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The BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) listed below announced today the expiration and preliminary results of each Fund’s tender offer (each, a “Tender Offer”) for up to 2.5% of its outstanding common shares (the “Shares”). Each Tender Offer commenced on October 18, 2024 and expired at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 20, 2024. Based on preliminary information, the number of Shares properly tendered for each Fund and not withdrawn is noted in the table below. Fund Name...

The BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) listed below announced today the final results of each Fund’s tender offer (each, a “Tender Offer”) for up to 2.5% of its outstanding common shares (the “Shares”). The Tender Offers, which expired at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 19, 2024, were oversubscribed for each Fund. Therefore, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Tender Offers, each Fund will purchase Shares from all tendering shareholders on a pro rata basis,...

TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the final November 2024 cash distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF. Unitholders of record on November 21, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable on December 2, 2024 . Details regarding the final “per unit” distribution amounts are as follows: Fund Name Fund Ticker Cash...

TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the estimated 2024 annual reinvested capital gains distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada. Please note that these are estimated capital gains amounts only, as of October 31, 2024. As these are estimated amounts, the final capital gains distributions may change by the Funds'...

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP (“GPM”), a leading national shareholder rights law firm, announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (“Chipotle” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CMG ) common stock between February 8, 2024 and October 29, 2024 , inclusive (the “Class Period”) and those who purchased Chipotle call options or sold put options during the class period. Chipotle investors have until...

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust Plc - Holding(s) in Company PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, November 20 BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc LEI: 5493003B7ETS1JEDPF59 TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 1. Issuer Details ISIN GB0008910555 Issuer Name BLACKROCK THROGMORTON TRUST PLC UK or Non-UK Issuer UK 2. Reason for Notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation Name RBC Europe Limited City of registered office...

The CfC St. Moritz Announces New Speakers from BlackRock, Binance, Bpifrance, Temasek, PayPal, and More for Upcoming 2025 Conference PR Newswire ST. MORITZ, Switzerland, Nov. 20, 2024 ST. MORITZ, Switzerland , Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The CfC St. Moritz , the exclusive and highly curated digital assets conference for investors and decision-makers, which is set to return from January 15th-17th 2025 , has announced impressive additions to its speaker lineup. The updated speaker list includes:...

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $5.10 per share of common stock, payable December 23, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 5, 2024. About BlackRock BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their...

Cardo AI announces $15mn Series A Funding Co-Led by Blackstone, FINTOP Capital and JAM FINTOP PR Newswire MILAN, Nov. 20, 2024 New funding from Blackstone Innovations Investments, FINTOP Capital and JAM FINTOP will support Cardo AI's expansion into the U.S. market and accelerate its mission to scale asset-based finance and private credit with modern technology. MILAN , Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardo AI, a next generation asset-based finance and private credit technology platform, has...

RAHWAY, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / November 20, 2024 / The Merck Foundation (Foundation) has announced a new initiative to help advance equitable access to high-quality, culturally responsive care for people with heart conditions in underserved U.S. communities-the Collaborative for Equity in Cardiac Care (Collaborative). The Foundation is committing $17 million over five years (2025-2030) to support the Collaborative, which aims to: Transform the delivery of primary care by promoting person-centered...

HSBC and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) announced a four-year, $25 million community growth initiative today, as part of HSBC’s broader strategy to drive responsible banking practices and promote financial equity across its U.S. footprint and designed to address concerns raised by NCRC. The partnership, which begins January 2025, aims to expand economic opportunities in low and moderate-income, diverse, and underserved communities through a combination of loan subsidies,...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 20, 2024 / Southern Company Southern Company Southern Company announced that it has earned the 2025 Military Friendly® Employer designation. According to Military Friendly®, Southern Company is one of 12 organizations to rate as a Military Friendly® Employer in at least 18 of the 22 years of its existence. Methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined by VIQTORY with input from the Military Friendly® Advisory Council of independent leaders in...

Medtronic receives FDA clearance for new InPen™ app, paving the way for its Smart MDI system launch with Simplera™ CGM PR Newswire GALWAY, Ireland, Nov. 20, 2024 New Smart MDI system will be the first system to deliver real-time, personalized insights on when and how much to dose including for missed or inaccurate mealtime doses. GALWAY, Ireland , Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced U.S. Food and Drug...

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced that it collected 21,137 pounds of unused or expired medications during its sixth annual “Crush the Crisis” national prescription drug take back day. This surpasses last year’s totals and is the most the organization has ever collected during the annual event. In total, HCA Healthcare has now collected more than 88,600 pounds of medication since launching “Crush the Crisis” as an...

CHIPOTLE REACHES 1,000TH CHIPOTLANE MILESTONE PR Newswire NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Nov. 20, 2024 The 1,000 th Chipotlane will open in the Kansas City metro area on Thursday, November 21 Chipotle anticipates opening 315 to 345 new restaurants in 2025 with at least 80% featuring a Chipotlane NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. , Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) announced today the opening of its 1,000 th Chipotlane restaurant on Thursday, November 21 . Located in the Kansas City...

FICO (NYSE: FICO) Highlights: The event on November 22 features a fireside chat with Atlanta-based Tennis Star Chris Eubanks and Congresswoman Nikema Williams. Students attending the workshop will gain free access to valuable credit tools and financial education to support their financial literacy journey. 90% of Gen Z young adults state that their current financial situation would improve if they had access to more personal finance resources and education, FICO survey reports. On November 22,...

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the world's #1 AI CRM, today announced that luxury appliance manufacturer Fisher & Paykel, will deploy Agentforce to scale its customer support team with autonomous agents — taking actions like answering frequently asked questions, scheduling service appointments, and more, freeing up human agents' time for higher value tasks. Agentforce, a new layer on the Salesforce Platform that enables companies to easily build and deploy AI agents that can autonomously take action...

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the world’s #1 AI CRM, today announced agentic lifecycle management tools to automate Agentforce testing, prototype agents in secure Sandbox environments, and transparently manage usage at scale. AI agents are a new paradigm in software. They are intelligent systems that can reason and act on behalf of customers and employees. But to realize their full potential, agents need to be tested and configured without disrupting live production environments. This new toolchain...

New annual data from FICO, the global analytics software leader, shows that the average FICO® Score for Canadian consumers has dropped two points from April 2023 to 760. The data shows an upward trend in consumer missed payments and debt levels. The FICO® Score is the industry standard measure of credit risk that help enable lenders to make more accurate decisions about a borrower’s credit risk and reflects the credit history data maintained by the two Canadian consumer reporting agencies...

The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX), the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the U.S. and worldwide, today announced sales and operating results for the third quarter ended November 2, 2024. Net sales for the third quarter of Fiscal 2025 were $14.1 billion, an increase of 6% versus the third quarter of Fiscal 2024. Third quarter Fiscal 2025 consolidated comparable store sales increased 3%. Net income for the third quarter of Fiscal 2025 was $1.3 billion and diluted earnings...