Year: 2025

MOCKSVILLE, N.C., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII), the only tobacco products company that has for 27 years led and continues to lead the fight against the harms of smoking driven by nicotine addiction, today announced that Larry Firestone, Chief Executive Officer, will present as part of the Emerging Growth Virtual Investor Conference taking place on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. The Company’s update presentation will take place at 3:55 PM Eastern Time. Investors can register to attend online at: https://goto.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1717093&tp_key=e9cb5d164a&sti=xxii. Investors may submit questions in advance to Questions@EmergingGrowth.com for consideration as part of the webcast event, time permitting. If attendees are not able to join the event live on the day of the conference,...

~ Company fortifies digital asset project design, DeFi ecosystem development, and governance capabilities for planned Q1 2026 digital-asset strategy announcement ~ SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Super League (Nasdaq: SLE) (the “Company”), a leader in playable media trusted by global brands to reach and activate gaming audiences through playable ads and gamified content, today announced two strategic leadership additions through the appointments of Hunter Williams to its Board of Directors and Patrick Martin as a Strategic Advisor. Mr. Williams and Mr. Martin provide Super League with proven track records of material value creation across multiple segments of the digital asset economy. Hunter Williams is an accomplished digital-asset strategist and entrepreneur with deep expertise in technology, project economics,...

AMF doctrine shift follows UK and Nordic moves; CoinShares leads the European market with a 32% AUM share 9 December 2025 | SAINT HELIER, Jersey | CoinShares International Limited (“CoinShares” or “the Group”) (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS; US OTCQX: CNSRF) — a leading global asset manager specialising in digital assets, which has announced a merger with Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp (Nasdaq: VCIC), welcomes France’s AMF decision to open retail access to regulated crypto ETNs. Europe’s crypto exchange-traded product market is entering a new growth phase as regulators and major financial institutions across the continent move to expand retail investor access. Key developments:France: The AMF adapted its doctrine to permit retail marketing of crypto-indexed ETNs, removing warning-label requirements for...

PARAMUS, N.J., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alexander’s, Inc. (NYSE: ALX) today announced that it has completed a $175 million refinancing of its 615,000 square foot Rego Park II shopping center located in Queens, New York. The interest-only loan is at SOFR plus 2.00%, currently 5.82%, and matures in December 2030. Alexander’s paid down by $23.5 million the prior $198.5 million loan that bore interest at SOFR plus 1.45% and was scheduled to mature on December 12, 2025. Alexander’s, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that has five properties in New York City. CONTACT:GARY HANSEN(201) 587-8541 Certain statements contained herein constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking...

Bagsværd, Denmark and South San Francisco, CA, US, 9 December 2025 – Novo Nordisk and Akero Therapeutics Inc. (“Akero”) (Nasdaq: AKRO) today announced that Novo Nordisk’s acquisition of Akero, announced on 9 October 2025, has been completed. With the completion of the transaction, Novo Nordisk has acquired all outstanding shares of common stock and common stock equivalents of Akero for 54 USD per share in cash (or aggregated value of 4.7 billion USD) and a non-transferable Contingent Value Right (“CVR”). Each CVR entitles its holder to an additional payment of 6 USD per share in cash (or aggregated value of 0.5 billion USD) upon US regulatory approval of Akero’s lead candidate EFX for the treatment of compensated cirrhosis due to MASH. At the completion of the transaction, Akero became a wholly owned subsidiary of Novo Nordisk. The common...

Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for release, publication, distribution or dissemination directly, or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into the United States. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Latin Metals Inc. (“Latin Metals” or the “Company”) – (TSXV: LMS, OTCQB: LMSQF) is pleased to announce that, further to the Company’s news release dated October 24, 2025, the Company has entered into an arrangement agreement dated December 8, 2025 (the “Arrangement Agreement“) with Latin Explore Inc. (“Latin Explore“), a wholly-owned non-arm’s length subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to which the parties intend to complete a spin-out transaction (the “Spin-Out“) of the Company’s Para and Auquis...