash dividends of $1.72 per share. That includes our quarterly dividends which were consistent in 2025 as well as the special dividend declared in the fourth quarter. Specifically, our fourth quarter dividend totaled $0.85 per share comprised of the regular dividend of $0.29 plus a special dividend of $0.56 per share. This special dividend reflects the success of our capital recycling efforts during the year. As we monetize investments and strengthen the balance sheet, we evaluated the appropriate balance between retaining capital for deployment or redeployment, i.e. and returning excess capital to shareholders. And building on our consistency, last week we also announced our first quarter 2026 dividend of $0.29 per share. That declaration reflects our belief in the underlying earnings power of the portfolio, anticipated deal origination in 2026 and the durability of our income stream as we enter this new year amidst a still challenging yet seemingly improving credit cycle. What I think is important here is the broader message. Even in a year where repayments outpaced originations and where the market environments required patience, we were able to maintain our 2025 regular dividend, deliver a meaningful special dividend and enter 2026 with strong liquidity and no leverage. Thus, our near term actions are focusing on replacing our repaid debt instruments from 2025 with new portfolio debt investments. Across the BDC sector, investors are increasingly focused on dividend sustainability and the balance sheet flexibility. We believe our actions demonstrate that our model is designed to support both of these. Please turn to Slide 5 for …

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Gap (NYSE:GAP) released fourth-quarter financial results and hosted an earnings call on Thursday. Read the complete transcript below.

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OPERATOR

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I would like to welcome everyone to The Gap Inc. Fourth quarter 2025 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. For those analysts who wish to participate in the question and answer session after the presentation, you may now press star 1 to enter the Q&A queue. As a reminder, please limit your questions to one per participant. If anyone should require assistance during the call, please press the star key followed by the zero key on your touchtone phone. I would now like to introduce your host, Whitney Notaro, Head of Investor Relations.

Whitney Notaro

Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to Gap Inc.’s fourth quarter fiscal 2025 earnings conference call. Before we begin, I’d like to remind you that the information made available on this conference call contains forward looking statements that are subject to risks that could cause our actual results to be materially different. For information on factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward looking statements, please refer to the cautionary statements contained in our latest earnings release. The risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2025, Quarterly Reports on Form 10Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission On May 30, 2025, August 29, 2025 and November 26, 2025 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are available on gapinc.com these forward looking statements are based on information as of today, March 5, 2026, and we assume no obligation to publicly update or revise our forward looking statements. Our latest earnings release and the accompanying materials available on gapinc.com also include descriptions and, where available, reconciliations of financial measures not consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. All market share data referenced today will be from Circana’s US apparel consumer service for the 12 months ending January 2026, unless otherwise stated. Joining me on the call today are Chief Executive Officer Richard Dickson and Chief Financial Officer Katrina O’Connell Connell. With that, I’ll turn the call over to Richard.

