Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. ( JEF ) shares are trading higher Friday following reports suggesting that its fund connected to First Brands is separate from its investment banking business What To Know: According to Reuters, Jefferies executives said at the bank's investor day that the Point Bonita fund involved in the collapse of auto parts maker First Brands operates independently...

02:11 PM EDT, 10/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Iconic Minerals ( ICMFF ) on Friday said it will look to raise up to $2.55 million in private placement of share units. The company said, subject to exchange approval, it will place up to 30-million units priced at $0.085 each and made up of a share and one half of a two-year...

02:07 PM EDT, 10/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Cassie Jung, Chief Operating Officer, on October 15, 2025, sold 67,575 shares in Aquestive Therapeutics ( AQST ) for $473,701. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Jung has control over a total of 242,771 shares of the company, with 240,771 shares held directly and 2,000 controlled indirectly. SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1398733/000121465925015048/xslF345X05/marketforms-71051.xml Price:...

02:01 PM EDT, 10/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Gary B Smith, Director, President, CEO, on October 15, 2025, sold 6,800 shares in Ciena (CIEN) for $1,157,706. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Smith has control over a total of 275,270 shares of the company, with 275,270 shares held directly. SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000103255325000047/xslF345X05/edgardoc.xml Price: 169.57, Change: -1.21, Percent Change: -0.71...