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The entire Edison International, Southern California Edison and Trio community is profoundly saddened to learn of the passing of Bob Foster, one of the most respected voices on energy policy and politics. Bob was known as an exceptional communicator and coalition builder, skills that proved invaluable as he helped California emerge from the energy crisis of the early 2000s.

UMA (Universal Mechanical Assistant), a new robotics intelligence company founded by former leaders from Tesla, Google DeepMind, Nvidia and Hugging Face, launches today with a clear goal: to bring advanced AI into the physical world and build humanoid robots ready for real work, in real environments, at scale.

Alpha Cognition Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOG) (“Alpha Cognition” or the “Company”), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that Alpha Cognition will participate in an upcoming virtual fireside chat hosted by Boris Peaker of Titan Partners. The discussion will focus on commercialization efforts and research initiatives to accelerate commercial adoption.

Mountain Valley MD Holdings Inc. (the “Company” or “MVMD”) (CSE: MVMD) (OTC: MVMDF) (FRA: 20MP) is pleased to provide an update on recent Agrarius™ agricultural product trial results, including key outcomes from its ongoing citrus field trials in Brazil and cattle pasture grass trials in Colombia. These trial programs are intended to support the Company’s customer product adoption strategy and commercial development initiatives for its licensed Agrarius agricultural plant signaling technology, designed to organically drive increased crop yields, reduce fertilizer and pesticide usage where desired, and enhance plant health.

Rithm Capital Corp. (“Rithm”), a global alternative asset manager, today announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of Crestline Management, L.P. (“Crestline”).

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (“RioCan” or the “Trust”) (TSX: REI.UN) today announced the completion of a comprehensive request for proposal (“RFP”) process for external audit services. Following this process, RioCan’s Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Trust’s external auditor for fiscal 2026. Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) will continue in its role as external auditor through the financial year ending December 31, 2025.

KBRA assigns an A+ long-term rating to the City of Chicago, Illinois Chicago O'Hare International Airport General Airport Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds (GARBs) Series 2025C (non-AMT) and Series 2025D (non-AMT). Concurrently KBRA affirms the long-term A+ rating on the City's approximately $10.8 billion of currently outstanding GARBs. The outlook is Stable.

Venture Global, Inc. (“Venture Global”) (NYSE: VG) has announced today that its board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.017 per share on its Class A common stock and Class B common stock. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 15, 2025.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT) (“Hilton”) announced today that its indirect subsidiary Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc. (the “Issuer”) successfully finalized the terms of the Issuer’s offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “Notes”). The Issuer anticipates that consummation of the offering will occur on December 10, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, and intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to redeem all $500 million in aggregate principal amount of the Issuer's outstanding 5.750% Senior Notes due 2028 and to pay all fees and expenses related thereto, and the remainder for general corporate purposes.

BerryDunn, a full-service accounting, tax, and consulting firm, is proud to announce that CEO Sarah Belliveau, CPA, has been named to Forbes’ 2025 list of America’s Top 200 CPAs.

KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to Series 2025-1 (Bluepeak 2025-1, or Series 2025-1), from Bluepeak ABS Issuer, LLC, a communications infrastructure securitization (CIS) that is primarily collateralized by fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks and related contracts.

Apple® today announced John Giannandrea, Apple’s senior vice president for Machine Learning and AI Strategy, is stepping down from his position and will serve as an advisor to the company before retiring in the spring of 2026. Apple also announced that renowned AI researcher Amar Subramanya has joined Apple as vice president of AI, reporting to Craig Federighi. Subramanya will be leading critical areas, including Apple Foundation Models, ML research, and AI Safety and Evaluation. The balance of Giannandrea’s organization will shift to Sabih Khan and Eddy Cue to align closer with similar organizations.

Atkore Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: ATKR), a leading manufacturer of electrical products for commercial, industrial, data center, telecommunications, and solar applications, today announced the sale of its Tectron mechanical tube product line and associated manufacturing facility to Lock Joint Tube, a manufacturer of mechanical and structural grade steel tubing.

Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE: PAAS) (TSX: PAAS) ("Pan American" or the "Company") released new drill results for its Jacobina, El Peñon, La Colorada, Huaron, Timmins, Minera Florida and Cerro Moro mines.

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE: ATR), a global leader in drug and consumer product dosing, dispensing and protection technologies, today announced that it has acquired Sommaplast, a specialized provider of oral dosing pharma packaging solutions, such as closures, droppers, dispensers and dosing cups, based in Brazil.

PROG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PRG), the fintech holding company for Progressive Leasing, Four Technologies, and Build, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Purchasing Power, a leading voluntary employee benefit program provider allowing employees to purchase brand-name products and services through either automatic payroll deductions or allotments.

Smartsheet, the Intelligent Work Management platform that unites people, data and AI, today announced the appointment of Scott Torrey as its Chief Revenue Officer. Torrey is a successful software sales and business leader who has a proven history of growing revenue and customer satisfaction, including scaling revenue at SAP Concur into the multi-billions and driving significant market expansion at Payscale.

FlightSafety International Inc. today announced the appointment of Eric Hinson as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Hinson will succeed former president Barbara Telek who recently announced her retirement.

Nihon Kohden, a global leader in life-support solutions backed by more than seven decades of clinical expertise, are presenting two expert-led sessions at the AARC 2025 International Congress, taking place Dec. 6–9 in Phoenix, Arizona. The sessions will focus on evidence‑based strategies for neonatal ventilation and lung recruitability, giving respiratory therapists practical insights they can apply at the bedside. Clinical experts from Nihon Kohden will also be on hand at Booth #905 to answer questions throughout the event.

The law firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers or acquirers of StubHub Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: STUB) common stock pursuant and/or traceable to StubHub’s offering documents issued in connection with StubHub’s September 17, 2025 initial public offering (the “IPO”), have until January 23, 2026 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff of the StubHub class action lawsuit. Captioned Salabaj v. StubHub Holdings, Inc., No. 25-cv-09776 (S.D.N.Y.), the StubHub class action lawsuit charges StubHub and certain of StubHub’s top executives and directors and underwriters of the IPO with violations of the Securities Act of 1933.

AM Best expects a material portion of the gross incurred loss in the deadly Hong Kong apartment fire to be transferred to reinsurers, which may halt downward pressure on Hong Kong property reinsurance rates amid a global reinsurance softening backdrop.

The following Eaton Vance closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below.

Carnegie Learning, a global leader in AI-driven technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions for K-12 education, announced today that its MATHia + MATHstream Supplemental Solution for Texas has been approved through the Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) process.

Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) today announced the expansion of its agreement with vVARDIS, which grants the Company exclusive U.S. distribution rights for the drill-free Curodont™ Repair Fluoride Plus (“Curodont”) product across all dental market segments, effective January 1, 2026.

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Klondex Aurora Mine Inc., has received a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decision Notice from the U.S. Forest Service (“USFS”) for the Polaris Exploration Project in Mineral County, Nevada, clearing the way for exploration activities to commence in 2026.

Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), the quick, easy, trusted leader in preventive automotive maintenance, today announced that it completed the previously announced acquisition of Breeze Autocare from Greenbriar Equity Group, under the purchase agreement, dated February 17, 2025.

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, today announced that Chris Concannon, Chief Executive Officer, and Ilene Fiszel Bieler, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference on December 9, 2025.

Installed Building Products, Inc. (the “Company” or “IBP”) (NYSE: IBP), an industry-leading installer of insulation and complementary building products, announced today that Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") has assigned IBP a first-time Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘BB+’. Fitch has also assigned a ‘BBB-’ rating with a Recovery Rating of ‘RR1’ to IBP’s ABL credit facility, a ‘BBB-‘/’RR2’ rating to its senior secured term loan, and a ‘BB+’/’RR4’ rating to the Company’s senior unsecured notes. The Rating Outlook is Stable.

