BRC Group stock rises after regaining Nasdaq compliance

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Investing.com -- BRC Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RILY) stock rose up to 2% before paring gains after the diversified holding...

Investing.com -- BRC Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RILY) stock rose up to 2% before paring gains after the diversified holding company announced it has regained compliance with Nasdaq’s Periodic Filing Rule 5250(c)(1).

The company, formerly known as B. Riley Financial, received confirmation from Nasdaq on January 27, 2026, that it is now in compliance with the exchange’s listing requirements related to timely financial filings.

As part of the resolution, Nasdaq has imposed a "Mandatory Panel Monitor" on BRC Group for a one-year period. Under this monitoring arrangement, if the company fails to meet filing deadlines during the next year, it would not be given an opportunity to provide a compliance plan. Instead, BRC would receive a Delist Determination Letter, after which it could request a hearing to appeal.

BRC Group Holdings operates as a diversified holding company with interests spanning financial services, telecommunications, retail, and various equity, debt, and venture capital investments. The company’s core financial services platform focuses on providing customized solutions to small cap and middle market companies.

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Vishay stock rises on new silicon carbide power module launch

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Investing.com -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc (NYSE:VSH) stock gained 3% on Wednesday after the company announced the release of five new 1200 V MOSFET power modules designed to increase power efficiency in medium to high frequency applications.

The new modules feature Vishay’s latest generation silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs in the industry-standard SOT-227 package, targeting automotive, energy, industrial, and telecom systems. The VS-SF50LA120, VS-SF50SA120, VS-SF100SA120, VS-SF150SA120, and VS-SF200SA120 are offered in single switch and low side chopper configurations.

Each module integrates a SiC MOSFET with a soft body diode that offers low reverse recovery, which reduces switching losses and increases efficiency. The products target applications including solar inverters, electric vehicle off-board chargers, SMPS, DC/DC converters, UPS systems, HVAC equipment, large-scale battery storage systems, and telecom power supplies.

The compact SOT-227 package allows the devices to serve as drop-in replacements for competing solutions in existing designs. This feature enables designers to implement newer SiC technologies without changing PCB layouts, potentially saving development costs and time.

The power modules provide continuous drain current ranging from 50 A to 200 A and low on-resistance down to 12.1 mΩ. They also feature high-speed switching with low capacitance and can operate at junction temperatures up to +175 °C.

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Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 1.15%

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Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.15% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Raizen SA Preferred (BVMF:RAIZ4), which rose 16.67% or 0.15 points to trade at 1.05 at the close. Meanwhile, C A Modas SA (BVMF:CEAB3) added 7.73% or 0.89 points to end at 12.40 and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:USIM5) was up 6.88% or 0.45 points to 6.99 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Embraer SA (BVMF:EMBJ3), which fell 3.79% or 3.92 points to trade at 99.50 at the close. CPFL Energia SA (BVMF:CPFE3) declined 3.41% or 1.86 points to end at 52.74 and WEG SA (BVMF:WEGE3) was down 2.98% or 1.57 points to 51.13.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 488 to 442 and 61 ended unchanged.

Shares in Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA USIMINAS Pref (BVMF:USIM5) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.88% or 0.45 to 6.99.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 5.01% to 32.46 a new 1-month high.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 5.23% or 267.61 to $5,388.21 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.60% or 1.00 to hit $63.39 a barrel, while the March US coffee C contract fell 4.42% or 16.25 to trade at $351.00 .

USD/BRL was up 0.37% to 5.20, while EUR/BRL fell 0.34% to 6.21.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 96.24.

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Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp II closes upsized $360 million IPO

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Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. II (MLAAU) completed its initial public offering, raising $360 million through the sale of 36 million units at $10 per unit. The special purpose acquisition company began trading on January 27, 2026.

The offering included 4.68 million units issued through the partial exercise of underwriters’ over-allotment option. Each unit contains one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant. Whole warrants allow holders to purchase Class A ordinary shares at $11.50 per share.

The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Paul Grinberg and Chief Financial Officer Douglas Horlick. BTIG, LLC served as the sole book-running manager for the offering.

Once securities begin separate trading, ordinary shares and warrants are expected to trade under the symbols "MLAA" and "MLAAW," respectively. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared the registration statement effective on January 26, 2026.

Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. II is a blank check company formed to pursue mergers, acquisitions or other business combinations with one or more businesses. The Cayman Islands-based company is headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada.

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Innovation Beverage Group stock tumbles after reverse split announcement

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Investing.com -- Innovation Beverage Group Ltd (NASDAQ:IBG) stock plunged 16.8% on Wednesday after the beverage company announced plans for a five-for-one reverse stock split.

