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Westpac share price dips from highs as inflation shock and valuation calls bite
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Westpac share price dips from highs as inflation shock and valuation calls bite

Westpac shares closed down 0.5% at A$42.72 Thursday after hitting a recent high, as hotter-than-expected January inflation lifted rate hike bets. Core inflation reached a 16-month peak, prompting traders to watch for Reserve Bank of Australia policy signals at the mid-March meeting. Analysts flagged stretched bank valuations and margin pressure. Westpac’s next major update is due May 5.
February 26, 2026
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) share price slips as AI jobs plan meets rate-hike bets
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) share price slips as AI jobs plan meets rate-hike bets

Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares closed down 0.79% at A$177.27 on Thursday, though still up 10% for the year. CEO Matt Comyn confirmed 300 job cuts and said the bank expects one more Reserve Bank rate hike in May. CBA launched a A$90 million AI workforce program and will pay a fully franked interim dividend of A$2.35 per share on March 30. The RBA’s next policy decision is set for March 17.
February 26, 2026
Braze stock price today: BRZE slips early after sharp rebound as investors size up AI headlines
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Braze stock price today: BRZE slips early after sharp rebound as investors size up AI headlines

Braze shares dropped 1.7% to $17.03 in early Wednesday trading, following a 9.8% surge the previous day. The stock’s swing tracked moves in software names after U.S. consumer confidence data and new AI product announcements. Braze’s next earnings report is expected in late March. The company last posted quarterly revenue of $190.8 million and a GAAP operating loss.
February 25, 2026
Vertex (VERX) stock slips after Tuesday pop as insider buy and fresh 10-K hit tape
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Vertex (VERX) stock slips after Tuesday pop as insider buy and fresh 10-K hit tape

Vertex shares fell 1.1% to $13.12 in early Wednesday trading after jumping 10.2% the previous day. Director Eric Andersen disclosed buying 40,000 shares at an average $12.91 on Feb. 20. The company filed its annual report late Tuesday and expects 2026 revenue of $823.5 million to $831.5 million, with 25% cloud revenue growth. Investors await the next quarterly update in May.
February 25, 2026
Thomson Reuters stock in focus after $600 million buyback plan and $605 million cash return
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Thomson Reuters stock in focus after $600 million buyback plan and $605 million cash return

Thomson Reuters shares rose 1.6% premarket Wednesday after announcing a $600 million buyback and $605 million capital return, paired with a share consolidation. The stock surged 11% Tuesday after its AI tool CoCounsel reached one million users. The capital return plan needs shareholder and court approval, with a vote set for April 28. The buyback becomes effective February 27.
February 25, 2026
Westlake stock jumps 12% on earnings update — what WLK traders watch before the open
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Westlake stock jumps 12% on earnings update — what WLK traders watch before the open

Westlake shares jumped 12% to $104.17 Tuesday after the company reported a Q4 net loss of $544 million on $2.5 billion in sales, citing $511 million in shutdown and restructuring costs. CFO Steven Bender will retire once a successor is named. The board expanded to 14 members, adding CEO Jean-Marc Gilson and Bhavesh V. Patel as directors. Shares fell 2.6% after hours to $101.39.
February 25, 2026
Keysight stock price: KEYS sticks above $300 after guidance jolt — what traders watch next
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Keysight stock price: KEYS sticks above $300 after guidance jolt — what traders watch next

Keysight Technologies shares rose 0.8% premarket Wednesday after surging 23.1% Tuesday, following stronger-than-expected Q1 results and an upbeat outlook. The company reported $1.60 billion in revenue and $2.17 adjusted EPS, forecasting Q2 revenue up to $1.71 billion. BofA and UBS raised price targets to $340. The outlook excludes potential tariff impacts from a recent Supreme Court ruling.
February 25, 2026
SoundHound AI stock jumps premarket as new Sales Assist agent debuts, earnings loom
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SoundHound AI stock jumps premarket as new Sales Assist agent debuts, earnings loom