Richard Dickson

Thanks Whitney and good afternoon everyone. I am pleased to report that we delivered another successful fourth quarter in line with our expectations and marking another year of meaningful progress for Gap Inc. In the quarter we achieved comparable sales of 3%, our eighth consecutive quarter of positive comparable sales, while once again winning across all income cohorts, we continued to do what we said we were going to do, underscoring the growing resilience, durability and potential of our portfolio. Reflecting on the full year, 2025 continued to demonstrate our ability to perform while we transform even in a highly dynamic environment as we execute on our strategic priorities and deliver consistent performance while fixing the fundamentals through the disciplined execution of our brand reinvigoration playbook, we are building a clear track record of reliable growth, proving our three largest brands can deliver quarter after quarter. Gap Inc. Achieved its second consecutive year of top line growth. Full year net sales grew 2% at the high end of our outlook, fueled by comparable sales growth of 3%, building on last year’s 1% net sales growth and 3% compared. Our playbook continues to fuel our portfolio with Gap brand delivering its third consecutive year of positive comp sales and both Old Navy and Banana Republic reporting their second consecutive year of positive comp sales. We delivered one of our highest gross margins margins in the last 25 years and generated $1.1 billion in full-year operating income, a clear reflection of the strength of our platform and the financial and operational rigor embedded across the organization. Disciplined execution throughout the year further strengthened our balance sheet, enabling us to end 2025 with a cash balance of $3 billion, our highest in nearly two decades. Based on our strong financial position and confidence in our continued progress, the Board recently approved an increase in our first quarter dividend and a new $1 billion share repurchase authorization. I am proud of the resilience this team has shown and what we have achieved together. This performance gives me confidence as we continue to move forward. That confidence is rooted in something deeper than any single quarter or year since 1969 when the fishers opened a single store to bridge a generation Gap Gap Inc. Has proven that purpose and profit can coexist, taking pride in doing what’s right for our company, our customers and our communities and building brands that matter. It’s that legacy of bridging Gaps and leading with purpose that brings us to today. We have a unique opportunity with the legal settlement received to pledge a $50 million charitable donation to a combination of the Gap foundation and our donor advised fund. This marks a true legacy moment, honoring a heritage rooted in shared humanity and ensuring that our commitment to create a better world endures for generations to come. On today’s call, I’ll discuss our fourth quarter performance by brand and share how we’re thinking about 2026 in the context of our strategy. Then Katrina will walk you through our detailed financial results and outlook, after which we will open the call for questions starting with Old Navy as we execute on our reinvigoration playbook. Old Navy is becoming a proven growth engine with consistency and scale that Drives Meaningful value Fourth-quarter comp sales grew 3%, building on last year’s 3% comp growth and reflecting the brand’s fifth consecutive quarter of positive comparable sales. Old Navy ranks as a top three brand in nine of the 10 largest apparel categories and gained share in all five of the largest categories on a rolling 12 basis. Old Navy continues to win at the intersection of great product quality and price. The brand’s focused pursuit of leadership in active denim and Kids and Baby drove strong performance across each of these categories. As the brand continued to innovate and excite our customers, both active and denim continued to grow. Share and the strong execution of our Disney partnership has positioned Old Navy as Disney’s number one apparel brand direct to consumer partner in the United States. The brand has also continued to evolve its media mix model to meet consumers where they are, growing its presence on social media platforms and significantly increasing creator volume. With over 15,000 creators in the fourth quarter, almost three times the number of creators last year. Looking ahead, we believe Old Navy is well positioned and we’re confident in the brand’s ability to deliver consistently, largely in line with its performance over the past two years. Now let’s turn to Gap. Gap’s momentum accelerated meaningfully in the fourth quarter, delivering comp sales up 7% on top of last year’s 7% comp growth, marking its ninth consecutive quarter of positive comps. Returning to its powerful heritage, the brand is once again bridging the generation gap, continuing to attract Gen Z while growing its core customer, and that multi generational appeal is showing up in the results. Gap at its best is a true original, a pop culture brand that celebrates individuality united through music genres and collaborations that bridge generations and cultures. We’re leaning into that heritage with intention. From red carpet moments, most recently dressing Leon Thomas for the Grammys and Claire Danes for the Golden Globes to co hosting a star studded super bowl event in San Francisco, to spotlighting emerging artists from Tyla and Troye Sivan to Kat’s Eye and Siena Spiro, Gap is showing up in culture in ways that are authentic and relevant. In the fourth quarter, the team executed our playbook with fluency which was demonstrated through their Give your Gift holiday campaign and culturally relevant collaborations supported by a highly evolved media mix. We saw particular strength in key categories like fleece including logo, denim and sleepwear. As brand relevance has increased, we’re also proving elasticity. This was our second quarter of meaningfully pulling back discounting, driven by on trend product and strong brand heat, with a focus on elevating the customer shopping experience. New store models continue to outperform the fleet, giving us confidence in the opportunity to accelerate these formats in 2026. I’m proud to say that Gap, our namesake brand of 56 years, is firmly back in growth mode. Banana Republic delivered a 4% comp, building on a 4% comp last year with sharper merchandising and execution, Banana Republic has returned to its roots as a storytelling brand, expressed through the lens of the modern explorer. You can see that story coming to life more cohesively and comprehensively through our assortments, merchandising and how we show up in culture and consumers have taken notice,. There’s greater synergy between men’s and women’s with head to toe wardrobing guided by a clear style guide and design language that’s informing design, presentation and storytelling. Leather, suede, cashmere, and texture, all synonymous with Banana Republic’s design language, are reinforcing the brand’s distinctive point of view. This is a great example of the differentiation of our portfolio coming alive and we look forward to getting even