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–Community Bankers Trust Corporation, the holding company for Essex Bank, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the recommencement of its share repurchase program and another increase in its quarterly dividend. The Company began in January 2020 a program to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of its common stock through January 2021 and…

–Robert Half International Inc. today announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of$. 34 per share. The cash dividend will be paid on December 15, 2020, to all shareholders of record as of November 25, 2020. The company’s specialized staffing divisions include Accountemps ®, Robert Half ® Finance& Accounting and Robert Half ®…

–The Editorial Advisory and Securities Review Committee of BetterInvesting Magazine today announced The Coca-Cola Company as its January 2021 “Stock to Study” and CBOE Global Markets Inc. as its “Undervalued Stock” for investors’ informational and educational use. Go to the trial version of BetterInvesting’s online tools to study the investment potential…

–Redwood Trust, Inc., a leading innovator in housing credit investing, today reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. GAAP net income was $142 million, or $1.02 per diluted common share GAAP book value per common share was $9.41 at September 30, 2020 Economic return on book value of 17% Unrestricted cash balance of $451 million at…

–Arthur J. Gallagher& Co. today reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Management will host a webcast conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 5:15 p.m. ET/ 4:15 p.m. CT. To listen to the call, and for printer-friendly formats of this release and the “Supplemental Quarterly Data” and “CFO Commentary,”…

–Scott+ Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, an international securities and consumer rights litigation firm, continues investigating whether certain directors and officers of Consolidated Edison, Inc. breached their fiduciary duties to ConEd and its shareholders. If you are a ConEd shareholder, you may contact attorney Joe Pettigrew for additional information…

–CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. today reported third quarter 2020 results, announcing it remains on track to meet its full-year operating plan after effectively managing through weather-related issues, wildfire disruptions, and COVID-19 impacts during the quarter. The company also declared a cash dividend of $0.135 per share for its common stockholders of…

–MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2020.. Following the consummation of the sale of the Foundry Services Group business and Fab 4, and for a period up to three years, the Company will provide transitional foundry services to the buyer for Foundry products manufactured in the Company’s…

–The Board of Directors of Peoples Ltd., the parent company of PS Bank, has declared a fourth quarter cash dividend of $0.56 per share and a 5% stock dividend payable on December 18, 2020. Peoples Ltd. is the holding company for PS Bank. PS Bank is an independent community bank, established 1914, with locations throughout Bradford, Sullivan, Wyoming, Lackawanna, and…

–Juan Monteverde, founder and managing partner at Monteverde& Associates PC, a national securities firm headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. relating to its buyout of Xilinx, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, XLNX shareholders will receive 1.7234 shares of AMD common stock for each share…

–Juan Monteverde, founder and managing partner at Monteverde& Associates PC, a national securities firm headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating Xilinx, Inc. relating to its proposed sale to Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, XLNX shareholders will receive 1.7234 shares of AMD common stock for…

–Planet Financial Group, LLC, parent of national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC, continued its growth across its multiple channels during the third quarter of the year and achieved several milestones:. Reaching 1,000 employees across the Planet Financial Group, LLC, family of companies- Planet Home Lending, LLC and Planet Management Group,…

–HJ Sims, a privately held investment bank and wealth management firm founded in 1935, is pleased to announce the successful closing of a September 2020 financing in the amount of $77,000,000 for Casa de las Campanas, a Life Plan Community in San Diego, CA. Casa is managed by Life Care Services, and LCS Development serves as the developer. In 2014, Sims secured bank…

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. and DALLAS, Oct. 29, 2020/ PRNewswire/– Great Bay Renewables, LLC is pleased to announce that it has closed an additional $25 million royalty investment in Tri Global Energy’s portfolio of wind and solar energy development projects located across the United States. This follow-on investment in TGE is the first investment made by Great Bay…

–Puration, Inc. today announced making major headway in the rollout of its new hemp lifestyle strategy, Farmersville Brands. The centerpiece has already announced a hemp cultivation and extraction partnership with PAO Group, Inc. and additional partnerships are in the works. For more information on Puration, visit http://www.purationinc.com.

–Crypto Asset Rating Inc, The USA based Fintech Company, announced it is now seeking funds through its crowdfunding campaign on Fundopolis. Any individual can now invest in Crypto Asset Rating Inc and help support its mission to Transform Global Capital Markets. Those interested in investing in Crypto Asset Rating Inc can visit:…

–Allied Market Research published a report, titled, ” Remittance Market By Type, Channel, Application, and End User: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2019-2026″. According to the report, the global remittance industry was estimated at $682.60 billion in 2018, and is anticipated to hit $930.44 billion by 2026, registering a CAGR of 3.9% from 2019…

–Transcend, a leader in business optimization for financial firms, has closed its Series A financing, limiting the raise to $10 million after over-subscription by potential investors. The financing round was led by Nyca Partners, a leading fintech venture capital firm, with support from a major global custodian bank. “Our investors and clients share our vision…

Quarterly net income of $44.7 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.63 Net loans decreased $83. 0 million during the third quarter of 2020 Deposits increased $468. 8 million, or 4% during the third quarter of 2020 Net interest margin of 3.47%, a decrease of 17 basis points from the linked quarter Nonperforming assets to period-end assets ratio decreased 5…

