Economies

Starwood Property Trust Announces Date for Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Release and Conference Call

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Thursday, October 10, 2019
Fax, Office equipment, Telecommunications equipment, New York Stock Exchange, Mail, Inventions, Technology, Economies

Internet -- The full text of the earnings release will be available on Friday, November 8, 2019 at the Company's web site, www.starwoodpropertytrust.com .

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  • Internet -- The full text of the earnings release will be available on Friday, November 8, 2019 at the Company's web site, www.starwoodpropertytrust.com .
  • Mail -- For those without Internet access, the third quarter earnings release will be available by mail or fax, on request.
  • To receive a copy, please call the Company's Investor Relations line at 203-422-7788.
  • Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), is a leading diversified finance company with a core focus on the real estate and infrastructure sectors.

Latest edition of World Finance explores Singapore’s recession risk, the economic impact of Crimea’s annexation and the opposition facing the CFA franc

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Monday, October 7, 2019
Fixed exchange rate, CFA franc, Economy of Benin, Economy of Chad, French West Africa, Franc, Annexation of Crimea, Economies, Continents

With Singapore now teetering on the edge of recession, Courtney Goldsmith analyses its economic prospects in the latest edition of World Finance.

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  • With Singapore now teetering on the edge of recession, Courtney Goldsmith analyses its economic prospects in the latest edition of World Finance.
  • Elsewhere in the magazine, Barclay Ballard investigates whether the annexation of Crimea actually benefitted Russias economy, amid conflicting reports from Moscow.
  • Meanwhile, Alex Katsomitros examines the growing tide of opposition to the CFA franc, a currency used in 14 countries across West and Central Africa.
  • It benefits from a global distribution network that includes subscriber lists of prominent decision-makers around the world.

Resignations from Sweet Natural Trading Co. Limited

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Friday, October 4, 2019
Economy of Alberta, TSX Venture Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange, Economy of Canada, Economies

TORONTO, Oct. 4, 2019 /CNW/ - In response to recent enquiries, Sunir Chandaria and Muneeb Yusuf (together, the "Former Directors")confirmed today that, on August 26, 2019, each of them resigned, effective as of such date, as a director of Sweet Natural Trading Co. Limited ("Sweet Natural").

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  • TORONTO, Oct. 4, 2019 /CNW/ - In response to recent enquiries, Sunir Chandaria and Muneeb Yusuf (together, the "Former Directors")confirmed today that, on August 26, 2019, each of them resigned, effective as of such date, as a director of Sweet Natural Trading Co. Limited ("Sweet Natural").
  • The Former Directors are not officers or employees of Sweet Natural and have had no role with Sweet Natural since their resignations on August 26, 2019.
  • Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

Xoom Launches Bank Deposits to South Korea

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Thursday, October 3, 2019
Companies, Economy of South Korea, Remittance, Xoom, Shinhan Bank, Woori, KB Financial Group Inc, Money transfer, Economies, Xoom Corporation

Funds sent via the website or mobile app to Kookmin Bank, Woori Bank, and Shinhan Bank can be accessed within minutes1, making Xoom one of the fastest ways to send money to South Korea.

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  • Funds sent via the website or mobile app to Kookmin Bank, Woori Bank, and Shinhan Bank can be accessed within minutes1, making Xoom one of the fastest ways to send money to South Korea.
  • The global remittance market is an estimated $689 billion in 20182 with South Koreans residing abroad remitting $6.2BN last year3, according to World Bank data.
  • "At Xoom, we are constantly innovating to provide the best possible money transfer service to families spread across the globe.
  • 1 Send money to bank accounts in Korea in minutes when sent 12:30AM to 11:30PM KST on business days.

Core Canadian Dividend Trust Declares Monthly Fund Distribution

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Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Economy of Toronto, Dividend, Shareholders, Toronto Stock Exchange, Economies

TORONTO, Oct. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: CDD.UN) Core Canadian Dividend Trust declares a monthly fund distribution in the amount of $0.03055 per unit, payable on October 31, 2019 to unitholders of record on October 15, 2019.

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  • TORONTO, Oct. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: CDD.UN) Core Canadian Dividend Trust declares a monthly fund distribution in the amount of $0.03055 per unit, payable on October 31, 2019 to unitholders of record on October 15, 2019.
  • For further information, please contact Investor Relations at 416.681.3966, toll free at 1.800.725.7172, email at [email protected] or visit www.strathbridge.com .

