BALTIMORE, March 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MarketWise, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTW) (“MarketWise” or the “Company”), a leading multi-brand digital subscription services platform that provides premium financial research, software, education, and tools for self-directed investors, today reported financial results for fourth quarter 2025.(1) Fourth Quarter 2025 Highlights(1) Total net revenue was $83.4 mil...
BALTIMORE, March 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MarketWise, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTW) (“MarketWise” or the “Company”), a leading multi-brand digital subscription services platform that provides premium financial research, software, education, and tools for self-directed investors, today reported financial results for fourth quarter 2025.(1) Fourth Quarter 2025 Highlights(1) Total net revenue was $83.4 million in the fourth quarter 2025 (1) Total Billings were $78.9 million in fourth quarter 2025, a year-over-year increase of 42% Net income was $14.0 million in fourth quarter 2025 Cash from Operating Activities for fourth quarter 2025 improved $18.2 million compared to fourth quarter 2024. On a year to date basis, CFFO improved by $68.1 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. Cash and cash equivalents were $70.1 million as of December 31, 2025, and no debt outstanding. Announced on March 3, 2026 quarterly and special dividend totaling $0.45 per Class A share projecting FY26 dividends of $1.80 per Class A Share. (1) Net Revenue (a GAAP measure) represents Billings that are recognized over the term of the subscription, which can be multiple years. Billings are amounts invoiced to customers in the period and is thus indicative of the current operating environment and demand for our products. “FY 2025 was our strongest year of Billings growth since going public in 2021, capped off by terrific Q4 results with Billings increasing 42% year over year and 24% higher than last quarter,” said MarketWise CEO Dr. David Eifrig. “This growth in Billings, coupled with ongoing efficiency initiatives, drove solid cash flow for the year with CFFO of over $40M for FY 2025, which was over a $60M improvement compared to FY 2024. With these results, we beat our FY 2025 guidance for both Billings and CFFO, by a substantial margin. I am grateful to our over 400 employees for their dedication in delivering high-quality, trustworthy, investment research and software tools to our over 2 m...
Four percent. That's the share of the world's population that currently owns any Bitcoin (BTC 3.57%), according to research from River, a financial services business. And for an asset with a market cap of $1.4 trillion, that amount of traction globally is still quite small. So if adoption of Bitcoin continues rising at anything close to its recent pace, every new buyer will be competing for a very...
Four percent. That's the share of the world's population that currently owns any Bitcoin (BTC 3.57%), according to research from River, a financial services business. And for an asset with a market cap of $1.4 trillion, that amount of traction globally is still quite small. So if adoption of Bitcoin continues rising at anything close to its recent pace, every new buyer will be competing for a very slowly growing pool of available coins, and that will send up its price during the long term. Here's how that's likely to play out. Most people still don't hold this coin River's research estimates that the total addressable market (TAM) of Bitcoin is roughly $225 trillion, which makes its current market cap look puny. Its adoption as a scarce store of value is going to be what drives its long-term growth, which is the same situation as always. And that adoption is palpably picking up speed. Although individuals offloaded the coin on average during 2025, creating net capital outflows of about $300 million, banks, governments, hedge funds, and other financial companies loaded up. In particular, hedge funds expanded their holdings of Bitcoin by a total of $7 billion during the course of last year, bringing their holdings as a group to $19.9 billion. Expand CRYPTO : BTC Bitcoin Today's Change ( -3.57 %) $ -2613.50 Current Price $ 70551.00 Key Data Points Market Cap $1.4T Day's Range $ 70178.00 - $ 73165.00 52wk Range $ 60255.56 - $ 126079.89 Volume 44B For investors trying to figure what to add to a crypto portfolio, this means that they probably aren't too late to get a return with Bitcoin. None of these channels for demand are anywhere close to being tapped out, and each one represents a potential wave of new capital. The incentive is to act sooner rather than later Of course, Bitcoin adoption is only half the equation in terms of having a good hunch about where its price is going to go in the long run. The other half is Bitcoin's supply schedule. About 95% of the 21 millio...
ma li/iStock via Getty Images Listen below or on the go via Apple Podcasts and Spotify U.S. issues 30 day waiver (1:00) and considers requiring permits for global AI chip sales (2:45) China approves Pfizer’s GLP-1 (4:00) Transcript U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday as investors assessed renewed geopolitical tensions in the U.S.-Israel vs. Iran conflict that led to oil price surges. The benchmark...
