Key Points Moving from a pure-play Bitcoin miner to a world-class provider of compute could be an expensive and lengthy proposition. With the price of Bitcoin declining, Riot's balance sheet is also coming under some pressure. Here's what investors are watching with Riot today, following a steep weekly decline. 10 stocks we like better than Riot Platforms › As we wrap up another incredibly volatile week for former cryptocurrency miners transitioning to becoming compute providers, Riot Platforms' ...

For every Skims or Goop, you get an awful lot of brands that fail, despite celebrity backing. When the connection between the celebrity, the product, and its audience works, however, the impact can be powerful. "Celebrity branding operates on the principle of parasocial relationships, where consumers develop one-sided emotional connections with public figures they've never met," according to AM World Group. Research from the Journal of Consumer Psychology indicates that 67% of consumers are more likel ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Trustees of the PIMCO closed-end fund below (the “Fund”) has declared a supplemental year-end distribution for the Fund’s common shares as summarized below. The distribution is payable on January 13, 2026 to shareholders of record on December 29, 2025, with an ex-dividend date of December 29, 2025. In addition to the regular monthly dividends, this supplemental year-end distribution is being paid to allow the Fund to meet its 2025 distribution require ...

While most investors remain focused on mega-cap tech and index performance, a different story has been unfolding beneath the surface. In a recent Market on Close livestream, Senior Market Strategist John Rowland, CMT, highlighted a signal that often precedes sector leadership: broad participation, improving momentum, and confirmation from both economic data and price action. That story is playing out right now in healthcare. More News from Barchart Why Healthcare Momentum Matters Right Now One of the ...

While artificial intelligence has undeniably represented one of the most transformative technologies of our time, the impact hasn't been felt evenly — just look at ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) as an example. As an enterprise-focused cloud computing platform, ServiceNow runs and coordinates operating procedures inside large organizations. It uses generative AI and predictive intelligence in the decision-making and execution components inside workflows.To be sure, the narrative isn't as exciting as pure-play AI ...

Core Viewpoint - Delaware's Supreme Court has reversed a lower court's decision regarding the cancellation of the CEO's 2018 pay package, indicating a legal endorsement of the compensation structure [1] Group 1 - The Supreme Court's ruling reinstates the CEO's pay package, which had previously been deemed excessive by a lower court [1] - This decision may set a precedent for future cases involving executive compensation and corporate governance [1] - The ruling highlights the ongoing legal and regulatory scrutiny surrounding executive pay in publicly traded companies [1]

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Patria Investments Limited ("Patria†) (NASDAQ: PAX), a global alternative asset manager, announced today the implementation of a new corporate structure designed to enhance its global operating model, drive operational excellence, and better support Patria's strategic execution at scale. To lead this new structure, Patria is creating the role of Global Chief Operating Officer ("COO†) and is pleased to introduce Nikitas Psyllakis, as its new Global. ...

Upbeat comments on Friday from New York Fed President John Williams were supportive for stocks but negative for bonds, as he said some of the data we're seeing is "pretty encouraging" and he sees no sign of a sharp deterioration in the jobs data. He added that he sees US GDP growth of 1.5% to 1.75% this year, with growth picking up next year, and that there's "no urgency to need to act further on monetary policy right now, because I think the cuts we've made have positioned us really well."The University of ...

Fort Lauderdale, Florida--(Newsfile Corp. - December 19, 2025) - Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) ("Flora" or the "Company"), which is set to rebrand as ZeroStack, and is the first public company to offer exposure to Decentralized AI through the accumulation of $0G, the native cryptocurrency of the distributed AI infrastructure project 0G ("$0G"), held its 2025 Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"). The final voting results of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company's shareholders at th ...

Key Points BlackBerry stock fell 13.7% even though the company beat Wall Street’s earnings expectations. Investors were hoping for more upside at the top end of guidance, not just a higher floor. Valuation and expectations going into the report left minimal room for anything less than a flat-out bullish outlook. 10 stocks we like better than BlackBerry › Shares of BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) went sour on Friday, following a solid earnings report with a side of constructive but unexciting guidance. The ...