UnitedHealth Group shares fell 2.6% to $273.95 in after-hours trading Tuesday, deepening a two-day drop of about 5.5%. The decline comes as investors await the final 2027 Medicare Advantage reimbursement rates, with
Algorhythm Holdings (RIME.O) surged 228% to $3.48 in after-hours trading Friday after reporting SemiCab users boosted freight volume 300–400% without hiring more staff. The announcement triggered sharp selloffs in trucking and logistics stocks, with the Dow Jones Transportation Average down 4.4% Thursday. Trading volume in Algorhythm shares hit 161.5 million.
Salesforce rose 2.7% to close at $190.41 Friday, outpacing a sluggish U.S. market as investors reacted to lower-than-expected January inflation. The stock
Reckitt Benckiser began the third phase of its £1 billion share buyback, repurchasing £540 million in stock days after annual results. Shares fell 10.6% in the week to March 10, underperforming the FTSE 350. The company reported 5.2% core sales growth for 2025 but warned of pressure from weaker cold and flu sales and the Essential Home divestment. Reckitt paid a £1.6 billion special dividend in February.
UnitedHealth Group shares fell 2.6% to $273.95 in after-hours trading Tuesday, deepening a two-day drop of about 5.5%. The decline comes as investors await the final 2027 Medicare Advantage reimbursement rates, with the public comment period closing February 25. Other managed care stocks, including Humana and Elevance, also slipped despite gains in the broader market.
SELLAS Life Sciences rose 3.4% to $4.29 in premarket trading Monday after closing at $4.15 Friday on heavy volume. Traders are watching for results from its phase 3 AML trial, with final survival data expected by mid-March. Short interest stands at 41.3 million shares, about 24% of float. SELLAS reported $71.8 million in cash at year-end.
Sandisk shares jumped 5.2% to $683.53 in early New York trading Monday after Western Digital announced a $3.17 billion sale of part of its Sandisk stake. Volume reached 5 million shares. Traders watched for signs of AI infrastructure demand and effects from the Western Digital transaction. Sandisk forecast Q3 revenue of $4.4–4.8 billion after reporting $3.03 billion in Q2.
Oracle shares fell 5.4% to $148.08 Friday, underperforming a rising market, after reports OpenAI plans to spend $600 billion on computing by 2030 and may go public. Nvidia is nearing a $30 billion investment in OpenAI as part of a funding round valuing the company at $830 billion, Reuters reported. Oracle will resume trading Monday.
Oracle shares fell 2.7% to $152.25 in morning trading, lagging the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, which rose after the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s tariffs. Nvidia is nearing a $30 billion stake in OpenAI as part of a funding round expected to top $100 billion, according to a source. Investors are watching Nvidia’s results next week for signals on AI spending and data center growth.
Oracle shares fell 5.4% to $148.08 in after-hours trading Friday, underperforming a rising U.S. market. Investors focused on soaring AI infrastructure costs after reports on OpenAI’s spending. Oracle plans to raise $45–50 billion in 2026 to expand its cloud business. Nvidia is expected to report earnings February 25.
Micron shares fell 1% to $417.35 in after-hours trading Thursday. Samsung rose as much as 5.4% in Seoul after reports it may price upcoming HBM4 AI memory chips at $700 per unit, about 30% higher than the previous generation. U.S. stocks declined ahead of Friday’s PCE inflation data.
Broadcom shares closed up 0.3% at $333.51 Wednesday, little changed after hours, as Citi cut its price target to $458 ahead of March 4 earnings but kept a buy rating. Meta signed a multi-year AI hardware deal with Nvidia, raising questions about whether in-house chips can reduce reliance on Nvidia. Some Broadcom VMware customers are reviewing higher licensing fees.
AST SpaceMobile shares fell 15.17% Thursday after the company announced a $1 billion convertible bond deal, then edged up 0.35% Friday. The drop hit other space stocks, while U.S. defense giants gained as Treasury yields fell on softer inflation data. U.S. markets will close Monday for Presidents Day. Investors face a long weekend to assess new financing moves and interest rate signals.
Algorhythm Holdings (RIME.O) surged 228% to $3.48 in after-hours trading Friday after reporting SemiCab users boosted freight volume 300–400% without hiring more staff. The announcement triggered sharp selloffs in trucking and logistics stocks, with the Dow Jones Transportation Average down 4.4% Thursday. Trading volume in Algorhythm shares hit 161.5 million.
