Stockwinners Market Radar for May 04, 2022 - Earnings, Upgrades downgrades, option trades, Best Stock Advisory Service

NVTA

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20:06 EDT Cathie Wood's ARK Investment bought 272.5K shares of Invitae today
CFG

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19:38 EDT Citizens Financial raises prime lending rate to 4% - Citizens Financial Group announced that Citizens Bank, N.A. has raised its prime lending rate to 4% from 3.50%, effective Thursday, May 5, 2022.
C

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19:38 EDT Citi raises base rate to 4.00% from 3.50% - Citibank, N.A. said today it has raised its base lending rate to 4.00% from 3.50%, effective tomorrow, Thursday, May 5, 2022.
BEKE

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18:58 EDT KE Holdings announces proposed dual primary listing on SEHK - KE Holdings announced the proposed dual primary listing of its Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.00002 per share by way of introduction on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The company's American depositary shares, each representing three Shares, will continue to be primarily listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company has received a letter of in-principle approval to the listing application from the SEHK on May 4, 2022 Beijing/Hong Kong Time for the dual primary listing of the Shares on the Main Board of the SEHK. The listing document relating to the proposed dual primary listing of the Shares by way of introduction on the Main Board of the SEHK has been published on the website of the SEHK on May 5, 2022. Subject to the final listing approval from the SEHK, the Shares are expected to commence trading on the Main Board of the SEHK on May 11, 2022 under the stock code "2423". The Shares will be traded in board lots of 100 Shares. Upon dual primary listing on the Main Board of the SEHK, the Shares listed on the Main Board of the SEHK will be fully fungible with the ADSs listed on the NYSE. With respect to the proposed dual primary listing on the Main Board of the SEHK, Goldman Sachs L.L.C. and China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited are acting as the joint sponsors. In addition, the company has appointed Goldman Sachs Securities Limited as the designated securities dealer and China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited as the alternate designated securities dealer to carry out bridging and other trading arrangements in good faith and on arm's length terms with a view to contributing towards liquidity to meet demand for the Shares in Hong Kong and to maintain an orderly market for a period of three months, commencing on May 11, 2022.
BGSF

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18:46 EDT BG Staffing director buys $253.6K in common stock - In a regulatory filing, BG Staffing director Douglas Hailey bought 20K shares of common stock in a total transaction size of $253.6K.
CLX

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18:46 EDT Clorox CEO: Seeing strong demand from consumers across portfolio - In an interview on CNBC's Mad Money, Linda Rendle said Clorox grew market share in Q3. "Our brands are incredibly strong with consumers. 75% of our brands are considered superior," she noted. She is confident in the company's ability to continue to attract consumers. There is a long growth runway in the wipes business. Clorox wants to invest in its base business, but it's always looking at M&A, she said.
GXO

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18:23 EDT GXO Logistics CEO: Consumers are confident - In an interview on CNBC's Mad Money, Malcolm Wilson said consumers are back and confident. More and more big companies are seeking to outsource their logistics to GXO, he noted. GXO uses a high level of automation which allows it to keep costs low, he added.
LGIH

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18:23 EDT LGI Homes reports 703 home closings in April - LGI Homes announced it closed 703 homes in April 2022. As of April 30, 2022, the company had 91 active selling communities.
FCPT WFC

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18:18 EDT Four Corners Property Trust acquires two Wells Fargo bank branches for $5.1M - Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) acquired two Wells Fargo (WFC) bank branches for $5.1M. The properties are located in highly trafficked corridors in Alabama and Tennessee and are occupied under triple net leases to the corporate entity. The transaction was priced at a cap rate in range with previous FCPT transactions.
NTRS

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18:12 EDT Northern Trust raises prime rate to 4% from 3.5%, effective May 5
PAC

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18:06 EDT GAP Airports reports April traffic up 14.6% from 2019 level - Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico "announces preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of April 2022, which includes comparisons with the 2019 and 2021 figures to facilitate the reading and understanding of the passenger traffic trend. For April 2022, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP's 12 Mexican airports increased by 14.6%, compared to the same period of 2019. Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos and Guadalajara airports presented an increase in passenger traffic of 35.3%, 24.1%, 23.8% and 2.5%, respectively, compared to April 2019."
SBCF

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17:55 EDT Seacoast Banking to acquire Drummond Banking in deal valued at $173.2M - Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Drummond Banking Company, parent company of Drummond Community Bank based in Chiefland, FL. The proposed transaction will expand Seacoast's presence into new and growing Florida markets including Ocala and Gainesville. Drummond operates 18 branches across North Florida with deposits of approximately $932M and loans of $543M as of March 31, 2022. The proposed transaction is a natural continuation of Seacoast's M&A strategy and adds a stable, high-quality franchise in growing markets. "Drummond Community Bank has an outstanding reputation for exceptional service and strong financial performance, with a deep commitment to the communities it serves for the last 32 years. We see great opportunity in complementing its strengths with Seacoast's innovation and breadth of offerings to grow our presence and expand our position in the state," said Charles M. Shaffer, Seacoast's Chairman and CEO. "The transaction is expected to be significantly accretive to earnings in 2023 with modest dilution of tangible book value. We look forward to welcoming Drummond's employees and customers to the Seacoast franchise." Seacoast expects the transaction to be 8.6% accretive to earnings per share in 2023, with modest dilution of tangible book value per share that will be earned back in 1.6 years. Based on Seacoast's closing price of $33.72 as of May 3, 2022, the transaction is valued at approximately $173.2M. Closing of the transaction is expected early in the fourth quarter of 2022, following receipt of approvals from regulatory authorities, the approval of Drummond shareholders, and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.
PNC

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17:49 EDT PNC Bank, N.A. raises prime lending rate to 4%, effective May 5 - PNC Bank, National Association, is a member of The PNC Financial Services Group.
DB

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17:47 EDT Deutsche Bank increases prime lending rate to 4.00% - Deutsche Bank announced that its New York Branch, Deutsche Bank New York, and its subsidiary Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas have increased their prime lending from 3.50% to 4.00% effective tomorrow, May 5, 2022.
DB

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17:47 EDT Deutsche Bank increases prime lending rate to 4.00 - Deutsche Bank announced that its New York Branch, Deutsche Bank New York, and its subsidiary Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas have increased their prime lending from 3.50% to 4.00% effective tomorrow, May 5, 2022.
NECB

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17:43 EDT Northeast Community declares 18c per share special cash dividend - NorthEast Community announced that its board of directors has declared a special one-time cash dividend of 18c per common share. The dividend will be paid on or about May 31 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 16.
VMEO

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17:42 EDT Vimeo sees FY22 adjusted EBITDA loss $25M-$30M
POOL

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17:40 EDT Pool Corp. raises quarterly dividend 25% to $1.00 per share - Pool Corporation announced that the Board has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.00 per share, a 25% increase over the previous quarterly dividend amount of 80c per share. The dividend is payable on May 27, 2022 to stockholders of record on May 16, 2022. As of May 3, 2022, there were 40,024,923 shares of common stock outstanding.
POOL

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17:39 EDT Pool Corp. authorizes additional $196.2M under existing share repurchase program - Pool Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an additional $196.2M under its existing share repurchase program for the purchase of the company's common stock in the open market at prevailing market prices. This amount adds to the $403.8M remaining under its existing authorization as of May 3, 2022, bringing its total authorization available to $600M.
EMKR

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17:38 EDT Emcore awarded $21M long-term production contract - Emcore announced that it has been awarded a long-term production contract valued at approximately $21M over 10 years for custom MEMS gyroscopes designed for advanced, precision wellbore survey equipment used in the exploration and recovery of natural resources, including oil, gas, and water.
OAS

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17:31 EDT Oasis Petroleum sees Q2 production 56.5-60.5 MBoepd
OAS

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17:30 EDT Oasis Petroleum still sees 2022 production 65-70 MBoepd
USB

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17:30 EDT U.S. Bancorp raises prime lending rate to 4% from 3.5%, effective May 5
VLRS

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17:28 EDT Volaris reports preliminary April traffic results - In April 2022, Volaris' capacity increased 28.1% compared to April 2021, while demand increased 31.6% compared to the same period; the result was a load factor of 84.6% (+2.3 pp YoY). Volaris transported 2.6 million passengers during the month, a 34.6% increase compared to April 2021. Passenger demand in the domestic Mexican and international markets increased 26.8% and 48.3%, respectively, compared to April 2021. Year-to-date, the company has transported 54.7% more passengers than in the first four months of 2021, with a load factor of 83.8% (+4.4pp YoY). Commenting on April 2022 traffic figures, Volaris' President and CEO Enrique Beltranena said: "Demand remained strong in April. Volaris demonstrated its ability to adapt to changing demand and gradually pass through rising fuel prices, and we continue growing with sustained traffic volume. This demand strength confirms that we can fill our seats without sacrificing profitability. We will continue to closely monitor our booking trends and remain flexible with our growth plan."
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17:27 EDT Sunstone Hotel to acquire The Confidante Miami Beach for $232M - Sunstone Hotel (SHO) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Hyatt Hotels (H) to acquire the 339-room The Confidante Miami Beach, located on 1.5 acres of fee-simple, oceanfront land in Miami Beach for a purchase price of $232M, or $684,000 per key. Following the acquisition, the Company expects to pursue a full transformation of the property and a rebranding of the Hotel to Andaz Miami Beach. The purchase price represents a 17.3x multiple on 2022 forecasted hotel EBITDA and a 5.0% capitalization rate on 2022 forecasted hotel net operating income. In addition to the purchase price, Sunstone expects to invest approximately $60M to reposition the Hotel into a premiere beachfront resort under Hyatt's luxury, lifestyle Andaz brand. Upon completion of the renovation, the company expects the Hotel to generate an 8% to 9% stabilized net operating income yield on the total investment in the Hotel, including the planned repositioning. The acquisition will be funded through a combination of cash on hand and from borrowing on the company's currently undrawn revolving credit facility. The company currently anticipates closing the transaction by the end of the second quarter.
FMC

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17:24 EDT FMC Corporation files patent infringement lawsuit against Aceto US, LLC - FMC Corporation has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Aceto US, LLC. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, alleges Aceto is infringing on FMC patents relating to chlorantraniliprole, FMC's leading insecticide ingredient branded as Rynaxypyr active. The complaint alleges Aceto received shipments of chlorantraniliprole from suppliers in India and China in violation of FMC's patent rights. FMC is requesting damages and injunctive relief restraining Aceto from infringing FMC patents relating to chlorantraniliprole. "FMC has received numerous patents around the world that protect compositions and processes relating to chlorantraniliprole and its production," said Michael Reilly, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of FMC. "We will continue to protect our investment in researching, developing and commercializing chlorantraniliprole by vigorously enforcing our intellectual property rights in the United States and worldwide."
KEY

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17:23 EDT KeyCorp raises prime lending rate to 4% from 3.5%, effective May 5
MTB

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17:22 EDT M&T Bank raises prime lending rate to 4% from 3.5%, effective May 5
WBS

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17:21 EDT Webster Financial raises prime lending rate to 4% from 3.5%, effective May 5
ASB

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17:20 EDT Associated Banc-Corp raises prime rate to 4% from 3.5%, effective May 4
AVTR

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17:19 EDT Avantor to create new manufacturing, distribution hub in Singapore - Avantor announced it will create a new manufacturing and distribution hub in Singapore by integrating its existing distribution facility with new manufacturing operations. The new hub, which brings Avantor solutions closer to regional customers and strengthens global supply chain capabilities, will be fully operational early next year. The new hub will provide a range of services including quality control and inventory management expertise, and feature cGMP manufacturing suites and testing labs for process ingredients and excipients.
LAZY

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17:17 EDT Lazydays to acquire Dave's Claremore RV, terms not disclosed - Lazydays has announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Dave's Claremore RV. The dealership is located in Claremore, Oklahoma near Tulsa on historic Route 66 and Interstate 44. It is strategically located between the Oklahoma City and the Ozarks markets. Dave's Claremore RV offers a selection of outstanding RV brands including Forest River, Thor, and East to West. The acquisition is expected to be finalized within 90 days.
BKNG

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17:16 EDT Booking jumps nearly 12% to $2,350 after Q1 results
TRIP

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17:16 EDT TripAdvisor names Matt Goldberg as CEO, succeeding Stephen Kaufer - Tripadvisor announced that Matt Goldberg has been named its CEO, succeeding co-founder and long-time CEO, Stephen Kaufer. Over his career, Goldberg has served in various leadership roles in the digital content, media and entertainment, and travel industries, and in both B2B and direct-to-consumer models at companies such as News Corp, Liberty Interactive Corp, Lonely Planet, and Dow Jones. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President, North America and Global Operations at The Trade Desk.
AMH

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17:14 EDT American Homes 4 Rent Chief Investment Officer Jack Corrigan retiring - American Homes 4 Rent announced that Jack Corrigan will be retiring from his role as Chief Investment Officer effective May 31, and will continue to assist in the transition of his role over the balance of the year. Corrigan will also continue to serve on the company's Board of Trustees. From 2012 to 2019, Corrigan served in a dual role of COO and CIO of American Homes 4 Rent. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer of American Homes 4 Rent Advisor, the company's former manager, from 2011 to 2013.
AXON

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17:09 EDT Axon names Jim Zito as interim CFO, succeeding Jawad Ahsan - Axon announced that Jim Zito, Senior Vice President of Accounting, who serves as Axon's corporate controller, has been appointed interim CFO, effective immediately. Zito succeeds Jawad Ahsan, who has resigned as CFO in order to pursue other opportunities. Ahsan will be available to the Company as needed over the next two months to support a smooth transition.The Axon Board has initiated a search to identify a permanent CFO and intends to engage an executive search firm to assist in the process.
MGTX

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17:03 EDT MeiraGTx presents clinical data on botaretigene sparoparvovec - MeiraGTx Holdings announced that additional clinical data from the Phase 1/2 trial of botaretigene sparoparvovec for the treatment of X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa were presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2022 Annual Meeting, in Denver, Colorado by Professor Michel Michaelides. A poster presentation of human retinal organoid vector efficacy data was also presented at the conference.
COST

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17:00 EDT Costco reports April sales of $17.33B, up 13.9% - Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $17.33B for the retail month of April, the four weeks ended May 1, 2022, an increase of 13.9% from $15.21B last year. For the thirty-five weeks ended May 1, 2022, the company reported net sales of $147.33B, an increase of 16.4% from $126.58B during the similar period last year. Reports April comparable sales up 12.6%. Reports April e-commerce sales up 5.7%.
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16:58 EDT Ezcorp board authorizes $50M share buyback - The Board of Directors has approved a new share repurchase program, which will replace the previous program that was suspended in March 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the new program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $50 million of our Class A Non-Voting common shares over the next three years. This decision reflects the strength of our balance sheet and the successful recovery from the adverse impacts of the pandemic, as well as the Board's confidence in our continued ability to generate significant cash flows and our commitment to driving long-term shareholder value through efficient capital deployment. Execution of the program will be responsive to fluctuating market conditions and valuations, liquidity needs and the expected return on investment compared to other opportunities.
FSR

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16:58 EDT Fisker sees opex and capex within prior forecast range of $715M-$790M - The company states: "Fisker is projecting operating expenses and capital expenditures to be within a range of $715 million to $790 million, consistent with our prior expectations last provided in the Q4 and FY21 Earnings Release."
ZYME

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16:57 EDT Zymeworks expects cash to fund operations into second half of 2023 - As of March 31, 2022, Zymeworks had $300.5 million in cash resources consisting of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. The company said, "Based on our current operating plan, we believe that our current cash resources, and proceeds from certain existing collaboration payments we anticipate receiving, will enable us to fund our planned operations into the second half of 2023 and potentially beyond. Further, we continue to make good progress towards our previously announced goal of executing on new partnerships and collaborations in order to provide additional non-dilutive sources of funding for our operations beyond 2023."
TRNO

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16:54 EDT Terreno Realty names Melinda Weston as chief accounting officer - In a regulatory filing, Terreno Realty announced that on May 3, the Board of Directors of Terreno Realty Corporation appointed Melinda Weston to the position of Chief Accounting Officer, effective immediately. As Chief Accounting Officer, Weston will serve as the Company's principal accounting officer.
GXO

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16:49 EDT GXO Logistics to issue long-term financial targets at investor day in 2H22
CNMD

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16:49 EDT Conmed to acquire In2Bones Global for $145M - CONMED "announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held In2Bones Global, Inc., on a cash-free, debt-free basis, for cash consideration of $145 million at closing and up to an additional $110 million in growth-based earnout payments over a four-year period. The transaction is not subject to a financing condition. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of U.S. regulatory approval, and is expected to close late in the second quarter or early in the third quarter of 2022."
QLYS

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16:48 EDT Qualys announces $200M increase to share repurchase program
FLMN

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16:47 EDT Falcon Minerals raises quarterly dividend 24% sequentially to 18c per share - Falcon Minerals reported a Q1 dividend of 18c per share declared on May 4, 2022, representing a 24% sequential increase over the Q4 dividend.
FLMN

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16:46 EDT Falcon Minerals reports Q1 net production 4,100 BOE/d
MTRN

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16:45 EDT Materion raises quarterly dividend 5% to 12.5c per share - Materion Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared its second quarter 2022 dividend of $0.125 per share of common stock, an increase of $0.005 per share, or approximately 5%. The dividend is payable on June 16, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 27, 2022.
LOCO

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16:42 EDT El Pollo Loco sees FY22 CapEx $20M-$25M, tax rate 26.5%
KURA

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16:40 EDT Kura Oncology sees cash, equivalents funding operations through 2024 - Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $480.1 million as of March 31, 2022, compared with $518.0 million as of December 31, 2021. Based on its current plans, management expects that current cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments will fund current operations through 2024.
ES

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16:36 EDT Eversource CFO Philip Lembo to retire - Eversource Energy announced that Phil Lembo is retiring as Chief Financial Officer and as part of the company's leadership succession plan John Moreira, the company's Senior Vice President and Treasurer, has been elected as Chief Financial Officer, effective today. Lembo, 66, has served as Eversource's Chief Financial Officer since May 2016, and will continue to serve the company until later this year as a non-executive Senior Strategic Advisor focusing on strategic options for Eversource's offshore wind investments. "I've known and worked with John for 22 years and he has been a key leader in the finance organization during that time," said Joe Nolan, Eversource's President and Chief Executive Officer. "His extensive knowledge of our industry, breadth of experience within the finance and accounting discipline, and strong leadership skills make him the ideal person to assume the company's top financial role going forward."
FSLY

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16:35 EDT Fastly CEO Joshua Bixby to step down - Fastly "announced that the Board of Directors has initiated a search to identify the next CEO to lead the company through its next phase of growth. Once a successor is appointed, current CEO Joshua Bixby will step down as CEO and from the Fastly Board of Directors."
ES

