US markets, Thursday 27 August 2026

LogProstyle Signs Agreement to Acquire I-FLATZ; Financial Terms Undisclosed LGPS · 1.35 → 0.9119 · Volume 8.5M shares in 15 min

Pluri Inc. prices $3.3 million registered direct offering and private placement with a healthcare-focused institutional investor. PLUR · 1.20 → 1.53 · Volume 4.2K shares in 15 min

Elastic (ESTC) earnings results ESTC · 81.00 → 101.62 · Volume 224.8K shares in 15 min

Kazia Therapeutics has initiated a tranched registered public offering of ADSs. KZIA · 16.49 → 12.98 · Volume 242.6K shares in 15 min

Mint Incorporation Limited prices $2.5 million registered direct offering of 2.5 million Class A shares at $1 each. MIMI · 2.75 → 2.18

Stockholders of Healthy Choice Wellness Corp. approve all proposals related to merger with Host Digital. HCWC · 0.292 → 0.2699 · Volume 999.4K shares in 15 min

iTonic appoints Simin Tan as CFO following the immediate resignation of Zhixin Li on August 27, 2026. ITOC · 0.346 → 0.32 · Volume 17.9K shares in 15 min

Watching Smartbird; Shares See Upside Volume; CNBC Segment "The AI Pivot: Smartbird (Formerly Allbirds)"; Sold Footwear Assets & IP For $39M In March 2026, Expanded Convertible Financing To $100M To Fund GPUs & Hardware BIRD · 2.90 → 2.69 · Volume 858.9K shares in 15 min

VEEA and Telarus have entered into a distribution agreement to enhance access to secure connectivity solutions. VEEA · 0.0994 → 0.105 · Volume 346K shares in 15 min

Synektik Consortium finalizes contract with Centrum E-Zdrowia valued at up to 13.2 million zlotys net. SNT · 1.73 → 1.66 · Volume 7K shares in 15 min

Vicor Announces $150M Buyback Program VICR · 196.59 → 202.95 · Volume 17.6K shares in 15 min

AmpliTech Group secures about $7.3 million in additional O-RAN 5G orders. AMPG · 3.58 → 3.69 · Volume 279.4K shares in 15 min

Celularity and MuseCell Innovations Expand U.S. Manufacturing Collaboration, Potential for $300M+ in Purchases Over Five Years CELU · 1.71 → 1.75 · Volume 20.2M shares in 15 min

Optex Systems secures $2.79 million order for Laser Filter Units for XM157 fire control scope, with deliveries set from January to October 2027. OPXS · 10.26 → 10.45 · Volume 17K shares in 15 min

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) Fiscal Q4 earnings results AFRM · 85.14 → 83.88 · Volume 392.5K shares in 15 min

Revolution Medicines’ Pancreatic Cancer Drug Approval Confirms Microcap Propanc Biopharma’s Breakthrough Survival Results PPCB · 2.81 → 2.77

Moderna received FDA approval for the 2026-2027 formulations of Spikevax and MNexSpike. MRNA · 143.49 → 141.50 · Volume 2.4M shares in 15 min

Rivian CFO Claire McDonough resigns to take CFO role at GE Vernova. RIVN · 16.50 → 16.70 · Volume 109.6K shares in 15 min

Evolution Metals plans to purchase 1.3 million square feet of land adjacent to its Pohang operations to expand its magnet manufacturing capacity from 24,000 to 482,000 square feet. EMAT · 3.55 → 3.59 · Volume 25.2K shares in 15 min

Best Buy Exec Says GTA 6 Will Impact Q4 Software and Hardware Businesses; Sees Memory Pricing Rising Into Q2 BBY · 82.23 → 81.40 · Volume 56.7K shares in 15 min

BNP Paribas and KB Kookmin Bank are in discussions to buy at least a 15% stake in Vietnam's Techcombank, sources indicate, though BNP later stated it has no plans for an equity stake. BNP · 101.32 → 102.34 · Volume 152K shares in 15 min · 5.1× normal

Dirk J. Debbink, a director at Cincinnati Financial, purchased 1,000 common shares for $171,640, increasing his indirect holdings to 62,059 shares via a trust. CINF · 170.84 → 172.23

AeroVironment secures NASA contract to co-develop three autonomous helicopters for the SkyFall mission. AVAV · 148.45 → 149.52 · Volume 30.1K shares in 15 min

