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17:57 EDT Qualcomm director Paul Jacobs will not be re-nominated to board - Qualcomm announced that Dr. Paul Jacobs will not be re-nominated to the Qualcomm board at Qualcomm's Annual Meeting of Stockholders on March 23. The board reached that decision following his notification to the board that he has decided to explore the possibility of making a proposal to acquire Qualcomm. The board will consist of ten directors effective as of the holding of the annual meeting. Following the withdrawal of Broadcom's takeover proposal, Qualcomm is focused on executing its business plan and maximizing value for shareholders as an independent company. There can be no assurance that Jacobs can or will make a proposal, but, if he does, the board will of course evaluate it consistent with its fiduciary duties to shareholders. Jacobs has been an employee and director of Qualcomm since 1990, rising to the level of CEO and chairman of the board.

17:41 EDT Abeona Therapeutics reports $137.8M in capital at 2017 year end - Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of December 31, 2017 were $137.8M, compared to $56.5M as of September 30, 2017.

17:26 EDT Point72 Asset Management reports 5.2% passive stake in U.S. Concrete

17:08 EDT United Continental director Shapiro acquires 25,000 common shares - In a regulatory filing, United Continental director Edward Shapiro disclosed the purchase of 25,000 common shares in two transactions. The first transaction, dated March 14, was for 10,000 shares at a price of $71 per share. The second transaction, dated March 15, was for 15,000 shares at a price of $70.42 per share.

16:58 EDT ChannelAdvisor executive chairman sells 40,000 common shares - In a regulatory filing, ChannelAdvisor executive chairman Scot M. Wingo disclosed the sale of 40,000 common shares of the company at a price of $9.15 per share.

16:56 EDT Norfolk Southern 'remaining neutral' toward TRC's 'mini-tender' offer - Norfolk Southern has been notified that TRC Capital Corporation made an unsolicited "mini-tender" offer, dated Feb. 23, 2018, to purchase up to 1M shares of Norfolk Southern stock at $136 per share, or 4.65% below the closing share price on the day of the offer. TRC also has reserved the right to terminate the offer. Norfolk Southern is in no way associated with TRC, and expresses no opinion and is remaining neutral toward TRC's offer.

16:54 EDT Cisco EVP Goeckeler sells 20,671 common shares - In a regulatory filing, Cisco Systems EVP of networking and security David Goeckeler disclosed the sale of 20,671 common shares of the company at a price of $45.5014 per share.

16:48 EDT Marvell holders approve share issuance in connection with proposed Cavium deal - Marvell Technology (MRVL) announced that its shareholders have voted to approve the issuance of Marvell common shares in connection with the previously announced proposed acquisition of Cavium (CAVM). In a preliminary count of the voting results from today's meeting of shareholders, more than 99% of votes represented in person or by proxy were voted in favor of approving the issuance of Marvell common shares in connection with the proposed acquisition. At a meeting held today prior to the Marvell shareholder vote, Cavium shareholders voted to approve the merger with Marvell. Marvell expects the transaction to close mid-calendar year 2018, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals. The final voting results on all agenda items for each company's special meeting will be disclosed in separate Current Reports on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

16:33 EDT Vuzix to ship Toshiba smart glasses in spring of 2018 - Vuzix (VUZI) said that, in the spring of 2018, it will begin shipping several new products. The first will be the Windows-based smart glasses for Toshiba (TOSBF, TOSYY). Vuzix entered into a development agreement with Toshiba in February 2017 to create a customized Window-based USB-C Type C AR Smart Glasses for Toshiba, which is a derivative product of the Vuzix M300 Smart Glasses. Vuzix recently began mass producing the device pursuant to a 3-year supply agreement the company has entered into with Toshiba. The second new product will be a Vuzix waveguide based smart glasses product, the Vuzix Blade. The Vuzix Blade is our first AR Smart Glasses that feature a stylish eyeglass form factor and are Alexa-enabled. The company's next waveguide based smart glasses, the M3000 Smart Glasses will leverage heavily from the M300 design and electronics and as a result should allow it to enter volume production in the fall of 2018. The company is also focused on the formation of new strategic partnerships on the waveguide and display engine side.

