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XRP is attempting to break above the $3 mark after a strong week of accumulation by large holders. Data tracked by analyst Ali Martinez shows that whales scooped up 120 million XRP in the last 72 hours, showing confidence in the asset despite technical warning signs.

The purchase of such a large amount of XRP in a short period hints that institutional players and long-term holders see value in current levels. At a market price of $2.88, the total accumulation amounts to more than $345 million. This wave of buying comes as XRP defends a support zone between $2.70 and $2.80, an area that has historically triggered strong rebounds.

Price Levels to WatchOn the daily chart, XRP faces immediate resistance at $2.93, where the token is already showing signs of struggle. A decisive breakout above this level could clear the path toward $3.10–$3.15, with the next major ceiling seen at $3.30–$3.35. These zones are likely to determine whether XRP can sustain its rally or face another pullback.

On the weekly chart, however, a bearish divergence remains active. Analysts have been warning about this pattern since July, noting that momentum indicators do not fully support the recent upward price action. Unless XRP invalidates this divergence with a strong breakout, there is still risk of a larger correction.

Market Context MattersXRP’s short-term moves remain closely tied to Bitcoin’s trajectory. If Bitcoin extends its bullish run, altcoins like XRP are expected to follow, though often with some delay. On the other hand, if Bitcoin dominance rises too quickly, capital could flow out of altcoins, limiting XRP’s upside.

What’s Next?XRP’s attempt to reclaim the $3 mark comes at a critical time. Whale accumulation provides bullish momentum, but resistance zones and technical divergences cannot be ignored. At present levels, XRP sits at the center of both bullish optimism and cautious skepticism, making the next few days pivotal for its price direction.

Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty Says ‘Washington Must Finish the Job on Crypto Clarity’Ripple’s chief legal officer says Americans want clear crypto rules and urges Congress to act, warning U.S. leadership is at risk without clarity. Sep 30, 2025, 3:41 a.m.

Washington has a narrow window to deliver clear U.S. crypto rules, Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty argues, urging lawmakers to “finish the job on crypto clarity.”

In an op-ed published Monday on RealClearMarkets, Alderoty said the Securities and Exchange Commission has for the first time listed crypto clarity among its top priorities — signaling that “the time has come” for predictable oversight. He framed the issue as mainstream, not niche, pointing to consumer adoption and polling that shows broad support for stronger guardrails.

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Alderoty cited several data points to make the case.

A National Cryptocurrency Association (NCA) survey with Harris Poll found roughly one in five U.S. adults owns crypto. Pew Research reported that a majority of Americans lack confidence that current ways to invest, trade or use crypto are reliable and safe. And a YouGov poll showed more Americans favor tighter crypto regulation than looser rules.

He also referenced Chainalysis estimates that Americans transacted more than $1 trillion in digital assets in 2024, spanning uses from payments to savings.

“The absence of clear, consistent rules doesn’t make crypto go away,” Alderoty wrote, warning it pushes activity to jurisdictions moving faster. He argued that clarity would both protect consumers and give responsible firms certainty to build in the U.S.

Alderoty is also president of the National Cryptocurrency Association, a crypto education nonprofit launched on March 5 with a $50 million grant from Ripple. The NCA says it aims to boost literacy and safe adoption through explainers and user stories, and its polling finds most current users want to learn more about the technology.

With Congress weighing market-structure legislation after this summer’s stablecoin law, Alderoty cast the fall session as a pivotal moment. “The opportunity is in front of us. The mandate is already there,” he wrote, adding that lawmakers can “prove to Americans that Washington can, in fact, deliver clarity where it’s needed most.”

He concluded that finishing the rules would keep innovation onshore and ensure the U.S. leads in shaping future financial infrastructure.

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The OKX Pay service involves collaboration with crypto infrastructure provider StraitsX and Southeast Asia's "everyday everything" app Grab. Sep 30, 2025, 4:00 a.m.

OKX SG, the Singapore-based unit of OKX, said it is bringing the crypto exchange's integrated payments service, OXK Pay, to the city-state through a stablecoin-powered scan-to-pay service tie-up with Southeast Asia's "everyday everything" app, Grab.

OKX SG, which received a major payment institution license from the country's central bank just over a year ago, will work with crypto infrastructure provider StraitsX to allow customers to pay for everyday expenses using the two largest U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins, USDT, issued by Tether, and USDC, issued by Circle Internet (CRCL).

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The launch of OKX Pay is a sign of the increasing adoption of stablecoins in commercial networks across Asia and beyond. StraitsX’s XSGD stablecoin is already integrated with Alipay+ and Grab, which enables wallets like GCash, KakaoPay and Touch ’n Go e-wallets. In some emerging markets, stablecoins are already widely used for remittances and day-to-day commerce, often preferred for their lower transaction fees and faster settlement times than conventional money transfers through traditional banking channels.

"OKX Pay addresses real needs for customers by expanding DPTs’ use beyond trading and investing to everyday payments — from a morning coffee to dining out with friends," Gracie Lin, CEO at OKX SG, said in a press release shared with CoinDesk.

The system allows users to scan GrabPay SGQR codes at participating merchants and converts their USDT or USDC into XSGD, StraitsX's Singapore dollar-pegged stablecoin. The XSGD is then converted in the fiat currency and passed to merchant.

Stablecoins are tokens whose values are pegged to an external reference, typically a fiat currency. This pegging mechanism minimizes the price volatility typically seen in other cryptocurrencies, providing users with a digital asset that functions similarly to traditional money while offering the benefits of blockchain technology such as faster cross-border transactions and payment modes.

According to JPMorgan, stablecoin transaction volumes have zoomed to over $800 billion a month from less than $100 billion in five years. The overall use of stablecoins in real world transaction is slowly picking up.

