Finance news on February 27, 2026

1. 0115:45 UTC

   OpenAI raises $110 billion in funding round

   4 outlets · first: finance.yahoo.com Markets

   Machine summary OpenAI has raised $110 billion in a funding round, according to reports. Fox Business reported the round carries an $840 billion valuation.

   1. OpenAI raised $110 billion in a funding round, according to reports.
   2. Fox Business reported the round was raised with an $840 billion valuation.

   Reported by Fox Business, finance.yahoo.com, Business Insider and rte.ie.

   • OpenAI

2. 0215:00 UTC

   US stocks fall on Wall Street

   3 outlets · first: dailylocal.com Markets

   Reported by dailylocal.com, sun-sentinel.com and dailydemocrat.com.

3. 0309:00 UTC

   Nvidia stock has worst day since last spring, DJC reports

   2 outlets · first: djc.com Markets

   Machine summary Nvidia stock had its worst day since last spring, according to a djc.com business report.

   Reported by djc.com.

   • NVIDIA

4. 0415:15 UTC

   US stocks sink and oil prices rise on AI, inflation and war worries

   2 outlets · first: kob.com Markets

   Reported by kob.com and goskagit.com.

5. 0522:37 UTC

   Cathie Wood's Ark Invest buys $7M of AMD stock

   2 outlets · first: Sacbee Markets

   Machine summary Cathie Wood's Ark Invest purchased $7 million worth of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares during a recent market sell-off. Despite the flagship ARKK ETF trailing the S&P 500 year-to-date, Wood remains vocal about her rejection of an 'AI bubble' and anticipates a 2026 economic rebound.

   1. Ark Invest purchased $7 million of AMD shares during a market sell-off in late February 2026.
   2. The flagship ARKK ETF is down 4.19% year-to-date, while the S&P 500 has gained 0.93%.
   3. ARKK's 5-year annualized return is -10.55%, compared to +14.30% for the S&P 500.
   4. Cathie Wood has publicly rejected the 'AI bubble' narrative, citing long-term growth potential in robotics and blockchain.

   Reported by Sacbee and miamiherald.com.

   • AMD
   • Cathie Wood

6. 0612:32 UTC

   Coverage recordglobenewswire.com: “Bakkt Announces Pricing of $48.125 Million Registered Direct Offering”

   2 outlets · first: Globe Newswire Markets Mostly press releases

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by Globe Newswire and The Manila Times.

   • Bakkt

7. 0702:00 UTC

   General Atlantic seeks sale of ByteDance at $550 billion

   1 outlet · first: heraldglobe.com (Big News Network) Markets

   Machine summary General Atlantic is seeking a sale of ByteDance at a $550 billion valuation, according to reports.

   Reported by heraldglobe.com (Big News Network), saltlakecitysun.com (Big News Network), malaysiasun.com (Big News Network) and indiagazette.com (Big News Network).

   • ByteDance
   • General Atlantic

8. 0803:00 UTC

   Dow Jones rallies 308 points as U.S. stocks climb

   1 outlet · first: azerbaijannews.net (Big News Network) Markets

   Machine summary Azerbaijannews.net reported that the Dow Jones rallied 308 points as U.S. stocks climbed.

   Reported by azerbaijannews.net (Big News Network) and Afghanistan News (Big News Network).

9. 0907:15 UTC

   AvePoint and Data I/O report Q4 2025 results

   1 outlet · first: fool.com Earnings

   Machine summary AvePoint and Data I/O reported Q4 2025 results.

   Reported by fool.com.

   • AvePoint
   • Data I/O

10. 1007:30 UTC

    Iran Oil Loading Surges Amid Escalating Tensions with United States

    1 outlet · first: jpost.com Commodities

    Machine summary jpost.com reports that Iranian oil loading has risen while U.S. tensions continue.

    Reported by jpost.com.

    • Iran
    • United States

11. 1111:39 UTC

    Bitwise option income ETFs declare dividends

    1 outlet · first: Seeking Alpha Markets

    Machine summary Seeking Alpha reports that Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF declared a $1.2865 dividend, Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF declared $0.3059, Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF declared $1.2693, Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF declared $0.5434, Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF declared $0.6149, and Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF declared $0.3862.

    1. Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF declared a $0.3059 dividend, according to Seeking Alpha
    2. Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF declared a $1.2865 dividend, according to Seeking Alpha

    Reported by Seeking Alpha.

    • Ethereum

12. 1214:00 UTC

    Kenyan Brokerage Leaders Push for Enhanced Social Governance Standards

    1 outlet · first: standardmedia.co.ke Markets

    Machine summary Standardmedia.co.ke reports that industry leaders are pushing for faster movement on social governance in brokerage.

    Reported by standardmedia.co.ke.

13. 1312:00 UTC

    Deeptech funding rises 37% to $2.3bn, ET CIO reports

    1 outlet · first: ET CIO Markets

    Machine summary Deeptech funding rose 37% to $2.3bn, according to ET CIO. The report links the increase to a focus on AI.

    1. ET CIO reported deeptech funding rose 37% to $2.3bn.
    2. ET CIO reported the rise came with an eye on AI.

    Reported by ET CIO.

    • DeepTech
    • ET CIO

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