Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intel — Shares fell 13% after Intel reported mixed results for the fourth quarter, in addition to issuing softer guidance than expected for the current three-month period. The company posted 15 cents per share on an adjusted basis, topping analysts' consensus estimate of 8 center per share, per LSEG data. However, revenue fell short of thei...
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intel — Shares fell 13% after Intel reported mixed results for the fourth quarter, in addition to issuing softer guidance than expected for the current three-month period. The company posted 15 cents per share on an adjusted basis, topping analysts' consensus estimate of 8 center per share, per LSEG data. However, revenue fell short of their expectations at $13.7 billion versus the Street's estimate of $13.4 billion. The firm also said it doesn't have the supply it needs for seasonal demand in the first quarter, disappointing investors. SLM — The education loans company also known as Sallie Mae popped nearly 8% after reporting fourth--quarter earnings of $1.12 per share, topping the FactSet consensus estimate of 94 cents a share. SLM also authorized a new $500 million share repurchase program. Nvidia — The chipmaker's shares rose about 1.5% after CNBC reported that CEO Jensen Huang plans to visit China in the coming days ahead of the mid-February Lunar New Year. The report comes as questions over the U.S. chip giant's ability to sell in the Chinese market swirl. Capital One — The stock dipped more than 2%. The bank announced on Thursday that it agreed to acquire startup Brex for $5.15 billion , in a deal consisting of 50% cash and 50% stock. Separately, fourth quarter adjusted earnings came up short against analysts' estimates, landing at $3.86 per share. The LSEG consensus called for $4.11 per share. Clorox — The maker of household cleaning products was little changed. Clorox announced that it has entered an agreement to acquire Gojo Industries , the manufacturer of Purell, valued at $2.25 billion. When accounting for anticipated tax benefits valued at $330 million, the purchase price comes out to $1.92 billion. Excluding the impact of the purchase, Clorox reaffirmed its 2026 outlook for net sales, diluted earnings per share and adjusted EPS. Intuitive Surgical — Shares of the surgical systems maker added ab...
When French President Emmanuel Macron walked out onto a Davos stage sporting a pair of reflective blue aviator sunglasses, Stefano Fulchir, the CEO of iVision Tech SpA , did a double take. Based in a small town in northeast Italy, the little-known eyeglasses producer had seen its market value dwindle to only about €12 million ($14.1 million) before the French leader’s appearance put their eyewear ...
When French President Emmanuel Macron walked out onto a Davos stage sporting a pair of reflective blue aviator sunglasses, Stefano Fulchir, the CEO of iVision Tech SpA , did a double take. Based in a small town in northeast Italy, the little-known eyeglasses producer had seen its market value dwindle to only about €12 million ($14.1 million) before the French leader’s appearance put their eyewear at the center of global attention. The stock has surged since, jumping more than 60% across three sessions and bringing its market capitalization to €19 million. “After Macron’s speech in Davos the website crashed due to the volume of orders,” Fulchir said in an interview. It’s been the best three-day run ever for the stock, which debuted in 2023 and had been sliding in recent months. Shares were up 17% as of 1:08 p.m. in Milan, trading at €2.45 per share. The Doublé Or Laminé aviators — made entirely in France by iVision’s local unit — garnered almost as much commentary as Macron’s Davos performance, in which he blasted US trade policy. There were comparisons online to Tom Cruise’s character Maverick in the Top Gun films, while US President Donald Trump used his own speech to mock Macron for wearing the glasses. “Exceptional” volume to the firm’s main website meant Henry Jullien, iVision’s French division, had to create a temporary webpage dedicated to the Doublé Or Laminé model alone. It’s listed at €659. “It all started in the summer of 2024, when we were contacted by the Elysee because Macron had to meet a top official during a G20 and wanted to buy a product made in France for a diplomatic gift and then he bought a pair for himself,” Fulchir said. “We offered to send him a pair for free, but he insisted he wanted to pay for it.” The company was born in 2020, when the Fulchir family bought a local plant of Safilo, another Italian eyewear-maker. It started producing face masks during the pandemic, then it went back to frames. It acquired Henry Jullien in Sept. 2023 after...
Discounter relaunches Pep & Co clothing brand after a switch to ranges supplied by former parent group hit sales Poundland has shut 149 stores with the loss of 2,200 jobs under a rescue shake-up launched after challenging trading conditions and unpopular clothing ranges sent it into the red. The company, which was itself bought for £1 from Pepco Group by US restructuring specialist Gordon Brothers...
Discounter relaunches Pep & Co clothing brand after a switch to ranges supplied by former parent group hit sales Poundland has shut 149 stores with the loss of 2,200 jobs under a rescue shake-up launched after challenging trading conditions and unpopular clothing ranges sent it into the red. The company, which was itself bought for £1 from Pepco Group by US restructuring specialist Gordon Brothers in June last year, said it had refocused on £1 items – with 60% of its stock now at that price. Continue reading...
A 75-year-old investor sits at a crossroads many retirees eventually reach: should he consolidate his holdings into something simpler, or keep managing individual stocks? His portfolio splits between defensive dividend payers (Johnson & Johnson, Verizon, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola) and a high-growth tech position (NVIDIA). The question isn’t whether his picks are good—it’s whether the ... A 75-Ye...
A 75-year-old investor sits at a crossroads many retirees eventually reach: should he consolidate his holdings into something simpler, or keep managing individual stocks? His portfolio splits between defensive dividend payers (Johnson & Johnson, Verizon, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola) and a high-growth tech position (NVIDIA). The question isn’t whether his picks are good—it’s whether the ... A 75-Year-Old Holds NVIDIA and 4 Dividend Stocks—Should He Simplify Now?
