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Rex Energy Corporation Announces Closing of Offer to Exchange Outstanding 8.875% Senior Notes due 2020 and 6.250% Senior Notes due 2022 for New 1.00%/8.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020 and Shares of Common Stock

Mar 31, 2016 20:05 pm UTC| Business

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., March 31, 2016 -- Rex Energy Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq:REXX) announced today that it has completed its previously announced exchange offer and consent solicitation related to the Company’s...

Simmons Bank Converts to Arkansas State-Chartered Bank

Mar 31, 2016 20:05 pm UTC| Business

PINE BLUFF, Ark., March 31, 2016 -- Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ:SFNC) announced Thursday that effective upon the opening of business on April 1, its subsidiary Simmons First National Bank will have converted...

Cartesian Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results

Mar 31, 2016 20:05 pm UTC| Business

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., March 31, 2016 -- Cartesian, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRTN), a specialist provider of consulting services and managed solutions to the global communications, technology and digital media industries, reported...

LinkedIn Announces Webcast of First Quarter 2016 Business Results

Mar 31, 2016 20:05 pm UTC| Business

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 31, 2016 -- LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD), the world's largest professional network on the Internet, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2016 business...

TOMI™ Environmental Solutions, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2015 Results

Mar 31, 2016 20:05 pm UTC| Business

- Increased net revenue 69% in Q4 2015 and 86% in full year 2015 from prior year periods -- Increased working capital by $9.7 million from December 31, 2014 -- To hold fourth quarter 2015 results conference call on...

Wintrust Financial Corporation Announces the Closing of the Acquisition of Generations Bancorp, Inc.

Mar 31, 2016 20:04 pm UTC| Business

ROSEMONT, Ill., March 31, 2016 -- Wintrust Financial Corporation (“Wintrust”) (Nasdaq:WTFC) today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Generations Bancorp, Inc. (“Generations”)....

Kannaway Appoints New Chief Executive Officer, Expands Executive Leadership Team

Mar 31, 2016 20:04 pm UTC| Business

SAN DIEGO, March 31, 2016 -- The first hemp lifestyle direct sales company to offer cannabidiol (CBD) oil products, Kannaway, LLC, is excited to announce that the Company is expanding its executive leadership team with...

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Economy

Australia Extends Fuel Sulphur Relaxation Amid Iran War Supply Disruptions

Australia has extended its temporary easing of fuel-quality standards through September, as ongoing disruptions from the Iran war continue to strain the countrys fuel supply chains. Energy Minister Chris Bowen confirmed...

Stocks Surge as Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Oil Prices Plunge

U.S. stock markets closed sharply higher on Friday as easing Middle East tensions and the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz sent investor confidence soaring. The SP 500 gained 1.2% to finish at 7,125.36, the...

Oil Prices Plunge as Strait of Hormuz Reopens Amid U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Talks

Global oil prices fell sharply on Friday after Iran and the United States jointly announced the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, easing fears over a major disruption to the worlds oil supply. Brent crude...

Dollar Retreats as Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Easing Safe-Haven Demand

The U.S. dollar surrendered most of its war-driven gains on Friday after Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz was completely open, reducing the safe-haven appeal that had propped up the currency since the U.S.-Iran conflict...

IMF Warns Middle East War to Deepen Economic Divide Across Latin America and Caribbean

The ongoing Middle East conflict is expected to widen economic inequality across Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the International Monetary Fund. While oil-exporting nations stand to gain short-term...

Politics

Trump's Iran Claims Spark Market Confusion Over Strait of Hormuz

Global financial markets and world leaders are navigating a wave of cautious optimism mixed with uncertainty after President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough in U.S.-Iran negotiations, including what he described as...

Anthropic CEO Meets Trump Officials to Discuss Powerful New AI Model Mythos

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sat down with senior Trump administration officials last Friday in what analysts are calling a pivotal move to repair a strained relationship between the AI company and the federal government....

Trump and IRS in Settlement Talks Over $10 Billion Tax Return Leak Lawsuit

Donald Trumps legal team and the Internal Revenue Service are reportedly engaged in settlement negotiations over a $10 billion federal lawsuit stemming from the unauthorized disclosure of the presidents private tax...

UNICEF Condemns Killing of Aid Workers Delivering Water in Gaza

The United Nations childrens agency UNICEF has expressed outrage following the fatal shooting of two contracted truck drivers who were delivering clean water to families in the Gaza Strip. The deadly incident occurred on...

Iran Reopens Strait of Hormuz Amid Fragile Ceasefire and Ongoing Nuclear Tensions

Iran has temporarily reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, sparking cautious optimism in global markets. However, Tehran issued a stark warning...

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

Apple Wins ITC Ruling, Keeping Blood-Oxygen Feature on Apple Watch

A U.S. trade tribunal sided with Apple on Friday, rejecting Masimo Corporations push to reinstate an import ban on Apple Watch. The U.S. International Trade Commission chose not to review an earlier judges ruling that...

OpenAI's $20 Billion Cerebras Deal Signals Massive AI Infrastructure Push

OpenAI is reportedly set to spend over $20 billion with AI chip startup Cerebras over the next three years, marking a significant expansion of an already substantial computing partnership. According to The Information, the...

Tesla's Terafab: AI Chip Factory Eyes Taiwan's Semiconductor Talent

Tesla is actively recruiting semiconductor engineers in Taiwan for its ambitious Terafab project a fully vertically integrated AI chip manufacturing facility that aims to consolidate logic, memory, packaging, testing, and...

Japan to Subsidize Sony's Image Sensor Plant in Kumamoto with $380 Million

The Japanese government has announced plans to provide Sony with subsidies of up to 60 billion yen, equivalent to approximately $380 million, to support the construction of an image sensor manufacturing facility in...

NiSource Signs Long-Term Energy Deals with Alphabet and Amazon to Power Indiana Data Centers

NiSource, a U.S. utility company, has secured a long-term energy supply agreement with an Alphabet subsidiary to power a major data center in northern Indiana. The announcement also included an expanded partnership with...