https://equity-insider.com/ Markets, finance and technology news for American investors. https://equity-insider.com/medigap-health-questions-close-door-retirees-miss/https://equity-insider.com/medigap-health-questions-close-door-retirees-miss/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:30:53 GMTMedicare Advantage takes all comers at 65. Medigap can ask health questions forever after — which is why a diagnosis at 72 often makes the switch retirees suddenly want impossible.Market Watch https://equity-insider.com/nhtsa-tesla-probe-cybercab-rides-austin/https://equity-insider.com/nhtsa-tesla-probe-cybercab-rides-austin/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:19:51 GMTFederal safety regulators are examining Tesla's safety procedures a day after driverless Cybercab rides began in Austin. Tesla shares fell 6.39% in intraday trading.Market Watch https://equity-insider.com/guidewire-19-percent-arr-growth-shares-fall/https://equity-insider.com/guidewire-19-percent-arr-growth-shares-fall/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:50:12 GMTGuidewire reported 19% annual recurring revenue growth to $1.242 billion with record-low customer attrition, and the shares still fell more than a fifth on the day.Equities https://equity-insider.com/trade-desk-cuts-15-percent-staff-restructuring-charge/https://equity-insider.com/trade-desk-cuts-15-percent-staff-restructuring-charge/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:19:55 GMTThe Trade Desk is cutting roughly 15% of its workforce and taking $39 million to $51 million in restructuring charges, redirecting resources toward what it calls high-priority growth areas.Market Watch https://equity-insider.com/oxford-industries-trims-outlook-lilly-pulitzer-lags/https://equity-insider.com/oxford-industries-trims-outlook-lilly-pulitzer-lags/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:45:43 GMTOxford Industries paired adjusted EPS growth and debt reduction with a lower full-year outlook, as Lilly Pulitzer stayed soft and the shares closed down 2.94% on Sept. 3.Equities https://equity-insider.com/kuala-lumpur-composite-holds-above-1715-friday/https://equity-insider.com/kuala-lumpur-composite-holds-above-1715-friday/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:21:10 GMTMalaysia's benchmark index has climbed in back-to-back sessions, adding almost 15 points or 0.8 percent to hold just above 1,715, with Friday's tone set overnight on Wall Street.Market Watch https://equity-insider.com/waller-remarks-cap-yields-lift-indexes/https://equity-insider.com/waller-remarks-cap-yields-lift-indexes/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:52:40 GMTRemarks from Fed Governor Christopher Waller pulled Treasury yields down and neutralized a rising oil price, sending the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow trackers up more than 1% each at Thursday's close.Market Watch https://equity-insider.com/bond-desks-lean-warsh-steady-manic-market/https://equity-insider.com/bond-desks-lean-warsh-steady-manic-market/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:01:27 GMTCredit desks are heading into a heavy corporate issuance stretch counting on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to keep a jumpy Treasury market orderly. Stocks rallied across the board Thursday.Market Watch https://equity-insider.com/kganyago-sarb-wait-out-oil-drought-shocks/https://equity-insider.com/kganyago-sarb-wait-out-oil-drought-shocks/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:51:16 GMTSouth Africa's central bank governor signalled patience on rates, arguing oil price pressure from the Iran war and an approaching drought are shocks the bank can look through.World News https://equity-insider.com/snowflake-leaps-20-9-ai-third-acceleration/https://equity-insider.com/snowflake-leaps-20-9-ai-third-acceleration/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:42:09 GMTSnowflake's third straight quarter of faster product revenue growth and a raised full-year outlook sent the stock up 20.86% to 369.64, with the CEO crediting AI for about half the beat.Equities https://equity-insider.com/record-gold-prices-fixed-the-economics-they-did-not-fix-the-timeline/https://equity-insider.com/record-gold-prices-fixed-the-economics-they-did-not-fix-the-timeline/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:23:01 GMTLake Victoria Gold Ltd. reported on September 3, 2026 that early works are underway at its wholly owned Imwelo Gold Project in Tanzania, including completion of initial spot repairs across 14 kilometres of access road, clearing and site preparation at the pit and infrastructure areas, and substantial completion of a build-once construction camp that will serve as the permanent operations camp.Equities