• Jan 24, 2025

Middleby (MIDD) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why

Shares of kitchen product manufacturer Middleby (NYSE:MIDD) jumped 15.1% in the afternoon session after The Wall Street Journal reported that activist Garden Investments built a ~5% stake in the company and plans to push for changes. This move is noteworthy given that activist investors often bring about significant changes in targeted companies, focusing on improving asset monetization, expense efficiency, and stock buybacks.

  • Jan 24, 2025

Verizon outperforms earnings expectations — and the stock climbs

This story incorporates reporting fromBenzinga.com, Barron’s on MSN.com and MarketWatch on MSN.com.Verizon’s stock price rose following the release of their latest earnings report, which outperformed analysts’ expectations. The company’s Q4 results showed a notable increase in mobile and broadband subscriptions, with postpaid phone net additions reaching 568,000, up from 449,000 the previous year. Additionally, total broadband net additions hit 408,000, compared to 350,000 a year earlier.

  • Jan 24, 2025

Crypto markets steady after Trump's first policy move

NEW YORK/SINGAPORE/PARIS (Reuters) -Crypto markets crept up on Friday, still holding below recent highs even after President Donald Trump ordered a new working group to draw up crypto regulations long hoped for by the industry and explore the creation of a U.S. cryptocurrency stockpile. Bitcoin has been broadly steady since Trump took office on Monday, pushing the world's biggest cryptocurrency to a fresh record of $109,071. It was last trading around $106,000 on Friday as some of the euphoria around a hoped-for revolution in cryptocurrency regulation ebbed.

  • Jan 24, 2025

Why Texas Instruments (TXN) Stock Is Falling Today

Shares of analog chip manufacturer Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) fell 5.9% in the morning session after the company reported underwhelming fourth-quarter results, with earnings guidance for the next quarter falling short of Wall Street's expectations. Adding to the negative was the fact that inventory levels increased, contributing to weaknesses in Japan and Europe, especially in the auto, and industrial markets. These weaknesses were partly offset by continued strength in China's auto and smar

  • Jan 24, 2025

Why 3D Systems (DDD) Stock Is Up Today

Shares of 3D printing company 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) jumped 23% in the morning session after the company announced a deal with Daimler Trucks and Buses to improve the production of spare parts using additive manufacturing. Through this partnership, Daimler will use 3D Systems' expertise in additive manufacturing to produce hard-to-find components like fuse box covers. These parts often face sourcing delays during vehicle production, causing bottlenecks in the supply chain.

  • Jan 24, 2025

Covenant Logistics (CVLG) Stock Trades Down, Here Is Why

Shares of freight and logistics provider Covenant Logistics (NASDAQ:CVLG) fell 7.6% in the morning session after the company reported weak fourth quarter results. Its revenue missed significantly, and its Freight revenue fell short of Wall Street's estimates. The company's CEO called out a "challenging general freight environment" and added that in the Dedicated segment, "profitability fell short of our expectations due to greater-than-anticipated temporary customer shutdowns and volume reductio