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Thomas F. Cherry, President and Chief Executive Officer of C & F Financial Corp (NASDAQ:CFFI), recently sold a block of company stock. This transaction occurred alongside other significant corporate announcements, including the declaration of a regular cash dividend and the completion of an interest sale that is expected to bolster second-quart…
Wrap Technologies announced plans to develop drone-deployable non-lethal response payloads incorporating directional light, laser dazzler, and sensory deterrence technologies. This initiative aims to enhance public safety and law enforcement capabilities by integrating advanced autonomous systems with their existing BolaWrap remote restraint device…
Cycurion, an AI-driven cybersecurity and government technology solutions provider, has appointed Ana Garcia as Chief Financial Officer effective June 1, 2026. Garcia brings over 20 years of senior finance leadership in technology sectors and will succeed Alvin McCoy III, who will transition to a strategic advisory role. This leadership change suppo…
Rosenblatt's supply and demand model indicates manufacturers of Indium Phosphide-based optical lasers will ramp capacity dramatically between 2025 and 2030, yet supply is expected to remain about half of projected demand through the end of the decade. The analysis highlights timing risks for co-packed optics and identifies near-term beneficiaries a…
Mint Incorporation Limited (NASDAQ: MIMI) announced the establishment of a joint venture, Rice Robotics AGI Holding Limited, with Rice Robotics to develop AI companion robots. The JV has signed a non-binding MOU with B.Duck Semk Holdings International Limited (HKEX: 2250) to license the popular B.Duck IP for creating the B.Duck NAVI, an AI companio…
Entera Bio Ltd., a clinical-stage biotech company focused on oral peptide therapies, announced that multiple abstracts on its oral peptide pipeline, including the first oral anabolic osteoporosis treatment EB613, were accepted for presentation at ENDO 2026. The clinical data for EB613, the company's leading candidate for a Phase 3 osteoporosis stud…
Nebius Group saw its shares rally in premarket trading after Situational Awareness, a fund managed by former OpenAI staffer Leopold Aschenbrenner, reported a 5.6% stake valued at nearly $2.6 billion as of Wednesday. The fund, which managed $13.67 billion as of March 31 and grew 148% from the end of 2025, is now Nebius’ largest shareholder. The move…
Mint Incorporation Limited (NASDAQ: MIMI) announced a joint venture with Rice Robotics Holdings Limited to create Rice Robotics AGI, focusing on consumer AI companion robots. Mint invests HK$15 million, contributing funding, R&D, and human resources, while Rice Robotics supplies technology and market support. The JV will leverage prior success in b…
CNN has filed a lawsuit claiming Perplexity unlawfully distributes its copyrighted journalism. The suit, lodged May 28, says Perplexity has so far refused licensing offers and must face legal damages. The action joins other cases from major publishers alleging scraping and unauthorized use by the AI search engine.
The personal consumption expenditures price index rose 3.8% year-on-year in April, the fastest increase since May 2023, propelled by sharp energy price gains linked to the conflict in the Middle East. Core inflation also ticked up, consumer spending remained robust, and markets expect interest rates to stay elevated for an extended period.
SciSparc Ltd.'s subsidiary NeuroThera Labs has obtained conditional regulatory approval from the TSX Venture Exchange to acquire a majority 54% stake in CliniQuantum Ltd., an Israeli company specializing in quantum simulation technologies for clinical trial data analysis. The acquisition involves issuing NeuroThera shares valued at approximately $9…
Jefferies' latest European REIT report identifies selective buying opportunities as listed property companies appear to be priced for a deeper downturn than current operating trends imply. The brokerage singles out Belgium's VGP as its growth pick in logistics and France's Carmila as its preferred value and income play, citing stronger balance shee…
Aduro Clean Technologies announced it will participate in several key industry and investor conferences in June 2026, including the ROTH London Conference, Canadian Climate Investor Conference (marking its TSX listing), and technical recycling conferences in Europe and North America. Aduro aims to showcase advancements in its Hydrochemolytic Techno…
Shares of JFB Construction Holdings rose sharply after XTEND, the company it has agreed to merge with, was selected to participate in Phase II of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Drone Dominance Program. The Phase II qualifier, set for this summer at Camp Grayling, Michigan, is part of an initiative expected to support procurement of more than 200,…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Thursday published the Trump Accounts app across app stores nationwide as part of a broader initiative to open government-backed investment accounts for children. The program, created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will deposit $1,000 into accounts for children born between 2025 and 2028 who have a vali…
Diana Shipping Inc. reported a significant increase in net income to $29.1 million for Q1 2026 from $3.0 million in the same period last year. Earnings per share rose to $0.25 from $0.01. Time charter revenues were stable at approximately $54.7 million. The company declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per common share. Fleet utilization remains high a…
Quantum X Labs Inc. announced the launch of its 50+ qubit neutral-atom quantum computing platform, featuring proprietary atom cooling and laser cooling technology. The company aims to scale the qubit count to thousands by the first half of 2027, integrating its patented AI-driven error correction technology to achieve real-time fault-tolerant quant…
LiveOne announced an expansion of its AI-driven marketing initiatives and a reinforced partnership with Tesla to accelerate conversion of over 1.1 million free subscribers into paid users. The strategy includes leveraging an in-vehicle app on Tesla dashboards, offering extensive music and podcast content, and deploying advanced AI marketing tools. …
Meta is no longer just a social-media advertiser. The company is re-rating into AI infrastructure, subscriptions and potentially cloud services. With a market cap near $1.60T, a 23x P/E and growing free cash flow, the stock offers asymmetric upside if AI monetization accelerates — but the path is capital-intensive and execution-dependent. This trad…
Birchtech Corp., a leader in specialty activated carbon technologies for sustainable air and water treatment, announced its participation in the Noble Capital Markets Emerging Growth Virtual Equity Conference scheduled for June 3-4, 2026. CEO Richard MacPherson will host one-on-one meetings with institutional investors and deliver a corporate prese…
Reborn Coffee Inc., a specialty coffee retailer traded on NASDAQ as REBN, appointed Thomas Tran as COO and CTO to support the company's operational discipline, technology integration, and global licensing expansion. With over 25 years of technology and operational experience, Mr. Tran is expected to bolster the company’s efficiency and scalability,…
Vor Bio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on autoimmune diseases, will provide a corporate update at the 2026 Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference. The presentation will highlight progress on telitacicept, their novel dual-target fusion protein currently in Phase 3 clinical development.
Celcuity Inc. (Nasdaq: CELC), a clinical-stage biotech company developing targeted cancer therapies, announced CEO Brian Sullivan will present and meet investors at the Jefferies Global Healthcare and Goldman Sachs Annual Global Healthcare Conferences in June 2026. The company provided updates on ongoing Phase 3 and Phase 1b/2 clinical trials for i…
Eagle Nuclear Energy Corp. announced the completion of critical environmental and site-readiness initiatives at its Aurora Uranium Project, including the installation of a meteorological station, wetland delineation, and cultural and archaeological studies. These milestones advance the project through permitting and environmental reviews, underpinn…
HUHUTECH International Group's U.S. subsidiary secured a follow-on contract worth $936,000 from a leading U.S. semiconductor foundry to support expansion of production capacity at its Arizona facility. This contract builds on a previously awarded $3.0 million agreement and highlights HUHUTECH's growing presence in the U.S. semiconductor market unde…
