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Stock Alert: Pluristem Shares Up 24% In Premarket On FDA Clearance News

Shares of Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (PSTI) are rising over 24% in pre-market today, after the company announced that the U.S. FDA has cleared the company's Investigational New Drug or IND application for a Phase II study of its PLX cells in the treatment of severe COVID-19 cases complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome or ARDS.




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FDA Approves RedHill's COVID-19 Clinical Study With Opaganib; Stock Up 9%

Shares of RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (RDHL) are moving up over 9% in pre-market today, after the company announced that the U.S. FDA has approved its Investigational New Drug or IND application for a Phase 2a clinical study evaluating its investigational drug, opaganib, in patients with confirmed moderate-to-severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, the cause of COVID-19.




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Stock Alert: Ubiquiti Shares Up 13% In Premarket On Upbeat Q3

Shares of Ubiquiti (UI) are rising over 13% in pre-market today, following the company's better-than-expected Q3 results.




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Stock Alert: Fortress Biotech Shares Up 17% In Premarket

Shares of Fortress Biotech Inc. (FBIO) are rising over 17% in pre-market today, after the company announced that its partner company Oncogenuity Inc. has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Columbia University to develop novel oligonucleotides for the treatment of genetically driven cancers.




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Stock Alert: Mesoblast Shares Jump 67% In Premarket

Shares of Mesoblast Ltd. (MESO) are soaring over 67% in pre-market today, after the company announced 83% survival in ventilator-dependent COVID-19 patients with moderate/severe acute respiratory distress syndrome or ARDS treated during the period March-April 2020 with two intravenous infusions of Mesoblast's allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell product candidate remestemcel-L within the first five days.




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Stock Alert: Pluristem Therapeutics Stock Up 16% In Premarket

Shares of Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (PSTI) are rising over 16% in pre-market today, after the company announced that the European Investment Bank has approved a ?50 million non-dilutive financing for the company.




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Stock Alert: Stemline Stock Climbs 153% In Premarket On Acquisition News

Biopharmaceutical company Stemline Therapeutics Inc. (STML) is currently trading at $12.02, up $7.27 or 153.05% in the pre-market session. The stock has been trading between $3.21 and $18.22 in the past one year, and closed Friday's trade at $4.75, down 62 cents or 11.55%. STML




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Stock Alert: Applied DNA Sciences Stock Surges 94% In Premarket

Shares of Applied DNA Sciences Inc. (APDN) are soaring over 94% in pre-market today, after the company and Takis Biotech announced the production of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 after DNA vaccination in animals.




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Stock Alert: AudioCodes Stock Up 10% In Premarket On Upbeat Q1

Shares of AudioCodes Ltd. (AUDC) are rising over 10% in pre-market today, after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 results.




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Stock Alert: Avadel Pharma Up 37% In Premarket

Shares of Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (AVDL) are soaring over 37% in pre-market today, after the company announced positive topline data from its pivotal Phase 3 REST-ON trial assessing the safety and efficacy of FT218, an investigational, once-nightly formulation of sodium oxybate for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy.




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Stock Alert: Medigus Stock Up 28% In Premarket

Shares of Medigus Ltd. (MDGS) are rising over 28% in pre-market today, after the company announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with L-1 Systems Ltd. for the joint commercialization of various COVID-19 related products and solutions to governmental agencies and institutional healthcare organizations.




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Stock Alert: Eltek Shares Up 20% On Q4 Results

Shares of Eltek Ltd. (ELTK) are rising over 20% in pre-market today, after the company reported stellar Q4 results.




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Stock Alert: Interpace Biosciences Stock Up 20% In Premarket

Shares of Interpace Biosciences Inc. (IDXG) are up 20% in pre-market today, after the company announced that its subsidiary, Interpace Diagnostics, has entered into a contract with Avalon Healthcare Solutions, a specialty benefit management company with more than 3 million members, focused on laboratory testing. Terms remain undisclosed.




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Stock Alert: Arcturus Shares Up 15% In Premarket

Shares of Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (ARCT) are rising above 15% in pre-market today, after the company reported positive immunogenicity data from its preclinical study for its COVID-19 Vaccine. These data for LUNAR-COV19 were measured by Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore.




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Stock Alert: ViacomCBS Stock Up 19% In Premarket

Shares of ViacomCBS Inc. (VIAC) are rising over 19% in pre-market today, following the company's better-than-expected Q1 results.




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Stock Alert: Biomerica Shares Soar 28% In Premarket

Shares of Biomerica Inc. (BMRA) are surging over 28% in pre-market today, after the company announced that it has received a CE mark and launched a new high-volume production version of its COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test (a finger prick blood test with results in 10 minutes, that can be performed by trained professionals anywhere) being sold in countries outside the US.




