ADVFN US – Market Content Editor
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Amazon Seen as Overlooked GenAI Beneficiary, Says Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has identified Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) as its Top Pick, arguing that both AWS and the company’s Retail division are under-recognized winners in generative AI. The firm believes Amazon is well placed not only to benefit from, but also to shape, the next phase of AI-led transformation. Although investors have been debating the payoff from…
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Morgan Stanley sees mixed signals in AI disruption narrative
Analysts at Morgan Stanley say the rapid rollout of new artificial intelligence models poses “structural risks” to equity markets, but they also point to several “contradictory elements” within the broader AI-driven disruption story. Shares across the global software sector have come under pressure in recent weeks, as investors react to the launch of advanced AI…
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Blue Hat Prices $6.4 Million Underwritten Public Offering
Blue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology (NASDAQ:BHAT) announced it has priced an underwritten public offering expected to generate gross proceeds of approximately $6.4 million. The Cayman Islands–incorporated company is issuing 32,000,000 units at $0.20 per unit on a firm commitment basis. Each unit consists of one ordinary share, with a par value of $0.0000001, and one…
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Bluejay Diagnostics Clears Prefunded Warrants After Full Exercise
Bluejay Diagnostics (NASDAQ:BJDX) said it has completed the full exercise of all prefunded warrants issued in its October 2025 private placement, eliminating any remaining prefunded warrants as of February 19. Following the conversions, the company now has roughly 972,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Shares were recently trading at $1.99, close to their 52-week low…
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Sandisk to Present at Multiple Technology Investor Conferences
Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) said Tuesday that members of its management team will take part in several upcoming investor conferences focused on the technology and telecom sectors. The company is scheduled to appear at the Bernstein Insights: What’s Next in Tech? 4th Annual TMT Forum on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. PT / 6:30…
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Citi Trends Names New Director, Reshuffles Finance Committee and Extends Fund 1 Pact
Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) unveiled a series of governance changes Thursday, including a board departure and new independent appointment, a leadership transition on its Finance Committee, and a one-year extension of its cooperation agreement with Fund 1 Investments, LLC. The off-price retailer said Wes Calvert stepped down from its Board of Directors effective February 19,…
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Envirotech Vehicles Shares Surge After Order for Azio AI ASIC Systems
Envirotech Vehicles Inc. (NASDAQ:EVTV) jumped 15% in premarket trading Friday after Azio AI Corporation disclosed it had secured its first purchase order from the company for 28 advanced ASIC computing systems. Azio said full payment for the initial batch has already been received. Deliveries of the new ASIC units are expected to begin in the…
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U.S. Economy Loses Momentum in Q4 as GDP Growth Falls Sharply
U.S. economic expansion cooled significantly in the final quarter of 2025, coming in well below market expectations, according to fresh data from the Commerce Department. Gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter, a steep drop from the 4.4% surge recorded in the third quarter. Economists had projected growth…
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U.S. Inflation Edges Higher in December as Core PCE Tops Forecasts
U.S. inflation picked up slightly more than expected at the end of the year, according to closely watched data released Friday by the Commerce Department. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index — the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge — rose 0.4% in December, following a 0.2% increase in November. Economists had projected a more…
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Futures Signal Early Decline on Wall Street After Fresh Economic Reports: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq
U.S. stock futures are indicating a weaker open on Friday, suggesting equities may extend losses after closing slightly lower in the prior session. The softer tone follows investor reaction to a batch of key economic releases, including the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of consumer inflation. Data published by the Commerce Department showed that U.S. consumer…