UK law firms are considering legal action on behalf of women who developed brain tumours after using the contraceptive injection Depo-Provera. Depo-Provera is a high-dose synthetic progesterone, prescribed for contraception and other menstrual symptoms, administered via injection every three months. According to UN calculations, 74 million women worldwide and 3.1% of UK women aged 15-49 use injectable contraception. Multiple studies have shown that women who take Depo-Provera have a much higher relative risk of developing meningiomas, though the overall risk remains low. Not normally cancerous, these benign tumours can cause seizures, blindness, hearing loss, headaches and memory problems. Now several law firms are hoping to take legal action against Pfizer in the UK. Austen Hays told the Guardian it had some potential clients, Fletchers’ website is actively seeking clients and Leigh Day said it is in the early stages of considering the legal basis for any case. Chaya Hanoomanjee, a partner at Austen Hays, said: “We have been approached by at least 30 women who have developed meningiomas following prolonged use of Depo-Provera. “Their lives have been considerably impacted due to having brain tumours, with consequences such as loss of vision and, in one case, a woman having to terminate her pregnancy. The duty here lies with Pfizer to ensure a drug is safe and to update warnings and contraindications as soon as new risks become known. “We are looking into the legal merits of each case, with a view to bringing a claim in the UK.” Jill Paterson, a partner at Leigh Day, said: “We have been aware for some time of the concerns that have been raised in relation to Depo-Provera. We know the devastating impact meningiomas can have on women’s lives and are assessing the strength of any potential case of those affected. “We are investigating the potential for a legal claim against the manufacturer and hope to be able to have a clear position on this soon.” The potential UK leg...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Limbach Holdings Inc (Symbol: LMB), where a total volume of 1,791 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 179,100 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 101.3% of LMB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 176,885 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $90 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026 , with 885 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 88,500 underlying shares of LMB. Below is a chart showing LMB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp (Symbol: GLDD) saw options trading volume of 10,404 contracts, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares or approximately 100.4% of GLDD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 2,588 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 258,800 underlying shares of GLDD. Below is a chart showing GLDD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange: And Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOG) options are showing a volume of 240,390 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 24.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 98% of GOOG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 24.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $312.50 strike call option expiring February 13, 2026, with 11,999 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of GOOG. Below is a chart showing GOOG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $312.50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various diffe...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in GE Vernova Inc (Symbol: GEV), where a total volume of 19,874 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 56.3% of GEV's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $545 strike put option expiring February 27, 2026 , with 1,060 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 106,000 underlying shares of GEV. Below is a chart showing GEV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $545 strike highlighted in orange: ACM Research Inc (Symbol: ACMR) options are showing a volume of 8,259 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 825,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 53.7% of ACMR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 2,496 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 249,600 underlying shares of ACMR. Below is a chart showing ACMR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange: And Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc (Symbol: ALDX) saw options trading volume of 4,196 contracts, representing approximately 419,600 underlying shares or approximately 53.3% of ALDX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 787,615 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $4 strike put option expiring February 20, 2026, with 2,473 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 247,300 underlying shares of ALDX. Below is a chart showing ALDX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $4 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for GEV...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in CloudFlare Inc (Symbol: NET), where a total of 72,418 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 7.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 129.1% of NET's average daily trading volume over the past month of 5.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring February 13, 2026 , with 7,665 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 766,500 underlying shares of NET. Below is a chart showing NET's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange: Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL) options are showing a volume of 458,871 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 45.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 120.2% of GOOGL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 38.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $310 strike put option expiring February 11, 2026, with 27,696 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares of GOOGL. Below is a chart showing GOOGL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $310 strike highlighted in orange: And NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) options are showing a volume of 2.1 million contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 208.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 117.7% of NVDA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 176.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $192.50 strike call option expiring February 11, 2026, with 233,841 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 23.4 million underlying shares of NVDA. Below is a chart showing NVDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $192.50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for NET options, GOOGL options, or N...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Lyft Inc (Symbol: LYFT), where a total of 127,929 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 12.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 83.4% of LYFT's average daily trading volume over the past month of 15.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $13 strike put option expiring March 20, 2026 , with 9,155 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 915,500 underlying shares of LYFT. Below is a chart showing LYFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $13 strike highlighted in orange: Adobe Inc (Symbol: ADBE) saw options trading volume of 48,805 contracts, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares or approximately 82.2% of ADBE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring January 21, 2028, with 2,974 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 297,400 underlying shares of ADBE. Below is a chart showing ADBE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange: And Arista Networks Inc (Symbol: ANET) saw options trading volume of 60,151 contracts, representing approximately 6.0 million underlying shares or approximately 70.8% of ANET's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring February 13, 2026, with 16,355 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of ANET. Below is a chart showing ANET's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for LYFT options, ADBE options, or ANET options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » Also see: The views and opinio...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Affiliated Managers Group Inc. (Symbol: AMG), where a total volume of 1,631 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 163,100 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 43.1% of AMG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 378,150 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $300 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026 , with 1,015 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 101,500 underlying shares of AMG. Below is a chart showing AMG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $300 strike highlighted in orange: AST SpaceMobile Inc (Symbol: ASTS) saw options trading volume of 69,524 contracts, representing approximately 7.0 million underlying shares or approximately 42.7% of ASTS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 16.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $110 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, with 5,169 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 516,900 underlying shares of ASTS. Below is a chart showing ASTS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange: And Uber Technologies Inc (Symbol: UBER) options are showing a volume of 96,897 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 9.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.4% of UBER's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 22.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $63 strike put option expiring March 27, 2026, with 14,200 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of UBER. Below is a chart showing UBER's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $63 strike highlighted in orange: For the various diff...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Argan Inc (Symbol: AGX), where a total volume of 2,358 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 235,800 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 60.3% of AGX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 391,230 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $380 strike put option expiring February 20, 2026 , with 534 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 53,400 underlying shares of AGX. Below is a chart showing AGX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $380 strike highlighted in orange: Lattice Semiconductor Corp (Symbol: LSCC) saw options trading volume of 12,203 contracts, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares or approximately 59.7% of LSCC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $120 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 2,322 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 232,200 underlying shares of LSCC. Below is a chart showing LSCC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange: And Chevron Corporation (Symbol: CVX) saw options trading volume of 70,314 contracts, representing approximately 7.0 million underlying shares or approximately 58.1% of CVX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring April 17, 2026, with 11,038 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of CVX. Below is a chart showing CVX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for AGX options, LSCC options, or CVX options, ...