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PJT Partners Inc. (the “Company” or “PJT Partners”) (NYSE: PJT) today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025.

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (NYSE: KTB), today announced that Jenni Broyles and Joseph Alkire will assume expanded roles on Kontoor’s Executive Leadership Team, effective immediately.

Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) is pleased to announce positive results of a 15,000 tonnes per day (“tpd”) feasibility study (the “Study” or the “2025 FS”) for its Mt Todd gold project (“Mt Todd” or the “Project”). The Study provides a favorable development alternative to Vista’s previous feasibility study completed in 2024 at 50,000 tpd (the “2024 FS”). All currency values are reported in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, was awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) under the Third Party Mission (TPM) programme to supply historical weather data collected by its satellites.

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS) (“Flowserve” or the “Company”) updates the timing of its second quarter earnings conference call to Wednesday, July 30, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time following the release of its second quarter earnings earlier today. The conference call was previously scheduled for Thursday, July 31, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Perfect Corp. (NYSE: PERF) (“Perfect” or the “Company”), a leading artificial intelligence (“AI”) company offering AI and augmented reality (“AR”) powered solutions to beauty and fashion industries, today announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and the six months ended June 30, 2025.

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS) (“Flowserve”), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, today announced it has terminated its previously announced merger agreement for Flowserve to combine with Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS) (“Chart”). The termination follows the Flowserve Board of Directors’ decision not to submit a revised offer to merge with Chart, after being notified that Chart’s Board of Directors had determined that a recent unsolicited acquisition proposal from Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) constituted a “superior proposal” under the terms of the merger agreement. In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement, Flowserve will receive a $266 million termination payment.

JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) and United (NASDAQ: UAL) today announced they have completed the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) review of their Blue Sky collaboration and are able to proceed to implementation.

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2025.

GeneDx Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: WGS), a leader in delivering improved health outcomes through genomic insights, today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2025.

Herc Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HRI) ("Herc Holdings" or the "Company") today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Civeo Corporation (NYSE:CVEO) today reported financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Major League Baseball has made a name for itself creating unforgettable venues for its most iconic games—from a cornfield in Iowa to the historic Rickwood Field and the heart of London. Now, MLB is adding another first to its list: a full-scale baseball diamond inside the iconic NASCAR short track at Bristol Motor Speedway. And once again, BrightView (NYSE: BV), the Official Field Consultant of Major League Baseball, is at the center of the transformation.

Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 ended June 30, 2025. Notable items for the quarter are highlighted below. (Unless otherwise noted, all comparisons are with the prior year’s fiscal first quarter.)

Compass Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS), a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, today announced the appointment of Justin Gover to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Gover brings more than 25 years of leadership in the biopharmaceutical industry to this role.

Alarm.com (Nasdaq: ALRM), the leading platform for the intelligently connected property, announces support for Apple CarPlay®, extending customers’ smart home control to their vehicle’s built-in display. With CarPlay’s simple and intuitive interface, iPhone users can manage key security and automation features seamlessly and safely from their car while keeping their focus on the road.

Marti Technologies, Inc. (“Marti” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: MRT), Türkiye’s leading mobility super app, announced today that it will initiate a corporate treasury strategy that incorporates the acquisition of certain crypto assets as part of a diversified approach to managing cash reserves. As part of this strategy, the Company will initially hold approximately 20% of its cash reserves in Bitcoin. The Company has the ability to increase its crypto asset holdings to 50% of its cash reserves, and to purchase other crypto assets such as Ethereum and Solana.

Vena, the only Complete FP&A platform powered by agentic AI and purpose-built to fully amplify the Microsoft technology ecosystem, today shared its eight total Outstanding and Excellent rankings in the new 2025–2026 Performance Management Vendor Landscape Matrix (VLM) produced by BPM Partners, the leading independent authority on business performance management. Vena was ranked as an all-around Outstanding provider, the highest possible ranking, with a score of 4.69 out of 5, signaling its ongoing success in providing customers with a holistic financial planning solution that meets their needs.

