Microsoft Shares Gain 3% Amid Analyst Downgrade Over AI Spending Concerns
Technology Sarah Chen

Microsoft Shares Gain 3% Amid Analyst Downgrade Over AI Spending Concerns

Microsoft stock advanced 3.1% to $413.60 in early trading Tuesday, recovering despite a Melius Research downgrade to 'hold' on worries about rising AI capital expenditures pressuring free cash flow.

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BigBear.ai Shareholders to Decide on Doubling Authorized Stock
Markets Daniel Marsh

BigBear.ai Shareholders to Decide on Doubling Authorized Stock

BigBear.ai Holdings shares held steady premarket ahead of a key February 18 shareholder vote on increasing authorized common shares from 500 million to 1 billion. The stock rose 3.2% in the prior session.

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SoFi Expands Crypto Trading to Hong Kong via OSL Partnership Following Analyst Upgrade
Crypto Sarah Chen

SoFi Expands Crypto Trading to Hong Kong via OSL Partnership Following Analyst Upgrade

SoFi Technologies partners with OSL Group to launch in-app digital asset trading in Hong Kong, expanding its crypto services. The move follows a Citizens analyst upgrade to 'Market Outperform' with a $30 price target.

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Amazon Shares Dip on Report of AWS AI Content Marketplace Plans
Technology Sarah Chen

Amazon Shares Dip on Report of AWS AI Content Marketplace Plans

Amazon shares declined 0.8% in premarket trading following a report that AWS is developing a marketplace for publishers to license content to artificial intelligence companies.

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Morgan Stanley Issues Underweight Rating on MARA, Citing Bitcoin Dependency
Crypto Sarah Chen

Morgan Stanley Issues Underweight Rating on MARA, Citing Bitcoin Dependency

MARA Holdings shares declined 2.3% in premarket trading after Morgan Stanley initiated coverage with an underweight rating and an $8 price target, highlighting the miner's continued reliance on bitcoin price movements.

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TeraWulf Shares Retreat Premarket Following Analyst Initiation with Bullish Target
Crypto Sarah Chen

TeraWulf Shares Retreat Premarket Following Analyst Initiation with Bullish Target

TeraWulf stock declined 3.5% in premarket trading, giving back some of its prior session's sharp gains, after Morgan Stanley began coverage with an Overweight rating and a $37 price target.

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Vale Shares Dip Premarket as Brazilian Courts Deny Major Asset Freeze Requests
Markets Daniel Marsh

Vale Shares Dip Premarket as Brazilian Courts Deny Major Asset Freeze Requests

Vale's U.S.-listed shares declined 0.8% in premarket trading after Brazilian courts rejected asset freeze requests totaling 2.846 billion reais, with investors awaiting quarterly results.

Kenvue Shares Steady Ahead of Q4 Report, Merger Timeline in Focus
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Kenvue Shares Steady Ahead of Q4 Report, Merger Timeline in Focus

Kenvue stock held near $18 in premarket trading as investors await fourth-quarter results on Feb. 17, with no earnings call scheduled due to the pending Kimberly-Clark merger.

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Ondas Secures $30M+ Israeli Demining Contract, Goldman Sachs Holds 4.2% Stake
Technology Sarah Chen

Ondas Secures $30M+ Israeli Demining Contract, Goldman Sachs Holds 4.2% Stake

Ondas Holdings shares held steady in premarket trading after its 4M Defense unit won a demining contract valued over $30 million in Israel. Goldman Sachs disclosed a 4.2% passive stake in the company.

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Snap Shares Gain on Analyst Upgrade Amid Turnaround Efforts
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Snap Shares Gain on Analyst Upgrade Amid Turnaround Efforts

Snap Inc. shares advanced in premarket trading after Arete Research upgraded the stock to Buy, while the company navigates a challenging advertising environment and pursues a $500 million share repurchase program.

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Plug Power Shareholder Vote Looms as Stock Holds Steady in Premarket
Markets Daniel Marsh

Plug Power Shareholder Vote Looms as Stock Holds Steady in Premarket

Plug Power shares traded flat at $2.10 ahead of a critical shareholder vote on February 17 to increase authorized shares. The company previously failed to secure sufficient support, with only 39.63% backing the proposal.

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Intel Shares Dip on Rakuten AI Network Expansion, Eyes on Economic Data
Technology Sarah Chen

Intel Shares Dip on Rakuten AI Network Expansion, Eyes on Economic Data

Intel shares declined 0.7% in premarket activity following Rakuten Mobile's announcement of a broader collaboration to integrate AI into mobile network infrastructure. Market attention shifts to upcoming U.S. retail sales and inflation reports.

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