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On-chain lending revived in January, showing signs of recovery from crypto insiders. Aave remains the leading lending hub, expanding available liquidity. 

On-chain lending is picking up in the new year, signaling robust activity from crypto natives. Lending has drawn in whales, becoming a source of liquidity for the on-chain economies of Ethereum, Solana and a few smaller chains. 

DeFi lending expanded in the past month, with the strongest growth since the October crash. | Source: Token Terminal Total ecosystem lending grew in the past three weeks, after months of sliding following the liquidation event on October 11, 2025. DeFi lending did not see dramatic liquidations, as the ETH collateral levels were set much lower. Despite this, the worsened market sentiment prevented lending from expanding. 

Aave and Morpho lead lending expansion Aave and Morpho retained the biggest share of DeFi lending due to their economic models. Aave relied on its legacy status and high liquidity in key vaults, while Morpho expanded due to curated lending pool managers. 

Aave has also grown its dominance from 8% to over 28% in the past two years, even growing during the bear market. 

In early 2026, active loans expanded to $36.6B, up $2.1B from December’s levels. This is the highest monthly growth since the drawdown began in October. Aave contributed $1.1B to the growth for the past month, while Morpho expanded its lending by $450M, based on TokenTerminal data. 

Total liquidatable ETH lending has grown to $2.2B, after spending months at around $1B. Most of the loans on Aave, Sky Protocol and other platforms are liquidatable at levels under $1,800 per ETH, with only a small share of loans above $3,000.

Ethereum remains the main lending venue The Ethereum ecosystem remains the main lending venue, gaining support as ETH returned above $3,000. While Solana-based lending is growing, the pace and baseline levels are still much lower compared to Ethereum’s influence.

Based on DeFiLlama data, lending protocols lock in $66.91B, with a slow recovery for the past few weeks. Lending growth is not yet exponential, but points to expanding influence for the top protocols. 

Lending also creates over $28M in weekly fees, boosting Ethereum’s economy. Ethereum increased its value locked to over $72B, up from $64B in November. A recovery of DeFi may also translate into stronger ETH gains. 

In 2026, the Ethereum ecosystem may also get a boost from treasury company deposits, including staking and liquid staking. The newly issued tokens may be used within the Ethereum ecosystem, depending on the treasury company’s risk appetite. 

Lending has already displaced DEX trading as the top Ethereum activity, with liquid staking coming in second. Loan activity signals both demand for passive income and demand for additional liquidity. 

For now, the market is not yet fully recovered, but DeFi activity serves as a signal for an eventual ETH recovery.

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The crypto market is currently undergoing a choppy price action as neither the bulls nor the bears seem to be in control at the moment.

Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap, is trading at $90,368, down by less than 1% in the last 24 hours. 

Dogecoin’s DOGE is the second-worst performer among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap, after losing 2.5% of its value.

At press time, DOGE is now trading at $0.1361 and could record further losses in the near term. 

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DOGE has lost 7% of its value in the last seven days, making it the worst performer among the top 10 cryptocurrencies.

Its bearish performance comes amid falling retail demand and minor ETF inflows.

According to CoinGlass, Dogecoin’s futures Open Interest (OI) currently stands at $1.73 billion, down from the $1.96 billion recorded a week ago.

The declining OI indicates that retail demand for the cryptocurrency is falling, with more traders choosing to stay out than bet on Dogecoin’s price.

If the downward trend persists, signaling low retail demand, price recovery could be a pipe dream. 

The declining OI could see DOGE’s price retest the December low of $0.1161 over the next few days or weeks. 

The bearish performance was also supported by poor ETF inflow.

On Friday, Dogecoin spot ETFs recorded a minor inflow of nearly $404,000 despite the heightened volatility in the market.

According to SoSoValue, US spot Dogecoin ETFs posted the largest inflow since launch, $2.3 million on January 2, followed by the second-largest, $1.6 million on January 5th.

The declining ETF inflow suggests that institutions are slowing down interest in the leading memecoin. 

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The DOGE/USD 4-hour chart is bearish and efficient as Dogecoin has failed to overcome the $0.145 resistance level over the past few days.

At press time, DOGE is trading at $0.1361, after falling to overcome the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $0.1436. 

The technical indicators suggest that the coin is bearish and could suffer further losses in the near term.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator on the 4-hour chart is below the neutral zone, suggesting a bearish trend. 

The Relative Strength Index stands at 40 below the neutral zone, adding further confluence to the bearish narrative. 

If the selloff continues, DOGE could drop below the $0.1276 support level, turning it into a near-term resistance.

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An extended bearish trend could see DOGE retest the $0.116 level once again. 

However, if buyers defend this level, DOGE could embark on a recovery and hit the $0.15 psychological level over the next few days.

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Ethereum needs “better decentralized stablecoins,” Vitalik Buterin said this weekend, arguing that the next iteration has to solve three design constraints that today’s models keep skirting. His comments landed alongside a broader claim from MetaLeX founder Gabriel Shapiro that Ethereum is increasingly a “contrarian bet” versus what much of the venture-backed crypto stack is optimizing for.

Shapiro framed the split in ideological terms, saying it is “increasingly obvious that Ethereum is a contrarian bet against most of what crypto VCs are betting on,” listing “gambling,” “CeDeFi,” “custodial stablecoins,” and “’neo-banks’” as the center of gravity. By contrast, he argued, “Ethereum is tripling down on disrupting power to enable sovereign individuals.”

Why Ethereum Lacks A Decentralized Stablecoin Buterin’s stablecoin critique starts with what to stabilize against. He said “tracking USD is fine short term,” but suggested that a long-horizon version of “nation state resilience” points to something that is not dependent on a single fiat “price ticker.”

“Tracking USD is fine short term, but imo part of the vision of nation state resilience should be independence even from that price ticker,” Buterin wrote. “On a 20 year timeline, well, what if it hyperinflates, even moderately?”
That premise shifts the stablecoin problem from simply maintaining a peg to building a reference index that can plausibly survive macro regime changes. In Buterin’s framing, that is “problem” one: identifying an index “better than USD price,” at least as a north star even if USD tracking remains expedient near term.

The second issue is governance and oracle security. Buterin argued that a decentralized oracle must be “not capturable with a large pool of money,” or the system is forced into unattractive tradeoffs that ultimately land on users.

“If you don’t have (2), then you have to ensure cost of capture > protocol token market cap, which in turn implies protocol value extraction > discount rate, which is quite bad for users,” he wrote. “This is a big part of why I constantly rail against financialized governance btw: it inherently has no defense/offense asymmetry, and so high levels of extraction are the only way to be stable.”

He tied that to a longer-running discomfort with token-holder-driven control structures that resemble markets for influence. In his view, “financialized governance” trends toward systems that must continuously extract value to defend themselves, rather than relying on a structural advantage that makes attacks meaningfully harder than normal operation.

The third problem is mechanical: staking yield competes with decentralized stablecoins for capital. If stablecoin users and collateral providers are implicitly giving up a few percentage points of return relative to staking ETH, Buterin called that “quite bad,” and suggested it becomes a persistent headwind unless the ecosystem changes how yield, collateral, and risk interact.

He laid out what he described as a map of the “solution space,” while stressing it was “not endorsement.” Those paths ranged from compressing staking yield toward “hobbyist level,” to creating a staking category with similar returns but without comparable slashing risk, to making “slashable staking compatible with usability as collateral.”

Buterin also sharpened what “slashing risk” actually means in this context. “If you’re going to try to reason through this in detail,” he wrote, “remember that the ‘slashing risk’ to guard against is both self-contradiction, and being on the wrong side of an inactivity leak, ie. engaging in a 51% censorship attack. In general, we think too much about the former and not enough about the latter.”

The constraint bleeds into liquidation dynamics as well. He noted that a stablecoin “cannot be secured with a fixed amount of ETH collateral,” because large drawdowns require active rebalancing, and any design that sources yield from staking must reckon with how that yield turns off or changes during stress.

At press time, ETH traded at $3,118.

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Bitcoin and Ethereum investment products reversed course last week as Fed rate cut hopes faded. Key Takeaways Crypto exchange-traded products experienced $454 million in outflows last week. The outflows nearly counteracted the $1.5 billion inflows recorded earlier in the year, marking a significant change in market sentiment. Funds tied to XRP and Solana saw strong inflows last week despite a wave of outflows across crypto exchange-traded products, according to a new report from CoinShares.

Bitcoin led the weekly outflows totaling approximately $405 million, followed by Ethereum with $116 million, reversing much of the $1.5 billion in early-year inflows.

In contrast, XRP funds drew in $46 million, while Solana products attracted around $33 million. Sui and Chainlink also closed out the week with minor inflows.

Among providers, Grayscale and Fidelity accounted for the bulk of weekly redemptions, while iShares and ProFunds attracted inflows. Total assets under management stood at $182 billion as of January 9.

Divergence in investor sentiment was clear, as US funds recorded the biggest outflows while Germany, Canada, and Switzerland drew inflows.

Investor outflows from digital asset products last week reflect waning optimism over a March Fed rate cut following recent macro data, as noted by CoinShares analysts.

Markets are pricing in only a 27% chance of a Fed rate cut in March, per the FedWatch tool.

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Ethereum’s (ETH) long-term valuation model, the Rainbow Chart, points to a broad but structured price range by January 31, 2026, based on its historical growth curve and logarithmic trend bands.

Notably, the chart maps Ethereum’s price action across color-coded valuation zones designed to capture market psychology rather than provide precise price forecasts.

Indeed, the model’s outlook comes as Ethereum trades just above the $3,000 support level. As of press time, the asset was valued at $3,102, down less than 0.1% in the past 24 hours, while on the weekly timeline, ETH was down over 2%.

ETH seven-day price chart. Source: Finbold This price range places the second-ranked cryptocurrency by market cap in the lower-middle portion of the Rainbow Chart, a region typically associated with accumulation and undervaluation narratives.

From this starting point, the model outlines multiple valuation bands that ETH could occupy by the end of January 2026, depending on market momentum, adoption trends, and broader macro conditions.

