Stockwinners Market Radar for October 11, 2022 - Earnings, Upgrades downgrades, option trades, Best Stock Advisory Service

20:15 EDT Cathie Wood's ARK Investment bought 172K shares of Nurix Therapeutics today

20:14 EDT Cathie Wood's ARK Investment bought 135K shares of Rocket Lab today

18:48 EDT Tricon Residential to sell 20% equity interest in Sun Belt apartment portfolio - Tricon Residential announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its 20% equity interest in its portfolio of 23 Sun Belt apartment buildings. The interest is being acquired by a vertically integrated residential real estate investment and property management company, which will assume all asset and property management responsibilities after a customary transition period. The transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close on or around October 18. In aggregate, Tricon will receive approximately $315M of gross proceeds from the sale, including performance fees earned for managing the third-party joint venture through which the Portfolio is held. Tricon intends to use the net sale proceeds primarily to repay outstanding debt on its corporate credit facility, enhancing its balance sheet flexibility to pursue future growth in its core single-family rental business. "The sale of our U.S. multi-family business marks a significant step in our quest to simplify our business and focus our balance sheet exposure primarily on single-family rental, where we continue to see strong demand and growth opportunities," said Gary Berman, President & CEO of Tricon Residential. "Our investment in this portfolio has generated an attractive IRR of over 20% to Tricon since inception, inclusive of fees, and helps validate the difference between private and public market valuations in today's economic environment."

18:35 EDT Tractor Supply receives FTC approval to close Orscheln Farm and Home deal - Tractor Supply Company announced that it received clearance from the Federal Trade Commission to close on its previously announced acquisition of Orscheln Farm and Home. The closing of the acquisition is anticipated to be completed on October 12, 2022. The Company will acquire a net 81 stores and divest the remaining 85 stores to two buyers approved by the FTC. The net purchase price of the 81 stores acquired and retained is approximately $238M before working capital adjustments. The acquisition is anticipated to generate an estimated future tax benefit of approximately $20M. "Today is an important day for Tractor Supply as this acquisition expands our ability to better serve our customers in the Midwest. We are committed to providing customers in the region with an elevated product assortment, a meaningful loyalty offering, an enhanced digital shopping experience and so much more that Tractor Supply is able to offer," said Hal Lawton, Tractor Supply's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Importantly, Tractor Supply is on track to achieve several monumental milestones in the growth of our company including annual revenues in excess of $14 billion, a store base of over 2,100 Tractor Supply locations and a highly engaged workforce of 50,000 Team Members. We are excited to build on our track record of long-term growth as we look to unlock revenue and earnings opportunities with this attractive acquisition that enhances our growth profile." The deal is an all-cash transaction that Tractor Supply anticipates financing through its balance sheet. The Company will acquire 166 Orscheln Farm and Home stores for approximately $320 million, before working capital adjustments. As part of the remedy reached with the FTC, Tractor Supply will divest 85 locations to two buyers, Bomgaars Supply, Inc. (73 stores) and Buchheit Enterprises, Inc. (12 stores), shortly after closing the transaction. Proceeds of the store divestitures will be approximately $72 million. In addition, Tractor Supply has agreed to sell the Orscheln Farm and Home corporate headquarters and distribution center to Bomgaars for approximately $10 million within 15 months after the closing of the transaction. The store divestitures and sale of the corporate headquarters and distribution center bring the net purchase price of the 81 stores acquired to approximately $238 million, before working capital adjustments. The acquisition is anticipated to generate an estimated future tax benefit of approximately $20 million.

17:48 EDT Meta says Xbox Cloud Gaming coming to Meta Quest Store - Meta (META) said that Xbox Cloud Gaming (MSFT) is coming to the Meta Quest Store. "Xbox Cloud Gaming enables you to stream hundreds of high-quality games to a range of devices-and that will include Meta Quest 2 in the future," Meta said. "When Xbox Cloud Gaming launches on the Meta Quest Store, you'll be able to hook up an Xbox controller to your headset and play console games from the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate library on a massive 2D screen, like having a private movie theater available at all times. No date yet, but we hope to share more on this as soon as possible." Reference Link

17:35 EDT Meridian says CFIUS application accepted for review, working with DoJ on probe - Meridian Bioscience announced July 7 it's entered into a merger pact to be acquired by South Korean-based firms, SD Biosensor and SJL Partners, in a deal valued at $1.53B cash... In an 8K filing the company said: Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Columbus Holding will acquire Meridian through a merger of Merger Sub with and into Meridian, with Meridian surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbus Holding . On October 10 Meridian held a special meeting of its shareholders. Meridian filed a definitive proxy statement relating to the Special Meeting with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8. Descriptions of each of the proposals voted upon at the Special Meeting are contained in the Proxy Statement. As of October 11 Meridian or the appropriate parties to the Merger Agreement have obtained approval or clearances, as applicable, for all relevant antitrust and foreign direct investment filings except for the filing related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The CFIUS application was accepted for review, with October 6, constituting the first day of the initial review period. Meridian has not yet reached a resolution with the DOJ with respect to the DOJ Investigation; Meridian continues to actively work with the DOJ to find a resolution to the DOJ Investigation. Reference Link

17:27 EDT AAR Corp. awarded $114.48M Navy contract modification - AAR Government Services was awarded an $114.48M modification to a previously awarded, firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This modification exercises an option to provide P-8A Poseidon aircraft depot scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, depot in-service repair/planner and estimator requirements, technical directive incorporation, airframe modifications, aircraft on ground support, and removal and replacement of engines in support of the Navy, the government of Australia, and Foreign Military Sales customers. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is expected to be completed in October 2023. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity.

17:03 EDT Cameco sees Q3 uranium deliveries 5M-5.5M pounds - Cameco is providing preliminary operating results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2022. "On October 27, 2022, we plan to announce our 2022 third quarter results before markets open," the company said. "We expect to announce deliveries in the uranium segment for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, to be between 5 million and 5.5 million pounds, in line with the pattern of deliveries for the third quarter of 2022 disclosed in our annual MD&A. In our fuel services segment, we expect to announce deliveries for the same period of between 2.1 million and 2.4 million kilograms of uranium. Production in our uranium segment for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, is expected to be 2 million pounds (our share) from Cigar Lake. Production in our fuel services segment is expected to be 1.5 million kgU for the same period. The restart activities at McArthur River and Key Lake continue to progress with first production coming from the mill expected later in the fourth quarter of 2022. Our Inkai joint venture has continued to experience delays in shipping material via the Trans-Caspian route. Depending on when we receive the shipment of our share of Inkai's 2022 production, our 2022 share of earnings from this equity-accounted investee and the timing of the receipt of our share of dividends from the joint venture may be impacted. Interest by third parties in contracting with us for the supply of our uranium and fuel services remains strong. Utilities continue to be focused on ensuring they have the conversion and enrichment services they require secured under long-term contracts. As a result, we are seeing prices for conversion at historic highs and have been focused on agreeing to long-term supply terms with customers to meet their increased demand. Year-to-date, we have added to our long-term contract portfolio more than 50 million pounds in our uranium segment and more than 7 million kgU UF6 conversion in our fuel services segment."

17:02 EDT Drive Shack receives non-compliance letter from NYSE - Drive Shack announced that it received written notification from the NYSE on October 5, that it is not in compliance with the NYSE continued listing standard that requires a minimum average closing price of the Company's common stock of $1.00 per share over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. Receipt of the Notice by the Company is not a violation of the terms of, and does not constitute a default or event of default under, any of the Company's debt or lease agreements. The Notice also has no immediate impact on the listing of the Company's common stock, which will continue to be listed and traded on the NYSE during the applicable cure period under the symbol "DS," subject to the Company's compliance with other continued listing requirements set forth in the NYSE Listed Company Manual, but will have an added designation of ".BC" to indicate the status of the common stock as below compliance with the NYSE continued listing standards. The ".BC" indicator will be removed at such time as the Company is deemed compliant. Pursuant to NYSE rules, the Company can regain compliance with the minimum share price requirement if, during a six-month cure period following receipt of the Notice, on the last trading-day of any calendar month, the Company's common stock has a closing share price and a 30 trading-day average closing share price of at least $1.00. The Company will notify the NYSE on or before October 19 that it intends to cure the continued listing standard deficiency. About Drive Shack Inc.

16:56 EDT Franklin Resources reports AUM of $1.30T as of September 30, 2022 - Franklin Resources "reported preliminary month-end assets under management of $1,297.4 billion at September 30, 2022, compared to $1,387.6 billion at August 31, 2022. This month's decrease in AUM reflected the impact of negative markets and long-term net outflows. Long-term net outflows include a $2.0 billion fixed income institutional redemption that had minimal impact on revenue. For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, AUM reflected the negative impact of markets and long-term net outflows of $20.4 billion inclusive of the above mentioned $2.0 billion fixed income institutional redemption."

16:46 EDT EQT Corporation sees Q3 loss on derivatives $1.627B - According to a regulatory filing, EQT Corporation expects to report a total loss on derivatives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 of $1,627 million and $5,550 million, respectively. In addition, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, EQT expects to report $2,034 million and $4,673 million, respectively, of net cash settlements paid on derivatives. The dollar amounts included in this current report on Form 8-K are preliminary and subject to change. Final dollar amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 will be reported in EQT's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022.

16:45 EDT Howmet Aerospace has taken $65M pre tax charge in Q3 - As most recently previously reported by Howmet Aerospace in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 4, 2022, on June 26, 2020 Lehman Brothers International filed proceedings in the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts of England and Wales against two subsidiaries of the company, FR Acquisitions Corporation Ltd and JFB Firth Rixson. As so previously reported, LBIE claims the amounts owing by the Firth Rixson Entities to be approximately $64,000,000, plus applicable interest. The Court issued its ruling in these proceedings on October 11, 2022. In its ruling, the Court determined that the event of default under two interest rate swap transactions that the Firth Rixson Entities entered into with LBIE in 2007 and 2008 caused by LBIE as a result of its insolvency in 2008 and other defaults will conclude upon LBIE's expected emergence from administration under the Insolvency Act of 1986. The Court ruled that upon such future event and other relevant steps being completed, the timing of which is unknown, the Firth Rixson Entities will be obligated to pay amounts due under the ISDAs. The company has reserved on its balance sheet $65,000,000, and taken a pre-tax charge of this amount to its Statement of Consolidated Operations, for the third quarter of 2022. The company vigorously disagrees with the ruling including as to any payment obligation and intends to apply to appeal the Judgment to the Court of Appeal and will request that payment of all amounts be stayed until the appeal is concluded. This application is expected to be addressed at a hearing before the Court by the end of this year, and any appeal proceedings would continue into 2023.

16:33 EDT PA American Water signs deal to purchase Butler area wastewater system - Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, announced that it has signed an agreement with the Butler Area Sewer Authority to purchase its wastewater system for $231.5 million. The system serves nearly 15,000 customers over 32.5 square miles, including the City of Butler; Butler and Center townships; East Butler Borough; and parts of Connoquenessing Borough, Summit and Oakland townships, and a small portion of Penn Township. Pennsylvania American Water is already the drinking water service provider to approximately 19,500 customers in the region, and its predecessor companies have served the Butler area since the late 1800s. "We are pleased that BASA and other community leaders recognized the value we provide to our water customers and are entrusting us with the future ownership of their wastewater system," said Pennsylvania American Water President Mike Doran. "This agreement was achieved through a collaborative process between all parties and tailored to meet the specific needs of residents, BASA employees, and infrastructure of the wastewater system. Pennsylvania American Water is well positioned to step in and assume responsibility for the community's wastewater needs by using the existing expertise of current employees, leveraged by the resources we can provide as the Commonwealth's largest water and wastewater utility. We are confident that this proposal offers the best long-term solution for BASA, its customers, the City of Butler and Butler Township." As part of the agreement, Pennsylvania American Water will offer employment to all of BASA's employees, maintain the existing BASA operations center for a minimum of 10 years, assume BASA's planned capital improvement projects utilizing qualified Butler area contractors, and adopt BASA's rates at closing with a minimum 1-year rate freeze. The company will also petition the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) for approval to initiate a pilot program allowing the company to replace broken customer sewer laterals.

16:32 EDT IAC reports september total revenue through Sept down 2% - Angi results reflect the impact of Hurricane Ian towards the end of September, particularly at the Services business. We will provide further commentary on the results when we report Q3 earnings in November. Reference Link

16:31 EDT VIA Optronics announces plans for shared service center - VIA optronics AG announced plans for a shared services center in the Philippines. The company plans to consolidate its administrative and global services into its subsidiary in the Philippines. The consolidation is expected to both drive synergies and lower cost, while allowing VIA's global sites to focus on business-critical functions like operations and customer support with the aim of accelerating revenue for the Company's products and solutions. Jurgen Eichner, CEO and founder of VIA optronics AG commented, "We are making great strides in our efforts to improve both efficiencies and our competitiveness at VIA's global sites as demand for our interactive display and sensor solutions portfolio and services continues to grow. This consolidation is a key step, using digitalization to consolidate our global reporting systems. It will be particularly effective in China, where we continue to see significant growth opportunities in the automotive, industrial and consumer end markets. The consolidation will free up resources to address these opportunities, enabling us to capitalize on this tremendous local growth potential."

16:26 EDT Braemar Hotels & Resorts sees Q3 occupancy of 71%, RevPAR of $288 - Braemar Hotels & Resorts reported that the company expects to report occupancy of approximately 71% for the third quarter of 2022 with an average daily rate of approximately $403 resulting in RevPAR of approximately $288. This RevPAR reflects an approximate increase of 19% compared to the third quarter of 2021 and an approximate increase of 19% compared to the third quarter of 2019. Additionally, for the month of September 2022, RevPAR increased approximately 16% versus September 2019. For the month of August 2022, RevPAR increased approximately 12% versus August 2019. For the month of July 2022, RevPAR increased approximately 29% versus July 2019. The preliminary operating information discussed above assumes the 15 hotel properties owned and included in the Company's operations at September 30, 2022, were owned as of the beginning of 2019.

16:20 EDT Artisan Partners reports September AUM of $120.6B - Artisan Partners reported that its preliminary assets under management, or AUM, as of September 30 totaled $120.6B. Artisan Funds and Artisan Global Funds accounted for $57.8B of total firm AUM, while separate accounts and other AUM accounted for $62.8B.

16:18 EDT E2open sees Q3 subscription revenue $131M-$134M

16:16 EDT Synchrony promotes three members to executive leadership team - Synchrony announced the promotion of three leaders to its executive leadership team, effective January 1, 2023. Max Axler will become EVP and Chief Credit Officer, Maran Nalluswami will become EVP and CEO Diversified & Value and Lifestyle and Dana Randell will become EVP and Chief Audit Executive. They will report to Brian Doubles, President and Chief Executive Officer. Max Axler will be named EVP and Chief Credit Officer, Synchrony effective January 1, 2023. These leaders will replace Henry Greig, EVP and Chief Credit Officer, Mark Martinelli, EVP and Chief Audit Executive, and Tom Quindlen, EVP and CEO Diversified & Value and Lifestyle, who announced their intention to retire from the company effective December 31. Max Axler is currently SVP and Deputy Chief Credit Officer. He has more than 20 years of experience across audit, finance and credit. During the past several years, Max has played a key role setting the company's strategic direction for credit and fraud decisioning and implementation. Maran Nalluswami is currently SVP, Diversified & Value where he is responsible for driving growth for our partners and for Synchrony. He has more than 20 years of experience in commercial leadership roles. Dana Randell is currently SVP, Deputy Chief Audit Executive. She brings more than 20 years of diverse and extensive industry experience in audit, accounting and risk management.

