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Owning Tesla Inc. is essentially a bet on whatever Elon Musk says he will do next. One thing he might do next, according to Bloomberg News , is merge Tesla with his unlisted rockets shop, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. , known as SpaceX. Or maybe Tesla will buy Musk’s unlisted artificial intelligence business, xAI . Perhaps all three will merge, or not at all. Decisions, decisions. Musk has ...
Owning Tesla Inc. is essentially a bet on whatever Elon Musk says he will do next. One thing he might do next, according to Bloomberg News , is merge Tesla with his unlisted rockets shop, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. , known as SpaceX. Or maybe Tesla will buy Musk’s unlisted artificial intelligence business, xAI . Perhaps all three will merge, or not at all. Decisions, decisions. Musk has talked about an ostensible industrial logic of convergence centered on launching (SpaceX) solar-powered (Tesla) datacenters for AI (xAI) into space. Synergies around autonomy, using the Grok chatbot in cars and turning those same cars into edge-computing assets, are also talked about. Tesla investors pushed the stock up more than 3% on Friday in an evident vote of confidence for whichever direction Musk picks. To be clear, if there are services and goods to be sold between these related parties, they could just transact — as they do already. It is difficult to see a compelling strategic reason to house Cybertrucks, Starships and whatever Grok happens to be doing under the same hood. This is all speculative, of course, but more banal reasons than orbiting datacenters could push Musk to consider this: Control, fundraising and subsidies. As Tesla’s core electric vehicle business has stalled , the company has pivoted hard toward autonomy and AI. Last week, we learned that this will require a more than doubling of the company’s investment budget. In parallel, Musk has warned that he needs to raise his stake in the company to 25%, lest bad actors end up controlling this technology. Today, he owns about half that but also has large slugs of restricted stock and options coming his way. Merging Tesla with SpaceX would offer a short-cut. Based on Tesla’s current valuation, and the latest reported SpaceX valuation of $800 billion, an all-stock deal at no premium would leave Musk owning about 22% of the combined entity. This assumes Musk owns 42% of SpaceX, as per the Bloomberg Billion...
(RTTNews) - Indian shares bounced back on Monday after tumbling during the special weekend trading session on Sunday amid disappointment over the government's budget proposal to increase taxes on equity derivatives trading. The benchmark BSE Sensex jumped 943.52 points, or 1.17 percent, to 81,666.46, after having fallen nearly 2 percent the previous day - marking the second sharpest fall on Budget...
(RTTNews) - Indian shares bounced back on Monday after tumbling during the special weekend trading session on Sunday amid disappointment over the government's budget proposal to increase taxes on equity derivatives trading. The benchmark BSE Sensex jumped 943.52 points, or 1.17 percent, to 81,666.46, after having fallen nearly 2 percent the previous day - marking the second sharpest fall on Budget Day since 2014. The broader NSE Nifty index surged 262.95 points, or 1.06 percent, to 25,088.40 as investors assessed the implication of the federal budget, which was structurally positive, offering improved earnings visibility through infrastructure-led growth and policy certainty. Underlying sentiment was also underpinned by falling oil prices in international markets. Crude oil prices were down more than 5 percent in European trade after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was hopeful of agreeing a deal with Iran. The BSE mid-cap and small-cap indexes gained 0.9 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. The market breadth was weak on the BSE, with 2,217 shares falling while 2,041 shares rose and 170 shares closed unchanged. Among the top gainers, Larsen & Toubro, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries, BEL, Adani Ports and Power Grid Corp rallied 3-8 percent. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Hong Kong’s market regulator has ordered 13 investment banks to review their listing application and staffing procedures after finding widespread deficiencies in initial public offering (IPO) submissions, amid a surge in deal activity. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) found that many recent listing application documents contained “serious deficiencies”, potentially because some sponsors...
