Nvidia, Microsoft back self-driving firm Wayve as it hits $8.6 billion valuation

The $1.2 billion Series D round was led by Eclipse, Balderton and SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Trump says Iran wants a deal more than the U.S. ahead of next round of negotiations in Geneva

Iran wants to make a “deal” more than the U.S., President Donald Trump said Tuesday, ahead of a third round of bilateral talks in Switzerland later this week.
The global M&A boom is rolling into 2026 as AI sparks deal frenzy — but cash is getting tight

Markets are betting that the global M&A surge has not yet finished, as Wall Street recovered its appetite for large-scale financings.
Two ‘Big Short’ traders share their favorite bets as AI disruption upends a range of sectors

The “Big Short” traders Danny Moses and Vincent Daniel are known for betting against the housing market in 2008. They shared their highest conviction trades.
Governments are rushing to hoard metals as the ‘resource nationalism’ era arrives

A new race to secure critical minerals is unfolding across the global economy.
Workday stock sinks on weak revenue guidance

The results come weeks after Workday said that CEO Carl Eschenbach is stepping down, with co-founder Aneel Bhusri replacing him.
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Workday, Cava, Lucid Group and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in extended trading.
Money is leaving growth stocks for value names. That’s not good for the overall market

Stifel predicts that this growth-to-value rotation could lead to weaker S&P 500 returns over time.
PayPal pops nearly 7% on report fintech startup Stripe is weighing an acquisition

PayPal’s stock lost nearly a third of its value last year due to slowing growth and competition concerns.
Lucid widely misses earnings expectations, forecasts continued EV growth in 2026

For 2026, Lucid announced a vehicle production target of between 25,000 and 27,000 units, which would be a roughly 40% to 51% increase compared with last year.