VV Shots The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority said it has decided to launch a strategic market status investigation into Microsoft’s ( MSFT ) business software ecosystem. Britain's competition regulator said it has looked at several closely connected issues across cloud services and business software, with the aim of ensuring customers, including businesses and government, can benefit from...
VV Shots The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority said it has decided to launch a strategic market status investigation into Microsoft’s ( MSFT ) business software ecosystem. Britain's competition regulator said it has looked at several closely connected issues across cloud services and business software, with the aim of ensuring customers, including businesses and government, can benefit from the available products at the most competitive prices. The antitrust watchdog said that it will start the SMS probe into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem in May. CMA noted that hundreds of thousands of U.K. businesses and public sector organizations use Microsoft’s business software (such as Windows, Word, Excel, Teams, and increasingly Copilot) every day. The regulator added that an SMS designation would allow it to act on a major concern from the CMA’s cloud market investigation — Microsoft’s use of software licensing reducing competition in the cloud. It would also provide a route to ensuring a level playing field among providers at a critical moment, as AI-driven innovation reshapes competition in productivity software. The CMA also said that following engagement with it, Microsoft and Amazon ( AMZN ) have set out actions on cloud egress fees and interoperability to support greater choice for businesses and public sector organizations in the U.K. These changes will reduce expense and effort for U.K. customers when using more than one cloud provider. The CMA will continue active engagement with Microsoft and Amazon to ensure these actions on exit fees and interoperability benefit UK customers, according to the agency. Microsoft and Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Seeking Alpha. "At the same time, we’re taking action now, deciding to launch an investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem. An SMS designation would enable us to tackle remaining concerns around Microsoft’s licensing practices in cloud and would also enab...
Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) is one of Jim Cramer’s Biggest Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Stock Hits & Misses. Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) is an American Bitcoin mining company headquartered in Castle Rock, Colorado. Its shares are up by 79% over the past year and by 10.6% since Cramer discussed the firm in July on Mad Money. […]
Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) is one of Jim Cramer’s Biggest Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Stock Hits & Misses. Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) is an American Bitcoin mining company headquartered in Castle Rock, Colorado. Its shares are up by 79% over the past year and by 10.6% since Cramer discussed the firm in July on Mad Money. […]
Pepkor Holdings Ltd. hired Merwe Scholtz to head its new banking initiative as Africa’s largest seller of clothing and mobile phones prepares to operate an independent lender from next year. The Cape-Town-based company already sells smartphones and offers credit to customers — adding deposits is a final step needed for full-service banking, it said in an investor presentation Tuesday. This confirm...
Pepkor Holdings Ltd. hired Merwe Scholtz to head its new banking initiative as Africa’s largest seller of clothing and mobile phones prepares to operate an independent lender from next year. The Cape-Town-based company already sells smartphones and offers credit to customers — adding deposits is a final step needed for full-service banking, it said in an investor presentation Tuesday. This confirmed earlier Bloomberg reports that the retailer was weighing plans to launch a lender on its own. With about a sixth of South Africans unbanked or underserved, the move positions Pepkor alongside retailers that are leveraging loyalty-program data to expand into banking, such as Shoprite Holdings Ltd. Pepkor plans to use its more than 6,500 stores for the digital bank, with a total build cost target of less than 1 billion rand ($58 million) and a return-on-equity target of more than 30% from the lender’s fifth year. No bank has entered the local market with all these assets in place, it said. An independent advisory board will keep the bank accountable and is already largely in place, it said. Pepkor received regulatory approval last year to establish a banking unit and has acquired a financial-technology platform to support the expansion. In December, it appointed former Investec Bank Chief Executive Officer Richard Wainwright as an independent non-executive director. Pepkor’s fintech revenue rose 31% to 16.6 billion rand in the year through September, accounting for 17% of total sales. Sign up here for the daily Next Africa newsletter, and subscribe to the Next Africa podcast on Apple , Spotify or anywhere you listen .
Trainer calling on authorities to apply ‘common sense’ ‘There was a blip on the computer’, says Irish handler The most successful horse racing operation in Europe has mistakenly taken two well-backed horses out of the first English Classic due to “computer error” and left the ante-post betting market for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket next month in turmoil. Aidan O’Brien says Albert Einstein and G...
Trainer calling on authorities to apply ‘common sense’ ‘There was a blip on the computer’, says Irish handler The most successful horse racing operation in Europe has mistakenly taken two well-backed horses out of the first English Classic due to “computer error” and left the ante-post betting market for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket next month in turmoil. Aidan O’Brien says Albert Einstein and Gstaad were mistakenly removed from the race and has told the Racing Post : “There was a blip on the computer. Something happened, the computer went bananas and took out a couple of horses that weren’t meant to be taken out. We are hoping to get them back in and could do with a bit of common sense being applied. Continue reading...
Palantir (PLTR) trades at roughly 100x estimated 2026 earnings and 73x 2027 earnings - multiples that would look pretty alarming on almost any other business. After nearly 135% run over the last year, the stock is down roughly 30% year-to-date in 2026 (read Why). And yet, long-term conviction in the stock hasn't wavered.
Palantir (PLTR) trades at roughly 100x estimated 2026 earnings and 73x 2027 earnings - multiples that would look pretty alarming on almost any other business. After nearly 135% run over the last year, the stock is down roughly 30% year-to-date in 2026 (read Why). And yet, long-term conviction in the stock hasn't wavered.
