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Why The Trade Desk Stock Got Smashed Today

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Shares of advertising-technology (adtech) company The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) got smashed on Thursday after the company reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024. As of 10 a.m. ET, The Trade Desk stock was down a staggering 31% and it suddenly finds itself down 40% from its 52-week high. What happened in Q4? In Q4, The Trade Desk's revenue of $741 million came in below management's guidance and analysts' expectations, which is rare for this company.

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Steve Madden expands global portfolio with £289m Kurt Geiger acquisition

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Zoetis (ZTS) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Image source: The Motley Fool. Zoetis (NYSE: ZTS) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Feb 13, 2025 , 8:30 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Welcome to the fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial results conference call and webcast for Zoetis. Hosting the call today is Steve Frank, vice president of investor relations for Zoetis.

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PSG closes $8bn across two funds to expand growth equity investments

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How High Can Palantir Technologies Stock Go?

The Motley Fool

Shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) continue to prove all the doubters wrong. Despite its seemingly egregious valuation, the stock continues to soar. Earlier this month, the company released its latest earnings numbers, which looked strong yet again. After another impressive performance, shares of Palantir are once again hitting new highs.

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Slow Ventures raises $60m to back creators ‘flipping the traditional company model’

AltAssets

Slow Ventures has raised $60m for its first fund looking to seed community-building entrepreneurs, saying VCs in general have done a "terribel job" of investing in the opportunity. The post Slow Ventures raises $60m to back creators ‘flipping the traditional company model’ appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Coinbase Global Exceeds EPS Forecasts

The Motley Fool

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) , a leading cryptocurrency exchange, announced a strong performance for Q4, released on February 13, 2025. It reported diluted EPS of $4.68 against market expectations of $2.11. Total revenue surpassed projections, reaching $2.3 billion compared to the anticipated $1.841 billion. This quarter reflects substantial growth and improved financial metrics, attributed mainly to increased trading volume and beneficial regulatory landscapes.

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Why Upstart Holdings Stock Was Skyrocketing This Week

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Shares of Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) were surging this week after the company delivered smashing results in its fourth-quarter earnings report. It easily beat estimates on the top and bottom lines and gave strong guidance for 2025. Overall, the report showed an inflection point in the company's business model and technology as its conversion rate jumped, and results improved even in a challenging interest rate environment.

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Deal-by-deal investor IMB Partners beats target to raise $125.5m for debut institutional fund

AltAssets

Long-time deal by deal investor IMB Partners has raised $125.5m for its debut institutional fund, beating its $100m target. The post Deal-by-deal investor IMB Partners beats target to raise $125.5m for debut institutional fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Crocs Rocks Wall Street's Socks Off

The Motley Fool

An investment in Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) is starting to feel like a pair of its signature shoes: There may still be holes in the business model, but comfort is winning over polarizing fashion aesthetics. Shares of the resin-footwear maker jumped at the open on Thursday after the company posted better-than-expected results. The numbers may not seem great at first glance.

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ADIA-backed NIIF eyes $2bn for private credit venture

Private Equity Wire

Indias National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), a quasi-sovereign fund backed by the Indian government and global investors including the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), is gearing up to raise as much as $2bn for its latest private credit fund, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites NIIF CEO Sanjiv Aggarwal as outlining plans to structure the fund to invest in performing credit amid growing investor appetite for high-yield debt at a venture capital event in Mumb

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Datadog (DDOG) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Image source: The Motley Fool. Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Feb 13, 2025 , 8:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Q4 2024 Datadog earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.

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Latent Labs Raises $50M in Funding

FinSMEs

Latent Labs, a London, UK-based company building AI foundation models to make biology programmable, raised $50M in total funding. The round was led by Radical Ventures and Sofinnova Partners, with the participation of Flying Fish, Isomer, as well as existing investors 8VC, Kindred Capital and Pillar VC, and angels including Jeff Dean, Aidan Gomez, and […] The post Latent Labs Raises $50M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Why Robinhood Stock Hit the Bullseye Today

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Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) stock soared 12.5% through 11 a.m. ET Thursday after crushing its Q4 earnings report last night. Analysts thought the online brokerage app would earn $0.52 per share in its fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, but Robinhood nearly doubled that number at $1.01 per share. Sales were expected to land at $951.8 million, but the company reported more than $1 billion in sales, more than a 100% increase.

