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U.S. Department of Defense officials are negotiating with energy investor Alejandro Betancourt over a potential direct stake in Venezuelan crude reserves, centered on up to 17 fields across the country's main basins. One option under review would grant a 100-year lease on assets including the Junin area in the Orinoco belt and legacy fields near La…
B2Gold Corp. announced a fatality at its Masbate Gold Project in the Philippines due to a pipe burst during maintenance at the Water Treatment Plant. The company has secured the incident area, halted related work, and is conducting an investigation. Mining and processing continue without interruption.
Brazil's stock market finished Friday in positive territory, with the Bovespa index rising 0.30% as Financials, Electric Power and Public Utilities stocks pushed the benchmark higher. Braskem, Petrobras' common and preferred shares were among gainers, while MRV, Magazine Luiza and Cyrela Brazil Realty posted the largest declines. Trading breadth fa…
Hudbay Minerals Inc. filed an early warning report disclosing its decreased ownership in Panoro Minerals Ltd. from approximately 10.01% to 9.97% owing to an increase in Panoro's outstanding shares. Despite this dilution, Hudbay retains pre-emptive anti-dilution rights for maintaining at least 5% ownership. The filing complies with Canadian securiti…
Norwood Financial Corp announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a stock repurchase program allowing the Company to buy back up to 550,000 shares, equivalent to about 5% of its outstanding common stock. This program replaces the prior repurchase plan authorized in 2021 and allows purchases via open market, private transactions, or trading p…
Arq, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed environmental technology company specializing in activated carbon products, has appointed Peter Owino as Chief Accounting Officer effective September 1, 2026. Owino, with over two decades of expertise in accounting and finance, has been serving in an interim capacity since June. The company granted him inducement equity a…
TC Energy (TRP) is a cash-generating pipeline and power operator with a 4.0% yield and a capital structure built for regulated midstream returns. With natural gas remaining the flexible baseload for data-center and AI workloads, TRP offers a pragmatic swing trade: buy near-term weakness with a defined stop and a target below the 52-week high. Techn…
Oragenics reports advancement of its Phase IIa clinical trial for its lead intranasal therapeutic candidate ONP-002 targeting mild traumatic brain injury (concussion). The company has dosed nine participants across three Australian sites and is preparing a U.S. IND application following FDA feedback. However, Oragenics received a NYSE American defi…
Acuity Brands, Inc. announced that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2026 on October 1, 2026. No additional details or guidance were provided at this time.
Crown Castle International Corp. is scheduled to present at the Bank of America 2026 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference, highlighting its ongoing engagement with investors and industry stakeholders in the telecommunications infrastructure sector.
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures climbed to the highest prices for the contracts amid stronger purchases of U.S. soybeans. State stockpiler activity in China, multiple USDA-confirmed private sales and a U.S. government review of higher biofuel quotas for 2027 contributed to the market move. New-crop November soybeans finished up 20 cents at $…
Jacob Manoukian, U.S. head of investment strategy at JPMorgan Private Bank, told the Reuters Global Markets Forum that rising long-term bond yields could be signaling investor expectations of productivity improvements from AI investment rather than solely inflation or heavier government borrowing. JPMorgan remains constructive on semiconductors des…
BioNTech (BNTX) is a buy here. The company sits at the intersection of two durable growth vectors: ongoing commercialization and variant-adaptation of COMIRNATY (its mRNA vaccine franchise) and an accelerating late-stage oncology pipeline. At a market cap of ~$25.6B and a stock trading near $102, upside to our $150 target looks achievable over a 18…
Hong Kong-based Mint Incorporation Limited (NASDAQ: MIMI) announced the successful closing of its registered direct public offering, raising approximately $2.5 million. The offering included Class A ordinary shares and pre-funded warrants, with proceeds intended to support the company's strategic focus on artificial intelligence, robotics, and its …
Encompass Health (EHC) is the largest U.S. inpatient rehabilitation operator with steady free cash flow, improving reimbursement dynamics, and an earnings beat that lifted guidance. The combination of a modest valuation (EV/EBITDA ~9.2), raised guidance, and a scheduled Medicare rate increase supports a mid-term bullish trade while remaining mindfu…
A federal appeals panel ruled that Kalshi cannot prevent Nevada from enforcing its gaming regulations against the prediction markets operator's sports betting contracts. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a unanimous decision finding that federal commodity trading statutes likely do not preempt Nevada’s authority. The decision conflicts w…
NVIDIA slipped 4.6% to $217.49 on Friday despite reporting stronger-than-expected quarterly results and raised guidance, creating what appears to be a buy-the-dip opportunity. With a fair value of $281.50, the shares imply roughly 29.5% upside from Friday's close, and analyst targets point to about 38.2% further gains. The company's exceptional rev…
Lantronix (LTRX) just moved into my buy box. New product rollouts, strategic partnerships and a broadly healthy balance sheet make the equity a compelling mid-term swing trade. I outline an entry at $5.50, a stop at $4.50 and a target at $8.75 over a 45-trading-day horizon, plus the risks and catalysts that could change the thesis.
Tennessee officials say they intend to rename Nashville International Airport in honor of Dolly Parton following the singer’s death earlier this week. Governor Bill Lee discussed the proposal with Parton’s representatives and the issue will be considered by the Metro Nashville Airport Authority at a Sept. 17 meeting, where the authority’s naming po…
Rainier Acquisition Corporation, a newly formed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), has closed its initial public offering (IPO) raising $75 million. The company, trading on Nasdaq under RNAQU, aims to pursue mergers or acquisitions primarily in the global life sciences sector including therapeutics, diagnostics, and genomics.
California has filed a legal challenge in federal court against the U.S. Department of the Interior and Golden State Wind, seeking to void an April agreement that reimbursed the developer $120 million to relinquish an offshore wind lease and required investments in conventional energy projects. The state says the payout violated federal law and thr…
U.S. Global Investors, Inc. announced that it will host a webcast to discuss its fiscal year 2026 results on September 4, 2026. Financial data will be released prior to the webcast, where key company executives will participate in the discussion. The company is a registered investment adviser focusing on niche global markets and manages various inv…
Strategy Inc. shares fell sharply after a retreat in Bitcoin and investor profit-taking following a strong prior surge. Additional pressure came from the company's recent $2 billion at-the-market equity placement and a lowered analyst price target, while a mildly negative market backdrop and stretched technical readings encouraged consolidation.
Salesforce's new strategic tie-up with Anthropic and a $5.1B stake that just booked a $2.7B unrealized gain repositions the company from SaaS incumbent to an AI platform gatekeeper. Q2 results beat, raised guidance and early monetization metrics create a credible growth runway. This trade plan buys the narrative with a disciplined stop and a 180-tr…
Appian is showing signs of product-market fit in the AI era: cloud revenue acceleration, margin expansion, and positive free cash flow combine with technical momentum. I recommend a disciplined long entry at $42.00, stop at $37.00 and a primary target of $55.00 over a mid-term (45 trading days) horizon. Trade size should be sized to risk tolerance;…
