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Barclays and Brookfield have appointed Jason Lalor as CEO of the Barclaycard Payments acceptance business, while Brookfield is also believed to have acquired the BHV Marais building in Paris, extending its global real estate presence. Together, these moves underline how Brookfield is pairing leadership change in payments with high-profile property investment to deepen its influence across financial and real-asset ecosystems. Next, we’ll examine how Brookfield’s Paris retail acquisition...

Montage Gold (TSX:MAU) is back on many investors’ screens after a detailed construction update on its Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire, highlighting rapid progress, key plant milestones and extensive on site activity. See our latest analysis for Montage Gold. The construction update appears to sit alongside very strong recent market interest, with a 30 day share price return of 40.10% and a 90 day share price return of 95.26%. Meanwhile, the 1 year total shareholder return is very large, which...

QUALCOMM (QCOM) is back in focus as investors look ahead to its first quarter 2026 earnings release and weigh how its push into AI chips, automotive, and edge computing could reshape the business. See our latest analysis for QUALCOMM. The share price has cooled off recently, with a 30 day share price return of a 12.34% decline and a 90 day decline of 15.85%. However, the 3 year total shareholder return sits at 19.94%, suggesting longer term holders have still seen gains while near term...

Pegasystems recently launched Notes to Blueprint, an AI-enabled solution that helps enterprises convert aging Lotus Notes applications into modern, cloud-based automated workflows, drawing on assets acquired from Adopteq and a partnership with Capgemini on AWS Marketplace. This move targets thousands of organizations still dependent on complex Lotus Notes estates, aiming to simplify modernization while unlocking previously hard-to-access operational data for broader automation and...

In late January 2026, Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. approved a stock split and related amendments to its Articles of Incorporation while disclosing approximately ¥3.48 trillion in unrealized losses on certain bond holdings as of December 31, 2025. Despite these very large valuation losses relative to prior-year profit levels, management is maintaining its earnings and dividend forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, signaling confidence in its current outlook. We’ll now examine...

On January 20, 2026, Birchcliff Energy Ltd. released 2026 production guidance of 81,000 to 84,000 boe/d and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per common share for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, payable on March 31 to shareholders of record on March 13. This combination of forward-looking production levels and continued cash returns gives investors clearer visibility into Birchcliff’s operational scale and capital allocation priorities. We will now look at how Birchcliff’s...

Kosmos Energy recently extended, in the past, the early tender and withdrawal deadlines for its cash offer to repurchase up to US$250 million of its 7.750% Senior Notes due 2027, giving bondholders more time to participate while still receiving total consideration. This extension highlights Kosmos Energy’s ongoing liability management efforts, which could influence the timing and composition of its balance sheet and future financing flexibility. Next, we’ll examine how extending the senior...

Analyst sentiment puts DiamondRock Hospitality in focus Recent analyst moves at Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley have put DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) back on investor radar, as both firms highlighted the hotel REIT’s positioning in what they view as resilient lodging markets. See our latest analysis for DiamondRock Hospitality. At a share price of US$9.19, DiamondRock’s recent moves tell a mixed story, with a 1 day share price return of 1.66% and a 7 day share price return of a 4.27%...

Corpay (CPAY) is back in focus after ClearBridge Investments disclosed it exited the stock, pointing to new uncertainty from stablecoin technologies affecting parts of Corpay’s corporate payments business. See our latest analysis for Corpay. At a share price of US$322.34, Corpay has shown strong recent momentum, with a 30 day share price return of 5.65% and a 90 day share price return of 23.81%. Its 1 year total shareholder return of 16.81% decline contrasts with a 45.41% gain over three...

UniCredit (BIT:UCG) has just raised €1b through a 5.8% junior subordinated medium term note due 2049, a fresh layer in its funding stack that draws attention to the bank’s capital structure. See our latest analysis for UniCredit. At a share price of €72.24, UniCredit’s short term share price performance has been relatively steady, with a 30 day share price return of 1.86% and a 90 day share price return of 12.82%. Its one year total shareholder return of 69.96% and very large five year total...

Federated Hermes, NYSE:FHI, has received board approval to establish a new office in Hong Kong. The expansion is aimed at serving major financial institutions across Asia more directly. The move marks a material shift in the company’s geographic footprint beyond its existing bases. Federated Hermes, trading at $53.03, is extending its reach into Asia with a Hong Kong office aimed at deepening relationships with large financial institutions. The company has delivered a 37.4% return over the...

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group has opened a key store in Bangkok’s Siam Paragon and named Chinese actor Yang Yang as Global Brand Ambassador, while outlining past and upcoming international expansion into Australia, Canada and the Middle East as part of its ongoing brand transformation. Beyond adding another high-end location, the group is using Chinese craftsmanship, localised collections and celebrity-driven storytelling to reposition itself as a modern expression of Chinese luxury for...

