“I am encouraged by the positive Phase 2a safety and efficacy data as it provides important proof-of-concept for VIS-101 as a potential treatment for wet AMD. The data validates VIS-101’s purpose-engineered design and gives us added confidence in its potential to deliver best-in-class durability while maximizing visual gains in the treatment of wet AMD,” said Emmett T. Cunningham, Jr., MD, PhD, MP...
“I am encouraged by the positive Phase 2a safety and efficacy data as it provides important proof-of-concept for VIS-101 as a potential treatment for wet AMD. The data validates VIS-101’s purpose-engineered design and gives us added confidence in its potential to deliver best-in-class durability while maximizing visual gains in the treatment of wet AMD,” said Emmett T. Cunningham, Jr., MD, PhD, MPH, Founder and Executive Chairman of Visara and Vice-Chairman of the NovaBridge Board of Directors . “The data clearly show that VIS-101 produced rapid, robust and durable treatment responses, with favorable tolerability, after three loading doses. Importantly, VIS-101 also demonstrated potential best-in-class durability, with nearly half of treatment naïve patients remaining retreatment free for more than six months following induction. Such strong clinical results provide a meaningful foundation to advance our development program, including plans to initiate a dose-determining Phase 2b study in the second half of this year, followed by a global Phase 3 program in 2027.” ROCKVILLE, Md., March 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NovaBridge Biosciences (Nasdaq: NBP) (NovaBridge or the Company) a global biotechnology platform company committed to accelerating access to innovative medicines, and its subsidiary, Visara, Inc. (Visara), today announced positive topline results from the Phase 2a study of VIS-101, a purpose-designed tetravalent, dual VEGF-A X ANG-2 inhibitor in development for retinal vascular diseases including wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Topline results show that VIS-101 produced rapid, robust and durable treatment responses in wet AMD, with potential best-in-class durability and a favorable safety profile. Wet AMD affects more than 20 million people globally 1 . Story Continues “This study is an important milestone for VIS-101. As a retina specialist and drug developer, I am truly encou...
Lyzr AI , a startup that builds infrastructure for enterprise AI agents, closed a funding round led by Accenture Plc that quintupled its valuation to $250 million. The New York-based upstart raised $14.5 million from a group of investors that also included Rocketship VC , it said in a statement Monday. The Series A+ round marks a five-fold valuation increase from October, it said. Lyzr, founded in...
Lyzr AI , a startup that builds infrastructure for enterprise AI agents, closed a funding round led by Accenture Plc that quintupled its valuation to $250 million. The New York-based upstart raised $14.5 million from a group of investors that also included Rocketship VC , it said in a statement Monday. The Series A+ round marks a five-fold valuation increase from October, it said. Lyzr, founded in 2023, offers enterprises a way to build AI agents on their own infrastructure, allowing them to keep critical data and intellectual property within company boundaries and not send them to big cloud platforms. It’ll use the capital to expand in the Middle East, the UK and Australia. “Organizations are increasingly uncomfortable handing their data and AI strategy to large platforms,” Siva Surendira, its founder and chief executive officer, said in a video interview. “Lyzr’s platform helps companies create, manage and govern fleets of AI agents.” AI agents are systems that can reason, decide and carry out actions on behalf of humans, rather than simply generate text responses. Consultants at firms such as Deloitte LLP , KPMG LLP and Accenture have used Lyzr’s platform to build custom agent systems for clients. Instead of relying on a single agent, Lyzr’s system deploys multiple agents that evaluate a prompt simultaneously and effectively vote on the best answer before it is returned to the user. The approach has attracted interest from industries such as financial services, energy, health care, and insurance, where accuracy and auditability often matter more than conversational fluency. With Accenture, for example, Lyzr has built a system designed for corporate venture capital teams. It automates tasks such as scouting startups, tracking research and evaluating potential investments across multiple parameters, work that traditionally consumes large amounts of analysts’ time. Lyzr’s revenue has increased more than 300% in each of the past two quarters and it expects to reach p...