SoundHound AI shares rose 3.1% to $8.62 in premarket trading Wednesday after the company launched its “Sales Assist” voice AI agent for retail teams. The stock jumped 6.8% Tuesday on heavy volume. SoundHound will report fourth-quarter and full-year results after markets close Thursday. Demos of the new product are scheduled for Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week.
February 25, 2026
Grab stock price rises in premarket — buyback, Stash deal and March vote loom
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Grab stock price rises in premarket — buyback, Stash deal and March vote loom

Grab Holdings shares rose 1.7% to $4.22 in premarket trading Wednesday after two days of declines. Investors are watching a March 24 shareholder vote on doubling Class B share voting power, tied to Singaporean control of GXS Bank. Grab recently reported its first full-year net profit and announced a $500 million buyback. The company also plans to acquire U.S. fintech Stash Financial for $425 million.
February 25, 2026
Novo Nordisk stock slips again as Wegovy price cuts and CagriSema doubts weigh
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Novo Nordisk stock slips again as Wegovy price cuts and CagriSema doubts weigh

Novo Nordisk shares fell 1.7% in Copenhagen after the company announced U.S. list-price cuts for Wegovy and Ozempic starting January 2027. Analysts flagged rising price pressure and doubts over Novo’s next obesity drug, CagriSema, which underperformed Eli Lilly’s rival in trials. Barclays slashed its peak sales forecast for CagriSema to $2 billion from $12 billion. Novo has lost about $475 billion in market value since June.
February 25, 2026
Denison Mines (DNN) stock rises after Phoenix uranium mine greenlight — what investors watch next
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Denison Mines (DNN) stock rises after Phoenix uranium mine greenlight — what investors watch next

Denison Mines’ board approved a final investment decision to build the Phoenix in-situ recovery uranium mine in Saskatchewan, with construction set to begin in March and first production targeted for mid-2028. Shares rose about 3.2% to $4.30 in late trading. Provincial and federal permits were secured by February 2026. Broader uranium ETFs fell about 1.7% in the latest session.
February 25, 2026
TeraWulf (WULF) stock price edges up premarket after 52-week high run into earnings
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TeraWulf (WULF) stock price edges up premarket after 52-week high run into earnings

TeraWulf Inc shares rose 1% premarket Wednesday to $17.73, after hitting a 52-week high Tuesday on heavy volume. The company reports earnings Thursday and recently acquired sites in Kentucky and Maryland, adding 1.5 GW of load capacity. The Hawesville deal closed February 2; the Morgantown acquisition awaits regulatory approval. Bitcoin traded near $65,786, with mixed moves among other U.S.-listed miners.
February 25, 2026
SoFi stock rises in premarket as new 2X leveraged SOFI ETF hits the tape
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SoFi stock rises in premarket as new 2X leveraged SOFI ETF hits the tape

SoFi Technologies shares rose 2.6% to $19.15 in premarket trading after Direxion launched a leveraged ETF tied to the stock. The move follows recent volatility in SoFi, which dropped 4.2% Monday and rebounded Tuesday. Direxion’s new ETF seeks to deliver twice SoFi’s daily return. U.S. stock futures edged higher ahead of Nvidia’s earnings and Federal Reserve speeches.
February 25, 2026
Mortgage Rates Dip Toward 6% Again — Here’s What It Means for Buyers and Refi Hopes
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Mortgage Rates Dip Toward 6% Again — Here’s What It Means for Buyers and Refi Hopes

U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rates fell to 6.04% on Feb. 25 from 6.19% a week earlier, Bankrate reported. Zillow showed a lower average of 5.76% for the same loan type on Feb. 24. NAHB said a 0.25-point rate drop to 6% could make a median-priced new home affordable for 1.42 million more households. The Federal Reserve has not ruled out a rate hike, according to recent FOMC minutes.
February 25, 2026
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