Marcin Frąckiewicz

Palantir Technologies Faces Fresh Pentagon AI Risk as Anthropic Lawsuit Clouds Maven Overhaul

Palantir Technologies Faces Fresh Pentagon AI Risk as Anthropic Lawsuit Clouds Maven Overhaul

Anthropic sued the Pentagon on Monday, challenging its blacklisting and seeking to block enforcement of the “supply-chain risk” designation. Palantir’s Maven military software, partly built with Anthropic’s Claude model, now faces a forced rewrite, threatening over $1 billion in Defense Department contracts. Palantir shares fell 1.28% to $155.16. Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Lockheed Martin are moving to remove Anthropic tools from military projects.
March 9, 2026
Natural Gas Price Today: Europe Gas Jumps Near 70 Euros as Qatar Outage Deepens Supply Fears

Natural Gas Price Today: Europe Gas Jumps Near 70 Euros as Qatar Outage Deepens Supply Fears

Europe’s benchmark natural gas price surged nearly 30% early Monday, reaching just under 70 euros/MWh before settling near 60, after a prolonged outage at Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG facility and shipping delays in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude climbed to $119.50 a barrel. European gas storage is about 30% full, well below last year’s level. Asian buyers are also seeking spot LNG cargoes as supply tightens.
March 9, 2026
XRP Price Today: Ripple Token Lags Bitcoin, Ether as $30 Million Outflows Hit

XRP Price Today: Ripple Token Lags Bitcoin, Ether as $30 Million Outflows Hit

XRP traded near $1.37 in New York Monday, up 2% but lagging bitcoin, ether, and solana as $30.3 million exited XRP investment products, CoinShares said. Bitcoin drew $521 million in inflows. Oil briefly hit $119.50 a barrel and bond markets sold off amid Iran conflict fears, adding pressure to crypto markets. XRP’s price remains sensitive after the SEC ended its case against Ripple last August.
March 9, 2026
Costco Holds Off on Special Dividend as Digital Personalization Adds $470 Million in E-Commerce Sales

Costco Holds Off on Special Dividend as Digital Personalization Adds $470 Million in E-Commerce Sales

Costco reported quarterly net sales up 9.1% to $68.24 billion and net income of $2.04 billion, but CFO Gary Millerchip said there are no plans for a new special dividend. Digitally enabled sales jumped 22.6%, with e-commerce product recommendations generating over $470 million. Paid memberships reached 82.1 million. The company ended the quarter with $17.38 billion in cash.
March 9, 2026
SoFi Technologies Shares Fall 4% as Oil Shock Overshadows CEO Buy, Mastercard Stablecoin Deal

SoFi Technologies Shares Fall 4% as Oil Shock Overshadows CEO Buy, Mastercard Stablecoin Deal

SoFi Technologies shares fell 3.7% to $18.21 by midday Monday as surging oil prices fueled inflation concerns and pressured online lenders. CEO Anthony Noto bought $1 million in shares on March 2, and SoFi announced a new Mastercard partnership involving its SoFiUSD crypto token. Broader market weakness and inflation fears outweighed recent company moves. Affirm and Upstart shares also declined.
March 9, 2026
Constellation Software Q4 profit tumbles 61% despite revenue jump as Asseco charge bites

Constellation Software Q4 profit tumbles 61% despite revenue jump as Asseco charge bites

Constellation Software’s Q4 net income attributable to common shareholders dropped 61% to $110 million, hit by a $155 million expense tied to Asseco’s share price, while revenue rose 18% to $3.18 billion. Organic growth was 6%. The company completed $571 million in acquisitions and declared a $1.00 dividend. Year-end cash less debt improved to negative $1.04 billion.
March 9, 2026
American Airlines launches first international Airbus A321XLR flight as turnaround meets fuel shock

American Airlines launches first international Airbus A321XLR flight as turnaround meets fuel shock

American Airlines launched its first international Airbus A321XLR flight on March 8, starting daily service between New York JFK and Edinburgh. The move comes as the airline bets on premium cabins to boost earnings, but faces rising fuel costs after oil prices surged above $105 a barrel amid Middle East conflict. A partial U.S. government shutdown has also led to long airport security lines and missed flights.
March 9, 2026
Ondas to buy defense prime Mistral in $175 million stock deal, eyes bigger U.S. contracts

Ondas to buy defense prime Mistral in $175 million stock deal, eyes bigger U.S. contracts

Ondas Inc. agreed to acquire defense contractor Mistral in an all-stock deal valued at $175 million, with closing targeted for the second quarter. The agreement includes escrowed shares and staged releases over three years. Ondas reported preliminary 2025 revenue above prior guidance but expects a net loss of about $53 million. Ondas shares fell about 4% in late-morning trading.
March 9, 2026
Biohaven Ltd stock whipsaws after FDA exit revives rare-disease bets

Biohaven Ltd stock whipsaws after FDA exit revives rare-disease bets

Biohaven Ltd shares swung sharply Monday, opening at $11.38, peaking at $12.70, then dropping to $9.91 by 10:55 a.m. EDT, with volume over 3.1 million. The moves followed a leadership change at the FDA, which last year rejected Biohaven’s rare-disease drug Vyglxia, sending shares down over 40%. Biohaven reported a 2025 net loss of $738.8 million and ended December with $322 million in cash.
March 9, 2026
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Q4 Profit Falls 93% as Hapag-Lloyd Deal Freezes 2026 Outlook

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Q4 Profit Falls 93% as Hapag-Lloyd Deal Freezes 2026 Outlook

ZIM Integrated Shipping reported fourth-quarter net income of $38 million, down sharply from $563 million a year earlier, with revenue falling 32% to $1.48 billion. The company declared a $0.88 dividend but withheld 2026 guidance due to its pending $4.2 billion sale to Hapag-Lloyd. Average freight rates dropped 29% and carried volume slid 9%. Shares rose 1.8% to $28.32 in New York trading.
March 9, 2026
Oil Nears $120 as Iran War Hammers KOSPI, Asian Stocks and Wall Street

Oil Nears $120 as Iran War Hammers KOSPI, Asian Stocks and Wall Street

Oil prices jumped to $119.50 a barrel Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran disrupted Gulf supplies and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Stocks tumbled worldwide; Seoul's KOSPI fell 8.8%, and Europe's STOXX 600 dropped 1.8%. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, and Bahrain slashed output. Hundreds of tankers idled near Hormuz, and airline fares soared as jet fuel costs spiked.
March 9, 2026
QQQ Falls as $100 Oil Tests AI Trade After $4 Billion ETF Outflow

QQQ Falls as $100 Oil Tests AI Trade After $4 Billion ETF Outflow

Invesco QQQ Trust dropped 1.34% to $591.74 by mid-morning Monday as crude oil surged past $100 a barrel and investors pulled money from AI-focused stocks. QQQ saw $4 billion in outflows last week and another $810 million in the past five days. Invesco’s QQQM also fell 1.35% with $165 million in outflows. Wall Street indexes opened lower amid renewed inflation fears tied to rising oil prices.
March 9, 2026
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) Slides Despite $846 Million Inflows as Oil Shock Hits Wall Street

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) Slides Despite $846 Million Inflows as Oil Shock Hits Wall Street

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) fell 0.84% in premarket trading Monday after losing 1.45% over the past five days, despite $846 million in net inflows. U.S. equity funds shed $21.92 billion in the week to March 4 as oil surged and stock futures pointed lower. Major ETFs SPY and QQQ also traded down. VTI’s decline followed weakness in mega-cap tech and semiconductor stocks.
March 9, 2026
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