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North Dallas Bank & Trust Co. Announces Third Quarter Earnings of $0.92 per Share

Oct 11, 2017 13:49 pm UTC| Business

DALLAS, Oct. 11, 2017 -- North Dallas Bank Trust Co. (OTCBB:NODB) announces net earnings of $2,374,297 or $0.92 per share for the three months ending September 30, 2017, compared to $1,813,788 or $0.70 per share for...

Wabtec Announces Earnings Release Date

Oct 11, 2017 13:45 pm UTC| Business

WILMERDING, Pa., Oct. 11, 2017 -- Wabtec Corporation (NYSE:WAB) said it will report 2017 third quarter results before the U.S. financial markets open on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The company will conduct a conference call to...

Group Ten Metals Appoints Greg Johnson and Gregor Hamilton to its Board of Directors

Oct 11, 2017 13:45 pm UTC| Business

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 11, 2017 -- Group Ten Metals Inc. (TSX-V:PGE) (OTC:PGEZF) (FSE:5D32) (the “Company” or “Group Ten”) is pleased to announce the strengthening of its Board of Directors through the...

Examining Consolidated Results on Allergan, Starbucks, Equifax, Walgreens, Texas Instruments, and Kraft Heinz – Fundamental Analysis and Changes in Performance Indicators

Oct 11, 2017 13:45 pm UTC| Business

NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2017 -- In new independent research reports released early this morning, Fundamental Markets released its latest key findings for all current investors, traders, and shareholders of Allergan plc...

Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® and Farm Fresh Donate More Than 35,000 Pounds of Protein to the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore

Oct 11, 2017 13:42 pm UTC| Business

NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 11, 2017 -- Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® initiative, a program focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become more food secure, joined forces with Farm Fresh to donate more than...

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania to Hold Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on October 26, 2017

Oct 11, 2017 13:41 pm UTC| Business

SOUDERTON, Pa., Oct. 11, 2017 -- Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (Nasdaq:UVSP), parent company of Univest Bank and Trust Co. and its insurance, investment and equipment finance subsidiaries, announced it will host a...

G2 Crowd’s 2017 Software Report Names Centro as the Best Demand Side Platform

Oct 11, 2017 13:41 pm UTC| Business

CHICAGO, Oct. 11, 2017 -- Centro (www.centro.net), a provider of enterprise-class software for digital advertising, today announced that it has been recognized as the leader in the G2 Crowd Demand-Side Platform (DSP)...

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Economy

U.S. Stock Futures Slip as Year-End Trading Turns Cautious

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday evening as investors prepared for the final trading session of the year, with market sentiment dampened by thin liquidity, lingering Federal Reserve uncertainty, and fading...

Asian Markets End Year on AI Optimism as Precious Metals and Currencies Shine

Asian stocks edged lower on the final trading day of the year, capping a period in which investors largely looked past tariff-related uncertainty and instead focused on the powerful rally in artificial intelligence chip...

U.S. Dollar Slides Toward Biggest Annual Loss Since 2017 as 2026 Risks Loom

The U.S. dollar held steady in thin year-end trading but remained on track for its sharpest annual decline since 2017, as a mix of interest rate cuts, fiscal concerns, and uncertainty around U.S. trade policy weighed...

Oil Prices Slide in 2025 as Oversupply and Geopolitical Risks Shape Market Outlook

Global oil prices declined sharply in 2025, with Brent crude posting its longest stretch of annual losses on record as rising supply continued to outpace demand despite persistent geopolitical tensions. Brent crude futures...

China Manufacturing PMI Rebounds in December, Offering Boost to Economic Growth Outlook

Chinas manufacturing activity unexpectedly returned to expansion in December, ending eight consecutive months of contraction and providing policymakers with renewed confidence as they worked to achieve the countrys annual...

Politics

Philippines Challenges Chinese Research Vessel Spotted Near Cagayan Coast

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed an aircraft to challenge a Chinese deep-sea research vessel spotted operating near the northern Philippines, underscoring rising maritime tensions in the West Philippine Sea...

Salvador Nasralla Challenges Honduras Election Results Amid Fraud Allegations

Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla has formally challenged the results of Honduras recent presidential election, intensifying political tensions following a narrowly decided and controversial vote. Nasralla,...

U.S. Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration to Enforce Medicaid Funding Ban on Planned Parenthood

A U.S. appeals court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing it to enforce a controversial Medicaid funding restriction targeting Planned Parenthood in several Democratic-led states. On Tuesday, a...

Zohran Mamdani Names Steve Banks as New York City Corporation Counsel Amid Clash With Trump

Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced his pick for corporation counsel, selecting Steve Banks as the citys top lawyer in a move that underscores his administrations combative stance toward President...

U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Three Intellexa-Linked Executives Amid Spyware Controversy

The administration of President Donald Trump has lifted U.S. sanctions on three executives connected to the controversial spyware consortium Intellexa, according to a notice published on the U.S. Treasury Departments...

Science

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...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

SoftBank Completes $41 Billion OpenAI Investment in Historic AI Funding Round

SoftBank Group has officially completed a massive $41 billion investment in OpenAI, marking one of the largest private funding rounds in global technology history. The deal gives the Japanese conglomerate an estimated 11%...

Elon Musk’s xAI Expands Supercomputer Infrastructure With Third Data Center to Boost AI Training Power

Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has acquired a third building to further expand its computing infrastructure, signaling a major step in the companys effort to compete with...

ByteDance Plans Massive AI Chip Spending Boost as Nvidia Demand Grows in China

Chinas technology giant ByteDance is preparing to significantly ramp up its artificial intelligence investment, with plans to spend about 100 billion yuan (approximately $14 billion) on AI chips in 2026, according to a...

Samsung Electronics Secures Annual U.S. Licence for China Chip Equipment Imports in 2026

Samsung Electronics has obtained an annual licence from the United States government that allows the South Korean technology giant to import critical semiconductor manufacturing equipment into its China-based facilities...

Applied Digital Stock Rises on AI Cloud Spinoff Plan and ChronoScale Launch

Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) shares climbed about 1.2% in after-hours trading on Monday after the company announced a proposed business combination designed to spin off its cloud computing operations into a new,...