Monthly Archives: February 2023

Mark Zuckerberg announces new team at Meta working on A.I. products for Instagram, WhatsApp

(CNBC) Meta will create a new product group inside the company focused on generative AI, a new set of machine learning techniques that allow computers to generate text, draw pictures, and create other media that resemble human output. The move […]

Target will report earnings before the bell — Here’s what to expect

(CNBC) Target on Tuesday will report holiday-quarter results, as retailers brace for a year that appears poised to bring slower sales and more price-conscious customers. Here’s what analysts are expecting for Target’s fiscal fourth quarter, according to consensus estimates from […]

Zoom shares jump on better-than-expected fourth-quarter results

(Hedgeweek) Zoom shares climbed 8% in extended trading on Monday after the video chat company reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that exceeded analysts’ estimates and offered optimistic earnings guidance for the year. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $1.22 per share, […]

SEC Charges Cousins for Insider Trading in Kodak Stock Ahead of Company’s Planned Govt. Partnership to Assist in Response to COVID-19

(Hedgeco.net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Andrew Stiles for insider trading in the stocks of Eastman Kodak Company and Novavax Inc. based on nonpublic information related to both companies’ planned government partnerships to assist in the fight against […]

Stock futures are little changed after major averages suffer biggest weekly losses of the year: Live updates

(CNBC) U.S. equity futures were higher on Monday morning after the major averages posted their biggest weekly losses of the year and ahead of another big week in retail earnings. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 15 […]

Janus Henderson turns to hedge funds and private credit

(Hedgeweek) Struggling money manager Janus Henderson is looking to hedge fund and private credit investments as part of a strategy to revive its fortunes having seen investors withdraw in the region of $130 billion of funds since 2017, according to […]

Bridgewater top for staff perks

(Hedgeweek) Staff at Bridgewater Associates are top of the league when it comes to employee perks, according to data from Levels.fyi, with the firm spending $21,414 per year per employee on a range of benefits including free meals, pension contributions […]

Union Pacific CEO to step down as hedge fund presses for change

(CNBC) U.S. railroad Union Pacificon Sunday said it expects to name a successor to assume the position of chief executive officer replacing Lance Fritz in 2023. “Union Pacific has been my home for 22 years and I am confident that […]

Warren Buffett calls stock buyback critics ‘economic illiterate’ in Berkshire Hathaway annual letter

(CNBC) Warren Buffett defended stock buybacks in Berkshire Hathaway’s annual letter, pushing back on those railing against the practice he believes to be beneficial to all shareholders. “When you are told that all repurchases are harmful to shareholders or to the country, […]

Galaxy acquires institutional custody platform GK8

(Hedgeweek) Galaxy Digital Holdings (Galaxy), a financial services and investment management specialist in the digital asset, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology sectors, has completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of GK8, a secure institutional digital asset custody platform, […]

Ozy Media and its CEO Carlos Watson Charged with Widespread Scheme to Defraud Investors

(HedgeCo.Net) Former COO and chief of staff also charged in $50 million fraud. The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged media and entertainment company Ozy Media Inc., its CEO Carlos R. Watson, Jr., its former COO Samir Rao, and its […]

Stock futures are little changed as investors await key inflation and consumer data: Live updates

(CNBC) U.S. stock futures were flat Friday morning after the S&P 500 snapped a four-day losing streak. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell by 25 points, or 0.08%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.06% and 0.18%, respectively. Boeing […]