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First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ: FHB) announced it will acquire TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ: TCBK) in an all-stock transaction, creating the 6th largest bank headquartered in the Western U.S. The combined entity will have approximately $34 billion in assets, expanding First Hawaiian's presence on the U.S. mainland. Preliminary second quarter 2026 financi…
Adlai Nortye, a clinical-stage biotechnology company listed on NASDAQ, has expanded its Scientific Advisory Board by appointing two eminent medical oncologists, Dr. David S. Hong and Dr. Piro Lito. This move aims to enhance the company's expertise and guidance in advancing its pipeline of innovative cancer therapies focused on RAS pathway targeted …
Wrap Technologies, a Nasdaq-listed public safety technology company, opened Q3 2026 with $1.2 million in international orders from Brazil and India, indicating strong demand for its non-lethal BolaWrap® 150 device. Following a landmark ruling by the ATF reclassifying BolaWrap® as an instrument of restraint rather than a firearm, the company expects…
Hillman Solutions Corp. disclosed plans to refinance its existing Term Loan B and asset-based revolving credit facility with new longer-maturity debt, aiming to extend debt maturities and improve financial flexibility. The company preliminarily reported Q2 2026 net sales growth of 9% to 10% over last year and growth in operating income and adjusted…
One year after acquiring The Shyft Group and listing on NASDAQ, Aebi Schmidt Group reports successful integration, increased synergy targets, new product launches, expanded operations, and strategic partnerships. The company outlines ambitions to surpass $3 billion in annual revenue and achieve mid-teen adjusted EBITDA margins by 2030, driven by re…
VERAXA Biotech AG announced a strategic collaboration with Ardigen to integrate AI-driven computational tools into its BiTAC® platform development. This partnership aims to optimize target selection for their novel cancer therapies, including bispecific T cell engagers and antibody drug conjugates, potentially improving safety and efficacy by reduc…
EyePoint, Inc. appoints eminent retina specialist Dr. Tarek S. Hassan as Chief Strategic Science Officer to guide strategic development and commercialization efforts, particularly for its lead investigational retinal therapy DURAVYU. The appointment comes as the company anticipates topline Phase 3 trial results for wet age-related macular degenerat…
Factorial Energy Inc., a U.S.-based solid-state battery innovator, announced a strategic partnership with Netherlands-based Tulip Tech Group to accelerate the commercial deployment of solid-state and lithium metal batteries in next-generation unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Initial flight testing showed more than a 30% increase in drone flight ran…
Fury Gold Mines Limited announced significant gold assay results from its Phase 2 drilling program at the Eau Claire gold project in Northern Quebec. The highlight was a high-grade intercept of 7.01 g/t gold over 21.0 meters, including 10.27 g/t over 11 meters, marking the best-ever intercept at the site. To capitalize on these promising results, t…
Oregon's Department of Justice has withdrawn a court motion that sought to delay Paramount's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. The state had asked a Multnomah County court to force Paramount to hand over internal records and to impose a 60-day hold on the deal while it reviewed documents related to the transaction. Oregon says it wi…
Fraport stock climbed 2.6% to €71.15 after the company published June 2026 operating traffic figures early in the morning and CEO Stefan Schulte reiterated full-year 2026 guidance. The traffic update showed a small year-over-year decline in Frankfurt passenger volumes but growth across the group’s international airport network. Institutional backin…
Albania’s specialised anti-corruption prosecutors have alleged that a Miami-based businessman, identified in case files as the seller of coastal land earmarked for a Kushner-backed resort, may have used forged ownership deeds and laundered proceeds from narcotics trafficking to build a property portfolio. The businessman’s lawyer denied the accusat…
ANI Pharmaceuticals announced that its Phase 4 SYNCHRONICITY trial evaluating the fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant ILUVIEN for chronic non-infectious posterior segment uveitis met both co-primary endpoints with statistically significant improvements in visual acuity and retinal thickness at 6 months. The safety profile was consistent wit…
Meta said it has disabled an AI-driven image generation feature introduced earlier this week that could draw on photos from public Instagram accounts. The tool, Muse Image, was integrated into Meta’s Meta AI chatbot and allowed users to use photos as input and edit generated images with sketches. The feature was widely criticized for being an autom…
NIQ Global Intelligence combines sticky, proprietary consumer shopping data with cloud analytics — a business that’s hard to displace. Recent operational headwinds and restructuring create a visible path to margin recovery and $70M in run-rate savings. At $11.25, NIQ trades at ~0.8x price-to-sales with free cash flow of $214.5M; this trade idea tar…
Futures tied to Canada's main equity benchmark were flat Monday morning as a sharp jump in global crude prices helped stabilize the resource-focused S&P/TSX complex, even as broader markets reacted to escalating hostilities in the Middle East and technology sector weakness abroad. Brent crude climbed 4.4% to $79.36 a barrel after weekend missile an…
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte announced a third round of reductions in personnel, saying the office is eliminating redundant or non-critical roles. The statement did not disclose how many positions will be cut. The move follows public pressure from President Donald Trump to shrink the intelligence workforce and comes amid conc…
Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) announced the hiring of Thomas Cowan as Head of Tokenization, aiming to leverage his expertise to accelerate the company's position as a leader in tokenized securities infrastructure. This appointment complements Bullish's pending $4.2 billion acquisition of Equiniti, a global transfer agent, expected to close in early 2027. Bu…
Brookfield Corporation will release its second quarter 2026 earnings on August 13, 2026, followed by a conference call and webcast for investors to review the results. The company highlights its long-term investment track record and diverse business segments including asset management, infrastructure, energy, private equity, and real estate.
HSBC has downgraded AstraZeneca to Hold from Buy and reduced its price target to 13,750 pence from 16,500 pence following the Phase 3 Wainua trial's failure to meet its primary endpoint. The bank said the setback weakens the upside case, and cited a more volatile and delayed catalyst path that leaves the stock's re-rating contingent on later readou…
Citi Research has moved UK equities from overweight to underweight, arguing that the market’s defensive and commodity-heavy profile is less attractive as earnings growth and leadership broaden across global markets. The bank maintains selective UK sector preferences but is reallocating toward more cyclical markets, raising its outlook for Japan and…
German defense technology company Helsing said it raised $1.8 billion in a new funding round that values the business at $18 billion. The round included participation from both new and existing investors, among them JPMorgan Chase and venture capital firms Lightspeed Venture Partners and Iconiq. Helsing said investor demand significantly exceeded a…
Chinese automakers invested nearly $101 billion in overseas electric vehicle and battery projects between 2019 and 2025, significantly more than the just-over $38 billion invested by U.S. companies in the same period, according to data compiled by Atlas Public Policy. American firms led foreign direct investment through 2021, but Chinese investment…
BYDFi attended the Peru Blockchain Conference 2026 on July 10-11 at JW Marriott Larcomar in Miraflores, Lima. The event, in its fifth year, hosted more than 4,000 attendees, over 100 speakers, and 50+ sponsors, with programming spanning crypto, Web3, trading, fintech, AI, and regulatory frameworks in Peru and LATAM. BYDFi staffed an active booth, d…
Mitsubishi Estate has announced plans to develop domestic data center capacity with a total project cost of ¥1.5 trillion through 2036 to address expected growth in artificial intelligence demand. The company is targeting 2,500 megawatts of power capacity and intends to leverage its real estate development expertise. Mitsubishi Estate says the head…
