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19:29 EDT Plantronics confirms no ongoing discussions with Logitech - Plantronics (PLT) confirmed that the company is no longer engaged in discussions with Logitech (LOGI) regarding a potential combination. While it is Plantronics' practice not to comment, in accordance with Swiss disclosure requirements, Logitech was required to disclose the status of the discussions following recent media reports. Logitech approached Plantronics regarding a potential acquisition and, consistent with the Plantronics Board's fiduciary duties, the company entered into discussions with Logitech. Those discussions have ended. Plantronics will not comment further on this matter. "Our combined organization of Plantronics and Polycom is working tirelessly to help our customers communicate, work, and play, wherever they are," said Joe Burton, President and CEO of Plantronics, "Already the market leader in Unified Communications with the most comprehensive portfolio of communications and collaborations endpoints, our prospects are outstanding. We are working to reinvent the industry with valuable business insights available through unique software and analytics capabilities that span the entire portfolio of endpoints." Burton continued, "We have made great progress preparing the company for the next phase of profitable growth, and we are very well positioned to successfully achieve our long-term strategic goals, as demonstrated by our strong second quarter 2019 results. We have seen very strong feedback from customers and partners, launched products across multiple categories in our first quarter post-close - including innovative analytics offerings that integrate deeply with our endpoints - and in September we increased both our long-term financial targets and our cost synergy targets related to our acquisition of Polycom. I have been and remain tremendously optimistic about the opportunity in front of us, and with our focused strategy and leadership team, I am confident that Plantronics will create significant long-term value for shareholders."

17:00 EDT Box Office Battle: 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' wins holiday weekend with $84.5M - Disney's (DIS) "Ralph Breaks the Internet" topped the Wednesday-Sunday chart with $84.5M from 4,017 theaters, the second-best opening of all time for the five-day corridor behind fellow Disney's blockbuster "Frozen," not adjusted for inflation. The movie earned an A- CinemaScore and sports an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score. BOX OFFICE RUNNERS-UP: MGM's "Creed II" placed number two in a potent five-day opening of $55.8M from 3,441 locations. Behind it was Comcast (CMCSA) subsidiary Universal's "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch," with $30.2M from 3,960 theaters. AT&T (T) subsidiary Warner Bros' "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" placed number four for the three-day weekend. Rounding out the top five, 21st Century Fox's (FOX, FOXA) "Bohemian Rhapsody" earned an estimated $20M for the five days in North America, bringing its domestic total to $152M. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include Viacom (VIAB), Sony (SNE) and Lionsgate's (LGF.A, LGF.B).

13:45 EDT Philips showcases portfolio of innovative solutions at RSNA 2018 - Royal Philips unveiled its innovations in radiology to enable precision diagnosis and enhance productivity at the 2018 Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting. The Philips Ingenia Ambition 1.5T MR is part of the portfolio of innovative imaging systems, intelligent software applications and services that Philips is showcasing at RSNA 2018. Philips IntelliSpace Discovery 3.0 is a comprehensive, open platform to enable the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence assets in radiology with the aim to support radiologists in their clinical and translational research. With the introduction of IntelliSpace Discovery 3.0 the platform now provides research applications and tools for radiologists to aggregate, normalize and anonymize data, which can be visualized and annotated to 'train' and validate deep learning algorithms. Philips has expanded IntelliSpace Enterprise Edition to include Philips PerformanceBridge. Philips' Ingenia Ambition 1.5T MR is the latest advance in the Ingenia MRI portfolio. The portfolio comprises fully-digital MRI systems, healthcare informatics and a range of maintenance and life cycle services for integrated solutions that break down diagnostic boundaries by delivering speed, comfort and confidence, all with the aim to help improve patient care. It includes Philips Compressed SENSE, an advanced acceleration application that reduces exam times by up to 50%. Compressed SENSE is now available across the full Philips Ingenia MR range, including systems that are already installed. Philips' Pinnacle Evolution is the next generation of the Philips Pinnacle treatment planning software and the first to feature Personalized Planning to enable clinicians to quickly create patient-specific, high-quality therapy plans. The Big Bore RT is a CT system designed to provide precise treatment planning through enhanced accuracy in lesion identification, tissue density calculation and segmentation. In addition, Philips' new fully-digital Ingenia MR-RT platform comprises the Ingenia Elition 3.0T MR-RT and Ambition X 1.5T MR-RT systems. The new Philips DigitalDiagnost C90 premium ceiling-mounted digital radiography system supports patient throughput with innovative tools to help drive workflow efficiency. The system's Eleva Tube Head touch screen display transfers operation into the examination room for an even more patient-centered workflow. The live camera helps with patient positioning by providing a clear view of the collimated area, which can help alleviate potential imprecise collimation such as with bariatric patients. The DigitalDiagnost C90 incorporates the Philips Eleva user interface, a common platform across a range of Philips digital radiography systems that's easy-to-learn and customizable to allow a smooth and efficient, patient-focused workflow. The system includes Variofocus X-ray tubes, fixed and wireless detectors and Philips' Unique 2 image processing, which provides superb images of all anatomical areas. Philips' new 'ultimate ultrasound solution for breast assessment' is available with the Philips EPIQ and Affiniti ultrasound systems, and the combination of the eL18-4 transducer and anatomical intelligence.

13:24 EDT Navios Maritime Containers announces update to U.S. listing - Navios Maritime Containers announced that the company plans to commence trading on or about December 10, 2018 on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. In preparation for the listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the company has requested the N-OTC to halt the trading of the company's common shares. The N-OTC has considered the request and decided to halt the trading until further notice. The last day of trading on the N-OTC is Monday, November 26, 2018, with last VPS settlement on Wednesday, November 28, 2018.

13:20 EDT Scana, SCE&G settle class action lawsuit related to V.C. Summer Nuclear costs - Plaintiffs Richard Lightsey, LeBrian Cleckley, and Phillip Cooper have reached an agreement with Scana (SCG) and South Carolina Electric & Gas Company to settle a lawsuit filed in the state Court of Common Pleas in Hampton County on behalf of themselves and current and former SCE&G electric customers. The settlement addresses these customers' claims and the Attorney General's arguments related to the Base Load Review Act. Scana and SCE&G deny the allegations made in the lawsuit, but have agreed to resolve this matter. Scana and SCE&G have agreed to a Common Benefit Fund comprised of the following amounts, to be distributed to the class members: a credit of up to $2B in future electric rate relief will inure to the benefit of the Common Benefit Fund in favor of class members over a period of time established in the proceeding pending before the Public Service Commission of South Carolina; and a cash payment of $115M, which will include the full value of the Scana rabbi trust funded in January 2018 that was created in whole or in part for executive change-in-control payments; and transfer of SCE&G owned real estate or sales proceeds from the sale of real properties, including among others, the Ramsey Grove Plantation; the original Charleston Gas & Light Building at 141 Meeting Street in Charleston; and certain Otarre properties in Cayce. Distribution of any settlement funds is subject to court approval, as well as a final order by the PSC approving a merger between Scana Corporation and Dominion Energy (D), and a closing of the proposed merger between the parties.