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Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. announced a third quarter dividend of $0.43 per share payable on September 10, 2026, to shareholders of record as of August 14, 2026. The company operates through its community banking offices and offers digital banking services.
The Interior Department's Marine Minerals Administration said it has reached an agreement with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to coordinate oversight of potential nuclear energy projects in federal waters. The move is part of a broader push by the administration to open the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf to a wider range of industrial uses, even a…
The U.S. Justice Department has asked New Jersey to provide identifying information for about 6,600 non-U.S. citizens who were mistakenly added to the state's voter rolls, and additional details on roughly 400 people the state says cast ballots. The move intensifies a larger federal push to obtain non-public voter data from states and follows a sof…
Argentina's economic activity declined 0.5% in May relative to April, marking a second straight monthly drop under President Javier Milei. On an annual basis the GDP proxy rose 0.2% versus May of the prior year, driven by agriculture and mining. Manufacturing and retail contracted, exports expanded, and indicators such as weak imports and tax recei…
Summit Therapeutics (SMMT) is a buy into the 11/14/2026 PDUFA for ivonescimab. The drug’s Phase 3 program showed an overall survival benefit versus chemotherapy and partner data have been described as impressive, giving the stock a clear binary upside if the FDA grants approval. The company’s current market cap is ~$12.1B while the fundamentals sho…
Two-year U.S. Treasury yields rose to their highest level in 17 months after oil prices gained on renewed tensions involving Iran. The two-year note climbed 3.68 basis points to 4.298% and briefly hit 4.3105%, a level not seen since February 2025. Market participants have reconnected the geopolitical risk to the potential for higher inflation and a…
Equinox Gold shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the share issuance resolution necessary for the business combination with Orla Mining Ltd. Both companies have completed shareholder approvals and are now seeking final court and regulatory approvals, with the merger expected to close by July 31, 2026. This consolidation aims to create a strong…
Genie Energy Ltd. will report its financial and operational results for Q2 2026 on August 6, 2026. The company will issue an earnings release and host a conference call to discuss its results, business outlook, and strategy. The report will be filed with the SEC, and management will engage with investors through a Q&A session.
The Federal Communications Commission voted to prohibit sales in the United States of devices that include critical hardware from Chinese firms it has designated as national security risks. The measure targets component parts - including logic-bearing semiconductors - from companies such as Huawei, closing a gap that previously allowed some devices…
With seven days until the July 29 policy decision, swap traders are pricing a 30% chance of a 25 basis point rate increase and a 70% chance of no change. Chair Kevin Warsh's decision to remove the Fed's forward guidance has created an unusually uncertain backdrop ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, reviving a level of suspense last …
ITG, Inc., a leading provider of services in the communications and digital infrastructure industries, will release its Q2 2026 financial results on August 12, 2026, followed by a webcast hosted by senior management on August 13, 2026. The webcast will be accessible via the company's investor relations website.
Fitch Ratings reaffirmed Turkmenistan's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at 'BB-' with a Stable Outlook, highlighting the country's very strong sovereign balance sheet underpinned by the world's fourth-largest gas reserves. The rating agency pointed to exceptionally high net foreign assets and low government debt relative to 'BB' and 'B' peers, whil…
William K. Bacic, serving as a trustee for the John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund, has completed a share acquisition, as disclosed in a recent Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The transaction reflects ongoing insider activity within the closed-end investment vehicle, which has demonstrated consistent dividend distri…
SEGG Media has publicly launched its Sports.com Predict platform with access expanding beyond a capped waitlist to general users in authorized jurisdictions. The platform now features 1,195 prediction markets across 18 new sports categories, aiming to increase user acquisition and transaction volumes as part of its scalable, transaction-based reven…
Two Ghanaian nationals have asked the International Criminal Court to open a preliminary investigation into recent and recurrent attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa, arguing the violence may amount to crimes against humanity. The petition, submitted on July 15, describes a pattern of widespread and systematic attacks and accuses the govern…
Federal agencies are launching cooperative evaluations of nuclear technology in U.S. federal waters and at a major California port. The Interior Department and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have agreed to work together on assessing undersea nuclear power plants within the government's 3.2 billion acres of managed waters, while the Department of…
<p>Universal Music Group's core asset is intellectual property: recorded masters and publishing. That ownership creates recurring cashflow that is resilient to cycles in advertising and live performance, and today there are fresh distribution and licensing levers available to expand revenue per song. This idea lays out a long trade with defined ris…
William H Jr Rogers, Chairman and CEO of Truist Financial Corp, recently executed a stock sale totaling $693,809 through a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) before the trust's pre-established termination. The transaction was followed by a final annuity distribution of 72,320 shares to Mr. Rogers, shifting his beneficial ownership from indirect …
VinFast is executing the geographic pivot I expected: factory expansion in Southeast Asia, product launches in India, and partnerships on autonomy and charging. The stock is inexpensive on a market-cap basis relative to growth optionality at $7.37B market cap, technicals show constructive momentum, and short interest remains elevated — creating asy…
A newly formed startup called Cathedral, founded by former Department of Government Efficiency staffers, completed a $160 million financing that values the company at $1.4 billion. The firm seeks U.S. government contracts to deploy AI-powered cyber operations, including both offensive and defensive tools aimed at state adversaries such as China, an…
Fortress Biotech (FBIO) trades at a market capitalization that looks to underappreciate its liquid assets, newly realized sale proceeds and recurring royalty streams. The stock is volatile and speculative, but the combination of a net cash-heavy balance sheet (enterprise value negative), an ongoing commercial launch and a 2.5% royalty on an FDA-app…
A U.S. federal judge scheduled a June 1, 2027 trial date for former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in a drug-trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracy case. The brief hearing in Manhattan was Maduro's first U.S. court appearance since March and set a pretrial timetable that includes evidence delivery and two rounds of pretrial motions. Maduro…
Centene (CNC) looks attractively valued on cash flow metrics despite membership declines. We lay out a long trade targeting $75 with a $61 stop, arguing that Medicare rate increases, cost cutting and a $7.1B FCF cushion give the company time to rebase margins and membership. The plan is for a long-term hold of roughly 180 trading days while watchin…
Cytokinetics' MYQORZO (aficamten) has cleared the hardest step - FDA approval and initial commercial launch - and early revenue and prescribing patterns suggest the drug can scale into a meaningful hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) franchise. The stock is trading at $83.26 today, reflecting high expectations. This trade idea targets label expansion…
QatarEnergy is preparing to extend a force majeure covering liquefied natural gas shipments through mid-October, a move that would prolong a supply disruption affecting global gas markets. Buyers in Europe and Asia expect formal notifications in the coming weeks. The expected extension follows rising tensions in the Middle East and recent pushes by…