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Micron Technology Inc. (Symbol: MU), where a total volume of 446,261 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 44.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 114.2% of MU's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 39.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $400 strike call option expiring February 13, 2026 , with 25,302 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.5 million underlying shares of MU. Below is a chart showing MU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange: Aehr Test Systems (Symbol: AEHR) options are showing a volume of 11,567 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 103.1% of AEHR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, with 3,900 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 390,000 underlying shares of AEHR. Below is a chart showing AEHR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange: And Palantir Technologies Inc (Symbol: PLTR) options are showing a volume of 546,628 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 54.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 102.6% of PLTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 53.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $135 strike put option expiring February 13, 2026, with 24,317 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares of PLTR. Below is a chart showing PLTR's trailing twelve month trading history...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Q2 Holdings Inc (Symbol: QTWO), where a total volume of 16,580 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 192.6% of QTWO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 860,730 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026 , with 8,210 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 821,000 underlying shares of QTWO. Below is a chart showing QTWO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange: Robinhood Markets Inc (Symbol: HOOD) saw options trading volume of 579,115 contracts, representing approximately 57.9 million underlying shares or approximately 182.5% of HOOD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 31.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $80 strike call option expiring February 13, 2026, with 21,563 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.2 million underlying shares of HOOD. Below is a chart showing HOOD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange: And Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) saw options trading volume of 1.0 million contracts, representing approximately 101.7 million underlying shares or approximately 181.9% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 55.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $207.50 strike call option expiring February 11, 2026, with 68,283 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.8 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $207.50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for QT...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Medical Properties Trust Inc (Symbol: MPT), where a total of 46,432 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 70.5% of MPT's average daily trading volume over the past month of 6.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $6 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026 , with 21,077 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares of MPT. Below is a chart showing MPT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $6 strike highlighted in orange: Novanta Inc (Symbol: NOVT) options are showing a volume of 2,950 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 295,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 70.5% of NOVT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 418,255 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $115 strike put option expiring November 20, 2026, with 1,474 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 147,400 underlying shares of NOVT. Below is a chart showing NOVT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $115 strike highlighted in orange: And Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO) saw options trading volume of 187,032 contracts, representing approximately 18.7 million underlying shares or approximately 66.1% of AVGO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 28.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $340 strike put option expiring March 06, 2026, with 10,349 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of AVGO. Below is a chart showing AVGO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $340 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for MPT options, NOVT options, or AVGO options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put O...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 955,050 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 95.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 168.8% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 56.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $280 strike call option expiring February 11, 2026 , with 124,497 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 12.4 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $280 strike highlighted in orange: Coinbase Global Inc (Symbol: COIN) saw options trading volume of 193,533 contracts, representing approximately 19.4 million underlying shares or approximately 164% of COIN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $310 strike put option expiring February 20, 2026, with 10,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of COIN. Below is a chart showing COIN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $310 strike highlighted in orange: And Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) saw options trading volume of 697,615 contracts, representing approximately 69.8 million underlying shares or approximately 158% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 44.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $400 strike put option expiring February 11, 2026, with 33,297 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for AAPL options, COIN options, or MSFT options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Oracle Corp (Symbol: ORCL), where a total of 180,131 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 18.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 57.2% of ORCL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 31.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026 , with 12,483 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of ORCL. Below is a chart showing ORCL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange: Cisco Systems Inc (Symbol: CSCO) options are showing a volume of 131,039 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 13.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 57% of CSCO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 23.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $88 strike call option expiring February 13, 2026, with 7,644 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 764,400 underlying shares of CSCO. Below is a chart showing CSCO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $88 strike highlighted in orange: And DHT Holdings Inc (Symbol: DHT) saw options trading volume of 14,794 contracts, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares or approximately 56.9% of DHT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, with 12,182 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of DHT. Below is a chart showing DHT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for ORCL options, CSCO options, or DHT options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call &...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in HubSpot Inc (Symbol: HUBS), where a total of 10,959 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 62.3% of HUBS's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $200 strike put option expiring February 20, 2026 , with 1,407 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 140,700 underlying shares of HUBS. Below is a chart showing HUBS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange: Spotify Technology SA (Symbol: SPOT) saw options trading volume of 23,715 contracts, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares or approximately 61.8% of SPOT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $500 strike call option expiring February 13, 2026, with 836 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 83,600 underlying shares of SPOT. Below is a chart showing SPOT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange: And CBRE Group Inc (Symbol: CBRE) saw options trading volume of 8,301 contracts, representing approximately 830,100 underlying shares or approximately 61.6% of CBRE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, with 1,307 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 130,700 underlying shares of CBRE. Below is a chart showing CBRE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for HUBS options, SPOT options, or CBRE options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » Also see: The views and opinions...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in UnitedHealth Group Inc (Symbol: UNH), where a total of 59,644 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 6.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 46.4% of UNH's average daily trading volume over the past month of 12.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $410 strike call option expiring December 15, 2028 , with 3,968 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 396,800 underlying shares of UNH. Below is a chart showing UNH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $410 strike highlighted in orange: Cheniere Energy Inc. (Symbol: LNG) saw options trading volume of 8,302 contracts, representing approximately 830,200 underlying shares or approximately 45.4% of LNG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $260 strike call option expiring January 15, 2027, with 6,064 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 606,400 underlying shares of LNG. Below is a chart showing LNG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $260 strike highlighted in orange: And Bloom Energy Corp (Symbol: BE) saw options trading volume of 56,209 contracts, representing approximately 5.6 million underlying shares or approximately 44.9% of BE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $165 strike call option expiring June 18, 2026, with 4,793 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 479,300 underlying shares of BE. Below is a chart showing BE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for UNH options, LNG options, or BE options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » Also see: The views and opinions expre...

