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“Our most recent RepTrak data suggests a new and more favorable narrative is percolating at Starbucks—and we are seeing the early stages of a reputation recovery,” said Stephen Hahn, RepTrak chief reputation and strategy officer. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Dissatisfaction among some Starbucks baristas has been brewing for years, ever since a Buffalo store voted to unionize in December 2021. More stores followed to form the Starbucks Workers United, which claims some 600 stores have joined its ranks—amounting to only 5% of the 11,000 North American stores.

Their frustrations boiled over in Starbuck’s critical first quarter. Seeking maximum impact, the union called a nationwide strike on November 13, Starbucks’s Red Cup Day—one of its most heavily trafficked days, when the holiday drinks menu is introduced, and free collectible cups are given away.

But the strike actions didn’t affect store performance. Starbucks posted its strongest Red Cup Day ever, despite widespread media coverage and support from politicians and labor groups.

And that pattern continued through the quarter. Instead of slowing, Starbuck’s sales accelerated as weeks passed, even as SWU continued to expand the strike through December 18, when the union issued its most recent statement, though it continues to describe the strike as open-ended.

Strike Didn’t Deter CustomersU.S. same-store revenues advanced 4% in the quarter ending December 28, after declining 2% in fiscal 2025. More significantly, the Starbucks Rewards loyalty program hit a record 35.5 million members, with member transactions growing for the first time in eight quarters—and non-member transactions rising even faster. Of note, the 3% increase in transactions this quarter is the first time since the second quarter of 2022 that transaction volume has risen.

The negative publicity surrounding the strike—with photo ops provided by Senator Bernie Sanders and NYC mayor Zorhan Mandami joining picket lines—didn’t turn away customers. While the dispute did initially impact public perception of the company’s fairness and ethics negatively, according to the corporate reputation consultancy RepTrak, Starbucks put that behind it as the season progressed.

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“Our most recent RepTrak data suggests a new and more favorable narrative is percolating at Starbucks—and we are seeing the early stages of a reputation recovery,” said RepTrak chief reputation and strategy officer Stephen Hahn.

And that is owing to the leadership of CEO Brian Niccol, who, about a year-and-a-half into the job, has been restructuring the company under the “Back to Starbucks” strategic plan.

2026 Off To A Flying StartOverall, Starbucks revenue advanced 5.5% year-over-year to reach $9.9 billion in the first quarter, with 74% of sales generated in North America. Comparable same-store sales were up 4% globally, including 4% in the U.S. and North America and 5% internationally. While operating income dipped 21%, from $1.1 billion last year to $891 million this, the company remained focused on driving top-line growth now in order to deliver long-term sustainable, profitable growth later.

“It is clear from our top-line results that our ‘Back to Starbucks’ plan is working and our turnaround is taking hold,” Niccol said during the earnings call.

“We are clear on our long-term vision. We will be the world’s greatest customer service company. We will offer the best job in retail. We will be the community coffee house. Our brand will be visible, relevant and loved everywhere, and we will accelerate growth around the world. And finally, we will deliver on our commitments to shareholder value,” he continued.

Investor Day HighlightsThe day after earnings, Niccol and his senior executive team took the stage for investor day. They chronicled current achievements under the “Back to Starbucks” plan and outlined the financial framework to deliver long-term sustainable growth.

Niccol set the framework of investor day by restating the “Back to Starbucks” mission: a return to what originally made the company great. “Our brand is defined by the intersection of coffee craft, connection and community that comes to life in our coffee houses,” he said.

While the company is drawing inspiration from the past—it will introduce a 1971 dark roast coffee this February to honor the year of the Starbucks’ founding—it is leaning into leading-edge AI technology to manage staffing and orders to improve delivery times across its four access points: café, mobile, drive-thru and delivery. The company’s new chief technology officer, Anand Varadarajan, joins Starbucks after nearly two decades with Amazon.

Green Apron Service In PlayTo enhance the “third-place” coffeehouse experience, the more personalized Green Apron service standard has been rolled out across all 11,000 North American company-owned cafés, ahead of schedule, and the AI-powered Smart Queue algorithm supports baristas to speed orders to customers, no matter where they come from or how delivered. Average delivery times during peak hours for cafés and drive-thrus are now under the four-minute goal. Faster espresso machines are also coming.

Critical to the success of Green Apron service is company support of its 400,000 baristas and support staff. Niccol reiterated his commitment to offering the “best jobs in retail” with competitive pay, industry-leading benefits and career paths to move up.

“When our partners succeed, customers feel the difference and our entire business gets stronger,” he said.

More Inviting Third PlaceAs important as the $10 billion drive-thru business is, some 60% of orders still originate in the store. To enhance that experience, Starbucks has introduced an Uplift program to make cafés warmer, more comfortable and inviting. Some 200 U.S. stores have received the overnight uplift treatment at $150,000 a pop.

More than 1,000 makeovers will be completed by fiscal year-end, adding some 25,000 more comfortable seats to stores. The full U.S. fleet is expected to be uplifted by 2028.

Owning More Of The DayWhen the “Back to Starbucks” plan was first introduced, an initial goal was to own the morning. Niccol announced that milestone has been reached with more than 50% of the business conducted before 11 a.m.

Now he is setting his sights on expanding other dayparts, particularly the afternoon, when customers are looking for a pick-me-up. New protein-enhanced drinks and expanded Refresher offerings will meet that need, as will expanded tea, matcha, chai and food selections. Food now brings in about $6 billion in revenue and receipts have doubled since 2020.

New Rewards A revamped loyalty rewards program will launch in March, adding tailwinds to the current level of membership growth. The program will be tiered with members getting additional rewards as they move up.

The intent is to motivate members to reach higher tiers. The company figures that if only half of active members add just one additional transaction a year, it will reap an additional $150 million in revenue.

For fiscal 2026, the company expects global and U.S. comparable sales to grow by 3% or more, with slightly improved operating margins. Some 600 to 650 new coffeehouses, including company-operated and licensed stores, will come on board, adding to the current 41,000 global coffeehouses.

Looking to 2028By fiscal 2028, net revenue growth is expected to reach 5% or more with comparable global and U.S. store sales holding at 3% or better and between 2% and 3% coming from new stores.

Operating margin will grow from 9% currently to between 13.5% and 15% with earnings per share in the range of $3.35 to $4. Earnings per share on a trailing-twelve-month basis were $1.63 in fiscal 2025.

New store growth will ramp up to 2,000 in 2028, including 400 new company-owned stores and around 200 licensed locations in the U.S., as well as some 1,500 stores internationally.

Starbucks has implemented a new store design model that reduces construction costs by about 20%, improves space use for staff, and creates a more welcoming environment for customers.

While Niccol sees opportunities for licensed store growth in North America—where about 40% its 18,400 locations are licensed—licensings with local partners will be the model going forward internationally. The aim is to grow the share of licensed international stores to 90%, up from 55%.

