Paramount may have won the bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery, but the regulatory and political scrutiny is not over. Hours after Netflix announced that it would not offer a rival bid, California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta was out with a statement, reminding that his office still has a role in examining the merger, as attention has focused on the Trump Justice Department. “These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and ...

Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares extended their post-earnings decline into Friday, even after topping expectations on both revenue and earnings, as two analysts pointed to the same strong results but drew sharply different conclusions about the stock's near-term trajectory.Rocket Lab stock is among today’s weakest performers. Why is RKLB stock dropping?Both Citizens JMP Securities and Cantor Fitzgerald cited revenue beats and growing backlogs; their outlooks diverged: Citizens flagged execution and val ...

Barclays is looking to build a blockchain platform that could handle stablecoin payments and tokenized deposits, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 27), citing unnamed sources.By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions .Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins re ...

Barclays is looking to build a blockchain platform that could handle stablecoin payments and tokenized deposits, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 27), citing unnamed sources.By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions .Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins re ...

Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK) is set to announce fourth-quarter financial results Saturday (Feb. 28), its first earnings release in decades without legendary investor Warren Buffett serving as CEO.Here's what investors should know about the report and what could be ahead for the company.Berkshire Q4 EstimatesAnalysts expect the conglomerate to report fourth-quarter revenue of $92.91 billion, down from $94.92 billion a year earlier, Benzinga Pro data show. The company has beaten revenue estimat ...

Shares of the Baldwin Insurance Group ( BWIN ) have been a poor performer over the past year, losing over 40% of their value. Margin pressure, elevated debts, and questions about M&A strategy have all weighed on the stock. More recently, the insurance brokerage sector has come underOver fifteen years of experience making contrarian bets based on my macro view and stock-specific turnaround stories to garner outsized returns with a favorable risk/reward profile. If you want me to cover a specific stock or hav ...

Key Takeaways Opendoor ramps acquisitions 46% sequentially as it scales its "Opendoor 2.0" model.OPEN stock has surged 278% in a year and trades at 0.83 forward P/S, below the industry.Zillow advances its housing super app, but shares are down 38.9% amid soft volumes.The U.S. housing market remains constrained by elevated mortgage rates and limited inventory, creating a complex backdrop for digital real estate platforms. Against this environment, Opendoor Technologies Inc. (OPEN) and Zillow Group, Inc. (Z) ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National shareholder rights law firm Hagens Berman is notifying investors in Varonis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNS) regarding the approaching March 9, 2026, lead plaintiff deadline in a pending securities class action lawsuit that has been filed against the company and certain of its executives. As alleged in the suit, the firm is examining whether Varonis executives concealed significant renewal softness within its Federal vertical and legacy on-premises busin ...

Block, Inc. ( XYZ ) shocked the Street when it reported Q4 results on the afternoon of February 26. It wasn’t so much the top and bottom line figures (which were strong), but news that theFreelance Financial Writer | Investments | Markets | Personal Finance | RetirementI create written content used in various formats including articles, blogs, emails, and social media for financial advisors and investment firms in a cost-efficient way. My passion is putting a narrative to financial data. Working with teams ...

Opera Limited ( OPRA ) had earnings that the market very much loved, sending them up 22% as of me writing this. Here's a quick rundown of their Q4 and some of their guidance:I was taught the value of investing and the power of compounding money at a young age by my dad and aunt. My dad helped me start a CD when I was about 10 to get better returns off my Christmas and birthday money. I started investing in the stock market when I was in grad school for Computer Science in 2008/2009. Stocks had dropped so fa ...