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Stock Alert: Fluidigm Shares Surge 13% In Premarket

Shares of Fluidigm Corp. (FLDM) are soaring over 13% in pre-market today, after the company announced that OU Medicine, the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation or OMRF intend to utilize Fluidigm microfluidics technology and certain reagents to test individuals for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19.




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Stock Alert: Enzo Biochem Shares Jump 28% In Early Trading

Shares of Enzo Biochem Inc. (ENZ) are rising over 28% in pre-market today, after the company announced its Comprehensive COVID-19 Program incorporating its molecular diagnostic virus screening products, detection for immunity through IgG/IgM serological ELISA products, detection of inflammation on Enzo's ELISA platform, and a promising proprietary drug candidate (SK1-I).




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Stock Alert: CNS Pharmaceuticals Stock Up 7% In Premarket

Shares of CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CNSP) are rising over 7% in pre-market today, after the company announced that it has filed an application with the U.S. FDA to receive Orphan Drug Designation or ODD for its lead product Berubicin.




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Stock Alert: Secoo Holding Shares Up 36% In Premarket

Shares of Secoo Holding Ltd. (SECO) are rising over 36% in pre-market today, following the company's Q4 results.




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Stock Alert: Overstock.com Shares Up 24% In Premarket

Shares of Overstock.com Inc. (OSTK) are surging over 24% in pre-market today, following the company's narrower loss in Q1 and a 120% jump in April retail sales.




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Stock Alert: Genprex Shares Up 53% In Premarket

Shares of Genprex Inc. (GNPX) are surging over 53% in pre-market today, after the company announced a Patent and Technology License Agreement with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for combination of its TUSC2 gene therapy with immunotherapies.




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Stock Alert: SmileDirectClub Shares Up 33% On SmileShop Patent News

Shares of SmileDirectClub Inc. (SDC) are surging over 33% in pre-market today, after the company announced that it has been granted a patent for its SmileShop intellectual property from the United States Patent & Trademark Office.




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Stock Alert: Quest Diagnostics Stock Up 7% On Consumer-Initiated Antibody Test Launch

Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX) are rising over 7% in pre-market today, after the company announced the launch of consumer-initiated COVID-19 antibody test through QuestDirect.




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Stock Alert: CPS Technologies Stock More-Than-Doubles In Premarket

Shares of CPS Technologies Corp. (CPSH) are rising sharply over 105% in pre-market today, following the company strong Q1 results.




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Stock Alert: Medigus Stock Up 41% In Premarket

Shares of Medigus Ltd. (MDGS) are rising over 41% in pre-market today, after the company announced that Polyrizion has filed a US patent application for formulations and methods for preventing viral infections by COVID-19 virus.




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Stock Alert: Chimerix Shares Up 35% In Premarket

Shares of Chimerix Inc. (CMRX) are surging over 35% in pre-market today, after the company announced initiation of a Phase 2/3 study of dociparstat sodium or DSTAT in COVID-19 patients with acute lung injury or ALI.




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Stock Alert: Brinker Shares Up 15% In Premarket As Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates

Shares of Brinker International Inc. (EAT) are rising over 15% in pre-market today, after the company reported strong Q3 results.




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Stock Alert: TherapeuticsMD Shares Up 17% In Premarket On Patent For Contraceptive ANNOVERA

Shares of TherapeuticsMD Inc. (TXMD) are soaring over 17% in pre-market today, after the company announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent that covers the labeled indication for ANNOVERA, the first and only long-lasting, patient-controlled, procedure-free, reversible prescription contraceptive option for women.




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Facebook To Reportedly Allow Employees To Work From Home Till Year End

Facebook Inc. will allow most of its employees to continue to work from home through the end of this year, according to a report by CNBC. The social media giant will reportedly begin to open most of its offices on Monday, July 6, and is in the process of identifying which employees can report to the office. Employees who can do their work remotely will be allowed to continue to do so.




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Stock Alert: American Express Down 3%

Shares of American Express Co. (AXP) are declining almost 3 percent or $2.50 in Monday's morning trade at $5.82 despite no stock-specific news. The stock has traded in a range of $67.00 to $138.13 in the past 52 weeks.




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Uber To Soon Require Drivers, Riders To Wear Face Masks

Uber plans to implement a new policy that will require its drivers and riders to wear face masks or face coverings when using the ridesharing platform in certain countries, including the U.S., CNN Business reported. According to the report, the rule could be be rolled out in the coming weeks as Uber expects to restart its ridesharing business amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Dunkin' Expanding Delivery Options To Include Uber Eats

Dunkin' is expanding its delivery options by adding Uber Eats, as customers stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. The coffee and baked goods chain said that with the new partnership, Dunkin' delivery is now available through Uber Eats at over 1,700 restaurants. The partnership will be expanded to more than 4,000 total locations nationwide by the end of May.




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Stock Alert: Walt Disney Co.