Peoples Bancorp Inc. recently reported fourth-quarter 2025 results showing year-over-year increases in net interest income to US$91.05 million and net income to US$31.75 million, while its Board also declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.41 per common share payable on February 17, 2026. Alongside these financial results, Peoples Bancorp detailed an orderly leadership transition in commercial banking, with long-planned succession bringing Ron J. Majka into the Chief Commercial Banking...

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) is expanding its role in supplying power to hyperscalers and data centers, and is in advanced talks to provide around 9 GW to new facilities. The company is pursuing agreements with Google and Meta, linking long term power supply to major US data center build outs. NextEra is increasing investment in nuclear restarts, gas fired generation, renewables and grid upgrades to serve growing digital power needs. For investors tracking utilities, NextEra Energy sits at the...

Sanofi reported positive late stage results for amlitelimab in atopic dermatitis, pointing to a potential new high-value asset alongside Dupixent. The company increased its gene therapy exposure with a sizeable investment in Sensorion, expanding its pipeline into genetic medicines. Recent acquisitions of Vicebio and Dynavax strengthened Sanofi's vaccines portfolio at a time of external pressure in vaccine markets. For investors watching ENXTPA:SAN, these R&D moves arrive after a challenging...

Coastal Financial CEO executes an open market sale of company shares under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The transaction involves pre arranged selling activity by an insider at NasdaqGS:CCB. The move attracts attention as investors review what it may signal about leadership and capital allocation. For context, Coastal Financial, trading on NasdaqGS:CCB, last closed at $100.81. The stock has seen a 12.1% gain over the past year, alongside very large returns over the past 5 years. More...

Catapult Sports Ltd recently disclosed that its CEO sold a portion of their shares, triggering an insider trading notification to the market. This kind of executive share sale can raise questions about leadership confidence and often becomes a focal point for investor interpretation. We’ll now examine how the CEO’s share sale disclosure shapes Catapult Sports’ investment narrative and what it might signal to investors. Uncover the next big thing with financially sound penny stocks that...

Hot Chili has provided its first 2026 drilling update for the La Verde copper-gold discovery in Chile, highlighting the role of diamond drilling and a new 4D litho-structural model in refining targets near its planned Costa Fuego central processing hub. The company’s impact modelling suggests La Verde could add early-stage open-pit material and extend Costa Fuego’s 20-year mine schedule, potentially improving future project economics ahead of the March 2025 pre-feasibility study update, with...

Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO has signaled interest in selling its large Kraft Heinz (KHC) stake, marking a potential shift in the shareholder base as the stock trades near US$23 after recent declines. See our latest analysis for Kraft Heinz. Abel’s potential exit comes at a time when Kraft Heinz’s share price has lost momentum, with a 30 day share price return of 5.28% and a 90 day share price return of 6.43%. The 1 year total shareholder return of 18.98% and 3 year total shareholder return...

If you are wondering whether Figma's share price lines up with its real worth, this article will walk through what the numbers are actually saying about valuation. The stock last closed at US$27.07, with returns of a 4.8% decline over 7 days and a 28.1% decline over 30 days, which may have changed how some investors see its risk and potential reward. Recent coverage around Figma has focused on its position in collaborative design software and how investors are weighing that against the...

Share buyback completion and what it means for investors Shizuoka Financial Group Inc (TSE:5831) has completed its share repurchase program, buying back 8,406,200 shares, or 1.55% of outstanding stock, for ¥19,999.88 million under the plan announced in November 2025. See our latest analysis for Shizuoka Financial GroupInc. The completion of the buyback comes after a strong run in the shares, with the latest price at ¥2,529.5 and a 90 day share price return of 21.9%, alongside a 1 year total...

Initial market context for Trinity Industries Trinity Industries (TRN) has drawn fresh attention after recent share price moves, with the stock showing mixed performance over different periods. This has raised questions about how its railcar-focused business lines are currently being valued. See our latest analysis for Trinity Industries. The recent 1-month share price return of 6.57% and 7-day share price return of 4.10% suggest improving short term momentum, although the 1-year total...

If you are wondering whether Photronics is still reasonably priced after its strong run, this article walks through what the current share price might be implying about value. Photronics shares last closed at US$35.28, with a 7 day return of a 2.5% decline, a 30 day return of 4.7%, a year to date return of 5.6%, a 1 year return of 53.0%, a 3 year return of 82.9% and a 5 year return of 193.0%. These moves sit against a backdrop of ongoing interest in semiconductor related names and continued...

ResMed (NYSE:RMD) founder Dr. Peter Farrell is set to receive the Horatio Alger Award for lifetime achievement. The award recognizes his role in building ResMed into a global medical technology leader in respiratory care. This honor highlights the company’s long-term impact on treating sleep apnea and other chronic respiratory conditions. For you as an investor, this award puts a spotlight on the human story behind NYSE:RMD, a company focused on sleep and respiratory care technology. The...