Month: February 2026
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Palantir, NXP Semiconductors, DaVita and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Palantir Technologies — The software analytics company saw its stock jump nearly 5% after reporting a beat on top and bottom lines . Palantir posted adjusted earnings of 25 cents per share, beating analysts’ expectations of 23 cents per share, according to LSEG estimates. Its revenue […]
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Oracle’s credit default swaps are plummeting as financing plan boosts investor confidence
Oracle’s 5-year credit default swaps tumbled 17% after the software vendor’s plan to raise $50 billion in debt and equity bolstered investor confidence that the company will be able to avoid a credit downgrade as it funds its artificial intelligence buildout. “Equity financing significantly inhibits the downside for credit,” Andrew Keches, a credit analyst at […]
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX acquiring AI startup xAI ahead of potential IPO
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) weather satellite Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U (GOES-U) lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, June 25, 2024. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk is combining rocket maker SpaceX with his artificial […]
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Anti-ICE protesters should want more Palantir in government, CEO Karp says
CEO of Palantir Technologies Alex Karp attends the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 15, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Palantir CEO Alex Karp said protesters demonstrating against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should support the use of his company’s tools in the government. “If you are […]
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Trump pardon attorney Ed Martin reportedly sidelined from investigations
Interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin speaks during a press conference on May 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Craig Hudson | The Washington Post | Getty Images Department of Justice lawyer Ed Martin is being sidelined from his controversial efforts to investigate or prosecute political foes of President Donald Trump, multiple […]
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Palantir beats fourth-quarter estimates on the strength of AI and defense demand
Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Palantir topped Wall Street’s fourth-quarter estimates as more businesses and the U.S. government race to buy its artificial intelligence tools. Here’s how the company did versus LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: […]
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We just got reasons to love these 2 portfolio stocks even more
Investors have a couple of new reasons to like portfolio stocks Broadcom and Goldman Sachs . Deal king: Coterra named Goldman Sachs as a financial advisor on its $58 billion all-stock merger with fellow shale producer Devon . The deal is the largest in the energy sector since Diamondback ‘s $26 billion acquisition of Endeavor […]
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New York AG issues warning around prediction markets ahead of Super Bowl
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, after she attended a hearing and pleaded not guilty to charges that she defrauded her mortgage lender, outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Oct. 24, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Days before Super Bowl 60, New […]
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Here are the retailers with the most store openings and closures planned for 2026
Dollar General and Aldi logos. Reuters Store openings in the U.S. are expected to rise and store closures fall this year compared to the 2025, with value retailers leading the growth as they continue to attract more of consumers’ dollars, according to an analysis by Coresight Research. Overall, Coresight projects that U.S. retailers will close […]
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Palantir is set to report earnings after the market close. What Wall Street expects
Palantir Technologies is facing an earnings test after its recent slump. Shares of Palantir have lost 25% in the past three months amid a broader decline in software stocks , which are among the S & P 500’s worst performers year to date on concerns of artificial intelligence disruption. One popular technical metric showed that Palantir […]
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