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Grace Therapeutics announced a $10 million private placement financing priced at-the-market on Nasdaq to support manufacturing and regulatory efforts for its lead clinical asset, GTx-104, an injectable formulation of nimodipine for IV infusion aimed at treating aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). The company is pursuing a dual-source manufac…
Oil prices continued to trend lower for a third consecutive session as signs of potential progress on an interim U.S.-Iran accord to reopen passage through the Strait of Hormuz reduced some supply-risk premiums. Brent and WTI both slipped, while industry data pointed to a rise in U.S. crude inventories, adding further downward pressure ahead of off…
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 reached record territory amid softer Middle East headlines, stronger domestic spending data and growing market confidence that the Reserve Bank of Australia will hold rates next week. Miners led the advance, while energy names fell on weaker oil prices and operational concerns at key producers.
SpaceX said it intends to leverage 65 MHz of spectrum bought from EchoStar to build terrestrial infrastructure and expand Starlink into a broader mobile service. The announcement sent shares of the three largest U.S. wireless carriers lower in after-hours trading and sparked debate among analysts over how quickly Starlink could mount a credible nat…
Attovia Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing next-generation biotherapeutics for immune-mediated diseases, announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 17 million shares at $17.00 per share. The gross proceeds are expected to reach $289 million, with an additional 30-day option for underw…
NVIDIA shares rose in after-hours trading following SpaceX's announcement during its first quarterly earnings call that the chipmaker will be the exclusive supplier of AI compute hardware for the planned Starmind AI1 satellite constellation. Each satellite is to carry NVIDIA Rubin GPUs and Vera CPUs, and SpaceX said it will construct its future AI …
AMD rallied in regular trading but slid sharply in after-hours trade after SpaceX announced a partnership with Nvidia to equip its StarMind AI1 satellite compute payload with Nvidia Rubin GPUs and Vera CPUs. The move is symbolic given SpaceX's profile in AI compute deployments, and it amplifies concerns about AMD's position versus Nvidia even as AM…
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a resolution calling for free and expeditious elections in Venezuela and demanding the release of political prisoners, seven months after the Trump administration removed Nicolás Maduro and recognized his former vice president as acting president. The measure underscores growing U.S. impatience with th…
Lucid Group said it will postpone the launch of its lower-cost electric vehicles from late 2024 to the second half of 2027, while implementing an operational reset intended to conserve about $1.4 billion in cash this year. With fresh leadership and workforce reductions, the company plans sharp cuts to inventory, capital spending and operating costs…
PBF Energy looks like a directional, mid-term long: the company is a domestic refiner with leverage to widening crack spreads driven by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. The balance sheet is intact, valuation is reasonable on EV/EBITDA, and the stock has room to re-test its recent 52-week high. Trade plan below with entry, stop and target — cali…
TCGX Acquisition Corp. priced 7.5 million Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share, raising $75 million. The SPAC will list on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker TCGX on August 5, 2026, and expects the offering to close on August 6, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. The company is sponsored by an affiliate of TCG Crossover M…
MACOM (MTSI) combines steady defense/radar exposure with a rapidly growing data-center optics business. With 22.5% reported sales growth and management moves to secure epitaxial supply, the risk/reward today favors a measured long. Entry $273.51, stop $235.00, target $360.00 over a 180-trading-day position—play the structural AI buildout while resp…
Rocket Lab Corporation announced it has been awarded a $397 million contract by the U.S. Space Force to develop, launch, and operate multiple 'Flatellite' satellites under the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI) program. This program aims to enhance battlefield awareness by deploying space-based sensors capable of detecting and t…
LATAM Airlines lifted its adjusted EBITDA projection for 2026 after updating its jet fuel price assumptions downward, while reporting a second-quarter profit decline and confirming a near-term capacity expansion. The airline said fuel-price improvements versus earlier projections justify the upgrade even as costs remain well above pre-conflict leve…
Hearst has agreed to buy Disney’s half of A+E Global Media for about $1.2 billion in cash, giving the privately held conglomerate sole ownership of the television and content business. The transaction, expected to close in September, follows Disney’s decision to prioritize streaming and ESPN while reassessing certain traditional linear TV assets am…
XP Inc. combines a technology-driven wealth platform with advisory and product distribution, and recent moves into tokenization plus healthy profitability give the stock asymmetric upside from a low valuation. We outline a mid-term swing trade at $16.97 with a $21 target and a $15 stop, backed by improving fundamentals and technicals but balanced b…
McEwen Inc. (NYSE/TSX: MUX) has scheduled a conference call to discuss its Q2 2026 financial results and developments in its gold, silver, and copper mining projects across the Americas. The company highlighted its advanced-stage Los Azules copper project aiming for carbon neutrality by 2038, and recent investment in Paragon Advanced Labs, which is…
Pinterest said it expects third-quarter revenue growth to slow to the low-teens as competition from larger digital-ad players and regulatory headwinds weigh on advertiser demand. The company reported second-quarter revenue that beat estimates, but flagged continued pressure from Asia-based cross-border retailers affected by regulatory actions in Eu…
Wix rallied sharply after management flagged structural profitability improvements from its Base44 AI initiative. That news is constructive for margins, but the stock has already run hard ($56.84 to $67.03 intraday) into heavy short interest, pending securities litigation, and an earnings history of operating-cost surprises. We recommend a tactical…
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden released a report urging federal regulators to investigate several large banks for their treatment of accounts linked to Jeffrey Epstein. The report, compiled over four years, contends Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase may have failed to file timely suspicious activity reports related to hundreds of millions a…
A U.S. district judge in Washington on Aug. 4 granted the Justice Department's request to dismiss prosecutions against members of the Oath Keepers militia who were convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The ruling vacates seditious conspiracy convictions, including that of founder Stewart Rhodes. All nine defendan…
Advanced Micro Devices reported a record Q2 with $11.54 billion in revenue and $1.66 of adjusted EPS, beating consensus on both measures. Yet the stock fell 9.1% in after-hours trading as results missed traders' loftier whisper expectations and investors demanded clearer near-term visibility despite accelerating EPYC demand and an early ramp of the…
SpaceX reported Q2 revenue of $7.81 billion, beating analyst estimates, but announced $18.4 billion in quarterly capital expenditures largely directed to AI infrastructure. Heavy capex, lack of formal guidance on cash-flow timing, and an August 6 lock-up expiration that could free roughly 911.5 million insider shares contributed to after-hours sell…
Sunrun Inc., the largest U.S. provider of home solar and battery storage systems, has priced a $267 million securitization of residential solar leases and power purchase agreements. This transaction marks their seventeenth securitization since 2015 and reflects strong investor confidence with improved pricing compared to their prior issuance. The s…
Agora, Inc., a leader in conversational AI and real-time engagement technology, will release its second quarter 2026 financial results after U.S. market close on August 13, 2026, followed by a conference call to discuss the results.
