Month: February 2026
Waymo announces $16 billion funding round
A Waymo vehicle exits a charging lot on Jan. 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Alphabet‘s self-driving car unit Waymo on Monday said it raised a $16 billion funding round that values the company at $126 billion “post-money.” The new funding is the latest move by Alphabet to fund Waymo’s continued […]
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House hardliners complicate ending government shutdown as Speaker Johnson moves ahead
Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, during the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson is running into problems with his own caucus as he tries to advance a Senate-approved measure to reopen most of the […]
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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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