Business 6 March 2026 - 9 March 2026

Wetour Robotics Stock Surges 91% Before Reverse Split, With AI Launch Next
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Wetour Robotics Stock Surges 91% Before Reverse Split, With AI Launch Next

Wetour Robotics shares closed at $1.07 Friday, up 15.1% for the day and 91% from the prior week, with trading volume surging to 496,048 shares. The company will launch its Orchestra AI wearable in Austin on May 28 and enact a 1-for-10 reverse split on June 2. Nasdaq will be closed May 25 for Memorial Day. Wetour has an active at-the-market share sale program through Chaince Securities.
May 23, 2026
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc starts £540 million share buyback after Europe warning rattles investors
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Reckitt Benckiser Group plc starts £540 million share buyback after Europe warning rattles investors

Reckitt Benckiser launched a new share buyback of up to £540 million on Monday, with Deutsche Bank handling purchases through July 27. Shares ended down about 2% in London despite the move. The company warned Europe will stay challenging and a weak cold-and-flu season will hurt first-quarter demand. Fourth-quarter sales rose 5.4% overall but fell 4.5% in Europe.
March 9, 2026
Shell Plc to Sell Jiffy Lube to Monomoy for $1.3 Billion in Latest Portfolio Shake-Up
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Shell Plc to Sell Jiffy Lube to Monomoy for $1.3 Billion in Latest Portfolio Shake-Up

Shell will sell Jiffy Lube International and Premium Velocity Auto to Monomoy Capital Partners for $1.3 billion, with the deal expected to close in the second half of 2026. The sale includes a long-term lubricants supply agreement. Jiffy Lube accounts for about 6.5% of Shell’s lubricants volume in the U.S. and Canada. Shell will retain its Pennzoil, Quaker State, and other lubricant brands in North America.
March 9, 2026
Transocean Ltd’s Deepwater Thalassa Starts Mexico Trion Job as Valaris Deal Looms
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Transocean Ltd’s Deepwater Thalassa Starts Mexico Trion Job as Valaris Deal Looms

Woodside Energy has begun drilling at the Trion project in the Gulf of Mexico using Transocean's Deepwater Thalassa, with the rig contracted at $480,000 per day through March 2029. Transocean, pursuing a $5.8 billion all-stock merger with Valaris, reported $6.1 billion in backlog and $5.686 billion in debt. Transocean shares rose to $6.17 in New York. The Valaris deal faces regulatory and shareholder approval.
March 9, 2026
Banco Bradesco Moves Bradsaúde Plan Ahead as Odontoprev Sets April Vote
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Banco Bradesco Moves Bradsaúde Plan Ahead as Odontoprev Sets April Vote

Bradesco shareholders will vote March 31 on spinning off Bradseg, while Odontoprev holders meet April 6 to approve absorbing Bradesco Gestão de Saúde and renaming as Bradsaúde. The bank says updated documents and a new appraisal do not change the deal’s terms. The reorganization still needs regulator approval and a secondary share sale to meet free float rules has not been scheduled. Bradesco reported 24.7 billion reais profit in 2025.
March 9, 2026
Costco Holds Off on Special Dividend as Digital Personalization Adds $470 Million in E-Commerce Sales
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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
Constellation Software Q4 profit tumbles 61% despite revenue jump as Asseco charge bites
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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
Ondas to buy defense prime Mistral in $175 million stock deal, eyes bigger U.S. contracts
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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
Booking shares jump after OpenAI checkout rethink, but AI pricing questions pile up
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Booking shares jump after OpenAI checkout rethink, but AI pricing questions pile up

Booking Holdings shares climbed about 8% Thursday after a report said OpenAI is scaling back direct bookings in ChatGPT, easing concerns for online travel agencies. U.S. House investigators also asked Booking.com and others to explain if they use AI for individualized pricing. Expedia rose over 12%, while Tripadvisor gained about 5%. Booking.com cited a Dutch court ruling supporting its stance in a European hotel dispute.
March 6, 2026
Netflix Buys Ben Affleck’s AI Startup InterPositive as Hollywood’s AI Race Accelerates
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Netflix Buys Ben Affleck’s AI Startup InterPositive as Hollywood’s AI Race Accelerates