FDA Refuses To Review Moderna's Application For Experimental Flu Shot Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is refusing to review Moderna’s experimental flu shot, the company announced Tuesday. Already submitted and accepted for review in the European Union, Canada, and Australia, the experimental shot’s application being denied by the FDA is another sign of President Donald Trump’s administration’s impact on U.S. pharmaceutical companies. FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Director Vinayak Prasad signed the refusal to review letter, objecting to Moderna’s study design and its lack of an “adequate and well-controlled” study. Moderna’s CEO refuted to Prasad’s assessment. “It should not be controversial to conduct a comprehensive review of a flu vaccine submission that uses an FDA-approved vaccine as a comparator in a study that was discussed and agreed on with CBER prior to starting,” Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said in the news release. According to the pharmaceutical company, the FDA did not identify any specific safety or efficacy concerns with the experimental flu shot, called mRNA-1010. Health and Human Services (HHS), under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced its plan in August 2025 to begin winding down mRNA vaccine development, including the cancellation and de-scoping of contracts and solicitations. The decision came after a review of mRNA-related investments started during the COVID-19 pandemic. “ The data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu. We’re shifting that funding toward safer, broader vaccine platforms that remain effective even as viruses mutate,” Kennedy said in the news release. The HHS secretary added that his agency will be investing in better solutions. In the latest setback with Moderna’s experimental mRNA shot, the company called the move by the FDA “inconsistent” with prior feedback it has received from...

Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: AAPL, COIN, MSFT Nasdaq

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in SanDisk Corp (Symbol: SNDK), where a total of 105,996 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 10.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 51.8% of SNDK's average daily trading volume over the past month of 20.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $600 strike call option expiring February 13, 2026 , with 5,139 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 513,900 underlying shares of SNDK. Below is a chart showing SNDK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $600 strike highlighted in orange: Willdan Group Inc (Symbol: WLDN) saw options trading volume of 1,531 contracts, representing approximately 153,100 underlying shares or approximately 49.1% of WLDN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 311,870 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $130 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, with 1,372 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 137,200 underlying shares of WLDN. Below is a chart showing WLDN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange: And Nuscale Power Corporation Class A (Symbol: SMR) options are showing a volume of 127,948 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 12.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48% of SMR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 26.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $12 strike put option expiring February 20, 2026, with 61,747 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares of SMR. Below is a chart showing SMR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for SNDK options, WLDN options, or SMR options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Applovin Corp (Symbol: APP), where a total volume of 70,764 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 7.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 97.8% of APP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $500 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026 , with 3,331 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 333,100 underlying shares of APP. Below is a chart showing APP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange: Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST) options are showing a volume of 22,380 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 88.7% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $1000 strike call option expiring February 13, 2026, with 1,234 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 123,400 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1000 strike highlighted in orange: And GlobalFoundries Inc (Symbol: GFS) saw options trading volume of 36,412 contracts, representing approximately 3.6 million underlying shares or approximately 85.6% of GFS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 6,389 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 638,900 underlying shares of GFS. Below is a chart showing GFS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available ...

Rivian (RIVN) will report fourth quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday as the pure-play EV maker navigates the removal of EV tax credits and the launch of its highly anticipated R2 midsize vehicle. For the quarter, Rivian is expected to report revenue of $1.26 billion per Bloomberg consensus estimates, down 27% from a year ago. The company is expected to post an adjusted loss per share of $0.69, with an adjusted EBITDA loss of $568.2 million, double the $277 million loss posted a year ago. Last quarter, the company did report a gross profit as a pull forward in EV sales ahead of the expiration of the EV tax credit helped sales, but that incentive expired at the end of Q3. The company also maintained its full-year loss projection in its Q3 report as tariffs and the loss of EV tax credits remained complicating factors. Rivian reiterated an adjusted 2025 full-year EBITDA loss in a range of $2 billion to $2.25 billion, with capital expenditures of $1.8 billion to $1.9 billion. Last month, Rivian said it produced 10,974 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Ill., and delivered 9,745 vehicles in Q4, with full-year tallies of 42,284 vehicles produced and 42,247 vehicles delivered, reaching the midpoint of its guidance range of 41,500 to 43,500 vehicles delivered. However, Rivian’s original 2025 delivery target was between 46,000 and 51,000. Key to Rivian’s stock performance will be 2026's full-year financial and delivery guidance. Key to boosting Rivian’s deliveries is the development of the company’s upcoming R2 midsize crossover, which the company said is now in the production validation stage, with customer deliveries coming in the first half of the year. The Rivian R2 equipped with the latest hardware and Rivian's Autonomy Platform software. · Rivian Further R2 developments, timelines of wider R2 production, and cost control will be top of mind for investors. In addition, as part of the R2 product initiative, the company plans to amp up its AI and tec...

