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20:05 EDT Cathie Wood's ARK Investment bought 354K shares of Invitae today

19:15 EDT MediciNova announces publication of Ph2 data of MN-166 in alcohol use disoorder - MediciNova "announced that a secondary analysis of a Phase 2 clinical trial of MN-166, ibudilast, in alcohol use disorder was published in the journal "Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research". Eligible participants were randomized to MN-166 or matched placebo and completed daily diary assessments during the two-week period. Each morning, participants retrospectively reported on their mood and craving levels both before and during the previous day's drinking episode, as well as stimulation and sedation levels during the previous day's drinking episode. Multilevel models compared the effects of MN-166 and placebo on subjective alcohol response. Exploratory analyses evaluated whether MN-166 moderated the relationship between daily stimulation / sedation and alcohol intake and whether withdrawal-related dysphoria moderated the effects of MN-166 on subjective response." Key take-aways about MN-166 in the publication include: 1) Initial findings showed that MN-166 (ibudilast), a neuroimmune modulator, reduces rates of heavy drinking and measures of alcohol craving. 2) MN-166 (ibudilast) did not significantly alter mean levels of stimulation or sedation. 3) MN-166 (ibudilast) moderated the effect of daily stimulation on same-day number of drinks consumed. 4) MN-166 (ibudilast) attenuated alcohol-induced increases in craving compared with placebo but no other subjective response measures. 5) MN-166 (ibudilast) may reduce the acute and chronic proinflammatory effects of alcohol, either indirectly through suppression of peripheral inflammation or directly by altering cAMP signaling pathways and suppressing cytokine expression and in the brain. 6) Among individuals without withdrawal-related dysphoria, MN-166 (ibudilast) significantly tempered daily alcohol-induced changes in urge to drink and positive mood."

19:08 EDT Connection chairman sells $197.4K in common stock - In a regulatory filing, Connection disclosed that its chairman Patricia Gallup sold 3.7K shares of common stock on April 5th in a total transaction size $197.4K.

18:26 EDT Best Buy CEO: Our purpose is to enrich lives through technology - In an interview on CNBC's Mad Money, Corie Barry said, "Our employees want to help our customers accomplish something. They are not just looking for a SKU. We can help customers get more out of their technology." The consumer is uneven and unpredictable right now, she noted. Barry expects this year to be softer, especially after two years of elevated demand. She said recent supply chain issues have been mitigated due to smart investments in prior years.

18:10 EDT Atlassian sees total annual revenue for its markets reaching $176B - The company states: "The three global markets we serve include both technical and non-technical teams. In terms of dollars, total annual revenue for our markets is expected to grow to $176 billion by 2025, increasing approximately 11% per year, according to IDC. Revenue from technical teams is projected to grow to $69 billion, and revenue from non-technical teams is projected to grow to $107 billion. We estimate our current addressable opportunity is $29 billion, growing by 14% annually, which consists of $15 billion for technical teams and $14 billion for non-technical teams. Atlassian has a strong track record of identifying trends early and understanding how our business can benefit. We capitalized on the rise of agile to become the collaboration platform of choice for developers. We evangelized DevOps back when it was considered "out there," and by the time it went mainstream, we were already seen as an authoritative source for DevOps tools and practices. More recently, two global trends are driving an even greater need for the kind of software Atlassian provides across all three markets." Comments taken from investor presentation slides. Reference Link

17:40 EDT California Water Service to acquire Stroh's Water Company - Washington Water Service, a subsidiary of California Water Service Group, has "entered into an agreement with Stroh's Water Company to acquire its water utility assets. Washington Water has served Stroh's Water customers since March 2021 through an operation and maintenance agreement, and supported them on an emergency basis for more than 20 years. The Stroh's Water system includes about 900 customer connections near Washington Water's existing Gig Harbor service area. Beyond operation and maintenance of the system, Washington Water also currently provides billing, customer service, and emergency response to Stroh's Water customers."

17:32 EDT S&P Dow Jones announces treatment of AT&T transaction with Discovery Inc. - AT&T (T) will spin off its interest in WarnerMedia, and immediately following the spin-off, WarnerMedia will merge with Discovery Inc. (DISCK, DISCA, DISCB). At the time of the transaction, all classes of shares of Discovery common stock will be converted and reclassified into a single share class line of newly named Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD), and it will remain in the S&P 500. AT&T will also remain in the S&P 500 and 100 indices after completion of the transaction.

17:16 EDT Lockheed Martin awarded $261.43M Navy contract modification - Lockheed Martin was awarded a not-to-exceed $261.43M fixed-price incentive modification to a previously awarded contract. This modification increases scope for the procurement of long lead-time materials, parts, components, and efforts for the production of nine Lot 17 F-35C aircraft for the Navy, 13 Lot 17 F-35A aircraft and two Lot 17 F-35B aircraft for non-U.S. Department of Defense, or DOD, participants. Work is expected to be completed in May 2026. FY22 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $75.43M and non-U.S. DOD participant funds in the amount of $186M will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity.

17:02 EDT Turquoise Hill forms special committee as part of review of Rio Tinto proposal - Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ) "provided an update on its review of the unsolicited non-binding proposal from Rio Tinto (RIO), the company's majority shareholder, to acquire through a plan of arrangement the approximately 49% of the outstanding shares of Turquoise Hill held by the Company's minority shareholders for cash consideration of C$34.00 per share. In response to the Proposal, Turquoise Hill's board of directors formed a Special Committee of independent directors comprised of Maryse Saint-Laurent, George Burns, Peter Gillin and Russel Robertson. The Special Committee has retained BMO Capital Markets as its financial advisor and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP as its legal counsel."

16:48 EDT Shutterstock chairman sells $3.78M in common stock - In a regulatory filing, Shutterstock disclosed that its Executive Chairman Jonathan Oringer sold 43.3K shares of common stock on April 5th in a total transaction size of $3.78M.

16:45 EDT Univar, Dow expand global relationship in connection with China products - Univar Solutions China Limited, a subsidiary of Univar Solutions (UNVR) announced an extension of its relationship with Dow (DOW) in connection with UCON PAG-based synthetic products in China. Federico Montaner, global vice president, Lubricants & Metalworking Fluids for Univar Solutions, states: "Our strategic relationship with Dow allows us to provide customers with access to a robust portfolio of industrial product components. As the largest distributor of Dow's Lubricants & Metalworking Fluids ingredients, we're thrilled that our relationship has expanded into mainland China and Hong Kong, enabling us to offer these chemistries across the globe. Working side by side as valued and trusted partners, we're committed to staying ahead of market trends and regulatory shifts to support the multifaceted needs of customers in the lubricants and metalworking markets."

16:37 EDT Pzena Investment reports preliminary AUM $52.8B at March 31 - Compared to $53B at February 28, and $49.2B at March 31, 2021.

16:29 EDT WD-40 jumps 11% to $194.25 after reporting Q2 results, FY22 guidance

16:21 EDT Doma Holdings CFO Noaman Ahmad to step down - Doma Holdings "announced that its CFO, Noaman Ahmad, will be stepping down effective May 15, 2022. Noaman's decision is solely for personal reasons and will allow him to take on a new role at a private company in an unrelated industry. Effective upon Noaman's departure, Mike Smith, currently Doma's Chief Accounting Officer, will serve as the Company's Acting Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer. "

16:19 EDT Midland States expands banking-as-a-service initiative with Synctera partnership - Midland States Bancorp announced a new partnership with Synctera, who provides consulting and a technology platform that connects banks with fintech partners. Midland expects to use its partnership with Synctera to focus primarily on developing fintech partnerships that will contribute low-cost deposits and increase the number of customers using its payment solutions. Jeffrey G. Ludwig, President and Chief Executive Officer of Midland States Bancorp, said, "Over the past decade, we have had a very successful fintech partnership with an originator of consumer loans, which has given us valuable experience that we plan to leverage through a broader Banking-as-a-Service BaaS initiative. One of the goals of our technology investment over the past few years has been to position Midland to effectively compete in the BaaS space, and we are now well prepared to begin adding new fintech relationships and expanding our BaaS capabilities. Through our partnership with Synctera, we intend to be very disciplined in adding new relationships and prudently manage our growth in this area. Over the longer-term, we expect BaaS to become another important catalyst for our earnings growth and further improvement in our financial performance."

16:17 EDT Hartford Financial sets goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 - The Hartford announced a goal to achieve net zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions for its full range of businesses and operations by 2050, in alignment with the Paris Climate Accord. This goal is in addition to the company's existing targets to operate with 100% renewable-energy-source consumption for its facilities by 2030 and to reduce select GHGe by at least 2.1% each year starting in 2015 for a total reduction of 46.2% by 2037. "The Hartford is proud to be a leader in helping address the extensive and crucial challenge of climate change, drawing on our centuries of experience managing risk and our legacy of sustainability," said The Hartford's Chairman and CEO Christopher Swift. "We recognize some critical metrics and standards still need to be established to measure progress toward our net zero goal, but we are focused on doing the essential work and necessary due diligence over the next few years to position us to meet this societal imperative."

16:15 EDT Rocket Lab names Arjun Kampani as General Counsel - Rocket Lab "announced that Arjun Kampani will join the Company as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective April 11, 2022. Kampani will lead Rocket Lab's legal and regulatory affairs, guiding the company on all legal, governance, ethics, and compliance matters."

16:13 EDT ACM Research announces impact of Shanghai COVID-19 related restrictions - ACM Research announced that COVID-19 related restrictions in Shanghai are impacting employee access to and logistics activities of ACM's offices and production facilities in the Pudong district of Shanghai, and is therefore limiting ACM's ability to ship finished products to customers and to produce new products. Spot lockdowns in mid-March began to impact a number of ACM's employees and led to a closure of ACM's administrative and R&D offices in Zhangjiang in the Pudong district. A subsequent lockdown of the entire Pudong region of Shanghai was imposed in late March, and has impacted the operation of ACM's Chuansha production facility. ACM currently anticipates the restrictions will be lifted within a few weeks, at which point it expects to be able to resume normal operations. As a result of the operational limitations resulting from the COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai, ACM's revenue for the Q1 is expected to be significantly below its previous internal plan, which had not anticipated the COVID-19 restrictions. ACM believes the impact of the restrictions will be temporary, with some revenue being deferred from Q1 until later in the fiscal year.

