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Trulieve Cannabis will deploy $50 million to buy back its own shares over the next year, a strategic move following its landmark regulatory clearance to list on the New York Stock Exchange. The board’s authorization targets the cancellation of approximately 8.5 million shares by June 16, 2025.
Investors reacted sharply to Almonty Industries’ announcement of a $700 million convertible senior notes offering, sending the tungsten producer’s stock down 14% to $17.72 in after-hours trading on Thursday. The move follows a period of intense growth for the company, which saw its share price more than double this year.
The average American earns less than half a percent on their savings, a disparity Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski blames on a lack of banking competition. Seeking to disrupt this stagnation, the Swedish payments giant is launching a high-yield savings account for U.S. customers today, expanding its footprint beyond installment lending.
Jason Faessler will take the helm as chief financial officer at Quanterix starting June 22, stepping into the role after the departure of his predecessor, Vandana Sriram. The Billerica-based life-sciences firm confirmed the appointment on Tuesday as it seeks to stabilize its executive leadership team following Sriram's exit.
Mexico’s annual inflation rate dropped to 3.94% in May, marking its lowest reading since January. The decline follows a 0.21% dip in the consumer price index, driven largely by a sharp reduction in electricity costs and lower prices for seasonal fresh produce across the country, according to national statistics institute Inegi.
A 25% surge in premarket trading greeted Cartesian Therapeutics Tuesday after the biotech firm secured a strategic licensing agreement with WestGene Biopharma. The partnership aims to integrate WestGene’s lipid-nanoparticle delivery technology with Cartesian’s mRNA CAR-T payloads to accelerate the development of in vivo treatments for autoimmune disorders.
Demand for Italian sovereign debt surged on Tuesday as the treasury successfully tapped markets for 18 billion euros. Investors placed over 240 billion euros in combined orders for the two tranches, signaling continued appetite for long-dated BTPs despite shifting European monetary conditions.
Retailer Academy Sports & Outdoors is betting on sustained consumer demand, raising its annual sales and earnings outlook after a first-quarter performance that outpaced expectations. The sporting-goods chain reported a 6.7% jump in net sales to $1.44 billion, fueled by a combination of higher store traffic and larger average transactions.
With SpaceX poised to hit the public markets at a massive $1.75 trillion valuation, the board of Jet.AI has launched a formal review of its $5 million equity position. Executives are now evaluating whether to divest, hold, or distribute the shares to investors as the stock prepares for a $135 debut.
Driven by shifting trade policies and a strategic pivot toward domestic manufacturing, Harley-Davidson is relocating its Revolution Max platform production back to the United States. The motorcycle giant will consolidate machining, powertrain assembly, and painting operations into its existing facilities in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to bolster long-term production stability.
KULR Technology Group has reshuffled its executive ranks, tapping veteran economist Michael Kimel to serve as its new chief financial officer. The move, announced Tuesday, triggers a transition within the company’s governance structure as KULR also brings on enterprise sales strategist Steven Perez to join its board of directors.
Cambridge-based Parabilis Medicines is raising the stakes for its market debut, expanding its planned offering to 33.3 million shares. This aggressive shift signals investor appetite for the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm, pushing the company toward a projected market capitalization that could exceed $2 billion by the time trading commences.
A 10% premarket slide for United Natural Foods followed the distributor's latest earnings report, which revealed a swing to profitability despite a contraction in total revenue. While the company successfully trimmed operating costs, top-line figures failed to meet Wall Street expectations as key segments faced significant headwinds.
A windfall from a WHP Global investment propelled Lands' End to a $330.7 million profit in the first quarter, masking a deeper struggle within the retailer’s supply chain. While the company reported earnings of $10.56 per share, its core retail operations faced significant friction from logistical bottlenecks.
A sharp reversal from last year’s losses, Designer Brands reported a $1.16 million profit for the fiscal first quarter ending May 2. This recovery, fueled by a 1.4% uptick in net sales to $696.4 million, has pushed the footwear retailer to target the high end of its full-year earnings guidance.
