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Baystreet.ca – Home sales across the Greater Vancouver Region rose 31.2% on a year-over-year basis in December. However, according to the Greater Vancouver Realtor Association, the 1,765 homes sold on Canada’s West Coast last month was 14.9% below the 10-year seasonal average for the month of December. The real estate board said 1,676 newly listed properties hit the market in December, up 26.3% from the same month in 2023. The average price of a home sold in Vancouver was $1.17 million in December, up 0.5% from a year earlier and 0.1% below November 2024 levels. The latest property assessments conducted…

Intrusion Inc., established in Plano, Texas, provides a threat intelligence database and released its commercial product, Intrusion Shield, in 2021. This solution is designed to enhance security infrastructures by blocking malicious or suspicious internet traffic. Despite maintaining impressive gross profit margins of 78%, the company reported a net loss in the last twelve months, with analysts not anticipating profitability this year. Despite maintaining impressive gross profit margins of 78%, the company reported a net loss in the last twelve months, with analysts not anticipating profitability this year. The offering is scheduled to close around Tuesday, with the company planning to…

Six-month priority review granted for CUTX-101 histidinate with PDUFA target action date set for June 30, 2025CUTX-101 has potential to be the first FDA-approved treatment for Menkes disease, a rare and fatal pediatric disease SOLANA BEACH, Calif. and AHMEDABAD, India and MIAMI, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc.  (“Sentynl”), a U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company wholly-owned by Zydus Lifesciences, Ltd.  (“Zydus Group”), and Fortress Biotech (NASDAQ:), Inc.  (: FBIO) (“Fortress”) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing and Priority review Sentynl’s New Drug Application (NDA) for CUTX-101, the product candidate for the treatment of…

Investing.com — Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ:) is said to be taking steps to significantly reduce its risk exposure to MicroStrategy by gradually increasing margin requirements. The brokerage firm has reportedly informed its clients about this move in a recent letter. Interactive Brokers stated, “In light of the current trading environment, IBKR will increase the margin requirement for all MicroStrategy Inc (NASDAQ:). products (Stock, Equity, Options, etc.).” The firm warned clients that the maintenance margin requirement for MicroStrategy Inc. positions will increase to a minimum of 50%, a rise from the current level. The increase will be implemented in daily increments, starting…

FREMONT – SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:), a major player in smart energy solutions, has announced a restructuring plan aimed at reducing its global workforce by approximately 400 employees. This decision, made public on January 6, 2025, is part of the company’s efforts to improve operational cost efficiency and resource allocation to boost performance and financial stability. SolarEdge stock added 6.5% in pre-market Monday. The company estimates that the restructuring will result in pre-tax charges of $3 million to $5 million, mainly consisting of severance and other one-time termination benefits. These expenses are expected to be cash-based and recognized mostly in…

(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday, building on a late rally last week, as investors bought into technology stocks on continued optimism around AI and awaited crucial economic data that could set the tone for the U.S. monetary policy path. At 6:16 a.m. ET (1116 GMT), were up 0.51%, added 0.82% and climbed 0.10%. Tech stocks led gains again, with chipmakers getting a lift from Microsoft (NASDAQ:)’s plan to invest $80 billion to develop AI-enabled data centers, as well as Foxconn (SS:)’s forecast-beating fourth-quarter revenue. Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ:) rose 2% in premarket trading, while those…

LONDON – Amundi Physical Metals plc has announced the issuance of 100,000 new ETC Securities under its Amundi Physical ETC, as part of Tranche 641, with an issue date set for Tuesday. This addition brings the total number of ETC Securities for the series to 52,934,759. The ETC Securities, linked to the price of physical gold, offer investors an alternative to direct gold investment. Each security in this tranche has a metal entitlement of 0.03969035 fine troy ounces as of the subscription trade date. Amundi’s Physical Gold ETC, with a total expense ratio of 0.12% per annum, is designed to…

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices eased on Monday, pressured by a strong , but remained at their highest since mid-October as colder weather spurred buying while further support came from expectations of tighter sanctions on Iranian and Russian oil exports. futures lost 33 cents, or 0.4%, to $76.18 a barrel by 0950 GMT, their highest since Oct. 14. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down 35 cents, or 0.5%, at $73.61, also the highest level since Oct. 14. Oil had previously chalked up five sessions of gains, buoyed by hopes of rising demand after colder weather in…

Free Translation of Declaration to AMF on Number of Shares & Voting Rights PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Air Liquide (OTC:) (Paris:AI): Declaration on December 31, 2024month Total (EPA:) number of sharesTotal number of voting rights (including treasury shares)Total number of voting rights (excluding treasury shares)December578,259,263578,259,263576,444,587Previous declarationNovember 2024November578,256,789578,256,789576,787,405Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 72 countries with 67,800 employees, the Group serves more than 4 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at…

COPENHAGEN – Ringkjøbing Landbobank has announced the latest transactions under its current share buyback program. The program, which was initiated on February 1, 2024, and is set to conclude on January 27, 2025, is divided into two parts. The first part, amounting to DKK 750 million, was completed on June 27, 2024. The second part, with a budget of DKK 775 million and a maximum of 1,550,000 shares, started on June 28, 2024, and will run until the end date of the program. In the first week of January 2025, the bank has continued its share repurchase plan, buying back…