CEMATRIX Corporation Announces Closing of Letter of Credit with Business Development Bank of Canada and Closing of Acquisition of Pacific International Grout Co.

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Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Toronto Stock Exchange, Economy of Alberta, TSX Venture Exchange, Economy of Canada, Economies, Companies

Accordingly, the Acquisition is now completed, subject to receiving final approval from the TSX Venture Exchange.

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  • Accordingly, the Acquisition is now completed, subject to receiving final approval from the TSX Venture Exchange.
  • After months of working closely the PIGCO team to complete this acquisition, CEMATRIX has reached another inflection point, stated CEMATRIX CEO Jeff Kendrick.
  • The direct benefits and future opportunities created by adding PIGCO to the CEMATRIX Group of Companies (the Group), cannot be overstated.
  • Upon closing, PIGCO has approximately $35.1 million (CDN) in contracted and verbally awarded sales based on yesterdays closing exchange rate.

The Delma Group Inc. Held Its Annual Shareholders Meeting on Friday, September 27

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Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Toronto Stock Exchange, Economy of Toronto, TSX Venture Exchange, Delma, Economy of Canada, Economies

MONTREAL, Oct. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Delma Group Inc. (CSE: DLMA) (the Company or Delma) annual Shareholders' Meeting was held on Friday, September 27 and the following resolutions put to the meeting were adopted.

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  • MONTREAL, Oct. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Delma Group Inc. (CSE: DLMA) (the Company or Delma) annual Shareholders' Meeting was held on Friday, September 27 and the following resolutions put to the meeting were adopted.
  • During the meeting, the Company announced that it is changing its corporate name to mergia Inc.
  • The Chief Executive Officer sincerely thanks them for their willingness to participate in the work of the Board of Directors and its committees.
  • Mr. Dumais brings more than 20 years of senior management experience in public companies listed on the TSX and TSXV exchanges.

BlackBerry Helps Channel Partners Tap Fast Growing Cloud Market

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Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Economy of Canada, BlackBerry Limited, Personal digital assistants, S&P/TSX 60 Index, BlackBerry, Companies of Canada, Cloud computing, Economies

With strong interest from customers and partners in the recently updated BlackBerry UEM Cloud , a new Silver tier has been introduced to the BEPP to enable Authorized partners to broaden their Cloud offering.

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  • With strong interest from customers and partners in the recently updated BlackBerry UEM Cloud , a new Silver tier has been introduced to the BEPP to enable Authorized partners to broaden their Cloud offering.
  • Partners who attain Silver accreditation status will gain the essential skills and knowledge necessary to onboard and support new customers on the BlackBerryUEM Platform.
  • The BEPP is designed to help partners gain new competencies and capabilities that will enable them to meet and exceed market demand by ensuring partners are well equipped to successfully design, architect, implement and support BlackBerry solutions.
  • For more information on the BlackBerry Enterprise Partner Program, please visit www.blackberry.com/partners or sign up for the newsletter here .

Theratechnologies Included in the First TSX30 Ranking

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Thursday, September 26, 2019
Toronto Stock Exchange, Economy of Toronto, System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval, Canada, Economies

MONTREAL, Sept. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Theratechnologies Inc. (Theratechnologies) (TSX: TH) is pleased to announce that it ranked 21st on the first TSX30 ranking of top performers on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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  • MONTREAL, Sept. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Theratechnologies Inc. (Theratechnologies) (TSX: TH) is pleased to announce that it ranked 21st on the first TSX30 ranking of top performers on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
  • Common shares of Theratechnologies were trading at $2.71 on June 30, 2016 and at $7.06 on June 30, 2019, representing an increase of 161% over that period.
  • We are particularly proud of being part of a select group of companies recognized for their stock price return.
  • Further information about Theratechnologies is available on the Company's website at www.theratech.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com .

BlackBerry Reports Fiscal 2020 Second Quarter Results

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Communication, Forward-looking statement, Economy of Canada, Information appliances, BlackBerry Limited, BlackBerry, Economies

The words "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "should", "could", "intend", "believe", "target", "plan" and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements.

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  • The words "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "should", "could", "intend", "believe", "target", "plan" and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements.
  • Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by BlackBerry in light of its experience, historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that BlackBerry believes are appropriate in the circumstances.
  • All of these factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on BlackBerry's forward-looking statements.
  • BlackBerry has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.