According to a BCG white paper on stablecoins released in May 2025, stablecoins' payments-related uses such as cross-border remittances, merchant transactions and on-chain settlements now make up approximately 4%–6% of total activity. Meanwhile, trading related activities make up for 88% of the total.

The OKX Pay's three-step conversion ensures that merchants benefit from a simple, compliant way to accept stablecoin payments without having to handle digital payment tokens (DPTs) themselves.

Every OKX Pay transaction is executed as a blockchain transfer using the Monetary Authority of Singapore's purpose bound money (PBM) framework, which applies programmable logic to ensure compliant and conditional settlement.

“The future of payments will be defined by trust, speed, and interoperability – and stablecoins are at the heart of this shift," Tianwei Liu, StraitsX CEO & co-founder, said in the statement. "The launch of OKX Pay is more than a new service but a blueprint for how stablecoins will underpin global commerce in the years ahead."

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OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. (TSXV: YFI) (OTC: KPIFF) (“Edgewater” or the “Company”), the industry pioneer of AI-powered Wi-Fi Spectrum Slicing™ technology today announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended July 31, 2025 (“Q1 FY2026”) and provided an update on recent corporate developments. All figures are in Canadian dollars and prepared in accordance with IFRS unless otherwise stated. Management Commentary “We spent Q1 executing aga.

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CompaniesNEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be European oil major Shell's biggest contribution to the energy industry over the next decade in terms of value and as it seeks to cut emissions from fossil fuel production, CEO Wael Sawan said on Monday.

Sawan has increased Shell's focus on natural gas to improve the company's financial performance against its peers in Europe and the U.S. since taking over as CEO in January 2023, pivoting away from renewables by pulling out of a number of wind, solar and other low-carbon ventures.

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Sawan said he believes LNG is one of the most effective fuels in the effort to lower global emissions as it can replace coal in places like India, China and other Asian countries. He expects demand for the superchilled fuel to grow 60% between now and 2040, with LNG making up about 20% of global natural gas sales by then, up from around 13% at present.

"We are absolutely committed to this sector," Sawan said at an Economic Club of New York event, noting that the company has a number of LNG projects planned in Abu Dhabi, Nigeria and elsewhere.

Sawan, who last week visited Vancouver to celebrate the company's LNG Canada facility, said the company is still weighing a few factors before making a final investment decision on a second phase of the project.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney included the expansion on a list of five major nation-building projects that he wanted to see expedited. The plant is the first major LNG export facility in Canada and the first on the west coast of North America.

"I don't think I've ever seen the stars as well aligned as I see now in Canada," Sawan said, noting strong government support at both the provincial and national level. "Everyone is really keen on that project materializing."

Still, a decision will depend on Shell's analysis of market conditions, especially as a massive wave of LNG capacity additions in the U.S. and elsewhere is expected to hit the market over the coming years.

"The number of final investment decisions being taken surprises me, if I'm honest, because it's at the higher end of the cost curve," he said. "So it's not economically fully rational."

"Therefore, we need to be able to then judge when is the right time to bring more capacity," he added.

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The planned November hike highlights the bearish undertone for crude oil. With most OPEC+ members already pumping near capacity, actual supply growth may fall short of targets. However, incremental increases weigh on sentiment by signalling more supply ahead. Oil prices are likely to remain capped near current levels, despite occasional geopolitical spikes, unless demand strengthens significantly.

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WTI Oil Daily Chart – Bearish Pressure
The daily chart for WTI crude oil (CL) shows that the price was rejected at the 200-day SMA near $67. After rejection, the price continues to drop within the bearish trend. The price is now testing support within the ascending channel at the $63 region, pointing to a possible move toward $60.

A break below the $60 level would likely trigger a sharper decline in oil prices. The overall trend stays bearish as long as the price trades under the 200-day SMA. In addition, the RSI remains below the mid-level, confirming continued downside momentum.

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TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has developed a new type of contactless body data sensor that can detect minute variations in heart rates, respiration, and other vital body indicators with high precision. It will enable the continuous and accurate daily measurement of such data in situations where the use of contact-type sensors, such as smartwatches, may be difficult. The new sensor will help enhance people’s health, security and well-being by facilitating self-management and monitoring of key body indicators, particularly among the elderly.

In recent years, the widespread use of smartwatches and other monitoring devices has led to increasing numbers of people checking their own body data on a daily basis, allowing them to assess their own physical and mental condition for health management purposes. Companies are also increasingly seeing a link between their employees’ health and their productivity levels. There is accordingly growing interest in new solutions that utilize vital body data to allow employees to monitor their physical and mental states, and help companies to provide appropriate working environments for them, as well as identify aspects of these that can be improved.

The effective collection, analysis and utilization of vital body data obtained through daily biosensing is additionally seen as a key means of helping to achieve the Japanese government’s goal of extending healthy life expectancy by more than three years by 2040. The effectiveness of wearable contact-type sensors such as smartwatches may be hampered in certain situations due to issues such as wearer discomfort, skin irritation or the need to ensure the safety of the wearer. As a result, there is growing interest in the use of non-contact sensors capable of measuring vital body indicators with a high degree of accuracy.

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Market leaders riding secular tailwinds are likely to be profitable long-term investments.

Those who succeed at building wealth in the stock market often do so by buying and holding stakes in companies that have the ability to expand steadily over time. Such companies can frequently be found in the technology and healthcare sectors -- two sources of innovations that sometimes reshape our lives.

If you have $1,000 that you don't expect to need for bills or other contingencies, and that you can commit to your portfolio for the long term, investing it in any or all of these three growth stocks could prove to be a wise decision.

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Nvidia
Nvidia (NVDA 2.05%) is creating the backbone of the world's artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure -- and its business momentum is enormous. In its fiscal 2026 second quarter (which ended July 27), revenues surged 56% year over year to $46.7 billion, with demand for data centers driving the majority of that growth. Management expects revenues of $54 billion, plus or minus 2%, in the fiscal third quarter, with gross margins exceeding 70%.

