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AI Infrastructure Pivot Trumps Legacy Cloud Resale

Smaller firms are aggressively shedding low-margin legacy services to fund AI-driven ecosystems and specialized infrastructure.
Small-Cap Signal · July 16, 2026

Hard Assets Draw Capital as Financing Costs Stay High

Long-duration property and infrastructure contracts are attracting fresh capital, while lenders are demanding rich returns and stronger collateral.
Financials Signal · July 16, 2026

RxSight Raises 2026 Revenue Outlook on Alcon Deal as Core Sales Slow

RxSight lifted its full-year revenue guidance to $140-160 million on new Alcon collaboration revenue even as it cut standalone sales guidance and preliminary second-quarter sales fell to about $27 million from $30.9 million in the first quarter.
Earnings · July 16, 2026

Dorian LPG Profit Surges Tenfold as LPG Rates Climb

The liquefied-petroleum-gas carrier posted $1.90 a share in earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter, up from $0.19 a year earlier.
Earnings · July 16, 2026

Infinity Natural Resources Nearly Doubles Production on Antero Acquisition

The Appalachian Basin natural gas producer posted 299.3 MMcfe/d of net daily output in the first quarter, up 88% year over year.
Earnings · July 16, 2026

Gevo Swings to Profit, Doubles EBITDA Outlook on Ethanol, Tax Credits

The sustainable-fuels producer now expects 2026 Adjusted EBITDA to potentially exceed $60 million, more than doubling its earlier $30 million target.
Earnings · July 16, 2026

Dorian LPG Sells VLGC Corsair for $81.8 Million

The asset sale is part of a disciplined fleet renewal and expansion strategy to deliver long-term shareholder value.
Deals · July 16, 2026

ASP Isotopes to Acquire Quantum Leap Energy Notes in $109.2 Million Deal

The all-stock transaction aims to reduce the target's outstanding convertible notes by approximately 50% ahead of a planned public listing.
Deals · July 16, 2026

XOMA Royalty Ends Independent Run After Revenue Nearly Doubles, Ligand Closes Buyout

Ligand completed its $39.00-a-share acquisition of the royalty company on the same day XOMA redeemed its preferred stock, capping a year in which income and revenues surged 83%.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

Wabash National Widens Loss as Trailer Demand Keeps Sliding

Wabash National posted a net loss of $23 million to $26 million in the second quarter, roughly 2.5 times the year-earlier shortfall, even as revenue topped its own guidance.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

Repay Raises Revenue Outlook 60% After Kubra Deal Closes

Repay Holdings lifted its full-year revenue outlook to $490-500 million from $340-346 million after closing its $372 million acquisition of Kubra, even as free cash flow conversion guidance was cut to roughly 30% from 45%.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

flyExclusive Posts Second Straight Profit Quarter as Margins Expand

The charter operator's adjusted EBITDA reached $200,000 in Q1, marking its first consecutive profitable quarters ever.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

AngioDynamics Posts 8% Sales Growth as NanoKnife Surges 65%

NanoKnife revenue jumped 64.5% in the fiscal fourth quarter to $11.8 million, driving the medical-device maker's seventh straight quarter of double-digit Med Tech growth.
Earnings · July 15, 2026

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Completes Acquisition of XOMA Royalty in $739 Million Deal

The all-cash transaction expands Ligand's royalty portfolio to more than 200 assets and adds seven commercial products.
Deals · July 15, 2026

Ligand Completes $739 Million All-Cash Acquisition of XOMA Royalty

The deal adds more than 120 royalty assets to Ligand's portfolio, including seven commercial-stage products, and includes contingent value rights tied to pending litigation.
Deals · July 15, 2026

Companies Warn AI Threatens Their Own Business Models

Across four industries, companies are flagging AI as both an operational necessity and a competitive and legal menace in their latest annual reports.
Filing Trends · July 15, 2026

Lynrock Lake LP Secures Board Seat at Yext

The investor is transitioning its reporting status as Ms. Paul joins the board of directors.
Stake Watch · July 14, 2026

Tactile Medical Lifts Guidance as Lymphedema Sales Accelerate

The medical-device maker raised its full-year revenue outlook by $3 million at both ends of the range after first-quarter sales rose 23%.
Earnings · July 14, 2026

Tactile Systems to Buy MyoSleeve Distribution Rights in $3 Million Deal

The asset purchase adds a wearable compression device to the company’s portfolio for earlier-stage chronic swelling patients.
Deals · July 14, 2026

Supreme Court ruling sparks tariff refund wave

Companies begin reclaiming IEEPA tariffs after the Court’s decision, though recovery remains uneven and uncertain.
Filing Trends · July 13, 2026

Capex Push Cuts Across Banking, Industrials, Health and Retail

Eight companies disclosed economic commentary this week across five industries, and seven of them, from banking to biotech to storage, pointed to capital deployment as the throughline.
Economy Survey · July 13, 2026

EchoStar and BlackSky Lead Surge in Short Crowding

Delayed FINRA settlement data shows a sharp increase in short interest relative to real float for several issuers.
Short Crowding · July 10, 2026

Simon Property Group Directors Lead Weekly Buying Surge

A concentrated wave of director-level purchasing at Simon Property Group anchors a week of broad insider conviction.
Insider Signal · July 10, 2026

Forte Biosciences' FB102 Posts Statistically Significant Vitiligo Improvement in Phase 2 Trial

The clinical-stage biotech reported a 29.6% mean FVASI improvement from baseline at week 24, with the benefit widening progressively after treatment ended.
Earnings · July 10, 2026

Ares Real Estate Funds to Acquire Whitestone REIT in $1.7 Billion All-Cash Deal

Shareholders approved the $19-a-share buyout, giving Ares a portfolio of 56 open-air retail centers across fast-growing Texas and Arizona markets.
Deals · July 10, 2026

Agentic AI Drives Explosive Small-Cap Infrastructure Demand

Smaller firms are seeing a sharp divergence between surging AI-driven infrastructure orders and a cooling rural and consumer economy.
Small-Cap Signal · July 9, 2026

Real Estate Operators Pivot to Liquidity and Asset Recycling

Real estate firms are aggressively optimizing balance sheets through strategic asset sales and debt refinancing as demand for specialized housing holds firm.
Financials Signal · July 9, 2026

Hardware Cost Pressures Return Across Tech Suppliers

NetApp, Gsi Technology and Ciena are again confronting tighter supply and higher component costs as AI-driven demand strains semiconductor and electro-optical markets.
Filing Trends · July 8, 2026

Chinese Systemic Banks Lead Surge in Credit Impairment Losses

Major lenders in China and Europe report rising provisions amid shifting portfolio risks and regulatory requirements.
Banking · July 5, 2026

Chipmakers Lead a Guidance Season Almost Free of Cuts

Across 130 companies issuing quarterly outlooks, raises outnumbered cuts roughly ten to one, with semiconductor, software and hardware makers reporting no lowered guidance at all.
Guidance Season · July 4, 2026