Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) closed a transformative fiscal 2025 on Thursday, delivering on its earnings guidance for the 21st consecutive year while simultaneously navigating a complex legal landscape in Texas and Colorado.
RBC Bearings (NYSE: RBC) delivered a significant earnings beat for its fiscal third quarter on Thursday, as a 41.5% explosion in Aerospace and Defense (A&D) revenue propelled the stock to a new 52-week high.
Nathan's Famous (NASDAQ:NATH), the iconic hot dog restaurant chain, reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 28, 2025.
In times of uncertainty, we often look for something solid to hold onto. Lately, it seems the world’s investors have decided that “something solid” is, quite literally, gold.
The metal’s soaring price is more than just a market trend; it's a global barometer of anxiety.
When faith in currencies, governments, and traditional financial systems begins to waver, we see a familiar flight to the perceived safety of this timeless asset.
Well, pull out the party hats and dust off the stock tickers.
Lithium, the commodity that investors and analysts had all but left for dead in the great market purge of 2023-2024, is back.
The stock market has long treated Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) less as a traditional automaker and more as a futuristic technology cult, with its valuation soaring on the gravitational pull of its CEO, Elon Musk.
This persistent "Musk Premium" has burned countless short-sellers.
Bitcoin has vaporised more than US$800 billion in its latest crash and sucked US$1 trillion out of the broader crypto market.
With nearly US$2 trillion in market value and rising allocations from Wall Street firms, ETFs, pension funds, and insurers, Bitcoin is increasingly woven into traditional finance.
Trump used his Davos speech to tout US economic dominance, promote crypto, and revive his push for Greenland.
Japan’s bond market has been sliding all week, with the 10-year yield now near 2.37% and the 40-year pushing above 4.2%, both multi-decade highs.
U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his confrontation with European leaders on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos, threatening to impose a 200% tariff on French wine and champagne.
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) delivered a blowout second quarter on Thursday, significantly raising its full-year outlook as the drug wholesaler cashes in on robust demand for specialty therapeutics and high-margin GLP-1 medications.
The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) reported a steep decline in annual earnings on Thursday, as a "historic" spike in cocoa prices and new import tariffs wiped out nearly $1.3 billion in reported net income over the past year.
The Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) shares climbed on Thursday after the healthcare giant posted 2025 results that surpassed internal targets, fueled by explosive growth in its Evernorth health services division and a strategic pivot toward high-margin specialty pharmacy.
Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) signaled a shift in its industrial focus on Thursday, relying on a boom in AI data center demand to navigate a steep downturn in the North American residential housing market.
The Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) reported second-quarter results on Thursday that cleared Wall Street estimates, as a powerful rebound in Mainland China and a sweeping "Profit Recovery" plan offset persistent global inflation and tariff pressures.
London-based Shell (NYSE:SHELL) reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $3.3 billion, or $1.14 per share, falling short of the $1.21 consensus estimate amid lower commodity prices and weaker marketing margins.
Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) capped a resilient fiscal year with fourth-quarter results that beat analyst expectations, as the industrial gas giant successfully used its pricing power to offset stagnant volumes and sluggish manufacturing activity in Europe.