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Occidental to Announce Third Quarter Results Monday, November 9, 2026; Hold Conference Call Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Thu, 1 Oct 2026 16:58:13 EDT

Occidental (NYSE: OXY) will announce its third quarter 2026 financial results after close of market on Monday, November 9, 2026, and will hold a conference call to discuss the results on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 1 p.m. Eastern/12 p.m. Central. - - The conference call may be accessed by calling 1-866-871-6512 (international callers dial 1-412-317-5417) or via webcast at oxy.com/investors. Participants may pre-register for the conference call at https://dpregister.com/sreg/10212000/...

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GE Vernova declares fourth quarter 2026 dividend

Thu, 1 Oct 2026 12:50:18 EDT

GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a $0.50 per share quarterly dividend. The quarterly dividend will be payable on November 24, 2026, to shareholders of record as of October 27, 2026. - - Future dividend declarations will be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will be based on GE Vernova's earnings, financial condition, cash requirements, prospects, and other factors. - - Additional Information - GE Vernova's website at www.gevernova....

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Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho Points to Capital Discipline as FinTech Investment Rebounds to $116 Billion

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:53:42 EDT

Global FinTech investment has returned to growth, but the latest funding data suggests that the sector is entering a more selective era in which capital is increasingly flowing toward businesses that can demonstrate scale, operational strength and a credible path to sustainable value creation. - - Entrepreneur and digital business strategist Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho says the shift represents an important change in the FinTech investment cycle. Rather than rewarding expansion at any cost...

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Verizon to report third-quarter earnings October 26, 2026

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:24:06 EDT

At a glance - - - • Verizon will report third-quarter 2026 earnings on Monday, October 26, 2026. - - • The company will present results on a webcast beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET. - - • Access instructions and presentation materials, including Verizon's press release and financial tables, will be available at 7:00 a.m. ET on Verizon's Investor Relations website, verizon.com/about/investors. - - - - Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) will report third-quarter 2026 earnings on Mo...

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From the trading floor to the cloud - UBS modernises communications with BT Trading

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:18:55 EDT

- - • BT International delivers a milestone with one of the first live deployments in banking of trader voice services in the cloud. - • Twenty trading systems consolidated into a single, standardised, global solution. - • UBS proves that highly regulated trader voice workloads can successfully move to the cloud. - - - BT International, through its specialised trading business BT Trading & Command, today announced that it has been selected by UBS to modernise its global trader commun...

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General Compute Selects Cerebras to Bring Ultra-Fast Inference to Agentic Coding

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 EDT

General Compute today announced a multi-year agreement with Cerebras Systems (NASDAQ: CBRS) to deploy Cerebras' ultra-fast inference at scale for a growing customer base demanding faster AI. General Compute is a neocloud purpose-built for deploying AI chips. - - The first use case of the integration is agentic coding, where speed compounds. Coding agents make many sequential inference calls to plan, write, test, and revise code, so every delay is multiplied across the workflow. With Cer...

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Standard Chartered launches new global brand campaign, 'Move Ahead'

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:00:36 EDT

Standard Chartered announced the launch of 'Move Ahead', a new global brand campaign inspired by its Formula 1® partnership and the shared belief that success is built long before the defining moment arrives. Building on the Bank's global brand platform 'Now Is Your Time', the campaign reflects how Standard Chartered helps clients turn ambition into progress and capture growth opportunities across the world's most dynamic markets. - - Inspired by the precision and preparation behind For...

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RBC advances quantum technologies strategy with new appointment and two academic partnerships

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:54:53 EDT

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is advancing its quantum strategy with the appointment of a Director of Quantum, the signing of two strategic partnerships with leading Canadian universities and a multi-year roadmap to drive innovation while ensuring quantum-safe operations. - - “As quantum technologies move from research to real-world applications, RBC is taking a leadership position to harness these technologies for the benefit of our clients and the broader financial system, including strengt...

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RBC Capital Markets joins Women of Influence as presenting sponsor of the Top 25 Women of Influence Awards

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:53:47 EDT

Women of Influence (WOI) is thrilled to welcome RBC Capital Markets as a new presenting sponsor for the Top 25 Women of Influence Awards, marking an exciting new chapter for a program that has spent more than 15 years shining a spotlight on exceptional Canadian women. - - Together, RBC Capital Markets and Women of Influence will help elevate the achievements of women across a wide range of sectors and disciplines, amplifying their stories and making their impact more visible across Canada a...