Quarterly net income of $44.7 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.63 Net loans decreased $83. 0 million during the third quarter of 2020 Deposits increased $468. 8 million, or 4% during the third quarter of 2020 Net interest margin of 3.47%, a decrease of 17 basis points from the linked quarter Nonperforming assets to period-end assets ratio decreased 5…

–CLMBR, a leader in connected fitness technology, today announced the close of their first funding round led by venture capital and private equity firm KBW-Ventures, exercise physiologist and CEO and Founder of 22 Days Nutrition, Marco Borges and others. The investment will support the launch and delivery of CLMBR Connected an d CLMBR Pure vertical climbing…

–Context Summits LLC, market leader in capital introduction software and events for alternative investment professionals, today announced its flagship Context Summits Miami 2022 event will be held January 24 through January 26 at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort& Spa. “Context’s expertise in melding technology with investor relationships was a…

–The Board of Directors of the Macerich Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of$. 15 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on December 3, 2020 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 9, 2020. Macerich, is a fully integrated self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust, which focuses on the acquisition,…

-CaseWare International Inc. announced today that private equity firm Hg Capital has made a strategic investment in the company, the first of its kind for the global leader in audit and assurance software. “We selected Hg as our partner in order to help us, our employees and our distributors to accelerate a shared vision of being the leading cloud audit and…

–Lightbox OOH Video Network, a leading digital out-of-home media company, announced an acquisition by Cattri, a leading out-of-home technology company based in Mexico City. The deal, backed by PC Capital, a Mexican private equity firm specializing in growth equity investments, and Altum Capital, a Mexico City- based private credit fund, positions Cattri to gain…

–Lightbox OOH Video Network, a leading digital out-of-home media company, announced an acquisition by Cattri, a leading out-of-home technology company based in Mexico City. The deal, backed by PC Capital, a Mexican private equity firm specializing in growth equity investments, and Altum Capital, a Mexico City- based private credit fund, positions Cattri to gain…

–ZTO Express Inc., a leading express delivery company in China, today announced that it will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 14:00, at Building One, No. 1685 Huazhi Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai, 201708, China. ZTO Express Inc. is a leading and fast-growing express delivery company in China.

–CNX Resources Corporation today released financial and operational results for the third quarter 2020 by posting those results on its website as detailed below. 10:00 a.m. ET: Thursday, October 29 Dial-In: 855-656-0928 412-902-4112 Reference “CNX Resources Call” Webcast: investors.cnx.com. CNX Resources Corporation is one of the largest independent…

–Alliance Data Systems Corporation, a leading provider of data-driven marketing, loyalty and payment solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per share on the Company’s common stock, payable on December 18, 2020 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 13, 2020.

–Tempur Sealy International, Inc. announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.. On a constant currency basis, total net sales increased 37.7%, with an increase of 43.3% in the North America business segment and an increase of 10.1% in the International business segment. Gross margin was 46.8% as compared to 43.9% in the third…

–PBF Logistics LP today announced third quarter 2020 net income attributable to the limited partners of $44.2 million, or $0.71 per common unit. During the quarter, the Partnership generated cash from operations of $61.7 million, EBITDA attributable to PBFX of $59.3 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $60.5 million and distributable cash flow of $48.5 million.

-Crescent Point Energy Corp. is pleased to announce its operating and financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Generated approximately $120 million of excess cash flow during third quarter, demonstrating continued capital discipline. Significantly reduced net debt by over $575 million year-to-date 2020, providing ample liquidity of…

We have heard increasing talk of a possible “blue wave,” in which the Democrats win control of the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives next week. In response to the pandemic, the Federal Reserve slashed the rate on 90- day Treasury securities from 1.5 percent to around 0.10 percent in March, where the rate remains today.

–KBR, Inc., today announced strong third quarter 2020 financial results after another solid quarter of earnings, margin performance, bookings and cash generation. Together, these attributes have the business performing across all key metrics– earnings, margins, cash and book-to-bill, “said Stuart Bradie, President and CEO of KBR. While revenue in the company’s…

–Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. between March 14, 2019 and July 22, 2020, inclusive, of the important November 10, 2020 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action commenced by the firm. To join the GOL class action, go to…

–Cabot Oil& Gas Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular dividend of ten cents per share on the Company’s common stock. Cabot Oil& Gas Corporation, headquartered in Houston, Texas is a leading independent natural gas producer, with its entire resource base located in the continental United States. SOURCE Cabot Oil& Gas…

–On October 28, 2020, the board of directors of Portland General Electric Company approved a quarterly common stock dividend of 40.75 cents per share. About Portland General Electric Company. Portland General Electric is a fully integrated energy company based in Portland, Oregon, with operations across the state.

TORONTO, Oct. 28, 2020/ PRNewswire/- Agnico Eagle Mines Limited today reported quarterly net income of $222.7 million, or net income of $0.92 per share, for the third quarter of 2020. This result includes non-cash mark-to-market gains on warrants of $20.9 million, foreign currency translation gains on deferred tax liabilities of $14.3 million, derivative gains…