On Wednesday, former OpenAI researcher Zoë Hitzig published a guest essay in The New York Times announcing that she resigned from the company on Monday, the same day OpenAI began testing advertisements inside ChatGPT. Hitzig, an economist and published poet who holds a junior fellowship at the Harvard Society of Fellows, spent two years at OpenAI helping shape how its AI models were built and priced. She wrote that OpenAI's advertising strategy risks repeating the same mistakes that Facebook made a decade ago. "I once believed I could help the people building A.I. get ahead of the problems it would create," Hitzig wrote. "This week confirmed my slow realization that OpenAI seems to have stopped asking the questions I'd joined to help answer." Hitzig did not call advertising itself immoral. Instead, she argued that the nature of the data at stake makes ChatGPT ads especially risky. Users have shared medical fears, relationship problems, and religious beliefs with the chatbot, she wrote, often "because people believed they were talking to something that had no ulterior agenda." She called this accumulated record of personal disclosures "an archive of human candor that has no precedent." Read full article Comments

Investing.com -- Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square has disclosed a significant new position in Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META), signaling confidence in the social media giant’s artificial intelligence pivot. The investment manager revealed on Wednesday that the stake represented approximately 10% of its total capital at the end of 2025. The firm’s conviction stems from a belief that the market is currently discounting the long-term earnings power of Meta's core advertising engine. Pershing noted that investors concerned about heavy AI spending "are underestimating its long-term upside from the technology," according to its latest investor presentation. Meta currently trades at 22 times forward earnings, a valuation Pershing Square describes as a "deeply discounted valuation for one of the world’s greatest businesses." The fund argues that the core advertising business is even cheaper when excluding the current operating losses from the Reality Labs division. The presentation also detailed opportunistic entries into Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Hertz Global Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:HTZ) over the past year. Pershing initiated its Amazon stake during market volatility in April 2025, citing "significant margin expansion opportunity in Amazon’s retail business." While adding new tech exposure, the firm has completely exited its long-standing positions in Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE:CMG) and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (NYSE:HLT). The manager noted that while Chipotle remains a great business, "the wide range of potential future outcomes led us to sell our remaining shares" following recent leadership changes. The exit from Hilton marks the conclusion of a highly successful multi-year investment for the New York-based fund. Pershing Square indicated that Hilton’s current valuation reached a point where prospective returns were "unlikely to meet our high return threshold." Related articles Pershing Square takes sizable Meta stake amid tech realignment 5 reasons why Jef...

Canadian police have identified the suspect who carried out a school massacre in remote British Columbia as an 18-year old woman with a history of mental health problems. Six people, including a teacher and five students, were killed in the attack on Tuesday in the town of Tumbler Ridge, in foothills of the Rocky mountains. The victim’s mother and step-brother were later found dead at the family home, police said. The body of the shooter was also found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident was one of the worst mass casualty events in Canada’s recent history. “This is a deeply distressing incident where nine individuals have senselessly lost their lives,” said Dwayne McDonald, deputy commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, at a briefing on Wednesday in which he revised the death toll down to nine from the initially reported 10. In a somber update to a tragedy that has shaken the country, McDonald said one of the victims believed to have succumbed to her injuries had survived but remains in critical condition. According to police, the shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, arrived at a Tumbler Ridge secondary school on Tuesday afternoon, armed with a long gun and a modified handgun. The shooter opened fire on staff and students, killing one teacher and five students, whose ages ranged from 12 to 13. Police arrived within two minutes of the shooting and were fired upon. When they entered the school, they found the victims in a stairwell and a classroom. The body of the shooter was also found. Police later visited the family home and found Van Rootselaar’s mother, 39, and 11-year-old step-brother dead from gunshot wounds. McDonald said police had responded to Van Rootselaar’s home for mental health-related calls over the last several years, with some of the calls concerning weapons. He said that, on at least one occasion, firearms had been seized from the home, and the lawful owner of the firearms had petitioned to have them returned. Amid questions over ...