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16:35 EDT Eversource initiaties strategic review of offshore wind investment portfolio - Eversource announced that it had initiated a strategic review of its offshore wind investment portfolio. As part of that review, the company will explore strategic alternatives that could result in a potential sale of all or part of its 50 percent interest in its offshore wind joint venture with Orsted. The Eversource Energy Board of Trustees approved this action earlier today. Joe Nolan, Eversource's president and chief executive officer, said, "In light of the record-setting prices in the recent federal lease auction for tracts around the New York Bight and an evolving landscape, we are conducting a fulsome review of our interest in the joint venture with Orsted to assess alternatives that will allow us to create shareholder value and continue building a leading clean energy company that is wholly supportive of our region's climate change goals. Eversource remains committed to supporting offshore wind with advocacy, transmission investment solutions, and clean energy resource integration. We have seen up close why Orsted is unquestionably the world leader in engineering, building and operating offshore wind and have no doubt that the joint venture we launched five years ago will be a tremendous source of clean energy and economic development for the Northeast." Eversource expects to complete this review during 2022. If the recommended path forward following the strategic review is a sale of all or part of Eversource's interest in the joint venture, Eversource expects potential proceeds from such transaction would likely be used to support Eversource's regulated investments in strengthening, modernizing and decarbonizing its regulated energy and water delivery systems. In February 2022, Eversource identified more than $18 billion of regulated investments it plans to make in its systems from 2022 through 2026. Some potential additional initiatives, such as advanced metering infrastructure and additional transmission investments to connect offshore wind projects through Cape Cod, are not yet reflected in its long-term forecast. Nolan added, "Today, we are reaffirming our target earnings per share growth in the upper half of 5-7 percent through 2026 solely from our regulated businesses. This growth rate could be enhanced by utilizing proceeds from a sale of offshore wind assets to reduce financing needs and/or fund additional regulated investments to serve our 4.4 million customers."
ECPG

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16:35 EDT Encore Capital trading resumes
MRO

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16:34 EDT Marathon Oil sees FY22 capital budget $1.2B - Marathon Oil's original 2022 financial outlook included over $3 billion of adjusted free cash flow generation at a reinvestment rate of less than 30% on a $1.2 billion capital budget, assuming $80/bbl WTI and $4/MMBtu Henry Hub. At $100/bbl WTI and $6/MMBtu Henry Hub, the Company expects to generate over $4.5 billion of 2022 adjusted free cash flow at a reinvestment rate of approximately 20% on an inflation-adjusted capital budget of $1.3 billion. 2022 production guidance remains unchanged, as the Company continues to expect oil and oil-equivalent production to remain flat with the 2021 averages. The Company is also raising its 2022 E.G. equity income guidance by $200 million, to a new range of $480 million to $520 million.
PRTK

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16:33 EDT Paratek Pharmaceuticals sees cash, equivalents providing runway through 2023E - Based upon the company's current operating plan, Paratek anticipates its existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $79.1M as of March 31, 2022, provides for a cash runway through the end of 2023 with a pathway to cash flow break-even.
PRTK

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16:33 EDT Paratek Pharmaceuticals reiterates FY22 guidance
MET

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16:29 EDT MetLife board approves new $3B share repurchase program - MetLife announced that its board of directors has approved a new $3 billion authorization for the company to repurchase its common stock. The new authorization is incremental to the $475 million remaining under the company's prior authorization announced in August 2021. Commenting on the announcement, MetLife President and CEO Michel Khalaf said: "This new share repurchase authorization demonstrates our confidence in MetLife's financial strength and is consistent with a balanced approach to capital management as we continue to invest in profitable growth and consistently increase our common dividend."
EPR

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16:29 EDT EPR Properties reports Q1 AFFO $1.16, consensus $1.07 - Reports Q1 revenue $157.47M, consensus $141.3M. "Our ongoing portfolio recovery is evident in our first quarter results and increased earnings outlook, supported by healthy tenant performance. We have restarted our investment program, utilizing our relationships to source attractive acquisition, development and redevelopment projects across our targeted experiential categories," stated Greg Silvers, President and CEO of EPR Properties. "Our pipeline is ramping meaningfully, and we continue to expect the pace of investment to accelerate into the back half of the year. Furthermore, we have maintained strong liquidity and financial flexibility to execute on this pipeline, and we are pleased that Fitch recognized our stabilization and disciplined leverage with investment grade ratings."
JAZZ

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16:28 EDT Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Sumitomo Pharma to co-develop DSP-0187 - Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Sumitomo Pharma announced that the companies have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement under which Jazz has acquired development and commercialization rights in the United States, Europe and other territories for Sumitomo Pharma's investigational DSP-0187, a potent, highly selective oral orexin-2 receptor agonist with potential application for the treatment of narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia and other sleep disorders. Jazz has designated this molecule JZP441. Sumitomo Pharma initiated a Phase 1 trial in Japan of DSP-0187 in November 2021 to evaluate safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics in healthy volunteers. Jazz expects to rapidly advance development of DSP-0187 based on these clinical findings. Under the terms of the agreement, Jazz will receive an exclusive license to develop and commercialize DSP-0187 throughout the world except for Japan, China and certain other Asia/Pacific countries and regions, where Sumitomo Pharma will retain all development and commercialization rights. Sumitomo Pharma will receive an upfront payment of $50 million, and is eligible to receive development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments of up to $1.09 billion. Pending approval, Sumitomo Pharma is eligible to receive a tiered, low double-digit royalty on Jazz's net sales of DSP-0187.
NUS

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16:27 EDT Nu Skin falls 6% to $42 after guidance misses estimates
JAZZ

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16:25 EDT Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Sumitomo Pharma to develop DSP-0187
UGI

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16:21 EDT UGI Corporation increases quarterly dividend 4.3% to 36c per share - The Board of Directors of UGI Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share of the company's common stock, representing a 4.3% increase. The dividend is payable July 1, 2022 to shareholders of record as of June 15, 2022. Roger Perreault, President and CEO of UGI, said, "We are pleased to increase our common stock quarterly dividend, marking the 35th consecutive year of increases. This increase is reflective of our strong balance sheet and ongoing confidence in UGI's cash generation capability. Over the past 10 years, UGI's dividend has provided a compound annual growth rate of 7.2%, well above our 4% commitment to shareholders."
PXD

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16:20 EDT Pioneer Natural sees Q2 oil production average 342-357 MBOPD - Second quarter 2022 oil production is forecasted to average between 342 to 357 MBOPD and total production is expected to average between 623 to 648 MBOEPD. Production costs are expected to average $11.00 per BOE to $12.50 per BOE. DD&A expense is expected to average $10.50 per BOE to $12.00 per BOE. Total exploration and abandonment expense is forecasted to be $10 million to $20 million. G&A expense is expected to be $70 million to $80 million. Interest expense is expected to be $32 million to $37 million. Other expense is forecasted to be $20 million to $40 million. Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations is expected to be $2 million to $5 million. The cash flow impact related to purchases and sales of oil and gas, including firm transportation, is expected to be a loss of $25 million to a loss of $55 million, based on forward oil price estimates for the quarter. The Company's effective income tax rate is expected to be between 22% to 27%, with cash taxes expected to be $120 million to $140 million, representing estimated federal and state tax payments that will be paid based on forecasted 2022 taxable income.
CASA

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16:19 EDT Casa Systems suspends FY22 guidance indefinitely - Due to various uncertainties, including most significantly supply chain challenges and its potential impact on 2022 revenue, Casa Systems is temporarily suspending its prior full year 2022 guidance indefinitely. That prior guidance should no longer be relied upon.
ECPG

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16:16 EDT Encore Capital trading halted, news pending
MOV

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16:14 EDT Movado names Stephane Gerschel as Chief Marketing Officer - Movado "announced the appointment of Stephane Gerschel as the Company's Chief Marketing Officer, effective April 18, 2022. As CMO, Mr. Gerschel will leverage his expertise in global marketing to drive awareness and interest for the Company's portfolio of compelling brands with a focus on maximizing the strength of its Movado brand around the world. Previously, Mr. Gerschel held positions of leadership at several luxury brands. Most recently, he served as the Global Brand Managing Director for Pomellato at the Kering Group in Milan. "
GDDY

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16:13 EDT GoDaddy announces an additional $250M share repurchase plan - At March 31, 2022, total cash and cash equivalents were $743M, total debt was $3.913B and net debt was $3.17B.
RYN

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16:13 EDT Rayonier 'well on track' to achieve FY22 adjusted EBITDA guide - "Following a solid start to the year, we are well on track to achieve our prior full-year Adjusted EBITDA guidance," added Nunes. "In our Southern Timber segment, we expect to achieve our full-year volume guidance and are encouraged by the year-over-year pricing gains that have been realized across our operating areas. Overall, we continue to expect a significant increase in full-year Adjusted EBITDA from this segment as compared to the prior year. However, we anticipate lower quarterly harvest volumes for the remainder of the year as compared to the first quarter, as we experienced above-average stumpage removals to start the year. Also, while we expect net stumpage realizations to remain well above prior year levels, we anticipate modestly lower weighted-average prices for the remainder of the year as compared to the first quarter due to higher mill inventories, a higher proportion of thinning volume, and a less favorable geographic mix."
QNST

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16:11 EDT QuinStreet announces $40M share repurchase program
EBAY

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16:07 EDT eBay reports Q1 GMV $19.4B, down 20% on an as reported basis - Reports Gross Merchandise Volume of $19.4 billion, down 20% on an as-reported basis and down 17% on an FX-Neutral basis. "Our team has delivered another strong quarter, at the high end of our expectations," said Jamie Iannone, Chief Executive Officer of eBay. "Despite the current macro headwinds, we remain confident in the long-term strategy we laid out during our Investor Day in March. We are building an eBay for the future with an eye toward delivering long-term, sustainable growth. Our enthusiast buyers continue to shop and engage on eBay regularly, and our results to date demonstrate our focus category playbook is working."
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16:03 EDT Smith Micro names Von Cameron as Chief Revenue Officer - The company states: "With more than 30 years of experience as the driving force behind sales of technology solutions to communications providers and enterprises globally, Von Cameron has joined the executive leadership team at Smith Micro Software, a leading provider of technology solutions and applications to wireless service providers and cable multiple system operators around the world. Cameron will serve as Chief Revenue Officer where he will be responsible for guiding the company's customer acquisition, relationship management, and sales strategy."
BKNG

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16:03 EDT Booking CEO says seeing continued strengthening of travel trends in Q2-to-date - "I am pleased to report a record $27 billion in gross bookings in the first quarter, the highest quarterly amount in our company's history. Despite an uncertain macroeconomic environment, we have seen continued strengthening of global travel trends so far in the second quarter of 2022, and we are preparing for a busy summer travel season ahead. I'm encouraged by how well our teams are executing to capture travel demand in this recovery environment and our progress in expanding our payments platform at Booking.com while we build towards our Connected Trip vision," said Glenn Fogel, CEO of Booking Holdings.
THRY

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16:02 EDT Thryv Holdings raises FY22 SaaS revenue view to $208M-$209M from $206M-$208M
ICE

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15:59 EDT Intercontinental Exchange trading resumes
BKI

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15:58 EDT Black Knight trading resumes
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15:33 EDT AIkido Pharma announces strategic investment in Discord - AIkido Pharma announced that the company has secured an early equity interest in privately-held Discord, a social communications platform provider. Anthony Hayes, CEO of AIkido, stated, "This investment fits well into our strategy to maximize opportunity for liquidity and monetization events for our shareholders. We believe the offer by Microsoft to buy the company bodes well for this investment, as does a potential near-term IPO."
ICE BKI

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15:17 EDT ICE sees Black Knight acquisition accretive to EPS in first full year post-close - Key Financial Metrics: Transaction valued at $85 per share, or a total market value of $13.1B, with consideration in the form of a mix of cash (80%) and stock (20%). Cash consideration of $10.5B expected to be funded with newly issued debt and cash on hand at the time of close. Stock consideration valued at approximately $2.6B based on ICE 10-day VWAP as of May 2, 2022 of $118.09. Black Knight shareholders can elect to receive either cash or stock, subject to proration, with the value of the cash election and the stock election equalized at closing. Enterprise value of approximately $16B represents ~15x fully synergized 2022 Black Knight adjusted EBITDA. Expect to realize cost synergies of $200M, with one-third realized by year one, two-thirds by year three, and full synergies realized by year five. Expect to realize revenue synergies, net of related costs, of approximately $125M by year five. Expected Black Knight transaction IRR of 10%. Expect that the acquisition of Black Knight will be accretive to adjusted EPS in the first full year post-close. Transaction expected to close in the first half of 2023, subject to satisfaction of customary conditions including receipt of Black Knight stockholder approval and Hart-Scott-Rodino review and clearance.
ICE BKI

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15:14 EDT IntercontinentalExchange to acquire Black Knight for $85.00 per share, or $13.1B - Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Black Knight (BKI). The cash and stock transaction values Black Knight at $85 per share, or a market value of $13.1B, and builds on ICE's position as a provider of end-to-end electronic workflow solutions for the rapidly evolving U.S. residential mortgage industry. The definitive agreement has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023, following the receipt of regulatory approvals, Black Knight stockholder approval, and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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15:14 EDT Intercontinental Exchange trading halted, news pending
BKI

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15:13 EDT Black Knight trading halted, news pending
ICE BKI

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15:12 EDT IntercontinentalExchange to acquire Black Knight for $85.00 per share, or $13.1B
MSFT

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15:04 EDT Xbox adds feature to create, share, view stories with friends in app - Kristen Mann, Principal Group Program Manager, Xbox Experiences blogged, in part earlier: "Team Xbox is excited to continue bringing new ways to make Xbox better, with you at the center, as we refine the experience and deliver brand new features based on your feedback. This month's update will bring you the activity feed on the Xbox app for iOS and Android in the form of stories. You will be able to create, share, and view stories with your friends in the Xbox app, and add priority tags for your console gaming experiences with Quality of Service, QoS, Tagging. Create, share, and view stories with the Xbox app for Android and iOS Now in Australia and coming to more Xbox supported regions soon, your activity feed is getting revamped for the Xbox App. Stories lets you showcase your skills and keep up to date with your friends. You can share your favorite gaming moments including game clips, screenshots, and achievements with your friends and the Xbox community. You can also reply to your friends' stories with a message or a quick reaction." Reference Link
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14:50 EDT T-Mobile debuts Internet Freedom facilitating consumer to leave 'Big Internet' - "Bye bye, Big Internet. In a live-streamed event today, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert unveiled the company's latest Un-carrier move, Internet Freedom, tackling pain points that have plagued the broadband industry for decades. T-Mobile launched 5G Home Internet just last year, and now it's taking the next big step... making it easy for broadband customers to break up with Big Internet, lock in their price with massive savings, and finally feel appreciated. In addition, the Un-carrier launched T-Mobile Business Internet nationwide with new plans, expanding service to any business within T-Mobile's wireless footprint. That makes T-Mobile the first and only nationwide internet provider for businesses, with 5G fixed wireless. No other 5G or wireline provider can connect businesses nationwide. "The Un-carrier was created to fix a stupid, broken wireless industry, and while we aren't done, we've undoubtedly changed if for good. Now, with Internet Freedom, we're taking on Big Internet and bringing the Un-carrier movement to broadband," said Sievert. "Broadband customers are the least satisfied in America - the fees, the contracts, the price hikes, the terrible customer service. It's ridiculous, and it looks a lot like the wireless industry a decade ago. Today, that all starts to change because the Un-carrier is here to disrupt broadband for good," said the company in an earlier statement. Other publicly traded companies in the space include 'Verizon (VZ), AT&T (T) and Comcast (CMCSA) Reference Link
FITB

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14:38 EDT Fifth Third to increase prime lending rate to 4.00% - Fifth Third Bank, National Association, announced it will increase its prime lending rate to 4.00%, effective immediately.
DMAC

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14:30 EDT DiaMedica CEO expects final data will be consistent with interim data from REDUX
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14:30 EDT Ongoing trials 'slower' due to COVID, DiaMedica CEO tells The Fly
DMAC

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14:30 EDT Acute ischemic trial to be complete late 2023, early 2024, DiaMedica CEO says
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14:30 EDT DiaMedica CEO expects ReMEDy2 trial interim analysis in 2023
CPK

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14:17 EDT Chesapeake Utilities raises dividend by 11.5% to 53.5c per share - The board of directors of Chesapeake Utilities voted to increase the quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock from 48c per share to 53.5c per share. The board's action raises the 2022 annualized dividend by 22c from $1.92 to $2.14 per share, an 11.5% increase. The dividend will be payable July 5 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15.
BKI

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14:17 EDT Black Knight trading resumes
BKI ICE

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14:14 EDT Black Knight halted for volatility after Bloomberg report of possible ICE bid
BKI ICE

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14:14 EDT Black Knight jumps 4% to $66.32 after Bloomberg says ICE weighing buyout
BKI

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14:12 EDT Black Knight trading halted, volatility trading pause
NVR

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14:05 EDT NVR authorizes share repurchase of up to $500M of shares - NVR announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of $500M of its outstanding common stock. The purchases will occur from time to time in the open market and/or in privately negotiated transactions as market conditions permit. The company indicated that the authorization is a continuation of the stock repurchase program that began in 1994 and is consistent with NVR's strategy of maximizing shareholder value. Consistent with prior authorizations, this new authorization prohibits the company from purchasing shares from the company's officers, directors, Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan Trust or Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust. As of May 3, 2022, NVR had 3,288,055 total shares of common stock outstanding.
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13:49 EDT Coca-Coca Bottling partners with O-I Glass to recycle glass - Coca-Coca Bottling Company UNITED announced yesterday that it is partnering with O-I Glass (OI) to capture more recycled glass to be created into new glass bottles. Through the partnership, Coca-Cola UNITED expects to recycle more than 700,000 out-of-date and damaged bottles annually. "We previously sent our glass bottles to a local recycler that used the material in fiberglass," says Corey Tucker, Warehouse and Logistics Manager for Coca-Cola UNITED's Marietta, Georgia, production center. But now, the center's recycled glass will be taken to O-I's plant in Danville, Virginia, and remade into new glass bottles. Reference Link
ACTG

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13:48 EDT Acacia Research does not intend to make offer for Arix - Acacia Research issued the following statement regarding Arix Bioscience plc to the London Stock Exchange: "Acacia announces that it has notified Arix of an acquisition of a further 646,832 shares in the company, increasing its ownership to 27,182,317 shares, which represents approximately 21.0% of Arix's issued share capital. Acacia has notified the Board of Arix that it does not intend to make an Offer for Arix and will be bound by that statement for the purposes of Rule 2.8 of the UK's Takeover Code." Clifford Press, CEO and President of Acacia, stated: "We are pleased to take this opportunity to increase our shareholding in Arix. In the last year, Arix has undertaken a number of steps to improve its performance and corporate governance and we remain fully supportive of management's strategy."
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13:45 EDT Google Cloud and SAP launch native integration between Workspace and S/4HANA C - A statement on the SAP website said: Google Cloud (GOOG,GOOGL) and SAP SE (SAP) announced an expansion of their relationship, unveiling new integrations between Google Workspace and SAP's flagship cloud ERP, SAP S/4HANA Cloud. These native integrations will allow customers to connect core SAP software designed for running all mission-critical processes in the cloud with the collaborative capabilities of Google Docs and Google Sheets to innovate how work gets done across the enterprise. New integrations will allow customers to leverage collaborative features of Google Docs and Google Sheets directly from within their SAP software workflows. "Native integration with Google Docs and Google Sheets has been a common request from many joint customers," said Philipp Herzig, SVP, Head of Intelligent Enterprise & Cross Architecture, SAP. "This integration will further pave the way for people to work collaboratively on any business documents and manage them closely along with their most critical business processes and data managed through SAP - all in the cloud." Reference Link
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13:35 EDT North American rail traffic fell 4% for the week ending April 30 - The Association of American Railroads, AAR, reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 30. Total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 506,699 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.3% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending April 30 were 232,972 carloads, down 3.4% compared with the same week in 2021, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 273,727 containers and trailers, down 8.7% compared to 2021. Three of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2021. They were motor vehicles and parts, up 2,486 carloads, to 13,826; chemicals, up 2,478 carloads, to 34,529; and forest products, up 8 carloads, to 10,175. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2021 included grain, down 6,730 carloads, to 21,380; petroleum and petroleum products, down 2,148 carloads, to 8,824; and metallic ores and metals, down 2,044 carloads, to 22,373. North American rail volume for the week ending April 30 , on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian and Mexican railroads totaled 332,643 carloads, down 3.1% compared with the same week last year, and 367,898 intermodal units, down 4.8% compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 700,541 carloads and intermodal units, down 4%. North American rail volume for the first 17 weeks of 2022 was 11,373,663 carloads and intermodal units, down 4% compared with 2021. Publicly traded companies in the space include CSX (CSX), Canadian National (CNI), Canadian Pacific (CP), Kansas City Southern (KSU), Norfolk Southern (NSC) , Union Pacific (UNP), Trinity Industries (TRN), Greenbrier (GBX), FreightCar America (RAIL), Wabtec (WAB), Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A, BRK.B) and GATX (GATX). Reference Link
EDIT

