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B. Riley Financial Announces Private Bond Exchange To Reduce Debt By Approximately $46 Mln
May 21 (Reuters) - B Riley Financial Inc RILY.O:B. RILEY FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES PRIVATE BOND EXCHANGE TO REDUCE DEBT BY APPROXIMATELY $46 MILLIONB RILEY FINANCIAL INC - EXCHANGE ELIMINATES OVER $100 MILLION IN 2026 MATURITIESReuters
Wed, May 21
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UNIFI, Makers Of REPREVE, Announces The Sale Of Manufacturing Facility
May 21 (Reuters) - Unifi Inc UFI.N:UNIFI®, MAKERS OF REPREVE®, ANNOUNCES THE SALE OF MANUFACTURING FACILITYUNIFI INC - DEAL VALUED AT $45 MILLIONUNIFI INC - EXPECTED ANNUALIZED OPERATING COST SAVINGS OVER $20 MILLION FROM DEALReuters
Wed, May 21
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Transom Capital and SigmaTron International Announce Entry into Merger Agreement
May 21 (Reuters) - SigmaTron International Inc SGMA.O:TRANSOM CAPITAL AND SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCE ENTRY INTO MERGER AGREEMENTSIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL INC - DEAL VALUED AT $3.02 PER SHARE IN CASHSIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL INC: DEAL REPRESENTING A TOTAL ENTERPRISE VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $83 MILLI...Reuters
Wed, May 21
Commodities
Ecopetrol S.A. signs an agreement to acquire a portfolio of up to 1,300 MW of solar and wind energy projects in Colombia
May 21 (Reuters) - Ecopetrol SA ECO.CN:ECOPETROL S.A. SIGNS AN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE A PORTFOLIO OF UP TO 1,300 MEGAWATS OF SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY PROJECTS IN COLOMBIAECOPETROL S.A. SIGNS AN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE A PORTFOLIO OF UP TO 1,300 MEGAWATS OF SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY PROJECTS IN COLOMBIAReuters
Wed, May 21
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US judge nixes Treasury's bid to cancel IRS workers' union contract
Treasury sued union, citing Trump executive orderAgency lacked standing to sue, judge rulesBut judge suggests Treasury could win future caseBy Daniel Wiessner May 21 (Reuters) - A federal judge has rejected a bid by the U.S. Treasury Department to cancel a union contract covering tens of thousand...Reuters
Wed, May 21
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Parametrics and captives can turn carbon risk into a new asset class: Ryskex
By Henry GaleMay 21 - (The Insurer) - Parametric triggers and captive structures can turn carbon credit risks into a new tradeable asset class, Ryskex's founder Marcus Schmalbach told Parametric Insurer.Parametric specialist Ryskex recently established a captive cell to underwrite reversal risks...Reuters
Wed, May 21
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Parametrics to play significant role in China's growing property catastrophe market
By Henry GaleMay 21 - (The Insurer) - China's catastrophe (re)insurance market could be bigger than the U.S. market within 10 years, with parametric coverage for governments leading the way, according to reinsurance broker Continental Insurance Brokers (CIB).Last year, catastrophe insurance prog...Reuters
Wed, May 21
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Bread Financial Announces Modified Dutch Auction Cash Tender Offer For 9.750% Senior Notes Due 2029
May 21 (Reuters) - Bread Financial Holdings Inc BFH.N:BREAD FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES MODIFIED DUTCH AUCTION CASH TENDER OFFER FOR 9.750% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2029BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC - COMMENCES $150 MILLION TENDER OFFER FOR SENIOR NOTESReuters
Wed, May 21
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IDEX Corp - CFO Abhishek Khandelwal To Resign Effective May 30 - SEC Filing
May 21 (Reuters) - IDEX Corp IEX.N:IDEX CORP - CFO ABHISHEK KHANDELWAL TO RESIGN EFFECTIVE MAY 30 - SEC FILINGIDEX CORP - AKHIL MAHENDRA APPOINTED INTERIM CFO OF IDEX EFFECTIVE MAY 30 - SEC FILINGSource text: [ID:n0001193125-25-123635]Reuters
Wed, May 21
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Yellow Pages Limited Purchases Group Annuity Contracts De-Risking Its Defined Benefit Pension Plan
May 21 (Reuters) - Yellow Pages Ltd Y.TO:YELLOW PAGES LIMITED PURCHASES GROUP ANNUITY CONTRACTS DE-RISKING ITS DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANYELLOW PAGES LTD - DEAL TRANSFERS $210 MILLION OF PENSION PLAN OBLIGATIONSYELLOW PAGES LTD - EXPECTED NON-CASH NET SETTLEMENT LOSS IN Q2 2025Reuters
Wed, May 21
Stocks
This Beaten-Down Dividend Stock Yields 6.5%. Here's Why It's Worth Doubling Up on in May.
A steep sell-off in the shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) has pushed their yield up to 6.5% -- making it one of the 10 highest-yielding stocks in the S&P 500. But the high yield has come much to the dislike of long-term investors, who have seen UPS stock fall over 56% from its all-time hig...The Motley Fool
Wed, May 21
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Quipt Home Medical Confirms Receipt Of Unsolicited Acquisition Proposal
May 21 (Reuters) - Quipt Home Medical Corp QIPT.O:QUIPT HOME MEDICAL CONFIRMS RECEIPT OF UNSOLICITED ACQUISITION PROPOSALQUIPT HOME MEDICAL CORP - RECEIVES NON-BINDING PROPOSAL FROM FORAGER CAPITAL AT $3.10 PER SHAREReuters
Wed, May 21
Stocks
US STOCKS-Wall St set for lower open with focus on Trump's tax bill
Futures down: Dow 0.7%, S&P 500 0.52%, Nasdaq 0.55%Wolfspeed plunges after reports of potential bankruptcyTarget down after cutting annual sales forecastUnitedHealth drops after report on secret payments, HSBC downgradeBy Shashwat Chauhan and Kanchana Chakravarty May 21 (Reuters) - Wall Stree...Reuters
Wed, May 21
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German economic council forecasts stagnation for country's economy in 2025
Europe's largest economy expected to flatline this year after two contractionsFiscal package offers growth opportunities, 1.0% growth forecast in 2026Inflation projected at 2.1% this year, 2.0% in 2026By Maria Martinez BERLIN, May 21 (Reuters) - The German Council of Economic Experts cut its ...Reuters
Wed, May 21
Stocks
UnitedHealth falls after report on co secretly paying nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers
** Shares of UnitedHealth UNH.N fall 4% to $309.02 premarket ** UNH secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing residents as part of a series of cost-cutting tactics that saved co millions, but at times risked residents' health, The Gua...Reuters
Wed, May 21
