Advances in AI, the rise of digital assets, and shifting industry dynamics are rapidly redefining how financial services are delivered. With new entrants gaining bank charters, the long-standing role of traditional banks as the gatekeepers of finance is being challenged, facilitating a unique opportunity to reimagine the customer experience. The next era of banking will be defined not just by inno...
Advances in AI, the rise of digital assets, and shifting industry dynamics are rapidly redefining how financial services are delivered. With new entrants gaining bank charters, the long-standing role of traditional banks as the gatekeepers of finance is being challenged, facilitating a unique opportunity to reimagine the customer experience. The next era of banking will be defined not just by innovation, but also by adaptation, as forward-looking institutions look to balance much-needed transformation with personalisation, trust and security. Making the most of this environment will require banks, fintechs, and regulators alike to work together for lasting progress and a stronger, more inclusive era of banking. From AI ambition to bank-ready execution NVIDIA reports that 65% of financial services organisations are actively using AI, up from 45% last year. The promises of AI are quickly shifting from aspiration to real-life application in banking, as nearly 90% say that AI has helped increase annual revenue. Notably, AI’s primary role in banking is moving from improving back-office operations to the front lines. Some of the most popular use cases are emerging in customer experience and engagement, alongside trading and portfolio management. Large banks have already started rolling out major AI initiatives to improve the customer experience. Recently, Citi launched AI-driven platforms to provide its wealth advisors the ability to review market research and portfolio data more quickly, freeing up time to provide clients with faster responses. Similarly, Wells Fargo teamed up with Google to deploy AI agents that assist employees in common back-office tasks, so they can spend more time on high-value client interactions. But winning with AI is not as straightforward as deploying new technology. For AI systems to be effective, they depend on access to high-quality data pipelines. With multiple legacy systems in place, data housed across business units, and adherence to str...
Investors in Crane NXT, Co. CXT need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the March 20, 2026 $65 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today. What is Implied Volatility? Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest t...
Investors in Crane NXT, Co. CXT need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the March 20, 2026 $65 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today. What is Implied Volatility? Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other. It could also mean there is an event coming up soon that may cause a big rally or a huge sell-off. However, implied volatility is only one piece of the puzzle when putting together an options trading strategy. What do the Analysts Think? Clearly, options traders are pricing in a big move for Crane NXT shares, but what is the fundamental picture for the company? Currently, Crane NXT is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) in the Technology Services industry that ranks in the Bottom 26% of our Zacks Industry Rank. Over the last 60 days, no analyst increased the earnings estimates for the current quarter, while one has dropped the estimates. The net effect has taken our Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter from 93 cents per share to 53 cents in that period. Given the way analysts feel about Crane NXT right now, this huge implied volatility could mean there’s a trade developing. Oftentimes, options traders look for options with high levels of implied volatility to sell premium. This is a strategy many seasoned traders use because it captures decay. At expiration, the hope for these traders is that the underlying stock does not move as much as originally expected. Looking to Trade Options? Check out the simple yet high-powered approach that Zacks Executive VP Kevin Matras has used to close recent double and triple-digit winners. In addition to impressive profit potential, these trades can actually reduce your risk. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, yo...
Earnings Call Insights: CorMedix Inc. (CRMD) Q4 2025 Management View CEO Joseph Todisco stated that “2025 was truly a transformational year for CorMedix. While DefenCath achieved peak sales of just under $260 million, we are excited to have both announced and closed the acquisition of Melinta Therapeutics in the third quarter of the year. In addition, the team worked expeditiously to facilitate in...