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13:32 EDT Editas Medicine presents preclinical data on EDIT-103 for RHO-adRP - Editas Medicine announced ex vivo and in vivo preclinical data for its experimental medicine EDIT-103 for the treatment of rhodopsin-associated autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa. The Company reported these data in an oral presentation today at the Association for Research in Vison and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in Denver. EDIT-103 is a mutation-independent CRISPR/Cas9-based, dual AAV5 vectors "knockout and replace" therapy to treat RHO-adRP. This approach has the potential to treat any of over 150 dominant gain-of-function rhodopsin mutations that cause RHO-adRP with a one-time subretinal administration. Key findings include: In human retina explants, EDIT-103 demonstrated highly specific editing with no off-target editing observed after transduction. In a mRhohRHO/+ mouse model, EDIT-103 achieved rapid gene editing, with maximal levels at six weeks and sustained, stable editing until end of study. In non-human primates, EDIT-103 demonstrated nearly 100% knockout of endogenous RHO, and the replacement RHO gene produced over 30% of normal RHO protein levels in the treated area of subretinal injection. The EDIT-103-injected eyes of NHPs showed restoration of RHO expression in the outer segments and retention of normal photoreceptor structure and function compared to the KO-injected eye.
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13:12 EDT Fisker announces third vehicle, Project Ronin - Fisker announced Project Ronin, the company's third vehicle after its Fisker Ocean SUV and Fisker PEAR. "The aim is to achieve the world's longest range for a production EV, combined with extremely high levels of performance," CEO Henrik Fisker said. "The GT will feature unique doors for better ingress and egress and a luxurious, sustainable vegan interior that plots a new, advanced design direction," the company said in a statement. Fisker expects to reveal Project Ronin in August 2023, with production starting in the second half of 2024. Reference Link
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12:52 EDT Middlesex Water impleads 3M into class action lawsuit - Middlesex Water Company (MSEX) impleaded 3M Company (MMM) as a third-party defendant in a current class action lawsuit in the Superior Court of New Jersey. Middlesex Water Company said it has taken this action in addition to a separate lawsuit Middlesex Water initiated against the 3M Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in October 2018. In Middlesex Water v. 3M Company, Middlesex Water seeks to hold 3M accountable for 3M's introduction of PFAS into Middlesex Water's water supply at its Park Avenue wellfield facility in South Plainfield, New Jersey. Unlike Middlesex Water Company, the plaintiffs in Vera v. Middlesex Water Company have sued the wrong party, and failed to sue the correct party responsible for the perfluoroalkyl substances placed into Middlesex Water Company's water supply - the 3M Company. "The Vera plaintiffs have sued the wrong party, and all efforts should be made to hold the actual polluter of Middlesex Water's Park Avenue facility, the 3M Company, accountable for their actions," said Jay L. Kooper, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Middlesex Water Company. "Middlesex Water Company did not pollute its own water supply. The Vera lawsuit is misguided, unnecessary, and even detrimental to the interests of the very people whom these class action attorneys represent. Every dollar Middlesex Water directs to this lawsuit is one less dollar realized from the litigation with 3M that could spare the very Middlesex Water customers the Vera attorneys claim to represent from having to pay the cost to remediate the PFAS pollution for the long-term," added Kooper.
INTU

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12:27 EDT Intuit to record $141M one-time charge for settlement - In a regulatory filing, Intuit disclosed that on May 4, the company entered into a settlement agreement with the 50 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia, admitting no wrongdoing, that resolved the states' inquiry related to Intuit's advertising practices for free tax preparation. "As part of this agreement, Intuit agreed to pay $141M and made certain commitments regarding its advertising practices. Intuit already adheres to most of these advertising practices and expects minimal impact to its business from implementing the remaining changes going forward, and remains committed to providing Americans with free tax preparation offerings. For the quarter ended April 30, 2022, Intuit expects to record this amount as a one-time charge. This charge was not included in previously issued guidance," the filing stated.
DIS

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12:20 EDT ESPN+ to broadcast its first exclusive NFL game on October 30 - Disney's ESPN said that it will exclusively broadcast a National Football League game for the first time on its ESPN+ subscription service. The game in question, which will be between the Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars, will be in London on October 30 at 9:30 am ET. Reference Link
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12:13 EDT U.S. video game spending falls 8% y/y in Q1, says NPD - NPD analyst Mat Piscatelle said that, according to the new Q1 2022 Games Market Dynamics report from The NPD Group, U.S. spending on video game hardware, content and accessories reached $13.9B in the quarter, a decline of 8% when compared to Q1 2021. Content spending fell 7% vs last year, while hardware slipped 15%. Despite the Q1 declines compared to a year ago, the U.S. video game market continues to trend well above pre-pandemic levels. Reasons for the Q1 decline likely related to return to experiential spending, lack of available new generation hardware, and the Q1 2021 stimulus comp. Nintendo Switch (NTDOY) sold the most units of hardware during Q1 2022 in the U.S., while Xbox Series (MSFT) led hardware in total consumer spending. Bandai Namco's (NCBDY) "Elden Ring" was the best-selling premium game of the quarter in dollar sales. In content, subscription was the leading growth segment with mid-single digit percentage consumer spending gains when compared to a year ago, Piscatella added. Other publicly traded companies in the space include Sony (SONY), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Electronic Arts (EA), Take-Two (TTWO), Tencent (TCEHY), Ubisoft (UBSFY), and Capcom (CCOEY). Reference Link
QUAD

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12:00 EDT Quad/Graphics falls -20.6% - Quad/Graphics is down -20.6%, or -$1.29 to $4.96.
RVLV

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12:00 EDT Revolve Group falls -23.7% - Revolve Group is down -23.7%, or -$10.32 to $33.19.
TUP

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12:00 EDT Tupperware Brands falls -32.7% - Tupperware Brands is down -32.7%, or -$5.87 to $12.04.
SUP

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12:00 EDT Superior Industries rises 16.8% - Superior Industries is up 16.8%, or 54c to $3.75.
BXC

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12:00 EDT BlueLinx rises 16.9% - BlueLinx is up 16.9%, or $12.91 to $89.47.
LTHM

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12:00 EDT Livent rises 21.4% - Livent is up 21.4%, or $4.69 to $26.61.
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11:59 EDT Affirm to be first BNPL partner fully integrated to Carat from Fiserv - Affirm (AFRM) announced a relationship that will make Affirm available to Fiserv (FISV) enterprise merchant clients later this year. With this partnership, Affirm will become the first buy now pay later provider fully integrated to the Carat operating system from Fiserv. Through this end-to-end integration, Fiserv enterprise merchant clients will be able to add Affirm's Adaptive Checkout, which dynamically surfaces biweekly and monthly payment options side-by-side, to their checkout experience through a simple process. Eligible customers will then have the option to split the cost of purchases and choose between biweekly or monthly payment options.
SCI

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11:51 EDT Service Corp. increases share repurchase authorization by $394M - The company announced that its Board of Directors has increased the authorized level of repurchases of its common stock by approximately $394M. When combined with approximately $206 million of authority remaining under the existing program, this represents a total of $600M of current share repurchase authority.
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11:03 EDT Hydro One, Gwayakocchigewin enter agreement for Waasigan Transmission Line - Hydro One Networks and Gwayakocchigewin Limited Partnership, a consortium of eight First Nations, advanced their collaboration through entering into an agreement on the Waasigan Transmission Line project. The agreement provides the eight First Nations communities represented by the GLP with the opportunity to invest in an equity stake of the project. In total, nine First Nations in the region will have the opportunity to invest in a 50 per cent stake in the transmission line.
HOOD

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11:01 EDT Robinhood launches Stock Lending program - In a company blog post, Robinhood announced the launch of Stock Lending, which it called a "democratized approach to fully paid securities lending." The company said, "Unlike at other companies, Robinhood doesn't require customers to have hundreds of thousands of dollars in their account to participate. We're making fully paid securities lending, and the opportunity for passive recurring income that comes with it, available to customers who traditionally have not had access to it. It's the Robinhood way...By enabling Stock Lending, a customer gives Robinhood permission to lend out any fully paid stocks in their portfolio. We do the work of finding interested borrowers, and customers get paid when there's a match. Once shares are loaned out, customers can easily track earnings, see their positions, and enable or disable Stock Lending at any time, all through our intuitive in-app dashboard...Stock Lending is currently rolling out to customers and we expect it to be available to all customers by the end of May." Reference Link
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10:32 EDT RegeneRx says researchers demonstrate therapeutic efficacy of Thymosin Beta 4 - RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals is reporting that researchers have demonstrated the therapeutic efficacy of Thymosin Beta 4 as a combination treatment against hyperglycemia (diabetic)-induced changes in human corneal epithelial cells. "Our study elucidates for the first time that a Tbeta4 and vasoactive intestinal peptide combo treatment plays a crucial role in regulating the tight junction stability and cytoskeleton rearrangement [of the cornea], which are closely related to barrier integrity. Furthermore, Tbeta4 strongly establishes its role as an adjunctive treatment for diabetic corneal impediments with no side effects, thereby easing the disadvantages of present methods of [eye] care," according to the research team.
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10:26 EDT Greenpro obtains Shariah Compliant ESG Digital Assets Exchange license - Greenpro Capital announced that Malaysia's Labuan Financial Services Authority has granted a license to Greenpro Capital Corp. to establish and operate the world's first Shariah Compliant ESG Digital Assets Exchange. .
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10:25 EDT Publicis to acquire Profitero, terms not disclosed - Publicis Groupe announced yesterday the acquisition of Profitero, a SaaS global ecommerce intelligence platform helping brands accelerate commerce sales and profitability. Profitero's solutions provide actionable insights and product visibility to more than 4,000 brands and 70 million products on more than 700 retailer websites, in over 50 countries every day. The company said, "As the lines between offline and online shopping blur due to digitally-influenced sales, Profitero's ecommerce and omnichannel analytics offering allows brands to anticipate, activate, and automate the next best action to fuel profitable growth for each item of their product catalogue. By joining forces with Publicis Groupe, Profitero will access the necessary resources and capabilities to expand on its analytics core. As a result, it will become the first global commerce platform to truly empower brands by using predictive intelligence to deliver the best product experience, optimize content, increase results of organic search, compare prices with competitors, monitor product availability and track customer ratings and reviews, among other features." Profitero's products, technology, and 300 employees will further scale and supercharge Publicis Groupe's existing commerce capabilities around the world. The company said, "Publicis is now uniquely positioned to help its clients exponentially grow their online sales by uniting four strategic pillars: People: A better understanding of people and how they shop, through Epsilon's CORE ID offering - the industry's most accurate, stable and scalable identity solution, hosting more than 300 million consumer profiles worldwide. Product: The combination of the Groupe's predictive Commerce Intelligence platform and Profitero will enable brands to maximize product performance relative to competitors across dozens of metrics, including paid and organic search placement, product content, pricing, stock availability and reviews across 700+ retailers by tracking and analyzing over 70 million products. Placement: The ability to deliver retail media planning to manage ad placement and optimize the consumer journey, via CitrusAd, a leader in retail media, and the scale of Publicis Media. Platforms: Better experiences across the customer journey and greater agility and faster time to market for clients, through Publicis Sapient's leading business transformation expertise, combining consulting, design, and engineering to build platform-based businesses blending marketing, sales, and service." Profitero will remain a product-focused company within Publicis, led by CEO Bryan Wiener and President Sarah Hofstetter. Reference Link
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10:10 EDT California AG announces $141M nationwide settlement with Intuit - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 51 attorneys general and with the Los Angeles City Attorney and Santa Clara County Counsel, announced a $141M settlement against Intuit, resolving allegations that the California-based company deceptively advertised its "free" online TurboTax products. Today's settlement includes $11.4M in direct restitution for approximately 370,000 Californians and substantial injunctive terms to prevent future misconduct. The settlement resolves multistate investigations into Intuit's conduct, as well as lawsuits filed by the Los Angeles City Attorney and the Santa Clara County Counsel, the AG stated. Reference Link
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10:03 EDT GIG Retail expands media services to the U.S. - GIG Retail is expanding its presence and impact in the United States, providing grocery retailers and brands end-to-end solutions to build out their retail media capabilities and grow their revenues. The agency offers sales and operational outsourcing, platform development, partner management, data solutions - including data acquisition, architecture, infrastructure and visualization - and return on ad spend reporting, helping retailers to quantifiably demonstrate to brands the value of investing in retail media.
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10:01 EDT Jack Henry names Renee Swearingen as Chief Accounting Officer - Jack Henry & Associates announced that Renee Swearingen will become Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective May 5. Swearingen has been with the company for 26 years and most recently served as Vice President of Finance and Procurement and Assistant Treasurer. In this newly created role, Swearingen will continue to report to Jack Henry CFO and Treasurer Kevin Williams and serve as Assistant Treasurer. Prior to joining Jack Henry, Swearingen spent five years in public accounting as a Certificated Public Accountant where she gained experience in auditing, tax, business planning, and finance-related consulting.
RVLV

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10:00 EDT Revolve Group falls -15.9% - Revolve Group is down -15.9%, or -$6.93 to $36.58.
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10:00 EDT Workiva falls -17.5% - Workiva is down -17.5%, or -$16.45 to $77.63.
TUP

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10:00 EDT Tupperware Brands falls -30.3% - Tupperware Brands is down -30.3%, or -$5.42 to $12.49.
SUP

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10:00 EDT Superior Industries rises 10.5% - Superior Industries is up 10.5%, or 34c to $3.55.
BXC

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10:00 EDT BlueLinx rises 17.6% - BlueLinx is up 17.6%, or $13.44 to $90.00.
LTHM

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10:00 EDT Livent rises 20.6% - Livent is up 20.6%, or $4.53 to $26.45.
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09:57 EDT Kindred Group says welcomes 'constructive dialogue' after Corvex statement - Kindred Group plc announced it has taken notice of the statement issued by Corvex Management earlier today regarding its investment in Kindred. "Kindred is recognised as a leading operator in the global online gambling sector and the Board and management are fully committed to the Group's current strategic direction," the company stated. "We are confident about the long-term opportunities for the company and value creation potential for all our shareholders. We welcome and look forward to continuing a constructive dialogue with all our shareholders going forward", added Evert Carlsson, Chairman of the Board at Kindred Group.
RVLV

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09:47 EDT Revolve Group falls -14.8% - Revolve Group is down -14.8%, or -$6.43 to $37.08.
JCI

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09:47 EDT Johnson Controls falls -15.4% - Johnson Controls is down -15.4%, or -$9.55 to $52.36.
TUP

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09:47 EDT Tupperware Brands falls -32.9% - Tupperware Brands is down -32.9%, or -$5.89 to $12.02.
REZI

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09:47 EDT Resideo rises 9.2% - Resideo is up 9.2%, or $2.17 to $25.80.
BXC

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09:47 EDT BlueLinx rises 16.2% - BlueLinx is up 16.2%, or $12.44 to $89.00.
LTHM

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09:47 EDT Livent rises 25.8% - Livent is up 25.8%, or $5.65 to $27.57.
TNON

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09:36 EDT TNON Stock trading resumes
CCL

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09:36 EDT Three Princess Cruises ships return to service - Three additional Princess Cruises ships are returning to service welcoming guests back onboard - Crown Princess, Island Princess and Royal Princess. This milestone marks a total of 12 ships, 80 percent of the fleet, that will have resumed cruising since July 2021, for the world's leading international cruise line. Island Princess departed Ft. Lauderdale on April 27 on a Panama Canal cruise; Royal Princess sailed from Vancouver on May 2 for the popular "Voyage of the Glaciers" Alaska season; and Crown Princess is scheduled to depart Seattle on May 7 for a summer program of Inside Passage Alaska cruises. The cruise line's fleet of 15 ships are currently sailing or are scheduled to return to service by September 2022, to worldwide destinations including Alaska, Australia, the California Coast, Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico and the Panama Canal.
WKSP

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09:34 EDT Worksport's Terravis Energy becomes clean energy partner for ICIF - Worksport subsidiary Terravis Energy has accepted an offer from the Indigenous Critical Infrastructure Fund to be its exclusive clean energy partner for sustainable energy infrastructure across all Indigenous lands. After visiting Worksport's manufacturing facilities and learning more about the Company, Chief Keith Matthew, ICIF Chairman of the Board, had a first-hand opportunity to provide insights to leadership on historic obstacles, present expectations, and future aspirations of Indigenous peoples. Chief Matthew explained how Canada has embraced the global mandate: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Actand, in turn, has adopted recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a framework for economic restoration for Indigenous peoples. To address the resultant considerable challenges for Indigenous peoples, Chief Matthew and several consequential Indigenous leaders launched the ICIF, whose mission, vision, and value is to encourage and enable economic reconciliation through Indigenous-led investments. With a minimum initial bank of $100M, the ICIF seeks to undertake investments in key areas in Canada, where benefit will be realized for and in all Indigenous lands and territories. Terravis Microgrid systems from Worksport subsidiary Terravis Energy will initially provide 50-60MW of power for the first project in Cochrane and will be scalable to support necessary increased power requirements. Company management estimates the Terravis Microgrid systems to be long-term, long-standing investments by local partners, project developers, and the ICIF, with each party working together to set standards in sustainable energy.
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09:32 EDT Playmaker Capital acquires The Sports Drop, terms not disclosed - Playmaker Capital has acquired The Sports Drop, a U.S. based sports media company that focuses on NFL, NBA, MLB, and collegiate sports coverage. The company said, "The acquisition of The Sports Drop builds on Playmaker's already robust reach in the U.S., a key market for the company as it continues to make inroads with both English-speaking and U.S. Hispanic sports fans." The Sports Drop generates an average of more than 30 million monthly page views and 200 million monthly ad impressions, and it will contribute an average of more than 3 million monthly users to Playmaker's North American audience. In connection with the closing of the acquisition dated April 8, 2022, The Sports Drop Founder, Mike Bellom, has joined Playmaker's senior leadership team as Head of Paid Media. Mr. Bellom is a proven digital media entrepreneur and leader with an expertise in affiliate and paid media. In his new role, Mr. Bellom will help drive revenue and cost synergies across Playmaker's ecosystem of brands.
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09:23 EDT Entravision announces expansion into Kenya - Entravision announced its expansion into Kenya. This expansion provides Entravision, through its Africa-based digital business unit, Entravision 365 Digital, a presence in East Africa, as it looks to expand its breadth of digital solutions, media representations and creative services to new emerging markets.
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09:22 EDT Ford reports April U.S. electric vehicle sales of 16,779 vehicles, up 50% - Reports April Truck sales of 79,768 vehicles, down 17.8%. Reports April SUV sales of 92,809 vehicles, up 2.7%. Ford U.S. market share expanded one percentage point on improved April dealer inventory flow. Ford's April sales outperformed the industry with total share of 13.8%, while filling retail orders at record rates representing 50% of April's retail sales.
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09:19 EDT Ford reports April U.S. vehicle sales of 176,965 vehicles, down 10.5% - "While industry semiconductor chip shortages persist, improved inventory flow in April delivered a significant share gain of 1.0 percentage point over a year ago with Ford outperforming the industry. Inventory flow bolstered stronger F-Series, Mustang Mach-E, E-Transit and record April Ford brand SUV sales. We are now shipping all models of the electric F-150 Lightning."
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09:18 EDT Live Current Media launches Kast product update - Live Current Media announces that Kast, it's streaming and media solution has launched a new product update. The new features in this update include a new party layout and additional premium features. The party list now provides more information about the party, and, if the party is playing a YouTube video you can see the video's banner, name and progress on the parties page. For premium members, enhanced party chat is available, complementing reactions now with GIFs.
ADIL