Hyperscalers, enterprises, and sovereign projects have been increasingly scooping up Nvidia's latest GPUs, built on its Blackwell architecture. Nvidia has started production shipments of the GB300, its latest generation AI data center system, and is now delivering nearly 1,000 racks worth per week. With the GB300 offering significant performance improvements in inference (real-time model deployment) workloads and better energy efficiency compared to previous Hopper architecture systems, it is fast becoming the new standard for AI data center deployments. 

However, Nvidia is no longer focused solely on GPUs. The company's networking revenues soared 98% year over year to $7.3 billion in the second quarter. Sales of its Spectrum-X enhanced Ethernet solutions have reached an annual run rate of over $10 billion. Its Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) software stack is also helping create a sticky customer base. Finally, Nvidia remains committed to rapid innovation and plans to release its next-generation Rubin architecture chips in 2026. Its shift to an annual product release cadence positions it to keep capturing a significant share of the enormous AI infrastructure market.

Though as a company, Nvidia has many strengths, with its stock trading at around 39.4 times expected forward earnings, it is definitely not a cheap investment. But great businesses rarely are. Considering its solid business model, strong financials, and capacity for innovation, Nvidia appears to be an attractive stock buy, even at elevated valuation levels.

CrowdStrike
Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike (CRWD 1.47%) is focusing on both top-line growth and profitability as demand for its cloud-native platform accelerates. In its fiscal 2026 second quarter (which ended July 31), revenues grew 21% year over year to $1.17 billion, while non-GAAP operating income rose 5.7% to $255 million. The company's free cash flow was $283.6 million, making up 24% of revenues.

Businesses are increasingly dropping their legacy cybersecurity point product providers in favor of CrowdStrike's multimodular Falcon platform. Its Falcon Flex licensing model, which offers consumption-based subscriptions, has helped customers accelerate their transitions. In fiscal Q2, the company added 220 new Flex customers, bringing its total to 1,000.

CrowdStrike witnessed strong Falcon adoption, as evidenced by more than 75% utilization of the Flex contracts. Approximately 10% of customers also expanded their usage and capacity before their Flex contracts expired, resulting in an almost 50% increase in annual recurring revenue (ARR) for those accounts.

Solid demand for its cloud-native cybersecurity solutions and strength of the Falcon Flex model helped push the company's total ARR to $4.66 billion at the end of the fiscal second quarter, up 20% year over year. Management expects ARR to grow by 22% in fiscal 2026.

The increasing adoption of AI technologies is also helping CrowdStrike differentiate itself in the cybersecurity market. Charlotte, an AI-powered Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst embedded across the Falcon platform, automates repetitive security operations, detects threats, and autonomously responds as a human analyst would. CrowdStrike also expects to benefit from federal certifications that will enable it to sell its services to U.S. government clients.

CrowdStrike stock trades at an extremely rich valuation of 135 times expected forward earnings. But that premium is supported by its proven leadership in the mission-critical cybersecurity market, improving financials, and robust AI and data advantages. Hence, the stock remains a worthwhile pick even at high valuation levels.

Eli Lilly
Eli Lilly (LLY 0.12%) may not be a hot technology stock, but it is quietly reshaping the diabetes care and weight loss markets. In the second quarter, its revenues soared 38% year over year to $15.6 billion, driven mainly by the accelerating growth in the use of Mounjaro, an incretin mimetic prescribed for type 2 diabetes, and Zepbound, the identical medicine (generically called tirzepatide), but prescribed for chronic weight management.

U.S. prescriptions for these types of drugs, which mimic gut hormones, grew by 41% in the second quarter. Eli Lilly's products accounted for 57% of those prescriptions -- up by 3.8 percentage points sequentially. Despite the strong growth, the overall penetration of these drugs into their potential markets is still low, so they have solid growth prospects.

Eli Lilly has been dramatically expanding its production capacity to meet growing demand. The company produced 1.6 times as many salable tirzepatide doses in the first half of 2025 as in the prior-year period, and expects to ramp capacity even higher in the second half of 2025.

Eli Lilly is also advancing Orforglipron, a once-daily oral GLP-1 agonist that has demonstrated efficacy and safety comparable to the FDA-approved injectable drugs of this type in phase 3 clinical trials. The oral drug, if approved, will offer greater convenience to users and lower production costs to the pharma giant. The company is gearing up to make Orforglipron's first regulatory submissions by the end of 2025. The company is also testing another investigational therapy, Retatrutide, in multiple phase 3 trials for weight loss, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic diseases

Trading at around 24 times expected forward earnings, the stock looks expensive -- especially considering the market's generally weak sentiment toward the pharmaceutical sector. But in this case, it seems justified considering that analysts on average estimate that Eli Lilly's earnings per share will grow by 75.9% to $22.80 in 2025 and 32.8% to $30.40 in 2026. It is undeniable that the business faces risks. Candidates in its research and development pipeline might not pan out as well as hoped, and competitors could take market share from it with rival products. Still, with expanding demand in the diabetes care and weight loss indications, a robust drug portfolio, and strong financials, Lilly looks positioned as a long-term healthcare leader.

Manali Pradhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends CrowdStrike and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5m (£18.1m) to settle a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump after it banned his account following the January 6 Capitol riot.

The US president was suspended from the Google-owned platform over his role in the insurrection, which saw his supporters attempt to stop Joe Biden's 2020 election win from being ratified.

More than four years on from the violent scenes that left a police officer dead, court documents filed on Monday revealed that $22m (£16.3m) from the settlement will go towards a trust for Washington DC's National Mall and the construction of a White House ballroom.

The remainder will be paid to other parties involved in the case, including the American Conservative Union.