https://equity-insider.com/the-scarcest-thing-in-the-ai-buildout-is-a-site-that-already-has-power/https://equity-insider.com/the-scarcest-thing-in-the-ai-buildout-is-a-site-that-already-has-power/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:37:51 GMTHealthy Choice Wellness Corp. stockholders approved a merger with Host Digital Infrastructure on August 27, 2026, positioning the combined company to trade as HOST on NYSE American, with a 15-year take-or-pay lease signed August 7, 2026 covering approximately 43 megawatts at a northeast Oklahoma facility representing approximately $1.25 billion in contracted base-term revenue.Equities https://equity-insider.com/eurocell-profit-10-percent-profiles-division-drags/https://equity-insider.com/eurocell-profit-10-percent-profiles-division-drags/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:30:29 GMTEurocell's first-half 2026 results show revenue up 6% and profit up 10%, powered by Alunet and digital sales, while the Profiles manufacturing arm remains the drag on the group.Equities https://equity-insider.com/ibit-adds-4-5-percent-asset-lead-best-etf-call/https://equity-insider.com/ibit-adds-4-5-percent-asset-lead-best-etf-call/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:28:05 GMTThe iShares Bitcoin Trust rose 4.54% intraday on Sept. 3, roughly five times the S&P 500's gain, as its lead in gathered assets became the core of the bull case.Equities https://equity-insider.com/albemarle-ragnar-udd-ceo-february-2027/https://equity-insider.com/albemarle-ragnar-udd-ceo-february-2027/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:22:13 GMTAlbemarle has named Ragnar Udd chief executive and president from February 1, 2027, with Kent Masters becoming Executive Chairman — a five-month handover set against a weak lithium market.Market Watch https://equity-insider.com/gold-forecast-to-reach-4-900-an-ounce-as-central-bank-buying-holds-302868313/https://equity-insider.com/gold-forecast-to-reach-4-900-an-ounce-as-central-bank-buying-holds-302868313/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:08:00 GMTLake Victoria Gold Ltd. (OTCQB: LVGLF) announced on September 3, 2026 completion of initial access road repairs and advancement of site earthworks at its wholly owned Imwelo Gold Project in Tanzania, a fully permitted development-stage asset not yet in production.Equities https://equity-insider.com/battery-storage-market-size-projected-to-reach-105-96-billion-by-2030-302868302/https://equity-insider.com/battery-storage-market-size-projected-to-reach-105-96-billion-by-2030-302868302/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTNOMAD Power Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMAD) received authorization on August 26, 2026 from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity to advance its Vermont Long-Duration Energy Storage Demonstration Project into Phase 3, moving from design into installation, integration and construction with a $9.5 million DOE award and approximately 50% non-federal cost share.Equities https://equity-insider.com/ai-in-drug-discovery-market-projected-to-reach-8-52-billion-by-2030-302868297/https://equity-insider.com/ai-in-drug-discovery-market-projected-to-reach-8-52-billion-by-2030-302868297/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:55:00 GMTArizton projects the global AI in drug discovery market will reach $8.52 billion by 2030 from approximately $1.71 billion in 2024, a compound annual growth rate of about 30.58%, with MindWalk Holdings Corp. reporting fiscal 2026 revenue up 46% to C$15.6 million and launching ReefIQ™ as its biological context layer on June 10, 2026.Equities https://equity-insider.com/gsi-technology-nasdaq-ld-micro-summit-september-9/https://equity-insider.com/gsi-technology-nasdaq-ld-micro-summit-september-9/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:45:45 GMTThe Sunnyvale chip designer behind the Associative Processing Unit will appear at the Nasdaq / LD Micro Summit Series on Sept. 9, with its stock last marked at 5.34 and flat on the session.Equities https://equity-insider.com/utilities-are-short-billions-of-pounds-of-uranium-they-havent-bought-yet-and-the-math-is-getting-harder-every-year-30286/https://equity-insider.com/utilities-are-short-billions-of-pounds-of-uranium-they-havent-bought-yet-and-the-math-is-getting-harder-every-year-30286/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:30:00 GMTUtilities have failed to contract for billions of pounds of uranium they will need, creating a widening structural supply gap as demand climbs from reactor life extensions, new builds, small modular reactors, and technology companies signing nuclear supply deals for AI data centers, while supply remains constrained by a decade of underinvestment.Equities