A robust slate of new releases propelled Cineplex to a strong showing in May, with box-office revenue reaching 60.5 million Canadian dollars. This performance marks a notable increase from the 55.3 million reported during the same period last year, signaling a sustained return of moviegoers to Canadian theaters.
A surge in subscription demand pushed SailPoint’s first-quarter revenue to $280.1 million, comfortably beating market expectations. The cybersecurity firm leveraged this momentum to narrow its net loss significantly, while simultaneously lifting its full-year revenue guidance to a range of $1.27 billion to $1.28 billion for fiscal 2027.
Jared Oasheim, the chief financial officer of Minneapolis-based medical device manufacturer CVRx, is departing the company to pursue new professional ventures. His exit marks the end of a tenure that began in 2015, with his transition into the CFO role occurring five years later in October 2020.
A 40% premium over Monday’s closing price sparked a massive rally for Nuvalent, as the Cambridge-based biopharmaceutical firm agreed to a $10.6 billion cash buyout by GSK. Investors responded immediately to the $124-per-share offer, pushing the company’s stock up more than 38% in Tuesday’s premarket trading session.
Oil prices slipped below $94 a barrel on Tuesday, dragging on energy-sensitive assets while investors parsed a divergence in equity performance across major global exchanges. U.S. stock futures pointed toward a steady start, even as European benchmarks struggled to find a unified direction during morning trading sessions.
Ohmori Co. Ltd. posted a net profit of 436 million yen for the nine-month period ending April 30, marking a decline from the 458 million yen recorded a year earlier. Despite this contraction in bottom-line earnings, the Japanese firm saw its total revenue climb to 5.56 billion yen from 4.82 billion yen.
Alibaba, Baidu, and several other prominent Chinese technology firms have publicly challenged their recent inclusion on a Pentagon list of companies allegedly linked to Beijing’s military apparatus. The designation, which threatens to restrict their operational reach in the United States, prompted immediate legal and administrative pushback from the affected companies.
A sudden diplomatic intervention from U.S. President Trump has brought a temporary halt to the exchange of fire between Iran and Israel, prompting a surge in risk appetite across Asian equity markets. The de-escalation of the weekend standoff shifted investor focus from geopolitical volatility back to regional growth.
A 19.4% surge in May exports has provided a critical buffer for China’s economy, outpacing market expectations and defying global cooling. Data from the General Administration of Customs shows the world's second-largest economy is leaning heavily on tech-driven outbound shipments to offset a persistent domestic property slump.
With plans to sell 53.4 million shares at 18.36 Hong Kong dollars each, Shanghai-based Senasic Electronics Technology is looking to secure $125.1 million in a new public offering. The move cements the company's position as a leader in automotive wireless sensor chips while tapping into Hong Kong’s resurgent listing market.
Ishii Hyoki Co. reported a significant jump in net profit for the first quarter ending April 30, reaching 266 million yen compared to 162 million yen during the same period last year. This growth highlights a strong start for the fiscal year, driven by rising demand and improved operational efficiency.
Alibaba and Baidu are pushing back against the U.S. Department of Defense after being branded as entities with ties to China's military. The updated Pentagon list, which targets dozens of high-profile tech, robotics, and biotech firms, threatens to complicate the operations of these companies within the American market.
Swedish defense giant Saab is shedding its public safety solutions division in a deal with Norwegian software developer Omda, a move aimed at tightening the firm’s focus on its core military operations. The transaction involves transferring both personnel and proprietary situational awareness technology to the Oslo-based buyer.
After a volatile weekend of direct fire between Iran and Israel, Asian equity markets surged on Tuesday as investors pivoted back toward risk assets. The sudden cooling of regional tensions followed a direct intervention by President Trump, who demanded an immediate cessation of hostilities between the two nations.
Between June 1 and June 5, 2026, TotalEnergies SE repurchased a total of 1,757,325 of its own shares. The energy giant executed these transactions on the XPAR and CEUX markets, spending approximately 134.99 million euros as part of a broader capital management program authorized by shareholders last year.