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Deutsche Bank on Jan 27 projected gold could reach $6,000 per ounce in 2026, noting persistent investment demand as central banks and investors shift into non-dollar and real assets. Several other major banks and brokers have updated or reiterated higher price targets, following spot gold’s record peak near $5,110.50 and a sharp rally early in 2026…
Iridex Corp's Chief Financial Officer, Romeo R. Dizon, acquired 3,385 shares of the company's common stock on January 27, 2026, a purchase valued at about $5,009. The transaction leaves Dizon with 110,289 shares directly. Separately, Iridex disclosed preliminary unaudited fourth-quarter results showing revenue between $14.6 million and $14.8 millio…
U.S. officials are preparing to issue a general license that would lift selected sanctions on Venezuela's energy sector, according to three sources familiar with the planning. The move represents a change from an earlier approach that relied on individual exemptions for companies seeking to conduct business in the country. Officials have linked the…
Rogers has pushed to a fresh 52-week high and is now pulling back in an orderly way while still holding above key medium-term moving averages. With short interest running around 6 days to cover and recent short volume consistently elevated, the setup favors a long trade if price stabilizes above the low-$97s and reclaims $98+. The trade is mid-term…
Moody’s Ratings raised Ecuador’s long-term foreign-currency issuer rating to Caa1 from Caa3 and affirmed a stable outlook, citing a marked reduction in credit risks tied to durable policy changes and stronger fiscal management supported by an IMF Extended Fund Facility. Improved fiscal balances, central bank deposit accumulation and tighter soverei…
BofA Securities raised its price target on HCA Healthcare to $540 from $485 and left its rating at Neutral. The change reflects the firm's read of HCA's 2026 guidance, which projects modest growth and excludes potential Supplemental Directed Payment receipts that could materially boost results. HCA reported a fourth-quarter earnings beat on EPS but…
Margaret Katherine Banks, a director at Halliburton Co, sold 2,600 shares on January 26, 2026, for $34.175 per share, generating proceeds of $88,854 and leaving her with 14,043 directly held shares. The transaction coincides with Halliburton shares trading close to a 52-week high and follows a fourth-quarter 2025 earnings beat that prompted multipl…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott instructed state agencies and public universities to suspend filing new H-1B visa petitions as part of an investigation into the federal program. The freeze, citing reports of abuse and a federal review, runs through May 31, 2027, with limited exceptions possible via written permission from the Texas Workforce Commission.…
General Motors chief executive Mary Barra criticized Canada's recent agreement to permit thousands of inexpensive Chinese electric vehicles to enter the country at a reduced tariff rate, saying the decision risks North American manufacturing cohesion and runs counter to efforts to bolster regional industrial and security resilience. Barra made her …
Eleanor Holmes Norton, a veteran civil rights attorney who has represented Washington, D.C. in Congress as a non-voting delegate since 1990, announced she will retire next year. Norton, 88, framed her decision around a responsibility to hand leadership to a new generation amid questions about her fitness and effectiveness as the House's oldest memb…
A senior European Commission official said Chinese fast-fashion platform Shein could face a formal EU investigation into the sale of illegal products on its marketplace under the Digital Services Act (DSA). However, regulators are unlikely to impose an interim order to suspend the site. The Commission has requested documentation from Shein on steps…
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC reported acquiring a single share of Texas Pacific Land Corp (NYSE: TPL) at $341.94 on January 26, 2026, according to a Form 4 filing. The asset manager, identified as a ten percent owner of the company, now holds 3,487,699 shares outright. The disclosure arrives amid Texas Pacific Land’s third-quarter 2025 res…
Amazon said in a company blog post that it is intensifying its efforts in online grocery delivery while increasing its Whole Foods footprint. The move drew scrutiny from Mizuho, which noted Amazon has yet to find a distinctive in-store grocery experience and an economic model for broad expansion. Walmart shares slid the most among grocery retailers…
TD Cowen has downgraded Procter & Gamble to Hold, arguing that the company’s organic sales recovery is likely to remain slow for the next one to two years despite easier year-over-year comparisons. The firm projects roughly 2% organic growth in fiscal 2026 and 2027, constrained by weak pricing, promotional intensity and a challenging path to regain…
Roth/MKM raised its price objective on USA Rare Earth Inc. to $35 from $25 while keeping a Buy rating, reflecting a comprehensive financing package that includes favorable U.S. government debt and equity backing plus a concurrent $1+ billion PIPE. The new target implies roughly 35% upside from the current $25.93 share price, though third-party data…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to accelerate reconstruction of homes and businesses destroyed in January wildfires in California. The order instructs the administration to create regulations that could preempt state and local permitting where those processes are judged to obstruct the timely use of federal emergency-relie…
S&P Global is down from its highs and sitting near $530, while still trading at a premium valuation. The setup is straightforward: you’re buying an entrenched data, indices, and credit ratings franchise with durable demand drivers, modest leverage, and strong cash generation. This trade idea targets a long-term (180 trading days) hold with defined …
U.S. demand for imported fuel oil is expected to decline as Gulf Coast refiners take on fresh supplies of heavy Venezuelan crude. The reintroduction of roughly 50 million barrels into trade after Washington assumed control of Venezuela's oil has prompted purchases by major refiners, boosting domestic production of residual fuel that can be upgraded…
Affirm (AFRM) is trading near $68 after a sharp pullback, with momentum bearish but RSI nearing oversold. The broader setup is that BNPL is shifting from discretionary retail into routine, needs-based spend, and that transition can expand addressable volume while drawing more scrutiny. This trade idea looks for a mean-reversion bounce back toward k…
Murray Stahl, President and Co-Portfolio Manager at RENN Fund, Inc. (EXCHANGE:RCG), purchased 1,134 common shares on January 26, 2026, paying $2.70 per share for a total of $3,061. The transaction included both direct and indirect acquisitions and comes while RCG trades at a P/E of 5.16 and reports nearly 37% revenue growth over the last twelve mon…
Baird raised its price target on Intellia Therapeutics to $7.00 from $4.00 following the FDA's removal of a clinical hold on the MAGNITUDE-2 Phase 3 study for nex-z in hereditary ATTR amyloidosis with polyneuropathy. The research house maintained a Neutral rating, citing ongoing commercial uncertainty that it says will constrain share appreciation …
Northrop Grumman will provide the twin five-segment solid rocket boosters that will power NASA’s Space Launch System for the Artemis II crewed lunar flyby, with a launch window opening as early as February 6, 2026. The boosters, evolved from Shuttle-era hardware and validated on Artemis I, will deliver the lion’s share of the rocket’s thrust and in…
Standard Chartered estimates that U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins could draw roughly $500 billion in deposits away from U.S. banks by the end of 2028. The bank's digital assets research head warns regional lenders are most exposed, and the scale of deposit migration depends on whether stablecoin issuers keep reserves in the banking system or in othe…
LVMH recorded a decline in full-year revenue for 2025, citing difficult economic and geopolitical conditions that weighed on the luxury market. While some regions and business lines showed signs of resilience or recovery in the second half and fourth quarter, overall reported sales and recurring profit fell versus the prior year. Management highlig…
An International Monetary Fund analysis finds that eliminating regulatory and administrative barriers between Canadian provinces could raise real GDP by almost 7%, equal to roughly C$210 billion in long-term output. The IMF highlights particularly large tariff-equivalent costs inside services such as healthcare and education, and says most gains wo…