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Bank of America provided a comprehensive update on the restaurant sector. The firm circled Dutch Bros ( BROS ), Chipotle ( CMG ), Wingstop ( WING ), First Watch Restaurant Group (FWG), and Restaurant Brands International ( QSR ) as the five stocks with the most upside potential, despite the broad industry headwinds. Analyst Sara Senatore and her team expect demand trends to stay subdued and think ...
Bank of America provided a comprehensive update on the restaurant sector. The firm circled Dutch Bros ( BROS ), Chipotle ( CMG ), Wingstop ( WING ), First Watch Restaurant Group (FWG), and Restaurant Brands International ( QSR ) as the five stocks with the most upside potential, despite the broad industry headwinds. Analyst Sara Senatore and her team expect demand trends to stay subdued and think the ability to offset rising costs will be critical to restaurants’ abilities to stay competitive on price while also preserving profitability for themselves and, where applicable, their franchisees. The firm warned of a still-challenging consumer backdrop, highlighted by underwhelming employment data. "We’ve also been more cautious about the impact from the putative tailwind from higher tax refunds. Credit and debit card spending data from prior tax refunds suggest refund spending on restaurants is modest and largely confined to lower-income and younger households," highlighted Senatore. In addition, higher gas prices were noted to have some implications on the cost side of restaurant operations, even if the impact on demand is modest. After taking all the headwinds into account, BofA still sees more than 40% upside for Buy-rated Dutch Bros ( BROS ), Chipotle ( CMG ), Wingstop ( WING ), First Watch Restaurant Group (FWG), and Restaurant Brands International ( QSR ). All five of those restaurant names are down between 1% and 2% in premarket trading on Monday. More on the restaurant sector Restaurant Brands International Inc. (QSR) Analyst/Investor Day Transcript Restaurant Brands: Trading At A Discount Despite Strong Results And Inflecting Trends Chipotle Mexican Grill Doesn't Taste As Good These Days (Rating Downgrade) Goldman Sachs calls out an attractive entry point for Dutch Bros Wonder is taking its mealtime platform to Texas
In recent trading, shares of Atlas Energy Solutions Inc (Symbol: AESI) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $11.63, changing hands for $11.79/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, or, re-adjust their target price to a higher level. Analyst reaction may also depend on the fundamental...
In recent trading, shares of Atlas Energy Solutions Inc (Symbol: AESI) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $11.63, changing hands for $11.79/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, or, re-adjust their target price to a higher level. Analyst reaction may also depend on the fundamental business developments that may be responsible for driving the stock price higher — if things are looking up for the company, perhaps it is time for that target price to be raised. There are 11 different analyst targets within the Zacks coverage universe contributing to that average for Atlas Energy Solutions Inc , but the average is just that — a mathematical average. There are analysts with lower targets than the average, including one looking for a price of $8.00. And then on the other side of the spectrum one analyst has a target as high as $16.00. The standard deviation is $2.535. But the whole reason to look at the average AESI price target in the first place is to tap into a "wisdom of crowds" effort, putting together the contributions of all the individual minds who contributed to the ultimate number, as opposed to what just one particular expert believes. And so with AESI crossing above that average target price of $11.63/share, investors in AESI have been given a good signal to spend fresh time assessing the company and deciding for themselves: is $11.63 just one stop on the way to an even higher target, or has the valuation gotten stretched to the point where it is time to think about taking some chips off the table? Below is a table showing the current thinking of the analysts that cover Atlas Energy Solutions Inc : Recent AESI Analyst Ratings Breakdown » Current 1 Month Ago 2 Month Ago 3 Month Ago Strong buy ratings: 3 3 3 3 Buy ratings: 1 1 1 1 Hold ratings: 7 7 6 6 Sell ratings: 0 0 0 0 Strong sell ratings: 2 2 3 3 Average rating: 2.77 2.77 2.92 2.92 The aver...
In recent trading, shares of Dropbox Inc (Symbol: DBX) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $25.83, changing hands for $26.00/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, or, re-adjust their target price to a higher level. Analyst reaction may also depend on the fundamental business develo...