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Google declined to comment on the reasons for the settlement, which does not constitute an admission of liability.

Mr Trump's YouTube account has been back online since 2023.

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Google's parent company Alphabet is the third tech firm to settle with Mr Trump over what he perceived as an illegitimate muzzling of him online following the riot.

He was also suspended from Meta's platforms and Twitter, moves which saw him gravitate towards his own social media platform - Truth Social.

The president and his supporters have falsely maintained that the 2020 election was stolen.

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Meta - which owns Facebook and Instagram - agreed to pay $25m (£18.6m) to settle Mr Trump's lawsuit, and X (what Twitter became after being bought by Elon Musk in 2022) settled for $10m (£7.4m).

Alphabet boss Sundar Pichai, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, and Mr Musk all attended Mr Trump's inauguration this year, with the latter having been a key contributor to his 2024 election campaign.

He led the Trump administration's cost-cutting DOGE unit during the early months of 2025.

There's momentum in the business, but the market isn't seeing it.

The story of real estate technology stock Opendoor Technologies is still unfolding, but it has definitely caught the title of meme stock of the year. After hitting a low of $0.51 in June, it has skyrocketed based on retail investor action and the hope of a solid recovery.

These kinds of plays can be very risky for the average individual investor for many reasons. One is that you can't time the market, getting in and out at the right time. In fact, although it's still up more than 1,500% from its June low, it's been falling this week.

The retail investing community may be onto the next stock that could use a huge turnaround, and Stitch Fix (SFIX -2.77%) stock fits the bill. The fashion specialist, once touted as the next big thing in retail apparel, has been falling faster than last year's style trends. But is it ripe for a recovery?

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Fit for a fix
Stitch Fix developed a unique model for selling clothing for the fashionable woman, and now the fashionable man and child. It figures out your style through artificial intelligence (AI)-powered algorithms and sets each client up with a dedicated stylist who finds them the perfect clothing. Clients can choose to get "fixes," or boxes of clothing, on a monthly or other time-period basis, or they can choose to get them at random intervals. The company also opened up a Freestyle service to choose your own clothing.

Initially, this looked like a game-changer for people to shop online and have a personal stylist. It soared under lockdown conditions early in the COVID-19 pandemic, but that growth petered out fairly quickly, and the company hasn't been able to stage a comeback.

Founder Katrina Lake left the role of CEO when things were turning down, and current CEO Matt Baer has been doing an admirable job of cutting costs and getting the financials in order. But unless the customers come back in droves, there may not be so much upside here.

Unraveling, or getting stitched up?
For a turnaround to happen, there's got to be an increase in demand. Stitch Fix has been reporting some important progress, just not on that front.

Here's a rundown on some of the major results for the 2025 fiscal fourth quarter (ended Aug. 2):

Revenue adjusted for an extra week increased 4.4% year over year.
Revenue per active client (RPAC) increased 3% over last year to $549.
Fix average order value increased 12% over last year, the eighth straight quarter of increases.
Recurring fix enrollment increased over last year.
Loss per share was $0.07, improved from $0.29 last year.
Stitch Fix gained market share in apparel.

Furthering the positive side is that Stich Fix has no debt, so it isn't in danger right now.

On the negative side, the major negative was an 8% decrease in active clients. That's where Stitch Fix needs to improve, because active clients will fuel future growth. An increase in RPAC demonstrates that the company can activate its client base, but that won't be enough on its own to drive higher sales without new customers.

However, investors should keep in mind that it's operating in a tough retail environment. People just aren't spending on discretionary purchases like they do in a thriving economy, and the inhospitable environment makes it hard to know how the internal and external factors are impacting company performance.

Will retail investors strike again?
Similar to the Opendoor investing thesis, the case can be made that Stitch Fix will be able to mount a turnaround when people start spending on clothing again.

Management is making many changes to reflect consumer demand and boost engagement and sales. It has added new categories and more well-known brand names, both of which are resulting in higher sales. It's also leveraging its AI capabilities to offer services other apparel companies don't, like the option to create a fix based on a freestyle item and the ability to converse with a personal stylist on a regular basis.

Despite the stock drop after the fourth-quarter results were released, Stitch Fix stock is up 9% this year. However, it trades at the dismal price-to-sales ratio of 0.5. In general, that kind of valuation is a value trap more than a bargain.

There's enough potential here to imagine that retail investors could pull together an Opendoor-like rally. However, investors should stay on the sidelines until there's greater improvement.

Jennifer Saibil has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Stitch Fix. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Lloyds Banking Group plc (NYSE:LYG)

Strategic Progress and Financial Outlook to 2026 Conference Call

Company Participants

Douglas Radcliffe - Group Investor Relations Director
Sarah Robson

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Douglas Radcliffe
Group Investor Relations Director

Good afternoon, everybody. As indicated, I'm Douglas Radcliffe, and I'm the Group Investor Relations Director for Lloyds. Sarah has been in my team for a little while now. So welcome on Board, Sarah.

Douglas Radcliffe
Group Investor Relations Director

We're really happy to be running another one of these briefings with ShareSoc. We view these events as an important way of actually keeping in touch with our retail shareholders. So thank you for joining us.

During the presentation today, I will talk to our strategy, in particular, our outlook to 2026, and Sarah will talk to the latest financials, including our half year results, which we released in July. We are intentionally using some of the slides from our half year results, so you can see what we presented to institutional investors at the time. The presentation should take about 20 minutes, and we will then leave plenty of time for Q&A at the end.

With that, let's move on to the first slide. As many of you will know, Lloyds is a U.K.-focused retail and commercial bank. We have a simple operating model with the business split across 3 reporting divisions as outlined on the slide here: Retail Banking, Commercial Banking and Insurance, Pensions and Investments. Within these divisions, our customers are supported by a comprehensive product suite. This scale is underpinned by a portfolio of familiar and trusted brands such as Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Scottish Widows, alongside a few newer brands you may be less familiar with, including Tusker, our car salary sacrifice proposition for corporates and Lloyds Livings, our private rental arm.