Ethereum price prediction At the base of the model is the ‘Fire Sale’ band, historically associated with extreme pessimism and capitulation, which for January 31, 2026, spans roughly $993 to $1,339 and would imply a sharp breakdown from current levels. Just above it, the ‘Undervalued’ band ranges from about $1,339 to $1,842, indicating Ethereum trading below its long-term trend as patient investors begin to re-enter.

Ethereum rainbow price chart. Source: BlockchainCenter The ‘Accumulate’ band projects a range of about $1,842 to $2,576, signaling improving sentiment with continued caution typical of early recovery phases. Above it, the ‘Still Cheap’ band spans roughly $2,576 to $3,650, pointing to modest gains from current levels and a market that recognizes Ethereum’s value without excess optimism.

The ‘Steady…’ band, ranging from about $3,650 to $5,250, reflects balanced conditions where price growth closely tracks Ethereum’s long-term adoption trend, suggesting a mature uptrend.

Above that, the orange ‘HODL!’ band spans roughly $5,250 to $7,612, reflecting strong bullish conviction driven by long-term holders and limited selling pressure. The darker orange ‘Is This 

Ethereum bullish phase  The Flippening?’ band follows at about $7,612 to $11,050, signaling heightened optimism and speculative interest around Ethereum’s growing market influence.

Near the top, the red-orange ‘But have we ‘earned’ it?’ band ranges from approximately $11,050 to $15,776, indicating stretched valuations and sustainability concerns. The ‘Maximum Bubble Territory’ band caps the model at roughly $15,776 to $22,453 by January 31, 2026, a zone historically linked to euphoric conditions and major corrections.

Given Ethereum’s current price of $3,102, the model implies that remaining within the ‘Still Cheap’ or ‘Steady…’ bands would require moderate appreciation, while a move into the higher orange and red zones would signal a powerful bull cycle.

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Despite harsh market turbulence, Shiba Inu remains a major popular meme cryptocurrency among crypto users. A loyal community continues to regularly reduce the circulating SHIB supply.

However, the chart shows that over the past day, the SHIB burn rate has greatly collapsed, even despite the recent bullish message issued by top Shiba Inu team member, Lucie.

SHIB burn rate crashesAccording to the figures shared by Shibburn on-chain data tracker, over the past day, SHIB burns have taken a big dent and collapsed by more than 94%. Overall, only 224,644 SHIB were burned, which is a tiny amount compared to the previous day.

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On Saturday, the portal registered three burn transactions, surpassing three million meme coins: 2,943,898 SHIB; 616,350 SHIB and 395,729 SHIB.

In total, the joint efforts of the Shiba Inu community have already helped to remove a total of 410,754,198,122,381 SHIB from the circulating supply. Additionally, 3,856,265,086,248 SHIB coins have been staked, which means they are also out of circulation — but not permanently.

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SHIB exec speaks on SOU to compensate Shibarium usersIn a recently published tweet, SHIB's top executive, Lucie, who is in charge of social media marketing, spoke about the SOU recovery framework. SOU stands for “SHIB owes you,” and it was launched after the Shibarium hack that took place at the end of 2025: the Plasma Bridge exploit. That unfortunate event affected many Shibarium users, and now the SHIB team is doing their best to reimburse them for that.

Lucie revealed that the SOU recovery framework consists of two layers — one is official, and the other one is made for the SHIB community. The official layer is “SOU NFTs on Ethereum,” and it comes from the Shiba Inu team itself. Lucie stated that this is the “accounting layer,” and it was made not for raising money but for tracking the debt to Shibarium users.

The second layer is a “community recovery layer” and, according to the tweet, it is “a liquidity and fee generation mechanism.” Lucie also shared the exact role this project will be playing in the recovery mechanism: “Its role is to create volume, generate fees, route part of that activity into recovery and ecosystem support.”

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Shib Owes You has two layers.

One is official.
One is community powered.

They do different jobs.

1) Official layer

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This is the Shiba Inu team system.

These NFTs represent what… pic.twitter.com/nEkeWbeXGh

— 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐄 (@LucieSHIB) January 10, 2026 Lucie concluded her tweet with a disclaimer that this is solely her vision and not the official message of the SHIB team.

Key NotesXRP posted strong inflows while most crypto funds recorded heavy weekly outflows.Bitcoin and Ethereum led losses as investors reacted to delayed Fed rate cut hopes.US markets drove selling pressure, while Europe and Canada showed steady demand. XRP XRP $2.05 24h volatility: 2.6% Market cap: $124.23 B Vol. 24h: $3.28 B stayed in positive territory even as digital asset funds posted $454 million in weekly outflows. This happened as investors pulled back from Bitcoin BTC $90 656 24h volatility: 0.2% Market cap: $1.81 T Vol. 24h: $35.53 B and Ethereum ETH $3 114 24h volatility: 0.1% Market cap: $375.77 B Vol. 24h: $17.66 B while favoring select altcoins amid rising concerns over delayed US rate cuts.

XRP Attracts Inflows as Market Turns Defensive XRP emerged as one of the few bright spots in a difficult week for crypto funds.

While the broader market saw heavy withdrawals, XRP recorded inflows of $45.8 million, according to the latest CoinShares data. This came as investors reduced exposure to major assets, especially Bitcoin and Ethereum, which faced sharp outflows.

The wider digital asset market recorded $454 million in total outflows for the week. This extended a four-day selling streak that erased most of the $1.5 billion inflows seen at the start of the year.

Still, market sentiment weakened after fresh economic data lowered expectations for a US Federal Reserve rate cut in March.

Bitcoin carried the largest share of losses, with $404.7 million leaving BTC-linked products. Ethereum followed with $116.1 million in outflows. Multi-asset products also saw withdrawals of $20.8 million, showing a cautious stance across diversified strategies.

In contrast, XRP continued to draw steady interest. Solana and Sui also posted inflows of $32.8 million and $7.6 million, signaling selective risk-taking rather than a full market exit.

Despite this positive news, XRP had a rough first week of 2026. Coinspeaker disclosed that US-listed spot XRP ETFs recorded their first net outflow of $40.7 million on Jan. 7. This ended a 6-7 week run of steady inflows as the wider crypto ETF market weakened.

In the same week, XRP price fell 5% to $2.27 after WisdomTree withdrew its ETF filing, even as US spot XRP ETFs saw continued inflows.

As of writing, XRP is trading at $2.03, down 2.42% per CoinMarketCap data.

XRP Gains as US Leads Regional Outflows Regional data showed a clear split. The United States recorded $568.9 million in outflows, making it the main driver of weekly losses. Investor sentiment in the US turned negative as bond yields rose and rate cut hopes faded.

Outside the US, several markets remained firm. Germany led inflows with $58.9 million, followed by Canada at $24.5 million and Switzerland at $21 million. These inflows helped offset some global pressure and supported assets like XRP.

Interestingly, XRP stood out again in this regional mix, benefiting from demand outside the US. While overall market confidence weakened, XRP maintained its appeal, reflecting a focused shift rather than broad selling.

In a related XRP update, Coinspeaker noted that Ripple has abandoned its IPO plans, with President Monica Long saying public funding is not needed for growth.

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XRP is showing signs of weakness after its recent breakout, while the broader market sentiment remains cautiously optimistic. Despite geopolitical tensions rising in the Middle East and Asia, Bitcoin and crypto markets are holding much better than expected, and XRP is no exception.

XRP Price Analysis: The USDT Pair XRP recently surged into a major resistance area around $2.40, just below the key 200-day moving average. The asset was quickly rejected, broken back below the 100-day moving average (located around $2.20), and is now pulling back toward the $2.00 support range. This zone also aligns with the mid-range of the recent move, providing a short-term support cushion.

Yet, momentum has slowed, as seen in the RSI rolling over from the overbought zone and is now on the verge of dropping below 50. A daily close below $2.00 could expose XRP to further downside toward the recent major low at $1.80. On the upside, reclaiming the 100-day moving average and closing above the $2.40 supply zone would reopen the door toward the 200-day moving average and even the significant $3 level as potential targets for the upcoming months.

The BTC Pair On the XRPBTC pair’s daily timeframe, Ripple’s token briefly broke above both the 100-day and 200-day moving averages, rallying from 2,100 sats to just under 2,600 sats before experiencing a decisive rejection. The price is now trading around 2,250 sats and back below the 200-day moving average (located around 2,400 sats). The 100-day moving average is currently holding the price near the 2,250 level.

As long as the 2,200–2,250 sats area holds, buyers still have a chance to build a higher low structure. Losing that zone would likely send XRP back toward the 2,000 sats demand zone. Meanwhile, a bounce and reclaim of the 2,400 sats level could start a fresh leg toward the 2,700–2,800 sats range again. However, until this scenario happens, XRP remains weak and is likely to underperform against BTC.

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Bitcoin Core adds sixth trusted maintainer as ‘TheCharlatan’ gains commit key.

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Bitcoin Core added pseudonymous developer TheCharlatan as the sixth Trusted Key holder with direct commit access to the master branch.​ The promotion follows strong backing from Core contributors and reflects ongoing efforts to decentralize control that began after Satoshi’s handover to Gavin Andresen and later Wladimir van der Laan.​ TheCharlatan focuses on reproducible builds and validation logic, extending prior work to separate validating from non-validating code in Bitcoin’s kernel library. Bitcoin Core maintainers have expanded the number of developers holding Trusted Keys with commit power to the master branch of the Bitcoin Core software for the first time since May 2023, according to community records.

Bitcoin Core contributor developments On January 8, 2026, a pseudonymous developer known as TheCharlatan, also referred to as “sedited,” became the sixth keyholder, joining Marco Falke, Gloria Zhao, Ryan Ofsky, Hennadii Stepanov, and Ava Chow.

The group of Trusted Key holders has evolved over the past decade. Falke gained access in 2016, Samuel Dobson in 2018 before exiting by 2022, Stepanov in 2021, Chow in 2021, Zhao in 2022, and Ofsky in 2023, according to Bitcoin Core development records.

Bitcoin (BTC) developers sign software updates with their PGP keys. The 25 members of the GitHub development community for Bitcoin Core software recognize only these six PGP keys with commit access.

