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Robert J Glunk, a director at Muncy Columbia Financial Corp (NASDAQ: CCFN), purchased 91 shares of the company's common stock on January 27, 2026, at $59.55 per share for a total of $5,121. The company also declared a higher quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share for the fourth quarter of 2025, payable December 11, 2025 to shareholders of recor…
Analysts expect major U.S. refiners to post higher fourth-quarter profits, supported by improved product margins driven in part by disruptions to Russian refining capacity and wider crude differentials. Attention is shifting to whether Gulf Coast complex refineries can absorb increasing flows of Venezuelan heavy crude following a change in that cou…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he and President Donald Trump held an extended discussion about who should succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with four candidates still under consideration. Bessent, speaking to CNBC after traveling with Trump, declined to name the finalists or to say whether he recommended a pick, and said the timin…
China’s defense ministry announced an investigation into Zhang Youxia, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, removing a senior military interlocutor with whom Washington had cultivated direct contact. Former U.S. officials and analysts say Zhang’s ouster leaves the CMC with a slimmer roster of seasoned commanders and increases uncertain…
FedEx announced it is collaborating with Boeing and U.S. aviation safety regulators to return its grounded MD-11 cargo aircraft to service by May 31, following the November crash of an MD-11 operated by UPS that killed 15 people. UPS has retired its remaining MD-11s and plans to replace them with Boeing 767s. Regulators have highlighted a cracked c…
Meta Platforms is advancing into its upcoming earnings report with several influential research firms reiterating bullish ratings and high price targets. While analysts highlight robust product deployment and large user reach for Meta AI, they also flag the potential impact of elevated capital expenditure and operating costs tied to artificial inte…
President Donald Trump publicly admonished Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey after Frey said city authorities would not assist federal immigration agencies in enforcing immigration laws. The exchange came as federal immigration activity in Minneapolis appeared to alternate between more targeted operations and broader patrols, following two fatal shootin…
Shares of Odysight.ai (ODYS) rose 6.9% Wednesday after the company disclosed it received two pilot orders from a major defense customer to test AI-based monitoring solutions on aerial platforms. One pilot will evaluate a computer-vision monitoring system on an operational combat helicopter; the other targets monitoring a critical component inside a…
A Republican chair of a U.S. House committee has asked Ford to clarify its agreement with China’s CATL after the automaker announced plans to repurpose U.S. battery manufacturing facilities to produce lithium iron phosphate cells and grid-scale energy storage systems using CATL-licensed technology. The lawmaker requested detailed answers from CEO J…
Solid Power Inc. said it has entered a securities purchase agreement with a single sector-focused institutional investor to sell shares and warrants in a registered direct offering expected to raise about $130 million in gross proceeds. The announcement was followed by a 6.6% decline in the company's stock on Wednesday.
IRIDEX Corp's Chief Financial Officer, Romeo R. Dizon, purchased 1,300 shares of company stock on January 28, 2026, paying $1.46 per share for a total of $1,898, according to a Form 4 filing with the SEC. The move came as the stock has climbed 34.21% year-to-date, even though InvestingPro data shows the shares remain below its fair value and the co…
AlphaTON Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: ATON) saw its stock climb 19.6% after company executives presented to an invitation-only investor audience at Mar-a-Lago Club on January 27, 2026. The presentation detailed the firm’s plans to expand TON blockchain infrastructure, strategic acquisitions, and an investment program in AI compute capacity, while the com…
The United States told the U.N. Security Council that Gaza’s demilitarization will involve an agreed process to place weapons permanently beyond use, supported by an internationally funded buyback and reintegration program. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said the plan includes independent monitoring and destruction of military inf…
Shares of OKYO Pharma (NASDAQ:OKYO) rose 4.7% after the company said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration agreed that the proposed primary endpoint for its Phase 2b/3 trial of urcosimod - Visual Analogue Scale pain reduction at Week 12 - is clinically meaningful. The agency also accepted the company’s study design, sample size and powering assumpt…
Unilever (UL) is a diversified consumer staples compounder with a 3.27% yield, stable cash flow, and exposure to growing personal care and hygiene markets. The stock is trading close to near-term technical support (SMA50/$65.64 area) after recent firmness in fundamentals and category tailwinds. This trade idea outlines a buy-on-weakness entry, expl…
Diginex Limited appointed Lubomila Jordanova, founder and former CEO of Plan A.earth GmbH, as its new chief executive effective immediately. The announcement triggered a 15.1% drop in the company’s shares as investors reacted to the unexpected leadership change. Outgoing CEO Mark Blick will move into a Strategic Advisor role while Diginex pursues E…
PJM Interconnection is forecasting an all-time winter peak in electricity demand as hundreds of high-voltage transmission lines face restrictions, driving spot power prices sharply higher and increasing the risk of controlled or rolling blackouts. Constrained natural gas supplies that have reduced output in key producing states are compounding gene…
Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:LHSW) saw its stock fall after the company disclosed it received a Nasdaq notice for failing to maintain the exchange's $1 minimum bid-price requirement. Nasdaq granted a 180-day cure period through July 21, 2026, during which the company must achieve a closing bid of at least $1 for ten consecutive bu…
Youlife Group announced a non-binding letter of intent with VCI Global to jointly develop a robotics-enabled workforce-as-a-service platform, sending Youlife shares higher while VCI Global stock declined. The collaboration would combine VCI Global's robotics architecture, AI software and financing with Youlife's workforce deployment and on-site ope…
Valens Semiconductor's shares fell 3.9% on Wednesday after the company unveiled a plan to reduce its workforce by roughly 10% as part of an operational efficiency initiative. Management expects approximately $5 million in annual operating expense savings, with the cuts to be completed in the second quarter of 2026. The move comes ahead of the firm'…
A powerful winter storm that moved through the United States last weekend triggered the largest weather-related disruption in American Airlines' history, producing more than 9,000 cancellations and straining its ability to reassign crews, secure lodging and restore scheduled flying. The carrier estimates a first-quarter revenue shortfall of $150 mi…
FedEx said it expects its MD-11 cargo jets, which were taken out of service after last year’s fatal crash in Kentucky, to be back in operation by May 31. The company is working with Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration to complete any required inspections and maintenance needed to return the aircraft to safe service.
Glaukos Corporation shares rose after the FDA approved a labeling supplement permitting repeat administration of iDose TR for patients who meet defined corneal endothelial cell density criteria. The change reverses the prior one-per-eye lifetime limitation for eligible patients, expanding long-term treatment options for glaucoma and prompting an an…
Oracle shares briefly rallied before trimming gains after reports that Blackstone is considering adding debt to its previously discussed equity commitment for Oracle’s Michigan data-center project. Bank of America is leading efforts to secure debt financing with an initial target of $14 billion. The project has attracted scrutiny after Oracle confi…
Raymond James reduced its 12-month price target for Roper Industries to $500.00 from $575.00 while retaining a Strong Buy rating. The move follows a negative market response to quarterly results and a series of analyst adjustments, with the stock trading well below its recent highs and showing valuation metrics that the firm says are discounted rel…
