Last week's neutral reaction to a bearish inflationary print was telling.

Key Points in This Article: Monopolies, though often regulated, can arise naturally through innovation and market dominance, offering unique investment opportunities.

BOSTON & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Audax Private Equity (“Audax”), a capital partner for middle and lower middle market companies, announced today it has agreed to the sale of Trexon (“The Company”), a designer and manufacturer of custom interconnect solutions for mission critical applications. The sale to Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) is subject to customary closing conditions and expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025. Headquartered in Boston, MA, with 1,100 employees global.

SINGAPORE, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genius Group Limited (NYSE American: GNS) (“Genius Group” or the “Company”), a leading AI-powered, Bitcoin-first education group, has scheduled a Live Spaces call on X.com at 9.00am Eastern Time, August 26, 2025 to provide a legal update and host a Q&A on the Company's market manipulation lawsuit and RICO lawsuit. The Live Spaces call will be attended by the Company's CEO, Roger James Hamilton, and the Company's litigation attorneys, James Wes Christian and Mark R Basile Esq.

MOCKSVILLE, N.C., Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII), the only tobacco products company that has for 27 years led and continues to lead the fight against the harms of smoking driven by nicotine addiction, today announced that Larry Firestone, Chief Executive Officer, and Dan Otto, Chief Financial Officer, will present as part of the Emerging Growth Virtual Investor Conference taking place on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. The Company presentation will take place at 1:10 PM Eastern Time.

SoFi Technologies is a solid business that's growing rapidly and that should continue to do so moving forward. The stock isn't as cheap as it was previously, but it's still an interesting prospect with upside potential. Management's move to increase cash at current prices also makes sense and should pave the way for even more growth.

BWZ is similar to BWX in that it covers ex-US Treasuries, typically trading in lower yield markets as their battles with inflation have been successful. While a decent USD hedge, to the extent that economic developments in the US may hurt the USD, the higher expense ratios make the more sensitive bet more effective. We think that there is a rate downside in ex-US markets. The BWX is more interesting to speculate on that.

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. & SIGNY, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shift4 Payments, Inc. (“Shift4”) (NYSE: FOUR), the leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, and Global Blue Group Holding AG (“Global Blue”) (NYSE: GB), the leading specialty payments and technology platform enabling tax-free shopping, dynamic currency conversion, and payments solutions to the world's largest retail brands, today announced the successful completion of the squeeze-out merger under Swiss law pursuant to which.

Meta Platforms stock has surged this year and a new piece of hardware could keep the momentum going.

Google and Kairos Power will deploy an advanced nuclear reactor to help power the tech company's data centers on the Tennessee Valley Authority grid. The Hermes 2 reactor developed by Kairos will dispatch 50 megawatts of electricity, enough to power about 36,000 homes.

Specialty Coffee Chain Sees Potential to Leverage Blockchain Innovation Across Treasury Management, Payments, and Customer Engagement while Advancing Aggressive Global Expansion Plans BREA, Calif., Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reborn Coffee Inc. (Nasdaq: REBN), a leader in the specialty coffee market, today announced it has initiated a strategic review to assess the potential use of regulated digital asset strategies as part of its broader treasury management framework.

FDA Clearance Further Validates Technology Platform and Offers Alternatives to Pharmaceutical and Invasive Surgical Treatments

DALLAS , Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE: NREF) (the "Company") announced today the dual listing of its common stock on NYSE Texas, the newly launched fully electronic equities exchange headquartered in Dallas, Texas, effective August 19, 2025. NREF will maintain its primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and continue to trade under the same ticker symbol, "NREF," on the NYSE and NYSE Texas.

Key partnerships, regulatory progress, manufacturing advancements, along with significant capital infusion accelerate the development of Klotho-based therapeutics NEW YORK , Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Klotho Neurosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLTO) ("Klotho" or "the Company"), a biotechnology company advancing Klotho-based therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases, provides a strategic update to shareholders highlighting the Company's key milestones and pipeline progress. These achievements strengthen Klotho's position as it advances toward the large and growing market for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease therapies, which is estimated at over $8 billion annually by Grand View Research and others.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG, “Janus Henderson,” or “the firm”) today announced that Sukh Grewal, in addition to his current role as Head of Strategy & Corporate Development, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective April 1, 2026. Sukh will succeed Roger Thompson, who will retire as CFO on March 31, 2026, after more than 12 years with Janus Henderson and 35 years in the financial services industry. Sukh will also join the firm's Executiv.

LOS ANGELES , Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Schall Law Firm , a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces the firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Alto Neuroscience, Inc. ("Alto Neuroscience" or "the Company") (NYSE: ANRO) for violations of the federal securities laws. Investors who purchased the Company's securities pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's initial public offering ("IPO") conducted on or about February 2, 2024 and/or between February 2, 2024 and October 22, 2024, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), are encouraged to contact the firm before September 19, 2025.

DALLAS , Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. (NYSE: NXRT) ("NXRT") announced today the dual listing of its common stock on NYSE Texas, the newly launched fully electronic equities exchange headquartered in Dallas, Texas, effective August 19, 2025. NXRT will maintain its primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and continue to trade under the same ticker symbol, "NXRT," on the NYSE and NYSE Texas.

CHANTILLY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AmentumWin--Amentum (NYSE: AMTM), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jacobs Technology Inc., has been awarded the Space Force Range Contract (SFRC) by the United States Space Force (USSF), Space Systems Command, with a ceiling value of $4 billion. The company's role on this contract will support the Space Force's broad vision of enabling the efficient, high-capacity multi-user Spaceports and deliver engineering solutions to protect U.S. national security. “Amentum will exe.

LIVERMORE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADN) an innovation-driven leader in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology sector, is supplying its proprietary membrane electrode assembly technology to Stralis Aircraft, based in Australia, for their hydrogen electric Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft.

MIAMI, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Safe and Green Development Corporation (NASDAQ: SGD) (“SGD” or the “Company”), a real estate development and environmental solutions company, today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. The Company delivered $1.4 million in Q2 2025 revenue, representing more than 3,200% growth compared to $42 thousand in Q2 2024. This significant year-over-year increase was driven by the acquisition and integration of Resource Group US Holdings LLC (“Resource Group”), which has expanded SGD's revenue base and positioned the Company for accelerated performance in the second half of 2025. While …