The split will become effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on January 30, 2026, with IBG shares beginning to trade on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens that day. Following the implementation, the company’s ordinary shares will continue trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the same "IBG" symbol but with a new CUSIP number of Q4933C208.

Currently, Innovation Beverage Group has 3,470,331 ordinary shares issued and outstanding. After the reverse split takes effect, this number will be reduced to 694,066 shares.

The company, which develops, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of 60 formulations across 13 alcoholic and non-alcoholic brands, provided no specific reason for implementing the reverse split in its announcement.

Reverse stock splits are typically implemented to increase a company’s share price by reducing the number of shares outstanding, often to maintain compliance with exchange listing requirements or to attract institutional investors who may have minimum share price thresholds for investment.

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These Stocks Will Win the 2026 World Cup — if All Goes to Plan — Barrons.com

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By Nate Wolf

The 2026 FIFA World Cup represents big business for ticket resellers, travel platforms, and even members of the Magnificent Seven tech giants — assuming the iconic soccer tournament goes to plan.

Between June 11 and July 19, 48 teams will play 104 matches across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Billions of fans will tune in or even make the trip to North America. And investors are also showing interest in the tournament, analysts at J.P. Morgan said in a research note Wednesday.

The firm's internet analysts see several beneficiaries across their coverage, from StubHub Holdings and Uber Technologies to Meta Platforms and Alphabet. But worries about ticket prices, U.S. travel restrictions on foreigners, and a potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence at matches could complicate things.

Let's start with ticketing. FIFA received more than 500 million ticket requests in December and January in its random draw for just seven million available tickets. That means a massive resale market, which J.P. Morgan estimates at $1 billion to $1.8 billion.

While FIFA's official resale marketplace will present competition, StubHub should claim a 35% to 45% chunk of that market, J.P. Morgan estimates, generating $400 million to $800 million in gross merchandise sales.

"Demand for 2026 tickets has already outpaced what we saw for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar," StubHub said in a blog post last month. "And we're still months away from kickoff."

On the travel and lodging side, Airbnb will attract fans buzzing around the continent to follow their teams, and Uber and Lyft will transport supporters to and from matches.

Airbnb acts as a kind of release valve for travel demand given its expansive geographic coverage and short-term rental flexibility, J.P. Morgan said. The company announced an official accommodations partnership with FIFA last summer, claiming at the time that over 380,000 guests would use the platform for lodging during the World Cup.

Meanwhile, J.P. Morgan sees Uber and Lyft bringing in an incremental $377 million and $153 billion in gross bookings, respectively. Uber and official World Cup delivery partner DoorDash could also see an uptick in food-delivery demand.

Lastly, the World Cup is a draw for advertisers, generating $2.4 billion in digital ad revenue in 2018 and an estimated $5.2 billion this year. That ad spend should translate to $900 million in revenue for Google through search and YouTube ads and a $550 revenue million bump for Meta, J.P. Morgan says.

All of these estimates, though, assume fans will freely travel to matches and that guest nations will treat the 2026 installment like any other World Cup. That assumption could be put to the test.

Fans have balked at the exorbitant starting ticket prices for the event, which reached well into the thousands, with FIFA President Gianni Infantino defending those prices given the "crazy demand." Infantino is probably correct — enough affluent people love soccer just that much — but fan backlash could make StubHub queasy about resellers listing tickets for several times their face value.

Then there are the political risks. The U.S. has full or partial travel restrictions on at least four World Cup competitors: Iran, Haiti, Senegal, and Ivory Coast. And concerns around immigration enforcement could deter some fans.

Asked last month whether ICE could be present at matches, the White House's World Cup task force lead, Andrew Giuliani, told reporters "the President does not rule out anything that will help make American citizens safer."

This week, former FIFA President Sepp Blatter joined a growing chorus calling for a boycott of the event in the U.S. in response to President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and saber-rattling against Greenland.

The chances of any actual cancellations or boycotts are slim. The 2022 World Cup in Qatar also faced a political firestorm over worker deaths, documented human rights abuses, and limitations on LGBTQ and women's rights. Some teams planned quiet protests, but none opted out.

That said, demonstrations, geopolitical squabbles, and some impact on demand aren't out of the question.

For investors, it is safe to assume that many of the world's biggest companies will get a bump from the World Cup. They may just want to bake in a tiny bit of risk.

Write to Nate Wolf at nate.wolf@barrons.com

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