Key Points Costco is reporting excellent performance despite economic pressure. It's enjoying strong engagement with e-commerce. Costco stock is expensive. 10 stocks we like better than Costco Wholesale › Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has been a market-beating stock for decades, but it's having a rare off year in 2025. It's down 6% year to date while the S&P 500 index is up 17%. Last week, it released another stellar earnings report, but it got a downgrade from a Wall Street analyst, and the sto ...

Automation company ABB has upgraded electrification and automation infrastructure to support the safe and efficient expansion of one of Europe’s key tailings facilities at Boliden’s Aitik copper mine. Situated just south of Gällivare in northern Sweden, Atik is the largest open-pit copper mine in the country. The upgraded systems aim to improve water storage, recycling and monitoring capabilities, helping the mine scale up its operations in line with rising global copper demand. The International Energ ...

DeFloria Advancing Charlotte's Web Legacy as Pioneer in Cannabinoid Health, with Phase 2 Clinical Trials for Autism Botanical Drug LOUISVILLE, Colo. and WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - DeFloria Inc., a botanical drug development Company recognizes the Presidential Executive Order to reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, as a critical accelerator for cannabinoid medical innovation and regulatory reform. DeFloria is advancing a leading cannabinoid-based investigational new drug ("IND" ...

One of the most interesting things about the stock market these days is the increasing number of ways that investors have to trade. From the launch of predictive markets to spot Bitcoin (BTCUSD) exchange-traded funds, there are many new ways for traders to play the market. Coinbase Global (COIN) changed the game in 2021 when it went public in a direct listing, becoming the first major U.S. crypto exchange to become a public company. The move signaled increasing acceptance of cryptocurrencies and provided ...

January WTI crude oil (CLF26) today is up +0.28 (+0.50%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26) is up +0.0006 (+0.04%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are stronger today.  Crude prices are supported amid heightened geopolitical risks in Venezuela and Russia.  Also, today's stock rally boosts optimism about the economic outlook, which is supportive of energy demand.  Gains in crude are limited after the dollar index (DXY00) climbed to a 1-week high today.  Also, a bearish global supply outlook continues to limi ...

In the 2021 and 2022 Bitcoin bull market, ASIC-backed loans – a form of debt secured by bitcoin mining computers – were all the rage for the U.S.’s burgeoning bitcoin mining sector. But when bitcoin prices took a turn for the worse, and drug bitcoin mining revenue down with it, many of these loans soured, with debtors defaulting and creditors seizing and running ASICs to pay back the loans. Fast forward to 2025, and now, Coinbase’s (NASDAQ: COIN) independent subsidiary Coinbase Asset Management is reimag ...

Key Takeaways UDR expanded its JV with LaSalle to about $850M, adding four communities totaling 2,564 apartment units.UDR will retain 51% ownership, add 50% debt on new assets, and lift total JV-level leverage to nearly 33%.UDR expects about $200M in cash proceeds to fund share repurchases, debt repayment and general corporate uses.UDR Inc. (UDR) recently announced the expansion of its joint venture (“JV”) with LaSalle Investment Management by an additional $230 million. This increases the size of the JV to ...

Key Takeaways BB delivered Q3 non-GAAP EPS of 5 cents on $141.8M revenue, beating guidance and consensus estimates.QNX's record $68.7M revenue with 10% rise was driven by higher royalties and automotive design wins.BB raised fiscal 2026 revenue and EBITDA outlook and expects another record QNX quarter in Q4.BlackBerry Limited (BB) reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of 5 cents. The figure surpassed the company’s estimate of 2-4 cents. In the year-ago quarter, it reported non ...

Key Takeaways AG struck a definitive deal to sell the Del Toro Silver Mine in Mexico to Sierra Madre Gold & Silver. First Majestic will receive up to $60M via $20M cash, $10M shares at close, plus staged payments.AG may earn extra $20M if resource and production milestones are met within 48 to 60 months.First Majestic Silver Corp. (AG) announced that it has inked a definitive agreement with Sierra Madre Gold & Silver Ltd. to sell the Del Toro Silver Mine. The Del Toro Mine, located in Mexico, is a past-prod ...

Key Takeaways U.S. office leasing gains as premium space demand rises and construction pipelines hit multi-decade lows.Return-to-office trends, AI growth and easing rates support tenant confidence and office space absorption.CUZ and VNO are benefiting from strong leasing activity in high-quality, amenity-rich office portfolios.The rising demand for premium office spaces, coupled with declining supply, is defining the new wave of U.S. office real estate market leasing momentum, setting it up modestly for a c ...