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Anduril in Talks for $4 Billion Round; Valuation Could Near Double

Anduril in Talks for $4 Billion Round; Valuation Could Near Double

Anduril Industries is pursuing roughly $4 billion in new funding from venture investors Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, a person familiar with the discussions said, a move that would push the company’s valuation materially higher from its $30.5 billion mark in mid-2023. The California-based defense startup, known for sensors and autonomous …

BofA Raises Unity Rating to Neutral as Shares Reflect Much of Downside

BofA Raises Unity Rating to Neutral as Shares Reflect Much of Downside

Bank of America moved Unity's rating from Underperform to Neutral and increased its price target to $19 from $17, arguing that the stock has already priced in a significant portion of downside risk. The firm sees limited immediate upside until product changes and targeting improvements demonstrate sustained revenue acceleration, particularly in the…

Broadcom, Veeva, Okta and a broad cross-section of companies head into Wednesday’s earnings slate

Broadcom, Veeva, Okta and a broad cross-section of companies head into Wednesday’s earnings slate

Earnings season presses on with a varied roster of companies scheduled to report on Wednesday. The calendar features names across semiconductors, cloud software, identity management, infrastructure services and consumer goods, as well as a long tail of firms with anticipated results before the opening bell and after the market close. Investors will…

Wolfe Research Flags Ten SMID-Cap Stocks for Dividend Momentum and Free Cash Flow Strength

Wolfe Research Flags Ten SMID-Cap Stocks for Dividend Momentum and Free Cash Flow Strength

Wolfe Research compiled a list of ten small- and mid-cap companies that pair notable dividend growth over the last twelve months with strong unlevered free cash flow yield. The cohort spans consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, healthcare and industrials, and includes firms whose recent earnings or corporate actions were highlighted in …

Alignment Healthcare Shares Slip After Pricing of Secondary Sale

Alignment Healthcare Shares Slip After Pricing of Secondary Sale

Shares of Alignment Healthcare (NASDAQ:ALHC) declined after an affiliate of General Atlantic, L.P. priced a large secondary offering. The underwritten sale of 13,167,733 shares at $19.46 each is expected to close on March 4, 2026, with J.P. Morgan acting as underwriter. Alignment Healthcare will not receive funds from the transaction, and the annou…

Spanish Stocks Slide; IBEX 35 Drops 4.55% as Broad Sectors Weaken

Spanish Stocks Slide; IBEX 35 Drops 4.55% as Broad Sectors Weaken

Madrid shares closed lower on Tuesday as the IBEX 35 fell 4.55% to a one-month low. Losses were concentrated in Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Services. Repsol bucked the downtrend, climbing to a five-year high, while heavyweights including Acciona and Solaria posted steep declines. Market breadth was overwhe…

Spanish equities slump as IBEX 35 posts sharp drop, hits one-month low

Spanish equities slump as IBEX 35 posts sharp drop, hits one-month low

Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 closed sharply lower, down 4.55% to a one-month low as losses concentrated in Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Services. A small group of heavyweights logged steep declines, while Repsol bucked the trend by rising to a five-year high. Commodities and currency markets also recorded nota…

Lisbon Stocks Slide as PSI Ends Day Down 4.24%

Lisbon Stocks Slide as PSI Ends Day Down 4.24%

Portugal's benchmark PSI index closed lower on Tuesday, falling 4.24% as losses in the Utilities, Industrials and Financials sectors pushed the market down. Most listed issues fell, with Mota Engil, EDP Renovaveis and EDP among the steepest decliners. Broader market flows showed 26 stocks down, two up and one unchanged. Commodity and currency marke…

German Stocks End Lower; DAX Drops 3.59% to One-Month Low

German Stocks End Lower; DAX Drops 3.59% to One-Month Low

German equity markets closed lower on Tuesday, with the DAX sliding 3.59% to a fresh one-month low. Losses were broad-based across the Technology, Consumer & Cyclical and Insurance sectors. Several large-cap names recorded sharp declines, including a more than 20% fall at Beiersdorf. Volatility climbed, gold fell sharply, and oil prices rose marked…

Paris Stocks Fall Sharply as CAC 40 Posts One-Month Low

Paris Stocks Fall Sharply as CAC 40 Posts One-Month Low

French equities ended lower on Tuesday, with the CAC 40 plunging 3.46% to a one-month low and the SBF 120 sliding 3.45%. Losses were widespread across utilities, industrials and financials. A large majority of listed names fell, the CAC 40 VIX reached a new 52-week high, and commodities and currencies showed notable intraday moves.