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West African Resources Ltd is engaged in mineral exploration in Burkina Faso. It focuses on the development of the Sanbrado Gold Project. The Group's mineral portfolio also includes gold and copper-gold exploration permits in Burkina Faso. The operating segments of the Company that includes Mining Operations: comprise the Sanbrado Gold Project operation located in Burkina Faso. Construction and E&E segment comprises mines under construction andexploration and evaluation (E&E) projects in locations other than Sanbrado.

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Despite bearish price action, Dogecoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd">DOGE</a>) has seen a significant uptick in whale activity, fueling speculation of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/dogecoin-doge-price-prediction">an impending bullish phase</a> among traders.
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<td>Dogecoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd">DOGE</a>)</td>
<td>$0.3167&nbsp;</td>
<td>$46.7 Billion</td>
<td>-4.2%&nbsp;</td>
<td>-12.6%</td>
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<td>Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/shib/usd">SHIB</a>)</td>
<td>$0.00002171</td>
<td>$12.8 Billion</td>
<td>-5.4%</td>
<td>-9.7%&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Pepe (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/">PEPE</a>)</td>
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Trader Notes: Javon Marks <a href="https://x.com/JavonTM1/status/1871995033685311804">highlighted</a> historical patterns, suggesting Dogecoin could rise beyond the 1.618 Fibonacci Extension level, as it has in previous cycles. If this scenario repeats, DOGE could surge by 570%, reaching $2.28 or higher.
Crowtrades remains confident, declaring &#8220;$1 is a promise.&#8221;
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Dogecoin to $1 ain&#39;t a meme, it&#39;s a promise.<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24DOGE&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$DOGE</a> <a href="https://t.co/gpgMnwQEwZ">https://t.co/gpgMnwQEwZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/vy2JAwG8Bu">pic.twitter.com/vy2JAwG8Bu</a>
&mdash; CROW (@TheCrowtrades) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCrowtrades/status/1871824957715681664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Trader Tardigrade, another trader, <a href="https://x.com/TATrader_Alan/status/1871823205708738568">observed</a> consolidation patterns similar to those preceding Dogecoin's January 2021 pump. He predicts that January 2025 could mark another explosive breakout.
Statistics: Coinglass data shows Dogecoin's short liquidations of $845,000 are the lowest since Oct. 25.
Crypto chart analyst Ali Martinez <a href="https://x.com/ali_charts/status/1871651560540762452">noted</a> in a post on X on Wednesday that whales purchased 270 million DOGE over the past four days. This raises curiosity among traders if significant whale movement implies an upcoming bull run for the meme coin.
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<td align="right">-0.85</td>
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Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>) <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/12/42657620/amd-and-micron-top-analyst-picks-for-ai-and-next-gen-tech-growth">shares</a> have underperformed Nasdaq 100 despite gaining AI market share this year. Should you buy or sell the stock as its technical analysis indicates a downtrend? Here&#8217;s what analysts are saying about the stock. 
What Happened: The technical analysis of daily moving averages indicates a bearish trend.
The stock ended at $126.29 apiece on Tuesday. This was above its eight-day simple moving average of $123.48. However, as per <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data, its current stock price was lower than the 20-day moving average of $130.77, 50-day moving average of $140.38 and its 200-day moving average of $154.50.
This implies that the stock is in a downtrend. On the other hand, the relative strength index of 40.31 suggests the stock&#8217;s movement is neutral and it is not yet in an overbought or an oversold zone.
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Why It Matters: AMD&#8217;s 2024 was mixed. New GPUs drove strong data center growth, gaining share against Nvidia&#8217;s H100 due to availability and pricing advantages. However, gaming and embedded segments decelerated, impacting overall growth.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/AMD/analyst-ratings">Benzinga</a>, AMD has a consensus &#8216;buy&#8217; with a price target of $195.07 based on the ratings of 30 analysts.