In a group discussion among Core contributors, at least 20 members supported TheCharlatan’s promotion to Trusted Keys status, with no objections recorded. The nomination stated: “He is a reliable reviewer who has worked extensively in critical areas of the codebase, thinks carefully about what we ship to users and developers, and understands the technical consensus process well.”

TheCharlatan, a University of Zurich computer science graduate from South Africa, focuses on reproducibility and Bitcoin Core’s validation logic, according to his development profile. Reproducible builds in software development ensure an independently-verifiable path from source to binary code. TheCharlatan’s work on validation logic extends the efforts of Carl Dong on the Bitcoin Core kernel library to separate validating and non-validating logic required to determine if a given block extends the current best-work chain.

When Bitcoin launched in 2009, only Satoshi Nakamoto possessed commit-level access to the Bitcoin project software. Nakamoto transferred key privileges to Gavin Andresen, who subsequently passed control to Wladimir van der Laan. Van der Laan later led an initiative to decentralize control of commit keys to a group, following legal threats from Craig Wright, who lost multi-year court battles against Core developers over copyright to Bitcoin’s whitepaper. That decentralization effort established the current structure in Core development, where six people serve as Lead Maintainers.

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Shiba Inu (SHIB) has closed the past five days in negative territory, but a look at price alone doesn’t tell the full story. The token’s distribution remains heavily concentrated on exchanges, and recent activity suggests that holders are preparing to sell rather than accumulate. These conditions can weigh on market sentiment and leave SHIB exposed to further downward movement.

In brief Exchange reserves for SHIB have risen above 82.5 trillion, signaling that holders are preparing to sell. Positive exchange netflows show more tokens moving onto trading platforms than being withdrawn. Rising SHIB Reserves Point to Selling Readiness Shiba Inu’s presence on trading platforms has been increasing, with exchange reserves now exceeding 82.5 trillion SHIB, up from about 81 trillion earlier in the year. At the same time, exchange netflow has turned positive, meaning more tokens are being sent to exchanges than withdrawn. This combination of rising reserves and net inflows suggests that holders are preparing to sell rather than accumulate. 

The shift in behavior coincided with SHIB briefly climbing above $0.000009, near its highest level so far this year, before giving up part of its year-to-date gains, reflecting a market dominated by selling readiness.

SHIB Exchange Netflows Signal Growing Sell Pressure SHIB Traders Pull Back While Whales Stay Active The derivatives market adds another layer to the cautious outlook and reflects broader trends in trader behavior:

Trading volume in SHIB derivatives fell by approximately 14% over the past 24 hours. Open interest also declined by around 2%. The token’s price dropped about 2% during the same period, reflecting fading confidence and limited appetite for leveraged positions. Despite this, some signs of support are visible. Data from Santiment indicates a 111% increase in whale transactions, showing heightened activity among large holders. Additionally, CryptoQuant reports that daily active SHIB addresses have been steadily rising since the start of the year, consistently remaining above 3,000. This demonstrates ongoing on-chain engagement even amid recent price weakness.

Technical Outlook Shows Range-Bound Trading From a technical perspective, Shiba Inu is currently consolidating after months of downward pressure. Following a prolonged downtrend since September, the token showed a brief rebound in the first few days of this year, but the recovery has lacked strong momentum and has not confirmed a trend reversal.

On the daily chart, SHIB trades within a clearly defined rectangular range, showing a temporary balance between buyers and sellers. Price has met resistance near the top of this range, while the middle zone—aligned with the 20-day moving average and middle Bollinger Band—provides support, keeping the market neutral.

SHIB Breaks Downtrend with Resistance Retest in Early 2026 Technical indicators support this cautious view. RSI sits around 58, reflecting modest bullish momentum but no clear dominance. Bollinger Bands remain moderately wide after the recent spike, signaling ongoing volatility rather than low activity.

Unless SHIB breaks decisively above the top of the consolidation range (0.0000095) with strong volume, the most likely scenario is continued sideways movement or a pullback toward the lower boundary of the range (0.0000080). A confirmed breakout would be necessary to shift the market structure and reopen the path for a broader recovery.

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January 12, 2026 07:00 ET  | Source: Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

WYOMISSING, Pa., Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI) announced today that the Company will release its 2025 fourth quarter financial results after the market close on Thursday, February 19, 2026. The Company will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET on Friday, February 20, 2026.

During the conference call, Peter M. Carlino, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and senior management, will review the quarter’s results and performance, discuss recent events and conduct a question-and-answer period.

Webcast:
The conference call will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.glpropinc.com. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the call will also be available for 90 days on the Company’s website.

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The playback can be accessed through Friday, February 27, 2026.

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RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) has acquired Bloc83, a two-building, 492,000 square foot mixed-use asset in CBD Raleigh, in a joint venture with the North Carolina Investment Authority and The Terraces, a 173,000 square foot office building in the Preston Center BBD of Dallas, in a joint venture with Granite Properties.

Ted Klinck, President and CEO, stated, “We are excited to expand our presence in Dallas and Raleigh with the addition of two best-in-class properties at attractive risk-adjusted yields with good long-term growth potential. The acquisition of The Terraces deepens our relationship with our partner in Dallas, Granite, and marks our entry into Preston Center, a BBD we identified for future expansion when we entered Dallas in 2022. Preston Center is the most supply-constrained BBD in the Dallas market with a healthy outlook for long-term rent growth. With in-place rents approximately 30% below market, there is significant NOI upside at The Terraces as leases roll during the next few years. Our Dallas portfolio is now projected to be approximately 7% of our total NOI upon stabilization of our development properties, which would make it our 5th largest market.

“Bloc83 is a property we have followed closely since it was first developed. Located in Raleigh’s CBD and just a few blocks from our corporate headquarters, Bloc83 is an excellent strategic fit within our portfolio. The property is 97% leased, 17% higher than the downtown competitive set. We now own 2.0 million square feet in CBD Raleigh, which gives us flexibility to accommodate the evolving space needs of our existing customers and prospects. Additionally, we have expanded our roster of strategic investment partners with the formation of a new joint venture with the North Carolina Investment Authority.

“Our plan is to effectively match-fund our purchase of these best-in-class assets in the high-growth markets of Dallas and Raleigh by selling a select portfolio of non-core assets or properties where we believe value has been maximized. Importantly, once completed, our plan is expected to be roughly leverage-neutral, accretive to cash flows and neutral to our near-term FFO run-rate, while improving the quality of our portfolio and providing higher growth in cash flows and FFO over time.”

Acquisition of Bloc83
Bloc83 is a 492,000 square foot mixed-use asset that includes two 10-story best-in-class office buildings with 27,000 square feet of ground floor amenity retail located in CBD Raleigh. The building includes a rooftop terrace, customer lounge, fitness center, and interactive sports room with a golf simulator, among other on-site customer amenities. Bloc83, which delivered between 2019 and 2021, was 97% leased on a combined basis at December 31, 2025 with a weighted average lease term of 6.5 years.

The Company initially owns a 10% interest in the joint venture that was formed to acquire Bloc83. The North Carolina Investment Authority, a new strategic investment partner for Highwoods, owns the remaining 90% interest. The Company retains the option to increase its ownership interest to 50%. The joint venture’s total investment (at 100%) is expected to be $210.5 million, which includes $3.3 million of planned near-term building improvements and $0.5 million of transaction costs.

Acquisition of The Terraces
The Terraces is a 12-story best-in-class office building encompassing 173,00 square feet located in the heart of Dallas’ Preston Center, a new BBD for Highwoods. The Terraces, which delivered in 2017, was 98% leased at December 31, 2025 with a weighted average lease term of 7.0 years. Rents are approximately 30% below market, which provides significant long-term upside potential.

The Company owns an 80% interest in the joint venture that was formed to acquire The Terraces. Granite, the Company’s longtime partner in Dallas, owns the remaining 20% interest. The Company also contributed to the joint venture $12.9 million (net of the Company’s 80% interest) of preferred equity. The joint venture’s total investment (at 100%) is expected to be $109.3 million, which includes $2.5 million of planned near-term building improvements and $0.5 million of transaction costs.

2026 NOI Outlook
During 2026, the Company’s combined investment in The Terraces and Bloc83 joint ventures is expected to generate GAAP net operating income of $9.0 million and cash net operating income of $7.5 million. In addition, the Company expects to generate approximately $0.8 million of income during 2026 from its net preferred equity investment in The Terraces joint venture.

Funding Plan
The Company’s plan is to ultimately fund these acquisitions, and the $223.1 million acquisition of 6Hundred at Legacy Union in Charlotte that closed during the fourth quarter of 2025, primarily by accelerating the sale of a select portfolio of non-core assets or properties where we believe value has been maximized. The Company expects to complete this leverage-neutral rotation of capital by mid-2026.

During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company sold in a series of transactions non-core assets for combined gross proceeds of $65.9 million. The sold assets consist of: (1) a 42-year old office building encompassing 27,000 square feet at Century Center in Atlanta; (2) a 49-year old office building encompassing 57,000 square feet in Tampa’s Westshore BBD; (3) a 2.1-acre surface parking lot in CBD Orlando and a 0.7-acre surface parking lot in CBD Raleigh; (4) a 25-year old office building encompassing 35,000 square feet in the Research Triangle Park submarket of Raleigh; and (5) the Company’s 50% interest in a joint venture that owns three office buildings encompassing 354,000 square feet in the Innsbrook BBD of Richmond. Additionally, the Company expects to close on the sale of three additional non-core buildings for a combined purchase price of $42.2 million in the next 45 days.

Presentation
A presentation highlighting the planned acquisition and planned acceleration of non-core dispositions can be accessed through the link below and in the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.highwoods.com.