Hong Kong’s market regulator has ordered 13 investment banks to review their listing application and staffing procedures after finding widespread deficiencies in initial public offering (IPO) submissions, amid a surge in deal activity. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) found that many recent listing application documents contained “serious deficiencies”, potentially because some sponsors were handling too many deals without sufficient manpower or resources, its chief executive Julia Leung Fung-yee said at a Legislative Council meeting on Monday. “Some sponsors are overly focused on chasing deals and meeting sales targets, without ensuring they have adequate manpower and resources to maintain the quality of their due diligence and paperwork,” she said. Advertisement The regulator had suspended vetting on 16 listing applications after receiving poor-quality documentation and unsatisfactory responses to follow-up questions from sponsors, Leung said. The SFC had then asked 13 major investment banks to review their work procedures and staffing levels and submit detailed improvement plans within three months, she added. Ideally, the SFC would like to see each staff handle no more than six deals at the same time, . Advertisement While Leung did not name the firms, she said they had collectively handled 433 IPO applications in recent years, accounting for about 70 per cent of all new listings in Hong Kong.
The red-hot trade in metals and mining stocks is crumbling just as droves of individual investors began piling in. Gold, silver and copper prices plunged on Friday, triggered in part by a rebound in the US dollar. The tumble, which halted a furious rally that lifted prices to all-time highs, came the day after retail traders funneled roughly $171 million into the iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ), whic...
The red-hot trade in metals and mining stocks is crumbling just as droves of individual investors began piling in. Gold, silver and copper prices plunged on Friday, triggered in part by a rebound in the US dollar. The tumble, which halted a furious rally that lifted prices to all-time highs, came the day after retail traders funneled roughly $171 million into the iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ), which tracks the metal’s price, figures from Vanda Research show. It was the largest one-day net inflow on record from that group. That fund slumped the most since its 2006 debut on Friday, while the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index saw its steepest drop since 2008. Materials was the weakest sector in the S&P 500 Index . Now the worry is that the increasing involvement of a potentially fickle group — individuals chasing a quick gain — may spur even wilder swings. “Once a trade crosses from being a portfolio ballast into meme-stock territory, volatility rises,” said Dave Mazza , chief executive officer at Roundhill Investments. “Everyone went all in quickly, so when the mood shifts, everyone moves at the same time, causing a negative and forceful feedback loop.” President Donald Trump ’s nomination of Kevin Warsh , seen as a relatively hawkish choice, as the next Federal Reserve chair was a catalyst for Friday’s moves. On Friday, the greenback gained the most since May, gold fell 9% and silver declined more than 20%. Precious metals, which are priced in dollars, had soared in recent weeks as a stretch of dollar weakness, heightened geopolitical tension and increased industrial demand for silver in technology boosted their appeal. Also, with some of the Big Tech stocks stalling this year, speculative capital from the retail crowd eying the metals mania further propelled the momentum. Active Bunch In a sign of growing retail involvement, the SLV fund was the fifth-most active symbol across equities and options on Interactive Brokers for the five days to Jan. 27, around twice its statur...
Is casual dining the new growth engine for the restaurant industry? It was a difficult year for restaurant stocks in 2025. During the past 12 months, the segment is down about 0.7%, trailing the S&P 500's 16% gain by a wide margin. Although the restaurant index was little changed, there have been some wild moves in individual stocks: Sweetgreen (SG +0.16%) collapsed by 80%, Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA)...