16:19 EDT Bemis announces agreement with Starboard Value - Bemis Company announced that it has entered into an agreement with Starboard Value LP, which currently owns approximately 3.3% of the company's outstanding shares, pursuant to which its board of directors has appointed Guillermo Novo, Marran H. Ogilvie, George W. Wurtz III, and Robert H. Yanker as new independent directors to the company's board, effective immediately. The company also announced that Ronald J. Floto and William L. Mansfield will retire from the board at the end of their current terms and will not stand for reelection at the 2018 Annual Meeting. Following the 2018 Annual Meeting, the board will be comprised of 13 directors, 12 of whom will be independent. In addition, Bemis created a Finance and Strategy Committee of the Board, which will be composed of two incumbent directors, David S. Haffner and Philip G. Weaver, and two new directors, Marran H. Ogilvie and Robert H. Yanker. The committee will be responsible for reviewing a wide range of topics, including the company's financial matters, strategic direction, and potential merger, acquisition, and divestiture opportunities, and make recommendations to the board regarding such topics. Under the agreement, Starboard will vote its shares in favor of all of the board's nominees and support all board recommended proposals at the company's 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, among other things. This agreement will be filed on a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

16:11 EDT Geron sees Continuation Decision occuring by end of 3Q18 - Following completion of the IMbark protocol-specified primary analysis, Janssen (JNJ) must notify Geron (GERN) whether it elects to maintain the license rights and continue the development of imetelstat in any indication. Geron expects the protocol-specified primary analysis for IMbark to begin by the end of the second quarter of 2018. As such, the company expects the Continuation Decision to occur by the end of the third quarter of 2018.

16:08 EDT Smart Sand acquires $15.5M in assets, reaches agreement with Canadian Pacific - Smart Sand (SND) announced that it acquired the rights to operate a unit train capable transloading terminal in Van Hook, North Dakota to service the Bakken Formation. The company paid consideration of approximately $15.5M to acquire certain assets at the Van Hook terminal, and has entered into a long-term lease agreement in connection with the transaction. As part of this transaction, Smart Sand and Canadian Pacific (CP) have entered into a long-term agreement to service Van Hook directly along with the other key oil and gas exploration and production basins of North America. The company expects to have the Van Hook facility operational in April 2018.

16:04 EDT Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec reports 5.1% passive stake in Stantec

15:33 EDT Baidu, Skyworth partner to develop AI ecosystem for smart homes - Baidu announced a strategic partnership with Skyworth, a Chinese electrical household appliance maker, to develop a fully-integrated in-home ecosystem powered by artificial intelligence. The company also announced a strategic investment in Shenzhen Coocaa Network Technology Company Limited, a subsidiary of Skyworth. Coocaa, the internet TV brand and intelligent operating system for Skyworth's products, will be integrated with Baidu's conversational AI system DuerOS as part of a strategic cooperation to use technology, content, data and operations together to create a revolutionary new smart home experience. The cooperation will bring together Baidu's advanced AI capabilities and Skyworth's strengths in the home appliance market to jointly create industry-leading smart home and Internet of Things services for consumers.

13:02 EDT Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 6 to 990 rigs - Baker Hughes reports that the U.S. rig count is up 6 rigs from last week to 990, with oil rigs up 4 to 800, gas rigs up 1 to 189, and miscellaneous rigs up 1 to 1. The U.S. Rig Count is up 201 rigs from last year's count of 789, with oil rigs up 169, gas rigs up 32, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 1. The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 13 rigs and down 6 rigs from last year's count of 19. The Canada Rig Count is down 54 rigs from last week to 219, with oil rigs down 52 to 144 and gas rigs down 2 to 75. The Canada Rig Count is down 57 rigs from last year's count of 276, with oil rigs down 5, gas rigs down 50, and miscellaneous rigs down 2.

12:35 EDT EQT Midstream Partners sees immaterial impact from FERC announcement - EQT Midstream Partners, LP (EQM) announced that it expects an immaterial impact, if any, from yesterday's revised policy statement by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to disallow income tax cost recovery by pipelines owned by master limited partnerships. As of December 31, 2017, approximately 89% of EQM's contracted transmission capacity was subscribed under negotiated rate agreements, the company said in a statement. In addition, all of the 2 Bcf per day of capacity on the Mountain Valley Pipeline is subscribed under negotiated rate agreements, it added. EQT Midstream noted that in 2017, approximately 54% of its operating revenues were generated by gathering operations and 46% of operating revenues were from the transmission and storage segment.

