Earnings season is in full throttle, with results expected from a quartet of tech giants—Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft and Tesla. In Washington, the Federal Reserve will announce its first interest-rate decision of 2026.
Earnings season is in full throttle, with results expected from a quartet of tech giants—Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft and Tesla. In Washington, the Federal Reserve will announce its first interest-rate decision of 2026.
Robert Way China has approved the import of the first batch of H200, Nvidia's ( NVDA ) second most powerful AI chip, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters . ByteDance ( BDNCE ), Alibaba ( BABA ) and Tencent ( TCEHY ) have been cleared to buy over 400,000 H200 chips in total. Other Chinese companies are reportedly joining a queue for subsequent approvals, but it's unclear how many will...
Robert Way China has approved the import of the first batch of H200, Nvidia's ( NVDA ) second most powerful AI chip, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters . ByteDance ( BDNCE ), Alibaba ( BABA ) and Tencent ( TCEHY ) have been cleared to buy over 400,000 H200 chips in total. Other Chinese companies are reportedly joining a queue for subsequent approvals, but it's unclear how many will be permitted to buy H200 chips. Chinese tech firms placed orders for over 2M H200 chips, far exceeding Nvidia's ( NVDA ) available inventory, Reuters reported last month. The H200 approvals suggest Beijing is prioritizing local companies' efforts to keep up with the U.S. in the AI race, even as it seeks to spur domestic chip development. Chinese companies like Huawei have chips that rival Nvidia's ( NVDA ) H20, but they still lag far behind the H200, which delivers about 6x the performance of the H20. More on Nvidia Nvidia: H200 China Roadblock, Soaring Memory Costs Threaten Bull Case Nvidia: The New Boeing In China Nvidia: OpenAI's AGI Admission Should Send Shivers Nvidia: GPUs Don't Matter Anymore (Rating Upgrade) China informs Alibaba, others to prep for Nvidia H200 orders
Robert Way China has approved the import of the first batch of H200, Nvidia's ( NVDA ) second most powerful AI chip, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters . ByteDance ( BDNCE ), Alibaba ( BABA ) and Tencent ( TCEHY ) have been cleared to buy over 400,000 H200 chips in total. Other Chinese companies are reportedly joining a queue for subsequent approvals, but it's unclear how many will...
Robert Way China has approved the import of the first batch of H200, Nvidia's ( NVDA ) second most powerful AI chip, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters . ByteDance ( BDNCE ), Alibaba ( BABA ) and Tencent ( TCEHY ) have been cleared to buy over 400,000 H200 chips in total. Other Chinese companies are reportedly joining a queue for subsequent approvals, but it's unclear how many will be permitted to buy H200 chips. Chinese tech firms placed orders for over 2M H200 chips, far exceeding Nvidia's ( NVDA ) available inventory, Reuters reported last month. The H200 approvals suggest Beijing is prioritizing local companies' efforts to keep up with the U.S. in the AI race, even as it seeks to spur domestic chip development. Chinese companies like Huawei have chips that rival Nvidia's ( NVDA ) H20, but they still lag far behind the H200, which delivers about 6x the performance of the H20. More on Nvidia Nvidia: H200 China Roadblock, Soaring Memory Costs Threaten Bull Case Nvidia: The New Boeing In China Nvidia: OpenAI's AGI Admission Should Send Shivers Nvidia: GPUs Don't Matter Anymore (Rating Upgrade) China informs Alibaba, others to prep for Nvidia H200 orders
Motability Operations Group Plc is looking to sell debt publicly for the first time since scrutiny of its business model prompted government intervention. The London-based firm, which leases cars to people on mobility benefits in the UK, is marketing a 12-year social bond, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified. Initial price thoughts point to a spread of aro...
