In this article GOOGL AMZN MSFT Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT U.S. Department of War and Anthropic logos are seen in this illustration taken March 1, 2026. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Tech workers at Google , OpenAI, and some of their peers are circulating an array of letters calling for clearer limits on how their employers work with the military after the U.S. carried out strikes on I...
In this article GOOGL AMZN MSFT Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT U.S. Department of War and Anthropic logos are seen in this illustration taken March 1, 2026. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Tech workers at Google , OpenAI, and some of their peers are circulating an array of letters calling for clearer limits on how their employers work with the military after the U.S. carried out strikes on Iran over the weekend and the Pentagon blacklisted AI models from Anthropic. One open letter , titled "We Will Not Be Divided," grew from a couple hundred names on Friday to almost 900 by Monday, with nearly 100 signatories from OpenAI and close to 800 from Google. The letter took aim at the Department of Defense's actions against Anthropic, which refused to allow its technology to be used for mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons. "They're trying to divide each company with fear that the other will give in," the letter reads. "That strategy only works if none of us know where the others stand. This letter serves to create shared understanding and solidarity in the face of this pressure from the Department of War." Combat operations began in Iran hours after the Trump Administration's decision on Friday to block Anthropic and designate the company a "supply chain risk." While the U.S. government claimed the attack on Iran was necessary to neutralize "imminent threats" from the country's nuclear and missile programs, the actions appear to have pushed more tech workers to sign their names to various petitions. Tensions in tech have been escalating for months, largely due to the increased aggressiveness of federal immigration agents, including the killings of two American citizens in Minnesota early this year. Workers in the industry have demanded greater transparency regarding the work their employers do with the government, particularly when it comes to cloud and artificial intelligence contracts. For Google, the latest backlash comes as the company is reportedly in t...
Klarna (NYSE: KLAR) has not exactly been a good performer since going public in mid-2025, despite generally strong growth throughout the business. In this video, Fool.com analysts Matt Frankel and Tyler Crowe discuss the numbers, the buy now, pay later business, and why the stock has been beaten down so badly. *Stock prices used were the morning prices of Feb. 26, 2026. The video was published on ...
Klarna (NYSE: KLAR) has not exactly been a good performer since going public in mid-2025, despite generally strong growth throughout the business. In this video, Fool.com analysts Matt Frankel and Tyler Crowe discuss the numbers, the buy now, pay later business, and why the stock has been beaten down so badly. *Stock prices used were the morning prices of Feb. 26, 2026. The video was published on March 3, 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 » Don’t miss this second chance at a potentially lucrative opportunity Ever feel like you missed the boat in buying the most successful stocks? Then you’ll want to hear this. On rare occasions, our expert team of analysts issues a “Double Down” stock recommendation for companies that they think are about to pop. If you’re worried you’ve already missed your chance to invest, now is the best time to buy before it’s too late. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $473,303 !* if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, !* Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $50,407 !* if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, !* Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, you’d have $523,599!* Right now, we’re issuing “Double Down” alerts for three incredible companies, available when you join Stock Advisor, and there may not be another chance like this anytime soon. See the 3 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of March 3, 2026. Matt Frankel, CFP has positions in Klarna Group. Tyler Crowe has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Klarna Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Matthew Frankel is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting ...
sasacvetkovic33/E+ via Getty Images Pedevco ( PED ) -12.6% pre-market Tuesday after saying it will implement a reverse stock split of its outstanding common shares at a ratio of 1-for-20, effective March 13. Pedevco ( PED ) said the reverse split will enhance its capital markets profile, improve the clarity and consistency of per-share metrics, and better position the company with a broader range ...
sasacvetkovic33/E+ via Getty Images Pedevco ( PED ) -12.6% pre-market Tuesday after saying it will implement a reverse stock split of its outstanding common shares at a ratio of 1-for-20, effective March 13. Pedevco ( PED ) said the reverse split will enhance its capital markets profile, improve the clarity and consistency of per-share metrics, and better position the company with a broader range of institutional investors. The reverse split will reduce the number of Pedevco's ( PED ) common shares from ~266M to ~13.3M. More on Pedevco Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Pedevco Financial information for Pedevco
(RTTNews) - Inchcape plc [INCH.L], an automotive distribution and retail company, announced on Tuesday, the launch of a new GBP 175 million share buyback programme as part of its fiscal year financial results. The company has appointed UBS AG to execute the share purchases. Inchcape is authorized to repurchase up to 39,654,814 shares under the approval granted at its May 2025 Annual General Meetin...
