Perhaps going down the open-source route wasn't the way to go. With Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) now going down the proprietary AI model route after its LLaMa model fell short of expectations, questions linger as to whether the social-media and metaverse titan can really make up ground in the AI scene, one that's been dominated by OpenAI, Google (whose parent company is Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG)), and Anthropic.

PepsiCo, Inc. is upgraded from Sell to Hold as valuation compresses to a 10-year low and activist Elliott Management drives cost-cutting initiatives. PEP faces structural headwinds: food volume stagnation, shifting consumer preferences, and a risky 100%+ dividend payout ratio amid declining cash flow efficiency. Activist involvement has prompted management to agree to price cuts and cost reductions, but long-term business quality concerns persist.

Dycom Industries, Inc. DY is going strong through fiscal 2026 with solid margins reflecting operational discipline, favorable pricing strategy and robust market trends, which are expected to continue into fiscal 2027. In the first nine months of fiscal 2026, its adjusted EBITDA increased year over year by 25.1% to $575.3 million, with adjusted EBITDA margin expanding 140 basis points (bps) to 14.1%.

NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in DeFi Technologies ("DeFi Technologies" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DEFT) of a class action securities lawsuit.

NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in SLM Corporation ("SLM Corporation" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SLM) of a class action securities lawsuit.

NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Coupang, Inc. ("Coupang, Inc." or the "Company") (NYSE: CPNG) of a class action securities lawsuit.

NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in StubHub Holdings, Inc. ("StubHub Holdings, Inc." or the "Company") (NYSE: STUB) of a class action securities lawsuit.

NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. ("Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd." or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TLX) of a class action securities lawsuit.

NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Perrigo Company plc ("Perrigo Company plc" or the "Company") (NYSE: PRGO) of a class action securities lawsuit.

NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Blue Owl Capital Inc. ("Blue Owl Capital Inc." or the "Company") (NYSE: OWL) of a class action securities lawsuit.

NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Integer Holdings Corporation ("Integer Holdings Corporation" or the "Company") (NYSE: ITGR) of a class action securities lawsuit.

NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Stride, Inc. ("Stride" or the "Company") (NYSE: LRN) of a class action securities lawsuit.

NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Varonis Systems, Inc. ("Varonis" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VRNS) of a class action securities lawsuit.

NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Skye Bioscience, Inc. ("Skye Bioscience, Inc." or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SKYE) of a class action securities lawsuit.

$25,000 grant to provide 200,000 servings of fresh milk to Pennsylvania families in need HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking a decade of support for Feeding Pennsylvania's Fill a Glass with Hope® program, the FirstEnergy Foundation today awarded a $25,000 grant during the initiative's 2026 kickoff at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg.

Tesla, Inc. faces mounting challenges as growth slows, competition intensifies, and its valuation becomes increasingly difficult to justify. TSLA is losing EV market share to rivals like XPeng and BYD, while its China shipments and Q4 deliveries decline amid waning demand. Nvidia's Alpamayo and DRIVE platform threaten TSLA's self-driving lead, with open-source, level-4-ready tech soon debuting in Mercedes-Benz vehicles.

Expand Energy Corporation looks good ending the year, growing net income by $613 million TTM vs prior TTM and increasing merger synergies by $200 million. Oil and gas seems promising for 2026 due to more supportive policies and increases in demand due to AI and data centers. Expand has been consolidating aggressively, acquiring ~82,500 net acres of value-accretive leasehold across Western Haynesville and Southwest Appalachia in Q3.

Three Democratic senators called on Apple and Google to suspend Elon Musk's Grok and X apps from their stores. X and Grok, both owned by xAI, have recently enabled users to easily create and share sexualized images of minors using the AI image generator and chatbot Grok.

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RPM International Inc. reported Q2 2026 earnings with both revenue and EPS missing consensus estimates, although revenue still increased 3.5% year-over-year to $1.91B. RPM continues to see benefits from their MAP 2025 initiatives. Although RPM stock has popped since the earnings report, I think it is still more than 10% undervalued.