AppLovin shares tumble as short sellers question its centerpiece AXON ad software

• AppLovin shares dive after short sellers’ reports on mobile ad platform

  Pair of research firms accuses Silicon Valley company of exaggerating AI capability and inflating network size
  
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• AppLovin’s stock tumbles as short sellers team up to stoke the bear case

  The ad-tech stock is heading for its longest losing streak in more than two years. But it’s still up more than fivefold in the past year.
  
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• Salesforce shares seesaw as full-year forecast comes up short

  Shares of Salesforce Inc. fell after hours on Wednesday after the customer- and workplace-analytics platform’s full-year outlook came in below expectations.
  
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• Berkshire shares rise on surge in operating earnings, but questions linger about cash

  The conglomerate's operating profit — earnings from the company's wholly owned businesses — skyrocketed 71% to $14.5 billion in the fourth quarter.
  
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• Chipotle returns to Roblox to debut animated short film ad and details $2M in donations

  Chipotle returns to the "metaverse" of Roblox to debut animated short film ad and details $2M in donations.
  
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• How a national-security review made AppLovin America’s hottest stock — and its founders billionaires

  Who says government can’t create wealth? CFIUS, an obscure panel playing an increasing market role, blocked the sale of AppLovin years before a stock-market bonanza.
  
  MarketWatch - 5d

• Shares of Hims & Hers tumble 26% after FDA says semaglutide is no longer in shortage

  Shares of Hims & Hers tumble 26% after FDA says semaglutide is no longer in shortage
  
  CNBC - 5d

• Hims & Hers shares tumble after company misses on margin, says may stop selling some weight loss drugs

  Hims & Hers Health reported fourth-quarter results on Monday that beat analysts' expectations, but the stock sank in extended trading.
  
  CNBC - 1d

• DeepSeek raises new questions for Nvidia and the tech giants that hoard its chips

  DeepSeek shook the market, but companies like Nvidia are still developing AI platforms that foundation models can use to operate.
  
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• Nvidia sales grow 78% on AI demand, company gives strong guidance

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• Salesforce misses on revenue, issues disappointing guidance

  Salesforce missed analysts' expectations for quarterly revenue in its top two categories.
  
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• The Federal Reserve's favorite recession indicator is flashing a danger sign again

  The 10-year yield fell below that of the 3-month note, marking an "inverted yield curve" that has a sterling recession prediction record.
  
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• Amazon unveils revamped Alexa with AI features for $19.99 per month, free for Prime members

  Amazon has been working for years to overhaul Alexa with generative AI features as it faced rising competition from OpenAI's ChatGPT and other chatbots.
  
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• Instacart suffers steepest drop on record after disappointing revenue, lackluster forecast

  Instacart shares plummeted 12%, their worst day on record, after missing on revenue and issuing lackluster guidance.
  
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• Salesforce misses on revenue, issues disappointing guidance

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