sharper with more precision, more narrative led merchandising and a dialed up fashion quotient that underscores Banana Republic’s unique brand DNA. Shifting to Athleta While Athleta remains a work in progress, we took decisive action in the second half of 2025 appoint Maggie Gauger to lead its reinvigoration. The active category remains strategically important and resilient even amid disruption, customers continue to make fashion choices that are active oriented. Within that landscape, Athleta holds a meaningful position as the number five women’s active brand with distinction as a women’s only brand rooted in quality, performance and design intent exclusively for her. And while Athleta sales trend has been disappointing, we’ve accumulated critical learnings and are acting on them with intention. We are re architecting the assortment, building key items into enduring franchises and reorganizing the brand around consumer insights. Maggie is going deep with the team, even meeting with Athleta’s founder to reconnect the brand to its original purpose and establish clarity and alignment around the brand’s identity. With the strength of our portfolio and our proven playbook, 2026 will be about positioning the brand for sustainable growth in the years ahead. Progress will take time, but I am confident we are attracting the right talent to rebuild Athleta in 2025. The power of our portfolio became clear as our playbook successfully delivered consistent growth across our three largest brands. This was reflected in the metrics that matter, the strength of our product and in the cultural narratives that are resonating with consumers. Moving at the speed of culture takes focus and discipline, and we’re working together with clarity and conviction to continue to advance our strategy. As we’ve shared, we’ve been very purposeful in the sequential order of our transformation. Over the last two years, we have focused on fixing the fundamentals, maintaining financial and operational rigor, reinvigorating our brands, strengthening our platform and energizing our culture. The meaningful progress we’ve made across these strategic priorities has enabled us to consistently perform while we transform, strengthening our financial model and driving shareholder value as we move into the next phase of our transformation. Building Momentum Our primary focus will be growing our core apparel business through continuous improvement driven by disciplined execution with better product marketing and storytelling. In parallel, we will be building on the strength of our apparel business by thoughtfully seeding growth accelerators and new capabilities. We are beginning with expansions into adjacent lifestyle categories such as beauty and accessories, two categories that are underdeveloped in our portfolio but are meaningful to our consumers and sizable in the industry. We will also continue advancing our fashion tainment, platform and technology capabilities, all with the intent to build scale, relevance and revenue over time. Let me take a moment to share more about each of these, Starting with Beauty as discussed in the past, beauty is one of the fastest growing, most resilient retail categories in the U.S. and our customer insights reinforce strong engagement. Our research suggests that for other fashion apparel businesses that have entered the beauty space, beauty makes up anywhere from 5% to 20% of their business. We believe this is a good indicator of the category’s potential in our business over the longer term. In 2025, we introduced the consumer to our expanded beauty assortment at Old Navy and are making refinements based on our customer feedback. In 2026, we’ll be deepening this engagement with consumers and look forward to reintroducing a fragrance assortment at Gap this summer. Turning to Accessories, our accessory category performed well in 2025, reinforcing our confidence in this expansion. According to Euromonitor, this category has a $15 billion total addressable market and today Gap Inc. Represents just 1% of the market share. Consumers are looking for us to be more pronounced in accessories and we see an exciting opportunity to become a destination for wardrobing. We look forward to launching an expanded accessory line for holiday. We believe the beauty and accessory categories have the added benefit of serving as margin and traffic drivers that strengthen our brands and deepen customer connection and build lasting loyalty. We have appointed proven industry experts to lead each of these areas with focus and discipline. Our fashiontainment platform is another area we will be focusing on in 2026. Today’s customers aren’t just buying apparel, they’re buying brands that tell stories and drive cultural conversations. As we continue to build our brands, we see entertainment as a powerful growth lever. Last month Pam Kaufman joined Gap Inc. As Chief Entertainment Officer, adding focused leadership, expertise and relationships across entertainment and licensing. The fashion tainment platform we’re building is about amplifying and scaling what is already working, expanding licensing, strengthening strategic partnerships and aligning our assortments more intentionally with the entertainment calendar. One capability we believe can be better monetized is our loyalty program. Gap Inc. Has one of the largest programs in U.S. apparel retail with nearly 40 million active members. Last week we launched Encore, our newly reimagined loyalty program, setting a new standard for loyalty in the apparel space. Encore brings our fashiontainment platform to life by turning purchases into experiences that give members access to fashion, entertainment and the moments they care about. Across our portfolio of brands, it represents a shift from a traditional points based loyalty program to a broader engagement platform. By bringing fashion, entertainment and access together, we are building momentum, deepening relationships and creating long term value across our portfolio. Technology is another platform capability where we see opportunity, especially with AI. Our AI strategy is focused on three Enable, Optimize and reinvent. Enable is about enterprise wide adoption, equipping our teams with AI tools that improve day to day productivity, streamline workflows and build AI fluency. Across the organization. Optymyze focuses on high impact process improvements to drive efficiency, accuracy and speed. Re Invent is about reimagining our customer product and enterprise journeys end to end. We are focusing on areas where AI can meaningfully reduce customer friction, increase predictability across product to market and unlock productivity within the enterprise. As we close the first chapter of our transformation and step into the next, we do so with a brand portfolio that is consistently growing healthy gross margins, disciplined expense management, sustained bottom line performance and strong cash on hand. Looking ahead, we have a focused, energized team that believes in the future we’re building, our aspirations remain high and we’re positioned to deliver. I’m excited about the opportunity ahead and confident in our ability to capture it. I’ll now turn the call to Katrina for a closer look at our financials.

