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AccentCare's Culture of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Delivers Real Patient Care Benefits

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Friday, March 15, 2024
Workforce, Empathy, Inclusion, Patient, Multimedia, Newsweek, Culture, Workplace, Research, Index, DEI, Caregiver, Nursing

"Building and supporting a diverse workforce and culture isn't a task for us; it's our greatest strength.

Key Points: 
  • "Building and supporting a diverse workforce and culture isn't a task for us; it's our greatest strength.
  • It elevates our care, enriches our team, and transforms our workplace into a more dynamic environment," said Laura Tortorella, AccentCare's Chief Executive Officer.
  • When a diverse workforce provides care, research has shown patients benefit in many ways, such as improved and optimized care delivery, lower patient anxiety levels, improved access to care, and improved patient outcomes.
  • By embodying these values, the Company aims to build the strongest possible working environment for its caregivers and set an example of inclusion for the entire health care industry.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A YEAR, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS ARE CLOSE TO FULL CAPACITY, SIGNALING RECOVERY IN MANUFACTURING IN FEBRUARY: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Depression, Growth, Index, Transport, GEP, Safety, Inflation, Movement, Palladium

While global supplier capacity is still underutilized, the index increased to -0.08, from -0.12 in January, its highest in 10 months.

Key Points: 
  • While global supplier capacity is still underutilized, the index increased to -0.08, from -0.12 in January, its highest in 10 months.
  • Notably, we continue to see evidence that the Red Sea attacks have had a negligible impact on global supply chains.
  • TRANSPORTATION: Global transportation costs decreased in February, indicating a reduced impact on global supply chains from the disruption to shipping through the Suez Canal.
  • The next release of the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index will be 8 a.m.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A YEAR, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS ARE CLOSE TO FULL CAPACITY, SIGNALING RECOVERY IN MANUFACTURING IN FEBRUARY: GEP GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY INDEX

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Depression, Growth, Index, Transport, GEP, Safety, Inflation, Movement, Palladium

While global supplier capacity is still underutilized, the index increased to -0.08, from -0.12 in January, its highest in 10 months.

Key Points: 
  • While global supplier capacity is still underutilized, the index increased to -0.08, from -0.12 in January, its highest in 10 months.
  • Notably, we continue to see evidence that the Red Sea attacks have had a negligible impact on global supply chains.
  • TRANSPORTATION: Global transportation costs decreased in February, indicating a reduced impact on global supply chains from the disruption to shipping through the Suez Canal.
  • The next release of the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index will be 8 a.m.

U.S. Auto Dealer Sentiment Improves in Q1, but Current Market View Remains Weak as Profit Pressures Replace Inventory Woes

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Smoke, EV, Environment, EVS, COVID-19, Interest, Sale, Economy, Cox Enterprises, Index, Optimism, Advertising, Car dealership

With the new-vehicle inventory index hitting an all-time high in the first quarter, most franchised dealers see their inventory growing, not declining.

Key Points: 
  • With the new-vehicle inventory index hitting an all-time high in the first quarter, most franchised dealers see their inventory growing, not declining.
  • Interest rates, the economy and market conditions remain the top concerns for U.S. auto dealers but improved compared to Q4 2023.
  • While the current market index, and many of the factors driving it, remains weak, the market outlook index improved significantly in Q1, jumping from 41 last quarter to 51 in Q1.
  • According to U.S. auto dealers, the current sales environment for new and used vehicles has improved over last quarter but remains lower year over year.

Corsa Coal Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
FOBT, Tax, National Instrument 43-101, Risk, Steel, Coal, International, International Financial Reporting Standards, Ratio, Sale, News, Transport, Public expenditure, National instrument, Bank statement, Adjustment, Index, Water, Depreciation, GAAP, Metallurgy, Calendar, FOB, Mining, Bank

Price levels opened the fourth quarter 2023 at $333.00/metric ton ("mt") delivered-to-the-port ("FOBT") for spot deliveries of Australian premium low volatile metallurgical coal and closed the quarter at $342.50/mt FOBT.

