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CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — High Arctic Overseas Holdings Corp . (TSXV: HOH) (High Arctic Overseas or Corporation) announces that it has issued a total of 675,000 incentive stock options to its directors and executive officers. Each option entitles the holder to purchase one common share of the Corporation at an exercise…

Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The euro fell on Thursday after the widely expected collapse of the French government fueled concerns about the region’s second-largest economy, while bitcoin galloped above $100,000 for the first time. The world’s most famous cryptocurrency has been under attack since November due to expectations that Donald Trump’s victory in the…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australia’s Woodside (OTC: ) Energy Group said on Thursday it had signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with U.S. engineering firm Bechtel to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Louisiana. The EPC contract will cover the development of the foundation for three production lines of the project, with…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump has appointed cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins as chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, sending cheers across the financial industry as it hopes for a more favorable regulatory climate under…

Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Bitcoin soared above $100,000 for the first time, extending a dramatic rally as investors bet on greater political and regulatory support from US President-elect Donald Trump. The price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency has risen more…

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – The Memphis Police Department is using excessive force and discriminating against black people, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday after an investigation, calling on the Tennessee city’s police to make significant reforms. A federal investigation began in July 2023, following the death of black driver Tyre Nichols by Memphis…

Investing.com- Japanese stock markets are expected to benefit from an improving local economy in the coming years, UBS analysts said in a note, although they still anticipate trade-related headwinds from increased U.S. tariffs. UBS expects the benchmark to end 2025 at 41,500 points and to close next year at 2,900 points, roughly 5% higher than…

Leon O. Moulder Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Zenas BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZBIO), recently made significant stock purchases, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Over two days, Moulder acquired a total of 70,000 shares of common stock, in transactions valued at approximately $718,100. Shares were bought at prices ranging from…

William W. Smith Jr., the company’s president and CEO Smith Micro Software Inch. (NASDAQ:), recently sold 7,066 shares of the company’s common stock. The transaction comes as the company’s stock has fallen nearly 90% over the past year, with shares currently trading at $0.73. According to InvestingPro analysis, SMSI trades below its fair value, with…

Until the outbreak of COVID-19 four years ago, you probably didn’t know what a glucagon-like peptide 1 agonist was, or GLP-1 drughe was. But this class of drugswhich help people with type 2 diabetes and obesity to lower blood sugar and promote weight lossnow it’s a household name. “It’s everywhere,” dr. Razia Hashmi, Blue Cross…