Is casual dining the new growth engine for the restaurant industry? It was a difficult year for restaurant stocks in 2025. During the past 12 months, the segment is down about 0.7%, trailing the S&P 500's 16% gain by a wide margin. Although the restaurant index was little changed, there have been some wild moves in individual stocks: Sweetgreen (SG +0.16%) collapsed by 80%, Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA) dropped 50%, and even Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG 0.59%) fell 30%. Expand NYSE : SG Sweetgreen Today's Change ( 0.16 %) $ 0.01 Current Price $ 6.14 Key Data Points Market Cap $727M Day's Range $ 6.04 - $ 6.29 52wk Range $ 5.14 - $ 33.80 Volume 126 Avg Vol 5.5M Gross Margin 6.51 % Analysts anticipated industry sales growth of 4% to $1.5 trillion in 2025, even as guest traffic declined for many operators. After years of inflation-driven price increases, customers became more selective and changed their spending patterns. As prices rose, the perceived gap among quick-service (QSR), fast-casual, and sit-down dining narrowed. In this environment, some fast-casual chains are struggling to defend their premium pricing, while some casual dining and QSR concepts are better positioned to take market share. Taking a tour of the restaurant landscape For investors, the best way to start to analyze the industry is by looking at the underlying business models. Quick-service restaurants are typically high-volume chains, where convenience, speed, and affordability matter most. McDonald's (MCD 0.16%) remains the industry benchmark, reporting a 2.4% gain in domestic same-store sales (comps) in the third quarter, a reminder of the business model's durability in turbulent times. Others, including Wingstop (WING 2.53%), have emerged by focusing on doing fewer things well while using a digital-first model to maintain margins amid food-price inflation. Fast-casual, which is positioned between QSR and casual dining, was hit the hardest in 2025. The category centers on convenience and higher food q...
Key Points SoundHound AI's products are being widely used in two industries. SoundHound AI expects to deliver strong growth in 2026. 10 stocks we like better than SoundHound AI › SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) is an interesting artificial intelligence (AI) stock. It's one of the few pure-play AI application companies on the market, and it's a relatively small company at a $3.6 billion market cap. Th...
Key Points SoundHound AI's products are being widely used in two industries. SoundHound AI expects to deliver strong growth in 2026. 10 stocks we like better than SoundHound AI › SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) is an interesting artificial intelligence (AI) stock. It's one of the few pure-play AI application companies on the market, and it's a relatively small company at a $3.6 billion market cap. This means that if a large customer base adopts its product, the stock could produce huge returns. I think SoundHound AI is set up to deliver great returns in 2026, but they could be hampered by one thing. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » SoundHound AI's audio recognition software is dominating two industries SoundHound AI makes software that links generative AI and audio recognition technology. This is a critical piece of software because getting humans to interact with AI models instead of with other humans is no easy task. However, SoundHound AI is already seeing success in deploying its software to applications like restaurant drive-thrus and digital assistants in vehicles. The real test will be how SoundHound's software performs in a customer-service application. There are countless call centers filled with human agents that could deploy SoundHound's software and make a huge difference both for the client and SoundHound AI's revenue. However, it's still unknown how the consumer will react. When greeted by a robot customer service agent, many people rush through the options to speak with a human. If SoundHound AI can accurately replace a person on the other side of the phone with an agent that's just as effective and can process complex questions, then SoundHound AI could be a huge winner. The problem is that the acceptance of its software is widely out of SoundHound AI's hands and in the consumer's hands. I get a bit nervous when a company doesn't control its own destiny...
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – February 2, 2026 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Meta Platforms META, Microsoft MSFT, Tesla TSLA, Amazon AMZN and Alphabet GOOGL. How Are Mag 7 Earnings Shaping Up? The market loved Meta Platforms' quarterly results but wasn't impressed with Microsoft's and Tesla's December-quarter numbers....
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – February 2, 2026 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Meta Platforms META, Microsoft MSFT, Tesla TSLA, Amazon AMZN and Alphabet GOOGL. How Are Mag 7 Earnings Shaping Up? The market loved Meta Platforms' quarterly results but wasn't impressed with Microsoft's and Tesla's December-quarter numbers. The market's disappointment with the Microsoft report notwithstanding, the company delivered +28.1% earnings growth on +16.7% top-line gains for the period, also handily beating estimates. The sticking point for investors was Azure and other cloud services revenue growth of +38% (in constant currency terms) and underwhelming guidance for the current period. Worries about decelerating Azure growth have been weighing on Microsoft's shares, as has the company's relationship with OpenAI. Azure revenues were up +39% each in constant currency terms in each of the preceding two quarters, and the mid-point of guidance for the March quarter represents a +37.5% growth pace. Management has flagged capacity constraints as the primary reason for the growth deceleration, but market participants do not seem fully on board with that explanation. Meta's Q4 growth numbers are a lot less impressive, with earnings and revenues up +9.3% and +23.8%, respectively, flagging the social-media bellwether's margin pressures. But what impressed investors is the company's ability to use AI more effectively in its advertising business. The notable AI-centric improvement in the business was the +3.5% increase in click rates on its ads, resulting in a +1% increase in conversion rates. As with Microsoft, Meta claims to be capacity-constrained and unable to execute on all the ideas it has to streamline their ad business with the help of AI. It is this argument that allowed the company to get away with a further increase to its capex budget. They are currently targeting to spend $135 billion in capex this ye...