About Highwoods
Highwoods Properties, Inc., headquartered in Raleigh, is a publicly-traded (NYSE:HIW), fully-integrated office real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns, develops, acquires, leases and manages properties primarily in the best business districts (BBDs) of Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond and Tampa. Our vision is to be a leader in the evolution of commercial real estate for the benefit of our customers, our communities and those who invest with us. Our mission is to create environments and experiences that inspire our teammates and our customers to achieve more together. We are in the work-placemaking business and believe that by creating exceptional environments and experiences, we can deliver greater value to our customers, their teammates and, in turn, our shareholders. For more information about Highwoods, please visit our website at www.highwoods.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the information in this press release may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects such as the following: closing of the planned acquisition may not occur on the terms described in this press release or at all; the expected financial and operational results and the related assumptions underlying our expected results; the planned sales of non-core assets and expected pricing and impact with respect to such sales, including the tax impact of such sales; the anticipated total investment, projected leasing activity, estimated replacement cost and expected net operating income of acquired properties and properties to be developed; and expected future leverage of the Company. You can identify forward-looking statements by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue” or other similar words. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that our plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved.

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from Highwoods’ current expectations include, among others, the following: buyers may not be available and pricing may not be adequate with respect to the planned dispositions of non-core assets; comparable sales data on which we based our expectations with respect to the sales price of the non-core assets may not reflect current market trends; the financial condition of our customers could deteriorate; our assumptions regarding potential losses related to customer financial difficulties could prove incorrect; counterparties under our debt instruments, particularly our revolving credit facility, may attempt to avoid their obligations thereunder, which, if successful, would reduce our available liquidity; we may not be able to lease or re-lease second generation space, defined as previously occupied space that becomes available for lease, quickly or on as favorable terms as old leases; we may not be able to lease newly constructed buildings as quickly or on as favorable terms as originally anticipated; we may not be able to complete development, acquisition, reinvestment, disposition or joint venture projects as quickly or on as favorable terms as anticipated; development activity in our existing markets could result in an excessive supply relative to customer demand; our markets may suffer declines in economic and/or office employment growth; increases in interest rates could increase our debt service costs; increases in operating expenses could negatively impact our operating results; natural disasters and climate change could have an adverse impact on our cash flow and operating results; we may not be able to meet our liquidity requirements or obtain capital on favorable terms to fund our working capital needs and growth initiatives or repay or refinance outstanding debt upon maturity; and the Company could lose key executive officers.

This list of risks and uncertainties, however, is not intended to be exhaustive. You should also review the other cautionary statements we make in “Risk Factors” set forth in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Contact:Brendan Maiorana Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [email protected] 919-872-4924

LX2020 generally well tolerated across ten participants with no clinically significant complement activation 

LX2020 transduction, transcription, and increased protein expression observed across participants with dose-dependent response; mean increase in PKP2 protein of 93% in low-dose cohort and 162% in high-dose cohorts

Arrhythmia burden stabilized or improved in majority of participants with dose-dependent response in non-sustained ventricular tachycardia and premature ventricular contractions

Company to host webcast today at 8:00 AM ET / 5:00 AM PT

NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXEO), a clinical stage genetic medicine company dedicated to pioneering novel treatments for cardiovascular diseases, today announced preliminary data from the HEROIC-PKP2 Phase I/II clinical trial of LX2020 for the treatment of PKP2-associated arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (PKP2-ACM). Across dose cohorts, LX2020 was generally well tolerated and led to robust transduction, increased PKP2 protein expression, and clinically meaningful improvement or stabilization in measures of arrhythmia burden in the majority of participants.

“These interim data from ten participants reinforce the favorable safety profile of LX2020 and demonstrate promising trends in transduction, protein expression, and reduction in arrhythmia burden at the high dose,” said R. Nolan Townsend, Chief Executive Officer of Lexeo Therapeutics. “We are encouraged by these preliminary results and look forward to advancing development of LX2020 given its therapeutic potential and ability to address the underlying cause of cardiac dysfunction and disease progression in PKP2-ACM.”

LX2020 Interim Update
Ten participants have been dosed in the HEROIC-PKP2 Phase I/II clinical trial, including three participants in Cohort 1 at the low dose (2x1013 vg/kg) and seven participants in Cohorts 2 and 3 at the high dose (6x1013 vg/kg). Safety data are summarized for all ten participants dosed; efficacy data are inclusive of those participants with at least 6 months of follow-up as of the January 7, 2026 data cutoff date. Cardiac biopsy data are available for seven participants, as one participant in Cohort 1 declined post-dose biopsy.

Interim Safety Update (n=10)

LX2020 generally well tolerated across ten participants dosedNo clinically significant complement activationElevations in liver function tests (LFT) observed in five participants at the high dose, treated successfully with re-introduction of low-dose prednisone in three participants and increased prednisone and sirolimus in two participants per the trial protocol. All elevations resolved without complication, hospitalization or other treatmentNo participants discontinued from the HEROIC-PKP2 Phase I/II studyOne previously disclosed Grade 3 serious adverse event of sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) was observed three months after dosing in a single participant at the high dose and assessed as possibly treatment related. This event is consistent with the natural course of PKP2-ACM and its known clinical manifestations. The participant was successfully treated with anti-arrhythmic medication and discharged with no additional intervention required
PKP2 Transduction and Expression (n=7 with post-treatment cardiac biopsies at 3 months)

Mean increase in PKP2 protein expression of 93% in the low-dose cohort (n=2) and 162% in the high-dose cohorts (n=5), assessed by western blotMean exogenous mRNA of 7.9E+04 copies per microgram of nucleic acid in the low-dose cohort (n=2) and 2.7E+05 copies per microgram in the high-dose cohorts (n=5)Mean vector copy number (VCN) of 1.5 in the low-dose cohort (n=1) and 3.3 in the high-dose cohorts (n=5); insufficient cardiac biopsy tissue available for participant 1 in low-dose cohort for VCN analysisAppropriate PKP2 colocalization observed at cardiac intercalated discs via immunofluorescence staining Clinical Data (n=8 with > 6 months of follow up)

Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) reduced or stabilized in the majority of participants; 22% mean improvement in high-dose cohorts at latest visit (n=5)Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) reduced or stabilized in the majority of participants; 14% mean improvement in high-dose cohorts at latest visit (n=5)4 of 5 participants in high-dose cohorts report improvement relative to baseline on the Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) scale, a patient-reported outcome measureParticipants stable across other clinical measures including QRS duration, T-wave inversion, right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) and New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class Next Steps

HEROIC-PKP2 enrollment completed in Q4 2025; biopsy results pending for participants 9 and 1012-month data available for all high-dose participants in Q4 2026Regulatory engagement expected in 2026
Corporate Webcast Details
Lexeo Therapeutics will host a webcast at 8:00 AM ET / 5:00 AM PT today, January 12, 2026. Analysts and investors can participate by accessing the webcast live on the News & Events page in the Investors section of Lexeo’s website, www.lexeotx.com. The webcast will be archived on the company’s website following the call.

About LX2020
LX2020 is an AAV-based gene therapy candidate for the treatment of plakophilin-2-associated arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (PKP2-ACM). Mutations in the PKP2 gene are the most common genetic cause of ACM, responsible for approximately 50% of cases and estimated to affect approximately 60,000 people in the United States. PKP2 deficiency in ACM can lead to myocardial cell death, fibrosis, heart dysfunction, rhythm abnormalities, and sudden cardiac death. LX2020 is designed to systemically deliver a functional, full-length PKP2 gene within an adeno-associated viral capsid, AAVrh10, to cardiomyocytes to restore the desmosomal complex and cell-to-cell adhesion. LX2020 is being evaluated in the single-arm, open-label, multi-center HEROIC-PKP2 Phase I/II clinical trial (NCT06109181). LX2020 has been granted Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations by the FDA.

About Lexeo Therapeutics
Lexeo Therapeutics is a New York City-based, clinical stage genetic medicine company dedicated to reshaping heart health by applying pioneering science to fundamentally change how cardiovascular diseases are treated. The company is advancing a portfolio of therapeutic candidates that take aim at the underlying genetic causes of conditions, including LX2006 in Friedreich ataxia (FA) cardiomyopathy, LX2020 in plakophilin-2 (PKP2) arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, and others in devastating diseases with high unmet need.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, but not limited to, Lexeo’s expectations and plans regarding its current product candidates and programs and the anticipated benefits of its current product candidates. Words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “objective,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “design,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “develop,” “plan” or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions, or statements regarding intent, belief, or current expectations, are forward-looking statements. While Lexeo believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon current information available to the company as well as certain estimates and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties (including, without limitation, those set forth in Lexeo’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)), many of which are beyond the company’s control and subject to change. Actual results could be materially different from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including but not limited to: expectations regarding the initiation, progress, and expected results of Lexeo’s preclinical studies, clinical trials and research and development programs; the unpredictable relationship between preclinical study results and clinical study results; delays in submission of regulatory filings or failure to receive regulatory approval; liquidity and capital resources; and other risks and uncertainties identified in Lexeo’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on November 5, 2025, and subsequent future filings Lexeo may make with the SEC. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all risks and uncertainties. Lexeo claims the protection of the Safe Harbor contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for forward-looking statements. Lexeo expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter any statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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January 12, 2026 07:00 ET  | Source: Five Below, Inc.

Net Sales Increase of 23.2% to $1.5 Billion; Comparable Sales Increase of 14.5%

Increases Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2025 Outlook

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) ("Five Below" or the "Company") today announced net sales results for the quarter-to-date period from November 2, 2025 through January 3, 2026 ("Holiday Period"). Net sales for the Holiday Period increased by 23.2% to $1.47 billion from $1.19 billion in the comparable nine-week period from November 3, 2024 through January 4, 2025. Comparable sales for the Holiday Period increased by 14.5%.

Winnie Park, CEO of Five Below, stated, "We are incredibly pleased with our holiday performance, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the strategies we have been executing this year. With our maniacal focus on the customer: the kid and the kid in all of us, we offered amazing, trend-right products at exceptional value and began to create a better-connected customer journey. In combination with tight-knit collaboration and alignment throughout the company, we drove strong, broad-based results. Based on our holiday performance and forecast for January, we are raising our outlook for the fourth quarter and full year."

Ms. Park continued, "I am so proud of the teams and what they have accomplished this year. As we look toward 2026, I am excited by the tremendous opportunities ahead to build upon this momentum. We have clear strategic priorities and confidence in our ability to execute them successfully.”

