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Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC, acting as investment adviser to RENN Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCG), has increased its direct stake in the company through a recent equity purchase. The transaction, reported via a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, reflects continued pecuniary interest in the issuer. The acquisition occurred…
Duolingo, Inc., the leading mobile language learning platform, will announce its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, after the U.S. market close on August 5, 2026, with a public webcast scheduled for the same day.
Cheer Holding, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation mobile internet infrastructure and platform services, announced the results of its 2026 Annual General Meeting held in Beijing. Key resolutions included the re-election of two directors, ratification of their accounting firm, approval to increase authorized share capital significantly, and …
FormFactor, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed company specializing in semiconductor test and measurement technologies, announced it will release its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 on July 29, followed by a live webcast and conference call for investors and the public.
The head of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has formally instructed autonomous vehicle companies to address a documented pattern of driverless vehicles impeding law enforcement and first responders. NHTSA said it has recorded multiple cases in which autonomous systems drove into active emergency scenes, obstructed ambulances…
Pure Cycle Corporation reported a 60% increase in quarterly revenues and 31% increase in net income for Q3 2026 compared to the prior year, driven by robust performance in land development and increased water sales to oil and gas customers. The company achieved its 28th consecutive profitable fiscal quarter, is advancing development phases at its S…
Willis Lease Finance Corporation, a leading lessor of commercial aircraft engines and aviation services provider, announced its addition to three additional Russell 2000 Indexes as part of FTSE Russell's 2026 U.S. Indexes reconstitution. This inclusion aims to increase company visibility among institutional investors and validate its long-term shar…
Paradigm announced a $1.2 billion fourth fund that broadens the firm's investment mandate beyond cryptocurrency to include artificial intelligence and robotics. The move responds to rising investment activity in AI startups and a pullback in crypto funding. Paradigm said it will continue supporting crypto projects while deploying capital across mul…
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has created a new investment-banking unit to pursue mergers and acquisitions among small-cap companies valued at $100 million to $500 million. The initiative expands the bank's middle-market reach, consolidates leadership under its mid-cap head John Richert, and includes recent hires such as Michael Flynn, Arash Farin and Jamie…
O'Reilly remains a resilient cash-generative retail compounder. Recent weakness has opened a tactical long opportunity around $85, supported by solid same-store-sales momentum, strong free cash flow, and an aging vehicle fleet tailwind. Valuation is not cheap, so the trade uses a defined stop and a 180-trading-day horizon to let fundamentals reasse…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission informed UBS Group that it will not object to certain securities transactions the bank may undertake if directed by Switzerland’s financial regulator to convert debt into equity as part of an orderly resolution. The SEC said it would refrain from enforcement action if such conversions occur without a trad…
Cosmos Health Inc. announced the repurchase of an additional 190,000 shares, surpassing 4 million shares bought back under its $5 million share repurchase program. The company continues to view its stock as undervalued, signaling management’s confidence in the fundamental value and long-term growth potential of the business. The buyback program is …
BioCardia Inc. CEO Peter Altman purchased 5,400 shares of the company's common stock on July 8, 2026, for a total of $5,208. The transaction occurs as the stock trades significantly below its 52-week high and recent valuation models suggest potential undervaluation. Concurrently, BioCardia has secured regulatory guidance from Japan's Pharmaceutical…
NVIDIA shares climbed following the company's denial of reports that its Kyber NVL144 rack-scale AI system - built to house 144 Rubin Ultra chips - had been pushed to 2028. The clarification helped reverse a sector-wide selloff from the prior session. Positive commentary from Goldman Sachs on NVIDIA's forward P/E and a broader boost to semiconducto…
Iraq has reached an agreement with U.S. authorities to put in place strengthened controls designed to block U.S. dollar flows to Iran and Iran-aligned militias. The arrangement ends a roughly four-month suspension of physical U.S. dollar deliveries to Baghdad, a pause that had cut off Iraq’s access to cash generated by oil sales held at the Federal…
Bloom Energy Corp shares fell sharply in midday trading after Hunterbrook Capital published a report accusing the company of overstating its independence from Chinese scandium suppliers. The short-seller detailed alleged China-linked trade routes for scandium, disclosed a short position in Bloom, and warned that Bloom’s target to scale to 5 gigawat…
Manna, an Irish-founded drone delivery startup, said it will enable autonomous drone orders to reach 90% of Tulsa residents within a year. The company plans to begin flights for partners including DoorDash, McDonald’s and Uber Eats within two months and to operate from 40 local bases by mid-2027, positioning the U.S. southwest as a key battleground…
Alignment Healthcare's stock fell sharply after a former executive filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging the Medicare Advantage insurer misclassified expenses to overstate earnings and enhance executive compensation. The legal claim, lodged publicly today, prompted a 10.6% intraday decline to $21.50 and leaves investors with months before the comp…
Michael Burry disclosed fresh investments in leading sports-betting operators DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment in a post on his Cassandra Unchained Substack. The announcement pushed both stocks to session highs before they settled into modest gains. Burry framed his move as a structural wager on business maturation and warned that political and…
BofA Securities released its preferred equities within the industrials and multi-industry group heading into the second quarter of 2026, placing AMETEK at the top of its list. While the bank expects median organic year-over-year growth to slow sequentially to 5.1% in Q2 from 6.0% in the prior quarter, its two- and three-year stacked models show acc…
The U.S. administration has presented a retooled Monroe Doctrine to Latin American defense ministers, arguing the policy is intended to empower regional partners and address transnational threats such as drug trafficking and illegal migration. Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby outlined expanded military measures, including strikes on drug vessel…
A senior Swiss trade official said there is a good chance the United States will stick to a 15% tariff rate agreed in an initial deal. Switzerland remains in talks to finalise a trade agreement while a separate universal 10% U.S. tariff is set to expire on July 24. The official also flagged the need for faster Swiss economic growth and lower energy…
Minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's June 16-17 meeting indicate that elevated inflation was a central concern for participants, with several officials arguing for an immediate interest rate increase. Despite those views, the committee unanimously supported maintaining the policy rate in the 3.50% to 3.75% range. Fed staff raised inflat…
Trading on Wednesday featured notable divergences across market-cap tiers. Applied Materials and Dell led gains among mega-cap names, while Palo Alto Networks and Bloom Energy were among the larger decliners. The session produced meaningful moves from mega-caps to small caps, reflecting a mix of company-specific developments and headline reactions.
SpaceXAI and Cursor have unveiled Grok 4.5, a jointly developed AI model designed to tackle extended, complex tasks across software engineering, legal and financial domains. The model, the first co-developed product since SpaceX agreed to buy Cursor in a transaction valuing the startup at $60 billion, also includes improved cybersecurity features a…
