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LAS CRUCES, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A $15,000 Partnership Grant Program (PGP) award from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and its member WestStar will strengthen United Way of Southwest New Mexico’s ability to deliver financial education and empower families across the region. The funds are part of $1.8 million in PGP funds awarded in 2026 by FHLB Dallas and members in its five-state District of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. FHLB Dallas made the announ...

MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best expects insured losses from a recent earthquake in Peru to be limited due to low insurance penetration near the epicenter. In its Best’s Commentary, “Seismic Activity in Southwest Peru is Not Expected to Generate Severe Insured Losses,” AM Best states that insurance penetration in Peru is low at approximately 2% of GDP in 2025, with insurance activity geographically concentrated. As of June 2026, Lima accounts for over 80% of total insurance premiums. The 7...

OAKVILLE, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Algonquin Announces Agreement to Sell Ownership Stake in Chilean Utility...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) resulting from allegations that Build-A-Bear may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.So What: If you purchased Build-A-Bear securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) announced the internet availability of proxy materials for its 2026 Annual General Meeting of shareholders to be held on October 15, 2026, at 5:00 PM, Central European Summer Time. The Elastic annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026, and proxy statement for its 2026 Annual General Meeting of shareholders have been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and may be viewed on the Elastic website...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. announced today that BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (each, a "Fund") have declared a monthly distribution for each Fund's common shares as summarized below. The distributions are payable October 1, 2026 to shareholders of record on September 14, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of September 14, 2026. Fund Ticker Monthly Distribution Per Share Change from Prior Monthly Distribut...

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the Monthly distribution for First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF, a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV. The following dates apply to today's distribution declaration: Expected Ex-Dividend Date: August 31, 2026 Record Date: August 31, 2026 Payable Date: September 2, 2026 Ticker Exchange Fund Name Frequency Ordinary Income Per Share Amount   ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS   First...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Safi Silver Corp. (TSX-V: SF, OTCPK: PNTZF) (“Safi Silver” or the “Company”) announces that it has issued an aggregate number of 625,000 common shares at a deemed value of $0.40 per Safi Silver share (the “Second Share Issuance”) to the vendors of the Silver Hill project in Morocco (“Silver Hill” or the “Project”) pursuant to the share purchase agreement dated May 25, 2020 between the Company and the vendors (please see the Company’s press release dated September 24, 2...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atlantic Alumina Company LLC (“ATALCO” or the “Company”), the only remaining alumina refinery in the United States, today announced an expansion of its partnership with the Department of War’s ("DoW") Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition & Sustainment, the Economic Defense Unit, and Concord Resources Holdings Limited (“Concord”), in conjunction with Concord’s majority shareholder, a fund managed by Pinnacle Asset Management, L.P. (“Pinnacle”), a...

SAINT LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grandmaster (GM) Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu of India captured his first overall Grand Chess Tour (GCT) championship in dramatic fashion, defeating defending champion GM Fabiano Caruana of the United States in the 2026 GCT Finals. Held Aug. 22–27 in the U.S. Chess Capital of Saint Louis, the Finals delivered a thrilling knockout battle featuring four of the world’s elite players, with Praggnanandhaa R. emerging victorious to claim the biggest title of his career on t...