16:10 EDT WD-40 CEO says 'we are in a challenging inflationary environment' - "The resilience of the WD-40 Brand has enabled us to be off to a solid start in fiscal year 2022 with maintenance product sales up 14 percent year-to-date," said Garry Ridge, WD-40 company's chairman and CEO. "I am also happy to share with you that our commitment to continuous improvement has resulted in significant improvements to our supply chain in the United States. The enhancements we have made have enabled us to increase the production capacity of our highest volume products and return to solid growth in our largest market, the United States, which experienced a 26 percent increase in maintenance product sales in the second quarter. Like other companies, we are in a challenging inflationary environment, which has continued to deteriorate our gross margin. We are focused and committed to managing our business so that we can restore gross margin to or above our target of 55 percent over the longer-term. We will restore our gross margin over the near-term by implementing price increases to offset the higher input costs we are experiencing. Over the longer-term our margin accretive Must-Win Battles will further enhance gross margin. As we look to the remainder of the fiscal year, we've reduced our net income guidance by approximately two percent for the full fiscal year due to the challenging inflationary environment we are currently operating in. However, we have been able to maintain our revenue guidance and believe we will finish fiscal year 2022 with both topline and bottom-line growth."

16:08 EDT Gatos Silver reports Q2 silver production of 2.39M oz, up 58% from Q1 - Gatos Silver "achieved record silver production in Q1 2022 at 2.39 million ounces, a 58% increase compared to the first quarter 2021 which was impacted by a temporary shutdown for two weeks due to a power outage. The increased production in the quarter was primarily due to significantly higher silver grades, in addition to higher plant throughput and improved recoveries. Lead and zinc production was 10.3 and 13.8 million pounds, representing an increase of 36% and 58%, respectively, compared to Q1 2021, primarily due to higher mined ore grades. As of March 31, 2022, the Los Gatos Joint Venture had over $40 million in cash. Given the continued strong operating performance of CLG, the Company expects the first dividend from the LGJV to occur during Q2 2022. "

16:07 EDT Gatos Silver names Dale Andres as new CEO - Gatos Silver "announced that Dale Andres, who currently serves as President, has been named CEO and has joined the Gatos Silver Board. Mr. Andres succeeds Stephen Orr, who has retired from his roles as CEO and as a member of the Company's Board."

16:06 EDT Crowdstrike grated provisional authorization to protest DoD information - CrowdStrike "announced it has been granted a Provisional Authorization to Operate at Impact Level 4. This important authorization will enable CrowdStrike to now deploy CrowdStrike's Falcon cybersecurity platform to a broad range of Department of Defense and Defense Industrial Base customers to protect their Controlled Unclassified Information, or CUI".

16:05 EDT LAIX Inc trading halted, news pending

15:51 EDT WideOpenWest up 7% after Bloomberg says company exploring options

14:35 EDT Icahn issues open letter to Southwest Gas board of directors - Carl Icahn has released an open letter to the board of directors of Southwest Gas Holdings, saying that, "We believe you have just placed $400 million of shares into friendly hands at the bargain basement price of $74 per share. We believe you think that the new ~9% of shares might well swing the election in your favor and you are probably right. This placement of shares, into friendly hands that will likely vote for the incumbent SWX board, is the main reason we think you will look to move the record date. You have said (and we agree) that these shares currently can't vote at the currently scheduled meeting because they were purchased after the March 21st record date. BUT we believe your nefarious plan is to move the record date (or move the meeting date which will necessitate moving the record date) in order to permit these newly placed shares to vote. To prove us wrong, all we ask that you do is provide a simple statement: 'We will not do anything to cause the record date to be moved from March 21st.'"Reference Link

14:11 EDT RGC Resources says subsidiary recorded pre-tax impairment of $39.8M - In a regulatory filing, RGC Resources disclosed that RGC Midstream, a wholly owned subsidiary of RGC Resources, is an equity method investor in Mountain Valley Pipeline, a joint venture established for the construction and operation of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, or "MVP," and MVP Southgate. "As disclosed on the Form 8-K dated February 22, 2022 and amended March 23, 2022, due primarily to recent decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacating and remanding certain permits necessary for the completion of MVP construction and commercial operation, and the greater uncertainty that now exists given the Court's actions, as well as the recent actions by project partners to impair their respective investments and the discontinuance of the previously-publicized summer 2022 in-service target for the MVP project, on April 7, 2022, Midstream assessed the value of its equity investment in the LLC to determine whether the fair value of its investment in the LLC had declined below its carrying value on an other-than-temporary basis as of February 22, 2022, and concluded an impairment charge is required. Midstream has recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of approximately $39.8 million, or $29.6 million, after tax, that reduced the carrying value of its investment in the LLC from $66 million to $26 million, with $10 million associated as a deferred tax asset. This impairment, based on an updated fair value analysis required for accounting purposes, will be recorded in the second quarter of 2022. Resources remains committed to completing the MVP project and is supportive of engagement with federal agencies, legal counsel and the other joint venture partners to evaluate the best path forward," the filing stated.

13:51 EDT ShiftPixy CEO sees path to 'substantial growth' - ShiftPixy (PIXY) is a national staffing enterprise which designs, manages, and sells access to a platform that facilitates employment in the Gig Economy. In an exclusive interview with The Fly, ShiftPixy's CEO Scott Absher talked about the company and its sponsored special purpose acquisition company: "ShiftPixy brings efficiency to the part-time labor markets by delivering workplace-level liberation and ease through an ecosystem that uses mobile technology to engage workers in work opportunities better. The company believes it is currently on the path to substantial growth, leveraging the use of SPAC to create 'Mega Client.' On October 20, ShiftPixy's sponsored SPAC Industrial Human Capital [AXH] began trading on the NYSE following a $115M IPO. Our company was founded to fix a problem that we discovered in the human capital markets and that was a problem of turnover, particularly in the part-time labor markets. We saw an opportunity to fix what was broken by the Gig Economy platforms. They created new preferences of how people work and connected with work. We came out of a tradition of managing employer compliance for small business owners and we saw an opportunity to take what we knew how to do and the strategy we deployed in managing human capital for small businesses, and develop a technology platform that would allow brick and mortar operators to now compete with the new gig economy platforms in this new labor market. I had a background in helping temporary staffing companies and one of the things they relied on us for was to manage their dailies, the operational side of their business. In starting ShiftPixy, we knew that when our technology was at a good state of readiness that we would have a high value in the temporary industrial staff industry. A little over a year ago, we had an opportunity to go to the capital markets and consider doing some acquisition work. What we also saw was that the SPAC market was getting very hot. We secured an investment commitment from our investment banking group. The idea was that we would take that SPAC and take the proceeds and we would go out and acquire small, regional, independent industrial staffing firms. So, that's what our SPAC - Industrial Human Capital - is set up to do. As a sponsor, we're growing or incubating a mega client for ShiftPixy. This new company - Industrial Human Capital - would be able to leverage the ShiftPixy technology without having to make a large technology investment. The synergies between the two companies will be significant," the executive explained. "Meet the Company" is The Fly's recurring series of exclusive short interviews with Executive Officers to offer a deeper look inside the company. The remainder of this interview to follow.

13:42 EDT Robinhood has rolled out Crypto Wallets to all on WenWallets waitlist - At the Bitcoin conference in Miami, Florida, Robinhood Chief Product Officer Aparna Chennapragada shared that the company has rolled out Crypto Wallets "to every eligible person on the WenWallets waitlist of more than two million people. Now, all eligible customers who signed up for the waitlist will be able to send and receive any of the cryptocurrencies currently available on Robinhood. Due to local regulations, Crypto Wallets aren't yet available in Hawaii, Nevada or New York, and we'll inform those customers when this changes." "Our goal is to make Robinhood the most trusted and easiest to use crypto platform. We're excited to bring even lower costs to our customers by integrating with the Lightning network," said Vlad Tenev, CEO and Co-Founder of Robinhood. Robinhood also announced: "We will be adding the ability to transact on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, an open-source "layer-2" for Bitcoin transactions in the near future. Because these transactions occur "off-chain," Lightning network transactions occur in a matter of seconds vs. minutes and for pennies vs. dollars, saving customers time and money. Network fees will vary based on demand in the Bitcoin network." Reference Link

13:31 EDT Consumer behavior drastically shifted during pandemic, ShiftPixy CEO says

13:31 EDT ShiftPixy CEO says withdrawal of three of four SPACs 'very good news'

13:24 EDT Nucor to build new rebar micro mill in Lexington, North Carolina - Nucor Corporation announced that it will build a new rebar micro mill in Lexington, North Carolina, which is located in Davidson County. This will be Nucor's third rebar micro mill, joining existing Nucor micro mills in Missouri and Florida. The Nucor Steel Lexington mill is expected to cost approximately $350M and have an annual capacity of 430,000 tons. The mill will employ approximately 200 full-time teammates when operational and create an additional 500 temporary jobs during construction, which is expected to take two years pending permit and regulatory approvals. "We are very excited to grow our steel business here in our home state of North Carolina. The corridor between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta is one of the fastest-growing regions in our nation, and new federal spending for infrastructure will further increase demand for rebar in the region," said Leon Topalian, President & Chief Executive Officer of Nucor. "Nucor Steel Lexington will produce steel with nearly 100% recycled content, which means our new, modern infrastructure will be made with the most sustainable steel available anywhere in the world."

12:33 EDT CMCT acquires parcel for apartment development in Los Angeles for $2.3M - CMCT announced that it has acquired 3101 S. Western Ave., a 0.26-acre parcel in Los Angeles' Jefferson Park submarket, for $2.3M. CMCT intends to build a five-story apartment building with approximately 45 apartment residences offering a mix of studio, one-, and two-bedroom floor plans. The building will also provide 2,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. Construction is anticipated to begin in late 2023 or 2024.

12:11 EDT Vuzix formalizes reseller agreement with VR Expert - Vuzix Corporation announced that it has formalized a reseller agreement with VR Expert. VR Expert, which has been an active reseller of Vuzix products over the past year, has recently placed follow-on orders for various sets of Vuzix smart glasses that had a multiple six-figure total dollar value.

12:00 EDT Rite Aid falls -24.4% - Rite Aid is down -24.4%, or -$2.06 to $6.38.

12:00 EDT HP Inc. rises 14.9% - HP Inc. is up 14.9%, or $5.19 to $40.10.

12:00 EDT System1 rises 26.6% - System1 is up 26.6%, or $5.32 to $25.28.

