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In early February 2026, Klarna announced it had joined Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol, an open standard that connects AI agents, merchants and payment providers across the full shopping journey from product discovery to post‑purchase support, deepening its multiyear collaboration with Google’s payments and cloud platforms. This move positions Klarna at the center of emerging AI‑driven shopping experiences, giving it early exposure to how conversational commerce standards may evolve...

Optimum Communications (OPTU) has put out a tough FY 2025 third quarter print, with revenue of US$2.1 billion alongside a basic EPS loss of US$3.47 and net income loss of US$1,625.9 million. The company has seen quarterly revenue move from US$2,240.8 million in FY 2024 Q2 to US$2,108.1 million in FY 2025 Q3, while EPS has swung from a profit of US$0.03 per share to a loss of US$3.47, setting up a results season where investors are focused squarely on how much pressure is building on...

Recent performance snapshot General Mills (GIS) has drawn fresh attention after recent trading, with the share price at $48.58 and a mix of shorter term moves, including a 1 day decline alongside gains over the past month and the past 3 months. See our latest analysis for General Mills. While the share price has a 1 day decline and a 1 year total shareholder return of 14.3% in the red, the 30 day share price return of 9.7% and 6.3% year to date show momentum tentatively rebuilding from a weak...

US Foods Holding (USFD) just turned in its FY 2025 third quarter scorecard with revenue of about US$10.2b and basic EPS of US$0.68 on net income of US$153m. The company has seen quarterly revenue move from US$9.5b in Q4 2024 to US$9.4b in Q1 2025, US$10.1b in Q2 2025 and US$10.2b in Q3 2025, while EPS shifted from US$0.28 to US$0.50, US$0.97 and then US$0.68 over the same stretch. This gives a clear picture of how sales scale is relating to earnings. With trailing net margin sitting at 1.4%,...

Block, Inc. (NYSE:XYZ) is reportedly preparing to cut up to 10% of its workforce as part of a broad restructuring effort. The company is rolling out new products such as Square AI and expanding financial services features within Cash App. The changes are expected to reshape how Block allocates resources across its ecosystem of merchant services and consumer finance tools. For investors watching NYSE:XYZ, these moves come after a challenging stretch for the share price, which closed at...

How Gates Industrial's FY 2025 Earnings Stack Up Against the Story So Far Gates Industrial (GTES) has just posted its FY 2025 third quarter numbers, with revenue at US$855.7 million and basic EPS of US$0.32 setting the tone for how the year is shaping up. The company has seen revenue move from US$829.4 million in Q4 2024 to US$855.7 million in Q3 2025, while basic EPS has tracked from US$0.14 to US$0.32 over the same stretch. This gives investors a clear view of how the top and bottom lines...

American Electric Power Company (AEP) has laid out a clear picture of its recent performance, with Q3 FY 2025 revenue of US$6.0 billion, basic EPS of US$1.82 and trailing twelve month EPS of US$6.86 supported by trailing net income of US$3.7 billion. The company has seen revenue move from US$4.6 billion in Q4 FY 2024 to US$5.1 billion in Q2 FY 2025 and US$6.0 billion in Q3 FY 2025. Over the same period, quarterly basic EPS ranged from US$1.25 in Q4 FY 2024 to US$2.29 in Q2 FY 2025 and US$1.82...

Mondelez International (NasdaqGS:MDLZ) is facing persistent cost pressures, with elevated cocoa prices and softer sales volumes in key European markets. In its latest quarterly update, management highlighted industry wide margin pressures and signaled adjustments to pricing and product strategies in Europe. The company is reworking its market approach in response to higher input costs and demand sensitivity among European consumers. For investors watching Mondelez International at a share...

Why Eastern Bankshares is on investors’ radar today Eastern Bankshares (EBC) has drawn attention after recent share performance, with the stock showing gains over the past month and past 3 months, prompting investors to reassess its valuation and earnings profile. See our latest analysis for Eastern Bankshares. While the share price slipped 0.5% over the last session, Eastern Bankshares has a 30 day share price return of 12.3% and a 90 day gain of 21.6%, alongside a 1 year total shareholder...

Why this Japan storage project matters for Canadian Solar stock Canadian Solar (CSIQ) just switched on its first grid connected battery storage project in Japan, a 2 MW, 8.25 MWh system in Hokkaido that anchors a broader global storage push. For you as a shareholder or potential investor, this Japan milestone sits alongside new U.S. focused financing plans and asset restructuring. All of these elements may influence how the market reassesses Canadian Solar’s growth profile and risk mix. See...

Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) has put out its latest FY 2025 numbers, reporting third quarter revenue of US$90.1 million and basic EPS of US$0.12. This gives investors a fresh look at how its commercial real estate loan portfolio is performing. Over the last few quarters, the trust has seen revenue move from US$55.0 million in Q4 2024 to US$52.0 million in Q1 2025, US$55.8 million in Q2 2025 and US$90.1 million in Q3 2025, while basic EPS shifted from US$0.29 to US$0.20, US$0.19 and then...

In February 2026, NVR, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program of up to US$750 million of common stock, with no expiration date, to be executed in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. This authorization extends a buyback approach NVR has followed since 1994, underlining the company’s long-running use of repurchases as a tool to return capital to shareholders. Next, we’ll explore how this renewed US$750 million repurchase...

