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Can-Fite Shares Rally After Compassionate-Use Patient Stabilized and Transplanted Following Namodenoson Treatment

Can-Fite Shares Rally After Compassionate-Use Patient Stabilized and Transplanted Following Namodenoson Treatment

Can-Fite BioPharma's stock climbed 9.5% after the company reported that a patient with advanced decompensated liver cirrhosis treated with Namodenoson under compassionate use achieved sufficient clinical stabilization to proceed to a successful liver transplant once a donor became available. The company highlighted the case while Namodenoson contin…

Wells Fargo Lowers Ratings on Public Storage and SmartStop, Cites Softer 2026 Outlook for Self-Storage

Wells Fargo Lowers Ratings on Public Storage and SmartStop, Cites Softer 2026 Outlook for Self-Storage

Wells Fargo downgraded Public Storage (PSA) and SmartStop (SMA) to Equal Weight, arguing that recent share price gains in the self-storage sector have outstripped underlying operating metrics. The bank trimmed price targets to $295 for Public Storage and $33 for SmartStop, and flagged weaker same-store revenue and restrained funds-from-operations (…

OpenAI unveils Frontier to help enterprises build and run AI agents

OpenAI unveils Frontier to help enterprises build and run AI agents

OpenAI has launched Frontier, a platform intended to enable businesses to construct, deploy, and manage AI agents that carry out substantive tasks across organizations. The offering emphasizes integration with existing enterprise systems, explicit security controls, agent onboarding and learning, and collaboration with customer teams and AI-native …

KKR to Buy Arctos for $1.4 Billion, Moves into Sports Franchise Investing

KKR to Buy Arctos for $1.4 Billion, Moves into Sports Franchise Investing

KKR & Co. Inc. has agreed to acquire Arctos Partners in a transaction initially valued at $1.4 billion, with additional contingent payments tied to performance and extended vesting schedules. The acquisition brings a substantial sports franchise investment platform and capital-solutions capabilities into KKR’s fold, while adding experienced personn…

BMO Sees S&P 500 at 7,380 by End of 2026, Flags Stimulus-Driven Risk-On Case

BMO Sees S&P 500 at 7,380 by End of 2026, Flags Stimulus-Driven Risk-On Case

BMO Capital has launched coverage of the S&P 500 with a 2026 year-end target of 7,380 and projects an "expected return of about 8% for U.S. equities" for the year. In an outlook note, analyst François Trahan describes a cautiously optimistic stance underpinned by global monetary and fiscal stimulus, while warning of an unusually uncertain macro bac…

Blue Owl Tops Profit Forecasts as AUM Surges Past $300 Billion

Blue Owl Tops Profit Forecasts as AUM Surges Past $300 Billion

Blue Owl reported fourth-quarter results that beat analyst forecasts and disclosed a 22% year-over-year jump in assets under management, taking AUM above $300 billion. The firm's credit and real assets platforms powered the gain even as market worries about exposure to the software sector weigh on sentiment. Fundraising remained robust, with sizabl…

Citi cuts Babcock rating to neutral, cites limited upside after recent rally

Citi cuts Babcock rating to neutral, cites limited upside after recent rally

Citi Research moved Babcock International Group from a 'buy' to a 'neutral' rating while raising its price target to £15.54 from £13.38, arguing that the stock’s recent advance has constrained further upside. The brokerage outlined a range of valuation scenarios, added optional upside from civil nuclear opportunities, and raised near- and medium-te…

Ares Management AUM Tops $600 Billion as Fundraising Remains Strong

Ares Management AUM Tops $600 Billion as Fundraising Remains Strong

Ares Management reported that assets under management rose above $600 billion in the fourth quarter, reaching $622.5 billion after raising $35.9 billion of gross new capital. The firm maintained a goal of exceeding $750 billion by 2028. While investor demand for private credit remains solid, industry concerns persist following recent high-profile b…

Software Stocks Find Footing After Sharp AI-Related Selloff

Software Stocks Find Footing After Sharp AI-Related Selloff

Software and data services shares steadied on Thursday following several sessions of heavy losses tied to worries that rapid AI progress could undercut traditional software and subscription models. U.S. names showed mixed premarket moves, European data and exchange providers rallied, and Indian IT exporters extended recent weakness. Marketwide vola…