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U.S. stocks rose on Monday as Wall Street tried to recover from last week's AI-driven losses. The S&P 500 increased 0.4%, the Nasdaq 0.8%, while the Dow stayed mostly flat.

Key AI stocks like Nvidia (+3%), AMD (+2%), and Micron (+5%) rebounded. Electronic Arts jumped 4% after a $55 billion privatization deal, contributing to a surge in M&A activity, which has exceeded $1 trillion this year — up 29% from 2024.

Despite recent market volatility, September remains positive overall: the S&P 500 is up 3%, the Dow 1%, and the Nasdaq 5%. Investors are watching for two major factors this week — a possible government shutdown and Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report, which could influence market momentum depending on how balanced the job data is.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Tilray Brands Inc (TLRY) is up 40.43% today to trade at the current level of $1.62. This comes after the U.S. President Donald Trump advocated the potential benefits from the use of cannabidiol in senior healthcare in a social media post.

Maison Solutions Inc (MSS) zoomed 109.42% in today’s trade to $2.0 after announcing a $70 million private placement deal with a U.S. institutional investor to fund its Worldcoin-based digital asset treasury.

In current trading, Predictive Oncology Inc (POAI) stock is at $1.43 after announcing private placements of $344 million to initiate a digital asset treasury strategy focused on Aethir (ATH) Tokens.

Comscore Inc (SCOR) rose 48.04% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $9.06 after announcing pivotal recapitalization transaction with preferred stockholders.

In the current trading session, Dogwood Therapeutics Inc (DWTX) jumped 38.95% to $7.67 over a previous close of $5.52. The company has acquired a royalty-free global license to develop Serpin Pharma’s IV SP16 for cancer-related pain and chemo-induced neuropathy, in an all-stock deal.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Advanced Flower Capital Inc (AFCG) is about to trade ex-dividend tomorrow, meaning that investors who buy the stock after tomorrow will not be eligible for the next dividend payment. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.15 per share. It has fixed September 30 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on October 15. Last year, the company distributed a total of $1.04 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, AFCG has a trailing yield of 25.63% on the current stock price of $4.06.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC), having a market capitalization of $10.23B. It will pay a dividend of $0.12 per share, the payment date of which is October 09. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 14.66%.

Shares of ATN International Inc (ATNI) will be the talk of the stock market on Tuesday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.28 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.99 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that ATNI has a trailing yield of 6.43% on the current share price of $15.48.

Crescent Capital BDC Inc (CCAP) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from CCAP will amount to $0.42 per share. September 30 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for October 15. In the previous year, CCAP distributed a total of $1.67 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for CCAP stands at 11.05% based on the current stock price of $15.09.

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) will be paying out a dividend of $0.4 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of September 30. Over the past 12 months, FITB has paid out a total of $1.48 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, FITB boasts an impressive trailing yield of 3.27% on the current share price of $45.3.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Polkadot is seeing strong early support for a proposal to launch a native algorithmic stablecoin backed exclusively by the DOT token, introduced by Acala co-founder and CTO Bryan Chen.

• Decentralized derivatives exchange Aster may implement vesting schedules for its upcoming token airdrop, according to its CEO, during a recent livestream.

• Global crypto ETPs saw $812 million in outflows last week, ending a two-week inflow streak amid declining spot prices, CoinShares reported.

• Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. increased its Bitcoin holdings last week as BTC dropped below $110,000.

• Polish lawmakers passed a new bill regulating the crypto asset market, including key restrictions and the creation of a dedicated supervisory authority.

Most Shorted Stocks

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc (APLS) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 17.39% short interest. The days to cover ratio, a measure of how long it would take for all the short positions to be covered based on average trading volume, is 8.9. This represents a change of 270000 shares, which corresponds to a +1.33% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $464.61 million. The average daily volume stands at 2.42M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $2.86B.

The Dine Brands Global Inc with the symbol DIN currently has a short interest of 17.86%. The short interest has changed by 130000 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 5.5. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $63.89 million. On an average day, 501.07K shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $372.25M.

For the stock Healthcare Triangle Inc (HCTI), the current short interest is at 17.32%. This represents a significant short interest change of 496800 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of +96.80%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 0.6. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $2.58 million.

With the symbol FUBO, the stock currently has a short interest of 17.09%. The short interest change is 4330000 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of +8.47%. It would take approximately 3.8 days to cover all the short positions. The shares' short value is estimated to be around $4.29 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 15.26M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $1.46B.

The stock LYFT has a current short interest of 16.60%. The short interest percentage has experienced decrease of -0.79% while there was a change of -520000 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 3.7. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $1.23 billion. Trading activity averages at 20.31M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $9.01B.

Upcoming IPOs

Fermi Inc. (FRMI) will be entering the market with its IPO on October 01, on the NASDAQ exchange. They are offering shares in the price range of $18.00 to $22.00. They plan to offer 32,500,000 shares, targeting a deal size of $650.00M.

Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc. (NP) is also scheduled to make its debut on the NYSE exchange on October 01. They are offering shares in the price range of $18.00 to $20.00. The IPO includes 18,421,053 shares, aiming for a deal size of $350.00M.

Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc. (ALH) is set to join the NYSE on October 09. They are offering shares in the price range of $19.00 to $22.00. They are offering 34,146,340 shares, with an estimated deal size of $700.00M.

HW Electro Co., Ltd. (HWEP) is all set for its debut on the NASDAQ exchange on October 10, 2025. They are offering shares at the fixed price of $4.00. With a total of 4,150,000 shares available, the company aims to raise approximately $16.60M through this IPO.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading. Good luck out there!

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Stocks Telegraph Team

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