16:16 EDT Invesco reports preliminary AUM $1.32T as of September 30 - A decrease of 6.5% versus previous month-end. The firm experienced net long-term outflows of $5.2B in the month. Non-management fee earning net inflows were $1.3B and money market net inflows were $2.4B.

16:14 EDT El Pollo Loco announces $1.50 special dividend, $20M share repurchase program - El Pollo Loco announced that the board declared a special dividend of $1.50 per share on the common stock of the company. The special dividend is payable on November 9 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 24. Additionally, the board of directors has approved a new share repurchase program with authorization to purchase up to $20M of shares. The share repurchase program is effective immediately.

16:13 EDT Gatos Silver raises FY22 CLG silver production view to 9.35M-9.65M ounces - Previous view 8.5M-9M. Raises FY22 CLG zinc production view to 59M-61M pounds from 49M-54M. Raises FY22 CLG lead production view to 43M-45M pounds from 36M-40M. Raises FY22 CLG gold production view to 5M-5.3M pounds from 4M-4.5M.

16:11 EDT Corcept begins study of dazucorilant in patients with ALS - Corcept Therapeutics announced that it has initiated DAZALS - a Phase 2 trial of its proprietary selective cortisol modulator dazucorilant in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS. "Dazucorilant showed great promise in animal models of ALS - improving motor performance and reducing neuroinflammation and muscular atrophy," said principal investigator Dr. Leonard van den Berg, chairman of TRICALS and professor of neurology at the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands. "I am excited to partner with Corcept to study dazucorilant's potential to significantly improve treatment outcomes for people living with ALS." DAZALS is a 198-patient, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial of dazucorilant in patients with ALS. The primary endpoints will be ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) total score and safety. Key secondary endpoints include overall survival and quality of life. Additional information about DAZALS can be found here. .

16:11 EDT Ansys signs definitive agreement to acquire Thermal Desktop - Ansys announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Thermal Desktop maker Cullimore and Ring Technologies a/k/a C&R Technologies, the leading provider of orbital thermal analysis. Once integrated into Ansys' existing portfolio, this acquisition will further position Ansys as the industry leader of A&D and NewSpace simulation solutions. The acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on Ansys' consolidated financial statements in 2022. The design of many engineering systems in A&D, NewSpace, and other industries requires a thorough understanding of the thermal behavior for a wide range of environmental conditions, including accounting for transient situations such as start-up and shutdown.

16:08 EDT Virtus Investment reports preliminary AUM $145B as of September 30 - The decrease from $155.42B at June 30 primarily reflected market depreciation and net outflows in open-end funds, institutional accounts and retail separate accounts, partially offset by positive net flows in closed-end funds. In addition, the company provided services to $2.5B of other fee-earning assets, which are not included in assets under management.

16:07 EDT iRobot announces favorable ruling in patent dispute against SharkNinja - iRobot announced that Administrative Law Judge Maryann McNamara issued an initial determination in favor of iRobot in the company's patent infringement action against SharkNinja Operating LLC and its related entities at the International Trade Commission. The ruling recommended a limited exclusion order in International Trade Commission Investigation No.337-TA-1252, finding that Shark has infringed valid claims of multiple iRobot asserted patents. The initial determination recommends that the ITC issue an order barring the importation of various infringing SharkNinja robotic cleaning products. Judge McNamara's initial determination and recommended remedy is now before the ITC Commissioners, with a final determination expected by February 2023. If the recommended remedy is approved by the ITC Commissioners, the exclusion order as to the infringing products will go into effect upon publication of the Commissioners' final determination, regardless of further appeals. This is iRobot's second time securing an exclusion order against respondents at the ITC, and second time asserting a lawsuit against SharkNinja. A related district court case involving the patents in this lawsuit will remain pending until the conclusion of the ITC case.

16:06 EDT Performant Financial announces new strategic engagement with Priority Health - Performant Healthcare "announced a new strategic engagement with Priority Health to provide a customized, end-to-end solution focused on all aspects of payment integrity."

16:04 EDT TripAdvisor CFO Ernst Teunissen to retire, Mike Noonan to succeed - Tripadvisor announced that Ernst Teunissen will retire from his role as CFO to pursue other interests, and that Mike Noonan will join the company as CFO and Senior Vice President, effective October 31. Through the first quarter of 2023, Teunissen will be actively engaged with key finance and strategy initiatives as well as facilitating a smooth CFO transition. Noonan joins Tripadvisor with over 30 years of experience in various corporate finance and capital markets roles. He will join the company from Noom, a consumer-focused digital health company, where he has served as CFO since October 2020.

16:03 EDT Lefteris Acquisition announces liquidation - Lefteris Acquisition announced that, due to its anticipated inability to consummate an initial business combination within the time period required by its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Lefteris intends to dissolve and liquidate in accordance with the provisions of its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and will redeem all of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock that were included in the units issued in its initial public offering, at a per-share redemption price of approximately $10.06. "As responsible stewards of shareholder capital, we felt the best course of action given market turmoil was to explore possible combinations with many potential partners, but to proceed only where we had a high degree of confidence that they would grow in value once public," stated Jon Isaacson, CEO and CFO of Lefteris. "Since this standard could not be met, we are ceasing our efforts and disbursing the funds back to the shareholders." Lefteris' Vice Chairman and former CEO Karl Roessner added, "We were tireless in our efforts to unlock shareholder value as we identified hundreds of potential business combination partners and participated in over one hundred meetings regarding potential transactions. Ultimately, however, we were unable to reach an agreement where we felt confident that there would be shareholder appreciation. Therefore, we remained disciplined and are returning the capital held in the trust account." "We believe the SPAC vehicle can be an effective approach to capital raising for certain growing companies," said Mark Casady, Executive Chairman of Lefteris. "However, in light of the current conditions, we are taking the route that returns value in a market that values cash." As of the close of business on October 24, 2022, the Public Shares will be deemed cancelled and will represent only the right to receive the redemption amount. In order to provide for the disbursement of funds from the trust account, the Company has instructed the trustee of the trust account to take all necessary actions to liquidate the trust account. The proceeds of the trust account will be held in a non-interest bearing account while awaiting disbursement to the holders of the Public Shares. Record holders may redeem their shares for their pro rata portion of the proceeds of the trust account by delivering their Public Shares to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company's transfer agent. Beneficial owners of Public Shares held in "street name," however, will not need to take any action in order to receive the redemption amount. The redemption of the Public Shares is expected to be completed within ten business days after October 23, 2022. The Company's initial stockholders have waived their redemption rights with respect to its outstanding common stock issued prior to the Company's initial public offering. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company's warrants, which will expire worthless.

15:17 EDT Monday.com expands global presence with office in Marunouchi, Tokyo - monday.com has expanded its global presence into Japan with an office in Marunouchi, Tokyo. The company celebrated this milestone with a press event at the Andaz Tokyo, that included presentations by Dean Swan, monday.com Regional Vice President Asia Pacific & Japan, and Koji Watanabe, monday.com Japan Country Manager. In the last couple of years, monday.com has experienced an increase of 187% in annual recurring revenue in Japan from 2021 to 2022, and currently services more than 500 paying customers in the region. The monday.com Work OS is fully localized in Japanese. The company also announced its appointment of Mr. Koji Watanabe as the new Country Manager for Japan. Mr. Watanabe leads a team that is currently focused on customer success, marketing, sales and partnerships in the region.

14:35 EDT Frontier introduces first A321neo with Pratt & Whitney GTF engines - Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies (RTX) business, and Frontier Airlines (ULCC) welcomed the arrival of the carrier's first Airbus (EADSY) A321neo aircraft, outfitted with Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, at a celebration at Tampa International Airport. In recognition of the companies' relationship, Frontier asked Pratt & Whitney employees to name the first three aircraft. The first plane was named "Frederick the Bald Eagle" in honor of the company's founder Frederick B. Rentschler, recognizing the nearly 100-year history of the engine maker. The aircraft features Pratt & Whitney's hallmark bald eagle on the tail and marks the first of 144 A320neo family aircraft - 134 purchased and 10 leased - for which Frontier has selected the GTF engine. In the coming months, Frontier will reveal two additional aircraft named after other Pratt & Whitney pioneers, each with its own unique tail design.

14:01 EDT L3Harris reports radio production orders worth $235M under Army contract - L3Harris Technologies announced receipt of two production orders totaling $235M to provide leader and manpack radios for the U.S. Army. The AN/PRC-163 Leader and AN/PRC-158 Manpack radios are part of the U.S. Army's Handheld, Manpack & Small Form Fit program. These second, full-rate production orders deliver multi-mission networking capability for warfighters in the field, the company noted.

13:40 EDT Intel introduces internal foundry model for external customers, product lines - Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger sent a statement announcing creation of an internal foundry model for external customers and Intel product lines and the creation of the IDM 2.0 Acceleration Office, under the leadership of Stuart Pann, to all company employees on Oct. 11. "When I returned to Intel in 2021, I introduced our IDM 2.0 strategy: a multiyear journey to regain unquestioned technology leadership, manufacturing scale and long-term growth. Today, we begin the next phase of our IDM 2.0 journey... We remain on track to deliver five process nodes in four years, and we've invested in the capacity required to meet the industry's demand for semiconductors, bringing much-needed balance to the global supply chain. The next phase of our IDM 2.0 journey requires a fundamental shift in mindset. We must embrace an internal foundry model, not only for our external customer commitments but also for our Intel product lines. This is a significant evolution in how we think and operate as a company, but the systems and infrastructure that served us well in the IDM 1.0 world will not enable us to achieve the full potential of IDM 2.0. Implementing an internal foundry model means establishing consistent processes, systems and guardrails between our business unit, design and manufacturing teams. This will allow us to identify and address structural inefficiencies that exist in our current model by driving accountability and costs back to decision-makers in real time. It will also put Intel's product groups on a similar footing as external Intel Foundry Services customers and vice versa... We will also create a foundry accounting model that encompasses manufacturing, technology development and Intel Foundry Services... To facilitate this effort, I have established an IDM 2.0 Acceleration Office, which will be led by Stuart Pann, Senior Vice President of our Corporate Planning Group. In addition to his responsibility leading CPG, Stu will take on the role of Chief Business Transformation Officer, reporting to Chief Financial Officer Dave Zinsner and joining the executive leadership team. The IDM 2.0 Acceleration Office will work in close collaboration with all business units and functional teams to bring this new internal foundry model to life," he said in the statement.Reference Link

13:38 EDT Microsoft says partnering with Meta on metaverse 'work and play' - Jeff Teper, President - Microsoft Collaborative Apps and Platforms, said in a post to the Microsoft (MSFT) blog: "Over the past two-and-a-half years, new patterns of work have emerged that put people, communications, and workflows at the center. In that time, Microsoft Teams has grown to 270 million monthly active users, becoming the most ubiquitous platform for workplace collaboration and business processes. Teams' growth is a sign of how work has changed, and where it's going... As a platform company, our approach to workplace productivity and collaboration is to ensure the software experiences we deliver can benefit users on all their favorite devices. In that spirit, today we are announcing several ways we are partnering with Meta to provide customers with more choice and security as they venture into the metaverse. First, we are bringing Mesh for Microsoft Teams to Meta Quest devices. Mesh for Teams builds on years of research and Microsoft Cloud innovation, from Azure Digital Twins to Dynamics 365 Remote Assist and Teams video meetings. It is designed to help people gather virtually in the place where work happens on any device, including smartphones, laptops and mixed-reality headsets. Mesh for Teams with Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2 devices will enable people to connect and collaborate as though they are together in person. In addition, Microsoft 365 apps will be available on Meta Quest devices, enabling people to interact with content from their favorite productivity apps including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint within VR. In the future, Windows 365 will also be available on Meta Quest devices, with the ability to stream a Windows Cloud PC including your personalized apps, content and settings. Microsoft Intune and Azure Active Directory will support Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2, enabling IT administrators to provision these devices for users with a Quest for Business subscription from Meta, with confidence so that the security and management options they expect from PCs and mobile devices will carry over to VR. Finally, Microsoft and Meta are exploring ways to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to Meta Quest Store, allowing gamers to stream hundreds of high-quality Xbox games to phones, tablets, PCs, select smart TVs, and the Meta Quest platform. This partnership complements our commitment to HoloLens, and we are excited to continue evolving our mixed-reality devices roadmap, leading with our cloud-first approach, and with Windows and Microsoft 365 at the fore." Reference Link

13:16 EDT CN says IBEW arbitration concludes with new collective agreement - CN announced the conclusion of the arbitration process with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, or IBEW, which represents approximately 750 unionized Signals and Communications employees in CN's Canadian operations. The three-year collective agreement is retroactive to January 1, 2022, and runs through December 31, 2024. The agreement includes a 3% wage increase for each of 2022, 2023 and 2024. Rob Reilly, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, CN, stated: "We are satisfied to have concluded this arbitration. We continue to focus on implementing a back to basics approach by running a scheduled operation, aligning capacity with demand and working closely with our customers and stakeholders to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of the best network in North America."

13:10 EDT Cathie Wood's ARK reports 10.64% stake in Ginkgo Bioworks - Cathie Wood's ARK Investment Management disclosed a 10.64% stake in Ginkgo Bioworks, which represents over 126.8M shares. The filing with the SEC does not allow for activism. Shares of Ginkgo are up 5% to $3.05 in afternoon trading.

12:44 EDT Nielsen announces closing of transaction with Evergreen, Brookfield consortium - Nielsen Holdings announced the completion of its previously announced sale to a private equity consortium composed of Evergreen Coast Capital Corp., an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management L.P., and Brookfield Business Partners L.P. together with institutional partners in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $16B, including the assumption of debt. Nielsen shareholders will receive $28 per Nielsen share in cash in accordance with the terms of the transaction. With the completion of the transaction, Nielsen's shares will no longer trade on the New York Stock Exchange beginning Oct 12, 2022. "Today's announcement marks an important milestone for Nielsen. We are excited for a bright future as a private company," said David Kenny, CEO of Nielsen.

12:27 EDT Bright Health to focus on Fully Aligned Care, sees accelerate profitability - Bright Health Group announced earlier its decision to further focus its business on its Fully Aligned Care Model and will no longer offer Individual and Family Plans through Bright HealthCare, or Medicare Advantage products outside of California and Florida in 2023. In addition, Bright Health announced raising $175M of committed convertible preferred equity capital that is expected to close in the coming weeks "and take the business through profitability." Bright Health said, "Focusing on Bright Health's largest healthcare markets where it operates its differentiated Fully Aligned Care Model in partnership with aligned external payors and care providers is a faster path to profitability, has greater predictability, and is more capital efficient." The company now expects to be profitable on an adjusted EBITDA basis in 2023 and will serve underserved populations through its risk-bearing care delivery business, Medicare Advantage products, and the ACO REACH Program in states that cover 26% of the aging U.S. population. Further, Bright Health Group reaffirms its previous adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2022 at the midpoint of the range. In addition to the previously announced market exits, Bright HealthCare will not offer Individual and Family health plans in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, North Carolina, Texas, and Tennessee after 2022, or Medicare Advantage plans outside of California and Florida. This is expected to release excess regulated capital of approximately $250M upon settlement of all medical liabilities and approval from state regulators.

12:02 EDT Verizon says Craig Silliman to lead shared services organization

12:00 EDT Northern Oil and Gas falls -9.1% - Northern Oil and Gas is down -9.1%, or -$2.98 to $29.83.

12:00 EDT AZZ Inc. falls -13.4% - AZZ Inc. is down -13.4%, or -$5.22 to $33.80.

12:00 EDT ForgeRock rises 49.1% - ForgeRock is up 49.1%, or $7.44 to $22.60.

11:46 EDT Weber up 13% after report of PE approach, peer Traeger follows higher - Shares of Weber (WEBR) are up 96c, or 13%, to $8.31 after a report from Street Insider, citing a source, claimed that the company was approached about a takeover by a private equity firm and hired Centerview Partners to review its options. Shares of barbeque grill making peer Traeger (COOK) are also 3% higher to $3.17 following the report about Weber.