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Blackstone Announces Third-Quarter 2026 Investor Call

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:49:23 EDT

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced that it will host its third-quarter 2026 investor conference call via public webcast on October 22, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET. - - To register, please use the following link: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1777525&tp_key=e1c5d41eb8 - - For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, there will be a webcast replay on the Shareholders section of Blackstone's website at https://ir.blackstone.com/. - - The audio replay will also be available on our podca...

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Tesco commits £20m to Henry Dimbleby's Bramble fund to accelerate innovation across UK food sector

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:53:18 EDT

Summary - - - • Tesco commits £20 million as anchor investor in Henry Dimbleby's Bramble Fund I, which is targeting £100 million of capital - • New Tesco-Bramble Innovation Partnership will identify, test and scale innovations that make food healthier, more sustainable and more affordable - - - Tesco announced it has become the anchor investor in Bramble Fund I, committing £20 million to speed up change across the UK food system. - - Bramble Fund I is a new specialist fund established by...

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Eni: report on the purchase of treasury shares on 14 September 2026

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:04:45 EDT

On 14 September 2026, Eni acquired on the Euronext Milan no. 620,714 shares (equal to 0.02% of the share capital), at a weighted average price per share equal to 24.1657 euro, for a total consideration of 14,999,988.31 euro, within the second tranche of the treasury shares program approved by the Shareholders' Meeting on 6 May 2026, for the purpose of paying to the Shareholders an additional remuneration compared to the distribution of dividends, resolved by the same Shareholders' Meeting....

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On Enters Next Chapter: Unveils Strategy to Redefine What a Sportswear Brand Can Be Alongside 2029 Financial Targets

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:50:17 EDT

- - • At its Investor Day, On today introduces its strategy to redefine what a sportswear brand can be, aimed at the Movement Class, a generation for whom sportswear is an identity. - - • Built on its Premium Playbook, On plans for strong growth across all verticals through 2029. Its immediate key growth pillars, Run, Sneaker, and Apparel, are expected to drive outsized contribution, further supported by the entry into new sports categories, Football and Golf. - - • As a result, On introdu...

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La Caisse entrusts $75 million to AlphaFixe Capital

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:14:08 EDT

La Caisse, a global investment group, announced that it has entrusted $75 million to AlphaFixe Capital, a leading Qu�bec-based investment management firm specializing in fixed income with over $20 billion in assets under management. This investment is part of La Caisse's commitment to fostering the financial expertise and growth of Qu�bec asset managers. - - La Caisse is investing in AlphaFixe Capital's alternative credit strategy, which aims to generate positive returns that are not subjec...

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Barclays launches Backing Britain's Future, committing to support 1.5m businesses and entrepreneurs by 2030

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:08:12 EDT

Barclays today launches Backing Britain's Future, a long-term commitment to support 1.5 million businesses and entrepreneurs by 2030, helping strengthen the foundations of economic growth and job creation across the UK. - - Through this commitment, Barclays will support businesses and entrepreneurs as they start, scale, invest and expand internationally, helping them access the skills, finance, networks and expertise they need to grow. - - Backing Britain's Future reflects Barclays' belief t...

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Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho Says Customer Experience Will Define the Next Era of E-Commerce Growth

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:13:32 EDT

E-commerce is entering a new phase in which growth will depend less on simply maintaining an online presence and more on delivering fast, secure, and personalized customer experiences, according to business strategist and e-commerce specialist Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho. - - The latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau reinforce the continued expansion of digital commerce. Seasonally adjusted U.S. retail e-commerce sales reached $340.2 billion during the second quarter of 2026—an increas...

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Capital Markets Day 2026: REFOCUS – driving selective growth and sustainable capital returns

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:05:19 EDT

- - • WACKER unveils new financial ambitions: growth exceeding global economic growth (GDP+ growth), an EBITDA margin of 15 percent (plus or minus 2 percentage points), and ROCE greater than 10 percent - • WACKER aims to achieve its ambitions by focusing on selective growth in attractive markets, implementing portfolio management with differentiated steering, and successfully implementing its PACE cost-savings and efficiency program - • Strong focus on sustainability confirmed: Net Zero by 2...

