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Humana Inc. and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), in collaboration with CenterWell, USAA and Volunteers of America (VOA), will bring together employees, veteran advocates and community partners on May 19 to support veterans experiencing homelessness.

Innovaccer Inc., a leading Healthcare AI company, today published The AI-Powered Payer: Leaders' Perspectives for 2026, a survey-based research report examining how health insurance executives are approaching AI investment, deployment, and organizational readiness heading into the next phase of healthcare autonomy. The findings draw on responses from C-suite and senior leaders across 63 major health insurers, ranging from regional health plans to national carriers.

Aditxt, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADTX) (“Aditxt” or the “Company”), a social innovation platform accelerating promising health innovations, announced today that it will effect a 1-for-27 reverse split of its common stock. Commencing with the opening of trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on May 18, 2026, the Company’s common stock will trade on a post-split basis under the same symbol ADTX. The reverse stock split was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders held on May 1, 2026, with the final ratio determined by the Company’s board of directors.

Lincoln Financial (NYSE:LNC) announced today that Lincoln National Corporation will hold its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, in a virtual meeting format via live audio webcast.

John Montague has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he will partner with clients to design and develop innovative strategies that improve outcomes, enhance transparency, and support long-term organizational goals.

Mobix Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOBX) today announced it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to acquire Special Project Delivery LLC ("SPD"), a strategic infrastructure platform building sovereign U.S. supply chains for rare earth elements, critical minerals, and energy storage.

Kariya Pharmaceuticals, a pioneer in brain-penetrant GLP-1 therapies, and NeuraLight, the leader in developing precision brain function measures, today announced a partnership to advance brain-focused GLP-1 therapeutics. The partnership integrates NeuraLight’s precision biomarker platform into Kariya’s Phase II program for KP405, a first-in-class brain-penetrant dual GLP-1/GIP agonist in development for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. The NeuraLight platform uses its novel brain function biomarkers to quantify the neuroprotective effect of KP405.

Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), the parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar®, IHOP® and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop® restaurants, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable on July 10, 2026 to the Company’s stockholders of record at the close of business on June 24, 2026.

BlueWind Medical, Ltd., a leader in Implantable Tibial Neuromodulation (ITNM) and developer of the Revi® System, a patient-centric solution for urgency urinary incontinence (UUI), today announced the close of $47.8 million in financing through a combination of equity and debt.

OnePipe, Nigeria’s leading payments infrastructure company, announced that it now serves over 65% of the domestic Nigerian airlines market, serving 9 of the 14 licensed domestic airlines with the recent addition of Binani Air.

Horizon3.ai, the AI-Native Proactive Security Company behind NodeZero®, today announced that NodeZero has achieved “Awardable” status through the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace (TSM).

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced that the Board of Directors has authorized and declared an 8% increase in the quarterly dividend, from twenty-four cents ($0.24) per share to twenty-six cents ($0.26) per share, payable July 6, 2026, to stockholders of record as of June 15, 2026. This increase results in an annualized equivalent dividend rate of $1.04 per share.

Franklin Templeton announced today that certain closed-end funds have declared their distributions for the next three months.

Franklin Templeton announced today that certain closed-end funds have declared distributions pursuant to their managed distribution policy for the next three months.

Bradley L. Radoff and Michael Torok, who collectively own approximately 7.8% of the outstanding shares of Seer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEER) (the “Company”), today submitted the following improved non-binding proposal to acquire the Company – their third such proposal – for $2.40 per share in cash plus a contingent value right.

ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NDRA) (“ENDRA” or the “Company”), a pioneer in thermoacoustic biomarker imaging for the early detection and monitoring of steatotic liver disease (SLD), today announced multi-site clinical validation results for TAEUS® Liver that demonstrate strong concordance with MRI-PDFF, high reproducibility and consistent performance across clinical sites.

Worldwide Clinical Trials (“Worldwide”), a global contract research organization (CRO), has added several key leadership appointments, including Dr. Panteli Theocharous as Chief Therapeutics & Clinical Strategy Officer and President of Europe; Marcin Ernst as President, Internal Medicine; Keya Watkins, as President, Oncology; and Gijsbert Veerman as Vice President, Early Phase Oncology – Europe. The addition of these industry-leading experts within key geographies and therapeutic areas bolsters Worldwide’s scientific and operational capabilities, enables regional leadership, and expands oncology experience following the recent acquisition of Catalyst Clinical Research.

CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV), The Essential Cloud for AI™, today announced CoreWeave Sandboxes, an execution layer that gives AI researchers and platform teams secure, isolated environments for running reinforcement learning (RL), agent tool use, and model evaluation. The new offering is available on a customer's own CoreWeave infrastructure or as a serverless runtime through Weights & Biases (W&B).

Glooko, Inc., a global digital health company focused on helping clinicians address the growing challenges of glycemic safety and diabetes management across the care continuum, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for EndoTool IV Cloud, the first FDA-cleared, cloud-based patient-specific insulin dosing platform. EndoTool IV Cloud is the cloud-based version of EndoTool IV, Glooko’s clinical decision support solution for intravenous insulin dosing in the hospital setting.

Derivative Path, a leading derivatives and risk management platform for financial institutions, today announced the launch of ALM Strategy Builder, a product that gives banks and credit unions the ability to build, stress-test, compare, and present interest rate hedging strategies in a single environment.

NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, today released new research showing that enterprise AI is outgrowing the architecture and infrastructure beneath it as data privacy and sovereignty requirements tighten. The research finds a widening split between enterprises that are redesigning AI for control, locality and security, and organizations still layering AI into environments that were not built to support these requirements.

U.S. pending homes sales jumped 9.6% year over year to their highest level since September 2022, on a seasonally adjusted basis. That’s according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket.

Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI), a leader in enterprise AI and data solutions, today announced the launch of Job Acceleration within the Broadbean by Veritone programmatic advertising platform. The new feature gives recruiters and talent acquisition teams a self-serve way to quickly increase visibility for individual positions when additional hiring support is needed.

Prime Capital Financial strengthens its presence in Connecticut with the addition of Brendan Kenny, CFP®, CBDA, a Farmington-based financial advisor with more than 25 years of experience helping individuals and families pursue their retirement and financial planning goals.

SPARK Microsystems, a Canadian fabless semiconductor company specializing in next-generation short-range wireless communications, has been selected by FABrIC as a CAD $1 million grant recipient funded by the Government of Canada. The funding is administered by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED).

Ardent Health (NYSE: ARDT), a leading provider of healthcare in growing mid-sized urban communities across the U.S., has partnered with FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation to implement its Synapse® enterprise imaging solutions across Ardent's acute care hospital footprint across six states.

Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ: WMT) announced it will release its first quarter earnings results at 6 a.m. CDT and hold a live conference call with the investment community at 7 a.m. CDT on Thursday, May 21, 2026. John Furner, president and chief executive officer, and John David Rainey, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will host the call to discuss the results and answer questions.

Mary Kay Inc., a global leader in beauty and entrepreneurship, announces the launch of its Global Social Squad (GSS) Pilot Program – a groundbreaking initiative designed to empower Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants (IBCs) as dynamic digital brand advocates and next-generation social media storytellers.

Onebrief today announced an expanded partnership with Second Front Systems following the successful migration of all users at the Secret classification level to the Department of the Air Force (DAF) CLOUDworks environment.

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today released the CrowdStrike 2026 Financial Services Threat Landscape Report, revealing that DPRK-nexus adversaries stole billions in digital assets in 2025 while industrializing cybercrime with AI-powered deception. Hands-on-keyboard intrusions against financial institutions spiked 43% globally and 48% in North America over the past two years, as adversaries exploited trusted identities and SaaS applications to evade legacy defenses.

SecurityScorecard, the global leader in threat-informed third-party risk management (TPRM), today announced it has completed the acquisition of Driftnet, a pioneer in global internet scanning and next-generation threat intelligence. This acquisition will bring Driftnet's high-fidelity internet discovery engine into SecurityScorecard's TITAN AI platform, giving TPRM, Security Operations, and threat hunting teams the real-time intelligence they need to find and fix third-party risks before attackers exploit them.

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Idaho today announced it provided more than $425,000 in financial support to community organizations for new and existing programs that address everyday barriers to health — including limited access to nutritious food, reliable transportation and family support — so more Idahoans can receive care and support closer to home.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT) announced today that its Board of Trustees has declared cash dividends for the second quarter of 2026 on its 8.125% Series A Preferred Shares (NYSE: PMT PRA), its 8.000% Series B Preferred Shares (NYSE: PMT PRB) and its 6.750% Series C Preferred Shares (NYSE: PMT PRC).