11:41 EDT Weber halted for volatile after jumping 14% to $8.37 on takeover report

11:34 EDT Uber says DOL 'listened to drivers,' proposed rule takes 'measured approach' - Uber tweeted a statement on the proposed DOL rule, stating in part that the "Department of Labor listened to drivers" and that the proposed rule "takes a measured approach, essentially returning us to the Obama era, during which our industry grew exponentially." Reference Link

11:22 EDT Northern Oil and Gas acquires Delaware Basin interests for $130M - Northern Oil and Gas entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain non-operated interests in the Delaware Basin from a private seller for a purchase price of $130M in cash, subject to typical closing adjustments. The acquired assets are located in Lea and Eddy Counties, New Mexico and Loving and Winkler Counties, Texas, and include approximately 2,100 net acres, 5.3 net producing wells, 2.1 net wells-in-process and approximately 17.2 net undeveloped locations. The primary operator of the assets is Mewbourne Oil. Other operators include Coterra and Permian Resources. The effective date for the transaction is November 1, and NOG expects to close the transaction in December. "In addition to its continuous hedging program, NOG has hedged, as standard practice, a significant portion of the production from the pending transaction," the company said in a statement earlier. The transaction is expected to be accretive to key financial metrics, it added. Shares of Northern Oil and Gas are down 8% to $30.34 in late morning trading.

11:03 EDT Boeing reports 112 commercial airplane deliveries in Q3 - Boeing announced major program deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the third quarter of 2022, including 112 total commercial airplanes delivered. The company noted that it will provide detailed third quarter financial results on October 26.

10:47 EDT Honda announces $700M investment to re-tool Ohio plants - Honda announced two investments in Ohio, including $700M to re-tool several of its existing auto and powertrain plants for production of electric vehicles and $3.5B with LG Energy Solution to establish a previously announced joint venture facility to produce the battery modules to power them, pending final government approvals. The joint venture battery plant will be located in Ohio's Fayette County, about 40 miles southwest of Columbus. "This is a very challenging time for our entire industry, but also a very exciting time as Honda invests in full electric vehicle production in the Buckeye State," said Bob Nelson, executive vice president of American Honda Motor. "Honda has built hybrid-electric vehicles in Ohio for a number of years, and the experience and expertise of our associates in manufacturing, product development, and purchasing will serve as an important foundation as we transition to the electrified future."

10:41 EDT G Squared Ascend I Inc trading halted, news pending

10:36 EDT AMTD Digital Inc - ADR trading halted, volatility trading pause

10:33 EDT VMware launches Next G-AI Research and Innovation Centre - VMware announced the opening of the VMware Next G-AI Research and Innovation Centre. The Centre will bring together VMware's multi-cloud infrastructure, advanced networking, and Modern Application Development expertise with the latest in emerging Cloud Native development techniques, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies to deliver a sustainable path to 5G+ and 6G technologies.

10:02 EDT IZEA reports Q3 managed services bookings of $8.2M - IZEA Worldwide announced today that its Managed Services team secured contract bookings totaling $8.2M in the third quarter of 2022, down from $11.3M in third quarter 2021.

10:00 EDT Leggett & Platt falls -11.9% - Leggett & Platt is down -11.9%, or -$4.14 to $30.54.

10:00 EDT Cementos Pacasmayo rises 7.0% - Cementos Pacasmayo is up 7.0%, or 32c to $4.87.

10:00 EDT ForgeRock rises 49.1% - ForgeRock is up 49.1%, or $7.45 to $22.61.

09:47 EDT Leggett & Platt falls -8.9% - Leggett & Platt is down -8.9%, or -$3.07 to $31.61.

09:47 EDT AZZ Inc. falls -12.6% - AZZ Inc. is down -12.6%, or -$4.93 to $34.09.

09:47 EDT Joby Aviation rises 11.2% - Joby Aviation is up 11.2%, or 43c to $4.28.

09:41 EDT Uber, Lyft sink following reports on Department of Labor gig worker proposal - The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a rule on Tuesday that would make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contractors, which is expected to shake up the business models of the ridesharing, delivery and other industries that rely on "gig workers," according to Reuters as well as other media reports. The DOL proposal would require that workers be considered a company's employees when they are "economically dependent" on the company, which would entitle them to more benefits and legal protections than contractors, Reuters said. In early Tuesday trading amid the reports, Uber (UBER) shares are down 9%, or $2.45, to $25.08 while Lyft (LYFT) shares have sunk a similar 9% to $11.65. Reference Link

09:33 EDT Inpixon reports purchase orders of industrial IoT solutions - Inpixon announced that the company has secured numerous new purchase orders since the beginning of the third quarter of 2022 with leading organizations to implement its Industrial Internet of Things products and services. Contract Updates: Secured a purchase order with one of the largest electronics distributors in the world, whereby Inpixon's IIoT platform and UWB tags are now available for streamlined purchasing through this worldwide channel. Secured a purchase order through Inpixon collaboration partner Schauenburg Systems to implement Inpixon's IIoT solutions for a customer to incorporate real-time location awareness into their collision avoidance systems for increased underground mining safety. Secured a purchase order with a U.S. government agency to expand the use of Inpixon's wireless device detection and security applications for enhanced security of facilities. Secured purchase orders for additional solutions in three countries with a leading global energy products and services company, to implement Inpixon's IIoT products for asset tracking and to enhance business operations. This customer will also begin a pilot program utilizing Inpixon-provided BLE mesh network technology to track high-value assets within a large manufacturing site. Secured additional purchase orders with a national health organization related to their existing implementation of Inpixon's IIoT applications which aid in locating staff and creating a safer work environment. Inpixon's solutions are deployed in areas that support and control building systems. Secured additional purchase orders with multiple, large mining-equipment manufacturers for RTLS components for their collision avoidance and proximity awareness solutions to optimize mining operations and improve worker safety.

09:32 EDT BetMGM becomes official sports betting partner of Cincinnati Reds - BetMGM announced the company now is an Official Sports Betting Partner of the Cincinnati Reds. The new relationship strengthens BetMGM's presence in Ohio ahead of the state's scheduled launch of legalized sports betting on January 1, 2023. The multi-year agreement includes plans to open a retail BetMGM Sportsbook at Great American Ball Park. The BetMGM Sportsbook will be in the space currently serving as the Machine Room restaurant on the northeast side of Great American Ball Park. It will only be accessible from outside the ticketed areas of the ballpark via the arena plaza level entrance. The new venue will allow fans to watch and wager on games all year long.

09:29 EDT Honeywell provides Tractor Supply with technology to streamline operations - Honeywell (HON) announced that Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) has deployed Honeywell technology to streamline operations for their Team Members and offer customers a convenient, end-to-end omnichannel experience. By arming its store Team Members with Honeywell's CT40XP mobile computer and Operational Intelligence Professional cloud-based software across its more than 2,000 stores, Tractor Supply has increased adoption and productivity, and empowered them to spend more time building relationships with customers - a signature marquee for the small box rural lifestyle retailer. From receiving and fulfilling an online order, to notifying a customer when it's ready for pickup, to processing payment wherever the customer may be, the rural lifestyle retailer now offers a fast, convenient and seamless experience for Team Members and customers alike. "We are empowering our Team Members and making their jobs easier so that they can better serve the Life Out Here customer with the solutions they need in a convenient way. This requires a technology platform that works as hard as they do," said Robert Mills, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology, Digital Commerce and Strategy Officer at Tractor Supply. "The Honeywell mobile devices have longer battery life, enhanced durability, long-range scanning for inventory, contactless payment for POS transactions and retail apps to enhance productivity. These enhancements came at a critical time, helping us innovate and lead the retail industry in cutting edge solutions that have helped us maintain our momentum in a very challenging retail environment."

09:27 EDT iSun executes $3M contract in Maryland - iSun announced the execution of a contract totaling 3.2 MW and $3M in Maryland establishing a presence in the PJM market.

09:26 EDT Choice Hotels's Cambria Hotels opens first property in Maine - Cambria Hotels, an upscale brand from Choice Hotels International, continues its nationwide expansion with the opening of its first hotel in Maine: the Cambria Hotel Portland Downtown Old Port. Janis Cannon, senior vice president, upscale brands, Choice Hotels, said, "From the start, Cambria's expansion has focused on growth in markets with strong business and leisure demand, and the city of Portland checks all these boxes and more. This makes it the ideal spot to debut the Pine Tree State's first Cambria and we cannot wait to welcome New England travelers to yet another brand-defining property in our growing lineup of Cambria hotels across the Northeast"

09:22 EDT Athenex files definitive proxy statement for special meeting of stockholders - Athenex announced that it has filed a definitive proxy statement with the SEC in connection with a special meeting of stockholders scheduled on November 22. The Special Meeting is being held to vote on three matters, including to effect an increase in the total number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company, to effect a reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, and to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the Company's 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The Company's board of directors has recommended that stockholders vote their shares "FOR" each of the proposals presented at the Special Meeting.

09:21 EDT Helbiz expands partnership with urban mobility app Moovit - Helbiz is expanding its partnership with Moovit, creator of the popular urban mobility app, to display geo-targeted proximity banners to Moovit users near Helbiz's electric vehicles. Moovit users in Washington, DC and several Italian cities including Rome, Milan, and Turin can take advantage of this new feature to quickly and conveniently locate and access Helbiz vehicles for a smoother journey. Moovit users planning public and shared transportation trips in Washington, DC and the several Italian cities, will now see a banner displayed across the bottom of several Moovit screens, including the Home, Suggested Routes, and Stations screens. The banner displays the distance to the nearest available Helbiz electric vehicle. Once Moovit is launched, users can tap the banner to quickly begin the process of renting the scooter and activating the ride, or users can enter their destination to view a list of Suggested Routes to reach their destination using public transport and micro-mobility services "The path to success for micro-mobility and a greener future is to create a truly multi-modal transportation system," said Helbiz Chief Marketing Officer Ruggero Cipriani. "This collaboration with Moovit will allow riders to integrate Helbiz into their daily needs. By knowing where the nearest electric vehicle is, they can use our service to get to or from public transportation stations or hubs. This saves them valuable time and negates the need for cars."

09:20 EDT Blink Charging launches its Blink Network - Blink Charging announced the launch of its entirely rebuilt Blink Network with market-leading architecture and responsiveness capable of meeting the needs of the Company as it continues to expand globally. In addition, Blink has announced the launch of its new Blink Charging Mobile App, also completely redesigned to boast a user-centric design and experience, providing more information to EV drivers in real time. The new Blink Charging mobile app has been created to meet the needs of the more than 6.6 million EV drivers around the world, whether charging in the United States, Europe, or any of the growing number of 25+ countries in which Blink operates. Both innovative software platforms have been built on industry-leading architecture to provide an intuitive, seamless, and convenient charging experience built upon a reliable, flexible, and responsive platform. The new updates require current EV drivers to download the Blink Charging Mobile App in order to take advantage of the new functionality it provides. The Blink Charging Mobile App is available for download for both IOS and Google devices by visiting Blink, Apple or Google websites.

09:19 EDT The Albany Group launches with support of LPL Strategic Wealth Services - LPL Financial announced that financial advisors Beau Jones, Chris Story, Taylor Roberts and Joseph Montgomery have launched a new independent practice, The Albany Group, through affiliation with LPL Strategic Wealth Services, a modern breakaway solution for advisors seeking to gain control over their business. They reported having served approximately $375 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement assets, and join LPL from Raymond James and Associates.

09:17 EDT Circulus announces $300M structured solution from Apollo Infrastructure - Circulus Holdings and Apollo announced that funds managed by Apollo affiliates have agreed to commit up to $300 million to an innovative structured solution in the form of a senior, secured loan to support the company's ongoing development of recycling infrastructure. Circulus is a portfolio company of Ara Partners, a private equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization investments.

09:17 EDT Mondelez celebrates 130th anniversary of its mill in Toledo, Ohio - Mondelez International,marked the 130th anniversary of its Biscuit Flour Mill in Toledo, Ohio with a ceremony and day-long celebration on Saturday, October 8, which included local employees, local and state elected officials, and other honored guests from the Company and the local community. The Company's Toledo Flour Mill is the largest dedicated soft-wheat mill in North America with one of the largest grain storage capacities at 5.5 million bushels of wheat.

09:16 EDT Bright Green adds five members to scientific advisory - Bright Green Corporation announced that it has expanded its Scientific Advisory Board. The newly appointed members of Bright Green's SAB are: Colin Stott, Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board. Colin Stott is currently Chief Operating Officer at Alterola Biotech. Guy Webber; Guy Webber is the founder of DMPK Services, a consultancy focused on pre-clinical Investigational New Drug applications. Dominic Schiller; He is the founder and CEO of Equipped 4 Holdings Limited, the parent company of Equipped 4 Limited, an Intellectual Property law practice specializing in building patent portfolios for biotech companies. Tamas Biro; Tamas Biro, MD, PhD, DSc and Professor of Physiology, Neurobiology, and Immunology, is a renowned academic and researcher with over 20 years of experience in academia. Brian Thomas; Brian Thomas, PhD, is a former medical researcher with over 28 years of experience as a Principal Investigator on National Institute on Drug Abuse research contracts at Research Triangle Institute and the University of Mississippi.

09:15 EDT Unisys announces partnership with ReadyWorks - ReadyWorks announced a partnership with Unisys Corporation through which the companies will deliver digital workplace solutions along with cloud, applications and infrastructure solutions. Unisys brings its deep expertise in delivering digital workplace solutions and hybrid and multi-cloud solutions to the partnership, providing a holistic and efficient cloud experience for organizations. This partnership is aimed to help companies achieve digital transformation goals faster while reducing risk and cost. Unisys uses the ReadyWorks platform to provide an accurate real-time view of organizations' IT estate, automate and orchestrate human and system workflows and improve program transparency with an immediate view of program status.

09:14 EDT Antelope Enterprise receives deficiency letter from NASDAQ - Antelope Enterprise Holdings announced that on October 10, 2022, it received a deficiency letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market. The deficiency letter advised that for the last 30 consecutive business days the bid price for the Company's common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion on the Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The deficiency letter does not result in the immediate delisting of the Company's common stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market.

09:12 EDT Sintx Technologies receives order for silicon nitride components - SINTX Technologies announced that it has received a production order for silicon nitride components in a critical commercial jet application from a global aerospace manufacturer. The receipt of the order follows a lengthy qualification period which included assessment of SINTX's Operational and Quality Management Systems as well as evaluation of prototypes manufactured by SINTX. Due to its rare combination of high strength, high oxidation resistance, low dielectric constant, and low dielectric loss, SINTX's STX-100 silicon nitride is a superior material choice for components that need a radio frequency, or RF, transparent material that is durable at varying temperatures and speeds.

09:11 EDT Prosperity Bancshares to acquire Lone Star State Bancshares - Prosperity Bancshares, the parent company of Prosperity Bank, and Lone Star State Bancshares, the parent company of Lone Star State Bank of West Texas, jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Prosperity will acquire Lone Star and Lone Star Bank. Lone Star Bank operates five banking offices in the West Texas area, including its main office in Lubbock, and one banking center in each of Brownfield, Midland, Odessa and Big Spring, Texas. As of June 30, 2022, Lone Star, on a consolidated basis, reported total assets of $1.305 billion, total loans of $933.5 million and total deposits of $1.174 billion. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Prosperity will issue 2,376,182 shares of Prosperity common stock plus $64.1 million in cash for all outstanding shares of Lone Star capital stock, subject to certain conditions and potential adjustments. Based on Prosperity's closing price of $69.27 on October 7, 2022, the total consideration was valued at approximately $228.7 million. Alan Lackey, Lone Star Chief Executive Officer, will join Prosperity Bank as West Texas Area President and Melisa Roberts, Lone Star Chief Lending Officer, will join Prosperity Bank as West Texas Area Vice President. Additional members of Lone Star management will maintain leadership roles in the combined organization.

