As of mid-January 2026, the American corporate landscape has reached a historic financial milestone. Net profit margins for the S&P 500 have surged past 13%, marking a record high that defies years of inflationary concerns and geopolitical volatility. This expansion, driven by a structural shift toward artificial intelligence (AI)
Elon Musk's social media platform X experienced its second major outage this week, with tens of thousands of users reporting errors, as a separate Verizon outage adds to broader concerns over network reliability.
One of the top stories on Wednesday is a massive Verizon outage that caused customers to be unable to make calls or receive messages across the U.S. But does this actually affect the VZ stock price?
The $10-50 price range often includes mid-sized businesses with proven track records and plenty of growth runway ahead.
They also usually carry less risk than penny stocks, though they’re not immune to volatility as many lack the scale advantages of their larger peers.
NEW YORK — Shares of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) emerged as a dominant leader in the telecommunications sector during mid-January trading, defying broader market volatility and overcoming a major technical hurdle. As of January 15, 2026, the telecom giant has reclaimed its status as a top gainer, trading near $39.84
In a move that underscores the growing pricing power of digital platforms in a maturing market, Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) announced today, January 15, 2026, that it will increase subscription rates for its Premium tiers in the United States for the third time in just four years. Effective for billing cycles
The landscape of information and finance reached a historic turning point this week as Kalshi, the leading U.S. regulated prediction market, announced a staggering $1 billion Series E funding round, valuing the company at $11 billion. This "decacorn" milestone, finalized in late December 2025, signals a paradigm shift in how global markets and the general [...]
As of January 1, 2026, Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) stands at a historic crossroads. For over a decade, the Houston-based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) was defined by its aggressive, multi-billion-dollar bet on fiber-optic networks and small cell technology. However, following a tumultuous 2024 and 2025 marked by activist investor intervention and a top-to-bottom [...]
The dawn of 2026 has brought with it a scorched-earth pricing environment in the U.S. telecommunications sector, as the nation’s "Big Three" wireless carriers abandon years of relative price stability in a desperate bid for market share. What began as a series of targeted holiday promotions in late
The legal landscape for South Korean e-commerce titan Coupang, Inc. (NYSE: CPNG) has taken a sharp and more complex turn. In early January 2026, a significant expansion of the class period was announced in a series of securities fraud lawsuits, shifting the focus from previous labor-related disputes to a massive