(RTTNews) - Inchcape plc [INCH.L], an automotive distribution and retail company, announced on Tuesday, the launch of a new GBP 175 million share buyback programme as part of its fiscal year financial results. The company has appointed UBS AG to execute the share purchases. Inchcape is authorized to repurchase up to 39,654,814 shares under the approval granted at its May 2025 Annual General Meeting, and plans to seek a renewal of this authorization at the 2026 AGM. The buyback programme will run through March 5, 2027. INCH.L is currently trading at GBP 798.50, down GBP 71.50 or 8.22 percent on the London Stock Exchange. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple has just announced two new processors: the M5 Pro and M5 Max. The new chips will power the MacBook Pro it revealed on Tuesday, offering an 18-core CPU and a n...
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple has just announced two new processors: the M5 Pro and M5 Max. The new chips will power the MacBook Pro it revealed on Tuesday, offering an 18-core CPU and a new “Fusion Architecture” that integrates two 3nm dies into a single system-on-a-chip (SoC). The CPU’s 18-core setup includes six “super” cores and 12 new performance cores, which Apple says is “optimized to deliver greater power-efficient, multithreaded performance.” The chips deliver up to 2.5 times higher multithreaded performance when compared to the M1 Pro and M1 Max. The M5 Pro combines the 18-core CPU with an up to 20-core graphics processor, featuring an enhanced shader core “with second-generation dynamic caching and hardware-accelerated mesh shading.” Apple says the M5 Pro delivers up to 20 percent higher performance than the M4 Pro. Meanwhile, the M5 Max offers an up to 40-core GPU with over four times the compute compared to the previous generation, according to Apple. Both the M5 Pro and M5 Max feature a 16-core neural engine for on-device AI, Thunderbolt 5 support, and Memory Integrity Enforcement. Developing…
Petmal/iStock via Getty Images Thesis Plug Power Inc. ( PLUG ) is building a fully integrated green hydrogen business . This includes making PEM electrolyzers to produce hydrogen, liquefying the hydrogen, transporting it, and providing fuel cell power systems that use it. When I last covered PLUG , I gave it a Hold rating. While the long-term potential of the hydrogen market looked attractive, the...
Petmal/iStock via Getty Images Thesis Plug Power Inc. ( PLUG ) is building a fully integrated green hydrogen business . This includes making PEM electrolyzers to produce hydrogen, liquefying the hydrogen, transporting it, and providing fuel cell power systems that use it. When I last covered PLUG , I gave it a Hold rating. While the long-term potential of the hydrogen market looked attractive, the company's ongoing losses and continued cash burn really made it difficult for me to justify the stock's valuation at that time. Seeking Alpha PLUG did have a nice surge in share price last fall. Unfortunately, not considering today's ~10% pre-market pop, that momentum has been running out of steam. All the same, after reviewing the company's latest results, I'm maintaining my neutral stance. The operational progress is encouraging but not yet strong enough to fully offset the structural and financial risks still hanging over the company. Plug Power Q4 2025: My Perspective Seeking Alpha Q4 2025 gross margin : +2.4% (vs. -122.5% in Q4 2024) Gross margin improvement: +125 percentage points YoY FY 2025 revenue growth: ~13% Q4 2025 revenue: $225.22 million (+17.63% YoY). Plug Power was finally able to make a profit on its basic sales (positive gross margins) after spending years investing money. It lowered the cost of servicing each unit, improved how efficiently its hydrogen production sites started operating, including the Louisiana facility , and benefited from selling more products. Essentially, when sales went up, the company just spread the same fixed costs like rent, admin expenses, maybe executive coffee budget, across a larger pile, so to speak. As for the backdrop, it now points to wider policy support kicking in. Europe's RED III rules are translating into national laws. For example, Italy, where I'm currently situated, has recently written these rules into its national legislation. This is helping speed up efforts to cut pollution from oil refineries and to develop ...
