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Fleet of mobile office vehicles are ComEd’s latest effort to expand bill-assistance and energy-saving programs and bring them directly into northern Illinois communities Today ComEd unveiled the first of its new Mobile Assistance Unit activations during Waukegan Township's Corner of Hope & Opportunity Community Resource Fair & Block Party. The appearance marked the debut of a fleet of vehicles equipped to deliver bill-assistance services anywhere across ComEd's northern Illinois service territory. Waukegan Township's Resource Fair and Block Party, held annually since 2024, brings together health services, child and adult programs, job-training opportunities and other community resources

Crews to assist restoring more than 30,000 northwest Indiana customers still out of power Following the restoration of more than 410,000 customers after multiple rounds of severe weather in northern Illinois, ComEd is deploying more than 60 of its own employees to northwest Indiana to help NIPSCO complete restoration for its customers. More than 374,000 NIPSCO customers were initially impacted by the severe weather that moved through the area, and more than 30,000 remain without power. ComEd employees departed for Indiana on Aug. 22 and will remain in the area as long as they are needed. Severe weather, including three tornadoes, thunderstorms and straight-line winds of more than 100 MP

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA) today announced that the NEREUS™ branded No. 47 entry from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, driven by Mick Schumacher, is set to compete this weekend in the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., the first-ever NTT INDYCAR SERIES race on the National Mall. The event, taking place August 22–23, 2026, celebrates America's 250th anniversary with high-speed racing on a 1.7-mile, seven-turn temporary street circuit framed by the Washington Monument, U.S. Capitol, and other iconic landmarks. Practice and qualifying occur Saturday, with th

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) announced today that its board of directors has declared a 2026 third quarter dividend of seventeen cents ($0.17) a share on the Company’s common stock payable on September 23, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 2, 2026. About Halliburton Halliburton is one of the world’s leading providers of products and services to the energy industry. Founded in 1919, we create innovative technologies, products, and services that help our customers maximize their value throughout the life cycle of an asset and advance a sustainable energy future. Visit us at www.halliburton.com; connect with us on LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and Faceb

LAKEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural Grocers®, the nation's largest family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer, is hosting an in-person hiring event for a variety of positions ahead of the opening of its new Appleton, Wisconsin store this fall. Available opportunities include cashiers, department management and store leadership roles. The company offers competitive pay, career growth opportunities and comprehensive benefits. HIRING EVENT Natural Grocers invites Appleton residents and nearby neighbors to an in-person hiring event on Aug. 25, 2026. This event offers attendees the opportunity to connect

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates and NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SuperiorMed Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company ("SuperiorMed" or the "Company"), a company that shall become the parent company of SuperiorMed Healthcare Management FZ-LLC, a company in the business of management and consulting service for certain medical institutions under the laws of the United Arab Emirates ("UAE"), announced today that it has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") on August 22, 2026 for a business combination with Starry Sea Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:SSEA, SSEAU, SSEAR)), a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in the Cayman Islands ("SSEA"). Up

CALGARY, AB, Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX:CP) (NYSE:CP) (CPKC) said today that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Canadian Signals and Communications System Council No. 11 (IBEW) has agreed to enter into binding arbitration and bring the strike initiated on May 31 to an end.   The IBEW represents approximately 300 Signals & Communications employees across Canada.We welcome our employees back to work beginning Monday morning, Aug. 24.About CPKCWith its global headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Canada, CPKC is the first and only single-line transnational railway linking Canada, the United States and México, with unrivaled access to major ports f

Zura Bio Limited (NASDAQ:ZURA) ("Zura" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel and differentiated medicines to meaningfully improve the lives of patients with serious and debilitating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today reported that on August 20, 2026, the Company granted inducement awards consisting of options to purchase up to 587,000 Class A Ordinary Shares (the "Options") to thirteen newly hired employees. These awards were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors and granted outside the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), as inducements material to the new employees’ employment, in

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE:BDN) announced today the expiration of the previously announced cash tender offer (the "2028 Notes Tender Offer") by its operating partnership, Brandywine Operating Partnership, LP (the "Operating Partnership"), for up to $50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount (the "2028 Series Cap") of its outstanding 7.550% guaranteed notes due 2028 (the "2028 Notes"). The Operating Partnership previously announced that it had extended its cash tender offer (the "2029 Notes Tender Offer" and, together with the 2028 Notes Tender Offer, the "Tender Offers") for its outstanding 8.875% guaranteed notes due 2029 (the "2029 Notes"

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. TORONTO, Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quantum BioPharma Ltd. (NASDAQ:QNTM) (CSE:QNTM) (FRA: 0K91) ("Quantum" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to building a portfolio of innovative assets and biotech solutions, is pleased to announce the following corporate update. The Company announces the grant of an aggregate of 572,500 stock options (the "Stock Options") to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. Each Stock Option is exercisable at a price of C$4.80 for a