09:11 EDT SEI Investments aligns asset management business to accelerate growth - SEI announced the global alignment of its asset management businesses and related units, which will be led by Executive Vice President Wayne Withrow, to capitalize on market opportunities and accelerate the company's next chapter of growth. The new structure is designed to strengthen SEI's offerings and deepen relationships, helping clients build brave futures. Withrow said: "The future of asset management requires a complete experience tailored to investors' evolving needs. By bringing together the breadth of our capabilities and depth of our asset management expertise globally, we provide our clients the combined power of investment solutions, interconnected technology, and data intelligence. This complete-and personalized-experience helps them manage uncertainty, connect to what matters most, and make confident decisions for the future."

09:09 EDT RCI Hospitality reports fourth quarter club, restaurant sales, share buybacks - RCI Hospitality Holdings reported sales for its Nightclubs and Bombshells restaurants of $70M for the fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30, 2022, a 28.8% year-over-year increase. Sales do not include non-core operations and are preliminary and subject to final closing. Full 4Q22 and FY22 financial results are expected by December 14. Eric Langan, President & CEO of RCI, said: "Fourth quarter Nightclub sales benefited from same-store growth and acquisitions. Bombshells had a soft July, but sales improved through the quarter and were up 7.4% year-over-year in September. Altogether, total club and restaurant sales nearly rivaled our strong 3Q22 performance even though the fourth quarter is typically our weakest. As sales return to traditional seasonal patterns, we look forward to a strong 1Q23." RCI also announced it bought back 54,473 shares for $3.0 million in 4Q22 and ended FY22 with approximately $35.6 million cash and cash equivalents after making the share repurchases as well as $12.6 million in 4Q22 payments to acquire clubs and property for new Bombshells locations.

09:08 EDT GSE Systems announces newly expanded service offerings - GSE Systems announced it has begun to offer newly expanded service offerings specifically for nuclear power plant life extension services. The new services will leverage GSE's current resources and strategic industry alliances throughout the robust life extension and license submittal process, which often requires significant code and engineering programs experience, aging analysis expertise, probabilistic risk assessment, and coordination with plant personnel and resources. "GSE Engineering Services, Programs & Performance has been a trusted name in nuclear power plant programs for over two decades, which makes offering license renewal and life extension services a natural fit," Don Horn, President, GSE Engineering Services. "Our experts are experienced in keeping nuclear plants running optimally while being mindful of regulatory constraints and commitments. These are important, value-added services that our clients are demanding, especially with many applying or will be applying for life extensions in the near future."

09:06 EDT RealReal adds rare Magic: The Gathering trading cards to assortment - The RealReal announced that it has added six of Magic: The Gathering's Power 9, including the rarest and most valuable trading card in tabletop game history, the 1993 Beta Black Lotus, Chris Rush Artist Proof, priced at $750,000. The entire assortment, including the 1993 Alpha Mox Pearl, 1993 Alpha Mox Sapphire, 1993 Alpha Ancestral Recall, 1993 Alpha Time Walk and 1993 Alpha Timetwister, is collectively valued at $845K and is available on TRR's marketplace beginning today.

09:06 EDT TD Synnex, University of South Florida create sustainability partnership - TD SYNNEX announced a partnership with the University of South Florida Patel College of Global Sustainability. This partnership is part of TD SYNNEX's expanding environmental, social and governance efforts, and it allows for the USF student community to engage in a sustainability project in collaboration with TD SYNNEX as part of a broader USF educational program on sustainability activities. "TD SYNNEX is a proud supporter of our local community, and we are excited about our partnership with USF, which is a reflection of our commitment to corporate sustainability and enhancing the community around us," commented Adam Rutstein, Director of Global Corporate Responsibility, TD SYNNEX. "We have been working closely with the USF team to create a mutually beneficial program that is dedicated to increasing sustainability KPI data processes, and that is engaging and captivating for both students and the TD SYNNEX team."

09:05 EDT Aware to move corporate headquarters to Burlington, Massachusetts - Aware is announcing its corporate headquarters has moved to Burlington, Massachusetts to align more closely with business and environmental needs. Aware had been using a limited amount of the available space in their previous Bedford, MA headquarters, and after nearly 30 years there, saw an opportunity to decrease their square footage and environmental impact. The Burlington office has also been specifically designed to foster increased collaboration and innovation amongst employees. Additionally, the space will leverage Aware's newest innovations, including a cloud-based, biometrics-enabled access security system ensuring a highly safe and secure working environment. The company is now operating at 76 Blanchard Road in Burlington, its first office move since 1998.

09:05 EDT Nuvei launches Nuvei Simply Connect interface - Nuvei announces the launch of Nuvei Simply Connect, a ready-to-use, fully customizable payments interface designed to help businesses accelerate their growth.

09:04 EDT Broadcom and Arista launch networking solution optimized for RDMA - Broadcom announced the availability of the industry's first open end-to-end networking solution optimized for Remote Direct Memory Access, or RDMA, over Converged Ethernet. Hyperscaler and enterprise data center operators can now deploy fully optimized systems, connected by Broadcom, using open-standard RDMA. Jointly integrated by Ethernet market leaders Broadcom and Arista, this end-to-end solution features Broadcom's Ethernet NIC and switch technology. The Broadcom and Arista RoCE solution simplifies the deployment of RoCE in the data center, by utilizing an end-to-end open congestion control algorithm to deliver the industry's lowest latency at scale.

09:02 EDT Atlis Motor Vehicles awarded order for 270 1.5MW charging stations - Atlis Motor Vehicles announces an expanded order from Australia-based AUSEV for 270 of the Company's 1.5 MW charging stations to support AUSEV's original order of 19,000 XT all electric pickup trucks signed on August 2. Once fulfilled, the chargers will be independently distributed throughout territories in Australia where the XT vehicles will be deployed. The parties intend to explore the potential for local battery cell production in Australia.

08:55 EDT Aura Minerals reports Q3 production of 58,175 GEO - Total production in GEO increased by 5% when calculated based on current prices and by 8% at constant prices relative to Q2 2022. Aranzazu concentrate production increased 6% relative to Q2 2022 as a result of consistently high production rates above 100,000 tons per month and achieving a quarterly record of 104,400 tons monthly average of material processed at the plant. Production on a GEO basis was impacted by lower copper prices in the quarter. At EPP, the mine operation focused on phase II of the Ernesto pit resulting in higher grades. The Company expects that this will drive significantly higher production in Q4 2022. For Q3 2022, the Company also focused on blending mid/low grade material in order to reduce inventory, thus optimizing cashflows. Production was slightly better than management's expectations, achieving close to 18,000 oz of gold; production ramped up in September 2022, achieving 8,378 ounces. Aura expects EPP to deliver strong production in Q4 2022. Production at San Andres was below management's expectations. In July of 2022, Aura engaged a new contractor for mine operations, which is expected to increase production levels and drive down cash costs in the coming quarters. During Q3 2022, heavy rains, above the historical average for the quarter, and lower productivity levels as result of the negotiations and transition to a new mine contractor, had a negative impact on production. Aura expects San Andres production levels to increase in Q4 2022. Rodrigo Barbosa, the Company's President and CEO, noted, "Despite the weather, lower copper prices and lower productivity in Honduras, this quarter we increased our production by 5% compared to Q2 2022. We look forward to strengthening our output across all three operations as we move into the fourth quarter, particularly at EPP with higher grades and San Andres where operational efficiencies are expected to take effect."

08:53 EDT SP Plus acquires K M P Associates, terms not disclosed - SP Plus Corporation announced that it acquired K M P Associates Limited, "KMP", a software and technology provider serving aviation and commercial parking clients throughout the United States and Europe. Headquartered outside Manchester, United Kingdom, KMP's industry-leading SaaS platform is currently deployed at over 35 airports in the U.S. and Europe and over 100 commercial parking locations in Europe. Operating under the AeroParker and MetroParker brands, KMP delivers online booking for parking and other travel services, dynamic pricing, and e-commerce capabilities which are designed to reduce congestion, enable frictionless transactions and provide a first-class consumer experience. In addition, KMP also provides comprehensive digital marketing capabilities through its award-winning digital marketing agency, KMP Digitata.

08:50 EDT BK Technologies launches InteropONE BKRplay service - BK Technologies Corporation announced the launch of its first BKRplay service, InteropONE, the only PTToC service that enables operational interoperability to first responders through on-demand creation of user groups without requiring network pre-provisioning or gateways. InteropONE, in cooperation with its PTToC platform partner, STREAMWIDE SA, a leading communications software technology provider, facilitates multi-agency incident response and mutual aid in planned or unplanned incidents such as large public events, disaster relief, criminal intelligence, and mass violence, where a lack of communications can slow or hinder the response. Incident command staff can dynamically manage PTToC communications from his/her smartphone, by "inviting" participants to engage in the incident. Invited participants simply need a smartphone with a data subscription to any carrier network. Participants can download the InteropONE application, BKRplay, from the App Store or Google Play stores.

08:48 EDT Xenetic signs patent assignment from CLS Therapeutics - Xenetic Biosciences (XBIO) announced the signing of a patent assignment from CLS Therapeutics to Xenetic related to Xenetic's previously announced collaboration with VolitionRx Limited (VNRX). In consideration of the patent assignment, Xenetic will also issue 850,000 shares of common stock to CLS.

08:46 EDT Amyris announces three of its brands expanding in UK, Europe - Amyris announced that three of its consumer brands will be included in Sephora's launch in the United Kingdom, UK. When Sephora launches its UK website on October 17th, three Amyris brands - Biossance, JVN Hair and Rose Inc - will be available on Sephora UK's website. In addition, Biossance and JVN will be available at the flagship brick and mortar store in London, opening March 2023. This expansion of Amyris' brands in the UK is the latest step in its global partnership with Sephora and further evidence of Amyris' growth around the globe. "Amyris consumer brands are delivering some of the best performance in health and beauty and are accelerating on the back of significant consumer demand across the critical global markets for clean, sustainable health and beauty products at an accessible price," said John Melo, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are executing very well, and our revenue has continued to grow sequentially. Consumers are doubling down on clean beauty. Along with some of the strongest growth across the beauty industry for our ingredients and consumer business, we are making great progress on lowering our costs with "Fit to Win," designed to deliver operational excellence. We are pleased with the closing of our short-term financing that we announced this morning and are set for an excellent finish to 2022."

08:45 EDT Nuvve, Blue Bird announce unveiling of eight electric school buses - Nuvve (NVVE) along with Blue Bird (BLBD) announced the unveiling of eight electric, zero-emission school buses powered by DC fast chargers supplied by Nuvve and enabled with Nuvve's GIVe vehicle-to-grid energy aggregation platform. The parties have completed commissioning and interconnection activities with the local electrical infrastructure provided by San Diego Gas & Electric. As a result, the vehicles are qualified to generate revenues for the school district through SDG&E's Emergency Load Reduction Program by selling energy stored in the vehicles' batteries back to the grid during times of high grid stress or emergencies as determined by the California Independent System Operator. This particular program in the Ramona Unified School District represents Blue Bird's largest commercial V2G project for a school district to date. By participating in the ELRP, SDG&E customers such as the Ramona district can receive $2 per kWh, which equates to a potential savings of up to $7,200 per bus per year, for verified export and load reduction.

08:43 EDT Taoping announces high user engagement level with smart elevator program - Taoping announced the Company has achieved a record high user engagement level with its smart elevator program in Tianjin. The program, which is focused on smart elevator modernization and maintenance, now covers more than 8,000 elevators, reaching an estimated 7% local market share in Tianjin, including residential, office and government buildings. Lin Jianghuai, Chairman and CEO of Taoping, said, "We are very pleased to see the breakthrough progress of our smart elevator program in Tianjin. We have quickly gained an estimated 7% local market share, which we believe can reach 10% to 15% over the coming years. With more and more offices requiring workers return to in-person work, we are seeing an acceleration in demand for smart elevator modernization and maintenance."

08:41 EDT Asante Gold receives conditional approval to list on TSX Venture Exchange - Asante Gold Corporation announced that it has received conditional approval to list its common shares for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange. Final approval of the listing is subject to the Company fulfilling certain conditions required by the TSXV. The Company's management team is actively working to satisfy such listing conditions. A timeline for the listing will be announced once the Company receives final approval. Upon listing on the TSXV, the Common Shares are expected to continue trading under the symbol "ASE" and in connection with the transition the Company will apply to delist the Common Shares from the Canadian Securities Exchange.

08:41 EDT Surmodics announces six-month data from SWING trial - Surmodics announced that six-month data from its SWING first-in-human, or FIH, study of the company's Sundance Sirolimus drug-coated balloon, or DCB, was shared at the Amputation Prevention Symposium, or AMP, in Lugano, Switzerland. The SWING study is a prospective, multi-center, single-arm, feasibility study to evaluate the safety and performance of the Sundance Sirolimus DCB when used to treat occlusive disease of the infra-popliteal arteries. The study's primary safety endpoint data showed no perioperative deaths or major amputations at 30 days and just one major re-intervention was reported among the 35 trial subjects. Data for the primary efficacy endpoint show a Late Lumen Loss of 1.0 mm across 35 lesions at six months, indicating that the large luminal gain achieved immediately after the procedure was sustained six months post-treatment.

08:39 EDT Fluent appoints David Graff and Richard Pfenniger as directors - Fluent (FLNT) announced that the Board of Directors has appointed David A. Graff and Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr. as Directors of the Company. Graff is currently Google's (GOOG) Vice President, Global Policy and Standards, responsible for implementing content and behavioral policy across all Google products. Prior to Google, Graff served as CEO of Online Intelligence, a technology start-up. Previously, Graff was Chief Legal Officer for private equity-backed Edison Schools, Inc. where he managed the company's IPO and served as corporate secretary and securities compliance officer. Graff serves on the Board of Advisors to CapitalG, Google's independent growth fund, consulting on investments and issues related to digital fraud and abuse. In addition, he currently sits on the Board of Visitors for The Georgetown University Law Center. Pfenniger is a private investor with significant executive and operating experience in the life sciences, healthcare, and education fields. Pfenniger served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and President and CEO of Continucare Corporation, a provider of primary care physician services, from 2003 until the company was acquired in 2011. Prior to Continucare, Pfenniger served as CEO and Vice Chairman of Whitman Education Group, as well as an executive officer of IVAX Corporation, serving as its COOand its Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel.

08:38 EDT Defense Metals announces assay results from two core drill holes - Defense Metals announces high-grade Rare Earth Element, REE, assay results from an additional two core drill holes, totalling 717 metres, collared from the same site within the northern area of Defense Metals' 100% owned Wicheeda REE Deposit. Luisa Moreno, President, and Director of Defense Metals stated: "These two core drill holes, in particular WI22-68, once again demonstrate the potential for high REE grades over significant widths within the northern Wicheeda Deposit. Assays for WI22-68 were prioritized based on readily visible, coarse-grained REE mineralization. We look forward to receiving additional assay results of other resource infill drill holes from the northern and central Wicheeda Deposit that appear similar in terms of visually estimated REE mineralization percentage."

08:37 EDT Upexi's ad tech division, Interactive Offers, files new patent - Upexi announced that its SaaS Ad Tech Division, Interactive Offers, has filed a patent for its single click-to-optin technology that has fueled growth and partnerships with large publishers. The competitive landscape and higher advertising costs have forced companies to lower budgets and/or try and find new opportunities. Interactive Offers' unique technology adds value for companies by changing the way advertisers pay for leads. With this new single click-to-optin technology, advertisers will no longer be paying per click or per impression, but will be bidding on a verified lead that has opted in to receive promotions and emails for each advertiser. Upexi CEO Allan Marshall stated, "The response from advertisers and publishers has been positive. This new technology solves a need for us and others. It has been a revenue driver for Interactive Offers and we're now seeing it benefit our portfolio of consumer brands."