Netflix has acquired InterPositive, a film-tech startup founded by Ben Affleck that builds AI tools for movie production. Affleck will join Netflix as a senior advisor; financial terms were not disclosed. The deal follows Netflix’s decision to drop its bid for Warner Bros Discovery. InterPositive’s software targets post-production fixes, not synthetic actors, according to Affleck.
March 6, 2026
Nokia Oyj annual report flags €2.4 billion AI orders as FMR stake crosses 5%
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Nokia Oyj annual report flags €2.4 billion AI orders as FMR stake crosses 5%

Nokia reported 2025 net sales up 3% and a comparable operating profit of about 2.0 billion euros, driven by over 2.4 billion euros in AI and cloud orders. The company filed its annual report and U.S. Form 20-F on Thursday. Nokia is targeting 2026 comparable operating profit of 2.0–2.5 billion euros. The board seeks approval to distribute up to 0.14 euro per share for 2025.
March 6, 2026
Broadcom stock rises after Q1 earnings, $100 billion AI chip target and OpenAI plan
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Broadcom stock rises after Q1 earnings, $100 billion AI chip target and OpenAI plan

Broadcom forecast $22 billion in current-quarter revenue and reported first-quarter revenue up 29% to $19.31 billion, driven by a 106% jump in AI semiconductor sales to $8.4 billion. Shares rose 4.8% after the company projected over $100 billion in AI chip sales for 2027 and announced a $10 billion stock buyback. Infrastructure software revenue grew just 1% to $6.8 billion.
March 6, 2026
Plug Power Inc Rings Nasdaq Bell, but New CEO Still Faces a Cash-Burn Test
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Plug Power Inc Rings Nasdaq Bell, but New CEO Still Faces a Cash-Burn Test

Plug Power will ring Nasdaq’s closing bell Friday as new CEO Jose Luis Crespo marks his first week and highlights 2025 results. The company posted a $1.69 billion net loss for 2025 despite 12.9% revenue growth to $710 million and a positive fourth-quarter gross margin. Shares traded at $2.29 premarket, down 19 cents. Plug ended 2025 with $368.5 million in cash and plans asset sales to fund operations.
March 6, 2026
Nvidia halts China H200 chip output as U.S. weighs tougher AI export rules
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Nvidia halts China H200 chip output as U.S. weighs tougher AI export rules

Nvidia has halted production of its H200 AI chips for China and shifted capacity to its next-generation Vera Rubin platform, the Financial Times reported. The move comes as U.S. officials weigh tighter export controls on AI chips. Nvidia recently disclosed it received licenses to ship only small amounts of H200 chips to China. TSMC declined to comment; Nvidia did not respond to requests for comment.
March 6, 2026
GoDaddy Stock Jumps 5% as Investors Reassess AI Push After Weak 2026 Forecast
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GoDaddy Stock Jumps 5% as Investors Reassess AI Push After Weak 2026 Forecast

GoDaddy shares rose 5.04% to $93.13 Thursday after reporting 2025 revenue of $4.95 billion, up 8.3%, and free cash flow of $1.61 billion, up 19%. The company highlighted growth in its AI platform Airo.ai and launched new security tools ahead of SSL rule changes. Analysts at Barclays and Wells Fargo cut price targets after GoDaddy’s 2026 revenue forecast missed expectations.
March 6, 2026
Sable Offshore Corp shares jump as Trump weighs emergency powers for stalled California oil restart
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Sable Offshore Corp shares jump as Trump weighs emergency powers for stalled California oil restart

The Trump administration may invoke emergency powers to help Sable Offshore Corp bypass California permitting delays, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Thursday. Sable’s oil remains stored at Las Flores Canyon, blocked by a court injunction and lacking pipeline or tanker access. Shares jumped 37.3% after the news. No Defense Production Act order has been issued, and legal challenges continue.
March 6, 2026
Teva CEO’s $14.3 Million Tax-Linked Share Sale Lands as Piper Turns More Bullish
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Teva CEO’s $14.3 Million Tax-Linked Share Sale Lands as Piper Turns More Bullish

Teva CEO Richard Francis sold 442,935 shares for about $14.3 million to cover tax withholding on vested stock awards, a U.S. filing showed. Piper Sandler raised its price target on Teva to $41 after meeting management and kept an overweight rating. Teva is seeking to offset over $1 billion in expected 2026 generic Revlimid sales erosion with branded drugs and a Blackstone-backed bowel disease program.
March 6, 2026
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