The highest price target out of all the analysts <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/AMD/analyst-ratings">tracked </a>by Benzinga is $265 issued by Melius Research with a &#8216;buy&#8217; rating on March 8. According to the analysts at Melius, AMD is mirroring Nvidia Corporation&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) past success. This is despite a recent price target increase, expected by market observers. While AMD&#8217;s growth is significant, it&#8217;s not seen as threatening Nvidia&#8217;s dominance. Nvidia&#8217;s broader ecosystem and market expansion benefit AMD by creating a larger market for high-performance AI chips.
AMD is one of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/12/42657620/amd-and-micron-top-analyst-picks-for-ai-and-next-gen-tech-growth">Rosenblatt</a>'s top picks for the first half of 2025 on momentum in CPU and GPU share gains into 2025 and a broader non-AI recovery exiting 2025. The difference entering 2025 is that the Street acknowledges this dynamic, which has legs for double-digit market share in GPU compute and AI inference at the edge, being a secular opportunity on Xilinx incumbency and chiplet prowess.
The lowest target price was a downgrade from &#8216;buy&#8217; to &#8216;neutral&#8217; from BofA Securities. It was adjusted to $155 from $180 per share on Dec. 9. It predicts AMD will hold a small 4% of the $200 billion AI accelerator market in 2025, significantly trailing Nvidia&#8217;s dominant 80%+ share. This, coupled with potential PC processor market weakness in the first half of 2025, raises concerns for AMD&#8217;s future performance.
The average price target of $164.33 between Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities, and Mizuho implies a 30.81% upside for Nvidia.
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Price Action: Shares of AMD were down 0.24% at $125.99 per share in premarket on Thursday. The stock was down 8.87% this year underperforming the Nasdaq 100, which rose by 31.76% this year.
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Welltower's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WELL#NYSE">WELL</a>) short percent of float has fallen 5.38% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 10.09 million shares sold short, which is 2.11% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 3.9 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Welltower Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1735218024_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Welltower has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Welltower's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Welltower's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 7.65%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
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Glaukos's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GKOS#NYSE">GKOS</a>) short percent of float has fallen 3.61% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 2.57 million shares sold short, which is 7.47% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 4.63 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Glaukos Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1735218018_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Glaukos has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Glaukos's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Glaukos's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.70%, which means the company has more short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
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According to a report issued by Realtor.com, counties switching their presidential votes from Biden to Trump in 2024 might see accelerated home price growth over the next four years.
The report, drawn from a study by the Journal of Real Estate Research, examined home prices and presidential election results across six elections from 2000 to 2020. Data showed that flipping to successful nonincumbent candidates <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/real-estate/24/11/41747603/30-less-than-blue-swing-state-home-prices-align-with-red-states-says-realtor-com">outperformed other markets in home value appreciation</a>.
Realtor identified 84 counties nationwide that shifted from Biden in 2020 to Trump in 2024, ranging from Florida&#8217;s Miami-Dade County to Montana&#8217;s Blaine County along the Canadian border.
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&#8220;These counties you identified could potentially experience superior housing performance following the election,&#8221; lead author Eren Cifci, assistant professor of finance at Austin Peay State University, told Realtor.com.
The pattern held regardless of political party. Areas supporting whichever nonincumbent candidate won the White House showed stronger price performance in subsequent years.
Federal spending often follows electoral shifts. &#8220;The rival party may recognize the critical role these counties played in securing their victory. Consequently, they might invest in these areas and work to improve living conditions to maintain voter support in future elections,&#8221; Cifci said.
Local engagement also drives growth. Communities voting for change often see increased civic participation, volunteerism and economic activity, which lift property values.
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The research found no notable price impacts in counties flipping to incumbent winners or losing candidates. Cifci emphasized the findings indicate potential trends rather than guarantees.
Current market conditions vary widely among the 84 counties. Georgia&#8217;s Baldwin County saw November median list prices rise 53% year-over-year to $356,250, while Florida&#8217;s Miami-Dade County dropped 9.2% to $634,000.
The study primarily focused on how home prices, rather than the reverse, influence elections. Counties with strong price appreciation supported incumbents, while underperforming markets favored challengers.