Key Points: 
  • Price levels opened the fourth quarter 2023 at $333.00/metric ton ("mt") delivered-to-the-port ("FOBT") for spot deliveries of Australian premium low volatile metallurgical coal and closed the quarter at $342.50/mt FOBT.
  • The quarterly average price for the fourth quarter 2023 was $333.26/mt FOBT compared to $263.07/mt FOBT in the third quarter 2023 and traded in a range from a high of $367.00/mt FOBT to a low of $297.50/mt FOBT.
  • The Company's first quarter 2024 sales volumes are expected to be higher than the fourth quarter of 2023, but lower than historical averages.
  • Corsa is a coal mining company focused on the production and sales of metallurgical coal, an essential ingredient in the production of steel.

Philip R. Lane: The economic outlook and monetary policy

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Consensus, Momentum, Tax, MIR, BLS, Consensus Economics, Wealth, Domestic, IHS Markit, Next Generation, BIS, Transport, DFR, European Commission, Labour, Bank of Greece, BSI, Employment, S&P Global, Governance, Loan, ECB, House, Workforce, ESCB, Policy, Aes, NGEU, Imperial College Business School, Refinitiv, Manufacturing, Cargo, GDP, Index, Household, RHS, Real, Coronavirus, PMI, Disinflation, Confidence, Bank of France, SMA, Food, Competition (economics), Credit, Perception, CES, Economics, Persistent, Personal ordinariate, Disposable product, Bank for International Settlements, Government, SVAR, Growth, Energy, Common, Consensus decision-making, Bank, Rest, ILS, Bloomberg, HICP, IBoxx, Housing, Deutsche Bundesbank, Composite, Unit, Total, Phosphorus
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Speculation in oil and gas prices in times of geopolitical risks

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Attention, Contract management, Pressure, Face, ECB, Shock, Monetary economics, Journal of Economic Perspectives, OPEC, Journal, Bank, CFTC, Journal of Monetary Economics, COT, ESMA, Index, American Economic Review, Elasticity, Bank of England, Oil, Interval (mathematics), Petroleum, Bookkeeping

Overall, speculation has only a limited role in both oil and gas price dynamics, although the degree of speculation is somewhat higher in European gas markets than in US gas markets.

Key Points: 
  • Overall, speculation has only a limited role in both oil and gas price dynamics, although the degree of speculation is somewhat higher in European gas markets than in US gas markets.
  • Empirical estimates also suggest that the role of speculation in amplifying the transmission of fundamental shocks to oil prices is limited, including in times of heightened geopolitical risk.

Abaxx Prepares Exchange Opening Sequence and Final Notices

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Monday, March 11, 2024
Marex, Exchange, NEO, KGI, Nickel, Podcast, Capital punishment, Index, Dislocation, Nature, Product pipeline, USG, Independent software vendor, Metal, General practice, StoneX Group Inc., ARA, Sulfation, Natural gas