Pinnacle Financial Partners (Nasdaq/NGS: PNFP) and Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV) today announced the anticipated membership of the board of directors of the combined company resulting from their proposed combination, to be named Pinnacle Financial Partners. The combined company board will include eight directors from Pinnacle and seven from Synovus, with six independent directors from each company. Pinnacle’s current President and CEO Terry Turner will serve as non-executive chair, and Synovus director Tim E. Bentsen will serve as lead director.

Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) announced today that it has finalized the acquisition of Frauscher Sensor Technology Group GmbH (“Frauscher”), a global market leader in train detection, wayside object control solutions, and axle counting systems. The addition further strengthens Wabtec’s Digital Intelligence business by adding highly attractive and complementary railway signaling technologies, which will facilitate accelerated and profitable growth.

The National AIDS Memorial commemorated World AIDS Day with two powerful, community-centered events at the National AIDS Memorial Grove (“the Grove”) in San Francisco. Having entered its 35th anniversary year in September 2025, the Grove has long served as a gathering place for remembrance and inspiration, reflecting the overarching theme of this year’s events: Community Driving Change. Gilead Sciences served as the Presenting Partner of both events.

Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust (the “Fund”), a closed-end fund traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FINS, today declared a distribution of $0.115 per share for the month of December 2025. The record date for the distribution is December 17, 2025, and the payable date is December 31, 2025. The Fund will trade ex-distribution on December 17, 2025.

KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 20 classes of mortgage-backed notes from RCKT Mortgage Trust 2025-CES12 (RCKT 2025-CES12).

Companion Spine LLC (“Companion Spine” or “the Company”), the French-American specialist in spine implant surgery, announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Coflex® Interlaminar Stabilization® device (“Coflex®”) and CoFix® Posterior MIS Fusion System (“CoFix®”) implants, Paradigm Spine GmbH, its subsidiaries and all Paradigm Spine-related business activity globally (“Paradigm Spine”) from Xtant™ Medical Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:XTNT) (“Xtant Medical”).

Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (NYSE: NCZ) announced today that it has declared a $0.34375 per share cash distribution payable on December 31, 2025 to Series A cumulative preferred shareholders of record on December 11, 2025.

Mirion (“we” or the “company”) (NYSE: MIR), a global provider of radiation detection, measurement, analysis, and monitoring solutions to the nuclear, medical, defense, and research end markets, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Paragon Energy Solutions (“Paragon”), one of the leading providers of highly engineered solutions for the nuclear power industry. The closing of the acquisition integrates Paragon’s nuclear-industry engineering capabilities and complementary offerings with the nuclear technology portfolio and global reach of Mirion, establishing a comprehensive suite of solutions for the evolving nuclear power industry. Paragon will integrate into the Mirion Nuclear & Safety Group.

MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) announced today monthly distributions of the following closed-end funds, all with declaration dates of December 1, 2025, ex-dividend dates of December 16, 2025, record dates of December 16, 2025, and payable dates of December 31, 2025:

Seaport Entertainment Group Inc. (NYSE: SEG) (“Seaport Entertainment Group,” “SEG,” “we,” “our," or the “Company”) announced today its Board of Directors has appointed Lenah Elaiwat as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, following her successful tenure as the Company’s Interim CFO, effective immediately.

PACS Group, Inc. (NYSE: PACS) (“PACS” or the “Company”), which together with its subsidiaries is one of the largest post-acute healthcare companies in the United States, announced several business updates that build on the Company’s momentum and strong year-to-date operational and financial performance.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) (“Annaly” or the “Company”) announced today that its subsidiary Onslow Bay Financial LLC (“Onslow Bay” or “OBX”) recently closed its 100th residential whole loan securitization, OBX 2025-NQM22. This milestone transaction brings Onslow Bay’s cumulative issuance to more than $45 billion since the platform’s first securitization in 2015, including $32 billion in Non-QM issuance.

Best Buy Co., Inc. has appointed Dylan Jadeja, the chief executive officer of Riot Games, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Virtus Convertible & Income Fund (NYSE: NCV) announced today that it has declared a $0.3515625 per share cash distribution payable on December 31, 2025 to Series A cumulative preferred shareholders of record on December 11, 2025.