11:42 EDT Toshiba establishes Special Committee to review strategic alternatives - The Board of Directors of Toshiba Corporation resolved to establish a Special Committee, in order to engage with potential investors and sponsors and review strategic alternatives. All members of the Special Committee are composed by the independent outside directors of the Company. Members of the Special Committee are as follows. Chair: Mr. Black; Vice Chair: Mr. Brough; Mr. Hashimoto; Ms. Watahiki; Ms. Weissman; Mr. Zage. Discussions with potential investors and sponsors will be led by the management team and will commence as soon as practical. The Special Committee along with management, will engage in the negotiation process by confirming the potential structures in advance, receiving timely reports on the negotiation status, providing opinions at important junctures. The Special Committee shall also conduct an analysis on a thorough process to compare offers and structures, identify the privatization offer that is best for our diverse stakeholders including shareholders, and provide the current relevant information prior to the AGM, based upon the status at that point in time. Separately, the management team will develop the new business plan to be announced before the AGM. As a result to the establishment of the Special Committee, the Strategic Review Committee was dissolved as of today. Also, the Board of Directors decided to suspend the spin-off related Strategic Reorganization detailed in its February 7, 2022 announcements, " Notice Regarding Toshiba Group's Strategic Reorganization" and "Business Strategy of Toshiba Group." While the Special Committee will proceed quickly, the Company has temporarily suspended portfolio divestitures. The share transfer of Toshiba Carrier Corporation remains unchanged anticipating completion of transfer by September 2022. Reference Link

11:11 EDT Macy's CFO believes consumers will spend, says 'demand is out there' - At JPMorgan's annual Retail Round-Up event, Macy's CFO Adrian Mitchell said he believes "the demand is out there" and that the consumer is going to be spending, but added that "Are they going to be spending on discretionary items that we sell, or are they going to be spending on an airline ticket to Florida, or travel, or going out to restaurants more?" Mitchell said that the biggest challenge the company has had in terms of thinking about managing through the beginning of this year is where the demand is going to come from, which is creating a level of unpredictability. The CFO said Macy's has seen a slowing in demand for certain home goods and casual apparel vs. the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. "Even though the consumer is healthy, we do see that inflation is elevated more so than what we expected coming into the year," he said. "And we also recognize that the supply chain disruptions are not solved."

10:46 EDT Blue Water Vaccines Inc trading resumes

10:29 EDT Integrated Media Technology Ltd trading resumes

10:24 EDT Integrated Media Technology Ltd trading halted, volatility trading pause

10:10 EDT H.B. Fuller board authorizes $300M share repurchase plan - The Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase plan of up to $300 million of the Company's outstanding common shares for a period of up to five years. Under the share repurchase plan, the Company, at management's discretion, may repurchase shares for cash on the open market from time to time, in privately negotiated transactions or block transactions, or through an accelerated repurchase agreement, to buy back shares for future issuance under the Company's stock-based incentive compensation plans as well as for future issuance in connection with potential strategic opportunities. The plan does not require the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares or to complete the plan on any specific timeline. The plan may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time without prior notice. This share repurchase plan replaces the Company's previous plan that was approved in April of 2017.

10:03 EDT Penn's theScore Bet announces 10-year partnership with Toronto Blue Jays - The Toronto Blue Jays and theScore Bet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Penn National Gaming, announce a 10-year exclusive partnership making theScore Bet the Official Gaming Partner of the Toronto Blue Jays. "This landmark deal - the first of its kind in the country - brings together two best-in-class Canadian organizations to offer fans innovative and exciting ways to experience the game, both at the ballpark and online. The historic partnership represents the Blue Jays' first gaming partner and theScore Bet's first professional team sponsorship. Teaming up is a natural collaboration for the two Toronto-based organizations with Ontario recently opening its market for sports betting and iGaming to regulated private operators on April 4," the team and company stated.

10:00 EDT Rite Aid falls -21.1% - Rite Aid is down -21.1%, or -$1.79 to $6.66.

10:00 EDT Sprinklr rises 14.0% - Sprinklr is up 14.0%, or $1.59 to $12.98.

10:00 EDT System1 rises 18.0% - System1 is up 18.0%, or $3.59 to $23.55.

09:47 EDT Rayonier Advanced Materials falls -13.1% - Rayonier Advanced Materials is down -13.1%, or -77c to $5.10.

09:47 EDT Vapotherm falls -23.4% - Vapotherm is down -23.4%, or -$3.03 to $9.90.

09:47 EDT Sprinklr rises 12.2% - Sprinklr is up 12.2%, or $1.39 to $12.78.

09:43 EDT Advent Technologies announces orders of HT-PEM MEAs by Safran Power Units - Advent Technologies is pleased to announce new orders for its proprietary Membrane Electrode Assemblies by Safran Power Units. The MEAs are based on Advent's proprietary high temperature-proton exchange membrane technology. The supply of Advent's MEAs started in the first quarter of 2022, and deliveries are expected to continue through the second quarter of 2022. The MEAs will support Safran Power Units' R&D efforts.

09:21 EDT EC selects Dow's Accutrace Plus Fuel Marker as the new Euromarker - The European Commission selected Dow's Accutrace Plus Fuel Marker as the new common fiscal marker for tax rebated fuels in the European Union. The decision to adopt a new fiscal marker, also known as Euromarker, aims to provide Member States a safer, more resilient marker to support governments' fuel fraud prevention programs. The European Commission has established a 24-month transition period where both markers, Accutrace Plus Fuel Marker and the current Euromarker, will co-exist in the market in order to allow the fuel industry to smoothly adopt the new Euromarker.

09:12 EDT Engine Gaming completes Eden Games transaction - Engine Gaming and Media announced the completion of the sale of its Eden Games subsidiary to Animoca Brands for $16M. Engine sold its 96% interest in Eden Games for approximately $15.3M in cash consideration. Engine regularly assesses its portfolio to ensure strong alignment with stakeholder needs and priorities. Thus, beyond the sale of Eden Games, the company continues to focus on optimizing growth across its portfolio. In addition, the company has taken aggressive cost actions and is effectuating plans to reduce or eliminate substantial expenditures across the Company, and most substantially to its B2C gaming businesses, which will sharply reduce the future overall cash burn of the company.

09:09 EDT Euronet's epay announces rollout of new Alipay+ payment solution - epay, a business segment of Euronet Worldwide, has integrated Alipay+, a suite of global cross-border mobile payments and marketing solutions from Ant Group, to support in-store cross-border mobile payments via QR and bar codes at the Muller drugstore chain in Europe. With the help of Alipay+, epay's cash register integration solution includes access to a network of Asia's digital wallets through a single connection and connects the Muller drug stores with more than one billion Alipay+ users in the Asia Pacific region. Retailers who have implemented epay's cash register integration can add various payment methods at the point-of-sale from other contactless or contact-based card payments, QR and mobile payments, and value-added digital services such as gift cards and prepaid cards through the existing, dynamic connection.

09:08 EDT SentinelOne announces Warner as President Vats Srivatsan Joins as COO - SentinelOne announced that Chief Operating Officer Nicholas Warner has been promoted to President, Security and Vats Srivatsan has been appointed Chief Operating Officer. The new appointments reflect SentinelOne's continued growth, increasing scale, and strategic vision for long-term success. "We are at a critical and exciting point in our company's evolution with tremendous growth opportunities ahead," said Tomer Weingarten, CEO, SentinelOne. "It's incredible what Nick has accomplished since joining the team - elevating his role to President reflects my trust in his ability to lead us to new places in cybersecurity. Our momentum, our industry presence, and our differentiation have never been stronger. I'm pleased to welcome Vats Srivatsan as COO, leading our global expansion, growth, and operational alignment as we scale to the next level. I'm confident that Nick's promotion and Vats' appointment positions SentinelOne for future evolution and growth."

09:05 EDT Beyond Meat launches Beyond Burder, Beyond Meatballs at Rite Aid stores - Beyond Meat (BYND) and Rite Aid (RAD) announced the introduction of the Beyond Burger and Beyond Meatballs at approximately 2,000 stores nationwide. "Our goal is to make plant-based meat available to consumers, wherever they shop. With convenience being key for meal prep, we're making it easier than ever to incorporate Beyond Meat into your next meal by offering our products at Rite Aid locations nationwide," said Deanna Jurgens, Chief Growth Officer, Beyond Meat. "Expanding our presence across retail channels, including drugstores, is a natural next step as we aim to bring nutritious and sustainable plant-based protein to even more communities across the country."

09:05 EDT L3Harris Technologies selected to lead advanced international weather satellite - L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract by the Japan Meteorological Agency for an advanced study which will significantly improve the accuracy and timing of Japan's weather forecasting. L3Harris will lead the geostationary hyperspectral infrared sounder study for the JMA's future enterprise. The six-month design study began last month and allows L3Harris to evaluate geostationary sounder instrument concepts. Sounders are advanced spectrometers that produce high-resolution, three-dimensional temperature and moisture profiles from space. The study also will analyze performance, mature the design, and develop ground processing algorithms for prompt use of IR sounder data after launch. "The data provided by L3Harris' sounders and imagers improves both the accuracy of weather forecasting days in advance and real-time severe weather monitoring, which saves lives and property, especially for extreme weather which impacts Japan, such as typhoons, tsunamis, tornadoes, thunderstorms and micrometeorological events," said Rob Mitrevski, Vice President and General Manager, Spectral Solutions, Space and Airborne Systems, L3Harris. "Our technology continues to play a critical role in improving severe storm tracking and warnings. The more levels of data, the better the forecast and monitoring."

09:04 EDT NetApp to acquire Instaclustr - NetApp announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Instaclustr, a platform provider of fully managed open-source database, pipeline and workflow applications delivered as a service. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions.

09:03 EDT Goodyear Tire to co-develop domestic source of natural rubber - Goodyear Tire announced a multi-year, multi-million-dollar program supported by the U.S. Department of Defense, the Air Force Research Lab - AFRL - and BioMADE to work with Ohio-based Farmed Materials to develop a domestic source of natural rubber from a specific species of dandelion. Today, more than 90% of the world's natural rubber is made from latex derived from rubber trees and is primarily sourced from tropical locations outside of the U.S. Taraxacum kok-saghyz, a species of dandelion known as TK, has proven to be an alternative to natural rubber trees. Farmed Materials has shown initial positive results in pilot programs for TK. Dandelions can be harvested every six months. TK dandelions are also resilient and can grow in more temperate climates, such as Ohio. Backed by the DoD, the collaboration of Goodyear, BioMADE and Farmed Materials will accelerate commercialization of TK, beginning in the spring of 2022 with the planting and harvesting of TK seeds in Ohio. The natural rubber produced will be used in the production of military aircraft tires that will be built and tested by Goodyear in cooperation with the AFRL at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. If additional testing provides promising results, Goodyear sees potential for the application of TK rubber to be used in all tire applications.

09:01 EDT Univest Bank appoints McCormick as EVP, CCO - Univest Bank and Trust Co., subsidiary of Univest Financial Corporation, announced the appointment of Patrick McCormick as Executive Vice President, EVP, and Chief Credit Officer, CCO. He will be responsible for overseeing credit policy and managing credit risk for the bank's loan portfolio. McCormick replaces Duane Brobst who is retiring from the Chief Credit Officer role after more than 30 years with Univest.

