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Jabil Inc. CEO Michael Dastoor sold 15,000 shares on January 22, 2026, for roughly $3.7 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The trades occurred near the company's 52-week high and follow a sequence of corporate actions including a $1 billion senior note offering, a minority investment in Eagle Harbor Technologies, board appointments, and…
VSE has quietly turned M&A into an aerospace aftermarket growth engine, and the stock has priced in a lot of that optimism. With shares near $208 and close to the $218 52-week high, this is less a “buy anytime” setup and more a “buy the dip” trade: wait for a controlled pullback, define risk tightly, and aim for a retest of highs over a 45-trading-…
A recent proposal to alter Venezuela’s hydrocarbon law has prompted foreign and local oil executives to signal cautious willingness to expand activity and for some new investors to enter the country. While the measure loosens parts of PDVSA’s operational monopoly and introduces a production-sharing model, industry and legal advisers say further, mo…
Chinese private soybean processors are finalizing purchases of Brazilian soybeans for shipment from February as record South American output and competitive pricing boost supplies and depress prices. These flows are expected to strengthen Brazil's hold on China's import market in the first half of 2026 and could reduce demand for U.S. soy when the …
EverCommerce Inc. (NASDAQ: EVCM) Chief Executive Officer Eric Richard Remer sold 5,230 shares on January 22, 2026, for $66,422 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The transaction occurred near the stock's trading level and follows mixed earnings and analyst activity that has left the company's valuation under active review.
Brown & Brown reported a rise in fourth-quarter adjusted earnings driven by a sizable increase in commissions and fees, while investment and other income ticked up. The broker’s revenue growth reflects stronger demand for insurance coverage as climate and cyber risks prompt consumers and businesses to expand protection.
Nucor reported fourth-quarter results that fell short of analyst expectations, with profit per share and revenue missing Street estimates as cost pressures compressed margins in its steel-producing businesses. The company said longer-term contracts and the timing of tariff-driven price increases limited near-term benefits from higher spot prices, w…
Hezbollah reported that an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed television presenter Ali Nour al-Din of Al-Manar. The group warned the incident signals a widening threat to media workers. The Israeli military countered that al-Din was a Hezbollah militant recently engaged in restoring the group's artillery capabilities. The episode comes after…
Carole Huntsman, Chief Commercial Officer of Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL), sold 910 shares of common stock on January 26, 2026, across two transactions totaling $449,338. One sale was automatic to satisfy tax withholdings tied to restricted stock unit vesting; the other occurred under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The company, with an $11.3 b…
Mizuho Financial Group has brought on Richard Robinson as vice chairman and managing director within its Industrials Group, according to an internal memo. Robinson transfers from Deutsche Bank, where he served as global vice chairman advising clients across industrials, materials and energy. He will be based in New York and report to David Hunt and…
A U.S. official said Washington remains "open for business" if Iran seeks contact, reiterating that Tehran understands the conditions for engagement. The statement comes as President Donald Trump warned Tehran over its crackdown on protesters and the U.S. deployed an aircraft carrier and supporting warships to the Middle East, expanding U.S. milita…
Mexico's state oil company has taken a scheduled crude oil cargo bound for Cuba off its calendar, with documents showing the shipment - due to load in mid-January and arrive before month-end - has been removed. The move comes amid intensifying pressure from the Trump administration on Cuba and follows public statements declaring an end to oil and m…
Three investors, each holding roughly 10% of Sionna Therapeutics, sold a combined 250,000 shares of common stock at $40.00 per share on January 22, 2026, generating $10.0 million in proceeds. After the sale the entities retain 6,494,962 shares. Analyst coverage remains mixed, with Raymond James raising its price target and maintaining a Strong Buy,…
Morgan Stanley moved Alcoa Corp. (AA) from Overweight to Equalweight while lifting its price objective to $64 from $52. Data show the shares trading near $58.55 with a P/E of 13.33 and a market capitalization of $15.3 billion. The brokerage signaled that recent gains tied to higher LME aluminum prices and a rising U.S. Midwest Premium are likely re…
A sharp dispute at a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm erupted after a partner defended the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man by immigration agents in Minneapolis. The episode has heightened tensions inside the tech industry as executives, employees and investors respond to a month of deadly federal immigration enforcement actions.
Fine Capital Partners, L.P., together with Fine Capital Advisors, LLC, and Debra Fine, sold 5,694 shares of Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNWO) on January 22, 2026, at an average price of $116.2875 per share, generating $662,141 in proceeds. Following the sale the reporting persons retain 8,160,992 shares; the disclosed interest represents holdings…
France’s lower house has approved legislation that would prohibit children under 15 from accessing social media and social networking functions embedded in larger platforms. The measure passed the National Assembly by 116 to 23 votes and will go to the Senate before a final lower-house vote. The proposal seeks enforcement via age-verification mecha…
Morgan Stanley increased its price target on Freeport-McMoRan to $70 from $53 and kept an Overweight rating, pointing to protective effects from Section 232 copper tariffs on the miner's North American copper rod business and possible additional upside if refined-copper tariffs are adopted in the first half of 2026. The stock trades near its 52-wee…
Amazon Web Services has been granted a $581,318,585 firm-fixed-price contract to support the U.S. Air Force's Cloud One Program. The Seattle-based company will deliver Amazon Cloud Service to the Air Force and its customers, with work carried out at designated facilities across the contiguous United States. The award was made via a sole source acqu…
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old former Olympic snowboarder who represented Canada in 2002, pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court in Santa Ana to charges alleging he led a transnational cocaine trafficking organization tied to multiple drug-related murders. Arrested in Mexico City and flown to California, Wedding faces counts including conspiracy t…
Apple’s latest surge looks less like a new bull run and more like a relief rally after weeks of headline churn. With momentum still negative on the MACD and the stock below longer-term moving averages, this is a tactical long trade that leans on support near $250 and targets a push back toward the $270 zone if mega-cap earnings sentiment cooperates…
W. R. Berkley reported higher fourth-quarter operating income driven by consistent underwriting results and gains in its investment portfolio. Net written premiums increased modestly while net investment income climbed year-over-year, producing an improved combined ratio and supporting a rise in the company’s share price in after-hours trading.
Global equity benchmarks climbed to new peaks while gold vaulted past $5,000 an ounce and the dollar plunged toward four-month lows. Investors prepared for a heavy cadence of U.S. corporate results and a two-day Federal Reserve meeting that together could steer market direction in the near term. Currency intervention talk around the yen, an explosi…
President Donald Trump announced an increase in tariffs on South Korean goods from 15% to 25%, citing the South Korean legislature's failure to approve a trade agreement the two countries reached last year. The move, detailed in a Truth Social post, singles out automobiles, lumber, pharmaceuticals and other products subject to reciprocal tariffs an…
GigCapital9 Corp. priced 22 million units at $10 apiece, raising $220 million in a special purpose acquisition company offering. Units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker GIXXU on January 27, 2026, with separate trading of Class A shares and rights anticipated under GIX and GIXXR once split. D. Boral Capital L…