BKV Corporation (“BKV”) (NYSE: BKV) today announced that it has launched an underwritten public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock. BKV expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 900,000 shares from BKV at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced it has completed its previously announced $10 billion variable annuity risk transfer transaction with Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company (Talcott), a life insurance and annuities subsidiary of Talcott Financial Group. Expected foregone annual adjusted earnings total of approximately $100 million will be partially offset by annual hedge cost savings of approximately $45 million.

Princeton Medspa Partners (“PMP” or the “Company”), a leading medical aesthetics platform, today announced its strategic expansion with the acquisition of Allura Skin, Laser & Wellness Clinic (“Allura”), a premier medical spa serving two locations in Northern Denver Colorado.

Acadian Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: AAMI) today announced the completion of the redemption of all $275 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 4.800% Senior Notes due July 27, 2026. The redemption was funded through a combination of a previously disclosed $200 million term loan facility and cash on hand.

Vestis Corporation (NYSE: VSTS), a leading provider of uniforms and workplace supplies, today announced its results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full-year periods ended October 3, 2025, both of which reflect an additional week of operations when compared to the same prior year period.

Adastra Group, a leading global IT consultancy and services provider specializing in AI, data and cloud transformations, announced today that it has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Agentic AI Specialization, a new category launched within the AWS AI Competency.

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (Credo) (Nasdaq: CRDO), an innovator in providing reliable, energy-efficient, system-level connectivity solutions for the next generation of AI-driven applications, cloud computing and hyperscale networks, today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, ended November 1, 2025.

Paycom Software, Inc. (“Paycom”) (NYSE: PAYC), a leading provider of comprehensive, cloud-based human capital management software, today announced that the company will present at the Barclays Global Technology Conference on Dec. 10 in San Francisco.

Janux Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: JANX) (Janux), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a broad pipeline of novel immunotherapies by applying its proprietary technologies to its Tumor Activated T Cell Engager (TRACTr), Tumor Activated Immunomodulator (TRACIr), and Adaptive Immune Response Modulator (ARM) platforms, today announced positive updated interim data for its JANX007, a PSMA-directed TRACTr, Phase 1 clinical program in patients with mCRPC. Janux will host a virtual event on Monday, December 1, 2025, at 4:30 PM ET.

Surf Air Mobility Inc. (NYSE: SRFM) (“Surf Air Mobility”), a leading regional air mobility platform, today announced that CEO, Deanna White, and CFO, Oliver Reeves, will present and host meetings at the H.C. Wainwright AeroNext: Investing in Advanced Air Mobility, Urban Aviation, and Unmanned Systems Virtual Conference on December 10, 2025, at 12:00 PM ET.

Capri Holdings Limited (NYSE:CPRI), a global fashion luxury group, today announced that John D. Idol, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Rajal Mehta, Interim Chief Financial Officer, will be participating in a fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer and Retail Conference, held at the InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel in New York City, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time.

Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, will hold a conference call with investors and analysts on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the Company’s third quarter 2025 financial results. This event will be in lieu of the previously communicated business and financial update call. The news release announcing the results will be disseminated in advance of the conference call that same day.

CoreWeave Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV) today announced its participation in the following investor conferences.

Simulations Plus, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLP) (“Simulations Plus” or the “Company”), a global leader in cheminformatics, biosimulation, clinical operations solutions and medical communications that accelerate biopharma innovation, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal 2025, ended August 31, 2025.

Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the customer engagement platform that drives real-time, personalized experiences for today’s leading brands, today announced that Vice President of Product for Voice & Video Andy O’Dower will participate in a fireside chat at the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 1:15 p.m. (PT) / 4:15 p.m. (ET).

CareTrust REIT, Inc. (NYSE:CTRE) (“CareTrust” or the “Company”) announced today its acquisition of three Texas senior living communities comprising 270 assisted living and memory care units for approximately $40 million. The acquisition was effective December 1, 2025, and marks the first investment of CareTrust’s senior housing operating portfolio (“SHOP”) platform.

Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”), announces that KSF has commenced an investigation into ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS: GTM).

