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DENVER, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ArrowMark Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: BANX) (“ArrowMark Financial” or the “Company”), an SEC registered closed-end management investment company, announced that its Board of Directors has approved a change in the Fund’s cash distribution frequency from quarterly to monthly, beginning with the January distribution. “We are pleased to announce the transition to a monthly distribution schedule,” said Chairman & CEO Sanjai Bhonsle, “This change reflects the Fund’s income-g ...

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Key Takeaways JOBY completed over 850 flights in 2025, exceeding 50,000 miles across its electric air taxi fleet. Toyota invested nearly $1B in JOBY, including a $250M injection to fast-track certification. JOBY hit key milestones, including Japan flight demos and U.S. point-to-point airport Joby Aviation (JOBY) , which is developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger operations, announced the successful completion of its final international flight demonstration for 2025 at Japan’s Fuji Speedway. ...

Key Takeaways AT&T is grappling with wireline losses, shrinking Internet revenue and a heavier long-term debt load.Ericsson is expanding 5G infrastructure with 194 live networks and growing enterprise and factory output.CommScope and Viavi ride 5G and fiber demand with product innovation, earnings growth and industry ranks.The telecom sector witnessed healthy demand trends in 2025 with an accelerated pace of 5G deployment and increased fiber densification, driven by a rising user propensity to stay abreast ...

Key Takeaways CRCL launched Arc's public testnet with participation from over 100 global financial institutions.Circle is positioning Arc as an on-chain economic OS, prioritizing adoption over near-term fees.CRCL plans to launch Arc's mainnet in 2026 to diversify revenues beyond reserve income.Circle Internet Group (CRCL) is laying the groundwork for its next growth phase by expanding Arc adoption. With the successful launch of Arc’s public testnet and participation from more than 100 global institutions ac ...

This live blog is refreshed periodically throughout the day with the latest updates from the market.To find the latest Stock Market Today threads, click here. Happy Wednesday. This is TheStreet’s Stock Market Today for Dec. 17, 2025. You can follow the latest updates on the market here in our daily live blog. Update 9:34 a.m ET Opening Bell The U.S. markets are now open. The Russell 2000 (+0.57%) has already reversed yesterday's -0.45% decline from yesterday; it's now just a matter of holding onto thos ...

New rumors of stalled data-center funding have sent Oracle's stock lower, but some experts argue the negative narrative has gotten too harsh. ...

RXO Inc. (NYSE:RXO) is entering the fourth quarter facing mounting margin pressure as tightening truck capacity and rising spot rates squeeze brokerage profitability, pushing expected results below the company's own target range.Margin Pressure Intensifies As Capacity TightensBank of America Securities struck a more cautious tone on the freight broker, warning that costs are rising faster than demand is recovering. The imbalance is increasing the risk that margin pressure persists longer than previously ant ...

Diversification is usually a winning investment strategy, and that's proven especially true in 2025 when international stocks largely outperformed U.S. equities. While the S&P 500 is up about 15% this year, stocks in Spain have surged 40%, and South Korea is up 65%.Despite the tariff woes with the U.S., its largest trading partner, Canada’s stock market has doubled the S&P 500’s stock performance this year.And all signs point to this trend continuing, and even strengthening, in 2026.Now, getting exposure to ...