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LaFleur Minerals Announces LIFE and Flow-Through Unit Offerings

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 15, 2025) - LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR) (FSE: 3WK0) ("LaFleur Minerals" or the "Company" or "Issuer") is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement offering of up to 6,000,000 units of the Company (the "Units") at a price of $0.50 per Unit gross proceeds of up to $3,000,000 (the "LIFE Offering"). Each Unit will consist of one (1) common share in the capital of the Company (each a "Common Share") and one (1) Common Share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") granting the holder the right to purchase one (1) additional Common Share of the Company (a "Warrant Share") at a price of $0.75 at any time on or before 24 months from the Closing Date (defined below).

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Focus Graphite Engages Independent Trading Group as Market Maker

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 15, 2025) - Focus Graphite Inc. (TSXV: FMS) (OTCQB: FCSMF) (FSE: FKC0) ("Focus" or the "Company") a Canadian developer of high-grade flake graphite deposits and innovator of next-generation battery technology, is pleased to announce that it has engaged the services of Independent Trading Group ("ITG") pursuant to an agreement dated December 15, 2025 (the "ITG Agreement") to provide market-making services in accordance with TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") policies. ITG will trade shares of the Company on the TSXV and all other trading venues with the objective of maintaining a reasonable market and improving the liquidity of the Company's common shares.

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Oil and Natural Gas Technical Analysis: Bearish Signals Amid Peace Talks and Weak China Data

Oil and natural gas prices weakened as progress on the Russia–Ukraine peace and soft Chinese data weighed on sentiment.

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Imperial Petroleum: Solid Quarter And Outlook But Surprise Equity Offering Weighs - Hold

Last week, Imperial Petroleum reported solid third quarter results, with decent profitability and meaningful cash generation. Results benefited from improving charter rates and the recent addition of seven dry bulk carriers. The reduction of related party payables resulted in cash and liquid investments decreasing by more than 50% on a sequential basis.

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KLAR INVESTOR ALERT: Hagens Berman Scrutinizing Klarna (KLAR) Amid 102% Spike in Credit Loss Provision Risk Tied to Fair Financing Growth

Partner Reed Kathrein Investigating Whether Management Misrepresented Provision Trends and Lending Risk SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- National shareholder rights law firm Hagens Berman has launched an investigation into potential securities law violations by Klarna Group plc (NYSE: KLAR) following the company's recent Q3 2025 financial results. The disappointing results revealed a staggering increase in the provision for credit losses.

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Mainstreet Equity Posts Double-Digit Year-Over-Year Growth in FY2025

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mainstreet Equity Corp. (TSX:MEQ) announced its double-digit year-over-year growth across main key operating metrics in FY 2025. Even in a year of economic, political and policy uncertainty and a temporary strategic pause in acquisitions during the year, funds from operations (FFO) increased 13%, net operating income (NOI) from operations rose 14%, same asset NOI increased by 10% and rental revenue from operations was up 11%. The FY overall operating margin fr.

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Acentra Health Named to Northern Virginia Technology Council's Tech100

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acentra Health, a technology and health solutions company dedicated to accelerating better outcomes for its government and commercial healthcare clients and the populations they serve, today announced that it has been named to the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)'s Tech100 list.

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PML - After We Correct For Return Of Capital A Middling Performance

PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II (PML) is a standard, diversified municipal bond closed-end fund, with middling-to-high credit quality and moderate tenor exposure. PML's headline yield is inflated by return of capital; after adjustment, the real income yield is approximately 4.2%, which is unremarkable versus alternatives. The fund's strategy emphasizes safety and tax-free income, but avoids the unrated or lower-rated muni bonds that may offer superior risk-adjusted returns.

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Lightwave Logic, Inc. Announces Pricing of $35 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

Company's total cash position expected to be approximately $70 million following closing ENGLEWOOD, CO / ACCESS Newswire / December 15, 2025 / Lightwave Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ:LWLG) (the "Company"), a technology platform company leveraging its proprietary electro-optic (EO) polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power in a small form factor, today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 11,666,667 shares of common stock. The gross proceeds of the offering are $35 million, before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering expenses.

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Evaluating Constellation Energy (CEG) Stock's Actual Performance

Excelon spun off Concellation Energy in 2022. The company made the move to unlock shareholder value.