12:31 EDT The Intersection: Crypto and Wall Street This Week - As bitcoin, ethereum and other cryptocurrencies get increasing attention from investors, Wall Street and its traditional banks continue to adjust to the shift. Catch up on this week's top stories highlighting the intersection of these old guard and new school areas of finance with this recap compiled by The Fly: 1. SEC LOOKS AT HEDGE FUNDS: The Securities and Exchange Commission is adding hedge funds as a point of scrutiny in the "cryptocurrency craze," Bloomberg reported Wednesday. In an attempt to keep client assets safe, the SEC is looking into the business practices of many funds as well as initial coin offerings and "digital-token sales that give buyers stakes in companies." The agency is asking crypto-focused funds how they price digital investments and is looking for information on their compliance with rules to prevent the theft of investor cash. In addition, some funds have received subpoenas from the SEC's Enforcement Division. 2. GOOGLE TO BAN CRYPTO ADS: In a Wednesday support posting, Google (GOOG, GOOGL) announced it would ban cryptocurrency ads. The company said, "In June 2018, Google will update the Financial services policy to restrict the advertisement of Contracts for Difference, rolling spot forex, and financial spread betting. In addition, ads for the following will no longer be allowed to serve binary options and synonymous products and cryptocurrencies and related content including but not limited to initial coin offerings, cryptocurrency exchanges, cryptocurrency wallets, and cryptocurrency trading advice." 3. COINBASE GETS UK BANK ACCOUNT: Zeeshan Feroz, UK chief executive officer at Coinbase, said in a Wednesday blog post that Coinbase has been granted an e-money license by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority. He also said Coinbase is the first crypto-exchange to support the UK's Faster Payments Scheme. Feroz commented, "The license requires Coinbase's e-money operations to meet the strict rules enforced by the FCA and the Payment Services Directive. For our customers, this will ultimately help us deliver a better experience through new partnerships and an easier to use product." Coinbase obtained the bank account with U.K. lender Barclays (BCS). 4. IMF CALLS FOR CRACKDOWN: In a Tuesday blog post, International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde warned about the criminal risks of cryptocurrencies and said regulators should use the underlying technology to fight back. "We can begin by focusing on policies that ensure financial integrity and protect consumers in the crypto world just as we have for the traditional financial sector. Indeed, the same innovations that power crypto-assets can also help us regulate them," she said. 5. CRYPTO CHATTER: Tech investor Peter Thiel, who has invested over $15M in bitcoin along with his investment firm, said he was long bitcoin while being neutral to skeptical on other cryptocurrencies, Business Insider reported Friday. "I'm not exactly sure whether or not I would encourage people to turn out and buy these cryptocurrencies right now," he said. "Any of the objections most people would have to bitcoin are the same objections people would have had to gold. But money is a bubble that never pops ... and there is this bubble-like aspect to money that can be quite stable." In a Thursday CNBC interview, FireEye (FEYE) chief executive officer Kevin Mandia pointed out the cybersecurity risks associated with bitcoin. "You can have end-user machines compromised and then have bitcoin mined, or monero mined. What I have found from our vantage point in cybersecurity is it's faster and easier to make money stealing the digital currency and using it than it is in fact real currency at this point," he said. "The anonymity of the currencies create a challenge in cybersecurity." In addition, Visa (V) chief financial officer Vasant Prabhu criticized the bitcoin "bubble" saying cryptocurrency was used by "every crook and dirty politician" and his encounters with ill-informed retail investors have been "a real shock", the Financial Times reported Friday. "The people asking me are the ones who scare the hell out of me," he said. CRYPTO STOCK PLAYS: Cryptocurrency revenues have been pointed to as reasons to be bullish on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Nvidia (NVDA) in select research. Overstock (OSTK), DPW Holdings (DPW), Long Blockchain (LBCC), Kodak (KODK), Seven Stars Cloud Group (SSC), Riot Blockchain (RIOT), Longfin (LFIN), Pareteum (TEUM) and Social Reality (SRAX) are other stocks that have been touted, or promoted themselves, as a way to play the crypto theme. PRICE ACTION: As of time of writing, bitcoin dropped roughly 1.9% this week to $8,519 in U.S. dollars according to CoinDesk. WANT BITCOIN NEWS ALERTS?: To receive alerts on stories relating to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Fly subscribers can enter "Bitcoin" into the "Add symbols" box of their portfolios.

12:17 EDT Google expands Cloud Platform in the Netherlands region - In a blog post, Google announced that it was expanding its Google Cloud Platform in the Netherlands region by launching a third zone in the region. This is the 45th GCP zone globally and now, like other GCP regions, this third zone enables developers to build highly available services that meet the needs of their business. Reference Link

12:10 EDT Lockheed Martin confirms $3.53B contract award from U.S. Army - Lockheed Martin was awarded a seven-year, $3.53B contract to globally sustain more than 300,000 fielded Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations, or TADSS, including live-fire ranges and instrumentation systems. The Army Contracting Command - Orlando, in support of the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation awarded the Army TADSS Maintenance Program contract.

12:00 EDT Mox Reports announces short position in Vuzix, sees shares worth under 50c

11:30 EDT Kratos Defense shares fall after bearish report from Spruce Point Capital - In a critical investment research report from Spruce Point Capital Management, the firm said it conducted a forensic and fundamental analysis of Kratos Defense and believes the current management has destroyed "tremendous value" and noted the company has repeatedly had issues with Federal regulators. Spruce Point cautioned investors to view Kratos shares with "extreme caution," and said it sees 40%-70% downside risk. PRICE ACTION: In late morning trading, Kratos shares are lower by 3.5% to $10.08 on a day the broader markets are slightly higher.