Motability Operations Group Plc is looking to sell debt publicly for the first time since scrutiny of its business model prompted government intervention. The London-based firm, which leases cars to people on mobility benefits in the UK, is marketing a 12-year social bond, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified. Initial price thoughts point to a spread of around 150 basis points above mid-swaps for a deal of at least €500 million ($599.4 million), the person said. Motability bought almost one in five new cars in the UK in 2024, a statistic that alongside its wide offering of cars, including luxury vehicles, brought the operation under the spotlight last year. At the autumn budget in November, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced changes to Motability, including the removal of premium brands. Read more: An Unlikely £7 Billion Giant Is Cornering Britain’s Car Market Since the last bond sale in January 2025, S&P Global cut the company’s rating to A- with a stable outlook, citing higher sensitivity to “potential adverse market conditions such as weaker used-car prices.” The borrower also has an A2 rating with a negative outlook at Moody’s Ratings. Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest are arranging the transaction. Representatives at Motability did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Delta Air Lines Inc. has channeled its optimism for international travel into another order for widebody aircraft, agreeing to purchase 31 Airbus SE jets just days after it announced a similar-sized deal from Boeing Co. The US airline will buy 16 A330neo jets as well as 15 advanced A350-900 planes, Airbus said in a statement Wednesday. Delta in a separate release said that new aircraft will allow ...
Delta Air Lines Inc. has channeled its optimism for international travel into another order for widebody aircraft, agreeing to purchase 31 Airbus SE jets just days after it announced a similar-sized deal from Boeing Co. The US airline will buy 16 A330neo jets as well as 15 advanced A350-900 planes, Airbus said in a statement Wednesday. Delta in a separate release said that new aircraft will allow it to add more premium capacity to medium and long-haul markets as well as improve fuel efficiency and margins. Delta has touted its premium products in the cabin and on the ground as it seeks to differentiate itself from budget carriers and appeal to well-heeled flyers. Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian has said that demand from high-spending consumers continues to be strong, and expects international travel to be the next big growth opportunity. Airlines across the world are looking to rejuvenate their widebody fleets that serve on long-haul routes. Delta has almost 60 older Boeing 767s and more than 90 757s that both average 27 years. Delta is one of the biggest buyers of the Airbus A330neo, and the airline will have 55 of the model in its fleet when the latest order is fully delivered. Its A350 fleet will reach 79 aircraft, the airline said. With the latest purchase, Delta now has 232 narrowbody jets and 85 widebody aircraft on order, according to the Delta statement. That includes the 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners that the airline announced it was ordering this month.
ASML Chief Executive Officer Christophe Fouquet discusses the company's performance in the fourth quarter as orders far exceeded analysts’ expectations. "We're looking at a record quarter, we're looking at a record year," Fouquet tells Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
ASML Chief Executive Officer Christophe Fouquet discusses the company's performance in the fourth quarter as orders far exceeded analysts’ expectations. "We're looking at a record quarter, we're looking at a record year," Fouquet tells Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
AntonioGuillem/iStock via Getty Images Article Thesis I wrote about Harmony Biosciences ( HRMY ) in March last year and assigned it a “Buy” rating. My strategy for small biotech companies is to go with small positions (between ¼ and ½ initial position) for about 10 names, due to very high risks associated, especially with single-product companies. In this way, even if one or two or of them crashed...
AntonioGuillem/iStock via Getty Images Article Thesis I wrote about Harmony Biosciences ( HRMY ) in March last year and assigned it a “Buy” rating. My strategy for small biotech companies is to go with small positions (between ¼ and ½ initial position) for about 10 names, due to very high risks associated, especially with single-product companies. In this way, even if one or two or of them crashed, or even if one of them went bankrupt, my portfolio would not be much affected. I generally go with ~¼ position for single-product companies and with ~1/2 for more diversified ones. For Harmony, I went with ~0.33x position, with one blockbuster product, and several others in their pipeline. However, important things happened in the meantime. One of their pipeline candidates failed. Pressure on US drug prices intensified, and Harmony just holds a license from Bioprojet to manufacture and commercialize Wakix specifically in the US. Therefore, a reassessment of their business, fair value, short-term outlook is in order, but also in the context of a broader biotech portfolio. Business Analysis Like mentioned in the introduction, Harmony holds the license to commercialize Wakix (pitolisant) in the US for narcolepsy, and this is their only commercial product. Wakix is indeed a superior product, being the only non-scheduled treatment for daytime sleepiness, with the company confident that this is an opportunity for “$1B+ in narcolepsy alone”. Besides, the company is trying to expand its market with two new formulas: Pitolisant GR (gastro-resistant) and Pitolisant HD (High Dose): Harmony Biosciences Pitolisant Franchise (Investor Presentation) There are, however, some important caveats, besides the pressure on US drug prices mentioned in the introduction: Pitolisant GR will obviously have a cannibalization effect, mostly taking market from Wakix, but with the potential to increase the number of patients, indeed. A generic version of Wakix is estimated for 2031. Of course, Pitolisa...