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Newsmax went public earlier this year, and its stock took off immediately. But the enthusiasm didn't last.

Newsmax (NMAX -3.00%) stormed onto the public markets earlier this year, with its stock soaring more than 700% out of the gate. In subsequent sessions, it surged to an intraday peak of $265 a share. Investors believed there was some kind of connection between the media company and President Donald Trump, and that resulted in it trading like a meme stock.

Newsmax runs a 24/7 news channel as well as other media properties, including radio shows, podcasts, and websites. The brand caters to a politically conservative crowd and has historically provided favorable coverage of Trump.

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Recent Nielsen ratings show that Newsmax is the fourth-most popular cable news outlet in the U.S. In the first quarter of the year, Newsmax reported a record 33.6 million viewers, up 50% year over year. Meanwhile, 15 million of those viewers came from the key 35- to 64-year-old demographic, which was up 63% year over year.

Where will Newsmax stock be in 1 year?
Most of the meme-stock magic has worn off, as Newsmax's stock trades below $13 per share as of this writing -- still above its $10 a share IPO price, though below the $14 a share at which it opened on its first trading day -- and a $1.63 billion market cap. Through the first half of 2025, Newsmax generated $91.7 million in total revenue, up about 15% year over year. The company's net loss, however, increased from a roughly $55.5 million loss to more than $92 million.

Newsmax has been dealing with high litigation costs related to its coverage of the 2020 election, which led to several defamation lawsuits and expensive settlements. Absent those costs, bottom-line results would have been much better.

While Newsmax's audience growth has been tremendous, when you annualize its revenues this year, the stock still trades at almost 9 times sales. That seems a tad expensive. At that valuation, its recent growth is not enough to tempt me away from other opportunities in the market. Newsmax might stumble over a price correction in the next year.

Bram Berkowitz has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

AnaptysBio, Inc. - Special Call

Company Participants

Daniel Faga - President, CEO & Director
Dennis Mulroy - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Anupam Rama - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division
Yatin Suneja - Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Research Division
Joseph Thome - TD Cowen, Research Division
Andy Chen - Wolfe Research, LLC
Alexander Thompson - Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Research Division
Yasmeen Rahimi - Piper Sandler & Co., Research Division
David Risinger - Leerink Partners LLC, Research Division
Derek Archila - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division

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Operator

Good day. Thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Anaptys conference call. [Operator Instructions] Please note that today's conference may be recorded.

I will now hand the conference over to your speaker host, Dan Faga, President and CEO of Anaptys. Please go ahead, sir.

Daniel Faga
President, CEO & Director

Good afternoon and thank you for joining us today. We are excited to discuss today the further evolution of Anaptys with our intention to separate our biopharma operations from our substantial royalty assets. This separation is designed to maximize value by creating 2 companies each with different business objectives and opportunities.

After my prepared remarks, our CFO, Dennis Mulroy and I will be available to take your questions. This presentation contains forward-looking statements. Please refer to our SEC filings for further details.

For the past 20 years, Anaptys has been known for generating best-in-class antibodies. Jemperli and imsidolimab are 2 previous successes discovered by Anaptys. Both are realizing value through our financial collaborations as well as have positively impacted patient lives.

Jemperli's commercial uptake over the last 12 months, combined with its anticipated future growth is nothing but impressive. This results in an outsized tiered royalty stack payable from GSK that flows through to Anaptys. We are equally excited about Anaptys' proprietary development stage portfolio of immune cell

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Wolfspeed Inc (NYSE: WOLF) has non-savvy investors scratching their heads this morning as its share price soared from $1.21 at market close on Friday to well over $20 at the start of this week.

Zijin Gold shares surged over 60% Tuesday as the Chinese miner's international unit made its trading debut in Hong Kong.

The company had raised nearly 25 billion Hong Kong dollars (about $3.2 billion) with shares priced at HKD$71.59 apiece, making it the world's second-largest initial public offering after battery giant CATL's listing earlier this year.

Zijin Gold's debut, which was delayed by a day due to the impact of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Hong Kong last week, comes at a time when the yellow metal has been notching record highs. Spot gold recently surpassed $3,800 per ounce amid strong safe-haven demand, expectations of rate cuts, and global economic uncertainty.

The listing builds on a resurgence in Hong Kong's IPO market this year that has collectively raised about $14.1 billion in the first half of this year, a 695% year-on-year increase from the same period in 2024.

Zijin Gold is the overseas gold-mining arm of China's partially state-owned Zijin Mining that operates all of the group's gold mines outside of China. Major investors in its IPO included Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC, Hillhouse's HHLRA and BlackRock Funds.

Zijin Mining, the largest producer of mined gold in China, had announced in April that it would carve out its overseas gold operations into the new Zijin Gold unit as part of a wider restructuring aimed at sharpening its focus on gold.

The group's global footprint spans Central Asia, South America, Oceania and Africa. It engages in the full value chain of gold mining, from exploration and development to processing, smelting, refining, and sales.

In 2024, Zijin Mining produced 1.3 million ounces (40.4 tonnes) of gold, ranking it ninth globally in reserves, according to the company's estimates.

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KELLOGG, Idaho and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (“Bunker Hill” or the “Company”) (TSXV:BNKR | OTCQB:BHLL) announces that it has elected to issue an aggregate of 2,236,111 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Interest Shares”) in full satisfaction of the interest payable in the aggregate amount of US$268,333.34 as of September 30, 2025 under certain outstanding convertible debentures (collectively, the “Interest Payments”), including (i) an aggregate of 638,889 Interest Shares to certain holders of 5.0% Series 1 secured convertible debentures (the “Series 1 Debentures”) for the aggregate interest of US$76,666.67 owing thereunder and (ii) an aggregate of 1,597,222 Interest Shares to certain holders of 5.0% Series 2 secured convertible debentures (the “Series 2 Debentures” and, together with the Series 1 Debentures, the “Debentures”) for the aggregate interest of US$191,666.67 owing thereunder. The Series 1 Debentures and the Series 2 Debentures mature on March 31, 2028 and March 31, 2029, respectively.

