Americans 'Ripped Off' By Credit Cards, Says Klarna CEO — Negative

KLAR   Bloomberg Technology — January 13, 2026

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski says Americans are being ripped off by high credit card rates and that rate caps have been effective in Europe. Siemiatkowski discusses President Trump's call for a one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech.

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SYF Enhances Patient Financing Options With Clover Integration — Positive

SYF   Zacks Investment Research — January 13, 2026

Synchrony deepens its Clover integration, letting 40,000+ providers offer CareCredit financing at the point of sale.

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ABBV Inks Drug Pricing Deal With Trump, Joins PD-1xVEGF Bandwagon — Positive

ABBV   Zacks Investment Research — January 13, 2026

AbbVie strikes a Trump drug-pricing pact and a $5.6B cancer licensing deal, cutting U.S. prices while expanding its oncology pipeline.

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BlackBerry Limited (BB:CA) Presents at CES 2026 Transcript — Neutral

BB   Seeking Alpha — January 13, 2026

BlackBerry Limited (BB:CA) Presents at CES 2026 Transcript

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Amazon supersizes its Walmart rivalry with new big-box retail concept — Positive

AMZN  WMT   GeekWire — January 13, 2026

Amazon plans to test a new big-box retail concept outside Chicago that mirrors the scale of a Walmart superstore, while layering in Amazon-style technology to blend in-store shopping with app-based ordering and back-of-house pickup.

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KKR Real Estate: Oversold, Discounted, The 9% Yielding Preferreds A Buy — Positive

KKR   Seeking Alpha — January 13, 2026

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.'s Series A preferreds have sold off stronger than its peers and now offer a 9% current yield while trading at a 27.44% discount to their liquidation value. The mREIT is set to ramp up originations in 2026 and expects repayments of at least $1.6 billion this year following a period of muted CRE loan originations. Distributable earnings would have been positive at $0.19 per share if adjusted for a realized loss, providing more than 200% coverage for the preferred share coupon.

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MOORPARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--100GROUP earned the 2025 Fiserv/CardConnect Circle of Excellence Award, recognizing its leadership in integrated payments, software, and service.

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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eastern Bank is pleased to announce Owen Security Solutions, Inc. (“Owen Security”) as a new commercial banking customer. Founded in 1973, Owen Security provides comprehensive security alarm, fire protection and smart video monitoring solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, government and small business customers. Eastern is providing a comprehensive banking solution to support Owen Security's working capital for growth initiatives, as well as a revolving lin.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After several years of constrained capital markets and heightened investor caution, the healthcare venture ecosystem began to stabilize in 2025, setting the stage for a more constructive, though still selective, environment heading into 2026, according to HSBC Innovation Banking's 2026 Venture Healthcare Outlook. The downturn that followed the post-pandemic peak was marked by slower investment pace, limited IPO activity, and an increase in insider-led financings. Whil.

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The fan-favorite restaurant brand and ascending race team expand sponsorship of the No. 77 Chevy ZL1 driven by Carson Hocevar DALLAS, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- After a year of encouraging NASCAR fans to Ride the 'Dente with a country music video, mechanical margarita shaker ride and headline-grabbing firesuits celebrating the brand's world-famous Presidente Margarita®, Chili's® Grill & Bar and Spire Motorsports are shaking up a multi-year extension that keeps the iconic red pepper on the No.

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Trump's Tussle With the Fed Could Be Bitcoin Catalyst — Negative

BRRR   ETF Trends — January 13, 2026

President Trump really doesn't like Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Over the weekend, the Justice Department made clear Powell is the target of an investigation pertaining to his congressional testimony and the central bank's plans to build a new $2.5 billion headquarters.

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Diverging Central Banks Calls for Active Management — Neutral

BKUI   ETF Trends — January 13, 2026

For years, central banks around the globe have tended to move in the same general direction when it comes to trimming rates. However, that is increasingly not becoming the case.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific's pharmaceutical services business has won a number of contracts to help its customers move production from Europe or Asia to the U.S., the medical equipment maker's CEO, Marc Casper, said on Tuesday.

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ALAB Benefits From Strong UALink Growth: Will the Momentum Continue? — Positive

ALAB   Zacks Investment Research — January 13, 2026

Astera Labs gains traction as hyperscalers test UALink for AI scale-up, setting the stage for new revenue starting in 2026.

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Does Grid Reliability Pose a Threat to Hut 8's Power Strategy? — Positive

HUT   Zacks Investment Research — January 13, 2026

HUT's power-first strategy hinges on grid reliability as its 8-GW pipeline faces transmission limits, utility coordination and rising AI power demand.

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Planet Fitness Ends 2025 Strong on Membership Growth & Unit Expansion — Positive

PLNT   Zacks Investment Research — January 13, 2026

PLNT ends 2025 with 20.8M members, 181 new clubs and 6.7% same-club sales growth, showing expansion momentum despite a stock dip.

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Citigroup to Axe 1,000 Jobs This Week: A Push for Efficiency? — Negative

C   Zacks Investment Research — January 13, 2026

Citigroup Inc. C is preparing to cut about 1,000 jobs this week, according to Bloomberg News, published on MSN News. The move aligns with a broader restructuring plan announced in January 2024 that targets nearly 20,000 job cuts, or about 8% of the global workforce, by 2026.

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BNY Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates on Y/Y Growth in NII & Fee Income — Positive

BK   Zacks Investment Research — January 13, 2026

BK beats Q4 estimates as earnings jump 20.9% on y/y growth in net interest income, higher fees and rising asset balances.

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Canadian oil tycoon proposes aiding US in Venezuela's oil revival — Positive

BNO  DBO  GUSH  IEO  OIH  OIL  PXJ  UCO  USO  XOP   Reuters — January 13, 2026

A Canadian tycoon who heads one of North America's fastest-growing oil companies is advocating for his country to lend its heavy oil expertise to the United States as it seeks to rebuild Venezuela's oil industry.

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