Updated Outlook
This outlook includes the expected impact of tariffs currently in place and does not include the impact of share repurchases, if any.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2025 Outlook

Net sales of approximately $1.71 billionComparable sales increase of approximately 14.5%Diluted income per common share of $3.93 to $3.98 on approximately 55.6 million diluted weighted average shares outstanding; Adjusted diluted income per common share(1) of $3.95 to $4.00 (1) Adjusted diluted income per common share excludes the impact of nonrecurring or non-cash items which includes retention awards, net of income tax impacts.    Full Year Fiscal 2025 Outlook

Net sales of approximately $4.75 billionComparable sales increase of approximately 12.5%Diluted income per common share of $6.10 to $6.15 on approximately 55.5 million diluted weighted average shares outstanding; Adjusted diluted income per common share(2) of $6.30 to $6.35 (2) Adjusted diluted income per common share excludes the impact of nonrecurring or non-cash items which includes retention awards, costs associated with cost-optimization initiatives, execution of the inventory write-off, and costs incurred with the strategic acquisition of certain leases, net of income tax impacts.    As previously announced, management, including CEO Winnie Park and CFO Dan Sullivan, will participate in a fireside chat today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the 2026 ICR Conference. The event will be webcast live at http://investor.fivebelow.com/. An archived replay will be available two hours after the conclusion of the live event.

Non-GAAP Information:
This press release includes the Company’s current outlook for adjusted diluted income per common share, a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides its management with comparable financial data for internal financial analysis and provides meaningful supplemental information to investors. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. Other companies in the Company's industry may calculate this item differently than the Company does. This measure is not a measure of performance under GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Forward-Looking Statements:
This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, that are intended to be protected by the “safe harbor” provisions therein. Such statements reflect management’s current views and estimates regarding the Company’s industry, business strategy, goals, expectations and outlook concerning its market position, operations, margins, profitability, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources, store count potential and other financial and operating information. Investors can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “future” and similar terms and phrases. The Company cannot assure investors that future developments affecting the Company will be those that it has anticipated. Although we believe there is a reasonable basis for such forward-looking statements, our actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to risks that include, but are not limited to, risks related to disruption to the global supply chain, increased cost of freight, constraints on shipping capacity to transport inventory or the timely receipt of inventory, risks related to the Company’s strategy and expansion plans, risks related to our ability to attract, retain, and motivate qualified executive talent, risks related to disruptions in our information technology systems and our ability to maintain and upgrade those systems, risks related to our ability to successfully implement our online retail operations, risks related to cyberattacks or other cyber incidents, such as the failure to secure customers’ confidential or credit card information, or other private data relating to our crew or the Company, including the costs associated with protection against or remediation of such incidents, risks related to increased usage of machine learning and other types of artificial intelligence in our business, and challenges with properly managing its use, risks related to our ability to select, obtain, distribute and market merchandise profitably, risks related to our reliance on merchandise manufactured outside of the United States, including risks related to direct and indirect impact of current and potential tariffs imposed, threatened, or proposed by the United States on foreign imports, including, without limitation, the tariffs themselves, any counter-measures thereto (in addition to any applicable foreign trade restrictions, generally) and any indirect effects on consumer discretionary spending, risks related to the availability of suitable new store locations and the dependence on the volume of traffic to our stores and website, risks related to our dependence on our executive officers, senior management and other key personnel or our ability to hire additional qualified personnel, risks related to changes in consumer preferences and economic conditions, risks related to increased operating costs, risks related to inflation and increasing commodity prices and related effects, such as a reduction in our unit sales (including an inability to increase sales), damage to our reputation with our customers, our becoming less competitive in the marketplace or exposure to fraud or theft due to customer payment-related risks, risks related to potential recessions and systematic failure of the banking system in the United States or globally, risks related to natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, pandemic outbreaks, global political events, war, terrorism or civil unrest (including any negative effects to our business and result of operations), risks related to building, operating or expanding shipcenters or network capacity, risks related to our ability to successfully manage inventory balance and inventory shrinkage, quality or safety concerns about the Company’s merchandise (including the impact of product and food safety claims and legislation), increased competition from other retailers including online retailers, risks related to the seasonality of our business, risks related to our ability to protect our brand name and other intellectual property, risks related to customers’ payment methods, risks associated with the restrictions imposed by our indebtedness on our current and future operations, the impact of changes in tax legislation and accounting standards, risks related to our insurance programs and their effect on our financial performance and risks associated with leasing substantial amounts of space and owning real property. For further details and a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, see the Company’s periodic reports, including the annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any of the Company’s assumptions prove incorrect, the Company’s actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements, despite the Company’s reasonable basis for such statements. Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in this news release speaks only as of the date on which the Company makes it. Factors or events that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of them. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by any applicable securities laws.

About Five Below:
Five Below is a leading growth retailer offering trend-right, extreme value, high-quality products loved by the kid and the kid in all of us. We believe life is better when customers are free to "let go & have fun" in an amazing experience filled with unlimited possibilities. With most items priced between $1 and $5 and some extreme value items priced beyond $5, Five Below makes it easy to say YES! to the newest, coolest stuff across awesome Five Below worlds: Candy, Style, Party, Room, Create, Tech, Sports and New & Now. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Five Below today has over 1,900 stores in 46 states. For more information, please visit www.fivebelow.com or follow @fivebelow on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.

Investor Contact:
Five Below, Inc.
Christiane Pelz
Vice President, Investor Relations
[email protected]

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Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) sold off at the start of the new year, losing 14.05% over the first five trading sessions. But over the past five trading sessions, the stock is up 1.68%. The damage from a rotation out of AI stocks that began in late 2025 continues, but PLTR remains up 173.15% over the past year. Since going public on Oct. 2, 2020, it has gained an eye-popping 1,829.24%.

When Palantir reported Q3 earnings on Nov. 3, 2025, it topped quarterly estimates and issued strong guidance, assigning its strong growth to adoption of its AI software platforms. The company beat on the top and bottom lines, with EPS of 21 cents versus 17 cents expected, and revenue of $1.18 billion versus $1.09 billion expected.

In September 2025, the company announced a new defense partnership with the U.K. government valued at £1.5 billion. In late July, it was announced that Palantir secured a $10 billion software and data contract with the U.S. Army. In May, the Trump administration rewarded a federal contract worth hundreds of millions to Palantir with the objective of creating a database on every U.S. citizen. On April 21, Investor’s Business Daily reported that Palantir won an immigration tracking federal contract from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The ICE contract, which is said to be worth $30 million, will be used to create an immigration Lifecycle Operating System to be used in deportations.

Big Data is expected to be big business in the years ahead. According to platform provider Edge Delta, the market for data services is projected to grow from $220.2 billion in 2023 to $401.2 billion by 2028 — an increase of 82.2%. Palantir is a major player in the space. The company was co-founded by entrepreneur and venture capitalist Peter Thiel, who was also the co-founder of PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) and the first outside investor in Facebook.

The company stands as one of Big Data’s industry dominators. However, finding data-driven assessments of where the company’s stock will be in the medium and long term can be complicated. With Wall Street analysts only going as far as providing one-year price targets, it can be difficult for investors to accurately gauge predictions for stocks like these over longer horizons. But for buy-and-hold investors who want to know where Palantir’s stock might be several years down the road, 24/7 Wall St. has done the legwork and can provide insights around the numbers coming from the company, and which market segments the company is operating in that are most exciting to us.

Palantir’s Results Since 2020 The following is a table that summarizes the performance in share price, revenues, and profits (net income) of PLTR from its inception in 2020 through the end of 2024:

Year Share Price Revenue* Net Income* 2020 $23.55 1.092 1.166 2021 $18.21 1.541 .520 2022 $6.29 1.905 .373 2023 $17.17 2.225 .209 2024 $75.63 2.87 .462 2025 $177.75 TBD TBD *Revenue and net income in $billions

Since going public, Palantir saw its revenue grow experience explosive growth while net income has fallen, although it has ticked up from 2023 to 2024. That drop in net income can be easily attributed, though. The company’s IPO in 2020 raised $2.6 billion, but that was shortly followed by 2022’s year-long bear market. Nonetheless, by 2023, the Big Data firm was able to reach profitability for the first time in its then 20-year history.

The momentum has continued with a series of earnings beats, most recently in March when Palantir reported that in Q1, the company beat on EPS by 1.11% and revenue by 2.52%. That marked the seventh consecutive EPS beat for the company, and the ninth in 10 quarters.

Key Drivers of Palantir’s Stock Performance 1. Palantir’s Expansion and Adoption of AI and Machine Learning Platforms: In addition to its AI bootcamps, the company offers clients four platforms to help manage, analyze, and secure their sensitive data. The first, AIP, focuses on introducing AI into companies’ operations. Foundry, Palantir’s operating system for modern enterprises, allows customers to harmonize and automate decision-making in complex settings while bridging the divide between core business and operating teams with data teams and modeling teams. Gotham, its third platform, focuses on a global scale, with the company billing the software as the weapons system for decision-making, which has extensive applications in defense and combat. Finally, Palantir’s Gotham platform is an operating system for continuous delivery with a focus on deployment — that is, integrating a machine-learning model into a production environment. Palantir is also making a strong push into modular sales to attract smaller clients and scale them with customer solutions as they grow. This strategy will significantly expand Palantir’s customer base and provide years of earnings growth.

2. Government Demand: Palantir’s revenue from government sources has outperformed revenue from commercial sources each year since 2020, with notable growth every year. In 2023, government-sourced revenue regifted $1.222 billion compared to $1.002 billion for commercially-sourced revenue. The company’s government clients include the United States Intelligence Community and the United States Department of Defense (DoD). Palantir’s software as a service (SaaS) is one of only five that are authorized for the DoD’s Mission Critical National Security Systems. By revenue, the U.S. government is the company’s largest client, and with ever-growing defense spending as a fixture of the U.S. federal government’s budget, the relationship is ripe. Bottom line, government demand is still core to Palantir, and with modular sales, the company will pack a double punch of private and public.