WisdomTree, Inc. (“WisdomTree”) (NYSE: WT), a global financial innovator, today announced the launch of the WisdomTree Physical AI, Humanoids, and Drones Fund (WDRN), listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., (CBOE), with an expense ratio of 0.45%. The launch comes at a pivotal moment for artificial intelligence (AI), as the technology evolves beyond digital applications to enable physical AI activities (“Physical AI Activities”), powering machines that can perceive, make decisions, and execute tasks autonomously in the physical world. This shift marks a transition from AI as a tool for generating information to a system capable of driving real-world outcomes.

Sylvamo's (NYSE: SLVM) board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share for the period of July 1, 2026, to Sept. 30, 2026. The dividend is payable July 28, 2026, to holders of record at the close of business July 7, 2026.

Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), a global technology investor that specializes in enterprise software, today announced the opening of its new office in Abu Dhabi within ADGM, the city’s international financial center. VEPM Middle East Limited has received full authorization from ADGM’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), enabling the firm to advise on investments and arrange deals in investments across the region.

Kairos Pharma Ltd. (NYSE American: KAPA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative cancer therapeutics, announces that it has been named a winner of the 2026 GHP Magazine Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Awards as the Leaders in Drug Resistance Development 2026 - USA award recipient.

Ontada®, a McKesson business dedicated to real-world oncology data and insights, will present new real‑world research and introduce ON.Journey, a new oncology data solution, at ISPOR 2026.

The Real Brokerage Inc. (NASDAQ: REAX, “Real”), a leading real estate technology platform redefining the industry through innovation and culture, today released results from its April 2026 Agent Survey. The findings reinforce a consistent trend seen across prior Real surveys: repeat clients and referrals remain the dominant lead source for most agents, ahead of paid and digital lead generation channels.

Snapdocs, the leading digital closing platform for the U.S. mortgage industry, today announced an initiative with BNY (NYSE: BK), a global financial services platforms company, to deliver automated, end-to-end digital mortgage collateral infrastructure.

KnowBe4, the global leader in digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans, today announced the launch of ‘CAPY: Cyber Awareness Program for You’ - a new, one-stop, free online hub providing cybersecurity training for the entire family.

NetDocuments, the #1 trusted intelligent document management system for legal professionals, today introduced a fundamentally reimagined platform experience built around an industry-first legal context graph. It is the first system that continuously maps how every matter, document, and communication in a firm connects across hundreds of millions of records – while respecting each firm’s existing permissions and ethical walls. Private preview opens today.

Jim Vena, chief executive officer of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) will address the RBC Canadian Industrials Conference on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. ET.

AlTi Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTI) (“AlTi”), a leading independent global wealth manager with $90 billion in assets, today announced that it will be deploying Nevis, an all-in-one AI platform for wealth management, across its global advisor base. This partnership highlights AlTi’s commitment to innovation by providing its teams with cutting-edge technology that will enable advisors to spend more time on delivering best-in-class client service rather than managing administrative tasks.

Evercore (NYSE: EVR) will host its sixth annual Consumer & Retail Conference in New York City on June 9-11, 2026.

Global analytics software leader, FICO (NYSE:FICO) is hosting a series of free credit education workshops at select Citi branches nationwide through FICO’s Score A Better Future™ (SABF) program. These workshops are designed to empower individuals in traditionally underserved communities with the knowledge and tools to make informed financial decisions and prepare for life milestones, such as renting an apartment, buying a home, owning a business, or advancing education.

MassMutual and its global alternative asset management subsidiary Barings today announced that MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (“MS&AD”) has completed the acquisition of an 18% equity stake in Barings through its subsidiary, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. (“MSI”), a leading Japanese insurance company.

Affinia Therapeutics (“Affinia”), an innovative clinical-stage gene therapy company with a pipeline of first-in-class and/or best-in-class adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies initially for devastating cardiovascular diseases, today announced the presentation of new preclinical and translational data on the company’s lead program AFTX-201, the design of the Phase 1/2 UPBEAT© clinical trial investigating AFTX-201 in patients with BAG3-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), Affinia’s blood-brain-barrier (BBB)-penetrant AAV capsids, and Affinia’s proprietary high-yield manufacturing process. This research was presented in several oral and poster sessions at the 29th American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 2026 Annual Meeting, being held May 11-15, 2026 in Boston, MA, and virtually.