CORSAIR® (Nasdaq: CRSR) subsidiary Elgato, a global leader in content creator technology, today launched Facecam 4K, a groundbreaking studio webcam that brings DSLR-level 4K60 video to mainstream creators. Designed with a professional imaging pipeline, including a SONY STARVIS 2 sensor, advanced image processor, and Elgato's Camera Hub software, Facecam 4K delivers ultra-smooth, uncompressed Ultra HD footage with cinematic flexibility. It's also the first webcam to support 49-mm lens filters, enabling popular pro-style effects like starbursts and diffusion.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (NYSE:AWI), an Americas leader in the design and manufacture of innovative interior and exterior architectural applications including ceilings, specialty walls and exterior metal solutions, today reported second-quarter 2025 financial results highlighted by strong net sales and earnings growth with operating and adjusted EBITDA margin expansion in both the Mineral Fiber and Architectural Specialties segments compared to the prior year.

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced second-quarter 2025 consolidated revenues of $21.2 billion. Consolidated operating profit was $1.8 billion; $1.9 billion on a non-GAAP adjusted basis. Diluted earnings per share were $1.51 for the quarter; non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share were $1.55.

Vizient® released its Summer 2025 Spend Management Outlook forecasting a 3.35% increase in pharmaceutical prices in 2026 with healthcare providers seeing increased usage in GLP-1 therapies, specialty medications and high-cost cell and gene therapies. Supply chain prices in products, materials and services are projected to rise 2.41%, led by IT services, capital equipment and surgical supplies. Read the Summer 2025 Spend Management Outlook.

Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Space42 and Microsoft to support the Map Africa Initiative. The effort is a five-year endeavor to produce the most comprehensive basemap of Africa to date. The initiative will deliver high-resolution, scalable geospatial data across all 54 African countries with the goal to benefit more than 1.4 billion people.

Skyline Investors, a newly launched Los Angeles-based private capital firm specializing in investments to bolster local economies, announced the successful closing of its inaugural fund, reaching its target of $125 million. Skyline Investors Fund I (“Fund I”) attracted a diverse mix of investors aligned with Skyline's solution-oriented strategy, including high-net-worth individuals and financial institutions with a shared focus on impactful community investing.

N‑able, Inc. (NYSE: NABL), a global software company delivering a unified cyber resiliency platform, today launched its first annual 2025 threat report, exploring the rise in cyberattacks on small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) ranging from 100-2,500 employees. The report uncovers a dramatic rise in detected threats across SMBs, from approximately 48,749 in June 2024 to over 13.3 million by June 2025, as they increasingly invest in the proper security tools to monitor their environments and mitigate risk.

Carbon Ridge, a leading developer of onboard carbon capture and storage solutions for the maritime industry, has achieved a shipping industry first with the successful deployment of a centrifugal onboard carbon capture system (OCCS) aboard an LR2 product tanker owned by Scorpio Tankers Inc.

NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and technology services, and Mistral AI, a rising innovator in open-weight, high-performance generative AI (GenAI) models, today announced plans to jointly sell and deploy safe and private enterprise-grade AI solutions that are able to foster strategic autonomy for clients.

Green Street, the preeminent provider of commercial real estate intelligence and analytics in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia, today announced the acquisition of College House, a leading provider of property-level data and insights for the U.S. student housing sector. Founded in 2019, College House has built a strong reputation in a fragmented market by offering high-quality, timely, and deeply granular data.

Cyware, the leader in AI-powered threat intelligence management, secure threat sharing and collaboration, and hyper-orchestration and response, today expanded its Cyware Intelligence Suite, an enhanced threat intelligence program-in-a-box that consolidates threat management capabilities into a streamlined, logical workflow. The expansion enables security teams to operationalize threat intelligence more easily and improve security posture faster.

Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE: SPOT) has released its results for the second quarter of 2025 today. Please visit investors.spotify.com to view the Shareholder Deck and other supplemental materials.

