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Interplay Learning's Solar Apprenticeship Packages Help Large-Scale Solar Developers and Contractors Leverage Inflation Reduction Act Incentives

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Interplay Learning, the leading provider of immersive skilled trades training, today introduced a comprehensive range of offerings that equip organizations to quickly launch flexible, online apprenticeship programs and qualify for valuable opportunities in the fast-growing utility-scale solar field.

Key Points: 
  • Interplay's apprenticeship packages help solar developers, EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) companies, and commercial-scale contractors set up registered in-house apprentice programs and meet standards for new business opportunities and/or extensive solar installation tax incentives available through the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in 2022.
  • "The IRA represents an enormous investment in solar installation and opens incredible new opportunities for developers, EPC companies, and contractors," said Doug Donovan, founder and CEO of Interplay Learning.
  • Interplay Learning's apprenticeship experts help companies:
    Supplement existing programs with the right curriculum or,
    Provide a turnkey program with ongoing management services and support.
  • With Interplay Learning's apprenticeship packages, business owners can identify and implement an apprentice program suited to their specific needs.

S&P Global Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today reported fourth quarter and full-year 2023 results.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today reported fourth quarter and full-year 2023 results.
  • The Company's earnings release and supplemental materials are available at http://investor.spglobal.com/Quarterly-Earnings .
  • Supplemental Information/Conference Call/Webcast Details: The Company's senior management will review the fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings results on a conference call scheduled for today, February 8, at 8:30 a.m.
  • Additional information presented on the conference call may be found on the Company's Investor Relations Website at http://investor.spglobal.com/Quarterly-Earnings .

Warner Music Group Corp. Reports Results for Fiscal First Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Music Group Corp. today announced its first-quarter financial results for the period ended December 31, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Excluding the Licensing Extension, the BMG Termination and the Digital License Renewal, total revenue was up 12.1% (or 10.6% in constant currency).
  • Digital revenue increased 16.0% (or 15.1% in constant currency) and streaming revenue increased 16.6% (or 15.9% in constant currency).
  • Capital expenditures increased 38% to $29 million from $21 million in the prior-year quarter, mainly due to increased investment in technology.
  • Free Cash Flow, as defined below, increased 40% to $264 million from $188 million in the prior-year quarter.

CoreCivic Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (the Company) announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023. 

Key Points: 
  • BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (the Company) announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023.
  • Commenting on financial results for the quarter, Hininger added, "We are pleased with CoreCivic's financial performance for 2023, as we exceeded the financial guidance for the fourth quarter we provided in November 2023, and ended up in the top half of the financial guidance range we provided in February 2023 for Net income, Diluted EPS, FFO per diluted share and EBITDA.
  • Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was $90.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with $87.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes special items, was $90.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with $87.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Macerich Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Results

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Macerich Company (NYSE: MAC) has released its Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings Results and Supplemental Information by posting it to the Investor Relations section of its website at www.macerich.com .

Key Points: 
  • SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Macerich Company (NYSE: MAC) has released its Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings Results and Supplemental Information by posting it to the Investor Relations section of its website at www.macerich.com .
  • As previously announced, management will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (1:00 p.m. Eastern Time) today, Wednesday, February 7, 2024, to discuss quarterly results.
  • Participants who wish to join the conference by telephone must register at the dial-in registration link below to receive the dial-in number and a personalized PIN code that will be required to access the call.
  • Participants may join the live webcast by accessing it at the webcast registration link below or in the Investors Section of the company’s website at https://investing.macerich.com/ .

ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results – December 2023

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Retail payments are undergoing profound changes that are reshaping the European payments landscape.

Key Points: 
  • Retail payments are undergoing profound changes that are reshaping the European payments landscape.
  • The retail payments ecosystem and consumers’ attitudes and preferences are evolving and influencing one another.

Aya Gold and Silver Announces $67.5 Million Bought Deal Offering of Common Shares

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

MONTREAL, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX: AYA; OTCQX: AYASF) (“Aya” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement pursuant to which Eight Capital, as sole bookrunner, together with a syndicate of underwriters including National Bank Financial Inc., as co-lead underwriter (collectively, the “Underwriters”), has agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 6,586,000 common shares in the capital of the Company (the “Shares”), at a price of $10.25 per Share (the “Issue Price”) for gross proceeds of $67,506,500 (the “Offering”).

Key Points: 
  • If this option is exercised in full, approximately $10,125,975 additional proceeds will be raised pursuant to the Offering and the aggregate proceeds of the Offering will be approximately $77,632,475.
  • The Zgounder Expansion being fully funded and progressing within budget, the cost-overrun account remaining intact, we are now looking to strategically position Aya for the future.
  • The Base Prospectus and, once filed, the Supplement can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com , and contain important detailed information about the Offering.
  • AYA GOLD & SILVER INC.

National Academy of Social Insurance Welcomes Fifty-Three New Members

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Washington, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of the National Academy of Social Insurance has announced the election of 53 distinguished experts as new Members of the Academy.

Key Points: 
  • Washington, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of the National Academy of Social Insurance has announced the election of 53 distinguished experts as new Members of the Academy.
  • We are excited to engage our newest Members in the Academy’s work going forward and to support their contributions to social insurance policy.”
    U.S. social insurance programs cover people across the lifespan, from childhood through adulthood and old age.
  • The Academy seeks to advance solutions to strengthen social insurance and to increase public understanding of the critical role social insurance plays in assuring economic security.
  • Newly elected Academy Members and their affiliations at the time of nomination:
    Anna Gassman-Pines, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

myFICO: ABLE Accounts Offer Tax Benefits (and More) to People With Disabilities

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

And in addition to offering tax benefits, ABLE accounts allow account holders to build wealth and financial security without losing access to means-tested benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid.

Key Points: 
  • And in addition to offering tax benefits, ABLE accounts allow account holders to build wealth and financial security without losing access to means-tested benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid.
  • ABLE Accounts are savings and investment accounts for people with disabilities.
  • ABLE accounts offer several significant benefits you won't receive with other savings, investment and tax-advantaged accounts .
  • Tax benefits for contributions: Although contributions to ABLE accounts aren't tax deductible on the federal level, they might qualify for state tax credits or deductions.

ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results – November 2023

Retrieved on: 
Friday, January 19, 2024

Bank market power, both in the loan and deposit market, has important implications for credit provision and for financial stability.

Key Points: 
  • Bank market power, both in the loan and deposit market, has important implications for credit provision and for financial stability.
  • This article discusses these issues through the lens of a simple theoretical framework.