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ConocoPhillips invests $1.8B in North Sea gas expansion despite earnings decline. Project targets 2028 production start at mature Ekofisk field.

Goldman Sachs General Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler departing June 2024 following disclosed DOJ documents revealing her prior work on Jeffrey Epstein legal matters.

SUNation Energy stock surged 23.89% after announcing a Palmetto financing partnership to expand residential solar deployment in 2026 through lease and power purchase agreements.

Amazon's Ring Super Bowl ad drew privacy backlash over facial recognition concerns. The company subsequently cancelled a Flock Safety partnership amid scrutiny of law enforcement data-sharing practices.

Spain legalized 500,000 undocumented migrants via royal decree to formalize workers and address labor shortages, despite public opposition and criticism from right-wing parties.

Consumers Energy declares $1.125 per share preferred stock dividend, payable April 1, 2026, to shareholders of record March 2, 2026.

EQL ETF equally weights all 11 S&P 500 sectors, offering a middle ground between concentration risk and excessive rebalancing compared to traditional indices.

Agencia Comercial Spirits surged 9.39% after announcing AI infrastructure expansion, including a $120M server lease deal and Indonesia data center project.

Bullish stock surges 15.5% as Ark Investment Management accumulates shares, suggesting institutional confidence despite 73% decline from highs and crypto market volatility.

Timken authorizes $0.35 quarterly dividend, extending 415 consecutive payments since 1922 IPO, demonstrating over a century of shareholder returns and financial stability.

Eli Lilly acquires Orna Therapeutics for $2.4B to gain circular RNA gene therapy technology and autoimmune disease candidates, strengthening its pipeline.

Palantir shares fell 4.83% after Michael Burry warned of unsustainable AI valuations and predicted 66% downside. Analysts debate whether the firm's strong fundamentals justify premium pricing.

Archer Aviation trades near $10 with $5B market cap, awaiting revenue milestone. Pre-revenue eVTOL developer faces regulatory hurdles but operates in potentially $9 trillion market.

January inflation came in below expectations at 2.4%, hitting eight-month lows. Markets rallied as investors bet on potential Fed rate cuts later this year.

Climb's Chief Marketing Officer Kim Stevens named to Channel Insider's 2026 CML100 list recognizing influential IT channel marketing leaders for her strategic partner enablement work.

SNP genotyping market projected to grow from $8.08B (2026) to $19.48B (2034) at 11.7% annual rate, driven by personalized medicine adoption and genomic technology advances.

Mutuum Finance launches V1 protocol on testnet with dual lending markets. Token presale Phase 7 raises $20.5M at $0.04 per token amid security audits completion.

Enstar Group agrees to acquire AF Group from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for $3.3 billion in gross written premium, expanding its property and casualty insurance portfolio nationwide.

Comfort Systems USA positioned to benefit from AI infrastructure boom, with strong demand for its HVAC and cooling services in data centers through 2026.

Three large-cap earnings show mixed results: Coca-Cola beat EPS but missed revenue; Robinhood exceeded EPS despite revenue miss; Duke Energy outperformed both metrics.