07:33 AM EDT, 10/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- XCel Brands ( XELB ) shares were 32% higher pre-bell Friday following a 1.1% decrease in the previous session. Astrotech ( ASTC ) stock was up 23% following a muted session. Ovid Therapeutics ( OVID ) shares were 20% higher after the company said it has secured a financing deal for up to...

07:33 AM EDT, 10/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- There are no major macroeconomic data releases on deck in Canada on Friday, said Bank of Montreal (BMO). Toronto home sales were out for September overnight Thursday, and they were up 8.5% from a year ago, but that comes alongside lower prices and still-high inventories, noted the bank. The benchmark price was down...

07:34 AM EDT, 10/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Banco Santander (SAN) said Friday its UK Chief Executive Mike Regnier plans to step down by Q1 of 2026. Regnier wants to depart with the bank ahead of its integration with TSB Banking Group, which it bought in July. The bank said it has started a search to find a successor for Regnier,...

07:32 AM EDT, 10/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Indian government ministers are stepping up promotion of Made in India alternatives to apps from Microsoft ( MSFT ) , Alphabet's Google ( GOOG ) , and Meta Platforms ( META ) amid trade tensions with the US, Reuters reported Friday. India's Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted Zoho's presentation tools as a...