Sigma Lithium Q2 EPS $(0.02) Misses $0.15 Estimate, Sales $54.700M Miss $60.904M Estimate

Shares of rare earth and critical metals-related companies are trading lower as spiking energy costs and expectations for higher interest rates dampen investor interest in the sector. Pricier global borrowing may lead to difficulties funding projects and lower demand from customers.

Novartis, Ionis Pharmaceuticals And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Tuesday’s Pre-Market Session

U.S. stock futures fell as Novartis plunged 12.7% after pelacarsen’s Phase III trial missed its endpoint; other biotech stocks also declined.

Sigma Expands Their Ultrafast T1.5 Aizu Large-Format Lens Series; More Info at B&H

Sigma has expanded its Aizu Cinema Prime Lenses series with three new focal lengths (21mm, 100mm, and 125mm), bringing the total to 11 lenses. The new primes maintain the series' signature T1.3 aperture, 46.3mm image circle, and organic look, available in ARRI PL and Sony E mounts for full-frame and large-format cinema cameras.

Shares of critical metal companies are trading higher, possibly after the U.S. DOE recently selected seven projects to expand critical mineral and material processing, battery manufacturing and recycling capacity. This third round of funding aligns with President Trump's 'Unleashing American Energy' executive order that benefits critical metal and non-fuel mineral producers and processors.