ICE Mortgage Technology, a neutral provider of a robust end-to-end mortgage platform and part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), today announced new integrations between its origination and servicing solutions that allow homeowners to apply for home equity loans (HELs), home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and refinance loans directly from their ICE-supported mortgage servicing portal. The integration marks a significant milestone in the interconnectivity of ICE Mortgage Technology’s end-to-end, life-of-loan platform and delivers powerful, native recapture functionality at a time mortgage businesses are increasingly focused on customer retention strategies.

DRINKS, the leading innovator in eCommerce solutions for alcohol retailers and digital merchants, today announced a strategic partnership with Laithwaites, one of the world’s largest direct-to-consumer wine providers, to significantly expand digital access to its portfolio of wines across the United States through the DRINKS Anywhere™ platform, enabling seamless integration of alcohol sales into digital storefronts.

Kraft Mac & Cheese is serving up a slice with its newest limited-edition flavor: Pizza. With bold, savory notes of garlic and classic Italian spices, Kraft captures the essence of a classic slice in every bite, bringing pizza-y goodness to its signature mac & cheese. To celebrate the launch, fans in New York City, Chicago, and Detroit – three of the most iconic pizza capitals of the United States – can get Kraft’s newest flavor delivered just like a pizza straight to their doorstep in as little as fifteen minutes in a custom Kraft Mac & Cheese pizza delivery box. Fans can order on Gopuff starting Friday, August 1st, while supplies last, as Fridays are the most popular night of the week to order pizza delivery.1

Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) (“Hercules” or the “Company”), the largest and leading specialty finance provider to innovative venture, growth and established stage companies backed by some of the leading and top-tier venture capital and select private equity firms, is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared a second quarter 2025 total cash distribution of $0.47 per share. The following shows the key dates of the second quarter 2025 distribution payment:

Sotereon.AI, the global leader in LiDAR perception and operational intelligence, today announced the strategic appointment of Jodie Brinkerhoff as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). In this new role, Brinkerhoff will lead Sotereon.AI’s strategy and market expansion—guiding industry partnerships and adoption of its AI-powered LiDAR perception platform across airports, smart cities, and critical infrastructure networks worldwide.

Storage Post Self Storage recently increased its presence in the Big Apple with the acquisition of three long-standing Sofia Storage locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn. These pre-established facilities—situated in some of New York City’s most sought-after neighborhoods—are more than strategic additions to Storage Post’s portfolio; they represent a proud continuation of a family-built legacy that helped shape the self-storage industry in New York City.

Compa, a compensation intelligence company with the largest real-time market data network, announced the launch of Compa Frontline, a new product that delivers real-time hourly worker market data down to the zip code. With Frontline, enterprise compensation teams can build local talent markets, track shifting pay trends, and price competitive pay for frontline roles without relying on outdated surveys.

Krispy Kreme® is helping fans transport to “la dolce vita” this summer with its all-new Passport to Italy Collection: a sweet escape to Italy's vibrant desserts and culture.

O2 Investment Partners (www.o2investment.com) is excited to announce the promotions of Jimmy Frye to Partner, Charles Miller to Principal, and Travis Aho to Vice President.

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) reported second quarter 2025 results and updated its 2025 outlook.

ExactSearch.AI today launched a new model for retained executive search—finding exceptional talent with faster results, partner-led service, and fees at half the cost of traditional retained search firms.

Centauri Therapeutics Limited (‘Centauri’ or ‘the Company’), an immunotherapy company with a unique and proprietary platform technology applicable across a wide range of therapeutic indications, announced today that CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator) has provided an additional $5.1M in funding for the development of their lead compound. The funds will contribute to the advancement of the lead candidate in Centauri’s ABX-01 programme into first in human clinical studies, and this latest funding brings CARB-X’s total support from 2019 to date to $12.3M.

Liberty Dogs™ is proud to announce the appointment of Major General Ondra L. Berry, Air National Guard, Ret., as its new Chief Executive Officer. Berry brings a distinguished career marked by exceptional leadership skills, a strong commitment to service, and a proven track record in organizational excellence.

