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A Tazewell County judge blocked Virginia Democrats’ effort to place a constitutional amendment before voters that would allow the legislature to redraw congressional districts. The decision, citing procedural timing issues tied to last November’s election, pauses a maneuver that Democrats said could net as many as four additional U.S. House seats a…
Oil prices ticked up in Asian trading after extreme cold across the United States disrupted production and exports, tightening near-term supplies. A weakening dollar supported commodity demand, while geopolitical remarks about U.S. deployments to the Middle East and an impending Federal Reserve policy statement kept markets alert.
MDB Capital Holdings, LLC (NASDAQ: MDBH) reported two insider sales by Chief Financial Officer James Jeremy William on January 23 and January 26, 2026. The transactions, executed as sell-to-cover trades to satisfy tax withholding obligations from restricted stock vesting, totaled $11,621 and reduced William's direct stake to 19,839 shares. The comp…
A man rushed the lectern at a Minneapolis town hall where Representative Ilhan Omar was speaking, spraying a foul-smelling liquid at her before being restrained and arrested. Police say officers at the scene observed the suspect use a syringe to discharge an unknown substance; forensic teams processed the site and Omar was not physically harmed.
The U.S. dollar weakened further on Wednesday after President Donald Trump described its recent depreciation as "great," a remark traders treated as encouragement to sell the currency. The euro climbed above $1.20, sterling approached multi-year highs, and the yen and Australian dollar also strengthened amid speculation about coordinated interventi…
Charles E Jobson, who holds a roughly 10% stake in The Joint Corp (NASDAQ: JYNT), bought 17,478 shares of the company in two SEC-reported transactions, spending $174,780 at $10.00 per share. The purchases came as the small-cap operator shows a stronger cash position than debt, posted an earnings beat in Q3 2025, and entered into an agreement to div…
Oil futures moved in opposite directions early Wednesday as traders weighed lingering supply concerns following a U.S. winter storm that temporarily knocked out significant domestic output and stopped Gulf Coast exports. Brent slipped marginally while U.S. West Texas Intermediate ticked higher after both contracts rallied the previous day amid repo…
Sheena Jonathan, co-founder of Natera, sold $365,914 of company shares on January 23, 2026, under a pre-arranged trading plan. The transactions involved shares held by Caraluna 1 Trust and Caraluna 2 Trust at prices between $242.232 and $245.62 per share. Separately, Natera reported preliminary fourth-quarter 2025 results showing near 40% revenue g…
Senior officials from Taiwan and the United States met for the sixth U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue, discussing collaboration on artificial intelligence, semiconductors, drones and critical minerals. The talks produced joint statements including the Pax Silica Declaration and a U.S.-Taiwan economic security cooperation agreeme…
Travere Therapeutics CEO Eric M. Dube sold 60,000 shares of common stock across transactions on January 23 and January 27, 2026, under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 program, generating roughly $1.8 million in proceeds. On the same dates he exercised options to acquire 60,000 shares at $15.46 each. Separately, the FDA has extended the review of Travere's su…
Waste Management has been grinding higher with strong technical momentum, and the fundamental setup looks better than the market’s recent “growth pause” narrative. As volume headwinds fade, WM’s pricing strength and margin discipline can reassert a steadier growth profile. With buybacks and a rising dividend in the backdrop, this is a mid-term brea…
European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone told El Pais that rising geopolitical tensions and the increasing 'militarisation' of economic and technological instruments underscore the need for a payments infrastructure fully controlled by Europe. He cited the digital euro as part of that effort, noted the absence of a European riva…
UBS has raised its year-end 2026 target for the MSCI Emerging Markets index to 1,640, pointing to the strongest expected earnings growth among global regions, improving macro and financial conditions, and renewed investor interest in diversification. The firm retained an "Attractive" rating on EM equities and identified China technology stocks as "…
Intel Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner acquired 5,882 shares of Intel common stock on January 26, 2026, for $42.50 per share, a transaction valued at $249,985, according to a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The purchase follows recent volatility in Intel's stock and comes alongside quarter…
Oracle said on Tuesday that technical problems affecting U.S. users of TikTok stemmed from a temporary, weather-related power outage at one of its data centers. The statement came after California officials raised concerns that some content critical of former President Donald Trump had been suppressed. The newly formed U.S. majority-owned TikTok jo…
An internal email from an AWS senior executive and a meeting invitation sent hours ahead of schedule appeared to notify cloud computing staff that layoffs planned for Wednesday had already taken effect. The company has not publicly confirmed the broader layoff plan and has not completed notification of impacted employees.
Gold touched a fresh record above $5,200 an ounce before settling marginally lower, driven by strong demand for safe-haven assets and a weaker dollar. Persistent uncertainty over U.S. policy, comments from the U.S. president about Iran and the Federal Reserve, and recent geopolitical tensions supported gains across precious metals, with silver and …
Stellantis has spent the past year grinding lower, but at roughly $9.78 the stock is starting to look like it’s pricing in a lot of pain. Technically, STLA is oversold (RSI ~38) and stretched below key moving averages, while short interest remains meaningful with days-to-cover near 5.7. Fundamentally, the market is valuing the company at about $36.…
Young Bangladeshis who propelled the 2024 protests that removed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina into exile had hoped to translate street momentum into a new political force. With the February 12 parliamentary election approaching, those aspirations have dimmed for many: no major reforms have been enacted, a fresh national alternative has strugg…
Evercore ISI increased its price target on Seagate Technology (STX) to $450 from $330 and maintained an Outperform rating after the company posted fiscal Q2 results that beat analyst estimates. Seagate reported revenue of $2.83 billion and EPS of $3.11, driven by a 21.5% revenue rise and an exabyte shipment gain of 26% year-over-year to 190 exabyte…
Minutes from the Bank of Japan's December policy meeting show board members agreed on the need to continue raising interest rates, noting very low real interest rates and urging consideration of the yen’s depreciation when assessing inflation. The document reiterates the BOJ's willingness to press on with tighter policy after raising the policy rat…
Official data showed Australia's consumer prices rose 0.6% in the December quarter, lifting annual CPI to 3.6%. The trimmed mean measure of core inflation accelerated to a 0.9% quarterly increase and 3.4% annually, beating forecasts and increasing the likelihood of a near-term interest-rate rise by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
SoftBank is reportedly in negotiations to put as much as $30 billion more into OpenAI, according to people familiar with the discussions. The report notes that Reuters could not immediately verify the account and that neither SoftBank nor OpenAI had responded to requests for comment. SoftBank previously completed a $41 billion investment in OpenAI …
SoftBank Group is in discussions to invest as much as $30 billion more in OpenAI, people familiar with the matter say. The talks remain ongoing and terms are subject to change. OpenAI is seeking up to $100 billion in new capital in a round that could value the company as high as $830 billion if it closes. SoftBank’s stake in the AI developer had al…
Adobe Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Daniel Durn sold 1,646 shares on January 27, 2026, for $294.8501 per share, a transaction valued at $485,323. The sale was disclosed in a Form 4 filing that also shows Durn exercised options and satisfied tax obligations tied to a larger award of shares. The trades come as Adobe shares…