In recent trading, shares of Dropbox Inc (Symbol: DBX) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $25.83, changing hands for $26.00/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, or, re-adjust their target price to a higher level. Analyst reaction may also depend on the fundamental business developments that may be responsible for driving the stock price higher — if things are looking up for the company, perhaps it is time for that target price to be raised. There are 6 different analyst targets within the Zacks coverage universe contributing to that average for Dropbox Inc, but the average is just that — a mathematical average. There are analysts with lower targets than the average, including one looking for a price of $20.00. And then on the other side of the spectrum one analyst has a target as high as $29.00. The standard deviation is $3.311. But the whole reason to look at the average DBX price target in the first place is to tap into a "wisdom of crowds" effort, putting together the contributions of all the individual minds who contributed to the ultimate number, as opposed to what just one particular expert believes. And so with DBX crossing above that average target price of $25.83/share, investors in DBX have been given a good signal to spend fresh time assessing the company and deciding for themselves: is $25.83 just one stop on the way to an even higher target, or has the valuation gotten stretched to the point where it is time to think about taking some chips off the table? Below is a table showing the current thinking of the analysts that cover Dropbox Inc: Recent DBX Analyst Ratings Breakdown » Current 1 Month Ago 2 Month Ago 3 Month Ago Strong buy ratings: 1 1 2 2 Buy ratings: 1 1 1 1 Hold ratings: 5 5 5 5 Sell ratings: 1 1 1 1 Strong sell ratings: 1 1 1 1 Average rating: 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 The average rating presented in the last row of the above table ...
(RTTNews) - Korn Ferry (KFY) announced a profit for its third quarter that Increases, from last year The company's bottom line totaled $65.26 million, or $1.23 per share. This compares with $58.41 million, or $1.10 per share, last year. Excluding items, Korn Ferry reported adjusted earnings of $67.7 million or $1.28 per share for the period. The company's revenue for the period rose 7.2% to $725.0...
(RTTNews) - Korn Ferry (KFY) announced a profit for its third quarter that Increases, from last year The company's bottom line totaled $65.26 million, or $1.23 per share. This compares with $58.41 million, or $1.10 per share, last year. Excluding items, Korn Ferry reported adjusted earnings of $67.7 million or $1.28 per share for the period. The company's revenue for the period rose 7.2% to $725.04 million from $676.54 million last year. Korn Ferry earnings at a glance (GAAP) : -Earnings: $65.26 Mln. vs. $58.41 Mln. last year. -EPS: $1.23 vs. $1.10 last year. -Revenue: $725.04 Mln vs. $676.54 Mln last year. -Guidance: Next quarter EPS guidance: $ 1.34 To $ 1.40 Next quarter revenue guidance: $ 730 M To $ 750 M The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
Italy ’s push to shake off fiscal scrutiny by the European Union is in danger of being jolted by an extended Middle East crisis , Scope Ratings said. The credit assessor , in a report on Monday, said that the country’s bid to leave the so-called Excessive Deficit Procedure in coming months could still succeed — but that even then, a big hit to economic growth could complicate things for 2026. Scop...
Italy ’s push to shake off fiscal scrutiny by the European Union is in danger of being jolted by an extended Middle East crisis , Scope Ratings said. The credit assessor , in a report on Monday, said that the country’s bid to leave the so-called Excessive Deficit Procedure in coming months could still succeed — but that even then, a big hit to economic growth could complicate things for 2026. Scope’s analysis follows both the outbreak of hostilities between the US and Iran, and data from Italy’s statistics office showing a deficit of 3.1% of output in 2025. While that number may still be revised, its publication marked a rare example of fiscal underperformance by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ’s government, which has won plaudits from multiple credit assessors for its progress. Among them was Moody’s Ratings last November, with its first upgrade for the country in more than 23 years . The government had been counting on reaching the EU’s ceiling of 3% by 2025 — a result that would allow for an exit from the bloc’s monitoring regime for lax public finances that would potentially free up fiscal space to expand spending on defense. “A prolonged escalation of the Middle East crisis could weigh on Italy’s economic and fiscal outlook,” said Scope analysts Alessandra Poli and Carlo Capuano . “Should economic growth slow to around 0.3% from the current estimate of 0.7%, we expect the deficit to stay above 3% in 2026, complicating Italy’s exit from the EDP.” An outcome as low as 0.3% for this year is far from consensus at present. Last week, economists from Morgan Stanley, at the most pessimistic end of the spectrum, predicted 0.4%, noting “downside risks to growth at the start of the year from a correction in inventories.” Meloni Readies Law to Tackle Energy Price Spikes in Italy Italy’s Deficit Breached EU’s 3% Ceiling in 2025 After All The Evolution of Giorgia Meloni: Her Plan for Italy and AI Fears Italy’s Outlook Raised to Positive by S&P in New Meloni Win Beyond the da...
