Month: September 2020

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In its first ceremony celebrating the U.S. Navy’s newest fast-attack submarine in front of a virtual audience, Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) christened pre-commissioning unit Montana (SSN 794) today at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division.Due to COVID-19 restrictions on the size of public gatherings, the christening ceremony was hosted virtually at Newport News’ Module Outfitting Facility.“Yes, we are disappointed we couldn’t host the normal pomp and circumstance today, and that our shipbuilders and their families couldn’t be here in person to witness history. But as shipbuilders, we know the show must go on,” said Jennifer Boykin, president of Newport News Shipbuilding. “Our work doesn’t stop for a pandemic, just as the Navy’s mission never ends. It is...

NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, Sept. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, September 12 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX) announced today that they have submitted an amended protocol to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expand the enrollment of their Phase 3 pivotal COVID-19 vaccine trial to up to approximately 44,000 participants which also allows for the enrollment of new populations.Enrollment in the trial has been proceeding as planned and the company expects to reach its initial target of up to 30,000 participants next week. The proposed expansion would allow the companies to further increase trial population diversity, and include adolescents as young as 16 years of age and people with chronic, stable HIV (human immunodeficiency viruses), Hepatitis C, or Hepatitis B infection, as...

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After three day bout, stock market finally recovered as big tech shares bounce back with the help of investors who bagged some shares while on dip. The Dow big contributor is Apple which shares closed 4% higher. Amazon also gained 4% while Tesla is up by 7%. Microsoft, Alphabet and Facebook shares as well ended up higher. The China-US tension is still lingering around the corner, but it did not stop dip buyers to get the reward they’ve been asking for with today’s gain. Here are the main movements in the Stock Market this Wednesday; Stocks – S&P 500 gained 67.19 points higher or 2.02% to 3,399.03, just as market closed at 4 p.m. of New York’s time.– The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 439.71 points or 27,940.60.– Nasdaq Composite also appreciates with 293.87 points higher or 2.71% to 11,141.56. Recovering...

It seems that the historically called rough month just took its effect this week, bringing major indices to the bottom as investors continued to dump ‘biggest-gainer’ tech shares which dragged down today’s market. Apple and Microsoft both slid around 6% and 5%, respectively. Amazon and Facebook shares are also down by 4%. Tesla fell about 21%, its biggest dropped yet in a single day session. Nvidia and Micron’s shares, companies most known as chipmakers, dropped about 5% and 3%, respectively. The movements come down after US President Donald Trump raised for the second time the idea of ditching China as business partner, claiming the U.S. would not lose out financially if the country is separated with them. With this, investors are closely monitoring the tension and analyzing if tech shares will recover any time soon. Here are the main...

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Not for distribution to U.S. newswire services or for dissemination in the United StatesOAKVILLE, Ontario, Sept. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Giyani Metals Corp. (TSXV:EMM, GR:A2DUU8) (“Giyani” or the “Company“) announces today that it is increasing the size of its previously announced private placement financing from $1.0 million to $1.2 million.The Company’s partly brokered private placement of units will now consist of 9,600,000 units priced at $0.125 per unit to accredited investors and other exempt purchasers, with each unit consisting of one (1) common share of the Company (each, a “Common Share“) and one half (½) of one Common Share purchase warrant (a “Warrant“). Each whole Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one common share at an exercise price of $0.20 per share...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Euro Manganese Inc. (TSX-V/ASX: EMN) (the “Company” or “EMN“), announces that the Company has granted stock options to its directors, officers and employees to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,950,00 common shares of the Company.  Of these, 1,653,000 have been granted to directors, 783,000 have been granted to officers and 1,514,000 have been granted to employees and consultants. The stock options are exercisable for a term of ten years at an exercise price of $0.11 per common share. The options will vest one-third on the date of grant, and one-third on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant.About Euro Manganese Inc.Euro Manganese Inc. is a Canadian mineral resource company, whose principal focus is advancing the evaluation...

SÃO PAULO, Brazil, Sept. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XP Inc. (Nasdaq: XP), a leading, technology-driven financial services platform and a trusted provider of low-fee financial products and services in Brazil, announced today that the company has formed a partnership in the Wealth Management segment with a group of experienced private bankers that are former executives of Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo. XP Inc. will hold a 49.9% minority stake in the company, with the transaction complementing the existing offering to ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Further, the partnership reinforces XP’s mission of attracting talented and long-term oriented entrepreneurs to our ecosystem.The team’s expertise in Wealth Management combined with XP’s wide range of products and complementary services, including capital markets, structured products...

SAN FRANCISCO and LEHI, Utah, Sept. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sunrun (NASDAQ: RUN), a leading provider of residential solar, battery storage and energy services, and Vivint Solar (NYSE: VSLR), a leading full-service residential solar provider in the United States, today announced that they have received notification from the Department of Justice of early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.The transaction remains subject to other customary closing conditions, including approval by the stockholders of Sunrun and Vivint Solar and is expected to close in early October.About Sunrun                        Sunrun Inc. (Nasdaq: RUN) is the nation’s leading home solar, battery storage, and energy services company. Founded in 2007, Sunrun pioneered home solar service plans to...