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09:18 EDT Adial Pharmaceuticals enters research collaboration with UC San Diego - Adial Pharmaceuticals has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the University of California San Diego and Dr. Peter Ernst, DVM, PhD, Professor of Pathology and an expert in the fields of immunology, inflammation and infectious disease, to further evaluate the Company's proprietary adenosine analogs as a potential treatment for inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease and infectious diseases where a large immune response plays a significant role. Under the collaboration agreement, Dr. Ernst and his team will initially test Purnovate's adenosine compounds in non-clinical models of IBD with the goal of further validating the potential of Purnovate's compounds as a treatment for IBD. IBD is a group of disorders that cause chronic inflammation in the intestines, including conditions such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
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09:15 EDT Walgreens Boots Alliance appoints Linh Peters chief marketing officer - Walgreens (WBA) announced three key executive leadership positions: Linh Peters, senior vice president and chief marketing officer; Luke Rauch, senior vice president and chief merchandising officer; Bala Visalatha, senior vice president and chief product officer. These leaders will begin their new roles in May. As the chief marketing officer, Peters will oversee the vision, strategic direction and performance of Walgreens marketing activities, including marketing collaboration, brand design, brand positioning and marketing plan execution. Most recently, Peters was global chief marketing officer at Calvin Klein. Luke Rauch will assume the chief merchandising officer role to be responsible for the vision, leadership, strategic direction and performance of all Walgreens merchandising activities. Rauch most recently served as chief of staff to Roz Brewer, CEO, vice president of Walgreens Boots Alliance. Visalatha is joining Walgreens in a newly created role of chief product officer, where he will lead the execution of Walgreens customer product strategy and development, along with user experience. Most recently, Bala was vice president of eCommerce at Walmart U.S. (WMT).
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09:12 EDT Stereotaxis announces new milestone at Heart Centre Rigshospitalet - Stereotaxis announces the electrophysiology team at The Heart Centre Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital successfully completed more than 5,000 robotic cardiac ablation procedures using Denmark's only robotic system for the treatment of heart rhythm disorders. "We celebrate the Rigshospitalet electrophysiology team on this significant milestone," said David Fischel, Stereotaxis Chairman and CEO. "To have treated 5,000 patients is an extraordinary feat. It reflects an outsized impact Rigshospitalet has had on advancing patient care, clinical science, and technology development in electrophysiology."
NLSP

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09:11 EDT NLS Pharmaceutics achieves 90% enrollment in Quilience Phase 2a trial - NLS Pharmaceutics announces that 90% of the 60 patients required to complete its Phase 2a clinical trial for Quilience have been randomized and the Company continues to expect to report final results from this ground-breaking trial by mid-Q3 2022.
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09:10 EDT Ameresco awarded 6-MW BESS contract at U.S. Army's Fort Detrick base - Ameresco announced that the U.S. Army has awarded its Federal Solutions Group a contract to add a comprehensive battery energy storage system to the existing 18.6 megawatt direct current solar renewable energy facility at the Fort Detrick Army Garrison in Frederick, Maryland. In partnership with DLA Energy, Ameresco will deploy a 6 MW / 6 MWh BESS on the 67-acre facility. The BESS will be operated as a demand response asset and will provide frequency regulation services to the PJM-Independent System Operator. Additionally, the installed system will be microgrid-ready, allowing for future resiliency functions at the Garrison. The BESS is designed to provide guaranteed utility cost savings of $125,000 annually to the Government. "We have been working with Ameresco to continually reduce our facilities' fossil-fuel energy consumption and ensure greener environmental strategies for years to come," said Garrison Commander Col. Danford Bryant. "This is a great project and an excellent example of collaboration to support both the Army and the community," said Bryant. "The new BESS aligns with the Army's Installation Energy and Water Strategic Plan to provide resilient, efficient and affordable energy on our installations," said Mr. Paul Farnan, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment. "It is designed to help reach future resiliency goals, and directly aligns with the Army Installations Strategy and the Army Climate Strategy," said Farnan.
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09:09 EDT NextNav announces new partnership with GeoComm - GeoComm announces a new partnership with NextNav to enhance floor-aware indoor mapping for E9-1-1. Recent regulatory requirements from the FCC require the 911 caller's vertical location to be determined with +/- 3m accuracy 80% of the time. NextNav's solution far exceeds that requirement, delivering +/- 3m 94% of the time according to independent tests. Through the partnership with NextNav, GeoComm systems are also enabled with the ability to take indoor tactical mapping displays to the next level, automatically highlighting the vertical location from where a 9-1-1 call originated in a multistory building. This partnership builds upon NextNav's recent partnership announcement with a nationwide wireless carrier to provide precise vertical location information for 9-1-1 callers.
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09:08 EDT China Liberal Education wins bid for language training project construction - China Liberal Education won a project bid from Fuzhou Melbourne Polytechnic - FMP, formerly IEN College of Minjiang University ., a Sino-foreign cooperative institute between Minjiang University and Melbourne Polytechnic, for the construction of smart language training experimental classrooms with cloud technology for a total consideration of $0.15M on April 28. The construction of smart language learning experimental classrooms is one of the most critical projects for FMP in 2022; these classrooms are expected to meet FMP's teaching needs featured by interactivity, flexibility, openness, diversity, and intelligence. The company agrees to build three smart language training experimental classrooms that adopt cloud technology, consisting of one 64-seat large classroom and two 36-seat small classrooms. The company also agrees to use its proprietary AI-Space products. AI-Space can solve practical issues in classroom settings by consolidating front-end audio system, video system, interactive learning system, recording system, and smart control system into one machine.
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09:08 EDT Brilliant Earth announces 17th showroom opening, entry to Ohio - Brilliant Earth Group announced its 17th showroom opening and entry into Ohio. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this latest showroom opening demonstrates the Company's commitment to delivering an omnichannel experience to consumers nationwide. With continued growth in brick & mortar that is complemented by the Company's innovative digital channels, customers can shop for Brilliant Earth's ethically sourced jewelry how and where they want.
TBLA

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09:07 EDT Taboola announces growth for its trust porfolio - Taboola announced growth for its trust portfolio which includes new and existing third party accreditations, as well as content moderation advancements, focused on brand safety and suitability. "Taboola's brand safety certifications and partnerships empower advertisers to spend with confidence on Taboola, ensuring ads run on trusted publisher sites, brands can control the environments where ads run, and that they are working with a technology partner that has been independently verified to adhere to best practices in brand safety and suitability," the company said. "We set rigorous standards for ourselves when it comes to brand safety, suitability and transparency," said Adam Singolda, CEO and founder, Taboola. "Internally, that means a large investment in a team that works around the clock to make sure that our publishers and advertisers are in line with policies. This human element is extremely important because no A.I.-only approach to content review will ever be enough. Externally, we're fortunate to work with a growing list of the leading names in brand safety and suitability. We're giving advertisers and publishers peace of mind that their partnership with Taboola will thrive, in the right way."
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09:07 EDT Fortinet announces suite of FortiGate appliances - Fortinet announced a suite of new FortiGate appliances that features ASIC-based performance acceleration and integrated AI-powered FortiGuard Security Services to support campus, branch, and hybrid data center environments. The new FortiGate 600F, FortiGate 3700F, and FortiGate 70F each feature Security Compute Ratings that offer better performance than competitive offerings. This means organizations that choose FortiGate realize better ROI, more scale to protect against advanced threats, and realize better user experience with a converged networking and security platform.
OFIX

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09:06 EDT Orthofix announces FDA pre-market approval for AccelStim - Orthofix announced the FDA pre-market approval for the AccelStim bone healing therapy Class III device. The AccelStim device provides a safe and effective nonsurgical treatment for indicated fresh fractures and for fractures that have not healed. The device generates a Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound, or LIPUS, signal to stimulate the bone's natural healing process to promote fracture healing. Commercial availability of the AccelStim device is anticipated to occur in the second quarter of this year through a targeted and phased launch plan.
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09:06 EDT Verizon brings 5G powered experiences to Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix - Verizon is bringing racing fans a whole new way to experience the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix this weekend thanks to Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband. With Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband, fans at the track can get closer to the racing action with 5G Multi-View and experience contactless shopping at the Hard Rock Stadium Express Shop. Plus, fans at the venue can transport themselves onto the Hard Rock Beach Club concert stage for various performances with the Hard Rock Beach Club Ultra Pass.
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09:05 EDT Guaranty Bancshares announces 1M share repurchase program - On April 20, the Board of Directors of Guaranty Bancshares the parent company of Guaranty Bank & Trust, approved a new Stock Repurchase Plan, which authorizes Guaranty to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Guaranty's outstanding common stock from time to time, subject to certain conditions. The stock repurchase program will be effective from April 21 until the earlier of April 21, 2024 or the date all shares authorized for repurchase under the program have been repurchased, unless shortened or extended by the board of directors. The stock repurchase program does not obligate Guaranty to repurchase any specific number of shares of its common stock. "We are pleased to announce that the Board approved a new Stock Repurchase Plan," stated Ty Abston, Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. "We see this as a good use of our capital based on current market conditions and our view of the intrinsic value of our company."
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09:05 EDT Marten Transport announces increase in share repurchase program - Marten Transport announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 6c per share of common stock, and has also approved an increase from current availability in Marten's share repurchase program to $50M, or approximately 3.1 million shares, of its common stock. Marten repurchased and retired 1.3 million shares of its common stock for $25M during the first quarter of 2022.
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09:05 EDT Singing Machine unveils new toy line - The Singing Machine Company announces the official product release of its new Sing-along Crew plush characters. This newest hit kid's product line is a unique approach to plush toys with sing-along capabilities designed for on-the-go fun. Each character is full of fun personality designed to encourage children to discover a love with music and singing. This exclusive toy line fuses fun features kids are sure to love: Meet the Crew: "Big Pan" Panda, "Uni-Queen" Unicorn and "Lil' Rex" T-Rex plush characters, adorably designed for singing and companionship. Let's Get Loud: Built-in speaker and microphone for hours of singing and amplified talking entertainment. Amp up the Fun: Two built-in songs and sound effects unique to each Sing-along Crew member.On-the-Go: Backpack straps to take the fun anywhere. The new Sing-along Crew line brings together children's love for plush toys, singing and dancing with on-the-go mobility. Designed for fun with many early learning developmental advantages to discover singing and encourage confidence and speech development. Recommended for ages 3+.
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09:04 EDT Esports Technologies changes name to EBET - Esports Technologies has changed its name to "EBET, INC.". EBET common stock is expected to commence trading on a post name change basis under CUSIP 278700109 at the opening of trading on May 5. As part of the change, EBET has unveiled a new company logo and launched a rebranded website.
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09:03 EDT Stevanato Group signs exclusive manufacturing pact for Aidaptus auto-injector - Stevanato Group has signed an exclusive agreement with medical device developer and manufacturer Owen Mumford for its Aidaptus auto-injector. The agreement makes Stevanato Group an exclusive manufacturing partner for the device, offering a full set of capabilities to its pharmaceutical customers. Stevanato Group will mould the components for Aidaptus and provide final and sub-assembly equipment, while also offering market-leading pre-filled syringes to enable pharmaceutical customers to create the final product for patient use. Assembly of the components will be undertaken by both Stevanato Group at its global manufacturing sites and by Owen Mumford at its automated assembly center of excellence in the UK.
DGLY

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09:03 EDT Digital Ally engages Gateway to lead strategic investor relations program - Digital Ally has engaged Gateway Group to build and manage its new strategic investor relations program. Gateway will work closely with Digital Ally leadership to develop and deploy a comprehensive capital markets outreach and communications program. Activities will include but are not limited to refining overall company and investment-oriented messaging and corporate positioning, strategic advisory services, and introductions to institutional investors, sell-side analysts, and other key influencers in the broader financial community. Gateway will also assist in organizing roadshows and securing invitations to select financial conferences.
ABT

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09:02 EDT Abbott's Alinity STI test obtains FDA clearance - Abbott has received FDA clearance for its Alinity m STI Assay. The test simultaneously detects and differentiates four common sexually transmitted infections, or STIs. STIs, when left untreated, can lead to severe health complications, including increased risk of getting certain cancers and infertility. The multiplex test will help address increasing STI rates, after disruptions in delivery of care during the pandemic contributed to a decline in routine STI screening and an increase in cases. The Alinity m STI test for Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma genitalium requires one swab sample or a urine sample collected in a healthcare setting by either a clinician or by the patient. The test runs on Abbott's Alinity m system.
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09:02 EDT AvePoint appoints Janet Schijns to board of directors - AvePoint announced the appointment of Janet Schijns to its Board of Directors. Schijns is currently Co-Founder and CEO of JS Group, a consulting firm that specializes in developing high-performance sales cultures and effective channels to market for technology companies.
CVS

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09:02 EDT CVS Health reports 98% core client retention for 2023 selling season - Says liquidity and cash position "remain strong" at Q1-end. Says continuing to look at M&A, but "not necessarily anything jumbo." Seeing "particular strength" in front of the store. Says store closures performing "at or better" than expected. Says labor market still tight.
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08:58 EDT II-VI extends ion implanter disk refurbishing services to Asia - II-VI Incorporated announced that it will extend its ion implanter disk refurbishing services to Asia, with a multimillion-dollar expansion in Hsinchu City, Taiwan, which is expected to come online in July 2022. The acute shortages of semiconductor devices in the global supply chain are driving the strong demand for refurbishment of wafer fabrication equipment. The expansion in Taiwan will effectively double II-VI's global disk refurbishing capacity. Batch implanter tool owners in Asia will benefit from a rapid turnaround service that will enable them to maintain their tools in operation and sustain their production output.
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08:56 EDT Aerojet Rocketdyne chairman calls for release of investigation into his actions - Aerojet Rocketdyne executive chairman Warren Lichtenstein, who, collectively with his affiliates and the participants in his solicitation, owns approximately 5.2% of the company's outstanding shares, called on the company's board of directors to authorize the public release of the memorandum delivered to him and Eileen Drake summarizing the findings and conclusions of the non-management committee of the board on the months-long investigation into Lichtenstein's actions. Lichtenstein issued the following statement: "Shareholders deserve to know what the Committee has reported to me and Eileen Drake about the investigation that Ms. Drake has squandered so much of their money on - and on which she has pinned so much hope of discrediting me. Counsel for Ms. Drake indicated in a Delaware Court hearing on May 3, 2022 that the investigation has concluded - thereby publicizing this fact. Given this state of affairs, we believe that shareholders are entitled to learn what Ms. Drake and I have been told about the investigation, instead of being left in the dark. We have therefore sent a letter to Company counsel requesting that the Board authorize the public release of the culmination of the Committee's work. Because the investigation is complete and the process has played out, and because counsel for Ms. Drake has publicly mischaracterized the investigation, there is no longer any justifiable basis to keep the result a secret. We believe shareholders should have the result available to them so they can make a fully informed decision about the future of the Company. That is why we are also reiterating our desire to hold the Aerojet Annual Meeting on June 27th - at which point we expect shareholders to have been able to absorb critical information from the trial of Ms. Drake for alleged misuse of corporate resources. We are disappointed that Ms. Drake continues to use Aerojet Rocketdyne as her personal piggy bank in a desperate bid to maintain power. Her efforts to call a Special Meeting are part and parcel of this strategy - forcing shareholders to potentially foot the bill for multiple solicitations. We believe it is egregious that Ms. Drake attempted to get access to up to $10 million of Company resources to wage this proxy fight. In an attempt to put a stop to this waste of shareholders' money, we stand ready to pledge not to seek reimbursement for any of our proxy fight costs if Ms. Drake agrees to do the same. We look forward to continuing to protect shareholders in the weeks ahead and ensuring they are fully apprised of all relevant facts before voting at the Annual Meeting."
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08:55 EDT Spotify introduces 'Spotify Island' on Roblox - In a blog post dated May 3, Spotify (SPOT) stated: "Roblox fans, pack your bags-Spotify is entering your world. Today, we are introducing Spotify Island, a paradise of sound where fans and artists from all over the world can hang out and explore a wonderland of sounds, quests, and exclusive merch. Spotify is the first music-streaming brand to have a presence on Roblox, a virtual universe where users can create and play games and share experiences with friends... Through Spotify Island, we're creating an easy opportunity for artists to connect with fans and to partner with Spotify on the creation of in-game virtual merchandise. Spotify's portion of those sales will go directly back to the artists themselves. We'll work with artists to create more opportunities like this in the months ahead." Reference Link
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08:54 EDT Navios Maritime Partners to acquire four newbuilding vessels for $58.5M each - Navios Maritime Partners announced that it agreed to purchase four 115,000 dwt LR2 newbuilding vessels, for a purchase price of $58.5 million each plus $4.2 million in additional features/improvements. The vessels have been designed with the latest technology to optimize efficiency. They are expected to be delivered into Navios Partners' fleet during 2024 and first quarter of 2025. The closing of the transaction is subject to completion of customary documentation. The two 115,000 dwt LR2 newbuilding vessels expected to be delivered in 2024, have been chartered-out for an average period of 60 months, at a net rate of $25,576 per day to an investment grade charterer. The charterer has an option to extend the charter for a further five one-year options at rates increasing by $1,234 per day each year. In addition, the Charterer has the option to charter one or both of the two additional tanker vessels on identical terms. The option can be exercised by mid October 2022.
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08:53 EDT Luna Innovations secures follow-on order with Lockheed Martin - Luna (LUNA) Innovations announced that it secured an incremental, multi-unit purchase order for the OBR 6200, portable backscatter reflectometer, through a continued relationship with Lockheed Martin (LMT). "Core to Luna's strategy is moving from single unit sales to multi-unit sales. In 2020, Luna announced a $6.2 million deal with Lockheed Martin to supply optical measurement products to support the global fleet of F-35 aircraft and which extended a long-term relationship resulting in a series of new hardware and software technology developments. Luna's products, including Optical Backscatter Reflectometer, help customers precisely detect potential failure points, thereby reducing the time and cost of completing critical projects. The rugged and portable OBR 6200 boasts several critical features including industry-leading accuracy and sensitivity for testing fiber optic networks. Due to its superior resolution and precision, the OBR 6200 exceeds the measurement and diagnostic capabilities of the industry-standard optical time-domain reflectometer," said the company in a statement.
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08:53 EDT Iteris awarded new task order under FHWA IDIQ contract - Iteris announced that it has received funding under its indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, or IDIQ, contract from the Federal Highway Administration, or FHWA, for a smart mobility and accessibility initiative, representing continued demand for Iteris' mobility consulting services. Under the new task order agreement, which is part of a five-year IDIQ contract with a contract ceiling of up to $19.5M, Iteris will leverage its expertise with the Architecture Reference for Cooperative and Intelligent Transportation, or ARC-IT, content, as well as intelligent transportation systems, or ITS, standards, to conduct an assessment of the gaps that exist in the architecture and standards environment that need to be addressed for multimodal and accessible travel, or MAT. With this additional task order, the FHWA has now obligated $15.5M in funding under this contract.
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08:51 EDT Editas Medicine treatment of beta thalassemia granted orphan designation - Editas Medicine's treatment of beta thalassemia was granted orphan designation by the FDA, according to a post to the agency's website. Reference Link
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08:51 EDT Veracyte announces new data from PROCURE study - Veracyte announced that new consensus data from a survey of leading breast cancer oncologists in Europe suggest the importance of gene expression profile, or GEP, testing in guiding treatment decisions for women with early-stage breast cancer. The findings, from the PROCURE study, were presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology, or ESMO, Breast Cancer 2022, taking place May 3-5 in Berlin, Germany. The PROCURE study utilized Delphi methodology to generate consensus regarding the clinical utility of GEP tests, including Veracyte's Prosigna Breast Cancer Assay, in breast cancer treatment. A scientific committee of eight breast cancer experts developed a questionnaire, which was used to survey 133 specialists from 11 European countries. Consensus was achieved when at least 70% of respondents agreed on a topic. Among the findings: 88% of participants give importance to GEP prognostic results when deciding on chemotherapy usage in the adjuvant setting for early-stage breast cancer patients whose disease has not spread to the lymph nodes; 75% also consider it important when deciding on chemotherapy in the adjuvant setting in early-stage patients with 1 to 3 positive lymph nodes; 76% of participants agreed on the clinical utility of molecular subtype information from GEP testing to assess likelihood of disease recurrence among early-stage breast cancer patients who are hormone-receptor positive and 75% think the use of molecular subtype information is useful to identify such patients who may safely avoid chemotherapy.
SMID