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Deal Roundup: Buyout majors said to explore take-private of $8.5bn-valued Trend Micro, Emerald Lake sells Inno-Pak

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Bain Capital, Advent International and EQT are reportedly exploring a potential buyout of Japanese cybersecurity business Trend Micro, which currently has a market cap of about $8.5bn. KKR is also interested according to unnamed sources cited by Reuters, which said the firms had expressed interest in a take-private deal for the company in recent weeks. […] The post Deal Roundup: Buyout majors said to explore take-private of $8.5bn-valued Trend Micro, Emerald Lake sells Inno-Pak appeared fi

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Why Oatly Stock Tumbled This Week

The Motley Fool

Oatly (NASDAQ: OTLY) , the leading maker of oat milk and related alternative dairy products, is having another tough week. The company reported another quarter of sluggish top-line growth and bottom-line losses, which is a problematic combination for any stock, but especially for one that is supposed to be a growth stock. Start Your Mornings Smarter!

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Candid Health Raises $52.5M in Series C Funding

FinSMEs

Candid Health, a San Francisco, CA-based company developing an autonomous revenue cycle automation platform for healthcare providers, raised $52M in Series C funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $99.5M, was led by Oak HC/FT with participation from existing investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development […] The post Candid Health Raises $52.5M in Series C Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Why Arm Stock Jumped Today

The Motley Fool

Arm (NASDAQ: ARM) stock posted gains in Thursday's trading. The semiconductor company's share price closed out the daily session up 6.1% amid the backdrop of a 1% increase for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and a 1.5% gain for the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC). Arm's valuation moved higher in conjunction with news that the company is expected to launch its first in-house chip this year.

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fal Raises $49M in Series B Funding

FinSMEs

fal, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an infrastructure platform for AI-driven media creation, raised $49M in Series B funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $72M, was led by Notable Capital and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Kindred Ventures, and First Round Capital. As part of this round, […] The post fal Raises $49M in Series B Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Does Billionaire Bill Ackman's New Position in Uber Carry a Hidden Opportunity?

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Bill Ackman is one of the most closely followed investment personalities on Wall Street. As CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, Ackman has been at the center of some creatively structured investments in recent history. Last week, he posted on social media that his fund had started buying shares of ridehailing platform Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) in January.

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Abcuro Raises $200M in Series C Financing

FinSMEs

Abcuro, a Newton, MA-based clinical-stage biotechnology company, raised $200M in Series C funding. The round was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) joined by Foresite Capital with participation from existing investors including RA Capital Management, Bain Capital Life Sciences, Redmile Group, Samsara BioCapital, Sanofi Ventures, Pontifax, Mass General Brigham Ventures, New Leaf Ventures, abrdn Inc., […] The post Abcuro Raises $200M in Series C Financing appeared first on FinSMEs.

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DexCom (DXCM) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Image source: The Motley Fool. DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Feb 13, 2025 , 4:30 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Thank you for standing by. My name is Abby, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Dexcom Inc. fourth quarter 2024 earnings release conference call.

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Veld Capital brings in Adeeb Ahmed as investor relations head, three years after spinning out from AnaCap

AltAssets

Veld Capital the credit investor which spun out from AnaCap three years ago, has brought in Adeeb Ahmed as head of investor relations and business development. The post Veld Capital brings in Adeeb Ahmed as investor relations head, three years after spinning out from AnaCap appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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3 Dividend Stocks to Double Up On Right Now

The Motley Fool

Are you looking for attractive dividend stocks right now? Then you'll want to do a deep dive on PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) , Realty Income (NYSE: O) , and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD). And if you already own them, you might even want to double up on your commitment. Here's why. 1. PepsiCo covers a lot of ground PepsiCo is best known as a soda maker, but that's just the start.