Currently, it sees significant growth potential in China with strategic partner, Boyu, expanding from the current 8,000 stores to as many as 20,000.

Investors Remain CautiousNiccol and his team hit all the right notes during investor day. “‘Back to Starbucks’ is the strategic currency of our turnaround. It is working and our work is ahead of schedule,” Niccol shared as he stressed comparable sales and transactions are up, brand trust and affinity is growing, consumer connection scores are at record highs, and the innovation pipeline is well stocked.

“Frankly, the shine is back on Starbucks here in the United States and around the world. So I’m confident that this is just the beginning for Starbucks and our iconic brand,” he continued. “We’re building a business that delivers the best of Starbucks for every customer, every partner, and every shareholder. And we’re positioning Starbucks for unrivaled success, global growth, and profitability for many years to come.”

However, investors weren’t convinced. Stocks reached nearly $105 per share after Wednesday’s earnings report, then dropped about 5% as the week has progressed, leaving the stock down roughly 15% year-to-date.

Continued Reputational ChallengesAt the end of January, a shareholder‑rights law firm announced an investigation into whether company officers and directors have breached their fiduciary duties, citing potential mishandling of governance issues.

Adding to the scrutiny, previous restrictions on Niccol’s use of a private jet, which were already generous, were removed due to security risks, and his widely publicized nearly $100 million pay package last year gave him the dubious distinction of having the largest CEO-to-worker pay ratio among the S&P 500.

Meanwhile, Starbucks still faces unfair labor allegations stemming from the SWU strike and as RepTrak data shows, its corporate reputation recovery is a work in progress, not a done deal.

“Starbucks is on the path to a reputation rebound—but the inherent risk is that the goodwill rhetoric becomes nothing more than positive intentions—and not decisive actions,” Hahn stressed. “Taking thoughtful action and not just speaking the words will ultimately shape Starbucks’ reputation recovery.”

Staying On PlanRecent results suggest customers are seeing and feeling the improvements in the “Back to Starbucks” strategy. It’s now up to Niccols and team to keep the positive momentum going—and by all accounts, he and the team intend to do so.

“If you just look at the past 18 months, we really have built a disciplined plan,” he said as he closed his investor day remarks. “We built the plan, we’re working the plan, and I’m happy to say the plan is working.”

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These monster dividend stocks yielding up to 7.7% are solid buys to generate steady income in 2026.

While growth stocks often steal the headlines, ultra-high-yield dividend stocks with a strong track record of dividend stability and growth are among the most powerful tools for building real wealth. If your goal is to build a secure passive income stream for 2026 and beyond, here are five top high-yield stocks to buy right now.

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1. Enterprise Products Partners: 6.4% Enterprise Products Partners (EPD 1.10%) is among the largest midstream energy companies in the U.S., with a pipeline spanning 50,000 miles. 2026 is a major inflection point for the pipeline stock. After spending nearly $4.5 billion on organic growth projects in 2025, Enterprise expects its capital spending to drop to $2.5 billion in 2026.

As new projects come online and capital expenditures (capex) taper, Enterprise will have more cash to return to its shareholders. It has already expanded its share repurchase program from $2 billion to $5 billion, and large dividend increases could be next in line. Enterprise has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years.

2. Realty Income: 5.3% yield Realty Income (O +1.07%) pays a dividend every month and has increased it for 113 straight quarters. As a real estate investment trust (REIT), Realty Income is required to distribute at least 90% of its annual taxable income as dividends to its shareholders.

Realty Income owns a highly diversified portfolio of over 15,500 commercial real estate properties across 92 industries. While a triple-net lease structure significantly reduces operating costs, diversification helps Realty Income generate stable cash flows across market cycles and interest rate environments, making it a top dividend stock to buy for 2026.

3. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners: 5% yield Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP 0.55%) owns high-quality assets across utilities, transport, midstream energy, and data sectors, most of which earn predictable income under long-term contracts. The company also sells mature assets periodically to fund new growth opportunities.

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In 2025, Brookfield raised $3 billion through capital recycling and is deploying money into high-growth areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. Management foresees a strong 2026 and is targeting 5% to 9% annual growth in funds from operations and dividend per share in the long term.

4. Oneok: 5.3% yield Oneok (OKE +0.80%) stock fell by over 25% in 2025 as its debt swelled after back-to-back mega acquisitions of Magellan Midstream, Medallion Midstream, and EnLink Midstream. The acquisitions, however, have significantly expanded Oneok's pipeline capacity and are expected to generate nearly $500 million in synergies in the near term.

Oneok's 4% dividend raise in January 2026 further underscores its ability to reward shareholders despite concerns over debt. With management confident of raising the annual dividend by 3% to 4% in the long term, Oneok is a compelling turnaround high-yield play for 2026.

5. MPLX: 7.7% yield MPLX (MPLX 0.60%) is one of the highest-yielding large-cap stocks in the energy sector. Marathon Petroleum's (MPC +0.26%) backing provides MPLX with predictable revenues from long-term contracts and significant growth opportunities.

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MPLX's recent acquisitions and expansions in the Delaware, Marcellus, and Permian basins set the pace for a strong 2026. In the first nine months of 2025, MPLX's net earnings grew by 15%, and it raised its dividend by 12.5%. Investors can expect another big dividend raise later this year, making this monster high-yield stock a top buy.

Neha Chamaria has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Realty Income. The Motley Fool recommends Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Enterprise Products Partners, and Oneok. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

I'm craving two beverage stocks this month. One is hitting all-time highs while the other just went on sale.

As January 2026 draws to a close, two stocks in the consumer goods sector strike me as particularly strong buys -- for very different reasons. Shares of soft drinks veteran Coca-Cola (KO +1.88%) are setting all-time price records while the rapidly expanding coffee chain Dutch Bros (BROS 5.52%) backed down 34% from last year's peak.

Yes, the investment theses for these beverage stocks could hardly be more different. But there should be room for both approaches in a diversified investment portfolio. So let's see why I'm drooling over Coke and Dutch Bros right now. I mean the stocks, not the drinks (or maybe both, honestly).

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The secret fizz behind Coca-Cola's record highs At first glance, Coca-Cola doesn't look like a record-setting business titan.

CEO James Quincey is stepping down in March after nearly a decade in the CEO seat. Longtime COO Henrique Braun should hit the ground running as his replacement, but Wall Street usually takes a dim view of C-suite transitions.

Sales volumes are holding firm across most product types and geographical markets. Coca-Cola keeps its top-line revenues growing by raising prices.

Health-conscious drink types aren't saving the day, either. Juice, plant-based beverages, and dairy products saw 3% lower revenue in the third quarter.

Yet the stock keeps rising. As of this writing on Jan. 29, Coke's share price is up by a market-beating 17.8% in 52 weeks.

And that makes sense, too. You see, Coca-Cola is making all the right moves.