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08:49 EDT Smith-Midland Corp finalizes terms of $5M barrier buy-back agreement - Smith-Midland Corporation announced it has finalized the terms of the barrier buy-back agreement from the largest barrier supply contract in the company's history. The company was able to negotiate an amendment to the agreement, acquiring an additional 115,000 linear feet of barrier, increasing the buy-back agreement to 325,000 linear feet. The total cost of the final agreement will cost approximately $5 million.
EXPI

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08:48 EDT eXp World Holdings board increases stock repurchase plan to $500M - The Board approved an amendment to increase the Company's stock repurchase program authorization from $400 million of its common stock up to $500 million, and to increase monthly repurchases from $10 million of its common stock per month up to $20 million.
MAR

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08:48 EDT Marriott sees RevPAR roughly flat to 2019 for rest of year in U.S., Canada
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08:46 EDT XPO Logistics releases 2022 sustainability report - XPO Logistics announced the release of its fourth annual sustainability report. The 2022 report details the company's ESG progress from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. It includes an overview of the company's sustainability initiatives, as well as data on more than 60 performance indicators.
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08:45 EDT NanoVibronix announces FDA 510k submission for PainShield MD PLUS - NanoVibronix announced it has submitted a 510 application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or its PainShield MD PLUS, its dual-actuator ultrasound pain therapy device. Brian Murphy, CEO of NanoVibronix, stated, "This submission is an important step towards full commercialization of our product and underscores our continued progress towards making PainShield Plus widely available for patients seeking an effective, non-drug therapy to treat pain."
BAYRY

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08:44 EDT Bayer reports FDA accepts sNDA and grants priority review for Nubeqa combo - Bayer yesterday announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted a supplemental New Drug Application, or sNDA, and granted Priority Review for the oral androgen receptor inhibitor Nubeqa in combination with docetaxel for the treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, or mHSPC. Nubeqa is currently indicated for the treatment of patients with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, or nmCRPC, Bayer noted. The application is being conducted under the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence's Project Orbis initiative, which provides a framework for concurrent submission and review of cancer treatments among participating international health authorities. Bayer recently submitted applications to the European Medicine Agency, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan, and China's Center of Drug Evaluation. Additional submissions in mHSPC are planned globally.
SRCO

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08:42 EDT Sparta Commercial Services adds The Country Club of Winter Haven to clients - Sparta Commercial Services reported that it has added The Country Club of Winter Haven, located in Winter Haven, FL to its growing family of club clients. iMobileApp is a leader in the development, management and servicing of mobile apps for a range of industries, and country, golf and other member-based clubs continue to choose iMobileApp for their digital marketing and communication needs.
MAR

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08:42 EDT Marriott sees FY gross rooms growth approaching 5%
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08:41 EDT Jupiter Wellness to present JW-300 topical burn treatment data - Jupiter Wellness will present data for Jupiter's JW-300, a cannabidiol topical treatment for first degree burns, at SCALE 2022 Aesthetic Medicine, Plastic Surgery & Medical Dermatology Conference to take place May 11-15, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. In a clinical trial of 36 patients, a controlled area of skin was exposed to UV irradiation. The percentage of subjects who experienced burns in patients treated with JW-300 was significantly lower than in subjects who received the placebo lotion. The percent of subjects who were burned in the placebo arm was 61% compared to 27% in patients treated with JW-300. In addition, in patients treated with JW-300, the average erythema score was 0.388 after radiation compared to 0.722 in the placebo arm.
QUISF

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08:39 EDT Quisitive Technology achieves Microsoft Cloud Security Advanced Specialization - Quisitive Technology Solutions has achieved the Microsoft Cloud Security Advanced Specialization, marking the 11th advanced specialization it has received and the final one available in the security solutions area. The Company now holds all four Microsoft Security Solutions Advanced Specializations.
MAR

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08:39 EDT Marriott continuing to evaluate operations in Russia, says CEO
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08:39 EDT Allegro achieves milestone of 3B motor driver integrated circuits shipped - Allegro MicroSystems announced that it has shipped its three billionth motor driver integrated circuit, IC, underpinning the strength of its motion control business. The increasing pace of electrification and advanced driver assistance systems in the automotive sector is driving demand for high-performance motor drivers that help reduce noise, increase efficiency, and integrate functionality that allows designers to reduce component counts and lower overall system costs. The company said, "Allegro motor drivers meet or exceed customer needs in both industrial and consumer applications by integrating functions, reducing package sizes, and improving ease of use to help manufacturers reduce costs, simplify bills of materials, and enable smaller form factors." The company attributes much of its recent momentum to a development process that emphasizes partnerships and co-development with customers, with some relationships spanning more than two decades.
MAR

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08:39 EDT Marriott seeing rising demand for 'all types of travel,' says CEO - Many countries have started to "cautiously adopt a live-with-Covid policy," leading to rising demand for all types of travel, Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano said.
ENGA

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08:38 EDT Bebuzee to launch 'Properbuz' inside Super App in coming months - The executive management of Bebuzee discussed the "Properbuz" component inside its "Super App", which will be launched in the coming months. The Company said that Properbuz is the first truly global advanced real estate social app. Using deep property analysis and big data driven methodologies, Properbuz digitally captures and generate incredibly accurate real estate listings through credible user profiles. Properbuz artificial intelligence matches real estate searchers with ideal neighborhoods, such as by interests, driven by real world reviews. Joseph Onyero, Chief Executive Officer of Bebuzee, Inc., said: "Properbuz is the real estate technology inside Bebuzee super App. It is the first social network for the real estate industry. It is a free global property marketplace and a social network for the real estate industry where users can search for millions of for-sale and rental properties worldwide. It is the only real estate technology in the world that is connected to a social networking app. We seamlessly connect the millions of Bebuzee users to our built-in Properbuz service allowing them to search for properties to rent or purchase near home or in other places in the world. We call it "social property searching" and make it an enjoyable activity for our users that combines results with social outreach. Properbuz "follow an agent" functionality: when a user clicks to follow an estate agent or private landlord, all the properties listed by that real estate agent or private landlord displays on that user's dashboard, creating a built-in follower club for the real estate agent or landlord. Properbuz brings property search to the new digital generation of home renters and owners - mobile-equipped, social savvy, and willing to share information with friends while finding the ideal place to live."
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08:38 EDT SP Plus, System Property Development form strategic partnership - System Property Development announced that they have formalized a strategic partnership which leverages their respective core strengths in real estate property management and mobility solutions. SP+ has taken over operations at 25 System Property owned and managed parking locations in San Francisco, Southern California and Cincinnati, Ohio, which were previously operated by the Motor Parks division of System Property. In addition, SP+ will become System Property's partner of choice to provide mobility solutions as it expands its national real estate portfolio. System Property chose to partner with SP+ due to its "outstanding reputation driving technology-driven mobility solutions across North America," the company said. "SP+ is pleased to have been chosen by System Property as its strategic partner to provide mobility solutions. We look forward to deploying our Sphere Technology platform to optimize the consumer experience at System Property's owned and managed properties and strengthen the financial outcomes for itself and its property management clients," stated Marc Baumann, Chairman and CEO of SP+. "We are pleased to welcome the Motor Parks leadership team and staff to SP+ as we work with them to further develop our partnership with System Property."
MARA

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08:35 EDT Marathon Digital produces 299 bitcoins in April - Marathon Digital published unaudited bitcoin, BTC, production and miner installation updates for April 2022. Corporate Highlights as of May 1, 2022: Increased total bitcoin holdings to 9,673 BTC with a fair market value of $365.5 million; Successfully installed 4,183 miners; Operating mining fleet consists of 36,830 active miners producing approximately 3.9 EH/s with thousands of additional miners expected to be energized in May; Produced 299 self-mined bitcoin during April 2022 predominantly due to ongoing maintenance and downtime at the power plant in Hardin, MT reducing April's potential bitcoin production by approximately 30%; Announced staged transition miners from fossil fuel powered facility in Hardin, MT during the third quarter of 2022; Cash on hand was approximately $40.4 million and total liquidity, now defined as cash and available credit facilities, was approximately $70.4 million; the Company also holds 9,673 BTC with a fair market value of $365.5 million; The Company continues to expect its mining operations to be 100% carbon neutral by the end of 2022
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08:35 EDT Marriott: Covid-19 still impacting business to various degrees around the world
MAR

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08:35 EDT Marriott: Leisure demand has further strengthened this year
GMGI

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08:34 EDT Golden Matrix selects corporate communication services of IBN - Golden Matrix Group announces it has selected the corporate communications expertise of IBN, a multifaceted financial news and publishing company for private and public entities.
MAR

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08:34 EDT Marriott: March worldwide RevPAR just 9% below 2019 - Comments taken from Q1 earnings conference call.
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08:34 EDT Cemtrex to prioritize core businesses, explore divestitures - Cemtrex announced a strategic shift towards prioritizing its core businesses, in particular Vicon Industries, its security technology brand to maximize shareholder value, drive long term growth, and profitability. In conjunction with the strategy shift to bolster its Advanced Technologies segment, Cemtrex is exploring the divestiture of one or more business units to support its refocus. Chairman and CEO, Saagar Govil commented, "After a thorough strategic review of our business units by management and our Board of Directors we have decided to refocus our efforts on our core businesses. We see enormous untapped potential in our security business, Vicon, with escalating demand as end-users seek a reliable source of video surveillance and access control technologies fit for today's highly dynamic environment. Vicon continues to experience elevated demand for its security portfolio from major customers, including a recent $1.2 million upgrade order, validating its technology and reaffirming its upward growth trend. We believe Vicon is on a strong path towards $5-10 million of recurring revenue in the next three to five years as the industry shifts to SaaS solutions leveraging AI and cloud technology solutions. We believe this shift in focus to capture significant near-term recurring revenue opportunities in Vicon will maximize shareholder value over the next several years. This review has also concluded that a more focused approach to unlocking shareholder value should be evaluated through the potential sale of one of more of our business units. While we intend to prioritize our security business our Industrial Services segment continues to be a strong source of cash flow with high repeat business and a well-known reputation. We expect to see continued growth in this segment driven by an increase in demand for industrial contracting and predictive maintenance services, as the industrial economy in the US continues to thrive. Looking ahead, we are committed to building market leading technology that is impactful and moves consumers and industry forward. We are highly focused on a return to profitability in fiscal 2023 and believe this shift in strategy will enable us to do that. We look forward to providing additional announcements on these strategic initiatives in the months to come."
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08:30 EDT Cheniere Energy and Corpus Christi Stage lll enter IPM pact with ARC Resources - Cheniere Energy announced that its subsidiary, Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage has entered into a long-term Integrated Production Marketing gas supply agreement with ARC Resources U.S. Corp a subsidiary of ARC Resources, a natural gas producer in Canada. Under the IPM agreement, ARC U.S. has agreed to sell 140,000 MMBtu per day of natural gas to Corpus Christi Stage III for a term of 15 years, commencing with commercial operations of Train 7 of the Corpus Christi Stage III Project. The LNG associated with this gas supply, approximately 0.85 million tonnes per annum , will be marketed by Cheniere. Cheniere will pay ARC U.S. an LNG-linked price for its gas, based on the Platts Japan Korea Marke , after deductions for fixed LNG shipping costs and a fixed liquefaction fee. ARC Resources, Ltd. will act as guarantor of the IPM agreement on behalf of ARC U.S. The IPM agreement is subject to Corpus Christi Stage III making a positive final investment decision to construct the Corpus Christi Stage III Project. "We are pleased to enter into this long-term IPM agreement with one of Canada's largest natural gas producers, enabling Canadian natural gas to reach international markets," said Jack Fusco, Cheniere's President and CEO. "This commercial agreement further demonstrates Cheniere's ability to create collaborative, innovative tailored solutions that meet the needs of our customers. This IPM agreement with ARC U.S. is expected to provide additional support to the Corpus Christi Stage III Project, which we expect to reach FID this summer." The Corpus Christi Stage III Project is being developed to include up to seven midscale liquefaction trains with a total expected nominal production capacity of over 10 mtpa.
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08:26 EDT Osisko Development announces completion of share consolidation - Osisko Development announces that pursuant to a special resolution passed by shareholders on April 26, 2022, and to the consolidation ratio subsequently approved by the Board of Directors, the consolidation of all of its issued and outstanding common shares on the basis of one post-consolidated common share for every three pre-consolidated common shares will take effect as of Wednesday, May 4, 2022. The Company's consolidated common shares are expected to begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange at the opening of trading on the Effective Date. The new CUSIP number for the Company's common shares and listed warrants following the Consolidation are 68828E809 and 68828E114, respectively.
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08:26 EDT VMware, Wipro expand partnership for customers' digital transformation - VMware (VMW) and Wipro Limited (WIT) announced an expanded collaboration that will enable customers to achieve the cloud freedom they desire with the enterprise control they require as they execute their digital strategies. The companies are bringing together the power of VMware Cross-Cloud services with industry-leading Wipro FullStride Cloud Services to help global enterprises accelerate app modernization and reduce the cost, complexity, and risk of moving to the cloud.
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08:26 EDT Aadi Bioscience announces permanent J-code issued for FYARRO - Aadi Bioscience reported it has received notification of a product-specific, permanent J-code for FYARRO for intravenous use for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor. Under the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, the J-code will become effective on July 1, 2022. Brendan Delaney, Chief Operating Officer of Aadi, commented, "This is a significant milestone in FYARRO's commercial launch and will provide a streamlined and efficient reimbursement process in all outpatient treatment settings. To date, we are encouraged by the payer coverage and are dedicated to facilitating patient access to FYARRO. This step further accelerates the successful roll out of FYARRO, the first and only approved drug to treat PEComa, which was also recently added to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology as the only preferred treatment regimen for malignant PEComa".
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08:24 EDT Stepstone Group closes second senior corporate lending fund - StepStone Group announced the final closing of StepStone Senior Corporate Lending II, raising $1.3 billion of commitments, surpassing its target of $1 billion. Through SCL II, StepStone seeks to invest in post-Covid-19 vintage, senior secured, first-lien performing corporate loans. The portfolio will be diversified across geographies, managers, and single loan positions. Flexible allocations allow the Fund to allocate to GPs with the strongest pipelines. The Fund attracted a broad and diverse group of investors with support from existing investors and new investors to StepStone's private debt platform. SCL II benefits from StepStone's private debt platform, which provides efficient access to a global pool of GPs and enables the Fund to ramp up quickly and pickup yield through opportunistic investments.
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08:24 EDT Phathom Pharmaceuticals enters revenue interest financing agreement up to $260M - Phathom Pharmaceuticals announced a revenue interest financing of up to $260 million in non-dilutive capital. The agreement provides for an upfront $100 million cash payment and an additional $160 million cash payment upon FDA approval of vonoprazan for treatment of EE. Sagard Healthcare Partners, NovaQuest Capital Management and Hercules Capital, have committed to providing $260 million, including the first $100 million payment and commitments for an additional $160 million upon EE approval. The agreement provides Phathom with an option, subject to the Investors' right of first offer, to increase the payments under the agreement to up to $300 million by adding additional investors for up to an additional $40 million. In exchange for the commitment to provide these cash payments, the Investors will receive a 10% royalty on Phathom's net sales of products containing vonoprazan. The royalty payment will be reduced to 1% on incremental net sales that exceed certain annual thresholds following regulatory approval of vonoprazan for symptomatic non-erosive reflux disease, or NERD. The total royalties payable by Phathom to the Investors are capped at 2.0x of the total payments received from the investors. Upon achievement of the cap amount, the royalty agreement will terminate.
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08:22 EDT Satellogic up 21% after announcing launch agreement with SpaceX - Shares of Satellogic are up $1.90, or 21%, to $10.90 in pre-market trading following the announcement.
MGA TM

