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Markets are set to focus on the weekly Initial Jobless Claims report on Thursday, January 29, 2026, with a broad set of additional U.S. economic releases and Treasury auctions scheduled the same day. The Initial Jobless Claims print, due at 8:30 AM ET and expected at 206K versus the prior 200K, will sit alongside data on unit labor costs, continuin…
CMA CGM and U.S. investor Stonepeak agreed to form a port terminal joint venture, United Ports LLC, with an enterprise value close to $10 billion. Stonepeak will pay $2.4 billion for a 25% stake and may provide up to $3.6 billion more for future projects. CMA CGM will fold 10 of its terminals into the venture and will deploy the $2.4 billion in pro…
Vistra (VST) appears to be experiencing a headline-driven retreat rather than a fundamental slowdown. Power contracts and cash flow remain intact, but accounting line items tied to asset closure and decommissioning can compress reported earnings and spook short-term holders. This trade targets a mean reversion back above the 50-day SMA with a clear…
BofA Securities raised its price target on Progressive Corp. to $334 from $328 and kept a Buy rating after the insurer reported 211,000 net new policies in December, comfortably ahead of expectations. The firm and InvestingPro metrics point to an attractive valuation, while other broker notes and regulatory filings highlight ongoing rate adjustment…
NIQ Global Intelligence is converting solid free cash flow into a cleaner earnings profile. The setup today favors a long trade: entry at $17.40, stop at $15.50 and a $21.00 target over a 180-trading-day window, betting on continued margin expansion and client spend resilience.
Franco-Nevada (FNV) offers exposure to gold and other commodities through a large, diversified royalties and streams portfolio. The stock trades near 52-week highs after a 16% dividend bump and board succession news; fundamentals (free cash flow of $340.5M, market cap ~$51B) point to durable cash conversion but also very rich multiples. This trade …
Unions representing federal employees have filed in federal court to stop the Trump administration from ending temporary contracts and on-call reservist agreements at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a move they say will affect more than 10,000 personnel and breaches statutory protections enacted after the recent government shutdown.
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…
