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FirstEnergy Foundation Marks 10 Years of Support for Fill a Glass with Hope®
$25,000 grant to provide 200,000 servings of fresh milk to Pennsylvania families in need HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking a decade of support for Feeding Pennsylvania's Fill a Glass with Hope® program, the FirstEnergy Foundation today awarded a $25,000 grant during the initiative's 2026 kickoff at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg.
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Expand Energy: Strong Positioning For Bullish 2026
Expand Energy Corporation looks good ending the year, growing net income by $613 million TTM vs prior TTM and increasing merger synergies by $200 million. Oil and gas seems promising for 2026 due to more supportive policies and increases in demand due to AI and data centers. Expand has been consolidating aggressively, acquiring ~82,500 net acres of value-accretive leasehold across Western Haynesville and Southwest Appalachia in Q3.
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Grok and X should be suspended from Apple, Google app stores, Democratic senators say
Three Democratic senators called on Apple and Google to suspend Elon Musk's Grok and X apps from their stores. X and Grok, both owned by xAI, have recently enabled users to easily create and share sexualized images of minors using the AI image generator and chatbot Grok.
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FEGE: New Global Equity ETF With A Good Start
First Eagle Global Equity ETF delivers global value exposure with a disciplined margin-of-safety approach and broad sector diversification. FEGE outperformed ACWI by 13.5% annualized since its inception in December 2024, with lower volatility and shallower drawdown. Despite its stellar risk-adjusted return, FEGE's short track record suggests prudent caution for long-term allocations.
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Rocket Lab Stock Looks Ready to Roar Higher in 2026
Subscribers to Schaeffer's Weekend Trader options recommendation service received this RKLB commentary on Sunday night, along with a detailed options trade recommendation -- including complete entry and exit parameters.
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RPM International: A Solid Q2 Makes It A Buy (Rating Upgrade)
RPM International Inc. reported Q2 2026 earnings with both revenue and EPS missing consensus estimates, although revenue still increased 3.5% year-over-year to $1.91B. RPM continues to see benefits from their MAP 2025 initiatives. Although RPM stock has popped since the earnings report, I think it is still more than 10% undervalued.
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Trump: 30 million barrels of oil were given to us by Venezuela yesterday
President Donald Trump holds a meeting with oil executives at the White House about Venezuela's oil industry.
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Class Action Filed Against Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) Seeking Recovery for Investors – Contact Levi & Korsinsky
NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Freeport-McMoRan Inc. ("Freeport-McMoRan Inc." or the "Company") (NYSE: FCX) of a class action securities lawsuit.
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Renasant Announces 2025 Fourth Quarter Webcast and Conference Call Information
TUPELO, Miss., Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Renasant Corporation (NYSE: RNST) (the “Company”) will announce 2025 fourth quarter results following the NYSE's closing on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The Company will hold executive management's quarterly webcast and conference call with analysts on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (9:00 AM Central Time).
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Will take decades for Venezuela to produce millions of oil barrels daily: Rapidan's McNally
CNBC's "Power Lunch" team discusses President Trump's meeting with oil executives, what may be next for Venezuela's oil production and more with Helima Croft of RBC Capital Markets and Bob McNally of Rapidan Energy Group.
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Prediction: This Monster Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Will Reach a $5 Trillion Market Cap in 2026 (Hint: It's Not Apple or Microsoft)
There are currently 10 public companies with market caps greater than $1 trillion. While Nvidia is the closest to reaching a $5 trillion valuation, I think Alphabet could also hit that milestone this year.
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GM to take $6 billion charge after EV pullback
General Motors will be hit with charges of about $6 billion as sales of electric vehicles sputter after the U.S. cut tax incentives to buy them and also eased auto emissions standards.