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08:22 EDT Magna's surround view system launches on Toyota Tundra - Magna's (MGA) advanced driver assist systems, ADAS, are "helping pave the way for global automakers to enhance safety, comfort and convenience," the company said. The company's next generation cameras and electronic control units which enable the benefits of 3D and surround view have recently launched on the all-new 2022 Toyota (TM) Tundra. The vehicle is fitted with Magna's complete surround view system including five cameras and an advanced electronic control unit to provide a high-resolution view around the vehicle and assist the driver in various situations. "We're proud to be launching one of our most advanced vision systems that provides truck and trailer consumers with enhanced levels of comfort, safety and peace of mind," said Sharath Reddy, Magna Electronics Senior Vice President. "Trailering can be a challenging task and with this intuitive system, consumers can feel safer and more confident in maneuvering the vehicle, whatever they're hauling."
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08:22 EDT Satellogic signs new multiple launch agreement with SpaceX - Satellogic announced that it has signed a new multiple launch agreement, or MLA, with SpaceX reserving launch capacity for its next 68 satellites. This new MLA follows the current MLA covering 2022 launches, and confirms that SpaceX continues to be Satellogic's vendor for rideshare missions, meeting the capacity demands of Satellogic's constellation roadmap and providing shorter periods between satellite development and deployment.
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08:21 EDT Deluxe announces Yogs Jayaprakasam as CTO and digital officer - "Deluxe, a Trusted Payments and Business Technology( company, announced the addition of Yogaraj Jayaprakasam to the Executive Leadership Team in the newly created position of Chief Technology and Digital Officer. Jayaprakasam has overall responsibility for the company's technology and digital assets. In this role, he is leading development of the technology-based products and platforms which are becoming the company's core products. Further, he is tasked to deliver operating efficiency from the company's recently installed modern cloud-based infrastructure. "Yogs brings the unique combination of experience we need to accelerate our transformation into a payments and data company," said Barry McCarthy, President and CEO of Deluxe. "Yogs is a leader with deep roots in payments and data services. He has built and operated ultra-high availability, highly secure, global platforms and led global development where proprietary technology is the product at one of the most admired payments companies in the world."
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08:20 EDT Rapt Therapeutics expands leadership team with multiple hires - RAPT Therapeutics (RAPT) announced the appointments of Gwen Carscadden as Chief Human Resources Officer, Jim Farmer as Vice President of Clinical Operations and Shari Geffon as Vice President of Program and Alliance Management. Carscadden most recently served as chief people officer at Intersect ENT (XENT). Farmer most recently served as senior director of clinical development strategy and operations at Travere Therapeutics (TVTX). Geffon most recently served as chief operating officer at Renegade.bio.
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08:19 EDT Apollo provides $750M senior secured private placement notes for MIAL - Apollo announced that Apollo-managed credit funds have purchased $750 million of senior secured private placement notes from the Mumbai International Airport, an Adani Portfolio entity that owns and operates Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, the second largest airport in India. Apollo's Credit business was able to provide a scaled, long-term capital solution for MIAL, with a majority of proceeds from the 7-year, $750 million notes to be used to refinance existing shorter maturity loans and new capital expenditure. MIAL is a premium asset within the Adani's expanding airport infrastructure Portfolio and the marquee private placement is among the largest-ever completed in India.
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08:19 EDT CDK Global announces intial results of tender offers, consent solicitations - CDK Global announced the initial results of and the receipt of required consents in connection with its previously announced tender offers relating to any and all of its issued and outstanding 4.500% Senior Notes due 2024, the interest rate of which adjusts from time to time and is currently 5.000%, 4.875% Senior Notes due 2027 and 5.250% Senior Notes due 2029 pursuant to its Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated April 20, 2022. In addition, CDK today announced that it is extending the Consent Time of the Tender Offer relating to the 2024 Notes and the Expiration Date of each Tender Offer. In conjunction with the Tender Offers, CDK solicited from holders of the Notes consents to the adoption of proposed amendments to each of the indentures governing the Notes to, among other things, eliminate any obligation to make a Change of Control Offer, substantially all of the other restrictive covenants and certain events of default and other provisions.
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08:18 EDT Immutep presents new data from AIPAC study - Immutep reports new biomarker and exploratory analysis data from its Phase IIb AIPAC trial. The double blind and randomised AIPAC trial evaluated efti in combination with paclitaxel chemotherapy compared to placebo plus paclitaxel in 227 patients with HER2-negative/HR positive metastatic breast cancer. Final OS results were reported in November 2021 in a late breaking abstract at SITC showing encouraging efficacy in multiple patient subgroups. Increase in immune response biomarkers linked to improved overall survival: Biomarker analysis showed efti, in combination with weekly paclitaxel, significantly increased the number of circulating immune cells and CXCL10 serum levels, compared to baseline. The increase was not observed in the placebo group. An increase in activated CD4 cells was also observed. The increase in these pharmacodynamic markers was significantly linked to improved OS in the efti group, but not in the placebo group. Potential predictive biomarker for improved survival: The absolute lymphocyte count was shown to increase early and sustainably in patient's treatment regimen in the efti group, but not the placebo group. The increase in ALC was also significantly linked to improved OS. Univariate and multivariate analysis indicates subgroups for future studies: Through exploratory analyses, six subgroups of patients showed an improvement in OS in the efti group, compared to placebo. Five of the six subgroups showed a statistically significant improvement in OS and in the 'no prior taxane therapy subgroup' a statistically significant increase was also seen in ORR. The subgroups will be considered for patient population selection for future studies, such as Immutep's planned Phase III AIPAC-003 trial.
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08:17 EDT CVS Health says entered 2022 with 'significant momentum' across the business - Says "well positioned" to achieve near-term financial goals. Says "optimizing" retail portfolio. Comments taken from Q1 earnings conference call.
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08:16 EDT 2U reschedules Q1 earnings report to May 5 - 2U announced that it is changing its earnings release and conference call date for the first quarter of 2022 to Thursday, May 5, 2022, five days earlier than originally scheduled. Christopher "Chip" Paucek, Co-Founder and CEO, and Paul Lalljie, CFO, will hold an audio webcast and conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the results.
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08:16 EDT NeuroPace treats first patient in RESPONSE clinical trial - NeuroPace announced that the first patient was treated in the RESPONSE clinical trial, which will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the RNS System in adolescent patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy. The procedure took place at Westchester Medical Center in New York and follow-up appointments will be conducted at Boston Children's Hospital in New York/Connecticut.
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08:16 EDT Infinera announces delivery of 800G optical transmission with ICE6 Technology - Infinera announced the delivery of 800G optical transmission with Infinera's ICE6 technology across GlobalConnect Carrier's live international long-haul network using GlobalConnect's existing third-party line system. This achievement marks a significant milestone for GlobalConnect, laying the foundation for modernizing its northern Europe-wide network, which offers a full suite of carrier services with more than 100,000 kilometers of fiber and 3,300 access nodes.
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08:15 EDT Applied Genetic announces data from ongoing Phase 1/2 study of AGTC-501 - Applied Genetic Technologies announced the presentation of additional positive findings from the ongoing X-linked retinitis pigmentosa, XLRP, Phase 1/2 study of AGTC-501, including 18-month safety and efficacy data, at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, ARVO, 2022 Annual Meeting, May 1-4, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. The data presented at ARVO update previously reported data from this non-randomized, open-label Phase 1/2 study that the Company believes showed both safety and biological activity of AGTC-501 12 months after treatment. The 18-month data appear to show safety and efficacy signals similar to the study's 12-month findings, including improvements to the ellipsoid zone. Eighteen months after treatment, of the eyes in the study with visible foveal EZ at baseline that underwent subretinal administration of AGTC-501, two thirds showed recovery of foveal EZ and nearly half had improved EZ appearance, which correlated with improvement in macular sensitivity. At 18 months post treatment, AGTC-501 appeared to be well-tolerated across a wide dose range. "We continue to be enthusiastic about our lead candidate AGTC-501. The data presented today combined with the prior 12-month data from this trial are a strong indicator of the potential of both AGTC-501 and our gene therapy platform," said Sue Washer, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGTC. "These data, coupled with other data from our ongoing clinical trials, reassure us that we are on the right path to bringing lifechanging therapies for rare retinal diseases to patients and we look forward to sharing the three-month interim data from the SKYLINE Phase 2 expansion portion of this trial in the second quarter of calendar 2022 and 24-month results from this Phase 1/2 trial in the third quarter of calendar year 2022."
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08:14 EDT Dentsply Sirona unveils DS Core open platform - DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY) has unveiled DS Core and other services and solutions, a new and open platform that integrates the whole workflow of digital dentistry - across its devices, services, and technologies. DS Core is developed in collaboration with Google Cloud (GOOG, GOOGL) and gives dentists the power to do more, so that they can focus on their patients and create easier ways to collaboratively work with labs, partners, and specialists. Cord Staehler, Chief Technology Officer at Dentsply Sirona: "We are very proud that we are now ready to take the next step in our mission to make digital dentistry easy to integrate into dental offices. In line with our recently launched collaboration with Google Cloud, this enables seamless workflows and the highest level of connectivity with the ultimate goal in mind: the best treatment outcome for patients."
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08:13 EDT Verizon announces expansion plan for paid fellowship program - Verizon (VZ) announced its goal to significantly expand the paid fellowship program. Verizon announced that industry leaders and long-time adfellows partners IPG (IPG), Publicis Groupe (PUBGY), and Accenture (ACN) are "deepening their commitment to adfellows as 'accelerators,'" the company said. Their partnership will support Verizon's goal to expand the program to eight times its current size - from providing opportunities for 30 fellows per year, to 250 per year - by 2026. "At Verizon, we believe that you must take real, measurable, and scalable action to drive change within industries," said Diego Scotti, Chief Marketing Officer at Verizon. "To date, the adfellows program has an impressive 98 percent placement rate into full-time positions across agencies and brands, and 95 percent retention rate within the industry following program completion. We're proud to celebrate five years of welcoming new, diverse talent to the marketing industry, and are humbled by the mark they've already made in their roles at some of the world's most forward-thinking companies. The growth of this program is a testament to each fellow's individual success, and the collective support of partners who believe in empowering talent from all backgrounds."
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08:12 EDT Allena Pharmaceuticals announces $2.8M registered direct offering - Allena Pharmaceuticals announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with an investor for the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 1,436.0688 shares of its Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, and 1,436.0688 shares of its Series E Convertible Preferred Stock in a registered direct offering for an aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.8 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses. The shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and Series E Convertible Preferred Stock each have a stated value of $1,000 per share and are convertible into an aggregate of 8,975,430 shares of common stock of the Company upon the conversion of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and into an aggregate of 8,975,430 shares of common stock of the Company upon the conversion of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, in each case, at a conversion price of $0.16 per share. H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering. The Company has declared a record date of May 4, 2022 for a special meeting of stockholders for the approval of a proposal to effect a reverse split of its common stock. The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock has voting rights on the Proposal equal to the number of shares of common stock into which the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible based on a price of $0.1693 per share, per Nasdaq voting requirements. The Series E Convertible Preferred Stock has voting rights on the Proposal equal to 1,000,000 votes per share of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, provided that, in accordance with Nasdaq listing rules, any votes cast by the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to the Proposal must be counted by the Company in the same proportion as the shares of common stock and Series D Convertible Preferred Stock that voted on the Proposal. The shares of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and Series E Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible at the option of the holder at any time following the date of issuance. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on May 4, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Allena currently intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital purposes which may include repayment of debt. In a concurrent private placement, the Company also agreed to issue to the investor in the registered direct offering unregistered warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 22,438,575 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price of $0.1694 per share, which are exercisable six months following the date of issuance, and will expire five years from the initial exercise date.
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08:12 EDT ATIF Holdings selected for IPO advisory services by Mexico-based Solarever - ATIF Holdings has signed a definitive agreement to provide IPO advisory services to Solarever, a solar energy company in Mexico. Under the terms of the agreement, the company will receive a 5.25% equity stake in Solarever and lead the IPO process by utilizing internal staff and engaging third parties in auditing, valuation, stock exchange consulting, investor relations, and other IPO services. Solarever is the first and currently only domestic electric vehicle company in Mexico that has been granted electric vehicle safety certification and an EV dealer's license. Solarever is qualified to import electric vehicles to Mexico. Solarever is seeking an initial public offering to scale production across its PV, energy storage solutions, and EV operations.
SBEV

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08:11 EDT Splash Beverage's TapouT to be offered in Bashas' Family of Stores - Splash Beverage Group announced an authorization for TapouT Performance Drink to be offered through Arizona based Bashas' Family of Stores. Bashas' Family of Stores is a premier grocery store chain based in Chandler, Arizona. Founded in 1932, Bashas' is one of Arizona's largest employers, with more than 100 stores located across the state and includes AJ's Fine Foods and Food City. Beginning June 1, 2022, all four SKUs of TapouT Performance Drink will be available through this statewide network of grocers.
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08:11 EDT Achilles Therapeutics appoints Ehmer to board of directors - Achilles Therapeutics announced the appointment of Bernhard Ehmer, MD, to the Board as a Non-Executive Director. Bernhard most recently served as CEO of Biotest AG in Germany. Achilles also announced today that Derek DiRocco of RA Capital Management has resigned from the Board of Directors effective May 3, 2022.
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08:10 EDT Quanta's Medolife Rx schedules May 12 conference call - Medolife Rx announced that it has scheduled a conference call with investors for Thursday, May 12. Conference Call Topics: Potential investment infusion; Further developments on FDA Pre-IND application #150335 for Escozine as a COVID-19 treatment; Lobbying to the FDA; Update on Dominican Republic controlled double-blind clinical strategy for Escozine as a COVID-19 treatment; Mexico importation and distribution of Escozine, and clinical strategy and preparation for a study on Escozine as a COVID-19 treatment; The Company's name and stock symbol change status; Changes to the Company's executive management and corporate control; Additional distribution opportunities; Implementation of new sales and marketing strategies; Collaborative opportunities with large pharmaceutical companies; Change in the Company's independent auditing firm; Addressing recent concerns from shareholders.
NYT

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08:09 EDT New York Times sees FY22 capital expenditures $53M - Sees FY22 subscription revenues up 12%-14%.
ADAP

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08:07 EDT Adaptimmune appoints Joanna Brewer as CSO - Adaptimmune Therapeutics announces the appointment of Dr. Joanna Brewer as Chief Scientific Officer effective immediately. Most recently, Dr. Brewer served as Senior Vice President, Allogeneic Research at Adaptimmune since December 2019.
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08:07 EDT Sunoco LP raises FY22 adjusted EBITDA view to $795M-$835M
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08:06 EDT Cumulus Media board determines indication of interest 'undervalues' company - Cumulus Media sent the following letter to shareholders: "We are providing you an important update regarding our first quarter financial results and the initiation of a new program to return significant capital to Cumulus shareholders. We are also outlining our views regarding an unsolicited, non-binding, highly conditional indication of interest that we recently received. In the first quarter of 2022, Cumulus delivered strong results reflected across a number of key financial metrics, including robust revenue growth, improved operating efficiency and significant additional deleveraging of the balance sheet. This performance demonstrates the positive impact of our "audio-first" strategy, which transforms the company from a one-dimensional radio broadcaster to a multi-dimensional audio media company. Moreover, our first quarter results once again highlight our ability to continue our positive and sustainable top- and bottom-line growth trajectory while de-levering the balance sheet to increase shareholder value...In addition to driving a rapid deleveraging of our balance sheet, we expect our continued cash flow generation to support a meaningful return of capital to shareholders now and in the future. Accordingly, as a first step, today we announced a $50 million share repurchase program with a plan to commence share repurchases in the near-term. The Board's authorization of our capital return program is a clear reflection of its confidence in Cumulus's long-term operating plan, the Company's ability to consistently generate positive cash flow, and its view that there is significant upside in Cumulus's stock...The Company recently received an indication of interest in acquiring the Company for $15.00 to $17.00 per share. After a careful and thorough review, conducted in consultation with our financial and legal advisors, the Board unanimously concluded that the indication of interest significantly undervalues the Company and is not in the best interests of its shareholders. The Company's Board is open to all paths that continue to drive superior shareholder value. Our strong momentum across business lines, multiple digital revenue growth drivers, operational efficiency and superior cash flow provide the Company with substantial untapped upside that it expects to continue to realize on behalf of its shareholders. Given these facts and circumstances, the Board unanimously believes execution of the Company's strategy will deliver significantly more value to shareholders than this indication of interest."
TUP

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08:06 EDT Tupperware Brands drops 23% to $13.76 after withdrawing 2022 guidance
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08:04 EDT Morphic expects cash, cash equivalents to fund operations through 2024 - As of March 31, 2022, Morphic had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $380.7 million, compared to $408.1 million as of December 31, 2021. The Morphic believes its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of March 31, 2022, will be sufficient to fund operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through year-end 2024.
CMLS

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08:04 EDT Cumulus Media reiterates 2022 EBITDA view $175M-$200M
TROW

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08:03 EDT T. Rowe Price joins Net Zero Asset Managers initiative - T. Rowe Price Group announced it has joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative to support the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner, in line with global efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. In joining NZAMI, the firm is fortifying its commitment to providing investment products for clients with net zero ambitions.
CMLS

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08:03 EDT Cumulus Media announces $50M share repurchase program - Announcing $50 million share repurchase program with plan to commence repurchases in the near-term
ANSS

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08:02 EDT Ansys acquires Motor Design Limited, terms not disclosed - Ansys announced the acquisition of Motor Design Limited. The acquisition and resulting addition of MDL's Motor-CAD to Ansys' existing portfolio will strengthen Ansys' electric machine design offerings, as proven by the successful partnership between the two companies over the past two years. Bringing Motor-CAD fully into the Ansys family of multiphysics analysis software products will enable Ansys customers to design and bring to market more efficient electric machines leading to a more sustainable use of rare materials. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on Ansys' consolidated financial statements in 2022.
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08:01 EDT AES Corp. adds California center to renewable energy agreement with Microsoft - AES Corporation (AES) announced a 20-year agreement with Microsoft (MSFT) to provide renewable energy to its data centers in California. The agreement expands upon prior renewable energy agreements between the two companies, with AES supporting Microsoft in its pursuit of its 100/100/0 by 2030 goal. Microsoft will use this customized agreement to partially match their load at their California-based data centers. AES will source the energy from a portfolio of 110 MW AC solar and 55 MW, 4-hour storage projects in the California Independent System Operator region.
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08:00 EDT Digihost mines 109.03 bitcoin in April - Digihost Technology is pleased to provide unaudited BTC production results for the month ended April 30, 2022, combined with an operations update. Production Highlights for April 2022: Mined 109.03 BTC, resulting in total holdings of 797.28 BTC at the end of April valued at approximately $30.1 million based on a BTC price of $37,715 as of April 30, 2022.; Ethereum holdings of 1,000.89 ETH at the end of April valued at approximately $2.7 million based on an ETH price of $2,730 as of April 30, 2022. Total digital asset inventory value, consisting of BTC and ETH, of approximately $32.8 million as of April 30, 2022. Consistent with the Company's stated objective to avoid equity dilution for its shareholders, management sold a portion of BTC production during the month to fund its energy costs. During April 2022, Digihost successfully completed electrical testing phases at the Company's infrastructure buildout in North Tonawanda. The Company demonstrated the ability to sustain aggregate operating levels at approximately 1 EH/s while meeting all internal assessment qualifications. The testing was completed in an efficient manner by temporarily accessing power from the local electrical power grid. As previously disclosed, the Company awaits approval from the New York Public Service Commission to complete the acquisition of this 60 MW power plant in North Tonawanda. The Company anticipates its hashing power will decrease in May 2022 until the acquisition is finalized, and in the interim, has submitted a request to the utility provider for a permanent allocation of power at the North Tonawanda location. Operational Expansion The Company has recently acquired, in escrow, 25 acres of land in North Carolina in conjunction with ongoing negotiations to access a 200MW power infrastructure program that would be expected to be completed and ready for operation by the end of Q3 2023.
VCEL

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07:57 EDT Vericel on track for mid-year 2022 resubmission of NexoBrid BLA
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07:55 EDT Caledonia Mining announces results of annual general meeting - Caledonia Mining Corporation announces the results of its annual general meeting of shareholders. The total number of shareholders present in person or by proxy at the AGM was 78, representing 35.17% of the Company's outstanding voting shares. The proxy votes received on resolutions 1(a) to 1(h), which were duly passed by a show of hands, to reappoint the eight nominees proposed for re-election as directors. Further resolutions 2, 3, 4 and 5 were also passed at the AGM so that: BDO South Africa Inc was reappointed as the auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and the directors were authorised to fix its remuneration; Messrs. Holtzhausen, Kelly and Wildschutt were reappointed as members of the Audit Committee; and the Company was granted an authority to make market purchases of up to 10% of its share capital and to hold repurchased shares in treasury.
SBGI