Iterative Health, a healthcare technology and services company powering the acceleration of clinical research, today announced the acquisition of three cardiology sites from NextStage Clinical Research. Located across the key market of Texas, they bring experienced research teams, deep connections to community-based provider groups, and a proven track record in cardiovascular research – deepening Iterative Health’s reach into one of the highest-need therapeutic areas.

Bragg Gaming Group (NASDAQ:BRAG; TSX:BRAG) (“bragg” or the “Company”), a leading igaming content and platform technology solutions provider, today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2026.

PHINIA Inc. (NYSE: PHIN), a diversified, industrial supplier and global leader in the development of fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket solutions, announced today that it will participate in KeyBanc’s Industrials and Basic Materials Conference on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Conference participation will be in-person and will include one-on-one meetings with institutional investors to discuss dynamics across the various markets PHINIA serves around the world and the Company’s business.

Triple Hair Group Inc. (“Triple Hair” or the “Company”), a company specializing in the development of innovative treatments for androgenic alopecia (pattern baldness), today announced the initiation of its Phase III clinical trial in India evaluating TH07, the Company’s patented prescription topical treatment for male pattern hair loss.

Zura Bio Limited (Nasdaq: ZURA) (“Zura” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel and differentiated medicines to meaningfully improve the lives of patients with serious and debilitating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today reported that on May 13, 2026, the Company granted an inducement award consisting of an option to purchase up to 600,000 Class A Ordinary Shares (the “Option”) to Muzammil Mustufa, the Company’s new Chief Business Officer. The award was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors and granted outside the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), with a grant date of May 13, 2026, as an inducement material to Mr. Mustufa’s employment, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The award is subject to the terms and conditions and other provisions set forth in the Company’s Plan and the award agreement thereunder.

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE, NYSE Texas: USPH), a national operator of outpatient physical therapy clinics and provider of industrial injury prevention services, today announced that Chris Reading, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, presented at the BofA Securities 2026 Healthcare Conference held on May 13, 2026. The presentation included a discussion of the overall operating environment in healthcare, the Company's key initiatives and a broad overview of opportunities.

Veradermics, Incorporated (NYSE: MANE), a dermatologist-founded, late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapeutics for pattern hair loss, today announced that two E-posters will be presented at the 2026 Music City Symposium for Cosmetic Advances and Laser Education (SCALE) beginning today in Nashville, Tennessee until May 17, 2026.

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) will conduct a conference call Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. CDT to discuss its fiscal 2027 first quarter financial results. The conference will be available to the public as a live, audio-only webcast on Dell Technologies’ website at investors.delltechnologies.com; an archived version will be available at the same location.

Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), the quick, easy, trusted leader in preventive automotive maintenance, today announced the recipients of its inaugural Happy to Help grants, administered in partnership with the Blue Grass Community Foundation. In total, Valvoline Inc. is awarding $150,000 across Fayette County, Ky., to support seven organizations launching or expanding initiatives focused on children’s health and mental well-being.

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN), a technology-driven healthcare workforce solutions company, today announced an exclusive 36-month partnership to bring the Optimé workforce strategy and planning solution into Intellify®, Cross Country’s workforce intelligence platform.

Hiya, the global leader in AI-powered voice security and identity, today announced that Bouygues Telecom has deployed Hiya's Branded Call solution across its network, making Bouygues the first French mobile operator to offer business caller identity to all subscribers. The deployment, launching in June 2026, integrates Hiya's AI platform directly into Bouygues Telecom's Ericsson-powered core network infrastructure, enabling businesses to display their identified name on calls to all Bouygues subscribers with no app download required.

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today reported first quarter 2026 results. GMV reached $33.7 billion (+33% YoY), revenue $1.0 billion (+44% YoY), transaction margin dollars $389 million (+44% YoY), and adjusted operating profit $68 million, up from $3 million a year ago.

The Beachbody Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: BODI) (“BODi” or the “Company”), a leading fitness and nutrition company, today announced that it will be participating in the upcoming investor conferences: LD Micro Invitational XVI in Los Angeles, CA. and Craig-Hallum 23rd Annual Institutional Investor Conference in Minneapolis.

