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The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of ICU Medical, Inc. (“ICU Medical” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: ICUI) for violations of the securities laws.

Alipay Tap!, a QR code-based contactless payment and customer engagement solution introduced by Alipay in China in June 2024, reports today it has won over 100 million users within 11 months.

The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Backblaze, Inc. (“Backblaze” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: BLZE) for violations of the securities laws.

The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of TechTarget, Inc. (“TechTarget” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: TTGT) for violations of the securities laws.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) will release its fiscal 2025 third quarter results on May 1, 2025.

The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Movado Group, Inc. (“Movado” or “the Company”) (NYSE: MOV) for violations of the securities laws.

LongOn Capital is pleased to announce the acquisition of its portfolio company, WeCare Connect, by Activated Insights. WeCare Connect is widely recognized for its data-driven platform that improves employee retention and boosts patient and resident engagement. Activated Insights delivers workforce solutions that enable providers to attract, retain, and empower employees while raising the standard of care.

Jurny, the leading agentic AI platform transforming hospitality operations at scale, today announced a major expansion of its executive leadership and advisory board. The move adds world-class operators, technologists, and investors to the company’s mission—reflecting growing demand for automation-first infrastructure as the hospitality industry undergoes rapid transformation.

KBRA assigns a preliminary rating to the Class A Notes issued by MPOWER Education Trust 2025-A (“MPOWER 2025-A”), an asset-backed securitization collateralized by private education loans made to international students attending schools in the United States. MPOWER 2025-A is the second securitization of MPOWER Financing, Public Benefit Corporation (“MPOWER”). MPOWER issued its inaugural securitization in 2024. The transaction is a term ABS securitization collateralized by Education Loans originated by Bank of Lake Mills or by MPOWER under the MPOWER Private Education Loan Program.

Another major milestone achieved by LIA: Lightning Step is proud to announce that its AI-powered assistant has been awarded the Silver Stevie® Award for 2025 Healthcare Technology Solution of the Year. This recognition celebrates LIA’s growing impact on clinical efficiency and quality of care across behavioral health and addiction treatment centers.

OTCQB: PBNK - Pinnacle Bank, headquartered in Gilroy, California, announced today unaudited net income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 of $1,914,000, compared to net income of $2,453,000 for the same period in 2024.

Lomiko Metals Inc. (TSX.V: LMR) (“Lomiko Metals” or the “Company”) announces that further to its press release dated April 3, 2025, in order to reduce the exercise price of the warrants, the TSX Venture Exchange requires that the Company include an accelerated exercise period provision in the amended warrants. The accelerated exercise period provision will provide that, if the closing price of the Company’s shares is $0.18 or higher for 10 consecutive trading days (the "Premium Trading Days"), warrant holders will have 30 calendar days, commencing 7 calendar days after the last Premium Trading Day. The proposed amendments to the Warrants are subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.

Orbia Advance Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: ORBIA*) (“the Company” or “Orbia”) today released unaudited results for the first quarter of 2025.

Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:CHACU) (the "Company") has announced today the pricing of its initial public offering, which will consist of 20,000,000 units priced at $10.00 each. The units will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "CHACU" and are set to start trading on April 25, 2025. Each unit offered includes one Class A ordinary share of the Company as well as a right to obtain one tenth (1/10) of a Class A ordinary share following the completion of the Company’s initial business combination. Pending customary closing conditions, the offering is expected to close on or about Monday, April 28, 2025. When the securities that make up the units start trading separately, the Class A ordinary shares and the rights are expected to be listed on NASDAQ under the symbols “CHAC” and “CHACR,” respectively.

Today, Nihon Global Growth Partners Management Inc. (“NHGGP”) announced that it has nominated, via an affiliated fund, two qualified outside directors for election to the Board of Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. (2875.T) (“Toyo Suisan” or the “Company”) at the upcoming Annual General Meeting. The investor group led by NHGGP collectively owns approximately 4% of Toyo Suisan’s common shares.

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority will hold its Regular Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, beginning at 9:15 a.m. in the boardroom of the Port Houston Executive Office Building, located at 111 East Loop North, Houston, TX 77029.

The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (“Northrop Grumman” or “the Company”) (NYSE: NOC) for violations of the securities laws.

The Board of Directors of Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE: SXT) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.41 per share. The cash dividend will be paid on June 2, 2025, to shareholders of record on May 12, 2025.