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Scholastic Corporation Announces Second Quarter Dividend 2026

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:11:00 EDT

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company's Class A and Common Stock for the second quarter of fiscal 2027. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2026, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 30, 2026. - - About Scholastic - - For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been meeting children where they are – at school, at home and in...

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Nine in 10 UK manufacturers turn to automation to navigate geopolitical uncertainty

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:56:26 EDT

- - • 94 per cent of manufacturers have confidence in their own business prospects over the next year, even as 89 per cent say energy costs are constraining investment - • 76 per cent are now planning major investment, sourcing and supply-chain decisions further ahead than 12 months ago - • 87 per cent are using automation of robotics, operations and storage to navigate business disruption and demand volatility - • 72 per cent have experienced increased demand from public-sector, security and...

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Nearly half of Gen Z business owners are building a business while working full-time: RBC Poll

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:53:28 EDT

Key Findings: Gen Z and Entrepreneurship - - - • Two-thirds (66%) of Gen Z Canadians have thought about owning a business, more than any other generation - • 84% of current Gen Z business owners say they are optimistic about the future of entrepreneurship in Canada - • 46% of Gen Z business owners are operating a side hustle alongside their primary job - • 32% of Gen Z Canadians aspire to start a side hustle - • 49% of Gen Z Canadians believe entrepreneurship is more accessible today than...

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Standard Chartered supports Thailand's second sustainability-linked bond, advancing climate and nature ambitions

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:44:47 EDT

- - • Thailand has raised THB25 billion, with financial terms linked to the achievement of national climate and biodiversity objectives - • First time a sovereign issuer in Asia has embedded biodiversity targets within a Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework - • Builds on the success of Thailand's inaugural Sustainability-Linked Bond, also supported by Standard Chartered - - - Standard Chartered announced that it has acted as Joint Sustainability Structuring Bank, Joint Bookrunner and J...

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Ceres and Freedom to Invest Denounce the Rescission of Shareholder Proposal Rule

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:42:48 EDT

T he U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a proposed rulemaking to rescind Rule 14a-8, which lets shareholders submit proposals for inclusion in a company's proxy statement. - - Andrew Collier, Senior Director of Freedom to Invest, said: - - Shareholder proposals are a free-market tool that allows investors to raise concerns with the companies they own on important, financially relevant issues. For decades, these proposals have been capital markets' most practical acco...

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Yara share purchases and mandatory notification of trades 2026

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:20:56 EDT

The Foundation for employees' shares in Yara (“Stiftelsen for ansattes aksjer i Yara”) has purchased shares in the market as part of the employee share purchase program in Norway. - - As part of Yara's employee share purchase program in Norway, the Foundation for employees' shares in Yara (“Stiftelsen for ansattes aksjer i Yara”) has today purchased in the market a total of 58,200 Yara shares (ticker: YAR, ISIN: NO0010208051) at an average price of NOK 449.9812 per share. - - Employee sha...

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Baz Group of Companies Announces Launch of Bazwell Capital

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 EDT

The Baz Group of Companies is pleased to announce the launch of Bazwell Capital, its newest operating company. - - Bazwell Capital was established to acquire and invest in established businesses with strong fundamentals and long-term growth potential. The firm seeks to partner with business owners to provide strategic capital, operational expertise and the resources of the broader Baz Group platform to support their next phase of growth. - - “The launch of Bazwell Capital marks a signifi...

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Blackstone Launches Inside Blackstone, a New Podcast Exploring the Ideas, Technologies and Trends Shaping the Future Economy

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:29:59 EDT

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced the launch of Inside Blackstone, a new podcast that brings listeners inside conversations with leading CEOs, founders, investors and operators about the ideas, technologies and trends reshaping business, markets and the global economy. - - Drawing on Blackstone's position as the world's largest alternative asset manager, Inside Blackstone combines perspectives from across the firm's portfolio with candid conversations featuring leaders at the center of ma...

