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DEALSSpaceX Stock Climbs 32% Since August 1. At 66 Times Sales, the Entry Point Is Still the Question.DEALSCitigroup and Wells Fargo have room for a regional bank deal. Five names fit the target profile.DEALSPLSNF declares ILS 4.0 per share dividend with August 28 cutoffWORLDPuerto Rico statehood push runs into a tax problem residents can already feelDEALSBIRDF declares CAD 0.07 monthly cash dividend with August 31 ex-dateDEALSMARPS sets quarterly dividend at $0.095378 per share, ex-date August 31DEALSSpaceX Stock Climbs 32% Since August 1. At 66 Times Sales, the Entry Point Is Still the Question.DEALSCitigroup and Wells Fargo have room for a regional bank deal. Five names fit the target profile.DEALSPLSNF declares ILS 4.0 per share dividend with August 28 cutoffWORLDPuerto Rico statehood push runs into a tax problem residents can already feelDEALSBIRDF declares CAD 0.07 monthly cash dividend with August 31 ex-dateDEALSMARPS sets quarterly dividend at $0.095378 per share, ex-date August 31
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53 stories on the Regulatory beat — filed by the NewsNovo desk.

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San Diego's training ban leaves Democrats arguing both sides of the same case

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors, representing California's second-largest county, voted 3-2 in August to end licensing agreements with the Department of Homeland Security, pulling ICE agents' access to the…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 22, 2026

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Nike's 12-year stock low lands where business failure and brand choices meet

Nike's stock touched a 12-year low this week, a result the company's own record makes difficult to read as purely a competitive story. The business problems are real: newer rivals have taken market share, and Nike's…

Theo Sandoval · 3 min · August 21, 2026

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Boston Beer taps its interim CFO playbook again as Reynoso exits SAM

Diego Reynoso's resignation as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM), disclosed August 20, 2026 in a current report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, triggered an…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 20, 2026

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Dallas Wings carry a stronger case against the Indiana Fever than Thursday's spread suggests

The Indiana Fever arrive in Dallas on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET riding a five-game winning streak and a 24-12 WNBA record. The read-through on that record is messier than it looks. Dallas plays markedly better at home than…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 20, 2026

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Datavault AI bets a Wyoming bank charter completes its tokenization stack

What Datavault AI (NASDAQ: DVLT) filed August 19 reframes the Philadelphia company's ambitions. The definitive agreement to acquire BankWyse, a Cheyenne, Wyoming Special Purpose Depository Institution, is described in…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · August 20, 2026

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Silo Pharma pays 165,000 shares for software assets sold by its own crypto advisor

The acquisition is stock-for-IP, and the terms are clean enough on paper. The seller is not an arm's-length party. Parkview Consulting LLC agreed on August 18, 2026 to transfer certain software, technology, domain…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 20, 2026

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Microchip Technology clears 12 million share equity expansion as say-on-pay draws sharpest pushback

Microchip Technology Incorporated (MCHP) got what it asked for at its August 18 annual meeting: stockholder approval to add 12 million shares to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. The case for reading this as a clean sweep…

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 19, 2026

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Chemung Financial raises quarterly dividend to $0.36 as cumulative payout gains since 2025 hit 16.1%

The case for Chemung Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CHMG) as a steady capital-return story got a small reinforcement Tuesday. The board of directors approved a $0.02 per share increase in the quarterly cash dividend

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 19, 2026

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LCNB Corp. names Fifth Third's former chief legal officer to its board

The case for the hire is clear enough. LCNB Corp. (NASDAQ: LCNB) has appointed Susan B. Zaunbrecher, who retired as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Fifth Third Bancorp, to the boards of the holding…

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 19, 2026

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Prediction markets put Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal failure odds at roughly one in four

Prediction market traders see roughly a one-in-four chance that Paramount's bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery fails. That probability sits above the level markets assigned before 12 states moved to block the deal…

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 19, 2026

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Carriage Services CIO departs with no successor in place

Rob Franch's resignation as Chief Information Officer of Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV), effective August 13, 2026, carried a detailed separation agreement and no named successor. The same day Franch submitted his…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 16, 2026

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Nakamoto's first adjusted operating profit lands alongside a $149 million GAAP loss

Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) posted $7.3 million in adjusted operating income for Q2 2026, its first positive result since the company reoriented around Bitcoin. That headline is accurate. So is the GAAP operating loss…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · August 16, 2026

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Ares Capital clears below-NAV share issuance vote, with notable opposition

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) won stockholder approval on August 13, 2026 to sell or issue common stock at prices below its then-current net asset value per share. The authorization gives

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 16, 2026

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Nerdy's 1-for-15 reverse split buys NYSE time, not business momentum

The case for Nerdy Inc.'s 1-for-15 reverse stock split is simple: it keeps the St. Louis-based live-learning company on the New York Stock Exchange. What complicates that case is everything the ratio change leaves…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 16, 2026

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InnSuites Hospitality Trust logs record July revenue as reverse merger search continues

InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE-American: IHT) posted $597,323 in combined July hotel revenue, the highest July total ever recorded across the trust's two properties, while also disclosing in an August 14 8-K that it…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · August 16, 2026

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Atmus Filtration Technologies raises quarterly dividend to $0.06, extending income trend line

The case for income in industrial filtration just got a small but deliberate nudge. Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ATMU) raised its quarterly cash dividend to $0.06 per common share on August 14, 2026, up…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 14, 2026

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VirTra (VTSI) Q2 revenue falls to $5.8M as delivery delays erase first-half profitability

Second-quarter revenue of $5.8 million, down 17% from a year earlier, is the number VirTra, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTSI) put on the tape August 13. The case for the Chandler, Arizona training simulator company rests on $24.9…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · August 14, 2026

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Presidio Production (FTW) beats EBITDA guidance while post-quarter Canyon Creek draw pushes leverage to 2.7x

Second-quarter results from Presidio Production Company (NYSE: FTW) cleared the EBITDA bar and delivered an investment-grade capital structure overhaul, making the acquisition-driven growth case look well-supported on…

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 14, 2026

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Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) reports record Q2 2026 revenue but $154 million net loss complicates the IPO story

Record revenue of $167.3 million, up 47.4% year over year, gives Applied Aerospace & Defense (NYSE: AADX) a strong opening number for its first earnings release as a public company. What complicates the read-through is…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 12, 2026

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Lee Enterprises ties $2.65 million in executive transition equity to 2028 performance targets

Lee Enterprises (Nasdaq: LEE) has approved one-time transition equity awards totaling $2.65 million for its two senior-most executives, with half the value contingent on metrics that won't be scored until September…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · August 12, 2026

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Unlicensed operator allegedly overloaded harbor boat before fatal New York City capsizing

Federal charges filed Monday frame the deaths of Sara Sanchez, 27, and her five-month-old daughter Antonella Garcia in New York Harbor on Saturday as the product of choices, not chance. Manuel Hernandez, 46, of…

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 10, 2026

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Social Security numbers and the dark web: what the PaidWork breach tells us about damage control

The PaidWork breach exposed 23 million user records, which puts Social Security number exposure on dark web markets back at the center of the personal finance conversation. The case for acting quickly is clear. The…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 9, 2026

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Fusemachines CFO Christine Chambers to leave August 31 as CEO steps into finance seat

The case for management continuity at Fusemachines Inc. (Nasdaq: FUSE) runs into a complication. Chief Financial Officer Christine Chambers is departing the New York-based company effective August 31, 2026, with no…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 9, 2026

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"One Night Only" review: Gluck's most committed rom-com works because Barbaro and Turner refuse to blink

The case for "One Night Only" rests on a premise that should fold in the first act. Will Gluck has built a romantic comedy around a congressional ban on premarital sex, enforced by wrist se

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 9, 2026

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Uranium Royalty Corp. names two Orion-tied directors days after investor rights pact

The case for Uranium Royalty Corp.'s board expansion looks straightforward until you check who did the nominating. Kevin McQuilkin and Peter Rozenauers joined the Uranium Royalty Corp. (NASDAQ: UROY) board effective…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 8, 2026

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ACM Research posts 36% revenue growth in Q2 2026, raises full-year outlook as ECP and advanced packaging lead