Earnings Call Insights: CorMedix Inc. (CRMD) Q4 2025 Management View CEO Joseph Todisco stated that “2025 was truly a transformational year for CorMedix. While DefenCath achieved peak sales of just under $260 million, we are excited to have both announced and closed the acquisition of Melinta Therapeutics in the third quarter of the year. In addition, the team worked expeditiously to facilitate integration and achieve our target synergy of $35 million during the fourth quarter of 2025.” Todisco affirmed guidance for 2026 DefenCath revenue of $150 million to $170 million and 2027 DefenCath revenue of $100 million to $125 million. He emphasized, “We are also affirming its full year 2026 financial guidance of revenue of $300 million to $320 million and adjusted EBITDA of $100 million to $125 million.” The CEO discussed the transition of DefenCath’s reimbursement from TDAPA to a bundled add-on mechanism, with supply pricing for Q3, Q4 2026, and 2027 being finalized, and highlighted ongoing discussions with Medicare Advantage providers and new customers. Todisco described the first Analyst R&D Day focused on the antifungal product REZZAYO and pipeline developments, noting, “The feedback from thought leaders was excellent and underscores our view for the large potential market opportunity for REZZAYO, which we estimate at approximately $2.5 billion across both potential indications and for DefenCath and TPN, which we estimate between $500 million and $750 million.” EVP & Chief Operating Officer Elizabeth Masson-Hurlburt reported, “The global Phase III ReSPECT study evaluating REZZAYO for the prophylaxis of fungal infections in adult allogeneic bone marrow transplant patients completed in September,” with top line data expected in Q2 2026. EVP & Chief Financial Officer Susan Blum stated, “For the fourth quarter, net revenue of $128.6 million reflected continued growth across our commercial portfolio, driven primarily by DefenCath, which contributed $91.2 million and supple...
The milestone marks a major turnaround for Bilibili, which for years faced pressure to prove the sustainability of its business model. Photo: VCG Chinese video platform Bilibili Inc. reported its first-ever annual profit, driven by surging advertising revenue and tighter cost controls that have placed the company on firmer financial footing. For full-year 2025, Bilibili posted a net profit of 1.2 ...
The milestone marks a major turnaround for Bilibili, which for years faced pressure to prove the sustainability of its business model. Photo: VCG Chinese video platform Bilibili Inc. reported its first-ever annual profit, driven by surging advertising revenue and tighter cost controls that have placed the company on firmer financial footing. For full-year 2025, Bilibili posted a net profit of 1.2 billion yuan ($174 million), reversing a loss a year earlier, according to financial results released Thursday. Total revenue rose 13% to 30.4 billion yuan. Shares of the company, listed in the U.S. and Hong Kong, jumped nearly 6% in premarket trading in New York following the announcement.
The typical homeowner has stayed in their home for 12 years as of December, almost double the median tenure of two decades ago, according to Redfin. On "Bloomberg Markets," Jim Egan, US housing strategist and co-head of securitized products strategy at Morgan Stanley, joins Katie Greifeld to discuss the US housing market. (Source: Bloomberg)
The typical homeowner has stayed in their home for 12 years as of December, almost double the median tenure of two decades ago, according to Redfin. On "Bloomberg Markets," Jim Egan, US housing strategist and co-head of securitized products strategy at Morgan Stanley, joins Katie Greifeld to discuss the US housing market. (Source: Bloomberg)
"When I get to the first village," he told us, "I will say with a loud voice: 'I have been fighting for you, you are my people, and now I will fight even more.'" He believes he will be there in time to celebrate the Kurdish new year festival, Nowruz, which falls on 21 March.
"When I get to the first village," he told us, "I will say with a loud voice: 'I have been fighting for you, you are my people, and now I will fight even more.'" He believes he will be there in time to celebrate the Kurdish new year festival, Nowruz, which falls on 21 March.
IherPhoto Crude oil ( CL1:COM ) prices surged Thursday afternoon, climbing above the $80-per-barrel mark as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East fueled a sharp rally across energy markets. Oil jumped over 9% during the session, with prices briefly touching an intraday high of $81.64 per barrel and now hover near the $81 level. The move pushed crude to its highest price in more than ...
