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China factory activity loses steam in January

China's factory activity slowed in January, official data showed Saturday, missing forecasts after a brief rise into positive territory at the end of last year.

Melania Trump's atypical, divisive doc opens in theatres

"Melania," the Amazon MGM-produced documentary following the typically guarded US first lady as she prepares for her husband Donald's second inauguration, opened in theatres Friday.

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Epique Realty Canada Announces Premier Sponsorship of 2026 BUZZ Conference

Josh Miller, CEO and Co-Founder, to Feature as Speaker

Investar Holding Corporation Announces 2025 Fourth Quarter Results

BATON ROUGE, LA / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Investar Holding Corporation ("Investar") (NASDAQ:ISTR), the holding company for Investar Bank, National Association (the "Bank"), today announced financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. Investar reported net income available to common shareholders of $5.4 million, or $0.51 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $5.7 million, or $0.54 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, and net income available to common shareholders of $6.1 million, or $0.61 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.

GEE Group Addresses Star Equity's Public Commentary Regarding Indication of Interest

JACKSONVILLE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / GEE Group Inc. (NYSE American:JOB) together with its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Company," "GEE Group," "our" or "we"), a provider of professional staffing services and human resource solutions, today announced its response to the public commentary made through a press release issued today from Star Equity Holdings (Nasdaq:STRR) or "Star" referencing GEE Group and a letter (Indication of Interest or "IOI") dated January 6, 2026.

FutureGen Industries Announces Private Placement

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / FutureGen Industries Corp. (formerly Right Season Investments Corp.) (TSXV:LITT)(Frankfurt:T500, WKN: A41WY4) ("FutureGen Industries" or the "Company") announces that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of up to 3,571,428 units of the Company (the "Units") at a price of $0.14 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $500,000. Each Unit shall consist of one common share (each a "Share") and one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"), with each Warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Share at an exercise price of $0.18 for a period of thirty-six (36) months.

Gladstone Commercial Provides Summary of Key 2025 Business Developments

MCLEAN, VA / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Gladstone Commercial Corporation (NASDAQ:GOOD) ("Gladstone Commercial") is pleased to report another successful year of investing, leasing, and disposition activity in the net lease space. We continue to create shareholder value by increasing our industrial exposure and disposing of non-core office assets.

Bar Harbor Bankshares Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Results; Declares Dividend

BAR HARBOR, ME / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE American:BHB) (the "Company") reported fourth quarter 2025 GAAP net income of $11.8 million or $0.70 per diluted share and core earnings (Non-GAAP) of $15.5 million or $0.93 per diluted share compared to GAAP net income of $8.9 million or $0.54 per diluted share and core earnings (Non-GAAP) of $15.4 million or $0.95 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2025.

JD Bancshares, Inc. Reports Financial Results for Three and Twelve-Month Periods Ended December 31, 2025 and Chairman Succession

JENNINGS, LA / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / JD Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), (OTCQX:JDVB), the parent holding company of JD Bank (the "Bank"), reports its unaudited financial results for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2025.

General Purpose Acquisition Corp. Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants, Commencing on or about January 23, 2026

MILLBROOK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / General Purpose Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") announced today that holders of the units sold in the Company's initial public offering of units completed on December 4, 2025 (the "Offering") may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and redeemable warrants included in the units commencing on or about January 23, 2026. Any units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market ("Nasdaq") under the symbol "GPACU", and each of the Class A ordinary shares and warrants will separately trade on Nasdaq under the symbols "GPAC" and "GPACW," respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Holders of units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company's transfer agent, in order to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants.

SMX Is Building Verification as Infrastructure, Not a Feature

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Verification used to be treated as an accessory-something added when requested, documented when required, and forgotten until the next audit. That mindset no longer holds. As supply chains shift from disclosure-based frameworks to enforcement-led systems, verification is moving from the margins to the center.

Horizon Kinetics Launches an Actively Managed Texas Exchange Traded Fund (TEXX)

Horizon Kinetics LLC is pleased to announce the Texas ETF (ticker: TEXX), an actively managed fund that began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange today.

Sturgis Bancorp, Inc. Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend

STURGIS, MI / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Sturgis Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX:STBI) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.18 per common share, payable March 13, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 13, 2026. This declaration increases the quarterly dividend by $0.01 to the highest level in the Company's history.

OuterBox Announces Acquisition of GRO Marketing, Expanding Capabilities Across Core Client Verticals

COPLEY, OHIO / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / OuterBox, a leading performance marketing and web development agency, today announced the acquisition of GRO, a Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based digital marketing agency specializing in paid media, SEO and growth strategy for senior, student and multi-family housing.

Why SMX Is Rewriting the Rules of Global Commerce by Making Proof Physical

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Global supply chains were engineered for speed and scale-not accountability. For decades, materials moved efficiently while questions about origin, custody, and compliance were managed through contracts, certifications, and institutional trust. That framework functioned until rising regulation, cross-border disputes, and enforcement pressure revealed just how fragile paper-based certainty really is.

