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Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger has informed close associates that he intends to step down from the chief executive role and reduce involvement in day-to-day management ahead of his contract's December 31 expiration, according to people familiar with the matter. The company's board is scheduled to meet next week at its Burbank headquarters to consider pot…
Lockheed Martin's Rotary and Mission Systems unit received two contract modifications from U.S. defense agencies totaling $37.9 million. One modification, valued at $18.8 million, adds production and production-management work for a three-dimensional expeditionary long-range radar and raises the underlying contract value to $572.9 million. A separa…
General Dynamics Mission Systems received a $255.1 million hybrid contract from the U.S. Navy to provide development, production, sustainment, modernization and related services for strategic weapon system fire control subsystems serving U.S. SSBNs, U.K. SSBNs and SSGNs. The award includes options valued at $485.3 million, funding across fiscal yea…
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has been awarded a $50 million U.S. Department of War task order to deliver commercial agile software development services, focused on sustainment and modernization of a suite of Strategy Mission Planning and Execution, Data Fusion, and Visualization applications. Work will be carried out in Bellevue and Offutt Air Fo…
The U.S. Transportation Department announced plans to propose scaling back fuel economy requirements for heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans that were finalized under the previous administration. Regulators argued the earlier targets were unattainable for larger vehicles and that the prior administration lacked authority to set civil penalties. The m…
Oracle America Inc. has received an $88,112,197 firm-fixed-price task order to deliver Oracle Cloud service offerings in support of the U.S. Air Force’s Cloud One program. The contract was announced by the U.S. Department of War, was awarded via a sole source acquisition, and assigns the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Hanscom Air Force B…
L3 Technologies Inc. secured a $283.3 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide ground control element support and sustainment services through January 29, 2031, while L3Harris Technologies Inc. received an $80.27 million modification to an existing agreement for National Space Defense Center and Distributed Space Command …
Boeing has secured a $2.8 billion contract to carry out upgrades on F-15K fighter jets for the Republic of Korea Air Force, according to a U.S. Department of War announcement. The award covers design and development of integrated aircraft systems for the F-15K fleet, with primary work to be completed in St. Louis, Missouri, and an expected program …
OnlyFans is in exclusive negotiations with Architect Capital for the sale of a controlling stake that would value the platform at approximately $5.5 billion including debt, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The proposed transaction would hand Architect nearly 60% ownership and places the company’s equity value at about $3.5 billi…
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman said the Fed is pivoting attention to protecting the labor market after payroll growth slowed sharply late last year. While the central bank paused on interest rates, Bowman warned the labor market is vulnerable and outlined her Summary of Economic Projections, which includes three cuts …
U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman reiterated that she expects interest rates to be lowered this year, but she voted to hold policy steady at the Fed's most recent meeting in order to gather additional data. Bowman said she anticipates three quarter-percentage-point rate cuts this year and described the pause as a timin…
Valley National has spent 2024-2025 reshaping its balance sheet and loan mix. With a $~7B market cap, below-book valuation, a stable dividend and recent redemption of subordinated debt, the bank looks positioned for earnings and multiple re-rating. This trade proposes a tactical long with a defined entry, stop and two targets across a 45-to-180 tra…
Pinterest looks undervalued on headline metrics (P/E ~7.6, market cap ~$15B) but its business behaves more like a niche visual-commerce platform than a broad social network. That mismatch creates an asymmetric swing trade: buy near $22.12, stop at $19.50, target $35.00 over the next 45 trading days while watching AI/CTV execution and ad-revenue cad…
Executives from Exxon Mobil and Chevron outlined limited near-term opportunities in Venezuela's oil sector during quarterly earnings calls, but stressed that significant legal clarity and political stability are prerequisites for any long-term capital commitments. Chevron said it could increase processing of Venezuelan crude at U.S. refineries and …
Moloco, an advertising-technology company backed by Fidelity Management & Research Co. and Tiger Global Management, has begun preliminary conversations with potential advisers about a possible initial public offering. The company was valued at more than $2 billion following a secondary share sale in 2023. Reports indicate the talks are in early sta…
Alana K. Knowles, Chevron's controller, sold 3,200 shares of company stock on January 28, 2026, for $544,000 and exercised options to purchase an equal number of shares the same day. The moves follow a multi-year option grant that vested in installments. Chevron also reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that beat on EPS but missed on revenue, and m…
Donald Chad Carter, Executive Vice President of Correspondent Banking at Business First Bancshares, sold 3,778 shares on January 29, 2026 for a total of $103,026. The stock has since risen to $28.17 and the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that beat expectations, while analysts have raised forecasts and one firm lifted its price target.
Unity Software shares fell roughly 20% after Google announced Project Genie, which offers prototype access to an interactive world model and creation engine for Google AI Ultra subscribers. William Blair reiterated an Outperform rating, arguing the market reaction exaggerates competitive risk given Unity’s platform depth, monetization model and AI …
Moody's Ratings has revised Israel's sovereign outlook from negative to stable while keeping the Baa1 long-term rating intact. The shift reflects a material easing in geopolitical pressures following the end of specific regional conflicts, and Moody's highlights the country's economic resilience and improved fiscal trajectory even as risks persist.
Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc. saw its stock decline in after-hours trading following the announcement that Chief Operating and Financial Officer Shane Kovacs will depart the company effective January 30, 2026. Kovacs will remain on a consulting basis through August 1, 2026. CEO Sean P. Bohen has taken on the interim Principal Financial Officer role as…
Google opened Project Genie to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the United States, activating access to the Genie 3 generative platform and prompting a notable sell-off in a range of video game stocks. Genie 3, first previewed in August 2025, enables users to generate, explore and remix interactive worlds through text or image inputs. Market observer…
K2 Capital Acquisition Corporation completed an initial public offering of 13.8 million units at $10 per unit, generating $138 million in gross proceeds after the full exercise of the underwriters' option for an additional 1.8 million units. Each unit comprises a Class A ordinary share and a right to one-fifth of a Class A share upon completion of …
Peloton Interactive has reduced its headcount by 11% as part of a cost-cutting initiative tied to a broader turnaround plan. The reductions, announced on Friday, predominantly affect engineers working on technology and enterprise-related projects. The move follows recent product revisions and price increases across hardware and subscriptions instit…
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…