Replacing Quincey with Braun won't make much of a difference. The two executives have worked together for years, as Braun rose through the ranks under Quincey's leadership. Steady shipping volumes can be an achievement in a rickety global economy. Archrival PepsiCo (PEP +3.32%) saw 2% lower case shipments in the same period, despite raising its prices at a slower pace. And healthy drinks aren't all juices and milk. Water brands like Dasani and Smartwater posted 3% year-over-year growth, and the Coca-Cola Zero Sugar brand saw 14% growth. And Zero didn't undermine the rest of Coke's sugar-free portfolio, as Diet Coke and Coke Light also enjoyed positive shipping volumes. It's invigorating to see a centennial company rising to new heights, despite ever-changing and unpredictable market conditions. Whatever's next, I'm sure Coca-Cola is already preparing for it. So I don't mind buying Coke's stock at a record-high price. It's still inexpensive at 24 times trailing earnings, and the stock looks poised to deliver investor value in 2026 and beyond.

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Dutch Bros is brewing up a national takeover Dutch Bros isn't a classic start-up. The company has been around almost as long as Starbucks (SBUX 2.10%), having started as an Oregon coffee stand in 1992. With a unique drink menu, a tight focus on drive-thru windows, and famously friendly service, the company built an empire on the West Coast.

The story changed in 2021. Dutch Bros entered the public stock market with nearly three decades of operating history under its belt. It immediately began a nationwide growth project, which carries on today. The store count has doubled in five years and should double again by the end of 2029.

It's an exciting growth story, made possible by the drive-thru store template's low construction costs and simpler maintenance. The company is currently expanding in my neck of the Florida swamps, with coffee shops in 24 states as of Q3 2025.

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And the growth story goes beyond just opening more locations. The Q3 store count rose by 14% year over year, while revenues jumped 25% and net income soared 38% higher. America is thirsty for what Dutch Bros is selling, from classic espresso-based coffee concoctions to the Rebel store brand of energy drinks.

It's a profitable growth story with ambitious long-term goals. Dutch Bros also keeps beating analysts' revenue and earnings targets in every quarter. I'll admit that the stock isn't cheap, trading at 115 times trailing earnings today. But the price includes a reasonable premium for Dutch Bros' caffeinated business growth.

The share price is also relatively low, having retreated 34% from the peak in February 2025. If you were looking for a price correction before starting a Dutch Bros position, this could be just the drawdown you asked for.

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The case for gold and gold miners is compelling for two reasons. Firstly, gold can serve as a strategic hedge against inflation. Secondly, some major miners extract silver, copper, and other essential metals for industrial applications, all of which have recently reached all-time highs. Spot gold has surged above the summer 2020 highs and, in 2025, posted its best year since 1979. From a technical perspective, the gold market was showing signs of a potential massive upside breakout before the recent implosion in Gold and Silver. The two precious metals were up an astonishing 80% and 209%, respectively, so while the selling was dramatic, it should come as no surprise given those substantial and remarkable gains. 

Gold remains a compelling investment despite the recent selloff because its core strengths are unchanged. It continues to serve as a proven hedge against inflation and currency devaluation, offers zero counterparty risk, and provides essential portfolio diversification during economic uncertainty. Recent price weakness often creates attractive entry points for long-term investors, especially given that central banks worldwide remain net buyers, underscoring institutional confidence in gold’s enduring value as a store of wealth.

Gold to $10,000

Market veteran Ed Yardeni, one of the most respected voices on Wall Street, noted this when discussing the potential for gold at $10,000 per ounce.

Ed Yardeni stated that if gold continues on its current path, it could reach $10,000 before the end of the decade. More specifically, Yardeni’s key predictions include $5,000 per ounce by 2026 and $10,000 per ounce by 2028. In the long term, analysts expect gold to trade between $10,000 and $16,150 over the next 10 years.

We conducted some research and found that the most powerful structural force is the global shift in reserve holdings. Central bank gold holdings amount to nearly 36,200 tonnes and account for almost 20% of official reserves, up from around 15% at the end of 2023. Diversification away from U.S. dollar reserve holdings, while still moderate, has accelerated in recent years, according to published sources. Central banks continue to increase the percentage of gold in their international reserves, fundamentally reshaping the global economic landscape. This is a potential structural reallocation that creates sustained and immense buying pressure.

We recently noted that the price of Gold has far outpaced the gains for the top miners in the sector. We have five companies that all pay dependable dividends, providing investors with an excellent way to participate in what could be the biggest commodities rally ever. We also have an ETF for investors seeking the ability to own an investment that holds physical gold. All five of the stocks we recommend are also rated Buy by the top Wall Street firm we cover.

Agnico Eagle Mines This top company, one of Wall Street’s most preferred North American gold producers, offers a small 0.74% dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM) is a Canada-based senior gold producer with a diversified portfolio of long-life, high-quality assets across Canada, Australia, Finland, and Mexico, supported by a strong pipeline of exploration and development projects that provide meaningful growth optionality.

The company’s cornerstone operations include the Canadian Malartic Complex, Detour Lake, Fosterville, Goldex, Kittilä, La India, LaRonde Complex, Macassa, Meadowbank Complex, Meliadine, and Pinos Altos, complemented by strategic exploration properties such as Barsele, Hope Bay, Hammond Reef, Morelos Sur, and projects in Australia’s Northern Territory.

The Canadian Malartic Complex is strategically located near Malartic, Quebec, approximately 25 km west of Val-d’Or. Fosterville is a flagship high-grade, low-cost underground mine near Bendigo, Australia. The company also controls 100% of its significant Quebec land position (128,680 hectares), which includes promising projects such as Marban Alliance, Horizon, Alpha, Launay, and Peacock.

Citigroup has a Buy rating with a $256 target price.

Barrick Gold This stock, another top contender in the sector, offers a still promising entry point and a 1.20% dividend yield. Barrick Mining Corp. (NYSE: B) and Randgold Resources completed their merger on Jan. 1, 2019, propelling them to the forefront as one of the world’s largest gold companies by production, reserves, and market capitalization. 

The company is a global gold and copper producer engaged in mining, exploration, and development across some of the world’s most significant mineral districts.

Barrick Gold operates a diversified portfolio of gold mines in Argentina, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dominican Republic, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, and the United States, as well as copper operations in Zambia, Chile, and Saudi Arabia.

Key assets include Nevada Gold Mines, Kibali, Loulo-Gounkoto, Pueblo Viejo, Veladero, Bulyanhulu, North Mara, Porgera, Lumwana, Jabal Sayid, and Zaldívar—anchored by large-scale, long-life operations with both underground and open-pit mines.

Jefferies has a Buy rating with a $55 target price objective.

Franco-Nevada Franco Nevada has increased its annual dividend by 0.57% for 18 consecutive years since its 2008 IPO. It operates with a debt-free balance sheet: this top royalty and streaming company profits from gold mining without the operational risks of mine development. Franco-Nevada Inc. (NYSE: FNV) is a gold-focused royalty and streaming company in Latin America, the United States, Canada, and internationally.

The company manages its portfolio with a focus on precious metals, including gold, silver, and platinum-group metals, and also sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids.