ACM Research, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACMR) grew second-quarter revenue 36% year over year to $292.9 million, with its electroplating and advanced packaging categories running well ahead of the headline. The case for ACMR has…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · August 7, 2026

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Pulse Biosciences opens $75 million at-the-market shelf with Mizuho as dilution risk lingers

A $75 million at-the-market equity shelf, disclosed by Pulse Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLSE) in an 8-K filed August 6, 2026, gives management the option to raise capital on its own schedule without locking in a price…

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 7, 2026

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8x8 shareholders back the full ballot, but the equity plan and chair vote tell a different story

The full-ballot approval at 8x8's (EGHT) 2026 Annual Meeting looks cleaner than the numbers underneath it. Stockholders representing 113,553,716 of the 141,782,325 shares eligible to vote gathered virtually or by proxy…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 7, 2026

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Five patents, one Nasdaq problem: the case for Caring Brands rests on more than IP

Five issued U.S. patents give Caring Brands Inc. (Nasdaq: CABR) a defined legal perimeter around its two flagship products as of August 6, 2026. The read-through for the company's licensing-led model is straightforward…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 7, 2026

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Columbus Acquisition Corp extends WISeSat.Space deal deadline to October 2026

A nine-month-old blank-check deal just got more time. Columbus Acquisition Corp (COLA) filed an 8-K on August 6, 2026, disclosing the First Amendment to its business combination agreement with WISeSat.Space Corp…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · August 7, 2026

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Bain Capital takes Gong cha with MBK sidelined by South Korea regulatory pressure

Gong cha, the bubble tea chain, is being acquired by Bain Capital in a deal that arrives as rival buyout firm MBK Partners contends with regulatory pressure in its home market of South Korea. The case for Bain's move is…

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 6, 2026

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A 1-for-9 reverse split gives iPower a compliance window. Holding above the Nasdaq floor is the harder task.

A reverse stock split buys time; it does not manufacture value. iPower Inc. (Nasdaq: IPW), a technology- and data-driven supply chain and infrastructure provider based in Rancho Cucamonga, California, will consolidate…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · August 5, 2026

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Processa Pharmaceuticals (PCSA) expands equity incentive pool by 200,000 shares as annual meeting vote reveals compensation pushback

Shareholders of Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCSA) voted on July 30 to add 200,000 shares to the company's 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, giving the Vero Beach, Florida-based drugmaker more runway for…

Farida Karam · 2 min · August 5, 2026

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Future FinTech Group closes $30 million share sale as Huang's stake climbs to 32.9%

The case for Future FinTech Group Inc.'s (Nasdaq: FTFT) new $30 million raise is straightforward: 30 million shares placed at $1.00 apiece, no underwriter, no commission, cash received on July 30, 2026. The complication…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 5, 2026

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's case against Caitlin Clark as the WNBA's face misreads his own evidence

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is correct that Caitlin Clark is not LeBron James. That is the only part of his argument that holds. His Substack post, written in response to a letter from 11 Republican lawmakers to WNBA…

Emmett Donovan · 3 min · August 4, 2026

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Angel Reese's Barbie Collaboration Is a Commercial Landmark. The Story She Told About It Is Not.

In 10 days ending August 3, Angel Reese added a Mattel Barbie doll in her likeness, a Barbie edition of her Reebok signature shoe, and a full-night promotion at State Farm Arena built around her personal brand

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 4, 2026

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Yankees trade for Luis Garcia Jr. delivers power but creates a roster puzzle

Luis Garcia Jr. is producing at the best rate of his career, and the New York Yankees traded for him precisely because their stalled offense cannot afford to wait. The problem is that the roster he is joining has no…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 2, 2026

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Texas man faces felony cattle theft charge after bad checks totaling $159,604 bought 77 head of livestock

A 25-year-old from Barry, Texas allegedly acquired 77 head of cattle from a livestock marketing company using bad checks totaling $159,604.03. Payton Dean Carroll was charged with felony second-degree cattle theft, the…

Cassandra Ilic · 2 min · August 2, 2026

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NHTSA opens probe into 1.2 million Tesla vehicles over suspension failures

A preliminary federal investigation now covers nearly 1.2 million Tesla vehicles after complaints about a front suspension component that can detach while driving and strip the driver of directional control, arriving in…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · August 1, 2026

