Month: February 2026

Proposed transaction with Carbonium Core, Inc. to establish domestic nuclear-grade graphite manufacturing in Tennessee, USA *for illustrative purposes only MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Smartkem, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMTK), (“Smartkem” or the “Company”), a leader in advanced materials, today announced that Carbonium Core, Inc. (“Carbonium Core”), with whom Smartkem recently announced a non-binding letter of intent (“LOI”), has received state-level support for its proposed nuclear graphite manufacturing unit. Carbonium Core is a U.S.-based advanced materials company focused on the domestic production of nuclear graphite. State Senator Jessie Seal, Vice-Chairman of the Tennessee Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee welcomed Carbonium Core’s planned nuclear graphite manufacturing presence...

  Tornator Grew to a New Level: Group Revenue EUR 232 Million and Balance Sheet EUR 4 Billion – Forest Assets Exceeded 800,000 Hectares Financial Statements release – 3 February 2026 at 3 pm SUMMARY FOR THE PERIOD 1 January – 31 December 2025 ·Turnover increased to EUR 232.2 million (+9.0%). Strong demand raised timber sales prices early in the year, and well-planned timber sales batches met customer needs throughout the year. ·Adjusted operating profit rose again to a new record of EUR 168.4 million (154.1), as did operational net profit, EUR 114.4 million (103.2). ·Operating profit at fair value was EUR 298.4 million (189.9) and net profit EUR 217.2 million (132.5). Equity amounted to EUR 2.3 billion (2.2), and return on equity at fair value was 9.5%. ·The fair value of the Group’s forest assets increased to EUR 3.8 billion (3.6),...

NEW YORK, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cipher Mining Inc. (NASDAQ: CIFR) (“Cipher” or the “Company”), a leading developer and operator of industrial-scale data centers, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Black Pearl Compute LLC (the “Issuer”), intends to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $2.00 billion aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2031 (the “Notes”), in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and to non-U.S. persons outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds from the offering (1) to finance the remaining cost of the Black Pearl Facility, a high-performance...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bread Financial® Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BFH), a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending, and saving solutions, today announced the company’s participation in the Bank of America 2026 Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, February 10. Bread Financial President and Chief Executive Officer Ralph Andretta, along with EVP and Chief Financial Officer Perry Beberman will participate in a fireside chat. The fireside chat will take place at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live here. The fireside chat can also be accessed through Bread Financial’s investor relations website. A replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days following the event. About Bread Financial®Bread Financial® (NYSE: BFH) is a tech-forward financial services...

Company commences Phase 2 and drives toward a 2026 final investment decision on first commercial waste plastics-to-fuels facility HOUSTON, TX, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abundia Global Impact Group, Inc. (NYSE American: AGIG) (“Abundia” or the “Company”), a low-carbon energy solutions company focused on converting biomass and plastics waste into high-value low-carbon fuels, announces it has appointed Burns & McDonnell as its lead engineer to deliver the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) package for its first waste-plastics-to-renewable products recycling facility in Baytown, Texas. Completing this milestone is a material step in Abundia’s path to the commercialization of its renewable chemicals and fuels division. The Company’s appointment of a FEED engineer represents significant progress as it embarks on Phase...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced the appointment of Shelly Irvine as a Senior Managing Director in the Dispute Advisory Services practice within the firm’s Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment. Ms. Irvine, who is based in San Francisco, has nearly three decades of experience supporting clients with intellectual property (“IP”) matters. She has worked with clients across the United States, Asia, UK and continental Europe, both in a litigation support and testifying role as well as consulting on strategic IP issues, with a focus on life sciences, telecom, software and cloud computing, clean energy, and manufacturing. Ms. Irvine has provided testimony in federal and state court and in arbitration proceedings on cases related to damages for patent, copyright and trademark...

Webcast and Conference Call To be Held Monday, February 9, 2026, 8:30 am ET NEW YORK, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and rare diseases, including Rett syndrome, and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced that it will issue financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2026 on Monday, February 9, 2026. Management will host a conference call on Monday February 9, at 8:30 am ET to review financial results and discuss recent corporate developments. Following management’s remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. Webcast / Conference...