08:36 EDT FDA gives Gilead priority review for Trodelvy sBLA for breast cancer treatment - Gilead Sciences, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for priority review the supplemental Biologics License Application for Trodelvy or sacituzumab govitecan-hziy,for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic hormone receptor HR positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2or HER2, negative breast cancer who have received endocrine-based therapy and at least two additional systemic therapies in the metastatic setting. The FDA grants priority review for therapies that, if approved, would be significant improvements in the safety or effectiveness of the treatment, diagnosis, or prevention of serious conditions when compared to standard applications. The Prescription Drug User Fee Act target action date is currently set for February 2023. "Trodelvy has already changed the treatment landscape in second-line metastatic triple-negative breast cancer and pre-treated metastatic urothelial cancer, and today's news marks our third supplemental application acceptance within the last two years," said Bill Grossman, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President, Therapeutic Area Head, Gilead Oncology. "People with pre-treated HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer who have progressed on endocrine-based therapies and chemotherapy have limited treatment options, and we look forward to working with the FDA to potentially make Trodelvy available to patients who need it most."

08:35 EDT Iteris awarded $1.1M FDOT work oder extension - Iteris announced that it has been awarded a $1M work order extension from Metric Engineering to support the Florida Department of Transportation, or FDOT, for a regional smart mobility, safety and sustainability program.

08:34 EDT Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics changes name to Eterna Therapeutics - Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics announces that it is changing its name to Eterna Therapeutics to reflect its focus on developing advanced therapies using its extensively patented in-licensed mRNA cell engineering technologies. The name change will be effective Monday, October 17. The Company's common stock will trade on The Nasdaq Global Market under the new ticker symbol "ERNA". The new ticker symbol, together with a one-for-twenty consolidation of the Company's common stock, will become effective at the open of the market on October 17.

08:33 EDT Nikola reminds Romeo Power stockholders to tender shares - Nikola Corporation (NKLA) reminds Romeo Power (RMO) stockholders to tender their shares into its exchange offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Romeo. Romeo stockholders who want to participate in the Offer must tender their shares, as the Offer is scheduled to expire at midnight, Eastern Time, at the end of the day Wednesday, October 12, 2022, unless extended further. If less than a majority of the outstanding shares of Romeo common stock are tendered, the Offer cannot be completed by Nikola and no shares will be exchanged. As a result, Romeo stockholders' investment may be subject to substantial risks that are described in the Exchange Offer Materials.

08:33 EDT ForgeRock to be acquired by Thoma Bravo for $23.25 per share in cash - ForgeRock announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo for $23.25 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.3B. The offer represents a premium of approximately 53% over ForgeRock's closing share price on October 10, the last full trading day prior to the transaction announcement, and a premium of approximately 44% over the volume weighted average price of ForgeRock stock for the 30 days ending October 10. The transaction, which was unanimously approved by the ForgeRock board of directors, is currently expected to close in the first half of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by ForgeRock's shareholders and the receipt of required regulatory approvals. Upon completion of the transaction, ForgeRock's common stock will no longer be publicly listed and ForgeRock will become a privately held company.

08:32 EDT Adaptive Biotechnologies partners with Epic to increase access to MRD monitoring - Adaptive Biotechnologies announced a partnership with Epic to integrate the clonoSEQ Assay into Epic's comprehensive electronic medical record system. For patients with blood cancers like chronic lymphocytic leukemia, multiple myeloma, and B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, clonoSEQ is the only FDA-cleared test that can monitor minimal residual disease, which refers to the remaining number of cancer cells that might remain in a patient's body during and after treatment. These cancer cells often exist in such small numbers that traditional testing methods can fail to detect them, so routine MRD testing throughout a patient's cancer journey can help oncologists assess prognosis, determine response to treatment, detect relapse, and inform care with more precision.Integrating clonoSEQ with Epic will streamline clinical decision-making for oncologists by providing easy access to clonoSEQ testing and weaving results seamlessly into patient records through the nation's most widely used EMR system. Epic integration will enhance the clonoSEQ customer experience by allowing providers to order and review clonoSEQ results from Adaptive in the same way as they would any test performed directly at the site of care. Integration will simplify MRD testing workflows for cancer care providers who use Epic in institutions and practices across the country. Adaptive's work with Epic will commence immediately, with clonoSEQ integration expected to go live in 2023.

08:30 EDT Vitalhub acquires Community Data Solutions for A$8.2M - VITALHUB announced that it has acquired QWAD Community Technologies Pty Ltd, doing business as "Community Data Solutions", a company incorporated and conducting business in Australia. VitalHub has acquired CDS, in an all-cash acquisition by its wholly-owned subsidiary, VitalHub Australia Pty Ltd, for a purchase price at closing of AUD $8,197,155 which was after customary closing and working capital adjustments. For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2022, CDS has estimated revenue of approximately AUD $4,000,000 of which AUD $2,800,000 was identified to be recurring in nature with Adjusted EBITDA of approximately AUD $1,300,000. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-IFRS measure, is defined as earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, amortization, share based compensation, business acquisition, restructuring and integration costs.

08:28 EDT IceCure's ProSense Cryoprobes, Introducers get regulatory approval in Brazil - IceCure Medical announced that its ProSense Cryoprobes and Introducers have received regulatory approval from the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency. The application was submitted in June 2022 by KTRFIOS IMPORTACAO E EXPORTACAO LTDA, IceCure's distributor in Brazil. The ProSense Cryoprobes and Introducers are disposable Class II devices, per ANVISA. Essential components of the ProSense System, Cryoprobes are inserted into the patient during the cryoablation procedure to freeze tumors, and Introducers provide access to the targeted tumor tissue. "We are very pleased to achieve this first step in the path to receiving full regulatory approval in Brazil," stated IceCure CEO, Eyal Shamir. "Working with KTRFIOS has been highly productive, and we anticipate strong demand in Brazil upon the additional pending approval of the ProSense Cryoablation System." IceCure's distribution agreement with KTRFIOS includes the guarantee of at least $6.6M in expected total sales during the five years following the full system's regulatory approval.

08:25 EDT Sherwin-Williams to acquire wood coatings company, Industria Chimica Adriatica - The Sherwin-Williams announced an agreement to acquire Industria Chimica Adriatica. The acquired business has annual sales of more than EUR 150M, with sales and operations globally, including production facilities in Italy and Poland, and ICA's interest in the India-based joint venture, ICA Pidilite. ICA has approximately 600 employees and will become part of the Sherwin-Williams Performance Coatings Group operating segment. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2022. "This wonderful company brings us innovative waterborne and solvent liquid coatings technology, including an award-winning range of ultra-matt protective coatings and a growing portfolio of BIO water-based coatings products, which are made with recycled raw materials," said Sherwin-Williams Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John G. Morikis. "In addition to this strong technical expertise, ICA has excellent relationships with multi-national and local customers, multiple product specification and approval positions, strategically located manufacturing and distribution, and an outstanding commercial team focused on delivering innovative and value-added solutions. The combination of our businesses provides numerous opportunities to accelerate profitable growth in the region and beyond. The outstanding leadership and talented employees of ICA have built an admirable track record of success over the last 50 years, and we look forward to welcoming them to the Sherwin-Williams family upon the close of the transaction."

08:25 EDT The Oncology Institute appoints Phil Reger as CIO - The Oncology Institute announced the hiring of two new executives. Phil Reger will serve as the Chief Information Officer and Cristina Green will serve as the Vice President of Clinical Research. As Chief Information Officer, a newly created position, Mr. Reger will lead enterprise-wide technology and data initiatives, developing strategies to support TOI's growth. Before joining TOI, Mr. Reger was part of the founding team that launched Radiology Partners, the largest radiology practice in the United States. In her new role as Vice President of Clinical Research, Ms. Green will oversee the clinical research arm of TOI and expand access to clinical trials for TOI patients. Most recently, she held roles at Labcorp Drug Development spearheading transformational initiatives for the conduct of clinical trials, including mobile health, decentralized clinical trials, and other study design innovations via data, technology, and process optimization.

08:24 EDT ManTech awarded $337M contract by NSWC - ManTech announced a $337M contract to support Naval Surface Warfare Center, or NSWC, Corona's Navy Continuous Training Environment, or NCTE, a global, interconnected network of simulation, training, and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence, or C4I, systems that form a virtual range for experimentation and training involving Navy platforms and weapon systems. ManTech was awarded this contract under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center's, or DoD IAC, multiple-award contract, or MAC, vehicle. Under the new four-year award, ManTech will provide engineering and technical services that integrate and test advanced systems for the U.S. Navy's premier Live, Virtual, Constructive, or LVC, training capability. ManTech has been a leader in Navy and Marine Corps virtual training capability for over 15 years. In the cybersecurity and information warfare domain, ManTech introduced industry's first cyber range for the DoD, empowering Navy warfighters to train on digital twins of their own networks and infrastructure. ManTech also provides an extensive model-based systems engineering capability to accelerate training system integration and ensure that training environments reflect real-world systems and configurations today and in the future.

08:23 EDT Xenetic announces patent assignment from CLS related to deal with VolitionRx - Xenetic Biosciences (XBIO) announced the signing of a patent assignment from CLS Therapeutics to Xenetic related to Xenetic's previously announced collaboration with VolitionRx Limited (VNRX) and CLS, a biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class therapies based on the discovery of novel therapeutic targets. In consideration of the patent assignment, Xenetic will also issue 850,000 shares of common stock to CLS. "Our team remains intent on driving the DNase technology platform forward with the goal of improving outcomes of existing therapeutic agents in multiple solid tumor indications for which existing therapeutic agents have not been proven to be effective. Our collaboration with Volition and CLS has provided us with research and development partners with expertise and capabilities to help drive the DNase-Armored CAR T program forward. We are excited to continue building on the progress we've made thus far and on taking the next steps forward in executing on our plans to advance the DNase technology," commented Jeffrey Eisenberg, Chief Executive Officer of Xenetic. The Company's collaboration with Volition is an early exploratory program to evaluate the potential combination of Volition's Nu.Q technology and Xenetic's DNase-Armored CAR T platform to develop proprietary adoptive cell therapies potentially targeting multiple types of solid cancers for which current CAR T cell therapies have shown limited or no effect. Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, Volition will fund a research program and the two parties will share proceeds from commercialization or licensing of any products arising from the collaboration.

08:23 EDT Simon Property, Jamestown announce strategic partnership - Jamestown and Simon announced a strategic partnership, currently anticipated to close prior to the end of 2022, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Upon closing, Simon will acquire a 50 percent interest in Jamestown from founding partners Christoph and Ute Kahl, who will continue to be Jamestown shareholders. Jamestown will operate independently and continue to be led by CEO Matt Bronfman and President Michael Phillips, who will retain their existing ownership. Christoph will transition from day-to-day involvement as the company's Chairman to a member of the new Jamestown Board of Directors. "We have been impressed with Jamestown's combination of sector expertise, dedication to driving creative placemaking, and reputation in the fund management business," said David Simon, Chairman, CEO, and President of Simon. "Their strong leadership team and track record align with our focus on investing in best-in-class partners. Jamestown is well-positioned for future growth, and we are excited about the continued expansion of Simon's investment platform."

08:21 EDT Wayfair selects Google Cloud in shift to unified public cloud strategy - Google Cloud (GOOG;GOOGL) announced that Wayfair (W) has completed a full migration of its data center applications and services to the cloud, with Google Cloud as the foundation of its overall cloud strategy. The move helps the retailer increase business agility and technical innovation, handle burst capacity, and scale new uses of artificial intelligence and machine learning for scenarios ranging from fraud detection to personalized customer outreach. Migrating 100% of its cloud applications to Google Cloud is a key milestone in Wayfair's technology strategy to support 24 million active customers who rely on the retailer to create their feeling of home. Fiona Tan, chief technology officer, Wayfair, said, "The complete migration of our data center operations to Google Cloud is an essential part of ensuring Wayfair's long-term competitiveness and resilience. With this partnership, we're better able to handle sudden traffic, empower our engineers with more autonomy, and use AI and ML to create a better shopping experience for our customers."

08:20 EDT Amedisys, UAMS and Contessa announce partnership - The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, or UAMS, Amedisys and Contessa, an Amedisys company and the leading comprehensive care at home provider, announced a partnership bringing a new care at home option to Central Arkansas. The joint venture offers patients a full spectrum of medical care in the comfort and convenience of their own homes. As part of the joint venture, home health care will be provided by Amedisys Home Health in Searcy and Little Rock. Home health services include skilled nursing care; physical, occupational and speech therapy; medical social work; and home health aides to assist with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and eating. AMS Health Comprehensive Care at Home will begin accepting home health patients later this year or by early 2023, with other services rolling out in early 2023.

08:19 EDT Verses Technologies appoints Jay Samit to board of directors as chairman - VERSES Technologies announces that Jay Samit, former NASDAQ company CEO and Independent Vice Chairman of Deloitte Consulting, joined the VERSES board of directors and will now serve as the Chairman of the Board.

08:17 EDT HyAxiom signs agreement with Shell to demonstrate fuel cell's ability - HyAxiom signed an agreement with Shell and other parties to power a deep-sea liquefied natural gas carrier with a HyAxiom-developed solid oxide fuel cell to test the technology's ability to cut carbon emissions from maritime transport, a sector which is vital to trade and economies worldwide but is considered hard-to-abate. Under the agreement, Shell International Trading and Shipping Company, Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, DNV and Doosan Fuel Cell, agreed to launch a vessel powered by a HyAxiom-developed Solid Oxide Fuel Cell in 2025. This agreement underscores fuel cell technology's potential in decarbonizing the marine transportation industry and the role that HyAxiom can play in helping major industry players achieve their climate goals. Under the agreement, HyAxiom will design and develop the SOFC Auxiliary Power Unit incorporating the 2 x 300 kilowatts sub-systems for long-range maritime demonstration; DFCC will manufacture, carry out factory tests and deliver the product; Shell will charter the demonstration vessel; KSOE will assist with system integration and technological deployment; and DNV will provide technical and safety expertise. Once launched, the vessel will operate for one year, during which the parties will collect valuable data on how to further integrate SOFC technology into current vessels and inform how future vessels can be powered by SOFC technology at scale.

08:15 EDT AES Corp. dedicates 227 MW, 908 MWh of energy storage projects in California - The AES marked the dedication of its 100 MW, 400 MWh Luna Battery Storage and 127 MW, 508 MWh Lancaster Area Battery Storage facilities in Lancaster, California. The battery storage facilities were completed and came online in August and September 2022, respectively. Together, these two projects represent one of the largest battery storage facilities in California - and the world. The Luna and LAB battery projects combined represent one of the largest energy storage systems in the world."The Luna and LAB Battery Storage projects are two critically important steps in California's safe and reliable energy transition," said Leo Moreno, AES Clean Energy President. "With these two projects, we are delivering the reliable energy our customers and California's residents need. The Luna and LAB projects demonstrate how we're advancing the state's 2045 zero carbon emissions goal."

08:14 EDT Osisko Gold appoints Rob Krcmarov toboard of directors - Osisko (OR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Rob Krcmarov to its Board of Directors. Krcmarov recently retired as Executive Vice President of Exploration and Growth for Barrick Gold Corporation (GOLD).