https://equity-insider.com/nikkei-sheds-2100-points-three-days-steadies-64325/https://equity-insider.com/nikkei-sheds-2100-points-three-days-steadies-64325/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:20:59 GMTTokyo's benchmark has given back nearly 2,100 points across three sessions, a 3.2 percent slide that leaves the Nikkei 225 perched just over 64,325 as Wall Street closes higher.Market Watch https://equity-insider.com/mongodb-falls-atlas-holds-29-percent-growth/https://equity-insider.com/mongodb-falls-atlas-holds-29-percent-growth/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:50:44 GMTCJ Desai says demand is strong and Atlas has now strung together five straight quarters of 29% growth. The share price, down 13.54% at the last close, says investors wanted the guidance to say more.Equities https://equity-insider.com/hormel-general-mills-payout-streak/https://equity-insider.com/hormel-general-mills-payout-streak/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:01:11 GMTTwo packaged-food dividend payers, one identical payout ratio and one streak that separates them. Why the size of the check is the least useful number in the comparison.Equities https://equity-insider.com/mongodb-sheds-13-9-percent-beat-raise-quarter/https://equity-insider.com/mongodb-sheds-13-9-percent-beat-raise-quarter/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:51:12 GMTMongoDB topped every estimate and lifted its outlook, and the shares still dropped 13.92% on the session. The gap between reported and actual earnings did the damage.Equities https://equity-insider.com/uva-ai-fund-bet-record-year-july-hit/https://equity-insider.com/uva-ai-fund-bet-record-year-july-hit/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:40:52 GMTAn AI-focused hedge fund that lost more than two-thirds of its $45 billion in a single month had helped power a record year at UVA's endowment. The July reversal changes the math on concentrated AI bets.Market Watch https://equity-insider.com/ad-tech-splits-magnite-trade-desk-applovin/https://equity-insider.com/ad-tech-splits-magnite-trade-desk-applovin/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:29:46 GMTTwo programmatic advertising names ran hard on Wednesday while the Nasdaq 100 sat flat, and the one ad-tech stock without an agentic AI launch this cycle lagged both. What the split does and doesn't tell you.Equities https://equity-insider.com/qyou-media-revenue-27-percent-margins/https://equity-insider.com/qyou-media-revenue-27-percent-margins/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:21:42 GMTQYOU Media's fiscal second-quarter call put revenue growth at 27%, credited to its influencer platform and India business, but management flagged margin pressure as the new Q Amplify service scales.Equities https://equity-insider.com/heidmar-swings-profit-fleet-hits-60/https://equity-insider.com/heidmar-swings-profit-fleet-hits-60/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:27:37 GMTHeidmar Maritime Holdings turned a $2.2 million profit in Q2 2026 on a 203% revenue jump and a 60-vessel fleet — yet the shares closed down 10.79% at 1.24.Equities https://equity-insider.com/before-anything-flies-to-space-it-has-to-be-built-tested-and-proven-on-the-ground-and-that-quiet-bottleneck-is-becoming-/https://equity-insider.com/before-anything-flies-to-space-it-has-to-be-built-tested-and-proven-on-the-ground-and-that-quiet-bottleneck-is-becoming-/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:16:00 GMTStarfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) signed a memorandum of understanding with The Bionetics Corporation in September 2026 to integrate and process pathfinder small payloads for air-launch missions aboard its F-104 supersonic aircraft, building ground-side payload-processing capacity at the Space Life Sciences Lab at Cape Canaveral Spaceport. The memorandum of understanding is non-bindinEquities https://equity-insider.com/silver-is-in-its-sixth-straight-year-of-deficit-and-the-hunt-for-grade-is-pulling-capital-back-to-the-districts-that-bui/https://equity-insider.com/silver-is-in-its-sixth-straight-year-of-deficit-and-the-hunt-for-grade-is-pulling-capital-back-to-the-districts-that-bui/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:11:00 GMTNord Precious Metals Mining Inc. completed a conceptual assessment of open-pit mining potential at Castle East in Ontario's Cobalt-Gowganda district, evaluating broader near-surface silver-cobalt-gold mineralization outside narrow high-grade veins, as silver enters its sixth consecutive year of global supply deficit estimated at roughly 46 million ounces for 2026.Equities