While the company is one of the leading gold-focused royalty and streaming companies, with the largest and most diversified portfolio of cash-flow-producing assets, its business model provides investors with gold price and exploration optionality while limiting exposure to cost inflation. Traits that some of the others don’t offer.

UBS has a Buy rating with a $270 target price.

Newmont Corporation Newmont Corporation is the world’s largest gold mining entity, yielding a modest 0.79%, and is a timely buy for more conservative accounts. Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM) is a gold company and a producer of copper, zinc, lead, and silver with operations and/or assets in Africa, Australia, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, and Papua New Guinea.

The Company’s operations include:

Brucejack Red Chris Penasquito Merian Cerro Negro Yanacocha Boddington Tanami Cadia Lihir Ahafo NGM The Brucejack operation includes four mining leases and six core mineral claims, covering 8,169 acres, and 337 mineral claims covering 298,795 acres.

The Red Chris operation includes five mining leases covering 12,703 acres and 199 mineral claims, totaling 164,903 acres. 6 Penasquito includes 20 mining concessions for operations comprising 113,231 acres and 60 mining concessions for exploration of 107,456 acres.

The Merian operation includes one right of exploitation encompassing an area of 41,687 acres.

Raymond James has an Outperform rating with a $130 target price.

Wheaton Precious Metals This precious metals company makes sense for more conservative accounts seeking exposure to the sector and pays a 0.43% dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE: WPM) is a Canada-based precious metals streaming company with approximately 60% of its revenue from silver sales and 40% from gold sales, and provides upfront financing to miners in exchange for the right to purchase a portion of future production.

The company holds roughly 35 streaming and five royalty agreements, spanning a diversified portfolio of gold, silver, palladium, platinum, and cobalt from 18 operating mines and 28 development projects.

Key operating assets include Antamina, Blackwater, Constancia, Cozamin, Los Filos, Marmato, Neves-Corvo, Peñasquito, Salobo, San Dimas, Stillwater & East Boulder, Sudbury, Voisey’s Bay, and Zinkgruvan.

Bank of America has a Buy rating with a $144 price target.

The SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSE: GLD) is one of the best pure plays on Gold for investors. The fund holds physical gold bullion and some cash. Each share represents one-tenth of an ounce of gold. The fund does not pay dividends.

Proper asset allocation should always include a single-digit percentage allocation to precious metals such as gold and silver. Not only do they hedge against inflation, which could be significant now and over the long term, but they can also help if the market enters a correction or bear market, as they tend to trade inversely to declining markets.

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Plug Power's value has nearly evaporated over the past five years as its financial performance has been abysmal. The company has incurred billions in losses during the last 12 months, and its cash burn is also problematic.

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Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces that it is investigating potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI) resulting from allegations that PennyMac may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

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What is this about: On January 29, 2026, PennyMac filed a Current Report with the Securities Exchange Commission on Form 8-K announcing PennyMac's fourth quarter and full-year 2025 financial results. The report stated that PennyMac's "servicing segment pretax income was $37.3 million, down from $157.4 million in the prior quarter and $87.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024," as well as "[retax income excluding valuation-related items was $47.8 million, down 70 percent from the prior quarter driven primarily by increased realization of mortgage servicing rights (MSR) cash flows as lower mortgage rates drove higher prepayment activity."

On this news, PennyMac's stock price fell $49.78 per share, or 33.3%, to close at $99.92 per share on January 30, 2026.

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M2i Global Inc (OTC:MTWO) CEO Alberto Rosende talked with Proactive about the company's mission to reshape the U.S. critical minerals supply chain.

In a conversation centered on national security and economic resilience, Rosende outlined how M2i Global is addressing America's over-reliance on foreign sources for critical minerals.

Proactive: Welcome back inside our Proactive newsroom. Joining me now is Alberto Rosende. He is the CEO of M2i Global. Alberto, good to see you again. How are you?

Alberto Rosende: Excellent, excellent. Trying to stay warm in this cold. How are you?

Good. Doing well, doing well. Yes, it is cold — but what's heating up is the need for critical minerals. That’s been the story for the last couple of years. The U.S. government has recently come out to say why it’s so important and how they want to catch up. You feel the company is in a perfect sweet spot for that?

Oh, absolutely. The founding principle of M2i is really focused on creating a transparent, sustainable, and responsible critical minerals supply chain flow for the United States. It’s for national defense and economic security—they’re tied together at the hip.
Back in April, as the administration was getting underway, they issued a 232 investigation. The Department of Commerce looked at imports and their impact on our economic viability and national security. We've been waiting for the results, and on January 14th, this past week, the White House announced those findings.

Tell me about those and how the company fits in with that.

Absolutely. As I mentioned, we focus on the critical minerals supply chain. We've been working on returning processing to the United States while sourcing from our allied partner in Australia. It’s really a hand-to-glove fit with the 232 investigation findings.
Not only did it focus on the impact of critical mineral imports on our economic and national security, but it also confirmed how dependent we are—we’re 100% dependent on 12 of those critical minerals, and over 50% dependent on over 29 of them. There are 60 critical minerals on the list. So this aligns right with our mission at M2i. We feel very well positioned to keep moving forward and provide solutions for the United States and our allies.

It’s interesting because we’re at a point with critical minerals similar to what happened with diamonds years ago—when people began tracing where diamonds came from. That’s really happening now with minerals. So are lessons from then being implemented now? Is that where the strength of your company is coming in?

Right, absolutely. Not only did we want to bring processing back, but we also wanted to ensure we could prove the provenance of all critical minerals in the supply chain. That’s the issue we’ve been working to impact.

We recently had a podcast with Ellen Carey, an expert in supply chain traceability, and we discussed this. I highly recommend folks check it out. Being able to trace minerals back to their source is critical. We want to make sure they are mined responsibly and not associated with forced labor, child labor, or other unethical practices. The flow of critical minerals to the U.S. must increase. We need to process them here—but also know exactly where they’re coming from and how they’re being extracted.

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Industry research forecasts that AI hyperscalers will spend at least $500 billion on infrastructure in 2026.

According to a recent report published by Goldman Sachs, artificial intelligence (AI) hyperscalers are forecast to spend more than $500 billion on infrastructure this year. As capital expenditure (capex) budgets become larger, developers like Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta Platforms share a common idea: Accelerate data center build-outs.

Let's dig into three companies poised to benefit from these explosive AI-related infrastructure tailwinds both during 2026 and beyond.

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1. The jack of all trades: Nvidia The most obvious beneficiary of accelerating infrastructure spend is Nvidia (NVDA 0.72%). Nvidia kicked off the AI revolution three years ago after big tech realized the company's graphics processing units (GPUs) could be used to build numerous generative AI applications.

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On the surface, relentless demand for Nvidia's GPUs has fueled an unprecedented rise in the company's top line. But Nvidia's profitability profile should be what smart investors are focusing on.