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Alaska Energy Metals Announces Issuance Of Shares For Debt Settlements

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 15, 2025 / Alaska Energy Metals Corporation (TSXV:AEMC)(OTCQB:AKEMF) ("Alaska Energy Metals" "AEMC," or the "Company") announces that, further to its news releases of October 7, 2025 and October 9, 2025, it has issued a total of 6,921,087 common shares (the "Settlement Shares") at a price of $0.10 per Settlement Share to persons that have supplied services to the Company (the "Creditors") in settlement of debts owed by the Company to the Creditors in the total amount of $599,408.70 (the "Debt Settlements"). A total of 1,118,670 Settlement Shares were issued to Non-Arm's Length Parties (as that term is defined in TSXV policy 1.1 Interpretation) to settle debts in the total amount of $111,867.00.

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CBL International Limited Achieves EcoVadis Silver Medal, Ranking Among Top 15% Globally for Sustainability Performance

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CBL International Limited (NASDAQ: BANL) (the “Company” or “CBL”), the listing vehicle of the Banle Group (“Banle” or “the Group”) is proud to announce it has been awarded the prestigious EcoVadis Silver Medal, placing the company among the top 15% of organizations globally assessed for sustainability performance.

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Here's How Many Shares of the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) You'd Need for $500 in Yearly Dividends

This ETF's dividend yield of about 1.6% isn't that impressive. Investors benefit from both dividend growth and capital appreciation.

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Should Investors Ditch Zillow's Stock and Buy Alphabet's?

Zillow's (ZG) stock was under pressure on Monday, falling 8% as reports emerged that Alphabet (GOOGL) is testing real estate listings in its search results.

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Mitsubishi Electric Technology Detects Intoxication During Driving to Provide Driver Alerts and Even Vehicle-control Interventions

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has developed a technology that accurately detects intoxication levels indicated by driver distraction and drowsiness, and provides driver alerts and vehicle-control interventions as needed to help prevent alcohol-related accidents. The system detects intoxication using a combination of non-contact pulse-rate measurements, which are based on images captured with a driver monitoring system (DMS), and ve.

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Trump again says he is considering reclassifying marijuana as less dangerous drug

President Donald Trump said he is considering an executive order to reclassify marijuana as Schedule III drug, citing research benefits and public demand for policy reform.

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Ford's $19.5 billion EV writedown: five things to know

Ford Motor announced a $19.5 billion charge on electric-vehicle investments on Monday, the most visible sign to date of the auto industry's pullback from a technology carmakers wholeheartedly embraced early this decade.

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Where Will Nvidia Stock Be in 5 Years?

Nvidia expects monster capital expenditure growth over the next five years. The company is currently sold out of cloud GPUs.

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Fujitsu Limited (FJTSY) Discusses Sustainability Management Approach and Vision for Net Positive Impact Prepared Remarks Transcript

Fujitsu Limited (FJTSY) Discusses Sustainability Management Approach and Vision for Net Positive Impact Prepared Remarks Transcript

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CoreWeave's Staggering Fall From Market Grace Highlights AI Bubble Fears

The data-center provider's terrible six-week slide picked up speed when a famous short seller piled concerns on top of delays.

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The iShares Silver Trust Delivers Bigger Five Year Gains Than The iShares Gold Trust

SLV has returned 98.9% over the past year compared to IAU's 60.2%, and has a higher expense ratio. Both trusts are structured to track their respective metals directly, with no yield and similar sector exposure.

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Toll Brothers: Expect Weak Earnings In The Next Few Quarters

Toll Brothers remains rated Hold due to persistent demand and margin headwinds despite recent stock resilience. Backlog deterioration, elevated incentives, and rising cancellations signal ongoing structural challenges for TOL's growth and profitability. Short-term stabilization is evident, with flat deposit activity and strong Northern region orders, but not enough to offset broader weakness.

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URBAN ONE, INC. ANNOUNCES EXPIRATION AND FINAL RESULTS OF OFFERS AND CONSENT SOLICITATION

SILVER SPRING, Md. , Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban One, Inc. (NASDAQ: UONEK and UONE) (the "Company") today announced the expiration and final results of the previously announced offers: (a) to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") any and all of the Company's outstanding 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the "Existing Notes") held by Eligible Holders (as defined below) for newly issued 7.625% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2031 (the "Exchange Notes"), to be issued by the Company, and cash, (b) to purchase (the "Tender Offer") up to $185.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Existing Notes for up to $111.0 million in cash and (c) the right to subscribe to purchase (the "Subscription Offer" and, together with the Exchange Offer and the Tender Offer, collectively, the "Offers") up to $60.6 million in aggregate principal amount of newly issued 10.500% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (the "New First Lien Notes" and, together with the Exchange Notes, the "New Notes").