Ed Yardeni says the bond market has been "remarkably quiet" and the S&P 500 could surge into the next decade. He speaks on "Bloomberg The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)

Graph down income arrow by The_Creador via Shutterstock Unity Software (U) shares plummeted nearly 30% on Wednesday after the game software specialist posted a market-beating Q4 but issued downbeat guidance for the current quarter. The post-earnings plunge pushed U’s relative strength index (14-day) down to about 26, signaling deeply oversold conditions that often trigger a relief rally. Still, investors are cautioned against buying the dip in Unity stock that’s now down more than 50% versus its year-to-date high. Margin Profile Warrants Selling Unity Stock U stock remains unattractive because a material $89 million net loss in the fourth quarter indicates the company is finding it hard to control its operating costs despite multiple rounds of layoffs. The NYSE-listed firm has seen its free cash flow margin crash from 32.1% to 23.6%, reinforcing concerns about its ability to achieve sustainable profitability in 2026. Moreover, rising competition from entrenched ad-tech rivals like AppLovin (APP) could make it even more challenging for Unity Software to stage a comeback this year. Note that Unity is trading firmly below its major moving averages (MAs), which further confirms that bears will likely remain in control in the near term. Why U Shares Remain a High-Risk Proposition Investors are warned against investing in Unity shares amid the ongoing SaaS-pocalypse, especially after the recent launch of “ Project Genie ” from Alphabet's (GOOG) (GOOGL) Google. This powerful tool can generate interactive 3D worlds directly from text or images, which threatens U’s core value proposition as the go-to platform for real-time 3D content creation. Investors fear that accessible AI-driven alternative could erode Unity Software’s competitive edge, especially since the company is already struggling with high costs and profitability. Meanwhile, U is still trading at a stretched forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of nearly 260x, which dwarfs the multiple even compared to the likes...

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index gives up gains made Wednesday after a surprise January jobs report. Astera and Robinhood plunge on earnings.

美国总统特朗普11日在白宫与到访的以色列总理内塔尼亚胡举行闭门会晤，随后在社交媒体发文说，同伊朗达成协议将是美方“首选”。 会晤持续约三小时。特朗普在社媒上一面称会晤“非常好”，一面说，除了他“坚持”与伊朗继续谈判以期达成协议外，美以双方没有达成任何实质性成果。 特朗普写道，他告诉内塔尼亚胡，如果能同伊朗达成协议，“这将是我们的首选”；如果无法达成协议，“我们只能静观其变”。他同时警告伊朗称，上次伊朗认为不达成协议更有利，结果是美国发起“午夜之锤”军事行动、轰炸伊朗核设施。 特朗普表示，他和内塔尼亚胡还讨论了加沙问题以及中东地区整体局势。 这是特朗普去年1月重返白宫以来，内塔尼亚胡第六次访问美国。以色列总理府10日说，此访计划讨论一系列议题，其中最重要的是美国与伊朗的谈判。内塔尼亚胡启程前对媒体表示，他将向特朗普阐述以方对美伊谈判原则的看法。 美国和伊朗6日在阿曼举行核问题间接谈判。尽管双方事后均释放出继续谈判的信号，但战争警报并未解除。特朗普10日接受美国媒体采访时称，他正在考虑派遣第二个航空母舰打击群前往中东，以准备在与伊朗谈判失败时采取军事行动。（新华社）