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. ("OPT" or the "Company") (NYSE:OPTT), a leader in maritime operational infrastructure and autonomous ocean systems, announced that its Financial Statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2026, contained an audit report from its Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm with an explanatory paragraph emphasizing a going concern qualification. Release of this information is required by Section 610(b) of the NYSE American Company Guide and does not reflect any change or amendment to any of the Company’s filings for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026. For more

East West Bancorp, Inc. ("East West" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:EWBC) announced today that management will meet with investors at several investor conferences this fall. New York – Christopher Del Moral-Niles, Chief Financial Officer, will deliver remarks during a fireside chat at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on Monday, September 14th, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Boston – Management will meet with investors to discuss East West’s business, performance, and strategy at the Jefferies Boston Bank Conference on Wednesday, November 4th, 2026. Mr. Del Moral-Niles will also deliver remarks at the BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference on Thursday, November 5th

NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tidal Financial Group and Defiance ETFs today announced their decision to close and liquidate eight exchange-traded funds listed on various exchanges as indicated below: Defiance Daily Target 2X Long LMND ETF (NASDAQ:LMNX)Defiance Daily Target 2X Long ZETA ETF (NYSE:ZETX)Defiance Daily Target 2X Long DKNG ETF (NASDAQ:DKNX)Defiance Daily Target 2X Short OKLO ETF (NYSE:OKLS)Defiance Daily Target 2X Long MP ETF (NYSE:MPL)Defiance Daily Target 2X Short HOOD ETF (NYSE:HOOZ)Defiance Daily Target 2X Long RKT ETF (Cboe: RKTL)Defiance 2X Daily Long Pure Drone and Aerial Automation ETF (Cboe: DRNL) The Board of Trustees of Tidal Trust II approved this ac

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP (NYSE:KRP) ("Kimbell" or the "Company"), a leading owner of oil and gas mineral and royalty interests in over 17 million gross acres in 28 states, today announced that it has closed the previously announced purchase of mineral and royalty interests from certain affiliated sellers in a cash and unit transaction valued at approximately $221.2 million1 (the "Drop Down").  The purchase price for the Drop Down was comprised of $74.9 million in cash (approximately 34% of the total consideration), and 9.5 million common units of Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC ("OpCo") valued at approximately $146.3 million.  Kimbell is en

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ:MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, announced today the granting of inducement awards to fourteen new employees under Momentus’ 2022 Inducement Equity Plan. In accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), the awards were approved by Momentus’ Compensation Committee and made as a material inducement to each employee’s entry into employment with the Company. In connection with the commencement of their employment, the employees received an aggregate of 2,750 restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The RSUs have a four-year annual vesting schedule, subj

NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:LGI) is confirming today, pursuant to its Managed Distribution Policy, as previously authorized by its Board of Directors, a monthly distribution of $0.15340 per share on the Fund's outstanding common stock. The distribution is payable on September 22, 2026, to shareholders of record on September 10, 2026. The ex-dividend date is September 10, 2026. The Fund will pay a previously declared distribution today, August 21, 2026. The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulativ

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:IOVA) ("Iovance" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company focused on innovating, developing, and delivering novel polyclonal tumor infiltrating lymphocyte ("TIL") therapies for patients with cancer, today announced that on August 20, 2026 (the "Date of Grant"), the Company approved the grant of inducement stock options covering an aggregate of 240,135 shares of Iovance’s common stock to twenty new, non-executive employees. The awards were granted under Iovance’s Amended and Restated 2021 Inducement Plan, which provides for the granting of equity awards to new employees of Iovance by the Company’s

New York, Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Univest Securities, LLC ("Univest"), a member of FINRA and SIPC, and a full-service investment bank and securities broker-dealer firm based in New York, today announced the closing of a registered direct offering (the "Offering") of approximately $5.0 million for its client Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ:SGLY) (the "Company"), a global logistics integrated solution provider. Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement, the Company has agreed to sell to certain institutional investors an aggregate of approximately $5.0 million of the Company's securities, including 1,562,500 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Common S

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SolarMax Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq SMXT) ("SolarMax" or the "Company"), an integrated solar energy company, today announced that it received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") on August 20, 2026, that the Company does not meet requirements for the continued listing of its common stock on Nasdaq pursuant to Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) because it has failed to file its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Under the Nasdaq rules, the Company has 60 calendar days from August 20, 2026, which is October 19, 2026, to submit a plan to regain compliance. If Nasdaq accepts the Company’s plan, Nasdaq can grant an exception of up

RESTON, Va., Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, as required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR) reported employment inducement grants made to Aaron Doades, who joined the company as an employee on August 10, 2026. On August 20, 2026, Mr. Doades received one-time grants of (i) 30,000 restricted stock units with respect to Comscore common stock (RSUs), vesting on the second anniversary of the grant date; (ii) an additional 30,000 RSUs, vesting in equal annual installments over four years from the grant date, with settlement of vested RSUs deferred until the earlier of a separation from service or a change in control of the company; and (iii) non-qualified o