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  • Markets brace for JOLTs job openings and Fed Governor Bowman's remarks, likely to drive short-term bond and equity volatility.
  • Earnings from PepsiCo, AMD, Amgen, Pfizer and Merck hit the tape today, providing fresh guidance across staples, semiconductors and biopharma.
  • US stocks showed dispersion Monday with megacap semiconductors and hardware rallying while consumer and small-cap names plunged.
  • Russia warned Western forces stationed in Ukraine would be treated as legitimate military targets, raising regional conflict risk.
  • Gold and silver plunged in the largest two-day sell-off in decades, leaving bullion volatility elevated.
  • OpenAI launched a Codex mobile app to manage AI coding agents, intensifying competition in the code-generation market.
  • Cboe is considering an all-or-none regulated options product offering binary payouts as a regulated alternative to prediction markets.

Latest Articles

Reddit COO Executes $8.8 Million Stock Sale Amid Overvaluation Concerns

Reddit COO Executes $8.8 Million Stock Sale Amid Overvaluation Concerns

Jennifer L. Wong, Chief Operating Officer of Reddit, Inc., sold 31,939 shares of the company's Class A Common Stock totaling approximately $8.8 million. The sales, conducted under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, took place on January 20, 2026, with prices ranging from $219.13 to $228.47 per share despite a recent 6.21% stock dip. Analysts offer varying…

Endeavor Investor Group Acquires $4.38 Million Stake in Mawson Infrastructure Group Amidst Financial Challenges

Endeavor Investor Group Acquires $4.38 Million Stake in Mawson Infrastructure Group Amidst Financial Challenges

Between late November and mid-December 2025, a consortium known as the Endeavor Investor Group, encompassing Endeavor Blockchain, LLC, PM Squared LLC, Cody Smith, and Joshua Allen Kilgore, acquired $4.38 million worth of Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. (NASDAQ:MIGI) shares. The transactions occurred within a broad price spectrum of $4.03 to $12.00…

Shake Shack COO Executes Stock Sale Amid Mixed Quarterly Results

Shake Shack COO Executes Stock Sale Amid Mixed Quarterly Results

Stephanie Ann Sentell, Chief Operations Officer at Shake Shack Inc., finalized the sale of 200 shares of Class A common stock on January 20, 2026, valued at $19,838 under a pre-established trading plan. The transaction occurred despite the company’s recent fourth-quarter revenue falling slightly below analyst expectations. Shake Shack also announce…

Amazon to Initiate Second Wave of Corporate Staff Reductions Next Week

Amazon to Initiate Second Wave of Corporate Staff Reductions Next Week

Amazon.com Inc plans to execute a second significant round of corporate job cuts starting next week, continuing its effort to reduce its global workforce by about 30,000 employees. The upcoming layoffs are projected to be comparable to the 14,000 jobs eliminated in October 2023 and represent a major restructuring aimed at addressing internal organi…

Guardant Health's Chief People Officer Divests Nearly $1 Million in Shares Amid FDA Milestone and Analyst Upgrades

Guardant Health's Chief People Officer Divests Nearly $1 Million in Shares Amid FDA Milestone and Analyst Upgrades

Terilyn J. Monroe, Chief People Officer of Guardant Health, divested 8,571 shares valued at approximately $977,900 on January 21, 2026, amid a backdrop of encouraging FDA approval and positive analyst sentiment. The transactions occurred at prices ranging from $112.34 to $115.70 per share. Guardant Health has recently achieved FDA clearance for its…

President Trump Withdraws Proposal to Use 401(k) Funds for Housing Down Payments

President Trump Withdraws Proposal to Use 401(k) Funds for Housing Down Payments

President Donald Trump has reversed course on a prominent housing policy that would permit Americans to utilize their 401(k) retirement savings to cover home down payments. Initially promoted by senior economic advisors as a key second-term initiative to enhance housing affordability, the plan was unexpectedly scrapped during the president's return…

William Blair Ups Starbucks Rating to Outperform Citing Expected Sales Growth and Strategic Developments

William Blair Ups Starbucks Rating to Outperform Citing Expected Sales Growth and Strategic Developments

William Blair has elevated Starbucks' stock rating from Market Perform to Outperform, driven by expectations of the company's first domestic comparable sales increase in two years during the recent quarter. The research firm projects full-year comparable sales growth in fiscal 2026 and anticipates a gradual margin recovery alongside operational imp…

New Zealand Inflation Surpasses Central Bank Target as Prices Rise in Q4 2024

New Zealand Inflation Surpasses Central Bank Target as Prices Rise in Q4 2024

New Zealand's annual inflation rate rose to 3.1% in the final quarter of 2024, slightly exceeding the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's upper target limit. Key contributors to the inflationary pressure included elevated electricity prices, local government taxes, and housing rents. The inflation acceleration supports the central bank's recent decision …

Morgan Stanley Cuts Safehold Rating Amid Concerns Over Reduced Investment and Dividend Sustainability

Morgan Stanley Cuts Safehold Rating Amid Concerns Over Reduced Investment and Dividend Sustainability

Morgan Stanley lowered its rating on Safehold shares to Underweight and trimmed the price target to $14.00, citing a significant drop in the company’s ground lease origination activity and elevated dividend payout ratios. Despite recent profitability, the ground lease REIT’s future investment plans appear limited, accompanied by heightened dividend…