01:43 PM EST, 02/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Aurora Cannabis ( ACB ) surged past 40% amid heavy trading after the company reported Wednesday a swing to profit in fiscal Q3, boosted by a higher fair value of its biological assets and medical cannabis revenue.

More than 62.8 million shares traded intraday compared with a daily average of nearly 869,000.

BigBear.ai Holdings ( BBAI ) said Wednesday it received a contract from the US Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to advance its Virtual Anticipation Network prototype. Financial terms were undisclosed.

Shares jumped 39% as intraday trading volume catapulted to over 198.8 million from a daily average of about 37 million.

Pasithea Therapeutics ( KTTA ) said Wednesday it received a positive recommendation from a safety review committee for its ongoing phase 1 trial of PAS-004 in advanced cancer to advance to the next dose cohort.

Shares climbed 30% as intraday trading volume surged to over 58.1 million from a daily average of about 44,000.

Price: 5.17, Change: +1.49, Percent Change: +40.49