ma li/iStock via Getty Images Listen below or on the go via Apple Podcasts and Spotify U.S. issues 30 day waiver (1:00) and considers requiring permits for global AI chip sales (2:45) China approves Pfizer’s GLP-1 (4:00) Transcript U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday as investors assessed renewed geopolitical tensions in the U.S.-Israel vs. Iran conflict that led to oil price surges. The benchmark S&P 500 ( SP500 ) closed -0.6%, while the Nasdaq Composite ( COMP:IND ) ended -0.3%, and the Dow ( DJI ) finished -1.6%. U.S. Treasury yields, on the other hand, moved higher across the curve, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield ( US10Y ) rising 4 basis points to 4.14% and the 2-year Treasury yield ( US2Y ) gaining 3 basis points to 3.59%. The United States on Thursday issued a 30-day waiver to India for purchasing crude from Moscow as the Iran war upends global supplies. The waiver on purchasing Russian oil is expected to help ease global supply worries, with India being the world’s fourth-biggest refiner and fifth-largest exporter of petroleum products. A license issued late on Thursday covers transactions related to Russian crude oil and petroleum products loaded onto vessels before March 5, so long as they're delivered to India and purchased by an Indian firm. The measure expires April 4 at 12:01 a.m. Washington time. India faces risks from energy supply disruptions, with crude oil reserves sufficient for only about 25 days of demand. Around 40% of the country’s oil imports pass through the Strait of Hormuz from the Middle East. Brent ( CO1:COM ) and WTI crude ( CL1:COM ) recouped some losses after falling over 1% on Friday and were last trading at $85.19 and $80.60 per barrel, respectively. This “short-term measure will not provide significant financial benefit” to Russia as it only allows transactions of oil already stranded at sea, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said in a post on X. The U.S. government, meanwhile, is taking steps to curb rising o...
Key Points Most living people don't currently own any Bitcoin. But financial institutions are buying vast sums of it. And a lot of those living people will probably want some eventually, too. 10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin › Four percent. That's the share of the world's population that currently owns any Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), according to research from River, a financial services business....
Key Points Most living people don't currently own any Bitcoin. But financial institutions are buying vast sums of it. And a lot of those living people will probably want some eventually, too. 10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin › Four percent. That's the share of the world's population that currently owns any Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), according to research from River, a financial services business. And for an asset with a market cap of $1.4 trillion, that amount of traction globally is still quite small. So if adoption of Bitcoin continues rising at anything close to its recent pace, every new buyer will be competing for a very slowly growing pool of available coins, and that will send up its price during the long term. Here's how that's likely to play out. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Most people still don't hold this coin River's research estimates that the total addressable market (TAM) of Bitcoin is roughly $225 trillion, which makes its current market cap look puny. Its adoption as a scarce store of value is going to be what drives its long-term growth, which is the same situation as always. And that adoption is palpably picking up speed. Although individuals offloaded the coin on average during 2025, creating net capital outflows of about $300 million, banks, governments, hedge funds, and other financial companies loaded up. In particular, hedge funds expanded their holdings of Bitcoin by a total of $7 billion during the course of last year, bringing their holdings as a group to $19.9 billion. For investors trying to figure what to add to a crypto portfolio, this means that they probably aren't too late to get a return with Bitcoin. None of these channels for demand are anywhere close to being tapped out, and each one represents a potential wave of new capital. The incentiv...
Hi, this is Charles in Stockholm. Welcome to our weekly newsletter on what’s shaping economies and investments from the Arctic to the Baltic Sea. You can subscribe here . Strategic Pivots Nordic multinationals across the Middle East are rethinking their strategies as the Iranian conflict upends global supply chains. Maersk was forced to suspend cargo bookings for routes linking Asia to the Middle ...
Hi, this is Charles in Stockholm. Welcome to our weekly newsletter on what’s shaping economies and investments from the Arctic to the Baltic Sea. You can subscribe here . Strategic Pivots Nordic multinationals across the Middle East are rethinking their strategies as the Iranian conflict upends global supply chains. Maersk was forced to suspend cargo bookings for routes linking Asia to the Middle East — and services connecting that region and Europe — as movement in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial transport lane for world trade, came to a standstill. The Danish container-shipping giant had already halted transits at most ports across the Persian Gulf and imposed an emergency freight increase on shipments in several countries in the region. Norway’s Norsk Hydro has also begun a controlled shutdown of aluminum production at Qatalum due to a natural gas shortage in that country. The stop is expected to last through the month and should the plant fully close, a full restart could take six months to a year. Norsk Hydro’s reliance on clean energy elsewhere in its in aluminum production is an advantage during energy disruptions. Also, Norwegian natural gas producers are already operating near full capacity , meaning there is no immediate pressure to increase production volumes. The war moreover represents the latest crisis for Finnair, which had recently settled on a new, “geographically more balanced” strategy after the 2022 closing of Russian airspace meant it could no longer offer transit passengers the fastest Asia-to-Europe connections. With its new approach, the Finnish carrier had pivoted to relying on a long-haul network that connected Europe to Asia, India, the Middle East and North America — and importantly, flew to Doha and Dubai. Finnair has now canceled all flights through those airports through the end of March. Less Money, More Problems A visitor with a wallet full of kronor to spend in Stockholm might be taken aback by how hard that can be. With 90% of paym...