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Interactive Brokers draws down nearly 2.5 million shares in same-day shelf move

Shelf registrations exist to be used. Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) activated one quickly: on July 31, 2026, the company filed a Prospectus Supplement under Rule 424(b)(5), pulling 2,499,567 shares of common…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · July 31, 2026

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DoorDash drawn into House probe over Chinese AI model use

A House Committee joint investigation into American companies' use of Chinese artificial intelligence has reached DoorDash, a food delivery company with no obvious footprint in sensitive infrastructure. The inq

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · July 31, 2026

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Federal judge halts $111 billion Paramount-Warner merger in early win for states

A federal judge has ordered Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery to stop their $111 billion merger from closing, granting a temporary restraining order to the coalition of states that sued to block it. The case…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · July 31, 2026

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Ocean Capital Acquisition Corp sets August 3 unit separation date for OCAC components

Starting August 3, 2026, investors in Ocean Capital Acquisition Corp will be able to trade the ordinary shares, rights, and warrants within their OCACU units as separate NYSE-listed securities. The company filed an 8-K…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · July 29, 2026

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Caitlin Clark's 32 points carry Indiana Fever past Seattle Storm in season-series sweep

Indiana Fever completed a season-series sweep of the Seattle Storm on Tuesday, winning 103-95 at Climate Pledge Arena behind Caitlin Clark's 32 points. The Fever improved to 18-10 on the season after holding off a…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · July 29, 2026

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EPOS H3 Hybrid drops to $24.99 at Woot, 75 percent below list

The EPOS H3 Hybrid gaming headset is selling at Woot for $24.99, a 75 percent reduction from its $99.99 original price. At that level, the headline number matters less than the spec sheet: this is a headset with…

Bianca Ferro · 2 min · July 29, 2026

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Supreme Court approval falls to record low as Republican backing slips after Trump losses on tariffs and the Fed

Record-low public approval and falling Republican support now follow the Supreme Court out of its 2026 term. That same term, the Court handed the Trump administration significant defeats on tariffs, birthright…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · July 28, 2026

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Orlando e-bike takeover leads to charges after hundreds block downtown traffic and ambulance

Hundreds of teenagers on e-bikes descended on downtown Orlando streets earlier this month, swarming intersections, running red lights, and, at one point, blocking an ambulance with its emergency lights flashing. The…

Farida Karam · 2 min · July 28, 2026

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Google loses first court round in DMCA fight with web scraper SerpApi

Google suffered a court loss last week in its attempt to use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to stop SerpApi, a company that scrapes search results and resells the data, from accessing its platform. Google has…

Farida Karam · 2 min · July 28, 2026

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Maine jury awards $17 million in medical malpractice case; defendant hospital has since closed

A Kennebec County jury awarded Emily Mitchell $17 million last Thursday after finding that surgeons at Northern Light Inland Hospital removed her bladder during a procedure intended to treat a benign ovarian cyst. The…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · July 27, 2026

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Manhattan DA draws line on Mangione federal plea as state murder trial approaches

Manhattan prosecutors have put federal authorities and Luigi Mangione's defense team on notice: any guilty plea in the federal case against the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson cannot be allowed to…

Cassandra Ilic · 3 min · July 27, 2026

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UNLV is selling its basketball team for $10 million, and the pitch is more serious than it sounds

College basketball has entered an era where buying a program is now legal, and UNLV head coach Josh Pastner is leaning into it publicly. He is soliciting buyers for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball program…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · July 27, 2026

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Lake Shore Bancorp sets August 12 payment date for $0.09 cash dividend

The $0.09 per share cash dividend declared by Lake Shore Bancorp (NASDAQ: LSBK) on July 22 is a concrete return: shareholders of record as of August 3, 2026 receive payment on August 12. What this filing cannot tell…

Theo Sandoval · 2 min · July 27, 2026

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Mike Vrabel arrived at Patriots training camp with a puppy and avoided every Russini question

Mike Vrabel walked into his first New England Patriots training camp press conference of the 2026 season cradling a small dog, and the play worked as well as any he drew up. None of the roughly 20 questions reporters…

Emmett Donovan · 2 min · July 25, 2026

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