08:58 EDT Brookfield Business Partners to acquire CDK Global for $54.87 per share

08:52 EDT Constellation Brands announces accelerated stock buyback - Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ) announced that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement with Bank of America (BAC) to repurchase $500M of its Class A common stock. Under the ASR agreement, Constellation will receive approximately 1.7 million shares on April 8, 2022, representing approximately 80% of the expected share repurchases under the ASR agreement, based on the company's April 6, 2022 closing stock price of $231.81. The repurchased shares will become treasury shares. The specific number of shares to be repurchased in the transaction is generally based upon the volume-weighted-average price of the Common Stock during the term of the ASR agreement, less a discount and is expected to be completed no later than May 2022. The purchase price for shares repurchased in the accelerated share repurchase transaction will be paid primarily with cash on hand and will be completed under the company's current share repurchase authorization, which currently has approximately $2.6B in authorization remaining before giving effect to the ASR. This ASR agreement will not change the fiscal 2023 EPS guidance provided in the news release of earlier and constitutes the $500M share repurchase referenced in that news release.

08:49 EDT IMAC completes Walmart pilot program for The Black Space - IMAC (IMAC) announces the successful completion of its pilot program for The Back Space retail chiropractic concept located in select Walmart (WMT) stores. As a result, the Company is committed to tripling its store count with at least 20 additional locations over the next twelve months with a further goal of adding significantly more stores over the next three years. The Company expects the new stores to be a combination of corporate and The Back Company franchise locations to address market demand. "The initial interest from franchisees has been strong using only our internal marketing efforts. As such, we do not expect that it will be necessary to engage brokers to sell franchises in the foreseeable future which will allow us to retain a greater portion of the franchise fee to support our franchisee's development efforts. The feedback has consistently referenced our lower initial investment requirements compared to other chiropractic franchisors," said Jeff Ervin, Chief Executive Officer of IMAC. "We believe this helps expand our brand at an accelerated pace as compared to solely opening corporate owned storefronts."

08:48 EDT Origin Agritech receives orders for 50,000 metric tons of enhanced corn - Origin Agritech has signed purchase agreements to sell two feedstock companies a total 50,000 metric tons of its nutritionally enhanced corn. Origin Agritech's nutritionally enhanced corn aims to reduce the need for expensive additives such as soybean meal for feedstock companies, and thus double their margins. Based on current market prices for corn, the sale price could be around 3,000 RMB per metric ton or RMB150M in total. The company is currently evaluating the impact of this purchase agreement on the company's financials and may soon update its guidance to reflect this new business.

08:47 EDT Cuentas to add bill payments in Mexico - US-based consumers will soon be able to use Cuentas to pay bills in Mexico. Cuentas' Mexico bill payment service will allow cardholders in the US using the Cuentas Mobile App to directly pay bills - such as wireless, cable, electricity, and gas bills - to more than 30-service providers across Mexico. Funds will be withdrawn in U.S. dollars from the Cuentas Mobil App, and payments will be applied to the account in Mexico within 48 hours, saving family or friends the extra effort of collecting cash payments at a retail location or manually depositing payments with service providers.

08:44 EDT American Resources signs binding LOI to acquire Energy Technologies - American Resources Corporation announced that has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Energy Technologies, a rare earth element and carbon technology company with a focus on analyzing and separating materials for the recovery and concentration of high-value products. ETI was founded in 1994 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Formerly a division of SAIC. ETI initially focused on the coal industry, providing nuclear analysis equipment and technical support to mines, coal handling facilities, and power plants to allow these operations to selectively concentrate their feedstock. ETI is currently headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee where it has expanded into other fields, such as cement production, biomass processing, and other elemental separation and processing. ETI designs, builds, and tests all of its products in its Maryville facility, and installs and maintains this equipment worldwide. ETI analyzers are currently installed in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. ETI's services include custom design & applications, turn-key installation, calibration, maintenance, and radioactive material handling and training. ETI realized several years ago that its patented technologies are highly applicable in other fields of elemental analysis and separation, with proven success in the concentration of critical and rare earth element extraction. With the expected growth in electrifications and clean tech, and by partnering with American Resources Corporation and its subsidiary, American Rare Earth, ETI has the unique ability to accelerate the deployment of its technology in the critical mineral and rare earth element industries. Key highlights of ETI include: Three patented technologies in elemental selection and analysis, with additional patents in desgn and in process; Participated in Department of Energy or government sponsored projects; Consistent company profitability; Over 441 Dual-Gamma Analyzers, 79 elemental analyzers and 223 process control analyzers installed worldwide to date; and Technology focused on clean energy initiatives, infrastructure operating efficiency and rare earth and battery metals extraction efficiency. The acquisition of ETI by American Resources will be completed using a combination of cash and stock in American Resources Corporation. It is anticipated that the team at ETI will continue in their current roles to help continue to grow the business, while each ETI, American Resources, and American Rare Earth leverage the operations, assets, and talent of the other respective businesses to propel future innovation and growth.

08:41 EDT Bridgeline Digital launches E360 Dashboard - Bridgeline Digital announced that they are launching a new product, the E360 Dashboard, for eCommerce businesses. Bridgeline's prescriptive E360 Dashboard tracks everything from traffic, conversion, and average order value to give customers an at-a-glance view of their revenue strategy. The new product reinforces Bridgeline's commitment to innovating new solutions by leveraging their team's years of expertise to help their customers grow.

08:40 EDT Rapid7 announces first annual Social Good Report - Rapid7 announced its 2022 Social Good Report, the company's first comprehensive and centralized look at its social good activities, which are vital components to how the company works toward realizing its vision of a secure and prosperous digital future for all. "I am extraordinarily honored to share the first collective look at our work around social good, our values-focused mindset and investments aimed at creating a secure and resilient future where everyone is empowered to enact positive change," said Corey Thomas, chairman and chief executive officer of Rapid7. "This report is part of our effort to drive access and inclusion in cybersecurity. Through transparency and accountability, we aim to build an equitable and sustainable future and drive a dialogue about challenges and solutions for advancing cybersecurity as a whole." The Social Good Report details the company's activities in these key areas: Social good - including diversity, equity and inclusion; advancing cybersecurity, and purposeful philanthropy; and Corporate citizenship - including environmental sustainability and governance.

08:37 EDT Minerva provides update from Type C Meeting with FDA on roluperidone - Minerva Neurosciences announced that it has received the official meeting minutes from the Type C meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration held on March 2, 2022, regarding development of roluperidone for the treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia. The primary purpose of the meeting was for Minerva to seek the FDA's agreement on the use of roluperidone as monotherapy for the treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia in the subgroup of patients with moderate to severe negative symptoms and stable positive symptoms. The Division agreed that there is an unmet need for negative symptom treatments and restated its position following the November 2020 Type C meeting in which they indicated a marketing application was highly unlikely to be filed. The Division also stated at the November 2020 meeting that, at a minimum, there would be substantial review issues due to the lack of two adequate and well-controlled trials to support efficacy claims for this novel indication. The Division acknowledged at the time that the studies appear to show promising signals and encouraged Minerva to continue the drug development program for this indication. Since the Type C meeting in November 2020, Minerva has completed the Open-label extension of the Phase 3 study and has continued to develop roluperidone as a monotherapy specifically for the treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia in the subgroup of patients with moderate to severe negative symptoms and stable positive symptoms. At the recent meeting, Minerva and the Division discussed roluperidone's use as a monotherapy for negative symptoms and the Division advised that several important and substantial concerns remain including: the applicability of the results of the Phase 2b study to the US population. Minerva presented data in the briefing document sent to the Division in advance of the meeting showing comparable baseline data and efficacy across both US and ex-US patients in the Phase 3 study. the proposed use of post hoc analyses for the primary endpoint results of the Phase 3 study. The Division added that even with the exclusion of one trial site that Minerva believes to be subject to potential data integrity issues, the overall study remains negative. For the Phase 3 study to be positive, where the truncated Hochberg procedure was used to control the overall Type I error, both roluperidone doses must be statistically significant versus placebo, which was not the case for the 32 mg dose. Minerva confirmed in post-meeting follow-up that the exclusion of one site had been prespecified in the SAP submitted to the Division in May 2020 before the unblinding of the double-blind data. Excluding the trial site with data integrity issues resulted in a nominal p-value of 0.044 on the primary endpoint for the 64 mg dose. In the Phase 2b study the 64 mg and the 32 mg doses of roluperidone achieved statistical significance versus placebo. The Division sought reassurance that Minerva could reliably identify patients who do not need antipsychotics and how to evaluate the stability of those patients, and potential recurrence of positive symptoms of those patients, what would be considered a significant change in symptoms, how much time patients should be monitored to evaluate whether positive symptoms will recur, and what should be done if positive symptoms recur. Minerva informed the Division that it believes this patient population can be readily identified by clinicians, that this patient population presents commonly in clinical practice, that there is an unmet need for treatments for these patients and that Minerva expects that the population could be clearly characterized in product labelling. The Division pointed out that prescribers are likely to use roluperidone in a way that differs significantly from the intended monotherapy use, noting that at this time, there are no data to show that roluperidone does not interfere with the safety or efficacy of antipsychotic medications. Minerva stated that it believes that findings from the completed Phase 2b and Phase 3, demonstrate continued stability of positive symptoms in patients over time. Minerva stated that the relapse rate in these trials was less than 15% of the treated population compared to relapse rates of more than 25%1 in other trials in which patients were treated with antipsychotics. Following the meeting, Minerva submitted additional data to the Division from the Phase 2b and Phase 3 studies demonstrating that roluperidone does not interfere with the efficacy of antipsychotics in patients who suffered relapse and withdrew from the studies. The Division confirmed that results from the pivotal bridging Bioequivalence study appear to be adequate for a future acceptable NDA submission but advised that final confirmation of this would be a matter of review and also acknowledged that Minerva's initial pediatric study plan dated November 28, 2017, remains in force. Minerva continues to believe that it has conducted two adequate and well controlled studies for the intended indication, and that the data from these studies are sufficient to support a marketing application. Minerva views the concerns raised regarding the data from the Phase 2b and Phase 3 studies as those that FDA would ordinarily consider during its review of an NDA. At the end of the meeting, the Division suggested that there may be a way to address its concerns, whether the completed studies provide substantial evidence that negative symptoms are responsive to roluperidone, concurrently with the questions about positive symptoms and coadministration with antipsychotic medication through the acquisition of additional data. The Division advised that collection of additional data could begin in parallel with Minerva's preparations for a potential marketing application and need not be deferred until a determination about submission or filing of the application has been made.