Katrina O’Connell

Thank you Richard and thanks everyone for joining us this afternoon. Execution of our strategic priorities continues to drive results and 2025 was a strong year of financial performance. We grew net sales 2%, gaining market share for the year as we demonstrated relevance to customers of all income levels. It’s exciting to see our playbook driving the second consecutive year of top line growth fueled by positive comp sales across our largest brands, Old Navy, Gap and Banana Republic. The rigor we’ve developed is delivering reliable profit performance with another historically high gross margin of 40.8%, operating profit of $1.1 billion and an operating margin …

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Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with new information.

The U.S. economy lost 92,000 nonfarm payrolls in February 2026, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The figure marked a sharp slowdown from January’s downwardly revised 126,000 job gains and came well below economists’ expectations of 59,000.

The unemployment rate surprisingly ticked up from 4.3% to 4.4%, above forecasts of 4.3%.

Meanwhile, average hourly earnings rose 0.4% month-over-month, matching January’s pace and topping consensus estimates of 0.3%.

Employment in information and federal government continued to trend down.

Why US Non Farm Payrolls Fell In February

The February payroll decline largely reflects sector-specific disruptions and continued weakness in government and information-sector employment, rather than broad-based layoffs across the economy.

Health care employment dropped by 28,000 jobs, driven primarily by strike activity …

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(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, the economic data, and the headline were updated in the story.)

U.S. stock futures fell on Friday following Thursday’s negative close. Futures of the major benchmark indices were lower amid the ongoing Iran-US conflict.

The February U.S. employment report showed total nonfarm payrolls edged down by 92,000, falling short of the modest gains anticipated by economists. Despite the dip in payrolls, the unemployment rate held relatively steady at 4.4%. On the inflation front, average hourly earnings for private nonfarm workers rose by 0.4% to $37.32 in February, bringing the year-over-year increase to 3.8%.

Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.17%, and the two-year bond was at 3.61%. The CME Group’s FedWatch tool‘s projections show markets pricing a 97.3% likelihood of the Federal Reserve leaving the current interest rates unchanged in March.

Index Performance (+/-)
Dow Jones -0.31%
S&P 500 -0.41%
Nasdaq 100 -0.49%
Russell 2000 -0.48%

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which track the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, respectively, were lower in premarket on Friday. The SPY was down 0.56% at $677.44, while the QQQ declined 0.77% to $604.25.

Stocks In Focus

Costco Wholesale

  • Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST) fell 0.23% in premarket on Friday despite reporting better-than-expected financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 after the close on Thursday.
  • COST maintains a strong price trend in the short, medium, and long terms, with a poor value ranking, as per Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings for COST.

Marvell Technology

  • Marvell Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL) jumped 11.92% after reporting strong fourth-quarter financial results for fiscal 2026 on Thursday. …

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The SEC dismissed all charges against Tron (CRYPTO: TRX) founder Justin Sun and related entities on March 5, with Rainberry paying a $10 million civil penalty to settle the 2023 lawsuit.

The Settlement Terms

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a Final Judgment dismissing all claims against Sun, the Tron Foundation, and the BitTorrent Foundation.

Rainberry, formerly BitTorrent Inc., was ordered to pay a $10 million civil penalty to the SEC.

The dismissal is with prejudice, meaning the regulator cannot bring the same claims again. 

The settlement includes no admission or denial of wrongdoing. Rainberry agreed to a permanent injunction barring future violations of certain securities laws.

Sun responded on X: “Today’s resolution brings closure, but I never stopped building. I will continue to focus on accelerating innovation in the United States and around the world and look forward to working with the SEC to develop guidance and regulations for crypto …

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On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, chief executive officer of Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC, said FLEX LNG Ltd. (NYSE:FLNG) has a 10% yield.