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3 No-Brainer Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy for 2026 With $200 Right Now

These three stocks have strong competitive advantages that should support continued earnings growth. They all trade for very different valuations, but they all look compelling at their prices relative to their growth opportunities.

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3 Stocks That Could Be Easy Wealth Builders

Amazon has achieved double-digit revenue growth in multiple industries, with its AI chips gaining momentum. SoFi recently brought back crypto trading, which could accelerate its investing products.

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WSP Global Inc. (WSP:CA) M&A Call Prepared Remarks Transcript

WSP Global Inc. (WSP:CA) M&A Call Prepared Remarks Transcript

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Japan's JX says its Pan Pacific Copper unit sells stake in Peruvian mine to Glencore

Japan's JX Advanced Metals on Tuesday said its Pan Pacific Copper (PPC) unit sold its entire stake in an undeveloped copper project in Peru to Glencore for an undisclosed sum.

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STEP Energy Services Ltd. Announces Receipt of Final Order

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STEP Energy Services Ltd. ("STEP" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Court of King's Bench of Alberta has granted the final order in respect of the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") involving ARC Energy Fund 8 Canadian Limited Partnership, ARC Energy Fund 8 United States Limited Partnership, ARC Energy Fund 8 International Limited Partnership and ARC Capital 8 Limited Partnership (collectively, "ARC Energy Fund 8"), 26.

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Justin Rutledge Joins First Horizon Bank as Charlotte Market President

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Horizon Bank (NYSE: FHN or "First Horizon") announced today that Justin Rutledge will join the bank as Charlotte Market President.

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Broadcom's Momentum Continues, but Stock Slides. Is It Time to Buy the Stock?

Broadcom turned in strong fiscal Q4 results and upbeat guidance. However, there is some worry that customers may eventually begin to take more design work in-house.

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Should You Buy This "Magnificent Seven" Stock Before 2026?

Alphabet's high cash flow and strong balance sheet make it easy for the company to invest in innovative AI technology. All of its key businesses are generating double-digit revenue growth rates, while other "Magnificent Seven" stocks can't say the same.

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Oil Falls Amid Prospects of Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal

Oil fell, as prospects of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal boosted expectations for an end to U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies.

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Oil moves lower on Ukraine talks, weak China data

Oil prices fell in early trading on Tuesday, adding to the previous session's losses, as prospects for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal appeared to strengthen, raising expectations of a potential easing of sanctions.

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Aether Global Innovations Announces Appointment of New Interim Chief Financial Officer and Management Changes

Vancouver, B.C. – TheNewswire - October 15, 2025 – Aether Global Innovations Corp. (CSE: AETH)) (Frankfurt: 4XA) (WKN# A2N8RH), a leader in drone management and automation, announces that Nancy Boufeas has resigned as the Company's Interim Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Corporate Secretary, effective October 15, 2025. Following Ms. Boufeas' resignation, Richard Unrau, who currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company, has assumed the additional roles of Interim CFO and Interim Corporate Secretary while the Company conducts a search for a suitable replacement.

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Shareholder Alert: The Ademi Firm investigates whether Generation Bio Co. is obtaining a Fair Price for its Public Shareholders

MILWAUKEE , Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ademi Firm is investigating Generation Bio (Nasdaq: GBIO) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its recently announced transaction with XOMA Royalty Corporation. Click here to learn how to join our investigation and obtain additional information or contact us at gademi@ademilaw.com or toll-free: 866-264-3995.

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SMH: Growth Remains Intact Despite Near-Term AI Infrastructure Concerns

VanEck Semiconductor ETF earns a Buy rating for a small 1-2% portfolio allocation due to sector growth prospects. SMH offers concentrated exposure to leading semiconductor names like NVDA, TSM, and AVGO, with the top 10 holdings comprising 75% of assets. I expect AI infrastructure investments and recent custom chip deals to drive robust sector growth into 2026, despite near-term volatility.

