STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ES Bancshares, Inc. (OTCQX: ESBS) (the “Company”) the holding company for Empire State Bank, (the “Bank”) today reported net income of $660 thousand, or $0.10 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to a net income of $637 thousand, or $0.10 per diluted common share for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ES Bancshares, Inc. (OTCQX: ESBS) (the “Company”) the holding company for Empire State Bank, (the “Bank”) today reported net income of $660 thousand, or $0.10 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to a net income of $637 thousand, or $0.10 per diluted common share for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.
DUNKIRK, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: LSBK), the holding company for Lake Shore Bank (the “Bank”), reported unaudited net income of $1.9 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to net income of $1.5 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024. For the year ended December 31, 20...
DUNKIRK, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: LSBK), the holding company for Lake Shore Bank (the “Bank”), reported unaudited net income of $1.9 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to net income of $1.5 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company reported unaudited net income of $7.3 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, as compared to $4.9 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company's 2025 financial performance was positively impacted by an increase in net interest income and a decrease in non-interest expenses.
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSBW) (the “Company”), the holding company for 1st Security Bank of Washington (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $8.4 million, or $1.10 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to $7.4 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, for the comparable quarter one year ago. Net income for ...
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSBW) (the “Company”), the holding company for 1st Security Bank of Washington (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $8.4 million, or $1.10 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to $7.4 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, for the comparable quarter one year ago. Net income for 2025 was $33.3 million, or $4.29 per diluted share, compared to $35.0 million, or $4.36 per diluted share, for 2024.
Investors who bought into this week’s Treasuries selloff are reaping the reward after President Donald Trump backed off his threat to slap new tariffs on European nations as part of his push to acquire Greenland. Trump’s decision, which he announced Wednesday afternoon, helped flip the narrative against bond bears who’d been piling into options to protect against a deeper slump in US government de...
Investors who bought into this week’s Treasuries selloff are reaping the reward after President Donald Trump backed off his threat to slap new tariffs on European nations as part of his push to acquire Greenland. Trump’s decision, which he announced Wednesday afternoon, helped flip the narrative against bond bears who’d been piling into options to protect against a deeper slump in US government debt. The worry, which pushed yields to the highest in months, was that a renewed trade war would lead foreigners to dump US debt . A plunge in Japanese bonds was another trigger for the declines. Treasuries were already on firmer footing Wednesday in the wake of a solid bid at an auction of 20-year US debt. And then came Trump’s social media post saying he had reached a “framework of a future deal” regarding Greenland, suggesting tension between the US and Europe may ease. The developments were a boon to traders who’d been using futures to make bullish bets across the previous two sessions as 10-year yields climbed — positions that were firmly against the tide at the time. Those two days featured a wave of demand via futures block trades. In total over Friday and Tuesday , a long position equal to approximately $12.5 million per basis point in risk emerged over multiple trades. Trading in many of these contracts is anonymous, making it difficult to identify the firms involved and the exact beneficiaries of the bets. The benchmark 10-year fell about 4 basis points on Wednesday to 4.25%, after touching the highest levels since August the day before. In the cash market too, Wednesday’s JPMorgan Chase & Co. Treasury client survey showed investors added to long positions in the week through Jan. 20 and are now the most bullish in over a month. Here’s a rundown of the latest positioning indicators across the rates market: JPMorgan Survey In the week to Jan. 20, investors increased outright long Treasury positions by 2 percentage points, to biggest since Dec. 15, while neutrals dro...
Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea (Kaptein 41) Chelsea will meet Manchester United in the final Chelsea reached a seventh consecutive Women’s League Cup final as they edged past their rivals Manchester City with an away victory that could also give them a psychological boost in the title fight, booking a meeting with Manchester United. Wieke Kaptein’s header ultimately won the contest for the holders. ...
Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea (Kaptein 41) Chelsea will meet Manchester United in the final Chelsea reached a seventh consecutive Women’s League Cup final as they edged past their rivals Manchester City with an away victory that could also give them a psychological boost in the title fight, booking a meeting with Manchester United. Wieke Kaptein’s header ultimately won the contest for the holders. She was allowed to get in front of the City centre-back Jade Rose and jump unchallenged at the far post to nod in Sandy Baltimore’s hanging cross. Chelsea had the better of the first half, but the stars of the show were the two goalkeepers – Ayaka Yamashita and Hannah Hampton’s acrobatics in the second half provided great entertainment and somehow kept the scoreline down to a single goal. Continue reading...
A tropical storm has triggered severe flooding across New Zealand’s North Island, leaving people missing, forcing evacuations and prompting helicopter rescues of residents trapped on rooftops. Thousands of people remain without power, while floodwaters have cut off entire towns. States of local emergency have been declared across the country’s northernmost region and parts of the east coast, inclu...
