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LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veteran investor Nicole Quinn and former Creative Artists Agency (CAA) executive Michael Blank have partnered to lead Connect Ventures, a new venture capital firm with origins as a joint venture between CAA and New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Quinn and Blank, who serve as Managing Partners and Co-Founders of Connect Ventures, will oversee the new firm, which focuses on investments in the Seed and Series A rounds of tech-enabled consumer businesses acros...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Halldora Re Ltd (Halldora Re) (Guernsey). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings reflect Halldora Re’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management. Halldora Re is a start-up...

BOSTON & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Santander Holdings USA, Inc. (“Santander US”) announced that David McClelland has been named Head of the Santander US Auto business, effective today. McClelland will be responsible for executing on the company’s Auto growth strategy, enhancing dealer and customer experiences, and managing manufacturer (OEM) relationships. In this capacity, he succeeds Bruce Jackson, who announced his retirement from the company. McClelland was appointed last year to lead Santan...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children (LuskinOIC) has established the Harry A. McKellop, Ph.D., Excellence in Research and Innovation Award, a new honor recognizing outstanding achievement and forward-thinking leadership in orthopaedic research. The award was unveiled at a dinner reception on Friday, January 23, hosted by the J. Vernon Luck, Sr., M.D., Biomechanics Research Center at LuskinOIC. The McKellop Award continues a tradition of celebrating research ex...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) ("Hecla", or the "Company") announced today that it has agreed to sell its subsidiary that owns the Casa Berardi operation in Quebec, Canada to Orezone Gold Corporation ("Orezone") for up to $593 million in total consideration. The transaction advances Hecla's strategic transformation to focus on its premier silver assets and is expected to strengthen the Company's financial position. The transaction is expected to close in t...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--  DB ETC plc COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT Immediate Release 26 January 2026 Xtrackers Physical Gold ETC (EUR) (Incorporated and registered in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (as amended) with registered number 103781) Re: Buy-Back of ETC Securities Announcement The Issuer has agreed to buy back the ETC Securities for the following Series as set out in the table below. Series Number of Securities to be bought back Trade Date Settlement Date ISIN Series 04 - Xtracker...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--  DB ETC PLC Dated: 26 January 2026 COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT Immediate Release 26 January 2026 DB ETC plc (the Issuer) (incorporated and registered in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (as amended) with registered number 103781) Re: Value per Security of ETC Securities Announcement The Issuer is providing the Value per Security for the ETC Securities for the following Series as set out in the table below for 23 January 2026 Series ISIN Currency Value per Security...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--INOVAIT, le réseau canadien de thérapie guidée par imagerie et d’intelligence artificielle, lance aujourd’hui un appel de demandes pour le fonds Pilote-Hiver 2026. Le fonds Pilote est un programme de financement non dilutif qui soutient des projets de recherche et développement (R. et D.) de pointe dans les domaines des technologies de thérapie guidée par imagerie (TGI) et d’intelligence artificielle (IA). Ce cycle du fonds Pilote permettra d’offrir un soutien financie...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, INOVAIT, Canada’s image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence network, is announcing a call for applications for the Winter 2026 Pilot Fund. The Pilot Fund is a non-dilutive funding program that supports cutting-edge research and development (R&D) projects in image-guided therapy (IGT) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. This Pilot Fund round will provide up to 150,000 CAD to advance promising technologies through 9- to 12-month R&D proje...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--  DB ETC PLC Dated: 26 January 2026 COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT Immediate Release 26 January 2026 DB ETC plc (the Issuer) Law 1991 (as amended) with registered number 103781) Re: Issuance of ETC Securities Announcement The Issuer has agreed to issue ETC Securities for the following Series as set out in the table below. Series Tranche Number of Securities to be issued Trade Date Settlement Date ISIN: Series 09 - Xtrackers Physical Gold ETC (EUR) 652 65,000 22 January 2026 26 Ja...