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2 Capital Efficient Stocks to Buy on the Dip: AEM, FIX

Most supportive of the notion that the incredible performances of these highly ranked stocks will eventually continue is their capital efficiency.

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ThreeD Capital Inc. Issues Early Warning Report in Connection with Disposition of Securities of Avicanna Inc.

TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ThreeD Capital Inc. (“ThreeD”) (CSE:IDK / OTCQX:IDKFF) a Canadian based venture capital firm focused on opportunistic investments in companies in the junior resources and disruptive technologies sectors, announces that through a series of transactions ending in recent weeks (the “Dispositions”), ThreeD disposed of ownership and control of an aggregate of 1,130,000 common shares (the “Subject Shares”) of Avicanna Inc. (the “Company” or “AVCN”). The Subject Shares represented approximately 1.0% of all issued and outstanding common shares of AVCN. As a result of the Dispositions, the percentage ownership held by ThreeD and Sheldon Inwentash (the “Joint Actor”) decreased by greater than 2%, on a partially diluted basis, from the last early warning report filed.

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Apple opens iPhone to alternative app stores in Japan

Apple on Wednesday said it has opened iPhones and other devices to alternative app stores in Japan to comply with new laws aimed at stoking competition in that country's smartphone market.

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NMG Announces Overnight Marketed Public Offering

MONTRÉAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $NMG #ESG--Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (“NMG” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NMG, TSX: NOU) intends to commence an overnight marketed public offering of common shares of the Company (“Common Shares”) (the “Offering”). Maxim Group LLC is acting as sole placement agent for the Offering. The number and pricing of Common Shares offered pursuant to the Offering will be determined in the course of marketing and in the context of market conditions and other factors, with the final terms of t.

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If You Live In This State, the Trump Account for Kids May Be More Lucrative Thanks To a Donation From Ray Dalio

Ray Dalio is funding a $250 benefit in Trump Accounts for eligible children in one state, joining a wider push by the administration to have philanthropists fund these accounts nationwide.

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Car Prices May Not Drop Next Year—But They May Get a Bit More Affordable. Here's Why.

Price increases are expected to taper off, while buyers benefit from lower borrowing costs and a new tax benefit, Oxford Economics said.

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New Jobs Data Fails to Resolve Federal Reserve's Ongoing Rate Cut Debate

Fed officials have been divided about whether to boost the job market by further lowering interest rates, and a surprise uptick in the unemployment rate Tuesday wasn't enough to resolve the debate.

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How Your Retirement Contributions Stack Up Against Others Your Age—And Why It Matters

From Gen Z to Boomers, a new look at workplace retirement plans reveals wide differences in how people contribute-and how much impact even a small change can make.

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MetaX and Moore Threads' IPOs underscore Chinese chipmakers' growing challenge to Nvidia

Chinese investors are channelling money into local AI chip developers, as the country pushes to build homegrown alternatives to Nvidia's most advanced processors. While the U.S. has relaxed some export curbs to China, it's still barred from purchasing Nvidia's most powerful chips.

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Apple announces changes to iOS in Japan

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apple® today announced changes impacting iOS apps in Japan to comply with the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA). These updates create new options for developers to distribute apps on alternative app marketplaces and to process app payments for digital goods and services outside of Apple In-App Purchase. Across these changes, Apple has worked to reduce new privacy and security risks the law creates to provide users in Japan the best and safest experience.

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Group Eleven Announces Issuance of Stock Options and DSUs

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 17, 2025) - Group Eleven Resources Corp. (TSXV: ZNG) (OTCQB: GRLVF) (FSE: 3GE) ("Group Eleven" or the "Company") announces that it has granted 2,600,000 incentive stock options to directors, officers and employees pursuant to the terms of the Company's Stock Option Plan. These options vest over a period of two years from the date of grant, have an exercise price of $0.63 per share and will expire five years from the date of grant.

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ARE DEADLINE ALERT: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Investors Urged to Contact Kirby McInerney LLP About Class Action Lawsuit

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ARE #classactionlawsuit--Kirby McInerney LLP reminds Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (“Alexandria” or the “Company”) (NYSE:ARE) investors of the January 26, 2026 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a pending federal securities class action. If you purchased or otherwise acquired Alexandria securities, have information, or would like to learn more, please contact Lauren Molinaro of Kirby McInerney LLP by email at investigations@kmllp.com, or fill out the form below, to discuss.