TeraWulf Inc. (NASDAQ:WULF) is one of Jim Cramer’s Biggest Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Stock Hits & Misses. TeraWulf Inc. (NASDAQ:WULF) is a Bitcoin mining facility operator based in Easton, Maryland. Its shares are up by a whopping 399% over the past year and by 188% since Cramer discussed the firm on Mad Money. One major move […]
TeraWulf Inc. (NASDAQ:WULF) is one of Jim Cramer’s Biggest Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Stock Hits & Misses. TeraWulf Inc. (NASDAQ:WULF) is a Bitcoin mining facility operator based in Easton, Maryland. Its shares are up by a whopping 399% over the past year and by 188% since Cramer discussed the firm on Mad Money. One major move […]
AlTi Global ( ALTI ) announced on Tuesday that Nancy Curtin has been appointed interim chief executive officer of AlTi and to its board of directors, effective immediately. The company said that Curtin is a member of the executive leadership team and serves as global chief investment officer of AlTi. She succeeds Michael Tiedemann , who will remain available in an advisory capacity to support the ...
AlTi Global ( ALTI ) announced on Tuesday that Nancy Curtin has been appointed interim chief executive officer of AlTi and to its board of directors, effective immediately. The company said that Curtin is a member of the executive leadership team and serves as global chief investment officer of AlTi. She succeeds Michael Tiedemann , who will remain available in an advisory capacity to support the transition. Since AlTi’s inception, she has served as global chief investment officer. Before that role, Curtin was CIO and head of investments at Alvarium Investments from 2020 until it merged to create AlTi and held similar leadership positions at Close Brothers Asset Management and Fortune Asset Management. Source: Press Release More on AlTi Global Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on AlTi Global Historical earnings data for AlTi Global Financial information for AlTi Global
Telegram is increasingly blocked and mobile internet users face blackouts in effort likened to Iranian shutdowns Russia is in the midst of a vast, slow-moving effort to splinter its internet from the rest of the world, say activists and experts, with steep consequences for millions of people who are gradually being cut off. Unlike Iran’s internet shutdowns earlier this year, Russia’s shutdown is a...
Telegram is increasingly blocked and mobile internet users face blackouts in effort likened to Iranian shutdowns Russia is in the midst of a vast, slow-moving effort to splinter its internet from the rest of the world, say activists and experts, with steep consequences for millions of people who are gradually being cut off. Unlike Iran’s internet shutdowns earlier this year, Russia’s shutdown is a piecemeal and opaque effort. It is defined by escalating mobile internet blackouts across cities and provinces, growing restrictions on certain kinds of traffic, and new blocks on Telegram, a messaging app essential to communication and daily life for most Russians. Continue reading...
Plus Therapeutics ( PSTV ) on Tuesday announced a reverse stock split of its shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-25. The reverse stock split will become effective on April 2, 2026, and the company’s common stock will open for trading on Nasdaq on a post-split basis on April 2, 2026, under the company’s existing trading symbol, “PSTV.” The reverse stock split is being implemented to increase...
Plus Therapeutics ( PSTV ) on Tuesday announced a reverse stock split of its shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-25. The reverse stock split will become effective on April 2, 2026, and the company’s common stock will open for trading on Nasdaq on a post-split basis on April 2, 2026, under the company’s existing trading symbol, “PSTV.” The reverse stock split is being implemented to increase the per share trading price of the company’s common stock for the purpose of ensuring a share price high enough to comply with the minimum $1.00 bid price requirement for continued listing on Nasdaq. The reverse stock split will reduce the company’s outstanding common stock from approximately 171.55M shares to about 6.86M shares. PSTV -12.95% premarket to $0.1868. Source: Press Release More on Plus Therapeutics Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (PSTV) Discusses Business Update, REYOBIQ Clinical Program Progress, and Recent Financial Offering - Slideshow Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (PSTV) Discusses Business Update, REYOBIQ Clinical Program Progress, and Recent Financial Offering Transcript Plus Therapeutics GAAP EPS of -$0.29 beats by $0.01, revenue of $5.21M beats by $0.14M Plus Therapeutics stock plunges after pricing $15M units offering Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Plus Therapeutics
Docusign ( DOCU ) was in focus on Tuesday as Bank of America reinstated coverage on the electronic signature company with an Underperform rating and a $52 price target. Shares fell 1.7% in premarket trading. “Having dominated the eSignature software market, Docusign is in a more uncertain phase of its growth trajectory,” analyst Matt Bullock wrote in a note to clients. “With the eSignature market ...
Docusign ( DOCU ) was in focus on Tuesday as Bank of America reinstated coverage on the electronic signature company with an Underperform rating and a $52 price target. Shares fell 1.7% in premarket trading. “Having dominated the eSignature software market, Docusign is in a more uncertain phase of its growth trajectory,” analyst Matt Bullock wrote in a note to clients. “With the eSignature market approaching maturity and trending towards commoditization, DOCU’s revenue growth has stagnated in the high single digits for the past 10 quarters. Against this backdrop, the company is pivoting into a full-scale agreement management platform at a time when AI giants like OpenAI and Anthropic are jumping into the fray with document-focused AI tooling of their own. While DOCU has the right pieces in place to establish itself as a dominant force in intelligent agreement management (IAM), an inflection is not immediately apparent. Therefore, we see limited near-term upside for shares even as they trade at a discount.” More on DocuSign Docusign: Stabilizing Business At A Great Price Docusign: Buy The SaaS Panic Docusign, Inc. (DOCU) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Enterprise software joins Monday's rally, with Palantir and AppLovin leading Microsoft, Oracle seen as benefiting from AI, while Adobe, Docusign at risk: Jefferies