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Private Equity Wire European Awards 2025 winners announced

Private Equity Wire

The winners of the Private Equity Wire European Awards 2025, which recognise excellence among private equity fund managers and service providers in Europe, were announced today (13 February) at an exclusive ceremony and networking event at etc.venues, County Hall, London. Voting for the awards was conducted via an online poll of the entire Private Equity Wire userbase, where participants are asked to make their choice among the shortlisted firms in each category.

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Think You Know Roku? Here's 1 Little-Known Fact You Can't Overlook.

The Motley Fool

You know Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) as a leading provider of media-streaming software and devices in North America. It has been the top seller of smart TV operating systems in the U.S. for the past five years, and also leads the pack in Canada and Mexico. Roku's domestic dominance is so robust that the company doesn't even report international business results yet.

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Honda rules out hostile bid for Nissan after merger talks collapse

Financial Times M&A

Nissan had bristled at proposal to turn it into a Honda subsidiary

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This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cloud Stock Has Shot Up 55% in 2025. Can It Still Soar Higher?

The Motley Fool

Shares of Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) have shot up impressively so far this year, logging gains of 55% thanks to fast-growing demand for the company's artificial intelligence (AI)-focused offerings. The company, which is primarily known for its content delivery network (CDN) that secures internet connections along with improving the performance and reliability of websites and applications, has been deploying graphics processing units (GPUs) across its network over the past year and a half.

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Morgan Stanley pays Ted Pick $34mn in his first year as chief executive

Financial Times - Banking

Wall Street rivals were given heftier pay packages

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3 Reasons to Buy $1,000 of XRP (Ripple) and Never Look Back

The Motley Fool

There aren't too many cryptocurrencies that belong in nearly everyone's portfolio. Still, even if XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) experiences many of the same pitfalls as other cryptos, like extreme price volatility and a fairly uncertain long-term picture, it is looking like an increasingly attractive place to invest, even if it's with a smaller amount, like $1,000 or so.

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Cage rattler Elliott may spy big value in a smaller BP

Financial Times M&A

A deleveraged and refocused oil major will help to return it to the pack

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Think It's Too Late to Buy Tempus AI Stock? Here's the Biggest Reason Why There's Still Time.

The Motley Fool

Refusing to slow down since the start of the new year, shares of Tempus AI (NASDAQ: TEM) have skyrocketed nearly 99% since Jan. 1. In light of the artificial intelligence (AI) stock's strong performance so far this year, prospective investors may fear there's not much share price growth potential left for Tempus, an innovator in applying AI solutions to the healthcare industry.

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Santander explored sale of UK business with NatWest

Financial Times M&A

Talks last year came as the British high street lender takes a robust approach to growth ahead of government exit

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Is Arm Holdings Stock a Buy Now?

The Motley Fool

Expectations were high for Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: ARM) going into its fiscal 2025 third-quarter report (for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2024). Shares of the British company shot up remarkably in the past year and are trading at a premium valuation, so it wasn't surprising to see the stock fall when its outlook barely matched Wall Street's expectations.

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Pirates of the ‘Gulf of America’

Financial Times M&A

Plus, a tough day for private equity exits in Europe and Thoma Bravo notches an IPO windfall

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Billionaire Bill Gates Thinks Quantum Computing Could Be Ready for Prime Time Within 3 to 5 Years. Could Nvidia Be in Trouble If He's Right?

The Motley Fool

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang ignited a firestorm last month with his comments about quantum computing. At a question-and-answer session with analysts the day after his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show, Huang said that useful quantum computers might not be available until another 20 years. Not everyone agrees with Huang's view, though.

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“Work the Problem” | The Connection

Blackstone

In the 1995 movie Apollo 13, NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz tells his team: Work the problem.

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