Databricks has confirmed that it has closed a previously announced $10 billion in Series J equity financing at a $62 billion valuation.

Barclays raised the firm’s price target on Morgan Stanley (MS) to $156 from $155 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The bank’s Q4

Morgan Stanley topped by deal value with $96bn in deals while Stifel/KBW led by deal volume with 37 transactions.

Delving into the details, we found 50% of traders were bullish, while 50% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 5 were puts, with a value of $368,287, and 3 were calls, valued at $221,926.

Investors often prefer to invest in shares held by company insiders, as management is typically more aligned with the company’s success and shareholder interests. Currently, insiders own just 23.59% of W R Berkley Corp (WRB)’s shares, while financial institutions hold 68.75%.

On Tuesday, CRH PLC (CRH) stock saw a modest uptick, ending the day at $99.29 which represents a slight increase of $1.54 or 1.58% from the prior close of $97.75. The stock opened at $99.93 and touched a low of $98 during the day, reaching a high of $100.12. The volume of shares traded was 4.94 million exceeding the average volume of 3.53 million.

Barclays analyst Jason Goldberg maintained a Buy rating on Morgan Stanley (MS – Research Report) today and set a price target of $155.00. The

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Morgan Stanley. If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 12% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 62% with bearish.

Morgan Stanley’s shares rose 1.2% in Monday’s pre-market session, tracking the broader market, just days ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings report. Wall Street expects the lender to report quarterly earnings per share of $1.

Leading data and artificial intelligence solutions provider Databricks has completed its Series J fundraising round, generating $5.25 billion in debt finance and $10 billion in equity. The money values the firm at $62 billion and names Meta ( META, Financials) as a first-time investment.

Databricks, a competitor for data cloud platforms such as Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW), has raised $15B through recent fundraising and debt financing, and also gained Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) as a strategic investor.

Databricks said on Wednesday Meta Platforms had joined as an investor in a $10 billion funding round intended to fuel the data analytics startup's expansion plans and new product development.