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Macy's To Close Only 14 Stores As Its ‘Bold New Chapter' Plan Bears Fruit
Macy's plans to close 14 underperforming stores this year, after shuttering 66 in 2025 and 55 the year before. Following the next round of closures—most expected in the first quarter—the company will be 80% of the way toward its goal of 150 closings that was outlined in the “Bold New Chapter” turnaround plan presented by CEO Tony Spring in February 2024.
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The AI Supercycle: Navigating Concentration Risk in 2026
As the 2026 market landscape takes shape, artificial intelligence (AI) continues to serve as the primary catalyst for global equity performance. According to BlackRock's 2026 outlook, AI remains the “dominant theme” for the investment community, fueling a capital-intensive expansion that is fundamentally supporting corporate earnings and broader macroeconomic growth.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Could Buy 92,984 iPhone 17s With His 2025 Compensation
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook was one of the highest-paid executives in 2024. The CEO saw a slight dip in his 2025 compensation, but still took home an impressive pay package despite Apple stock trailing several leading market indexes for the year.
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Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) Faces Investor Scrutiny Amid Receipt of FDA Complete Response Letter For Relacorilant, Shares Tank 50% – Hagens Berman
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Investors in Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CORT) saw the price of their shares crater 50% on December 31, 2025 after the company announced its receipt of a complete response letter (“CRL”) from the FDA for its proposed treatment of patients with hypercortisolism (also known as Cushing's syndrome) – relacorilant.
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Why Critical Metals Corp Stock Was Up As Much As 100% This Week
Critical Metals is working on a mining project in Greenland. It is getting further approvals for operations and is buoyed by potential United States involvement in the territory.
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Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”) (NYSE: MCB), the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank, today announced it will release fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The Company will conduct a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, to discuss the results. To access the event by telephone, please dial 800-245-3047 (US), 203-518-9765 (INTL), and provide confer.
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Iowa American Water Proudly Recognizes American Water Charitable Foundation State Strategic Impact Grant Recipients
$75,000 in State Strategic Impact grants awarded in 2025 DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Water Charitable Foundation, a philanthropic non-profit organization established by American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., and Iowa American Water, announced today that the Foundation awarded a combined total of $75,000 in State Strategic Impact grants to 13 organizations in Iowa service areas. "The American Water Charitable Foundation's support has made a truly meaningful difference for families experiencing hunger across our region," said Dorie Arp-Benore, Director of Donor Relations, River Bend Food Bank.
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Amazon: The World's No. 1 Hyperscaler Is Definitely Not 'AI Hype'
Amazon: The World's No. 1 Hyperscaler Is Definitely Not 'AI Hype'
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Global Mofy AI Limited (GMM) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Global Mofy AI Limited (GMM) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
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Hims & Hers Health: Capitalizing On Healthcare Innovation
Hims & Hers Health remains a speculative buy for aggressive growth investors, driven by its pivot toward precision medicine and AI-enabled healthcare. Recent volatility stems from regulatory risks, the Novo Nordisk partnership breakup, and shifting GLP-1 compounding regulations impacting revenue and investor sentiment. HIMS's valuation sits between telehealth and AI/genomics peers, with substantial upside if it becomes more like AI/genomics companies but significant downside if risks materialize.
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Western Digital Shares Rise 5% After Key Trading Signal
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC ) experienced a significant Power Inflow alert, a key bullish indicator that is closely tracked by traders who value order flow analytics, specifically institutional and retail order flow data.At 10:17 AM EST on January 9, WDC triggered a Power Inflow signal at a price of $187.86. WDC had seen a decrease in the stock price leading up to the Power Inflow alert, dropping almost 3% within the hour leading up to the signal.
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Middlesex Water Company: Others Were More Attractive, But This Is Getting There
Middlesex Water Company has typically held less appeal than some undervalued peers in the sector - that may be about to change following the recent results. I look at the company as an investment potential for the year of 2026. Learn why I believe that MSEX is now a potentially better investment than other companies in the field, and if there are companies that I view as better-suited.