In accordance with the terms of the Debentures, the Company will issue the Interest Shares at a price of USD$0.12 (approximately C$0.17) per Interest Share based on 90% of the 10-day volume weighted average trading price of the shares of common stock of the Company on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSX-V”) on the trading days beginning on September 15, 2025 and ending on September 26, 2025 (the “Pricing Period”).

In connection with the Interest Payments, the Company will issue an aggregate of 2,129,630 Interest Shares to certain managed accounts of Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp. (“Sprott”) and, accordingly, the issuance of such Interest Shares to Sprott will constitute a “related party transaction” within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Shareholder Approval (“MI 61-101”). The Company intends on relying on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements under MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value of the Interest Shares to be issued to Sprott, nor the consideration received for such Interest Shares, will exceed 25% of the Company’s market capitalization. The Company did not file a material change report more than 21 days prior to the election to issue the Interest Shares as the Pricing Period only ended yesterday on September 26, 2025.

The issuance of the Interest Shares is subject to the terms and conditions of the Debentures as well as the receipt of all regulatory approvals, including, without limitation, the approval of the TSX-V. Once issued, the Interest Shares will be subject to a four month and one-day hold period in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws. The Interest Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration under the U.S. Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws or in compliance with the requirements of an applicable exemption therefrom

ABOUT BUNKER HILL MINING CORP.

Under Idaho-based leadership, Bunker Hill intends to sustainably restart and develop the Bunker Hill Mine as the first step in consolidating and then optimizing a number of mining assets into a high-value portfolio of operations, centered initially in North America. Information about the Company is available on its website, www.bunkerhillmining.com, or within the SEDAR+ and EDGAR databases.

On behalf of Bunker Hill

Sam Ash
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

For additional information, please contact:

Brenda Dayton
Vice President, Investor Relations
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Cautionary Statements

Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as within the meaning of the phrase ‘forward-looking information’ in the Canadian Securities Administrators’ National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements are not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe the Company’s future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “estimates”, “may”, “could”, “would”, “will”, “plan” or variations of such words and phrases.

Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the Company’s objectives, goals or future plans, including the restart and development of the Bunker Hill Mine; the achievement of future short-term, medium-term and long-term operational strategies; and the terms and completion of the Interest Payments described herein, including the number and deemed pricing of the Interest Shares issuable in connection therewith, and the Company receiving all regulatory and stock exchange approvals for the Interest Payments. Forward-looking statements reflect material expectations and assumptions, including, without limitation, expectations and assumptions relating to: Bunker Hill’s ability to complete the Interest Payments on the terms described herein or at all; Bunker Hill’s ability to receive sufficient project financing for the restart and ongoing development of the Bunker Hill Mine on acceptable terms or at all; Bunker Hill’s ability to operate as a going concern and its history of losses; the future price of metals; and the stability of the financial and capital markets. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those risks and uncertainties identified in public filings made by Bunker Hill with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and with applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities, and the following: the Company’s inability to raise additional capital for project activities, including through equity financings, concentrate offtake financings or otherwise; capital market conditions; restrictions on labor and its effects on international travel and supply chains; failure to identify mineral resources; failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves; the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results; the Company’s ability to restart and develop the Bunker Hill Mine and the risks of not basing a production decision on a feasibility study of mineral reserves demonstrating economic and technical viability, resulting in increased uncertainty due to multiple technical and economic risks of failure which are associated with this production decision including, among others, areas that are analyzed in more detail in a feasibility study, such as applying economic analysis to resources and reserves, more detailed metallurgy and a number of specialized studies in areas such as mining and recovery methods, market analysis, and environmental and community impacts and, as a result, there may be an increased uncertainty of achieving any particular level of recovery of minerals or the cost of such recovery, including increased risks associated with developing a commercially mineable deposit, with no guarantee that production will begin as anticipated or at all or that anticipated production costs will be achieved; failure to commence production would have a material adverse impact on the Company's ability to generate revenue and cash flow to fund operations; failure to achieve the anticipated production costs would have a material adverse impact on the Company's cash flow and future profitability; delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other project approvals; political risks; changes in equity markets; uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future; the inability of the Company to budget and manage its liquidity in light of the failure to obtain additional financing, including the ability of the Company to complete the payments pursuant to the terms of the agreement to acquire the Bunker Hill Mine complex; inflation; changes in exchange rates; fluctuations in commodity prices; delays in the development of projects; and capital, operating and reclamation costs varying significantly from estimates and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking statements in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements or information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all, including as to whether or when the Company will achieve its project finance initiatives, or as to the actual size or terms of those financing initiatives. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

Readers are cautioned that the foregoing risks and uncertainties are not exhaustive. Additional information on these and other risk factors that could affect the Company’s operations or financial results are included in the Company’s annual report and may be accessed through the SEDAR+ website (www.sedarplus.ca) or through EDGAR on the SEC website (www.sec.gov).

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Visa introduced its Commercial Solutions (VCS) Hub, designed to offer issuers and FinTechs new commercial payment tools.

“Visa is not just modernizing commercial payments, we’re reinventing them,” Gloria Colgan, SVP and Global Head of Product, Visa Commercial Solutions, said in a news release announcing the hub Monday (Sept. 29). “With GenAI at the heart of the VCS Hub, we’re giving our partners the tools to amaze their clients, unlock new revenue streams and shape the future of money movement.”

