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PAGCOR income seen to drop 91%
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. is estimating a 91-percent decline in full-year net income this year, as the Middle East crisis and the removal of e-wallet links to online gambling platforms sapped gambling activity.
Read more →SEC pushes next wave of capital market reforms
The Securities and Exchange Commission is lining up its next phase of reforms after what it considers as a successful first year in office of SEC chairperson Francis Lim, who focused on cutting regulatory costs and streamlining processes.
Read more →‘System loss charges stay until next year’
The Department of Energy yesterday said the complete removal of system loss charges is unlikely before President Marcos delivers his final State of the Nation Address next year.
Read more →Societe Generale: Information regarding executed transactions within the framework of a share buy-back programme
INFORMATION REGARDING EXECUTED TRANSACTIONS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A SHARE BUY-BACK PROGRAMME Regulated Information Paris, 24 August 2026 As of 21 August 2026, Societe Generale has completed 32.5% of the previously announced extraordinary share buy-back of EUR 1.5 billion1. The purchases performed2 from 17 to 21 August 2026 are described below. Press contacts: Jean-Baptiste Froville_+33 1 58 98 68 00_ jean-baptiste.froville@socgen.com Fanny Rouby_+33 1 57 29 11 12_ fanny.rouby@socgen.com Purcha
Read more →Disclosure of transactions on shares from August 17, 2026, to August 21, 2026
Nanterre, August 24, 2026 Disclosure of transactions on shares from August 17, 2026,to August 21,2026 Within the framework of the authorization granted by the General Meeting of VINCI SA of April 14th, 2026, to trade in its shares and in accordance with the regulations relating to share buybacks, VINCI SA (LEI:213800WFQ334R8UXUG83) declares the purchases of treasury shares below (FR0000125486), carried out from August 17,2026 to August 21,2026: I - Aggregate presentation by day and by market Iss
Read more →Melexis: update on the share buy-back program
Press release - Regulated Information Melexis: update on the share buy-back program Ieper, Belgium - 24 August 2026, 17.45 hrs CET Melexis reports the purchase of 3,919 Melexis shares on Euronext Brussels in the period from 17 August 2026 to 21 August 2026, related to the share buy-back program announced on 10 December 2025. Trade dateTotal shares purchasedAverage price (€)Min price (€)Max price (€)Buyback amount (€)17/8/2026-----18/8/2026-----19/8/2026-----20/8/20262,53264.8864.4065.00164,28421
Read more →ASM share buyback update August 17 - 21, 2026
Almere, The Netherlands August 24, 2026, 5:45 p.m. CET ASM International N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) reports the following transactions, conducted under ASM's current share buyback program. DateRepurchased sharesAverage priceRepurchased valueAugust 17, 20264,114€ 911.30€ 3,749,076August 18, 20264,556€ 858.60€ 3,911,803August 19, 20267,759€ 834.85€ 6,477,621August 20, 20267,016€ 822.41€ 5,770,055August 21, 20266,511€ 830.83€ 5,409,524Total29,956€ 845.18€ 25,318,079 These repurchases were made
Read more →Information regarding executed transactions within the framework of a share buyback programme (outside the liquidity agreement) from 17 August to 21 August 2026
(In accordance with article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on Market Abuse Regulation and article 3(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 through regulatory technical standards concerning the conditions applicable to buyback programmes and stabilisation measures) As announced on Thursday 30 July 2026, Ayvens started on Friday 31 July 2026, an ordinary share buyback programme for a maximum amount of EUR 450 million for the purpose of shares cancella
Read more →Purdue innovation enhances multiomics workflow, eliminates sample preparation
Patent-pending automated STEi method provides a chemical heat map of small molecules and proteins of irregular surfaces Purdue University STEi innovation - 1 Jesus Ladino, a visiting scholar with the Undergraduate Research Experience Purdue-Colombia program through the Colombia Purdue Partnership, develops software for an automated surface touch extraction prototype at Purdue University’s Bindley Bioscience Center. Using the robotic system, researchers are testing different probes to evaluate th
Read more →HerbalGram Special Coca Issue: A Compelling Case to Reconsider Coca and Its Role as a Health-Promoting Botanical
ABC journal explores misunderstood South American plant and its broad cultural and therapeutic heritage, and rolls out original "On the Coca Trail” videos on HerbTV The Coca Issue ABC journal explores misunderstood South American plant and its broad cultural and therapeutic heritage, and rolls out original "On the Coca Trail” videos on HerbTV Austin, Texas, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) is pleased to announce the publication of a special issue o
Read more →XPENG Reports Q2 2026 Results: Gross Margin Reaches 20.7%, Overseas Market Drives 25% of H1 Revenue
Second-quarter revenue totaled RMB19.74 billion. Quarterly gross margin reached 20.7%.Overseas deliveries surpassed 20,000 units in Q2, with overseas markets contributing 25% of H1 revenue.Robotics business raises over US$900 million, at a post-money valuation of over US$6.3 billion, marking the largest single-round private financing ever recorded in China's embodied AI industry.XPENG L03 secures historic order volume at launch, with oversea deliveries of L03 expected to start in Q4, driving the
Read more →RoboColiseum Launches Standardized Simulation Platform for Embodied AI Evaluation
As embodied AI enters a period of rapid model advancement, reliable evaluation standards remain in short supply. What can these models actually do well, and where do they fall short? Shanghai, China, August 24, 2026 -- Recently, RoboColiseum, a standardized simulation evaluation platform for embodied intelligence, was officially launched. The platform establishes a comprehensive, multi-dimensional evaluation framework, with simulation benchmarks designed to closely reflect real-world robot perfo
Read more →First summer vacation season after the opening of the world's highest bridge
