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Tesla reported fourth-quarter revenue of $24.9 billion, narrowly exceeding analyst expectations despite delivering fewer vehicles than anticipated during the holiday quarter. The company disclosed an agreement to invest about $2 billion in the xAI startup. Energy storage deployments reached a record 14.2 gigawatt-hours in Q4, while investors contin…
Meta forecast a substantial increase in annual capital expenditures as it accelerates investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company cited advertiser-driven revenue strength as enabling the spending, while pruning parts of its Reality Labs workforce and striking energy and compute partnerships to underpin its large-scale data ce…
Comstock Inc. (NYSE:LODE) saw its shares fall 13.6% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company disclosed plans for an underwritten public offering of common stock. The company said net proceeds would support capital expenditures for Comstock Metals LLC’s second industry-scale facility, a refining process and solution, accelerated site se…
United Bankshares director Rice Lacy I III purchased 101 shares of common stock on January 28, 2026, according to a Form 4 filing. The transaction occurred as the company reported record quarterly net interest income, quarterly and annual earnings that beat expectations, and a subsequent analyst price-target increase from Stephens.
Microsoft reported Azure revenue growth of 39% in the fiscal second quarter, narrowly beating a Visible Alpha consensus of 38.8%. The company’s early investment in OpenAI continues to underpin its AI strategy, even as competitors launch compelling models and autonomous agents. Large-scale AI spending across Big Tech and developments around OpenAI c…
Representatives from the United States, Greenland and Denmark met on Wednesday to begin talks aimed at resolving a diplomatic dispute sparked by President Donald Trump’s assertions about Greenland. The Danish foreign ministry said the meeting sought to address U.S. security worries in the Arctic while respecting the Kingdom’s red lines, and U.S. of…
Universal Music Group has purchased a minority share in Stationhead, a social listening app that lets fans co-listen, host DJ-style stations and chat. The undisclosed investment, made alongside Sterling Partners, is intended to bolster artist-to-fan engagement and expand revenue opportunities. Stationhead is also combining with Mellomanic and will …
A proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to cap credit-card interest rates at 10% for one year, if put into effect, could substantially reduce profits for banks and in turn diminish the value and cash generation of airline loyalty programmes, advisers and industry officials said at an aviation finance conference in Dublin. The idea's implementatio…
Norwood Financial Corp's President and CEO, James O. Donnelly, purchased 200 shares of the company's common stock on January 27, 2026, at $28.15 per share, a transaction valued at $5,630, according to an SEC filing. After the purchase Donnelly holds 11,637 shares directly and 200 indirectly through an IRA. The filing also notes indirect ownership o…
Yorkville America Equities, the adviser behind the recently launched Truth Social-branded ETFs, has struck a deal to acquire the God Bless America ETF from Curran Financial Partners. The transaction, whose terms were not disclosed, must clear shareholder approval and is slated to close in the second quarter of 2026. The operation highlights activit…
Stifel has reaffirmed a Buy rating on Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) and left its price target at $13, pointing to accelerating momentum across the company’s core operations. The firm highlighted high-return investments in food and beverage, ongoing venue conversions and growth from recent water park acquisitions as supportive of Lucky Strike’s …
A newly formed 10-member creditors committee for Saks Global includes Amazon, LVMH and Chanel, along with other luxury vendors, a landlord, a labor union, a logistics supplier and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. The committee, formalized by the U.S. Trustee in the Houston bankruptcy court, will represent junior creditors and could shape n…
Entrata, a property management software company with private equity backers Silver Lake and Blackstone, is working with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan to prepare for an initial public offering. Sources say the company is aiming for a possible April sale, with an estimated raise near $500 million, though deal parameters and timing remain subject to chan…
BRC Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RILY) said it has regained compliance with Nasdaq’s Periodic Filing Rule 5250(c)(1), a move confirmed by the exchange on January 27, 2026. The stock climbed as much as 2% on the news before trimming gains. Nasdaq has placed the company under a one-year Mandatory Panel Monitor, which shortens the path from filing lap…
Vishay Intertechnology reported a 3% increase in its shares after unveiling five new 1200 V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET power modules in the industry-standard SOT-227 package. The modules, offered in single switch and low side chopper configurations, are designed to improve switching efficiency and serve as drop-in replacements for existing design…
Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. II raised $360 million by selling 36 million units at $10 apiece, including 4.68 million units placed through a partial exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. The SPAC began trading on January 27, 2026, and plans for separate trading of shares and warrants under the symbols MLAA and MLAAW once those sec…
The Bovespa index closed higher Wednesday, rising 1.15% to reach a fresh all-time high as strength in the Financials, Basic Materials and Real Estate sectors powered the advance. A group of mid- and small-cap stocks recorded notable intraday gains, while several large names finished lower. Market breadth favored advancers and volatility gauges edge…
Shares of Innovation Beverage Group Ltd fell sharply after the company disclosed a five-for-one reverse stock split that will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on January 30, 2026. The move will reduce the firm's outstanding ordinary shares from 3,470,331 to 694,066, and the company's stock will continue to list on The Nasdaq Capital Market un…
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) is positioned to monetize accelerating AI-related power needs through battery energy storage systems (BESS) and long-term project agreements. The market is only beginning to price that optionality; however, high cyclicality, execution risk in project development, and heavy short interest mean multiple expansion is likely to co…
Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Alphabet, said it aims to introduce a fully driverless ride-hailing service in London by the fourth quarter of 2026. The timeline was disclosed at a London briefing by Ben Loewenstein, Waymo’s head of policy and government affairs for the UK and Europe. The planned expansion coincides with UK regulatory work to e…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday cautioned that while the present level of U.S. federal debt can be sustained, the ongoing trajectory of debt growth is unsustainable and requires timely policy attention. He emphasized concerns about large deficits occurring amid near-full employment and discussed how longer-term interest rates are i…
An Investing Pro model identifies Quebecor, Rogers Communications, Cogeco, BCE and TELUS as the top five Canadian telecoms to monitor into 2026. Rankings reflect a blend of recent performance, profitability metrics, forward valuations, dividend yields and analyst upside projections. The list highlights companies with differing risk-return profiles …
Stifel Financial's recent 3-for-2 stock split and 11% dividend increase come at a time of strong free cash flow, modest leverage and improving fee mix. At $125.36 today, the stock offers a tactical long entry targeting a move toward $150 over the next 180 trading days, with a disciplined stop at $118 to protect against an industry-wide drawdown.
Needham lowered its price target on Extreme Networks to $21.00 from $24.00 but retained a Buy rating after the company reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 results that topped consensus on both revenue and earnings. Management raised fiscal 2026 revenue guidance, SaaS annual recurring revenue grew 25% year-over-year, and EMEA sales showed quarter-ov…
BMO Capital trimmed its price target for Progressive Corp. to $232 from $239 while retaining a Market Perform rating, citing continued top-line deceleration that appears to have passed its worst phase. Progressive shares trade near $215 with a P/E of 11.71 and are flagged as undervalued by InvestingPro Fair Value estimates. The research note highli…