A tropical storm has triggered severe flooding across New Zealand’s North Island, leaving people missing, forcing evacuations and prompting helicopter rescues of residents trapped on rooftops. Thousands of people remain without power, while floodwaters have cut off entire towns. States of local emergency have been declared across the country’s northernmost region and parts of the east coast, including summer holiday destinations on the Coromandel Peninsula and in the Bay of Plenty. Police are continuing to search for a man who was swept away yesterday by a swollen river near the town of Warkworth, north of Auckland, according to a statement. Local media reported two other people are missing after a landslide in Papamoa, near Tauranga. The prolonged heavy rain was caused by a tropical low that struck the country, national forecaster MetService said. “These impacts are likely to be long and far-reaching and may extend into the long weekend ahead for popular holiday hotspots,” MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane said. Businesses and public offices are closed on Jan. 26 for largest city Auckland’s anniversary day.
The company’s lack of comment after ICE detained two of its employees is another example of corporate America’s overcorrection, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Beth Kowitt says. (Source: Bloomberg)
The company’s lack of comment after ICE detained two of its employees is another example of corporate America’s overcorrection, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Beth Kowitt says. (Source: Bloomberg)
Key PointsInvestors will be watching to see whether paid memberships and renewal rates remain strong in 2026, without the boost from another fee increase.
Key PointsInvestors will be watching to see whether paid memberships and renewal rates remain strong in 2026, without the boost from another fee increase.
Judge issues temporary order after paper had sought return of Hannah Natanson’s devices taken in ‘outrageous seizure’ A US judge temporarily blocked federal prosecutors on Wednesday from reviewing material seized when the FBI raided a Washington Post reporter’s home. Hours earlier, the Post asked a federal court in Virginia to force the US government to return electronics belonging to Hannah Natan...
Judge issues temporary order after paper had sought return of Hannah Natanson’s devices taken in ‘outrageous seizure’ A US judge temporarily blocked federal prosecutors on Wednesday from reviewing material seized when the FBI raided a Washington Post reporter’s home. Hours earlier, the Post asked a federal court in Virginia to force the US government to return electronics belonging to Hannah Natanson. Continue reading...
Companies that do boring things like deliver packages or provide telecom services rarely dominate the daily headlines, but they can quietly compound wealth while flashier artificial intelligence (AI) names swing between surges and sell-offs. Boring, consistent companies often generate higher long-term revenue and that can lead to a rising stock price. United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) and Verizon ...
Companies that do boring things like deliver packages or provide telecom services rarely dominate the daily headlines, but they can quietly compound wealth while flashier artificial intelligence (AI) names swing between surges and sell-offs. Boring, consistent companies often generate higher long-term revenue and that can lead to a rising stock price. United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) both sit in unfashionable and "un-sexy" corners of the market, yet their cash flows, dividends , and valuations are better suited to long-term investors than many of today's AI darlings. Continue reading
St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) announced today its expected earnings release dates and conference call information for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2026. Financial results will be released at approximately 4:15 p.m. Eastern time, and the live conference call will begin at approximately 5:00 p.m. Easte...
St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) announced today its expected earnings release dates and conference call information for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2026. Financial results will be released at approximately 4:15 p.m. Eastern time, and the live conference call will begin at approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, on the following dates:
The Quiet Spread Of AI-Generated 'Brainrot' Across Social Media Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, Elephants drop-kicking crocodiles while breaking the laws of physics, bewildering deepfakes of politicians and deceased public figures, and seemingly animated children’s videos of Jesus fighting the Grinch: generative artificial intelligence (AI) is sweeping across online video platforms and...
The Quiet Spread Of AI-Generated 'Brainrot' Across Social Media Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, Elephants drop-kicking crocodiles while breaking the laws of physics, bewildering deepfakes of politicians and deceased public figures, and seemingly animated children’s videos of Jesus fighting the Grinch: generative artificial intelligence (AI) is sweeping across online video platforms and may now account for a sizable portion of YouTube’s short-form video feed, recent research shows. After being accused last year of causing users to end up in psychiatric wards and allegedly helping multiple depressed teenagers take their own lives, generative AI tools are also inspiring new genres of online content. AI-generated images and clips were found in 21 percent of the 500 short-form videos screened in a study released last November by the video editing software company Kapwing, with some of the channels analyzed amassing millions of subscribers and billions of views. Some, such as India-based channel Bandar Apna Dost, were estimated to generate millions of dollars in YouTube ad revenue annually. These channels are found worldwide, with those based in Spain and South Korea garnering the “most devoted viewerships,” according to the study. “Generative AI tools have dramatically lowered the barrier to entry for video production,” Rohini Lakshané, an interdisciplinary technology researcher, told The Epoch Times. “So, the channel can churn out massive amounts of content and maintain a high frequency of posting. Channels using these methods can flood recommendation feeds simply by volume, irrespective of intrinsic quality.” Here’s what we know about “brainrot” and “AI slop,” what’s at stake for viewers and content creators, and why you might want to pay closer attention when browsing social media. ‘Brainrot’ and ‘AI Slop’ Kapwing determined that 33 percent of the videos it screened after creating a new account on YouTube appeared to have the hallmarks of “brainrot” conten...