IherPhoto Crude oil ( CL1:COM ) prices surged Thursday afternoon, climbing above the $80-per-barrel mark as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East fueled a sharp rally across energy markets. Oil jumped over 9% during the session, with prices briefly touching an intraday high of $81.64 per barrel and now hover near the $81 level. The move pushed crude to its highest price in more than 19 months, marking levels not seen since July 18, 2024. The rapid advance underscores growing concern among traders about potential disruptions to global supply as the conflict between the United States and Iran intensifies. Market participants are closely monitoring developments surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow shipping passage that serves as one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints. A significant share of globally traded crude passes through the corridor, making it highly sensitive to geopolitical instability. With tensions rising and uncertainty surrounding the safety of key shipping routes, investors have increasingly priced in the risk of supply interruptions, helping drive the latest surge in crude prices and reinforcing volatility across broader energy markets. Oil ETFs: ( USO ), ( UCO ), ( DBO ), ( OILK ), and ( USL ). Energy ETFs: ( XLE ), ( AMLP ), ( VDE ), ( XOP ), ( OIH ), and ( IXC ). More on markets US10Y climbs above 4.1% and hits a three-week high as inflation expectations rise Strait of Hormuz closure looks like a coin flip as traders forecast essentially 50-50 chance Apollo warns Strait of Hormuz disruption could rattle global energy supply Yield strategies shine: Dividend funds deliver one of their best months on record Maersk suspends gulf cargo bookings amid Middle East tensions as shipping pressures mount
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Tesla (TSLA, Financials) reported a sharp decline in UK vehicle sales in February as competition from Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers intensified. Tesla UK registrations decreased 37% to 2,422 in February from 3,852 for the same month last year, according to SMMT data. The reduction comes as Chinese EV companies, especially BYD (BYDDF, Financials), ...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Tesla (TSLA, Financials) reported a sharp decline in UK vehicle sales in February as competition from Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers intensified. Tesla UK registrations decreased 37% to 2,422 in February from 3,852 for the same month last year, according to SMMT data. The reduction comes as Chinese EV companies, especially BYD (BYDDF, Financials), grow in Europe. Although Tesla sold more vehicles than BYD in the UK in February, the Chinese carmaker saw great growth due to electric vehicle demand. Despite being below Tesla, BYD sales in the UK climbed 83% year over year, according to SMMT statistics. Despite Tesla's drop, UK automobile sales grew. As private retail demand improved, February new car registrations rose 7.2% to 90,100 units, the greatest February result since 2004. Tesla claimed monthly registration data don't accurately reflect sales since vehicles are supplied to the UK in batches from its facilities. Orders and bookings in the first two months of the year outpaced 2024 and 2025, the business said.
Kroger (KR +5.00%) stock jumped 4.8% through 2:10 p.m. ET Thursday after reporting mixed results for Q4 2025. Heading into the report, analysts forecast Kroger would earn $1.20 per share, adjusted for one-time items, on quarterly sales of $35 billion. Kroger beat the earnings target with adjusted profit of $1.28, while sales fell a bit short at $34.7 billion. Kroger Q4 earnings Q4 sales increased ...
Kroger (KR +5.00%) stock jumped 4.8% through 2:10 p.m. ET Thursday after reporting mixed results for Q4 2025. Heading into the report, analysts forecast Kroger would earn $1.20 per share, adjusted for one-time items, on quarterly sales of $35 billion. Kroger beat the earnings target with adjusted profit of $1.28, while sales fell a bit short at $34.7 billion. Kroger Q4 earnings Q4 sales increased only 1.2% year over year; Kroger noted that falling fuel costs played a part. Same-store sales "without fuel" grew twice as fast at 2.4%. Operating profit soared 36.6%, and GAAP earnings per share jumped 50% to $1.35, even better than the adjusted number. For the full year, Kroger did $147.6 billion in total sales, up just 0.3% versus 2024. Again, falling fuel costs had an effect. Ex-fuel, same-store sales increased 2.9% for the year, says Kroger. Full-year profit fell more than half versus 2024, to $1.54 per share. Free cash flow for the year was $3.4 billion, nearly twice the $1.8 billion in cash profits generated in 2024. Expand NYSE : KR Kroger Today's Change ( 5.00 %) $ 3.40 Current Price $ 71.39 Key Data Points Market Cap $43B Day's Range $ 67.30 - $ 71.63 52wk Range $ 58.60 - $ 74.90 Volume 688K Avg Vol 6.5M Gross Margin 20.94 % Dividend Yield 2.02 % Is Kroger stock a buy? On Kroger's $47.2 billion market capitalization, that works out to a price-to-free cash flow ratio of 13.9 -- not bad for a stock that just doubled its annual free cash flow! But can Kroger maintain that rate of turbocharged growth? Probably not. Turning to guidance, management foresees sales ex-fuel growing perhaps 1% or 2% in 2026. Earnings will bounce back sharply, to somewhere between $5.10 and $5.30 per share, says management. (Incidentally, this gives the stock a forward P/E ratio of 13.7 -- roughly equal to its current P/FCF ratio). For the nation's biggest supermarket chain paying a 2% dividend yield, that seems a fair price to me.
