CEOs Unequivocally Call for Bold Government Action and Consistent Climate Policy at COP26, According to Latest Sustainability Research from the UN Global Compact and Accenture
CEOs say that while private sector can lead the response, mobilize the capital and deploy the technology needed, climate change is impacting their business and supply chains much earlier than expected NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In the largest sustainability study conducted to date by the United Nations Global Compact and Accenture (NYSE: ACN), only 18% of CEOs… Continue reading CEOs Unequivocally Call for Bold Government Action and Consistent Climate Policy at COP26, According to Latest Sustainability Research from the UN Global Compact and Accenture
GTT Files for Chapter 11 to Implement Prepackaged Plan
– Voluntary chapter 11 cases filed for entities based in the United States (U.S.) consistent with Company’s previously announced Restructuring Support Agreement (RSA) with key stakeholders – Large majorities of lenders and noteholders have approved the Prepackaged Plan – The combination of the recently completed infrastructure division sale and the transactions contemplated by the Prepackaged… Continue reading GTT Files for Chapter 11 to Implement Prepackaged Plan
Strategy Analytics: Samsung Leads North American Smartphone Shipments in Q3 2021
Samsung captures nearly two in five smartphone shipments in North American Region BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Samsung is the top smartphone vendor in North America in Q3 2021. The Top-5 smartphone vendors by shipments for the region captured 93 percent of total shipments to the region. North American smartphone shipments… Continue reading Strategy Analytics: Samsung Leads North American Smartphone Shipments in Q3 2021
Brown-Forman Statement: U.S.-EU Trade Agreement
LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–“Brown-Forman applauds the Biden Administration for today’s announcement between the U.S. and the EU regarding steel and aluminum tariffs. This agreement delivers on the Administration’s promise to rebuild the Transatlantic alliance by removing tariffs on American whiskey and other U.S. exports, which have been in place now for more than three years. “We… Continue reading Brown-Forman Statement: U.S.-EU Trade Agreement
Moderna Provides Update on Timing of U.S. Emergency Use Authorization of its COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescents
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Moderna, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today provided an update that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified the Company that it will require additional time to complete its assessment of Moderna’s Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) request for the use of the Moderna… Continue reading Moderna Provides Update on Timing of U.S. Emergency Use Authorization of its COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescents
Sceye Demonstrates Broadband From Stratosphere
ROSWELL, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sceye, a material science company and manufacturer of High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS), announced today that it successfully connected a 4G antenna with 3D beam forming from the stratosphere. Sceye’s unmanned stratospheric platform launched at 8:55 a.m. MDT from its New Mexico facility and landed safely at 1:05 p.m. MDT. Today’s launch was part… Continue reading Sceye Demonstrates Broadband From Stratosphere
Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern File Merger Application With STB to Create Only Single-Line Rail Network Linking U.S.-Mexico-Canada
CALGARY, Alberta & KANSAS CITY, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP, NYSE: CP) (“CP”) and Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) (“KCS”) today announced they have jointly filed a railroad control application with the Surface Transportation Board (“STB”) regarding the proposed transaction to create Canadian Pacific Kansas City (“CPKC”), the only single-line railroad linking the… Continue reading Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern File Merger Application With STB to Create Only Single-Line Rail Network Linking U.S.-Mexico-Canada
Hear from Digital Transformation Leaders from AWS, IBM, Twitter, and SK Telecom at K-Global 2021
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Known as the definitive record of the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary recently added and updated more than twenty Korean words. The K- prefix itself is listed along with such culturally specific words as skinship, aegyo, and mukbang. K-pop has been blasting the American air and wifi waves for the past… Continue reading Hear from Digital Transformation Leaders from AWS, IBM, Twitter, and SK Telecom at K-Global 2021
H.I.G. Capital Completes Strategic Investment in Grupo Ransa
BOGOTÁ–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#3PL–H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative investment firm with over $45 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Grupo Ransa (“Ransa” or the “Company”), a leading third-party logistics (“3PL”) player in Latin America. Grupo Romero, one… Continue reading H.I.G. Capital Completes Strategic Investment in Grupo Ransa
Pfizer and BioNTech Receive First U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Children Ages 5 Through 11 Years
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) is supported by clinical data showing a favorable safety profile and high vaccine efficacy of 90.7% in children 5 through 11 years of age during a period when Delta was the prevalent strain With this authorization, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine is currently the only COVID-19 vaccine available in the U.S. for… Continue reading Pfizer and BioNTech Receive First U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Children Ages 5 Through 11 Years