Shares of Factorial Energy surged 12% on Thursday, reaching $5.58, following the announcement of a strategic manufacturing alliance with Mitsui Kinzoku. The partnership aims to accelerate the production of all-solid-state batteries, marking a significant step for the company since its June debut on the Nasdaq exchange.
Boost Run shares surged 13% to $17.08 on Wednesday following the cloud computing firm’s announcement that it will join the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes. This development marks a significant shift for the company, which has now seen its market value increase by 35% since the start of the year.
Shares in Tower Semiconductor climbed 5.8% to $214 on Thursday as the company initiated mass production of laser-integrated optical chips. Developed alongside NewPhotonics, the hardware aims to solve critical bottlenecks in artificial intelligence infrastructure by enhancing bandwidth efficiency within high-capacity server environments.
A 12% surge in Trio-Tech International shares on Thursday followed the announcement of a $4.7 million production contract. The three-year deal, secured with a leading global integrated device manufacturer, marks the company's second major entry into the electric vehicle semiconductor market, pushing year-to-date stock gains to 72%.
Deep in the French countryside at the Bercenay-en-Othe teleport, Telesat and Orange have successfully commissioned the first European ground gateway for the Lightspeed low Earth orbit network. This infrastructure milestone marks a physical shift in the company’s push toward a global satellite constellation set for commercial launch in 2028.
London’s struggling stock exchange may soon find a rare win as movie-theater giant Vue considers a public listing. The firm has tapped Rothschild & Co to explore strategic options, with Chief Executive Tim Richards signaling a clear preference for the U.K. capital over a private sale.
The board of National Fuel Gas Company has launched a formal review into splitting its operations into two separate, publicly-traded entities. By October 15, directors expect to conclude whether separating the regulated utility business from its integrated upstream and gathering assets will unlock greater value for the company’s shareholders.
Investors pushed Radcom shares up 8.3% to $10.99 on Thursday after the telecom software provider revealed an ambitious plan to repurchase up to $20 million of its own stock. This move marks a strategic effort to signal internal confidence despite the company’s 16% year-to-date decline in market value.
California Resources Corp. is offloading its holdings in the Uinta Basin, spanning Utah and Colorado, to an unnamed buyer for $90 million. The move marks a strategic pivot to consolidate the energy company’s focus on its core California operations following its recent merger with Berry.
After five and a half months of picket lines and supply chain friction, Metro has brokered a tentative agreement with the union representing its Quebec distribution and administrative staff. The deal marks a potential conclusion to a labor dispute that paralyzed the company’s Laval produce center since late March.
Shares of INNIO surged 15% to $21.50 on Thursday following the announcement of a 450-megawatt power infrastructure deal. The company secured the order from an undisclosed U.S. energy provider to supply specialized gas engines for data centers, marking its largest contract of this nature to date.
Electric-vehicle manufacturer Lucid Group and shared-mobility provider Bolt are joining forces to build a fleet of 25,000 autonomous vehicles for the European market. The collaboration targets SAE Level 4 autonomy, leveraging Nvidia’s Hyperion architecture to integrate self-driving capabilities into a forthcoming midsize vehicle platform designed for large-scale urban deployment.
With shares trailing slightly over the past year, the Toronto Stock Exchange has greenlit Morguard’s plan to buy back 533,913 common shares. The real estate firm aims to cancel these holdings in a move valued at approximately 61.6 million Canadian dollars, beginning later this month.
The U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin have finalized a framework agreement to accelerate the manufacturing of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile. This move aims to bolster air superiority capabilities by providing the Air Force and Navy with a long-range weapon system that outperforms current inventory.
Sturm Ruger stock climbed 7.6% in premarket trading Thursday after Beretta Holding initiated a cash tender offer at $44.80 per share. The move follows a significant year-to-date rally for the firearm manufacturer, with the Italian company now aggressively pursuing a 25% stake in its American counterpart.
