RENO, NV / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / The Board of Directors of Brookmount Gold (Brookmount Explorations, Inc.) (OTC:BMXI) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Ryan Raharja currently a senior auditor with Russell Bedford SBR Indonesia, as Chief Financial Officer for Indonesian Operations. Ryan is a licensed CPA and holds a Bachelor of Accounting degree from Universitas Trisakti, Jakarta and a Masters Degree in International Business from Spolecsna Akadamie Nauk in Poland. ...

Viking's pipeline may release its value next year, and larger companies are likely to consider acquiring it.Upstart biotech company Viking Therapeutics (VKTX 1.27%) is a potential takeover candidate in 2026. That's not a reason to buy the stock in itself, but does highlight the potential value in its product pipeline. Here's why major drugmakers might now be drawn to buying this relatively small player in the pharmaceutical industry.Takeover activity is high in the industryThe recent bidding war between Pfi ...

Tesla is creating the conditions to produce up to 8 gigawatt hours of battery cells a year at its German gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin starting in 2027, the U.S. automaker said in a statement ... ...

In early 2023, Luminar was riding high. After going public during the pandemic and scoring a key deal with Volvo, the company had added Mercedes-Benz and Polestar as customers of its “life-saving” lidar sensors. Founder and CEO Austin Russell called it an “inflection point,” as Luminar prepped to have those sensors integrated into the first production vehicles.Volvo in particular was all-in on the technology. The Swedish automaker, which spent decades building a brand around the idea of making the safest ca ...

Super Micro Computer Inc.'s (NASDAQ:SMCI) stock just sent a signal technicians rarely shrug off — and even Ken Griffin is feeling it. SMCI has now formed a Death Cross, with the 50-day moving average slipping below the 200-day, confirming that the stock's downtrend has deepened just as Citadel Advisors sits on a sizeable paper loss.Track SMCI stock here.For a name once grouped with the AI hardware winners, the chart has taken a clear turn.SMCI Stock Momentum Has Broken DownChart created using Benzinga ProSM ...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) finally cracked its much predicted $100,000 mark before falling back down to Earth in late 2025. Many of the big cryptocurrencies lost value over the last 12 months despite 2025 being a banner year for the digital assets story.  Next year, the story in crypto will be more about structure than price cycles of the big coins, Web3 founders predict.Positive regulations in the U.S. and a handful of themes will keep investors bullish on crypto even if prices are moving sideways for months, m ...

SmartCentres is one of Canada's largest fully integrated REITs, with a best-in-class and growing mixed-use portfolio featuring 197 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $12.1 billion in assets consisting of income producing value-oriented retail, purpose-built rental, first-class office and self-storage properties. SmartCentres owns 35.6 million square feet of leasable space with 98.6% in place and committed occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land ...

Key Takeaways Silver prices are currently at $63 an ounce, driving a 114.8% year-to-date gain that eclipses gold's rally.A more dovish Fed outlook, strong demand and a persistent supply deficit are supporting silver prices.Silver market is likely headed for the fifth straight year of deficit in 2025.Silver is on track to post its strongest year. Prices reached an unprecedented high of $64 an ounce recently and are currently hovering at around $63 an ounce. This translated into a 114.8% year-to-date gain, ec ...

Key Takeaways RGTI is integrating its quantum systems into hybrid AI environments, including support for NVIDIA's NVQLink.RGTI expanded academic and government ties with MSU and India's C-DAC to boost R&D and talent.RGTI targets 150 qubits by late 2026 and 1,000 qubits by 2027.Rigetti Computing (RGTI) is increasingly positioning itself at the intersection of quantum hardware, AI supercomputing and public-private research ecosystems. RGTI is embedding its systems into broader hybrid computing environments. S ...

Key Takeaways Digital wallets, cards and online checkouts keep replacing cash, lifting payment volumes into 2026.Lower interest rates will improve consumer spending and credit conditions across the payments industry.COF, SOFI and OPFI are leveraging tech, scale and innovation to tap long-term payment demand.The global payments industry is gearing up for 2026 with a positive growth environment, driven by the ongoing transition to digital and electronic payment methods. While consumer spending continues to gr ...