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Strategy acquired 250 Bitcoin for about $21.5 million at an average price of $86,194, lifting its holdings to 848,250 BTC. Its total Bitcoin cost is close to $64 billion. The company also repurchased $192.4 million of STRC preferred stock and disclosed $4.88 billion in USD reserves plus $640.5 million in additional cash. A further $354.8 million remains available for digital credit securities repurchases, alongside $1.0 billion authorized for MSTR common stock buybacks.

Strategy bought 250 Bitcoin for $21.5 million last week, a second consecutive weekly decline in purchases. Its Bitcoin holdings reached 848,250 BTC, with $21 million of the purchase funded by common stock sales and $500,000 from cash. The company also spent $192.4 million repurchasing STRC preferred stock, up from $176.3 million a week earlier. MSTR was up less than 1% in premarket trading, the preferred stock was set to open at $99.68, and the company's cash balance stood at $640.5 million.

IonQ stock fell amid the quantum computing company's purchase of cybersecurity firm Elisity in a $1.3 billion, all-stock deal.

Despite the modest purchase, the company's stash hit another ATH.

GE Aerospace says the investment will create about 150 new jobs over the next five years.