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DDC Enterprise Limited announced strong preliminary first-half 2026 results with approximately 28% revenue growth to $19.5-$20.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA increasing to $1.0-$1.3 million, nearly three times the previous full year. Growth was driven by expansion across retail and distribution channels in its Asian food business. The company mainta…
Veru Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that the USPTO has issued a Notice of Allowance for a key U.S. patent covering methods of use of enobosarm in combination with semaglutide for quality weight loss. This patent will provide protection until at least October 2044, complementing their existing patents. The combination ai…
Ahead of the August 6th special shareholder meeting, Seeking Alpha’s High Dividend Opportunities investment group has recommended voting in favor of approving the interim sub-adviser King Street Capital Management for XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT). This aligns with prior recommendations from leading proxy advisory firms ISS an…
DeFi Development Corp., a Nasdaq-listed US company with a treasury focused on accumulating Solana (SOL), announced support for two significant Solana governance proposals, SIMD-0550 and SIMD-0553. These proposals aim to accelerate disinflation by reducing SOL issuance and introduce a resource-based transaction fee model that burns more SOL tokens b…
Corbus Pharmaceuticals announced the completion of last patient last visit in its Phase 1b CANYON-1 clinical trial of CRB-913, an oral CB1 inverse agonist for obesity treatment. The study involved 240 obese, non-diabetic adults in a dose-ranging design and is on track for topline data in September 2026. CRB-913 aims to provide a differentiated, ora…
JFB Construction Holdings and XTEND have filed an amended S-4 registration statement with the SEC, marking significant progress toward their proposed merger. The combined company will be renamed XTEND AI Robotics and is expected to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker XTND following closing anticipated in early September 2026. The m…
Intuitive Machines has been chosen by L3Harris Technologies to design, build, and supply 18 spacecraft platforms for the Space Development Agency's Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 mission. This contract supports the US government's efforts in hypersonic and ballistic missile tracking and advances homeland defense capabilities utilizing the IM…
Murata Manufacturing's stock has tumbled roughly -30% over the past month even as the company posted a meaningful operating profit beat in Q1 and lifted full-year operating profit guidance by 13% to ¥430 billion. Key demand indicators - high factory utilization, a 1.47x book-to-bill, and accelerating AI and automotive MLCC sales - point to continue…
Morgan Stanley reports a modest improvement in U.S. retail alcohol sales for the four weeks ended July 25, with spirits showing relative strength during the period while beer remained generally soft. The broker notes the latter stages of the FIFA Club World Cup likely helped spirits demand but that this consumption was concentrated in bars and rest…
Orion Energy Systems, Inc. announced that it will present virtually at the Emerging Growth Conference on August 19, 2026. CEO Sally Washlow and CFO Per Brodin will provide updates and engage with investors during the interactive session. The company specializes in energy-efficient LED lighting, EV charging stations, and maintenance services, target…
Societe Generale told clients it expects the S&P 500 to climb to 8,000, citing broadening earnings strength beyond the technology sector, record margins across most sectors and strong upgrade activity. The bank urged investors to 'buy the momentum dip' while noting that a market reversal would require unusually aggressive tightening and a yield-cur…
Cummins reported second-quarter profit that fell short of analysts' expectations even as revenue rose and demand for generators and North American trucks strengthened. The company raised its 2026 revenue growth outlook, led by gains in its Power Systems, Distribution and Accelera businesses, but struggled to translate stronger equipment demand into…
A multi-faceted infrastructure agreement will deliver significant AI computing power to a new Tydal, Norway data center. The arrangement links cloud infrastructure startup Volta with operator Bitdeer and, according to reports, secures capacity for a leading AI lab through a $10 billion, six-year contract. The project includes a long-term colocation…
Corvex, Inc. stock climbed 88.7% in pre-market trading after the Arlington, Virginia-based AI cloud computing firm announced a multi-year agreement to supply clusters of NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, linked by NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking, to an unnamed leading AI customer. The deal expands on an earlier commitment, bundles dedicated storage and…
Anheuser-Busch InBev briefly reached a 52-week high of $86.60 before retreating to $84.05. The stock is up 44.4% over the past year after a stronger-than-expected Q2 2026 report and a flurry of analyst support, including a Wells Fargo target of $97 and an InvestingPro fair value of $140. Key drivers include revenue per hectoliter gains, rapid growt…
Aug 4 - Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) reduced its full-year 2026 revenue and adjusted earnings per share targets, attributing the change to heightened economic uncertainty that has made some clients more cautious about technology spending. The announcement pushed FIS shares down more than 10% in premarket trading. The company reporte…
Corning (GLW) has traded through sharp swings in recent sessions - a 16% post-earnings sell-off on July 28 after conservative Q3 guidance, followed by a rebound and an early-August pre-market spike tied to a proposed U.S. restriction on Chinese data center optical transceivers. The company beat Q2 expectations on revenue and adjusted EPS, and its o…
Cycurion, Inc. completed the acquisition of Kustom Entertainment's Digital Ally legacy video solutions business, adding over $5 million in annual revenue and $1.2 million in EBITDA. The acquisition brings access to more than 800 new public safety clients and a strong patent portfolio, enabling Cycurion to offer integrated AI-driven cybersecurity an…
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. stock rose 3.1% in pre-market trading to $118.07 as investors build positions ahead of the company’s first audited quarterly earnings report since its June IPO. Strong analyst support, heavy short interest and a risk-on market backdrop are combining to lift the shares, while an approaching lock-up expiry and ele…
Three sell-side initiations from Stifel, Wolfe Research and RBC Capital Markets conclude that SK hynix is well positioned to benefit from sustained AI-driven demand for memory, constrained industry capacity and upcoming contract repricing in high-bandwidth memory (HBM). The analysts set ADR price targets between $200 and $240, highlighted market-sh…
HUB Cyber Security Ltd. announced an agreement to sell 100% of the QPoint Group to Malam Team Group for approximately $8.7 million. The transaction is intended to strengthen HUB's balance sheet by reducing debt linked to QPoint and allow HUB to focus on business restructuring amid ongoing operational improvements and cost-cutting efforts.
Chevron reported its strongest quarterly earnings in six years with Q2 FY2026 EPS of $6.06, beating estimates by a wide margin. The profit surge, driven by higher crude prices linked to the Iran war, was followed by public pressure from President Trump to reduce retail gasoline prices. That sequence raises several distinct risk vectors - from volun…
Oppenheimer reduced Walmart's rating to Perform from Outperform and eliminated its $140 price target, flagging a less compelling near-term investment case ahead of the retailer's August 20 earnings report. The firm trimmed its same-store sales forecast for Walmart U.S., highlighted potential pharmacy-related pressure tied to the Inflation Reduction…
Inuvo, Inc., a leader in AI-driven advertising technology, announces a conference call scheduled for August 11, 2026, to discuss its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, and provide an update on business operations. The company specializes in proprietary AI technology that models media audiences and predicts customer purcha…
ZenaTech, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed AI drone and technology solutions provider, announced filing five provisional U.S. patents for acoustic wildfire suppression technologies integrated into its ZenaDrone 1000 platform. This innovative soundwave-based system disrupts flames without water or chemicals, designed to augment wildfire response and protection…
