Imugene (ASX:IMU) secures firm commitments to raise $11.1 million through a placement, the proceeds of which will help fund the continued development of its lead CAR-T therapy, azer-cel, following positive early clinical results.

⚡ Funding secured: The placement is expected to fund azer-cel development into CY2027, supporting clinical, regulatory and manufacturing activities.
🧬 Positive clinical data: The capital raise follows complete responses in the first two evaluable patients treated in the BTKi combination cohort of the Phase 1b trial.
📈 Next milestones: Additional patient data is expected over the next 6–12 months as Imugene advances partnering and regulatory discussions.

"This Placement funds a series of important clinical data readouts over the next 6–12 months, including presentations at ASH and ASCO, while supporting our ongoing business development activities and continued discussions with potential pharmaceutical partners. " – Imugene Managing Director & CEO Leslie Chong

The US government is giving $1000 to all newborn babies - it’s called a Trump Account, and it launched on July 4.Every American child born between 2025 and 2028 can get a one-time $1,000 deposit from the government. That money goes into low-cost US stock index funds and is locked away until the child turns 18.

Family, friends and even employers can chip in more, up to $5,000 a year, and because it starts at birth and rides the market for decades, compounding does the heavy lifting. The government`s own site projects that a single $1,000 could grow to around $243,000 by age 55.

The core idea is powerful. There`s a famous line, often credited to Einstein, that compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. Start early enough, and time does the work for you.

#trump #money #investing #fintok #stocks

hipages Group (ASX:HPG) connects homeowners with tradies and is continuing to expand its ecosystem with new AI-powered tools, an upgraded hipages for business app and new member benefits designed to help tradies win more work and run their businesses more efficiently. With more than 12 million jobs posted, over 33,000 tradie members, and further product updates expected, CEO Roby Sharon-Zipser joins The Stock Network`s Lel Smits to discuss how hipages is positioning itself for its next phase of growth.

🇦🇺 Scaling Australia`s leading tradie platform
🤖 AI making life easier for tradies
🛠️ New products, AI and outlook

Founded in 2009 by Alex Vynokur, @betashares has grown into one of Australia`s largest investment managers, with more than $80 billion in assets under management and more than one million Australian investors. More broadly, Australia`s ETF industry has surpassed $364 billion in funds under management following another year of record inflows, with the number of Australian ETF investors rising to 2.7 million and expected to approach 3 million this year. As investors navigate AI, global equities, fixed income, portfolio construction and evolving market conditions, Betashares Founder and CEO Alex Vynokur joins The Stock Network`s Lel Smits to discuss the key ETF trends shaping FY27 and where investors are directing capital.

📈 The defining ETF trend of FY27
🌏 International versus Australian equities
🤖 AI and thematic investing
🎓 Investor education
💼 Personal investing habits
🚀 Looking ahead

Could you be about to own a piece of SpaceX without ever choosing to? The answer is probably yes. Nasdaq just announced Space Exploration Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:SPCX) will join the Nasdaq 100 before markets open on July 7, 2026.

The Nasdaq 100 is tracked by more than 200 investment products, holding over $800 billion, and those funds don`t get a choice, when SpaceX joins, they automatically buy it. If your super fund or ETF tracks the Nasdaq, you`re about to own a slice of Elon Musk`s rocket company. No decision required.

That`s the quiet power of index investing. You don`t pick the companies. The rulebook does, and this week the rulebook picked SpaceX.

#SpaceX #Fintok #stocks #nasdaq #tech

Neu Horizon Uranium has listed on the ASX with the ticker code of NHU. The company is a uranium explorer focused on the further discovery and development of uranium deposits in its projects located in northern Sweden and the Athabasca Basin in Canada. The Company’s portfolio provides exposure to highly prospective granitic-hosted, pegmatitic and sediment-hosted uranium systems, with initial exploration confirming anomalous uranium concentrations across multiple permits. Proceeds from the IPO raise will fund exploration activities across the Company’s projects, including maiden and follow-up drilling programs at priority exploration targets.

Media: The Stock Network, Lel Smits

Stakk (ASX:SKK) enters into an agreement to acquire U.S.-based AI company ParaScript for US$63 million, creating one of the world`s largest AI-native Digital Trust platforms.

🤖 AI expansion: ParaScript adds more than 30 years of AI expertise in document intelligence and fraud detection to Stakk`s platform.
📈 Growth outlook: The combined business is expected to generate A$55.2 million in FY2027 revenue, subject to completion.
🌍 Funding secured: Stakk has secured commitments to raise A$27 million to help fund the acquisition.

"The acquisition of ParaScript represents the next decisive step in Stakk`s long-term strategy to become one of the world`s leading AI-native Digital Trust infrastructure providers for regulated industries." – Stakk Director Arthur Lo

Kincora Copper (ASX & TSXV:KCC) has inked agreements to divest its Mongolian asset portfolio for US$10 million, marking a significant milestone in the company`s transition to an Australia-focused explorer and prospect generator. Following the previously received US$1.5 million option payment, Kincora is set to receive another US$3.5 million within five business days, with the final US$5 million expected to be released from escrow when the transaction ties up later this year. CEO Sam Spring joins The Stock Network`s Lel Smits to discuss what the transaction means for Kincora`s balance sheet, its Australian growth strategy, and the next catalysts as drilling continues across its NSW portfolio.

🇲🇳 US$10 million divestment strengthens the balance sheet
⚒️ Current drilling activities
🤝 More deals and other activities