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GLOBAL MARKETS-Chinese and European shares rise; data, politics and geopolitics all in focus
Asia shares gain, helped by China optimismInvestors watching Sunday's election in Germany Gold perched near record highWeak French PMIs, German PMIs up slightlyBritish retail sales rise Yen pulls back after BOJ governor remarks Updates throughout after morning European tradingBy Rae Wee and Alun...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-Bluebird bio falls on discounted take private deal with Carlyle, SK Capital
** Shares of gene therapy maker bluebird bio BLUE.O fall 38.6% to $4.32 premarket** Co says it would be taken private by Carlyle CG.O and SK Capital Partners** BLUE stockholders will receive $3/shr in cash, implying an equity value of around $29.2 mln** The offer is at an over 57% discount from the ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-Atmus gains after upbeat Q4 results, annual forecasts
** Atmus Filtration Technologies' ATMU.N shares rise 4.1% to $40.79 premarket after the filtration solutions provider beat Q4 profit and sales estimates** Co reports Q4 adjusted EPS of $0.58 vs. estimates of $0.52, according to data compiled by LSEG ** ATMU's net sales for Q4 reached $4...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
3 Top Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Right Now
Warren Buffett has an unrivaled track record of creating piles of money. From 1965 through 2023, Buffett's knack for spotting value that Wall Street overlooks has grown the value of Berkshire Hathaway stock by 4,384,748%.Thanks to Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, investo...The Motley Fool
Fri, Feb 21
The Projected 2026 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Just Increased
Recent inflation data has been a bit higher than expected, and this could mean a bigger 2026 Social Security COLA as well. In this video, Certified Financial Planner® Matt Frankel discusses the recent inflation data and what it could mean to your Social Security benefits next year.*Stock prices used...The Motley Fool
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-FirstSun Capital rated 'overweight' as Piper Sandler starts coverage
** Piper Sandler starts coverage of regional lender FirstSun Capital Bancorp FSUN.O with an "overweight" rating and $51 PT, a 22.9% upside to stock's last close** Brokerage says it views FSUN's above-average exposure to commercial and industrial loans as more valuable as it brings lo...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Block shares slump 7% premarket on fourth-quarter profit miss
Shares in Block dropped in extended hours trading after the payments firm reported lower-than-anticipated fourth-quarter income despite receiving a boost from relatively strong holiday spending activity and a post-election spike in the price of Bitcoin.Investing.com
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-Acelyrin jumps on Concentra Biosciences' buyout offer amid pending merger with Alumis
Updates** Shares of drug developer Acelyrin SLRN.O rise 17.5% to $2.55 premarket** SLRN confirms that private affiliate of investor Tang Capital Partners, Concentra Biosciences, has proposed to acquire it for $3 per share in cash, a 38.2% premium to its last closing price ** The offer implies an equ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-Waystar ticks lower as top shareholders slice stake in upsized secondary offering
** Shares of healthcare payments software provider Waystar WAY.O down 0.8% at $40.68 premarket** WAY on Thursday announced pricing of its upsized secondary offering of 20 million shares by co's top shareholders EQT AB EQTAB.ST, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Bain Capital** Offering boo...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-KBW upgrades Blue Owl Capital to 'market perform'
** KBW upgrades business development company Blue Owl Capital OBDC.N to "market perform" from "underperform" rating** OBDC provides direct lending solutions to U.S. middle-market companies** Brokerage says it's upgrading as the technical selling pressure following the merger with...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Prediction: This Will Be the Top-Performing Chip Stock Over the Next 10 Years (Hint: It's Not Nvidia)
Over the last couple of years, semiconductor stocks have been some of the biggest beneficiaries of the market's newest megatrend, artificial intelligence (AI). In particular, suppliers of graphics processing units (GPUs) to data centers such as Nvidia and Broadcom have witnessed abnormally high gain...The Motley Fool
Fri, Feb 21
1 Spectacular Tech Stock Down 81% to Buy Hand Over Fist in February
E-commerce specialist dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO) has a clear mission, and that is to "enable global merchants to connect seamlessly with billions of emerging market users." The Uruguay-based company connects merchants to more than 2 billion people in 40 countries (and counting) through more than 900 diff...The Motley Fool
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-Grid Dynamics surges after Q4 beat, rosy 2025 outlook
** Shares of IT services firm Grid Dynamics GDYN.O jump 20.9% premarket to $24.76 after qtrly results and full-yr rev guidance surpass expectations** Shares could open at over three-year high, if gains hold, and set to snap four-session losing streak** San Ramon, California-based GDYN late Thurs pos...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-Bernstein cuts railroad operator PTs on slow start to 2025
** Bernstein cuts PTs on rail operators, citing slower start to 2025 due to cost pressures and weather-related challenges affecting shipping activity in Q1** "The railroads have gone from being a consensus long sector to being a relatively boring group, dragged down by anemic demand and struggli...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Bausch Health Companies Inc reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
Bausch Health Companies Inc BHC.TO reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $1.15 per share for the quarter ended December 31, identical to the same quarter last year. The mean expectation of six analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $1.13 per share. Wall Street expected results to range fr...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-Rivian falls on US vehicles recall
** Shares of EV maker Rivian RIVN.O fall nearly 3.7% to $13.11 in premarket trading** Co says it is recalling 17,260 vehicles in the U.S. due to a headlight issue that could reduce visibility and increase the risk of a crash** Says recall affects certain 2025 R1S SUVs and R1T pickup truck vehicles**...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
3 Reasons to Claim Social Security at Age 62
If you've done any amount of digging into the matter, then you've almost certainly been advised to wait as long as possible before initiating your Social Security retirement benefits. After all, while the full retirement age that would secure you 100% of your intended payments is between 66 and 67 -...The Motley Fool
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-UnitedHealth falls on report of DOJ's probe into co's Medicare billing practices
** Shares of healthcare conglomerate UnitedHealth UNH.N fall 8.7% to $458.7 premarket ** U.S. Department of Justice launched investigation into co's Medicare billing practices in recent months, Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter ** DOJ's new civil fraud inve...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
BUZZ-Dropbox falls on lower-than-expected annual revenue growth forecast
** Shares of cloud platform provider Dropbox DBX.O fall over 9% to $28.96 in premarket trading** Co reported worse-than-expected annual revenue forecast for 2025 on Thursday** J.P. Morgan said co's 2025 guidance missed consensus estimates for annual revenue growth by around 3.5 percentage points...Reuters
Fri, Feb 21
Billionaire Investor Stanley Druckenmiller Just Sold Broadcom and Microsoft and Piled Into These "Magnificent Seven" Stocks Instead
Very few investors can claim to be in the same league as Warren Buffett, arguably the greatest investor ever. But billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller is one of them. Druckenmiller worked as a fund manager for George Soros, another legendary investor, and he's never posted a year in the red, while putt...The Motley Fool
Fri, Feb 21