(RTTNews) - Silver Viper Minerals Corp. (VIPRF.PK), Friday announced the appointment of Rakesh Malhotra as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
(RTTNews) - Silver Viper Minerals Corp. (VIPRF.PK), Friday announced the appointment of Rakesh Malhotra as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
On January 22, Azarias Capital Management, L.P. disclosed a new position in Employers Holdings (NYSE:EIG) , acquiring 69,108 shares in an estimated $2.98 million transaction based on quarterly average pricing. According to its SEC filing dated January 22, Azarias Capital Management established a new position in Employers Holdings, acquiring 69,108 shares. The quarter-end position was valued at $2....
On January 22, Azarias Capital Management, L.P. disclosed a new position in Employers Holdings (NYSE:EIG) , acquiring 69,108 shares in an estimated $2.98 million transaction based on quarterly average pricing. According to its SEC filing dated January 22, Azarias Capital Management established a new position in Employers Holdings, acquiring 69,108 shares. The quarter-end position was valued at $2.98 million. This was a new position for the fund and accounted for 1.31% of 13F reportable AUM as of December 31. Continue reading
Last year, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) broadcast more than 200 live events, including Christmas NFL games, major boxing matches, and WWE programming. Live events are a relatively new feature of Netflix's platform, and deals to secure them have been pricey. In an agreement struck last year, Netflix will pay more than $5 billion over a 10-year period for rights to broadcast WWE's Raw . Image source: Netf...
Last year, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) broadcast more than 200 live events, including Christmas NFL games, major boxing matches, and WWE programming. Live events are a relatively new feature of Netflix's platform, and deals to secure them have been pricey. In an agreement struck last year, Netflix will pay more than $5 billion over a 10-year period for rights to broadcast WWE's Raw . Image source: Netflix. Despite that heavy spending, live events account for "a relatively small portion of total view hours," according to Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. In the second half of 2025, Netflix recorded 96 billion total view hours across its platform. WWE content pulled in just 340 million view hours during all of 2025, accounting for a minuscule percentage of total viewing hours. Continue reading
TikTok discussions overshadowed U.S.-China tariff negotiations during the latest round of talks. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images TikTok has just announced a new U.S. venture that will keep it operating there after years of concerns about its links to China . But even as it was nearly banned and faced scrutiny from officials, the short-video platform still dominated in 2025. The app...
TikTok discussions overshadowed U.S.-China tariff negotiations during the latest round of talks. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images TikTok has just announced a new U.S. venture that will keep it operating there after years of concerns about its links to China . But even as it was nearly banned and faced scrutiny from officials, the short-video platform still dominated in 2025. The app, owned by Beijing-headquartered ByteDance, was the second-most-downloaded app across Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store in the U.S. in 2025, according to Sensor Tower data, defying a near-ban in the market. Another ByteDance app, CapCut, ranked fourth, with the video editing tool climbing three places from a year ago. Other China-linked apps also had strong showings across U.S. app stores in 2025, with major e-commerce players like Temu and Shein thriving even as they were targeted by policy changes, Sensor Tower data showed . Temu, which ran a high-profile Super Bowl ad campaign in 2024 , fell from the top position that year, but still ranked in seventh place in 2025, even as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs upended its business model . U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order on a deal that would divest TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDance from its Chinese owner ByteDance, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 25, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Although Shein did not rank among the top 10 most downloaded apps overall, it was the most downloaded app in the apparel shopping category in the U.S. in 2025. Separately, OpenAI's ChatGPT was America's most downloaded app last year, as adoption of generative artificial intelligence continued to expand. Sensor Tower's data shows that U.S. consumers continue to favor apps coming out of China, often synonymous with addictive algorithms, affordability, and convenience. "2025 showed that these China-originated apps aren't just policy arbitrageurs, but are adaptive ecosystems wi...
Key Points The demand for memory chips has taken off due to their use in AI data center accelerators and other devices. The huge demand has led to a shortage of memory chips, a trend that could persist through 2028. The stock discussed in this article is one of the best ways to capitalize on this market's tremendous growth. 10 stocks we like better than Micron Technology › Artificial intelligence ...
Key Points The demand for memory chips has taken off due to their use in AI data center accelerators and other devices. The huge demand has led to a shortage of memory chips, a trend that could persist through 2028. The stock discussed in this article is one of the best ways to capitalize on this market's tremendous growth. 10 stocks we like better than Micron Technology › Artificial intelligence (AI) has supercharged several technology stocks over the past three years, as the proliferation of this technology has driven phenomenal revenue and earnings growth for many companies. AI infrastructure companies that build hardware to run AI workloads in data centers have been among the biggest beneficiaries of this technology's adoption. Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) is one such pick-and-shovel play that enables various AI accelerator chips to handle massive amounts of data for training AI models and inference applications through its memory chips. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » Shares of the memory specialist have already shot up nearly 28% in 2026. It won't be surprising to see Micron stock heading higher for the rest of the year, and it may even become one of the best ways to capitalize on AI's growth this year. Let's look at the reasons why. Image source: Micron Technology. Unprecedented memory demand will be Micron Technology's biggest catalyst In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Micron executive Manish Bhatia noted that the shortage of memory chips has intensified in the past quarter. The shortage is a result of the red-hot demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) deployed in AI chips such as graphics processing units (GPUs) and custom AI processors. Bhatia added that smartphone and personal computer (PC) manufacturers are also trying to secure their own supply of memory chips. These industries aren't getting enough memory chip supply as data centers are reported...