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Shares of large health insurers fell sharply in after-hours trading after a federal proposal outlined a much smaller than expected increase in Medicare Advantage payment rates for 2027. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is reported to be proposing an average 0.09% increase and measures to curb a billing practice under scrutiny, with th…
Legato Merger Corp. IV completed an initial public offering of 23 million units at $10 each, collecting $230 million after full exercise of a 3 million-unit over-allotment. The special purpose acquisition company began trading its units on NYSE American under the ticker "LEGO U." Proceeds from the IPO and a concurrent private placement were placed …
A WarrenAI screen built on InvestingPro metrics identifies four Canadian consumer staples companies with resilient demand profiles, attractive cash generation and upside potential heading into 2026. Dollarama, Loblaw, Alimentation Couche-Tard and Metro are singled out for their profitability, defensive characteristics and analyst support, with each…
Nike will cut 775 positions at its U.S. distribution centers, primarily in Tennessee and Mississippi, as the company increases automation to improve profitability. The move follows prior workforce reductions and comes amid declining gross margins and weak sales in China as Nike adjusts its product mix.
A recent nationwide online poll finds American approval of the president's immigration policy at 39%, its lowest since his return to office, while 53% disapprove. The survey, taken around a fatal confrontation involving immigration officers in Minneapolis, also shows a large plurality saying immigration enforcement has gone "too far." Overall presi…
Celestica (CLS) is a buy-the-dip candidate when geopolitical risk-off waves hit high-multiple tech. The stock sits near $308 with a neutral RSI (~50.7) and slightly bearish MACD, but price is holding above key moving averages and liquidity is strong. Fundamentally, CLS is positioned in connectivity/cloud and advanced technology solutions, with a $3…
BMO Capital Markets has sketched an aggressive bull-case forecast in which gold futures could climb past $6,000 per ounce by the fourth quarter of this year, with silver exceeding $150/oz. The projection comes as gold surpassed $5,100 for the first time and follows a dramatic rally in precious metals driven by geopolitical shocks, expectations of U…
Shares of Geo Group and CoreCivic fell sharply on Monday after Border Patrol agents shot and killed a protester in Minneapolis over the weekend. Geo Group dropped 9% and CoreCivic declined 7% as investors weighed the potential for heightened scrutiny of immigration enforcement contracts and related policy responses.
IO Biotech Inc (NASDAQ: IOBT) stock fell 15.4% Monday after Piper Sandler downgraded the company from Overweight to Neutral and cut its price target to $0.50 from $3.00. The move followed IO Biotech's announcement that it is evaluating strategic alternatives including a merger, business combination, asset sale or potential liquidation. The firm pro…
Eastman Kodak Co. stock rose 4.7% Monday after the company unveiled four new regulated pharmaceutical products — two Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) formulations and two Water for Injection (WFI) items — all produced in a cGMP-compliant Rochester facility and immediately available to research laboratories, biopharma developers and contract developm…
U Power Limited (NASDAQ: UCAR) saw its shares jump after unveiling a regulatory-compliant program to tokenize real-world energy assets on the BNB Chain in partnership with infrastructure platform PicWe. The initiative, which uses the firm’s proprietary UOTTA modular technology and targets an initial deployment in Southern Europe, is part of a broad…
Trading firms that secured U.S. permissions to handle Venezuelan oil supplies are preparing to export liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and residual fuel oil as part of a 50-million-barrel supply arrangement between Caracas and Washington. Shipping records and sources indicate movements consistent with the start of LPG liftings, while Venezuelan author…
Brazil's main equity index closed modestly lower as declines in Basic Materials, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors outpaced gains elsewhere. The Bovespa fell 0.18% at the close in São Paulo, with notable moves in names including Natura & Co, Cogna Educacao and Vale. Broader market indicators and commodity prices showed divergent trends, w…
Pan American Silver (PAAS) hit a new 52-week high at $69.90 and then sold off sharply to $64.88 on heavy volume, a classic momentum reset. The technicals still show bullish momentum (RSI ~76, positive MACD) and the stock sits above key moving averages, setting up a trade into Q4 earnings where operating leverage to silver and gold can translate int…
BellRing Brands shares declined sharply after a Deutsche Bank analyst warned of a potentially challenging quarter and trimmed his price target. Weak tracked channel trends for the Premier Protein line and a modest fiscal first-quarter decline versus guidance have raised concerns that the company may need to revise its full-year targets.
Shares of LKQ Corporation rose modestly after the company said its board has started a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives that could include a sale of the company. The board has retained financial and legal advisers and is pursuing the previously announced process to explore a sale of its Specialty segment. LKQ made clear there is no se…
U.S. businesses increased borrowing to fund equipment purchases by 5.9% year-on-year in December, with new deals totaling $10.6 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis. The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association said total activity reached the second-highest level on record, even as bank-originated activity declined modestly month-to-month. Indus…
Bank of America’s quantitative event analysis shows markets have moved toward favouring a softer U.S. dollar following last week’s geopolitical shocks. The bank’s tools recorded spot depreciation, option flows favoring USD puts, and skew tilting against USD calls. BofA highlights the British pound, Swiss franc and Scandinavian currencies as notable…
Michael Fiddelke, who becomes Target's chief executive officer on February 1, delivered a video message to employees condemning the recent violence in Minneapolis as "incredibly painful" and stressing the company’s priority on team and guest safety. His remarks stopped short of addressing specific recent deaths tied to immigration enforcement or an…
CoreWeave shares rose after Nvidia purchased 22.9 million Class A shares at $87.20 per share, giving the chipmaker roughly a 9% holding when combined with Class B ownership. The deal is intended to accelerate CoreWeave’s AI Factories expansion and co-development of data centers, even as the company reports rapid revenue growth alongside sizeable ne…
On Jan. 26, attorney Chris Madel withdrew from the Republican primary for Minnesota governor, condemning what he called retaliatory federal action in the state after confrontations over intensified immigration enforcement that resulted in two fatal shootings. Madel said the scope of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Minneapolis e…
Nvidia introduced three open-source artificial intelligence models intended to produce faster and potentially more accurate weather forecasts. Announced at a meteorological conference, the models are designed to replace computationally expensive traditional simulations with AI-driven alternatives that, once trained, can run far more quickly and sup…
Aehr Test Systems director Laura Oliphant sold 4,546 shares on January 22, 2026, in several trades totaling $142,750. The company reported a revenue decline and a net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 and has trimmed revenue expectations for the back half of the year, prompting analyst adjustments and cautious ratings.
Satellogic Inc. disclosed a registered direct offering with a single institutional investor that will sell about 7.4 million Class A shares at $4.73 per share, expected to raise roughly $35 million in gross proceeds. The announcement prompted a 14.9% drop in the company's stock as the transaction represents material dilution and the offering price …
Procter & Gamble Chief Brand Officer Marc S. Pritchard sold 95,903 shares on January 23, 2026, realizing about $14.5 million, and simultaneously exercised options to acquire the same number of shares at $80.29 each. The moves leave him with 182,606.5502 shares held directly, while additional holdings are held indirectly through family trusts and re…