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07:55 EDT Sinclair Broadcast sees FY22 capital expenditures $98M-$108M
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07:49 EDT Pressure BioSciences enters nanoemulsions manufacturing agreement with SMM - Pressure BioSciences announced it has signed a multi-year development and manufacturing agreement with Safer Medical of Montana. This Agreement covers the development of final product formulations followed by commercial production. All products will contain high quality nanoemulsions of oils in water, spanning a variety of active ingredients, produced using PBI's revolutionary Ultra Shear Technology platform. PBI and SMM are committed to completing the final formulation development for their first jointly developed product - a CBD topical spray - before May 31 2022, followed by the manufacture of two pilot runs in June. Production for commercial sale is expected to begin in Q3 2022, under PBI's recently announced Early Access Program. These products will be the first to be commercially sold into the consumer market that contain UST-produced nanoemulsions.
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07:48 EDT Entourage Health partners with Pineapple Express for same-day cannabis delivery - Entourage Health (ETRGF) announced it has entered into an agreement with Fire & Flower Holdings (FFLWF) and its wholly owned delivery and logistics subsidiary, Pineapple Express Delivery to offer same-day and next-day delivery services to the Company's Starseed Medicinal patients. The service will be available to Starseed patients residing within select areas in Ontario, effective as of mid-May 2022. At checkout, eligible patients may select same-day or next-day delivery services within Starseed's online marketplace. Starseed patients will receive real-time tracking, customer support, and optional notification alerts to track status via Pineapple Express' industry leading logistics technology.
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07:44 EDT Charge Enterprises appoints Christine Cannella as VP, investor relations - Charge Enterprises announced that Christine Cannella has joined the Company as Vice President, Investor Relations. Ms. Cannella was previously Vice President of Investor Relations with Fresh Del Monte Produce.
LPSIF

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07:43 EDT RXR engages Legend Power for SmartGate Insights assessments - Legend Power Systems announced an agreement with RXR whereby Legend will assess electrical performance in several of RXR's commercial buildings in New York City.The assessments will begin with several notable commercial office properties and are part of the extensive GHG Reduction and ESG initiatives for RXR.
MRNA

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07:42 EDT Moderna sees FY22 CapEx $600M-$800M - Moderna's 2022 APAs for product sales are approximately $21B. Moderna believes that COVID market dynamics will result in sales slightly larger in the second half of 2022 than in the first half. The company expects an effective tax rate for the full year in the mid-teen percentage range.
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07:41 EDT Ayr Wellness announces brand launches in Massachusetts, Ohio - Ayr Wellness announced it has expanded its extensive product portfolio available in Massachusetts with the addition of its premium flower brand, Kynd, and the launch of Entourage vapes in Ohio. "Quality and genetics are hugely important to our consumers, and Kynd and Entourage deliver in both of those categories," said Jonathan Sandelman, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ayr. "With Kynd, we have invested in building a cutting-edge genetic library, which allows us to produce innovative strains that are backed by the quality of the plants that we grow. Entourage is crafted by extraction experts who use proprietary techniques to emphasize rich, unique terpenes for an elevated vape experience. We look forward to continuing to build both brands in Massachusetts, Ohio and throughout the rest of our footprint."
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07:40 EDT Moderna reiterates its 2022 signed advance purchase agreements of $21B - Company expects to have four programs in Phase 3 in the second quarter: Omicron-containing bivalent COVID booster, flu, RSV, CMV. "The Moderna team delivered a strong Q1 performance and I am thankful for the progress our team continues to make as we advance our pipeline of mRNA medicines. Today, we are reiterating our signed advanced purchase agreements for 2022 of $21 billion. In the second quarter, we expect to have four programs in late-stage Phase 3 studies including our Omicron-containing bivalent COVID booster, seasonal flu, RSV and CMV vaccine candidates. Beginning in the fall of 2022, our robust Phase 3 pipeline could lead to three respiratory commercial launches over the next two to three years. We also look forward to advancing our therapeutic programs and sharing proof-of-concept readouts on our rare genetic disease programs for propionic acidemia and methylmalonic acidemia, and on our personalized cancer vaccine program this year," said Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna. "I would like to thank the global Moderna team for their commitment to our mission. mRNA has changed the future of medicine and I look forward to continuing our impact on human health. This is just the beginning."
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07:39 EDT Colliers International to acquire 65% stake in Rockwood Capital - Colliers announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to invest in Rockwood Capital. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Colliers will acquire a 65% stake in Rockwood, with the balance of the equity retained by Rockwood's senior leadership team who will continue to lead the business under the "perpetual partnership" model with Colliers, providing full alignment, long-term stability, and orderly succession over time. Upon completion, Colliers expects the annual run rate of management fee revenue to be between $70 and $75 million and operating results to be significantly accretive. "This is the latest step in our ambitious growth strategy to build a world-class investment management platform within Colliers. The addition of Rockwood demonstrates our continued focus on building scale, expanding on the success of Harrison Street and Colliers Global Investors, executing on the recently announced transaction with Basalt, and capitalizing on the outstanding fundraising momentum we have experienced over the past several years. Rockwood's values and culture align strongly with ours and we are delighted to welcome this exceptional team of professionals into our organization. Colliers is positioned as one of the world's leading alternative investment managers with a combined $77 billion in AUM once all announced transactions are completed," said Jay Hennick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Colliers.
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07:38 EDT Genenta announces ongoing trial of Temferon escalated to next planned dose - Genenta Science announces that its ongoing trial of Temferon in glioblastoma multiforme patients who have an unmethylated MGMT gene promoter has escalated to the next planned dose. With no drug-limiting toxicities observed at lower doses, Genenta has now dosed the first patient in a new cohort with 3.0 x 106 Temferon cells per kilogram, 50% higher than the next highest prior level. One further-escalated dosing level is planned for the Phase 1 segment of the Phase 1/2a trial. Genenta now expects to complete the enrollment and dosing of patients in cohorts 6 and 7 by the end of the first half of 2023. Pierluigi Paracchi, Chief Executive Officer at Genenta Science, said: "This is a highly important step for Genenta. Temferon has so far been well tolerated without systemic toxicities and has generated positive preliminary signals of immune activity. The data provide preliminary clinical confirmation of Temferon's mechanism of action. We are now increasing the dose significantly to raise the level of peripheral Temferon cells over time and to help define the optimal dose."
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07:37 EDT Tupperware Brands names Mariela Matute as new CFO - Tupperware Brands (TUP) announced that effective May 24, Mariela Matute will become the new CFO of the company. Matute will join Tupperware with more than 20 years in various finance roles spanning the technology, consumer and manufacturing sectors. She is currently serving as CFO of Calavo Growers (CVGW), a publicly-traded global leader in avocado distribution and fresh foods processing, serving retail grocery, foodservice, club stores, mass merchandisers, food distributors and wholesalers worldwide.
CLH

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07:36 EDT Clean Harbors sees Q2 adjusted EBITDA up 25%-30% - Sees FY22 adjusted EBITDA $800M-$830M. Sees FY22 free cash flow $250M-$290M.
ABEO

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07:35 EDT Abeona Therapeutics presents preclinical data on AAV204 - Abeona Therapeutics announced the presentation of new preclinical data on AAV204 at the Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, taking place on May 1-4, 2022 in Denver, CO and virtually on May 11-12, 2022. The data was featured in a poster presentation entitled "AAV204, a Novel AAV Capsid, Demonstrates Superior Macular Transduction Following Para-Retinal Administration in Non-Human Primates." AAV204, a novel adeno-associated virus capsid from Abeona's in-licensed AIM capsid library, has previously been shown to facilitate transduction of both the inner and outer retina after intravitreal administration in mice and non-human primates. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate in non-human primates transduction levels in the macula and optic nerve following administration of AAV204 directly into the vitreous of the eye by para-retinal administration, a recently-developed method, which unlike subretinal administration does not create a retinal detachment. AAV204.GFP or AAV8.GFP were administered to four non-human primate eyes and green fluorescent protein expression was monitored using scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO), followed by immunohistochemistry analysis at 28 days post-injection. Results from this study showed that AAV204 induced high GFP expression in the macula and optic nerve as measured by SLO imaging and immunohistochemistry analysis, while AAV8-injected animals showed little to no GFP expression in the macula or optic nerve.
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07:35 EDT Aptose Biosciences receives Fast Track designation for HM43239 - Aptose Biosciences announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, has granted Fast Track designation to HM43239, an oral, myeloid kinome inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory, R/R, acute myeloid leukemia, AML, with FLT3 mutation. Currently, an international Phase 1/2 clinical trial is ongoing for HM43239 in the R/R AML patient population. HM43239 received orphan drug designation from the FDA for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia in 2018. "Fast Track status acknowledges HM43239's potential to fill an unmet need for AML patient populations and supports our efforts as we advance it towards a potential registration study," said William G. Rice, Ph.D., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "HM43239, which potently inhibits all tested forms of FLT3 and the SYK and JAK driven pathways, already has delivered complete remissions in a broad diversity of relapsed or refractory AML patients in an ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial, including patients with prior failure of other FLT3 inhibitor agents. Fast Track designation will help facilitate the drug's development."
EYPT

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07:34 EDT EyePoint expects cash to fund planned operations into 2H24 - Cash and investments at March 31, 2022 totaled $190.8 million compared to $211.6 million at December 31, 2021.
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07:33 EDT EyePoint pauses Phase 3 trial of YUTIQ-50 - Following recently updated regulatory requirements for combination drug/device products by the FDA, the Company is pausing its Phase 3 trial of YUTIQ-50, a potential six month sustained delivery treatment for posterior segment uveitis due to the significant increase in the program's projected development cost resulting from these regulatory changes.
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07:33 EDT Allegheny Technologies CEO sees continued growth in Q2 - "Looking ahead to the second quarter, we expect continued growth in our most significant end markets. In this environment, our lean cost structures will give us the advantage to improve earnings and margins versus the prior year. We'll continue to improve inventory efficiency, balanced with ensuring an adequate supply of input materials to achieve growth," said CEO Robert Wetherbee. "Recognizing the current geopolitical volatility in Europe and Asia creates both challenges and long-term opportunities for ATI, we're working closely with our customers and suppliers to ensure we are in the best position to effectively accelerate our business velocity and reward our stakeholders over time."
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07:31 EDT GURU Organic Energy announces summer event sponsorship calendar - GURU Organic Energy is pleased to announce a high-energy summer event sponsorship calendar to help fuel some of the most anticipated events of the summer across Canada, May through September. GURU's seasonal sponsorship programming aims to give the brand a unique voice during some of Canada's most popular musical and cultural events. From contributing to unique art installations and collaborating on musical activations with local bands, GURU will take part in a variety of events ranging from music festivals to visual arts exhibits, to delight the crowds through one-of-a-kind partnerships. Consumers can expect to find GURU at Santa Teresa, Mural, Calgary Folk Music Festival, Cigale, Festival NORR, and many more. GURU will also be reaching-out to those who have health and wellness at their core, as well as to the adrenalin-filled sports community. This includes some of Canada's top lifestyle, obstacle course and sporting events, including cycling and mountain climbing, where participants and supporters alike will be able to enjoy GURU's good energy from start to finish. Consumers will be able to grab their dose of GURU at Spartan Races across Canada, Mud Hero, Sea Otter, KitsFest, Vegandale Festival, JACKALOPE, and many more events.
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07:29 EDT Osisko Mining provides new results from drill program at Windfall gold project - Osisko Mining provides new analytical results from the ongoing drill program at its 100% owned Windfall gold project located in the Abitibi greenstone belt, Urban Township, Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Quebec. Significant new analytical results presented below include 43 intercepts in 17 underground drill holes and 5 wedges from surface. The infill intercepts are located inside defined January 2022 mineral resource estimate blocks . The expansion intercepts are located outside the January 2022 MRE blocks and either expand resource wireframes or are in a defined zone or corridor but do not yet correlate to a specific wireframe. Osisko Chief Executive Officer John Burzynski commented: "May the 4th be with you. Today's results continue to strengthen our confidence in the high-grade nature of Windfall. While the focus for the feasibility study remains on the Lynx areas, other areas such as Mallard, also continue to infill nicely and contribute high-grade ounces to the resource."
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07:28 EDT Diffusion Pharmaceuticals regains compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements - Diffusion Pharmaceuticals announced that it received written notice from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff of the NASDAQ Stock Market stating that the Company has regained compliance with the Nasdaq minimum bid price continued listing requirement. The Company was previously notified by Nasdaq on May 6, 2021 that it was not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement because its common stock had failed to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 or more for 30 consecutive business days. To regain compliance, the Company's common stock was required to maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 or more for at least 10 consecutive trading days, which was achieved on May 2, 2022.
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07:27 EDT Guardforce AI surpasses 4,800 robot deployments worldwide - Guardforce AI announced the deployment of more than 4,800 robots across 9 locations worldwide, including Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, USA, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Terence Yap, Chairman of Guardforce AI, stated, "In just February of this year, we announced we had surpassed 1,400 robot deployments. I am pleased to announce we have now surpassed 4,800 robot deployments worldwide, achieving an important milestone in our global expansion strategy. Our Robotics-as-a-Service business model is constantly evolving based on our customers' feedback. For example, in Macau, we successfully tested advertisement placements, whereby customers can purchase ad space on our robots. In Hong Kong, we are currently testing self-service check-in and check-out robot integration with hotels. As we continue to penetrate the market and upgrade our AI solutions, we expect to offer an even more versatile robot solution, and capture a significant share of the rapidly growing, multi-billion-dollar RaaS market. We are also further developing our Intelligent Cloud Platform (ICP) to integrate AI solutions with our robots that we believe will create value by enhancing the customer experience, while improving operational efficiency. As a result of these and other initiatives, we anticipate our robot deployments will continue to grow rapidly and should exceed 10,000 deployments by year end."
CRL

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07:27 EDT Charles River to continue to evaluate M&A opportunities
CRL

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07:26 EDT Charles River sees adjusted net interest expense of $98M-$102M in 2022
FA

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07:26 EDT First Advantage releases inaugural ESG report - First Advantage Corporation announces the publication of its inaugural environmental, social, and corporate governance report. The document highlights the company's commitment to continuously evaluate and improve its practices around environmentalism, social awareness, and governance. Key Highlights from the 2021 ESG Report include: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Embracing ideas and feedback from numerous employee focus groups and with the ongoing support of external DE&I experts, First Advantage is executing a plan to meaningfully advance DE&I in the company through a focus on education, culture, geographic expansion, people, processes, and systems. Empowering Employees: First Advantage provides long-term education programs for statutory and policy training, security and data protection awareness, and country-specific training. In addition, First Advantage continues to invest in management development, including its SOAR program for empowering managers and building leaders. Governance: First Advantage takes its responsibility to shareholders, customers, employees, and job applicants seriously, and these obligations require robust governance principles and practice. First Advantage is committed to a strong board, as shown by its well-qualified Directors of diverse backgrounds who oversee the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Launch of Employee Resource Groups: These groups host events for the entire organization, with hundreds of team members in attendance from around the world. Two ERGs were created in 2021 - African, Black, Caribbean and Women@FA - and more are planned for 2022 including Asian, Generations, and Pride. Environmental Stewardship: First Advantage operates with a sustainable mindset and deep commitment to the environment. The company is working continuously to expand its strategies around sustainability. FA Cares Volunteer Community: Through the FA Cares program, First Advantage aims to provide leadership to causes, positioning the company to serve.
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07:25 EDT EyePoint announces expanded license agreement with Betta for EYP-1901 - EyePoint Pharmaceuticals announced the execution of a license agreement with Betta Pharmaceuticals to develop and commercialize EYP-1901 in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. This agreement expands the collaboration between EyePoint and Equinox Sciences, a Betta Pharmaceuticals affiliate. Under the terms of the new agreement between EyePoint and Betta Pharmaceuticals, which were previously contemplated under the February 2020 vorolanib license agreement between EyePoint and Equinox Sciences, Betta Pharmaceuticals receives exclusive rights to develop and commercialize EYP-1901 in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. EyePoint will retain global ophthalmic rights for EYP-1901 in the rest of the world. Concurrently, EyePoint and Equinox Sciences have executed an amendment to their February 2020 license agreement, expanding EyePoint's exclusive rights to develop and commercialize vorolanib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, through localized delivery for the treatment of all ophthalmic diseases, including DME, outside of the Territory. "There has been significant unmet need for treatments like EYP-1901 for patients in China, and this expanded partnership with Betta enables us to accelerate EYP-1901's clinical development as we build our strategic reach into this critically important region. With Betta's proven execution in the Chinese market, we are confident they will continue to be a strong partner as we work to bring this potentially best-in-class treatment to patients suffering from serious eye diseases all around the world," said Nancy Lurker, President and Chief Executive Officer of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals. "In addition, we are pleased to have expanded our rights to local delivery of vorolanib for all ophthalmology, including DME, and look forward to exploring the potential of EYP-1901 in this indication in future trials."
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07:25 EDT Charles River sees DSA revenue growth rate improving to low double digits in Q2 - Expects DSA revenue growth rate will improve to low-double-digits in 2Q22 and approach 20% in 2H22. Comments taken from Q1 earnings conference call presentations slides.
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07:25 EDT Compass Therapeutics reports interim Phase 2 data of CTX-009 - Compass Therapeutics reported additional interim results from a Phase 2 study of CTX-009 in combination with paclitaxel in patients with biliary tract cancers. The data show that: CTX-009 demonstrated a 42% overall response rate based on 10 patients with Partial Responses, including 9 PRs confirmed by RECIST 1.1 and 1 PR pending confirmation; CTX-009 demonstrated anti-tumor activity in previously treated patients with a clinical benefit rate of 92% based on 22 patients with a PR or stable disease out of 24 enrolled patients; CTX-009 was well-tolerated and preliminary safety profile is consistent with prior studies. The Phase 2 study has a Simon Two-Stage adaptive design where three PRs among the first 21 patients enrolled in the first stage of the study will advance the study to the second stage. In November 2021, Compass reported that there were five PRs observed among the first 17 evaluable patients, and therefore, the criteria to advance the study to its second stage was met. The study is currently being conducted at four leading medical centers in Korea. In the United States, an IND was opened in January of 2022 and first patient dose is projected to take place in early Q3 2022. All patients enrolled in the study had BTC, classified into four subgroups: intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer and ampullary cancer. As of the data cut-off date April 14, 2022, 24 patients were enrolled and dosed with at least one cycle of CTX-009 and paclitaxel, and 22 were evaluable for response. All patients enrolled in the study have advanced BTC; 45.8% of the patients received one prior therapy and 54.2% of the patients received at least two prior therapies. Almost all patients received gemcitabine/cisplatin. Patients had a median age of 61.5 years, an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. CTX-009 exhibited a 42% ORR based on 10 patients with PRs, including nine confirmed PRs by RECIST 1.1 and one PR pending confirmation. Two patients were not evaluable for the purpose of efficacy, and 22 of the 24 patients have had stable disease or better observed leading to a CBR of 92%. As of the cutoff date, seven patients were continuing to receive treatment, including five patients who had been on treatment for over nine months. CTX-009, in combination with paclitaxel, continues to be well tolerated, consistent with the Phase 1 studies, with hypertension and neutropenia being the most common events related to CTX-009 and paclitaxel, respectively. Of the 24 subjects enrolled in the study, all subjects had at least one AE related to CTX-009 and/or paclitaxel. The most common adverse events occurring in at least three patients were anemia, asthenia, fatigue, edema, pyrexia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, headache, proteinuria, dysphonia, dyspnea, epistaxis, pulmonary hypertension and hypertension. Grade 3 or greater treatment-emergent adverse events occurring in more than one patient include neutropenia, hypertension, anemia and thrombocytopenia; all TEAEs were manageable with standard treatment.
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07:20 EDT Veeva's Vault CDMS selected by Lucid Diagnostics - Veeva (VEEV) announced that Lucid Diagnostics (LUCD), majority-owned subsidiary of PAVmed (PAVM), has selected Veeva Vault CDMS to provide electronic data capture, coding, and data cleaning in their upcoming study for EsoGuard in patients undergoing standard of care screening for, and management of, Barrett's esophagus or esophageal adenocarcinoma. Lucid Diagnostics is a medical device innovator developing products to diagnose and treat conditions of the esophagus, including those arising from chronic heartburn which may lead to esophageal cancer. The multicenter, prospective, open-label registry study will capture real-world data on the use of EsoGuard testing on samples collected with EsoCheck in at-risk patients for the detection of Barrett's esophagus and/or esophageal adenocarcinoma.
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07:18 EDT Oncorus expects cash to fund operations into early 2024 - As a result of the debt capital facility and operations relocation, as well as other initiatives to increase operational efficiency, Oncorus now expects its cash, cash equivalents and investments to fund its capital expenditures and operating expenses into early 2024.
MAR

