Palantir surges 10% after beating earnings estimates

Palantir surged 11% in premarket trading on Tuesday after beating Wall Street’s fourth quarter estimates amid rising spending on AI tools from governments and businesses. The shares popped after it reported $1.41 billion in revenue, ahead of LSEG estimates of $1.33 billion. The earnings came after a muted end to 2025 — November was Palantir’s…

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Trump responds to Europe with U.S.-India trade deal

President Donald Trump greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017. Alex Brandon | AP U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that he has agreed a trade deal with India comes hot on the heels of Europe’s own trade agreement with New Delhi, signaling Washington is not…

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Trump launches critical minerals stockpile

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press about a critical minerals stockpile with $12 billion in initial funding, as Washington seeks to lower reliance on China for rare earths and other resources, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images…

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SoftBank subsidiary to work with Intel on next-gen memory for AI

Saimemory, a subsidiary of multinational investment giant SoftBank, has signed a collaboration agreement with American chipmaker Intel Corp. to advance the commercialization of next-generation memory technology, the companies announced Tuesday. The partnership focuses on next-generation memory technologies that can support the growing demands of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. The effort is currently known as…

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Waymo announces $16 billion funding round

A Waymo vehicle exits a charging lot on Jan. 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Alphabet‘s self-driving car unit Waymo on Monday said it raised a $16 billion funding round that values the company at $126 billion “post-money.” The new funding is the latest move by Alphabet to fund Waymo’s continued…

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