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Tesla, Microsoft and Meta headlined huge earnings late after the stock market paused at record highs.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called Powells decision to attend a "mistake," accusing Powell of politicizing the case.

Spot gold extended its record?setting rally on Thursday, marching above the $5,400 per ounce mark as investors sought safety amid deepening economic and geopolitical uncertainty.

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NuVista Energy Ltd. (TSX: NVA) ("NuVista") and Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE, TSX: OVV) ("Ovintiv") are pleased to announce that the Government of Canada has approved the previously announced proposed acquisition of NuVista by Ovintiv, through its wholly owned subsidiary Ovintiv Canada ULC (the "Transaction"), in accordance with the terms of the Investment Canada Act.

(neu: weiteres Rekordhoch vom Mittwochabend) LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Die Goldpreis-Rally geht mit hohem Tempo weiter. Nachdem das Edelmetall bereits am Vormittag deutlich teurer geworden war, beschleunigte der Preis für eine Feinunze (etwa 31,1 Gr...

DORTMUND (dpa-AFX) - Borussia Dortmund hat trotz einer Niederlage gegen Inter Mailand die Playoffs um den Einzug ins Achtelfinale der Champions League erreicht. Die Mannschaft von Trainer Niko Kovac unterlag dem Tabellenführer der italienischen Seri...

MENLO PARK (dpa-AFX) - Der Facebook-Konzern Meta schraubt mit dem Rückenwind eines boomenden Werbegeschäfts die Ausgaben für KI-Infrastruktur drastisch hoch. Für das laufende Jahr stellte Meta am Mittwoch nach US-Börsenschluss Kapitalinvestitionen z...

The market appears to have overreacted to some near-term margin pressure, but the reason for it is actually a long-term positive.

JNJs Q4 beat, Netflixs subscriber surge, and Arista Networks cloud demand highlight why these stocks headline todays top research reports.

Free solo climber Alex Honnold discusses the message he hopes viewers take away from Netflixs “Skyscraper Live" and his film "Free Solo."

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWBK), (the "Company"), the holding company for Hawthorn Bank, reported fourth quarter 2025 net income of $6.2 million, or earnings per diluted share ("EPS") of $0.90, and net income of $23.8 million, or EPS of $3.43, for the year ended December 31, 2025.

In its earnings report on Wednesday, Tesla said it invested $2 billion in xAI, Elon Musks artificial intelligence startup.

The Federal Reserve wrapped up a two-day policy meeting Wednesday, delivering pretty much what the market expected.

BENGALURU, Indien--(BUSINESS WIRE)--L&T Technology Services (BSE: 540115, NSE: LTTS), ein weltweit führender Anbieter von Beratungsdienstleistungen in den Bereichen KI, Digital & ER&D, gab bekannt, dass es einen bedeutenden mehrjährigen Auftrag im Mobilitätssegment von einem führenden Automobilhersteller erhalten hat. Dieser strategische Erfolg stärkt die langjährige Partnerschaft von LTTS mit dem Premium-Automobilhersteller weiter und unterstreicht seine wachsende Rolle bei der Unt

ARMONK (dpa-AFX) - Beim IT-Unternehmen IBM hat das Wachstum im vierten Quartal noch mal beschleunigt und die Erwartungen übertroffen. Der Umsatz legte bereinigt um die positiven Effekte des schwachen Dollar um neun Prozent auf knapp 20 Milliarden Do...

Instagram-owner Meta on Wednesday boosted its capital spending plans for the new year by 73% in the pursuit of "superintelligence," an ?effort to offer deeply personalized artificial intelligence to its large social media user base.

AUSTIN (dpa-AFX) - Tesla hat erstmals ein Jahr mit einem Umsatzrückgang abgeschlossen. Die Erlöse fielen 2025 angesichts gesunkener Auslieferungen um rund drei Prozent auf 94,8 Milliarden Dollar, wie der von Elon Musk geführte Elektroauto-Hersteller...

CARACAS (dpa-AFX) - Das venezolanische Militär hat der geschäftsführenden Präsidentin Delcy Rodríguez seine Loyalität versichert. "Ich bitte um volle Unterstützung für sie und rufe dazu auf zu verstehen, wie wichtig Loyalität und Kohärenz in diesen h...

Home Depot said on Wednesday it is cutting 800 jobs associated with its Atlanta store support center, and is calling on its corporate employees to return to the office five days a week.

Amazon is closing all 57 Fresh grocery and 15 Go convenience stores as it realigns its grocery strategy around online delivery and Whole Foods.

