Corporate Actions & Deals
NOVAGOLD (NYSE American, TSX: NG) and Paulson Advisers announced a $1 billion transaction to acquire Barrick's 50% interest in the Donlin Gold project, with an expected close in Q2/Q3 2025, as noted in the announcement.
Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies signed a landmark 10‐year manufacturing agreement valued at over $3 billion to bolster U.S.-based biologic production, detailed here.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced the sale of parts of its Digital Aviation Solutions business to Thoma Bravo in an all‐cash deal worth $10.55 billion, with completion pending regulatory approval by end-2025, as described in their update.
Kolibri Global Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: KGEI) held its Annual General Meeting on April 22, 2025, in Marina del Rey, California. Shareholders approved all proposed resolutions, electing five directors—Wolf Regener, Douglas C. Urch, Leslie O'Connor, David Neuhauser, and Evan S. Templeton—with over 95% support, and sanctioned key amendments to its equity plans, as detailed in the announcement.
Richardson Electronics (NASDAQ: RELL) secured a supply agreement with TransAlta to deliver its ULTRA3000® and ULTRAPEM™ pitch energy modules for GE wind turbines across North America in 2025, according to their announcement.
Regulatory & Listing Issues
Marin Software (NASDAQ: MRIN) received a notice from Nasdaq on April 16, 2025, for non-compliance with listing requirements after failing to file its 2024 annual report on time. The company now has 60 calendar days until June 16, 2025 to submit a compliance plan, with a potential extension of up to 180 additional days if accepted. Meanwhile, the board’s approved voluntary liquidation and dissolution plan, pending stockholder approval, could lead to a delisting, as reported in the notification.
Earnings & Financial Results
Danaher (NYSE: DHR) reported Q1 2025 net earnings of $1.0 billion with non‐GAAP diluted EPS at $1.88 and operating cash flow of $1.3 billion, as detailed here.
3M (NYSE: MMM) posted Q1 2025 GAAP sales of $6.0 billion with an operating margin of 20.9% and returned $1.7 billion to shareholders, per their release.
Hanmi Financial (NASDAQ: HAFC) reported Q1 2025 net income of $17.7 million (or $0.58 per diluted share), with a return on average assets of 0.94% and return on average equity of 8.92%. Key metrics included an 11 basis point expansion in net interest margin to 3.02%, deposits rising 2.9% to $6.62 billion, loans increasing 0.5% to $6.28 billion, and a notable improvement in efficiency to 55.69%, as noted in the report.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE: ZWS) delivered strong Q1 2025 financial results with net sales of $389 million, a core sales growth of 5%, and net income of $41 million (EPS of $0.24), bolstered by $77 million in share repurchases and a $15 million dividend. The detailed release outlines these improvements alongside adjusted EPS and EBITDA metrics.
MIND Technology (NASDAQ: MIND) reported robust Q4 and full-year 2025 results, with Q4 revenues at $15.0 million, Q4 operating income of $2.8 million, and net income of $2.0 million (or $0.25 per share). Full-year operating income reached $6.8 million compared to $518,000 the previous year. The company also highlighted a Marine Technology Products backlog of $16.2 million and plans to explore strategic growth options, as detailed in their announcement.
Innovations & Product Launches
SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) joined forces with Tencent Intelligent Mobility to embed advanced voice and conversational AI into automakers’ intelligent cockpits, as noted in their announcement.
Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ: NSIT) launched RADIUS AI, a platform to accelerate ROI-focused AI adoption via structured assessments and rapid deployment cycles, detailed in their release.
CMI Media Group (WPP) (NYSE: WPP) celebrated its Empower™ SaaS system milestone, where automated media orchestration across 200+ campaigns generated $1 billion in incremental revenue for over 25 clients, per their announcement.
MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO) unveiled a blockchain reconstruction solution using verifiable secret sharing to bolster crypto system security, as detailed in their release.
Vuzix (NASDAQ: VUZI) began supplying its custom XanderGlasses smart glasses—designed for real-time captioning to assist 48 million Americans with hearing loss—according to their announcement.
Pharma & Clinical Developments
Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) received CE Mark approval for its Optune Lua® device for treating metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer in combination with immune therapies, as detailed here.
Atossa Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ATOS) secured U.S. Patent No. 12,275,684 for its novel enteric oral formulations of (Z)-endoxifen, bolstering its hormone-dependent treatment portfolio, per their announcement.
PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB) was named a technology partner by the Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative for its North African Dementia Registry project aimed at advancing Alzheimer’s research with long-read sequencing, as outlined in their announcement.
TNF Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TNFA) and Renova Health are employing AI-driven analysis on 30,000 patients to accelerate drug development for muscle mass preservation during GLP-1 treatment, following new FDA guidelines, as reported in their release.
Vivasure Medical (NASDAQ: HAE) obtained CE Mark approval in Europe for its PerQseal Elite vascular closure system—the first fully absorbable large-bore closure device—set to launch in select markets this summer, per their announcement.
UNITY Biotechnology (NASDAQ: UBX) reported its Q1 2025 financial results and provided updates on its Phase 2b ASPIRE study in diabetic macular edema. Its lead candidate, UBX1325 (foselutoclax), achieved non-inferiority at week 36 in interim analyses despite not meeting early endpoints, with a Q1 net loss of $7.3M and reduced R&D spending. Full details are available in the report.
Technology, Operational & Expansion
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), in collaboration with NVIDIA and iGenius, launched Colosseum—one of the world's largest sovereign AI data centers in Italy—integrating accelerated computing with its 360AI platform, as detailed in their release.
TOYO (Nasdaq: TOYO) commenced production at its new 2GW solar cell facility in Ethiopia. With over 80 MW of solar cells expected by April 2025 and an expansion capacity up to 4GW, the company is set for significant scale, as announced here.
Brightline Interactive (NASDAQ: VRAR) delivered its first full‐motion immersive simulator system to the U.S. Navy to advance military training using spatial computing, per their release.
Corscale Data Centers and Affinius Capital formed a strategic partnership with e2Companies to deploy its Virtual Utility® technology across US hyperscale data centers, targeting over 300MW of on-site power generation within a $25B pipeline, as detailed in their announcement.
Market Outlook & Economic Indicators
XP Inc. (Nasdaq: XP) revised its Brazil Macro Monthly report, raising GDP growth forecasts to 2.3% for 2025 and 1.5% for 2026 amid robust job data and federal stimulus, as outlined in their update.
Mining & Resources
TRX Gold (TRX) reported encouraging results from its Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Buckreef Gold Project in Tanzania, with a base case pre‐tax NPV at 5% of US$701M and significant upside at US$3,000/oz gold, as detailed in their announcement.
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) announced that its Libby Exploration Project in Montana has been selected for the FAST-41 Critical Minerals Dashboard under Executive Order 14241. This designation is expected to streamline environmental review and permit timelines for its significant silver and copper deposit, as detailed in the announcement.
Major Financial Reports & Strategic Developments
Tesla (TSLA) reported its Q1 2025 financial results amid Model Y production updates, with revenue down 9% and plans for a live Q&A webcast on April 22, 2025. Full details are available on their Investor Relations page.
Capital One (NYSE: COF) announced Q1 2025 net income of $1.4 billion (or $3.45 per share), along with a regulatory green light for its forthcoming Discover acquisition to expand its consumer banking and payments platform, as described in their release.
East West Bancorp (EWBC) delivered strong Q1 2025 results with a net income of $290 million (or $2.08 per diluted share), achieving record quarterly revenue, fee income, and loans, as detailed in their announcement.
Northpointe Bancshares (NYSE: NPB) reported robust Q1 2025 performance with net income of $15.0 million (or $0.49 per diluted share), buoyed by a successful IPO that raised $114.4 million in net proceeds and significant increases in deposits and assets, as detailed in their report.
EQT reported strong Q1 2025 results with a sales volume of 571 Bcfe, generating $1.036 billion in free cash flow and recording capital expenditures of $497 million—19% below guidance. The company also reduced total debt to $8.4 billion and is raising its production guidance by an additional 25 Bcfe while lowering capital spending by $25 million. EQT further announced an agreement to acquire Olympus Energy for $1.8 billion, combining cash and shares, as detailed in the announcement.
Powell Industries (NASDAQ: POWL) announced it will release its fiscal 2025 second quarter financial results on May 6, 2025, after market close, with a conference call scheduled for May 7, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Investors can join via a toll-free number or webcast, as noted in the announcement.
Sportradar (NASDAQ: SRAD) released its preliminary unaudited Q1 2025 results, estimating revenue between €307-311 million and profit between €20-24 million, with adjusted EBITDA expected between €56-58 million. The company will provide full results on May 12, 2025, as detailed in their announcement.
