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  • Bilibili Stock Slips as Q2 Results Fail to Excite Despite Return to Profitability

    Bilibili Stock Slips as Q2 Results Fail to Excite Despite Return to Profitability

    Bilibili Inc. (NASDAQ:BILI) delivered its first quarterly profit in years during the second quarter of 2025, but investors were not swayed, sending the company’s shares down 3.5% in pre-market trading on Thursday. The video-streaming and gaming platform reported adjusted earnings of RMB 1.29 per share, ahead of the analyst consensus of RMB 1.20. Revenue came…

  • Full Truck Alliance Stock Falls Over 4% as Brokerage Fee Changes Cloud Outlook

    Full Truck Alliance Stock Falls Over 4% as Brokerage Fee Changes Cloud Outlook

    Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. (NYSE:YMM) reported strong second-quarter results on Thursday that topped Wall Street estimates, but shares still fell more than 4% in pre-market trading after the company warned that upcoming changes to its freight brokerage business could weigh on transaction volumes. The digital freight platform posted adjusted earnings of $1.27 per ADS,…

  • Canadian Solar Shares Slide Over 10% After Q2 Earnings Miss Forecasts

    Canadian Solar Shares Slide Over 10% After Q2 Earnings Miss Forecasts

    Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) saw its stock tumble more than 10% in pre-market trading Thursday after reporting second-quarter results that fell far short of Wall Street expectations, despite posting stronger-than-expected gross margins. The solar energy and renewable technology firm disclosed an adjusted net loss of $0.53 per share, missing analyst consensus by a wide margin…

  • Meta Pauses AI Hiring After Heavy Spending, WSJ Reports

    Meta Pauses AI Hiring After Heavy Spending, WSJ Reports

    Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has pressed pause on new hires within its artificial intelligence division after months of aggressive recruitment, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Wednesday. The freeze reportedly began last week and coincides with a broader shake-up of the company’s AI operations. In addition to halting external hiring, the restructuring restricts current…

  • DiamiR Biosciences Gains New York State Approval for APOE Genotyping Test, Expanding Alzheimer’s Risk Screening

    DiamiR Biosciences Gains New York State Approval for APOE Genotyping Test, Expanding Alzheimer’s Risk Screening

    DiamiR Biosciences Corp., a developer of blood-based diagnostics for brain health, and Aptorum Group Limited (NASDAQ:APM), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm, announced that New York State’s Department of Health has approved DiamiR’s APOE Genotyping Test under the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program (CLEP). The regulatory milestone allows the test to be offered through DiamiR’s CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited…

  • Twin Disc Posts Stronger Sales but Swings to Annual Loss in Fiscal 2025

    Twin Disc Posts Stronger Sales but Swings to Annual Loss in Fiscal 2025

    Twin Disc, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWIN) reported fourth-quarter and full-year results on Thursday, showing double-digit revenue growth across both periods but ending the fiscal year with a net loss. For the year ended June 30, 2025, sales rose 15.5% year-on-year to $340.7 million. Despite the top-line growth, the company posted a net loss attributable to shareholders of…

  • Immuneering Secures $25 Million in Private Placement to Advance Cancer Drug Development

    Immuneering Secures $25 Million in Private Placement to Advance Cancer Drug Development

    Immuneering Corporation (NASDAQ:IMRX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in oncology treatments, announced Thursday that it has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with a group of leading institutional and accredited investors. The private placement is expected to generate approximately $25 million in gross proceeds, before fees and expenses. The deal is slated to close…

  • Walmart misses earnings expectations but shows strong e-commerce growth, boosts 2025 outlook

    Walmart misses earnings expectations but shows strong e-commerce growth, boosts 2025 outlook

    Walmart (NYSE:WMT) released its fiscal second-quarter results on Thursday, delivering a mixed performance. While sales outpaced forecasts, profits disappointed, marking the first earnings miss in three years. In pre-market trading on August 21, the stock slipped 3.1%, even as the retailer lifted its full-year guidance. Results Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.68, falling…

  • U.S. Jobless Claims Jump Higher Than Forecast; Philly Fed Activity Contracts

    U.S. Jobless Claims Jump Higher Than Forecast; Philly Fed Activity Contracts

    New data from the Labor Department on Thursday showed that applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. rose more sharply than economists had anticipated during the week ending August 16. Initial claims increased to 235,000, up by 11,000 compared with the prior week’s unchanged figure of 224,000. Analysts surveyed ahead of the release had projected…

  • Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Futures Edge Lower as Wall Street Awaits Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech

    Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Futures Edge Lower as Wall Street Awaits Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech

    U.S. equity futures slipped on Thursday, signaling continued weakness for Wall Street as investors brace for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s appearance at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. Lingering uncertainty over the direction of interest rates has weighed heavily on sentiment, keeping markets on edge ahead of the September policy meeting. Powell’s comments are expected…