08:36 EDT Lamb Weston sees Q4 gross margin 19%-21%

08:36 EDT Color Star Technology partners to set up digital airport in metaverse - Color Star Technology subsidiary Color Sky Entertainment reached a strategic partnership with Shenzhen Qian Hai Blue Earl Business Aviation. In the near future, a virtual airport will be set up in Color Star's metaverse platform Color World, which will become a hub for digital aviation services and other related businesses. Earl Blue Aviation is a large-scale private flight service provider and flight management platform. It is an aviation company that provides cloud service and 24/7 global private jet services. Color Star hopes to set up a "Color Airport" on the metaverse platform Color World. This will allow members worldwide to make online reservations on the platform, while using artificial intelligence technology to allow users a digital flight experience.

08:34 EDT Primoris announces two projects with combined value more than $150M - Primoris Services announced two projects with a combined value of more than $155M. The awards were secured by the Company's Energy/Renewables Segment in Texas and Florida. The Heavy Civil contract, valued at more than $48M, was awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation. The project is scheduled to commence in the second quarter of 2022 with completion expected in the fourth quarter of 2024. The Water & Mechanical project, valued over $110M, is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2022 with completion expected in the first quarter of 2025.

08:32 EDT Conduent to pursue separation of transportation businesses - Conduent Incorporated announced it is pursuing a separation of its Transportation business through either a sale or a spin-off. Conduent's Board of Directors and management team believe that separating the Transportation business, which serves public sector transportation agencies, will enable Conduent's Commercial, Government, and Transportation businesses to benefit from more focused operating models and capital allocation priorities aligned with industry-specific dynamics in their respective markets. Additionally, this separation is expected to unlock significant value for Conduent and its shareholders. Conduent intends to execute the separation through whichever path maximizes shareholder value. Conduent's Commercial and Government businesses will continue to deliver business services and solutions through differentiated technology platforms that enable increased efficiencies, cost savings, and value at scale for both businesses and governments. With 30 years of expertise, deep domain knowledge, and understanding of its clients' operations, Conduent has established itself as a leader in areas such as customer experience, business operations solutions, healthcare, government payments, and claims processing, and is a trusted partner to its clients. Following the separation, Conduent would still be among the top 5 largest diversified outsourcing services employers in the Fortune 1000, continuing to provide essential services and solutions to clients and end users around the globe. The Transportation business will continue to deliver solutions to a large and stable client base of global transportation agencies in more than 20 countries. Clients rely on the Transportation business as a key partner in solving the next generation of mobility challenges with innovative solutions. This business will continue to help public sector transportation agencies capture revenue while improving traveler experiences, increasing public safety and accessibility, reducing congestion and emissions, and modernizing multi-modal travel. These opportunities span the smart-city and infrastructure ecosystem, including modernization investments in areas such as all-electronic tolling, contactless payments in transit, dynamic pricing in curbside management, and analytics-based public safety and congestion management solutions. Additional details will be disclosed as Conduent finalizes its separation plans. Until a separation is complete, Conduent will continue to operate as a single company.

08:31 EDT HP Inc. surges after Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway builds stake to over 11% - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) has accumulated an 11.4% stake worth $4.2B in HP Inc. (HPQ), sending the shares of the personal computer maker higher in Thursday morning trading after the stake was disclosed in regulatory filings late Wednesday. Berkshire's holdings in HP were disclosed in two regulatory filings, as a Form 3 filing showed that Berkshire owned 10% of HP as of April 1 and a second Form 4 filing showed that Berkshire bought about 11 million shares during a three day span at prices ranging in the range of $35 to $37 to push its stake to 120,952,818 shares of HP as of Wednesday, April 6. In pre-market trading on Thursday, HP shares are up $4.07, or 12%, to $38.98.

08:28 EDT Hamilton Thorne 'optimistic on revenue performance' for 2022 - CEO David Wolf added, "Looking forward into 2022, we continue to be optimistic on our revenue performance, as demand and growth have returned to pre-pandemic levels in nearly every market that we serve. We do see the possibility for quarter-to-quarter variability during the year as we continue to work to manage supply chain issues and scale our manufacturing and logistics capabilities to meet demand. These factors, along with inflationary pressures that can affect our short-term costs for materials, freight, and personnel, and our continued investment in sales, marketing, R&D, and operational resources to support above-market growth, could impact margins and profitability during the year. Despite this possible quarter-to-quarter variability in 2022, we feel that we are well positioned to continue to execute on our strategy of driving long-term growth and EBITDA expansion by investing in our organic growth, while building scale, enhancing our product offerings, and expanding our geographic and direct sales footprint through acquisitions. I would like to reiterate my thanks to all of our employees who have shown remarkable resiliency and dedication to our business, as well as our customers, and to our business partners and shareholders for the support they have shown our company."

08:24 EDT Sphere 3D explores debt financings to fund bitcoin mining fleet, crypto growth - Sphere 3D Corp. announced that it will explore debt financing options to raise incremental capital to fund the growth of the Company and maximize value to shareholders. Sphere 3D will evaluate its potential debt financing options to fund the Company's purchase of S19j Pro bitcoin miners, the expansion of its mining fleet, and its growth into new areas of cryptocurrency and blockchain. The review is part of an ongoing initiative by Sphere 3D's board of directors to optimize the operations and financing of the Company to facilitate growth and drive value for shareholders. "Raising capital is critical to achieving our growth objectives. We plan to identify debt financing options that address our funding requirements while creating long-term value for shareholders," said Patricia Trompeter, CEO of Sphere 3D. Jefferies LLC is acting as Sphere 3D's financial adviser in this review. There is no timeline.

08:22 EDT Falco provides update on operating license, indemnity agreement with Glencore - Since entering into the Agreement in Principle with Glencore (GLNCY) regarding the Horne 5 development and the OLIA as announced on June 28, 2021, the Parties have essentially completed the Work Program that was initially announced in October 2020, as updated by press releases of February 11, 2021 and June 28, 2021. The Parties have also made meaningful progress with respect to the negotiation of the OLIA, including without limitation: the general terms for the creation of a Technical Committee and a Strategic Committee, comprised of both Glencore and Falco (FPRGF) representatives, to collaborate in the successful and safe development and operation of the Horne 5 Project; Falco's right to access, use and transform certain areas currently owned or controlled by Glencore; the right of Glencore to nominate one Glencore representative on the board of directors of Falco; the remaining conditions precedent to commencement of the dewatering, construction and operation of the Horne 5 Project; and certain principles, legal protections and other safeguards relating to the interaction of the Horne 5 Project with the operation of the Horne smelter of Glencore, given their physical proximity. Negotiations between the Parties are continuing in order to finalize the remaining terms of the OLIA. Following completion of the relevant field work and studies, Falco has filed the documentation responding to questions raised by the Ministere de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques in light of the acceptability analysis of the Corporation's Environmental impact assessment study. Such filing is an important milestone in progressing with the Corporation's permitting process towards a public hearing by the Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement and to the required provincial decree.

08:20 EDT Falco announces amendment, extension of convertible debenture, warrants - Falco Resources Ltd. (FPRGF) announced that the Corporation and Glencore Canada Corporation (GLNCY) have agreed to extend the maturity date of the $10 million senior secured convertible debenture dated October 27, 2020 issued by the Corporation to Glencore, from April 27, 2022 to April 27, 2023. The accrued interest on the existing Debenture will be capitalized such that the principal amount of the amended Debenture will be approximately $11,095,976. The Debenture was previously convertible into common shares of Falco at a price of $0.41 per share, subject to customary adjustments in accordance with the terms of the Debenture. In connection with the extension of the Maturity Date, the conversion price of the Debenture will be amended to $0.40 per share and the interest rate will be 8% per annum, compounded quarterly. In accordance with its terms, the Debenture can be converted into common shares of the Corporation within 10 days of the Maturity Date or on the Maturity Date except that Glencore shall have the right to accelerate its conversion right upon the provision of a prior written notice to the Corporation. Concurrently with the issuance of the Debenture on October 27, 2020, Falco also issued to Glencore 12,195,122 common share purchase warrants of the Corporation. Each Warrant is exercisable for one Share of the Corporation at an exercise price of $0.51 per share, subject to customary adjustments in accordance with the terms of the Warrants. The Warrants expire on April 27, 2022. The Corporation announces that it will extend the expiry date of the Warrants from April 27, 2022 to April 27, 2023. The exercise price of the Warrants will be reduced to $0.41 per share. All other terms and conditions of the Warrants will remain unchanged. As consideration for the amendment and extension, Falco will also issue to Glencore 2,866,036 common share purchase warrants of the Corporation. Each Additional Warrant is exercisable for one Share of the Corporation and will have identical terms to the terms of the Warrants. The amendment and extension of the Debenture and Warrants, and the issuance of the Additional Warrants remain subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The Additional Warrants will be subject to a hold period of four months from the date of their issuance in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.

08:17 EDT Grove signs letter of intent to acquire pet care company - Grove has signed a letter of intent to acquire a pet care company. Grove aims to expand its product offerings through acquisitions made by its brand aggregation division, Upexi. The deal, if completed, will cement a foothold into the international pet care market. The pet care company is currently selling to the United States, Canada, and Australian markets, which will give Upexi an international presence in the industry. Grove CEO, Allan Marshall, commented, "We've been looking to tap into the international pet care industry with our own direct-to-consumer brands. Our patience in finding the best-fitting acquisitions through our Amazon brand aggregator division seems to be paying off and we hope to close this deal in the current quarter."

08:16 EDT Ideanomics to open EV Experience Center and manufacturing facility in NJ - Ideanomics plans to unveil a new EV Experience Center in New Jersey. The facility, expected to be operational by the end of 2022, will support product development and scalable production of new and existing products across its range of electrification solutions. The facility will be approximately 48,500 square feet, including over 4,000 square feet dedicated to showroom space. Ideanomics' facility is expected to bring between 75 and 100 jobs to the state of New Jersey in executive leadership, commercial development, energy services, engineering, supply chain and logistics over the three years. The additional 44,000 square-feet of space will be dedicated to assembly, engineering, product development and production.

08:14 EDT Exela Technologies receives contract award worth $13.2M - Exela Technologies announced a contract award worth a total of $13.2M over the next four years. Exela's Exchange for Bills and Payments is the largest revenue contributor in the ITPS accounting segment. This solution utilizes several of Exela's platforms including payment processing, collaborative work flow and digital mailroom delivering a bespoke solution used by our knowledge workers and by our newly acquired customer.

08:13 EDT Crowdstrike, Mandiant announce strategic partnership - CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Mandiant (MNDT) announced a strategic partnership that will help joint customers investigate, remediate and defend against increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity events that plague organizations globally. As part of the collaboration, Mandiant will utilize the CrowdStrike Falcon platform and subscription offerings for its incident response services and proactive consulting engagements for joint customers. Further, the Mandiant Managed Defense offering intends to include support for customers leveraging the Falcon platform later this year.

