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JBDI Holdings Limited received a Nasdaq determination letter indicating non-compliance with the minimum bid price rule and an impending delisting. However, the company subsequently received a notice confirming it regained compliance with Nasdaq's listing requirements, allowing it to maintain its listing under ticker JBDI.
A concentrated set of U.S. economic reports due Thursday, July 16, 2026 — led by retail sales, initial jobless claims and the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index — will give markets fresh readings on consumer spending, labor market trends and regional manufacturing conditions. Pending home sales and several secondary indicators, along with Fed off…
At a contentious Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing, President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, avoided directly stating that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential race. Clayton told senators that Biden had been "certified" and said, "I am not an election denier," but repeatedly declined to affirm th…
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has sued Terry Harwood, a South Carolina man arrested in February on charges of sexually exploiting minors, alleging he used the company's Grok system to create sexually explicit deepfakes, including images involving minors. Filed in federal court in Texas, the complaint details account suspensions, reports to the Nationa…
Celcuity just received FDA approval for REVTORPYK (gedatolisib) in HR+/HER2- PIK3CA wild-type advanced breast cancer and is moving to a late Q3 2026 commercial launch. The stock has already run; today's pullback creates a tactical entry to own the commercial rollout, upcoming sNDA ambitions, and potential multiple expansion if uptake proves durable…
Dave Brown, a senior vice president at Amazon Web Services and member of Amazon's senior leadership group, is leaving the company after 19 years to take up another position. The move was announced in an internal memo by AWS CEO Matt Garman. Brown led compute and machine learning services; he will be succeeded by Dave Treadwell, currently senior vic…
Russell Vought, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and White House budget director, defended his tenure at a contentious House Financial Services Committee hearing, arguing that efforts to scale back the agency relieved economic burdens. Democrats on the panel sharply challenged his actions and signaled continued oversight,…
Anthropic has started scheduling meetings between its executives and prospective investors as it moves toward a potential initial public offering later this year. Bankers working on the deal are gauging demand ahead of a formal roadshow and share sale. The company completed a large private funding round in May and previously filed its IPO prospectu…
Taiwan Fund, Inc. (TWN) offers a uniquely leveraged way to own Taiwan-listed equities, trading at value multiples (P/E ~2.36, P/B ~1.16) while paying a 6.8% distribution. With Taiwan central to global AI hardware supply chains, TWN is a tactical long for investors willing to ride country and sector volatility toward a recovery to prior highs ($105.…
Walt Disney Co. shares retreated momentarily before recovering after reports that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is poised to take action against the company in two separate inquiries tied to ABC. Regulators are reportedly moving toward a determination that The View is not a "bona fide" news interview show and are also advancing a fitne…
Summary: U.S. President Donald Trump criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul's decision to impose a one-year ban on construction of large data centers, arguing that the policy will redirect investment, jobs and tax revenue to states with more favorable conditions. New York's moratorium targets facilities that would consume 50 megawatts or more an…
Peru's economy expanded 1.8% in May from a year earlier, the slowest monthly growth recorded so far in 2026. The national statistics agency INEI released the data showing a marked slowdown from April's 3.73% expansion and below the 3.2% forecast from analysts. Sharp contractions in the fishing and manufacturing sectors were prominent contributors t…
Townsquare Media, Inc. announced it will release its second quarter 2026 financial results on August 6, 2026, before market open, followed by a conference call to discuss the results. The company, operating in digital and broadcast media focused outside the top 50 U.S. markets, offers digital marketing solutions and local radio advertising services…
Margin debt has risen by more than 40% in the past 12 months, reaching $1.4 trillion in May and matching magnitudes previously observed only near historic market peaks. Growth in margin borrowing has far outpaced S&P 500 returns and coincided with rapid inflows into speculative, leveraged ETFs, prompting caution from market analysts.
BP has agreed to transfer minority interests in more than 10 firms from its BP Ventures portfolio to investment firm Verdane. The move aligns with CEO Meg O’Neill’s emphasis on financial discipline, portfolio simplification and tighter capital spending as the company reorients toward core oil and gas investments. Transaction price was not disclosed…
Northwest European gasoline refining margins rose roughly $4 on Wednesday to $43.69 per barrel, a four-year high. The gain was attributed to a decline in U.S. gasoline stocks and weaker crude oil prices. Several spot barge transactions took place in the European market, involving major oil companies and trading houses.
European milling wheat futures registered a sharp advance as recent attacks in the Black Sea region heightened worries about grain export channels. The benchmark September contract on Euronext climbed to levels unseen since June 2025, reflecting market concern over potential disruptions to shipments from the Black Sea and a likely shift toward Euro…
ASML's finance chief indicated the company has room to increase prices for certain chipmaking systems, citing stronger pricing power amid near-full bookings for EUV tools through the end of 2027. Negotiations with major customers show mixed responses, with at least one large contract counterparty resisting hikes while some buyers in other regions h…
United States soybean processing in June outpaced market expectations, with NOPA members crushing 214.340 million bushels. The month saw a recovery in the daily crush rate to 7.145 million bushels per day, the strongest pace since March, supported in part by production from a new plant at an existing member facility in Gilman, Illinois.
Datadog, Inc. has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms for the sixth consecutive year, achieving the highest position in Ability to Execute. The company emphasizes its $1 billion annual R&D investment to enhance AI and LLM-powered application observability, validated by positive customer feedback acr…
Sigma Lithium (SGML) has slipped under many investors' radar after a volatile run of operational setbacks and legal headlines. The company shows signs of stabilization: restarted sales, binding offtakes with prepayments, falling short interest and a sub‑$1.3B market cap that still prices optionality around future production growth. For traders will…
M&T Bank (MTB) trades near a 52-week high on improving fundamentals: mid-teens P/E relative to visible earnings power, a $1.50 quarterly dividend, and strong free cash flow. This trade proposes a disciplined long-term buy at $245.00 with a $236.00 stop and a $280.00 target over 180 trading days.
The Federal Communications Commission will vote to repeal an 85-year-old restriction that prevents any broadcaster from reaching more than 39% of U.S. television households, replacing it with a discretionary, case-by-case review process. The proposal, announced by FCC Chair Brendan Carr, has drawn praise from industry groups and sharp criticism fro…
Dell Technologies plunged roughly 14% on Wednesday in its largest intraday drop in months, triggering a wider pullback across AI server hardware stocks. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Super Micro Computer, Micron and SanDisk also fell, while the Nasdaq-100 ETF slipped about 1%. Analysts and investors are reassessing lofty multiples amid margin pressur…
Truflation’s Head of Data, Oliver Rust, said June’s unexpectedly mild CPI reading was largely the result of a nearly 10% fall in gasoline prices rather than a broader slowdown in inflation. Rust pointed to persistent services inflation in housing and education, noted producer prices fell 0.3% in June, and warned Truflation’s real-time data already …
