Warners Bros. has given Paramount until Monday at midnight to submit a final offer in the ongoing bidding war, despite previously favoring Netflix's acquisition proposal. If Paramount's revised offer is deemed better, Netflix will have four days to match or exceed it, potentially securing the deal. Bloomberg's Michelle Davis has more on the story.
French President Emmanuel Macron said the free speech defense of social media platforms is "pure bullshit," pushing back against a key foreign policy goal of President Donald Trump.
Morgan Stanley Chief US Equity Strategist and CIO Mike Wilson explains why the firm stands by its $7,800 price target for the S&P 500 Index by the end of this year and says it is premature to "throw a cold blanket" on the AI cycle.
Morgan Stanley Chief US Equity Strategist and CIO Mike Wilson says the Federal Reserve's independence has been fading for the better part of 20 years and the central bank is obligated to "play ball" to help financial markets operate.
In times of uncertainty, we often look for something solid to hold onto. Lately, it seems the world’s investors have decided that “something solid” is, quite literally, gold.
The metal’s soaring price is more than just a market trend; it's a global barometer of anxiety.
When faith in currencies, governments, and traditional financial systems begins to waver, we see a familiar flight to the perceived safety of this timeless asset.
Well, pull out the party hats and dust off the stock tickers.
Lithium, the commodity that investors and analysts had all but left for dead in the great market purge of 2023-2024, is back.
The stock market has long treated Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) less as a traditional automaker and more as a futuristic technology cult, with its valuation soaring on the gravitational pull of its CEO, Elon Musk.
This persistent "Musk Premium" has burned countless short-sellers.
Bitcoin has vaporised more than US$800 billion in its latest crash and sucked US$1 trillion out of the broader crypto market.
With nearly US$2 trillion in market value and rising allocations from Wall Street firms, ETFs, pension funds, and insurers, Bitcoin is increasingly woven into traditional finance.
Washington has pulled itself back from the brink, passing a $1.2 trillion stop-gap deal that reopened most of the US government after days of disruption.
Trump used his Davos speech to tout US economic dominance, promote crypto, and revive his push for Greenland.
Japan’s bond market has been sliding all week, with the 10-year yield now near 2.37% and the 40-year pushing above 4.2%, both multi-decade highs.
Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING), the Dallas-based fast-casual chicken wing restaurant chain known for its franchised growth model, reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings amid continued domestic same-store sales momentum and international expansion, though revenue came in slightly below Wall Street estimates.
Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) reported fourth-quarter financial results that significantly outpaced Wall Street expectations, propelled by explosive growth in its fitness segment and a record-breaking performance across nearly its entire product portfolio.
Fiverr International (NYSE:FVRR) posted full-year 2025 revenue of $430.9 million, an increase of 10.1% from the prior year, driven primarily by strong performance in its higher-margin services business.
Analog Devices (NYSE:ADI) posted fiscal first-quarter 2026 revenue of $3.16 billion, an increase of 30% from the prior-year period, reflecting broad-based demand strength in key secular growth areas, including electrification, automation, 5G infrastructure, and data center power efficiency.
Pinterest (NASDAQ:PINS) boosted its first-quarter revenue forecast to reflect early contributions from its newly acquired connected-TV advertising platform tvScientific, lifting shares more than 3% in early trading as investors welcomed signs of diversification amid a challenging digital advertising environment.
Moody's (NYSE:MCO), the New York-based credit ratings and analytics firm, reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 results, driven by resilient demand for credit ratings services and continued growth in its Moody's Analytics segment.
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