11:12 EDT Fibria Celulose to combine operations with Suzano - In a filing, Fibria stated it has received the following information from its controlling shareholders Votorantim S.A. and BNDES Participacoes - BNDESPAR. On March 15, 2018, Fibria Controlling Shareholders, Suzano Holding and the other controlling shareholders of Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A, with Suzano Papel e Celulose, acting as intervening party, have entered into the Voting Agreement and other Obligations, by means of which Suzano controlling shareholders and Fibria controlling shareholders have agreed to exercise their voting rights in order to combine the operations and shareholding basis of Suzano and the company, through a corporate reorganization. A corporate reorganization shall be submitted to the shareholders of the companies, which will result in: (a) the ownership by Suzano of all the shares issued by Fibria; and (b) the receipt by Fibria's shareholders, for each common share issued by Fibria, of (i) R$ 52.50, adjusted by the CDI variation from March 15, until the date of its effective payment, to be made in a single installment on the date of implementation of the Transaction, and (ii) 0.4611 common shares of Suzano, to be also delivered on the date of the implementation of the Transaction. In addition to the CDI adjustment, as indicated above, the cash installment will be adjusted as a consequence of any dividends, interest on net equity and other proceeds declared by the companies as of the date hereof, except for the minimum mandatory dividend of Suzano and Fibria that have already been disclosed to the market. The Exchange Ratio will be proportionally adjusted in case of any stock splits, reverse stock splits and bonus stocks of Suzano and Fibria.

10:31 EDT FireEye in focus as Cisco, Symantec watch turnaround - Shares of FireEye (FEYE) are in focus amid rumors rival Symantec (SYMC) and Cisco (CSCO) are watching the company closely during its turnaround. TECH FIRMS WATCH TURNAROUND: The progress of FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia in turning around the company is likely being watched by rival security firms like Symantec as well as big tech companies like Cisco, The Information reported Thursday. FireEye saw increased losses in 2014 due to slowing sales growth and elevated spending and Mandia was hired in 2016 to take the helm of the company. He immediately began efforts to cut costs and update the company's product portfolio, which has reduced losses, however the stock has remained depressed. The CEO said he thinks the company's problems result from a lack of clear identity and he aims for FireEye to be defined by knowing more about hackers than anybody and meeting those threats with innovative products. Big companies like Cisco and Symantec have looked at the company as a takeover target, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. "Whether you build to sell a company or build to last forever, you should do the same things," Mandia said in an interview. "If anyone bought us, I'm still along for the ride and we have to operationally manage what we've got." WHAT'S NOTABLE: In 2016, FireEye reportedly rejected several takeover offers. Synmantec held talks to acquire the company but ended negotiations in February without a deal due to disagreements over price, Reuters reported in 2016. Symantec's LifeLock reportedly was planning to offer $16 per share for FireEye. In addition, the company's talks with another buyer stalled in March as the bid was below its expectations, Bloomberg reported in June 2016. FireEye, which hired Morgan Stanley to explore a sale, was seeking offers of $30 per share or more. Following the talks, the company said it was no longer actively looking to sell itself. MANDIA SPEAKS WITH CRAMER: In an interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday, Mandia said regardless of any takeover rumors, the company "just has to execute." "We're just heads down executing. I truly believe that's a CEO's number one job. Control your own destiny, execute to it," he said. "We had major products that were starting to decelerate in growth and we knew we had to have next-gen stuff to kind of come in and cover the gap for us." Mandia also pointed out there are no rules or repercussions to hacking when in countries like China, Russia, North Korea and Iran. "We don't have rules of engagement. Not every nation is establishing the same rules, everybody is kind of figuring it out, 'How are we supposed to act in cyberspace?'" he said. "The reality is this: if all Russia's cyberweapons win against us and all of our cyberweapons win against Russia, they win because we're the ones that rely on the internet." In addition, Mandia commented on bitcoin (BTC) saying, "You can have end-user machines compromised and then have bitcoin mined, or monero mined. What I have found from our vantage point in cybersecurity is it's faster and easier to make money stealing the digital currency and using it than it is in fact real currency at this point...The anonymity of the currencies create a challenge in cybersecurity because it used to be if I hacked your machine I could monetize it if I get a credit card number. Now I can just extort you anonymously from 10,000 miles away." PRICE ACTION: FireEye is up 0.6% to $18.22 in morning trading.

