Today is Thursday, March 12, 2026.

The Early Bird Index today is 76.57.

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Despite posting a loss on Wednesday, the dating app Bumble $BMBL ( ▲ 36.97% ) surged 21.83% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Bumble reported a disappointing loss of $4.06 per share in the past quarter. But it also reported revenue of $224.2 million, which was better than expected.

Quote: “We are accelerating product innovation and prioritizing member experience enhancements.” - CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Bumble jumped in after-hours because its forward outlook for 2026 and certain metrics came in better than feared, even though the backward-looking quarter looked weak on the surface.

Final Thoughts: The stock had been down over 40% in the past 12 months. Bumble wants a comeback.

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Notable Earnings Today: Dollar General (NYSE: DG), Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE), Lennar (NYSE: LEN), Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), Li Auto (Nasdaq: LI), PagerDuty (NYSE: PD), Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK), SentinelOne (NYSE: S), Zumiez (Nasdaq: ZUMZ), Ulta Beauty (Nasdaq: ULTA), Mission Produce (Nasdaq: AVO), Sleep Number (Nasdaq: SNBR), Alliance Laundry Systems (NYSE: ALH), ServiceTitan (Nasdaq: TTAN), Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE: WPM), Green Dot (NYSE: GDOT), EverCommerce (Nasdaq: EVCM), Futu Holdings (Nasdaq: FUTU), G-III Apparel Group (Nasdaq: GIII), Health Catalyst (Nasdaq: HCAT), KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE: KLC), Lifetime Brands (Nasdaq: LCUT), MindWalk (Nasdaq: HYFT), Nektar (Nasdaq: NKTR), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (Nasdaq: OLLI), Saga Communications (Nasdaq: SGA), Silvaco Group (Nasdaq: SVCO), TIC Solutions (NYSE: TIC), Veritone (Nasdaq: VERI).

Notable IPOs Today: MDA Space Ltd. (NYSE: MDA), Metals Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: MTAL), PayPay Corporation American Depository Shares (Nasdaq: PAYP), Grayscale Avalanche Trust ETF Common Units of Fractional Undivided Beneficial Interest (Nasdaq: GAVA).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Kapena Tequila (StartEngine), Dulce Vida Mexican Restaurant (Honeycomb).

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Housing Starts (8:30 a.m. ET), Building Permits (8:30 a.m. ET), Goods Trade Balance / Imports / Exports (8:30 a.m. ET), Fed's Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m. ET).

The technology company UiPath $PATH ( ▲ 6.82% ) fell 7.67% in after-hours trading on Wednesday, despite reporting good financial earnings results.

Financials: UiPath reported earnings of 30 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $481 million. Both were better than expected.

Powering the Story: Investors were not pleased with the company’s revenue outlook for the year, in the range of $1.754 billion to $1.759 billion.

Final Thoughts: The stock had already been down 22% this year.

Mixed financial results couldn’t stop the Petco Health and Wellness Company $WOOF ( ▲ 27.08% ) from gaining 5.42% in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

Financials: Petco reported a loss of one cent per share in the past quarter, which was lower than expected. But it also reported revenue of $1.5 billion, which was better than expected.

Final Thoughts: Shares of Petco started 2026 down 15%.

Resilience: Bitcoin holds $70,000, starting to show relative strength versus stocks, software sector, and gold (CoinDesk)

Stable Wishes: Trump's crypto advisor says stablecoins will drive global deposits into US banking system (The Block)

Layoffs: Atlassian slashes 10% of workforce to ‘self-fund’ investments in AI and enterprise sales (CNBC)

Limiting: Morgan Stanley restricts redemptions at private credit fund after withdrawals surge (Reuters)

Cyberwarfare: Pro-Iran hackers claim cyberattack on major US medical device maker (CNN)

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