08:13 EDT Brainsway announces collaboration with NOCD - BrainsWay announced that it will be collaborating with NOCD, an organization that facilitates access to online therapy for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, through its innovative telehealth platform. The goal is to raise awareness about OCD treatments among patients, caregivers, and clinicians. BrainsWay and NOCD will work together to increase awareness about OCD and the lifesaving treatments of both companies. NOCD offers a turnkey solution for online ERP, which is an effective form of psychotherapy for OCD patients. BrainsWay Deep TMS is a noninvasive, FDA-cleared medical device for the treatment of OCD. Deep TMS utilizes a magnetic field emitted by the patented BrainsWay H7 Coil to stimulate brain structures associated with OCD.

08:12 EDT Rite Aid, Google cloud partner to modernize pharmacy operations - Rite Aid (RAD) and Google Cloud (GOOG;GOOGL) announced a new, multi-year technology partnership that will help Rite Aid realize its vision of a modern pharmacy. Google Cloud technologies will provide Rite Aid with better insights, increased agility, and improved customer experiences. Modernized applications for personalized digital experiences will enable pharmacists to spend more time directly engaging customers. As part of the new partnership, Rite Aid will be migrating key applications to Google Cloud's Anthos, a managed platform for application deployment. Applications include Rite Aid's popular vaccine scheduling tool, customer messaging infrastructure, and digital engagement platform. With Anthos, Rite Aid's approximately 2,350 pharmacies will have cloud computing capabilities on-site, providing resilient operations.

08:12 EDT Accenture , Google Cloud expand partnership to accelerate value from data, AI - Accenture (ACN) and Google Cloud (GOOG;GOOGL) announced an expansion of their global partnership through a renewed commitment to growing their respective talent, increasing their joint capabilities, developing new solutions using data and AI, and providing enhanced support to help clients build a strong digital core and reinvent their enterprises on the cloud. "Cloud offers boundless opportunities for companies to be more innovative and resilient, but the real world is full of barriers to value," said Karthik Narain, Global Lead of Accenture Cloud First. "Our expanded partnership with Google Cloud is designed to help clients build a strong digital core utilizing Google Cloud infrastructure and products in areas like cybersecurity, data analytics, application modernization, and more. A strong digital core helps companies respond to change and shifting dynamics within their industry. By working with Google Cloud to expand talent and pre-build industry-specific, productized solutions, we will accelerate time to value for clients on Google Cloud, from public to edge and everything in between."

08:11 EDT LanzaTech produces ethylene from CO2 - LanzaTech NZ announced it has successfully engineered specialized biocatalysts to directly produce ethylene from CO2 in a continuous process. This breakthrough in bacterium bio-engineering from LanzaTech represents a potential source of advancement towards the company's mission of replacing fossil-based feedstocks used in the manufacture of everyday consumer goods with waste carbon. In addition to the potential broad reaching implications for global carbon reduction and sustainability, the development represents a significant opportunity for LanzaTech to further penetrate the global ethylene market, which is estimated at approximately $125 billion in 2022.

08:10 EDT Procaps Group announces ESG commitments, initiatives - Procaps Group announced the completion of its inaugural 2021 ESG Annual Report, a comprehensive overview of environmental, social and governance metrics and corresponding strategies and initiatives for ESG priorities. Procaps commitments and initiatives include advancing a healthy, climate-resilient future, social responsibility within the company to support their philanthropic pillars and surrounding communities, as well as United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals such as Good Health & Well-Being, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry Innovation, and Responsible Consumption & Production. Procaps Group 2021 ESG Annual Report provides details in the following areas: Environmental Sustainability and Stewardship: As a leader in human health and environment, Procaps has a responsibility to provide a positive environmental impact and carbon neutral operations. This report highlights: 4 plants experienced energy efficiency gains in 2021; Almost 30% of total waste was diverted from disposal; 54.5% of the total energy consumed in the Barranquilla facility was self-generated as in 2021 we completed the construction and implementation of a self-generation power plant in this facility. Corporate Social Responsibility & Governance: Procaps is committed to the development and wellbeing of the community with the construction of a healthier surroundings. The report highlights: Since 2013 the Procaps Foundation has been operating to guarantee healthy living and to promote healthy habits in communities; The Procaps Foundation donated USD $294,122 and benefited 36,838 people directly and 147,352 people indirectly in 2021; 39.9% of the total manager and director positions are held by women; 2,300+ employees comprise our Corporate Volunteers group. In 2021 they contributed 1,320 volunteer hours, an increase of 88% compared to 2020. 4,100 employees were informed and trained on our ethics and conduct policies and procedures. Committed to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals

08:08 EDT Unity Biotechnology sees cash runway into 2024 - UNITY completed a follow-on offering in August of this year, raising approximately $41.8 million in net proceeds. Combined with proceeds from its ATM facility, the Company now expects to have cash runway into 2024.

08:07 EDT Apollo Global and Haveli Investments form strategic partnership - Apollo and Haveli Investments announced they have formed a strategic partnership. As part of the partnership, funds managed by or affiliated with Apollo have made a $500M commitment to Haveli strategies. Apollo will also provide resources to help support Haveli in scaling, with alignment through participation in Haveli's growth. The relationship with Haveli is Apollo's latest partnership with one of the world's best investors with specialized expertise in a complementary sector.

08:07 EDT Blue Apron now offers meal kits in Amazon store without subscription - Blue Apron (APRN) is now offering meal kits without a subscription in the U.S. Amazon (AMZN) store. This is a continued expansion of the company's third-party channel strategy to increase exposure to a wider pool of potential customers outside of its ecosystem.

08:05 EDT Dice Therapeutics jumps 83% to $45.02 after Phase 1 trial data of DC-806 - Shares of Dice Therapeutics are up 83% or $20.55 after the company announced results from Phase 1 clinical trial of DC-806 in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis.

08:04 EDT OptimizeRx announces results from program with its AI/RWE technology - OptimizeRx announced results from a recent program that used its patent-pending artificial intelligence technique and real-world data to improve time to diagnosis and therapy for a complex disease. The results demonstrated a significant increase in patient identification and engagement with providers as well as a meaningful improvement in overall outcomes. During the program, the Company deployed its proprietary artificial intelligence/real-world, or AI/RWE, evidence technology, using predictive analytics methods applied to various real-world datasets to identify qualified patients approaching the eligibility window for treatment on a specialty therapy. The Company then prompted the appropriate treating physicians of these patients to consider and initiate the therapy via the use of electronic health record-based communications. The key benefits of the treatment-specific model include: Earlier Patient Identification; Data-Driven Qualification; Physician List Validation; Point-of-Care Integration. The results of the year-long case study were 28% increase in patients commencing the therapy per healthcare provider 33% of new patients from the targeted healthcare providers identified by the model.

07:57 EDT Argo Blockchain Chief Technology Officer Perry Hothi to step down - The company states: "Effective October 15, Perry Hothi is stepping down from his role as Chief Technology Officer at Argo and will serve as a transitional advisor to the Company. The technology function will be led by Jean Esquier, who currently serves as Vice President of Technology and Development. In addition, the Company is excited to welcome Jason Zaluski to the team as Vice President of Mining. In this role. Jason will strengthen the Company's core team and focus on optimising operations of Argo's mining fleet. Jason brings tremendous experience in blockchain technology and Bitcoin mining, having previously worked at Hut 8 Mining as Vice President of Strategic Technologies."

07:54 EDT Skillsoft affirms FY23 guidance - As part of its CFO transition announcement earlier, the company states: "Skillsoft also reaffirmed its full year fiscal 2023 outlook, originally provided on September 7, 2022 and noted that its CFO transition is unrelated to the Company's financial results, operational performance, financial reporting or accounting practices."

07:50 EDT Dundee sees 2022 production of 250K-290K oz gold, 32M-37M lbs copper

07:46 EDT Papa John's celebrates opening of 200th restaurant in Canada - To celebrate the opening of its 200th restaurant in Canada, Papa John's International is thanking customers in Canada through two special offers: On Saturday, Oct. 15, Papa Johns restaurants across Canada will offer a large one-topping pizza for only $8.99, available for carry-out between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. local time, to customers who use promo code STORE200 when ordering through PapaJohns.ca or the Papa Johns mobile app From Sunday, Oct. 16 to Thursday, Oct. 20, customers are invited to double the enjoyment of their pizza night. By using promo code 200STORES when ordering through PapaJohns.ca or the Papa Johns mobile app, customers who buy one large pizza at regular price may order a second large pizza, of equal or lesser value, for only 200 cents.

07:43 EDT Nidec calls Toyo Keizai Online article 'completely wrong' - The company said, "Nidec Corporation has noted that Toyo Keizai Online published an article on October 7, 2022 which expresses doubts that Nidec is conducting inappropriate processing in the acquisition of treasury stock. The article is completely wrong. Nidec complies with the laws and regulations and is considering legal measures against the media."

07:39 EDT Pipestone Energy announces conversion of convertible preferred shares - Pipestone Energy announced the voluntary early conversion of all the outstanding convertible preferred shares of the Company by the holders thereof. This early conversion further confirms the ongoing support for Pipestone provided by its major shareholders, Riverstone Pipestone LP, GMT Capital Corp., and GMT Exploration Company LLC. On September 17, 2020, Pipestone issued $70 million of CP Shares, the proceeds of which were used to resume its development program amidst the severe commodity price decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of 2020. This financing provided the Company with the necessary capital to continue efficiently growing its asset, from ~13,700 boe/d in Q3 2020 to ~30,800 boe/d as of Q2 2022. The CP Shares carried a conversion price of $0.85 per share, as well as a 6.5% dividend entitlement, payable in arrears. The holders of the CP Shares had the right to convert their CP Shares at any time. After the second anniversary of issuance, if the common shares of the Company were trading in excess of $1.70 per share for 20 days over a 30-day trading period and Pipestone had an effective shelf prospectus covering resales of the underlying Common Shares, all of the CP Shares outstanding at such time would be automatically converted into Common Shares at the conversion price. Pursuant to the terms of the CP Shares, for a period of two years from the date of issuance, accrued and unpaid dividends were added to the liquidation preference of the CP Shares. After two years, at the option of the Company, dividends could be declared and paid in cash, including the cumulative PIK accruals, if the CP Shares were not voluntarily converted by the holders thereof. These two factors in combination have led to the early conversion of the CP Shares by the holders thereof. On September 30, 2022, the date of the conversion notices, the CP Shares had a liquidation preference, including the PIK accruals, of $79,850,406.82, and were converted into an aggregate of 93,941,655 Common Shares on October 5, 2022. No dividends were declared or paid on the CP Shares while they were outstanding. Pro forma, Pipestone now has 279,442,517 Common Shares outstanding. In preparation for the early mandatory conversion of the CP Shares in the event the holders thereof did not voluntarily convert their CP Shares, Pipestone filed a shelf prospectus which became effective on September 30, 2022. While the shelf prospectus provides the Company future flexibility with respect to the issuance of various securities, it currently has no contemplated plan to raise capital. At current commodity prices, Pipestone expects to continue generating significant free cash flow.

07:37 EDT Patriot One's SmartGateway selected by OVG360's Angel Of The Winds Arena - Patriot One Technologies announced its SmartGateway physical security solution was selected by OVG360's Angel Of The Winds Arena in Everett, Washington.

07:36 EDT ChromaDex enters Niagen license, supply agreement with Nestle Health Science - ChromaDex announced a new long term commercial license and supply agreement with Nestle Health Science. The new agreement expands the previous supply agreement executed in 2018 to include dietary supplements. The agreement provides Nestle Health Science the non-exclusive right to manufacture, market, distribute, and sell products using nicotinamide riboside or NR, trademarked Niagen, under its brands world-wide, except where ChromaDex has existing exclusive distribution agreements. Approved product categories include medical nutritional, functional food and beverage, and multi-ingredient dietary supplements. Consideration for the rights granted to Nestle Health Science under the agreement include a $1.98M initial purchase of Niagen. ChromaDex will also receive certain future commercial milestone payments upon achievement of certain net sales targets and tiered royalties relating to net sales. In conjunction with the agreement, the company entered into a securities purchase agreement where Nestle Health Science agreed to purchase 3,816,794 shares of the company's common stock, based on the volume weighted average price of the company's common stock for the ten trading days preceding October 10 for gross proceeds of $5M pursuant to a registered direct offering. The securities purchase agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the company and customary conditions to closing.

07:36 EDT Skillsoft announces appointment of Richard Walker as CFO - Skillsoft announced that it has appointed Richard Walker, Skillsoft's current Chief Corporate Strategy and Development Officer, as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 28 . Gary Ferrera, Skillsoft's current CFO, is stepping down to pursue personal interests and will remain with the Company through December 2022 to ensure a smooth transition. Following the transition, Mr. Walker will maintain his corporate strategy and development responsibilities, thereby streamlining the Company's executive leadership team and creating a more focused organizational structure.

07:35 EDT American Airlines sees Q3 CASM up about 14% vs. 2019 - During the third quarter, the company flew 68.6 billion total available seat miles, down 9.6% versus the third quarter of 2019, compared to its prior guidance of down 8% to 10%. Third quarter total revenue per available seat mile, or TRASM is expected to be up approximately 25% versus the third quarter of 2019, higher than the company's previous guidance of up 20% to 24%. The company expects its third quarter CASM to be up approximately 14% versus 2019, compared to its previous guidance of up between 12% and 14%.

07:35 EDT Venus Concept appoints Hemanth Varghese as Chief Business Officer - Venus Concept (VERO) announced the appointment of Hemanth Varghese to the position of President & Chief Business Officer, effective October 17. Before joining Venus Concept as President and Chief Business Officer, Varghese served as Senior Vice President of Strategy & Operations at HLS Therapeutics from 2017 to 2022. He previously worked for Endo International, a multinational healthcare company, from 2014 to 2017 as President of International Pharmaceuticals and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy. From 2009 to 2014, Varghese served as General Manager of Vision Care at Bausch & Lomb (BHC) and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Valeant Pharmaceuticals. He has also held leadership roles in venture capital and corporate development enterprises with a specialization in healthcare technology, medical devices and imaging modalities. Varghese has an Honors BSc and a PhD in Medical Biophysics from Western University and is a CFA charterholder.

07:33 EDT On24 announces Callan Young as next chief marketing officer - ON24 announced Callan Young as its next chief marketing officer. She joins ON24 with deep experience in enterprise B2B software and building demand generation models that drive revenue growth. Young will spearhead the organization's go-to-market strategy, continuing to expand momentum and adoption of the company's digital engagement platform.

07:32 EDT Nephros to sell Pathogen Detection Systems to BWSI - The company has entered into an asset purchase agreement pursuant to which it will sell substantially all of its assets used in its PDS business to BWSI, a privately held firm that invests in technology for the advancement of public health by better management of water. The parties expect the transaction to close in mid-November of this year, subject to customary closing conditions. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, BWSI will assume all liabilities of the PDS business arising after the closing. In addition, for a period of seven years commencing in 2023, Nephros will be entitled to share a portion of gross profits from the commercialization of the company's PDS products and technologies. "We are very pleased with the progress achieved in the PDS business over the past couple of years with our highly competitive, qPCR-based, waterborne pathogen testing products," said Andy Astor, President and Chief Executive Officer. "However, after significant consideration, we made the strategic decision to leverage the value we created to support the long-term goals of our primary business in water filtration We are deeply focused on our commitment to achieve positive net cash flow by mid-2023, and we expect this sale to reduce our expenses by approximately $350,000 per quarter. We also believe the potential for earn-out payments will provide an opportunity to realize future revenue in the coming years."

07:21 EDT Snowflake announces Logic has expanded it partnership to include global markets - Logic announced that it has expanded its partnership with Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, to now include global markets spanning Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa, as well as its deeply staffed offshore development centers in India and Nepal. Logic's expansion will extend the power of the Data Cloud globally, building on its go-to-market and delivery capabilities as a Snowflake Premier Partner. "With Snowflake and Logic's expanded partnership, we can further help retailers around the world compete, and win, on data and analytics," says Paul Winsor, Head of Retail and CPG for EMEA and APAC at Snowflake. "Retailers and CPGs can now connect with more partners and each other in the Data Cloud, enabling them with data-driven insights that will help them better serve their customers."