Tesla Inc.’s Gigafactory Texas is seen in September. The Austin-based automaker has been sued by a former employee of the factory who says she was assaulted by Ndiaga Diagne, then also an employee, in December. Diagne is now the suspect in a mass shooting in downtown Austin. Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman Ndiaga Diagne, the man accused of killing three people and injuring 15 others in a down...
Tesla Inc.’s Gigafactory Texas is seen in September. The Austin-based automaker has been sued by a former employee of the factory who says she was assaulted by Ndiaga Diagne, then also an employee, in December. Diagne is now the suspect in a mass shooting in downtown Austin. Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman Ndiaga Diagne, the man accused of killing three people and injuring 15 others in a downtown Austin shooting spree, was a former Tesla employee who worked at Gigafactory Texas, where he allegedly assaulted a fellow employee late last year. A lawsuit filed by the victim accuses the automaker of failing to provide a safe work environment and know the backgrounds of its employees. Lillian Mendoza Brady also accuses Tesla Inc. of withholding Diagne’s name since the alleged assault Dec. 4. Advertisement Article continues below this ad The Buda resident, who filed suit Thursday in state district court in Travis County, only learned his identity after the mass shooting early Sunday, when pictures of Diagne began circulating in news media. Since he was identified, information suggesting Diagne possessed a violent temperament has also surfaced. “If Tesla had information about Diagne’s violent behavior before he attacked Lillian Brady and failed to act, then not only might her assault have been prevented, it may have been an early warning sign of a far greater danger,” said Bob Hilliard, Brady’s attorney. “This lawsuit seeks to determine what Tesla knew and why this early incident wasn’t taken seriously.” Ndiaga Diagne was identified by Austin police as the suspect in a downtown Austin mass shooting that occurred early Sunday. Courtesy Austin Police Department The assault allegedly happened while Diagne was on a company-allowed prayer break, Brady says, when he assaulted her without provocation. The suit accuses Tesla of failing to monitor its factory’s common areas or supervise sanctioned activities in those spaces, “creating an unreasonably dangerous condition.” Adver...
matejmo/iStock via Getty Images Oil prices rose on Friday morning, reversing earlier losses that had lifted sentiment in global equity markets, with Brent crude futures climbing above $87 as investors kept a close watch on the Iran war. Global benchmark Brent crude futures ( CO1:COM ) rose 2.1% to $87.13 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate ( CL1:COM ) climbed about 4% to $84.23 at press time a...
matejmo/iStock via Getty Images Oil prices rose on Friday morning, reversing earlier losses that had lifted sentiment in global equity markets, with Brent crude futures climbing above $87 as investors kept a close watch on the Iran war. Global benchmark Brent crude futures ( CO1:COM ) rose 2.1% to $87.13 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate ( CL1:COM ) climbed about 4% to $84.23 at press time after facing resistance near $85. According to research by Fitch's BMI, it expects market fears of a prolonged disruption to traffic on the Strait of Hormuz to fuel further volatility across the commodities complex, with a prolonged conflict tilting the balance of risks for oil & gas and aluminum prices, in particular, significantly to the upside. Oil futures climbed on Thursday to their highest levels since July 2024 but turned lower after-hours following news that the Trump administration is expected to announce measures aimed at combating rising energy prices due to the Middle East war, including potential action involving the oil futures market. BMI said it expects significant yet short-lived rallies in oil & gas prices, followed by rapid retracement as regional flows normalise and geopolitical risk premia fades. Energy markets are experiencing highly uneven impacts from the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, with European and Asian gas markets and global distillates markets facing the most acute vulnerabilities. The brokerage sees Brent in $75–90/bbl near-term range before a likely Q2 decline as bearish fundamentals return to focus. "However, escalation risks are substantial, with regional O&G infrastructure subject to attack and transit in the Strait of Hormuz effectively ground to a halt. Alarge conflict-related risk premium had already been priced into Brent ahead of time and loose physical market fundamentals and large storage buffers are helping to cushion the initial blow." Iran’s foreign minister said Thursday that the country is “not asking for a ceasefire” w...