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CVB Financial Corp. (CVBF) M&A Call Transcript

CVB Financial Corp. (CVBF) M&A Call Transcript

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MillerKnoll, Inc. (MLKN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

MillerKnoll, Inc. (MLKN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO) Discusses Long-Term Growth Strategy and Performance in Grocery-Anchored Retail Transcript

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO) Discusses Long-Term Growth Strategy and Performance in Grocery-Anchored Retail Transcript

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Newcore Gold Ltd. (NCAU:CA) Discusses Exploration Update and Development Progress at Enchi Project in Ghana Transcript

Newcore Gold Ltd. (NCAU:CA) Discusses Exploration Update and Development Progress at Enchi Project in Ghana Transcript

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Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (CAPR) Discusses HOPE-3 Phase III Trial Results and Regulatory Path for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Therapy Transcript

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (CAPR) Discusses HOPE-3 Phase III Trial Results and Regulatory Path for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Therapy Transcript

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Coinbase rolls out biggest app overhaul yet, adding stocks, derivatives and prediction markets

CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos reports on Coinbase making its biggest push yet to become a one-stop financial platform, rolling out new features that expand the app into stocks, more advanced trading and prediction markets.

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Musk predicts AI will create 'universal high income' and make saving money unnecessary

Elon Musk says Trump accounts for newborns are unnecessary because universal high income will eliminate poverty through AI and robotics in the future.

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LARRY KUDLOW: Share your economic optimism, Mr. President

LARRY KUDLOW: Share your economic optimism, Mr. President

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Next Hydrogen Closes $20.7M Equity Private Placement led by Smoothwater Capital Corporation

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. (“Next Hydrogen” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the successful closing of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”) of 46,069,198 common shares of the Company (“Common Shares”) at a price of CAD$0.45 per share (the “Offering Price”), raising gross proceeds of approximately $20.7 million (inclusive of the Shares for Debt Transaction and the Debenture Conversion, as described below).

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Elliott Builds Over $1 Billion Stake in Lululemon

The activist investor is pushing for former Ralph Lauren executive Jane Nielsen to be Lululemon's new CEO.

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Adobe hit with proposed class-action, accused of misusing authors' work in AI training

Like pretty much every other tech company in existence, Adobe has leaned heavily into AI over the past several years. The software firm has launched a number of different AI services since 2023, including Firefly—its AI-powered media-generation suite.

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Kite Realty: A Great REIT To Watch, Not To Chase

Kite Realty Group Trust remains fundamentally strong, with solid Q3 results, significant asset recycling, buybacks, and a 7.4% dividend hike recently. KRG raised 2025 guidance and continues to benefit from high leasing spreads and constrained open-air retail supply. Despite macro tailwinds like rate cuts, KRG trades near intrinsic value, with a limited upside relative to broader market opportunities.

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Doubleview Gold Corp Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement of Flow-Through Units

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 17, 2025) - Doubleview Gold Corp. (TSXV: DBG) (OTCQB: DBLVF) (FSE: 1D4) (the "Company" or "Doubleview") pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of flow-through units for gross proceeds of up to approximately C$2,000,000 (the "Private Placement"). Proceeds of the Private Placement shall be used to fund the current exploration program The proceeds of the sale of the FT Units will be used for exploration work on its BC projects, particularly for the polymetallic Hat Project, located in northwestern BC.

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Medline's IPO was the largest we've seen in over four years, says Jim Cramer

'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer breaks down Medline's IPO.

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DoorDash joins Instacart in the newest shopping battleground — ChatGPT

DoorDash Inc. on Wednesday said it had joined forces with OpenAI to allow people to shop for groceries in ChatGPT and check out on the delivery platform itself, as artificial intelligence becomes a bigger competitive front for online shopping.

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Why Hut 8 Stock Popped Today

Hut 8 will help to power Anthropic's AI model-training efforts. The energy infrastructure developer signed a 15-year lease that could produce over $450 million in annual operating profits.

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Bank Of Montreal: Upside Potential Is Limited, But A Great Dividend Play

Bank of Montreal maintains robust fundamentals, prudent asset diversification, and disciplined loan management amid inflationary and policy easing headwinds. BMO's valuation remains reasonable, although the stock appears nearly fully valued, limiting upside potential; stable dividends and decent yields remain attractive. Technical indicators show bullish momentum, though caution is warranted due to potential overbuying and neutral market sentiment signals.

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Micron (MU) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Although the revenue and EPS for Micron (MU) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended November 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

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Apple's ATT leads to significant revenue losses for SMEs

Apple's data protection measure "App Tracking Transparency" (ATT) strengthens user privacy, but causes significant revenue losses in e-commerce, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The reason for this is the mandatory opt-in for users introduced by ATT.

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Purpose Investments Inc. Announces December 2025 Distributions

TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purpose Investments Inc. (“Purpose”) is pleased to announce distributions for the month of December 2025 for its open-end exchange traded funds and closed-end funds (“the Funds”).

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The Smartest Nuclear Stock to Buy With $100 Right Now

NuScale Power has an SMR design that's been approved by the NRC. The company has not yet built an SMR for commercial purposes.