Oracle expects to complete a single issuance of investment-grade senior unsecured bonds early in 2026. Credit: gguy/Shutterstock.com. Oracle has announced plans to secure between $45bn and $50bn in funding during 2026 to expand the capacity of its cloud infrastructure business. The funding will support additional infrastructure capacity needed to meet contracted demand from cloud clients such as A...
Oracle expects to complete a single issuance of investment-grade senior unsecured bonds early in 2026. Credit: gguy/Shutterstock.com. Oracle has announced plans to secure between $45bn and $50bn in funding during 2026 to expand the capacity of its cloud infrastructure business. The funding will support additional infrastructure capacity needed to meet contracted demand from cloud clients such as AMD, Nvidia, Meta, OpenAI, TikTok, and xAI. Oracle aims to raise these funds through a combination of equity and debt financing, splitting the total roughly in half between the two approaches. For the equity portion, Oracle intends to utilise a mix of equity-linked and common equity issuances. This will include an initial offering of mandatory convertible preferred securities and an at-the-market equity programme authorised for up to $20bn. The company plans to issue shares under this programme in line with market prices and capital requirements. On the debt side, Oracle expects to complete a single issuance of investment-grade senior unsecured bonds early in 2026. GlobalData Strategic Intelligence US Tariffs are shifting - will you react or anticipate? Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard. Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis. By GlobalData Learn more about Strategic Intelligence The company does not plan any additional bond offerings for the year beyond this transaction. Goldman Sachs & Co. will lead the senior unsecured bond offering, while Citigroup will manage both the at-the-market equity issuance and the convertible preferred equity offering. Oracle’s board of directors has approved all transactions related to this plan. The company stated that this approach aims to preserve its investment-grade rating and maintain balance sheet strength as it continues expanding its cloud services. Recently, Oracle senior vice president Josh Pitcock, in the company’s official blog, said Oracle expects 2026 to be a pivotal year for advancing AI in the US and ...
Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina have made history by becoming the first mothers to be simultaneously ranked inside the world's top 10. Bencic, 28, gave birth to her daughter Bella in April 2024 and the Swiss player has moved up one place to ninth in the latest WTA ranking following an 11-month maternity break. Svitolina, 31, whose daughter Skai was born in October 2022, has moved up two places ...
Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina have made history by becoming the first mothers to be simultaneously ranked inside the world's top 10. Bencic, 28, gave birth to her daughter Bella in April 2024 and the Swiss player has moved up one place to ninth in the latest WTA ranking following an 11-month maternity break. Svitolina, 31, whose daughter Skai was born in October 2022, has moved up two places to 10th as a result of the Ukrainian reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open last month. New mothers returning to the tour are able to use their previous ranking to enter 12 tournaments over a three-year period from the birth of their child. Bencic said competing again at the highest level after maternity leave is something she "incredibly proud of".
studiocasper/iStock via Getty Images By Deepali Bhargava , Regional Head of Research, Asia-Pacific The India-EU FTA has been signed The long-awaited India-EU free trade agreement has finally been sealed, and the timing couldn’t be more meaningful. Across Asia, economies have been actively looking to diversify their export markets beyond the US. In fact, this strategic shift was one of the key reas...