On the earnings front, Flex LNG, on Feb. 11, reported fourth-quarter earnings of 43 cents per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of 46 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $87.537 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $85.460 million.

Kari Firestone, executive chairman Aureus Asset Management, picked NextEra Energy, Inc. …

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Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN) will release earnings for its second quarter after the closing bell on Monday, March 9.

Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $6.17 per share. That’s down from $6.56 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Vail Resorts’ quarterly revenue is $1.11 billion (it reported $1.14 billion last year), according to Benzinga Pro.

Jefferies analyst David Katz upgraded Vail Resorts from Hold to Buy on Jan. 13 and raised the price target from $159 to $165.

With the recent buzz around Vail Resorts, some investors may be eyeing potential gains from the company’s dividends too. As of now, Vail Resorts has an annual dividend yield of 6.33%, which is a quarterly dividend amount of $2.22 per share ($8.88 a year).  

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During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.

Benzinga readers can review the latest analyst takes on their favorite stocks by visiting Analyst Stock Ratings page. Traders can sort through Benzinga’s extensive database of analyst ratings, including by analyst accuracy.

Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yielding stocks in the materials sector.

Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS)

  • Dividend Yield: 3.35%
  • Barclays analyst Benjamin Theurer downgraded the stock from Overweight to Equal-Weight with a price target of $31 on March 3, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 59%.
  • Scotiabank analyst Ben Isaacson maintained a Sector Outperform rating and slashed the price target from $36 to $35 on March 2, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%
  • Recent News: On Feb. 24, Mosaic reported worse-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results.
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Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades and downgrades, please see our analyst ratings page.

  • B of A Securities raised Marvell Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MRVL) price target from $90 to $110. B of A Securities analyst Vivek Arya upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy. Marvell Technology shares closed at $75.68 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
  • Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut the price target for Hippo Holdings Inc (NYSE:HIPO) from $34 to $33. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Thomas McJoynt-Griffith maintained a Market Perform rating. Hippo Holdings shares closed at $27.16 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
  • Piper Sandler raised Karman Holdings Inc (NYSE:KRMN) price target from $110 to $127. Piper Sandler analyst Clarke Jeffries upgraded the stock from Neutral to Overweight. Karman shares closed at $97.14 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
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On Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published recall notices involving Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) affecting more than 1.7 million vehicles, according to official filings on the agency’s website.

Ford Recall Affects 1.7 Million Vehicles

In one recall, 849,310 vehicles, including 2021–2026 Ford Bronco and 2021–2024 Ford Edge models, are affected after the Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM) may overheat and shut down.

NHTSA said the malfunction could prevent the rearview camera image from displaying, reducing visibility behind the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.

Dealers will update the APIM software either during a service visit or through an over-the-air update, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 30, 2026.

A second recall impacts 889,950 vehicles, including 2020–2022 Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair models as well as 2020–2024 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator SUVs.

In these vehicles, the rearview camera image may flip or invert when the vehicle is placed in reverse, failing to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 111 on rear visibility.

The recall notice states the remedy is currently under development, with interim owner notification letters expected …

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In a bold move that has captured the attention of Wall Street, Michael Burry, the famed “Big Short” investor, has publicly urged Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) to acquire AI firm Midjourney to defend its dominance in the creative software market.

Posting on X, Burry stated that “Adobe $ADBE should buy Midjourney” and other founder-led creative firms to stabilize its position.

Leveraging his reputation for spotting market pivots, Burry argued that the software giant must act decisively to maintain its edge, telling the company: “@Adobe, you have the cash flow to protect your franchises.”

It delivered record operating cash flows of over $10 billion in the previous fiscal year on Dec. 10, 2025.

The recommendation comes as Adobe faces a “brutal 2026,” with shares down nearly 20% year-to-date. The stock has been battered, following the release of Google’s Nano Banana 2, a free model offering “Pro-grade” quality that directly threatens Adobe’s Firefly and Creative Cloud subscriptions.

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Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our analyst ratings page.

  • B of A Securities analyst Tal Liani upgraded Ciena Corp (NYSE:CIEN) from Neutral to Buy and raised the price target from $260 to $355. Ciena shares closed at $299.30 on Thursday. See how other analysts view this stock.
  • Piper Sandler analyst Clarke Jeffries upgraded Karman Holdings Inc (NYSE:KRMN) from Neutral to Overweight and boosted the price target from $110 to $127. Karman shares closed …

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Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) was down in premarket trading Friday.

U.S. stock futures also fell Friday ahead of February employment data, with Nasdaq 100 futures dropping 0.49%.

