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Astera Labs (ALAB) has expanded its Leo Smart Memory Controller portfolio with new X-Series and Leo 2 E/P Series products targeting agentic AI and cloud workloads. The company reported record Q2 2026 revenue growth and expects Q3 revenues between $540-560 million, representing ~40% sequential growth. ALAB faces competition from Marvell Technology and Credo Technology in the AI connectivity space.
Grab Holdings has agreed to acquire a 60% stake in Atome Financial for $1.49 billion, with completion expected by Q3 2027. The deal will merge Atome's consumer lending business (BNPL, cash loans, digital lending) with Grab's Financial Services segment, providing access to 25 million users across five Southeast Asian markets. The combined entity is projected to achieve over $6 billion in gross loan portfolio and $500 million in adjusted EBITDA by 2028. Grab also has an option to purchase the remaining 40% stake approximately two years after Phase 1 closing.
Crude tumbles 3.6% on a Saudi pipeline restart, easing yields and lifting chips, while the Fed prepares its first rate hike in nearly three years.
U.S. stocks fell, but Radiant Logistics surged 17.8% after beating Q4 estimates. Waystar, Telix and Forgent also posted strong gains.
Wall Street snapped a two-day losing streak Thursday as oil retreated from its geopolitical spike and the 10-year Treasury yield slipped back below 5%. Chipmakers led the rebound, with Intel, AMD and Micron all posting outsized gains, while gold climbed 2.5% to $4,369 an ounce. The bounce came one day after the Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate hike since 2023 and signaled at least one more this year.