REDMOND (dpa-AFX) - Microsoft hat dank einer weiter hohen Nachfrage nach Produkten rund um Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) und Cloud-Dienste erneut kräftig zugelegt. Allerdings fiel das Wachstum im zweiten Quartal des laufenden Geschäftsjahres 2025/26 (...

BARCELONA, Spanien--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AV Access gibt stolz seine Teilnahme an der ISE 2026 bekannt, einer der weltweit führenden Messen für Audio-, Video- und Systemintegration (AV). Vom 3. bis 6. Februar präsentiert das Unternehmen in der Fira de Barcelona, Gran Via, seine neuesten Lösungen zur Verbesserung der Zusammenarbeit, zur Erhöhung des Unterhaltungswerts und zur Steigerung der Produktivität am Arbeitsplatz. Am Stand 1F110 wird AV Access seine wichtigsten Innovationen vorstellen, darunte

Blue Owl Capital delivers direct lending, GP capital, and real estate solutions, generating steady fee income from institutional clients.

Blackstones biggest hedge fund platform, Absolute Return Composite (AR), returned nearly 12% last year, beating the benchmark HFRX Global Hedge Fund Indexs 7.1% gain, two ?people familiar with the numbers said on Wednesday.

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Fuel Gas Company (“National Fuel” or the “Company”) (NYSE:NFG) today announced consolidated results for the first quarter of its 2026 fiscal year.

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Kurzzeitig herrschte am Mittwoch historischer Glanz an der New Yorker Börse. Der marktbreite S&P 500 knackte zum Handelsauftakt erstmals die psychologisch wichtige Marke von 7.000 Punkten. Doch das Rekordniveau hielt dem Verkaufsdruck nicht stand. Am Ende schloss der Index mit einem minimalen Minus von 0,01 Prozent bei 6.

Jabil ( ($JBL) ) has issued an announcement. On January 22, 2026, Jabil Inc. expanded its Board of Directors from seven to nine members, appointing former TTM Techn...

AUSTIN (dpa-AFX) - Tesla hat erstmals ein Jahr mit einem Umsatzrückgang abgeschlossen. Die Erlöse fielen 2025 angesichts gesunkener Auslieferungen um rund drei Prozent auf 94,8 Milliarden Dollar, wie der von Elon Musk geführte Elektroauto-Hersteller...

TOKIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Die NTT Group, bestehend aus NTT, Inc., NTT DOCOMO, INC. und NTT DATA Group Corporation, gab heute bekannt, dass sie gemeinsam auf der MWC Barcelona 2026, der weltweit größten Veranstaltung zum Thema Konnektivität, ausstellen wird, die vom 2. bis 5. März 2026 in Barcelona, Spanien, stattfindet. Auf dieser Veranstaltung wird die NTT-Gruppe ihre technologischen Fähigkeiten präsentieren und engere Beziehungen zu führenden globalen Unternehmen knüpfen. Unter dem einheitliche

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., January 28, 2026--Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE: JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, (i) convertible senior notes due 2032 (the "notes") (such offering, the "note offering") and (ii) shares of its common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the "common stock") (such offering, the "common stock offering"). The aggregate proceeds from the offerings are anticip

A leaked retailer listing for the Galaxy S26 gives us a glimpse into how Samsung plans to price the Galaxy S26 series.

Tesla hat am Mittwochabend seine Zahlen für das vierte Quartal vorgelegt. Doch obwohl der Elektroautobauer erstmals in seiner Geschichte einen jährlichen Umsatzrückgang verbucht, reagiert die Börse positiv. Die Aktie stieg nachbörslich um drei Prozent.

The Feds first meeting of the year wrapped up Wednesday, showing a more hawkish consensus taking shape among policymakers.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWBK) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share, an increase of $0.01 per common share, or 5%, from the previous quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable on April 1, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2026.

Das Geschäft von Tesla war bisher stets auf Wachstumskurs. Doch unter anderem durch die Politik von US-Präsident Donald Trump schrumpften 2025 die Erlöse. Der Tesla-Chef sieht die Zahlen beim Autoverkauf jedoch als nicht allzu bedeutend an.

Meta hat die Erwartungen der Wall Street im vierten Quartal deutlich übertroffen. Die Aktie kletterte nachbörslich um mehr als vier Prozent. Der Grund: Starke Werbeumsätze und ein optimistischer Ausblick auf das laufende Jahr überlagern die Sorgen um explodierende Kosten für Künstliche Intelligenz.

Powell has just two policy meetings left as chair — in March and April — before his term expires.