Ooma, Inc., a smart communications platform for businesses and consumers, today announced the successful closing of its previously announced acquisition of FluentStream Corp., a provider of enterprise-grade business communication services for small and medium-sized organizations, for approximately $45 million in cash subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The purchase price was funded by a new term loan facility with Citizens Bank, N.A.

Omnicell, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMCL), a leader in transforming the pharmacy and nursing care delivery model, will host an Innovation Update and Investor Q&A Session during the upcoming ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition in Las Vegas.

Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (NASDAQ: MNMD) (the “Company” or “MindMed”), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company developing novel product candidates to treat brain health disorders, today announced the issuance of inducement grants to four newly hired non-executive employees consisting of options to purchase an aggregate of 182,100 common shares of the Company (the “Options”) with effective grant dates of November 17, 2025, November 24, 2025 and December 1, 2025, depending on the applicable employee’s respective start date. The Options have an exercise price equal to the closing price of MindMed’s common shares on the date of the respective grant, and will vest over a four-year period with 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the date of the grant and the remaining 75% vesting in substantially equal monthly increments over the three-year period thereafter, subject to each employee’s continued employment.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited ("AOS") (Nasdaq: AOSL) today announced that company management will be joining 14 other companies in collectively hosting the 14th Annual NYC Summit investor conference, being held Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Mastro’s Steakhouse New York.

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) announced that it signed two new retail leases with HOKA and Tecovas for a total of 8,322 square feet to join ESRT’s North Sixth Street Collection in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley today released the data from its monthly sector rotation study, based on the E*TRADE customer notional net percentage buy/sell behavior for stocks that comprise the S&P 500 sectors.

Amtech Systems, Inc. ("Amtech") (NASDAQ: ASYS), a manufacturer of equipment and consumables enabling AI semiconductor device packaging and advanced substrate fabrication, today reported preliminary, unaudited financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended September 30, 2025.

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR) today announced that it is scheduled to participate in the following upcoming events:

Overlay Shares announced today that, effective December 31, 2025, the Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF (OVLH) (the “Fund”) will adopt a new investment objective and revise certain principal investment strategies.

Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”), announces that KSF has commenced an investigation into The Beauty Health Company (“Beauty Health” or the “Company”) (NasdaqCM: SKIN).

Revive Infrastructure Group, a leading utility infrastructure services provider, announced today that it has hired Charlie Dowling as its new Chief Financial Officer.

Morningstar DBRS assigned initial credit ratings to FVCBankcorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FVCB) (“the Company”), including a Long-Term Issuer Rating of BBB (low) with a Stable trend. Additionally, Morningstar DBRS also assigned credit ratings to the Company’s subsidiary, FVCbank (the “Bank”), including a Long-Term Issuer Rating of BBB with a Stable trend. The Intrinsic Assessment (IA) for the Bank is BBB while the Support Assessment is SA1, reflecting the expectation of internal support provided by the Company. The Company's Support Assessment is SA3, and the Long-Term Issuer Rating is positioned one notch below the IA. Morningstar DBRS’ debt ratings for the Company and the Bank can be accessed here.

Lagrange Labs requests that their press release NewsItemId: 20251201339425 “Lagrange Labs Joins Raytheon Technologies' Supplier Network to Verify AI in Missile Defense and Fire-Control Systems” be killed.

IntelePeer, the healthcare-focused agentic AI and communications platform provider, today announced expanded availability of its Smart suite of solutions, including SmartAgent™, SmartOffice™, and SmartAnalytics™, purpose-built for multi-site outpatient radiology groups. These solutions automate high-volume patient access workflows, reduce no-shows, accelerate scheduling, and deliver measurable ROI with enterprise-grade safety, reliability, and interoperability.

DDN, the global leader in AI and data intelligence solutions, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named DDN Infinia as a winner in the Storage – Enterprise-Class category, Customer Need subcategory, in the 2025 Products of the Year Awards.

SHARON AI, Inc. (“SHARON AI"), Australia’s leading Neocloud, is pleased to announce that highly experienced global technology executive Mr Drew Kelton has agreed to join the Sharon AI Holdings Inc board of directors.