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LB Pharmaceuticals reported positive results from Phase 2 trials of LB-102 in schizophrenia, initiated pivotal Phase 3 and additional Phase 2 trials for bipolar depression and major depressive disorder, and announced a $100 million private placement. The company has a strong cash position of $295.2 million as of December 31, 2025, providing a runwa…
Rapid7, Inc. announced the acquisition of Kenzo Security, an AI-driven autonomous security platform, to enhance its Command Platform and accelerate preemptive, AI-powered managed detection and response services. The integration aims to improve efficiency in security operations by automating alert investigations and expanding coverage to 100%, reduc…
CTO Realty Growth, a real estate investment trust focusing on open-air shopping centers in the Southeast and Southwest U.S., will report its Q1 2026 financial results on April 28, 2026, followed by a conference call on April 29, 2026. The company also manages Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE).
Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc., a publicly traded REIT focusing on single tenant net leased commercial properties and commercial loan investments, announced it will release its Q1 2026 financial results after market close on April 23, 2026, followed by a conference call on April 24, 2026. The company aims to provide updates on its portfolio and…
Lifecore Biomedical announced it granted 18,500 restricted stock units (RSUs) as inducement equity to a newly hired employee, under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The RSUs will vest after three years, contingent on continued employment. This action is part of Lifecore's efforts to attract talent to its fully integrated CDMO business specializing i…
Arcadia Biosciences announced its financial results for Q4 and full year 2025, reporting a 17% increase in Zola coconut water revenues and significant reductions in SG&A expenses and net cash used in operations. The company also disclosed the termination of a proposed business combination with Roosevelt Resources and the exercise of preferred inves…
SpyGlass Pharma, a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on sustained drug delivery for chronic eye conditions, completed its IPO in February 2026 raising $172.5 million to fund ongoing Phase 3 clinical trials for its BIM-IOL System, intended to treat glaucoma and ocular hypertension patients undergoing cataract surgery. The company reporte…
Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited has successfully closed its business combination with Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded SPAC, along with a $275 million PIPE financing. The company will begin trading on Nasdaq and the Toronto Stock Exchange on March 27, 2026, under the ticker symbol XNDU. Xanadu positions itself as the first pure…
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application to Brazil's ANVISA for Palsonify (paltusotine), the first once-daily oral therapy approved in the US for acromegaly. The submission follows positive Phase 3 trial results demonstrating efficacy and tolerability and complements recent regulatory progress in Europe. This ma…
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals reported its full-year 2025 financial results highlighting significant milestones in the development of azenosertib, a potentially first-in-class WEE1 inhibitor targeted at Cyclin E1-positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC). Key operational updates include completion of dose confirmation enrollment in the DENALI Pa…
Interactive Brokers Group director Lori A Conkling reported two purchases of Class A common stock totaling $5,390 executed under a 10b5-1 trading plan, bringing her direct holdings to 2,409 shares. The trades, filed on a Form 4, occurred on February 25 and March 2, 2026. The disclosures follow a period in which Interactive Brokers posted better-tha…
Blink Charging Co. announced its 2025 fourth quarter and full year financial results, highlighting a 45% increase in service revenues, improved operational efficiency with substantial reductions in operating expenses and cash burn, and a successful $20 million equity raise. The company is focusing on expanding its owner-operated DC fast charging ne…
Kyverna Therapeutics reported significant progress in its autoimmune CAR T therapy pipeline, particularly with miv-cel (KYV-101) showing positive clinical results in stiff person syndrome (SPS), generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), and progressive multiple sclerosis. The company plans a Biologics License Application (BLA) submission for SPS in the …
Precision Optics Corporation, a NASDAQ-listed company specializing in advanced optical instruments for healthcare and defense/aerospace industries, has announced a proposed public offering of common stock. The offering is subject to market conditions, with proceeds intended to support the company's development and manufacturing capacity in next-gen…
Zenas BioPharma has commenced underwritten public offerings of convertible senior notes due 2032 and common stock. The company plans to use net proceeds to support the U.S. commercial launch of obexelimab, advance its clinical development pipeline including Phase 3 trials of orelabrutinib, and for general corporate purposes. The offerings are subje…
Inhibikase Therapeutics announced its full-year 2025 financial results, highlighting the initiation of a global pivotal Phase 3 clinical study (IMPROVE-PAH) for its lead drug candidate IKT-001 targeting Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). The study design features adaptive components and is underway in over 20 countries with regulatory approvals…
Apogee Therapeutics, a Nasdaq-listed clinical-stage biotech company, successfully closed its underwritten public offering, raising approximately $403 million. The offering included 5,750,000 shares sold at $70 each and full exercise of underwriters' options. Proceeds will support the company’s development of novel biologics targeting inflammatory a…
SIGA Technologies declared a special cash dividend of $0.60 per share payable on April 23, 2026. This dividend demonstrates SIGA's strong financial position and commitment to rewarding shareholders while continuing its work in biodefense, especially smallpox preparedness amid geopolitical uncertainties.
Stock indexes tumbled and global bond markets sold off on March 26 as a near-month-long conflict in the Middle East rekindled fears of prolonged disruption to oil and gas flows. Brent crude spiked to $108.01 a barrel while safe-haven demand pushed the U.S. dollar higher and gold lower. Market participants reacted to statements from Iranian and U.S.…
Disney trades at roughly 14x earnings with free cash flow of $7.06B and an EV/EBITDA near 12. With parks demonstrating high margins and streaming finally contributing meaningful operating income, the risk/reward favors buyers. Technicals are deeply oversold and short interest is modest; we upgrade to Buy with a $125 target and $85 stop for a long-t…
As electricity demand strains U.S. grids, technology firms are being pressed to adopt flexibility measures that allow data centers to reduce load during peak periods. Utilities, grid operators and investors are testing ways to temporarily shift or trim server workloads, use backup generation, or relocate energy-intensive processing across sites. Th…
California's State Senate and Assembly voted to change the name of the state holiday Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day after multiple women, including labor leader Dolores Huerta, accused the late organizer of sexual abuse. The measure now awaits action by Governor Gavin Newsom. The move follows related steps in other states and cities, including…
PJM Interconnection has informed Constellation Energy that transmission upgrades tied to the restarted Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania are unlikely to be finished before 2031, delaying the plant's ability to feed power into the grid by roughly four years versus Constellation's earlier timeline. Constellation says the unit will be op…
The European Commission has provisionally charged four major adult content platforms - Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos - with breaching the EU's Digital Services Act after a 10-month probe found shortcomings in measures to prevent children accessing pornographic material. Regulators faulted the platforms for relying on weak self-declaration an…
Since the Iran conflict began on February 28, global energy prices have climbed sharply, and the resulting pull of supply through the Strait of Hormuz has stopped roughly one-fifth of worldwide flows. Benchmark Brent averaged about $97 per barrel in March, up from $69 in February and $65 in January. That surge is expected to boost revenues and lift…
