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Tompkins Financial Reports Strong Q4 Earnings, Revenue Gains

Ithaca, N.Y. Tompkins Financial reported fourth-quarter results Friday, announcing net income of $96.2 million and adjusted earnings per share of $1.78, beating estimates. The company disclosed $226.7 million in quarterl…

Several Major Firms Reveal Q4 Earnings Results Friday

United States — Multiple companies reported fourth-quarter financial results Friday, with several firms posting earnings-per-share figures above Zacks Investment Research estimates while some missed revenue expectations.…

Trump threatens 50% tariff, decertifies Canadian aircraft

WASHINGTON. President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to impose a 50% tariff on Canadian-made aircraft and to decertify Canadian planes, escalating a trade dispute with Canada. He posted on social media that the measure…

Brookfield units post divergent Q4 earnings and revenues

New York. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and Brookfield Business Partners reported fourth-quarter results this week, with earnings releases on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, 2026. Brookfield Infrastructure reported EPS of $0.3…

Oshkosh Reports Slight EPS Miss, Confirms Fiscal Guidance

United States: Oshkosh Corporation reported Q4 results on Thursday, January 29, 2026, releasing an EPS of $2.26, missing the $2.32 estimate. Revenue rose by $66 million year‑over‑year. Management issued fiscal 2026 earni…

U.S. Ownership Shift Prompts California Review of TikTok

Sacramento — State officials and cybersecurity experts are investigating alleged political content suppression on TikTok after the company announced a U.S.-majority ownership restructuring on January 22, 2026. The new Ti…

Regional banks and insurer report mixed fourth-quarter results

United States. Regional banks and an insurer reported fourth-quarter results this week, with companies releasing earnings and revenue figures that both missed and exceeded Wall Street estimates. W.R. Berkley, Enterprise …

U.S. Commerce Signals Funding for Rare-Earth Development

United States — USA Rare Earth reached a non-binding agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce to access about $1.6 billion, combining a $277 million equity payment and a $1.3 billion CHIPS Act loan, and secured an …

Regional Banks Post Strong Q4 Results, Dividends Declared

Honolulu, Bank of Hawaii and several regional U.S. banks reported fourth-quarter 2025 results this week, showing increased net income, rising net interest income, and dividend declarations. Bank of Hawaii posted $55.67 m…

U.S. Joint Venture Agrees to Run TikTok America

Washington — U.S. and Chinese officials finalized an agreement to create a majority American-owned TikTok joint venture that will operate the app’s U.S. business. ByteDance will retain a 19.9% stake while a consortium le…

Companies disclose distributions, mine production, financings, VRIC attendance

Chicago and Vancouver — Companies announced corporate and operational developments this week. First Industrial Realty Trust reported the preliminary tax treatment for its 2025 common stock distributions on Jan. 20, indic…

Municipal ordinances reshape local rules across U.S. cities

United States — Local governments considered ordinances addressing data centers, cryptocurrency mining, mayoral powers, nightlife safety, immigration enforcement, and rent stabilization. Kingsport officials advanced deve…

Governments and industry propose broad housing supply measures

United States. Lawmakers, officials and outlets reported policy moves to expand affordable housing, reduce barriers. State and local proposals this week included Washington legislation to broaden parking-lot-to-housing t…

Regional Banks Report Strong Q4 And Yearly Growth

United States — Regional banks reported Q4 and full-year 2025 results today on Jan. 21, 2026, showing profit and asset growth. Plumas Bancorp posted fourth-quarter net income of $10.9 million and year net income of $29.6…

Companies Announce AI Leadership, Products, and State Policy

Santa Clara, California — Abilytics appointed Balesh Lakshminarayanan as chief executive on January 21, while Inworld AI unveiled TTS-1.5, a low-latency text-to-speech model, and WhaleFlux positioned itself as an enterpr…

Hotels cancel reservations amid Twin Cities immigration protests

Minneapolis and St. Paul — Several downtown hotels temporarily closed or canceled reservations amid heightened protests and federal immigration enforcement. Hotel managers cited public safety concerns and canceled bookin…

Chicago Bears Stadium Talks Fuel Illinois–Indiana Legislative Competition

Chicago — Illinois and Indiana officials and the Chicago Bears engaged this week in negotiations and legislative actions over a potential new NFL stadium. Indiana senators introduced Senate Bill 27 to create a Northwest …

US Banks Report Strong Fourth-Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Buffalo, New York — M&T Bank reported fourth-quarter net income of $759 million and full-year net income of $2.85 billion on Jan. 16, 2026, citing a 16% increase in diluted earnings per share and reduced criticized loans…

Whitmer Warns Tariffs Threaten U.S. Auto Industry Jobs

Detroit, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer warned Thursday that President Donald Trump's tariff strategy has harmed U.S. auto manufacturing, saying the policy benefits Chinese competitors and risks further job losses an…

Law Firm Announces Multiple Investor Probes Into Companies

Los Angeles. The Schall Law Firm announced this week that it has opened investigations and filed class actions on behalf of shareholders of Nutanix, Beta Bionics, Fermi, Wealthfront, Ardent Health and Varonis, alleging p…

Multiple Tech Firms Schedule Q4/Q1 2026 Earnings Calls

United States Multiple public companies announced release dates and conference calls for quarterly results. Plexus (Neenah, Wisconsin) will report fiscal Q1 2026 results on January 28 with a January 29 conference call. E…

Multiple Firms Announce Listings, Presentations, and Strategic Partnership

Brea, CA — Reborn Coffee regained compliance with Nasdaq listing standards on Jan. 14, allowing its common stock to continue trading. On Jan. 14, Oragenics announced it will present at the Sequire Investor Summit in Puer…

US Allows Conditional Nvidia H200 Exports To China

Washington — The Trump administration on Jan. 13 approved conditional exports of Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, imposing third-party technical tests, a cap that China receive no more than 50 percen…

Major U.S. Companies Report Quarterly Earnings Beats

United States: Major corporations reported quarterly earnings this week, showing mixed results that generally beat Wall Street forecasts. Delta Air Lines posted $1.22 billion in fourth-quarter net income on Tuesday, with…

Evers Proposes $1.3B Relief, Urges Bipartisan Legislative Action

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers outlined his legislative priorities, proposing a $1.3 billion property tax relief package and urging the Republican-controlled Legislature to enact measures on school funding, SNAP protections, …

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