Key Takeaways Nvidia has selected Samsung and SK Hynix as exclusive HBM4 memory providers for Vera Rubin, its next-generation AI accelerator Micron is excluded from the Vera Rubin supply agreement, causing MU shares to decline 6.74% Samsung successfully completed Nvidia’s HBM4 qualification at both 10 Gbps and 11 Gbps speeds; SK Hynix continues testing at 11 Gbps SK Hynix is projected to deliver m...
Key Takeaways Nvidia has selected Samsung and SK Hynix as exclusive HBM4 memory providers for Vera Rubin, its next-generation AI accelerator Micron is excluded from the Vera Rubin supply agreement, causing MU shares to decline 6.74% Samsung successfully completed Nvidia’s HBM4 qualification at both 10 Gbps and 11 Gbps speeds; SK Hynix continues testing at 11 Gbps SK Hynix is projected to deliver more than 50% of Nvidia’s HBM requirements in 2026; Samsung’s portion increases to 28% Manufacturing is scheduled to commence in March, with Vera Rubin’s market debut planned for late 2026 Nvidia has designated Samsung and SK Hynix as the sole providers of sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) for the Vera Rubin AI accelerator platform, the Korea Economic Daily reports. Notably absent from this arrangement is Micron, which previously served as an important HBM partner. The announcement triggered a 6.74% decline in Micron shares. Samsung’s Korea-listed stock fell 7.81%, while SK Hynix dropped 9.52%. Nvidia experienced a 3.01% pullback. Micron Technology, Inc., MU Vera Rubin represents Nvidia’s upcoming flagship AI platform, set to replace the current Blackwell architecture. The complete NVL72 rack setup combines 72 Rubin GPUs with 36 Vera CPUs and achieves 10x superior performance-per-watt compared to Blackwell. Micron isn’t completely excluded from Nvidia’s roadmap. The company will provide HBM4 for Rubin CPX, a mid-range inference-oriented accelerator within the Rubin family. However, it won’t participate in the flagship Vera Rubin offering. Samsung received approval after successfully meeting Nvidia’s stringent quality standards at 10 Gbps and 11 Gbps performance levels. SK Hynix continues validation efforts for the 11 Gbps specification but maintains its position as the largest HBM supplier globally. SK Hynix Maintains Dominance, Samsung Expands Market Position SK Hynix is anticipated to control approximately 50% of worldwide HBM production in 2026, a slight decre...
TLDRs; Nvidia stock dips slightly as Samsung scales Groq AI chip production amid growing demand. Groq’s energy-efficient inference chips are driving Nvidia’s strategic partnership with Samsung. Increased AI chip demand pressures memory supply, impacting device margins and smartphone profits. Nvidia may unveil new SRAM-based Groq inference chips at GTC 2026, analysts say. Nvidia (NVDA) stock experi...