"We understand how deeply distressing and concerning this incident is and we will have extra officers in the area to offer reassurance to the community," Det Supt James Munro said.
"We understand how deeply distressing and concerning this incident is and we will have extra officers in the area to offer reassurance to the community," Det Supt James Munro said.
Amazon.comAMZN made a significant move to deepen its AI footprint recently, announcing a multi-year strategic partnership with OpenAI alongside a commitment to invest up to $50 billion in the ChatGPT-maker. The initial tranche of $15 billion will be followed by an additional $35 billion contingent on certain conditions being met. The announcement comes just weeks after Amazon reported its fourth-q...
Amazon.comAMZN made a significant move to deepen its AI footprint recently, announcing a multi-year strategic partnership with OpenAI alongside a commitment to invest up to $50 billion in the ChatGPT-maker. The initial tranche of $15 billion will be followed by an additional $35 billion contingent on certain conditions being met. The announcement comes just weeks after Amazon reported its fourth-quarter 2025 results, positioning the deal as a direct extension of the company's AI-first strategy. The partnership is structured around several interconnected pillars. Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) and OpenAI will co-create a Stateful Runtime Environment powered by OpenAI models, available on Amazon Bedrock, and AWS will serve as the exclusive third-party cloud distribution provider for OpenAI Frontier, the latter's enterprise agent platform. Additionally, OpenAI will consume 2 gigawatts of Trainium capacity through AWS infrastructure and will expand its existing compute agreement with AWS by $100 billion over the next eight years. The companies also plan to develop customized models for Amazon's consumer-facing applications. The timing is strategically significant. In the fourth quarter of 2025, AWS revenues grew 24% year over year to $35.6 billion — the fastest growth rate in 13 quarters — with an annualized run rate of $142 billion and an AWS backlog of $244 billion, up 40% year over year. Yet the deal introduces risk alongside opportunity. Amazon has guided for approximately $200 billion in capital expenditures in 2026, and the OpenAI investment adds to an already elevated capital commitment. The $35 billion portion of the investment remains contingent, and the underlying joint collaboration agreement has not been made public, leaving key termination terms undisclosed. Free cash flow fell sharply to $11.2 billion on a trailing 12-month basis despite a 20% rise in operating cash flow, underscoring the tension between long-term AI positioning and near-term financial flexib...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 8 a.m. ET Call participants Co-Chief Executive Officer — Justin B. Klee Co-Chief Executive Officer — Joshua B. Cohen Chief Medical Officer — Dr. Camille L. Bedrosian Chief Financial Officer — James M. Frates Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] Takeaways Cash and marketable securities -- $317 million at quarter-en...
Image source: The Motley Fool. Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 8 a.m. ET Call participants Co-Chief Executive Officer — Justin B. Klee Co-Chief Executive Officer — Joshua B. Cohen Chief Medical Officer — Dr. Camille L. Bedrosian Chief Financial Officer — James M. Frates Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] Takeaways Cash and marketable securities -- $317 million at quarter-end, representing a decrease from $344 million at the end of the prior quarter. -- $317 million at quarter-end, representing a decrease from $344 million at the end of the prior quarter. Anticipated cash runway -- Management expects funding to last into 2028, supporting operations through LUCIDITY top-line data, potential FDA approval, and a possible commercial launch of Avexatide in 2027. -- Management expects funding to last into 2028, supporting operations through LUCIDITY top-line data, potential FDA approval, and a possible commercial launch of Avexatide in 2027. Total operating expenses -- $36.6 million for the quarter, an 8% decline compared to the same period in 2024. -- $36.6 million for the quarter, an 8% decline compared to the same period in 2024. Research and development expenses -- $21.2 million, lower than $22.9 million in the comparable prior-year quarter, attributed to reduced spending on AMX035 and offset by increased Avexatide development costs. -- $21.2 million, lower than $22.9 million in the comparable prior-year quarter, attributed to reduced spending on AMX035 and offset by increased Avexatide development costs. Selling, general, and administrative expenses -- $15.4 million versus $17.1 million in Q4 2024, reflecting reduced consulting and professional service costs. -- $15.4 million versus $17.1 million in Q4 2024, reflecting reduced consulting and professional service costs. Non-cash stock-based compensation -- $6.4 million for the quarter, down from $6.8 million in Q4 2024. -- $6.4 million for the quarter, down from $6.8 million in Q4 2024. Mileston...
