-- J2 Metals (JTWO.V) on Friday said it extended the closing of a $1.5-million non-brokered private placement of flow-through shares.
It is the second extension for the close of the private placement of flow-through shares priced at $0.35 first announced on Jan.29.
Shares of the company were last seen down $0.005 to $0.27 on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Price: $0.27, Change: $-0.01, Percent Change: -1.82%
Allied Strategic Resource (ASR.CN) on Friday said that it plans to change its name to "Americas Uranium Corp." from "Allied Strategic Resource Corp." and begin trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the new name at the market open on April 22, 2026.The company said that, concurrently with the name change, it will also change its stock symbol to "NUCA" on the CSE."The name change to Americas Uranium Corp. reflects our clear vision to build a focused uranium company at a time of increasing global demand for nuclear energy," said Nicholas Luksha, Chief Executive Officer. "It underscores our commitment to identifying and advancing high-quality uranium opportunities, not only in established jurisdictions such as the Athabasca basin, but across North and South America as we continue to execute on our growth strategy."Shares were last seen up $0.085 or near 38% at $0.31 on the Canadian Securities Exchange.
Texas Instruments (TXN) shares were up 2.7% in Friday trading after Mizuho upgraded the company's stock to neutral from underperform and adjusted its price target to $215 from $160.Trading volume stood at over 3.5 million shares against a daily average of about 7.4 million.Price: $229.10, Change: $+6.00, Percent Change: +2.69%
STMicroelectronics (STM) shares were up more than 6% in afternoon trading on Friday after Mizuho Securities upgraded the company's stock to outperform from neutral.Trading volume stood at over 16.1 million shares against a daily average of about 8.8 million.Price: $44.08, Change: $+2.51, Percent Change: +6.04%