08:11 EDT LianBio appoints Chen to board of directors - LianBio (LIAN) announced the appointment of Wei Wei Chen to the company's Board of Directors. Chen brings over 17 years of experience. Most recently, she served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Starbucks (SBUX), China, Company Limited.

08:10 EDT Bit Digital renews miner hosting agreement with Compute North - Bit Digital announced a revised agreement with hosting partner Compute North. The revised agreement replaces and extends the term of a previous agreement for an additional 5 years and provides for approximately 6.5 MW of hosting capacity for 2,000 miners. The previously hosted equipment will be upgraded to new Bitmain Antminer S19j Pro miners. Compute North's facilities in Nebraska and Texas currently provide approximately 20 MW to power the company's miners. Overall expected hosting capacity with Compute North is approximately 48 MW.

08:10 EDT Veeco releases its ESG goals for 2022, beyond - Veeco Instruments unveiled its Environmental, Social, and Governance, ESG, goals for 2022 and beyond, showcasing the company's on-going commitment to corporate social responsibility. The goals, based on feedback received from the company's stakeholders and results of their 2021 materiality assessment, relate to climate change, product responsibility, diversity and inclusion and responsible corporate governance. Environment: Source 50% renewable energy for U.S. operations by 2030; By 2025, reduce normalized emissions from heating and purchased electricity by 10% in the U.S. from a 2021 baseline; Introduce a comprehensive hazardous chemical management program focused on REACH, RoHS, and TSCA. Social: Increase the representation of women at Veeco in the U.S. to 20% by 2025; Increase the number of women and underrepresented employees at Veeco; Continue to support diversity in science, technology, engineering and math education through our Veeco STEM Scholarship fund. Governance: Continue to expand and align our ESG disclosures with international frameworks and rating agencies.

08:08 EDT Energy Recovery receives over $20M in Gulf contract awards - Energy Recovery announced multiple contract awards in the Gulf region totaling over $20M for its PX Pressure Exchanger energy recovery devices. The orders are expected to be fulfilled by Q4 of 2023 and altogether, the desalination plants will be able to provide over one million cubic meters of water each day in this water-scarce region of the world. When these projects are completed, they will produce enough drinking water to fill over 400 Olympic swimming pools per day. Moreover, Energy Recovery estimates that the PXs supplied to these plants will prevent more than 424,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, which is equivalent to the amount of emissions from over 92,000 passenger cars. In just the past 20 years, the Gulf's population has increased by 55%, putting incredible strain on the region's water supply. Countries in the Gulf region rank among the most water-stressed countries in the world.

08:08 EDT Twist in antibody discovery pact for T-cell therapeutics with MediSix - Twist Bioscienceand MediSix Therapeutics, a cell therapy company creating novel therapeutics to target T-cell leukemia and lymphomaannounced a collaboration to discover novel antibodies against five undisclosed targets. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: Under the terms of the collaboration, Twist will leverage its proprietary Library of Libraries to discover five novel antibodies directed against MediSix's targets. MediSix will use its unique platform technologies to develop novel CAR T-cell therapies targeting malignancies and autoimmune diseases without any CAR T-cell fractricide. Twist will receive an upfront payment and will be eligible to receive success-based clinical and regulatory milestone payments, as well as royalties on product sales. "We believe Twist's exceptional antibody discovery and optimization platform and extensive libraries, coupled with the company's ability to move quickly and efficiently, will support our efforts to develop effective immune cell therapies that specifically modulate relevant molecules and combat T-cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases," said Andrew Bruce, CEO of MediSix Therapeutics. "We look forward to continued work with Twist as we build our pipeline."

08:08 EDT BGC Partners Sunrise executes first block trade of Micro Bitcoin options - BGC Partners (BGCP) is excited to announce that BGC Financial L.P. has executed the first ever block trade of Micro Bitcoin options offered by CME Group (CME) via its Sunrise brand.

08:07 EDT Acuity Brands appoints Sankpal as SVP, Growth, Transformation - Acuity Brands (AYI) announced the appointment of Sach Sankpal as Senior Vice President, SVP, Growth and Transformation, and a member of the executive leadership team. Sankpal will lead the technology organization, deploy the Company's Better.Smarter.Faster. operating system, and direct integration efforts for future Acuity mergers and acquisitions. Before joining Acuity, Sankpal was the President of Product & Solutions at Resideo (REZI).

08:05 EDT Enphase Energy expands battery storage in Nevada - Enphase Energy announced that installers of Enphase products in Nevada have seen growing deployments of the Enphase Energy System, powered by IQ Microinverters and IQ Batteries. Residential battery capacity is growing in Nevada, with forecasts estimating deployments will multiply nearly six-fold by 2026, according to the most recent U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report from the Energy Storage Association and Wood Mackenzie. In addition, Nevada homeowners can now choose to install Enphase's revolutionary IQ8 Microinverters. IQ8-based systems can provide Sunlight Backup during an outage, even without a battery. For homeowners who want a battery, there are no sizing restrictions on pairing an Enphase IQ Battery with IQ8 microinverters.

08:05 EDT VYNE Therapeutics announces Phase 1b efficacy data for FMX114 - VYNE Therapeutics announced positive efficacy results from the Phase 1b segment of a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial evaluating FMX114 for the treatment of mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis, AD. FMX114 is VYNE's proprietary investigational combination gel formulation of tofacitinib and fingolimod that is designed to address both the source and cause of inflammation in AD. The objective of the Phase 1b study segment was to evaluate the preliminary clinical safety, dermal tolerance and pharmacokinetics of FMX114 and vehicle when topically applied to individual qualifying AD lesions for 2 weeks. Efficacy was also assessed over the two-week treatment period. At the study baseline visit, each subject had two AD lesions of comparable severity and extent based on the Atopic Dermatitis Severity Index, ADSI, scoring assessment. Efficacy data for the Phase 1b segment of the trial was assessed based on the absolute and percent change relative to baseline in ADSI score at week 2. Mean ADSI scores for FMX114 and vehicle treated lesions were 7.8 and 8.0, respectively, at baseline. Mean reduction in ADSI score from baseline was -6.3 for FMX114 treated lesions compared to -4.3 for vehicle treated lesions at week 2 (p=0.004, LOCF, ITT). In addition, the effect of FMX114 on reducing pruritus was also assessed using the worst pruritus Numerical Rating Scale. Subjects reported a 96.4% mean reduction in worst pruritus NRS from baseline for lesions treated with FMX114 compared to a 45.8% mean reduction for vehicle treated lesions at week 2.

08:03 EDT GreenBox purchases Sky Financial portfolio in cash, stock transaction - GreenBox POS announced it has entered into and closed on an asset purchase agreement with Sky Financial & Intelligence to purchase a portfolio of merchant accounts for $16M in cash and 500,000 restricted common shares. The shares distribution in connection with this transaction is not dilutive at this time, as they were previously loaned to the Company by its senior management in order to maintain compliance with the non-dilution provisions specified in the $100 M note issued to the Company on November 2, 2021. During FY21, $14.5M of the purchase price had already been recouped by GreenBox from residuals received by Sky. As a result, the cash outlay to acquire the merchant account portfolios in-house is approximately $1.5M in cash and is expected to be recovered in less than 6 months, based on the current rate produced by Sky's portfolio residuals to GreenBox. There will be no further compensation for Sky as GreenBox leverages its own sales team for new account acquisition. GreenBox Chairman Ben Errez commented: "The acquisition of the substantial Sky portfolios is yet another stride forward for us and accomplishes two very important things. By bringing a large merchant account portfolio in-house we eliminate the cost previously incurred from commissions and amplify our margin profile. Second, it allows GreenBox to own these customer relationships, securing a considerable portion of our processing volume base with the bonus of being able to offer additional revenue generating solutions. Lastly, Sky's processing volume played a vital role for us in meeting the fundamental hurdle requirements in our convertible note."

07:59 EDT BIO-key, 3Eye Technologies partner for identity-bound biometrics - BIO-key International announced a new partnership with 3Eye Technologies. The affiliation will enable BIO-key to introduce its award-winning solutions and IBB to a larger set of consumers, especially in financial services and local governments. This partnership will enable them to bring higher security and convenience to organizations looking for complete IAM solution packages. BIO-key will utilize 3Eye Technologies' network of VARs and MSPs to expand the scope of its channel sales and marketing and increase market education for organizations about the benefits of IBB-based solutions. By partnering with 3Eye Technologies, BIO-key will grow its Channel Alliance Partner program, expand the use of IBB and continue to be a thought leader in the cybersecurity space.

07:52 EDT Constellation Brands sees $5B-$5.5B capex for Beer Business over 2023 to 2026 - The company said,"The company plans to invest in the next increment of capacity in Mexico that will provide the long-term flexibility needed to support the expected future growth of its high-end Mexican beer portfolio. Total capital expenditures for the Beer Business are expected to be $5B-$5.5B over fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2026, with the majority of spend expected to occur in the first three years of that timeframe. The investment will support an additional 25M to 30M hectoliters of total capacity and includes construction of a new brewery in Southeast Mexico in the state of Veracruz, as well as continued expansion, optimization, and/or construction at the company's existing sites in Nava and Obregon. For the first quarter of fiscal 2022 we recorded a $666M impairment on the Mexicali facility, which is included above in the fiscal 2022 reported basis EPS results. The company continues to work with government officials in Mexico to determine next steps for our suspended Mexicali Brewery construction project and pursue various forms of recovery for capitalized costs and additional expenses incurred in establishing the brewery, however, there can be no assurance of any recoveries."

07:42 EDT Constellation Brands plans $500M of share repurchases in Q1 - Plans $500 million of share repurchases in the first quarter of fiscal 2023; when completed, will achieve approximately 75% of $5 billion commitment; fiscal 2023 guidance includes $500 million of first quarter share repurchases only.

07:40 EDT CDK Global trading halted, news pending

07:40 EDT Aptinyx trading halted, news pending

07:38 EDT Natera's Prospera DNA test shows efficacy in published study - Natera announced the publication of the VALID study, showcasing its Prospera Lung donor-derived cell-free DNA test in assessing rejection and allograft injury in lung transplant patients. The clinical validation, published in Transplant Direct, analyzed 195 biopsy-matched samples from 103 patients. Prospera Lung dd-cfDNA results were analyzed in connection with various complications from lung transplantation. The Prospera test exhibited "outstanding" performance data across all clinical events: AR vs. Stable; 0.91 AUC, AR+CLAD+INFXN vs. Stable; 0.76 AUC. The Prospera Lung test is already utilized in roughly 25% of U.S. lung transplant centers after its clinical launch in late 2021. Prospera is also being evaluated in a first of its kind clinical utility study, the multi-center randomized-controlled clinical trial.

