Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (ARI) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript — Neutral
ARI Seeking Alpha — February 11, 2025Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:ARI ) Q4 2024 Results Conference Call February 11, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Stuart Rothstein - President and Chief Executive Officer Anastasia Mironova - Chief Financial Officer Scott Weiner - Chief Investment Officer Conference Call Participants Rick Shane - JPMorgan Jade Rahmani - KBW Steve Delaney - Citizens JMP Securities John Nickodemus - BTIG Harsh Hemnani - Green Street Operator I'd like to remind everyone that today's call and webcast are being recorded. Please note that they are the property of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. and that any unauthorized broadcast …

Vornado's Q4 FFO & Revenues Beat Estimates, Same-Store NOI Declines — Positive
VNO Zacks Investment Research — February 11, 2025VNO's Q4 results reflect better-than-anticipated revenues on decent leasing activity. However, total same-store NOI declines across the portfolio.

Google Files Patent for AI Chatbot That Answers Phone Calls — Positive
GOOG GOOGL PYMNTS — February 11, 2025Google has filed a patent for a personalized artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot that can answer — and respond to — phone calls on your behalf. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published the patent filing on Tuesday (Feb.

Nano Nuclear Energy is a vertically integrated nuclear energy firm, focusing on microreactors and high-assay low-enriched uranium production. NNE's microreactors are portable, easy-to-operate power stations, with their flagship product "Zeus" receiving support from the U.S. Department of Energy. Despite being pre-revenue and potentially unprofitable until 2034, NNE's vertical integration and government partnerships offer significant long-term growth potential.

Kinetic Business Deploys Calix SmartBiz To Power Productivity Gains for Businesses in 18 States — Neutral
CALX Business Wire — February 11, 2025SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $CALX #calix--Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announces that Kinetic Business, a leading fiber internet provider, has launched Calix SmartBiz™ to boost productivity and operational efficiency for businesses in small towns and big cities. SmartBiz, integrated with the cloud-enabled Calix Broadband Platform, is a purpose-built solution that enables broadband service providers (BSPs) to quickly expand their small business markets. SmartBiz is easy to deploy, manage, and scale while k.

Block, Inc. (XYZ) Faces Securities Class Action, Regulators Levy Cash App Fines Following Investigations Going Back to Hindenburg Report– Hagens Berman — Neutral
SQ XYZ Accesswire — February 11, 2025XYZ Investors with Losses Encouraged to Contact the Firm SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 11, 2025 / Investors in Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) n/k/a (NYSE:XYZ) began to learn of potentially adverse information about the company and its Square and Cash App platforms on Mar. 23, 2023, when Hindenburg Research published a scathing report on the company. After a 2-year investigation, which included dozens of interviews with former employees, partners, and industry experts, Hindenburg concluded, in part, that Block had "wildly overstated its genuine user counts" and "[c]ore to the issue is that Block has embraced one traditionally ‘underbanked' …

Novo Nordisk (NVO) Faces Securities Class Action After Weight Loss Therapy Trial Data Disappoints, Analyst Questions Trial's Design - Hagens Berman — Neutral
NVO Accesswire — February 11, 2025SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 11, 2025 / Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) is facing a class-action lawsuit from investors who allege the pharmaceutical giant misled them about the prospects of its experimental obesity drug, CagriSema. Hagens Berman urges investors who purchased Novo Nordisk shares and suffered substantial losses to submit your losses now.

Marlton Partners Expresses Concern About the Proposed Merger of 180 Degree Capital Corp. and Mount Logan — Neutral
SOR TURN PRNewsWire — February 11, 2025Highlights Key Terms and Departures from Shareholder Interests Questions Process and Motivations of 180 Degree Capital Corp.'s Board of Directors' Cavalier Rejection of the Alternative Source Capital Proposal Highlights Need for Transparency from the TURN Board and a Fair Process to Allow Shareholders to Determine the Right Path Forward CHICAGO , Feb. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Marlton Partners L.P. (together with its affiliates and group members, "Marlton" or "we"), beneficial owners of approximately 4.6% of the outstanding stock of 180 Degree Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: TURN)(the "Company"), today issued the following statement expressing its concern about TURN's definitive merger agreement with …

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Investors of an Investigation into Liberty Broadband Corp — Neutral
LBRDA Accesswire — February 11, 2025NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 11, 2025 / The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All Persons or Entities who own Liberty Broadband Corp ("LBRDA" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:LBRDA) stock purchased prior to September 22, 2024. You are hereby notified that Levi & Korsinsky, LLP has commenced an investigation into the fairness of the merger of Liberty and Charter Communications, Inc. ("Charter"), whether the Board of LBRDA harmed stockholders by agreeing to enter into this transaction, and whether all material facts have been properly disclosed to stockholders.