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Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I Announces Pricing of $200,000,000 Initial Public Offering

New York, NY, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I (the “Company”) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units are expected to be listed on The Nasdaq Global Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) and begin trading on December 18, 2025, under the ticker symbol “LPCVU.” Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. An amount equal to $10.00 per unit will be deposited into a trust account upon the closing of the offering. Once the securities constituting the units begin separate trading, the Class A ordinary shares and warrants are expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “LPCV” and “LPCVW,” respectively. The offering is expected to close on December 19, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 units at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any.

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Vermilion Energy Inc. Sells Additional Common Shares of Coelacanth Energy Inc.

CALGARY, AB , Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Vermilion Energy Inc. ("Vermilion" or the "Company") (TSX: VET) (NYSE: VET) announces that it has filed an early warning report (the "Early Warning Report") in respect of its holdings in Coelacanth Energy Inc. ("Coelacanth"). On December 17, 2025, Vermilion sold 26,000,000 common shares ("Common Shares") of Coelacanth through privately negotiated transactions with various sellers, at a price of $0.76 per Common Share for a purchase price of $19,760,000 (the "Transactions"), representing an amount equal to more than 2% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares thereby triggering the requirement to file the Early Warning Report.

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Sankamap Updates Status on Late Filing of Financial Statements

Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 17, 2025) - Sankamap Metals Inc. (CSE: SCU) ("Sankamap" or the "Company") the Company continues

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Shares in South Korea's LGES drop more than 7% after Ford cancels EV battery deal

Shares of LG Energy Solution dropped as much as 7.6% in morning trade on Thursday after the company announced a day earlier that Ford Motor had cancelled an electric vehicle (EV) battery supply deal.

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Micron Post Earnings: Just How Good Could Things Get?

Micron Technology, Inc. is one of the few companies walking the talk on AI, guiding for adjusted profit to almost double sequentially from $4.78 to $8.42 and $4-5B top-line upside in Q2. Everyone knows that MU is extremely well-positioned due to the memory-bound nature of AI build-out, but we don't think markets recognize that Micron has more leverage in the bank. Unlike Nvidia and Broadcom, Micron just reported a gross margin of 56.8%, up from 45.7% last quarter, and is guiding for 68% next quarter, with more growth expected in FY26.

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American Express Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend on Common Shares

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.82 per common share, payable on February 10, 2026, to shareholders of record on January 2, 2026. ABOUT AMERICAN EXPRESS American Express (NYSE: AXP) is a global payments and premium lifestyle brand powered by technology. Our colleagues around the world back our customers with differentiated products, services and experiences that enrich lives and build business s.

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Sirius XM (SIRI) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here's What You Need to Know

Sirius XM (SIRI) closed the most recent trading day at $21.75, moving +1.21% from the previous trading session.

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Astera Labs, Inc. (ALAB) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note

In the most recent trading session, Astera Labs, Inc. (ALAB) closed at $140.24, indicating a -3.24% shift from the previous trading day.

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Trane Technologies (TT) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note

Trane Technologies (TT) concluded the recent trading session at $382.3, signifying a -3.45% move from its prior day's close.

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Here's Why NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) Fell More Than Broader Market

In the latest trading session, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) closed at $223.23, marking a -2.84% move from the previous day.

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D.R. Horton (DHI) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights

In the closing of the recent trading day, D.R. Horton (DHI) stood at $152, denoting a -2.01% move from the preceding trading day.

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Steel Dynamics (STLD) Rises As Market Takes a Dip: Key Facts

Steel Dynamics (STLD) concluded the recent trading session at $172.74, signifying a +2.13% move from its prior day's close.

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cbdMD, Inc. to Host Conference Call to Discuss September 30, 2025, Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Results

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- cbdMD, Inc. (NYSE American: YCBD), one of the nation's leading, highly trusted and widely recognized CBD companies, today announces that it will host a conference call at 4:20 p.m.

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Markets Sell Off -0.5% to -1.8% Ahead of Inflation Rate Thursday

This marks the fourth-straight down-day for the blue-chip Dow and the comprehensive S&P 500.

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Exclusive: Amazon, Walmart shareholder pushes firms to report impact of Trump's immigration policies

A union-aligned investment group sent letters to Amazon, Walmart and Alphabet on Wednesday, asking how U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies were impacting their finances and supply chains, according to the documents seen by Reuters.

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Google, Amazon and Meta Embed AI Into Core Products

Big Tech's artificial intelligence (AI) push is accelerating on multiple fronts, from productivity agents embedded in everyday software to deeper bets on infrastructure, content and consumer hardware.

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Congressman Discloses 50+ Stock Trades: Here's Why Purchasing Palantir Stock Is Catching Attention

A member in Congress recently disclosed over 50 stock transactions. The trade in Palantir Technologies might stand out and not because of its 2025 gains.

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FTC probing Instacart's AI pricing tool after being caught charging customers different prices: report

"We are disturbed by what we have read in the press about Instacart's alleged pricing practices," the FTC said in a statement.

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