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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock Core Bond Trust (NYSE: BHK) (the "Fund") today announced that its Board of Trustees (the "Board") has approved the terms of the issuance of transferable rights ("Rights") to the holders of the Fund's common shares of beneficial interest (par value $0.001 per share) ("Shares") as of May 27, 2025 (the "Record Date"). Holders of Rights will be entitled to subscribe for additional Shares (the "Offer") at a discount to the market price of the Shares. After consid...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Missouri Public Service Commission (MoPSC) approved new water and wastewater rates for Missouri American Water in a rate order on May 7, 2025. The company’s rate request was filed on July 1, 2024, and was primarily driven by $1.1 billion in infrastructure investment in plant and distribution system upgrades made since its last rate filing. New rates are expected to be effective on May 28, 2025. St. Louis County customers using 6,100 gallons of water per month wil...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (“Granite”) (TSX: GRT.UN / NYSE: GRP.U) announced today that its board of trustees has declared a distribution of CDN $0.2833 per unit for the month of May 2025. The distribution will be paid by Granite on June 16, 2025 to unitholders of record at the close of trading on Friday, May 30, 2025. Granite confirms that no portion of the distribution constitutes effectively connected income for U.S. federal tax purposes. A qualified notic...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syncora Guarantee Inc. (“Syncora Guarantee”) today announced that certain financial information of Syncora Guarantee has been made available on Syncora Guarantee's website (www.syncoraguarantee.com). The information posted is Syncora Guarantee’s Statutory Basis Financial Statements as of March 31, 2025. About Syncora Guarantee Inc. Syncora Guarantee Inc. is a New York-domiciled insurance company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Syncora FinanceCo LLC. For additiona...

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mayville Engineering Company (NYSE: MEC) (the “Company” or “MEC”), a leading value-added provider of design, prototyping and manufacturing solutions serving diverse end-markets, today announced that one of its manufacturing facilities in Mayville, Wisconsin sustained limited damage from a tornado on Thursday, May 15, 2025. All onsite employees are safe and no injuries were reported. The Company expects a minimal impact to its business and anticipates the facility wil...

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Birks Group Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE American LLC: BGI), announced today that the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”) has accepted the Company’s plan of compliance for continued listing on NYSE American. As previously reported, the Company was notified on February 25, 2025 by NYSE American that it was not in compliance with the continued listing standards set forth in Section 1003(a)(i) and (ii) of the NYSE American Company Guide (the “Company Guide”). In accordance...

CENTER VALLEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE: FOUR), a leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, today announced the completion of the previously announced offering of €680 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% senior notes due 2033 (the “Euro Notes”) and tack-on offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 6.750% senior notes due 2032 (the “New 2032 Notes” and, together with the Euro Notes, the “Notes”) by Shift4 Payments, LLC (“Shift4”) and Sh...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE: KTF) (the “Fund”) announced that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders for the Fund will be held on September 19, 2025 at the offices of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc., 100 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Holders of record of common shares and preferred shares of the Fund at the close of business on August 1, 2025 will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. Important Infor...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The European Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EEA) and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (NYSE: GF) (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) each announced today that its Board of Directors declared the distributions set forth below. GF’s and EEA’s total distributions will be paid in cash to the stockholders of record as of May 27, 2025. Details for each Fund’s distributions are as follows: Declaration- 05/16/2025 Ex-Date- 05/27/2025 Record- 05/27/2025 Payable- 06/06/2025    ...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) ("Summit," "we," or the "Company") today announced the grant of inducement awards of options to purchase a collective total of up to 94,050 shares of common stock. Awards were made to nine new employees of the Company. The awards were granted as an inducement material to the new employees becoming employees of the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and have been approved by the Company’s Compensation Committe...