07:35 EDT FirstService announces election of directors - FirstService Corporation announced that at its annual meeting of shareholders, held in Toronto yesterday, the eight director nominees listed in FirstService's management information circular dated February 25, 2022 were elected as directors of FirstService. Directors have been elected to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders. These directors include: Yousry Bissada, Bernard Ghert, Steve Grimshaw, Jay Hennick, D. Scott Patterson, Frederick Reichheld, Joan Sproul, and Erin Wallace.

07:33 EDT Global Internet enters agreement to form JV for lithium-ion battery materials - Global Internet of People announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Zhuhai Investment, has entered into an investment agreement with the following parties to form a joint venture, JV, dedicated to the production of high-grade lithium-ion power battery anode materials: Shanghai Huiyang Investment, Guizhou Yilong New Area Industrial Development Investment, Guizhou Guangyao Management Partnership, Hainan Fuhe Investment Management Partnership, and Eight individuals who will be appointed to various management positions at the JV. The Agreement and related transactions were approved by SDH's shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on April 1, 2022. Pursuant to the Agreement, Zhuhai will own 51% equity interest in the JV, and Huiyang, Shenhe, Yilong Investment, Guangyao and Fuhe will own a stake of 12.50%, 12.50%, 4%, 10% and 5% in the JV, respectively. The eight individual shareholders of the JV together will own an aggregated 5% equity interest in the JV. The JV will be established in the New Materials Industrial Park of Yilong District, Xingyi City of Guizhou Province, with a total investment amount of up to $98.13M and a total land area of approximately 266,800 square meters, for the production of high-grade lithium-iron power battery anode materials. Construction of the production facilities at the site is expected to be completed within 15 months after the JV obtains regulatory approvals for the construction of the production facilities. Pursuant to the Agreement, Zhuhai shall be responsible for the operation of the JV, with the assistance and support of other shareholders. Yilong Investment is obliged to use reasonable efforts to obtain, on behalf of the JV, national-level tax incentives and favorable government treatments, and will coordinate with local financial institutions to provide financing to the JV.

07:28 EDT Hostess Brands appoints Travis Leonard as CFO - Hostess Brands (TWNK) announced that Travis Leonard will join the company on May 11 as CFO. Leonard will oversee all financial matters as the company works to implement and deliver the long-term growth algorithm announced at its investor day on March 1. He succeeds interim CFO Mike Gernigin, who has been acting in this role since November 2021 and will remain with the company as chief accounting officer. Gernigin will report to Leonard. Prior to joining Hostess Brands, Leonard served as senior vice president and CFO of the medical segment at Cardinal Health (CAH), where he led a global finance organization supporting a $16.7B revenue medical products, distribution, and services business.

07:22 EDT Idaho Strategic announces high-grade intercepts from Klondike Zone - Idaho Strategic Resources is pleased to announce its latest high-grade intercepts from drill hole GC 22-212 in the Klondike Zone at the Golden Chest Mine, highlighted by 1.3 m assaying at 37.35 grams of gold per tonne, within a larger interval of 9.2 meters assaying at 8.77 grams of gold per tonne. The latest intercept highlights below are reported in grams of gold per tonne and in drilled thickness, as vein orientations have yet to be determined. GC 22-212: 8.77 g/t gold over 9.2 meters from 137.6 m to 146.8 m including the following higher-grade interval: 37.35 g/t gold over 1.3 m from 143.3 to 144.6 m; 3.14 g/t gold over 1.3 m from 149.6 to 150.9 m; 13.87 g/t gold over 0.7 m from 157.6 to 158.3 m; 3.17 g/t gold over 1 m from 192.2 to 193.2 m; 7.00 g/t gold over 1.4 m from 218.3 to 219.7 m. Idaho Strategic has spent the last six months of drilling, delineating a new zone of gold mineralization at the Golden Chest mine discovered in the hanging wall of the Idaho Fault within the Klondike shoot. The latest core hole, GC 22-212, drilled from the southernmost drill pad, has extended gold mineralization to the south roughly 50 meters from an existing face of underground workings accessed from the North Portal. The Company is actively re-establishing utilities to the North Portal in preparation to drive a drift to the newly discovered gold zone. From there, the Company will be better positioned to confirm the gold grade of the vein intercepts, define the shoot dimensions, and optimize a mining plan for future gold production. IDR's CEO and President, John Swallow commented, "The team has done it again. It's always impressive to drill a hole with grades like this at any project, let alone at an operating mine where its value is closer to realization. Our successful drill results in the Klondike over the past six months, followed by the decision to expand production into the Klondike shoot, is indicative of the mineral-rich environment and understanding that our team has developed of the geology at the Golden Chest. Our folks continue to demonstrate why they are the domain experts when it comes to exploration, drilling, and gold operations at the Golden Chest and in the greater Murray Gold Belt, and our drill results have proven that."

07:16 EDT Fury Gold Mines commences drilling at Eau Claire deposit - Fury Gold Mines is pleased to announce that the 2022 exploration drilling program has commenced at its wholly-owned Eau Claire project in the Eeyou Istchee Territory in the James Bay region of Quebec. The goal of the program is to expand the high-grade Eau Claire gold deposit and follow up on the Percival discovery. The drill program will initially consist of approximately 15,000 metres, focusing on extending the resource along the southeast margin of the Eau Claire deposit, expanding the recent discovery at the Western Hinge target, and further testing the Percival discovery. "We are excited to resume drilling in Quebec where we see considerable opportunity to expand our Eau Claire Deposit and the highly prospective Percival target," said Tim Clark, CEO of Fury. "Our confidence in our targets is much higher this year due to the impressive amount of technical work and results we were able to obtain in the past 18 months." The resource expansion drill program will continue to target the high-grade southeast margin of the existing resource, which is currently defined by 204,000 ounces at 11.81g/t gold in the inferred category. This portion of the drill program is designed to extend the resource towards the southeast by connecting isolated resource blocks and expanding upon drill intercepts from 2021 including 6.04m of 11.56g/t and 7.09m of 23.27g/t. In addition, the Company plans to drill between historical intercepts further to the east. The recently discovered Hinge target located on the western flank of the defined Eau Claire resource is characterized by a westerly plunging anticline that defines the overall geometry of the deposit. The anticline is interpreted to extend approximately one kilometre to the west based on geologic mapping and geophysical data that shows a westerly plunging conductivity anomaly imaging sediments hosted in the core of the fold. All four holes the Company completed in 2021 testing the Hinge geometry intercepted multiple zones of gold mineralization. Drill hole 21EC-041, the westernmost drill hole completed to date, intercepted seven zones of gold mineralization over a 110m drill width including 3.0m of 9.36 g/t gold, 3.0m of 3.38 g/t gold and 1.5m of 4.94 g/t gold. From the limited drilling completed in 2021, Fury's technical team is highly encouraged by the confirmation of both the presence of multiple stacked zones of mineralization as well as the geometry of the anticline.

07:14 EDT Farmland Partners announces dismissal of class action lawsuit - The U.S. District Court in Colorado dismissed with prejudice the class action lawsuit brought against Farmland Partners and its management team after FPI's stock price dropped sharply immediately following the short and distort scheme against the company in the summer of 2018.

07:12 EDT CI Financial to sell up to 20% U.S. wealth management unit via U.S. IPO - The Board of Directors of CI Financial announced CI's intention to sell up to 20% of its U.S. wealth management business via a U.S. initial public offering . The company plans to submit a Form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this year. Since entering the U.S. wealth sector in early 2020, CI has become the country's fastest-growing wealth platform and the U.S. wealth management business has grown to become CI's largest business unit by assets. Once all outstanding acquisitions are completed, CI's U.S. wealth management assets will reach approximately $133B. "The growth in our U.S. wealth management business is incredible; however, in our opinion, the value we have created isn't reflected in our share price today," said Kurt MacAlpine, CI Chief Executive Officer. "After a thorough evaluation of our strategic options, we are confident that a U.S.-listed subsidiary IPO is the best route to shareholder value creation. The U.S. wealth management business now has sufficient scale to stand alone as a public company, creating an attractive, long-term destination for clients and advisors. We believe this is the best path to realizing our vision of becoming the leading ultra-high-net-worth and high-net-worth business in the U.S." CI intends to use the net proceeds from the IPO to pay down debt. CI will remain the majority shareholder of the U.S. wealth management business and currently has no intention of spinning out or otherwise divesting its remaining ownership interest. A final decision on the IPO size, conditions and timing is pending and will be subject to market conditions. e

07:11 EDT OTC Markets Group welcomes Hot Chili to OTCQX - OTC Markets Group announced Hot Chili has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market. Hot Chili Ltupgraded to OTCQX from the OTCQB Venture Market. Hot Chili Ltd. begins trading on OTCQX under the symbol "HHLKF.

07:10 EDT Victoria Gold produces 24,358 ounces of gold in Q1 - Victoria Gold produced 24,358 ounces of gold during the first quarter of 2022. John McConnell, President and CEO commented, "During the first quarter, we successfully completed a six-week winter maintenance program and resumed stacking ore on the heap leach pad. As we head into spring, stacking rates will significantly increase along with gold production as fresh ore is placed under irrigation." The Company's seasonal operations plan for 2022 included curtailment of ore stacking on the heap leach pad during the 90 coldest days of the year, January through March. During this time a six-week maintenance program on the crushing and stacking facilities was completed. Periods of exceptionally cold weather this year impacted Q1 operations. Gold production in Q1 2022 was, as expected, seasonally low with limited ore stacking on the heap leach pad. Tonnes stacked on the heap leach pad in Q1 2022 were in line with Q1 2021. Total tonnes mined were lower in Q1 2022 compared to the same period last year as the Company has built up sufficient stockpiles throughout 2021, therefore further mining of ore was not advantageous. Similarly, waste mined was lower; a reflection of the fact there was less waste to move in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2021. Mining rates will increase in future quarters as ore stacking rates on the heap leach pad accelerate. Both gold grade and metallurgical recovery continue to reconcile well against the Eagle reserve model.