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Standard Chartered and LMAX Group expand partnership to include digital asset custody in Luxembourg and DIFC

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:28:11 EDT

Standard Chartered today announced its appointment as LMAX Group's digital asset custodian through its DFSA-regulated Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Branch and Standard Chartered Luxembourg S.A. LMAX Group is the first client to join Standard Chartered Luxembourg's digital asset custody platform following the Bank's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) authorisation in June 2026 1. - - The appointment builds on the firms' successful collaboration announced in July 2026, when they ex...

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RBC Survey: 1 in 5 Parents of 35 to 40-Year-Olds Are Still Helping Pay the Bills

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:46:49 EDT

- - • Nearly one in three (32%) Canadian parents say their adult children aged 18-40 are not yet financially independent, including nearly one in five (19%) parents of adult children aged 35-40 - • More than half (51%) of parents have provided financial support to an adult child in the past year, giving an average of $6,151 - • Parents are increasingly helping cover the costs of everyday life: 56% help with groceries, 24% with rent and 21% with utilities - - - A new kind of “Family Plan” is...

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Accenture to Announce Fourth-Quarter and Full- Year Fiscal 2026 Results

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:06:15 EDT

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, October 1, 2026, to discuss its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 financial results. An earnings news release will be issued before the call. - - To participate in the teleconference, please dial +1 (877) 883-0383 [+1 (412) 317-6061 outside the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada] and enter access code 3533302 approximately 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the call. - - The conference call will also be ac...

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Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho Says Operational Discipline Will Define the Next Phase of iGaming Growth

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:12:42 EDT

The next phase of iGaming growth will be determined not only by technological innovation and market expansion, but by operators' ability to maintain compliant, secure, and responsible operations, according to entrepreneur and iGaming operations specialist Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho. - - Recent industry figures demonstrate both the strength of the market and the operational responsibilities accompanying its growth. The UK Gambling Commission reported that Great Britain's gambling industry ge...

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Barclays continues strategic investment in Equity Capital Markets team

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:53:17 EDT

Barclays announced that Richard Duffield and Jonathan Armstrong joined the bank as Managing Directors based in New York in the Equity Capital Markets (ECM) group. Richard joins as the Global Head of Equity Linked Origination and Jonathan has been named Head of ECM Derivatives for the Americas. - - Richard will lead the equity-linked origination business across sectors and geographies, leaning on his experience leading some of the market's largest convertible bond issuances and related deriv...

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Thomson Reuters Announces Pricing of Public Offering of US$1,300,000,000 Notes and Canadian Private Placement of C$1,000,000,000 Notes

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:56:41 EDT

Thomson Reuters (TSX/Nasdaq: TRI) announced today the pricing of - - - • a U.S. public offering by its subsidiary, TR Finance LLC, of (i) US$800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.100% notes due 2028 and (ii) US$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.750% notes due 2033 (collectively, the “US Notes”); and - • a Canadian private placement by Thomson Reuters Corporation (“TRC”) of (i) C$350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.130% notes due 2029, (ii) C$350,000,000 aggregate pr...

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Seven in 10 Gen Z jobseekers apply without checking whether roles are genuine as four in five face financial pressure

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:47:06 EDT

- - • 79 per cent of Gen Z are currently facing some form of financial pressure, with building savings and covering everyday living costs emerging as the top concerns - • Three in five (63 per cent) have looked for work in the past year, applying for an average of 34 roles each, while 12 per cent applied for 100+ jobs - • 45 per cent have been targeted by a job scam, and of this group, eight in 10 believe the scammer used AI - • Just one in three know acting as a money mule could result in a...

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Blackstone to Acquire Flow Control Holdings, a Leader in Highly Engineered Data Center Liquid Cooling Components

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:33:57 EDT

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced that private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone Capital Partners and Blackstone Energy Transition Partners (collectively “Blackstone”) have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Flow Control Holdings (“FCH”), a leading U.S. provider of highly engineered flow control solutions and components for the data center liquid cooling, food, beverage, and pharmaceutical markets, from Audax Private Equity (“Audax”). As part of the transaction, Audax will...

