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S&P Dow Jones Indices announced a set of reconstitutions to its S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 lineups, prompting notable after-hours gains for Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LegalZoom and Dutch Bros. The adjustments, driven largely by pending mergers and a company liquidation, will be implemented in two tranches before market open on January 30, 202…
President Donald Trump said the man fatally shot by a federal agent during an immigration enforcement action in Minneapolis should not have been carrying a firearm or fully loaded magazines, comments that drew criticism from gun rights organizations and some Republicans. The shooting, which has been captured on bystander video, prompted a White Hou…
Mizuho upgraded Applied Materials from Neutral to Outperform and raised its price target to $370 from $275, citing accelerated capital expenditure in key markets and steeper wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) growth in 2026 and 2027. The move adds to a wave of bullish analyst revisions for the company as industry spending patterns and geographic rev…
TSMC sits at the center of America’s AI infrastructure rush, and the tape is still bullish. But with TSM near its 52-week high and trading around 31x earnings with a lofty ~10.5x book, the market is treating durable AI demand as a certainty. This trade idea leans short over a 45-trading-day window, looking for a valuation reset or simply a cooling-…
Moody's Ratings raised Kenya's sovereign rating to B3 from Caa1 and shifted the outlook to stable from positive, pointing to higher foreign exchange reserves, a smaller current account deficit, and successful access to international capital markets in 2025. The agency nonetheless highlighted persistent fiscal weaknesses and limited progress on impr…
Merad Abdellah, Executive Vice President of Core Services & Equipment at SLB Limited (NYSE:SLB), sold 60,000 shares on January 26, 2026, for about $2.98 million. Earlier that week he received 51,885 shares from the vesting of performance share units and sold 20,418 shares on January 23, 2026, to cover tax obligations. SLB’s recent fourth-quarter 20…
Moody's Investors Service lowered Gogo Inc.'s corporate family rating to B2 from B1 while keeping a stable outlook, pointing to heightened competition in business-aviation connectivity, execution risks tied to the company’s strategic shift, and governance issues amid elevated leverage. The downgrade follows recent acquisitions and product launches …
Moody's Ratings has upgraded W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s senior unsecured rating to A1 from A2 and left the outlook as stable. The agency also affirmed the company's commercial paper rating at Prime-1 while moving its outlook from positive to stable. Moody's highlighted Grainger's robust cash generation, conservative leverage, leading market position in …
Symbotic Inc.'s Chief Technology Officer, James Kuffner, sold $4.6 million worth of Class A common stock on January 26, 2026, after exercising options earlier in the week. The transactions accompany a company stock offering and a downgrade from Goldman Sachs, while InvestingPro data highlights strong revenue growth and a cash-rich balance sheet.
Stifel reduced its rating on Roper Technologies from Buy to Hold and lowered its price target to $385 from $550 after the company reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results. The stock fell roughly 10% on the news and now trades below Stifel's revised target. Stifel cited softness at several business units and flagged execution and valuati…
Lumentum (LITE) is ripping higher as investors re-rate optical and photonic components tied to AI data center buildouts. The stock is pressing into the low $370s after a huge multi-month run, and the setup is now about whether momentum can carry it back toward the $400 area ahead of the next major catalyst: earnings on 02/03/2026. This is an action…
SEMHF is trading around $52.38 after drifting below its 10- and 20-day averages. Momentum has been bearish, but not broken, with RSI near 47 and price still above the 50-day SMA. The more interesting angle is positioning: short interest has risen into year-end and the stock’s OTC liquidity can turn that into sharp, fast moves. This trade idea looks…
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Missions Systems has been awarded a $129,986,060 firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Department of War to provide training systems and upgrades for the Royal Australian Air Force C-130J program. Work will be performed in Georgia and Australia and is due for completion by March 31, 2030. Separately, Lockheed Martin Space…
Barclays has reaffirmed an Overweight rating on Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (RARE) and set a $44.00 price target, implying roughly 79% upside from the company's then-current share price of $24.61. The decision accompanies preliminary unaudited 2025 revenue that outperformed prior guidance, while pipeline developments include both a failed pivotal pro…
Atomera Inc. saw its shares rise 2.1% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the PowerAmerica Institute accepted the company’s concept paper on Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) technologies for advancement to the proposal stage. The paper describes a collaborative effort and explains how Atomera’s Mears Silicon Technology (MST) can improve GaN …
Wayfair Chief Executive Niraj Shah sold 150,600 shares of Class A common stock on January 23, 2026, for roughly $16.3 million across three trades executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The stock has rallied 125% over the past year and is trading above its Fair Value, according to InvestingPro data, while analysts express divergent views an…
PPG Industries reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings below analyst expectations and signaled that demand in Europe and industrial end-use markets is likely to remain soft through 2026. The Pittsburgh-based paint and coatings supplier posted higher net sales year-over-year but said profit growth will be weighted toward the second half of next ye…
Global equity indexes, led by the S&P 500, reached fresh highs driven by robust U.S. corporate earnings and growth optimism, while currency and precious metals markets signalled pronounced investor caution. The dollar tumbled to four-year lows, lifting safe-haven assets such as gold and the Swiss franc, even as U.S. Treasury yields ticked higher at…
Seagate Technology projected third-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings per share above analysts' forecasts, attributing the upside to robust demand for capacity storage as corporations expand artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results and noted that AI-related data growth is increasi…
Goldman Sachs increased CEO David Solomon’s total annual pay by 20.5% to $47 million for 2025, reflecting a year of robust revenue from dealmaking and trading. The board pointed to the firm’s financial results, market position in global M&A and the broader operating environment when approving the package.
Frank Giustra, a roughly 10% owner of Streamex Corp., purchased 1,000,000 shares on January 23, 2026, at $3.00 per share for $3.0 million. The transaction leaves him with 1,178,205 shares held directly and indirectly. The move comes as Streamex completed a public offering that raised about $35 million, finalized terms at $3 per share, and disclosed…
Director Phelan Kenneth J purchased 905 shares of the John Hancock Diversified Income Fund (HEQ) on January 27, 2026, paying $11.10 per share for a total of $10,045. The fund is trading at $11.09, close to its 52-week high of $11.13, and carries a 9.04% dividend yield. InvestingPro notes a 15-year streak of dividend payments and assigns the fund a …
Associated Banc-Corp declared quarterly cash dividends on both common and preferred shares and authorized a new $100 million common stock repurchase program, steps that coincided with a 1.9% gain in after-hours trading. The repurchase authorization supplements remaining authority from the prior buyback plan and is subject to regulatory constraints …
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told state media that the forthcoming congress of the ruling Workers' Party will set out the next stage of measures to reinforce the country's nuclear war deterrent. State news agency KCNA reported Kim also directed a successful test of a large-caliber multiple-rocket launch system, saying the drill showed improvemen…
Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ:FLGC) saw its share price fall 28.4% in after-hours trading after disclosing an underwritten public offering consisting entirely of newly issued common shares. The company, which plans to rebrand as ZeroStack and highlights a strategic shift toward decentralized AI exposure, said the offering is subject to market conditio…