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07:17 EDT Marriott expects to resume share repurchases in 2022 - Anthony Capuano, CEO, said, "During the first quarter, we saw the largest surge in global demand since the pandemic began in 2020. Worldwide occupancy rose dramatically from 45 percent in January, impacted by the Omicron variant, to 64 percent in March, less than 10 percentage points below pre-pandemic levels. Rates further strengthened, with worldwide Average Daily Rate for March exceeding the same month in 2019 by 5 percent. In the U.S. & Canada, RevPAR improved significantly in February and March, particularly across our urban markets, driven by occupancy and rate gains across all customer segments. Internationally, RevPAR gains were notable during the quarter in every region except for Greater China given the stringent travel restrictions resulting from the country's dynamic zero-COVID policy. The Middle East and Africa region was again the furthest recovered, with first quarter RevPAR up 12 percent compared to 2019. Globally, robust demand trends continued in April, and going forward we expect leisure travel to remain strong, business travel to accelerate and cross border travel to gain momentum, supporting solid ADR performance. In the U.S. & Canada, we reached a milestone in April, as we estimate that RevPAR for the month was fully recovered to 2019 levels. RevPAR in the U.S. & Canada for the remaining quarters of this year is expected to be roughly flat with 2019 levels. While there is currently more volatility in our international regions, assuming no major change in the global economic environment or the behavior of the virus, we are increasingly optimistic that the global RevPAR gap compared to pre-pandemic levels will continue to narrow meaningfully in 2022. Owner preference for our brands remains strong. We signed over 19,000 rooms in the quarter, nearly half of which were in international markets. Our momentum around conversions continued, accounting for 22 percent of room additions in the quarter. Roughly 80 percent of those conversion rooms were in the high-value upper upscale and luxury tiers. For 2022, we still expect gross rooms growth approaching 5 percent and deletions of 1 to 1.5 percent, resulting in anticipated net rooms growth of 3.5 to 4 percent. I am very pleased to share that we are resuming capital returns to shareholders sooner than anticipated. Our focus on maximizing cash flow, managing expenses, and improving our credit profile, combined with strong first quarter results, has resulted in our Board of Directors declaring a 30c per share quarterly cash dividend payable at the end of the second quarter. Assuming the demand environment continues to improve and that we are within our target leverage ratio range, we also would expect to resume share repurchases in 2022."
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07:16 EDT Oncolytics and SOLTI's pelareorep shows breast cancer prognosis efficacy in stud - Oncolytics and SOLTI-Innovative Cancer Research announced new clinical biomarker data demonstrating pelareorep's immunotherapeutic effects, synergy with checkpoint inhibition, and potential to improve the outlook for patients with HR+/HER2- breast cancer. The data, featured in a poster presentation at the 2022 European Society for Medical Oncology Breast Cancer Meeting, are from cohorts 1 and 2 of the AWARE-1 window-of-opportunity study in early-stage breast cancer patients. Cohorts 1 and 2 of AWARE-1 exclusively enrolled patients with HR+/HER2- disease, the breast cancer subtype that Oncolytics intends to examine in a future registrational study. Treatment with pelareorep with or without atezolizumab led to the conversion of tumors from the more aggressive luminal B to the luminal A subtype, which is associated with improved clinical outcomes; 100% of evaluable cohort 2 tumors were luminal A at surgery vs. 70% at baseline; 70% of evaluable cohort 1 patients had luminal A tumors at surgery vs. 40% at baseline; pooled analysis across cohorts 1 and 2 shows statistically significant increases in markers of T cell activation and no significant changes in markers of T cell exhaustion from baseline to surgery. The companies are now working to confirm these promising findings with efficacy data and additional biomarker analyses from the ongoing BRACELET-1 trial. If positive, they expect BRACELET-1's results to inform the design of a registrational study in HR+/HER2- breast cancer. BRACELET-1 phase 2 trial top-line data are expected in Q4 2022.
AMYT

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07:14 EDT Amryt Pharma board approves $30M share repurchase program - Board approves stock repurchase program of up to $30M through March 2023
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07:13 EDT BorgWarner to provide eMotors for leading EV brand in China - BorgWarner has been selected to provide high-voltage hairpin eMotors for a leading electric vehicle brand in China. The eMotors will be used in the company's second-generation 800V propulsion system platform. The vehicle model equipped with this platform is expected to start mass production in October 2023.
DIN

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07:11 EDT Dine Brands backs FY22 CapEx $33M-$38M - The Company's guidance assumes there are no significant disruptions to its business due to COVID-19 during 2022, except for the impact from Omicron in the first quarter. The projections are as of this date. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement this information. The Company reiterates expectations for general and administrative expenses to range between approximately $188 million and $198 million, including non-cash stock-based compensation expense and depreciation of approximately $30 million. This range reflects incremental investments in technology and operational initiatives as well as unit development and is inclusive of general and administrative expenses related to the company restaurants segment. The Company reiterates expectations for capital expenditures to range between $33 million and $38 million, reflecting incremental investments in the business to support sustainable growth.
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07:09 EDT BorgWarner secures business win for battery management system - BorgWarner's battery management system has been selected by a leading global vehicle manufacturer to equip the entirety of its B-segment, C-segment and light commercial vehicle platforms. Initially, model years from mid-2023 will be equipped with the new BorgWarner BMS technology, which optimizes battery pack performance, safety and life span.
UBER

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07:08 EDT Uber sees Q2 gross bookings $28.5B-$29.5B - Sees Q2 adjusted EBITDA $240M-$270M. "We are pleased with our Q1 results, with outperformance of our quarterly guidance and strong incremental margins," said Nelson Chai, CFO. "With free cash flow approaching breakeven in Q1, we now expect to generate meaningful positive free cash flows for full-year 2022."
GM

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07:08 EDT General Motors, INRIX partner on SaaS-based road safety solution - General Motors and INRIX announced a collaboration to develop safety solutions to help transportation and planning agencies achieve road safety goals. Available first in the U.S., Safety View by GM Future Roads & INRIX is a cloud-based application that provides transportation officials with critical insights using crash, vehicle and vulnerable road user information, in addition to data from the U.S. Census to help prioritize and measure the effectiveness of roadway safety projects and their impact on communities.
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07:02 EDT United Community Banks, Progress Financial enter $271.5M merger agreement - United Community Banks and Progress Financial Corporation announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which United will acquire Progress, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Progress Bank & Trust, in an all-stock transaction with an aggregate value of approximately $271.5 million, or $23.52 per share of Progress common stock, based on United's closing stock price of $30.55 as of May 3, 2022. Progress is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, and operates 14 offices in high-growth, southeastern markets, including, Huntsville, Birmingham, Daphne and Tuscaloosa in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. As of March 31, 2022, Progress had total assets of $1.9 billion, total loans of $1.3 billion, and total deposits of $1.7 billion. In addition to traditional banking products, Progress offers wealth management and private banking through Progress Financial Services, a division of Progress Bank, with approximately $1.2 billion in assets under management. Led by President and Chief Executive Officer David Nast, and supported by an experienced management team, Progress has focused on organic growth by hiring and developing skilled commercial and mortgage banking teams in its markets of operation. During its expansion across Alabama and Florida, Progress has emphasized a strong credit culture as demonstrated by its history of minimal charge-offs. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Progress shareholders will receive 0.77 shares of United common stock for each share of Progress common stock outstanding. The Merger is expected to be accretive to United's earnings per share, excluding transaction costs, by approximately $0.07 per share, or 2.0% in 2023. The estimated transaction returns are consistent with United's stated acquisition criteria pertaining to tangible book value and targeted internal rates of return. The merger agreement was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of Progress and United. The Merger is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2022 and is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approval as well as the approval of Progress's shareholders.
MAR

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07:02 EDT Marriott reports Q1 comparable systemwide constant dollar RevPAR up 96.5% - First quarter 2022 comparable systemwide constant dollar RevPAR increased 96.5 percent worldwide, 99.1 percent in the U.S. & Canada, and 88.5 percent in international markets, compared to the 2021 first quarter; First quarter 2022 comparable systemwide constant dollar RevPAR declined 19.4 percent worldwide, 14.5 percent in the U.S. & Canada, and 31.7 percent in international markets, compared to the 2019 first quarter.
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07:01 EDT Marriott resumes cash dividends - Marriott resumes cash dividends, with the Board of Directors declaring a 30c per share dividend payable on June 30 to shareholders of record as of May 16.
EMR

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06:58 EDT Emerson Electric exits Russia business - "Today, Emerson is also announcing our decision to exit our Russia business and, as part of this exit, we are exploring strategic options to divest Metran, our Russia-based manufacturing subsidiary," CEO Karsanbhai continued. "We are committed to an orderly transfer of these assets and will support our employees through this process."
ODP

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06:53 EDT ODP Corporation provides 2022 outlook - "We continue to make strong progress across our strategic initiatives while driving impressive results in the quarter," said Smith. "Our team remains committed to unlocking value by concluding our review to maximize the value of our consumer business, launching our digital platform business, and building upon our B2B platform for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. While we expect that the conditions related to both the supply chain and inflationary environment will persist in the quarters ahead, we are in an excellent position as we continue leveraging our assets to meet our customers' needs. We'll also continue to use a balanced approach to capital deployment, working with our Board on potential future share repurchases and investing to capture the large market opportunity through our digital platform business, supply chain operations, and B2B presence," CEO Smith added. The company continues to anticipate generating annual revenue, operating and cash flow results in a range consistent with the prior year on a comparable basis, and expects to refine and update its outlook for 2022 as conditions related to the pandemic and supply chain challenges dissipate, and further progress is made on its previously disclosed strategic initiatives.
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06:44 EDT Novartis announces updated median overall survival results for Kisqali combo - Novartis announced updated median overall survival results for Kisqali in combination with fulvestrant in the first-line subgroup of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative, or HR+/HER2-, advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The analysis of patients treated in first-line with Kisqali plus fulvestrant demonstrated a significant OS benefit of nearly 16 months compared to those treated with fulvestrant alone. This updated exploratory OS analysis from the Phase III MONALEESA-3 study will be presented as a late-breaker mini-oral presentation at the 2022 European Society of Medical Oncology, or ESMO, Breast Cancer Congress.
GLS

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06:42 EDT Gelesis reports results from LIGHT-UP clinical trial - Gelesis presented results from the LIGHT-UP clinical trial for adults with overweight or obesity who have prediabetes or type 2 diabetes and were treated with either GS200 or placebo. Approximately 6 out of 10 adults treated with GS200 achieved clinically meaningful response to treatment (achieving at least 5% body weight loss), losing on average 11% of their body weight (~23 pounds) and an average reduction of 5.5 inches off their waist circumference. Approximately 1 out of 3 GS200-treated adults were "super responders," losing at least 10% of their body weight and on average losing 13% (~30 pounds), or 7 inches off their waist circumference. The overall incidence of adverse events in adults treated with GS200 was similar to the incidence of AEs in the placebo group. The detailed findings were presented at three poster presentations at the European Congress on Obesity 2022.
REGN

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06:42 EDT Regeneron sees FY22 gross margin on net product sales 90%-92% - Sees FY22 capital expenditures $630M-$700M. Sees FY22 effective tax rate 11%-13%.
MKTX

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06:38 EDT MarketAxess reports April ADV of $38.1B, up 56% - In April: $38.1B in total trading average daily volume, up 56%, consisting of credit ADV of $12.2B, up 14%, and rates ADV of $25.9B, up 90%.
GOLD

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06:31 EDT Barrick Gold increases quarterly dividend 100% to 20c per share - Barrick declared a dividend of 20c per share that will be paid on June 15 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 27. This dividend comprises a base quarterly dividend of 10c per share and a performance dividend enhancement of an additional 10c per share. The 10c per share enhancement to the base quarterly dividend was achieved as a result of Barrick reporting net cash on its Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2022 of greater than $0.5B and less than $1B, achieving Level III under the company's Performance Dividend Policy.
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06:29 EDT Volkswagen confirms outlook for FY22 - Volkswagen Group will continue to bolster its expansion in global growth markets. A special focus will be on the North American region, especially the United States, where an ambitious growth plan is being implemented to achieve the target of 10 percent market share by 2030. Battery-electric vehicles will be the central element of this strategy, with the Group's BEV portfolio growing to more than 25 models by the end of the decade. Furthermore, the Group is targeting a dedicated battery cell production in the United States. Volkswagen just recently announced a USD 7.1 billion commitment to boost its BEV product line-up, R&D, and manufacturing in North America. The company said: "Based on the figures and the expected better semiconductor supply in the second half of the year, the Group confirms its outlook for 2022. However, it is not yet possible to conclusively assess in particular the specific effects of the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict or effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Volkswagen Group's business, on the global economy and growth in the industry in fiscal year 2022."
AZN

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06:26 EDT AstraZeneca's Imfinzi+chemotherapy granted FDA priority review - The company states: "AstraZeneca's supplemental Biologics License Application for Imfinzi, in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy, has been accepted and granted Priority Review in the US for patients with locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer. The FDA grants Priority Review to applications for medicines that, if approved, would offer significant improvements over available options by demonstrating safety or efficacy improvements, preventing serious conditions, or enhancing patient compliance. The Prescription Drug User Fee Act date, the FDA action date for their regulatory decision, is during the third quarter of 2022. The sBLA was based on results from an interim analysis of the TOPAZ-1 Phase III trial presented during the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. The data showed Imfinzi plus chemotherapy reduced the risk of death by 20% versus chemotherapy alone. An estimated one in four (25%) patients treated with Imfinzi plus chemotherapy were alive at two years compared to one in 10 (10%) treated with chemotherapy alone. Results also showed a statistically significant 25% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death with Imfinzi plus chemotherapy (HR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.64-0.89; 2-sided p=0.001). The Imfinzi combination was generally well tolerated and did not increase the discontinuation rate due to adverse events compared to chemotherapy alone."Reference Link
WTS

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06:23 EDT Watts Water sees Q2 organic growth 5%-10%, adj. operating margin 15.1%-15.5% - Sees adjusted margin up 20-60bps, with "seasonally slower" free cash flow.
WTS

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06:23 EDT Watts Water sees FY22 organic growth 3%-8%, adj. operating margin 14.5%-14.9% - Sees adjusted margin up 20-60bps, with free cash flow 90%+ of net income. Comments taken from Q1 earnings conference call presentation slides.
FTS

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06:19 EDT Fortis still sees five/year CapEx growth of 6% to $41.6B by 2026
ARGGY

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06:17 EDT Aston Martin replaces CEO Tobias Moers in management overhaul - Aston Martin said Wednesday that CEO Tobias Moers will leave the board immediately and be replaced by former CEO Amedeo Felisa, the former CEO of Ferrari. Doug Lafferty was named CFO at Aston Martin Lagonda, while Roberto Fedeli was named as its chief technical officer.
MUR

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06:16 EDT Murphy Oil sees Q2 production 156-164 MBOEPD
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06:15 EDT Murphy Oil still sees 2022 production 164-172 MBOEPD - Raises 2022 CapEx view 7% at midpoint to $900M-$950M. "While we were unable to maintain our original capital plan for 2022, we are recognizing positive impacts from the additional capital spending. We elected to alter development plans for our Tupper Montney asset, which allowed us to maintain our 2022 well delivery plans by drilling longer laterals that will ultimately lead to higher well recoveries. We also enhanced our completions method in Karnes, which has led to early indications of strong production results. Lastly, following the discovery of additional pay zones in the Samurai field in the Gulf of Mexico, we have increased capital for further evaluation and completions in the planned development zones," said CEO Jenkins.
PTEN

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06:14 EDT Patterson-UTI reports an average of 118 drilling rigs operating in April - Patterson-UTI reported that for the month of April, the company had an average of 118 drilling rigs operating in the United States.
ATC

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06:13 EDT Atotech, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories announce business partnership - Atotech and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories announced that they will partner at SEL's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility under construction in Idaho, USA. SEL will utilize Atotech's innovative Uniplate equipment technology in their new 162,000 square-foot facility that will serve as home for SEL's printed circuit board manufacturing operation. The Uniplate family of equipment is the industry standard for horizontal inline printed circuit board processes, from desmear and metallization to flash copper plating. The lines are scheduled to be commissioned in 2022.
JD

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06:09 EDT JD.com announces special cash dividend of 63c per share - JD.com announced that the company's board of directors approved a special cash dividend of 63c per ordinary share, or $1.26 per ADS, to holders of ordinary shares and holders of ADSs, respectively, as of the close of business on May 20, Beijing/Hong Kong Time and New York Time, respectively, payable in U.S. dollars. The aggregate amount of the special dividend will be approximately $2B.
BGNE AMGN

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06:04 EDT BeiGene granted conditional approval of Blincyto by China NMPA - BeiGene (BGNE) announced that the China National Medical Products Administration, or NMPA, has granted conditional approval of Blincyto for injection for the treatment of pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory CD19-positive B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL. The NMPA granted conditional approval for adult patients in this indication in December 2020. Developed by Amgen (AMGN) and licensed to BeiGene in China under a strategic collaboration commenced in 2020, this is the second approval for Blincyto in China. The pediatric Supplemental Biologic License Application was submitted by BeiGene.
JHG

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05:12 EDT Janus Henderson Group announces new $200M share buyback program - Additionally,and subject to formally appointing a corporate broker, the board authorized JHG to commence a new on-market buyback program, on a date to be determined and announced by JHG. The group intends to spend up to $200M to buy its ordinary shares on the NYSE and its CDIs on the ASX prior to its 2023 annual general meeting of shareholders. Further information regarding the proposed on-market buyback program will be announced immediately prior to its finalization and formal launch.
THRM

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05:06 EDT Gentherm to acquire automotive business of Alfmeier Prazision for EUR 177.5M - Gentherm announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the automotive business of Alfmeier Prazision. Alfmeier, headquartered in Treuchtlingen, Germany, is an automotive lumbar and massage comfort solutions company, with expertise in advanced valve system technologies, integrated electronics and software. Alfmeier pioneered the use of Shape Memory Alloy, or SMA. Additionally, they are a global leader in high complexity, high reliability valves for automotive fluid systems. With approximately 2,200 employees globally, Alfmeier has operations in Germany, the Czech Republic, the United States, Mexico and China. Alfmeier's automotive business to be acquired generated EUR 232M in revenue for 2021. In addition to revenue synergies, the Company expects to achieve approximately $10M in annual run-rate cost savings. Under the terms of the transaction, Gentherm will acquire Alfmeier for EUR 177.5M in cash, subject to adjustments as set forth in the purchase agreement. The transaction will be funded through a combination of Gentherm's existing cash balances and revolving credit facility. The transaction, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, is expected to close during the third quarter of 2022.