Accenture Federal Services and OpenAI today announced a strategic collaboration to help U.S. federal agencies rapidly adopt, migrate, and scale advanced AI. As a key OpenAI Partner, Accenture Federal will help clients move from experimentation to production-ready, mission-grade deployment in weeks, not years.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IONS) today announced that its partner, Biogen, shared compelling topline results from the Phase 2 CELIA study evaluating diranersen (IONIS-MAPTRx/BIIB080), an investigational antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapy targeting tau, in individuals with early Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The CELIA results provide the first evidence from a randomized Phase 2 study of a tau-directed therapy demonstrating both robust biomarker impact and cognitive benefit in early AD.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today commends the announcement by AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon to form a joint venture to extend mobile connectivity for wireless customers by using satellite-based, direct-to-service technologies.

Precision BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTIL), a clinical stage gene editing company utilizing its novel proprietary ARCUS® platform to develop in vivo gene editing therapies for high unmet need diseases, today announced new preclinical data from its PBGENE-DMD program in an oral presentation at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 2026 Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. The new data show that treatment with PBGENE-DMD in early-juvenile mice resulted in significantly higher efficacy across key skeletal and respiratory muscles than treatment in late-juvenile mice over a comparable timeframe. This new data further supports evaluating PBGENE-DMD in younger DMD patient populations, including the 2- to 3-year-old patients, who are a key demographic of the ongoing Phase 1/2 FUNCTION-DMD trial evaluating PBGENE-DMD in boys ages 2 to 7.

Terrestrial Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: IMSR) (“Terrestrial Energy” or “the Company”), a developer of Generation IV small modular nuclear power plants, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

GridCARE, the pioneer of Power Acceleration for AI, today announced the closing of its $64 million oversubscribed Series A financing, representing a significant step-up in valuation from its previous round less than a year ago.

Versant Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSNT) (the “Company”) today reported operating and financial results for the first quarter of 2026. The Company delivered strong results in the first quarter of 2026, driven by continued growth in its Platforms business and disciplined execution across its portfolio.

High-level results from a planned interim analysis of the VOLGA Phase III trial showed perioperative treatment with IMFINZI® (durvalumab) in combination with neoadjuvant enfortumab vedotin (EV) demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) versus standard of care. Patients were ineligible for or had declined cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Patients in the comparator arm had a radical cystectomy (surgery to remove the bladder) with or without approved adjuvant treatment.

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE: NIQ) (the “Company”, or “NIQ”), a leading global consumer intelligence company, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Electric vehicle (EV) sales volumes may have plateaued, but consumer interest has not faded, according to the JD Power 2026 U.S. Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study,SM released today. In fact, the recent surge in gas prices has helped to boost consideration, with 26% of new-vehicle shoppers saying they were “very likely” to consider purchasing an EV in April—up 3 percentage points from the previous month. Meanwhile, the share of shoppers saying they were “very unlikely” to consider an EV fell 4 percentage points month over month to 18% in April. That April bump in consideration helped drive the overall percentage of new-vehicle shoppers who say they are “very likely to consider an EV to 25% (up 1 percentage point year over year) in 2026, while 35% are “somewhat likely,” unchanged from a year ago.

Viking Holdings Ltd (the “Company” or “Viking”) (NYSE: VIK) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Leah Talactac, President and Chief Financial Officer, as Chief Executive Officer. Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO, has been appointed as Executive Chairman and will continue to serve as Chairman of Viking’s Board of Directors. The Company also announced that Linh Banh, Executive Vice President of Finance, has been appointed as CFO.

Amid growing demand for tailored voluntary benefits among educators and public sector employees, Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE: HMN), a national provider of insurance and financial solutions for educators, today announced it has been named the 2025 Voluntary Sales Growth Leader in the small carrier category by Eastbridge Consulting Group, a leading industry research and consulting firm focused on voluntary and worksite benefits.

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) celebrated the opening of its 1-million-square-foot distribution center in Litchfield Park, AZ, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday.

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS), a leader in developing smart solutions that enable safe and efficient electrical energy transfer, will host an Investor Day in New York City today, Thursday, May 14, 2026. Presentations are expected to begin at 9:00 a.m. ET and conclude at 12:00 p.m. ET.