Shares of Kroger (NYSE: KR) popped 9.9% on Thursday after the grocery store chain announced strong fourth-quarter 2023 results and better-than-expected forward guidance. Kroger ended the year on a high note For its fourth quarter of 2023, Kroger's total company sales grew 6.4% year over year to $37.06 billion, including around $2.7 billion from an extra week in the quarter relative to the same yea...
Shares of Kroger (NYSE: KR) popped 9.9% on Thursday after the grocery store chain announced strong fourth-quarter 2023 results and better-than-expected forward guidance. Kroger ended the year on a high note For its fourth quarter of 2023, Kroger's total company sales grew 6.4% year over year to $37.06 billion, including around $2.7 billion from an extra week in the quarter relative to the same year-ago period. Identical sales without fuel declined by 0.8%. On the bottom line, that translated to net earnings of $1.34 per share, or $1.14 per share excluding a $0.20-per-share benefit from the extra week. Most analysts were modeling earnings of $1.13 per share on roughly the same revenue. Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen called it the end of a "strong" year that was in line with the company's long-term growth model. "As customers manage macroeconomic pressures, we are lowering prices and offering even more ways to save with personalized promotions and rewards," he added, crediting Kroger's "unique seamless shopping experience" for their solid performance. What's next for Kroger investors? For the full year 2024, Kroger expects identical sales growth without fuel of 0.25% to 1.75%, with adjusted net earnings per share of $4.30 to $4.50. The midpoint of that earnings range is well above analysts' consensus estimates for full-year earnings of $4.34 per share. In the end, this was as strong a quarter and forward guidance as any investor could have hoped, given broader macroeconomic concerns and dampened consumer spending patterns. Kroger stock is understandably rallying in response. Should you invest $1,000 in Kroger right now? Before you buy stock in Kroger, 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 Kroger wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow bl...
An open-source collaboration brings voice and vision AI directly onto consumer hardware, keeping sensitive data off the cloud LONDON, March 05, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brilliant Labs, Neuphonic and TheStage AI today announced a strategic partnership to enable frontier AI in wearable technology without the latency and privacy compromises of cloud computing. Currently AI inference, such as audio or i...
An open-source collaboration brings voice and vision AI directly onto consumer hardware, keeping sensitive data off the cloud LONDON, March 05, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brilliant Labs, Neuphonic and TheStage AI today announced a strategic partnership to enable frontier AI in wearable technology without the latency and privacy compromises of cloud computing. Currently AI inference, such as audio or image analysis, relies on models hosted in the cloud, creating unnecessary latency and risking user data exposure. This partnership fixes this by moving processing directly into consumer hardware, protecting sensitive point-of-view data and enhancing performance with faster response times. Brilliant Labs are gearing up to the launch of Halo, their latest smart glasses. In addition to on-device vision inference, Halo will use Neuphonic’s Conversational AI models on an inference engine built by TheStage AI. This architecture challenges the foundation of cloud-dependent offerings from giants like Meta and Snap, placing user privacy and latency at the core of the user experience. This partnership represents a new paradigm in wearable architecture as: Brilliant Labs will release its groundbreaking AI memory feature through its open-source eyewear platform in one of the slimmest form factors available. Neuphonic will deliver the conversational interface, where their ultra-low-latency text to speech technology runs locally, turning the device into a conversational partner with human-like responsiveness. Finally, TheStage AI will provide an automated inference engine that optimises AI models to run efficiently on the edge, ensuring instant processing without draining the battery. By combining these strengths, Brilliant Labs is delivering an unprecedented AI wearable experience to its customers where voice, vision, and sensor data is processed locally on the user’s device: no raw point-of-view data ever leaves the user’s phone or glasses. This architecture stands in stark contrast to...
Investors in Quest Diagnostics Incorporated DGX need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the March 20, 2026 $130 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today. What is Implied Volatility? Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied vol...
