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QUICK SPARK: AI Inference Takes Center Stage with New Chip ETF from Defiance | 11:48 AM EDT, August 18, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Defiance ETFs has launched the Defiance Inference AI Chip ETF (NASDAQ:AINF), giving investors targeted exposure to the chips powering the next stage of the artificial int…

Fidium Earns More Than 370 Top Internet Performance Rankings in Latest Ookla® Speedtest® Analysis | Majority of top rankings in northern New England, including a sweep of all statewide performance categories in New Hampshire and first statewide wins in Vermont, reinforcing Fidium's position as the…

UGI Shares Leap on Report of Takeover Bid From KKR | Shares of UGI rose sharply on Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal reported that private-equity firm KKR has made a roughly $9 billion takeover offer for the natural-gas and electricity distributor. KKR has offered $42.50 a share for UGI, The Jo…

Salesforce's and ServiceNow’s Business Models Are in Danger, Expert Cautions: What Does It Mean For CRM and NOW? | 11:46 AM EDT, August 18, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) and ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE:NOW) could face growing pressure on one of enterprise software’s most lucrative b…

Mattamy Homes Opens Two New Communities at Rocking K in Vail, AZ | Alamar at Rocking K and Covena Pointe at Rocking K offer new home opportunities in one of Southern Arizona's fastest-growing master-planned communities TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mattamy Homes, North America's larg…

Top Midday Stories: Home Depot Q2 EPS, Revenue Top Estimates; Klarna Cuts Guidance, Plans CFO, CMO Transitions | 11:45 AM EDT, 08/18/2026 (MT Newswires) -- All three major US stock indexes were down in late-morning trading Tuesday, as the yield on the US 30-year Treasury topped 5.33%, a 19-year hig…

If You Invested $100 In Vistra Stock 5 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today | 11:45 AM EDT, August 18, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Vistra (NYSE:VST) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 40.1% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 51.52%. Currently, Vistra ha…

Citadel Advisors and Millennium Boosted Fabrinet Stakes in Q2 as AI Demand Accelerated | 11:45 AM EDT, August 18, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Citadel Advisors and Millennium Management made notable additions to their Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) positions during the second quarter, according to the latest Form…

Upland announces the promotion of Charles Roscopf to Chief Financial Officer | DALLAS, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upland Capital Group, Inc. (Upland) is proud to announce the promotion of Charles Roscopf to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Roscopf initially joined Upland a…

Press Release: $6 Million in New Markets Tax Credit Financing for the Acquisition, Renovation, and Equipping of a Tractor Assembly Facility in Monroeville, AL | ATMORE, Ala., Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- UB Community Development (UBCD), a community development partner of United Bank is pleased to…

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$6 Million in New Markets Tax Credit Financing for the Acquisition, Renovation, and Equipping of a Tractor Assembly Facility in Monroeville, AL | ATMORE, Ala., Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- UB Community Development (UBCD), a community development partner of United Bank is pleased to announce its ro…

Lithia & Driveway Advances to Number 426 on Fortune Global 500 | MEDFORD, Ore., Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithia & Driveway (NYSE: LAD) today announced it has been named to the Fortune Global 500 for the second consecutive year, advancing to No. 426, up eight positions from No. 434 last yea…

MW Is SpaceX an AI play or a space stock? Two months after the IPO, investors still can't decide. | Shares of SpaceX don't trade like the 'Big Tech' stocks, and their correlation to the space sector is 'mixed,' according to a new analysis SpaceX has been a public company for 45 trading days and rem…

What's Going On With Meta Platforms Stock Tuesday? | 11:43 AM EDT, August 18, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) stock fell nearly 3% Tuesday as investors weighed mounting legal risks from a high-stakes child-safety trial. The decline came despite relative strength in Commun…

Lightspeed Launches AI Command Center™ | SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lightspeed, the leading provider of dealership management software for the powersports, marine, RV, trailer, and golf car industries, today announced the general availability of Lightspeed AI Command Center™,…

Cathie Wood's ARK Is Quietly Building an AI Picks-and-Shovels Portfolio | 11:42 AM EDT, August 18, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest is increasingly shifting its AI exposure away from application-layer software and toward the infrastructure required to power artificial intelligence…

Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Meta Slide as Bond Yields Surge: Why Tech Stocks Are Getting Hit | 11:42 AM EDT, August 18, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) fell 5% Tuesday, with Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) both around 3% and NVIDIA Corp…

Canadian Homebuilding Sinks -- Market Talk | 1141 ET - Canadian homebuilding activity plummeted in July to the lowest number of starts in over a year, yet homebuying activity in the country appears to be recovery from the weak start to 2026, says Desjardins' Kari Norman. The economist notes the dro…

Market Chatter: KKR Makes $9 Billion Takeover Offer for UGI | 11:40 AM EDT, 08/18/2026 (MT Newswires) -- KKR (KKR) has offered to buy natural-gas and electricity distributor UGI (UGI) for $42.50 per share, or roughly $9 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with…

Nvidia Wants Customers to Buy New AI Chips — Without Giving Up Their Old Ones | 11:40 AM EDT, August 18, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) For years, NVIDIA Corp‘s (NASDAQ:NVDA) AI playbook was simple: build a faster GPU, convince customers to upgrade and repeat. Now, the chipmaker is advancing a more nuanc…

Largo Physical Vanadium Announces Postponement of Annual Meeting | TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Largo Physical Vanadium Corp. ("LPV" or the "Company") (TSX.V:VAND)(OTCQX:VANAF) today announced that it has postponed its previously scheduled annual meeting of shareholders (the "M…

Akari Targets Mid-2027 for Human Trial of Differentiated Cancer Therapy | 11:37 AM EDT, August 18, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Akari Therapeutics Plc (NASDAQ:AKTX) on Tuesday shared promising preclinical results for its experimental cancer treatment, AKTX-101. The data highlights the therapy’s potenti…

QUICK SPARK: Virtus Converts Two Mutual Funds Into Growth ETFs | 11:37 AM EDT, August 18, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Virtus Investment Partners has converted two Zevenbergen mutual funds into actively managed ETFs, adding $207.8 million in combined assets to its ETF lineup. The former Zevenbergen Gro…