NB - Latest News
NioCorp Developments Ltd. (NB), operates in Basic Materials / Industrial Materials, trades on NASDAQ.
Market capitalization stands near $849.2M. Beta to the broader market is 0.19.
The article list below shows the most recent NB headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent NB Headlines
The 5 Strategic Projects Quietly Defining the Next Decade of West's Critical Minerals Supply
gurufocus.com - May 13, 2026
The 5 Strategic Projects Quietly Defining the Next Decade of West's Critical Minerals Supply PR Newswire CHARLOT
Tungsten Is the Critical Mineral Canada Owns — and One Junior Just Financed Its Way Into the Reshoring Trade
globenewswire.com - May 13, 2026
Issued on behalf of Western Star Resources Inc. A CMETC-eligible flow-through financing, a €200,000 European IR mandate, and a DIBC application land
Wall Street Analysts Believe NioCorp Developments Ltd. (NB) Could Rally 101.25%: Here's is How to Trade
zacks.com - Apr 30, 2026
The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 101. 3% in NioCorp Developments Ltd.
USAR vs. NB: Which Mining Stock Offers a Better Value Right Now?
zacks.com - Apr 22, 2026
USA Rare Earth and NioCorp advance major projects amid rising rare earth demand, but ongoing losses, high costs and funding risks cloud their outlook.
Has NioCorp Developments Ltd. (NB) Outpaced Other Basic Materials Stocks This Year?
zacks.com - Apr 21, 2026
Here is how NioCorp Developments Ltd. (NB) and Silvercorp (SVM) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
How News Affects NB Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track NB's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked NB news questions
- What is the latest NB news headline?
- The most recent NB headline (May 13, 2026) is "The 5 Strategic Projects Quietly Defining the Next Decade of West's Critical Minerals Supply". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the NB news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What NB news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual NB options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.