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DFEN: Don't Ignore International Defense Budgets

Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares ETF offers 3x daily exposure to the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index. Rising global defense budgets and improving aerospace production, notably Boeing's 737 ramp-up, support a bullish near-term outlook for the sector. DFEN's leveraged structure is best suited for daily trading; holding longer introduces compounding effects, volatility risks, and potential value decay.

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JPMorgan Chase Is Spending Big on Growth. Here's What Investors Need to Know Heading Into 2026.

JPMorgan Chase recently announced its expenses for 2026 would be higher than analysts expected. The increased spending is to drive strategic growth, including performance incentives and investments in artificial intelligence.

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What To Expect From Tuesday's Jobs Report

A long-delayed report on hiring is likely to show the job market continued to cool off this autumn.

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Diving Deep Into Investor Sentiment

Our final investor sentiment survey of the year reveals that we are as optimistic as we've been in months, despite concerns about inflation and a potential stock market bubble.

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The U.S. May Be Gaining 60,000 Fewer Jobs Every Month Than We Thought

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says job gains may have been overstated, suggesting the U.S. economy could have lost jobs this summer.

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The Holiday Money Mistake People Keep Making—Because They Don’t See What’s Driving It

Holiday spending can spiral for reasons you don't even realize. Learn how simple planning and mindful choices can help you avoid repeating the same costly mistake each year.

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Blue Star Gold Announces Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 15, 2025) - Blue Star Gold Corp. (TSXV: BAU) (OTCQB: BAUFF) (FSE: 5WP0) ("Blue Star" or the "Company") announces that, further to its news release of December 9, 2025 and subject to the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), it has closed its non-brokered private placement raising gross proceeds of $600,000 through the issuance of 3,000,000 flow-through common shares (each, a "FT Share") at $0.20 per FT Share (the "Private Placement"). The FT Shares qualify as flow-through shares for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada).

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Lakeland Industries, Inc. INVESTIGATION: Kirby McInerney LLP Announces Investigation Into Potential Securities Fraud on behalf of Investors (LAKE)

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Kirby McInerney LLP is investigating potential claims against Lakeland Industries, Inc. (“Lakeland” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:LAKE). The investigation concerns whether the Company and/or members of its senior management may have violated federal securities laws or engaged in other unlawful business practices.

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Down 42% From Its High, Is Oracle the Best AI Growth Stock to Buy in 2026?

Oracle's leverage could pole-vault it to leading in cloud for AI in the next five years. Leverage could leave Oracle vulnerable during a cyclical downturn in AI spending.

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Alexium International Group Limited (AXIIF) Discusses Acquisition of Microencapsulation and PCM Businesses of Microtek and Associated Entitlement Offer Transcript

Alexium International Group Limited (AXIIF) Discusses Acquisition of Microencapsulation and PCM Businesses of Microtek and Associated Entitlement Offer Transcript

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Is It Too Late to Buy AST SpaceMobile Stock?

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS 11.59%) is preparing for a major breakthrough as it prepares to launch its next-generation BlueBird 6 satellite. With billions in partnerships, expanding global coverage, and a bold plan to eliminate dead zones, the company could be positioned for dramatic upside if execution stays on track.

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Affirm CEO Max Levchin goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer

Max Levchin, Affirm founder and CEO, joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk quarterly results, consumer trends, growth opportunities, and more.

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Apollo Silver Avanza en las Conversaciones Comunitarias en Cinco de Mayo

VANCOUVER, Columbia Británica, Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Silver Corp. ("Apollo" o la "Compañía") (TSX. V: APGO, OTCQB: APGOF, Frankfurt: 6ZF) se complace en proporcionar una actualización sobre las actividades en curso de relacionamiento comunitario en su Proyecto Cinco de Mayo ("Cinco de Mayo" o el "Proyecto"), ubicado en el estado de Chihuahua, México. Durante varios meses, la Compañía sostuvo conversaciones productivas con representantes electos del Ejido Benito Juárez (el "Ejido"), el Municipio de Buenaventura, así como con otros líderes y grupos comunitarios de la región.

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Gold Steady Ahead of U.S. Employment Report

Gold was little changed in the early Asian session ahead of the U.S. November employment report due out later today.

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OmniAb, Inc. (OABI) Discusses Launch and Scientific Overview of OmniUltra Technology Platform Transcript

OmniAb, Inc. (OABI) Discusses Launch and Scientific Overview of OmniUltra Technology Platform Transcript

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