Snap Inc. reports a decline in daily active users for Q4 2025, even as revenue grows. The dip, attributed partly to geopolitical bans, comes at a pivotal moment as the company prepares to launch its AR Spectacles into a fiercely competitive market dominated by Meta.
Electric vehicle maker Polestar has raised $400 million in new equity from institutional investors, with key backing from its major shareholder Geely. The deal, which includes a structured exit option for lenders, aims to bolster the company's liquidity as it navigates a fiercely competitive premium EV market.
XPeng reports January 2026 deliveries of 20,011 vehicles alongside a major global launch of its P7+ sedan across 36 markets, framing the expansion not just in terms of growth but also significant emissions savings. The move highlights the Chinese EV maker's dual focus on scaling its AI-powered electric vehicles internationally while bolstering its environmental credentials.
The sports betting technology firm has formally applied to the CFTC for key regulatory designations, aiming to transform its state-licensed prediction market into a national offering amid a rapidly evolving competitive landscape.
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Ad tech firm Consumable Inc. has acquired Radio.com and Mark Cuban's Fireside platform, merging them to build a new streaming service aimed at empowering creators in an AI-dominated media landscape, backed by a multi-million-dollar artist fund.
President Trump's selection of former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve marks a decisive shift toward market-driven policy and reinforces central bank independence, with immediate ripple effects across currency and commodity markets.
Bitcoin fell below $73,000 on Feb. 4, 2026, reaching its lowest level since April 2025 and triggering a double-digit selloff in major mining stocks. The decline extends a four-month retreat from all-time highs, pressured by large holder sales and waning mining profitability.
A significant insider sale at Applied Digital, a key player in AI infrastructure, sparks debate among investors as the stock rides a wave of sector enthusiasm and soaring valuations.
At a major Wall Street Journal conference in Palm Beach, financial leaders from Blackstone, Citi, and Lazard grappled with the immediate market fallout and long-term implications of an AI startup's latest move, revealing a stark divide between panic and opportunity.
Horace Mann Educators posted a 6.3% year-over-year revenue increase to $434.8 million in Q4 2025, though it slightly missed top-line estimates. Earnings per share of $1.21 edged past consensus. The insurer's push into new markets and partnerships fuels growth, but management warns of returning catastrophe costs and inflationary pressures ahead.
As Oracle races to meet a massive $300 billion cloud deal with OpenAI, a TD Cowen report suggests the tech giant may resort to selling assets and cutting tens of thousands of jobs to finance its costly data center build-out, raising questions about its stock's trajectory.
Diplomats from Washington and Tehran are set to meet in Muscat this week for high-stakes negotiations aimed at de-escalating tensions and addressing Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missile activities, and regional influence.
Venezuela's leading legal rights group confirms the release of 22 more individuals, including a journalist, as part of a disputed prisoner liberation initiative announced by the interim government last month.
A British court has set a 2027 trial date to determine compensation owed by mining giant BHP for the devastating 2015 Fundão dam collapse in Brazil, a disaster that claimed 19 lives and caused widespread environmental ruin.
Yum! Brands announces the closure of roughly 3% of Pizza Hut's U.S. restaurants in H1 2026 amid a strategic review that could lead to a sale, as the iconic chain grapples with shifting consumer habits and domestic sales decline.
Driven by a near-doubling in sales of its key cancer drug Jemperli and sustained growth in its HIV division, GSK reported a 7% rise in annual sales. The results provide a solid foundation for new CEO Luke Miels, who is steering the company toward an accelerated pipeline strategy to navigate looming patent cliffs.
Cocoa futures extended their decline this week, pressured by forecasts of abundant global supplies and persistent weakness in demand from major chocolate producers. While some supportive factors emerge from West Africa, the market remains firmly in bearish territory.
In a televised interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy provided a stark official estimate of battlefield fatalities, a figure that underscores the devastating scale of the conflict as it approaches a grim milestone.
The Department of Homeland Security is scrambling to contain a mounting constitutional crisis after six of its former top lawyers jointly condemned ICE's controversial practice of using administrative warrants to enter private homes—a move legal experts say flouts Fourth Amendment protections.
