Jon Cuthbert

Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) completed its acquisition of Cidara Therapeutics on Wednesday, following a successful tender offer that values the biotechnology firm at approximately $9 billion.

Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG), a leading provider of architectural building products and services as well as high-performance coated materials, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, ended November 29, 2025.

National Bank Holdings Corp. (NYSE:NBHC) completed its acquisition of Vista Bancshares and its subsidiary Vista Bank on Wednesday, creating a regional banking powerhouse with approximately $12.6 billion in pro forma assets.

Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN), the global investment giant operating as Franklin Templeton, reported a slight uptick in preliminary assets under management (AUM) to $1.68 trillion as of December 31, 2025.

The results cap a complex quarter defined by robust organic growth in equity and alternatives, even as its Western Asset Management unit continued to grapple with institutional fixed-income outflows.

HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) shares traded higher on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, following the release of its December 2025 production report and full-year results.

The company reported a banner year, producing 2,311 BTC in 2025—a 31% increase over the previous year—despite the significant headwinds of the 2024 halving and a 46% year-over-year surge in average network difficulty.

Gold and silver surged back to the top of global asset rankings as investors favoured traditional stores of value.

Strong early inflows suggest US bitcoin ETFs could see record-breaking demand in 2026.

Bitchat’s developer has downplayed Uganda’s warning to block the app as election-related downloads surge.

South Korean regulators are weighing stricter fines for hacked crypto exchanges following recent security breaches.

Pro-crypto Senator Cynthia Lummis criticises reported Bitcoin sales by the US government despite plans for a strategic reserve.