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Apr 21, 2026

Nina Shah

Press Releases

SoundHound AI To Acquire LivePerson, Combining Proprietary Voice Agentic AI and Digital Messaging to Create a World Leading End-to-End Omnichannel Conversational AI Platform

SoundHound AI (Nasdaq: SOUN) announced it will acquire LivePerson (Nasdaq: LPSN) in a strategic transaction combining their voice AI and digital messaging capabilities. The deal aims to create a comprehensive, end-to-end omnichannel conversational AI platform serving over 25 Fortune 100 companies, with expanded vertical reach and significant revenu…

SOUN

Apr 21, 2026

Jordan Park

Press Releases

Edible Garden Wins Major New Fresh-Cut Herb Program at Target Stores

Edible Garden AG Incorporated announced a significant expansion of its fresh-cut herb supply to Target stores, increasing its retail footprint and expected to boost revenue growth. The company emphasizes its advanced controlled environment agriculture technology, sustainable operations, and patented innovations in farming and displays. This expande…

EDBL

Apr 21, 2026

Sofia Navarro

Press Releases

Silynxcom Secures Approximately $500,000 Order for Advanced Tactical Protective Systems from New Asian Military Customer

Silynxcom Ltd., a manufacturer of ruggedized tactical communication headsets, announced it received a $500,000 purchase order from a new military customer in Asia. The order furthers the company's expansion into the Asian defense market with their advanced in-ear tactical headset systems featuring superior noise reduction, 'hear-thru' technology, a…

SYNX

Apr 21, 2026

Nina Shah

Stock Markets

SpaceX Plans Dual-Class Stock Structure, Grants Musk Super-Voting Shares in IPO Prospectus

A confidential prospectus filed this month outlines SpaceX's plan to issue super-voting shares that will hand Elon Musk and a small group of insiders outsized control after the company's planned initial public offering. The filing details corporate governance, executive pay, and provisions that could limit shareholder actions, while setting an ambi…

Apr 21, 2026

Priya Menon

Stock Markets

Widespread Flight Suspensions Leave Global Air Network Severely Disrupted

Large-scale cancellations and extended suspensions by airlines worldwide continue to strain the global aviation system after the Iran war forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs. Carriers across Europe, Asia, North America and the Middle East have altered schedules through dates ranging from May to October, affecting passenger and cargo opera…

Apr 21, 2026

Nina Shah

Press Releases

SEALSQ Advances Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) in Silicon to Counter AI-Driven Threats Following Anthropic’s Mythos Breakthrough

SEALSQ Corp announces significant advancements in embedding Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) directly into semiconductor hardware to counter emerging AI-driven cybersecurity threats, highlighted by recent breakthroughs like Anthropic's Claude Mythos. The company emphasizes that hardware-based quantum-resistant cryptography offers superior protection…

LAES

Apr 21, 2026

Priya Menon

Economy

TSX Futures Tick Up as Markets Weigh Iran Truce Prospects and Warsh Hearing

Futures tied to Canada’s principal stock index rose modestly as markets digested mixed signals over possible U.S.-Iran peace talks and prepared for a high-profile Senate confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve Chair. U.S. futures climbed, oil and gold reacted to geopolitical developments, and a slate of m…

Apr 21, 2026

Derek Hwang

Economy

U.S. Aid Reductions Disrupt HIV Prevention Efforts as New Injectable Drug Arrives in South Africa

A report from Physicians for Human Rights says cuts to U.S. funding have dismantled HIV prevention programmes in South Africa, jeopardizing the rollout of lenacapavir - a twice-yearly injectable prevention drug that arrived in the country this month. The study documents disruption to clinic and community services after Washington scaled back aid th…

Apr 21, 2026

Jordan Park

Stock Markets

HSBC Sees Unpriced Server CPU Upside, Raises Intel to Buy with $95 Target

HSBC upgraded Intel to Buy from Hold and set a Street-high $95 price target, citing an underappreciated server CPU-driven growth opportunity that the bank expects will lift revenues and margins for the company’s Data Center and AI segment above current consensus forecasts. The analyst projects strong shipment growth, significant ASP gains in a supp…

Apr 21, 2026

Marcus Reed

Stock Markets

Trump Signals Openness to Restoring Pentagon Contracting with Anthropic

President Donald Trump told CNBC that Anthropic is 'shaping up' and indicated he is open to a deal that could permit the AI company to resume contracting with U.S. defense officials. Trump ordered federal agencies in February to blacklist Anthropic, citing the company's Mythos system as a supply chain risk; the company disputes that assessment and …

Apr 21, 2026

Caleb Monroe

Stock Markets

Alternative asset firms face investor scrutiny over AI risk and retail outflows

Large alternative asset managers enter a critical earnings period while confronting investor anxiety about potential AI disruption to portfolio companies and a slowdown in retail private credit demand. Fundraising in private credit was essentially flat in Q1 at $49.9 billion, with direct lending down to $10.7 billion - a three-year low. Firms that …

Apr 21, 2026

Derek Hwang

Press Releases

Virtuix Showcases Virtual Terrain Walk to Senior Defense Officials at Immersive Technology Summit in Orlando

Virtuix Inc. demonstrated its Virtual Terrain Walk (VTW) full-body VR system at the 4th Annual Immersive Technology Summit in Orlando before senior U.S. Department of Defense officials. The technology enables military personnel to rehearse missions in photorealistic, geo-specific virtual environments with unrestricted movement. This event highlight…

VTIX

Apr 21, 2026

Priya Menon

Economy

D.R. Horton narrows 2026 revenue range but midpoint tops analyst forecasts

D.R. Horton narrowed its 2026 consolidated revenue forecast yet kept the midpoint above analyst expectations, even as quarterly profits and revenue declined amid higher costs and subdued buyer demand. The Arlington, Texas-based builder signaled continued use of sales incentives in fiscal 2026 as interest rates, inflation and tariffs pressure margin…