PB Financial Corporation Reports Record Earnings for Both the Fourth Quarter and the Year 2025

ROCKY MOUNT, NC / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Ted E. Whitehurst, President and CEO of PB Financial Corporation (OTCQX:PBNC), the holding company (the "Company") for Providence Bank, announced today that the Company reported net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, of $6,049,519 compared to $3,937,492 for the same period in 2024, an increase of 53.64%. For 2025, net income available to common shareholders was $21,571,965 compared to $15,814,873 for 2024, an increase of 36.40%.

Insurance Agency Mergers and Acquisitions Dip 12% in 2025

Deals for property & casualty and benefits brokers in US and Canada slip but include purchases of four firms with $268 million to $2.9 billion in revenues, OPTIS Partners reports

Smith-Midland Awarded $1.8M Barrier Contract for Georgia DOT Project

MIDLAND, VA / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Smith-Midland Corporation (NASDAQ:SMID), a leading producer of innovative precast concrete products for infrastructure, transportation, and building construction, has been awarded a contract valued at $1.84 million to supply Freestanding J-J Hooks® precast barriers for a major Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) project in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Kraken Isn't the SMX Infrastructure Finish Line, It's a Required Layer

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / SMX's (NASDAQ:SMX) announcement around Kraken explained what the move adds to the SMX platform. It's just as important to understand why it fits where it does, and why the timing matters.

Spotter and Stagwell (STGW) Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Premium Creator-Led Media

Partnership aligns premier creator platform with leading AI marketing network to give brands access to the world's most influential Creators, premium storytelling, and fandom at global scale

IDC Appoints Lorenzo Larini as Chief Executive Officer

Seasoned technology intelligence executive to lead IDC into its next chapter of innovation and growth

Laser Photonics Receives $1.3 Million Order for Pharmaceutical Tablet Laser Drilling System

Significant Order with New International Pharmaceutical Customer Highlights Company's Growth and Revenue Opportunity

T2S Solutions and Axonis Partner To Deliver Secure, Distributed AI with Data-Level Security for Defense and Intelligence Communities

Elite-level partnership combines Axonis' military-grade federated AI architecture with T2S Solutions' trusted expertise in mission-critical operations

Alset AI Congratulates Investee Company Henon on World-First Launch of Zero-Error RAG System for Financial Workflows

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Alset AI Ventures Inc. (TSXV:GPUS)(OTC:GPUSF)(FSE:1R60, WKN:A40M0J) ("Alset AI" or the "Company"), an artificial intelligence ("AI") venture company advancing innovation through strategic investment and cloud computing solutions, is pleased to announce that its investee company, Henon Financial Technologies Inc. ("Henon"), has launched the world's first Zero-Error Retrieval-Augmented Generation ("RAG") system specifically designed for unstructured data in financial workflows1.

Titan Siding & Window Named 2026 Consumer Choice Award Winner in Austin

AUSTIN, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2026 / Titan Siding & Window has been recognized with the 2026 Consumer Choice Award in the Siding and Windows category, reflecting a business built on decades of hands-on experience and a deliberate approach to residential remodelling.

Ubisoft unveils details of big restructuring bet

Ubisoft on Wednesday ended a months-long wait for details of a restructuring the French games giant hopes will power it up to face a competitive market -- at the price of a string of cancelled games and a new round of belt-tightening.

Stocks steadier as Trump rules out force to take Greenland

Stocks mostly steadied Wednesday as US President Donald Trump said in a much-anticipated speech at Davos that he would not use force to take control of Greenland, though he did demand "immediate negotiations" to take control of the Danish arctic territory.

US hip-hop label Def Jam launches China division in Chengdu

Def Jam, the influential US record label, will launch a division in the "capital of Chinese hip-hop" Chengdu, its parent company Universal Music announced late Tuesday, in a vote of confidence for China's music scene.

European stocks dip ahead of Trump's Davos speech

European stocks slipped and precious metals hit fresh highs Wednesday as investors awaited US President Donald Trump's speech at Davos amid his push to seize Greenland.

Japan restarts world's biggest nuclear plant

The world's biggest nuclear power plant was restarted Wednesday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, its Japanese operator said, despite persistent safety concerns among residents.

Burberry sales rise as China demand improves

Burberry posted a slight rise in sales on Wednesday, as the British luxury fashion label's turnaround plan showed signs of progress, helped by improving demand in its crucial China market.

Botswana warns diamond oversupply to hit growth

Botswana is sitting on nearly double its permitted diamond stockpile as weak prices and rising competition from lab‑grown stones curb demand, the government said, warning the glut will weigh on economic growth.

Japan to restart world's biggest nuclear plant Wednesday

The world's biggest nuclear power plant is set to restart on Wednesday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, its Japanese operator said, despite persistent safety concerns among residents.

What growth?: Taiwan's traditional manufacturers miss out on export boom

Taiwan's economy soared last year on skyrocketing exports of AI hardware and semiconductors, but companies in more traditional manufacturing sectors could only look on with envy as they were clobbered by US tariffs and a strong local currency.

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