Amazon.com Inc has said two Amazon Web Services data centres in the United Arab Emirates were hit by drone strikes, with another facility in Bahrain damaged by a nearby attack, as Iran retaliated to the strikes by the US and Israel. Joint US and Israeli strikes on Iran started over the...
Amazon.com Inc has said two Amazon Web Services data centres in the United Arab Emirates were hit by drone strikes, with another facility in Bahrain damaged by a nearby attack, as Iran retaliated to the strikes by the US and Israel. Joint US and Israeli strikes on Iran started over the...
Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KNG) delivered a clean double beat to open fiscal 2026, reporting Q4 2025 adjusted EPS of $1.73 against a consensus estimate of $1.67, a +4.85% positive surprise. Revenue came in at $1.018 billion, clearing the $988.8 million estimate by nearly $29 million. Shares were trading at $64.82 heading into today’s session, up 6.11% ... Kontoor Crosses $1B Revenue Mark as Profitabilit...
Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KNG) delivered a clean double beat to open fiscal 2026, reporting Q4 2025 adjusted EPS of $1.73 against a consensus estimate of $1.67, a +4.85% positive surprise. Revenue came in at $1.018 billion, clearing the $988.8 million estimate by nearly $29 million. Shares were trading at $64.82 heading into today’s session, up 6.11% ... Kontoor Crosses $1B Revenue Mark as Profitability Slips
Poland’s state-run fertilizer producer has temporarily stopped taking new orders as tensions soar in the Middle East and the price of gas, a key input, surges. Grupa Azoty SA will continue production, and the decision applies only to new March orders for nitrogen fertilizers, the company said in a statement. “The reason for the decision is the unstable geopolitical situation in the Middle East.” R...
Poland’s state-run fertilizer producer has temporarily stopped taking new orders as tensions soar in the Middle East and the price of gas, a key input, surges. Grupa Azoty SA will continue production, and the decision applies only to new March orders for nitrogen fertilizers, the company said in a statement. “The reason for the decision is the unstable geopolitical situation in the Middle East.” Read More: Iran War Snarls Key Global Hub for Fertilizer Supplies Azoty is the second-largest producer of nitrogen and compound fertilizers in the European Union, and its decision raises concerns about other firms following suit. The war in Iran is already disrupting flows from the Persian Gulf, a crucial shipping and production hub for fertilizers, pushing up prices at a time when farmers in the Northern Hemisphere prepare to apply the products to their fields. Meanwhile, soaring gas costs will also impact producers of crop nutrients elsewhere, further boosting costs . “Accepting orders on the existing terms and conditions with such a drastic increase in costs would expose the company to negative consequences,” the statement added. Unlike some of its peers, Azoty has chosen not to make its products more expensive for now. Fertilizer producers outside Europe — in Egypt, Algeria, China and the US — decided to immediately raise prices by $45-$70 a ton, Azoty said. “We decided not to pass on such high costs to our partners.” Read More: European Gas Hits Three-Year High as Qatar LNG Halt Rocks Market Grupa Azoty was already facing fierce competition from Russia and Belarus. Last month, it filed a restructuring plan as it sought to settle about 17% of the debt taken on to build the biggest propylene and polypropylene complex in central and eastern Europe. Shares in Azoty slumped nearly 4% in intraday trading in Warsaw.