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Akamai Technologies rallied sharply during today's trading session, climbing to $116.11 on a near 9.77% gain as investors repositioned ahead of the company's Q1 2026 earnings report scheduled for May 7. The move appears linked to renewed interest in Akamai's cloud infrastructure and AI-related compute potential, an Oppenheimer upgrade, sector-wide …
Mesa Laboratories, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed company specializing in life science tools and quality control solutions for regulated industries, announced it will report its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2026 financial results on May 27, 2026.
EquipmentShare.com Inc., a leading US construction equipment rental and jobsite technology company, will release its Q1 2026 financial results on May 13, 2026, followed by a management conference call on May 14, 2026. The company continues to promote its technological solutions aimed at enhancing productivity in the construction industry.
Pfizer projects a renewed acceleration in growth beyond 2028 driven by obesity treatments in development, a settlement that extends exclusivity for its heart drug Vyndamax and a favorable European court outcome on its COVID vaccine. The company beat first-quarter revenue and earnings forecasts thanks to strong Eliquis sales and recently acquired pr…
Sources familiar with the matter say President Donald Trump rebuked FDA Commissioner Marty Makary over the pace of approvals for flavored vaping and nicotine products, seeking counsel from aides about the political importance of flavored vapes to young 'Make America Great Again' voters. Regulators so far have permitted only 41 vape products, all to…
Recent regulatory filings indicate that John W. Randall, a member of the board of directors for Trio Petroleum Corp (NASDAQ:TPET), has completed a sale of common stock. The transaction, which took place on May 1, 2026, involved the disposal of 15,000 shares at an average price of $0.51 per share, totaling approximately $7,650. According to the fili…
Qualcomm shares jumped sharply in midday trading, rebounding from a post-earnings decline as investors leaned into the company's AI and data-center expansion. The move followed reports of a collaboration to build an AI-native smartphone chip, progress on hyperscaler custom silicon, a recent earnings beat and several corporate actions including a ma…
President Donald Trump has criticized FDA Commissioner Marty Makary for what he sees as slow action on approving flavored vaping and nicotine products, according to people cited by the Wall Street Journal. Trump discussed the issue and Makary's role with advisers in multiple White House conversations, with aides telling the president the commission…
Waters Corp shares jumped after the company reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that outpaced analyst estimates, and it raised both its organic constant-currency revenue growth outlook and full-year adjusted profit guidance. The results reflected strong organic performance together with contributions from an acquired business of Be…
Duolingo shares fell more than 10% after the company’s after-hours earnings release as investors focused on fiscal 2026 revenue guidance and bookings outlook that came in below Wall Street estimates. The company delivered a solid first quarter with revenue, earnings and user metrics beating forecasts, but slower bookings growth guidance and concern…
Three asset managers filed in February to convert prediction-market contracts into exchange-traded funds, but planned launches have been delayed as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requests further information on product structure and investor disclosures. The pause affects more than two dozen proposed funds tied to elections, economic o…
The Georgia Supreme Court disciplined a Clayton County assistant district attorney for submitting a proposed order that contained fabricated and misattributed case citations generated by artificial intelligence. The high court barred the prosecutor from appearing before it for six months, required additional legal education on ethics, brief writing…
Bank of America has singled out a cohort of mining and infrastructure companies it views as positioned to gain from the expansion of artificial intelligence data centers. The firms sit within a broader list of 67 Buy-rated stocks with an aggregate market capitalization near $5.5 trillion, and a focused subset covering positions 57 through 48 emphas…
EverQuote rallied sharply after posting Q1 2026 results that topped expectations across revenue, GAAP EPS and Adjusted EBITDA, and after issuing Q2 revenue and profitability guidance above consensus. Analyst price-target increases, a sizable share buyback, and management comments about aggressive adoption of agentic AI tools helped drive investor e…
Waters Corporation shares jumped sharply after the company reported first-quarter 2026 results that topped consensus on both revenue and adjusted earnings. The quarter included the first results from the Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions businesses acquired from Becton, Dickinson and Company, which contributed meaningfully to revenue and came in…
Ireland's media regulator has launched two formal probes into Meta Platforms Inc. to determine if Instagram and Facebook deny users the ability to choose non-profiled recommender feeds, in potential breach of the EU Digital Services Act. The investigations target recommender-system functionality, user interface design and possible steering away fro…
Great Elm Group, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed alternative asset manager, announced that it will release its fiscal 2026 third quarter financial results on May 6, 2026, followed by a conference call and webcast on May 7, 2026, to discuss the results. The company manages diversified portfolios across credit, real estate, specialty finance, and other alterna…
Rockwell Automation surged after releasing fiscal Q2 2026 results that topped expectations, showed robust margin expansion and prompted a significant raise to full-year guidance. The industrial automation company reported adjusted EPS of $3.30 for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, and raised its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to $12.50-$13.10 whi…
Elwood G. Norris, a major stakeholder in Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP), has executed a series of stock sales totaling approximately $363,896. These transactions, conducted through a family trust, took place in early February 2026. The divestment comes at a time when the company's share price is experiencing downward pressure, trading signi…
Joanne M. Donovan, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWTX), has completed a series of stock transactions involving the sale of common shares totaling approximately $2.09 million. These transactions were carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that was established by Ms. Donovan on December 26, 2025. The sal…
AI Era Corp. (NASDAQ:AERA) has seen notable insider activity following a recent acquisition of common stock by the company's President, Director, and 10% owner, Deng Chiyuan. The transaction occurred on April 27, 2026, signaling a direct capital commitment from one of the firm's key executives. This move comes as the company navigates several strat…
Officials from the Group of Seven are engaged in talks to establish a permanent secretariat to sustain cooperative efforts on critical minerals beyond rotating presidencies, according to five people familiar with discussions. The move comes as developed countries aim to lessen dependence on China for minerals used in defence, energy transition and …
OpenAI on Tuesday began replacing GPT-5.3 Instant with GPT-5.5 Instant as the default ChatGPT model. Internal evaluations reported sizable reductions in hallucinated and inaccurate claims, improvements across academic and visual-reasoning benchmarks, shorter responses, and a new memory sources feature that surfaces past chats, files and connected d…
The U.S. Trade Representative this week began a four-day Section 301 inquiry into excess industrial capacity in 16 trading partners. Domestic manufacturing groups called for new import duties to counter surges from countries with unused production, while agriculture associations and import-reliant retailers warned new tariffs could disrupt trade ne…
Ulta Beauty stock rose about 3% in premarket trading to $533.72 on Tuesday after BofA Global Research upgraded the cosmetics retailer to a buy from neutral and set a $685 price target. BofA based the move on expectations for steady sales growth, margin improvement and scope for multiple expansion tied to stronger operating income and free cash flow…
