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The S&P/TSX Composite finished higher on Wednesday, advancing 0.24% to reach a new record high. Strength in the Materials, Energy and IT sectors underpinned the advance, with a handful of miners and energy-related names posting double-digit percentage gains. Volume breadth across the Toronto exchange was narrowly positive while key commodity contra…
U.S. equity markets closed mixed on Wednesday, with gains concentrated in Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials while Consumer Services, Industrials and Healthcare lagged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 0.02%, the S&P 500 fell 0.01% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.17% at the close in New York. Market breadth favored decliner…
Mexico's benchmark index closed higher, posting a 1.57% gain and registering a new all-time high. Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples led advances. Several large-cap names recorded notable moves, while commodities and FX markets showed mixed movement at the same time as U.S. dollar futures ticked up.
GigCapital9 Corp. completed a $253 million initial public offering, selling 25.3 million units at $10.00 each and placing the proceeds in a trust account. The special purpose acquisition company will have 24 months to identify a business combination in areas including aerospace and defense services, cybersecurity, secured communications, quantum-ba…
Colombian stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the COLCAP index edging up 0.41%. Strength in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors supported the advance. Notable winners included Bolsa De Valores De Colombia, which climbed 9.40% to 16,760.00, and Grupo Aval Pref, which rose 5.96% to 960.00. Decliners included Bancolombia Pf, Intercon…
Levi Strauss reported fourth-quarter results that beat analysts' expectations for both revenue and adjusted earnings per share, driven by strong demand for baggy and loose-fit denim among younger shoppers and strategic retail moves that preserved full-price selling. The company reported mixed regional performance, raised inventory and modest price …
Russian equities closed modestly higher on Wednesday, driven by advances in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Power sectors. The MOEX Russia Index rose 0.18% to reach a new three-month high. Despite the index gain, decliners outnumbered advancers on the Moscow exchange, and moves in commodities and currencies were mixed.
IBM reported fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that exceeded analyst expectations, driven by heightened demand for AI-capable software and services. Software revenue and the company’s AI book of business expanded materially, while growth in Red Hat’s hybrid cloud slowed amid a U.S. federal government shutdown that partially depressed boo…
ServiceNow said it expects fiscal 2026 subscription revenue above Wall Street estimates, driven in part by recent acquisitions and deeper AI model integrations with Anthropic and OpenAI. The company also expanded its share repurchase authorization and plans an immediate accelerated buyback while continuing heavy M&A activity, which has weighed on i…
Robinhood Markets Inc. shares climbed in after-hours trading after reports that the brokerage is attempting to obtain a sizable allocation of shares in SpaceX's anticipated initial public offering to offer through its retail IPO platform. The effort is said to pit Robinhood against major Wall Street banks as SpaceX considers assigning a meaningful …
Microsoft reported second-quarter results that surpassed analyst forecasts for earnings and revenue, yet shares slid in after-hours trading after Azure cloud growth barely exceeded market estimates. The company posted robust operating and net income gains, and highlighted the expanding role of AI in its business, while preparing to offer further gu…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