Avista (NYSE:AVA) has declared an increase to its quarterly dividend, extending its streak of annual dividend growth to 24 consecutive years. The company also released a new long term resource plan that includes major investments in clean energy projects and grid reliability initiatives. Both moves were announced together, underscoring Avista's focus on shareholder payouts alongside system upgrades and cleaner power sources. Avista enters this phase of capital planning with its shares at...

Earlier in February 2026, Bloom Energy reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of US$777.68 million and full-year revenue of US$2.02 billion, alongside a small quarterly net profit but a full-year net loss of US$88.43 million. The company paired these results with full-year 2026 revenue guidance of US$3.1 billion to US$3.3 billion and highlighted a very large product backlog linked to rising power needs from artificial intelligence data centers. We will now examine how this AI-driven backlog...

How Berkshire Hathaway Stock Has Been Performing Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) has delivered mixed recent returns, with a 1 day move close to flat, a small decline over the past week, and modest gains over the past month. Over the past 3 months, the stock shows a roughly 2% decline, while its 1 year total return sits just above 4%. Looking further back, 3 year and 5 year total returns are in positive territory. At a last close of US$500.01, Berkshire Hathaway’s market performance sits alongside...

Waste Connections (WCN) has wrapped up FY 2025 with Q4 revenue of US$2.4b and basic EPS of US$1.01, while trailing 12 month figures show revenue of US$9.5b and EPS of US$4.18. Over recent quarters the company has seen revenue move from US$2.23b in Q1 2025 to US$2.41b in Q2, US$2.46b in Q3 and US$2.37b in Q4. Quarterly EPS ranged from US$0.94 to US$1.12 over the same period. With trailing net margin sitting at 11.4% versus 6.9% a year earlier, this set of results places profitability and the...

In February 2026, Nuvation Bio announced that its global SIGMA (G203) study of safusidenib for IDH1‑mutant astrocytoma had been expanded into a Phase 3 maintenance trial, broadening eligibility to grades 2–4 high‑risk tumors after standard treatment and increasing planned enrollment from 100 to 300 patients across the U.S., Australia and China. The amended protocol also adds a non‑pivotal, single‑arm cohort in chemotherapy‑ and radiotherapy‑naïve grade 3 IDH1‑mutant oligodendroglioma, which...

CRISPR Therapeutics recently reported ongoing progress across its gene-editing pipeline, highlighting advances in clinical and preclinical programs such as zugo-cel for autoimmune disease and oncology, alongside continued global uptake of its approved therapy CASGEVY for severe sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia. An interesting aspect of this update is how the company is pairing commercial traction for CASGEVY with earlier-stage in vivo gene editing and siRNA...

Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) has completed its joint venture with CPE to expand Burger King in China. The agreement grants exclusive rights to develop the Burger King brand in China for the next 20 years. The partners plan an accelerated expansion of Burger King locations supported by significant new investment. For Restaurant Brands International, which trades at $66.35, this joint venture is a new element in its global growth plans. The stock is up 3.7% over the past year...

Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) announced an agreement to acquire Orna Therapeutics, a company focused on circular RNA based medicines. The deal brings Orna's in vivo cell therapy and genetic medicine platform into Lilly's pipeline of drug development programs. The transaction is framed as an expansion beyond Lilly's existing obesity and diabetes franchise into autoimmune and genetic disease treatment research. For you as an investor, this move adds a new angle to the NYSE:LLY story, which many people...

Mattel recently reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results that showed higher quarterly sales but lower profit, issued cautious 2026 earnings guidance, and authorized a new US$1.50 billion share repurchase program running through 2028. At the same time, the company is pushing an IP-focused transformation, unveiling extensive 2026 innovation for Hot Wheels and Thomas & Friends, expanding its Formula 1 collaboration, and moving to acquire full ownership of mobile games studio Mattel163...

Exelon (EXC) has just turned in its FY 2025 third quarter scorecard, reporting revenue of US$6.7b and basic EPS of US$0.87, with the latest trailing twelve month figures showing revenue of US$24.3b and EPS of US$2.80 alongside 16.1% earnings growth and a net margin shift from 10.6% to 11.6% over the past year. The company has seen revenue move from US$22.8b to US$24.3b on a trailing basis over recent quarters, while EPS on the same basis moved from US$2.42 to US$2.80. This sets up a story...

If you are wondering whether Silicon Laboratories at around US$207 a share is priced attractively or not, the key is to understand what the current valuation is actually baking in. The stock shows returns of 0.9% over 7 days, 41.3% over 30 days, 56.9% year to date and 37.6% over 1 year, which naturally raises questions about how much of the story is already reflected in the price and what that might mean for future risk and reward. Recent coverage has focused on Silicon Laboratories as a...

XPeng (XPEV) is in focus after launching start and stop charging payments in its app for Hong Kong, using Antom’s global payments platform to streamline EV charging and broaden its international reach. See our latest analysis for XPeng. These charging payment upgrades land after a busy few months for XPeng, including January deliveries of 20,011 vehicles, and come as the 7 day share price return of 4.86% contrasts with a 90 day share price return decline of 29.23% and a 1 year total...