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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced appointments to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, selecting retired Ernst & Young auditor Demetrios Logothetis as chairman and naming three additional members. The moves follow the earlier removal of the PCAOB head who had been appointed by Democratic leadership. The SEC described t…
Canada's main equity gauge fell sharply at Friday's close, dragged down by losses in the Materials, Information Technology and Industrials sectors. The S&P/TSX Composite dropped 3.31% while the S&P/TSX 60 VIX surged to a one-month high. Commodity and currency moves featured sharply lower gold futures, modest gains in crude benchmarks and a weaker C…
Journalist Don Lemon was arrested following a livestreamed disruption of a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, and faces federal charges that include allegations under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and an 1871 civil-rights statute. The case spotlights how a law primarily used against anti-abortion demonstrators is being ap…
President Donald Trump has nominated Brett Matsumoto, a career economist at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to serve as the agency's next commissioner. The move is intended to end a vacancy that has persisted since the August dismissal of Erika McEntarfer. Matsumoto has worked at the BLS since 2015, recently completed a temporary assignment with th…
Colombian stocks closed lower on Friday, with the COLCAP index down 0.75% as losses in Financials, Investment and Public Services sectors pressured the market. Etb led gainers with a strong session, while Mineros SA and several banking and utilities names were among the biggest decliners. Commodity price moves and currency shifts were notable along…
A U.S. federal court determined that the Department of Energy broke federal law when it assembled a Climate Working Group composed of five climate skeptics, a finding that could imperil the Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to repeal the endangerment finding. Environmental groups had sued after the DOE convened the group without public notic…
Russia's MOEX Russia Index closed 0.55% lower on Friday, with losses concentrated in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors. Heavyweight miners including MMC Norilsk Nickel and OK Rusal were among the largest decliners, while Mobil'nye Telesistemy finished marginally higher. Market breadth favored losers and volatility edged up as commodity and…
A collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 200 people, provincial officials say. The mine — responsible for roughly 15% of global coltan output — has been under the control of the M23 rebel group since 2024. Authorities say victims include miners, children and market vendors, while the exact de…
S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Bosnia and Herzegovina's long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings at 'B+/B' with a stable outlook. The agency projects widening budget deficits beginning in 2026 driven by preelection spending, and anticipates government debt, net of liquid assets, will rise to 25% of GDP by 2029 from an estimated 20% at the end…
Acuity Brands Inc. (NASDAQ: AYI) Chief Financial Officer Karen J. Holcom sold 4,974 shares on January 28, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan for $1,538,110 and exercised options to acquire 897 shares. The company reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results that exceeded EPS expectations, raised its quarterly dividend by 17%, and secured shareholder appr…
Fitch Ratings downgraded BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.'s long-term issuer default and debt ratings to BB from BB+ and placed them on Rating Watch Negative, pointing to an anticipated 19% fall in net asset value that will materially reduce asset coverage and increase leverage, with several quarters likely required to return to target ranges.
Fitch Ratings upgraded SM Energy Company’s long-term issuer default rating to BB+ from BB following the close of its $12.8 billion all-stock merger with Civitas Resources. The transaction materially increases scale and proved reserves while raising gross debt to about $8 billion. Fitch assigned a Stable Outlook and anticipates debt reduction over t…
S&P Global Ratings reduced Clearwater Paper Corp.'s issuer credit rating to B+ from BB- and assigned a negative outlook, saying weaker-than-expected operating results and an anticipated oversupplied U.S. solid bleached sulfate (SBS) market will keep leverage elevated, depress margins and strain cash flows through 2026.
President Donald Trump has tapped former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair. The choice has calmed some concerns over central bank independence while prompting market reactions across currencies, precious metals and equities. Warsh's Wall Street background, roles in crisis policy and prior Fed tenure shape ex…
The PJM Interconnection, which manages electricity across 13 Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states and serves roughly one in five Americans, forecasts demand will peak at 141 gigawatts on Friday. Extended Arctic weather is expected to keep electricity use elevated through February 2 even as generators and transmission operators contend with significant o…
Senator Lindsey Graham prevented immediate Senate action on a bipartisan stopgap funding package as he pressed to reinstate a controversial provision that would permit lawmakers and others whose phone records were seized during the January 6, 2021 investigation to sue the Justice Department for damages. The measure, originally placed in a sprawling…
The dollar-store segment has been among 2026’s most dynamic retail arenas, with a handful of chains delivering outsized returns. Analysis using Investing Pro metrics highlights Dollar General and Five Below as notable growth stories, Dollarama for its profitability, and Dollar Tree for its mixed technical and valuation signals. Each company present…
Brazil's equity market finished lower on Friday, with the Bovespa shedding 1.37% at the close in Sao Paulo as losses in Basic Materials, Financials and Electric Power pressured the index. While several industrial and mining stocks slid, a handful of consumer and agricultural shares posted gains. Currency and commodity moves accompanied the negative…
Raymond James raised its price target on Imperial Oil Ltd. to C$107.00 from C$106.00 but maintained an Underperform rating, citing what it views as rich valuation and limited near-term catalysts. Imperial Oil's recent quarterly results showed an EPS beat and a revenue shortfall, while the stock trades near its 52-week high and exhibits an overbough…
Rollins President and CEO Jerry Gahlhoff Jr. sold 1,307 shares on January 28, 2026, at $62.83 per share for a total of $82,118, a transaction disclosed in an SEC Form 4 that the company says was to satisfy tax withholding obligations from restricted stock vesting. The pest control company's shares trade close to their 52-week high amid dividend con…
Gary W. Rollins, Executive Chairman Emeritus of Rollins, Inc. (ROL), disposed of 10,355 shares on January 28, 2026, generating approximately $650,604. The sale, disclosed in a Form 4, reduced his direct ownership to 5,312,114 shares and was executed to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to restricted stock vesting. Rollins shares sit close to…
Rollins Inc Chief Administrative Officer Tesh Thomas D. disposed of 323 shares on January 28, 2026, at $62.83 per share, netting $20,294. The sale, made to cover tax withholding tied to restricted stock vesting, leaves Thomas with substantial direct and indirect holdings as the pest control company trades close to its 52-week high and faces diverge…
Statistics Canada has moved the release date for its next consumer price index to February 17 after the originally scheduled day coincided with a statutory holiday in most provinces, when equity and bond markets would be closed. The agency said the decision followed consultation with stakeholders and was intended to ensure data are available when t…
Rolls‑Royce (RYCEY) has recovered sharply from 2025 lows and now trades at $16.83 with a market cap of about $142B. With civil aerospace aftermarket demand improving and nuclear SMR partnerships gaining traction, the risk/reward favors a controlled long. This idea lays out an entry at $16.60, a stop at $15.00 and an initial target of $17.90 (and a …
Solv Energy Inc. filed with the SEC to sell up to $512.5 million in an initial public offering, offering 20.5 million shares at $22 to $25 apiece. The company, which designs, builds and maintains power plants, says the proceeds will support its role supplying power infrastructure to growing U.S. data center demand.