South Korean Memory Stocks Pull Micron Down

Micron is one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world, specializing in memory and storage chips. Its primary revenue stream comes from dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, and it also has minority exposure to NAND flash chips.

Rival memory chipmakers tumbled on the Korea Exchange on Friday.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTC:SSNLF) fell 1.77%, closing at 188,200 South Korean won. SK Hynix Inc dropped 1.81% to …

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FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) will release earnings results for its first quarter, before the opening bell on Monday, March 9.

Analysts expect the Danbury, Connecticut-based company to report a quarterly loss at 68 cents per share, versus a year-ago loss of $1.44 per share. The consensus estimate for FuelCell Energy’s quarterly revenue is $42.21 million, versus $19 million a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

On Jan. 20, FuelCell Energy announced a strategic collaboration with Sustainable Development Capital to address the surging power demands of the global data center market.

FuelCell Energy shares fell 5.7% to close at $8.08 on Thursday.

Benzinga readers can access the latest analyst ratings on the Analyst Stock Ratings page. …

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The Trump administration’s replacement tariff will generate only a fraction of the revenue lost after the Supreme Court struck down most of its 2025 levies, according to a new analysis, leaving the federal government staring at a potential $1.7 trillion hole over the next decade.

After the court ruled in February that tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were unlawful, President Donald Trump invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a temporary 10% broad-based import tariff. Trump has since announced plans to raise it to 15%, though that change has not yet been formally enacted.

A Bigger Gap Over The Decade

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), using the Congressional Budget Office’s tariff model, estimated in a report released Wednesday, that the 10% tariff will raise roughly $35 billion …

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The most oversold stocks in the industrials sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.

The RSI is a momentum indicator, which compares a stock’s strength on days when prices go up to its strength on days when prices go down. When compared to a stock’s price action, it can give traders a better sense of how a stock may perform in the short term. An asset is typically considered oversold when the RSI is below 30, according to Benzinga Pro.

Here’s the latest list of major oversold players in this sector, having an RSI near or below 30.

JetBlue Airways Corp (NASDAQ:JBLU)

  • On March 2, Barclays analyst Brandon Oglenski upgraded JetBlue Airways from Underweight to Equal-Weight and raised the price target from $4 to $7. The company’s stock fell around 28% over the past month …

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T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) CEO Srini Gopalan has said that there have been no talks of a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) partnership with Elon Musk‘s Starlink satellite internet service.

No Plans For MVNO Partnership

When asked about a possible MVNO partnership with Starlink at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, Gopalan said that there were no plans for it, according to a report by Fierce Network on Thursday. “We get into an MVNO when we think there’s an incremental TAM to go after,” Gopalan said.

He added that the TAM could be a specific ethnic group or a specific channel play and distribution. “It’s not clear to me how a partnership with Starlink from an MVNO perspective would fit into those criteria,” Gopalan said.

What Is MVNO?

An MVNO is a wireless communications service provider that does not own the …

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Online travel agencies saw a massive relief rally on Thursday after reports surfaced that OpenAI is scaling back its ambitions to handle direct bookings within ChatGPT.

Travel Intermediaries Rally On AI Pivot

The surge was led by Expedia Group Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE), which jumped 13.69%, while Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) and Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) followed closely with gains of 10.83% and 8.46%, respectively.

The sudden pivot by the AI giant has effectively hit the pause button on investor fears that generative AI would eventually bulldoze the business models of traditional travel platforms.

The Complexity Of Real-Time Data

The primary catalyst for the market move was a report suggesting that keeping up with the volatile nature of travel inventory was becoming a logistical nightmare.

Industry observers noted that maintaining “real-time prices and inventory inside a chatbot is messy, maybe even too much for OpenAI, at least for now.”

This technical hurdle—managing millions of fluctuating hotel rates and flight seats—proved to …

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Battalion Oil Corp. (NYSE:BATL) surged 15.79% in after-hours trading on Tuesday, jumping to $22.

BATL closed the regular session up 2.32% at $19, according to Benzinga Pro data.

Middle East Tensions Send Oil Stocks Soaring

The stock moved following a broad rally in the oil and gas sector after coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran over the weekend.

Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint for global crude and LNG shipments, pushed benchmark oil futures higher and lifted sentiment for upstream producers.

Capital Raise Strengthens Balance Sheet

On Tuesday, Battalion announced a private placement …

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The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an increase in the overall fear level, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Thursday.

U.S. stocks settled lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones index falling almost 800 points during the session.