According to the release, the platform offers users an end-to-end payables solution, allowing for full invoice and supplier payments, while also supporting flexible ad hoc payments to manage business needs.

“For embedded payments, seamless integration into accounting solutions is a core capability, making it easier and more secure for organizations to manage payments and focus on other essential business priorities,” the release added.

Visa says the VCS Hub will continue to expand and be enhanced with more commercial payment solutions and capabilities, with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) at the core of this effort.

By combining fragmented systems into one ecosystem, the hub lets issuers and FinTechs bypass legacy limitations and “deliver truly differentiated value to their clients,” Visa said.

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The VCS Hub is rolling out a time when AI has gone from being viewed as a “curiosity project” in the financial world to “operational plumbing” on Wall Street, as PYMNTS wrote recently.

“Payments firms are reaching the same inflection point,” that report added, citing a PYMNTS Intelligence survey that found that 98% of U.S. product leaders think that generative AI will reshape operations within three years.

As an example of this progression, Mastercard has introduced conversational AI for payments, embedding it directly into transactions “rather than treating it as an external add-on,” PYMNTS added, while Swift is experimenting with AI to spot cross-border fraud in real time.

“These are not experiments at the edges. They are examples of AI being woven in until it disappears into the workflow,” the report continued.

And the payments world has shown how invisible this AI integration can become, with large transaction models (LTMs) now securing payment flows in the background, constantly seeking patterns without requiring users to think about them.

“In that sense, AI does not feel like a discrete step. It feels like part of the infrastructure,” PYMNTS wrote.

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ROCKVILLE, Md. & EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH) today responded to a now retracted LinkedIn post referencing voclosporin by an FDA official.

Aurinia stands behind the favorable benefit/risk profile of LUPKYNIS® (voclosporin). LUPKYNIS received full approval from the FDA in January 2021 based on a large, randomized 52-week clinical study known as AURORA 1. Furthermore, the FDA approved a supplementary new drug application for the long-term use of LUPKYNIS in April 2024 based on the results of AURORA 2, which demonstrated sustained efficacy of LUPKYNIS over a three-year period, with safety comparable to AURORA 1.

Please see Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning, for LUPKYNIS.

About Aurinia

Aurinia is a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering therapies to people living with autoimmune diseases with high unmet medical needs. In January 2021, the Company introduced LUPKYNIS® (voclosporin), the first FDA-approved oral therapy for the treatment of adult patients with active lupus nephritis. Aurinia is also developing aritinercept (AUR200), a dual inhibitor of B cell-activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) for the potential treatment of autoimmune diseases.

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On the surface, the price performance of Amazon (AMZN - Free Report)  stock has been very respectable. After all, AMZN is only 9% from a 52-week and all-time high of $242 a share (post-split basis).

That said, the rebound in AMZN has been subpar after President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs rattled the broader market earlier in the year.

Rebounding +15% in the last six months, Amazon stock is now virtually flat in 2025, being the worst performer out of its "Mag 7" big tech peers, just behind Apple’s (AAPL - Free Report)  YTD gains of over +1% with Nvidia’s (NVDA - Free Report)  +35% leading the way.

Keeping this in mind, investors may be wondering if Amazon stock is being overlooked at the moment and if AMZN will keep rebounding.

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AI is Streamlining Amazon’s BusinessesAs illustrated by the price, consensus, and surprise chart above, Amazon has now exceeded EPS expectations for 11 consecutive quarters. Furthermore, Amazon has posted a very impressive average EPS surprise of 22.98% in its last four quarterly reports.

Most appealing and correlating with this exceptional operational performance is that Amazon is leveraging artificial intelligence in nearly every facet of its business, as depicted below.

1. Enhancing Customer Experience

Amazon has integrated generative AI into Alexa, making interactions more natural and context-aware. Also boosting Amazon’s core e-commerce business, generative AI is providing smarter product listings, with engagement being further boosted by AI-generated ads that create lifestyle-themed visuals.

2. Revolutionizing E-Commerce Operations

AI-powered robots: Operating over 750,000 intelligent robots in its warehouses, Amazon has optimized inventory movement and storage while improving efficiency and safety.

Predictive analytics: Amazon is using AI to forecast demand and manage global inventory, reducing waste and improving delivery speed.

3. Driving Innovation Through AWS

Amazon Bedrock: Fully managed generative AI platform that allows developers to access top-tier machine learning models through a single application programming interface (API), including Anthropic’s Claude, Meta Platforms (META - Free Report)  Llama, and Amazon’s Titan model.

4. AI in Everyday Services

Amazon One: Futuristic, frictionless way to make payments and verify identity, with customers using their palm thanks to AI-powered biometric recognition.

AI in Amazon pharmacy and logistics: AI streamlines prescription fulfillment and delivery routing, making services faster and more reliable.

AMZN Broker RecommendationsNot to be confused with the Zacks Rank, brokers do appear to be bullish on Amazon’s outlook and AI endeavors. Derived from 56 brokerage firms, Amazon currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.14 on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell).

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AMZN Average Zacks Price TargetBased on short-term price targets offered by 53 analysts, the Average Zacks Price Target of $265.85 a share suggests 21% upside for Amazon stock.

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AMZN Technical AnalysisAlthough Amazon stock isn’t in a perceived downtrend, AMZN has recently fallen below its 50-day simple moving average (SMA), which is currently at $225, as illustrated by the green line.

While this often indicates a short-term bearish signal, AMZN has shown resistance above its 200-Day SMA (red line) of $212 and has avoided the perceived transition of a long-term uptrend to a downtrend.

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Conclusion & Final ThoughtsBuyer exhaustion may be the culprit for Amazon’s stagnant stock performance, as the bullish trade for AMZN has lost steam. For now, Amazon stock lands a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). However, it's noteworthy that a buy rating could be on the way as EPS revisions have continued to trend higher for fiscal 2025 and FY26.  

