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Nigeria's finance ministry will produce a public scorecard monitoring reductions in multidimensional poverty, gains in real income per capita, and shifts in inequality, the finance minister said at a Lagos conference. The initiative aims to demonstrate whether economic reforms enacted in 2023 have delivered tangible improvements for households amid…
Canadian S&P/TSX futures slipped modestly as escalating U.S.-Iran military actions pushed oil prices higher and revived inflation concerns tied to energy. The move undercuts momentum from recent record highs for the Toronto exchange and comes after the Bank of Canada held its policy rate steady, while softer U.S. inflation and labor signals reduce …
Sports Entertainment Gaming Global Corporation (NASDAQ: SEGG) announced that its Sports.com Predict platform has been named the Official Prediction Partner for the 2026 UIM E1 World Championship, the first all-electric raceboat racing series. This partnership integrates Sports.com Predict into the E1 fan experience through exclusive prediction mark…
U.S. Bancorp shares fell 2.4% in pre-market trading after the bank reported better-than-expected second-quarter results, including adjusted EPS of $1.35 and record revenue of $7.71 billion. The pullback reflected a buy-the-rumor, sell-the-news reaction following weeks of bullish analyst upgrades and a near-52-week high run, while broader market sof…
ABB delivered a robust Q2 with rising revenues, record orders and a double-digit increase in operational EBITA, but shares fell after the company unveiled a $5.5 billion all-cash bid for Rotork. Market caution around the size of the deal, funding decisions and integration execution offset the upbeat earnings beat, leaving the stock lower on subdued…
Shares of Knorr-Bremse rose modestly after JPMorgan placed the German brake systems maker on a positive catalyst watch ahead of its upcoming second-quarter report. The bank has nudged its internal sales and adjusted EBIT forecasts above pre-quarter consensus, citing stronger North American truck order data and the potential for margin upgrades as d…
Quantum Cyber N.V. saw its stock climb after disclosing that roughly $2.09 million in purchase orders now sit with its wholly-owned unit, Quantum Drones Corporation, as part of a transaction to acquire a 50,000 square foot manufacturing facility. The move is presented as a step toward direct, U.S.-based production of the company's autonomous defens…
France's government outlined plans to restrict most public spending growth in 2027 as debt interest and defense outlays consume larger shares of the state budget. Total state and agency spending is set at €708.4 billion, with ministers ordered to keep most departmental increases below inflation. Rising debt service and mandated defense spending lea…
Global equities and risk assets showed muted responses after uneven corporate results, cooling inflation data and renewed geopolitical tensions. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. delivered a surprise profit jump, but chip shares remained under pressure. Softer U.S. producer price data eased near-term rate-hike bets, yet core PCE remains above …
Shares of Twin Vee PowerCats Co. (NASDAQ: VEEE) jumped 28% after the company agreed to merge with private USFM Corporation, a U.S.-based mineral exploration firm focused on critical mineral targets in Greenland. The deal calls for a subsidiary of USFM to merge into Twin Vee, while Twin Vee's recreational marine operations will be spun out into a pr…
Bond investors are asking for higher compensation to finance Middle Eastern sovereigns after renewed tensions between the US and Iran. JPMorgan indexes show the average regional sovereign risk premium has climbed by about 20 basis points to 402 basis points over Treasury yields since a recent warning from the US president that a ceasefire may be "o…
Banzai International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNZI) announced the return of Demio co-founders David Abrams and Wyatt Jozwowski to lead its CreateStudio business unit. Abrams will serve as General Manager and Jozwowski as Vice President of Product, bringing strong leadership and domain expertise to accelerate CreateStudio’s development in AI-driven video edit…
Quantum Cyber N.V., a Nasdaq-listed autonomous defense technology company, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Quantum Drones Corporation, has received approximately $2.09 million in purchase orders. These orders coincide with the acquisition of a 50,000 square foot manufacturing facility aimed at enhancing the company's U.S.-based manufact…
Arbutus Biopharma and its licensee Genevant have initiated multiple international lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech to enforce patents protecting their lipid nanoparticle technology used in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. The company also received approximately $178 million from a settlement with Moderna over patent infringement, including reimbursement…
Plus Therapeutics announces a strategic collaboration with Genomic Testing Cooperative to integrate next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology into its CNSide cerebrospinal fluid assay platform, enhancing DNA and RNA profiling capabilities for CNS cancers. This integration supports Plus' CNS oncology strategy encompassing targeted radiotherapeutic…
Cronos Group Inc. announced that it will hold its 2026 second quarter earnings conference call on August 6, 2026. The company will discuss its financial results and growth plans, emphasizing its strategy to expand its consumer goods product lineup through R&D and innovation within the cannabis sector.
Greenwich LifeSciences announced that the European Medicines Agency has approved combining both HLA-A*02 and non-HLA-A*02 breast cancer patients in the randomized arms of their Phase III FLAMINGO-01 trial evaluating GLSI-100 immunotherapy. This follows similar approval from the FDA in the US, effectively doubling enrollment capacity and statistical…
Medicus Pharma Ltd. has received positive feedback from the FDA and central IRB approval with modifications for its optimized Phase 2 clinical trial of Teverelix®, targeting men with acute urinary retention secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia. The redesigned study aims to enroll 126 patients, significantly fewer than the previous plan, to eff…
ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) has acquired Velocity Geomatics Inc., a Canadian drone-based geomatics company focused on environmental and regulatory compliance services within the oil and gas industry. This marks ZenaTech's 25th acquisition as part of an aggressive expansion of its Drone as a Service (DaaS) platform, extending its presence in a rap…
BriaCell Therapeutics has announced the addition of Sunnybrook’s Odette Cancer Centre in Toronto as the first Canadian site for its pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Bria-IMT in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor for metastatic breast cancer. The expanded trial now includes over 80 active clinical sites across the U.S. and Cana…
BrainsWay Ltd., a Nasdaq-listed global leader in noninvasive neurostimulation treatments, announced its minority equity investment of $500,000 in Sound Minds Behavioral, an outpatient behavioral health platform operating across multiple Mid-Atlantic states. This strategic partnership aims to enhance access to innovative mental health care and suppo…
Lufthansa Group said it will restart routes to Riyadh and Amman following earlier suspensions of some Middle Eastern services. The group will operate flights to Riyadh from Frankfurt beginning September 10, while ITA Airways will resume Rome-Riyadh services on September 15. Austrian Airlines will restart Vienna-Amman flights on October 2. The carri…
A Reuters poll of 74 economists finds unanimous expectation that the European Central Bank will keep its deposit rate at 2.25% on July 23, while a growing majority anticipates a second rate increase this year in September due to a resurgence in energy prices that risks intensifying inflation pressures.
The removal of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has sparked rare public demonstrations across Ukraine and prompted at least one senior military resignation, deepening a political crisis as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy undertakes a second wartime cabinet overhaul. The dispute has highlighted tensions between Fedorov and army chief Oleksandr Syrsky…
Hedge funds increased bearish bets against manufacturing stocks in June, driven by concerns that renewed hostilities around the Strait of Hormuz will lift oil, insurance and freight costs and squeeze manufacturers dependent on imported components. Hazeltree data covering 600 asset managers and 16,000 global stocks shows manufacturing names were the…