Southwest Airlines on Wednesday forecast a full-year 2026 profit that topped Wall Street expectations, saying its overhaul is beginning to gain traction.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alerus Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: ALRS), or the Company, reported a net loss of $33.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, or $(1.27) per diluted common share, compared to net income of $16.9 million, or $0.65 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2025, and a net loss of $0.1 million, or $0.00 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2024. 

DUBLIN, IRELAND, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STERIS plc (NYSE: STE) (“STERIS” or the “Company”) announced today that the Company will distribute a quarterly dividend of $0.63 per share. The dividend is payable on March 19, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 17, 2026.  

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athene announced that it has declared the following preferred stock dividends on its non-cumulative preferred stock (represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of preferred stock), payable on March 30, 2026 to holders of record as of March 15, 2026.

TowneBank Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter Financial Results for 2025

Shreveport, Louisiana, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: HFBL), the holding company of Home Federal Bank, reported net income for the three months ended December 31, 2025, of $1.675 million compared to net income of $1.020 million reported for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The Company’s basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.55 and $0.54, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2025, compared to $0...

HAMPTON, N.H., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) (unitil.com) today announced that its Board of Directors raised the quarterly dividend on the Company’s common stock to $0.475 per share, an increase of $0.025 per share. Today’s action increased the Company’s annualized dividend by $0.10, to $1.90 per share. Also today, the Board declared the first quarter common stock dividend of $0.475 per share, payable February 27, 2026, to shareholders of record on February 12...

Reported home closing gross margin of 16.5% and adjusted of 19.3% excluding non-recurring charges Reported home closing gross margin of 16.5% and adjusted of 19.3% excluding non-recurring charges

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GBank Financial Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GBFH), the parent company of GBank (the “Bank”), today reported record net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 of $7.4 million, or $0.51 per diluted share. The results for the fourth quarter of 2025 include unusual items with a net impact of $192 thousand after-tax, or $0.01 per diluted share, primarily associated with severance expenses as well as costs incurred related to the discon...

Microsoft hat am Mittwochabend Zahlen vorgelegt, die die Wall Street zwiegespalten zurücklassen. Trotz eines deutlichen Gewinn- und Umsatzsprungs verlor die Aktie im nachbörslichen Handel rund vier Prozent. Der Grund: Das Wachstum der wichtigen Cloud-Sparte Azure verliert leicht an Schwung.

Tesla shares kicked off 2026 with a rough start, as the company lost its title of the world’s biggest electric vehicle maker to China’s BYD early this month due to a decline in deliveries.

The electric vehicle maker’s fourth-quarter sales and profit dropped, but the company still beat Wall Street’s expectations.

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) - Vor Quartalszahlen großer Technologiekonzerne haben sich am Mittwoch die New Yorker Börsen mit moderaten Gewinnen im Tech-Sektor und einer verhaltenen Entwicklung bei Standardwerten aus dem Handel verabschiedet. Die Zinsentscheid...

Artificial intelligence is still in its early innings. These are the stocks to get behind for this year.

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) today reported net revenues of $3.74 billion and net income available to common shareholders of $562 million, or $2.79 per diluted share, for the fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2025. Excluding $15 million of expenses, net of tax, related to acquisitions, quarterly adjusted net income available to common shareholders was $577 million(1), or $2.86 per diluted share(1).

The company previously said it would rapidly increase spending to meet AI goals.

Levi Strauss beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter sales and profit on Wednesday, buoyed by strong demand for its wide-leg denim jeans despite pressure from higher U.S. import tariffs and dampened consumer spending in the country.

NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) - Vor Quartalszahlen großer Technologiekonzerne haben sich am Mittwoch die New Yorker Börsen mit moderaten Gewinnen im Tech-Sektor und einer verhaltenen Entwicklung bei Standardwerten aus dem Handel verabschiedet. Die Zinsentscheid...

U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum has bought Venezuelan crude oil for the first time since it severed ties with its parent, state-run oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela SA, in early 2019, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

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Park Dental Partners is pleased to announce that Ironwood Dental of Tucson, Arizona, has joined its network of affiliated dental practices.

RUSTON, La., Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Origin Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: OBK) (“Origin,” “we,” “our” or the “Company”), the holding company for Origin Bank (the “Bank”), today announced net income of $29.5 million, or $0.95 diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to net income of $8.6 million, or $0.27 diluted EPS, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Pre-tax, pre-provision (“PTPP”)(1) earnings were $40.6 million for the quarter ended Decembe...

NEENAH, WI, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plexus Corp. (NASDAQ: PLXS) today announced financial results for our fiscal first quarter ended January 3, 2026, and guidance for our fiscal second quarter ending April 4, 2026.