West Texas Intermediate crude surged to its highest level since January 2025, compounding inflation fears and driving Treasury yields sharply higher. Hundreds of vessels remained anchored in the Persian Gulf as the U.S. Navy escorted tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

In earnings, The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) posted mixed results for the fourth quarter on Thursday. BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BJ) reported upbeat earnings for the fourth quarter.

On the economic data front, U.S. initial jobless claims came in unchanged from the previous week at 213,000 …

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With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Friday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:

  • Wall Street expects Genesco Inc. (NYSE:GCO) to report quarterly earnings at $3.58 per share on revenue of $790.53 million before the opening bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Genesco shares gained 1.8% to $26.55 in after-hours trading.
  • Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST) reported better-than-expected financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 after the close on Thursday. Costco reported second-quarter revenue of $69.60 billion, beating analyst estimates of $69.29 billion, according to Benzinga Pro. The membership-based retailer reported earnings …

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Calidi Biotherapeutics Inc. (NYSE:CLDI) shares tumbled 35.04% in after-hours trading on Thursday to $0.50.

The after-hours rally came after the San Diego-based biotech announced an underwritten public offering after the markets closed on Thursday.

Underwritten Public Offering

Calidi plans to offer units of common stock or pre-funded warrants, with the pre-funded warrants available to select investors instead of shares, and each unit will include common warrants.

Calidi noted it expects to grant underwriters a 45-day overallotment option to purchase up to 15% additional shares.

According to the company’s press release, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. is …

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New Concept Energy Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN: GBR) shares are trending on Thursday night.

Shares of the Dallas-based company surged 26.61% to $1.38 in after hours trading on Thursday.

According to Benzinga Pro data, GBR closed regular trading up 33.01% at $1.09.

Strait of Hormuz Fears Drive Rally

The stock move came after U.S. and Israeli forces carried out joint strikes against Iran over the weekend, prompting Tehran to move toward shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway carrying about 20% of the world’s crude oil shipments.

The supply of crude oil has become vulnerable, driven by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and drone strikes on regional energy …

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The S&P 500 closed Thursday at 6,830.71, down 0.56%, giving back most of Wednesday’s recovery as oil resumed its climb and Iran war uncertainty returned.

The Polygon-based (CRYPTO: POL) Polymarket is sending its clearest bullish signal of the week. For the first time since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran upended markets on Monday, “Up” is the majority call in early trades, with the March 6 market currently at 65% “Up” and 35% “Down” on whether the S&P will open above or below on Friday.

Why That Number Matters

The odds reflect genuine uncertainty around the single biggest number of the week. February’s non-farm payrolls report is due Friday morning. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expect payroll growth of 50,000, and the unemployment rate is expected to hold at 4.3%.

A strong print keeps the Fed on hold longer. A weak one …

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Kristi Noem, on Thursday, was removed from her post as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security by President Donald Trump and reassigned as the Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas.

Amid this reshuffle, the prediction market is busy betting on who will be the next person to leave the Trump administration this year.

Here’s What Prediction Market Is Saying

Data from Kalshi, a federally authorized betting platform, shows that over $1.4 million has been bet on the contract “Who will leave the Trump administration this year?”

Three Officials Top The List

Amy Gleason, who has been acting as the Administrator for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) since the departure of Tesla Inc.

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Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) has issued a fresh recall affecting over 604,533 units across multiple model lines as the company continues to grapple with recall woes.

Windshield Wiper Issue Affects Multiple Vehicle Lines

The company recalled 604,533 units of the 2020-2022 Ford Explorer and Escape SUVs, as well as the Lincoln Aviator and Corsair SUVs, on Wednesday due to an issue with the vehicles’ windshield wiper motor, which may fail to function properly and lead to visibility issues. “Dealers will inspect and replace the front wiper motors as necessary, free of charge,” NHTSA said in its official recall filing.

Ford’s February Sales Decline, EV Rollback

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Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ:ANY) shares are trending on Thursday night.

Deal Drives Sharp Post-Market Move

Shares of the Connecticut-based company rose 45.89% in after-hours trading Thursday to $2.13 after announcing a definitive all-stock merger agreement with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining company Cathedra Bitcoin Inc. (OTC:CBTTF).

The agreement, signed on Thursday, would merge Sphere’s Nasdaq listing and balance sheet with Cathedra’s four-data-center portfolio, creating a projected 53 MW, five-site platform across Iowa, Kentucky and Tennessee.