&#8220;People feel more financially wealthy if they have a lot of housing equity,&#8221; said co-author Alan Tidwell, associate professor at the University of Alabama. &#8220;How financially wealthy they feel really impacts their sense of financial and economic well-being.&#8221;
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The study tracked 84 counties across 27 states. Florida and Texas led with the most flipped counties at six and 10 respectively. California followed with seven counties switching their presidential preference.
Historical data suggests infrastructure spending increases often follow changes in voting patterns. Past election cycles saw upticks in road improvements, federal construction projects and housing development in areas that helped secure presidential victories.
Market analysts note the findings align with broader economic patterns linking political shifts to regional development. However, local market conditions, employment rates and population growth remain primary drivers of home values.
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PulteGroup's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PHM#NYSE">PHM</a>) short percent of float has fallen 11.82% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 4.59 million shares sold short, which is 2.91% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.5 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>PulteGroup Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1735218012_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for PulteGroup has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing PulteGroup's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, PulteGroup's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 10.07%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
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Looking Into PulteGroup's Recent Short Interest

This agreement provides Hoth with exclusive rights to a jointly owned patent portfolio co-developed by the VA and Emory University.
Under the terms of the agreement, Hoth Therapeutics will have exclusive rights to develop, market, and commercialize products and processes derived from the licensed patents. The VA and Emory University have granted Hoth this license to further develop the technology with the goal of ensuring the benefits of this innovation are accessible to the widest audience possible.
Hoth has also entered into an agreement to further protect its intellectual property by signing an LOI to acquire additional provisional patent protection for its lead therapeutic HT-001. The additional intellectual property expands HT-001's reach to other cancer therapeutics.

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Morgan Stanley analyst Eric Serotta maintains Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CELH#NASDAQ">CELH</a>) with a Equal-Weight and maintains $42 price target.

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Zoomcar Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZCAR#NASDAQ">ZCAR</a>) shares are surging up over 100% premarket Thursday after it reported a 43% year-on-year<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/12/n42680917/zoomcar-revamps-website-amid-43-booking-surge-in-november-driven-by-rising-wedding-demand" rel="noreferrer noopener"> increase in November bookings</a>.
The year-over-year growth was driven by strong demand during India&#8217;s robust wedding season.
Zoomcar has upgraded its website to deliver a user-friendly booking experience comparable to its mobile app, assuming a similar growth trend as the upcoming holiday season approaches.
This enhancement aims to expand and diversify the company&#8217;s booking channels to tap into a wider market opportunity.
Zoomcar has upgraded its website to better serve infrequent travelers, adding sections for offers, curated car lists, guest stories, and city-specific travel options.
The revamped site also boasts a fresh design, updated color scheme, and a streamlined homepage for an improved user experience.
Hiroshi Nishijima, CEO, Zoomcar, said,&nbsp;&#8220;At Zoomcar, we are deeply committed to enabling hassle-free travel experiences for our Guests and our focus remains on providing Guests a Zoomcar to drive anytime, anywhere.&#8221;
&#8221;Our website enhancements are a testament to our dedication to listening to our customers and evolving to meet their needs. We&#8217;re proud to see such a strong response for self-drive car sharing and are excited to continue empowering Guests to explore their destinations with freedom and flexibility.&#8221;
Last week, Zoomcar launched Zoomcar Cabs pilot in Bengaluru, adding chauffeur-driven <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/small-cap/24/12/42614274/from-self-drive-to-chauffeur-delight-zoomcar-cabs-tests-the-waters-in-bengaluru" rel="noreferrer noopener">options to its self-drive model</a>.
Last month, Zoomcar reported a significant reduction in second-quarter net loss per share, declining to $4.43 per share from $2,568.82 per share <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/11/n41964697/zoomcar-reports-significant-profitability-improvement-in-its-second-quarter-financial-2024-results" rel="noreferrer noopener">in the same quarter of the previous year</a>.