07:08 EDT Xortx Therapeutics announces grant of US patent - XORTX Therapeutics is pleased to announce receipt of notification that the patent "Formulations of Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors" will be granted by the United States Patent Office, USPTO. The patent covers compositions for, and methods of using XORTX's proprietary formulations of xanthine oxidase inhibitors for renal and other diseases where aberrant purine metabolism has been implicated in disease progression. Dr. Allen Davidoff, CEO of XORTX stated, "This newly granted patent covers compositions of formulations key to XORTX's platform technology and this issuance strengthens our intellectual property portfolio in the United States. Importantly, this US patent grant protects our novel, proprietary formulation program - XRx-008 for ADPKD, chronic kidney and other diseases where aberrant purine metabolism and chronic hyperuricemia may accelerate disease progression. Grant of this patent provides the protection to expand our clinical trials, commercialization and partnering opportunities in the United States. Including this newly allowed patent, XORTX now has four granted patents in the US and/or EU covering compositions and uses of uric acid lowering agents to treat and prevent kidney disease, insulin resistance and diabetic nephropathy."

07:08 EDT Canadian Solar and Matrix Renewables partner in energy project in California - Canadian Solar, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy, and Matrix Renewables, the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform, announced an agreement whereby Matrix Renewables will acquire the Gaskell West 2 and 3 project of 105 MWac solar plus 80 MWh energy storage. The Gaskell West 2 and 3 project is located in Kern County, California, and is fully contracted holding five long term power purchase agreements with cities and utilities in California. The solar plus storage project is expected to reach commercial operation in late 2022. This hybrid project marks the first transaction between Matrix Renewables and Recurrent. Canadian Solar's majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar will support the project by providing the turnkey battery storage solution for the 80 MWh storage part of the project. Matrix Renewables has been expanding its presence in the United States, its sixth country of operations, and opened its U.S. headquarters in Miami, Florida in August 2021.

07:07 EDT Houghton Mifflin completes sale to Veritas Capital - Houghton Mifflin announced that it has completed its previously announced sale to certain affiliates of Veritas Capital. The transaction, completed through a successful tender offer of $21 per share, implied an equity value for the company of approximately $2.8B. HMH's stock will cease trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol HMHC effective April 7.

07:06 EDT Aptose Biosciences appoints Ledru as CCO, Marango to resign as CFO, CBO - Aptose Biosciences (APTO) announced the appointment of Philippe Ledru to the position of Chief Commercial Officer, CCO. Ledru most recently served as Associate Vice President and Head of Oncology New Products at Merck & Co (MRK). Separately, Aptose announced that Dr. Jotin Marango, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, CFO, and Chief Business Officer, CBO, is resigning to pursue another opportunity. Dr. Rice will serve as Chief Accounting Officer, and with Janet Clennett, Vice President of Finance, will assume financial responsibilities until a permanent CFO is announced. Aptose and Dr. Marango plan to enter into an advisory agreement to ensure a smooth transition from his CFO duties.

07:05 EDT CDK Global to be acquired by Brookfield Business Partners for $8.3B - CDK Global has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Brookfield Business Partners, together with institutional partners, for a total enterprise value of $8.3B. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Brookfield will commence a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of CDK. CDK shareholders will receive $54.87 per share in cash upon completion of the transaction, which represents a 30% premium to the unaffected closing price of CDK stock on Febraury 18, the last full trading day prior to market speculation regarding a potential sale of the company. The agreement was unanimously approved by CDK's board of directors, which recommends that CDK stockholders tender their shares in the offer. The closing of the tender offer will be subject to certain conditions, including the tender of shares representing at least a majority of the total number of CDK's outstanding shares, the expiration or termination of the antitrust waiting period, and other customary conditions, after which CDK's common stock will no longer be listed on Nasdaq. Following the successful completion of the tender offer, Brookfield will acquire all remaining shares not tendered in the tender offer through a second-step merger at the same price. This transaction is expected to close in Q3.

07:05 EDT AT&T renews multi-year assurance contract with Radcom - Radcom (RDCM) announced that it has renewed its multi-year contract with AT&T Services. (T) With this renewal, Radcom will continue its relationship with AT&T, providing automated service assurance for its cloud network to ensure the network performance and service quality.

07:03 EDT Bitfarms receives approval for uplisting to Toronto Stock Exchange - Bitfarms has received final approval for the listing of its common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Company's common shares will commence trading on the TSX effective market open on April 8, 2022. The Company's common shares will cease trading on the TSX Venture Exchange concurrently with the commencement of trading on the TSX. The common shares will continue trading under the symbol "BITF" on both the Nasdaq and the TSX. No further action is required by Bitfarms shareholders.

07:02 EDT ABM completes acquisition of Momentum Support - ABM announced it has completed the acquisition of Momentum Support, headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, in an all cash transaction. Momentum is a leading independent provider of facility services, primarily janitorial, across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Momentum generated annual revenue of approximately $70M in 2021 and has a workforce of 2,300. This acquisition is reflective of ABM's ELEVATE strategy to grow via strategic acquisitions which expand the Company's footprint in attractive geographies and end-markets. The addition of Momentum gives ABM access to Momentum's blue-chip customer base and provides the opportunity to cross sell ABM services to existing ABM clients who also have a footprint in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Further, by acquiring Momentum, ABM increases its ability to serve clients in faster growing markets like technology and life sciences, many of whom maintain a significant presence in Ireland. Momentum's results will be reported as part of ABM's Business & Industry segment. In the transaction, ABM acquired the equity interests of three legal entities which together comprised Momentum Support. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

06:57 EDT Evofem announces Nasdaq grants request to remain listed - Evofem announced the Nasdaq Hearings Panel has granted Evofem's request to continue its listing on Nasdaq, pending the outcome of the stockholder vote on the company's reverse stock split proposal scheduled to take place at its annual general meeting on May 4.

06:53 EDT The Buckle reports March 2022 net sales down 10.4% year-over-year - The Buckle reported that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 5-week period ended April 2, decreased 9.7% from comparable store net sales for the 5-week period ended April 3, 2021. Net sales for the 5-week fiscal month ended April 2 decreased 10.4% to $124.9M from net sales of $139.4M for the prior year 5-week fiscal month ended April 3, 2021. Comparable store net sales year-to-date for the 9-week period ended April 2, 2022 increased 4.1% from comparable store net sales for the 9-week period ended April 3, 2021. Net sales for the 9-week fiscal period ended April 2, 2022 increased 3.5% to $212.7M from net sales of $205.5M for the prior year 9-week fiscal period ended April 3, 2021.

06:47 EDT GFL Environmental increases quarterly cash dividend 10% to 12c per share - GFL Environmental announced that the board of directors of the company has declared a 10% increase to the regular quarterly cash dividend on the company's subordinate voting and multiple voting shares. The regular quarterly cash dividend, which increases from 11c per share to 12c per share, will be paid on April 29 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 18. The company has designated this dividend as an eligible dividend within the meaning of the Income Tax Act.

06:37 EDT Secoo Holding, ZiWu announce NFT cooperation - Secoo has developed strategic cooperation with ZiWU, a subsidiary of Meta Media. In the future, the two parties will draw on each other's advantages to integrate the whole industry chain through resource sharing and work together on collections and NFTs. At the same time, Secoo and ZiWU,together, will explore the business model and value of digital arts and dive deep into the blue ocean market of NFT.

06:32 EDT Apogee Enterprises reports Q4 adjusted EPS 91c, consensus 71c - Reports Q4 revenue $328M, consensus $323.33M. "Our team continued to build momentum in the fourth quarter, delivering revenue growth, and increased adjusted earnings in what remains a challenging operating environment," said CEO Ty R. Silberhorn. "I am proud of what our team accomplished in FY22, achieving full-year revenue and adjusted EPS growth, while driving significant progress on our new strategy to position the company for long-term profitable growth. Looking ahead, we will continue to execute our three-pillar strategy, working to become the economic leader in our target markets, actively managing our portfolio to improve margins and returns, and strengthening our core capabilities to enable profitable growth. I am confident our team will drive further progress toward our financial goals in the new fiscal year."

06:04 EDT JinkoSolar delivers bifacial modules to a 204MW Solar Power Plant in Greece - JinkoSolar announced that it has delivered its bifacial modules to a 204MW Solar Power Plant in Kozani, Western Macedonia, Greece. The Kozani project consists of 18 project sites adding up to a total of 204MW capacity. JinkoSolar has delivered more than 500,000 bifacial modules to juwi Hellas Renewable Energy Sources S.A.The Kozani project was inaugurated on April 6 and will deliver up to 320M kilowatt-hours per annum when fully ramped up, supplying electricity to more than 75,000 households. The Kozani project is one of the largest bifacial projects ever built in Europe.

06:02 EDT KBR wins ammonia technology contract from DL E&C - KBR announced it has won an ammonia technology contract from DL E&C for NeuRizer's carbon-neutral fertilizer project in Australia. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide technology licensing and engineering for the 1,600 MTPD ammonia plant based on KBR's highly efficient Purifier process. This is the first fully integrated urea production facility in the world leveraging an innovative configuration for in-situ syngas production, gas processing, ammonia and urea manufacturing and carbon geo-sequestration.

05:28 EDT Shell sees Q1 production 860,000-910,000 boepd - Production is expected to be between 860,000 and 910,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day driven by maintenance activities, including the planned turnaround of one of the trains at Pearl GTL. The outlook includes approximately 50,000 boe/d for the Canadian Shales assets. The company said, "For the first quarter 2022 results, the post-tax impact from impairment of non-current assets and additional charges (e.g. write-downs of receivable, expected credit losses, and onerous contracts) relating to Russia activities are expected to be $4 to $5 billion. These charges are expected to be identified and therefore will not impact Adjusted Earnings. Details of the accounting treatment and impact of ongoing developments will be provided at the first quarter 2022 results announcement."

05:20 EDT Oryx Gaming goes live in Portugal with Betclic - Oryx Gaming, a Bragg Gaming company, announced that it has gone live with its exclusive iGaming content portfolio in Portugal with prominent online gaming operator, Betclic. The company's debut in the Portugal iGaming market represents its seventh regulated European country launch since April 2021.

05:11 EDT Paysafe expands partnership with betPARX - Paysafe has expanded its partnership with betPARX, a Pennsylvania-based gaming company owned by Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment. Building on Paysafe's payments support for the Play Gun Lake brand in Michigan that is powered by betPARX, Paysafe will now also provide payments for the betPARX mobile apps for Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Through Paysafe's integration with betPARX technology partner Playtech's iGaming PAM Information Management Solution, or IMS, platform, users in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey can make streamlined deposits to fund their betPARX accounts with their credit or debit card. All transactions will be processed seamlessly through Paysafe's payment gateway. BetPARX users can also fund their wagers using Paysafe's alternative payment solutions. These include the Skrill USA digital wallet, which was upgraded in Q4 with new functionality for instant funding of deposits, plus Paysafe's Paysafecash and paysafecard eCash solutions. Paysafe will also enable betPARX users to cash-out winnings. Payouts can be transferred directly into players' Skrill USA accounts, with funds accessible in real time or through their bank accounts.