Crocs, Inc. (CROX) Faces Securities Class Action over HEYDUDE Pipeline - Hagens Berman — Neutral
CROX Accesswire — February 11, 2025CROX Investors with Losses Encouraged to Contact the Firm SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 11, 2025 / Investors in Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) suffered yet another loss on Oct. 29, 2024 after the company prepared investors for disappointing Q4 and FY 2024 financial results that, in turn, sent shares crashing $26.47 (-19%). According to the company, the culprit was its HEYDUDE operating segment performance.

Cardlytics (CDLX) Faces Investor Lawsuit Over Growth Projections - Hagens Berman — Neutral
CDLX Accesswire — February 11, 2025SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 11, 2025 / Cardlytics, the advertising technology company that connects marketers with consumers through their banking apps, is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging that it misled investors about its growth prospects. Hagens Berman urges Cardlytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDLX) investors who suffered substantial losses to submit your losses now.

Final Trades: Trade Desk, Leidos Holdings, Astrazeneca and Devon Energy — Neutral
AZN DVN LDOS TTD CNBC Television — February 11, 2025The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

AI Roundup: 3 Explosive AI-Adjacent Stocks to Watch in 2025 — Positive
BBAI SOUN TEM Schaeffers Research — February 11, 2025Artificial Intelligence (AI) has dominated headlines to start the year, especially after President Donald Trump revealed a joint venture to invest "$500 billion, at least" for AI Infrastructure in the U.S. More recently, Chinese startup DeepSeek shook up the sector after its AI model beat out OpenAi -- at a significantly lower cost.

INVESTOR ALERT: Class Action Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of ICON PLC (ICLR) Investors – Holzer & Holzer, LLC Encourages Investors With Significant Losses to Contact the Firm — Neutral
ICLR GlobeNewsWire — February 11, 2025ATLANTA, Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A shareholder class action lawsuit has been filed against ICON PLC (“ICON” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ICLR). The lawsuit alleges that Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and financial condition, including allegations that ICON was suffering from a material loss of business due to customer cost reduction measures and other widespread funding limitations impacting the Company's client base.

BP Promises Big Changes After Attracting An Uninvited Guest — Positive
BP Forbes — February 11, 2025British major integrated company BP announced plans on Monday for what it calls a “new beginning” in its continuing efforts to regain its footing and become more competitive with peer companies like Shell, Chevron, and ExxonMobil.

Trump's aluminum tariffs may force Coca-Cola to use more plastic bottles — Negative
KO Invezz — February 11, 2025Coca-Cola may shift a larger share of its packaging from aluminum to plastic bottles if President Donald Trump's latest tariff hikes take effect, CEO James Quincey said Tuesday. Speaking during the company's earnings conference call, Quincey explained that Coca-Cola has alternative packaging strategies to manage affordability and consumer demand.

3 Service Firms Poised to Beat Estimates in Q4 Earnings — Positive
COIN VVX XYZ Zacks Investment Research — February 11, 2025Here, we pick three business service stocks, namely, Block (XYZ), Coinbase (COIN) and V2X (VVX), which are likely to pull off earnings surprises this season.

Rollins Gears Up to Report Q4 Earnings: Here's What You Should Know — Positive
ROL Zacks Investment Research — February 11, 2025ROL's fourth-quarter 2024 revenues are likely to have gained from improved segmental performance.

Hyatt Set to Enrich Its Product Portfolio by Acquiring Playa Hotels — Positive
H PLYA Zacks Investment Research — February 11, 2025H is ready to enhance its portfolio and expand its footprint by acquiring Playa Hotels. Tune in to know about the upcoming buyout and the stock's gains from it.
