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BioCardia announces its focus for 2026 on submitting CardiAMP Cell Therapy for ischemic heart failure approval to Japan's PMDA, aiming for initial approval for a 20,000-patient subgroup. The company highlights its clinical trial enrollment progress in the US, innovative delivery platform partnerships, and plans for strategic collaborations around i…
Prime Medicine announced that New Zealand's regulatory authority approved its clinical trial application for PM577a, the company's investigational Prime Editor therapy for Wilson Disease targeting the H1069Q ATP7B gene mutation. This clearance marks the first clinical authorization for Prime Medicine's in vivo Prime Editing treatment, enabling a gl…
Byrna Technologies' CEO Conn Davis shares a detailed letter updating shareholders on his initial 100 days in leadership, focusing on expanding retail and e-commerce presence, shifting marketing from weapon-focused to safety-first messaging, enhancing customer education, and improving operational efficiency. The company aims to broaden its customer …
BIO-key International announced that its CEO Michael DePasquale will participate in a Maxim Group Defense Tech Virtual Conference webcast to discuss the company's success in biometric authentication solutions, particularly with military and defense customers. The company expects a 50% revenue increase and profitability in the first half of 2026, si…
U.S. markets face the largest options expiration on record on Thursday, June 18, with about $8.3 trillion in options exposure set to expire in a single session - roughly 18% more than the previous high of about $7.1 trillion in December 2025. The event - pushed one day earlier because markets are closed Friday for Juneteenth - coincides with quarte…
Moderna shares climbed after an FDA advisory committee convened to assess whether the benefits of the company’s mRNA influenza vaccine exceed its risks for older adults. The FDA review comes after regulators reversed an earlier rejection of the application. Moderna is seeking full approval for ages 50-64 and accelerated approval for those 65 and ol…
UniCredit appointed Riccardo Orcel - a former senior banker at Russian state-backed VTB Group and brother of the bank's CEO Andrea Orcel - as an independent adviser after he presented a proposal that led to a non-binding agreement to sell parts of UniCredit's Russia business to a private investor based in the United Arab Emirates. Orcel has since l…
Clearmind Medicine Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company specializing in non-hallucinogenic neuroplastogen-derived therapeutics, announced that it has been granted a U.S. patent for its molecule MEAI related to regulating binge behaviors such as excessive drinking, eating, and gambling. This patent strengthens the company's intellectual property p…
UBS increased its weighting in industrial metals from moderately overweight to overweight, while trimming its energy allocation from overweight to moderately overweight. The bank points to a price pullback in base metals as an entry point amid structural demand and supply constraints, but warns of ongoing near-term volatility. Precious metals remai…
U.S. equity futures rose on Thursday as markets reacted to news of an interim Middle East peace agreement that appeared to reduce some of the market's anxieties tied to the Federal Reserve's hawkish posture. At 0750 ET (11:50 GMT) futures contracts showed modest gains, with technology names among the strongest premarket performers. Several individu…
Energy Fuels shares jumped after the U.S. Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital announced a $725 million conditional loan commitment to support construction of a domestic rare earth separation and metallization facility, a move intended to extend the company's operations beyond uranium processing and address U.S. supply chain gaps for cri…
Spero Therapeutics saw its shares rise 16% following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Utebzi, an oral carbapenem antibiotic developed by GlaxoSmithKline in partnership with Spero. The drug is indicated for adult patients with complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis, who have limited or no alternative oral treatme…
JPMorgan's quantitative strategy team warns that higher volatility combined with elevated investor exposure in semiconductor equities increases the likelihood of recurrent, disruptive selloffs. The bank highlights concentration and valuation distortions within indices, estimates substantial rebalancing flows at June close that could amplify swings,…
Norwood Financial Corp announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share, payable on August 3, 2026, to shareholders of record as of July 15, 2026. This dividend amount remains unchanged from the previous quarter. Norwood Financial operates through its subsidiary Wayne Bank, which serves multiple counti…
The escalation of inflation tied to the Iran war has prompted a number of major central banks to raise borrowing costs or signal that hikes are likely, with the U.S. Federal Reserve in particular abandoning the assumption that a temporary shock can be ignored. Damage to oil infrastructure and depleted stocks mean energy market normalisation could b…
The U.S. Department of Justice is conducting an inquiry into how Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei established a global investment portfolio that involved transactions connected to U.S. banks. The probe, which forms part of a wider review into alleged money laundering and corruption, is scrutinizing deals tied to firms overseen by Khamenei and…
Novocure shares fell sharply in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that its Phase 3 TRIDENT trial did not achieve a statistically significant improvement in overall survival for newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients. The closely watched study showed nearly identical median survival between the trial arms, a development that removes a po…
Kroger shares declined in pre-market trade after the grocer posted first-quarter fiscal 2026 results that met adjusted earnings expectations but showed slowing comparable-store sales. While adjusted EPS and eCommerce growth beat some expectations, identical store sales excluding fuel decelerated sharply year-over-year, and investors remain concerne…
India's thermal coal imports fell to 65 million tons in the January-May period, the lowest five-month level in four years, driven by increased domestic production, a sizable expansion in renewable generation and higher costs for imported coal and shipping, according to commodities consultancy BigMint. Total power generation rose, with thermal outpu…
Shares of Butterfly Network (BFLY) jumped 17% Thursday morning after Midjourney unveiled the Midjourney Scanner and a new healthcare division, Midjourney Medical, which license Butterfly's semiconductor-based Ultrasound-on-Chip technology. The announcement detailed a high-throughput, full-body ultrasonic computational tomography platform that aims …
TransUnion's recent study highlights a significant disconnect between insurers and consumers regarding personalized experiences, with 70% of insurers believing they deliver personalization, but only 43% of consumers agreeing. Challenges include fragmented data, siloed departments, and misaligned priorities, particularly impacting engagement with Ge…
Cognizant shares fell sharply in New York premarket trade following an industry-wide reassessment after Accenture trimmed its outlook. A consequential downgrade from Berenberg - moving its rating on Cognizant from Buy to Hold and cutting the price target from $81 to $59 - heightened pressure on the stock as investors weighed the implications of a f…
Roadzen Inc. announced that its U.S. roadside assistance subsidiary, National Automobile Club (NAC), has signed a $1.2 million annual contract with a U.S. digital assistance and insurance provider. The contract designates NAC as the exclusive embedded roadside assistance provider within the client's consumer mobile app, serving over 500,000 users. …
QTREX Quantum Ltd. has successfully developed a cryogenic chip carrier using its proprietary additive manufacturing electronics (AME) platform, designed to manage critical signal transport and carrier-level functions around quantum processors. This innovation supports higher channel counts and denser routing while enabling integration into a single…
PMGC Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary NorthStrive Biosciences, has filed two new U.S. patent applications expanding their EL-22 and EL-32 intellectual property for potential pharmaceutical use in preserving lean muscle mass during GLP-1 and obesity-related weight loss. These applications represent a strategic shift from animal to human health …