US FDA grants approval for Roivant and Priovant's first oral treatment for a rare skin and muscle disease. ROIV · 37.61 → 37.36 · Volume 548K shares in 15 min · 4.9× normal

Best Buy executive states that GTA 6 will affect both software and hardware sales in Q4 during a conference call. BBY · 81.50 → 81.97 · Volume 55K shares in 15 min

Meta projected could spend up to $10b/year on Anthropic AI - NYT. $META META · 584.39 → 581.50 · Volume 850K shares in 15 min · 69.6× normal

Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch are exploring the potential re-merger of Fox Corp and News Corp, as indicated by court documents and video. FOXA · 68.20 → 67.96

BNP Paribas and KB Kookmin Bank are in discussions to acquire at least a 15% stake in Vietnam's Techcombank, though BNP later stated it has no plans for such an investment. BNP · 101.82 → 101.46

According to Handelsblatt, internal documents and communications may reveal T-Mobile's profit history, potentially costing Deutsche Telekom (DTE GY) billions. DTE · 28.26 → 28.16

Hilton has announced the signing of the Maravé Manuel Antonio LXR resort and branded residences in Costa Rica, aiming for a 2029 opening on a nearly 40-acre beachfront site. HLT · 327.09 → 328.21 · Volume 18.8K shares in 15 min

FTC finalizes settlements with Cox Media Group and two other companies over misleading claims about AI-driven marketing services, totaling $930,000 in penalties. CMG · 37.18 → 37.29 · Volume 417.6K shares in 15 min · 0.8× normal

Oliver Wyman becomes a Select Services Partner in Anthropic's Claude Partner Network to aid enterprise deployments. MRSH · 190.07 → 190.58

Pillar Biosciences and Hamilton launch new automated NGS library preparation method for oncoReveal(R) Nexus 21 Gene Panel on Hamilton Microlab STAR(TM) and STARlet(TM) systems. TM · 191.90 → 192.41 · Volume 4.1K shares in 15 min

According to sources cited by WSJ, mediators have been informed multiple times by the Trump administration that they are not interested in reverting to the terms of the MoU established with Iran in June. CL · Oct26 (energy) · 82.95 → 84.02 · Volume 8.6K contracts in 15 min · 3.7× normal

US President Trump Via Truth Social: GREAT NEWS! Micron, one of the “HOTTEST” Companies in the World, just announced a MASSIVE 10 BILLION DOLLAR Investment in new Research Labs right here in America. They are keeping us at the absolute forefront of A.I. and Advanced Computing! 🇺🇸 Combined with their previous TREMENDOUS 250 BILLION DOLLAR commitment, they are creating over tens of thousands of Great American Jobs. We are bringing Critical Technologies BACK to the U.S.A. Because of our Great Policies, Companies are investing TRILLIONS. I have made it clear that America will lead the way to a new Golden Age of Science. The results speak for themselves: During my Administration, Companies are investing TRILLIONS of Dollars because they know the United States is the best place in the World to Build, Invent, and Grow. Congratulations to Micron's fantastic CEO, Sanjay Mehrotra. We are strengthening our Economy and WINNING BIG! The Golden Age of America is HERE. MAGA! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 President DONALD J. TRUMP MU · 910.00 → 914.43 · Volume 480K shares in 15 min · 1.7× normal

California AG Bonta expresses interest in Snap and YouTube. GOOGL · 340.48 → 339.70 · Volume 529.5K shares in 15 min · 32.9× normal

Lowey Dannenberg, P.C. is probing Cardinal Infrastructure Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNL) for possible breaches of federal securities laws. CDNL · 42.26 → 41.92 · Volume 4K shares in 15 min

SEALSQ's Wecan Group collaborates with SwissBorg to launch the WECAN Token. LAES · 2.51 → 2.53 · Volume 192K shares in 15 min · 137.7× normal

Enbridge estimates Line 5 in Wisconsin will resume operations between August 31 and September 5 following a recent incident involving a semi-truck striking the pipeline. ENB · 49.89 → 50.01 · Volume 74.2K shares in 15 min

Iran's Deputy Oil Minister: Around 40% of the damaged capacity of the South Pars gas field is back into production - Fars News. CL · Oct26 (energy) · 82.68 → 82.49 · Volume 2.9K contracts in 15 min