One presumption here is that analysts may be taking note of how AI is streamlining Amazon’s operations, and at 32X forward earnings, AMZN can certainly justify a modest premium to the benchmark S&P 500’s 25X with double-digit EPS growth in the forecast for the foreseeable future.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz continues its investigation of America's Car-Mart, Inc. (“Car-Mart” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CRMT) on behalf of investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws.

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On July 15, 2025, Car-Mart disclosed it would delay filing its annual report because “management identified the need to enhance disclosures related to loan modifications for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty.”

On this news, Car-Mart’s stock price fell $3.12, or 5.2%, to close at $57.26 on July 15, 2025, thereby injuring investors.

Then, on July 30, 2025, the Company disclosed that it had “concluded that certain previously issued financial statements should no longer be relied upon,” due to omissions in “disclosure related to loan modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty” including the “qualitative and quantitative information about the types of modifications utilized by the Company,” “the financial effect of the modification by type of modification,” “receivable performance in the 12 months after a modification.”

On this news, Car-Mart’s stock price fell $3.70, or 7.5%, to close at $45.57 on July 30, 2025, thereby injuring investors further.

Finally, on September 4, 2025, Car-Mart released its first quarter fiscal 2025 financial results, revealing that “sales volumes declined 5.7% to 13,568 units compared to 14,391 in the prior year,” which the Company attributed to “[prioritizing] booking the Company’s strongest-performing customer rankings” and “vehicle quality aimed at controlling repair costs downstream and selling to a better credit quality customer.”

On this news, Car-Mart’s stock price fell $8.14, or 18.2%, to close at $36.51 on September 4, 2025, thereby injuring investors further.

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Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MTN ) Q4 2025 Earnings Call September 29, 2025 5:00 PM EDT Company Participants Angela Korch - Executive VP & CFO Robert Katz - CEO & Executive Chairman Conference Call Participants Shaun Kelley - BofA Securities, Research Division David Katz - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Jeffrey Stantial - Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Research Division Stephen Grambling - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Laurent Vasilescu - BNP Paribas Exane, Research Division Charles Scholes - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division Arpine Kocharyan - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Benjamin Chaiken - Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Research Division Brandt Montour - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Chris Woronka - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Presentation Operator Good afternoon, and welcome to the Vail Resorts Fiscal 2025 Year-End Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC) (the “Company”), a leading civil, building and specialty construction company, announced today that its subsidiary, Five Star Electric, has been awarded an electrical subcontract by Skanska/Railroad SPGF JV for the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (“PVSC”) Standby Power Generator Facility. This project is a resiliency initiative by PVSC to construct an on-site emergency backup power system at its wastewater treatment plant in Newark, New Jersey. The facility features a natural gas-fired power plant designed to generate 34 megawatts of electricity, sufficient to power the treatment plant during grid failures. It includes three 28-megawatt combustion turbine generators, two 2-megawatt black-start engine generators, and two 164-kilowatt diesel fire pump engines. Five Star Electric’s scope of work includes power distribution, switchgear, grounding, lightning protection, communications and security systems, lighting, fire alarm system, and instrumentation/controls.

Work has recently commenced, and substantial completion is anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2027. The undisclosed contract value was added to the Company’s backlog in the third quarter of 2025.

About Tutor Perini Corporation

Tutor Perini Corporation is a leading civil, building and specialty construction company offering diversified general contracting and design-build services to private customers and public agencies throughout the world. We have provided construction services since 1894 and have established a strong reputation within our markets by executing large, complex projects on time and within budget while adhering to strict safety and quality control measures. We offer general contracting, pre-construction planning and comprehensive project management services, and have strong expertise in delivering design-bid-build, design-build, construction management, and public-private partnership (P3) projects. We often self-perform multiple project components, including earthwork, excavation, concrete forming and placement, steel erection, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and fire protection.

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SummaryCompaniesPrograms aim to soften impact of expiring US tax creditDealers predict EV sales will plummet without subsidyIRS discussions led to Ford and GM's program development- sourcesDETROIT, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Ford

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(GM.N), opens new tab are racing to sign up car dealers for programs that would effectively extend the use of a $7,500 U.S. tax credit on leases of electric vehicles beyond the Tuesday expiration of the federal subsidy, according to dealers and documents.

Each company in recent days has rolled out programs to their retailers under which the automaker's financing arm would initiate the purchase of EVs in dealers’ inventory by making down payments on them, according to dealers briefed on the previously unreported programs and documents from the companies.

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Those down payments will qualify the lending arms for the federal $7,500 tax credit on those vehicles, according to the documents and dealers. From there, dealers would offer leases on those cars to retail customers as usual for several more months, with the $7,500 subsidy factored into the lease rate.

The programs are aimed at softening the impact of the disappearance of the tax credit, which has been in place for more than 15 years to encourage EV adoption.

"We worked with our GM dealers on an extended offer for customers to benefit from the tax credit for leases” of EVs, GM said in a statement to Reuters on Monday. A Ford spokesperson did not immediately comment.

Dealers, auto executives and analysts have predicted that EV sales and leasing would plummet following Tuesday's expiration of the tax credit, after a rush on EVs in recent months from buyers seeking to beat the deadline.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s massive tax bill, signed in July, set the September 30 end date for the subsidy.

It was unclear if other automakers were pursuing similar tactics to extend the period through which they can take advantage of the tax credit to sell their EVs.

Ford and GM devised their programs after discussions with officials at the Internal Revenue Service, according to three people familiar with the discussions. An IRS spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In August, the IRS said vehicles must be purchased by September 30 to qualify for the $7,500 tax credit.

“You can demonstrate acquisition by entering into a binding written contract and making a payment on the vehicle on or before Sept. 30,” the agency said.

Reporting by Mike Colias; Editing by Jamie Freed

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