As U.S. manufacturers struggle to hire and retain talent, century-old flavor company Torani is defying this trend by growing and scaling its manufacturing, leading the way to a bold future for the industry. The mid-market company is rapidly expanding its San Francisco Bay Area operations with an exceptionally high retention rate of 94.8%, well above the manufacturing industry average of 71.4%.

SpyBiotech, a biotechnology company pioneering novel vaccine platform technologies, today announced the appointment of Stuart Chaffee, PhD, as an independent member of its Board of Directors.

Aptar Pharma, a global leader in drug delivery and active material science solutions and services, is proud to announce that its Freepod® nasal spray pump - one of the delivery systems for Haleon's Otrivin® brand - is now made with mass balance bio-based resins. This is the first Aptar delivery system using such materials to be commercialized globally. The use of more sustainable renewable plastic resources is a meaningful measure to help reduce the use of fossil-based materials in healthcare primary packaging.

Exonate Ltd., a biotechnology company developing novel, non-invasive, small-molecule therapeutics for patients with retinal vascular diseases, today announced plans to initiate a Phase IIb clinical trial for its lead candidate EXN407. The CLEAR-DE (Clinical Evaluation of a New Eye Drop for Alleviating Retinopathy in Diabetic Eye Disease) trial will further evaluate the clinical efficacy, optimal dosing and safety profile of EXN407 in patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR).

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) (“Sea” or the “Company”) plans to announce its second quarter 2025 results before the U.S. market opens on August 12, 2025, U.S. Eastern Time.

PCI Pal® (LON: PCIP) today announced the launch of its new Fraud Management Suite, beginning with AI-powered risk scoring for customer engagements. Designed to protect against rising card-not-present (CNP) fraud, the new capability delivers real-time risk insights to agents and AI bots before a payment is collected — reducing chargebacks and revenue loss without adding friction to the customer experience.

ViroCell Biologics (“ViroCell”), a specialist viral vector Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (“CDMO”) for cell and gene therapy (CGT) clinical trials, announces a manufacturing collaboration with and the successful delivery of a novel retroviral vector to AvenCell Therapeutics, Inc. (“AvenCell”), a leading clinical-stage cell therapy company focused on advancing allogeneic switchable CAR-T cell therapies. This first retroviral vector will be used to manufacture AVC-203, an investigational CD19/CD20 dual-targeted cell therapy for the treatment of B cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases.

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BTS, a global consultancy specializing in strategy execution and people transformation, is proud to announce the opening of its newest office in Nairobi, Kenya. This strategic expansion marks a significant milestone in the company's growth across Africa and underscores BTS’s commitment to supporting business transformation across the dynamic East African region.

Uprite Services, a trusted leader in managed IT and cybersecurity solutions, has earned its sixth consecutive spot on the prestigious 2025 Channel Futures MSP 501 list, ranking at #227 among the world's most innovative and high-performing managed service providers.

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for orthopedics for a record-breaking 16th consecutive year and No. 3 in the nation for rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report 2025-2026 Best Hospitals: Specialty Rankings©.*

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Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (“Bakkt” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BKKT) today announced the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 6,753,627 shares of Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 746,373 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $10.00 per share and public offering price of $9.9999 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the per share public offering price of each share of Class A common stock less the $0.0001 per share exercise price for each pre-funded warrant. The offering is expected to close on or around July 30, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriter discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $75 million. Bakkt intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to purchase Bitcoin and other digital assets in accordance with its investment policy, for working capital and for general corporate purposes. Bakkt has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,125,000 shares of Class A common stock and/or pre-funded warrants at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. (“GCE” or the “Company”), a vertically integrated renewable fuels company, announced today that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Court”) has confirmed the Company’s Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”).

The Mario Paint game is available now on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch systems via the Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Classics library1!

Wellabe has launched a new Critical Illness insurance product in 14 states1 to protect the well-being of customers when they suffer from cancer, heart attack, stroke, or other critical illnesses. Underwritten by Medico® Insurance Company, Wellabe’s Critical Illness insurance provides customizable coverage for individuals, couples, and families that pays a lump-sum cash benefit.

