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Investar Holding Corporation Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering

Mar 16, 2017 23:02 pm UTC| Business

BATON ROUGE, La., March 16, 2017 -- Investar Holding Corporation (“Investar”) (NASDAQ:ISTR), the parent holding company of Investar Bank, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 1,411,765...

Ferroglobe Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016

Mar 16, 2017 22:41 pm UTC| Business

Q4 2016 revenue of $394.4 million, up from $364.7 million in Q3 2016; FY 2016 revenue of $1,580.5 million, down from $2,039.6 million in FY 2015Q4 2016 net loss of $(44.4) million, or $(0.23) on a fully diluted per share...

Global Indemnity Limited Announces Pricing of $120 Million Subordinated Note Offering

Mar 16, 2017 22:23 pm UTC| Business

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, March 16, 2017 -- Global Indemnity Limited (NASDAQ:GBLI) (the "Company" or "Global Indemnity") today announced the pricing of an offering of $120 million of its 7.875% Subordinated Notes due...

Hanmi Announces Pricing of $100 Million Subordinated Debt Offering

Mar 16, 2017 22:19 pm UTC| Business

LOS ANGELES, March 16, 2017 -- Hanmi Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HAFC) (“Hanmi”), the holding company for Hanmi Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $100 million...

Actinium Pharmaceuticals to Sponsor 4th Annual Summit on Hematologic Malignancies

Mar 16, 2017 21:30 pm UTC| Business

NEW YORK, March 16, 2017 -- Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT:ATNM) ("Actinium" or "the Company"), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative targeted therapies for cancers lacking effective treatment...

HMS Holdings Provides An Update on Status of Fiscal Year-End SEC Reporting: Estimated Impact on FY2016 CMS Reserve Liability

Mar 16, 2017 21:25 pm UTC| Business

IRVING, Texas, March 16, 2017 -- On March 16, 2017, HMS Holdings Corp. (the “Company” or “HMS”) (NASDAQ:HMSY), a leading provider of coordination of benefits, payment integrity and care management solutions for payers,...

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action against Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. and Certain Officers – KNDI

Mar 16, 2017 21:01 pm UTC| Business

NEW YORK, March 16, 2017 -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (“Kandi” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: KNDI) and certain of its officers. The class...

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Economy

Trump Administration Targets Mortgage-Backed Securities to Ease Housing Affordability Crunch

The Trump administration has launched a new effort to support the U.S. housing market by stepping into mortgage-backed securities (MBS) purchases, aiming to counterbalance the Federal Reserves ongoing reduction of such...

G7 Finance Ministers to Meet in Washington on Critical Minerals Supply Chains

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced that Australia and several other countries will participate in a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies in Washington on Monday,...

Stocks Hit Record Highs as Jobs Data Supports Fed Rate Cut Outlook

Global stock markets surged to fresh record highs on Friday as investors reacted positively to a U.S. jobs report that showed slower-than-expected employment growth in December, reinforcing expectations that the Federal...

Wall Street Hits Record Highs as Jobs Data Signals Resilient U.S. Economy

U.S. stock markets finished at record levels on Friday as investors digested a mixed December jobs report that still pointed to underlying economic strength. The SP 500 closed at a fresh all-time high, reinforcing optimism...

U.S. Treasury Says It Can Handle Potential Tariff Refunds if Supreme Court Rules Against Trump

The U.S. Treasury has sufficient funds to cover any potential tariff refunds if the Supreme Court rules against President Donald Trumps use of emergency powers to impose broad tariffs, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said...

Politics

Russia Fires Oreshnik Hypersonic Missile Near NATO Border in Escalation of Ukraine War

Russia launched a powerful Oreshnik hypersonic missile overnight at a target in western Ukraine near the border with NATO-member Poland, sharply escalating tensions and raising alarm across Europe. Ukrainian officials and...

U.S. Seizes Olina Tanker as Crackdown on Venezuelan Oil Exports Intensifies

The United States has seized the oil tanker Olina in the Caribbean, marking the fifth vessel targeted in recent weeks as Washington escalates efforts to enforce sanctions and curb Venezuelan oil exports. U.S. officials...

Trump Warns Iran as Nationwide Protests Intensify and Internet Is Shut Down

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Irans leadership as anti-government protests spread across the country and authorities imposed an internet blackout to suppress unrest. Videos circulating online showed...

New York Sues Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Project Freeze Impacting Clean Energy Goals

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed lawsuits against the Trump administration over its decision to suspend construction on two major offshore wind projects that the state says are critical to powering 1...

Trump Says U.S. Must Control Greenland to Counter Russia and China

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States needs to own Greenland in order to prevent Russia or China from potentially occupying the strategically important Arctic territory in the future. Speaking...

Science

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Technology

Supreme Court to Hear Cisco Appeal on Alien Tort Statute and Human Rights Liability

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by Cisco Systems that could significantly reshape how American companies are held liable for alleged human rights abuses committed overseas. The case centers on the scope...

FCC Approves Expansion of SpaceX Starlink Network With 7,500 New Satellites

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved SpaceXs request to deploy an additional 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites, marking a major step forward in the companys mission to expand global...

xAI Cash Burn Highlights the High Cost of Competing in Generative AI

Elon Musks artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is rapidly emerging as a major player in the generative AI race, but new reports highlight the enormous financial costs behind that ambition. According to Bloomberg News,...

Nvidia Appoints Former Google Executive Alison Wagonfeld as First Chief Marketing Officer

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has taken a significant step in strengthening its leadership team by appointing a senior Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) executive as its first-ever Chief Marketing Officer, signaling a strategic move as the...

EU Orders Elon Musk’s X to Preserve Grok AI Data Amid Probe Into Illegal Content

The European Commission has ordered Elon Musks social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to retain all internal documents and data related to its built-in artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, until the end of...