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Venezuela's legislature has passed a comprehensive revision of the country's principal hydrocarbons law that reduces certain taxes, expands the oil ministry's authority, permits private operators greater autonomy over production and payments, and enables asset transfers and outsourcing. The reforms, fast-tracked in under two weeks, are pitched as a…
A U.S. district judge has thrown out a suit by five cancer plaintiffs who accused Johnson & Johnson of using repeated corporate bankruptcy filings to frustrate access to relief in tens of thousands of talc-related claims. The judge concluded the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate they suffered a legally cognizable injury from litigation delays betwee…
OpenAI is preparing for a potential initial public offering in the fourth quarter of 2026, holding preliminary discussions with Wall Street lenders and expanding its finance staff. The move comes amid internal concerns that rival Anthropic could reach public markets first, and as OpenAI seeks significant private capital to cover the substantial cos…
Micron is trading near all-time highs after a dramatic recovery from 2025 lows. Strong AI-driven memory demand, improving margins, and healthy cash flow support the move. The technicals show bullish momentum; the trade below lays out a mid-term plan with entry, stop and target while flagging the key risks that could derail the rally.
Mondelez International said its finance chief, Luca Zaramella, will take on the newly established chief operating officer post beginning in February. The snack and confectionery company has opened a search for Zaramella's replacement as chief financial officer. The redefined executive structure is intended to accelerate execution and allow the CEO …
Fairfax Financial Holdings LTD/CAN and affiliates purchased $16.4 million of Under Armour Class A and Class C shares on January 27-28, 2026. The transactions added to sizeable indirect holdings in both share classes. The move comes amid mixed company signals — a modestly better-than-expected quarterly print, leadership changes, and a S&P Global Rat…
Director and roughly 10% owner Lindblad Sven-Olof sold 130,641 shares of Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIND) on January 27 and 28, 2026, for about $2.11 million. The transactions were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock is trading at $16.82, close to a 52-week high of $17.19, and has risen more than 41% over the past …
Newbridge Acquisition Limited has set the terms for its initial public offering, selling 5 million units at $10.00 per unit in an offering that values the primary issuance at $50 million. The units are scheduled to begin trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker "NBRGU" on January 30, 2026, with the underlying Class A ordinary shares an…
The Hartford reported a 33% increase in core earnings for the fourth quarter, supported by improved underwriting outcomes and stronger investment income. Growth in business insurance premiums and a lower combined ratio helped lift results, while investment returns benefited from larger invested assets and higher reinvestment yields.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration proposed a regulation that would require pharmacy benefit managers to disclose the full range of fees and compensation they receive. The rule targets disclosures of rebates, manufacturer payments, compensation tied to differences between plan payments and pharmacy reimbursemen…
Elutia Inc. director Guido J. Neels purchased 30,000 Class A shares across two transactions at $1.06 per share, bringing his direct holdings to 98,750 shares. The company reported a 16% year-over-year rise in Q4 revenue to roughly $3.3 million and eliminated $26.9 million of secured debt, while earlier quarterly results and a Nasdaq non-compliance …
BMG Rights Management, part of German media group Bertelsmann, is reportedly weighing an acquisition of Concord in a transaction that could reach $7 billion. Sources told Bloomberg that BMG may propose a mix of cash and stock for Concord, which is majority owned by the State of Michigan Retirement System. Talks are ongoing and not certain to produc…
Investar Holding Corp's chief executive, John J. D'Angelo, sold 26,163 shares on January 27, 2026, raising $732,825 while also exercising options and selling a portion to cover costs. The regional bank has recently closed its acquisition of Wichita Falls Bancshares, appointed a new independent auditor, and renewed its CFO's employment agreement.
Perplexity has agreed to a three-year, $750 million deal to run frontier AI models on Microsoft's Azure Foundry service, a move that provides an alternate cloud engine amid an ongoing legal dispute with Amazon over the startup's shopping agent. Perplexity says it still considers AWS its preferred provider and plans further expansions there.
The U.S. Treasury has issued General License No. 46, expanding permission for American oil companies to conduct activities tied to Venezuelan crude exportation and refining. The authorization, limited to pre-established U.S. entities, enables shipping and logistics arrangements but keeps strict bans on dealings with designated foreign actors and bl…
Amy M. Butler, executive vice president of national sales at NorthPointe Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ: NPB), sold her entire direct stake in the company across multiple trades valued at about $289,969, according to a Form 4 filing. The disclosure comes as NorthPointe reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 results and saw its price target ra…
Fine Capital Partners and Debra Fine executed a series of sales on January 27, 2026, disposing of 9,037 shares of Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNWO) common stock for a total of $1,024,401. The shares changed hands between $112.2933 and $113.9387. After the transactions, Fine Capital Partners retains 8,151,955 shares. Separately, Light & Wonder rep…
Two major international miners are reportedly on the verge of agreeing to buy control of Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA) from Brazil’s Grupo Votorantim. The seller is divesting a 69% stake in the integrated aluminium producer, which has seen its shares more than double over the past year and currently has a market capitalization of $1.27 bil…
Arthur J. Gallagher reported a 24.5% rise in adjusted profit for the fourth quarter, helped by a notable increase in commissions and fees. Commissions rose to $2.06 billion from $1.50 billion year-over-year, while total fees climbed nearly 34.8% to $1.2 billion. The results underscore durable demand for insurance coverage among businesses and house…
RBC Capital has reaffirmed an Underperform rating on Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) with a $51.00 price target, implying roughly a 34% decline from the stock's current $76.96 trading price. The call reflects concerns around a missed Q4 top line, guidance the firm deems difficult to achieve for fiscal 2026, below-consensus EBITDA revisions, weak margin…
Vistra (VST) combines solid free cash flow, a growing role in AI/tech power contracts, and near-term nuclear upside. The stock looks poised for further gains from 2026 catalysts, but stretched multiples and operational risks mean better risk/reward opportunities may exist elsewhere. This trade plan offers a disciplined entry at $163.00, a $190 targ…
Worthington Steel director Kelly Scott J. purchased 7,000 shares on January 27, 2026, for a total of $273,769, according to a Form 4 filing. The director now owns 16,157 shares. The transaction comes as the company reported second-quarter fiscal 2025 results that beat revenue expectations but slightly missed on EPS, and revealed plans to acquire Ge…
Senior Democrats on the Senate and House intelligence panels have asked Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to brief their committees about her presence during an FBI raid on an election office in Fulton County, Georgia. Senators and representatives expressed concern that the nation's chief intelligence official was at the scene of a do…
L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P. has been awarded a $95,573,639 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the U.S. Department of War for contractor logistics support. The agreement covers sustainment work for aircraft and ground stations to be carried out at the company’s Greenville, Texas facility, with an expected completion date of December 3…
The U.S. Department of War announced a $1.03 billion modification to Raytheon’s contract for the production of Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor systems. The contract change, identified as P00013, covers Year Two production requirements, designates work at Raytheon’s Andover, Massachusetts facilities, and is overseen by the Army Contracting…