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Blackstone and ESR Announce Strategic Investment in Prime Korean Logistics Development

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:40:06 EDT

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and ESR today announced that funds managed by Blackstone Real Estate Partners (“Blackstone”) have invested in a majority interest in Sanha Logistics Park II, a prime dry storage logistics development in South Korea's Seoul Metropolitan Area, through a primary share issuance. ESR will remain an investor and continue to serve as development manager and asset manager through ESR Kendall Square, its South Korean platform. - - Spanning 334,000 square meters, Sanha Logistics...

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Standard Chartered to continue Liverpool FC partnership as Global Partner from the 2027/28 season

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:36:29 EDT

Standard Chartered confirmed a continuation of its partnership with Liverpool Football Club and will become a Global Partner to the Club from the start of the 2027/28 season. - - Standard Chartered has acted as Liverpool FC's Main Club Partner since 2010 and will remain in this position – and on the front of the men's, women's and Academy match shirts – throughout the 2026/27 season, before transitioning to become a Global Partner in June 2027, continuing one of the longest-standing partn...

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Garanti BBVA Releases Video Series on Financial Security in the Digital World

Wed, 9 Sep 2026 10:34:28 EDT

Garanti BBVA has released a series of nine videos on its YouTube channel, called the 'Financial Security Guide.' The series is designed to raise awareness among viewers of potential fraud on digital channels, helping them recognize suspicious requests and take the appropriate steps to protect themselves. Featuring digital content creator Ozan Sihay, the series uses a variety of everyday scenarios to explain common fraud methods, identify warning signs and outline practical precauti...

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FIBS publishes Finland country report on business perspectives on the climate transition

Tue, 8 Sep 2026 09:25:57 EDT

WBCSD Global Network partner FIBS (Finnish Business & Society) has published the Finland edition of the Business Breakthrough Barometer 2026, providing insights into how medium-sized and large companies in Finland view the climate transition compared with businesses globally. - - The report is based on responses from 49 companies operating in Finland and forms part of WBCSD's global Business Breakthrough Barometer research. The findings show that Finnish companies remain strongly commi...

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Portugal to upgrade and expand social and sustainable housing with €1.5 billion in EIB financing

Tue, 8 Sep 2026 08:56:18 EDT

- - • €1.5 billion loan will support more than 50 000 new and rehabilitated housing units across Portugal. - • €500 million first tranche signed to fund investments under Portugal's Local Housing Strategies. - • Operation will improve housing conditions for vulnerable families while promoting urban regeneration and social cohesion. - - - Portugal will upgrade or build a total of 50,000 social housing units across the country with the support of a €1.5 billion loan from the European I...

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BBVA Research: COP31 in T�rkiye Must Turn Climate Commitments into Concrete, Verifiable Action

Tue, 8 Sep 2026 08:35:49 EDT

BBVA Research believes that COP31, to be held in Antalya, T�rkiye, this coming November, must turn climate commitments into concrete, verifiable action. The bank's research unit notes that, while climate governance already has a framework of commitments and initiatives in place, a gap remains between the stated goals and their implementation. In a recent climate report, it also cites financing as one of the factors that will determine progress toward the measures agreed upon. - - Over the...

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Barclays strengthens Japan Cash Equities franchise with senior sales trading appointments

Tue, 8 Sep 2026 08:25:20 EDT

Barclays announced the appointments of Takeo Kamai as Head of High-Touch Sales Trading, Japan, and Warren Kim, to its Cash Equities business. Based in Tokyo, they will join the High-Touch Sales Trading team led by Joseph (Joe) Lee, Head of High-Touch Sales Trading, Asia Pacific (APAC). - - Barclays has a long-established Equities franchise and significant market presence in Japan, including a strong Prime business, providing clients with access to the Japanese equity markets through its glo...

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Standard Chartered's Future of Trade Report: Faster Digitalisation Could Unlock US$2.8 Trillion in Annual Global Trade by 20312026 Report Highlights

Tue, 8 Sep 2026 08:16:18 EDT

2026 Report Highlights - - - • Faster digitalisation and AI adoption could help companies harness cost savings while tapping on new trade opportunity - • Surveyed companies reported a shift from 'geographic reconfiguration' to 'refinement of supply chain strategies and capabilities' - • The treasury management function continues to transform from a resilience to a growth engine - - - By 2031, digital acceleration could add US$2.8 trillion to international trade each year – equivalent to...

