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$TE has welcomed the recent U.S. Treasury guidance on the foreign entity of concern (FEOC) provisions under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The company states that this initial guidance aligns closely with its expectations and reinforces its eligibility for valuable Section 45X advanced manufacturing production tax credits. This development is seen as a significant positive step for T1 Energy, as it confirms that the company's extensive restructuring—including capital raises, debt repayments, intellectual property adjustments, governance changes, and shifts to non-FEOC sourcing—has positioned it well to qualify for these domestic manufacturing incentives. The move reduces a key regulatory uncertainty and is viewed as bullish not just for T1 but for the broader U.S. solar and clean energy manufacturing sector. With this clarity in place, attention now turns to upcoming earnings, where execution on production ramps and revenue growth will be in focus. Excited for what's next. Earnings should provide more insight into the momentum ahead.

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CPI (Inflation Report) — January CPI landed roughly in line with forecasts (headline ~2.4% YoY), removing any urgency for the Federal Reserve to accelerate interest-rate cuts in the near term.
$NBIS — Shares rallied sharply as the market continues to price in that the AI boom’s real bottleneck—and therefore the biggest opportunity—is massive, under-the-radar backend compute and data-center infrastructure.
$ONDS — The stock caught fresh bids after the company secured a significant new European order (multi-million-dollar deal with a NATO member state) for its Iron Drone Raider counter-UAS system, highlighting accelerating demand for counter-drone defense tech across the continent.
$RKLB — Rocket Lab is preparing another hypersonic test flight for the Pentagon using its HASTE rocket (targeted for late February), reinforcing the accelerating flow of U.S. defense dollars into nimble private space companies.
$BABA — Shares slid after fresh reports that the U.S. Department of Defense is considering adding Alibaba to its list of companies with alleged ties to supporting China’s military-industrial complex, amplifying already elevated geopolitical and delisting-style risks

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$META has just declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.525 per share. Mark Zuckerberg holds approximately 342.6 million shares of the company. As a result, he's set to receive roughly $179.9 million in dividend payments from this payout alone

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$HIMS Swift Withdrawal from Compounded GLP-1 Pill Could Protect It from DOJ Enforcement. The Trump administration might seek an injunction or impose fines.
Attorney James Boiani from Epstein Becker & Green observed that Hims' rapid decision to abandon the GLP-1 pill offering could remove the necessary "case or controversy" for the Department of Justice to proceed with action.

(Source: Reuters)

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US CPI YoY Actual 2.4% (Forecast 2.5%, Previous 2.7%)

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@kunoo @coinbase Worst platform ever

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BIG FINTECH MOVE: $GRAB Acquires U.S. Investing Platform Stash for $425M Enterprise ValueGrab Holdings $GRAB has signed agreements to acquire 100% of Stash Financial, a leading U.S. digital investing and financial services platform.
The deal values Stash at an enterprise value of $425 million, with Grab paying for 50.1% equity at closing (in a mix of cash and stock) and the remaining stake at fair market value over the next three years.
Stash boasts strong fundamentals: over $5 billion in assets under management (AUM), more than 1 million paying subscribers, and it's already cash-flow positive.
Looking ahead, Stash is projected to deliver over $60 million in Adjusted EBITDA by 2028.
Post-closing (expected in Q3 2026, pending regulatory approvals), Stash will continue operating independently under its own brand in the U.S.
In the longer term, Grab plans to leverage Stash's innovative tools—such as its AI-powered Money Coach—to introduce accessible investing solutions in Southeast Asia, accelerating its push into mass-market financial services

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The SpaceX/xAI merger at the $1.25T valuation really changed the math for 2026. It’s no longer just a 'rocket company' IPO, it’s a data play. If Elon integrates xAI’s 'Grok' directly into the Starlink/Starshield constellation, the latency advantage for agentic AI will be unbeatable. Also, that $CAT 'AI Tractor' point is underrated. Distribution is the ultimate moat. Keep an eye on $DE (John Deere) for the same reason. They have the fleet, they just need the software pivot

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$NBIS Q4 Earnings Report is out.

Revenue $227.7M vs. $242.8M est. (+547% YoY)
Adj. EBITDA $15M vs. $40.4M est.
ARR $1.25B vs. $900M-$1.1B guided
170MW active power vs. 100MW guided
Sold out of capacity in Q4
Positive operating cash flow

2026 outlook:

Reiterated year-end ARR $7-9B
Raised contracted power to >3GW
16 data centers (up from 7 now)

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$EOSE earnings date announced

🚨Feb 26, BEFORE OPEN 🚨

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$APP, earnings:

- EPS: $3.24, est: $2.94
- Revenue: $1.65 billion, est: $1.61 billion

$CSGO, earnings:

- EPS: $1.04, est: $1.02
- Revenue: $15.3 billion, est: $15.1 billion

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BREAKING: $META kicks off construction on a massive $10 billion data center in Indiana to supercharge its AI infrastructure

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US employers added 130,000 jobs in January, the strongest gain in over a year, per BLS

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$EOSE

2400 MWh project incoming

https://t.co/6fxFP2LkYL

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$CCL setting up for a massive move. With the cruise season around the corner this could be explosive

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$HOOD

- Revenue $1.28B +27% YoY
- Net Income $605M
- Total AUC $324B +68% YoY
- Net Deposits $68.1B, +35% YoY
- Robinhood Gold 4.2M, +58% YoY

Vlad Tenev, CEO:

“Our vision hasn’t changed: we are building the Financial SuperApp."

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