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Bolstered by the pending $1.5 billion sale of its Turkish gold assets, SSR Mining is returning capital to investors. The company announced plans to reinstate a quarterly dividend and authorized a substantial $500 million expansion of its stock repurchase program, signaling confidence in its current balance sheet.
Craig MacIntyre will take over as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust on July 29, stepping into a pivotal role at the firm as it moves to refresh its executive leadership team during a period of shifting market conditions.
Gold mining giant Newmont is installing a new financial chief alongside a broader executive restructuring effective July 1. Brian Tabolt, who previously navigated the company’s accounting operations, will take the helm as CFO as the firm rotates internal leadership to oversee its global project development and regional mining portfolios.
A $90 million investment in a new Clear Lake facility marks a significant expansion for National Defense Corp., a subsidiary of National Presto Industries. Designed to meet evolving Pentagon requirements, the site will prioritize medium-caliber ammunition production through highly automated manufacturing processes starting this month.
Westlake has finalized the purchase of a major polyvinyl chloride and vinyl chloride monomer production facility in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The deal, executed through its subsidiary Westlake Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG, marks a strategic move to bolster the company’s manufacturing capacity within the competitive European chemical market.
The board of CVB Financial has greenlit a new capital allocation strategy, authorizing the repurchase of up to 15 million shares of its common stock. This move effectively sidelines the previous 2024 buyback program, which still held 5.7 million shares in its remaining balance, to consolidate the firm's equity position.
A 5.4% drop in comparable store sales has hit Dave & Buster’s Entertainment hard, dragging first-quarter profits down to $5.7 million. The Dallas-based operator missed market expectations across the board, as the sharp decline in foot traffic far outpaced the 1.2% contraction originally projected by industry analysts.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is shedding 86 company-owned locations in a $72.5 million refranchising deal, a strategic pivot aimed at stabilizing the chain’s balance sheet. The move, involving two separate operators, signals a broader effort to reduce outstanding debt as the restaurant group shifts toward a more asset-light model.
A 13% jump in Intellia Therapeutics shares followed the release of Phase 3 trial results for its hereditary angioedema treatment, lonvoguran ziclumeran. The data suggests a major breakthrough in managing the rare condition, fueling investor confidence as the company targets a U.S. market launch by early 2027.
After finding success with limited-edition styling tools earlier this year, e.l.f. Beauty is officially entering the haircare category. The company announced a new six-product line, positioning its latest collection to bridge the gap between high-performance beauty and the accessible price points that defined its rise in the cosmetics industry.
A Michigan pension fund has launched a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging the technology giant systematically misled investors regarding the deceleration of its Azure cloud business and the ballooning costs associated with its aggressive artificial intelligence infrastructure expansion throughout 2025 and early 2026.
Agnico Eagle Mines shares surged 6.9% to $173.78 today, marking the company’s strongest single-day performance since November 2022. The rally follows the successful completion of a cash acquisition for Aurion Resources, a Canadian gold exploration firm, finalized at 2.60 Canadian dollars per share.
With comparable sales growth expected to hit 25.4% compared to last year's 13%, Groupe Dynamite heads into its Tuesday earnings call under intense scrutiny. Investors are looking past the headline revenue surge of 311.6 million Canadian dollars to determine if the retailer can sustain its momentum through shifting market conditions.
With a 72% stake now held by Birch Hill, the Montreal-based valve manufacturer is undergoing a sweeping leadership overhaul. The private equity firm finalized its acquisition Monday, securing 93% of the company's voting rights and triggering the immediate departure of the founding family from the board.
A Michigan pension fund has launched a class action lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging the technology giant misled shareholders regarding the slowing growth of its Azure cloud division and the true scale of its capital expenditures on artificial intelligence infrastructure during a nine-month period ending in early 2026.
Advanced Micro Devices has acquired Mext, a startup specializing in AI-driven predictive memory technology, to tackle performance constraints in cloud and enterprise computing environments. The Santa Clara-based firm, founded just last year, aims to bridge the gap between flash storage speed and the efficiency of traditional DRAM.
Canada is shifting its diplomatic focus toward securing exemptions from aggressive U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum, and automobiles. While the formal review of the USMCA trade pact looms on the horizon, Canadian officials view these sectoral levies—some reaching 50%—as a far more urgent threat to the nation’s manufacturing stability.
Amazon is pouring several billion dollars into a sprawling data center campus in Missouri, a move designed to anchor the company’s cloud computing footprint while generating over 400 permanent technical roles and thousands of temporary construction positions for the local economy.
Global live entertainment powerhouse Live Nation Entertainment has finalized a deal to acquire a majority interest in the Movistar Arena, a premier venue in Buenos Aires. While the financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed, the move signals a major expansion for the company within the competitive Latin American market.
The National Labor Relations Board unanimously rejected an appeal from Whole Foods Market to invalidate a union election in Philadelphia, clearing the way for the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union to represent staff at the Spring Garden location where employees voted 130-100 to organize in January 2025.
Shares of Nano Dimension tumbled 16% to $1.25 on Monday following the announcement of a nonbinding plan to merge with Infinite Epigenetics. The deal marks a sharp strategic pivot for the 3D-printing firm, which intends to rebrand as Infinite Epigenetics and shift its focus toward AI-driven diagnostics.
Shares of Watertown-based Neumora Therapeutics shed 51% of their value Monday, cratering to 87.7 cents after the company abruptly terminated its late-stage navacaprant program. The decision follows clinical trial data showing the drug failed to reach statistical significance across primary and key secondary endpoints in two separate Phase 3 studies.
Geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East is rattling agricultural markets, even as U.S. export data shows a split performance. While corn inspections dropped to 1.64 million metric tons for the week ended June 11, soybean shipments gained momentum, climbing to 522,687 tons amid renewed speculation over the Strait of Hormuz.
A diplomatic breakthrough to halt hostilities between the United States and Iran and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz has triggered a sharp sell-off in global energy markets. Traders responded to the news by trimming risk premiums, pushing crude oil benchmarks down by approximately 5% during Monday morning trading.
Shares of Pollard Banknote climbed 11% to 17.75 Canadian dollars on Monday morning after the Colorado Lottery identified the company as the apparent winner for its new digital services contract. The decision marks a significant expansion for the firm into the state’s evolving online gaming landscape.
Shares of Similarweb surged 12% to $4.92 following the company’s announcement that it has crossed the $300 million threshold in annual recurring revenue. This financial milestone, bolstered by the addition of two major multi-year enterprise agreements, signals a period of accelerated growth for the business technology firm.
Investors reacted cautiously Monday as Roma Green Finance announced a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire a 5% stake in BlueFlare Group for $15 million. While the company pursues a strategic pivot toward AI-integrated energy infrastructure, the news triggered a 2.4% retreat in share price to $7.58.
Shares of Pattern Group stumbled 12% on Monday, dropping to $18.49 after the company announced a secondary offering of its Series A common stock. While the move triggered an immediate market retreat, the stock retains a significant 60% gain accumulated since the start of the year.
A sudden interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran has triggered a sharp rally in travel stocks, as investors bet on the stabilization of global energy markets. The deal promises to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, ending a standoff that had threatened to cripple international transit routes.
Investors pushed Venu Holding shares down 17% to $2.84 on Monday after the live entertainment operator announced an $80 million sale-leaseback agreement for its parking garage in McKinney, Texas. The move marks a sharp escalation in the company's aggressive strategy to fund national expansion through asset liquidations.