Is this the catalyst the stock needs to get moving again?
Shares of Palantir Technologies ( PLTR 5.11% ) are jumping Thursday, up 4.1% as of 12:44 p.m. ET. The move comes as the S&P 500 gained 0.6% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.1%.
The United Kingdom government announced today it intends to partner with the AI-powered intelligence company to enhance its national security capabilities.
Palantir is coming to the U.K.
After a potential deal was reported yesterday, this morning the U.K. officially announced an agreement that will see Palantir invest up to $1.5 billion in the country and "create up to 350 new high-skilled jobs, cementing the U.K. as a state-of-the-art defence technology hub."
Palantir has agreed to make the U.K. its "European HQ for defence" and will help