studiocasper/iStock via Getty Images By Deepali Bhargava , Regional Head of Research, Asia-Pacific The India-EU FTA has been signed The long-awaited India-EU free trade agreement has finally been sealed, and the timing couldn’t be more meaningful. Across Asia, economies have been actively looking to diversify their export markets beyond the US. In fact, this strategic shift was one of the key reasons Asia’s export growth held up so well last year. The India–EU deal further strengthens this momentum. Some are calling it the “mother of all deals”, not just for its scale, but because it signals what could be the start of a broader shift in global trade alignments. It also highlights the EU’s willingness to take a patient, pragmatic approach to accommodating India’s sensitivities regarding the opening of certain sectors, an approach on which the US has arguably been less flexible. Overall, the agreement marks a significant milestone for both India’s trade diversification ambitions and Asia’s evolving export landscape. Below, we discuss what the deal means for India. What the deal includes India gains preferential access across 97% of EU tariff lines, covering 99.5% of trade value, with a large chunk eligible for immediate duty elimination. This is especially the case for labour-intensive sectors that account for close to 2% of India’s GDP in exports. India remains a net exporter of both goods and services to the US. Bilateral merchandise trade has been on a steady rise, reaching around $137 billion in FY2024–25, with India exporting $76 billion to the EU. Services trade is equally robust. In 2024, India–EU services trade reached $83 billion. EU Tariffs on Indian Exports Big gains for India from tariff elimination India stands to benefit significantly from the elimination of tariffs under the new trade agreement. Today, more than 60% of India’s merchandise exports to the EU come from a few key categories, including petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and mi...
Written by Emily J. Thompson , Senior Investment Analyst Source: stocktwits ORCL $ 164.58 + Infinity % 1D 1D 5D 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 5Y 1D Line Candle Analyst Views on ORCL Wall Street analysts forecast ORCL stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ORCL is 309.59 USD with a low forecast of 180.00 USD and a high forecast of 400.0...
Written by Emily J. Thompson , Senior Investment Analyst Source: stocktwits ORCL $ 164.58 + Infinity % 1D 1D 5D 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 5Y 1D Line Candle Analyst Views on ORCL Wall Street analysts forecast ORCL stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ORCL is 309.59 USD with a low forecast of 180.00 USD and a high forecast of 400.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals. 34 Analyst Rating Wall Street analysts forecast ORCL stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ORCL is 309.59 USD with a low forecast of 180.00 USD and a high forecast of 400.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals. 25 Buy 9 Hold 0 Sell Moderate Buy Current: 169.010 Low 180.00 Averages 309.59 High 400.00 Current: 169.010 Low 180.00 Averages 309.59 High 400.00 Morgan Stanley Equal Weight downgrade $320 -> $213 2026-01-23 Reason Morgan Stanley Price Target $320 -> $213 AI Analysis 2026-01-23 downgrade Equal Weight Reason Morgan Stanley lowered the firm's price target on Oracle to $213 from $320 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. GPU-as-a-Service is "a sizable revenue opportunity," but the firm's work suggests the buildout will push Oracle EPS below targets and drive materially higher funding needs, the analyst says. The firm struggles to see a viable path to Oracle's EPS targets, which is a view factored into the current share price and reduced price target, the analyst tells investors. Meanwhile, even after underperformance, the firm thinks key risks, including its own new higher forecasts for funding needs and l...
Prostatis Group LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 20.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 4,657 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after selling 1,213 shares during the period. Prostatis Group LLC's holdings in Tesla were worth $2,071,000 at the end of the most recent quarter....
Prostatis Group LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA - Free Report) by 20.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 4,657 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock after selling 1,213 shares during the period. Prostatis Group LLC's holdings in Tesla were worth $2,071,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Tesla in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Tesla in the third quarter worth about $29,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Tesla during the second quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, ESL Trust Services LLC boosted its position in Tesla by 1,900.0% in the second quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC now owns 100 shares of the electric vehicle producer's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. 66.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Get Tesla alerts: Sign Up Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of equities analysts have issued reports on TSLA shares. Glj Research reissued a "sell" rating on shares of Tesla in a research report on Thursday. Barclays reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Tesla in a report on Friday, January 23rd. CICC Research upped their price target on shares of Tesla from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Tesla in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group set a $520.00 price objective on Tesla in a report on Thursday. Seventeen...