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Willdan Wins $112 Million San Diego Energy Contract; Shares Rise

Willdan Wins $112 Million San Diego Energy Contract; Shares Rise

Willdan Group Inc saw its stock rise 1.9% after being chosen to carry out a $112 million energy savings performance contract with the City of San Diego. The scope covers energy and water efficiency upgrades at 40 city facilities, decarbonization work at 23 of those sites, and replacement of 39,000 city-owned streetlight fixtures, plus a range of el…

UniFuels Gains After First ISCC-Certified Biofuel Shipment of 2025

UniFuels Gains After First ISCC-Certified Biofuel Shipment of 2025

UniFuels Holdings Ltd saw its shares rise after announcing its first ISCC-certified biofuel shipment of 2025 and the renewal of ISCC EU and ISCC PLUS certifications for its wholly-owned subsidiary, Uni-Fuels Pte Ltd. The moves underline the company's operational capability to source, certify and deliver sustainable marine fuels in alignment with EU…

EpicQuest Education Shares Drop After Board OKs 1-for-16 Reverse Split

EpicQuest Education Shares Drop After Board OKs 1-for-16 Reverse Split

EpicQuest Education Group International Ltd (NASDAQ: EEIQ) saw its stock fall 19.6% after announcing a 1-for-16 reverse stock split approved by its board, a restructuring that will cut outstanding shares to roughly 1.5 million, change authorized share counts and raise the per-share par value. The company will keep trading under the EEIQ ticker on t…

Casablanca Market Climbs; Moroccan All Shares Advances 1.52%

Casablanca Market Climbs; Moroccan All Shares Advances 1.52%

Morocco's equities closed higher on Thursday with the Moroccan All Shares index up 1.52%. Gains were concentrated in the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors, while a handful of large-cap names finished lower. Commodity prices and currency pairs saw mild moves during the session, and advancing issues outnumbered decliners on the Casablanca excha…

Worksport Advances Heat-Pump Tech Toward Certification, Stock Jumps

Worksport Advances Heat-Pump Tech Toward Certification, Stock Jumps

Worksport Ltd. (WKSP) saw its share price rise after the company said its Aetherlux Pro heat pump, incorporating ZeroFrost anti-frosting technology, is progressing into formal certification and commercialization sooner than expected. The firm is targeting AHRI and ENERGY STAR qualifications and expects prototypes and government-lab testing in 2026,…

VerifyMe Shares Jump After Deal to Combine with Open World

VerifyMe Shares Jump After Deal to Combine with Open World

VerifyMe Inc.'s stock rose sharply after the company announced a planned merger with Open World Ltd. The transaction aims to merge VerifyMe's authentication technologies with Open World’s blockchain and real-world asset tokenization infrastructure, with the combined business expected to pursue regulated digital asset services and a Nasdaq listing u…

Apple Posts January Sales Gain in China as Market Slumps

Apple Posts January Sales Gain in China as Market Slumps

Apple recorded an 8% year-on-year increase in smartphone sales in China for January, becoming the only major brand to post positive growth in a market that contracted 23% versus the same month last year, according to data from Counterpoint Research. The iPhone 17 lineup, government subsidy eligibility for the base model, and modest price adjustment…

JPMorgan Raises MercadoLibre to Overweight, Citing Softer Competitive Pressures and Strong Brazil Momentum

JPMorgan Raises MercadoLibre to Overweight, Citing Softer Competitive Pressures and Strong Brazil Momentum

JPMorgan upgraded MercadoLibre from Neutral to Overweight, pointing to reduced competitive intensity after recent take-rate increases by Shopee and MercadoLibre's own fee adjustments. The bank raised its December 2026 price target to $2,800 and lifted revenue, operating profit and earnings forecasts for 2026, while citing robust growth in Brazil an…