3. Space Partnerships: Last June, Palantir signed a strategic partnership with Voyager Space with the aim of leveraging its AI intelligence to drive innovation in space technology. According to its press release, Voyager will now fully integrate Palantir’s AI capabilities into its defense solutions, enhancing communications, military research and development, and bolstering intelligence and space research with the end goal of making space more accessible to the defense community. Voyager will be using Palantir’s Foundry platform. This marks the second strategic space partnership for the company, which also signed an agreement with Starlab Space on June 20, 2024. In this deal, Palantir became the exclusive supplier of enterprise-wide software data management solutions for the Starlab commercial space station — a planned low Earth orbit venture that is expected to launch no later than 2028 and is a joint venture between Starlab and Airbus.

Palantir (PLTR) Stock Prediction in 2026 According to Wall Street analysts, the current median one-year price target for Palantir’s stock is $177.49, which represents potential upside of 7.08% from today’s share price. Of the 17 analysts covering PLTR, the stock is a consensus “Hold,” with 11 analysts assigning it a “Hold” rating, four assigning it a “Buy” rating and two assigning it a “Sell” rating.

24/7 Wall St.’s year-end 2026 forecast for Palantir’s stock price is $202.50 with EPS coming in right at 56 cents, based on strong CAGR growth in sales of government contracts, upwards of 26% annually, and having factored for $3.186 billion in forecast revenue. Our price target represents 14.09% upside potential from the current stock price.

Palantir (PLTR) Stock Forecast Through 2030 Year Revenue* Net Income* EPS 2025 $3.467 $1.178 $0.47 2026 $4.198 $1.465 $0.56 2027 $5.203 $1.686 $0.71 2028 $6.185 $2.050 $0.87 2029 $7.300 $2.496 $1.06 2030 $8.482 $2.990 $1.27 *Revenue and net income in $billions

Palantir (PLTR) Stock Price Target for 2026–2030 On the back of forecast revenue in excess of $8 billion, we expect Palantir’s net income to surpass $2 billion for the first time, and post an EPS of $1.27. We expect free cash flow to approach $6 billion by posting $5.895 billion. The price projection for 2030 is $288.00, or 62.26% potential upside from today’s stock price.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FIS® (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial technology, today announced the launch of its first offering to enable agentic commerce on the heels of announcing the close of the acquisition of its FIS Total Issuing™ Solutions portfolio. FIS’ new agentic commerce offering is the first to enable banks to safely and securely conduct commerce with AI agents and card networks.

In agentic commerce transactions, AI functions as a personal digital assistant that can source, negotiate and complete purchases or financial transactions using preapproved payment methods on behalf of a customer. McKinsey forecasts that agentic commerce could generate as much as $1 trillion in orchestrated U.S. retail revenue by 2030, and as much as $3 trillion to $5 trillion globally1.

Through collaboration with global payment networks, AI-initiated transactions are executed within existing authorization, authentication and dispute frameworks trusted by banks, merchants and consumers worldwide.

Financial services companies are integral to agentic commerce because they provide the infrastructure, security protocols and payment systems that allow AI agents to transact safely and seamlessly. As agentic payment transactions accelerate, this new offering empowers FIS’ bank clients to remain central to this new method of commerce by providing technologies that help banks identify and authorize agent-initiated transactions and support related compliance efforts. Importantly, this will allow FIS’ banking clients to institute fraud protections on behalf of consumers.

Expected to be available by the end of Q1 2026 to all FIS issuing bank clients, this offering is designed to allow issuers to use relevant know your agent (KYA) data and card details securely. It is also designed to enable issuers to benefit from fewer chargebacks, merchants to benefit from higher transaction approval rates and fewer false declines, and consumers to benefit from enhanced fraud protection and seamless experiences across traditional and agentic AI purchasing.

“FIS has spent decades helping financial institutions navigate technological inflection points. Agentic commerce represents a next fundamental shift in how consumers interact with financial services, and our role is to ensure banks not only participate in this transformation but lead it,” said Stephanie Ferris, CEO and President, FIS. “By combining our global payments scale, our newly acquired issuing capabilities, and partnerships with industry leaders like Mastercard and Visa, we're enabling AI-powered solutions that keep our clients at the center of commerce while enhancing security, reducing friction and improving experiences for the consumers they serve.”

Visa and Mastercard are key strategic partners in this launch, with Visa Intelligent Commerce and Mastercard enabling AI agents to initiate and safely conduct transactions across their networks. The initial use cases focus on transaction authorization, fraud and customer servicing. FIS plans to work with these partners and pilot clients to deliver a set of initial use cases including transaction authorization, fraud, loyalty and customer servicing, and more broadly, collaborate on an expanded set of data-powered uses cases over time.

About FIS

FIS is a financial technology company providing solutions to financial institutions, businesses and developers. We unlock financial technology to the world across the money lifecycle underpinning the world’s financial system. Our people are dedicated to advancing the way the world pays, banks and invests, by helping our clients to confidently run, grow and protect their businesses. Our expertise comes from decades of experience helping financial institutions and businesses of all sizes adapt to meet the needs of their customers by harnessing where reliability meets innovation in financial technology. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., FIS is a member of the Fortune 500® and the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. To learn more, visit FISglobal.com. Follow FIS on LinkedIn, Facebook and X.

The Russell 2000 index, commonly referred to as the “small-cap index,” has increased by approximately 6% over the past three months. This rise is mainly driven by changes in interest rates, as the Federal Reserve reduced interest rates by 75 basis points (0.75%) during this period.

Lower interest rates are generally bullish for stocks, but particularly so for small-cap stocks. These companies typically face higher borrowing costs and, therefore, have been acutely sensitive to the higher-for-longer interest rate environment of the past three years.

However, this is also why some analysts think the emerging rally in small caps could last. While it’s unclear how many rate cuts there will be in 2026, it’s almost assuredly not zero. That’s due to the current Fed chair, Jerome Powell’s term expiring in May. The replacement candidate is expected to be more amenable to further cuts.

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Another reason some analysts believe interest rates will fall is the broad uncertainty that continues to hang over the market. It’s an economy that continues to give off mixed signals, even though corporate earnings have been strong.

As rate pressure eases, the best-performing small caps won’t be the most leveraged or speculative, but the ones with strong balance sheets that can convert improving financial conditions into sustainable growth.

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UFPT

UFP Technologies

$257.51 +2.09 (+0.82%)

As of 01/9/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

52-Week Range$178.26▼

$289.57P/E Ratio29.84

Price Target$289.00

UFP Technologies Inc. NASDAQ: UFPT is part of the industrial stocks sector that performed well in 2025. The company manufactures custom-engineered products using plastics, foams and adhesives for a range of industries, including medical devices, aerospace, defense, electronics, and transportation.

A common thread across all these sectors is that they rely on precision, compliance, and reliability more than price alone. This is reflected in the company’s revenue and earnings, which have been higher year-over-year (YOY). Both the top and bottom lines are projected to grow strongly in 2026.

This also means that, unlike some small-cap companies, UFP Technologies has a strong balance sheet, including consistent free cash flow that allows the company to fund expansion. That means lower interest rates will allow the company to do more of what it already does well.

UFPT stock is basically flat in the last 12 months, but it’s up about 30% in the last three months. The stock recently broke above its 50-day simple moving average, and the MACD is strengthening. However, the relative strength indicator (RSI–not shown) is tipping into overbought territory. That means investors may want to wait for a better entry point before getting involved.

Kulicke & Soffa: Cyclical Upside Backed by Net Cash Kulicke and Soffa Industries Today

KLIC

Kulicke and Soffa Industries

$55.35 +1.40 (+2.59%)

As of 01/9/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

52-Week Range$26.63▼

$55.96Dividend Yield1.48%

Price Target$47.25

The supercycle in chip stocks is expected to continue in 2026. Kulicke & Soffa Industries NASDAQ: KLIC presents investors with an under-the-radar way to play the sector. The company specializes in advanced packaging and manufacturing technologies for semiconductors. That will make it an attractive target for capital expenditure dollars as interest rates move lower.

Kulicke & Soffa has a healthy balance sheet that includes a strong net cash position. Analysts are anticipating a whopping 86% earnings growth over the next 12 months.

KLIC stock has increased by approximately 13.4% over the last 12 months and by 34% in the last three months. It’s also made a strong momentum move in the first five trading days of 2026. That puts the stock price near the top of its 52-week range. Analysts are generally bullish, but the stock may have some downward pressure on it in the near term.

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ROCK

Gibraltar Industries

$53.05 +1.49 (+2.89%)

As of 01/9/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

52-Week Range$42.86▼

$75.08P/E Ratio663.21

Gibraltar Industries Inc. NASDAQ: ROCK is a play on infrastructure. The company would seem to be a beneficiary of lower interest rates. However, the opposite has played out with ROCK stock, which is down about 23% since the Fed’s rate-cutting campaign began.

That appears to be largely due to a delayed controlled environment agriculture project that raised concerns about the stock’s valuation. However, that’s a short-term headwind, and the company is reporting an expanding project backlog. That should begin to show up in the company’s top and bottom lines, particularly in the second half of 2026.

Investors also benefit from the company's conservative capital structure, which allows it to navigate slowdowns without being forced into asset sales or dilutive equity issuance. As financing becomes more accessible, Gibraltar is positioned to benefit from improving construction and infrastructure activity while maintaining financial discipline.

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CompaniesJan 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday will consider a request from Danish energy company Orsted (ORSTED.CO), opens new tab for an injunction against the Trump administration's decision to halt its $5 billion Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island.

The company's lawsuit is one of several filed by offshore wind companies and states seeking to reverse the Interior Department's December 22 suspension of five offshore wind leases over what it said were national security concerns.

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Offshore wind developers have faced repeated disruptions to multi-billion dollar projects under U.S. President Donald Trump, who has said he finds wind turbines ugly, expensive and inefficient.

The project is about 87% complete and is expected to begin generating power this year, Orsted has said.

Revolution Wind LLC is a 50-50 joint venture between Orsted and Global Infrastructure Partners' Skyborn Renewables. Orsted has also sued on behalf of its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New York.

Monday's hearing is the first of three preliminary injunction hearings that will be held this week in lawsuits seeking to block the offshore wind pause. The others involve Equinor's Empire Wind, off the coast of New York, and Dominion's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind facility.

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January 12, 2026 07:05 ET  | Source: OrthoPediatrics Corp.