09:40 EDT Zosano Pharma jumps 25% after reaching milestone in M207-ADAM study - Zosano Pharma announced that the 100th patient has enrolled and received M207 in the long-term safety study for the acute treatment of migraine. M207 is Zosano's lead development candidate. M207-ADAM is an open label study evaluating the safety of the 3.8mg dose of zolmitriptan in migraine patients who have historically experienced at least 2 migraines per month. Patients are expected to treat a minimum of two migraines per month, with no maximum treatment limits. The study will evaluate at least 150 patients for six months, and 50 patients for a year at 31 sites in the U.S. The Company may elect to enroll more than the required number of patients to ensure a robust data set, and achievement of the requisite number of evaluable patients completing 6 and 12 months. The primary objective of the study is to assess safety of M207 during repeated use over 6 and 12 months. M207-ADAM study updates include:103 patients have qualified and received study drug additional 77 patients have signed consents and are in the 2-week run-in evaluation period study patients have treated 278 migraines since study initiation "Our clinical investigators are doing an excellent job in patient recruitment and follow-up and we are pleased with the study's progress," said Dr. Donald Kellerman, Zosano's VP, Clinical Development and Medical Affairs. "We have reached an important milestone in our M207-ADAM study. With the 100th patient enrolled, we project that 12 months from now, at least 50 of these patients will complete the study and have treated at least two migraines per month. Our investigator partners will continue enrolling to reach a sufficient number of patients such that 150 patients will complete six months, but the clinical completion of the study will occur after 50 subjects have completed a year, which we estimate to be in one year."

09:19 EDT K12 extends partnership with Beijing Royal School - K12 announced an expanded partnership agreement to make the Fazheng Group's Beijing Royal School, or BRS, a Kindergarten through 12th grade international school in China, a value-added user and in-country distributor of K12 Inc.'s proprietary digital curriculum. BRS is a growing education leader in China with over eight thousand students currently enrolled. K12 has successfully delivered blended learning through BRS for the past three years, leveraging The Keystone School's accredited, online high school courses and educational services. In Phase one, nearly six hundred students are already enrolled in the program, but BRS leaders see the initial phase of their partnership with K12 as just the beginning of what blended and online learning can offer students across China.

09:09 EDT On The Fly: Pre-market Movers - HIGHER: Qualcomm (QCOM), up 1% after the Financial Times reported that ex-chairman Paul Jacobs has approached a number of global investors in an attempt to acquire the chipmaker. However, a leveraged buyout of Qualcomm seems highly improbable, CNBC's David Faber reports... Lumber Liquidators (LL), up 4% after the stock was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Loop Capital. UP AFTER EARNINGS: Adobe (ADBE), up 4%... Kodak (KODK), up 12%... Catabasis (CATB), up 8%, Aurinia (AUPH), up 7%. DOWN AFTER EARNINGS: Tiffany (TIF), down 5%... Broadcom (AVGO), down 2%... Perry Ellis (PERY), down 4%, Mazor Robotics (MZOR), down 4%... Overstock.com (OSTK), down 14%. LOWER: Mazor Robotics (MZOR), down 4% after the stock was downgraded to Underperform from Hold.

09:06 EDT Liberty Property sells suburban Philadelphia office properties for $106.9M - Liberty Property has sold 779,190 square feet of suburban office properties in two transactions for $106.9 million. Both transactions closed this week. In the first transaction, Liberty sold 9, 15-25 and 11 Great Valley Parkway in Malvern, PA. The properties totaled 186,248 square feet, and were sold for $14.9 million. The properties in the second transaction are 440 and 460 E. Swedesford Road in Wayne, PA; 2100 and 2201 Renaissance Boulevard in King of Prussia, PA; 45 Liberty Boulevard and 300, 400 and 500 Chesterfield Parkway in Malvern, PA. They total 592,942 square feet, and sold for $92 million. In addition, Liberty has sold one 80,000 square foot industrial building at 301 Hill Carter Parkway in Richmond, VA for $7 million. With these sales, Liberty's 2018 dispositions to date total $190.8 million.

09:05 EDT United Technologies feels better about container refrigeration segment - Growth and focus in refrigeration is in emerging markets.

09:02 EDT Tiffany expects Q1 earnings to be up over a year ago - CEO Alessandro Bogliolo says company needs to accelerate pace of execution of strategies. Says strategic review resulted in six priorities. Says will amplify evolved brand message, will renew broad offerings and enhance in-store presentation, will focus on delivering seamless omnichannel experience, will cultivate optimized technology model, will inspire and align Tiffany workforce and will work to strengthen competitive position. VP of Investor Relations Mark Aaron says planning to open 9 stores, at least one in each region, close two stores and relocate 15 stores in 2018. Expects to increase global square footage by approximately 2%. Says will report comparable store sales on an omnichannel basis in Q1. Says will combine fashion and designer jewelry category with solitaire jewelry category. Says will launch new jewelry collection focused on platinum and diamonds in 2018. CFO Mark Erceg says company is doing a much better job managing cost. Says has financial strength to continue investing in business as well as return cash to shareholders. Expects to see a gradual phasing in before seeing full benefit of lower statutory tax rate. Expects 2018 effective tax rate in high 20% area before seeing a step down in rate in 2019. Says gross margin to expand, but operating margin to decline in 2018. Sees operating margin expansion in 2019 and beyond. Sees Q1 earnings to be up over a year ago. Expects $380M of free cash flow in 2018. Comments taken from Q4 earnings conference call.

