In response to Ford Motor Co.'s (NYSE:F) announcement that it's pushing even more on all-in electric vehicles, shares of the automotive company rose 3.5%.

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On Tuesday, Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) said it has agreed to purchase cybersecurity company Mandiant in an all-cash deal valued at about $5.4 billion, adding internet security products that will boost its cloud-computing business as it takes on larger rivals Microsoft Corp. and Amazon Web Services.

Citigroup Inc. (C) has announced that it plans a 900-person staff increase in its Citi Commercial Bank division that serves mid-sized companies in more than 60 countries as it advances with its expansion strategies outlined at its investor day.

During its latest fourth-quarter results, Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) produced impressive metrics on the surface, including robust top-line growth, yet failed to excite investors falling nearly 50% from their November peak above $400.

On Thursday, Handelsblatt, a German newspaper, reported that Tesla received its final permits for its new facility near Berlin, which means that the automaker can finally aim towards car assembly in Europe.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) said Monday that the company filed confidentially with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) for an initial public offering for the chip maker's autonomous unit, Mobileye.

According to a Wall Street Journal report on Thursday, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has given the Federal Trade Commission a fast-approaching deadline to deliver a verdict on its proposed $8.5 billion acquisition of the MGM movie and television studio.

According to a Reuters report, U.S. electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) said Tuesday it has increased selling prices up to 20% due to a rise in component costs and inflation.

Shares of Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE:JWN) soared over 32% during the after-hours trading session on March 1, the most in two decades, as it eased concerns about the profitability of its off-price division, Nordstrom Rack.

Germany's Lufthansa (IBIS:LHA), which narrowed its losses but remained delinquent, said it could not provide a detailed outlook for 2022. It said that the war in Ukraine will obscure prospects for a long-awaited recovery from the coronavirus pandemic amid rising fuel prices and stalled flights.

Payments App Block (NYSE:SQ), previously known as Square, topped Wall Street estimates in its fourth-quarter earnings, sending its stock surging in after-hours.

In a statement on Wednesday, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) said it has offered to buy mobile game maker Next Games as the streaming giant pushes further into gaming.

Shares of U.S. communications technology company Zoom Video Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:ZM) slid more than 11.8% during Monday's after-hours session despite posting stellar quarterly results.

Verizon Business (NYSE:VZ) and BlackRock announced today that a private 5G network from Verizon will feature at BlackRock Inc.'s new Hudson Yards headquarters.