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Soleno Therapeutics Faces Investigation After Disappointing Drug Launch Metrics

Redwood City, Friday, 16 January 2026.
Soleno shares plummeted following allegations of misleading VYKAT XR launch metrics. Investigations now probe claims that data was manipulated by a controversial physician, raising serious concerns for investors.

Widespread Service Outage Disrupts Platform X Globally

San Francisco, Friday, 16 January 2026.
Tens of thousands of users worldwide lost access to X on Friday. This marks the platform’s second significant infrastructure failure in less than a week, disrupting critical real-time communication.

Gevo Targets Carbon Market Growth with Strategic Leadership Change

Englewood, Friday, 16 January 2026.
Gevo appoints Alex Clayton as Chief Carbon Officer to monetize its North Dakota facility, the only project currently issuing carbon credits with validated thousand-year permanence.

Nasdaq Private Market Valuation Quadruples in Latest Funding Round

New York, Friday, 16 January 2026.
Securing a massive fourfold valuation jump since 2024, Nasdaq Private Market closed its Series C round today, underscoring the surging demand for liquidity and infrastructure in private equity.

Prediction Markets Challenge Sportsbooks by Adopting High-Reward Multi-Bet Features

New York, Friday, 16 January 2026.
Kalshi and Polymarket are aggressively adopting parlay features to rival traditional sportsbooks, with Kalshi’s new “combos” generating over $100 million in weekly trading volume alone.

EHang Promotes Founding Member Shuai Feng to Chief Technology Officer to Lead Commercial Push

Guangzhou, Friday, 16 January 2026.
Founding member Shuai Feng becomes EHang CTO to drive commercialization. Feng notably led the development of the EH216-S, the world’s first certified pilotless eVTOL, signaling a shift toward industrial scaling.

Barclays Lowers Atmos Energy Target to $165 as Analysts Diverge on Valuation

Dallas, Friday, 16 January 2026.
Diverging from recent optimism by Citigroup, Barclays lowered its target for Atmos Energy to $165, highlighting growing caution around the utility’s capital expenditure and valuation.

Hudbay Minerals Achieves 2025 Production Targets for Copper and Gold with Strong Liquidity

Toronto, Friday, 16 January 2026.
Hudbay Minerals Inc. (NYSE: HBM) has successfully met its fiscal year 2025 consolidated production guidance, delivering approximately 118,188 tonnes of copper and 267,934 ounces of gold. This performance underscores the company’s operational reliability, marking the 11th consecutive year of achieving copper targets and the fifth for gold, even after navigating wildfire-induced interruptions. Beyond production stability, Hudbay has solidified its balance sheet, reporting pro-forma cash and equivalents of approximately $992 million following the strategic Copper World joint venture. With total liquidity now surpassing $1.4 billion and mill throughput projected to increase by mid-2026, the company is well-positioned to capitalize on the projected global copper deficit.

Amazon Confirms New World: Aeternum Server Shutdown for 2027 Amid Strategic Shift

Seattle, Friday, 16 January 2026.
Amazon Games will permanently shut down New World: Aeternum servers on January 31, 2027. This decision concludes a project that once boasted over 900,000 concurrent players, signaling a critical strategic pivot away from MMO development for the tech giant following long-term retention struggles.

Disney Greenlights Third Phineas and Ferb Feature for Streaming and Linear Release

Burbank, Friday, 16 January 2026.
Disney (DIS) leverages high-performing IP by commissioning a third Phineas and Ferb film. The narrative features a time-travel twist where the iconic duo never became brothers.