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Wall Street Breakfast

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Business News, News, Business, Investing

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Amazon (AMZN) takes 5.3% stake in BETA Technologies, driving shares higher. (00:14) Moderna  (MRNA) shares drop after FDA refuses to file for mRNA-1010 influenza vaccine. (00:45) Estée Lauder (EL) sues Walmart (WMT) for selling counterfeits. (01:52)

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0:00.0

Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning.

0:07.6

It's good to have you here on this Wednesday, February 11th. I'm Julie Morgan.

0:14.2

Beta Technologies is up nearly 19% pre-market following a regulatory filing showing that Amazon.com has taken a 5.3% stake in

0:24.9

the electric aviation firm. According to a Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange

0:31.0

Commission, Amazon beneficially owns more than 11 million shares of beta technologies's Class A common stock and has sold voting

0:39.8

and investment power regarding the shares held by NB Holdings.

0:45.8

Moderna said Tuesday that the FDA will not review its application for his experimental flu vaccine,

0:52.6

called MRNA 1010.

0:55.2

Instead, the agency issued what's known as a refusal to file letter.

0:59.9

Moderna is down 9% in pre-market action.

1:03.7

In a letter dated February 3rd, the FDA told the biotech company that the application

1:08.9

did not include what it considers an adequate and well-controlled

1:13.0

trial. Specifically, the agency said the study's comparison group did not reflect the best available

1:19.4

standard of care in the U.S. at the time the trial was conducted. Moderna said the FDA did not raise

1:26.2

any specific concerns about the vaccine safety or effectiveness.

1:31.3

The company also said the decision was inconsistent with earlier written feedback it had received from the agency.

1:38.5

Moderna has requested a meeting with the FDA officials to clarify its next steps.

1:44.1

Despite the setback, Moderna said it does not expect the decision to affect its 2026 financial

1:50.3

guidance. Estee Lauder is suing Walmart for selling counterfeit versions of its licensed

1:56.7

products. The cosmetics company claims third parties on Walmart's website were selling

2:02.5

counterfeit versions of LaMere, Clinique, Aveda, and Tom Ford products. And although Walmart

2:08.9

did not sell the products directly, Estee Lauder's lawsuit accuses the company of facilitating these

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