Sienna Senior Living is betting on the resilience of Canada’s capital, agreeing to acquire the Stonemont on the Park retirement residence for 170.7 million Canadian dollars. The deal, which values each of the facility's 305 suites at 560,000 dollars, marks another step in the company’s aggressive expansion across the senior-housing sector.
Richard Byrne has reclaimed the chief executive seat at Franklin BSP Realty Trust, stepping back into the firm's top leadership role just days after the sudden resignation of Michael Comparato. The transition marks a swift return for the board chairman to the company's daily operations.
A $50 million federal grant is fueling Cabot’s push to scale domestic production of advanced conductive additives. By pivoting from a planned Michigan site to existing facilities in Louisiana and Texas, the company aims to meet the surging demand for energy storage and power-hungry artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The latest Department of Agriculture report reveals U.S. corn export sales hit 1.03 million metric tons for the 2026/27 marketing year, landing at the bottom of analyst projections. While soybean and wheat figures comfortably aligned with market expectations, the sluggish corn volume has weighed on sentiment across the grain pits.
Luca Mining has secured a deal to acquire the El Barqueno gold-silver-copper project in Jalisco, Mexico, from industry heavyweight Agnico Eagle Mines. The transaction, valued at up to $60 million, grants the buyer a sprawling 32,000-hectare site while adding a 2% net smelter return interest to Agnico Eagle’s portfolio.
Orvana Minerals has officially withdrawn its fiscal 2026 production targets for its Bolivian subsidiary, Emipa, following a sluggish ramp-up at the Don Mario operation. While the company successfully produced its first copper cathodes from stockpiled oxides, mechanical instability has forced management to reset expectations for the coming year.
Petrobras has locked in a renewed and expanded software licensing deal with Canada’s Computer Modelling Group, cementing a long-standing technical partnership. The agreement secures the Brazilian energy giant’s access to critical reservoir and production simulation tools essential for managing its most complex deep-water and pre-salt offshore assets.
China currently dominates the global supply chain for vital heavy rare earths like dysprosium and terbium, forcing Western firms to rely on outdated, energy-intensive separation methods. A new partnership between USA Rare Earth, Pasqal, and Riven Systems aims to break this dependency by deploying quantum computing and artificial intelligence.
A $5 billion investment over the next decade marks the latest push by California-based Applied Materials to cement its presence in India. Announced at the Semicon conference in New Delhi, the initiative aims to scale the company’s local research capabilities and integrate the nation into the global semiconductor supply chain.
The Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority is replacing its aging fleet with 100 compressed natural gas buses, awarding a $93 million contract to New Flyer of America. The deal marks a significant modernization effort for the agency as it simultaneously expands its infrastructure to support cleaner-burning fuel capabilities across its transit network.
The Bank of England opted to keep interest rates at 3.75% today, defying market speculation of a hike while signaling a significant shift in its balance-sheet strategy. The decision, backed by a 6-3 vote, sparked an immediate retreat in sterling and a sharp decline in U.K. government bond yields.
Apollo Global Management has deployed $1.25 billion in equity to restructure the debt obligations of BMG, effectively clearing the path for its integration with Concord. This capital infusion targets asset-backed securities linked to a massive catalog of over one million songs, strengthening the combined entity’s underlying financial foundation.
A multi-year, take-or-pay agreement will see Almonty Industries supply 1,720 metric tons of tungsten trioxide to Sandvik’s Austrian subsidiary. Extracted from historic mine waste at the idled Los Santos site in Spain, the concentrate provides a crucial non-Chinese source for Western industrial and defense supply chains.
With a 36% gain in its share price since the beginning of 2026, Silvercorp Metals is doubling down on its market position. The Canadian mining firm announced Thursday it will repurchase up to 4% of its public float, a move representing a capital commitment of roughly C$138.1 million.
Shares of Raiffeisen Bank International tumbled 7% in European midday trading Thursday after short-seller Grizzly Research released a scathing report alleging the lender serves as a primary conduit for sanctions evasion in Russia, Iran, and North Korea, directly challenging the bank’s public claims regarding its scaled-back Russian operations.
