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TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Helical Fusion raised USD 5.5M to advance Japan’s unique Helical Stellarator and its roadmap toward a commercially viable fusion power plant.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The law firm of Kirby McInerney LLP reminds investors its investigation on behalf of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (“Barnes & Noble” or the “Company”) (NYSE:BNED) investors concerning the Company’s and/or members of its senior management’s possible violation of the federal securities laws or other unlawful business practices. [LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION] What Happened? On July 18, 2025, Barnes & Noble disclosed that “[c]ertain information regardin

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mercado Libre announces the successful issuance of its 2033 senior unsecured notes for a total amount of USD 750 million. The transaction – the first since the company achieved Investment Grade status – was met with strong demand from more than 150 institutional investors, and was 3.6x oversubscribed. This demonstrates continued confidence in Mercado Libre’s strategy, execution and cash generation capacity. Proceeds will be used for general corporate purpos

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether certain officers and directors of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders. If you currently own NextEra stock and are a long-term shareholder, you may be able to seek corporate governance reforms, the return of funds back to the company, a court-approved financial incentive award, or other relief and benefits. Please click here to learn more about your lega

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (“FGIC”) today announced that it had received notice from the New York State Department of Financial Services (the “NYSDFS”) that, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the First Amended Plan of Rehabilitation for FGIC, dated June 4, 2013, the NYSDFS has approved an increase of the cash payment percentage (CPP) of permitted policy claims that FGIC is required to pay under such Plan from 64.50% to 66.00%, effective Decembe

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) of Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company (ASIC) and its affiliate, Ategrity Specialty Insurance Limited (ASIL). Concurrently, AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the Long-Term ICR of “bbb-” (Good) of the holding company, Ategrity Specialty I

COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synovus announces quarterly dividends

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG) (the “Company”), a national owner and developer of retail, residential and mixed-use properties, announced that today the Company has made a voluntary prepayment of $20.0 million toward its $1.6 billion term loan facility provided by Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska (“Berkshire Hathaway”). With the prepayment, the Company has now repaid a total of $1.55 billion since December 2021 and $50 million of the term

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced the appointment of Robin Balen as chief product officer (CPO) to lead the company’s recently created product organization. A seasoned technology and business leader with more than 25 years of experience, Balen will spearhead Vantage’s global product vision and roadmap, partnering across regions and functions to accelerate and scale innovation and deliver world-class solut

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) (“SoFi” or the “Company”) today announced an underwritten public offering of $1.5 billion of shares of its common stock. In connection with the offering, SoFi expects to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the shares of common stock offered in the offering. All of the shares of common stock in the offering will be sold by SoFi. SoFi intends to use the net proceeds from the offering fo

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Payroll Growth Partners (“PGP”) of the Zebec Network and the National Payment Corporation (NatPay), a leading ACH and document distribution provider, announced a strategic partnership to power next-generation payroll and disbursement platform with bank-grade direct deposit infrastructure and optional Web3 payout rails. NatPay, in business since 1991, processes more than $170 billion annually for over 300,000 ACH clients, making it one of the U.S. largest providers of

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Willow Wealth today announced the launch of direct access to private markets evergreen funds from Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG), Goldman Sachs Asset Management (NYSE: GS), and StepStone (NASDAQ: STEP) on its platform. The three evergreen funds seek to give investors immediate exposure to fully deployed portfolios across private credit, private equity, and real estate in a structure designed to provide periodic liquidity2. Investors can now access the following curated evergree

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UBS Investment Bank today announced coupon payments for 5 ETRACS Exchange Traded Notes traded on the NYSE Arca and expected coupon payments for 3 ETRACS Exchange Traded Notes traded on NASDAQ (together, the “ETNs”). NYSE Ticker ETN Name and Prospectus Supplementa Coupon Valuation Date Ex-Date Record Date Payment Date Coupon Amount Payment Schedule Current Yield (annualized) b HDLB ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged US High Dividend Low Volatility ETN Series B 12/01/2025 1

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearly 40 Gulf Coast homeowners will receive support to rebuild their homes thanks to a more than $500,000 disbursement* from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Hancock Whitney Bank. The banks celebrated the investment in community resilience at a ceremonial check presentation with a local homeowner and Rebuilding Together New Orleans, a local nonprofit that helped facilitate grants for 12 residents in New Orleans, Louisiana. The grants, funded

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) of Kansas City Life Insurance Company (Kansas City Life) [OTCQX: KCLI]. At the same time, AM Best downgraded the FSR to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR to “bbb-” (Good) from “bbb” (Good) of Grange Life Insurance Company (Grange Life) (Columbus, OH). Th

OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) ("we") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared the following: (i) a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on January 30, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of December 31, 2025; (ii) a quarterly dividend of $0.593907 per share on the Company's Series A Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on January 30, 2026 to Series A preferred stockholders of recor

RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) today announced the appointment of Nilanjan (Neel) Adhya as Executive Vice President, Chief AI, Data and Analytics Officer (CAIDAO), effective January 9, 2026. In this newly created role, Adhya will advance AI and data as enterprise core capabilities. He will report to Ellen Cooper, Chairman, President and CEO, and will join Lincoln’s Senior Management Committee. Since 2021, Adhya served as Chief Digital Officer and Global Head of Digi

PEMBROKE, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $AXS #insurance--AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital" or the “Company”) (NYSE: AXS) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per common share payable on January 15, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2025. In addition, the Board declared a dividend of $34.375 per Series E 5.50% preferred share (equivalent to $0.34375 per depositary share) payable on January 15, 2026 to shareholders of

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PACIFIC COAST OIL TRUST (OTC–ROYTL) (the “Trust”), a royalty trust formed by Pacific Coast Energy Company LP (“PCEC”), announced today that there will be no cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of record on November 26, 2025 based on the Trust’s calculation of net profits generated during September 2025 (the “Current Month”) as provided in the conveyance of net profits interests and overriding royalty interest (the “Conveyance”). As furt

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) announced today that its board of directors has approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the company to repurchase up to $1 billion of its common stock from time to time beginning on January 1, 2026. The company’s current share repurchase program will continue in effect through December 31, 2025, at which time the current program will terminate and all subsequent repurchases will take place under the new program. The timing