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BUZZ-Guardant Health sues Natera alleging trade secrets theft; shares of companies fall
** Shares of genetic testing firm Natera NTRA.O down 4.2% at $160.63, while shares of medical diagnostics company Guardant Health GH.O down 10.5% at $42.40, in afternoon trade ** Guardant Health has sued rival Natera in a California federal court for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to cance...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-Electrical equipment co Vicor jumps after Q4 beat
** Shares of Vicor Corp VICR.O up 22.9% on Fri to $63.72, highest since Sept 2023, after Q4 results top analyst estimates** VICR shares among biggest gainers in S&P 1500 index .SPSUP, which is down 1.4% on the session** Andover, Massachusetts-based modular power components manufacturer late Thur...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-F&G Annuities & Life slides after Q4 profit falls short of expectations
** Shares of insurer F&G Annuities & Life FG.N fall as much as 8.5%; last down 8.2% at $40.42** FG late Thursday posted Q4 adjusted profit of $143 million, or $1.12 per share, missing Wall Street expectation of $1.20 per share, according to estimates compiled by LSEG** Piper Sandler says the...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Why Rivian Automotive Stock Is Sinking Today
Shares of Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) are falling on Friday. The company's stock had lost 3.8% at 12:30 p.m. ET but fell as much as 7.8% earlier in the day. The gain came as the S&P 500 lost 0.7% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 1%.The electric vehicle maker reported mixed earnings yesterday after...The Motley Fool
Fri, Feb 21
LIVE MARKETS-Buybacks looking strong so far this earnings season
All three major US stock indexes down more than 1%Cons Disc weakest S&P sector; Staples sole gainerDollar up; gold ~flat; bitcoin down >1%; crude down >2.5%US 10-Year Treasury yield slides to ~4.42%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. Y...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-Fidelity National Financial rises after quarterly profit beats expectations
** Shares of title insurance provider Fidelity National Financial FNF.N rise as much as 7.4%; last up 3.9% at $59.82** FNF, late Thursday, posted Q4 adjusted profit of $366 million, or $1.34/shr, beating Wall Street expectations of $1.24/shr, according to data compiled by LSEG** The beat came as FNF...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-MP Materials, Five9, Alphabet
Eikon search string for individual stock moves: The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8Wall Street's main indexes were set for weekly declines on Friday, as fresh data painted a weak picture for the American economy, while Un...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global equities mixed on uncertainty about Trump moves, geopolitics
Updates first paragraph and prices throughoutWall Street stocks fallEuropean stocks gain ahead of Germany electionsBenchmark 10-year yields downCrude prices fall 2% on supply disruptions in RussiaGold eases from record highBy Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wall Street b...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Novo's Wegovy and Ozempic removed from US FDA shortage list, compounders on notice
Novo says supply now meets or exceeds current and projected demandCompounders given 60- to 90-day grace periodHims & Hers shares down 22%Updates shares in paragraphs 2, 12; Adds comment from former FDA head, Hims CEO, compounding group in paragraphs 8-12By Patrick Wingrove and Bhanvi Satija ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Why MercadoLibre Stock Jumped on Friday
Shares of MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) rose as much as 12.5% on Friday morning, boosted by a great earnings report. By 12:15 p.m. ET today, the Argentine e-commerce giant's stock had cooled down slightly to a 9.4% gain.MercadoLibre's great Q4 numbersFourth-quarter revenue rose 37% year over year to $...The Motley Fool
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-Natgas firms gain as extreme cold weather cuts output
** Shares of U.S. natural gas companies rise as natgas futures jump about 6% to a 25-month high NGA/** U.S. natgas futures NGc1 up 6.3% at $4.42 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), putting the contract on track for its highest close since December 2022** Natural gas prices rose as extreme col...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global equities mixed on uncertainty about Trump moves, geopolitics
Updates prices throughout, adds background on gold, oil, yields and currenciesWall Street Stocks fallEuropean stocks gain ahead of Germany electionsBenchmark 10-year yields downCrude prices fall on supply disruptions in RussiaGold eases from record highBy Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters) ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
LIVE MARKETS-Individual investor pessimism pulls back - AAII
Major US stock indexes red; Dow transports down ~2.4%Cons Disc weakest S&P sector; Staples sole gainerEuro STOXX 600 index rises ~0.5%Dollar up; gold ~flat; bitcoin slips; crude down >2%US 10-Year Treasury yield falls to ~4.46%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to y...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Why Celsius Holdings Stock Was Soaring Today
Shares of Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH) were on the rebound today, jumping after the company reported better-than-expected earnings results and said it would acquire Alani Nu, another energy drink maker, for $1.8 billion.As of 10:39 a.m. ET on Friday, the stock was up 23.4% on the news.Where to in...The Motley Fool
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-Alphabet faces EU antitrust charges, stock falls
** Alphabet GOOGL.O stock declining 1.8% on Friday after Reuters reported the EU plans to charge search arm Google with breaching antitrust rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech ** GOOGL's drop was in line with dips in several other tech stocks, with Nasdaq .IXIC down 1%** EU Commission&...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Europe's STOXX 600 closes near record high; German elections in focus
STOXX up 0.5%Euro zone PMI for February held steady at 50.2Standard Chartered up after $1.5 billion buyback programmeNovo up after US removes Wegovy, Ozempic from shortage listUpdates to market closeBy Pranav Kashyap and Johann M Cherian Feb 21 (Reuters) - European shares settled near a record hi...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Lundin Gold Inc reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
Lundin Gold Inc LUG.TO reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 54 cents per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 14 cents. The mean expectation of eleven analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 50 cents per share. W...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
LIVE MARKETS-With so much doubt, a risk-off stance may help
Dow, Nasdaq down more than 1% each; S&P 500 also lowerConsumer discretionary weakest S&P sector; staples up mostEuro STOXX 600 index rises ~0.5%Dollar, bitcoin up; gold ~flat; crude down ~2%US 10-Year Treasury yield falls to ~4.46%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-Akamai Technologies tumbles after weak 2025 revenue forecast
** Akamai Technologies' AKAM.O stock slumps ~17% after co forecast 2025 rev below estimates, hit by sluggish demand for its cloud and content delivery services** Co late on Thursday said it expects 2025 rev between $4.00 bln and $4.20 bln, below analysts' avg estimate of $4.26 bln, according...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Why Applied Digital Stock Is Skyrocketing Today
Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) stock is surging higher in Friday's trading. The data center company's share price was up 13.6% as of 10:30 a.m. ET against the backdrop of a 0.6% decline for the S&P 500 index and a 0.7% pullback for the Nasdaq Composite index.Applied Digital is posting big gains toda...The Motley Fool
Fri, Feb 21