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) (the “Company”), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced the pricing of the previously announced underwritten secondary offering (the “Offering”) by affiliates of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire Hathaway”), of 4,300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) at a price to the public of $285.00 per share.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or “CenterPoint” today announced the pricing of its offering of $900 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “convertible notes”) in a private placement to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). CenterPoint also granted the initial purchasers of the convertible notes the option to purchase up to an additional $100 million aggregate principal amount of convertible notes for settlement within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the date on which the convertible notes are first issued. The sale of the convertible notes is expected to close on July 31, 2025.

Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until September 23, 2025 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Flywire Corporation (“Flywire” or the “Company”) (NasdaqGS: FLYW), if they purchased the Company’s securities between February 28, 2024 and February 25, 2025, inclusive (the “Class Period”). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Schafer & Schafer LLP, a leading Indiana personal injury law firm, has filed a wrongful death and personal injury complaint against Marina Shores following a devastating electrical shock incident on July 10, 2025. The accident resulted in catastrophic injuries to Francis Gonzalez, III, and the tragic death of his brother, Gabriel Gonzalez.

Pahr Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it has raised a $14M seed financing, led by RA Capital Management, AN Venture Partners and University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC). The company will use the proceeds to develop novel therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). In conjunction with this financing, RA Capital Management Partner Andrew Levin, MD/PhD, AN Venture Partners Managing Partner Ken Horne, and UTEC Partner and Board Director Atsushi Usami, PhD have joined the board of directors.

Resecurity (USA), a global leader in cybersecurity and threat intelligence solutions, has appointed Charles Chen, former Senior advisor for the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology and former Director of the Office of Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies at the U.S. Department of State, to its Advisory Board on Artificial Intelligence (AI). This appointment reinforces Resecurity’s strategic focus on developing advanced, intelligence-driven cybersecurity solutions powered by responsible and ethical AI.

CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. (“CoastalSouth” or the “Company”) (NYSE: COSO), the holding company for Coastal States Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of approximately $6.0 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $5.1 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025, and $5.9 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2024. For the year-to-date period ending June 30, 2025, the Company reported net income of $11.0 million, or $1.04 per diluted share, compared with $8.3 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, for the same period in 2024.

FIC, an investment firm with a focus on critical infrastructure assets across the energy and power use value chains, has closed on a GP-led secondary transaction for a portion of its existing equity interest in the Matterhorn Express Pipeline (Matterhorn). Matterhorn is a strategically positioned natural gas pipeline with a capacity of 2.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), linking the Permian Basin to essential demand centers across Texas and the Gulf Coast—from power generation and industrial markets to LNG export terminals. Matterhorn was placed into service in November 2024 and is fully contracted.

Harmonic, the AI lab that introduced the concept of Mathematical Superintelligence (MSI), today launches Aristotle – the only AI model built from the ground up to be hallucination-free. In a livestream on X, the company released its waitlist (aristotle.harmonic.fun) for the Aristotle iOS app beta, with rollout commencing today.

Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: CYH) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Issuer”), has increased the principal amount of the Issuer’s approximately $1,757 million aggregate principal amount outstanding 5.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”) that it can repurchase under its previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) from $1,470 million to $1,757 million, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Issuer’s Offer to Purchase dated July 28, 2025 (the “Offer to Purchase”).

Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: CYH) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. (the “Issuer”), has priced an offering of $1,790 million aggregate principal amount of its 9.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2034 (the “Notes”) (the “Notes Offering”). The size of the offering was increased by $290 million aggregate principal amount of Notes subsequent to the initial announcement of the proposed offering. The sale of the Notes is expected to be consummated on or about August 12, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT), a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the ownership and acquisition of high-quality, net-leased restaurant and retail properties (“FCPT” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of two Caribou Coffee properties for $2.8 million. The properties are located in highly trafficked corridors in Wisconsin and are corporate-operated under long term, triple net leases with approximately seven years of term remaining. The transaction was priced at a 7.3% cap rate on rent as of the closing date and exclusive of transaction costs.

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