08:39 EDT United Technologies says backlogs are a concern in Middle East, China

08:37 EDT United Technologies says needs to convert backlog - Company has path through 2020, but will need positive end-markets. Can get to goals with recoveries in China and Europe. Says we can exit with 3-5% earnings trajectory. Comment from Analyst Day presentation.

08:34 EDT China Cord Blood announces approval of name change to Global Cord Blood - China Cord Blood Corporation announced the results of its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, which was held on March 16, 2018, in Hong Kong S.A.R., China. At the Extraordinary General Meeting, shareholders approved the company's name to change from "China Cord Blood Corporation" to "Global Cord Blood Corporation". The company expects to receive approval from the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands for the name change in the next several days and that GCBC's ordinary shares will commence trading under the New Name on the New York Stock Exchange with effect from March 22, 2018 under a new CUSIP of G39342 103 and ISIN of KYG393421030 but still with ticker symbol "CO". The website address of the Company will be changed to http://www.globalcordbloodcorp.com. The change of company name will not affect any of the rights of the existing shareholders of the company. All share certificates of the company in issue bearing the former name of the Company continue to be evidence of title and valid for all purposes. New share certificates of the company which are issued on or after March 22, 2018 will be issued under the New Name of the company.

08:27 EDT Scientific Games announces launch of National Lottery of Kazakhstan - Scientific Games Corporation announces the official launch of the National Lottery of Kazakhstan, bringing lottery game entertainment to the Republic of Kazakhstan in Central Asia. The Lottery is operated by JSC Satty Zhuldyz, which was awarded a 15-year contract, with Scientific Games serving as the exclusive supplier of all games, technology and services. Lottery instant "scratch" games and draw games, including numbers and Keno, are launching across a network of approximately 3,000 retailers in Kazakhstan, the world's 9th largest country in geographic size and the region's economic powerhouse generating 60 percent of Central Asia's GDP.

08:17 EDT Fortress: As of December 31 Fortress had cash equivalents $168.3M vs. $172.6M - As of December 31, Fortress' consolidated cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, cash deposits with clearing organizations and restricted cash totaled $168.3M, compared to $172.6M as of September 30, 2017, and $105.2M of December 31, 2016, a decrease of $4.3M for the fourth quarter and an increase of $63.1M year-to-date.

08:08 EDT Second Sight names Gregg Williams as chairman of the board - Second Sight announced that the board has appointed Gregg Williams as chairman of the board, effective immediately. Williams, a current member of the board of Second Sight and the company's largest shareholder succeeds Robert Greenberg, who has served as chairman of the board since August 2015 and who remains a member of the board.

08:00 EDT Edgewater trading resumes

07:36 EDT A10 Networks reaches settlement with VIEX, adds Tor Braham to board - A10 Networks announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with VIEX Capital Advisors, which, together with its affiliates, beneficially owns approximately 5.3% of A10's outstanding shares. Under the terms of the agreement, A10 appointed Tor Braham to its board of directors effective March 14. Additionally, A10's board of directors will submit for stockholder approval a proposal to declassify the board of directors at its 2018 annual meeting. If the proposal to declassify the board of directors is approved by stockholders at the 2018 annual meeting, declassification of the board will be implemented on a rolling basis beginning with the 2018 annual meeting such that each director serving as of immediately prior to the opening of the polls at the 2018 annual meeting will serve through the remainder of his term and, in general, each director elected or appointed at or after that meeting will serve a one-year term.