As the company's operating cash flow continues to grow, Nvidia has positioned itself to double down on its innovation road map -- releasing new GPU architectures about every 18 months. While the company's current Blackwell series is considered the gold standard, Nvidia is already building a massive backlog -- reportedly in the hundreds of billions of dollars -- as hyperscalers rush to secure the company's newest chips, dubbed Rubin.

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This is all to say that as investments in training and inference continue to skyrocket, demand for Nvidia's general-purpose chipsets doesn't appear to be diminishing in the slightest.

2. The networking specialist: Broadcom There is more to building AI data centers than just outfitting these facilities with rows of GPU clusters. What makes AI chips such a hot commodity is their ability to process extremely sophisticated algorithms at high speeds. However, there are underlying challenges to these technological dynamics.

Broadcom (AVGO +0.15%) supplies the nuts and bolts that keep GPU clusters running efficiently around the clock. What I mean by that is developers need to allocate meaningful budget spend to less glorious products such as networking switches and interconnects.

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Another way Broadcom benefits from rising infrastructure spend is through custom silicon. Major companies such as Apple, ByteDance, Alphabet, and Meta reportedly collaborate with Broadcom to design custom application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs).

This is a fancy way of saying that the hyperscalers are looking to complement their existing GPU stacks with their own architectures as a way to lower costs and migrate away from an overreliance on a single provider.

While Broadcom doesn't find its name in the headlines as much as Nvidia or Advanced Micro Devices, the company's diversified product suite is just as important to the overall AI narrative. As big tech buys more GPUs, builds more data centers, and introduces next-generation products, Broadcom is in a lucrative position to win incremental business alongside its peers thanks to the rapid expansion of infrastructure capacity.

3. The pick-and-shovel giant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing I can't think of a better company that stands to benefit from the chip demand spike than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM 2.65%). If Nvidia and Broadcom contain the chips driving the AI revolution, TSMC holds the keys to get the car started.

TSMC is the largest chip manufacturer in the world as measured by revenue -- holding an estimated 70% market share. Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Micron Technology, and some of the hyperscalers outsource their chip production to TSMC's foundry.

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This role makes TSMC a pick-and-shovel provider for the AI infrastructure boom. In other words, it doesn't really matter which chip architectures are in high demand. So long as enterprises are spending on AI chips, odds are that TSMC is the company making them. From a macro point of view, rising capital expenditure budgets could be seen as a proxy for TSMC's trajectory, given the company's leading role in bringing AI hardware to life.

Per the company's fourth-quarter earnings report, TSMC's management sees AI as a generational growth trend -- one that should produce robust revenue and profit margin expansion throughout the rest of the decade.

Against this backdrop, TSMC might be the biggest beneficiary of all when it comes to the secular themes fueling infrastructure -- making it potentially the safest AI chip stock in the market right now for long-term investors.

Adam Spatacco has positions in Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Goldman Sachs Group, Meta Platforms, Micron Technology, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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Microsoft has faced a rocky start to the year, with shares sliding 11% in just one month. Despite reporting strong Q2 results, the stock pulled back after management guided for "stabilizing" Azure revenues—a disappointment for investors who were positioned for continued acceleration. Furthermore, a significant concentration risk has emerged: OpenAI now accounts for roughly 45% of Microsoft’s $625 billion commercial remaining performance obligation (RPO). Look at our take on – What Went Wrong With Microsoft Stock? – for more details.

However, with MSFT currently trading at $430—approximately 20% below its 52-week high—the valuation is becoming increasingly attractive for long-term bulls.

The "Deep Discount" StrategyIf you believe in Microsoft’s long-term dominance but want a larger margin of safety, you don’t have to buy at market price. Instead of waiting for a crash that may never come, you can generate income while "naming your price" at $300 per share (a 30% discount from current levels).

The Trade: Selling Cash-Secured Puts By selling a long-dated Put option, you can earn a 6.2% annualized yield while waiting for a better entry point.The Action: Sell the Jan 15, 2027, $300 Put.The Premium: Collect approximately $625 per contract (covering 100 shares).The Yield: This represents a 2.2% annualized return on the $30,000 required to collateralize the trade.The Bonus: By keeping that $30,000 in a money market account earning 4%, your total annualized yield climbs to 6.2%.The Outcome: You either pocket a steady 6.2% return, or you become a Microsoft shareholder at a "steal" price of $300.However, this is not the only stock strategy in town. Trefis High Quality Portfolio is a sophisticated framework designed to reduce stock-specific risk while giving upside exposure.

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MSFT stays above $300: You keep the full $625 premium – 2.1% extra income over the next 350 days on cash that might otherwise earn you 4.0% or less. You never buy the stock and simply walk away with the cash.MSFT closes below $300: You'll be obligated to buy 100 shares at $300. But thanks to $625 premium, your effective cost basis is just $293.75 per share - a roughly 32% from current level.But to hold this trade with conviction, you want to see long term upside in the stock. Because if it comes to it, you want to be excited about buying the stock cheap.

First, you want fundamentals to check out. For details, see Buy or Sell MSFT Stock or check Microsoft Investment Highlights

Second, you want to better understand competitive advantage and industry tailwinds. Below is what specifically gives us the conviction.

Why Hold MSFT Stock Long-TermMicrosoft’s wide economic moat is built on high switching costs and a dominant ecosystem, which provides pricing power and predictable revenue. The company is at the epicenter of two major secular trends: the ongoing shift to cloud computing and the rise of artificial intelligence. These tailwinds are expected to drive double-digit growth for years to come. A robust balance sheet and strong free cash flow generation further solidify its position as a long-term compounder. Should the stock be assigned, we are comfortable holding a company with such a durable competitive advantage and strong growth prospects.

Competitive AdvantageWe classify MSFT’s economic moat as WIDE, with the primary source being Switching Costs

Successfully implemented multiple price increases for Microsoft 365 and Azure services; despite some customer complaints, there is no evidence of significant customer churn, indicating inelastic demand.High switching costs are evident as enterprise customers are deeply embedded in the Microsoft ecosystem, making migration to competitors costly and complex due to the integration of products like Office 365, Azure, and Dynamics 365.Dominant market share in desktop operating systems with Windows holding a significant global share.Azure maintains a strong and stable number two position in the cloud infrastructure market, consistently capturing a significant portion of the growing market.See Microsoft Full Analysis

Industry TailwindThe industry tailwind is STRONG, with CAGR projection of 12.0% (Grand View Research)

Secular Trend: Digital Transformation (Shift to Cloud & SaaS) and Artificial IntelligenceKey Risks: Regulatory antitrust scrutiny and the perpetual threat of cybersecurity breaches are the primary risks to the industry.Financial GuardrailsCash Generation: Positive Free Cash FlowBalance Sheet: Microsoft maintains a very strong balance sheet with a significant net cash position, indicating a very low risk of bankruptcy. The company consistently generates substantial cash from operations.Not comfortable with options or stock-specific trades? PORTFOLIOS are even better.

