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Walmart today announced a strategic investment in Base Power, a Texas-based energy company, along with an agreement that will make Base’s home energy offerings available to Walmart customers and Sam’s Club members – expanding access to affordable energy solutions that can benefit both households and the grid. Base’s home battery systems are designed to help lower energy costs when the grid is on and provide backup power when it’s not.

BETA Technologies (NYSE: BETA) (“BETA”), an aerospace and defense company, has completed 14 flights across Florida, covering nearly 700 nautical miles, under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). BETA is a partner in Florida’s eIPP project, alongside lead participant Florida Department of Transportation, Republic Airways, Brickyard Connection and Metro Aviation. BETA’s conventional fixed-wing electric aircraft, the ALIA CTOL, has flown across the Orlando and Tampa regions, including routes from St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (KPIE) and Albert Whitted Airport (KSPG) to Tampa International Airport (KTPA).

Schall, Brown & Schwartz LLP (“SBS”), a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Everest Group, Ltd. (“Everest” or “the Company”) (NYSE: EG) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a+” (Excellent) to Starr International Seguros Generales S.A. (Starr Chile) (Santiago, Chile). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is positive.

Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE: JOBY) today launches a week of piloted electric air taxi flights across Florida, taking its aircraft from Tampa to Orlando and on to the Space Coast. The aircraft will fly at Orlando International Airport and Kennedy Space Center, helping map the first phase of Florida’s planned Aerial Highway Network. These are Florida’s first flights under the White House-backed eIPP program, announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation in March 2026. The program brings government and industry together to accelerate the safe introduction of electric air taxis into U.S. airspace.

Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), a leading worldwide provider of innovative filtration products and solutions, today announced Rich Lewis, president and chief executive officer will present at the Gabelli Funds 50th Annual Automotive Symposium on Monday, November 2nd, beginning at 3:00 p.m. PST.

Apex Service Partners (“Apex” or the “company”), the nation’s largest residential HVAC, plumbing and electrical services business, and Alpine Investors (“Alpine”) today announced the completion of the previously announced strategic minority investment in Apex led by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo (“Apollo Funds”), alongside an additional investment from Alpine and Sixth Street.

The Board of Directors of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: PKOH) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share on the common stock outstanding, to be paid on November 27, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 13, 2026.

SnapInspect is adding three new AI features to its AI property inspection software: AI Inspections, where an inspector walks the property, talks through it, and takes photos while the AI fills in the checklist; AI Work Orders, where a deficiency spoken out loud becomes a work order; and AI Workflows, where a plain-English instruction becomes an automation that runs whenever a chosen event happens.

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.275 per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on December 21, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2026.

Berkshire Partners (“Berkshire”), a Boston-based private equity firm focused on the middle market, today announced that it has been named to Inc. Magazine’s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors list, marking the firm's fourth consecutive year receiving the honor.

Consilio, a global leader in technology-enabled legal services, has been named Everlaw’s 2026 Partner of the Year, an honor recognizing partners that demonstrate outstanding year-over-year growth and new customer acquisition. This marks the first year Everlaw recognized its partners with an award at the fifth annual Everlaw Summit in San Francisco.

Everlaw, the AI-powered litigation and investigation platform, announced the 2026 Everlaw Summit Award winners at the company’s annual gathering for the broader legal technology community.

CIRCOR, a KKR portfolio company and global manufacturer of flow control products for industrial and naval markets, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Green Silence Group S.p.A., an Italian provider of hydraulic pumps, electric motors and advanced engineering solutions.

High school seniors with dreams of shaping the future can now apply for a $50,000 scholarship to pursue a college degree in STEM through the Edison Scholars program. Starting today, the program is accepting applications from students ready to take the next step toward a future in science, technology, engineering or math.

Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) today announced the closing of its inaugural HomeXpress securitization backed by residential non-qualified mortgage (“NQM”) loans.

Darwin Biotech (“Darwin”), a clinical-stage company developing treatments for neurological diseases, today announced that data from its randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 1 study of ALT001 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), including 12-week results from an ongoing open-label extension (OLE), were presented in a poster at the 2026 Network of Excellence for ALS (NEALS) Annual Meeting, taking place October 27-30 in Clearwater, Florida.

