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STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Land & Buildings Investment Management, LLC (together with its affiliates, “Land & Buildings,” “L&B,” “us” or “we”), a shareholder of First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE: FR) (“First Industrial,” “FR” or the “Company”), issued a letter to shareholders detailing the Company’s governance discount and its latest engagement with the Company. The full text of the letter is below: Dear fellow First Industrial Shareholders, Two weeks ago, we publish

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Selling a Home Can Take Months. Offerpad Sellers Can Close in Days.

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--A new AM Best report suggests that the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market will continue to grow in 2026, perhaps at a slower rate than last year with investors taking profits instead of redeploying capital in a softening market. The Best’s Special Report titled, “Cat Bond Market Growth Accelerates, as Loss Multiples Compress,” notes that capacity continues to reach record level within the ILS segment, which has grown beyond its niche role to become more est

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IFM Investors, a global pension capital investor owned by 15 Australian pension funds and UK pension fund Nest, today released a landmark policy blueprint aimed at unlocking pension capital investment in US infrastructure. IFM invests on behalf of over 32 million US and Australian workers through their pension funds, including nurses, teachers, hospitality, retail and construction workers. Australian pension capital is projected to be the second largest pe

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #EstatePlanning--Wealth.com today announced an agreement with Dynasty to embed Wealth.com’s AI-powered estate and tax intelligence directly within the Dynasty Desktop

NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM) formally SLM Corporation, today announced that it has entered into a $200 million accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”). The ASR and any future share repurchases will be conducted under the $500 million share repurchase program authorized by Sallie Mae’s Board of Directors, effective Jan. 22, 2026. “Following our fourth-quarter earnings announcement, pursuant to our $500 million s

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Snowden Lane Partners today announced it will integrate MSCI Wealth Manager into its advisory ecosystem to enhance portfolio management capabilities.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a global specialty chemicals producer, earned a Platinum rating for its 2025 performance from EcoVadis, one of the world’s largest independent providers of business sustainability ratings, the company announced today. The Platinum designation places Orion in the top 1% of companies worldwide evaluated by EcoVadis. The assessment measures performance across four areas: environment, ethics, sustainable procurement, and labor and human rights. “Ach

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marchex® (NASDAQ: MCHX), which harnesses the power of AI and conversation intelligence to provide actionable insights derived from prescriptive vertical-market data analytics, announced today that PDS Health®, a leading nationwide integrated healthcare support organization that helps dental, dental specialty, and primary care practice owners grow successful practices, has expanded its use of Marchex’s platform to gain deeper visibility into marketing-driven patient eng

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #btc--Empery Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: EMPD) (the “Company” or “Empery Digital”) today announced an update on its previously authorized share repurchase program. As of March 6, 2026, the Company has repurchased 20,175,242 shares of its common stock under its $200 million share repurchase program, at an average purchase price per share of $6.06, including all fees and commissions. Following these repurchases, the current number of shares outstanding is 31,244,993, after giv

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morningstar today introduced an AI assistant embedded in Direct Advisory Suite, its flagship advisor platform.

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #HomeMeansEverything--loanDepot, Inc. (NYSE: LDI) (together with its subsidiaries, “loanDepot” or the “Company”) announced today it has expanded its market presence with the launch of a new wholesale lending channel under the leadership of President of Partnership Lending Dan Peña. Built on the Company’s proprietary mortgage platform and designed for mortgage brokers who value competitive pricing, a full array of products, and high-touch support, loanDepot’s wholesale lending channel

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CallMiner, the global leader in customer experience (CX) automation powered by deep conversation intelligence, today announced several new and enhanced AI capabilities that strengthen its market-leading platform. These updates deliver greater personalization, enhanced contextual understanding, and more flexibility, enabling organizations to act faster, automate smarter, and improve customer outcomes. With the introduction of advanced AI classifiers, CallMiner ma

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $NAVN #NASDAQ--Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP (“Scott+Scott”), an international shareholder and consumer rights litigation firm, has filed a securities class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Navan, Inc. (“Navan” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NAVN), and certain of the Company’s directors and officers, and the underwriters of Navan’s October 2025 initial public offering (“IPO”), alleging violations of §§11, 12 and 15 of

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cannae Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNNE) (“Cannae” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new stock repurchase program, effective March 6, 2026, under which the Company may repurchase up to 10 million shares of its common stock, in addition to the 4.9 million shares remaining under Cannae’s prior authorizations, for an aggregate share buyback authorization of 14.9 million shares. The Company has 46.4 million shares outstanding. The B

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intelligent Legal Solutions (ILS), a global legal technology company developing software to allow investment funds lawyers to automate key processes like side letter management, comment memo management, and the MFN process, today announced a Seed round led by Chicago Ventures, an early-stage venture firm that partners closely with exceptional entrepreneurs building companies in undercapitalized, high-potential ecosystems. The company has raised over $3M to date, with t

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Robert G. (Bob) Card, former President and CEO of SNC‑Lavalin and a seasoned global engineering and construction executive, has been elected to its Board of Directors effective March 4, 2026. Card will serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and Commercial Strategies and Operational Risk Committee. Card’s appointment brings the total number of Fluor Board members to 12 of whom 10 are independent. With more than thre

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) today announced that David E. Constable, Executive Chairman, will step down from the Board of Directors following the Annual Shareholders Meeting on May 6, 2026. James T. (Jim) Hackett, the company’s Lead Independent Director, will assume the role of Chairman of the Board on May 5, 2026. Constable’s connection to Fluor spans 44 years. He began his career with the company in 1982, advancing through a series of global leadership roles

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) (“Jefferies”) announced today that it has posted the attached letter from Jefferies’ CEO and President in response to the lawsuit and public statements by Western Alliance Bank (“Western Alliance”) concerning Western Alliance’s loans against receivables of First Brands. The letter makes clear that, among other things, For over four years, Western Alliance made non-recourse loans in steadily increasing amounts to borrowers nam

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY), a global consulting firm, today announced third quarter fee revenue of $717.4 million. In addition, third quarter diluted earnings per share was $1.23 and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $1.28. “Our strong quarterly performance continues to reflect the evolution of our firm,” said Gary D. Burnison, CEO, Korn Ferry. “Today the world is enveloped by unprecedented levels of change – shifts in population, demographics and technological a