DutcherAerials/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images We Have A Winner Nearly three months have passed since I covered the competing bids for Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD ) by Netflix ( NFLX ) and Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ). Both potential buyers maintained fiscal discipline and avoided a heated bidding war. Netflix made no changes to its original bid, except to change it to an all-cash deal of $27.7...
DutcherAerials/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images We Have A Winner Nearly three months have passed since I covered the competing bids for Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD ) by Netflix ( NFLX ) and Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ). Both potential buyers maintained fiscal discipline and avoided a heated bidding war. Netflix made no changes to its original bid, except to change it to an all-cash deal of $27.75 per share, a move that may have been necessitated by the drop in NFLX shares below the lower collar limit of the deal. Paramount raised their bid just $1 to $31, plus $0.25 per quarter for each quarter after Sep. 30 if the deal is not closed. Paramount also made stronger commitments to obtain equity and debt financing to close the deal and refinance outstanding WBD debt. Finally, Paramount has already paid the $2.8 billion breakup fee to Netflix and committed to a $7 billion fee payable to WBD if their deal does not close due to regulatory reasons. Unchanged from the original bid was Paramount's deal to buy the whole company, rather than spinning off the cable and broadcast assets into a new company, as would have been necessary under the Netflix deal. This reinforced the superiority of the Paramount deal, as we have seen a similar spinoff, Versant ( VSNT ), trade down since its spinoff from Comcast ( CMCSA ). WBD's board found the new offer to be superior, and Netflix walked away rather than bid higher. After some initial excitement and speculation of higher bids causing WBD shares to trade around $30, they settled back down and are now just slightly above their early December levels. Paramount Skydance has traded lower, probably on the prospects of share dilution and added debt, with a bump once they were declared the winner. Netflix shares headed lower from the point of their offer but reversed quickly when they walked away and pocketed $2.8 billion. Seeking Alpha The combined company will be a strong but not anticompetitive player in streaming. It will also have valua...
Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) is strengthening its position in the artificial intelligence chip market by securing critical supply chains and drawing bullish responses from Wall Street analysts after strong earnings and guidance. Broadcom Locks In Key AI Chip Supply Through 2028 The company said it locked in the required volumes in advance as demand for AI infrastructure accelerates, helping address...
Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) is strengthening its position in the artificial intelligence chip market by securing critical supply chains and drawing bullish responses from Wall Street analysts after strong earnings and guidance. Broadcom Locks In Key AI Chip Supply Through 2028 The company said it locked in the required volumes in advance as demand for AI infrastructure accelerates, helping address industry worries about limited HBM supply and constrained Taiwan Semiconductor production capacity, the Chosunbiz reported on Friday. Strong AI Growth Drives Revenue Outlook CEO Hock Tan said Broadcom expects AI revenue from its chip business to exceed $100 billion next year. The company also reported strong growth in its latest results, with fiscal first-quarter revenue reaching $19.31 billion, up 29% year over year, while AI revenue rose 106% to $8.4 billion. Analysts Raise Price Forecasts After Earnings Beat Analysts raised their price forecasts on Broadcom after the company beat first-quarter estimates and issued strong guidance driven by continued growth in AI. Sur said the performance could put Broadcom on track to generate more than $65 billion in AI revenue in fiscal 2026 and potentially over $100 billion in fiscal 2027. Goldman Sachs analyst James Schneider maintained a Buy rating. He raised his price forecast to $480 from $450, citing management's guidance and commentary that point to strong long-term AI demand and improved visibility into future revenue. Rosenblatt analyst Kevin Cassidy also maintained a Buy rating and raised his price forecast to $500, highlighting stronger visibility into 2027 demand and Broadcom's leadership in AI ASICs and networking. Meanwhile, Benchmark analyst Cody Acree reiterated a Buy rating with a $485 price forecast, saying the company's guidance, expanding base of large platform customers, and secured supply chain strengthen confidence in Broadcom's AI growth outlook. AVGO Price Action: Broadcom shares were down 0.50% at $331.10 dur...
Dream Finders Homes (NYSE: DFH) is the victim of a slow housing market, and its stock has been beaten up as a result. However, as I discuss in this video, it could be an incredibly strong investment for patient investors who buy shares now. *Stock prices used were the morning prices of March 4, 2026. The video was published on March 6, 2026. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team ...
Dream Finders Homes (NYSE: DFH) is the victim of a slow housing market, and its stock has been beaten up as a result. However, as I discuss in this video, it could be an incredibly strong investment for patient investors who buy shares now. *Stock prices used were the morning prices of March 4, 2026. The video was published on March 6, 2026. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Should you buy stock in Dream Finders Homes right now? Before you buy stock in Dream Finders Homes, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Dream Finders Homes wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $532,066!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $1,122,072!* Now, it’s worth noting Stock Advisor’s total average return is 959% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 193% for the S&P 500. Don't miss the latest top 10 list, available with Stock Advisor, and join an investing community built by individual investors for individual investors. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of March 6, 2026. Matt Frankel, CFP has positions in Dream Finders Homes. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Dream Finders Homes. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Matthew Frankel is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley ...