UBILITE, a leader in ultra-low power wireless connectivity, today announced the appointment of George Holmes as its new CEO and Chairman of the Board.

The Un-carrier just raised the bar… again. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced it is the first wireless network in the country to reach a critical milestone: T-Mobile 5G Advanced is now nationwide!

Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of HarborOne Bancorp (NASDAQ: HONE) to Eastern Bankshares, Inc. for either 0.765 shares of Eastern common stock or $12.00 in cash per share is fair to HarborOne shareholders.

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT), a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the ownership and acquisition of high-quality, net-leased restaurant and retail properties (“FCPT” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of a Caribou Coffee property for $1.4 million. Caribou Coffee was established in Minnesota in 1992 and is a subsidiary of Panera Brands under JAB Holding Company. The property is located in a highly-trafficked corridor in Wisconsin and is corporate-operated under a long term, triple net lease with approximately eight years of term remaining. The transaction was priced at a 7.1% cap rate on rent as of the closing date and exclusive of transaction costs.

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE: BNL) (“Broadstone,” “BNL,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), today announced it has added one new development with an aggregate estimated total project investment of approximately $78.2 million to its pipeline of build-to-suit development commitments. This marks another significant milestone in growing our committed build-to-suit pipeline while expanding our network of development partners.

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from DNIB.com, the first quarter of 2025 closed with 368.4 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 4.2 million domain name registrations, or 1.1%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. Domain name registrations also increased by 6.1 million, or 1.7%, year over year.

Business Wire requests that the press release NewsItemId: 20250422795346 "BitradeX Secures £12 Million Series A to Accelerate Global Expansion of AI-Powered Trading Infrastructure" issued April 22, 2025 be removed.

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) issued its 2025 Annual Report and filed its Proxy Statement today in preparation for the company’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

Stevanato Group S.p.A. (NYSE: STVN), a leading global provider of drug containment, drug delivery, and diagnostic solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life sciences industries, announced today that it will issue financial results for the first quarter of 2025 on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 6:30 a.m. (ET).

Nu Mexico, a subsidiary of Nubank, announced today the approval of its banking license by the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV). With this milestone, Nu has become the first Popular Financial Society (SOFIPO) to obtain approval to transform into a bank, opening the path to increased competition in the Mexican financial sector. This milestone brings the company closer to expanding its product portfolio, including the introduction of a payroll account, a key opportunity to increase financial inclusion in Mexico where only 36% of adults have this financial instrument (National Financial Inclusion Survey, 2024), with 90% concentrated in just four banks.

The Board of Directors of NewMarket Corporation (NYSE: NEU) declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $2.75 per share on the common stock of the Corporation. The dividend is payable July 1, 2025, to NewMarket shareholders of record at the close of business on June 16, 2025.

The Board of Directors of NewMarket Corporation announced its approval of the capital investment by its subsidiary American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC) of up to $100 million to expand AMPAC’s ammonium perchlorate production capabilities in support of growing solid rocket motor demand. This investment will allow AMPAC to construct an additional production line, increasing capacity by more than 50%. The increased capacity will allow AMPAC to meet the domestic demand of US military and space launch programs, while also addressing the needs of US allies in these critical areas. The project is currently scheduled to be completed during 2026.

STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), the global leader in phakic IOLs with the EVO family of Implantable Collamer® Lenses (EVO ICL™) for vision correction, today announced changes to its Board of Directors. The Company announced that the Board appointed Louis E. Silverman, who served on the Company’s Board from 2014-2022, as a director, effective April 24, 2025. The Company also announced that Aimee S. Weisner, who has served as a director since 2022, has chosen not to stand for re-election to the Board when her term expires at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders in June. In addition, the Company announced that Wei Jiang, who has served as a director since 2024, has agreed to serve in a short-term role as a special strategic advisor to the Company’s Asia Pacific business.

TadHealth, a leading provider of mental health technology solutions for schools, today announced the successful completion of its $5.5 Million dollar Series A funding round, led by seasoned healthcare executives. The multimillion-dollar investment, backed by a powerful consortium of healthcare and education investors, will propel TadHealth’s mission to transform mental health support in K-12 education by expanding its platform and scaling its services nationwide.