Stock Picking Falls Short Against Multi-Asset PortfoliosMarkets move differently but a mix of assets smooths volatility. A multi-asset portfolio keeps you invested and reduces the impact of sharp drops in any single area.

The asset allocation framework of Trefis’ Boston-based, wealth management partner yielded positive returns during the 2008-09 period when the S&P lost more than 40%. Our partner’s strategy now includes the Trefis High Quality Portfolio, which has a track record of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all three - the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices.

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Regeneron is poised for double-digit revenue and EPS growth in 2026, driven by Dupixent and reduced Eylea headwinds. Dupixent's robust expansion and pipeline successors support Regeneron's long-term growth and mitigate post-exclusivity risks. Eylea's decline is moderating, aided by increased patient support and anticipated label expansions.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR) between June 6, 2024 and November 10, 2025, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important February 2, 2026 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Bitdeer securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Bitdeer class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=49102 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than February 2, 2026. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved, at that time, the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants provided investors with material information concerning Bitdeer’s research and technology roadmap for its SEALMINER Bitcoin mining machine. Defendants’ statements included, among other things, confidence in Bitdeer’s mass production of its fourth-generation SEALMINER (A4) rigs using its SEAL04 ASIC (“application-specific integrated circuit”) chip technology expected to have a chip energy efficiency of as low as 5J/TH. Defendants provided these positive statements to investors while, at the same time, disseminating false and materially misleading statements and/or concerning material adverse facts concerning the true state of Bitdeer’s SEALMINER A4 project. Specifically, defendants failed to disclose that the SEAL04 chip projected to have a chip-level energy efficiency of 5 J/TH would be ready for use in the A4 rigs with an expected mass production to begin in the second quarter 2025. Such statements absent these material facts caused investors to purchase Bitdeer securities at artificially inflated prices. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the Bitdeer class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=49102 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

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Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) had a lot to celebrate in 2025, including the final season of popular show “Stranger Things” and movies Frankenstein and Wake Up Dead Man; the success of international content from Korea, Latin America, and elsewhere; and the introduction of live and interactive content. All this has helped buoy the stock despite economic uncertainty.

Shares hit an all-time high of $134.12 last summer, adjusted for a recent 10-for-1 stock split. Compared with Netflix’s initial public offering price, the stock now is up 77,150%, with much of that gain coming since the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The question is what Netflix will do for investors going forward. While Wall Street offers one-year price projections, investors want to know where shares will be many years from now. 24/7 Wall St. has you covered. We applied some assumptions about its business and opportunities for growth and did some number-crunching to offer insights about where Netflix stock will be in future years.

Netflix’s Past Performance

Netflix has reshaped entertainment consumption worldwide.

Before winning the streaming wars, Netflix was already transforming the home entertainment industry. It was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings as a DVD-by-mail subscription service. At the time, the movie rental market was dominated by physical rentals from giants like Blockbuster. Netflix’s business model disrupted the traditional movie rental model by offering convenience and eliminating late fees.

Hastings took the company public five years later on May 23, 2002, at a split-adjusted $1.21 per share. Today, the stock trades near $83 per share, for a compounded annual growth rate of 31.8%. That means every $1,000 invested in the streamer in 2002 is worth about $693,000 today.

When Netflix began streaming in 2007, the industry was in its infancy with competitors like Hulu and Amazon Prime Video only emerging afterward. By leveraging its vast movie catalog, it quickly became the industry leader before pivoting to original content in the 2010s.

Today, Netflix has over 301 million paid subscribers and has reshaped entertainment consumption worldwide. Recent popular releases include Wake Up Dead Man and KPop Demon Hunters.

Key Drivers for Netflix

Netflix expects ads to become a significant contributor to revenue.

Content success: Although Netflix had a rocky start when it began producing its own content, it has long since found its stride and routinely produces captivating shows that grab the public’s attention. During Covid lockdowns, it had “Tiger King” in 2020 and followed that up with “Squid Game” in 2021. This past year, its most popular shows included “Adolescence” and “Wednesday.” And because it has good relationships with international creators, it has begun bringing out new programming from Brazil, South Korea, the U.K., and elsewhere. The second season of “Squid Game” was its most-watched series in 2024. The movies Carry-On and Jay Kelly have been popular this past year.

Games based on content: A fast-growing opportunity is games based on Netflix IP, such as Squid Game, Virgin River Christmas, Rebel Moon, and Black Mirror. It also has games based on existing IPs, such as Monument Valley 3 and WWE 2K25. As it all comes included as a package with Netflix streaming, it has the potential to see tremendous growth.

Live events: The Mike Tyson-Jake Paul boxing match Netflix hosted on Nov. 15, 2024, drew in 108 million viewers, with 65 million concurrent households at its peak, making it the “most-streamed sporting event ever.” Last year’s NFL Christmas Day Doubleheader averaged over 24 million U.S. viewers. Whether or not Netflix reaches the 200 billion hours of its on-demand streaming content, it should offer significant growth.

Advertising: Netflix expects ads to become a significant contributor to revenue in the next few years. It says it is roughly doubling ad revenue each year, but it is starting from a tiny base. It became meaningful beginning in 2025. In the countries where it shows ads, the ad plan accounted for 50% of the new membership sign-ups it saw in the initial quarter, and ad plan membership was up 35% quarter over quarter.

Netflix Stock Price Prediction in 2026 Analysts covering Netflix stock have a 12-month consensus price target of $111.84 per share. That implies 34.6% upside from where it currently trades, but targets range from a low of $79.00 per share (or 4.9% downside) to a market high of $151.40 per share (82.2% upside). On average, the analysts recommend buying shares, and they have for at least a year.

24/7 Wall St. projects Netflix stock will end the year at $143.71 per share, based on advertising beginning to take off, but as subscribership in its more mature markets slows, revenue growth should maintain its 12% growth rate. Netflix should continue to trade at elevated multiples consistent with where it trades today.

How Netflix’s Next Five Years Could Play Out

A stock split before the end of the decade?

Valuing Netflix’s stock price for the coming years, we begin with revenue of $39.0 billion and net income of $8.7 billion for 2024. Then provide our best estimate of the market value of the company by assigning a price-to-earnings multiple.

Revenue (billions) Net Income (billions) EPS 2025 $43.5 $9.0 $25.32 2026 $48.7 $10.2 $29.94 2027 $53.6 $11.5 $36.81 2028 $58.4 $12.8 $41.48 2029 $63.7 $14.0 $47.36 2030 $69.4 $17.4 $58.50 For 2027, we forecast the growth juggernaut will ease slightly to 10% growth in revenue, though it will maintain its margins of 21% giving us earnings of $36.81. With a P/E ratio of 42, that translates into a price target of $154.60 per share.

Through 2029, we forecast Netflix will take its foot off the revenue gas ever so slightly at just 9% annually. With a P/E ratio of 40, in line with its five-year average, we get price targets of $165.92 in 2028 and $189.44 per share in 2029.

