Today is Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
The Early Bird Index today is 85.51.
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Texas Instruments Survives Losses
Despite posting disappointing financial earnings results on Tuesday, Texas Instruments $TXN ( ▲ 9.94% ) jumped 8.22% in after-hours trading.
Financials: Texas Instruments reported earnings of $1.27 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $4.42 billion. Both were lower than expected.
Powering the Story: The company expects earnings between $1.22 and $1.48 per share in the current quarter and revenue of $4.32 billion to $4.68 billion. Both outlooks were better than expected.
Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Texas Instruments expects the current quarter (Q1 2026) to look better mainly because order trends, backlog, and intra‑quarter demand patterns have improved.
Final Thoughts: Even before these results, the stock had jumped 11% in the past month.
Notables
Notable Earnings Today: Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA), GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV), ASML (Nasdaq: ASML), AT&T (NYSE: T), Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX), International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), Amphenol (NYSE: APH), Lam Research (Nasdaq: LRCX), Levi Strauss (NYSE: LEVI), ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), Corning (NYSE: GLW), Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS), Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE: SMG), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), Waste Management (NYSE: WM), Progressive (NYSE: PGR), Automatic Data (Nasdaq: ADP), Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR), Lending Club (NYSE: LC), V.F. Corp (NYSE: VFC), Extreme Networks (Nasdaq: EXTR), Ethan Allen (NYSE: ETD), Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI), Brinker (NYSE: EAT), Calix Networks (NYSE: CALX), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE: CP), Century Communities (NYSE: CCS), Danaher (NYSE: DHR), Deluxe (NYSE: DLX), Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV), Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE: ELS), Fair Isaac (NYSE: FICO), Landstar System (Nasdaq: LSTR), Lennox International (NYSE: LII), Liberty Energy (NYSE: LBRT), Monro Muffler (Nasdaq: MNRO), MSCI (NYSE: MSCI), Murphy Oil (NYSE: MUR), Navient (Nasdaq: NAVI), New Oriental Education & Technology (NYSE: EDU), Otis Worldwide (NYSE: OTIS), Raymond James (NYSE: RJF), SEI Investments (Nasdaq: SEIC), SL Green Realty (NYSE: SLG), Tetra Tech (Nasdaq: TTEK), Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE: TEVA), UBS (NYSE: UBS), United Rentals (NYSE: URI).
Notable IPOs Today: QT Imaging Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: QTI), Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: PPHC), ArrowMark Financial Corp. Right (Nasdaq: BANXR), Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: BBCQ), KRAKacquisition Corp Unit (Nasdaq: KRAQU), Space Asset Acquisition Corp. Units (Nasdaq: SAAQU).
Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Epilog (StartEngine), Innovega (StartEngine), Kit & Kin (Crowdcube).
Notable Economic Events Today: Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 a.m. ET), Fed Interest Rate Decision (2:00 p.m. ET), FOMC Statement (2:00 p.m. ET).
F5 Networks' Product Revenue
The security tech company F5 Networks $FFIV ( ▲ 8.09% ) jumped 10.42% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after posting strong financial earnings results.
Financials: F5 Networks reported earnings of $4.45 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $822 million. Both were better than expected. Product revenue surged by 11%.
Final Thoughts: It’s a recovery for F5 Networks, as the stock has only been up about 2% in the past year.
Hyperliquid’s Commodity Surge
The price of the cryptocurrency Hyperliquid $HYPE ( ▲ 8.27% ) surged 27% on Tuesday amid increased demand for its new commodity perpetuals.
Final Thoughts: In the past week, Hyperliquid is up 50%.
Trends to Watch
What Brown Can’t Do For You: UPS to cut additional 30,000 jobs in Amazon unwind, turnaround plan (CNBC)
Potential Next Fed Chair: Inside the world of Rick Rieder, the $2.3 trillion insomniac who might soon run the Fed (Fortune)
Delivering Change: Amazon to close Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh to concentrate on Whole Foods and grocery delivery (Associated Press)
Up and Down: Bitcoin climbs above $89,000 as U.S. dollar tumbles on President Trump's remarks (CoinDesk)
Taking Off: Boeing’s Stepped-Up Plane Deliveries Lift Sales (Wall Street Journal)
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