https://equity-insider.com/china-controls-the-metal-inside-every-artillery-shell-and-cutting-tool-and-the-west-is-racing-to-map-what-it-has-left-30/https://equity-insider.com/china-controls-the-metal-inside-every-artillery-shell-and-cutting-tool-and-the-west-is-racing-to-map-what-it-has-left-30/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTWestern Star Resources Inc. announced on September 2, 2026, that it has mobilised a high-resolution unmanned aerial vehicle magnetic survey at its 100%-owned Eagle Point tungsten project in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, designed to sharpen drill targeting ahead of a planned maiden drill program.Equities https://equity-insider.com/rex-american-q2-profit-jumps-tax-credits-pricing/https://equity-insider.com/rex-american-q2-profit-jumps-tax-credits-pricing/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:51:57 GMTThe ethanol producer credited production tax credits, a jump in equity income from unconsolidated affiliates and better pricing for a sharply higher second-quarter profit and rising revenue.Equities https://equity-insider.com/governments-just-put-a-deadline-on-encryption-and-a-quiet-corner-of-cybersecurity-is-suddenly-on-the-clock-302867706/https://equity-insider.com/governments-just-put-a-deadline-on-encryption-and-a-quiet-corner-of-cybersecurity-is-suddenly-on-the-clock-302867706/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:39:00 GMTQuantum Secure Encryption Corp. (CSE: QSE, OTCQB: QSEGF, FSE: VN80) announced a strategic partnership with Pos Digicert Sdn. Bhd. on August 24, 2026, to help Malaysian organizations assess and strengthen their readiness for migration to post-quantum cryptography as government-set migration deadlines approach.Equities https://equity-insider.com/bessent-china-blocked-g20-communique/https://equity-insider.com/bessent-china-blocked-g20-communique/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:21:48 GMTTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Beijing blocked a joint G20 statement after this week's finance ministers' meeting, with language on China's trade surplus the sticking point.World News https://equity-insider.com/klingbeil-german-trade-package-aimed-china/https://equity-insider.com/klingbeil-german-trade-package-aimed-china/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:52:32 GMTGermany's finance minister says Berlin will settle on measures against unfair Chinese trade practices within weeks — a shift with consequences for exporters, autos and EU policy.World News https://equity-insider.com/florida-bans-license-plate-readers-state-roads-flock/https://equity-insider.com/florida-bans-license-plate-readers-state-roads-flock/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:01:25 GMTFlorida has barred local police from mounting automated license-plate readers on state roads, a decision that hits Flock Safety and rival camera vendors where their networks grow fastest.Market Watch https://equity-insider.com/lucid-slips-460-penny-stock-line/https://equity-insider.com/lucid-slips-460-penny-stock-line/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:51:01 GMTLucid shares changed hands at $4.60 midday Sept. 1, down 5.15%, sliding back beneath the $5 line that many funds and brokerages treat as the penny-stock boundary.Equities https://equity-insider.com/texas-grid-pause-700-gigawatt-data-center-queue-audit/https://equity-insider.com/texas-grid-pause-700-gigawatt-data-center-queue-audit/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:40:03 GMTTexas has stopped approving new grid connections while it checks whether a 700-gigawatt data-center pipeline is real demand or duplicate paperwork. Nvidia slipped 1.10%.Equities https://equity-insider.com/mapquest-app-store-no-1-lake-ontario-name/https://equity-insider.com/mapquest-app-store-no-1-lake-ontario-name/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:31:35 GMTA dormant 1990s mapping brand is suddenly Apple's most-downloaded free app, ahead of ChatGPT, after MapQuest said it would keep "historical, familiar" lake names.Market Watch https://equity-insider.com/the-housing-market-s-supply-problem-has-an-assembly-line-answer-and-an-agreement-covering-1-500-homes-will-put-it-to-the/https://equity-insider.com/the-housing-market-s-supply-problem-has-an-assembly-line-answer-and-an-agreement-covering-1-500-homes-will-put-it-to-the/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:05:00 GMTBOXABL Inc. signed a multiyear purchase agreement with LC Vegas Acquisitions, LLC on September 1, 2026, setting terms for the purchase of up to 1,500 factory-built homes over three years, which the company called its largest announced residential purchase arrangement to date, though the agreement does not require any purchases and actual deliveries may differ materially.Equities