At this point, Netflix remains the dominant streaming service, but offering a multitude of gaming options and live events. Although advertising will be a considerable component of revenue, it will have reached critical mass in most of its important growth markets by 2030, and the maturity of its business will see Netflix’s revenue growth slow to 9%. Margins, however, should continue improving to 25%, which will readily support a price target of $222.30 per share at a P/E ratio of 38.

Price Target Upside Potential 2026 $143.71 72.9% 2027 $154.60 86.0% 2028 $165.92 99.6% 2029 $189.44 127.9% 2030 $222.30 167.5% Top Five Stocks to Avoid Despite the AI Hype

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Lesser-known artificial intelligence (AI) stocks may end up delivering superior returns, too.

Over the past two years, investors have raced to buy shares of leading artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Many of them have produced incredible returns recently.

However, some companies that are also capitalizing on AI have been largely ignored by investors. One of them is Fiverr (FVRR 1.82%). Despite lagging broader equities in recent years, Fiverr might be worth investing in and holding on to for the next decade. Here's why.

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How Fiverr is cashing in on AI Some companies offer AI services through the cloud. Others sell specialized chips that provide the raw computing power needed to train AI models. Fiverr doesn't do any of that. The company's platform connects freelancers with corporations and individuals who need their services, making it a notable player in the gig economy. Since AI became the new big thing on Wall Street, Fiverr has seen a surge in demand for AI-related services on its platform.

This makes sense: While large corporations have the budget to buy entire teams of AI experts, smaller businesses don't. A platform like Fiverr helps the little guy access AI services and implement the technology across their operations at a reasonable cost. In May 2025, Fiverr noted in its annual Business Trends Index that the search for AI-agentic services had skyrocketed by a whopping 18,347% over the six months prior to the report's release.

It is also having a notable impact on the company's financial results, with demand for AI-related services helping drive top-line growth.

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Why the stock is a buy Fiverr's top-line growth has declined from the heights it reached in the early years of the pandemic. However, the company has made progress elsewhere. It is now consistently profitable, for instance. The company achieved this goal, despite slower revenue growth, thanks to a disciplined approach and cost-cutting efforts.

Can Fiverr now find a way to improve on the top line? My view is that it can. The gig economy is projected to continue expanding as more people seek ways to earn extra money and others are attracted to the flexibility of freelancing. Fiverr benefits from a network effect in this niche, as more businesses on its platform attract more freelancers. And in the next decade, AI won't be its only growth driver. The company sees a large, $247 billion addressable market.

Will Fiverr capture this entire opportunity by itself? No, but it doesn't need to do so. The company's comparatively tiny trailing-12-month revenue of $427.4 million suggests even grabbing about 2% of that total would be a success for Fiverr. In short, the stock has plenty of room to run, and it might be worth it to buy Fiverr's shares while they remain down significantly over the past few years.

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - January 31, 2026) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP) resulting from allegations that Simulations Plus may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Simulations Plus securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=42476 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On July 15, 2025, during market hours, Benzinga published an article entitled "Simulations Plus Sees Weaker Demand Persist, Outlook Softens." The article stated that Simulations Plus shares had declined "following the release of [Simulations Plus'] third-quarter 2025 earnings report." The article stated that Simulations Plus had reported sales of $20.4 million, representing a 10% year-over-year increase, but this fell short of the consensus estimate of $20.9 million." Further, "[t]his miss followed preliminary third-quarter sales figures released in June, which were already lower than expectations at $19 million to $20 million, compared to a consensus of $22.78 million."

On this news, Simulations Plus stock fell 25.75% on July 15, 2025.

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US authorities have reportedly investigated claims that Meta can read users’ encrypted chats on the WhatsApp messaging platform, which it owns.

The reports follow a lawsuit filed last week, which claimed Meta “can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private’ communications”.

Meta has denied the allegation, reported by Bloomberg, calling the lawsuit’s claim “categorically false and absurd”. It suggested the claim was a tactic to support the NSO Group, an Israeli firm that develops spyware used against activists and journalists, and which recently lost a lawsuit brought by WhatsApp.

The firm that filed last week’s lawsuit against Meta, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, attributes the allegation to unnamed “courageous” whistleblowers from Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa.

Quinn Emanuel is, in a separate case, helping to represent the NSO Group in its appeal against a judgment from a US federal court last year, which ordered it to pay $167m to WhatsApp for violating its terms of service in its deployment of Pegasus spyware against more than 1,400 users.

“We’re pursuing sanctions against Quinn Emanuel for filing a meritless lawsuit that was designed purely to grab headlines,” said Carl Woog, a Meta spokesperson, in a statement. “This is the same firm that is trying to help NSO overturn an injunction that barred their operations for targeting journalists and government officials with spyware.”

Adam Wolfson, a partner at Quinn Emanuel said: “Our colleagues’ defence of NSO on appeal has nothing to do with the facts disclosed to us and which form the basis of the lawsuit we brought for worldwide WhatsApp users.

“We look forward to moving forward with those claims and note WhatsApp’s denials have all been carefully worded in a way that stops short of denying the central allegation in the complaint – that Meta has the ability to read WhatsApp messages, regardless of its claims about end-to-end encryption.”

Steven Murdoch, professor of security engineering at UCL, said the lawsuit was “a bit strange”. “It seems to be going mostly on whistleblowers, and we don’t know much about them or their credibility,” he said. “I would be very surprised if what they are claiming is actually true.”

If WhatsApp were, indeed, reading users’ messages, this was likely to have been discovered by staff and would end the business, he said. “It’s very hard to keep secrets inside a company. If there was something as scandalous as this going on, I think it’s very likely that it would have leaked out from someone within WhatsApp.”

The Bloomberg article cites reports and interviews from officials within the US Department of Commerce in claiming that the US has investigated whether Meta could read WhatsApp messages. However, a spokesperson for the department called these assertions “unsubstantiated”.

WhatsApp bills itself as an end-to-end encrypted platform, which means that messages can be read only by their sender and recipient, and are not decoded by a server in the middle.

This contrasts with some other messaging apps, such as Telegram, which encrypt messages between a sender and its own servers, preventing third parties from reading the messages, but allowing them – in theory – to be decoded and read by Telegram itself.

A senior executive in the technology sector told the Guardian that WhatsApp’s vaunted privacy “leaves much to be desired”, given the platform’s willingness to collect metadata on its users, such as their profile information, their contact lists, and who they speak to and when.

However, the “idea that WhatsApp can selectively and retroactively access the content of [end-to-end encrypted] individual chats is a mathematical impossibility”, he said.

Woog, of Meta, said: “We’re pursuing sanctions against Quinn Emanuel for filing a meritless lawsuit that was designed purely to grab headlines. WhatsApp’s encryption remains secure and we’ll continue to stand up against those trying to deny people’s right to private communication.”