Achieves all-time high full year 2025 Revenue of $236.1 million representing growth of 15% over prior year
Initiates guidance for record Adjusted EBITDA in 2026

WARSAW, Ind., Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OrthoPediatrics Corp. (“OrthoPediatrics” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: KIDS), a company focused exclusively on advancing the field of pediatric orthopedics, today announced preliminary unaudited financial highlights for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, issued 2026 financial guidance, and provided business updates.

Recent Business and Financial Highlights:

Helped over 37,500 children in the fourth quarter 2025, with the Company now having helped nearly 1.3 million children since inception.Generated record preliminary unaudited full year 2025 net revenue of $236.1 million, representing continued growth compared to $204.7 million in 2024 of 15%. Preliminary full year domestic net revenue is expected to be $186.2 million, representing 16% annual growth and international net revenue is expected to be $49.9 million, representing 15% annual growth.Generated preliminary unaudited fourth quarter 2025 net revenue of $61.3 million, representing 16% growth compared to $52.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Preliminary domestic fourth quarter net revenue is expected to be $48.4 million, representing 13% growth compared to the prior year period, and international net revenue is expected to be $12.9 million, representing 32% growth compared to the prior year period.Generated approximately $6.0 - $7.0 million dollars of fourth quarter 2025 free cash flow, resulting in total year 2025 free cash flow usage being over 50% lower than total year 2024.Received EUMDR certification for Response Spine 4.5/5.0 and 5.5/6.0, as well as trauma and deformity plates, screws, intramedullary nails, and related instruments. 2026 Financial Guidance
OrthoPediatrics projects 2026 revenue to be in the range of $262 million to $266 million, representing 11% to 13% growth compared to full year 2025 preliminary unaudited net revenue. The Company also expects approximately $10 million annual set deployment and expects to generate approximately $25 million Adjusted EBITDA in 2026.

“Throughout 2025, we delivered another year of strong performance, advanced our strategic initiatives, and widened our leadership position in pediatric orthopedics. Our Trauma and Deformity and Scoliosis implant businesses continued to execute effectively, taking market share, driving topline revenue, and improving profitability,” commented David Bailey, President & CEO of OrthoPediatrics. “We are also extremely pleased with the specialty bracing (OPSB) business, which remains a tremendous market opportunity and a strategic catalyst for deepening customer relationships. OPSB is proving to be a capital-efficient driver of both revenue and earnings, and we are only beginning to unlock its full potential as we scale in the years ahead. In 2025, we helped over 37,500 children in the fourth quarter alone and nearly 1.3 million since inception, while generating record preliminary unaudited revenue growth of 15% from 2024, and significantly reducing free cash flow usage year-over-year. Looking forward, we are confident that our growth drivers and operational discipline position us to execute on our long-term outlook and continue making a meaningful impact for children worldwide.”

The Company plans to release its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results and provide additional commentary on its financial outlook in late February to early March. The quarterly and annual preliminary unaudited net revenue estimates for 2025 included in this press release are prior to the completion of review and audit procedures by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and are therefore subject to adjustment.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "could," "believe," "estimate," "project," "target," "predict," "intend," "future," "goals," "potential," "objective," "would" and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, such as the impact of widespread health emergencies, such as COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, and the other risks, uncertainties and factors set forth under "Risk Factors" in OrthoPediatrics’ Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 5, 2025, as updated and supplemented by our other SEC reports filed from time to time, that may cause our results, activity levels, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. OrthoPediatrics assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, subsequent events, or circumstances or other changes affecting such statements except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

About OrthoPediatrics Corp.
Founded in 2006, OrthoPediatrics is an orthopedic company focused exclusively on advancing the field of pediatric orthopedics. As such, it has developed the most comprehensive product offering to the pediatric orthopedic market to improve the lives of children with orthopedic conditions. OrthoPediatrics currently markets over 85 products that serve three of the largest categories within the pediatric orthopedic market. This product offering spans trauma and deformity, scoliosis, and sports medicine/other procedures. OrthoPediatrics’ global sales organization is focused exclusively on pediatric orthopedics and distributes its products in the United States and over 75 countries outside the United States. For more information, please visit www.orthopediatrics.com. For more information about the OrthoPediatrics Specialty Bracing portfolio, please visit www.opsb.com.

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HMS Networks AB (publ) will release its fourth quarter report of 2025 on Tuesday January 27th, 2026, at 07.30 CET.

On the same day, at 09.00 CET, President and CEO Staffan Dahlström and CFO Joakim Nideborn present the report in a conference call for press and analysts.

The presentation is in English and can be followed live via telephone or web. Slides used in the presentation will be made available on HMS’ website prior to the telephone conference.

If you wish to participate via webcast, please use the link below.

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If you wish to participate via teleconference, please register on the link below. After registration you will be provided with phone numbers and a conference ID to access the conference. You can ask questions verbally via the teleconference.

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The presentation and recording of the telephone conference will be available on HMS’ website after the call.

For more information, please contact:
Staffan Dahlström, CEO HMS, +46 (0)35 17 29 01
Joakim Nideborn, CFO HMS, +46 (0)35 710 69 83

HMS Networks AB (publ) is a market-leading provider of solutions in Industrial Information and Communication Technology (Industrial ICT) and employs over 1,100 people. Local sales and support are handled through over 20 sales offices all over the world, as well as through a wide network of distributors and partners. HMS reported sales of SEK 3,059 million in 2024 and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX in Stockholm in the Large Cap segment and Telecommunications sector.

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January 12, 2026 07:06 ET  | Source: Kyivstar Group Ltd

KYIV, Ukraine, Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW), Ukraine's leading digital operator, has launched a 5G test zone in the historical center of Lviv, Ukraine. This marks the company’s first local pilot 5G project, implemented within a framework established by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.

The goal of the pilot project is to evaluate the performance of the new technology under real urban conditions. Following a successful evaluation, Kyivstar will gradually expand 5G coverage to other Ukrainian cities, including Kharkiv and Borodianka, with Kyiv and Odesa planned for 2026. The Ukraine government determined the testing locations, selecting the most populous cities with advanced infrastructure. A full-scale 5G rollout across Ukraine will only be possible after the war ends.

“Even in the midst of full-scale war — under constant Russian attacks on infrastructure and during blackouts — Ukraine continues to move forward and expand innovation in the telecom sector. The launch of the 5G pilot in Lviv is an important step that we have jointly prepared with mobile operators. Lviv is only the first city. We will soon begin pilots in Borodianka and Kharkiv as well. Our goal is to ensure that Ukrainians stay connected and have access to advanced technologies under any circumstances,” said Mykhailo Fedorov, First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.

“Kyivstar is driving Ukraine’s digital transformation with investments in advanced technologies, from piloting 5G in Lviv to pioneering Direct to Cell satellite connectivity through is partnership with Starlink,” said Oleksandr Komarov, CEO of Kyivstar. “Our commitment goes beyond connectivity: we are investing USD 1 billion over 2023-2027 into rebuilding Ukraine’s connectivity and digital infrastructure, from energy resilience for our network to digital services to Ukraine’s own sovereign Ukrainian LLM, powering not just growth for our company but helping support Ukraine’s future recovery.”

The base stations of this new-to-Ukraine standard have already been put into operation in Lviv’s historical downtown. Prior to the pilot launch, Kyivstar carried out comprehensive preparations across its network infrastructure, including ensuring that the 5G activation would not interfere with military communications. The company conducted its first 5G tests in February 2024 at its head office in Kyiv, confirming its technical readiness for broader deployment. In Ukraine, 5G will operate in two frequency bands — 3500 MHz (for high data transmission speeds) and 700 MHz (to ensure wider coverage).

During pre-launch testing in Lviv, Kyivstar’s 5G network achieved peak download speeds exceeding 2.4 Gbps (actual speeds after commercial launch may vary depending on network congestion and other environmental factors).

Kyivstar will continue to focus on its “4G Everywhere” target, which meets the needs of most smartphone users in Ukraine. With Kyivstar’s ongoing network modernization, peak 4G speeds already exceed 1 Gbps in some areas during off-peak hours.

About Kyivstar Group Ltd.
Kyivstar Group Ltd. (“Kyivstar”, the “Group”) is a Nasdaq-listed holding company that operates JSC Kyivstar, the country’s leading digital operator and the first Ukrainian company to have its shares traded on a U.S. stock exchange.
The Group’s companies provide a broad range of connectivity and digital services, including mobile and fixed-line voice and data, ride-hailing, e-health, digital TV, and enterprise solutions such as Big Data, cloud, and cybersecurity.
Together with VEON, Kyivstar intends to invest USD 1 billion in Ukraine between 2023-2027, through social investments in infrastructure and technological development, charitable donations and strategic acquisitions.
For more information, please visit https://investors.kyivstar.ua.
Nasdaq tickers: KYIV; KYIVW

About JSC Kyivstar
JSC Kyivstar is Ukraine’s leading digital operator, serving more than 22.5 million mobile customers and over 1.2 million home internet fixed line customers as of September 30, 2025. The company provides services using a wide range of mobile and fixed technologies, including 4G, Big Data, cloud solutions, cybersecurity services, digital TV, and more. JSC Kyivstar is advancing new telecommunication technologies in Ukraine and together with VEON plans to invest USD 1 billion in this direction between 2023–2027.
The company contributes to overcoming the challenges of wartime and, over the past three years, has allocated more than UAH 3.4 billion to support the Defense Forces, its subscribers, and the implementation of social projects. Kyivstar has operated in Ukraine for 27 years and is recognized as the largest taxpayer in the digital communications market, a top employer, and a socially responsible company.
Additional information: [email protected], www.kyivstar.ua.

Disclaimer
This press release contains “forward-looking statements,” as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to, among other things, Kyivstar’s 5G Pilot Program and development plans as well as Kyivstar Group’s ability to achieve anticipated results and business objectives. There are numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from those expressed by such statements, including risks relating to Kyivstar’s 5G Pilot Program and development plans as well as Kyivstar Group’s ability to achieve anticipated results and business objectives, among others discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” included in the final prospectus filed by Kyivstar Group with the U.S. Securities and exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 18, 2025, as amended and supplemented from time to time, and in any other subsequent filings with the SEC by Kyivstar Group.

