Day: January 8, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Preferred Bank (NASDAQ: PFBC), one of the larger independent commercial banks in California, today announced plans to release its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023 after the close of market on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. On the following day, Thursday, January 25, 2024, management will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Eastern (11:00 a.m. Pacific). The call will be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet. Interested participants and investors may access the conference call by dialing 844-826-3037 (domestic) or 412-317-5182 (international) and referencing “Preferred Bank.” There will also be a live webcast of the call available at the Investor Relations section of Preferred Bank’s website at www.preferredbank.com. Preferred Bank’s Chairman...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: DCOM and DCOMP) (the “Company”) announced that it will continue to be the lead sponsor for the 8th consecutive year. The Brooklyn Public Library PowerUP! Competition focuses on up-and-coming small businesses in Brooklyn, and awards grants to the top finalists. ABOUT DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for Dime Community Bank, a New York State-chartered trust company with over $13.6 billion in assets and the number one deposit market share among community banks on Greater Long Island (1). Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.Investor Relations Contact:Avinash ReddySenior Executive Vice President – Chief Financial OfficerPhone: 718-782-6200; Ext. 5909Email: avinash.reddy@dime.com ¹ Aggregate deposit...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ProStar Holdings Inc. (“ProStar®” or the “the Company”) (TSXV: MAPS) (OTCQB: MAPPF) a world leader in Precision Mapping Solutions®, is pleased to announce the successful integration of its flagship product, PointMan®, into Rycom Instruments® cable and pipe locating devices. As a result of this integration, Rycom Instrument’s Pathfinder devices now have the ability to capture, record, and share the precise location of buried utilities and pipelines anywhere in the world with PointMan.  “We are very excited about the integration of Rycom Pathfinder with ProStar’s PointMan,” stated Doug Reitz, Executive VP of Rycom. “We recognize PointMan as best in class, and combining it with Rycom’s Pathfinder means that underground utility infrastructure, buried anywhere in the world, can...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lancaster Resources Inc. (CSE:LCR | OTCQB:LANRF | FRA:6UF0) (“Lancaster”) is pleased to provide an update on the significant progress of the Alkali Flat Lithium Brine Project in Lordsburg, New Mexico, and the strategic steps being taken to explore this flagship property. Also, through an amendment to the spin-off agreement signed between Lancaster and Nelson Lake (the “Spin-Off Agreement”), the record date for the Spin-Off transaction has been set for February 5, 2024. CEO’s Statement: “Our unwavering commitment is towards the Alkali Flat Project. The strategic acquisition of the Nelson Lake Copper Project and the subsequent spin-off are pivotal in funding our lithium exploration in New Mexico,” says Lancaster’s CEO and President Penny White. Key Highlights...

Entry into force of the final tranche of 18 Rafale for Indonesia (Saint-Cloud, January 8, 2024) – The final tranche of 18 Rafale for Indonesia came into force today. It follows the entry into force, in September 2022 and August 2023, of the first and second tranches of 6 and 18 Rafale, thus completing the number of aircraft on order for Indonesia under the contract signed in February 2022 for the acquisition of 42 Rafale. “In choosing the Rafale, Indonesia has opted for a unique tool for sovereignty and operational independence that will help consolidate its role as a major regional power. This choice also consolidates ambitious industrial and academic cooperations. We are fully committed to making this partnership a success, with a resolutely long-term vision,” said Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation. * * * ABOUT DASSAULT...

The common stock of the combined company is expected to commence trading on The Nasdaq Global Market under ticker symbol “HWH” on January 9, 2024.Bethesda, MD, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alset Capital Acquisition Corp. (“Alset”) (Nasdaq: “ACAX” for common stock and “ACAXR” for rights), today announced the completion of its previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”), with HWH International Inc. (“HWH”), a purpose-driven lifestyle company encompassing differentiated offerings from four core pillars: HWH Marketplace, Hapi Cafe, Hapi Travel Destination and Hapi Wealth Builder. The common stock of the combined company is expected to begin trading on The Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the new ticker symbol “HWH” on January 9, 2024. The Business Combination was approved at a special meeting...

1.5 million passengers in 2023 and world-class on-time performance PLAY airlines carried 114,265 passengers in December 2023, which is a 53% increase from December 2022 when PLAY carried 74,620 passengers. PLAY had a load factor of 76.2% in December 2023 and of all passengers traveling with PLAY, 24.5% were flying from Iceland, 28% were flying to Iceland and 47.6% were VIA passengers. Air-traffic controllers in Iceland had a series of strikes in the month of December which affected PLAY´s on-time performance. The on-time performance in December was 59% but PLAY´s on-time performance for the year of 2023 was 83%. This on-time performance percentage means that out of 9,600 flights for the whole year of 2023, over 8,000 flights were on time, and the average delay on these flights was 5.4 minutes. When corrected for the air traffic...

Hsinchu, Taiwan, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Andes Technology (TWSE: 6533), a leading supplier of 32/64-bit, high-performance and low-power RISC-V processor cores and a Founding Premier member of the RISC-V International, and Spacetouch Technology, a high-tech enterprise specializing in smart home, traditional home appliances, and consumer electronics, today jointly announced AndesCore™ D25F has been adopted by the SPV60 series as the edge-side audio processor, a perfect integration of traditional and intelligent audio, and introducing a new generation of on-device AI audio processors. Andes Technology’s D25F processor, based on the AndeStar™ V5 architecture, is a 32-bit RISC-V CPU IP core equipped with P-extension (DSP/SIMD extension, draft version). Combined with the RISC-V DSP/SIMD ISA compiler, DSP...

In December 2023, Icelandair transported 264 thousand passengers, a 13% increase compared to December 2022. In the full year of 2023, the Company transported 4.3 million passengers, 17% more than in 2022. In December, 30% of passengers were traveling to Iceland, 17% from Iceland, 45% were via passengers and 7% were traveling within Iceland. Seismic activity and volcanic eruption in the Southwest of Iceland had no impact on Icelandair’s flight schedule in December but international media coverage of these events negatively affected passenger demand, primarily on the market to Iceland. Despite that, load factor remained similar to December last year at 72.4%. On-time performance was 67%. On time performance and the number of passengers in December was significantly affected by the industrial action of Icelandic Air Traffic Controllers. Bogi...