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3 Industrial Names That Will Benefit from Rising CapEx in 2026
Industrial stocks were one of the best-performing asset classes in 2025. The Vanguard Industrials ETF NYSEARCA: VIS, a fund that tracks the broader sector, was up over 21% for the year, outpacing the S&P 500 Index, which returned around 16%.
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LCNB Corp.: A Rare Mix Of Quality And Price
LCNB Corp. earns a soft "Buy" rating, supported by high asset quality and attractive valuation metrics. LCNB demonstrates balance sheet growth, diversified loan exposure, and resilient non-interest income despite sector volatility. Net interest margin volatility has pressured earnings, but recent margin recovery and improved credit quality are encouraging.
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Top Stocks to Double Up on Right Now
The S&P 500 is expected to head higher in 2026, and these two names can benefit from the broader market's rally. These companies see solid growth in revenue and earnings thanks to favorable end-market dynamics.
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Pandora A/S (PNDRY) Q4 2025 Guidance Call Transcript
Pandora A/S (PNDRY) Q4 2025 Guidance Call Transcript
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Gold breaks $4,500 as a cooling labor market strengthens bull case
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Gibbens: AMZN Rebound Incoming, PNC Top Pick & SNOW's Software Edge
Mark Gibbens is feeling very bullish for 2026 due to economic and FOMC tailwinds. He remains constructive on the Mag 7 and expects Amazon (AMZN) to experience a stark rebound following 2025's lagging performance.
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Bolt Metals Announces Upsize Non-Brokered Private Placement to $6,000,000
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 9, 2026 / Bolt Metals Corp. ("Bolt" or the "Company") (TSXV:BOLT)(OTC:PCRCF)(FSE:A3D8AK), a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company, is pleased to announce that further to the Company's news release disseminated on December 1, 2025, announcing a non-brokered private placement of up to 12,903,225 special warrants of the Company (each, a "Special Warrant") at a price of $0.31 per special warrant for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $4,000,000 (the "Offering"), the Company has received significant interest in the Offering. As a result of this interest, the Company intends to upsize the Offering up to 19,354,838special warrants at a price of $0.31 per special warrant, for aggregate gross proceeds from up to $4,000,000 to up to $6,000,000.
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Proficient Auto Logistics Announces Participation in Stifel Transportation & Logistics Conference
Sets Date to Report Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results Sets Date to Report Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results
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Regulation Isn't the Villain Anymore - and SMX Is Proof
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 9, 2026 / Once upon a time, "regulation" was the monster under the corporate bed. Executives whispered about it in earnings calls.
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Merck is in talks to acquire Revolution Medicines in a deal that could value the cancer-drug biotech at around $30 billion
Revolution is developing drugs that target a molecular driver of cancers.
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Why NuScale Power Stock Was Moving Higher This Week
NuScale Power's stock is soaring because of a recent announcement over a nuclear power deal with Meta Platforms. The company was not a part of the deal; it was with other nuclear energy companies.
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Why History Says We Could See the Nasdaq Double
Stocks have staged a remarkable rally since the Liberation Day lows, and Andrew Rocco believes the bull market still has plenty of room to run. Discover how the 1999 internet boom can help you capitalize on this powerful trend in 2026 and beyond.
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ARDT Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Ardent Health, Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit
NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of securities of Ardent Health, Inc. (NYSE: ARDT) between July 18, 2024 and November 12, 2025, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). A class action lawsuit has already been filed.
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OpenAI, SoftBank invest $1 billion in SB Energy as part of Stargate
CNBC's Kate Rooney reports on OpenAI and SoftBank investing $1 billion into SB Energy as the companies plan for a massive buildout of AI data centers.
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Why Broadcom Stock Is Rising Today
Broadcom stock is bouncing back today after falling lower on Thursday. A Mizuho analyst raised the price target on Broadcom stock.