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAVA), the category-defining Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand that brings heart, health, and humanity to food, will host a conference call on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time to discuss first quarter 2025 financial results and provide a business update.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (Nasdaq: HWC) shareholders voted to elect Chevron Corporation executive Albert J. Williams to the board of directors of Hancock Whitney Corporation at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on April 23, 2025.

The board of directors of Southern California Edison today declared the following dividends:

The Bancorp, Inc. (“The Bancorp” or the “Company” or “we” or “our”) (NASDAQ: TBBK), a financial holding company, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025.

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (“Eastern” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: EBC), the holding company for Eastern Bank, and HarborOne Bancorp (“HarborOne”) (Nasdaq: HONE), the holding company for HarborOne Bank, today jointly announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which HarborOne will merge with and into Eastern in a stock and cash transaction.

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH) (“Hilltop”) today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2025. Hilltop produced income to common stockholders of $42.1 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $27.7 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2024. Hilltop’s financial results for the first quarter, compared with the same period in 2024, primarily included a significant preliminary gain associated with the sale of operations by a merchant bank equity investment within corporate, a significant increase in the provision for credit losses and a decrease in noninterest expenses within the banking segment, net revenues decreased and noninterest expenses increased within the broker-dealer segment, and the mortgage origination segment had a slight increase in noninterest income and declines in net interest expense and noninterest expense.

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida ("Seacoast" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SBCF) today reported net income in the first quarter of 2025 of $31.5 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, compared to $34.1 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $26.0 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2024.

EDO, the TV outcomes company, is launching Engaged Audience Planning to help convergent TV marketers optimize media plans for both reach and outcomes within their existing planning solutions. The interoperable offering delivers an automated, scalable way for advertisers to test various investment scenarios and fine-tune their strategies before committing to a final media plan — making it especially valuable for buyers and sellers navigating the uncertainty of cross-platform Upfront negotiations.

OP Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: OPBK), the holding company of Open Bank (the “Bank”), today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025. Net income for the first quarter of 2025 was $5.6 million, or $0.37 per diluted common share, compared with $5.0 million, or $0.33 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2024, and $5.2 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2024.

OP Bancorp (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: OPBK), the holding company of Open Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share of its common stock. The dividend is payable on or about May 22, 2025 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 8, 2025.

Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (NYSE:RCUS), a clinical-stage, global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing differentiated molecules and combination therapies for people with cancer, today announced that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted three new employees options to purchase a total of 39,750 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price per share of $8.11, which was the closing price on April 23, 2025 and restricted stock units to acquire a total of 19,950 shares of the Company’s common stock. The equity awards were granted pursuant to the Company’s 2020 Inducement Plan, which was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in January 2020 pursuant to the “inducement exception” under NYSE Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08.

The Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE: SNA) board of directors declared today a quarterly common stock dividend of $2.14 per share payable June 10, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 20, 2025. Snap-on has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends, without interruption or reduction, since 1939.

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Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN), a leading global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the Invisalign® System of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral scanners, and exocad™ CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and restorative dentistry, today announced commercial availability in the U.S and Canada of the Invisalign System with mandibular advancement featuring occlusal blocks designed specifically to address Class II skeletal and dental correction by simultaneously advancing the mandible while aligning the teeth. This innovative solution is Align’s first clear aligner product with integrated solid occlusal blocks that deliver predictable mandibular advancement. Invisalign occlusal blocks provide durability, improve engagement, and enable vertical opening to offer earlier advancement of the mandible in cases like Class II deep bite to improve treatment efficiency.

OPAL Fuels (Nasdaq: OPAL) announced that it will release its earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, after market close on Thursday, May 8, 2025. A conference call will take place on Friday, May 9, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EBC), the holding company of Eastern Bank, today announced its first quarter 2025 financial results.

First BanCorp. (the “Corporation”) (NYSE: FBP), the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on June 13, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 29, 2025.

HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company” or “HarborOne”) (NASDAQ: HONE), the holding company for HarborOne Bank (the “Bank”), announced net income of $5.5 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $3.4 million, or 38.1%, compared to net income of $8.9 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.

Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a global specialty chemicals company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared an interim dividend to be paid in the third quarter of 2025 of $0.0207 per common share of the company, which is equivalent to the aggregate amount of approximately $1.2 million based on the number of common shares currently outstanding.

Perfect Corp.(NYSE: PERF), a global leader in AI and AR beauty and fashion tech solutions, has been honored as the ‘AI Company of the Year’ at the prestigious 2025 RetailTech Breakthrough Awards. This accolade underscores the company's commitment to innovation in retail technology, particularly through its groundbreaking AI Skin Analysis solution.

Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TVTX) today announced it will report first quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, May 1, 2025, after the close of the U.S. financial markets. The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the financial results and provide a general business update at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today released first-quarter 2025 financial results and reaffirmed full-year 2025 guidance. Complete financial results and related materials are available at www.SallieMae.com/investors. The materials will also be available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Board of Directors of The Charles Schwab Corporation at its meeting today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per common share. The dividend is payable May 23, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 9, 2025.

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DOC), a leading owner, operator, and developer of real estate for healthcare discovery and delivery, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DOC), a leading owner, operator, and developer of real estate for healthcare discovery and delivery, and Hines, a global real estate investment manager, announced today a long-term partnership to develop the residential components of Healthpeak’s Cambridge Point master-planned district in the Alewife neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

SES AI Corporation (“SES AI”) (NYSE: SES), a global leader in the development and manufacturing of AI-enhanced high-performance Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries, today announced its business results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 and affirmed its financial guidance for the year ending December 31, 2025.

Byline Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BY), today reported:

Peakstone Realty Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: PKST), a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning and operating industrial assets, announced it will release its first quarter 2025 financial results after the market closes on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Peakstone will host a webcast to present the results on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) announced its first-quarter 2025 financial results.

World Kinect Corporation (NYSE: WKC) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2025.

Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ) today announced that its Board of Directors has voted to declare a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on May 16, 2025, to stockholders of record on May 5, 2025.

Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (NYSE:BWMX) ("BeFra" or the "Company"), announced today its consolidated financial results for the first quarter 2025. The figures presented in this report are expressed in nominal Mexican Pesos (Ps.) unless otherwise noted, presented and approved by the Board of Directors, prepared in accordance with IFRS, and may include minor differences due to rounding.

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (Nasdaq: STRT) (“STRATTEC” or “Company”), a leading provider of smart vehicle access, security and authorization solutions for the global automotive industry, today announced that it will release its third quarter fiscal year 2025 results after the close of financial markets on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Principal Financial Group® (Nasdaq: PFG) announced results for first quarter 2025.

The Hartford (NYSE: HIG) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Allient Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNT) (“Allient” or the “Company”), a global designer and manufacturer of precision and specialty Motion, Controls and Power products and solutions for targeted industries and applications, announced today that it will release its first quarter 2025 results after the close of financial markets on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

News Corp will release its third quarter Fiscal 2025 results on Thursday, May 8, 2025. News Corp Chief Executive Robert Thomson and Chief Financial Officer Lavanya Chandrashekar will discuss the results via a live audio webcast at 5:00 p.m. EDT (Sydney: May 9, at 7:00 a.m. AEST).

Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (“Forge”) (NYSE: FRGE), a leading provider of marketplace infrastructure, data services, and technology and investment solutions for the private market, today announced it has hired Greg Lee to lead its trading and data platform business. In this role, Mr. Lee will oversee trading, execution and go-to-market for the next generation of Forge’s integrated platform.

Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per share of Class A common stock issued and outstanding. The cash dividend will be payable no later than June 15, 2025, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 1, 2025.

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DOCN), the simplest scalable cloud for digital native enterprises, today announced the general availability of DigitalOcean Managed Caching for Valkey, a high-performance caching solution designed to help enhance application speed and scalability. This new offering will replace the current Managed Caching offering, and expand upon its capabilities with exciting new developer tools, including enhanced multi-threading capabilities, dual-channel replication, and new dictionary structure with experimental RDMA support.

Williams (NYSE:WMB) announced today that Larry Larsen has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), overseeing all aspects of the company’s transmission, storage and gathering and processing operations, effective May 3, 2025. Larsen will replace Micheal Dunn, who announced his planned retirement from Williams last month. Larsen currently serves as Williams Senior Vice President, Gathering and Processing.

Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE: LUCK), one of the world’s premier operators of location-based entertainment, will report financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 on Thursday, May 8, 2025, before the U.S. stock market opens. Management will discuss the results via webcast at 9:00 AM ET on the same day.

NCR Voyix Corporation (NYSE: VYX), a leading global provider of digital commerce solutions, will report financial results for the first quarter 2025 before the market opens on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The NCR Voyix management team will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:00 a.m. ET the same day.