Bookings increased by 7% to 105,160 from 97,970 in the previous quarter, driven by a 1.5x increase in the guest repeat booking rate.
Price Action: ZCAR shares are up 104.9% at $2.93 premarket at the last check Thursday.
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Shares of Zoomcar Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZCAR#NASDAQ">ZCAR</a>) rose sharply in today's pre-market trading after it reported a 43% year-on-year growth in bookings for November 2024, primarily driven by increased wedding <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ZCAR/news">season demand</a>.
Zoomcar shares jumped 142% to $3.46 in the pre-market trading session.
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Gainers</h3>
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<li>SciSparc Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPRC#NASDAQ">SPRC</a>) gained 161% to $0.5775 in pre-market trading. SciSparc said AutoMax received its first shipment of vehicles manufactured by Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group.</li>
<li>Millennium Group International Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGIH#NASDAQ">MGIH</a>) gained 153% to $3.8800 in pre-market trading after gaining 10% on Tuesday.</li>
<li>Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADD#NASDAQ">ADD</a>) rose 94% to $4.20 in pre-market trading after the company announced a prominent member of the UAE&#8217;s royal family, has joined the company as an independent director.</li>
<li>SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMX#NYSE">SMX</a>) shares jumped 69.3% to $0.3690 in pre-market trading.</li>
<li>reAlpha Tech Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AIRE#NASDAQ">AIRE</a>) gained 48% to $2.04 in pre-market trading after jumping around 10% on Tuesday.</li>
<li>Lichen China Limited (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LICN#NASDAQ">LICN</a>) rose 35.7% to $0.2851 in pre-market trading after gaining around 24% on Tuesday.</li>
<li>SES AI Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SES#NYSE">SES</a>) gained 36.3% to $0.9689 in pre-market trading after surging around 36% on Tuesday.</li>
<li>China Yuchai International Limited (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CYD#NYSE">CYD</a>) gained 25.8% to $12.32 in pre-market trading after gaining more than 5% on Tuesday.</li>
<li>SOBR Safe, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SOBR#NASDAQ">SOBR</a>) rose 17.8% to $1.12 in pre-market trading after falling around 8% on Tuesday.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Losers</h3>
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<li>Hour Loop, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HOUR#NASDAQ">HOUR</a>) shares tumbled 30.5% to $3.0600 in pre-market trading after jumping 203% on Tuesday.</li>
<li>Carbon Revolution Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CREV#NASDAQ">CREV</a>) fell 28.8% to $6.52 in pre-market trading. Carbon Revolution shares jumped 135% on Tuesday after the company announced it has reached an agreement with OIC for a further $25 million in financing to support the ongoing liquidity of the business.</li>
<li>SaverOne 2014 Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SVRE#NASDAQ">SVRE</a>) declined 25.7% to $1.12 in pre-market trading after jumping around 63% on Tuesday.</li>
<li>Baosheng Media Group Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BAOS#NASDAQ">BAOS</a>) fell 25.7% to $5.26 in today's pre-market trading after jumping 310% on Tuesday.</li>
<li>Meiwu Technology Company Limited (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WNW#NASDAQ">WNW</a>) shares dipped 25.1% to $1.64 in pre-market trading. Meiwu Technology regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule, which requires ordinary shares to maintain minimum bid price.</li>
<li>Luokung Technology Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LKCO#NASDAQ">LKCO</a>) dipped 21.1% to $1.3500 in pre-market trading after gaining over 4% on Tuesday.</li>
<li>TCTM Kids IT Education Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TCTM#NASDAQ">TCTM</a>) shares fell 21.1% to $0.5979 in pre-market trading.</li>
<li>Brera Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BREA#NASDAQ">BREA</a>) fell 18.1% to $0.8190 in pre-market trading after gaining over 42% on Tuesday.</li>
<li>NeuroPace, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NPCE#NASDAQ">NPCE</a>) shares fell 10.1% to $10.01 in pre-market trading.</li>
<li>Delcath Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DCTH#NASDAQ">DCTH</a>) fell 10% to $10.21 in pre-market trading.</li>
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