07:19 EDT Federal Realty announces setting of science-based GHG reduction targets - Federal Realty Investment Trust announced it has set a target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative to reduce Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 46% between 2019 and 2030. Other key components of Federal's efforts include: Use of renewable energy through installation of on-site solar arrays. Federal's current solar portfolio has a generating capacity of 14 MW, more than any other publicly traded shopping center company, with more solar projects currently in development and planning; Purchasing green power from suppliers where possible. In 2021, approximately 60% of the electric power used by Federal was generated from solar or other green power sources; Delivering energy efficient buildings with new construction. Our two newest projects delivered at Assembly Row containing 330,000 SF of commercial space and 500 residential units have recently achieved LEED Gold certification bringing our total investment in completed LEED certified buildings to nearly $1.8 billion and 4.3 million SF; Upgrading common area lighting at all of our shopping centers to energy efficient LED lighting. A multi-year project to complete those upgrades is currently underway; Inclusion of resiliency considerations in the ongoing maintenance, operation and redevelopment of our properties

07:16 EDT Agra Ventures 'applauds' Biden's statement on cannabis reform - Agra Ventures applauds President Joseph Biden's recent statement regarding cannabis reform at the Federal level of the United States. This is a meaningful time for the cannabis industry, not only in the US but also around the world. Even though AGRA doesnt currently have operations in the US, I believe that the Statement by President Biden has already made a positive impact on the valuation and reputation of the North American cannabis sector as a whole, said Nick Kuzyk, Interim CEO, AGRA Ventures Ltd. Although more changes need to occur, the Statement was definitely a pleasant surprise. It is a step in the right direction as continues the global trend of relaxing the criminalization of cannabis, just in time for the four-year anniversary of legalization in Canada, added Mr. Kuzyk.

07:15 EDT Next Hydrogen Solutions delivers alkaline electrolyzer module to Hyundai Motor - Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. (NXHSF)announced that it has delivered to Hyundai Motor Company (HYMTF) a proof of concept alkaline electrolyzer module incorporating Hyundai Motor cell components.

07:14 EDT Avrobio reports data on combined use of two assays - Avrobio reported data on the combined use of two assays to evaluate the genotoxicity risk of integrating vectors used in hematopoietic stem cell, or HSC, gene therapy prior to clinical use, at the 29th Annual Congress of the European Society of Gene & Cell Therapy in Edinburgh, Scotland. In collaboration with Professor Axel Schambach, Institute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Germany, Avrobio is pioneering the use of two advanced preclinical cell-based assays -- in vitro immortalization assay and the novel surrogate assay for genotoxicity assessment -- to evaluate viral vectors before they move into clinical programs. Together these assays are designed to assess which vectors are less likely to exhibit genotoxic behavior and monitor if these vectors activate proto-oncogenes. Avrobio uses these assays to inform vector selection during preclinical development. In addition, to date, Avrobio has seen no cases of insertional oncogenesis in any of its clinical programs. In its research, Avrobio used the two assays in combination to determine the potential genotoxicity risk of six lentiviral vectors. Five of the vectors used the EF1 alpha short promoter, while the sixth vector used the modified enhancer/promoter of the murine myeloproliferative sarcoma virus, or MND, promoter. Vectors were compared to a non-transduced mock control and a positive genotoxic control, the non-SIN gamma-retroviral vector. The in vitro immortalization assay quantifies the risk of vector-induced cellular transformation. The technique assesses genotoxicity by determining how likely a vector is to insert near and activate proto-oncogenes, such as Mecom, and lead to an over-proliferation of cells. In this study, to quantify the risk of vector-induced cellular transformation, mouse hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell proliferation was monitored after transduction. IVIM determined that the five EFS vectors drove cell growth in a manner indistinguishable from non-transduced cells. The vector using the MND promoter, however, exhibited cell growth that was statistically significantly different from non-transduced cells and similar to the positive genotoxic control. The second and newer assay assesses genotoxicity more directly. The novel surrogate assay for genotoxicity assessment relies on the observation that genotoxic vectors induce a unique gene expression signature that is linked to stemness and oncogenesis in mouse HSPCs. Machine learning algorithms developed from transcriptional data of known genotoxic vectors are used to estimate the transformational potential of candidate vectors. The SAGA assay can evaluate vectors with known genotoxic potential with an accuracy of 90.9%. In this study, SAGA data showed that the five vectors with EFS promoters were statistically distinct from the genotoxic positive control and therefore displayed lower genotoxic risk, whereas four of nine samples from cells transduced with a lentiviral vector containing an MND internal promoter had gene enrichment scores associated with insertional oncogenesis. These findings enable the estimation of clinically translatable insertional oncogenesis risk of integrating vectors during preclinical development. Avrobio uses the EFS promoter in its clinical programs.

07:13 EDT CVW Cleantech appoints Pierre Lassonde as special advisor - CVW CleanTech announced that the non brokered private placement originally announced on September 6, 2022, with an upsize announced on September 20, 2022 has been closed. In addition, CVW CleanTech would like to announce the appointment of Pierre Lassonde, CM, OQ, as a Special Advisor to the CEO and Board of Directors coupled with his investment in the Company. Lassonde will lend his considerable experience and knowledge by providing strategic insights to the CEO and Board of Directors on corporate strategy, sustainable investing and alternative financing strategies. Mr. Lassonde has participated in the Financing by purchasing 208,333 each of common shares and warrants, representing approximately 17.9% of the Financing. Mr. Lassonde now holds 3,242,333 common shares and 708,333 warrants of the Company, representing approximately 2.7% and 3.3% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares on an undiluted and partially-diluted basis respectively.

07:11 EDT Bio-Techne introduces new Simple Plex AAV viral titer assays - Bio-Techne and PROGEN announced the release of three new Simple Plex Adeno-Associated Virus, AAV, viral titer assays for intact AAV capsid quantification. Featuring best-in-class AAV reagents from PROGEN-a leader in AAV antibodies, ELISAs, and controls-the new Simple Plex AAV1, AAV6, and AAV8 viral titer assays provide users with a fully automated and quantitative method of vector analysis. "AAV vectors remain powerful tools in gene therapy research and development," said Will Geist, President of BioTechne's Protein Sciences segment. "The improved range of detection achievable with our Simple Plex viral titer assays is particularly useful for AAV capsid titer assessment, as samples need fewer dilutions to meet the linear range of the assay. Ella provides a wide dynamic range and high precision, ensuring you get the high-quality data required to meet regulatory standards for AAV titration throughout bioproduction workflows."

07:10 EDT Roche announces launch of PRAME antibody for identification of melanoma - Roche announced the launch of Anti-PRAME, EPR 20330, Rabbit Monoclonal Primary Antibody to identify PRAME protein expression in tissue samples from patients with suspected melanoma. "Because the PRAME, or PReferentially expressed Antigen in MElanoma, protein is expressed in most melanomas, the PRAME Antibody is used as an aid to differentiate between benign and malignant lesions to help improve diagnostic decisions. If PRAME expression is detected, this suggests that the lesion is malignant," Roche stated. More information about PRAME will be presented at the International Academy of Pathology 2022 World Congress in Sydney, Australia on October 14, the company noted.

07:09 EDT Syneos Health and Datavant expand partnership - Syneos Health announced an expanded partnership with Datavant. The increasing collaboration between the companies will further leverage the full suite of capabilities in Datavant Switchboard and Datavant's large data ecosystem to accelerate the clinical development and commercialization of new therapies for patients. Syneos Health will use Datavant Switchboard to develop advanced analytics and AI-driven technologies to execute more efficient clinical trials, creating an improved experience for patients, sites and biopharmaceutical customers. Additionally, the relationship empowers HEOR, Medical Affairs, Market Access and Commercialization analytics and insights to drive better analysis for Syneos Health's biopharmaceutical customers' products.

07:07 EDT Else Nutrition launches in China - ELSE NUTRITION HOLDINGS announces that it launched its flagship Chinese store on Tmall Global on September 29 and is now selling Else Nutrition Toddler Formula and Baby Cereal products directly to Chinese consumers through the store. The opening of the Chinese market is the third market for Else in its international expansion. This is the second new market for Else this year, following the company entering Canada in June.

07:07 EDT Albireo Pharma announces results from Phase 3 ASSERT study - Albireo Pharma announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 ASSERT study evaluating the safety and efficacy of Bylvay in Alagille syndrome, or ALGS, patients from birth to early adulthood. The global, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial met its primary endpoint of improvement in pruritus and its key secondary endpoint of reduction in serum bile acids. There were no patient discontinuations and Bylvay was well tolerated, with low rates of drug-related diarrhea. Albireo has engaged in discussions with the FDA and EMA about the Phase 3 study design, both have indicated that a successful single study would be sufficient for approval. The Company plans to immediately submit regulatory filings in the U.S. and EU. Alagille syndrome, or ALGS, is a rare, multisystem genetic disorder that the Company estimates impacts 25,000 people globally. ALGS can affect the liver, heart, skeleton, eyes, central nervous system, kidneys and facial features.

07:06 EDT AerCap leased, purchased, sold 255 assets in the third quarter - AerCap Holdings has announced its major business transactions during the third quarter 2022: Signed 184 lease agreements, including 30 widebody aircraft, 104 narrowbody aircraft, 3 regional jets, 23 engines and 24 helicopters. Completed 34 purchases for 15 aircraft, 16 engines and 3 helicopters. Executed 37 sale transactions for 21 aircraft, 13 engines and 3 helicopters. Signed financing transactions for approximately $1.4 billion.

07:05 EDT Cabaletta Bio and IASO announce license agreement for CD19 binder - IASO Biotherapeutics and Cabaletta Bio announced that the companies entered into an agreement pursuant to which Cabaletta obtained from IASO Bio an exclusive, worldwide license to develop, manufacture and commercialize a clinically validated fully-human CD19 binder for use in product that is designed to modify T cells in treatment of autoimmune diseases. IASO Bio is entitled to receive up to approximately $162M in aggregate payments, including an upfront payment and potential development and sales milestone payments across up to two products, as well as royalties. IASO Bio has the right of first negotiation to develop and commercialize Cabaletta's products using the licensed sequence in the Greater China region.

07:04 EDT Renren announces board changes - Renren (RENN) announced the appointment of two new independent directors to its board of directors, James Dumler and James Reed, effective October 11, 2022. Hui Huang and Chuanfu Wang have concurrently resigned from their positions as a director of the Company and as members of the three committees of the Board. Huang and Wang resigned for personal reasons, and their resignation is not related to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies, or practices. After the changes, the Board will continue to consist of five members, three of whom are independent directors. Dumler has more than twenty years of experience in top management and board director roles with various enterprises and industries. Reed served as CEO and director of USA Truck (USAK) from 2016 through September 2022.

07:02 EDT OneWater Marine to acquire Harbor View Marine, terms not disclosed - OneWater Marine announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Harbor View Marine, one of the Gulf Coast's largest locally owned dealerships. The acquisition will further expand the Company's footprint on the Gulf Coast and is expected to enhance new and pre-owned boat sales, finance, and parts and services offerings. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Harbor View Marine is a family-owned and operated business with an on-water marina in Pensacola, FL and roadside location in Orange Beach, AL, offering leading brands such as NauticStar, Jeanneau, G3, and Bayliner. In addition to new and used boat sales, Harbor View Marine offers service and repair from certified technicians, parts and accessories, hi/dry boat storage, and a boat club to Gulf Coast boaters. Harbor View Marine generated approximately $21M in sales over the past twelve months.

06:52 EDT Reliance Steel CEO James Hoffman to step down, Karla Lewis to succeed - Reliance Steel & Aluminum announced that James Hoffman has announced his intention to step down as CEO on December 31, 2022 and, further, that the company's Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Karla Lewis to succeed Mr. Hoffman as CEO effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Hoffman will remain on Reliance's Board of Directors and will continue in his role as CEO through the end of 2022, after which he will serve as Senior Advisor to the CEO until his retirement in December 2023. Lewis joined Reliance in 1992 as Corporate Controller. She served as Chief Financial Officer from 1999 until January 2021, and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2000, Executive Vice President in 2002 and Senior Executive Vice President in 2015. She was appointed a director and President of Reliance in January 2021. Mrs. Lewis will retain her current position as President, serving as Reliance's President and CEO upon her promotion.

06:50 EDT Velodyne Lidar signs multiyear agreement with Yamaha Motor - Velodyne Lidar (VLDR) announced a multi-year agreement to provide its lidar sensors to Yamaha Motor (YAMHF) for eve autonomy, a joint venture between Yamaha Motor and Tier IV, Inc. eve autonomy's autonomous goods transport service eve auto provides logistical support for factories to improve efficiency and safety. Velodyne has already begun shipping sensors to Yamaha Motor to support an October 2022 launch of eve auto.

06:47 EDT Invitation Homes identifies 'limited damage' from Hurricane Ian - Invitation Homes announced a preliminary assessment of the impact of Hurricane Ian on its homes and communities in Florida. While the Company's evaluation of the storm's impact remains ongoing, the Company has identified limited damage to date at its homes in the Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville markets. Invitation Homes carries insurance for wind damage, flood damage, and business interruption, subject to deductibles and limits.

06:44 EDT Ares Management closes oversubscribed Ares U.S. Real Estate Fund X - Ares Management Corporation announced that it held the final closing of its Ares U.S. Real Estate Fund X on September 30, 2022. U.S. X was oversubscribed with $1.8 billion of commitments relative to its $1.5 billion target and is more than 75% larger than its predecessor fund, which closed at $1.04 billion in November 2018.

06:42 EDT Air Lease announces Q3 activity update - Air Lease Corporation (AL) announced an update on aircraft investments and sales activity occurring in the third quarter of 2022. As of September 30, 2022, ALC's fleet was comprised of 405 owned aircraft and 87 managed aircraft, with 412 new aircraft on order from Boeing (BA) and Airbus (EADSY) set to deliver through 2028. Aircraft Investments: Delivered 14 new aircraft from ALC's order book including two Airbus A220-300s, three A321neos, three Airbus A330-900neos, five Boeing 737-8s, and one Boeing 737-9; Aircraft investments in the quarter totaled approximately $840 million. Sales: Sold one aircraft to a third-party buyer.

06:39 EDT Tinka Resources announces results from drill program at Ayawilca - Tinka Resources is pleased to announce results for five holes in the Company's ongoing 2022 drill program at the Ayawilca project in Central Peru. Results reported are for three resource extension holes at South Ayawilca, and two exploration holes at Central Ayawilca. Results are pending for two holes and the eighth drill hole in the program, A22-197, is in progress. Approximately 10 to 12 more drill holes are planned in the zinc resource definition program. Drill hole A22-195 returned very high-grade zinc results within a repeated section of favourable limestone, approximately 10 metres below the main contact with the basement phyllite. This high-grade zinc discovery is expected to extend the Zinc Zone indicated resource at South Ayawilca by around 60 metres to the northeast, with mineralization remaining open in that direction. Previous holes in the vicinity may have been stopped prematurely and did not test the lateral continuity of the repeated limestone in the basement. In another positive development for the program, strong tin-copper mineralization was also intersected underneath zinc mineralization in hole A22-190 at Central Ayawilca, confirming the tenor of a previous drill hole intersection. The tin-copper mineralization occurs as cassiterite and chalcopyrite in massive iron sulphide replacement bodies hosted in limestone, and as vein-style stockwork mineralization in underlying phyllite. Tin Zone mineralization at Central Ayawilca is interpreted to plunge northwards at a shallow angle and is open at depth. Key highlights: South Ayawilca Zinc Zone resource extensions: A22-195: 6.0 metres at 18.8% zinc from 392.6 metres depth including 3 metres at 27.7% zinc from 395.9 m. A22-194: 26.8 metres at 4.2% zinc from 293.0 metres depth including 1.0 metre at 31.6% zinc from 310.1 m. A22-192: 16.7 metres at 3.2% zinc, 0.4% lead and 18 g/t silver from 312.3 metres depth. Central Ayawilca zinc exploration: A22-191: 36.8 metres at 3.6% zinc from 264.0 metres depth including 6.3 metres at 6.0% zinc from 264.0 m. A22-190: 17.9 metres at 3.1% zinc, 0.2% lead and 10g/t silver from 330.4 metres depth. Tin Zone exploration: A22-190: 32.0 metres at 0.36% tin, 0.33% copper and 13 g/t silver from 398 metres depth, including 9.4 metres at 0.52% tin, 0.28% copper and 11 g/t silver from 412.7 m. The mineralization in the above holes is associated with sulphide bodies interpreted to be gently-dipping. True thicknesses of the mineralized intercepts are estimated to be at least 80% of the downhole thicknesses.

