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Palantir surges 5.87% on strong Q4 with 56% revenue growth and $1B DHS contract, buoyed by defense AI demand amid geopolitical tensions.

TransAlta declines to redeem preferred shares, offering holders conversion between 4.782% fixed or 4.221% floating dividend rates by March 16, 2026.

TransAlta will not redeem Series A and B preferred shares March 31, 2026, but offers shareholders conversion rights between fixed and floating-rate options.

Viper Energy announces $17.4M secondary stock offering by major shareholders Diamondback Energy, EnCap, and Oaktree, with Viper purchasing 1M operating units simultaneously.

Johnson Fistel investigates Hercules Capital after 10% stock drop following research reports questioning valuation practices and PIK income reporting.

Plug Power surged 8.9% after-hours on Q4 beat: $225.2M revenue, -$0.06 EPS versus -$0.29 prior year. Analysts urge patience on profitability.

Real-time engagement platform $API reports fifth consecutive quarter of GAAP profitability and full-year 2025 earnings, driven by AI adoption and platform scalability.

MAIA Biotechnology launches underwritten public offering of common stock and pre-funded warrants to fund clinical trials for its lead cancer therapy ateganosine.

Driven Brands under SEC investigation for securities fraud after disclosing material accounting errors, overstated cash and revenue, causing stock to fall 35%.

Genmab corrects insider transaction report, fixing share price from DKK 0.00 to DKK 1,867.50 for executive RSU settlement.

John Hancock Investment Management declares monthly distributions for five closed-end funds, with Premium Dividend Fund paying $0.0825 and Tax-Advantaged Dividend Fund paying $0.1580 per share.

Tower Semiconductor surged 11% on March 2 as Israeli stocks rallied amid geopolitical calm, with shares up 255% annually on AI data center demand.

UBS posts $1.2B Q4 profit but stock down 10% YTD amid mounting Credit Suisse legal liabilities and premium 17.75x P/E valuation relative to peers.

Vanguard's VUG and MGK offer distinct growth strategies: MGK concentrates on 69 mega-caps with 16.4% returns; VUG diversifies across 166 large-caps with 15.6% returns.

Quantum Capital dumps $7.43M Descartes stake amid 40% stock decline, though analysts argue the logistics software firm trades at reasonable valuations with AI upside potential.

Drone makers Ondas Holdings and Elbit Systems surged following Iran strikes, with Ondas gaining 10% on a $10M investment announcement and Elbit up 7% backed by a $25.2B backlog.

Power Solutions International acquires MTL Manufacturing, a Wisconsin fabrication company, strengthening vertical integration and supply chain control in the data center equipment market.

Calamos Investments announces monthly distributions across seven closed-end funds with detailed breakdowns of capital gains, ordinary income, and return of capital sources.

Netflix withdrew from Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war, letting Paramount-Skydance deal proceed. Stock surged 30% as investors praised financial restraint.

Nvidia's partnerships with Coherent and Lumentum boosted those stocks 14-15%, while smaller optics firms nLIGHT and Applied Optoelectronics surged 20-21% on acquisition speculation.