Investors in Quest Diagnostics Incorporated DGX need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the March 20, 2026 $130 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today. What is Implied Volatility? Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other. It could also mean there is an event coming up soon that may cause a big rally or a huge sell-off. However, implied volatility is only one piece of the puzzle when putting together an options trading strategy. What do the Analysts Think? Clearly, options traders are pricing in a big move for Quest Diagnostics shares, but what is the fundamental picture for the company? Currently, Quest Diagnostics is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) in the Medical – Outpatient and Home Healthcare industry that ranks in the Bottom 27% of our Zacks Industry Rank. Over the last 60 days, five analysts have increased their earnings estimates for the current quarter, while one has dropped the estimates. The net effect has taken our Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter from $2.38 per share to $2.39 in that period. Given the way analysts feel about Quest Diagnostics right now, this huge implied volatility could mean there’s a trade developing. Oftentimes, options traders look for options with high levels of implied volatility to sell premium. This is a strategy many seasoned traders use because it captures decay. At expiration, the hope for these traders is that the underlying stock does not move as much as originally expected. Looking to Trade Options? Check out the simple yet high-powered approach that Zacks Executive VP Kevin Matras has used to close recent double and triple-digit winners. In addition to impressive profit potential, these trades can actually reduce your risk. Want th...
The Iran war is shaking up investors, and it's had wide range of impacts on global markets. Oil prices have spiked, up 22% from the end of last week, and defense and shipping stocks have surged as well, as shippers have benefited from higher rates due to the closing of the Strait of Hormuz. However, rising oil prices have created a number of losers as several sectors are sensitive to oil prices. A...
The Iran war is shaking up investors, and it's had wide range of impacts on global markets. Oil prices have spiked, up 22% from the end of last week, and defense and shipping stocks have surged as well, as shippers have benefited from higher rates due to the closing of the Strait of Hormuz. However, rising oil prices have created a number of losers as several sectors are sensitive to oil prices. Asian stocks have plummeted as markets like Korea and Japan depend on oil and gas from the Middle East. Travel is another sector that has gotten hammered. Fuel accounts for a significant share of travel companies' budgets, including airlines and cruise lines, and it also creates geopolitical risk as airspace has been disrupted, and people typically don't want to travel to war zones. Travelers in Dubai and other Gulf destinations are struggling to find flights out. Here are two travel stocks that are falling on the news. 1. Carnival Carnival (CCL 3.87%) is the world's biggest cruise line, so it would seem to have the most at risk from rising oil prices and geopolitical disruption. Carnival operates some sailings out of Dubai, but it cut the season short due to the outbreak of the war. It also cancelled port calls at Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. Expand NYSE : CCL Carnival Corp. Today's Change ( -3.87 %) $ -1.08 Current Price $ 26.93 Key Data Points Market Cap $39B Day's Range $ 26.71 - $ 28.40 52wk Range $ 15.07 - $ 34.03 Volume 857K Avg Vol 21M Gross Margin 29.58 % Dividend Yield 0.54 % The stock is down 15% since the market close last Friday due to the expected impact on its business. Carnival has put together an impressive comeback since the pandemic, but cruise lines remain at risk from global events like wars and natural disasters. Carnival hasn't commented on the impact of the war, but we should get an update in its earnings report due out on March 19. Carnival's cruises are concentrated in the Caribbean, so most of its sailings won't be disrupted, but the price of oil cou...
Key Points Rising oil prices and travel disruptions have weighed on the travel sector. Carnival has canceled its cruises in the Gulf region and will likely feel an impact for higher oil prices. American Airlines was struggling before the war broke out, and its profits are likely to fall on rising fuel costs. 10 stocks we like better than Carnival Corp. › The Iran war is shaking up investors, and i...
Key Points Rising oil prices and travel disruptions have weighed on the travel sector. Carnival has canceled its cruises in the Gulf region and will likely feel an impact for higher oil prices. American Airlines was struggling before the war broke out, and its profits are likely to fall on rising fuel costs. 10 stocks we like better than Carnival Corp. › The Iran war is shaking up investors, and it's had wide range of impacts on global markets. Oil prices have spiked, up 22% from the end of last week, and defense and shipping stocks have surged as well, as shippers have benefited from higher rates due to the closing of the Strait of Hormuz. 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 » However, rising oil prices have created a number of losers as several sectors are sensitive to oil prices. Asian stocks have plummeted as markets like Korea and Japan depend on oil and gas from the Middle East. Travel is another sector that has gotten hammered. Fuel accounts for a significant share of travel companies' budgets, including airlines and cruise lines, and it also creates geopolitical risk as airspace has been disrupted, and people typically don't want to travel to war zones. Travelers in Dubai and other Gulf destinations are struggling to find flights out. Here are two travel stocks that are falling on the news. 1. Carnival Carnival (NYSE: CCL) is the world's biggest cruise line, so it would seem to have the most at risk from rising oil prices and geopolitical disruption. Carnival operates some sailings out of Dubai, but it cut the season short due to the outbreak of the war. It also cancelled port calls at Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. The stock is down 15% since the market close last Friday due to the expected impact on its business. Carnival has put together an impressive comeback since the pandemic, ...
Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS 12.30%) slipped 28.8% in February, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. After appreciating by 300% over the last two years and hitting a peak of over $100 in early January, the stock tumbled when management decided to raise a large amount of capital. The satellite internet company is still up from under $3 in 2024 to over $90 as of this writing in ...
Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS 12.30%) slipped 28.8% in February, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. After appreciating by 300% over the last two years and hitting a peak of over $100 in early January, the stock tumbled when management decided to raise a large amount of capital. The satellite internet company is still up from under $3 in 2024 to over $90 as of this writing in March 2026, making it a massive winner for shareholders in recent years. Here's why AST SpaceMobile stock was falling in February, and whether investors should act now and buy the dip with the stock below $100. Expand NASDAQ : ASTS AST SpaceMobile Today's Change ( -12.30 %) $ -12.90 Current Price $ 91.99 Key Data Points Market Cap $29B Day's Range $ 91.14 - $ 103.81 52wk Range $ 18.22 - $ 129.89 Volume 12M Avg Vol 16M Gross Margin -14399.31 % Raising funds, ambitious plans AST SpaceMobile is building a satellite constellation to help directly connect the internet to devices such as smartphones without the need for a satellite terminal that is used for existing networks such as Starlink. It is partnering with telecommunications giants such as Verizon and Vodafone to sell its capabilities to customers, which it hopes will greatly accelerate its revenue-generating potential. Building its satellite constellation requires major upfront investments. AST SpaceMobile has to manufacture its satellites and work with launch partners to get them to orbit. To take advantage of its rising share price, AST SpaceMobile just raised $1 billion in low-interest rate convertible notes due in 2036, which shored up its balance sheet. The company needs the funds, with its free cash flow at negative $1.1 billion over the last twelve months. Management wants 45-60 satellites in orbit by the end of 2026 to bring its satellite internet services to North America, Western Europe, and Japan, but it will be an expensive journey to get there. Investors are also likely nervous about continued share dilution...
Key Points AST SpaceMobile just made a massive fundraising round, which brought some air out of the share price. The company has an ambitious plan for satellite internet with its upcoming constellation deployment. Shares of AST SpaceMobile stock look extremely expensive right now. 10 stocks we like better than AST SpaceMobile › Shares of AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) slipped 28.8% in February, ac...
Key Points AST SpaceMobile just made a massive fundraising round, which brought some air out of the share price. The company has an ambitious plan for satellite internet with its upcoming constellation deployment. Shares of AST SpaceMobile stock look extremely expensive right now. 10 stocks we like better than AST SpaceMobile › Shares of AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) slipped 28.8% in February, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. After appreciating by 300% over the last two years and hitting a peak of over $100 in early January, the stock tumbled when management decided to raise a large amount of capital. The satellite internet company is still up from under $3 in 2024 to over $90 as of this writing in March 2026, making it a massive winner for shareholders in recent years. Here's why AST SpaceMobile stock was falling in February, and whether investors should act now and buy the dip with the stock below $100. 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 » Raising funds, ambitious plans AST SpaceMobile is building a satellite constellation to help directly connect the internet to devices such as smartphones without the need for a satellite terminal that is used for existing networks such as Starlink. It is partnering with telecommunications giants such as Verizon and Vodafone to sell its capabilities to customers, which it hopes will greatly accelerate its revenue-generating potential. Building its satellite constellation requires major upfront investments. AST SpaceMobile has to manufacture its satellites and work with launch partners to get them to orbit. To take advantage of its rising share price, AST SpaceMobile just raised $1 billion in low-interest rate convertible notes due in 2036, which shored up its balance sheet. The company needs the funds, with its free cash flow a...