08:01 AM EDT, 07/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Vera Therapeutics ( VERA ) was Smart Insider's stock pick of the week after the company's non-executive director Patrick Enright purchased $5.3 million worth of company shares at $21.11 apiece on June 24, raising his stake by 5%. Enright made these purchases indirectly on behalf of Longitude Capital, where he is cofounder and...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

08:03 AM EDT, 07/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Investar ( ISTR ) said Tuesday it will acquire Wichita Falls Bancshares in a cash and stock deal worth about $83.6 million based on its June 30 closing price. The transaction includes $7.2 million in cash and 3.96 million shares of Investar ( ISTR ) common stock, subject to adjustments, the company said....

07:56 AM EDT, 07/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- DocGo ( DCGO ) said Tuesday its Ambulnz subsidiary was awarded a multi-year $3.4 million contract to provide medical transportation services to the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, NY. DCGO gained 5.7% premarket activity. ...