ADVFN US – Market Content Editor
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Dow, S&P 500 Reach New Record Closing Highs Following Jobs Data
Stocks showed a lack of direction early in the session on Friday but moved mostly higher over the course of the trading day. The major averages all climbed firmly into positive territory, with the Dow and the S&P 500 reaching new record closing highs. The major averages ended the day off their highs of the…
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La Rosa Holdings Shares Jump on $11 Million Financing Milestone
La Rosa Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:LRHC) surged 45.5% on Friday after the company announced the initial closing of $11 million under its previously disclosed $250 million private placement convertible note facility. The funding marks the first tranche of a broader capital structure that, when combined with La Rosa’s existing $1 billion equity purchase facility, gives the…
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GreenPower Shares Surge on Plans for New Mexico Manufacturing Site
GreenPower Motor Company Inc (NASDAQ:GP) jumped more than 50% in premarket trading on Friday after the company unveiled plans to establish a new manufacturing facility in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The zero-emission vehicle maker said its decision was influenced by New Mexico’s growing electric vehicle ecosystem, the Santa Teresa Foreign Trade Zone designation, and a…
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Aptevo Therapeutics Shares Jump After $60 Million Equity Facility Secured
Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:APVO) climbed 10.4% in premarket trading on Friday after the company announced it has put in place a $60 million equity line of credit with Yorkville Advisors Global, LP. Aptevo said the agreement gives it flexible access to capital, allowing the company to raise funds in stages and at times of its…
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iBio Shares Rally After $26 Million Private Placement Funding Secured
iBio Inc (NASDAQ:IBIO) climbed about 13.2% in premarket trading on Friday after the company announced it has raised roughly $26 million through a private placement financing. The funding round was led by Frazier Life Sciences, with additional participation from existing investors. The transaction involves the issuance of 11,061,738 shares of common stock priced at $2.35…
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Gorilla Technology Shares Edge Higher on Buyback Progress Update
Gorilla Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ:GRRR) rose about 2.1% in premarket trading on Friday after the company shared an update on its share repurchase activity, disclosing that it has bought back roughly $5.0 million of stock since its board expanded the program to $20 million in the fourth quarter of 2025. The company said cumulative repurchases…
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Autonomix Medical Shares Rally on Positive Pancreatic Cancer Pain Data
Autonomix Medical Inc (NASDAQ:AMIX) jumped nearly 14% in premarket trading on Friday after the company released encouraging clinical results showing sustained pain relief in patients with pancreatic cancer, including those with advanced disease. The medical device developer unveiled new subgroup findings from its proof-of-concept study at the 2026 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. The analysis highlighted…
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Oklo Shares Jump on Meta Agreement Advancing Ohio Nuclear Development
Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) surged nearly 18% in premarket trading on Friday after the company announced a major commercial partnership with Meta Platforms that is set to accelerate development of a planned 1.2-gigawatt nuclear power campus in southern Ohio. Under the agreement, Meta will prepay for future electricity and provide upfront capital to help finance the development…
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Meta Lines Up Nuclear Power Deals to Support Expanding AI Infrastructure
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) on Friday outlined a series of nuclear energy agreements as it moves to secure long-term power supplies to support the rapid expansion of its data centers and artificial intelligence operations. Central to the announcement is a 20-year agreement with Vistra, which will give Meta access to a total of 2.6 gigawatts of…
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Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Futures, Wall Street Set for Higher Open as Investors Welcome Jobs Report
U.S. stock index futures are indicating a stronger start to Friday’s session, with equities poised to move higher after two straight days of mixed closes. Sentiment has been lifted by the release of the Labor Department’s closely followed December employment report, which appears to have been taken positively by markets. Although job growth came in…