TORONTO, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abaxx Technologies Inc. (NEO:ABXX)(OTCQX:ABXXF) (“Abaxx” or the “Company”), a financial software and market infrastructure company, majority shareholder of Abaxx Singapore Pte Ltd. (“Abaxx Singapore”), the owner of Abaxx Commodity Exchange and Clearinghouse (individually, “Abaxx Exchange” and “Abaxx Clearing”), and producer of the SmarterMarkets™ Podcast, announces the initiation of the final exchange trading launch sequence for Abaxx Exchange and Clearinghouse to open the market in each of its commodity futures contracts.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abaxx Technologies Inc. (NEO:ABXX)(OTCQX:ABXXF) (“Abaxx” or the “Company”), a financial software and market infrastructure company, majority shareholder of Abaxx Singapore Pte Ltd. (“Abaxx Singapore”), the owner of Abaxx Commodity Exchange and Clearinghouse (individually, “Abaxx Exchange” and “Abaxx Clearing”), and producer of the SmarterMarkets™ Podcast, announces the initiation of the final exchange trading launch sequence for Abaxx Exchange and Clearinghouse to open the market in each of its commodity futures contracts.
  • Abaxx Exchange and Abaxx Clearing will request approval from their respective Boards of Directors to provide final notices to open Abaxx markets pending the near-term finalization of a third clearing member application approval.
  • Pending final notices, Abaxx Exchange and Abaxx Clearing will open with three approved clearing members, while additional clearing firms onboard through these clearing members or via applications as direct members of Abaxx Clearing.
  • Barring any unanticipated regulatory concerns in the final notice period, Abaxx Exchange and Abaxx Clearing will be operational and markets open.

Alpha Transform Artificial Intelligence Index (AAI), Powered by the Alvara Protocol ERC-7621 Token Standard, Releases Earliest Performance Metrics for High-Performance AI Tokens

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Friday, March 8, 2024
Ethereum, Research, Tier 2, Attention, BTC, AAI, Trust, Index, Tier 1, Cryptocurrency

Tampa, FL, March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Transform Research, a leading blockchain research firm operating as an Alpha Transform Holdings' subsidiary, today announced the release of the first performance metrics from its Alpha Transform Artificial Intelligence Index (AAI), which utilizes the brand new ERC-7621 Standard built by the Alvara Protocol.

Key Points: 
  • Tampa, FL, March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Transform Research, a leading blockchain research firm operating as an Alpha Transform Holdings' subsidiary, today announced the release of the first performance metrics from its Alpha Transform Artificial Intelligence Index (AAI), which utilizes the brand new ERC-7621 Standard built by the Alvara Protocol.
  • The index, launched at a base value of 100 on January 1, 2024, undergoes monthly rebalancing to maintain its relevance and accuracy.
  • The AAI measures the performance of leading AI tokens based on strict criteria and it features 20-30 tokens selected for their market capitalization, trading volume, and presence on reputable exchanges.
  • For February, adjustments included new weights and the addition of four tokens, maintaining the index at 30 constituents.

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication in Psychiatry Research Showing Activity of Bedtime TNX-102 SL on PTSD Symptoms and Sleep Quality in Military-Related PTSD at Four Weeks of Therapy

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
Incidence, TNX-102, Tonix Pharmaceuticals, ASR, University, Safety, Index, ASD, Trauma, SL2, OASIS, Efficacy, IND, Parmenter, Research, Pharmaceutical industry

CHATHAM, N.J., March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: TNXP) (Tonix or the Company), a biopharmaceutical company with marketed products and a pipeline of development candidates, today announced the publication of a research paper in the Journal Psychiatry Research. The article titled, “A Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Bedtime Sublingual Cyclobenzaprine (TNX-102 SL) in Military-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,” by Parmenter, et al. found that bedtime TNX-102 SL* treatment is well-tolerated and showed nominal improvement in PTSD severity and sleep quality measures in the first four weeks in military-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).1 The Company believes these findings suggest a potential role for short-term bedtime TNX-102 SL treatment in the immediate aftermath of traumatic events.

Key Points: 
  • The IND supporting the OASIS trial was recently cleared,3 and the trial is expected to begin enrolling in the second quarter.
  • In the OASIS study, 14 days of bedtime TNX-102 SL 5.6 mg will be tested in the immediate aftermath of motor vehicle collision.
  • “We believe the results in the published paper suggest that bedtime TNX-102 SL has short-term activity on improving PTSD symptom severity and sleep quality in military-related PTSD.
  • The upcoming OASIS trial will test a 14-day short-course of bedtime TNX-102 SL therapy beginning within 24 hours of index trauma for effects on ASR symptoms and incidence of PTSD development.