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Kinetic, a business unit of Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ: UNIT), announced the addition of 8,000 new fiber internet locations across Oklahoma in Q2 2026, enhancing multi-gigabit connectivity to over 76,000 locations statewide. This expansion supports remote work, gaming, streaming, agriculture, and telehealth applications, delivering advanced services …
Fiserv, a global payments and financial services technology leader, has partnered with AI platform Stuut Technologies to enhance automated accounts receivable and B2B payment workflows. This partnership integrates Stuut's AI capabilities with Fiserv's Commerce Hub and SnapPay solutions aiming to reduce manual work, improve cash flow visibility, and…
Kinetic, a unit of Uniti Group (NASDAQ: UNIT), announced a significant expansion of its fiber optic internet service in Texas during Q2 2026, adding 13,000 new fiber locations across more than 100 communities. This expansion brings high-speed multi-gigabit fiber connectivity to over 238,000 homes and businesses in Texas, supporting remote work, str…
Kinetic, part of Uniti Group (NASDAQ: UNIT), announced the deployment of multi-gigabit fiber internet to 16,000 additional homes across more than 40 communities in North Carolina during Q2 2026. This expansion increases high-speed internet access to over 201,000 homes and businesses in the state, supporting remote work, gaming, streaming, agricultu…
UBS says platinum group metals (PGMs) miners may be poised for a recovery despite recent price softening, pointing to constrained primary supply, industry restructuring and the potential for hybrid vehicle adoption to support medium-term demand. The bank favors well-capitalized producers with operational leverage and names Valterra as its preferred…
The Ministry of Justice has stated that the UK government is not actively pursuing a public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein's activities in Britain. The announcement follows comments by a victims minister that the prime minister was 'looking into' the possibility. Authorities continue to investigate multiple allegations, and arrests have been made in …
CECO Environmental Corp. has rescheduled its Q2 2026 earnings announcement and conference call from August 6 to August 10, 2026. The delay is due to the additional time needed to complete financial consolidation and review processes following its June 1 acquisition of Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. This will be the first earnings report reflecting th…
Saba Capital, led by Boaz Weinstein, revealed a stake in Unite Group that exceeds 5% exposure via financial instruments, according to a regulatory filing. The investment combines a small direct shareholding with a larger position held through derivatives, making Saba one of Unite's largest investors. The move follows Saba's recent activism at Works…
Goldman Sachs left its July nonfarm payroll projection unchanged at 75,000 despite ADP reporting a weaker-than-expected private payroll gain of 44,000. The ADP release showed strength in education and health services but declines in leisure and hospitality and parts of the goods-producing sector. Goldman cited the ADP report's limited recent correl…
Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) said it expects to formalize agreements with Venezuela to assume operatorship of two oil blocks under Caracas' new petroleum law. The firm, through overseas arm ONGC Videsh, already holds stakes in the San Cristobal and Carabobo-1 projects and said recent changes reduce prior sanctions-related constraints.
Virtuix Holdings Inc. announced a collaboration with AVRT to integrate mission-ready weapons tracking and immersive training content into its U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Fireteam Virtual Trainer. This VR system combines full-body movement and AI-driven environments to deliver realistic infantry combat training, aiming to improve operational readines…
Cerebras Systems, a U.S.-listed AI infrastructure company, announced a partnership with Lovable to power Lovable's software creation platform using Cerebras' Wafer-Scale Engine, the world's fastest AI inference system. This collaboration aims to drastically reduce AI inference latency, enhancing developer productivity and enabling more interactive …
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) moved higher in pre-market trading after Minnesota health authorities said they are not currently concerned about the chain following a recent Salmonella Javiana outbreak. The company points to an August 5 SEC filing that describes how its RFID-enabled lot tracking allowed it to identify and remove a contaminated jalape…
DDC Enterprise Limited provided an optimistic mid-year update reporting approximately 28% revenue growth for the first half of 2026 and a significant increase in adjusted EBITDA. The company is actively expanding its Bitcoin treasury holdings and is developing a proprietary AI-driven Treasury Intelligence Platform to optimize Bitcoin asset manageme…
Mueller Water Products, Inc. released its 2025 Sustainability Report highlighting substantial improvements in environmental stewardship, safety, employee engagement, and operational efficiency. Key achievements include a historic low in total recordable incidents, a 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since baseline, significant water loss sa…
Bank of America kept a Buy rating and $380 price target on Apple after identifying a 28% quarter-over-quarter increase in manufacturing purchase commitments in the fiscal third quarter. The firm interprets the jump as evidence of an iPhone production ramp and component stockpiling ahead of a new device launch, while noting ongoing supply risks and …
XWELL, Inc. announced the appointment of Gerard Reid, a renowned expert in energy, technology, and capital markets, to its Board of Directors. This strategic move aims to leverage Reid's deep industry knowledge to support XWELL’s growth in technology, infrastructure, and emerging markets. Concurrently, Ezra Ernst resigns from the Board to focus ful…
Two gaming-platform stocks trade at roughly the same per-share level - Roblox around $37 and Unity near $35 - but their fundamentals and near-term outlooks differ sharply. Roblox plunged -28% on July 31, 2026 after withdrawing FY26 guidance despite strong user metrics and sizable free cash flow, while Unity has accumulated analyst upgrades and a vi…
Sagimet (SGMT) is a clinical-stage biotech with a lead oral FASN inhibitor, denifanstat. Recent corporate milestones - including inclusion in the Russell indexes and a planned Phase 3 start for acne in H2 2026 - plus constructive technicals and a rising short-interest profile create a tradable setup. This trade idea lays out a mid-term long entry, …
Two utilities with nearly identical market capitalizations - Constellation Energy (CEG) and Duke Energy (DUK) - are offering investors exposure to the AI-driven increase in electricity demand through markedly different business models. CEG is a merchant nuclear operator commanding fast revenue growth, large analyst upside and premium long-term powe…
A DHL cargo plane struck an unidentified object while climbing out of Leipzig/Halle airport overnight and diverted to Hanover for an unscheduled landing. Authorities found a drone near a runway at Leipzig/Halle that X-ray imaging reportedly showed contained a defective detonator; explosives specialists closed a runway while the device was examined.…
Ascentage Pharma issued a correction to the timing of its 2026 six-month interim results release and provided a corporate update, reaffirming its commitment to ongoing development and commercialization of novel cancer therapies. The company highlighted several ongoing FDA- and EMA-cleared Phase III trials for its pipeline products Olverembatinib an…
AT&T shares fell in pre-market trading after SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell announced plans to deploy ground-based cellular assets to augment Starlink and compete for subscribers of major U.S. carriers. The move gains credibility from SpaceX's 65 MHz of spectrum obtained through a $19.6 billion EchoStar deal approved by the FCC in May 202…
Verizon shares fell in pre-market trading after SpaceX confirmed plans to construct a full terrestrial mobile network to compete directly with U.S. wireless incumbents. The move follows FCC approval for SpaceX's acquisition of nationwide mid-band spectrum and comes as the company reports accelerating revenue and a 12 million-strong Starlink subscri…
PacBio announced the upcoming availability of SPRQ-Nx chemistry and accompanying software updates for its Vega sequencing systems, significantly increasing output, reducing run costs, and adding faster sequencing runs alongside enhanced compliance controls. These improvements broaden the applications for Vega, particularly in targeted and short-ins…
