News 5 March 2026

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Stock Market Today: Live Updates 16.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 16, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 16, 2026, 7:03 PM EDT Brambles Ltd (BXB) Shares Drop in 2025 as Industrials Stay Ahead of ASX 200 July 16, 2026, 6:48 PM EDT. Brambles Ltd (ASX: BXB) shares are down 17.6% in 2025. The group operates CHEP, the world’s biggest reusable pallet business, running a daily hire operation for global supply chains. ASX industrials, BXB included, posted a 5.2% five-year return, beating the ASX 200’s 3.9%. These players deliver reliable revenue from long-term deals or key services. BXB reported 7.6% revenue CAGR in the last three years. The
July 16, 2026
Intel’s 18A rethink: why CEO Lip-Bu Tan may sell the tech outside after all
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Intel’s 18A rethink: why CEO Lip-Bu Tan may sell the tech outside after all

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is weighing whether to make the company’s 18A manufacturing process available to outside clients, reversing last year’s stance that kept the technology focused on Intel’s own chips, CFO David Zinsner said Wednesday. Shares climbed about 6% as chip stocks moved higher. There’s no mistaking the stakes. For Intel, a real turnaround hangs on consistently making cutting-edge chips—and persuading others to trust that production. The foundry strategy, where Intel manufactures chips for outside clients, hinges on one thing: deliver strong yields and ship when promised. Without that, customers stay away.
March 5, 2026
Plug Power stock jumps again as new CEO Crespo steps in and targets 2026 EBITDA
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Plug Power stock jumps again as new CEO Crespo steps in and targets 2026 EBITDA

Plug Power surged 11.2% Wednesday, finishing at $2.48. That makes three straight days of gains, drawing renewed attention from traders to the hydrogen fuel-cell company. Trading volume spiked to roughly 129 million shares, well above normal levels. Still, shares remain far off their 52-week high, market data shows. This is significant for Plug, which has spent the last year working to reassure investors it can rein in cash burn and move away from piecemeal financing to keep going. Hydrogen-linked stocks tend to swing sharply, with even slight changes in outlook or liquidity sparking rapid price moves.
March 5, 2026
Affirm shares climb after Stripe adds its buy-now-pay-later option to AI checkout tokens
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Affirm shares climb after Stripe adds its buy-now-pay-later option to AI checkout tokens

Affirm Holdings, Inc is deepening its link with Stripe, aiming to offer its buy-now, pay-later loans—including those short installment options at checkout—inside so-called “agentic commerce,” where software agents handle shopping and payments for users. “Consumers will want to see the total cost upfront,” said Vishal Kapoor, senior vice president of product at Affirm. Shares of Affirm climbed about 6% in premarket action. Payment companies are scrambling to keep AI-powered shopping from funneling all purchases through a single, often preloaded card—shutting out competitors. Stripe rolled out Shared Payment Tokens last year; now it’s broadening coverage to include new “agentic” payment credentials from Visa and Mastercard, plus buy-now, pay-later players like Affirm and Klarna.
March 5, 2026
Nvidia’s China H200 freeze: the chip pivot that could speed up Vera Rubin
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Nvidia’s China H200 freeze: the chip pivot that could speed up Vera Rubin

Nvidia has halted output of its H200 AI chips designed for China and shifted some of its Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co production lines to focus on upcoming Vera Rubin hardware, the Financial Times said Thursday. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nvidia-refocuses-tsmc-capacity-export-controls-stall-china-sales-ft-reports-2026-03-05/ This is significant: Nvidia counted China among its biggest customers for data-center accelerators, the key chips powering large AI models. With U.S. export rules changing, Nvidia has been working to hang onto its slice of the Chinese market.
March 5, 2026
Amprius stock jumps as AMPX targets $125 million 2026 revenue and a smaller loss
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Amprius stock jumps as AMPX targets $125 million 2026 revenue and a smaller loss

Amprius Technologies shares jumped roughly 8% ahead of Thursday’s open after the company projected at least $125 million in revenue for 2026 and said it anticipates narrowing its net loss to under $8 million. The silicon-anode battery producer is also aiming for positive adjusted EBITDA — a metric excluding interest, taxes, and non-cash charges — following its first positive quarterly adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter. Guidance like that tends to outweigh last quarter’s results for small battery developers. A lot of these firms are still working to show they can manufacture cells with acceptable margins—outside of controlled lab settings.
March 5, 2026
Alibaba puts CEO Eddie Wu in charge of new AI task force after Qwen chief quits
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Alibaba puts CEO Eddie Wu in charge of new AI task force after Qwen chief quits