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Ardent Health (ARDT) Hit With Securities Class Action Amid Receivables and Reserves Issues Driving 33% Plunge - Hagens Berman
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A securities class action lawsuit has been filed against Ardent Health, Inc. (NYSE: ARDT) following the company's Q3 2025 financial disclosures that revealed significant adverse accounting adjustments totaling about $90 million and sent the stock tumbling over 33% in mid-November. The lawsuit seeks to represent investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Ardent securities between July 18, 2024 and November 12, 2025.
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China SXT Pharmaceuticals Inc. Announces $10 Million Registered Direct Offering
TAIZHOU, China, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China SXT Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SXTC) (the “Company”), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a single investor for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 66,666,666 Class A ordinary shares of the company, no par value per share (the “Shares”) (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof), at a purchase price of $0.15 per share in a registered direct offering. The purchase price for each pre-funded warrant is identical to the purchase price for each Share, less the exercise price of $0.001 per share.
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Fermi Inc. (FRMI) Slapped With Securities Class Action Over IPO And Subsequent Disclosures -- Hagens Berman
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyperscaler development company Fermi Inc. (NASDAQ: FRMI) is facing a proposed securities class action stemming from its highly anticipated initial public offering completed just weeks before stunning the investment community with its December announcement that the prospective anchor tenant ("First Tenant") for the company's Project Matador (the company's Advanced Energy and Intelligence Campus at Texas Tech University) terminated an agreement that would have advanced $150 million to help fund construction. Hagens Berman is investigating the alleged claims that Fermi IPO materials were misleading and urges investors in Fermi who suffered significant losses to submit your losses now.
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OpenAI, SoftBank to Invest $1 Billion in SB Energy
SoftBank's company is working with OpenAI to help develop its artificial-intelligence infrastructure platform Stargate.
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SLM INVESTOR DEADLINE: SLM Corporation a/k/a Sallie Mae Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead Class Action Lawsuit
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that investors in SLM Corporation a/k/a Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM; SLMBP) securities between July 25, 2025 and August 14, 2025, inclusive (the "Class Period"), have until February 17, 2026 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff of the SLM class action lawsuit. Captioned Zappia v.
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3 Energy Stocks to Buy With $3,000 and Hold Forever
Pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners is a steady earner and provides investors with an attractive dividend yield. EQT is well-positioned to meet the increasing demand as countries transition from coal to cleaner-burning natural gas.
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Yara International ASA (YARIY) Analyst/Investor Day Transcript
Yara International ASA (YARIY) Analyst/Investor Day Transcript
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Netflix Stock Is Pricey Even After Warner Bros.-Induced Selloff
Shares of Netflix have tumbled since October, when the streaming giant became one of the presumed suitors for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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S&P Global Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Earnings Announcement and Conference Call for Tuesday, February 10, 2026
NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global's (NYSE: SPGI) fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results will be issued on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 via news release at approximately 7:15 a.m. Eastern Time.
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Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Surges 12.2%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?
Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) was a big mover last session on higher-than-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions might not help the stock continue moving higher in the near term.
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Wolters Kluwer acquires StandardFusion
PRESS RELEASE Wolters Kluwer acquires StandardFusion Acquisition strengthens Wolters Kluwer's global leadership in audit and GRC by delivering a unified platform for audit, risk, control, and compliance management Alphen aan den Rijn — January 9, 2026 — Wolters Kluwer Corporate Performance & ESG (CP & ESG) has today signed and completed the acquisition of StandardFusion, a global provider of cloud-based governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions, based in Vancouver, Canada, for approximately €32 million in cash. Integrated Platform, Driving Risk and Compliance Oversight StandardFusion will be integrated into CP & ESG's leading audit and assurance platform, TeamMate, creating a comprehensive offering that delivers a unified solution for audit and GRC.
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These Stocks Rally As Trump Targets Lower Mortgage Rates
IBD's homebuilding and mortgage industry groups were both in the top 20 of 197 groups Friday morning.
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