Salesforce rose 2.7% to close at $190.41 Friday, outpacing a sluggish U.S. market as investors reacted to lower-than-expected January inflation. The stock remains down about 30% in 2026 amid ongoing tech selloffs and concerns over AI-driven volatility. Around 6.1 million shares traded, with prices swinging between $184.31 and $193.43. Salesforce reports Q4 and full-year results on February 25 after market close.
Accenture shares fell 3.8% to $221.58 Thursday, touching $215.22 intraday, after CEO Julie Sweet disclosed plans to sell 6,057 shares in an SEC filing. Trading volume reached 7.5 million. Investors focused on the March 19 earnings report and a pending GAO protest over a $1.4 billion Army contract. IBM, Cognizant, DXC, and Infosys also posted sharp declines.
Salesforce shares fell 1.6% to $182.12 Thursday morning, nearing a new 52-week low after the company agreed to acquire AI startup Cimulate. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal is expected to close in Salesforce’s fiscal Q1 2027. Investors are focused on the company’s February 25 earnings report amid recent layoffs and a broader tech selloff.
Intel shares rose 2% to $48.08 in Wednesday afternoon trading, with about 87 million shares exchanged. The company announced it will demo AI inference on live mobile networks at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress. Semiconductor stocks climbed after U.S. jobs data beat expectations. Intel forecasts Q1 revenue between $11.7 and $12.7 billion, citing underestimated server CPU demand.
Sandisk shares fell 6.1% to $547.57 Tuesday, deepening a February decline as memory and storage stocks slumped. Micron lost 2.5%, Western Digital 7.4%, and Seagate 6.2%. Traders cited weak U.S. retail sales and caution ahead of Friday’s inflation report. About 14.4 million Sandisk shares changed hands.
Apple is expected to release iOS 26.3 as early as February 9, according to Forbes. The iOS 26.4 developer beta is planned for the week of February 23, with a wider rollout by late March. iOS 26.4 will introduce new Siri and Apple Intelligence features, along with new emoji. iOS 26.3 adds location privacy controls, RCS updates, and notification support for third-party smartwatches in the EU.
Testing on a Samsung Galaxy S24 FE showed some “Galaxy AI” features stopped working locally after disabling Google’s AICore system service. Samsung said users can enable local processing, but many AI functions still rely on the cloud. Circle to Search and Live Transcribe continued to work. No speed increase was observed, and AICore still used about 1.3 GB of storage after being turned off.
Alleged images of the Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus in white surfaced online Saturday. Leaks suggest faster charging but no built-in Qi2 magnets, meaning magnetic cases may still be required. A TechRadar poll found 70% of respondents are not anticipating the new Galaxy S launch. The S26 series is expected to be unveiled February 25, with sales starting in March.
SpaceX told investors it plans an uncrewed Moon landing in March 2027, delaying its previously scheduled Mars mission. The Wall Street Journal reports the company is prioritizing the lunar mission, with Mars plans on hold. NASA relies on Starship for its Artemis III Moon landing, now targeted for 2028. SpaceX did not comment on the report.
Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17e, a new entry-level model, on February 19, according to multiple leaks. The device may feature MagSafe charging and upgraded Apple-designed connectivity chips. Reports also indicate the next base iPad could receive an A18 chip and 8 GB RAM for Apple Intelligence support. Apple has not confirmed the event.
U.S. Senate Democrats urged the Pentagon to investigate SpaceX after reports that Chinese-linked investors secretly acquired stakes in the company. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim cited national security concerns over SpaceX’s military launches and Starlink operations. Lawmakers requested the Defense Department assess foreign ownership risks and consider a CFIUS review. They asked for a response by February 20.
A fire broke out at the GSI Helmholtz Center in Darmstadt early Tuesday, forcing evacuation and postponing the FAIR particle accelerator project’s December test phase indefinitely. Officials blamed a short circuit in a high-voltage power supply. No injuries or hazardous releases were reported. Damage affected cables, electrical equipment, and office furniture; the extent remains unclear.
Google began rolling out the February 2026 Android 16 update to supported Pixel devices, focusing solely on a high-severity security fix for CVE-2026-0106 in the VPU driver. The update covers Pixel 7a and newer, including Pixel Fold and Tablet, with region- and carrier-specific versions. No new features or user-facing changes are included. Pixel 6 and 7 series are not listed in the official release.
Shares in RELX, Wolters Kluwer, and Thomson Reuters fell over 10% Tuesday after Anthropic launched a legal plug-in for its Claude AI chatbot. RELX dropped as much as 17%, heading for its steepest one-day loss since 1988. Publicis also declined after earnings. U.S. software stocks, including Microsoft and Oracle, slipped early in New York trading.