CENTENNIAL, CO / ACCESS Newswire / January 12, 2026 / NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp," "our," or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NB) today provided its preliminary unaudited financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended December 31, 2025.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had a record cash balance of $307 million following a period of significant derisking of the Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project (the "Project"). During the six-month period, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded Elk Creek Resources Corp. up to $10 million to support certain activities related to the Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project; NioCorp completed an infill drilling campaign for the Project; closed on the acquisition of scandium alloy manufacturing assets of FEA Materials LLC; completed land purchases necessary to secure ownership of all land needed for the Project; and entered into agreements with the U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin related to scandium-based technologies for potential defense applications.

The Company's results for the three- and six-month periods ended December 31, 2025 are presented below. Certain information in the following discussion is presented on a Non-GAAP basis, including adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per share.

The Company reported a net loss of $0.8 million, or $0.02 per share, compared to a net loss of $0.5 million, or $0.01 per share, for the three months ended December 31, 2024. On an adjusted basis, the Company reported an adjusted net loss of $5.3 million, or $0.06 per share, compared to an adjusted net loss of $1.9 million, or $0.05 per share, for the prior-year period.¹

The Company reported a net loss of $43.4 million, or $0.44 per share, compared to a net loss of $2.5 million, or $0.06 per share, for the six months ended December 31, 2024. On an adjusted basis, the Company reported an adjusted net loss of $13.6 million, or $0.15 per share, compared to an adjusted net loss of $3.3 million, or $0.08 per share, for the prior-year period.¹

The net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2025 primarily reflects non-cash gains of approximately $5.9 million related to earnout shares and warrants classified as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet, driven by a slight decrease in the closing price of the Company's common shares between September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2025. The net loss for the six months ended December 31, 2025 primarily reflects non-cash losses of approximately $26.1 million related to earnout shares and warrants classified as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet, driven by appreciation of the Company's common shares between June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2025.

NioCorp continues as a development stage company and our operating cash outflows for the six-month period totaled $7.6 million. The increase in adjusted net losses for the three- and six-month periods ended December 31, 2025 primarily reflects expenditures associated with the Company's Elk Creek drilling program and its current feasibility study update efforts.

NioCorp intends to file its unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three- and six-month periods ended December 31, 2025 in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on or before February 16, 2026.

1Non-GAAP Measures

The following table presents a reconciliation of the Company's GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures referenced above.

NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(Unaudited - dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

For the Three Months Ended December 31,

For the Six Months Ended December 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Net (loss) and comprehensive (loss) attributable to the Company

$

(751

)

$

(450

)

$

(43,410

)

$

(2,521

)

Adjustments:

Change in fair value of earnout liability

(4,188

)

(1,569

)

10,308

(753

)

Change in fair value of warrant liability

(1,732

)

(837

)

15,826

(893

)

Share based compensation

1,075

781

3,377

781

Non-recurring gains

-

-

-

(122

)

Other non-cash items

281

204

282

222

Adjusted net Loss

$

(5,315

)

$

(1,871

)

$

(13,617

)

$

(3,286

)

Net loss per common share attributable to the Company

$

(0.02

)

$

(0.01

)

$

(0.44

)

$

(0.06

)

Adjustments:

Change in fair value of earnout liability

(0.04

)

(0.04

)

0.11

(0.02

)

Change in fair value of warrant liability

(0.01

)

(0.02

)

0.17

(0.02

)

Share based compensation

0.01

-

0.04

0.02

Nonrecurring gains

-

-

-

-

Other noncash items

-

-

-

-

Adjusted loss per common share

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.05

)

$

(0.15

)

$

(0.08

)

The Company has included certain non-GAAP financial measures in this press release such as adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per share. Adjusted net loss for presentation purposes is our net loss plus non-cash items plus (gain)/loss on non-recurring items. These non-GAAP measures are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). Because these non-GAAP performance measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP, they may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Company's management believes that presenting adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per share provides investors with additional insight into underlying operating performance by excluding the non-cash gains and losses noted above. Our presentation of certain non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed to imply that our future results will be unaffected by the types of items excluded from the calculations of non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and the use of these terms vary from others in our industry.

All figures reported above with respect to the three- and six-month periods ended December 31, 2025, are preliminary and are unaudited and subject to change and adjustment as the Company prepares its unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three- and six-month periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the foregoing information. The Company does not intend to provide preliminary results on a regular basis in the future. The preliminary results provided in this news release constitute "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws, are based on several assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially. See "Forward-looking Statements."

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jim Sims, Corporate Communications Officer, NioCorp Developments Ltd., (720) 334-7066, [email protected]

Alex Guthrie, Director, Investor Relations, NioCorp Developments Ltd., (647) 999-0527, [email protected]

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ABOUT NIOCORP

NioCorp is developing the Elk Creek Project that is expected to produce niobium, scandium, and titanium. The Company also is evaluating the potential to produce several rare earths from the Elk Creek Project. Niobium is used to produce specialty alloys as well as High Strength, Low Alloy steel, which is a lighter, stronger steel used in automotive, structural, and pipeline applications. Scandium is a specialty metal that can be combined with Aluminum to make alloys with increased strength and improved corrosion resistance. Scandium is also a critical component of advanced solid oxide fuel cells. Titanium is used in various lightweight alloys and is a key component of pigments used in paper, paint and plastics and is also used for aerospace applications, armor, and medical implants. Magnetic rare earths, such as neodymium, praseodymium, terbium, and dysprosium are critical to the making of neodymium-iron-boron magnets, which are used across a wide variety of defense and civilian applications.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws (collectively "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our preliminary financial results, and the timing of the filing of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three- and six-month periods ended December 31, 2025; our progress toward updating the feasibility study for the Elk Creek Project; NioCorp's expectation of producing niobium, scandium, and titanium, and the potential of producing rare earths, at the Elk Creek Project; and NioCorp's ability to secure sufficient project financing to complete construction of the Elk Creek Project and move it to commercial operation. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "plan," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "outlook," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "continue," "could," "may," "might," "possible," "potential," "predict," "should," "would" and other similar words and expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

The forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of NioCorp and are inherently subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstances and their potential effects and speak only as of the date of such statement. There can be no assurance that future developments will be those that have been anticipated. Forward-looking statements reflect material expectations and assumptions, including, without limitation, expectations and assumptions relating to: NioCorp's ability to receive sufficient project financing for the construction of the Elk Creek Project on acceptable terms, or at all; the future price of and demand for metals, including Al-Sc alloy; and the stability of the financial and capital markets. Such expectations and assumptions are inherently subject to uncertainties and contingencies regarding future events and, as such, are subject to change. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed and identified in public filings made by NioCorp with the Securities and Exchange Commission and with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the following: NioCorp's requirement of significant additional capital; NioCorp's ability to receive sufficient project financing for the construction of the Elk Creek Project on acceptable terms, or at all; NioCorp's ability to achieve the required milestones and receive the full $10.0 million in reimbursement under the U.S. Department of Defense Award; NioCorp's ability to receive a final commitment of financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States or other debt financing or financial support on acceptable timelines, on acceptable terms, or at all; NioCorp's ability to access the full amount of the expected net proceeds under the Yorkville Equity Facility Financing Agreement; NioCorp's ability to continue to meet the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; risks relating to NioCorp's common shares, including price volatility, lack of dividend payments and dilution or the perception of the likelihood of any of the foregoing; the extent to which NioCorp's level of indebtedness and/or the terms contained in agreements governing NioCorp's indebtedness, if any, the Yorkville Equity Facility Financing Agreement or other agreements may impair NioCorp's ability to obtain additional financing, on acceptable terms, or at all; covenants contained in agreements with NioCorp's secured creditors that may affect its assets; NioCorp's limited operating history; NioCorp's history of losses; the material weaknesses in NioCorp's internal control over financial reporting, NioCorp's efforts to remediate such material weaknesses and the timing of remediation; the possibility that NioCorp may qualify as a passive foreign investment company under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"); the potential that the business combination with GX Acquisition Corp. II and other related transactions could result in NioCorp becoming subject to materially adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences as a result of the application of Section 7874 and related sections of the Code; cost increases for NioCorp's exploration and, if warranted, development projects; a disruption in, or failure of, NioCorp's information technology systems, including those related to cybersecurity; equipment and supply shortages; variations in the market demand for, and prices of, niobium, scandium, titanium and rare earth products; current and future offtake agreements, joint ventures, and partnerships, including NioCorp's ability to negotiate extensions to existing agreements or to enter into new agreements, on favorable terms or at all; NioCorp's ability to attract qualified management; estimates of mineral resources and reserves; mineral exploration and production activities; feasibility study results; the results of metallurgical testing; the results of technological research; changes in demand for and price of commodities (such as fuel and electricity) and currencies; competition in the mining industry; changes or disruptions in the securities markets; legislative, political or economic developments, including changes in federal and/or state laws that may significantly affect the mining and scandium alloy industries; trade policies and tensions, including tariffs; inflationary pressures; the impacts of climate change, as well as actions taken or required by governments related to strengthening resilience in the face of potential impacts from climate change; the need to obtain permits and comply with laws and regulations and other regulatory requirements; the timing and reliability of sampling and assay data; the possibility that actual results of work may differ from projections/expectations or may not realize the perceived potential of NioCorp's projects; risks of accidents, equipment breakdowns, and labor disputes or other unanticipated difficulties or interruptions; the possibility of cost overruns or unanticipated expenses in development programs; operating or technical difficulties in connection with exploration, mining, development or scandium alloy production activities; management of the water balance at the Elk Creek Project site; land reclamation requirements related to the Elk Creek Project; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the risks of diminishing quantities of grades of reserves and resources; claims on the title to NioCorp's properties; the infringement or loss of NioCorp's intellectual property rights; potential future litigation; and NioCorp's lack of insurance covering all of NioCorp's operations.

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should any of the assumptions made by the management of NioCorp prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the matters addressed herein and attributable to NioCorp or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to herein. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, NioCorp undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

SOURCE: NioCorp Developments Ltd.