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Company	Date	Price Target	Rating	Analyst
Robinhood Markets Inc. $HOOD	9/6/2024	$18.00 → $20.00	Underweight → Equal Weight	Barclays
Everest Group Ltd. $EG	9/5/2024	$527.00	Overweight	Barclays
Blackstone Inc. $BX	8/27/2024	$134.00	Neutral	Redburn Atlantic
Robinhood Markets Inc. $HOOD	8/15/2024	$21.00 → $24.00	Hold → Buy	Deutsche Bank
Robinhood Markets Inc. $HOOD	8/12/2024	$20.00 → $23.00	Neutral → Overweight	Piper Sandler
Synchrony Financial $SYF	8/9/2024	$54.00	Neutral → Buy	BofA Securities
Upstart Holdings Inc. $UPST	8/7/2024	$15.00 → $33.00	Sell → Neutral	Citigroup
Robinhood Markets Inc. $HOOD	8/5/2024	$18.00	Sell → Neutral	Citigroup

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SoFi and Los Angeles Chargers Quarterback Justin Herbert Tackle Rising Costs of Youth Sports with Game Changers Challenge
Latest Campaign in SoFi Generational Wealth Fund to Fund Nationwide Challenge Supporting Public High School Sports Programs SoFi (NASDAQ:SOFI), the one-stop shop for digital personal financial services, and Los Angeles Chargers Quarterback Justin Herbert today launched the Game Changers Challenge, a national campaign to provide funding for public high school sports programs in need. SoFi and Justin Herbert built the Game Changers Challenge to shed light on the strong connection between participation in youth sports and positive financial outcomes. For example, 95% of Fortune 500 CEOs having played youth sports.1 Yet today, with youth sports carrying an average price tag of $833 per child,
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Blackstone to Present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced today that Michael Chae, Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 11:15 am ET. A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Shareholders section of Blackstone's website at http://ir.blackstone.com. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay will be available on Blackstone's website shortly after the event. About Blackstone Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager. We seek to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which we invest. Our more than $1 t
9/5/24 8:30:00 AM ET
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Blackstone Announces Agreement to Acquire AirTrunk in a A$24B Transaction
Funds managed by Blackstone Real Estate Partners, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, and Blackstone's private equity strategy for individual investors, along with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ("CPP Investments"), have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AirTrunk, the leading Asia Pacific data center platform, from Macquarie Asset Management and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, for an implied enterprise value of over A$24 billion1. This represents Blackstone's largest investment in the Asia Pacific region. The transaction is subject to approval from the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board. AirTrunk is the largest
9/4/24 5:48:00 AM ET
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BREIT Appoints Wesley LePatner CEO
Frank Cohen to Retire at Year-End; Will Remain Chairman of BREIT Board Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. ("BREIT") today announced that current Chief Operating Officer, Wesley LePatner, will become BREIT's Chief Executive Officer as of January 1, 2025. She will succeed Frank Cohen, who, after nearly thirty years, plans to retire from Blackstone at year-end. Mr. Cohen will remain Chairman of BREIT's Board of Directors. Kathleen McCarthy and Nadeem Meghji, Global Co-Heads of Blackstone Real Estate, said: "This announcement effectuates the next stage of BREIT's long-planned succession. We are incredibly fortunate to have a colleague of Wesley's caliber, who has been intimately invo
8/22/24 4:15:00 PM ET
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Big Tech and Emerging Players Lead the Charge in $1 Trillion AI Revolution
USA News Group Commentary Issued on behalf of Scope AI Corp. VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group – The race to dominate the artificial intelligence (AI) space continues to heat up, with Goldman Sachs recently asking the question "Will the $1 trillion of generative AI investment pay off?". According to Goldman Sachs Asset Management portfolio managers, their confidence continues to increase that this technology cycle is indeed real. It's a global phenomenon, with Brazil recently proposing a $4 billion AI investment plan of its own. Big tech is banking on this AI boom as infrastructure spending indeed nears the $1-trillion mark. However, it's not just the silicon valley
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Everest Appoints Bill Hazelton to Lead its North America Insurance Business
Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE:EG) has named industry leader Bill Hazelton Executive Vice President of Everest Insurance® & President of North America Insurance. Mr. Hazelton most recently served as Head of US Retail Casualty and Industry Practices for Everest Insurance®. Prior to Everest, Mr. Hazelton spent three decades in various leadership roles across underwriting, claims and distribution at large insurance organizations including Chubb, where he was Head of North America Industry Practices and Head of North America Claims. "Bill is a highly accomplished and respected leader with a proven record of delivering results," said Jim Williamson, Everest Group Chief Operating Officer. "In addi
8/6/24 11:44:00 AM ET
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Blackstone Acquires Majority Stake in Leading Hotel Accounting Software and Services Provider M3
Growth investment made in partnership with Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) M3, LLC ("M3"), voted the number-one hospitality accounting software in North America, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement for a majority investment from Blackstone Growth and affiliated funds (collectively "Blackstone"). The investment will help to accelerate the company's growth by enhancing new product expansion and supporting the adoption of M3's software, which enables hotel operators to run more efficiently and effectively. AAHOA, representing nearly 20,000 hotel owners and 60% of hotels across the United States, will make its first ever strategic investment alongside Blacksto
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Everest Group Announces Dividend
Everest Group, Ltd. announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $2.00 per common share. This dividend will be payable on or before September 27, 2024 to all shareholders of record as of September 16, 2024. About Everest Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest) is a global underwriting leader providing best-in-class property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance solutions that address customers' most pressing challenges. Known for a 50-year track record of disciplined underwriting, capital and risk management, Everest, through its global operating affiliates, is committed to underwriting opportunity for colleagues, customers, shareholders, and communities worldwide.
8/7/24 4:15:00 PM ET
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Robinhood Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results
Record Revenues of $682 million, up 40% year-over-year Record GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.21, up $0.18 year-over-year Record Net Deposits of $13.2 billion, an annualized growth rate of 41% MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robinhood Markets, Inc. ("Robinhood") (NASDAQ:HOOD) today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2024, which ended June 30, 2024. "This quarter, we kept up the pace with rapid product launches and a relentless drive to provide top value for our customers," said Vlad Tenev, CEO and Co-Founder of Robinhood. "With Robinhood Gold reaching 2 million subscribers, we're witnessing the flywheel accelerate." "I'm encouraged by the progress we're
8/7/24 4:05:00 PM ET
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Shares of companies within the broader financial sector are trading higher amid possible optimism ahead of Fed President Powell's discussion. Also, strength may be a result of investors assessing the impact of the attempted assassination of former President Trump.

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Director Porat Ruth bought $34,868 worth of shares (269 units at $129.84), increasing direct ownership by 0.60% to 36,353 units (SEC Form 4)

Chief Executive Officer Noto Anthony bought $199,110 worth of shares (30,715 units at $6.48), increasing direct ownership by 0.38% to 8,121,844 units (SEC Form 4)

Blackley Richard Scott bought $249,378 worth of shares (11,702 units at $21.31), increasing direct ownership by 99% to 23,518 units (SEC Form 4)

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SoFi and Los Angeles Chargers Quarterback Justin Herbert Tackle Rising Costs of Youth Sports with Game Changers Challenge

Blackstone to Present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference

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Chief Executive Officer Tenev Vladimir converted options into 250,000 shares and sold $4,814,225 worth of shares (250,000 units at $19.26) (SEC Form 4)

Corporate Controller Mirgorodskaya Natalia exercised 5,000 shares at a strike of $1.17 and sold $205,141 worth of shares (5,000 units at $41.03) (SEC Form 4)

Chief Legal Officer Darling Scott exercised 7,500 shares at a strike of $13.22 and sold $464,714 worth of shares (11,327 units at $41.03), decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 161,043 units (SEC Form 4)

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SEC Form SC 13G filed by SLM Corporation

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