The Los Angeles Thunder announced its inaugural 2027 Major League Volleyball (MLV) schedule, launching a new chapter for professional women’s sports in Southern California with home matches at both Honda Center in Anaheim and Crypto.com Arena in Downtown Los Angeles.

Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global end-to-end IoT solutions provider, today announced that it has filed legal action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Telit IoT Solutions Inc. The lawsuit seeks to bring an end to Telit’s campaign of false and misleading claims about Quectel and its products.

Adform, the integrated advertising platform, today shares highly positive results from the live rollout of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server. Transforming how advertisers manage and optimise programmatic campaigns, the MCP Server is fundamentally changing how partners work. Initial users gave it a recommendation score of 9.5 out of 10 and a usefulness rating of 4 out of 5. Campaign Reporting is the biggest use case, at almost a third of the queries. Users have widely praised how this rapid and accurate data retrieval is actively unlocking new strategic opportunities.

The board of directors of GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.66 per common share, payable Dec. 31, 2026, to shareholders of record on Dec. 15, 2026. This quarterly dividend is unchanged from the prior quarter.

Generational Group, a leading mergers and acquisitions consultant for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of Percopo Coatings Company, LLC, a Florida painting and coatings contractor, to Bertram Capital Management, a private equity firm. The acquisition closed September 4, 2026.

Ask Google who will win the Senate this November, and there's an even chance a betting market is part of the answer. A CasinoReviews.net study of 140 Google results pages across 14 US cities found Polymarket or Kalshi on page one for half of everyday forecast searches such as "election forecast" and "midterm polls." The platforms appeared in all eight cities tested in states where state law bans betting on elections.

Rotunda Capital Partners (“Rotunda”), an operationally driven private equity firm focused on the lower middle market, has been named to Inc.’s 2026 Founder-Friendly Investors list for the seventh consecutive year. The list recognizes private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lenders with demonstrated track records of supporting founder-led companies. This year’s list recognizes Rotunda among 294 firms across the investment landscape.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good), the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb+” (Good) and the Mexico National Scale Rating of “aa+.MX” (Superior) of Insignia Life S.A. de C.V. (Insignia) (Mexico City, Mexico). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

From Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, guests at all 172 The Fresh Market stores can round up their total at the register to help their local food bank. Funds raised at each store through the Holiday Round Up go to Feeding America® and support the partner food bank(s) in that store’s community.

The Board of Directors of Constellation Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CEG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4265 per share on Constellation’s common stock. The dividend is payable on Dec. 4, 2026, to shareholders of record as of 5 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 16, 2026.

Investors who lost money on Everest Group, Ltd. ("Everest" or the "Company") stock may have claims to recover their losses. Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP ("Glancy") today announced a securities fraud investigation on behalf of Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE: EG) investors into whether the Company may have violated the federal securities laws. The investigation follows the October 27, 2025 disclosure regarding Everest Group, Ltd.

Wisk Aero, an autonomous aviation company, today announced the completion and operational launch of its new vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in California. Now fully operational, the site is one of the nation's first public, on-airport vertiports supporting both piloted and autonomous operations.

Investors who lost money on Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. ("Tenax" or the "Company") stock may have claims to recover their losses. Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP ("Glancy") today announced a securities fraud investigation on behalf of Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TENX) investors into whether the Company may have violated the federal securities laws. The investigation follows the August 10, 2026 disclosure regarding Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.

Investors who lost money on Merck & Co., Inc. ("Merck" or the "Company") stock may have claims to recover their losses. Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP ("Glancy") today announced a securities fraud investigation on behalf of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) investors into whether the Company may have violated the federal securities laws. The investigation follows the October 22, 2026 disclosure regarding Merck & Co., Inc.

Nations Lending today announced the promotion of Eric Roman to President and Cindy Baird to Chief Operating Officer. The appointments recognize two established leaders whose experience and commitment to the company’s people will help guide its next chapter.

Hiya, a global leader in AI-native voice security, today announced that its technology is powering O2's rollout of fraud call blocking in the UK. Moving beyond warning customers about potentially fraudulent calls to actively blocking them, the service is expected to block more than 3 million fraudulent calls each week before they reach O2 customers' phones.

