Stripe-Owned Bridge Wins Conditional U.S. Bank Charter Approval

Stripe-Owned Bridge Wins Conditional U.S. Bank Charter Approval

In a landmark move for the digital assets industry, Bridge, the stablecoin platform acquired by payments giant Stripe for $1.1 billion last year, has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to organize as a national trust bank. The announcement marks a significant step forward in Stripe’s ambition to … Read more

Palo Alto Networks Slumps 7% as Q3 Profit Guidance Falls Short

Palo Alto Networks Slumps 7% as Q3 Profit Guidance Falls Short

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) plunged 7.83% to $150.69 in overnight trading as of 12:10 AM EST, after closing the regular session at $163.50, down 2.07% (-$3.45), as investors reacted to weaker-than-expected profit guidance. The third-quarter profit guidance fell short of Wall Street expectations, overshadowing solid revenue growth and a raised full-year outlook. The decline … Read more

Oracle Stock Jumps on $50B Cloud Expansion Plan

Oracle Stock Jumps on $50B Cloud Expansion Plan

Oracle Corporation’s stock ORCL rose 2.34% to close at $160.14 on Friday, February 13, 2026. This was driven by investors emphasizing its ambitious $50 billion cloud expansion plan. Goldman Sachs will lead the bond offering, while Citigroup will manage the equity and convertible preferred offerings. The move comes amid a holiday-shortened trading week with U.S. … Read more

Get Ready: Investor Says Nvidia Stock (NVDA) Has a Big Move Ahead

‘Get Ready’: Investor Says Nvidia Stock (NVDA) Has a Big Move Ahead

Nova Capital, an investor known for its bullish stance, said that Nvidia stock (NVDA) has a big move ahead, expecting a 65% upside over the next 12-24 months. The investor believes the company’s secular bullish story remains intact and is driven by sustained AI capital expenditure from major tech firms like Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and … Read more

Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Fall, Nasdaq Contracts Slides 

Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Fall, Nasdaq Contracts Slides

U.S. equity futures moved lower today, as traders navigated the Presidents’ Day return amid thin liquidity and renewed volatility in technology shares. Mini Dow Jones Industrial Average March 2026 futures (YM=F) were trading at 49,516.00, down 53.00 points, or 0.11%, as of 4:12:05 AM EST, at press time. The cautious tone follows Monday’s market closure, … Read more

IBM Stock: Sharp Dip and Steady Bounce on FlashSystem and AI Hiring

IBM Stock: Sharp Dip and Steady Bounce on FlashSystem and AI Hiring

IBM’s stock price dipped sharply to $257 yesterday following news about its new storage tech, FlashSystem, and its plan to triple hiring for AI-related jobs. The market’s skepticism proved to be a short-term jitter, as the share price climbed back steadily to $262.33, marking a gain of 2.86% today. The FlashSystem is a smarter, faster, … Read more

S&P 500 Futures Slip as AI Volatility Weighs on Sentiment

S&P 500 Futures Slip as AI Volatility Weighs on Sentiment

U.S. equity futures were little changed early today, with S&P 500 Futures (ES00) hovering marginally lower as investors returned from the long weekend following Presidents Day. E-Mini S&P 500 Mar 2026 (ES=F) was trading at 6,819.00, down 31.50 points or 0.46%, as of 12:49:18 AM EST with the market open. The move comes after back-to-back … Read more

Oracle Shares Surge 12% While Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia Slip

Oracle Shares Surge 12% While Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia Slip

Shares of Oracle (ORCL) surged 12% for the week, defying broader sector weakness that dragged down several mega-cap peers. Meanwhile, stalwarts like Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Amazon (AMZN) tumbled amid growing investor anxiety over margins and artificial intelligence spending, underscoring a notable divergence in how Wall Street is pricing the next phase of the … Read more

Palantir (PLTR) Bucks SaaS Downturn & Analysts Turn Bullish

Palantir (PLTR) Bucks SaaS Downturn & Analysts Turn Bullish

In a dramatic turn of events, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has emerged as the surprise victor of the early 2026 software shakeout. Investment firms, including Freedom Capital Markets, Wedbush, and Citi, have aggressively raised their PLTR ratings from “Sell” to “Buy” recently. The catalyst is the growing consensus that the rise of autonomous AI agents is … Read more

Asian Markets Rise Ahead of Lunar New Year as Gold Prices Slip

Asian Markets Rise Ahead of Lunar New Year as Gold Prices Slip

Asian shares traded higher, and gold prices declined on Monday, February 16, 2026, ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 edged 0.1% higher to 56,996.21, after the government reported that Japan’s economy grew more slowly than economists had expected in the latest October-December quarter, at an annualized 0.2%. Thus, increasing expectations that … Read more