
Consumer Sentiment Is Low; History Shows That Could Actually Be Good for U.S. Stocks
Consumers are feeling notably bad about where conditions are headed. That might be a good thing for investors.

Consumers are feeling notably bad about where conditions are headed. That might be a good thing for investors.

Hotchkis & Wiley, an investment management company, released its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter for the “Hotchkis & Wiley Global Value Fund.” A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Fund outperformed the MSCI World Value Index in the fourth quarter, returning 3.80% vs. 3.34% for the Index. The Fund returned 23.77% YTD compared to [...]
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Endeavor Bancorp (OTCQX: EDVR) (the “Company” or “Bancorp”), the holding company for Endeavor Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that it has completed a private placement of $10.0 million of the Company’s common shares to certain accredited investors. The Company issued 666,665 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $15.00 per share in connection with the private placement transaction. The Company expects to use the proceeds from the capital raise to support organic and strategic growth opportunities.
TAIZHOU, China, Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China SXT Pharmaceutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SXTC) (the “Company” or “SXTC”), a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on the research, development, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pieces (“TCMPs”), including Advanced TCMPs (Directly-Oral TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral TCMP), fine TCMPs, regular TCMPs, and TCM Homologous Supplements (“TCMHS”), today announced that it will effect a share consolidation of its ordinary shares at a ratio of 1-for-150, effective on February 3, 2026 (the “Share Consolidation”). The Company’s Class A ordinary shares are expected to begin trading on a post-consolidation basis at the open of the market session on February 3, 2026. Upon the market opening on February 3, 2026, the Company’s Class A ordinary shares will continue to be traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “SXTC” with the new CUSIP number G2161P165.

Metals demand in the global industrial economy has been soft since November, BMO said.

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CalPortland Company is proud to announce it has achieved Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Conservation Certification, powered by Tandem Global, for its conservation programs at the El Segundo Ready Mix Plant and the Crestmore Center for Technical Excellence, integrating Landscaped Habitat and Awareness & Community Engagement projects. The El Segundo Ready Mix Plant program earned Certified Gold, the highest level of recognition, distinguishing it among more than 600 WHC ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

BMM: TSX-VVANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 30, 2026 /CNW/ - Black Mammoth Metals Corporation (TSXV:BMM) (OTC:LQRCF) ("Black Mammoth" or the "Company") is pleased to report assay results from the recently completed rock chip sampling program conducted at its West Reveille Silver property ("Reveille" or the "Property") situated in the Reveille Mining District, Nye County, Nevada and is located on the western Reveille Mountains. Reveille covers a historic primary silver camp that dates back to the 1870's with only light modern-day exploration or drilling. The Reveille property consists of 32 unpatented lode claims on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) covering approximately 267 hectares (661 acres).Exploration work has revealed and confirmed high-grade silver occurrences, accompanied by high lead, zinc, and copper concentrations, as well as elevated pathfinder elements (arsenic up to 1,360 ppm and antimony up to 3,110 ppm) see Figure 1 and Table 1. The strike length of the exposed alteration zone is approximately 2 km. The silver and base metal mineralization appears to be associated with and occurs along the contact zones between younger felsic volcanic rocks (extrusive domes) and older country rock Paleozoic sediments. These contact zones are strongly silicified and exhibit vein textures characterized by quartz veins (see Figure 2). A jasperoid zone discovered in the southwestern part of the Property is of special interest due to its potential for Carlin-type deposits in the pediment area.The Company sees exploration potential along the mineralized volcanic-Paleozoic contact zones, particularly beneath the pyroclastic cover and in the pediment, and plans several induced polarization (IP) surveys to test the target concepts.Full story available on Benzinga.com
Yummy Combs® Clinically Proven to Remove Hardened Tartar from Dogs' Teeth! NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pet's Best Life has achieved what was long considered impossible: removing hardened tartar from dogs' teeth with a treat. In a clinically documented 60-day...

Gold and silver have had an exceptional year, breaking record high prices on what’s felt like a daily basis. But, as the saying goes, what comes up must come down. On Friday, January 30, gold fell over 6.4%, to $4,962 per ounce in the lead-up to President Trump’s announcement that Kevin Warsh is his pick to be the new Federal Reserve chair. Even a week ago, gold reaching over $4,900 would have been a record-breaking feat. The precious metal only topped $5,000 per ounce for the first time this past Monday. But, by Thursday, gold hit more than $5,580 per ounce, meaning it was up 23% for 2026 and more than 80% over the last 12 months. The idea of celebrating gold being worth below $5,000 was already long gone. As of publication, gold was at about $5,132 an ounce, over a 4% one-day drop. Silver, too, took a tumble on Friday. It fell more than 15% to near $95 per ounce after reaching a record high of over $121 per ounce the day before. The latter had meant that silver was up more than 65% this year and over 252% in the last 12 months. At publication, silver was at about $103 an ounce, just over an 11% one-day drop. Once again, this figure would have been remarkable until very recently, with silver reaching over $100 an ounce for the first time last Friday, January 23. Why are gold and silver dropping? The swift increase in gold and silver’s worth has been primarily attributed to their status as safe-haven assets during a time of increasing geopolitical turbulence. Their fall came as Trump said on Thursday that he would be announcing his proposed replacement for Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends in May. Trump has continually criticized Powell, particularly for not lowering rates as fast as Trump would like. Earlier this week, the Fed voted to maintain interest rates.On Friday morning, Trump announced that he had chosen Warsh as Powell’s replacement. Warsh previously served as a Fed governor and has supported lowering interest rates.A stronger dollar is likely another reason for the falling price of gold and silver, as Barron’s points out. As the Financial Times reported, the U.S. dollar strengthened on Friday after Trump announced Warsh as his nominee.

Wall Street futures fell in premarket trading as word leaked that President Donald Trump would nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the U.S. central bank. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow...
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