BEIJING, March 5, 2026, 18:48 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd announced Thursday it’s putting together a new task force to speed up work on foundation models, following the resignation of Qwen AI chief Lin Junyang. According to a staff memo, CEO Eddie Wu, group CTO Wu Zeming, and Alibaba Cloud CTO Zhou Jingren will coordinate the initiative and tap resources from across the company. Zhou stays on as head of Tongyi Laboratory, Alibaba’s AI research shop, and the firm promised in the letter to boost funding for AI projects.
March 5, 2026
AST SpaceMobile stock jumps as Telus takes stake — Canada deal and Africa push in focus
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AST SpaceMobile stock jumps as Telus takes stake — Canada deal and Africa push in focus

AST SpaceMobile Inc surged 13% Wednesday after Telus of Canada agreed to provide satellite-based texting, calls, and data in underserved regions—and said it would take a stake in the U.S. firm. Shares ended at $104.89, with trading volume hitting nearly 20.8 million. The tie-up drops right as mobile operators race to secure “direct-to-device” coverage — satellites linking up with ordinary smartphones when cell towers can’t reach. What was once just a demo is now a real line item in carrier budgets, and investors are rushing into whichever firms they bet can pull it off first.
March 5, 2026
Webull earnings: BULL stock edges up after $571 million revenue and 75 million-share resale filing
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Webull earnings: BULL stock edges up after $571 million revenue and 75 million-share resale filing

Webull Corp saw quarterly revenue surge, and the online brokerage has filed to allow the resale of as many as 75.2 million Class A shares. The company pointed to increased trading activity and a bigger pool of client cash. Shares traded up roughly 2%, sitting at $6.07 early this Thursday. This update is significant: Webull is working through its initial phase after going public as a retail brokerage, and the market hasn’t hesitated to hit platforms hard when user engagement drops. Net deposits—what remains after customer withdrawals—serve as a key gauge of user loyalty.
March 5, 2026
Arista Networks stock jumps 8% as CEO talks $10B revenue year and flags chip crunch
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Arista Networks stock jumps 8% as CEO talks $10B revenue year and flags chip crunch

Arista Networks jumped 8.2% Wednesday, finishing at $134.83. Shares added another 1% in early pre-market moves Thursday. The networking equipment company, based in Santa Clara, California, is now valued around $183 billion. Arista is back under the microscope as investors look for the next round of AI data center spending. Switches and routers—crucial infrastructure—can become choke points; when they falter, big AI clusters lose momentum.
March 5, 2026
Zoom taps PMG as first global media agency of record as it pushes beyond meetings
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Zoom taps PMG as first global media agency of record as it pushes beyond meetings

Zoom Communications has appointed PMG as its inaugural global media agency of record, tasking the independent firm with a wide-ranging remit while Zoom ramps up its marketing push. “We wanted a partner that could help us translate innovation into measurable business impact globally,” said Whitney Magnuson, Zoom’s head of brand strategy and activation. Zoom is looking for an edge, while Microsoft Teams and Alphabet’s Google Meet keep tying their apps into broader workplace suites—leaving standalone platforms scrambling to compete on cost. Only last week, Zoom warned investors that quarterly profit would likely fall short of Wall Street expectations. The company flagged ongoing tough competition and cautious spending by businesses as possible drags on earnings, despite fresh AI tools rolling out.
March 5, 2026
Broadcom stock jumps after CEO flags $100 billion AI chip revenue in 2027, $10 billion buyback
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Broadcom stock jumps after CEO flags $100 billion AI chip revenue in 2027, $10 billion buyback

Broadcom Inc now anticipates annual AI chip revenue topping $100 billion in 2027, with the company also projecting second-quarter revenue that beat Wall Street’s expectations. Shares climbed close to 5% in after-hours trading this Wednesday. “Our visibility in 2027 has dramatically improved,” Chief Executive Hock Tan told analysts during the post-earnings call. The outlook arrives while cloud heavyweights keep funneling cash into data centers for generative AI—fueling appetite for chips, servers, and networking equipment. This year, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta look set to pour a minimum of $630 billion into building out AI infrastructure—a rate that’s squeezing suppliers and favoring companies with serious scale.
March 5, 2026
Robinhood launches $695 Platinum Card as it targets wealthy customers beyond trading
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Robinhood launches $695 Platinum Card as it targets wealthy customers beyond trading