【有線新聞】港鐵港島綫部份路段周三早上一度停駛至少一小時，港鐵初步檢查後發現涉事工程車車底有部件移位，路軌旁信號設備受損。前港鐵工程師張欣宇估計有機會涉及人為疏忽，令工程車勾壞路軌設備。 港鐵周三上午約五時半發現灣仔站路軌信號有異常，上環站至鰂魚涌站列車停駛，至約七時半恢才復行車。前港鐵工程師張欣宇估計不涉及外物掉進路軌，可能是有人忘記收回工程車部件，調查重點之一是工程人員有否跟足維修流程。 張欣宇：「不排除昨天（周三）有個情況，有些應該要收回、漏了未收回，變相部件勾着一些路軌設備，導致整個扯壞了。因為工程車又重，向前行的力量又很大，我想除非遇到前所未有、大家估計不到的機件故障，否則有東西延伸出來，做漏工作的機會也不小。」他又指只有部份新款工程車會提示是否已收回部件，其餘靠人手檢查。 立法會議員陳恒鑌則建議港鐵預留更多時間維修。陳恒鑌：「實質上收車後，開始準備到開始，中間只有兩、三個小時真的可以工作，港鐵整個系統開始進入老化。我認為港鐵可考慮與公眾一同想想如何保養自己的系統，例如在長假期或人流較稀疏時提早一點讓多些工程隊工作。」 他建議港鐵研究在工程車安裝AI系統，評估部件有否收好及碰撞路軌設備的風險。

Noko LTD/E+ via Getty Images The last time I spoke about KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( KALV ), it was with respect to a Seeking Alpha article entitled " KalVista: FDA Approval Of EKTERLY As Oral On-Demand HAE Drug Is Just Beginning . " With respect to this article, I went over the fact that this company had received FDA approval of its drug EKTERLY (sebetralstat) as a plasma kallikrein inhibitor as the first and only oral Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) on-demand treatment to help these patients with their attacks. Specifically, the FDA approved this drug as an oral on-demand HAE therapy for adults and pediatric patients ages 12 and older. As an update, with the drug launching on July 7, 2025, unaudited global revenues of EKTERLY in Q4 and full-year 2025 were $35 million and $49 million, respectively. Another commercial launch that occurred for this drug was in Germany as well, where prescription demand is matching that of the U.S. market launch. However, the company has been able to make significant progress in terms of what it has obtained regulatory approvals for with this on-demand oral HAE drug. In 2025, it also obtained approvals in several other territories like the United Kingdom, the European Union, Switzerland, Australia, Singapore, and Japan. Thus, the point is that launching the drug in several of these territories should help. On the other hand, the main reason why I want to go over this company again is because there is a significant market expansion opportunity, particularly in the United States. It wants to make a huge breakthrough in being able to offer an oral disintegrating tablet (ODT) of sebetralstat as an oral on-demand HAE attack therapy for pediatric patients ages 2 to 11. To this end, it is in the process of running the phase 3 trial known as KONFIDENT-KID. If all goes well with this trial, the company is expected to be able to file a New Drug Application (NDA) of sebetralstat to expand the HAE patient population in Q3 of 2026. This would end...

格隆汇2月12日｜马斯克表示，在本周早些时候两名联合创始人离职后，他已经重组了其人工智能初创公司xAI。他表示，xAI将分为四个核心领域：Grok、编程、Imagine视频产品，以及负责生成管理公司的数字智能体的Macrohard。在此次会议召开之前，该初创公司的两名联合创始人Jimmy Ba和Tony Wu接连离职，过去几天还有其他几名员工也相继离开。这些人员离职前，xAI刚刚与SpaceX合并，此举使合并后的公司估值达到1.25万亿美元。这笔交易可能会缓解xAI的资金压力，该公司在建设数据中心、购买昂贵的计算芯片以及支付人才成本的过程中一直在消耗大量现金。

習近平指支持廣大科研人員產出更多原創性成果 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】中共總書記、國家主席、中央軍委主席習近平對國家自然科學基金委員會工作作出重要指示，指希望科研人員產出更多原創性成果。 習近平指委員會成立40年來在推動基礎研究、培養創新人才等方面發揮了積極作用，強調希望強化基礎研究戰略性、前瞻性、體系化布局，進一步完善資助體系，營造良好科研生態，拓展國際合作空間，又支持廣大科研人員產出更多原創性成果，為推動高水平科技自立自強、建設科技強國作出更大貢獻。