XINYI, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 August 2026 - In September 2025, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou Province was open to traffic. This super project, "the world's highest bridge both vertically and horizontally", brought Huajiang Village, a once-quiet Bouyei ethnic village, its first full summer vacation season. Since the start of the summer vacation, the village's 15 homestays and 13 restaurants have been fully booked every day. Guizhou Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, photogr
Read more →RoboStrategy, Inc. Releases First Shareholder Letter
NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RoboStrategy, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOT), a registered closed end fund providing exposure to private companies in robotics and physical AI, today released its first shareholder letter, on the Company’s website at https://robostrategy.co/news/shareholder-letter-aug-2026. The shareholder letter provides an overview of the Fund’s public listing, portfolio highlights, recent hiring developments and perspective on the evolving robotics and physical AI markets. Abou
Read more →LiveVoice Marks Ten Years of Hardware-Free Simultaneous Interpretation for International Events, Supporting 70+ Languages Worldwide
Cloud-Based Platform Combines Human Interpretation, AI Voice Translation and Live Captions as LiveVoice Reaches Five-Year Milestone Salzburg, Austria, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveVoice, a cloud-based audio streaming platform headquartered in Salzburg, Austria, today announces a milestone marking 10 years of providing hardware-free simultaneous interpretation for international events. The platform delivers multilingual audio directly to attendees through their own smartphones, tablets,
Read more →Top Technology Executives Recognized at the 2026 Wisconsin ORBIE Awards
Leading CIOs honored for leadership, innovation, and business impact at the Wisconsin ORBIE Awards on August 21, 2026, at Brookfield Conference Center BROOKFIELD, Wis., Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2026 Wisconsin ORBIE Awards honored leading chief information officers (CIOs) from Frank, Rimerman + Co., LLP, Plexus Corp, U.S. Venture Inc., Promega, City Brewing & Beverage, and Fincantieri Marine Group for their exceptional leadership. Hosted by WisconsinCIO, one of over 50 Inspire Leader
Read more →Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum 2026 convenes youth around humanitarian diplomacy
The forum in İstanbul brought together students from 30 nationalities for crisis-focused panels and multilingual ministry simulations, while TRY 1 million was donated through the Turkish Red Crescent for delivery to Gaza. Istanbul, Turkey, August 24, 2026 /MarketersMEDIA/ -- The Türkiye-based Youth Diplomacy Association (GDD) organized the second Bosphorus Diplomacy Forum (BDF), held in İstanbul from August 10 to 16, 2026, under the theme “Humanitarian Diplomacy in the Age of Crises.” The progra
Read more →Hohhot, Inner Mongolia: Converting Prairie Winds into Computing Power
HOHHOT, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 August 2026 - On August 22, 2026, the fourth annual Green Computing Power (Artificial Intelligence) Conference was held on the picturesque Cilechuan Grassland in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Centered on the theme "Building Synergy between Computing and Electricity, Exploring New Horizons in Token Economy, and Creating the Future of Artificial Intelligence Together," the conference presented the latest research achievements, including the Green Computing Po
Read more →Amanda Demanda Urges Next Generation of Lawyers to Find Their Voice in New Above the Law Commentary
Miami Trial Attorney and Amanda Demanda Injury Lawyers Founder Writes Open Letter to Incoming Law Students on Writing, Professional Growth and Becoming Better Lawyers MIAMI, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nationally recognized trial attorney Amanda Demanda, founder of Amanda Demanda Injury Lawyers, is offering a message to the next generation of attorneys as a new class begins law school: start writing now. In a new commentary published by Above the Law, one of the nation’s most widely read l
Read more →Danube Properties Joins IPS 2026 as Diamond Sponsor, Spotlighting Its Expanding Real Estate Portfolio
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Danube Properties, a leading force in the UAE’s private real estate sector, joins the upcoming edition of IPS as a Diamond Sponsor, reinforcing the platform’s role in advancing global investment opportunities, fostering industry innovation, and enabling strategic cross border partnerships. Its participation as Diamond Sponsor reinforces IPS 2026’s role in connecting international investors, developers, institutions, innovators, and r
Read more →Minerals Technologies Inc. to Host 2026 Investor Day on September 22
--- Program to include a growth update, product line spotlights, and live R&D demonstrations --- NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) ("MTI”), a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company, today announced that it will host its 2026 Investor Day on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at the company’s research and development center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The event will be held in person and webcast live. The program will feature presentations
Read more →Kitron revises full-year 2026 outlook upwards
(2026-08-24) Reference is made to Kitron’s second-quarter report on 10 July 2026, in which the company gave the following full-year 2026 outlook: "Kitron's previously communicated 2026 outlook calls for revenue between EUR 900 and 1050 million, with an operating profit (EBIT) between EUR 84 and 108 million. The figures are now trending towards the top end of these ranges. While strong customer demand would support a higher outlook, constraints in the electronics supply chain lead the company to
Read more →Zealand Pharma - Notification of holding of treasury shares
Company announcement - No. 42 / 2026 Zealand Pharma - Notification of holding of treasury shares Copenhagen, Denmark, August 24, 2026 - Zealand Pharma A/S ("the Company" or "Zealand Pharma”) (Nasdaq: ZEAL) (CVR-no. 20045078), a biotechnology company transforming the future of metabolic health, today reports its notification pursuant to Section 31 of the Danish Capital Markets Act relating to its holding of treasury shares. As of 21 August 2026, the Company holds nominally 3,597,842 treasury shar
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