Robinhood Markets, Inc. is rolling out a Platinum credit card with a $695 annual price tag, zeroing in on affluent clients—and taking a direct swing at territory long held by American Express and JPMorgan Chase. The card, Robinhood claims, dishes out cash back and perks that it values at roughly $3,000 per year. For comparison, American Express’ Platinum card demands a steeper $895 annual fee, while JPMorgan’s Chase Sapphire Reserve sits at $795, per their websites. “We want to go after the legacy players’ customers,” said Deepak Rao, vice president and general manager of Robinhood Money. Robinhood is rolling out the card as it tries to shift away from its image as a spot for quick-hit trades and toward being
March 5, 2026
SSE shares tick up as UK energy cap warning lands amid gas shock
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SSE shares tick up as UK energy cap warning lands amid gas shock

SSE Plc stock moved higher on Thursday, ticking up 0.7% to 2,672 pence as of 09:30 GMT, according to data. Shares have surged around 76% in the past year and now sit just under their 12-month peak. Timing is key here. A renewed spike in wholesale gas prices has shoved Britain’s energy bills right back into the middle of the inflation debate—a move that can quickly sway sentiment toward utilities investing on a decades-long horizon, rather than quarter to quarter.
March 5, 2026
Diageo shares sink again — but RBC calls the sell-off “overdone” and sticks with a £20 target
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Diageo shares sink again — but RBC calls the sell-off “overdone” and sticks with a £20 target

RBC Capital Markets stuck with its Buy/Outperform rating on Diageo plc Wednesday, maintaining a 2,000 pence price target. The brokerage said the stock’s recent drop looks overdone. According to RBC, investors reacted to new chief executive Dave Lewis’s move to reset expectations—more margin investment in North America, a dividend cut—rather than evidence of any fresh trading issues. The analysts highlighted internal inefficiency, with about 65% of orders processed manually and some 80% of sales staff time devoted to order management, as areas ripe for both sales growth and cost savings. The call comes as Diageo works to regain its footing following a rough update back in February. On Feb. 25, the maker of Johnnie Walker and Guinness lowered its target
March 5, 2026
NatWest ramps up Scotland startup push: RBS Accelerator targets 5,000 entrepreneurs, adds £1m EDGE deal
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NatWest ramps up Scotland startup push: RBS Accelerator targets 5,000 entrepreneurs, adds £1m EDGE deal

Royal Bank of Scotland, part of NatWest Group, is ramping up its Accelerator programme, aiming to reach 5,000 Scottish entrepreneurs this year. The push comes before the bank’s new Edinburgh hub, due to open in 2026. Royal Bank is also committing 1 million pounds to the Scottish EDGE Awards over three years, with 200,000 pounds earmarked for the Scale EDGE prize. “In our tenth anniversary year, we are going to turbocharge our support for Scotland’s entrepreneurs,” said Darren Pirie, head of accelerator and partnerships at the bank. UK banks are looking to land and keep smaller business clients, focusing on more than just offering cheaper loan rates. Getting in front of founders early can pave the way for stickier ties
March 5, 2026
Experian PLC snaps up 400,864 shares as $1bn buyback rolls on
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Experian PLC snaps up 400,864 shares as $1bn buyback rolls on

Experian PLC snapped up 400,864 of its own shares Thursday, paying an average 2,694.3720 pence each, a regulatory filing showed. The purchased stock will be cancelled. That steady buyback rhythm stands out—the FTSE 100 credit data firm is in the market for its own stock, trimming the share count with cash as capital return policies get fresh scrutiny. In a nutshell, a buyback is the company taking shares off the table and cancelling them. With less stock out there, earnings per share can tick higher, provided profits hold steady.
March 5, 2026
Halma plc stock dips at the open with March trading update in focus
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Halma plc stock dips at the open with March trading update in focus

Halma plc slipped out of the gate Thursday, as the stock gave up ground following a recent rally. Shares started the session at 3,952 pence, under Wednesday’s 4,022 pence close, according to London Stock Exchange data. The next scheduled trading update for Halma is just a week out, lining up right before the March 31 year-end. Investors can expect that update on March 12, according to the group’s calendar, while the full-year numbers are slated for release on June 11.
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