TOANO, Va., April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- C&F Financial Corporation (the Corporation) (NASDAQ: CFFI), the holding company for C&F Bank, today reported consolidated net income of $5.4 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $3.4 million for the first quarter of 2024. The following table presents selected financial performance highlights for the periods indicated:

Crude oil prices have been volatile due to geopolitical tensions, U.S. trade policies, and increased production from OPEC+ and the U.S., impacting oil-related stocks. The Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X Shares ETF offers leveraged exposure to oil-related companies but carries risks like time decay and potential reverse splits. ERX's recent performance has been poor due to declining oil prices, high management fees, and market volatility, but it can outperform if oil prices recover.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On April 3, 2025 investors in Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALDX) saw the price of their shares crash over 70% after the company announced that it received a Complete Response Letter (“CRL”) from the FDA for the resubmission of the New Drug Application (“NDA”) of reproxalap, an investigational drug candidate, for the treatment of dry eye disease. This stark regulatory rejection, which contradicted Aldeyra's repeated assurances of imminent approval, erased over $200 million from the company's market capitalization, prompting investor rights law firm Hagens Berman to launch an investigation into potential securities …

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LHX ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 10:30 AM ET Company Participants Dan Gittsovich – Vice President-Investor Relations Chris Kubasik – Chair and Chief Executive Officer Ken Bedingfield – Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and President-Aerojet Rocketdyne Conference Call Participants Seth Seifman – J.P. Morgan Ronald Epstein – Bank of America Doug Harned – Bernstein Sheila Kahyaoglu – Jefferies Matt Akers – Wells Fargo Noah Poponak – Goldman Sachs Robert Stallard – Vertical Research Partners Myles Walton – Wolfe Research Jason Gursky – Citigroup Michael Ciarmoli – Truist Securities Peter Arment - Baird …

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Peter Mavoides - President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Patten - Chief Financial Officer Max Jenkins - Chief Operating Officer AJ Peil - Chief Investment Officer Robert Salisbury - Head of Corporate Finance and Strategy Conference Call Participants Spenser Glimcher - Green Street Eric Borden - BMO Capital Markets Michael Goldsmith - UBS Haendel St. Juste - Mizuho Caitlin Burrows - Goldman Sachs John Kilichowski - Wells Fargo Jay Kornreich - Wedbush Securities Smedes Rose - Citi Jana Galan - …

Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE:LADR ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Brian Harris – Founder and Chief Executive Officer Pamela McCormack – Founder and President Paul Miceli – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Randy Binner – B. Riley Jade Rahmani – KBW Steven DeLaney – Citizens JMP Securities John Nicodemus – BTIG Operator Good morning and welcome to Ladder Capital Corp's Earnings Call for the First Quarter of 2025.

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LEHI, Utah, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: NATR), a leading manufacturer of high-quality herbal and nutritional supplements, today announced it has been recognized with two prestigious Stevie® Awards in the 23rd Annual American Business Awards®.

VettaFi's Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund (USFR) on this week's “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” For more news, information, and strategy, visit the Modern Alpha Channel.

Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Lyndsey Burton - Vice President of Investor Relations Jerry E. Gahlhoff - Chief Executive Officer and President Kenneth D.

NGD is likely to deliver a year-over-year decline in first-quarter 2025 earnings due to lower production levels for both gold and copper, somewhat negated by higher prices.

MOH continues to expect 2025 premium revenues to be around $42 billion.

NEW YORK, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) between February 28, 2024 and February 25, 2025, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important May 12, 2025 lead plaintiff deadline.

The rare earth stock rally is being fueled by President Trump's intention to stockpile critical deep-sea metals to counter China's rare earth dominance.

Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (NYSE:CBAN ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Brantley Collins – Communications Manager Heath Fountain – Chief Executive Officer Derek Shelnutt – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Colony Bank First Quarter 2025 Conference Call. At this time all lines are in listen-only mode.

XP Investors with Losses Encouraged to Contact the Firm SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On March 12, 2025, investors in XP Inc. (NASDAQ: XP), who purports to be “a leading, technology-driven platform and a trusted provider of low-fee financial products and services in Brazil,” saw the price of their shares decline over 5% after a short-seller published a report titled “XP's (Nasdaq: XP) Entire Profits Are Dependent on What Insiders Call a ‘Madoff-Like Ponzi Scheme.'” Prominent investor rights firm Hagens Berman is investigating the allegations and urges investors who purchased XP Inc. shares and suffered substantial losses …

CCJ's Q1 results are likely to reflect the impacts of higher uranium sales volumes, offset by lower prices.

VRT's first-quarter 2025 results reflect strong order growth, solid organic growth and margin expansion.

Wabtec (WAB) is well positioned to outperform the market, as it exhibits above-average growth in financials.

Philip Morris (PM) is well positioned to outperform the market, as it exhibits above-average growth in financials.