06:35 EDT Walmart launches Walmart Healthcare Research Institute - Walmart is announcing the launch of the Walmart Healthcare Research Institute SM to increase community access to healthcare research that may help lead to safer, higher quality and more equitable healthcare. WHRI will be focused on innovative interventions and medications that can make a difference in underrepresented communities including older adults, rural residents, women and minority populations. WHRI initially is focused on inclusion in studies on treatments for chronic conditions and innovative treatments that should include members from these communities.Walmart is working with a wide range of study partners, including clinical research organizations, pharmaceutical companies and leading academic medical centers, including CTI Clinical Trial & Consulting Services and Laina Enterprises.

06:32 EDT BJ's Wholesale completes move to new corporate headquarters - BJ's Wholesale Club announced that it has completed the move of its headquarters to its new Club Support Center located at 350 Campus Drive in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The New England-based Club Support Center is a new facility incorporating modern open-space concepts and the latest technology that will best serve BJ's 1,000-plus team members who work in the new location. These team members in turn support the team and operations of 231 clubs in 18 states, as well as 162 BJ's Gas locations and 7 distribution centers.

06:24 EDT Centerra Gold announces TSX acceptance of Normal Course Issuer Bid - Centerra Gold pleased to announce that the Toronto Stock Exchange has accepted its notice of intention to proceed with a normal course issuer bid, Under the NCIB, Centerra may purchase for cancellation up to an aggregate of 15,610,813 common shares in the capital of the Company during the twelve-month period commencing on October 13, 2022 and ending on October 12, 2023, representing 10% of the public float. As of September 30, 2022, Centerra had 220,086,775 issued and outstanding Common Shares. Daily purchases will be limited to 226,201 Common Shares, other than purchases made under block purchase exemptions. Once the NCIB is commenced, the exact timing and amount of any purchases will depend on market conditions and other factors. Centerra will not be obligated to acquire any Common Shares and may suspend or discontinue purchases under the NCIB at any time. Any purchases made under the NCIB will be made at market price at the time of purchase through the facilities of the TSX and/or alternative Canadian trading systems in accordance with applicable securities laws and stock exchange rules. As previously announced, the Company may rely on an automatic purchase plan during the NCIB to allow for purchases by the Company of Common Shares during certain predetermined blackout periods, subject to the rules of the TSX. Any tendered Common Shares taken up and paid for Centerra under the NCIB will be cancelled. As previously disclosed, Centerra believes that the Common Shares have been trading in a price range which does not adequately reflect the value of such shares in relation to Centerra's assets and its future prospects. As a result, Centerra believes that the NCIB will provide the Company with a flexible tool to deploy a portion of its cash balance to, depending upon future price movements and other factors, repurchase Common Shares for cancellation while preserving its strong balance sheet position.

06:20 EDT PanGeo Subsea completes Acoustic Corer survey - Kraken Robotics announced that its PanGeo Subsea subsidiary has completed an Acoustic Coring campaign for ONE-Dyas in the North Sea. This is PanGeo's second Acoustic Corer survey at ONE-Dyas's GEMS development, supporting foundation engineering of the N05-A gas platforms. The campaign took place during the summer aboard the M/V Dina Star. PanGeo was the prime contractor for the project. The scope of work was to acquire an acoustic core at each of the 6 legs of the platform foundation, and an additional core centered on the wellhead. PanGeo high-resolution data will identify geohazards such as buried boulders of 0.3 meters diameter and larger to 40 meters below the seabed. PanGeo also correlated the acoustic data to pre-existing geotechnical data and extrapolated the geotechnical properties across the entire foundation footprint. PanGeo's geoscientists will now assess the collected AC data to identify buried boulders that could cause pin-pile refusals and prevent additional costs and installation delays.

06:19 EDT Footprint, SAMBAZON partner for plastic-free frozen acai bowls - Footprint announced a multi-year agreement to develop sustainable packaging for SAMBAZON. The partnership will leverage Footprint's proprietary technology to bring plant-based fiber solutions to market for application in SAMBAZON's ready-to-eat acai bowls, a frozen product with a fifteen-month shelf life. Over the course of the multi-year agreement, Footprint will provide millions of units to support SAMBAZON's rapid growth as it scales the national distribution of its acai bowls and continues to build strong relationships with leading retailers.

06:17 EDT Gran Tierra provided operational update - Gran Tierra Energy announced an operational update. Gary Guidry, President and CEO of Gran Tierra, commented: "We are pleased to announce that we started returning value to shareholders via share buybacks during the Q3. In addition to the share buybacks, we are equally as excited to have started buying back some of our bonds in the open market to strengthen our balance sheet. During the Quarter, we commenced our enhanced oil recovery, or EOR, polymer injection project in the Acordionero field. This pilot injection test is a milestone after several years of laboratory and modeling indicated the suitability of Acordionero for EOR. We continue to see strong performance from our all of our waterfloods and development drilling programs. On the exploration front, we progressed on several prospects during the Quarter. Our Gaitas-1 well in the Middle Magdalena Valley is currently on production and a second, deeper exploration well in the field is being planned for the fourth quarter of 2022. In Ecuador, the Bocachico-1 exploration well was cased and has commenced a 3-reservoir testing program. In the Putumayo Basin of Colombia, our Rose-1 well showed encouraging results while drilling and is currently being cased for testing." Gran Tierra's total average production was approximately 30,391 BOPD during the Quarter, which was 5% higher compared to last year and approximately flat with the Q2. The Company's Q4 total average production has been approximately 32,000 BOPD. During the Quarter, Suroriente experienced occasional disruptions due to temporary localized blockades. The impact of these blockades lowered the Company's total average production for the Quarter by approximately 920 BOPD. Oriente Basin: In the Chanangue Block, Gran Tierra has finished drilling the Bocachico-1 exploration well and run production casing to a total depth of 10,815 feet measured depth. The Company plans to test three potential oil zones in the Basal Tena, U Sand, and T Sand, over the next several weeks, as identified by petrophysical log analysis. Gran Tierra drilled and completed the Gaitas-1 exploration well in July-August 2022, and the well has been on production test from the Lisama Formation, which is the same producing formation at the Acordionero oil field. Gaitas-1 is located approximately 7 kilometers south of Acordionero's Southwest Pad. During the last week, Gaitas-1 has produced at stabilized average rates of 171 BOPD, 652 BWPD and 2 MCFD. Based on the encouraging results of Gaitas-1, Gran Tierra plans to spud the Gaitas-2 exploration well with a projected spud date later in the fourth quarter 2022. The Company expects Gaitas-2 to target multiple reservoir zones in a structurally higher location than the Gaitas-1 well, in a planned effort to test the deeper Umir Sands further away from possible oil-water contacts. Putumayo Basin: In the ALEA-1848A Block, Gran Tierra has finished drilling the Rose-1 exploration well and is currently running production casing in order to test the well.

06:12 EDT Garmin announces MARQ collection of watches - Garmin International announced MARQ - the second generation, a collection of five luxury modern tool watches, MARQ Athlete, MARQ Adventurer, MARQ Golfer, MARQ Captain, and MARQ Aviator, that are uniquely crafted to be an outward expression and trusted companion for pursuits in athletic performance, outdoor adventure, flight and more. Built with Grade-5 titanium and a vibrant AMOLED touchscreen display with domed sapphire lens, the MARQ collection is stronger and brighter than before-yet remains forged from Garmin's authentic DNA. With dedicated feature sets, an enduring battery life of up to 16 days, and carefully curated materials, each MARQ timepiece is purposefully engineered for any of life's adventures.

06:08 EDT Bitfarms celebrates five-year anniversary - Bitfarm celebrated the Company's five-year anniversary. Bitfarms exited September at 17 BTC per day. During the past five years, the Company has grown from operating two farms in Canada with 14 megawatts, or MW, of capacity to ten mining facilities across four countries: Argentina, Canada, Paraguay, and the United States. As of September 30, 2022, Bitfarms achieved operating capacity of 176MW, a hashrate of 4.2 exahash/second, or EH/s, and approximately 2% market share of the Bitcoin network.

06:06 EDT General Motors creates ecosystem of energy management products - General Motors (GM) announced the introduction of Ultium Home and Ultium Commercial, which in combination with the existing Ultium Charge 360, create a holistic ecosystem of energy management products and services that will be housed under a new business unit called GM Energy. GM Energy's connected product and service offerings are designed to offer cohesive energy management for home, commercial and EV customers, with solutions ranging from bi-directional charging, vehicle-to-home, or V2H, and vehicle-to-grid, or V2G, applications, to stationary storage, solar products, software applications, cloud management tools, microgrid solutions, hydrogen fuel cells and more. GM Energy's services will also enable the sale of energy from EV and stationary storage batteries back to utilities during peak, high energy consumption periods, unlocking even more potential value for customers and increasing resiliency for the electrical grid. The central interface for GM Energy's solutions will be GM's Energy Services Cloud, which will house data and energy management tools, connecting customers with residential, fleet and commercial energy assets. Customers will be able to manage their energy consumption through GM's energy software applications. GM has already enrolled EV customers in managed charging programs through the Energy Services Cloud, with multiple utilities across four U.S. states and growing. Several large-scale companies across the U.S. have already agreed to work with GM Energy to provide energy solutions to customers and receive product or service offerings. Among them is an agreement with SunPower (SPWR), one of the nation's leading solar technology and energy services providers. Together, the two companies will develop and offer customers a home energy system which will consist of integrated EV and battery solutions, solar panels and home energy storage. A primary feature of the home energy system is expected to enable drivers to deliver power to their homes with the battery in their compatible electric vehicle, designed to give them the ability to power their home's necessities in a blackout or draw from stored energy during peak rate times. SunPower will also become a preferred installer for the home energy system and offer customers the opportunity to add solar to their home. The home energy system will be available alongside the retail launch of the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV, expected to begin production in fall 2023. Another initiative includes a V2H pilot project between GM Energy and Pacific Gas and Electric Company planned to enable residential customers to use their compatible EVs along with a bi-directional charger, as backup power for essential home needs during short-term power outages. After initial lab tests, the two companies anticipate expanding the V2H offer to a subset of residential customers within PG&E's service area, expected to begin in 2023. GM Energy is also working with several other companies such as Con Edison, Graniterock and New Hampshire Electric Cooperative to help deliver energy solutions to customers, while also helping to inform and advance future GM Energy offerings. As part of GM Energy, Ultium Charge 360 will continue to expand its existing portfolio of integrated public charging networks, integrated mobile apps, and additional product and service offerings over time.

06:04 EDT Orthofix, SeaSpine to combine in merger of equals - Orthofix (OFIX) and SeaSpine (SPNE) announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals.The combined company, to be named prior to the transaction's closing, will be a leading global spine and orthopedics company with highly complementary portfolios of biologics, innovative spinal hardware, bone growth therapies, specialized orthopedic solutions and a leading surgical navigation system. With products distributed in 68 countries world-wide, approximately 1,600 employees and a global R&D and manufacturing footprint, the new company would have revenues of approximately $693 million as of the twelve months ended September 30, 2022. Under the terms of the agreement, which was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, SeaSpine shareholders will receive 0.4163 shares of Orthofix common stock for each share of SeaSpine common stock owned. Following the close of the transaction, Orthofix shareholders will own approximately 56.5 percent of the combined company, and SeaSpine shareholders will own approximately 43.5 percent of the combined company, respectively, on a fully diluted basis.The companies have identified meaningful cross-selling revenue synergies as a result of cross-selling the complementary portfolios in the United States, the ability to sell SeaSpine's biologics and 7D technology into Orthofix's international established channels, the greater breadth of bag to support large distributor conversions and increased product offerings per procedure. In addition, the combination is expected to generate at least $40 million in annualized cost savings not including stock-based compensation within three years following the close of the transaction. Cost savings will be primarily from reductions in redundant overhead and public company costs as well as supply chain efficiencies. Working capital and capital expenditure efficiencies are expected to be driven through economies of scale via higher spinal implant set utilization. Strong financial profile with enhanced opportunities for investment. The transaction is expected to be accretive to Orthofix's standalone adjusted EBITDA by the second full year after close and is expected to be accretive to our existing return on invested capital after fully realizing synergies, including cost savings. The combined company's strong capital structure will allow it to self-fund certain investments intended to maximize growth potential, including organic and inorganic innovation initiatives, sales force expansion, and field inventory and instrumentation, without the need for equity financing. Leadership and Headquarters The combined company will be led by an experienced Board of Directors and leadership team that leverages the talent within both organizations. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company's Board of Directors will consist of nine directors, with five designated by Orthofix, including Lead Independent Director, and four designated by SeaSpine. Jon Serbousek will serve as Executive Chairman of the Board, and Keith Valentine will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board. The remainder of the combined company's Board and leadership team will be named prior to closing and is expected to include representatives from both Orthofix and SeaSpine. The combined company will be headquartered in Lewisville, Texas. This location will conduct general business, product development, medical education and manufacturing. The Company will retain primary offices in Carlsbad, CA, with a focus on spinal product innovation and surgeon education, and in Verona, Italy with an emphasis on product innovation, production, and medical education for Orthopedics. Current facilities in Irvine, CA, Toronto, Canada, Sunnyvale, CA, Wayne, PA, Olive Branch, MS, Maidenhead UK, Munich, Germany, Paris, France and Sao Paulo, Brazil will also be retained. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, subject to approval by both companies' shareholders and customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

06:02 EDT Orthofix, SeaSpine to combine in merger of equals

05:23 EDT Pharming submits leniolisib MAA to EMA - Pharming announced that it has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application, or MAA, to the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, for leniolisib, an oral, selective phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta inhibitor, as a treatment for activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta syndrome, or APDS, a rare primary immunodeficiency, in adults and adolescents 12 years or older.

05:18 EDT CGI Inc., Aktia announce banking IT services joint venture - CGI and Aktia have entered into a strategic partnership giving CGI responsibility for a major part of Aktia's banking IT services, including the development and maintenance of 150 mission-critical applications. The partnership, valued at approximately 50M EUR, will enable Aktia to enhance operation and development of existing banking products and services, as well as accelerate the development of new products and services. The partnership will begin as a joint venture before the start of 2023.

05:09 EDT BAE Systems delivers upgraded CV90 IFVs to the Netherlands - The first newly-upgraded CV90 infantry fighting vehicle, or IFVs, for the Royal Netherlands Army's fleet was recently unveiled during a rollout ceremony at the BAE Systems Hagglunds facility in Sweden. The event, which celebrated the first vehicle completed in the 500M euro upgrade program. The upgrade enhances the CV90 vehicles' capabilities by providing vehicle crews with improved protection, firepower, and ergonomics, and increased combat effectiveness.