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SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action against Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. and Certain Officers – NAK

Apr 04, 2017 20:32 pm UTC| Business

NEW YORK, April 04, 2017 -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (“Northern Dynasty” or the “Company”) (NYSE:NAK) and certain of its officers. The...

UPDATE: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Approves Alpha II as a Qualified 2017 Registry

Apr 04, 2017 20:29 pm UTC| Business

The release has been updated to clarify the fact that the CMS qualification allows the Alpha II Registry to report Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) data on behalf of physicians and physician practices using the...

Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Sean Lee Makes Special Appearance to Thank ‘Sacks for Kids’ Corporate Sponsor, WorldVentures

Apr 04, 2017 20:28 pm UTC| Business

PLANO, Texas, April 04, 2017 -- WorldVentures™, the leading direct seller of global travel and leisure club memberships, partnered with Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee and the Dreambuilders Foundation in 2016 to...

Navient to announce first-quarter 2017 results on April 18, host earnings call on April 19

Apr 04, 2017 20:23 pm UTC| Business

WILMINGTON, Del., April 04, 2017 -- Navient (Nasdaq:NAVI), a leading asset management and business processing services company, today announced that it will release its 2017 first-quarter financial results on...

Independence Holding Company Receives Notice from NYSE Regarding Late Form 10-K Filing

Apr 04, 2017 20:23 pm UTC| Business

STAMFORD, Conn., April 04, 2017 -- Independence Holding Company (NYSE:IHC) today announced that as a result of its inability to timely file its Annual Report onForm 10-Kfor the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 (“Form...

Spark Therapeutics to Present Updated Hemophilia B Data at the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society (HTRS) 2017 Scientific Symposium

Apr 04, 2017 20:15 pm UTC| Business

PHILADELPHIA, April 04, 2017 -- Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ONCE), a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to challenging the inevitability of genetic disease, announced today that Adam Cuker, M.D., assistant...

KeyW Completes Acquisition of Sotera Defense Solutions

Apr 04, 2017 20:15 pm UTC| Business

HANOVER, Md., April 04, 2017 -- The KeyW Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:KEYW) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc.(Sotera) in an all-cash transaction valued at...

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Economy

BOJ Rate Decision in Focus as Yen, Inflation, and Nikkei Hang in Balance

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its April 28 policy meeting, maintaining the benchmark short-term rate at 0.75%. This would mark the third consecutive pause following a 25...

Asian Stock Markets Rally as Japan and South Korea Hit Record Highs Amid Oil Price Concerns

Asian stock markets opened the week on a positive note, with major indices in Japan and South Korea reaching record highs, supported by strong momentum from U.S. equities. However, gains across the region were tempered by...

Dollar Holds Firm as Middle East Tensions and Central Bank Decisions Keep Markets on Edge

The U.S. dollar remained steady on Monday as uncertainty surrounding a potential Middle East peace deal continued to weigh on global investor sentiment. Ongoing tensions between the U.S., Israel, and Iran have kept...

Brazil Pension Fund Crackdown After Banco Master Collapse Raises Investment Concerns

Brazils largest bank failure in recent years has triggered sweeping regulatory changes that are reshaping how public pension funds invest, raising concerns about their ability to meet long-term financial targets. The...

Chip Stocks Rally on AI Optimism as Oil Price Surge Adds Market Tension

Oil prices climbed sharply on Monday as stalled U.S.-Iran negotiations continued to disrupt Middle East energy exports, fueling concerns across global markets. Brent crude futures rose nearly 2%, reaching a three-week high...

Politics

Erdogan Condemns White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting, Voices Support for Trump

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed strong support for former U.S. President Donald Trump following a shocking shooting incident at the White House Correspondents Association dinner. According to an official...

Trump Gala Security Scare: Suspect Arrested After Attempted Attack on U.S. Officials

A dramatic security incident at a high-profile Washington gala has raised serious concerns about the safety of U.S. officials and the growing threat of political violence. Authorities arrested a 31-year-old suspect,...

Bennett and Lapid Form Alliance to Challenge Netanyahu in Upcoming Israel Election

Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have announced a political alliance aimed at unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming election expected later this year. The two rivals...

DOJ Ends Probe Into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Boosting Kevin Warsh Confirmation Prospects

The U.S. Department of Justice has officially ended its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a decision announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro that could significantly impact the future leadership of...

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Crisis Deepens as Traffic Plunges Amid Iran-U.S. Tensions

Shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped dramatically, with only five vesselsincluding an Iranian oil products tankerpassing through the strategic waterway in the past 24 hours, according to recent...

Science

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

Taiwan Court Fines Tokyo Electron Unit $4.78M in Major TSMC Trade Secrets Case

A Taiwan court has imposed a significant penalty on the local subsidiary of Japan-based Tokyo Electron, highlighting the islands strict stance on protecting critical semiconductor technologies. The court fined the company...

DeepSeek V4 Launch Signals China’s Growing AI Independence with Huawei Chips

DeepSeek, a fast-rising Chinese AI startup, has unveiled a preview of its highly anticipated V4 model, marking a major step toward Chinas technological independence. The new model, optimized for Huaweis Ascend chips,...

U.S. Warns Allies Over Alleged Chinese AI IP Theft Linked to DeepSeek

The U.S. State Department has launched a global diplomatic effort to highlight concerns over alleged intellectual property theft by Chinese artificial intelligence companies, including startup DeepSeek. According to a...

Judge Dismisses Elon Musk’s Fraud Claims Against OpenAI, Trial to Proceed on Remaining Allegations

A U.S. federal judge has dismissed key fraud claims brought by Elon Musk in his high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman, marking a significant development in the ongoing legal battle. The ruling,...

$16B Michigan Data Center Project Boosts U.S. AI Infrastructure Expansion

Related Digital, a major data center developer, announced on Friday that it has secured $16 billion in financing to support the construction of a large-scale data center campus in Michigan. This significant investment...