What Anchors The Combined Entity

Under the terms of the agreement, Cathedra security holders will receive Sphere common shares totaling approximately 49% of the combined company’s issued and outstanding share capital following closing, on a partially …

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Ebene, Mauritius, March 6, 2026 – While the trading community has often been seen as a “gentlemen’s club,” this International Women’s Day, PU Prime is proud to spotlight a story that inspires: Joyce, a mother and a trader, sharing her journey of resilience and financial empowerment. For many, the motivation to enter the financial markets is purely profit-driven. But this does not apply to Joyce. She grew up in a household where her mother, a teacher, needed to do side hustle just to afford rice.

In this video, Joyce opens up about her journey as a mother and a trader navigating today’s challenging markets. From learning the value of a dollar as a …

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Expedia Group Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) shares are trending on Thursday night.

Shares of the Washington-based online travel technology company surged 0.11% in after-hours trading on Thursday to $251.81.

EXPE closed the regular session up 13.69% at $251.54, according to Benzinga Pro.

Thursday marked the record date for the company’s quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share, payable March 26, up 20% from the previous $0.40 per share declared in mid-February.

Insider Sale Details

On Wednesday, Robert Dzielak, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Expedia Group, sold 8,225 shares at a weighted average price of $220.82, with prices ranging from $220.73 to $221.01, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing dated Thursday.

The transaction totaled approximately $1.82 million in proceeds.

According to a separate SEC filing, the shares were originally acquired as restricted …

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Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, made significant trades on Thursday, focusing on Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ:HOOD) and Joby Aviation Inc (NYSE:JOBY). These trades come amidst recent developments and market movements for both companies.

The Robinhood Trade

Ark Invest making a substantial purchase of Robinhood shares across multiple ETFs.The ARK Innovation ETF (BATS:ARKK) acquired 158,259 shares, while ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF (BATS:ARKF) and ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (BATS:ARKW) added 5,267 and 20,407 shares, respectively.

This purchase follows Robinhood’s recent launch of its Platinum credit card and custodial accounts, which has generated market interest. The …

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DocuSign Inc. (NASDAQ:DOCU) shares surged on Thursday, bucking a market-wide selloff. The S&P 500 dropped 1.29%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.19%. Year-to-date, DOCU remains down 29.93%.

Anthropic Partnership Drives Attention

On February 24, Anthropic named DocuSign as a connector partner for its enterprise AI platform, Cowork. The integration lets businesses draft, route, and execute agreements via natural language prompts.

CEO Allan Thygesen said: “What DocuSign brings to agentic experiences like Cowork is deep context across all business agreements — the intelligent workflows that know how to act on that context and the trust, security, and scale enterprises …

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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), and it’s something market players shouldn’t ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in PFE usually suggests something big is about to happen.

We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga’s options scanner highlighted 9 extraordinary options activities for Pfizer. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.

The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 44% leaning bullish and 55% bearish. Among these notable options, 6 are puts, totaling $448,868, and 3 are calls, amounting to $1,526,446.

Expected Price Movements

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $18.0 to $28.0 for Pfizer over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT), and it’s something market players shouldn’t ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in RKT usually suggests something big is about to happen.

We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga’s options scanner highlighted 11 extraordinary options activities for Rocket Companies. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.

The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 27% leaning bullish and 72% bearish. Among these notable options, 6 are puts, totaling $356,209, and 5 are calls, amounting to $198,412.

Predicted Price Range

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $12.0 to $30.0 for Rocket Companies during the past quarter.

Volume & Open Interest Development

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Looking into the current session, Wells Fargo Inc. (NYSE:WFC) shares are trading at $81.91, after a 2.41% drop. Over the past month, the stock decreased by 10.54%, but over the past year, it actually went up by 15.28%. With questionable short-term performance like this, and great long-term performance, long-term shareholders might want to start looking into the company’s price-to-earnings ratio.

Past Year Chart

Evaluating Wells Fargo P/E in Comparison to Its Peers

The P/E ratio is used by long-term shareholders to assess the company’s market performance against aggregate market data, historical earnings, and the industry at large. A lower P/E could …

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Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Tower Semiconductor.

Looking at options history for Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) we detected 8 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $96,940 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $314,963.

Projected Price Targets

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $85.0 to $155.0 for Tower Semiconductor over the recent three months.

Analyzing Volume & Open Interest

In today’s trading context, the average open interest for options of Tower Semiconductor stands at 558.88, with a total volume reaching 1,700.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Tower Semiconductor, situated within the strike price corridor …

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