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Calavo Growers $CVGW ( ▲ 1.09% ) surged 12.93% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the provider of avocados and tomatoes got acquired by a rival.

Details: Mission Produce $AVO ( ▲ 0.64% ) is buying Calavo for $27 per share, valuing the company at $430 million. The stock was trading at $22.58 on Wednesday. Meanwhile, shares of Mission Produce fell 6.22% in after-hours trading.

Powering the Story: The deal will bolster Mission’s avocado and fresh produce business in North America.

Quote: “With this acquisition, we strive to expand our premium avocado position in North America and create a leading global fresh produce platform, which we believe will be well-positioned to capture the increasing demand for fresh, healthy, and convenient foods.” - President and COO John Pawlowski.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Mission Produce’s agreement to buy Calavo appears strategically attractive in the long term, but the payoff will depend heavily on execution and the price Mission ultimately pays relative to achievable synergies.

Final Thoughts: It hasn’t been a kind year for both stocks, with Mission Produce up just 3% in the past 12 months and Calavo Growers in the red.

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Notable Earnings Today: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), J.B. Hunt Transport (Nasdaq: JBHT), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), First Horizon (NYSE: FHN), Insteel Industries (NYSE: IIIN), Bank7 (Nasdaq: BSVN).

Notable IPOs Today: N/A.

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: K9 Kuisine (Honeycomb), Argyll Metals (Crowdcube), D GRANDE (Crowdcube), Harvest London (Crowdcube), Sen (Crowdcube), WiseAlpha (Crowdcube).

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (8:30 a.m. ET), Export Price Index / Import Price Index (8:30 a.m. ET), NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (8:30 a.m. ET), Philly Fed Employment (8:30 a.m. ET), S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), TIC Net Long-Term Transactions (4:00 p.m. ET), Fed's Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m. ET).

The adhesives manufacturing company H.B. Fuller $FUL ( ▼ 0.23% ) fell 2.66% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after posting mixed financial earnings results.

Financials: H.B. Fuller reported earnings of $1.28 per share in the past quarter, which were better than expected. But revenue only reached $895 million, which was lower than expected. It also represented a 3% decline in revenue.

Final Thoughts: Shares of the company were up 1.55% in the past year, which lags behind the broader market.

FuboTV $FUBO ( ▼ 1.68% ) jumped 3.10% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the TV streaming company announced it is repurchasing $140.2 million of its convertible notes that were due this year.

Final Thoughts: It’s finally good news for the stock. Shares of FuboTV are down 32% in the past year.

Bummer: More than half of all crypto tokens have failed — and most died in 2025 (CoinDesk)

Reality Check: Bitcoin rallies as spot ETF inflows soar, but $105K looks out of reach (Cointelegraph)

Can You Hear Me Now: Is Verizon down? Outage reported by thousands of users Jan. 14 (USA Today)

Reckless: Boeing Knew About Flaws in UPS Plane That Crashed in Louisville, N.T.S.B. Says (New York Times)

No More Flat Rate: Musk says Tesla is moving Full Self-Driving to a monthly subscription (CNBC)

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