Walt Disney Co.'s (DIS) shares are currently trading at $101.82, down $3.68 or 3.48%, on the NYSE. The stock is down nearly 30%, about one-third, for the year-to-date period. The entertainment giant has traded between $79.07 and $148.20 in this period.




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Stock Alert: Intel Corp.

Intel Corp. (INTC) is currently trading at $57.20, down $0.27 or 0.47%, with a market cap of $242.16 billion. The stock has been trading between $43.63 and $59.29 in the year-to-date period.




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Facebook Creates New Group To Judge And Decide On Content

Facebook on Wednesday announced the first members of its new Oversight Board, which will make final decisions about what content should be allowed or removed from Facebook and Instagram, even if the company or Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg disagree. The Oversight Board represents a new model of content moderation for Facebook as well as Instagram.




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Asian Markets In Positive Territory

Asian stock markets are in positive territory on Tuesday following the overnight gains on Wall Street as a rally in tech stocks and higher crude oil prices helped ease worries about rising U.S.-China tensions. Investor sentiment was also boosted by news that several countries are planning to ease lockdown restrictions. The markets in Japan, China and South Korea are closed for holidays.




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Stock Alert: SG Blocks Jumps 34% On Distribution Deal For COVID-19 Rapid Tests

Shares of SG Blocks, Inc. (SGBX), a fabricator of container-based structures, are surging almost 34 percent or $1.47 in Tuesday's morning trade at $5.80. The stock has traded in a range of $1.16 to $35.00 in the past 52 weeks.




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Stock Alert: Akebia Therapeutics Up 25% As Drug Trial Achieves Positive Results

Shares of Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA) are gaining over 25% on Tuesday morning after the drug maker reported positive topline results from a late stage study on patients with chronic kidney disease.




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Stock Alert: EverQuote Up 30% On Q1 Results, Outlook

Shares of EverQuote, Inc. (EVER) are currently gaining nearly 30% on Tuesday morning after the company reported a first-quarter loss that was lower than Wall Street expectations, driven largely by higher-than-expected revenues. Revenue guidance for the second quarter and full year 2020 are also expected to beat current estimates.




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Kroger To Provide Free COVID-19 Testing To Associates

Grocery chain Kroger Co. said it is making free COVID-19 testing available for its employees, based on their symptoms and medical needs. The company's healthcare division, Kroger Health, will begin offering COVID-19 testing to associates from this month. Workers will be provided self-administered kits or an appointment at the company's public drive-thru testing sites.




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Stock Alert: Nike Inc.

Nike Inc. (NKE) is currently trading at $88.28, up $2.53 or 2.95%, on the NYSE. The stock has witnessed nearly 13% drop in stock price since January, largely due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.




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Asian Markets Mostly Higher

Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Wednesday following the positive cues overnight from Wall Street as the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Europe and the U.S. helped boost investor sentiment. Crude oil prices continued to rise in Asian trades amid optimism about a recovery in energy demand. The Japanese market is closed for a holiday.




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Is Sysco Well Positioned As Restaurants Start Reopening?

Foodservice giant Sysco Corp. (SYY) has been significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic that has forced many of its customers such as restaurants, office cafeterias and hospitality facilities to remain temporarily closed. However, the company said it is seeing weekly improvements and expects this trend to continue. Sysco's primary customer base is the restaurant industry.




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Lyft Q1 Revenues Beat Wall Street View; Shares Jump 17%

Shares of Lyft Inc. (LYFT) jumped 17% on extended session Wednesday after the ride-hailing company's first-quarter revenues trumped Wall Street estimates despite negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic, as active riders and revenues per riders increased.




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Stock Alert: Herbalife Nutrition Gains 10%

Shares of weight management and nutritional products maker Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (HLF) are rising more than 10% Friday following better-than-estimated first-quarter results.




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Stock Alert: Cloudflare Falls 14%

Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) shares are down more than 14 percent on Friday morning trade as it reported a wider net loss of $32.75 million or $0.11 per share for the first quarter, compared with loss of $17.11 million or $0.20 per share in the prior year.




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Stock Alert: Thor Industries Rises 12%

Shares of recreational vehicles maker Thor Industries, Inc. (THO) are climbing more than 12% on Friday, currently at $77.47. It has traded in the range of $32.30- $89.45 in the past one year.




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Stock Alert: Tesla Up 4% On News Of California Plant Opening

Shares of Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) are up more than 4% Friday morning.




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Stock Alert: Evolent Gains 11%

Evolent Health, Inc. (EVH) shares are rising as its revenue increased for the first quarter and it claimed its business to be well-positioned in the market given the mission-critical nature of its service offering at the time of COVID 19. However, the health care company announced first-quarter net loss attributable to shareholders of $77.752 million, compared to loss of $46.74 million in the prior month. Revenue for the quarter climbed to $247.29 million from $197.76 million in the prior month.