07:35 EDT Platinum Equity submits binding offer to acquire LifeScan from J&J for $2.1B - Platinum Equity announced that it has submitted a binding offer to acquire LifeScan from Johnson & Johnson in a transaction valued at approximately $2.1B. LifeScan is a leader in blood glucose monitoring products with 2017 net revenue of approximately $1.5B. Headquartered in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania and Zug, Switzerland, LifeScan serves approximately 20M patients globally in more than 90 countries. LifeScan President Valerie Asbury would continue leading the business following the change in ownership. The acceptance period for the offer will end on June 15, 2018, unless extended, and during that time, consultations with relevant works councils are planned. If the offer is accepted, the transaction would be expected to close by the end of 2018, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

07:34 EDT Audit committee finds GlobalSCAPE did not have control over financial reporting - Subject to management's completion of the restated financial statements and related disclosures for the restatement periods, as well as the reviews and audit to be conducted by GlobalSCAPE's independent registered public accounting firm, Weaver and Tidwell, the company currently anticipates filing, on or before June 15, the amendment to its 2016 Form 10-K, the amendment to the March 2017 10-Q and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017 and the 2017 Form 10-K. However, because of the nature and amount of work that needs to be completed to file these reports, the company cannot be certain how much time will ultimately be required to complete the restatement process and accordingly, there remains a substantial risk that additional time will be required. As a result of the accounting and other issues identified by management and the investigation, management has concluded that one or more material weaknesses exist in the company's internal control over financial reporting and that, as a result, the company's disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of each of the restatement periods, and that the company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017, September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017. While the company has not yet completed its assessment of disclosure controls and procedures, and internal control over financial reporting for the restatement periods, the company has already begun to implement a number of ongoing remedial measures in response to the committee's investigation.

07:32 EDT A10 Networks announces delay of 10-K filing - A10 Networks announced that it will delay the filing with the SEC of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, beyond the filing's due date. As previously disclosed, the company's Audit Committee, with the assistance of outside counsel, is conducting an investigation regarding certain revenue recognition and internal control matters. The investigation is focused on the time period of the fourth quarter of 2015 through the fourth quarter of 2017 inclusive. The Audit Committee has not reached any conclusions because the investigation is ongoing. Consequently, the company is not in a position to file the Form 10-K until after the completion of the Audit Committee's investigation. While the company continues to work expeditiously to conclude this review and to file the Form 10-K as soon as practical, it does not anticipate filing its Form 10-K within the 15-day extension period provided under Rule 12b-25(b).

07:27 EDT Edgewater trading halted, news pending

07:07 EDT Kite Realty Group sells two shopping centers for $63M - Kite Realty Group Trust announced that it sold two shopping centers this quarter for $63M in gross proceeds, which were used to pay down the Company's unsecured revolving line of credit: Trussville Promenade, a 463,836 square foot power center located in Birmingham, Alabama that is anchored by Walmart, Regal Cinemas, Big Lots, Marshall's, and Ross Dress For Less; and Memorial Commons, a 111,022 square foot center located in Goldsboro, NC that is anchored by Harris Teeter and Office Depot. "We sold these non-core assets in secondary markets to further our deleveraging strategy and to continue improving the quality of our portfolio," said John Kite, Chief Executive Officer. "These two centers had average base rents and demographics well below those for the balance of our portfolio, and this sale now completes our exit from the Alabama market."

07:02 EDT ITUS to present data from early cancer detection study at AAI meeting - ITUS Corporation announced that it will present the latest data from its ongoing early cancer detection study at the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists in Austin, Texas. The meeting will be held May 4-8, 2018 and will be attended by physicians and scientists dedicated to understanding and advancing the field of immunology. ITUS's proprietary Cchek technology combines immunophenotyping, or analysis of white blood cells, with artificial intelligence to detect the presence of solid tumor from a blood sample. ITUS utilizes flow cytometry for immunophenotyping by monitoring leukocytes focusing on a recently discovered class of cells known as Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells. These cells, as well as other myeloid and lymphoid cells, comprise the human immune system, and ITUS's Cchek monitors perturbations in the immune system to identify tumors. An Artificial Intelligence application known as a Neural Network is utilized to perform the analysis.

06:40 EDT Deutsche Bank CEO: 'Committed' to delivering net profit in 2018 - Deutsche Bank published its 2017 Annual Report. This includes an overview of Deutsche Bank, the Management Report and the bank's audited consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2017. John Cryan, CEO, said: "We remain committed to our objective of delivering a net profit and a competitive dividend payout for 2018. In the meantime we have established the basis for realising Deutsche Bank's full potential." The Management Board has decided to waive its variable compensation for the 2017 financial year. The Supervisory Board respected the decision and has therefore refrained from setting variable compensation for the financial year 2017 for the members of the Management Board.The twelve members of the Management Board collectively received for the year 2017 compensation totaling 29.2 million euros. John Cryan, Management Board Chairman and Group CEO, received a salary of 3.4 million euros.Total compensation awarded to Deutsche Bank employees in respect of the year 2017 increased to 10.3 billion euros. This includes variable compensation for employees of 2.2 billion euros, versus 0.5 billion euros in the prior year and 2.4 billion euros in 2015. The number of employees decreased in 2017 by 2,209 or 2.2 percent to 97,535. Germany saw the largest decline in employee numbers, largely driven by the restructuring of PCB.