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Securities Litigation Partner James (Josh) Wilson Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses In Bitdeer To Contact Him Directly To Discuss Their Options

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New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - January 31, 2026) - Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Bitdeer Technologies Group ("Bitdeer" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BTDR) and reminds investors of the February 2, 2026 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company.

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As detailed below, the complaint alleges that the Company and its executives violated federal securities laws by making false and/or misleading statements and/or failing to disclose that the true state of Bitdeer's SEALMINER A4 project. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose that the SEAL04 chip projected to have a chip-level energy efficiency of 5 J/TH would be ready for use in the A4 rigs with an expected mass production to begin in the second quarter 2025.

On November 10, 2025, Bitdeer issued a press release reporting its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2025. Among other items, Bitdeer reported earnings per share of -$1.28, significantly missing the consensus estimate of -$0.22. Bitdeer also disclosed that "development of [its] next-generation Seal 04 [ASIC chip] is significantly delayed."

On this news, Bitdeer's stock price fell $2.63 per share, or 14.9%, to close at $15.02 per share on November 11, 2025.

Then, on November 12, 2025, Bitdeer issues a press release "reporting a fire incident at its under-construction facility in Massillon, Ohio." According to the press release, "[t]he fire incident occurred on the afternoon of November 11" and "2 of the 26 buildings currently under construction sustained fire damage."

On this news, Bitdeer's stock price fell another $2.83 per share, or 20.3%, to close at $11.11 per share on November 13, 2025.

The court-appointed lead plaintiff is the investor with the largest financial interest in the relief sought by the class who is adequate and typical of class members who directs and oversees the litigation on behalf of the putative class. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision to serve as a lead plaintiff or not.

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New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - January 31, 2026) - Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Beta Bionics, Inc. ("Beta Bionics" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BBNX).

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The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. Shares of Beta Bionics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBNX) plunged approximately 37% on January 09, 2026 after the company announced that it expects fewer patient starts in the fourth quarter than estimated by analysts.

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Shares of Wealthfront Corporation declined sharply following the company's first post-IPO earnings release, pressured by disappointing asset flow figures and emerging investor concerns about strategic exposures underpinning its mortgage business. The stock sell-off came as Wealthfront reported softer net inflows in recent months, signaling a slowdown in client acquisitions and cash management balances relative to prior periods. Additionally, heightened market scrutiny over the CEO's ownership stake in a banking partner central to the firm's mortgage initiative has added to investor uncertainty, fueling speculation around potential conflicts of interest and long-term integration risks.

Since the company's IPO on or around December 12, 2025, at $14.00 per share, the stock has fallen $3.74, or 26.71%, to close at $10.26 on January 14, 2026.

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Beneficial owners continue to scoop up Under Armour Inc. (NYSE: UAA) and W.R. Berkley Corp. (NYSE: WRB) shares in what is overall a slower period for insider buying. In addition, a public offering of International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (NYSE: THM) shares resulted in some huge insider purchases.

Though these were the most prominent purchases in the past week, there were a few other notable ones as well. Let’s take a quick look at these transactions.

Is Insider Buying Important?

What does insider buying tell us?

A well-known adage reminds us that corporate insiders and 10% owners really only buy shares of a company because they believe the stock price will rise and they want to profit from it. Thus, insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors. This is especially so during times of market uncertainty, and even when markets are near all-time highs.

Note that the fourth-quarter earnings-reporting season is underway, so many insiders are prohibited from buying or selling shares. Below are some of the most notable insider purchases that were reported recently, starting with the largest and most prominent.

W.R. Berkley Buyer(s): 10% owner Mitsui Sumitomo Total shares: over 1.0 million Price per share: $66.03 to $69.37 Total cost: around $69.3 million Last spring, this buyer reached an agreement to acquire 15% of W.R. Berkley’s shares. Mitsui Sumitomo expects to complete its investment in this Connecticut-based insurance holding company during the first quarter of 2026. Its stake is up to almost 55.6 million shares, or about 14%.

The share price was last seen within the buyer’s latest purchase price range. Yet, the stock is fractionally lower than six months ago because of recent volatility due to profit-taking. But note that shares are up 16.6% year over year, outperforming the S&P 500 in that time. Analysts are cautious, with only four out of 18 of them recommending buying shares. The mean price target of $69.00 is about 1% higher than the current price and less than the recent all-time high of $78.96.

Mitsui Sumitomo is a massive Japanese financial conglomerate. Note that it also recently acquired an 18% stake in MassMutual’s Barings.

International Tower Hill Mines Buyer(s): 10% owners Paulson & Co. and Electrum Global Holdings Total shares: less than 21.2 million Price per share: $2.22 Total cost: $47.0 million The Paulson transaction was a private placement of 40 million shares alongside a public offering of shares. The total raised was $114.8 million, which the company intends to use to fund the exploration and development of the Livengood Gold Project in Alaska, as well as for acquisitions and general corporate purposes.

The share price is 497.9% higher than a year ago, after recently hitting a multiyear high of $3.65. The stock lacks enough analyst coverage for a consensus recommendation or mean price target. The fourth quarter earnings report is due in March.

Note that New York-based investment management firm Paulson & Co. also has Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: MDGL) and Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE: BHC) among its top holdings.

Under Armour Buyer(s): 10% owner Fairfax Financial Total shares: over 2.6 million Price per share: $6.17 to $6.30 Total cost: over $16.4 million This buyer, led by billionaire V. Prem Watsa, sometimes called the Warren Buffett of Canada, has been scooping up shares for the past month. The stake is now up to about 43.0 million shares, and the investment helped boost the stock still suffering from tariff effects and competitive pressures. Shares were last seen trading for more than the purchase price range above.

The stock is still almost 11% lower than six months ago. Given the Wall Street consensus target of $6.22, the analysts anticipate minimal upside in the next 12 months. Only five of 26 analysts recommend buying shares. Citigroup reiterated a Neutral rating but lifted its price target to $6.20.

Watsa, founder and CEO of Fairfax, maintains a controlling interest in the company but reportedly is stepping back from some roles to plan for succession.

And Other Insider Buying

These were not the only notable insider purchases of the past week. Here is a quick look at some others.

Stock Buyer(s) Shares Price Cost Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: MIRM) a director 131,425 $6.48 almost $9.0 M Hycroft Mining Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: HYMC) a 10% owner 100,000 $49.96 almost $5.0 M Streamex Corp. (NASDAQ: STEX) 10% owners over 1.0 M $3.00 to $3.31 almost $3.1 M USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ: USAR) two directors 101,300 $21.32 to $22.59 about $2.2 M Biodesix Inc. (NASDAQ: BDSX) a director 182,465  $10.67 to $12.05 almost $2.1 M Vivani Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: VANI) a director over 1.3 M $1.48 about $2.0 M Some smaller insider buying was reported at Abbott Laboratories, Ally Financial, CRISPR Therapeutics, CVS Health, Fastenal, GameStop, Intel, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, and Qnity Electronics, as well.

GameStop CEO Picks Up 1M Shares, and Other Insiders Return to the Buy Window

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