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Oil climbed on Friday and was positioned to record weekly gains after U.S. officials said a naval blockade of Iran could be maintained indefinitely, stoking concerns about disruptions to Middle East supplies. Brent and U.S. crude rose modestly while traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell below the month's average. At the same time, forecasts fro…
PowerCompute, a Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining and treasury company, reported Q2 2026 revenue growth of 9.8% year-over-year driven by increased Bitcoin mining production despite lower Bitcoin prices. The company expanded strategically into high-performance computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure leveraging its power assets and entered into a GPU comput…
Quantum BioPharma Ltd. reported a stronger liquidity position with cash and equivalents nearly doubling to $3.65 million and total assets increasing to $9.5 million as of mid-2026. The company reduced operating expenses by over 50% year-over-year while extending its cash runway to at least October 2027. Importantly, the FDA approved Quantum's Inves…
Aurora Mobile Limited (NASDAQ: JG) announced a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with Exabytes, a leading AI-driven digital solutions provider in Southeast Asia, to jointly develop and deploy AI-powered customer engagement solutions. The partnership aims to integrate Aurora Mobile’s AI-first platforms, EngageLab and GPTBots.ai, with Exabytes’ …
Fate Therapeutics has initiated the RECLAIM-LN Phase 2 clinical trial of its off-the-shelf FT819 CAR T-cell therapy in patients with refractory moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with lupus nephritis. The trial, supported by RMAT designation and FDA pilot programs, aims to enroll about 53 patients and evaluate the therapy's safet…
Adlai Nortye Ltd. reported strong operational progress with ongoing enrollment in global Phase I trials for its pan-RAS(ON) inhibitor AN9025 and regulatory approval for Phase I trial of AN4035 ADC. The company raised a total of $290 million in equity financing in early 2026, significantly boosting its cash reserves. Financial results show increased…
Teamshares announced Q2 2026 results showing 20% revenue growth to $148.7 million, net income of $9.5 million, and a 166% increase in Adjusted EBITDA year-over-year. The company reaffirmed its 2026 full-year outlook with a $40 million EBITDA acquisition target, underpinned by a strong pipeline including $30 million annual EBITDA under letters of in…
Neumora Therapeutics reported its second quarter 2026 financial results, highlighting progress in its drug pipeline including favorable preclinical data for NMRA-215 with planned IND submission and Phase 1 study initiation by end of 2026. NMRA-511 and NMRA-898 programs targeting Alzheimer's agitation and schizophrenia are progressing towards clinic…
Tvardi Therapeutics announced its second quarter 2026 financial results and provided a business update highlighting topline healthy volunteer results for its next-generation STAT3 inhibitor, TTI-109, confirming the prodrug design, improved tolerability, and reductions in immune cell populations relevant to ulcerative colitis (UC). The company selec…
Beyond Meat, Inc. has completed a 1-for-30 reverse stock split effective August 13, 2026, reducing the number of outstanding shares and authorized shares to help the company meet Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement. The adjusted shares will begin trading on August 14, 2026 under the ticker BYND. The reverse split proportionately adjusts conversi…
JOYY Inc., a global technology company listed on NASDAQ, announced it will release its second quarter 2026 financial results after U.S. market close on August 25, 2026. The company's management will host an earnings conference call to discuss the results on the same day, providing a webcast and replay access for investors and analysts.
Citi says the environment for gold is turning more favourable as U.S. front-end yields roll over and exchange-traded fund flows have increased since mid-July. Nevertheless, the bank is refraining from adding exposure after a swift run-up in prices and is waiting for consolidation. Citi also notes that gold remains near its short-term strategists' t…
IperionX ($IPX) is executing on a clear strategy: convert domestic titanium scrap into low-carbon titanium powders, lock up feedstock, and run customer qualification programs that can underpin premium pricing and long-term offtakes. Recent steps - most notably the June acquisition of adjacent Camden assets for $3.0M - materially reduce feedstock ri…
Brookfield Business Corporation has announced the renewal of its normal course issuer bid, authorizing the company to repurchase up to 10,272,100 Class A subordinate voting shares, representing 5% of outstanding shares. The buyback, effective from August 19, 2026, to August 18, 2027, aims to invest in shares that trade below their perceived intrins…
Rein Therapeutics reported strong progress in its Phase 2 RENEW trial of LTI-03 for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), surpassing 25% enrollment ahead of schedule and expecting interim data in H2 2026. The company also completed an oversubscribed $57.5 million public offering, strengthening its financial position to fund ongoing operations throug…
AIXTRON supplies deposition equipment critical to GaN, SiC and photonic device manufacturing. Technicals show stabilizing momentum while short interest and short-volume metrics signal a crowded trade that could flip into a squeeze. This trade idea runs long with a clear entry at $48.00, stop at $40.00 and a 180-trading-day target of $72.00.
This week’s softer-than-feared U.S. consumer and producer inflation readings tempered a recent rise in Treasury yields and reduced near-term odds of a Federal Reserve rate increase. Healthy demand at large debt auctions and a retreat in yields supported equities, which were buoyed further by strong AI-related corporate results. However, high auctio…
Russia dismissed a proposed moratorium on military operations in the Black Sea, with Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova saying there are no grounds for partial measures that would provide a temporary reprieve for Kyiv. The exchange follows recent escalations in assaults on commercial vessels by both Russia and Ukraine and an attempt by Tu…
AMD trades at a premium P/E but its AI and data-center momentum, improving profitability and strong free cash flow justify holding through near-term multiple compression. This trade targets a disciplined entry at $487 with a $560 target and $440 stop, sized for an investor comfortable with medium risk over a 180-trading-day horizon.
UTStarcom Holdings Corp. reported unaudited financial results for the first half of 2026 showing a 26.1% decline in revenue to $3.4 million and an increased net loss of $5.1 million compared to $3.7 million in the prior year period. The company is advancing its Optical Circuit Switching (OCS) technology for AI data center networking and continues t…
Bank of America strategists led by Michael Hartnett attribute the resilience of equity markets to investor conviction that policymakers will step in to support asset prices, a mindset that underpins an investment playbook avoiding bonds and the dollar while favoring AI and other selected assets. The team highlights ballooning U.S. debt, rising debt…
Diginex Limited announced an amended agreement for the acquisition of Resulticks Global Companies Pte. Limited, combining Diginex's ESG and sustainability compliance solutions with Resulticks' AI-powered customer engagement technology. The all-share deal values Resulticks at $1.05 billion, with its shareholders becoming majority owners of the combi…
Alphabet is trading at $344 with a $4.21 trillion market cap. YouTube - part of Google Services - is driving structural ad revenue gains, creator monetization, and AI data advantages that justify a measured long. Trade plan: enter $344.00, stop $320.00, target $420.00 over a long-term window (180 trading days).
Shares of Reddit climbed sharply in premarket trading after S&P Dow Jones Indices said Reddit will enter the S&P 500, replacing AvalonBay Communities. Analysts estimate index funds tracking the benchmark could need to purchase roughly 16.7 million Reddit shares, a volume materially above the stock's recent daily average, amplifying near-term tradin…
Super Hi International Holding Ltd., operating Haidilao hot pot restaurants globally, announced it will report its unaudited financial results for Q2 2026 before US market open on August 26, 2026. The company will host a bilingual earnings call, providing insights into its performance and operations across 127 international locations as of March 20…
