MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. Bank today announced the addition of three new integrated partners to its Avvance point-of-sale lending platform, further accelerating the growth of its API-driven embedded financing solutions. KabelSync, Strictly, and United Credit, have launched Avvance as an embedded payment option within their platforms, enabling merchants to offer flexible financing at the point of need. U.S. Bank Avvance continues to focus on delivering seamless financing experiences for merchants an ...

Vlad Tenev, CEO and co-founder of Robinhood, has spent the year turning the  trading app into a serious player in the crypto industry. This feature is a part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2025 list. Once known for commission-free stock trades, the company is now building its own blockchain, offering staking services, and expanding across Europe with tokenized stocks. The biggest move saw Robinhood complete its $200 million acquisition of Bitstamp, one of the longest-running crypto exchanges. The deal b ...

BOSTON, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tiziana Life Sciences, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TLSA) (“Tiziana” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company developing breakthrough immunomodulation therapies with its lead development candidate, intranasal foralumab, a fully human, anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, announces that Executive Chairman and Founder, Gabriele Cerrone will ring the Closing Bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, New York today. The ceremony, will be held from 3:45 PM to 4:15 PM ET, celebrates Tiz ...

ATLANTA, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PowerPlan, a leading provider of financial software solutions for energy companies, today announced the general availability of Provision NXT, its next-generation SaaS solution for income tax provision. Provision NXT transforms how tax departments manage complex ASC 740 and ASC 980 calculations by eliminating manual reconciliations, automating repetitive tasks, and delivering continuous updates through modern cloud architecture. For more than 25 years, PowerPlan ha ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) has scheduled the release of its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results for Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at approximately 7:30 a.m. ET. The results will be available on the Ally Press Room website (http://media.ally.com). Ally will host a conference call at 9 a.m. ET to review the company's performance. You may listen to the call via webcast or dial-in. The webcast will be live on Ally's Investor Relations website ...

This week's market focus will be on US economic news. On Thursday, weekly initial unemployment claims are expected to fall -11,000 to 225,000. Also, Nov CPI is expected to be +3.1% y/y, and Nov core CPI is expected to be +3.0% y/y. On Friday, Nov existing home sales are expected to be up +1.2% m/m to 4.15 million. Also, the University of Michigan Dec consumer sentiment index is expected to be revised upward by +0.2 to 53.5 from the previously reported 53.3.US MBA weekly mortgage applications fell -3.8% in t ...

Key Takeaways Lamb Weston is expected to report Q2 revenues of $1.59 billion, down 0.5% year over year.The consensus estimate for earnings stands at 67 cents per share, a 1.5% gain from last year.Pricing pressure, trade investments and global competition may weigh on results despite steady volume growth.Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. ((LW) is likely to witness a top-line decline when it reports second-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings on Dec. 19. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $1.59 billion, ...

Key Takeaways Fortinet posted Q3 2025 revenues of $1.72B, with record 37% non-GAAP operating margins and 18% product growth.FTNT's FortiSASE billings jumped over 100% year over year, lifting unified SASE ARR to $1.22B.Cisco saw 8% revenue growth in Q1 FY26, but security revenues fell 2% despite strong AI infrastructure orders.Fortinet (FTNT) and Cisco (CSCO) stand as formidable players in the cybersecurity industry, both delivering comprehensive network security solutions to enterprises worldwide. Fortinet ...

Key Takeaways Robinhood's prediction markets business now generates $100M in annualized revenues and is growing rapidly.HOOD is acquiring 90% of MIAXdx to control prediction market infrastructure and boost long-term margins.HOOD stock is up 222% over the past year, outpacing the industry and reflecting investor confidence.The prediction markets business is rapidly transforming from a niche curiosity into one of the most dynamic growth fronts in financial services, and Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is positioning ...

Momentum investors typically don't time the market or "buy low and sell high." In other words, they avoid betting on cheap stocks and waiting long for them to recover. Instead, they believe that "buying high and selling higher" is the way to make far more money in lesser time.Everyone likes betting on fast-moving trending stocks, but it isn't easy to determine the right entry point. These stocks often lose momentum when their future growth potential fails to justify their swelled-up valuation. In that phase ...