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JPMorgan lowered Nike Inc. (NKE) to Underweight and trimmed its price target to $40 from $47, citing a multi-year hit to earnings driven by a China online reset and North America store closures. The call has pushed shares down in pre-market trading to $41.32, but it conflicts with a broad Street consensus that still skews positive. The firm’s forec…
Fitch Ratings affirmed IG Group Holdings PLC and IG Markets Limited at 'BBB' but moved the outlook to Negative from Stable, citing the potential for higher medium-term leverage following IG's partly debt-funded proposed acquisition of Underdog Sports Holdings, Inc. Fitch expects the transaction to lift gross debt/EBITDA from 0.9x at end-June 2026 a…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that it would be reasonable for the Federal Reserve to consider increasing the size of the FIMA facility given growth in the bond market since the facility's 2020 launch. Bessent reiterated that facilities such as FIMA and swap lines exist to shield the U.S. economy by keeping market volatility offshore, a…
Energy Transfer units climbed sharply in pre-market trading after the Dallas-based midstream partnership reported second-quarter 2026 results that notably exceeded expectations. The company delivered adjusted earnings per unit and revenue well above consensus and raised full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance, a combination that investors interpreted as…
etoro, a NASDAQ-listed trading and investing platform, has partnered with Papaya Global to launch 'etoro work powered by Banco,' a service allowing workers to invest their earnings directly when paid. This initiative aims to transform salary payments into wealth-building opportunities by integrating investment and education tools at the moment wage…
JFB Construction Holdings and XTEND have filed an amended S-4 registration statement with the SEC, marking significant progress toward their proposed merger. The combined company will be renamed XTEND AI Robotics and is expected to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker XTND following closing anticipated in early September 2026. The m…
Corbus Pharmaceuticals announced the completion of last patient last visit in its Phase 1b CANYON-1 clinical trial of CRB-913, an oral CB1 inverse agonist for obesity treatment. The study involved 240 obese, non-diabetic adults in a dose-ranging design and is on track for topline data in September 2026. CRB-913 aims to provide a differentiated, ora…
DeFi Development Corp., a Nasdaq-listed US company with a treasury focused on accumulating Solana (SOL), announced support for two significant Solana governance proposals, SIMD-0550 and SIMD-0553. These proposals aim to accelerate disinflation by reducing SOL issuance and introduce a resource-based transaction fee model that burns more SOL tokens b…
Ahead of the August 6th special shareholder meeting, Seeking Alpha’s High Dividend Opportunities investment group has recommended voting in favor of approving the interim sub-adviser King Street Capital Management for XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT). This aligns with prior recommendations from leading proxy advisory firms ISS an…
Veru Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that the USPTO has issued a Notice of Allowance for a key U.S. patent covering methods of use of enobosarm in combination with semaglutide for quality weight loss. This patent will provide protection until at least October 2044, complementing their existing patents. The combination ai…
DDC Enterprise Limited announced strong preliminary first-half 2026 results with approximately 28% revenue growth to $19.5-$20.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA increasing to $1.0-$1.3 million, nearly three times the previous full year. Growth was driven by expansion across retail and distribution channels in its Asian food business. The company mainta…
TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. and Carbonium Core, Inc. announced that an initial sample assay revealed elevated levels of rare earth elements and key industrial minerals, supporting the development of a domestic critical minerals supply chain. This work leverages Oak Ridge National Lab’s coal-to-graphite conversion technology and aims to addre…
Cloudastructure announced a six-figure deployment of its AI Surveillance and Remote Guarding platform at a luxury high-rise residential tower in downtown Houston. This marks the third engagement with the luxury multifamily operator, whose portfolio now relies on Cloudastructure's security solution for 38% of its Texas properties. The expansion refl…
Axe Compute Inc., a neocloud AI infrastructure provider, announced its Q2 2026 financial results conference call to be held on August 17, 2026. The call will feature key executives reviewing the company's performance and future plans. Axe Compute specializes in providing flexible, high-performance GPU compute resources for AI innovators with global…
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Limited announced the creation of a wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary, Skilland Digital Intelligence Limited, to enhance its international presence and focus on software development, AI technology services, API solutions, and related product sales. The move broadens the company's business scope beyond educati…
Beeline Holdings, Inc. announced a non-binding Letter of Intent to acquire TYTL Corp, a fintech company pioneering blockchain-based residential home equity transactions. The all-stock deal aims to transform Beeline into an AI-powered residential equity and finance platform, enabling homeowners to monetize their home equity without incurring debt by…
RenovoRx, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed life sciences company, announced participation in a JonesTrading webinar to discuss its Trans-Arterial Micro-Perfusion (TAMP) platform, commercial launch progress of RenovoCath device, and the ongoing Phase III TIGeR-PaC trial evaluating intra-arterial gemcitabine for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. The company h…
Milestone Scientific Inc. announced a strategic federal distribution agreement with Red One Medical to market and distribute its CompuFlo Epidural System within U.S. federal healthcare systems including the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, and Indian Health Service. This partnership aims to enhance comme…
Bicara Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on bifunctional therapies targeting solid tumors, will release its second quarter 2026 financial results and business updates before the market opens on August 11, 2026. The company will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss these details, highlighting progress of i…
Entera Bio announced that post-hoc Phase 2 data for EB613, an oral anabolic tablet for osteoporosis, has been selected for prestigious plenary poster presentations at the 2026 ASBMR Annual Meeting. The data showed EB613 produced significant improvements in bone mineral density and bone turnover markers in postmenopausal women at high fracture risk,…
SEALSQ Corp appoints Daniel Brau as Chief Quantum Officer to lead integration and commercialization of its SEALQuantum Sovereign Vertical Stack, aiming to establish a sovereign Swiss quantum technology platform. The move signals a shift from technology acquisition to generating revenue by deploying quantum innovations across enterprise, government,…
Trupanion, a leading North American pet medical insurer, has integrated its Veterinary Portal technology with Digitail's all-in-one veterinary practice management platform. This integration allows veterinary teams to submit insurance claims with one click and receive direct payments instantly, improving efficiency and reducing administrative hurdle…
Roper Technologies, a Nasdaq-listed company known for its technology enabled products and software businesses, announced it will present at the Oppenheimer 29th Annual Technology, Internet & Communications Conference on August 11, 2026. The company is recognized for its disciplined approach to capital deployment and growth through acquisitions.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, a leader in nuclear waste management, announced a strategic partnership with Mirion Technologies under the SBA's Mentor-Protégé Program. The collaboration combines Perma-Fix's extensive nuclear waste treatment experience with Mirion's radiation detection and nuclear instrumentation expertise to enhance capabilities…
Paychex releases its Small Business Employment Watch report indicating steady job growth among U.S. small businesses with fewer than 50 employees in July 2026. Weekly earnings growth reached its highest since December 2023, and weekly hours worked hit a five-year peak, suggesting strong productivity despite modest wage increases. The manufacturing …