TLDRs; Nvidia stock dips slightly as Samsung scales Groq AI chip production amid growing demand. Groq’s energy-efficient inference chips are driving Nvidia’s strategic partnership with Samsung. Increased AI chip demand pressures memory supply, impacting device margins and smartphone profits. Nvidia may unveil new SRAM-based Groq inference chips at GTC 2026, analysts say. Nvidia (NVDA) stock experienced a slight decline as investors reacted to the company’s move to increase production of Groq-designed AI inference chips through Samsung Electronics’ foundry division. The ramp-up comes amid surging demand for energy-efficient AI processors, particularly those optimized for inference tasks rather than training workloads. Industry sources report that Samsung will boost wafer production for Groq chips from 9,000 units last year to 15,000 units this year. The chips will be manufactured on Samsung’s advanced 4-nanometer process, marking a significant increase in output. In addition to supporting Nvidia’s AI ambitions, Samsung will produce all processors for South Korea’s HyperAccel, another AI chip startup. Groq Chips Target GPU Bottlenecks Groq, a U.S.-based AI chip startup backed by Nvidia through a technology licensing partnership, focuses on inference processing rather than traditional GPU-intensive training. Its Language Processing Units (LPUs) employ on-chip static RAM (SRAM) rather than high-bandwidth memory (HBM), enabling over 80 terabytes per second of bandwidth while consuming approximately ten times less energy than comparable GPUs. NVIDIA Corporation, NVDA By sticking with a 14-nanometer process and avoiding HBM, Groq avoids the supply-chain bottlenecks affecting GPU production. The current LPUs are designed, engineered, and manufactured entirely in North America, contrasting sharply with the global sourcing necessary for modern GPUs. Analysts say this strategy allows Nvidia to meet growing inference demands without relying on heavily constrained GPU supply cha...
US Home Relistings Hit Record High As Spring Buying Season Kicks Off, And One-Third Are Cheaper Around 45,000 homes that were delisted in 2025 were back on the market in January - marking the highest relisting numbers since 2016 when Redfin began tracking. Delistings soared in 2025 after sellers began to outnumber buyers, and decided to take their homes off the market to take another bite at the a...
US Home Relistings Hit Record High As Spring Buying Season Kicks Off, And One-Third Are Cheaper Around 45,000 homes that were delisted in 2025 were back on the market in January - marking the highest relisting numbers since 2016 when Redfin began tracking. Delistings soared in 2025 after sellers began to outnumber buyers, and decided to take their homes off the market to take another bite at the apple this spring. Overall delistings hit a record high of 112,788 in December, while relistings this year represented 3.6% of all homes on the market. "Many sellers who pulled their homes off the market last year are relisting now in hopes of capitalizing on spring homebuying season," Redfin Austin, Texas, agent Andrew Vallejo said in the report. The company's senior economist, Asad Khan noted that while the spring is usually good when it comes to potential buyers, they may still be able to negotiate . "Some sellers will be more flexible on price when they relist since they’ve already been burned once," said Asad, adding "Buyers shouldn’t be shy about asking for concessions. Even if the list price is high on paper, the seller may be open to negotiating." Meanwhile, one-third of the homes reslisted in January came back on market at a reduced price . "If you delisted your home last year after cutting the price from $550,000 to $525,000, don’t try to relist it now at $550,000,"Redfin Milwaukee, Wisconsin, agent W.J. Eulberg cautioned in the report. " Buyers are savvy. They know how long your home has been on the market: how many times it has been delisted and relisted, and your original asking price." As the Epoch Times notes further, with some of the priciest real estate in the country, it’s no surprise that Northern California’s Bay Area had the highest share of relistings. In San Jose, where the median single-family home price held at $1.26 in January, 257 delisted homes were back on the market in January. That number equates to 12.5 percent of homes on the market—the highe...
Saudi Arabia has started reducing oil production as the near-blockage of the critical Strait of Hormuz starts filling up storage tanks, according to a person familiar with the matter. The move by the kingdom, the world’s biggest oil exporter, follows the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Iraq. The war in the Middle East has all but closed the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway linking the Persia...
Saudi Arabia has started reducing oil production as the near-blockage of the critical Strait of Hormuz starts filling up storage tanks, according to a person familiar with the matter. The move by the kingdom, the world’s biggest oil exporter, follows the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Iraq. The war in the Middle East has all but closed the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway linking the Persian Gulf to the open seas, to maritime traffic following Iranian threats to shipping. That’s clogged up exports from major producing countries, sending oil sharply higher and rippling through the global economy. State-run Saudi Aramco declined to comment. Also read: UAE and Kuwait Start Oil Output Cuts After Hormuz Blockage Saudi Arabia produces about 10 million barrels a day of oil and exports about 7 million a day. Aramco has been diverting some of those shipments away from its usual Hormuz route toward Yanbu in the Red Sea. But the pipeline that carries those volumes doesn’t have enough capacity to fully replace the export volumes.