Day: April 2, 2020

Paris, Amsterdam, April 2, 2020Press releaseUnibail-Rodamco-Westfield (“URW”) announces the successful placement of €1.4 Bn of bondsURW today successfully priced a €1.4 Bn two-tranche senior bond offering, strengthening its liquidity position:A €600 Mn bond with a 5-year maturity and a 2.125% fixed coupon; andA €800 Mn bond with a 10-year maturity and a 2.625% fixed coupon.The offering attracted strong demand with the order book exceeding €3.3 Bn.The net proceeds from this issuance will be used for general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of debt maturing in 2020 and extending the Group’s debt maturity.This week, URW raised a total of €1.9 Bn to further increase its ample liquidity position. After payment of the interim dividend on March 26, the Group will have €11 Bn in cash on hand and undrawn credit lines upon closing...

2019 financial results highlighted by increases in product sales revenue of 80% YOY and network fee revenue of 25% YOYKey strategic partnerships inked establish the Company for success in 2020 including the introduction of a number of new products to keep the Company at the forefront of the EV infrastructure marketMIAMI BEACH, FL, April 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK, BLNKW) (“Blink” or the “Company”), a leading owner, operator and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging station products and networked EV charging services, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019.Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 increased 3% to $2.8 million from $2.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. Charging service revenue for company-owned charging stations increased...

DENVER, April 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Red Lion Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLH), a hospitality company doing business as RLH Corporation which franchises midscale and economy hotels, today announced a series of organizational changes and cost cutting measures including changes to senior management, a reduction in force and the closing of the Company’s Spokane office.  These initiatives accelerate cost-cutting measures begun at the end of 2019 and broaden the scope of cost reductions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.Carter Pate, Chairman of the Board stated, “The increasing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted the Board of Directors and management to accelerate our cost reduction program.  The changes include a reduction in workforce, executive, staff and Board compensation reductions, closing...

TORONTO, April 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Firan Technology Group Corporation (TSX:FTG) will release the Q1 2020 financial results after close of trading on Wednesday, April 8, 2020.The Corporation will host a live conference call on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 8:30am (Eastern) to discuss the Q1 2020 financial results.Anyone wishing to participate in the call should dial 647-427-2311 or 1-866-521-4909 and identify that you are calling to participate in the FTG conference call.  The Chairperson is Mr. Brad Bourne.  A replay of the call will be available until May 9, 2020 and will be available on the FTG website at www.ftgcorp.com.  The number to call for a rebroadcast is 416-621-4642 or 1-800-585-8367, Conference ID 7695678.ABOUT FIRAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATIONFTG is an aerospace and defense electronics product and subsystem supplier...

CALGARY, Alberta, and VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CE Brands Inc. (TSXV:CEBI.P, “CEBI”) and eBuyNow eCommerce Ltd. (“EBN”) are pleased to announce the addition of Ernie Levenson as President and John Hanna as Chief Financial Officer of EBN.Craig Smith, Chief Executive Officer of EBN, said, “As the eBuyNow business model continues to be rapidly adopted by manufacturers and retailers globally, resulting in significant growth expectations in 2020 and beyond, it was important to bring in a President with extensive industry knowledge and a CFO with technical and public market experience. eBuyNow is extremely fortunate to be able to welcome Ernie and John to the team and will look forward to their direction and leadership in taking the business to the next level.”Mr. Levenson has 15 years of executive experience...

New clinical trial to evaluate Jakavi® (ruxolitinib) in patients with COVID-19 associated cytokine storm Cytokine storm is a type of severe immune overreaction that can result from coronavirus infection and may contribute to respiratory compromise in patients with COVID-191-3Pre-clinical and preliminary clinical evidence suggests Jakavi, a well-established JAK inhibitor, could reduce the number of patients requiring intensive care and mechanical ventilationNovartis to establish compassionate use program for COVID-19 patient access and undertake steps to ensure uninterrupted supply of Jakavi for currently licensed indicationsBasel, April 2, 2020 — Novartis today announced plans to initiate a Phase III clinical trial in collaboration with Incyte to evaluate the use of Jakavi® (ruxolitinib) for treatment of a type of severe immune overreaction...

TORONTO, April 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Noranda Income Fund (TSX:NIF.UN) (the “Fund”) announced today that its electrolytic zinc processing facility, located in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Québec, continues to maintain its priority manufacturing activities following the Government of Québec’s order to minimize all non-essential activities in the province in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The facility produces refined zinc metal and other by-products, including sulfuric acid. As a supplier of chemicals to several sectors deemed essential, the processing facility’s own manufacturing activities are considered priority manufacturing activities by the Government of Québec.The Fund has suspended all activities deemed non-essential to the maintenance of its operations effective March 25, 2020, and until further notice. All necessary...

TORONTO, 02 avr. 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Le Fonds de revenu Noranda (TSX : NIF.UN) (le « Fonds ») a annoncé aujourd’hui qu’il maintenait les activités prioritaires de son affinerie de zinc électrolytique, située à Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, au Québec, après que le gouvernement du Québec a ordonné de réduire au minimum toutes les activités non essentielles dans la province pour faire face à la pandémie de COVID-19.L’affinerie produit du zinc affiné et divers sous-produits, dont l’acide sulfurique. Étant donné que l’affinerie fournit des produits chimiques à plusieurs secteurs jugés essentiels, ses activités manufacturières sont considérées comme étant prioritaires par le gouvernement du Québec.Le 25 mars 2020, le Fonds a suspendu toutes ses activités jugées non essentielles au maintien de ses activités, et ce jusqu’à nouvel ordre....

NEW YORK, April 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, and the provider of market data and post-trade services for the global fixed-income markets, today announced monthly trading volume for March 2020 of $916.6 billion consisting of $269.5 billion in credit volume and $647.1 billion in rates volume.A number of trading volume records were achieved in March 2020, including for the following categories:Total credit trading average daily trading volume of $12.2 billion and total trading volume of $269.5 billion, with total trading volume up 50.8% from March 2019Open Trading average daily trading volume of $4.4 billion and total trading volume of $96.3 billionU.S. high-grade average daily trading volume of $6.4 billion and...

Company to hold virtual Annual and Special Meeting of ShareholdersMeeting materials are now availableTORONTO, April 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K; NYSE:KGC) plans to release its financial statements and operating results for the first quarter of 2020 on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, after market close. On Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 7:45 a.m. ET Kinross will hold a conference call and audio webcast to discuss the results, followed by a question-and-answer session. The call-in numbers are as follows:Canada & US toll-free – (877) 201-0168; Conference ID: 3084946Outside of Canada & US – +1 (647) 788-4901; Conference ID: 3084946Replay (available up to 14 days after the call):Canada & US toll-free – (800) 585-8367; Conference ID: 3084946Outside of Canada & US – +1 (416) 621-4642; Conference ID:...