06:37 EDT Buckeye Partners does not expect material impact from FERC revised policy - Buckeye Partners announced that, although Buckeye is a Master Limited Partnership, or MLP, it does not expect the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's, or FERC revised policy statement issued yesterday holding that pipeline companies organized as MLPs are not entitled to recover an income tax allowance in their costs of service to have a material impact on Buckeye's operating results. FERC's order addresses the ability of an MLP to recover an income tax allowance for rates that are determined on a cost-of-service basis. A significant portion of Buckeye's rates on file with FERC have not been set on a cost-of-service basis and therefore are not impacted by yesterday's order. For a number of markets in which Buckeye operates, Buckeye has market-based ratemaking authority, which rates do not need to be justified by a cost of service and, as a result, are not impacted by yesterday's order. Buckeye also has a number of negotiated rates on file with FERC that were established through an open season process and are supported by underlying contracts, which, similarly, are not impacted by yesterday's order. In addition, Buckeye has a number of rates on file with state regulatory agencies, none of which are impacted by yesterday's order. For Buckeye's rates established by application of FERC's indexation methodology, wherein the underlying base rates could be required to be justified by a cost of service if challenged, Buckeye believes any potential impact would not be material to Buckeye's aggregate financial results.

06:16 EDT Enbridge Energy Partners preliminary impact of revised FERC policy on taxes - Enbridge Energy Partners provided its preliminary assessment of the potential impacts of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's recent policy change with respect to the recovery of income tax amounts included in the cost of service rates of pipelines within a master limited partnership. On March 1, FERC changed its long-standing policy on the treatment of income tax amounts included in the rates of pipelines and other entities subject to cost of service rate regulation within an MLP. In its order PL17-1-000, FERC revised a policy in-place since 2005 to no longer permit entities organized as master limited partnerships (MLP's to recover an income tax allowance in their cost of service rates. EEP is organized as an MLP and certain of the rates applicable to its expansion projects are tolled annually on a cost of service basis, via the Lakehead Facility Surcharge Mechanism (FSM). EEP intends to ask for rehearing of this policy change at the FERC. FERC's new policy will take effect when the policy is published in the Federal Register which, for purposes of estimating the 2018 impact, is assumed to be March 31, 2018. Should FERC's new policy be approved as announced, the 2018 financial impact to EEP is expected to be an approximate $100M reduction in revenues and a $60MM reduction to distributable cash flow net of non-controlling interests. Based on the foregoing preliminary analysis and estimates, EEP is adjusting its 2018 DCF guidance range to $650M - $700M from $720M - $770M and 2018 total distribution coverage to approximately 1.0x from approximately 1.15x. Important details of implementing the new policy statement require clarification and EEP will continue to assess the financial impacts as more information becomes available.

06:08 EDT SEP does not expect material financial impact as result of FERC policy revisions - Spectra Energy Partners provided its preliminary assessment of the potential impacts of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's, or FERC, recent policy change with respect to the recovery of income tax amounts included in the cost of service pipelines within a master limited partnership, or MLP. On March 15, 2018, FERC changed its long-standing policy on the treatment of income tax amounts included in the rates of pipelines and other entities subject to cost of service rate regulation within an MLP. In its order PL17-1-000, FERC revised a policy in place since 2005 to no longer permit entities organized as master limited partnerships to recover an income tax allowance in their cost of service rates. SEP intends to ask for rehearing of this policy change at FERC. Roughly 60% of SEP's gas pipeline revenue comes from negotiated or market-based tariffs and therefore not directly affected by the FERC policy revisions. The remaining 40% of gas pipeline revenue is derived from cost of service based tariffs which could be subject to tax recovery disallowance. The liquids assets within SEP are predominantly negotiated tariffs and also not materially affected by the policy revisions. SEP anticipates no immediate impact to its current gas pipeline cost of service rates as a result of the revised policy and therefore no impact is expected to its previously provided 2018 financial guidance. Any future impacts would only take effect upon the execution and settlement of a rate case. In the event of a rate case, all cost of service framework components would be taken into consideration which we expect to offset a significant portion of any impacts related to the new FERC policy. Any unmitigated impacts are not anticipated to materially change SEP's distributable cash flow outlook beyond 2018.

05:31 EDT Mountain Province Diamonds signs non-binding MoU with De Beers - Mountain Province Diamonds announces it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding, or MoU, with its partner in the Gahcho Kue mine, De Beers Canada Inc. The MoU contemplates incorporating properties owned by Kennady Diamonds into the Gahcho Kue joint venture, in the event that Mountain Province's proposed acquisition of Kennady Diamonds is approved. Mountain Province and De Beers will now work towards a definitive agreement based on the MoU.