Earlier this week, Elon Musk reignited a public debate over chat app privacy after calling WhatsApp "not secure," following a lawsuit that accuses Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) of misleading users about its end-to-end encryption claims. Musk Targets WhatsApp, Signal, Promotes X Chat Musk posted on X that "WhatsApp is not secure" and alleged that "even Signal is questionable," urging users to ...
Earlier this week, Elon Musk reignited a public debate over chat app privacy after calling WhatsApp "not secure," following a lawsuit that accuses Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) of misleading users about its end-to-end encryption claims. Musk Targets WhatsApp, Signal, Promotes X Chat Musk posted on X that "WhatsApp is not secure" and alleged that "even Signal is questionable," urging users to switch to X Chat, the messaging feature built into his social media platform. In 2021, Musk's endorsement sent Signal downloads surging. Interestingly, Musk's post got Community Noted, a crowdsourced fact-checking and context-adding system on X. The note said that X Chat offers end-to-end encryption but lacks forward secrecy, meaning a compromised key could expose past messages. Private keys are controlled by X and secured only by a four-digit PIN, while metadata is still collected. By contrast, Signal uses forward secrecy, stores keys solely on user devices, and collects minimal metadata. Lawsuit Claims Meta Misled Users On WhatsApp Privacy The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco by an international group of plaintiffs, alleges that Meta falsely markets WhatsApp as fully end-to-end encrypted. According to the complaint, Meta can allegedly store, analyze and access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private' communications," despite assurances to the contrary. Meta has rejected the claims, calling the lawsuit "frivolous." WhatsApp Chief Fires Back At Musk WhatsApp head Will Cathcart swiftly rejected Musk's claims, calling them "totally false." "WhatsApp can't read messages because the encryption keys are stored on your phone and we don't have access to them," Cathcart said in a post on X. He added that the lawsuit is a "no-merit, headline-seeking" case brought by the same firm that previously defended NSO Group, whose spyware was used to target journalists and government officials. Last year, WhatsApp won a $168 million jury verdict agai...
Elon Musk Slams WhatsApp As 'Not Secure' After Lawsuit Accuses Meta Of Misleading Billions – Here's How Platform's Head Responded - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Benzinga
Elon Musk Slams WhatsApp As 'Not Secure' After Lawsuit Accuses Meta Of Misleading Billions – Here's How Platform's Head Responded - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Benzinga
In this article MC-FR Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bernard Arnault, Chairman and CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, speaks during a press conference to present the 2023 annual results of LVMH in Paris, France, January 25, 2024. Benoit Tessier | Reuters LVMH shares plummeted over 7% in morning trading Wednesday after the French luxury conglomerate reported mixed full-year e...
In this article MC-FR Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bernard Arnault, Chairman and CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, speaks during a press conference to present the 2023 annual results of LVMH in Paris, France, January 25, 2024. Benoit Tessier | Reuters LVMH shares plummeted over 7% in morning trading Wednesday after the French luxury conglomerate reported mixed full-year earnings late Tuesday. Organic revenue grew by 1% in the fourth quarter , flat from the same period a year earlier. Over the full year, revenue declined 1%. Shares were last seen 7.7% lower. Investors had expected stronger numbers. "With peers such as Richemont, Burberry, and Cucinelli reporting solid QoQ improvements and beating expectations, the bar had moved slightly higher," Citi analysts said in a note. This is a breaking news story. Please refresh for updates.