PROS, a leading provider of AI-powered solutions for airline commercial performance, today announced that Kenya Airways (KQ) is partnering with PROS to support the airline’s revenue optimization and growth strategy following an extensive evaluation of revenue management solutions. The airline selected PROS for its advanced artificial intelligence and forecasting capabilities, which will help improve forecasting accuracy, strengthen commercial performance and support Kenya Airways' long-term offer optimization ambitions.

U.S. tort costs nearly doubled between 2014 and 2023, rising from $299.7 billion to $579.7 billion and significantly outpacing economic growth, according to a new report by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I).

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Everest Compañía de Seguros Generales Chile S.A. (“Everest Chile”), Everest Group Ltd.’s (NYSE: EG) insurance subsidiary in Chile. AIG also announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Everest Compañía de Seguros Generales Colombia S.A. (“Everest Colombia”). Together, the transactions will further strengthen AIG’s decades-long presence in Latin America and support the company’s long-term growth across one of the world’s fastest-developing insurance markets.

Everest Group, Ltd. (“Everest” or “the Company”) (NYSE: EG), a global specialty reinsurance and insurance leader, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Everest Compañía de Seguros Generales Chile S.A. to American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG). The agreement represents the final planned divestiture of Everest’s Latin American insurance operations as part of its strategic exit from commercial retail insurance.

Amentum (NYSE: AMTM) has expanded its presence in Colorado Springs to the Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation to accelerate defense and space innovation. The new facility enhances Amentum’s ability to deliver advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, deepen defense partnerships, and accelerate the development of next‑generation capabilities.

Mortar Group, the New York-based architect-led real estate investment firm, is advancing plans for a new four-unit condominium development at 470 Humboldt Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The firm acquired the property earlier this year. Completion of the approximately 5,000-square-foot residential project is targeted for late 2027.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Abu Dhabi National Takaful Company P.S.C. (ADNTC) (United Arab Emirates) {UAE}. The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WLDN) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Mantis Intermediate Holdings, LLC (“Mantis”), doing business as Mantis Innovation, for $285 million in cash, subject to customary holdbacks and adjustments. The transaction closed following expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Antitrust Improvements Act and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Super Age, the longevity media company, today announced a collaboration between World of Hyatt, Hyatt’s loyalty program, and the Super Age Games, a live longevity fitness competition testing the eight markers of healthspan. The collaboration brings Hyatt's hospitality together with Super Age's science-backed longevity fitness training platform, The Super Age Standard, to help travelers stay on track before, during, and after their trip to the Games.

Rheinmetall Air Defence AG has entered into an agreement with Silvus Technologies, a leading innovator in radio frequency (RF) technology, to integrate its passive RF sensors into Rheinmetall’s ground-based air defence systems. The sensors provide a new layer of passive threat detection in Rheinmetall’s Skynex Air Defence System and Skymaster command and control platform by exploiting electromagnetic spectrum to enhance resilience and early threat awareness.

TestMu AI, the Full Stack Agentic AI Quality Engineering platform, announced Kane CLI Exploration, an autonomous agent that learns a web application before anyone writes a test. Given a single URL, it walks the entire app on its own, flags problems along the way and gives Kane CLI the context it needs to generate and run tests, even when no requirements, user stories or acceptance criteria exist.

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) used physics-based computer simulations to demonstrate that an individual's three-dimensional (3D) knee articular shape (encompassing bone, cartilage, and menisci) influences anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) loading, independent of the properties of the surrounding soft tissue, such as ligaments. The results provide new insights into why some people are more prone to ACL injuries and why females experience significantly higher risk than males.

Enterprises worldwide are linking sustainability records across environmental, supplier and financial functions to meet changing requirements and inform business choices, according to a new research report published today by Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm.

SecurityScorecard today released “Visiting Hours: What Hackers See When They ‘Drop By’ America’s Hospitals and Clinics,” an outside-in snapshot of U.S. healthcare cyber risk. The report draws on Project Meridian, SecurityScorecard’s geospatial intelligence platform that shows cyber and physical risk across the nation’s 16 critical infrastructure sectors as one connected system. The report uses Project Meridian to show what hackers see when they probe America’s hospitals and clinics, and it gives leaders a 30-day plan to act on what they find.