Apr 21, 2026

Marcus Reed

Press Releases

PacBio and Lucid Genomics Announce Compatibility Collaboration to Advance Tertiary Analysis for Long-Read Sequencing

PacBio announced that Lucid Genomics has joined its Compatible partner program to provide tertiary analysis solutions optimized for PacBio's HiFi long-read sequencing technology. This partnership aims to streamline genomic data interpretation and accelerate the transition from sequencing results to actionable biological insights, benefiting researc…

PACB

Apr 21, 2026

Caleb Monroe

Press Releases

Outlook Therapeutics Completes Federal Dispute Resolution (FDR) Meeting with FDA for ONS-5010/LYTENAVA™ (bevacizumab-vikg)

Outlook Therapeutics announced the completion of a Federal Dispute Resolution meeting with the FDA concerning its biologics license application for ONS-5010/LYTENAVA™, an ophthalmic formulation of bevacizumab for treating wet age-related macular degeneration. The meeting aimed to seek alignment on the regulatory pathway after a Complete Response Le…

OTLK

Apr 21, 2026

Sofia Navarro

Press Releases

Baby Boomers Are 2.2 Times More Likely Than Gen Z to Say Car Insurance Fails Safe Drivers, Root Report Finds

Root, Inc. released a national survey revealing that Baby Boomers are 2.2 times more likely than Gen Z to view traditional car insurance pricing as unfair, due to reliance on demographic factors rather than individual driving behavior. The report shows 95% of drivers prefer rates based on actual driving habits, and Root's behavior-based pricing can…

ROOT

Apr 21, 2026

Marcus Reed

Stock Markets

Dangote Partners with Honeywell to Scale Plastics and Detergent Feedstock Output at Lekki

Dangote's Lekki refinery will deploy Honeywell UOP's Oleflex and other Honeywell technologies to produce 750,000 tonnes per year of propylene and 400,000 tonnes per year of linear alkylbenzene (LAB), expanding the site's product mix beyond fuels and boosting local supplies for plastics and detergents. The move is part of Dangote's plan to build an …

Apr 21, 2026

Maya Rios

Stock Markets

Chery to Pursue Sub-4m Cars for Europe as Platform Work Gets Underway, Executive Says

Chery Automobile is preparing to broaden its European offering beyond SUVs by initiating development of a new platform to underpin vehicles under four metres. The company, which has focused on larger sport-utility vehicles across its brands, has only just started the architecture work and has not set a release schedule. Chery is also pursuing expan…

Apr 21, 2026

Sofia Navarro

Trade Ideas

CoreWeave's Next Big Leg Higher Looks Underpriced — Time to Add on a Pullback

CoreWeave is routing GPU capacity into long-term contracts and scaling capacity aggressively. The market cap and backlog dynamics imply upside that isn't fully baked into current multiples. This trade targets that re-pricing with an entry at $119.50, a stop at $95.00, and a primary target of $160.00 over a mid-term horizon.

CRWV

Apr 21, 2026

Ajmal Hussain

Economy

BIS urges unified global rules for stablecoins to avoid market fragmentation

The Bank for International Settlements reiterated a call for coordinated international regulation of stablecoins, arguing inconsistent frameworks risk fragmenting markets and enabling regulatory arbitrage. BIS General Manager Pablo Hernandez de Cos said stablecoins could undermine monetary and fiscal policy, increase financial market stress and obs…

Apr 21, 2026

Hana Yamamoto

Stock Markets

Insider Activity Roundup: MP Materials CEO Sells $19.2M as Several Executives Add to Positions

A series of regulatory filings disclosed Monday highlight sizable insider activity across a range of U.S.-listed companies. Notable trades include a $19.2 million sale of MP Materials stock by its CEO under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, a $55.8 million trust-based disposition by Arista Networks’ CEO, and multiple purchases by corporate executives and signifi…

Apr 21, 2026

Derek Hwang

Press Releases

Stereotaxis to Report First Quarter 2026 Financial Results on May 12, 2026

Stereotaxis, a leader in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular intervention, announced its intention to release first quarter 2026 financial results on May 12, 2026. The company will host a conference call to discuss the results and corporate updates.

STXS

Apr 21, 2026

Derek Hwang

Press Releases

BOS RFID Division Secures $350,000 Order Extension

BOS Better Online Solutions Ltd. (Nasdaq: BOSC) announced a $350,000 extension to a previous RFID order from a major Israeli retail chain, bringing the total contract to $890,000. This extension highlights the customer's confidence in BOS's supply chain and inventory management solutions and underscores potential for further business growth in the …

BOSC

Apr 21, 2026

Maya Rios

Press Releases

NEXGEL New Strategic Partner, Sequence LifeScience™, Leads Financing with $5.5 Million to Complete Acquisition of Celularity Degenerative Disease Segment

NEXGEL, Inc. has closed the acquisition of a regenerative biomaterial product portfolio from Celularity Inc., financed by a $5.5 million strategic investment led by Sequence LifeScience. This transaction is expected to nearly triple NEXGEL’s annual revenue to approximately $35 million and be immediately accretive to profitability. The company has l…

NXGL

Apr 21, 2026

Priya Menon

Press Releases

EMPLOYERS® Becomes First Insurance Carrier to Launch Quoting App in the ChatGPT App Directory

Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG) announced the launch of its workers' compensation quoting app within the ChatGPT App Directory, marking the first known instance of an insurance carrier embedding quoting capabilities in a consumer AI platform. This innovation simplifies the quoting process by enabling businesses to obtain real-time premium esti…

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