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Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho Calls for a New Leadership Model as Global Employee Engagement Falls to 20%

Sun, 6 Sep 2026 20:16:37 EDT

As artificial intelligence reshapes jobs and employee engagement reaches a five-year low, business strategist and entrepreneur Jose Daniel Duarte Camacho is urging organizations to rethink how they develop leaders, communicate change and support their managers. - - According to Gallup's State of the Global Workplace 2026, only 20% of employees worldwide were engaged at work in 2025. Low engagement cost the global economy an estimated $10 trillion in lost productivity—approximately 9% of g...

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Barclays Private Bank launches Singapore booking centre to serve globally connected clients

Fri, 4 Sep 2026 15:02:41 EDT

- - • Strategic investment reinforces Singapore's role as a key wealth hub in Barclays Private Bank's international growth strategy - • Enhanced capability will serve ultra-high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs and global family offices - • Clients will gain locally booked access to Barclays' global banking, lending, investment and wealth planning capabilities - - - Barclays today announces the launch of its Private Bank booking centre in Singapore, strengthening its ability to serve...

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Scholastic Corporation Announces Date for First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Fri, 4 Sep 2026 14:59:40 EDT

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL) announced the following schedule and conference call information for its first quarter fiscal year 2027 earnings announcement: - - - • Earnings Release: Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 4:00 PM ET and posted on the Company's investor relations website, investor.scholastic.com. - • Conference Call: Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 4:30 PM ET hosted by Peter Warwick, President and CEO, and Haji Glover, CFO and Executive Vice President. A live webcas...

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Practitioners call for expanded access to financial education

Fri, 4 Sep 2026 08:17:14 EDT

- - • At the European Forum Alpbach, the European Alliance of Financial Practitioners adopted a statement calling for improved access to quality financial education across Europe - • Ten organisations from nine EU Member States bring practitioner experience into Europe's financial education agenda - • Alliance targets 4,000 financial educators by 2028 - - - Europe is taking a new step to connect financial education policy with the experience of those delivering it on the ground, suppo...

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AirAsia Group Clarifies Capital Raising and Fleet Optimisation Strategy

Fri, 4 Sep 2026 06:05:50 EDT

AirAsia Group Berhad (“AirAsia” or “the Group”) (formerly known as AirAsia X Berhad) has issued a formal clarification regarding recent media coverage concerning its ongoing capital-raising activities and fleet management strategy. The Group clarifies that its planned fundraising exercises, comprising up to US$1.0 billion in international debt markets and RM700 million in local credit facilities, are primarily targeted at debt restructuring/refinancing and balance sheet consolidation, rathe...

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Johnson & Johnson to Participate in the Deutsche Bank 2026 Healthcare Summit

Thu, 3 Sep 2026 11:21:19 EDT

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) will present at the Deutsche Bank 2026 Healthcare Summit on Thursday, September 17 th, 2026. Management will participate in a Fireside Chat at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. - - A live audio webcast of the presentation will be accessible through Johnson & Johnson's Investor Relations website at www.investor.jnj.com. An archived edition of the session will be available later that day. - - The audio webcast replay will be available approximately 48 hours after the webc...

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Hormel Foods Corporation to Participate in the 2026 Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference

Thu, 3 Sep 2026 11:16:55 EDT

Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company, announced that Jeff Ettinger, interim chief executive officer, and John Ghingo, president and chief executive officer-elect, will participate in a fireside chat discussion at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. A webcast of the discussion is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. CT). - - The webcast, replay and other information related to the event can be acc...

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RBC announces new RBC Community Solar Program that helps provide long-term revenue to participating community organizations to support the launch of solar projects

Wed, 2 Sep 2026 10:20:54 EDT

Key takeaways: - - - • RBC's Community Solar Program can help make solar energy projects more affordable for local organizations across Canada. - - • Through a 10-year agreement, RBC buys renewable energy credits (RECs) from participating organizations creating an additional revenue stream while helping to lower their operational costs. - - • The program is a creative solution to help RBC reduce its own operational emissions while supporting community-led solar energy development and wide...

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