Under the mirrorball: the kings and queens of disco – in pictures Disco brought together music, fashion and nightlife in a cultural phenomenon that conquered the world. In A Night at the Disco by Alice Harris and Christian John Wikane, the stars of the scene are documented in photos spanning the 1970s
Under the mirrorball: the kings and queens of disco – in pictures Disco brought together music, fashion and nightlife in a cultural phenomenon that conquered the world. In A Night at the Disco by Alice Harris and Christian John Wikane, the stars of the scene are documented in photos spanning the 1970s
The stars of the conservative media movement have been duking it out – in extremely personal terms – over Donald Trump’s decision to enter the United States into a conflict with Iran. While it can be hard to cleanly group the warring factions, much of the fighting has centered on disagreements about whether the US is too deferential to Israeli interests. Those arguing that position most prominentl...
The stars of the conservative media movement have been duking it out – in extremely personal terms – over Donald Trump’s decision to enter the United States into a conflict with Iran. While it can be hard to cleanly group the warring factions, much of the fighting has centered on disagreements about whether the US is too deferential to Israeli interests. Those arguing that position most prominently include former Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, while conservative media personalities like Mark Levin (a current Fox News host) and Ben Shapiro have strongly supported both the American intervention in Iran and collaboration with Israel. “There are the classic neocons, there is the populist right, and there are the anti-anti neocons,” said Curt Mills, executive director of the American Conservative magazine. On Tuesday, Shapiro defended Levin, called Kelly an “unbelievable coward” and accused her of eliding her criticism of President Trump. “You don’t like President Trump? You don’t like what he’s saying? Just say his name, you coward,” Shapiro said. “You unbelievable coward. Tucker and Megyn both – unbelievable cowardice.” Earlier this week, Levin called Kelly a “Crazy Grandma Groyper”, a term once primarily used to refer to those aligned with white supremacist Nick Fuentes, who sat for a friendly interview with Carlson last October that drew criticism from fellow conservatives. (Kelly had once spoken fondly of Levin, saying she had a “crush from afar” on him.) Rightwing extremist and political influencer Laura Loomer went even further in attacking Kelly, calling her a “stupid bitch”. In what he called evidence of a “Maga divide,” ABC News’s Jonathan Karl reported on Saturday that Carlson characterized Trump’s attack on Iranian leadership as “absolutely disgusting and evil”. The tension between Carlson and Levin traces back to at least June 2025, when Carlson accused Levin of “lobbying for war with Iran” during a private lunch with Trump at the White House...
China’s top securities regulator outlined a plan on Friday to strengthen corporate governance, boost investor returns and cultivate globally competitive companies, as Beijing seeks to reinforce confidence in the country’s capital markets The regulator would refine incentive and restraint mechanisms for listed companies, encourage stronger governance standards and promote dividend payouts and share...
China’s top securities regulator outlined a plan on Friday to strengthen corporate governance, boost investor returns and cultivate globally competitive companies, as Beijing seeks to reinforce confidence in the country’s capital markets The regulator would refine incentive and restraint mechanisms for listed companies, encourage stronger governance standards and promote dividend payouts and share buy-backs to improve investor returns, Wu said. Advertisement Authorities would also work to invigorate China’s mergers-and-acquisitions market to enable more efficient allocation of resources and help nurture “more world-class enterprises”, he added. Wu said regulators had already seen signs of recovery in market sentiment. Advertisement “The upward momentum on China’s stock market is consolidating,” he said. “That tells us that risk prevention and tighter supervision are the right direction.”
Mobile tech conference Mobile World Congress is underway in Barcelona, where Qualcomm (QCOM) outlined its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, upcoming innovations, and a new partnership with Siemens (SIEGY). Qualcomm CFO and COO Akash Palkhiwala chats with Market Catalysts host Julie Hyman about the company's Siemens partnership, highlighting the importance of investing in manufacturing automat...
Mobile tech conference Mobile World Congress is underway in Barcelona, where Qualcomm (QCOM) outlined its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, upcoming innovations, and a new partnership with Siemens (SIEGY). Qualcomm CFO and COO Akash Palkhiwala chats with Market Catalysts host Julie Hyman about the company's Siemens partnership, highlighting the importance of investing in manufacturing automation. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Catalysts.