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Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York. As a journalist, he has covered every futures market traded in the U.S., at one time or another. Jim is the proprietor of the "Jim Wyckoff on the Markets" analytical, educational and trading advisory service. Jim also worked as a ...

Investors in Corning Incorporated (GLW) need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Sept 19, 2025 $23.00 Put had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today.What is Implied Volatility?Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other. It could a ...

Key Takeaways Acadia and ECU Health launched a 144-bed behavioral health hospital in Greenville, NC.The facility will offer inpatient and outpatient programs across all age groups.The hospital will also serve as a training site through ECU's Brody School of Medicine partnerships.Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (ACHC) recently inaugurated a Behavioral Health Hospital by joining forces with ECU Health. They celebrated their new 144-bed hospital located in Greenville, NC, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The ho ...

Key Takeaways JBL shares gained 92.9% in a year, while its forward P/E of 18.94 remains below the industry average.Manufacturing expansion in the U.S. and strategic buyout strengthen JBL as a key player in data center market.JBL projects $7.1B in fiscal 2025 from cloud and data center infrastructure market, up 54% year over year.Jabil, Inc. (JBL) is steadily expanding its portfolio offering to capitalize on the expanding cloud and AI data-center infrastructure market. The AI data-center infrastructure marke ...

ToplinePresident Donald Trump said Cracker Barrel should “go back to the old logo” after the restaurant chain sparked consumer backlash for adopting a text-only logo, ditching the man leaning on a barrel, leading critics to accuse the company of abandoning its classic American Southern feel.Cracker Barrel is replacing a logo that included a man and a barrel with a text-only version. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKey FactsTrump said in a Tuesday morning Truth Social post the restaurant chain s ...

Glenstar Minerals Inc. Announces Closing of Upsized $3 Million Private Placement FinancingAugust 26, 2025 12:25 PM EDT | Source: Glenstar Minerals Inc.Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 26, 2025) - Glenstar Minerals Inc. (CSE: GSTR) ("Glenstar" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced commercially reasonable efforts private placement of 4,500,000 units (the "Units") of the Company at a price of $0.68 per Unit (the "Offering") throu ...

Subscribers to Chart of the Week received this commentary on Sunday, August 24.This week’s Big Tech rout drove the broader market to substantial losses throughout the week. Leading the push lower were (seemingly impenetrable) large cap tech titans Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Nvidia (NVDA). The pair suffered an (overdue) bout of profit taking, which resulted in respective losses of 9.4% and 3.5% on Aug. 19.The Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) shuttered 1.4% on the same day; testing, breaching, and ultimately recl ...

Core Viewpoint - Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX) has entered into a settlement agreement with Lupin Pharmaceuticals regarding patent litigation over Firdapse, which protects the company's sales from generic competition until February 25, 2035 [1][5][6]. Group 1: Firdapse Overview - Firdapse is approved in the U.S., EU, and Japan for treating Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS) in adults and has recently expanded its label to include pediatric patients aged six and older [2]. - In 2024, Firdapse accounted for 62% of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' sales, generating $168.6 million in revenue in the first half of 2025 [5][8]. Group 2: Settlement Details - The settlement prohibits Lupin from marketing its generic version of Firdapse in the U.S. before February 25, 2035, unless specific exceptions arise [6]. - The agreement also resolves all ongoing patent litigation between Catalyst Pharmaceuticals/SERB and Lupin in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey [6][7]. Group 3: Other Products and Market Position - Catalyst Pharmaceuticals markets two additional drugs in the U.S.: Fycompa for epilepsy and Agamree for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which provide incremental revenue [9]. - The patents for Fycompa are set to expire in 2025 and 2026, leading to anticipated declines in sales due to increased competition from generics [10].

Economic Indicators - Durable Goods Orders for July decreased by -2.8%, an improvement from the consensus estimate of -4.0% and the previous month's -9.4%, which was the lowest since April 2020 [2] - Excluding Transportation orders, Durable Goods Orders increased by +1.1%, the highest since September of the previous year [3] - Shipments of Durable Goods showed a +0.7% increase, marking the strongest performance of 2025 so far [3] Housing Market - Case-Shiller Home Prices for June rose by +2.1%, which is 20 basis points below expectations and down from +2.8% in May, representing the lowest level since July 2023 [4] - Year-over-year Housing Wealth increased by +1.9%, which is below the inflation rate of +2.7% in June [4] - New York City saw a +7.0% increase in housing value over the past year, while Tampa, San Francisco, and Dallas experienced declines of -2.4%, -2.0%, and -1.0% respectively [5] Company News - Eli Lilly reported a -10.5% average reduction in body weight from its phase-3 testing of a new weight loss pill, with shares up +2.5% following the announcement [6] - The Bank of Montreal (BMO) exceeded earnings expectations by +9.9%, reporting $2.33 per share compared to the consensus of $2.12, while The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) reported a +7% earnings beat at $1.37 per share versus the expected $1.28 [7]