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ADVISORY-Alert on Meta Platforms wrongly tagged to Metabiomed withdrawn
An alert on Meta META.O saying its Kansas City data center is now open was incorrectly tagged to Metabiomed Co 059210.KQ, an unrelated company and has been withdrawn. For the correctly coded alerts, click nFWN3UC0SJ. STORY_NUMBER:nTUA260SJJSTORY_DATE:20/08/2025STORY_TIME:03:31:03 PM GMTReuters
Wed, Aug 20
Coalition Re confirms hire of TransRe’s Liu as head of underwriting
By Ashish TiwariAug 20 - (The Insurer) – San Francisco, California-based insurer Coalition has confirmed the hire of TransRe’s U.S. cyber lead Diana Liu as head of underwriting for its reinsurance MGA Coalition Re.This publication earlier this month revealed that the company had hired Liu to the rol...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Bao Holding Ltd Files For U.S. IPO Of Up To 1.5 Mln Class A Shares - Sec Filing
Aug 20 (Reuters) - BAO Holding Ltd: BAO HOLDING LTD - IPO PRICE EXPECTED BETWEEN $4.00 AND $5.00 - SEC FILINGBAO HOLDING LTD - TO LIST CLASS A SHARES ON NASDAQ UNDER SYMBOL 'BAO' - SEC FILINGBAO HOLDING LTD. SAYS PACIFIC CENTURY SECURITIES, LLC IS UNDERWRITER TO IPOBAO HOLDING LTD. FILES FOR...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Says FDA Extends EYLEA HD Decision To Late 2025
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc REGN.O:EYLEA HD® (AFLIBERCEPT) INJECTION 8 MG APPLICATIONS FOR EXPANDED U.S. LABEL AND PREFILLED SYRINGE RECEIVE FDA REVIEW PERIOD EXTENSIONREGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC - FDA EXTENDS TARGET ACTION DATES FOR EYLEA HD TO Q4 2025REGENERON PHARMACEUTICAL...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Meta Says Data Center In Kansas City, Missouri Is Now Operational And Serving Traffic
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc META.O:META: DATA CENTER IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI IS NOW OPERATIONAL AND SERVING TRAFFIC - BLOGMETA: BUILDING TOWARD NEXT GENERATION OF AI-OPTIMIZED DATA CENTERS, FIRST OF WHICH IS SET TO OPEN IN 2026Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
US FTC sues LA Fitness for making it exceedingly hard to cancel gym memberships
By Jody GodoyAug 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued the operators of gym chain LA Fitness and other gyms on Wednesday, saying they have made it exceedingly difficult to cancel memberships.Irvine, California-based Fitness International and Fitness & Sports Clubs, which operate ...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
McDonald's to offer discounted combo meals, WSJ reports
Aug 20 (Reuters) - McDonald's MCD.N and its franchisees agreed to discount eight popular combo meal offerings by 15%, and offer $5 and $8 specials, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, as restaurants look to attract diners worn down by economic woes.The move follows weeks of discussion...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Citi Spokesperson On Bloomberg Report Says "We Look Forward To Andy Continuing To Drive Strong Business Performance”
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc C.N:CITI SPOKESPERSON MARK COSTIGLIO ON BLOOMBERG REPORT SAYS "WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANDY CONTINUING TO DRIVE STRONG BUSINESS PERFORMANCE” - STATEMENT TO REUTERSReuters
Wed, Aug 20
Recommended Retail Price For PlayStation 5 Consoles In U.S. To Increase- Blog
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Playstation:PLAYSTATION: TO INCREASE RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE FOR PLAYSTATION 5 CONSOLES IN U.S. STARTING ON AUG 21 - BLOGPLAYSTATION: RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE IN U.S. FOR PLAYSTATION 5 IS $549.99, PLAYSTATION 5 DIGITAL EDITION IS $499.99, PLAYSTATION 5 PRO $749.99Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Uganda has not agreed to take deportees from US, senior official says
KAMPALA, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A senior Ugandan official denied on Wednesday a U.S. media report that the country had agreed to take in people deported from the United States, saying it lacked the facilities to accommodate them.Citing internal U.S. government documents, CBS News reported on Tuesday tha...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
MSM North America signs contract with US Army for $632 million
Aug 20 (Reuters) - MSM North America, a subsidiary of Czechoslovak Group, signed a contract worth up to $632 million with the U.S. Army to build a factory for filling large-caliber ammunition, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.The contract is for the Future Artillery Complex (FAC) to be b...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Brown & Riding appoints Southwest Risk's Root as property VP
By Navneeta NandanAug 20 - (The Insurer) - Wholesale insurance brokerage Brown & Riding has appointed Lauren Root as vice president for its national property practice unit.She will be based in the Houston office.Root, who was previously at Southwest Risk for more than six years, specialises in p...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
S&P upgrades Hartford to AA-minus on improved underwriting performance
By Navneeta NandanAug 20 - (The Insurer) - S&P Global Ratings has raised the financial strength rating (FSR) and issuer credit ratings of Hartford Insurance Group and its core subsidiaries to AA-minus from A-plus, citing an improvement in its underwriting performance, driven by strong underwriti...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Progressive premiums rise 11% in July, combined ratio improves
By Ashish TiwariAug 20 - (The Insurer) - Progressive said on Wednesday that its net premiums written increased 11% to $7.06 billion in July 2025, with continued growth across its personal lines auto and property segments.The insurer’s combined ratio improved by 2.7 percentage points year on year to ...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Israel to place $500 million, US-funded order for Boeing aerial refuelling tankers
TEL AVIV, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Israel plans to buy two Boeing-made KC-46 military aerial refuelling tankers in a $500 million deal to be financed with U.S. military aid, the Israeli defence ministry said on Wednesday.It said it would sign the contract with the U.S. government once an Israeli ministeri...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