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Talroo, an award-winning, data-driven talent matching platform, will move into new headquarters at One Uptown in Uptown ATX. The office is nearly 10,000 square feet at 11515 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758. The company plans to relocate December 2026.

Wire 3, a leading 100% fiber internet provider, yesterday announced the official launch of pre-sales in Anderson, marking an important milestone as the company prepares to connect its first South Carolina customers.

Cantor, a premier global investment bank and part of the Cantor Fitzgerald group of companies, will be hosting its Cantor Convergence conference November 10-12, 2026, at The Ritz-Carlton South Beach in Miami, Florida.

ZoomInfo (NASDAQ: GTM), the all-in-one AI GTM platform, has confirmed that ZoomInfo MCP and the ZoomInfo API are now available in Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud. Business users can ask questions of ZoomInfo data in natural language inside Snowflake CoWork, and data teams can enrich Snowflake tables in real time or in bulk. Both connections run through GTM.AI, ZoomInfo's headless GTM context layer.

Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC (“Moneta”), a 100% partner-owned Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with more than $50 billion in assets under management (AUM), announced it is moving its Kansas City office to 1957 W. 51st Street, Suite 500, Mission Woods, KS 66205. The new office opened Oct. 29 and will accommodate 25 employees, with capacity for 19 additional employees.

Bloom’s Curv 2g, the first device on its new Curv hardware platform, debuted at dispensaries across New Mexico in early October. In less than three weeks, 96% of Bloom’s retail partners placed first orders and more than 21,000 units shipped. The response points to what Bloom set out to prove: two-gram consumers aren’t new to the format, and they want more from the experience. Given a 2g option that holds its performance to the last draw, they didn’t hesitate: Curv is moving fast enough that retailers are already reordering.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) today announced a new strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp. to advance its cloud and data foundation and support the responsible adoption of AI-enabled capabilities across the enterprise. The collaboration will help connect data and intelligent tools to support faster innovation, more efficient operations, and more relevant consumer experiences.

Terreno Realty Corporation (NYSE:TRNO), an acquirer, owner and operator of industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets, acquired an industrial property located in San Carlos, California on October 29, 2026 for a purchase price of approximately $29.0 million.

KBRA releases a report on U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan performance trends observed in the October 2026 servicer reporting period. The 30+ day delinquency rate among KBRA-rated U.S. private label CMBS remained relatively stable at 7.7% in October, down 2 basis points (bps) from September, while the distress rate (reflecting delinquent plus current-but-specially-serviced loans) increased marginally by 4 bps. Compared to a year ago, delinquency is down 24 bps and the distress rate is 52 bps lower.

Sumisho Air Lease Corporation (“Sumisho Air Lease”) announced today that it has commenced an offer to exchange up to $800 million aggregate principal amount of new 4.400% Senior Notes due 2028, $1.20 billion aggregate principal amount of new 4.500% Senior Notes due 2029, $1.50 billion aggregate principal amount of new 4.850% Senior Notes due 2031 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of new 5.500% Senior Notes due 2036 (collectively, the “Exchange Notes”) for a like principal amount of the applicable series of outstanding 4.400% Senior Notes due 2028, 4.500% Senior Notes due 2029, 4.850% Senior Notes due 2031 and 5.500% Senior Notes due 2036 (collectively, the “Outstanding Notes” and, such offer, the “Exchange Offer”).

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against York Space Systems, Inc. (“York” or the “Company”) (NYSE: YSS) and reminds investors of the October 30, 2026 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company.

Performance golf and lifestyle apparel company Sunday Swagger is back with its biggest Guinness® drop yet: 24 new pieces, eight custom prints and the return of 10 fan favorites that sold out from earlier collections, just in time for the start of the holiday shopping season.

Solmate Infrastructure Public Limited Company (Nasdaq: SLMT) (“Solmate” or the “Company”), a Solana-based digital asset treasury and infrastructure company, today confirmed that it has no accounts with or exposure to Binance following the security incident reported at Binance earlier today. The company’s validator infrastructure continues to operate normally.

PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that Jennifer Bourne, PPG senior information technology manager, science and technology, has been named to Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2026 40 Under 40 list.

STARTEEPO SICAV a.s. (“STARTEEPO”), which beneficially owns 7.34% of Xerox Holdings Corporation (“Xerox” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRX) in stocks and options, today commented on the Company’s third quarter results announcement.

Newegg (Newegg Commerce, Inc., NASDAQ: NEGG), a global leader in computer and technology products, today announced its Black November® sales event, featuring new Doorbuster deals every day from November 1 through November 30, Black Friday Price Protection and extended holiday returns.

Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ), a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral atom technology, demonstrated quantum timing capabilities to support navigation using the company’s Tiqker optical atomic clock. The demonstration took place during the Maritime Big Play Pacific (MBP-P) military exercise, an event sponsored by the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research & Engineering with participation from across the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Australia and UK (AUKUS) partners. During this exercise, Infleqtion operated Tiqker continuously aboard the U.S. Navy support vessel, RV Merlin, for two weeks in the Southern California (SOCAL) operating area.

Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR) will host a conference call to discuss results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2026 on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company will issue a press release reporting its results prior to the market opening.

Neon One, the Nonprofit Relationship Management Platform, announced today that it has been named a Gold winner in the 16th Annual 2026 Globee® Awards for Business, a global awards program recognizing business achievements across organizations, industries, functions, and markets worldwide.

Investors who suffered losses on Merck & Co., Inc. ("Merck" or the "Company") stock may have claims to recover those losses. The Law Offices of Howard G. Smith today reported that it is conducting a securities fraud investigation on behalf of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) investors into whether the Company may have violated the federal securities laws. The investigation comes after an October 22, 2026 disclosure concerning Merck & Co., Inc.

The Port of Hueneme partnered with ForeFront Power, a leading developer and asset manager of commercial and industrial-scale solar energy and storage projects, to build a 913-kilowatt solar energy carport system over an automobile staging area near the Port of Hueneme/Oxnard Harbor District Administration building. Built at no upfront cost to the Port, the completed project will help stabilize electricity costs and reduce carbon emissions, contributing to the Port’s goal of eliminating emissions from its on-Port operations by 2030.

Ditto, the data platform for unstoppable operations, today announced that Performance Drone Works (PDW) has partnered with Ditto to integrate Propagate software for sensor data distribution on PDW’s C100 Group 2 small Uncrewed Aircraft System (sUAS).

Crisp has launched a new platform for CPG brands, brokers, distributors and retailers to speed time to insights and time to action through a unified infrastructure that embeds AI across existing retail workflows to meet the unique needs of each organization. Built on top of the Crisp Retail Data Foundation, Crisp Halo seamlessly integrates agentic AI with sales and supply chain data enabling brands to quickly analyze sales, revenue, inventory and retail performance, uncover why results are happening, and implement changes immediately.

Investors who suffered losses on Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. ("Tenax" or the "Company") stock may have claims to recover those losses. The Law Offices of Howard G. Smith today reported that it is conducting a securities fraud investigation on behalf of Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TENX) investors into whether the Company may have violated the federal securities laws. The investigation comes after a August 10, 2026 disclosure concerning Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.

BondiBoost, the hair-wellness brand that pioneered infrared technology in haircare tools, today announced the launch of the Infrared 2-in-1 Blowout Brush, a dual-function styling tool designed to dry, smooth, and shape hair with significantly less damage than traditional hot tools. The latest addition to the brand’s infrared lineup brings together a blowout brush and thermal styler in one versatile tool. Beginning October 30th, Sephora Rogue members have an exclusive first look before the tool launches online and in-store on October 31st.

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that it will redeem all 150,000 outstanding shares of the Company’s 7 1/8% Series C Cumulative Preferred Equity Securities, par value $100.00 per share (“Preferred Securities”) on Dec. 1, 2026 (the “Redemption Date”).

U.S. industrial vacancy is expected to hold steady through 2027, according to a revised forecast from CoStar, a leading global provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.