https://equity-insider.com/a-wave-of-weight-loss-drugs-is-quietly-creating-a-multi-billion-dollar-opportunity-that-aesthetic-medicine-is-racing-to-/https://equity-insider.com/a-wave-of-weight-loss-drugs-is-quietly-creating-a-multi-billion-dollar-opportunity-that-aesthetic-medicine-is-racing-to-/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:37:00 GMTConexeu Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: CNXU), a preclinical regenerative-tissue company, is developing collagen-based scaffold technology for medical aesthetics applications including facial rejuvenation and body restoration, positioned to capture demand from patients undergoing GLP-1 weight-loss drug treatments who seek aesthetic follow-up procedures.Equities https://equity-insider.com/ai-media-arr-50-percent-36m-fy26-revenue-trough/https://equity-insider.com/ai-media-arr-50-percent-36m-fy26-revenue-trough/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:19:46 GMTAi-Media says annual recurring revenue climbed 50% to $36 million in FY 2026 and that the year marked the bottom for revenue, with AI-native encoder shipments and cost cuts framed as the FY27 growth engine.Equities https://equity-insider.com/only-a-handful-of-mach-2-cold-war-jets-are-still-airworthy-and-one-company-flies-almost-all-of-them/https://equity-insider.com/only-a-handful-of-mach-2-cold-war-jets-are-still-airworthy-and-one-company-flies-almost-all-of-them/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:06:44 GMTStarfighters Space, Inc. (NYSE American: FJET) announced it will showcase its F-104 Starfighter fleet at the September 12-13 AIRSHO at Midland International Air & Space Port in Texas, operating what it describes as the world's only commercial fleet of flight-ready Mach 2+ supersonic aircraft for high-speed aerospace testing and research.Equities https://equity-insider.com/draganfly-call-buying-meets-pullback/https://equity-insider.com/draganfly-call-buying-meets-pullback/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:50:13 GMTHeavy call buying, a revenue beat, an Army contract and a fresh acquisition drove Draganfly higher — then DPRO gave back 4.80% on Tuesday, trading at $5.16 in a soft tape.Equities https://equity-insider.com/a-developer-just-set-terms-for-buying-up-to-1-500-factory-built-homes-and-it-signals-where-housing-may-be-headed/https://equity-insider.com/a-developer-just-set-terms-for-buying-up-to-1-500-factory-built-homes-and-it-signals-where-housing-may-be-headed/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:44:09 GMTBOXABL Inc. entered a multiyear purchase agreement with multifamily developer LC Vegas Acquisitions for up to 1,500 factory-built homes over three years, the company's largest announced residential purchase arrangement to date, though the agreement is conditional and does not require that any purchases be made.Equities https://equity-insider.com/google-396-mw-geothermal-deal-fervo-energy/https://equity-insider.com/google-396-mw-geothermal-deal-fervo-energy/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:19:49 GMTFervo Energy has agreed to sell Google 396 megawatts of enhanced geothermal power from its Cape Station GeoCluster, due online in 2028, lifting the stock 13% pre-market.Equities https://equity-insider.com/descartes-buys-extensiv-120-million-cash/https://equity-insider.com/descartes-buys-extensiv-120-million-cash/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:48:04 GMTDescartes Systems Group is paying roughly $120 million in cash for Extensiv, adding warehouse and fulfillment software for third-party logistics operators to its supply-chain network.Market Watch https://equity-insider.com/flex-card-2027-register-screening-medicare-advantage/https://equity-insider.com/flex-card-2027-register-screening-medicare-advantage/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:21:06 GMTMedicare Advantage flex cards move to item-level screening at the register in 2027. An advertised $1,200 allowance can shrink fast — here is what to check before December 7.Market Watch https://equity-insider.com/brazil-2027-budget-surplus-target-markets-doubt/https://equity-insider.com/brazil-2027-budget-surplus-target-markets-doubt/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:52:48 GMTBrasilia's 2027 spending plan commits to a fiscal surplus, but the credibility question is political: will Lula hold the line on spending and debt if voters return him to office?World News https://equity-insider.com/dell-earnings-nvidia-spacex-ai-servers/https://equity-insider.com/dell-earnings-nvidia-spacex-ai-servers/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:03:16 GMTDell reports Tuesday with analysts expecting sharp growth and pointing to developments at Nvidia and SpaceX as tailwinds into next year. Shares sat at 457.39, up 0.25%.Equities