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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Protests: AHF Blasts Gilead Over Extortionate AIDS Drug Pricing...

NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) (“Prudential”) announced today that it has received notice of an unsolicited mini-tender offer by Potemkin Limited (“Potemkin”) to purchase up to 100,000 shares of Prudential common stock from Prudential shareholders. The offer represents approximately 0.03% of Prudential’s shares of common stock outstanding. Potemkin’s offer price of $60.70 per share is approximately 37.36% below the $96.90 closing price of Prudential common...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Traffic safety expert and found of Witherite Law Group, Amy Witherite, is calling attention to a critical gap in the conversation as the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) seeks public input on the future of Interstate 35 through its newly launched I-35 Texas Corridor Study: A Path to 2050 survey (open April 6–May 6, 2025). One of the most timely and pressing safety issues facing Texas highways isn’t being directly addressed: What role, if any, should autonomous...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former United States Solicitor General Paul Clement will present arguments to overturn the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) conviction of former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday, April 14th at 9:30 AM. Pramaggiore, the only female CEO in the company’s history, turned around a failing electric utility and transformed it into one of the country’s best, while cutting rates four times...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Saba Capital Management, L.P. (together with certain of its affiliates, “Saba” or “we”), the largest shareholder of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust PLC (EWI:LSE) (“EWI” or the “Company”), today issued the following statement on shareholders’ rejection of the Company’s proposed tender offer at its General Meeting on 10 April 2026. “We thank our fellow shareholders for their support in rejecting the EWI Board’s deeply flawed tender proposal, which would have forced s...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE 2 members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, with 99 per cent backing a strike mandate if necessary to achieve a fair collective agreement at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). “This strong mandate shows just how united our members are in the fight for a new collective agreement,” said Sumit Guleria, president of CUPE 2. “Our members want to be treated with fairness and respect at the bargaining table. They are proud of the work they do to ke...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Summer Road LLC (“Summer Road” or “we”), the beneficial owner of approximately 3% of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock of Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMKTA) (“Ingles” or the “Company”), today issued the following statement in response to the Company’s April 8th and April 10th presentations. “Our campaign has always been about giving Class A shareholders truly independent representation on the Company’s Board of Directors following I...

LETHBRIDGE, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dax Law, CUPE 70 Library Director, spoke to reporters yesterday on how Bill 28 will impact library workers who will have to make sense of the confusing, vague, and problematic legislation. Bill 28 will require the physical segregation of library materials the government deems “explicit” and will make those materials inaccessible to the public unless they go through library staff. “Right now, we have no clear understanding of how many items in our collection...

HAMILTON, ON.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wednesday’s announcement of the expansion of Workplace Safety and Insurance Board coverage still leaves over 1.5 million Ontario workers without critical safety protections. “Today’s announcement is a half measure,” said Fred Hahn, president of CUPE Ontario. “Over 1.5 million Ontario workers — child care workers among them – are being told their safety isn't a priority — and without mandatory coverage, too many employers will make sure it stays that way. The Onta...

QUEBEC CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iA Financial Group (TSX: IAG) has been notified of a new unsolicited mini-tender offer made by Ocehan LLC (“Ocehan”) to purchase up to 50,000 common shares of iA Financial Group, representing approximately 0.05% of the common shares outstanding, at a price of $110.60 per share, representing an aggregate purchase price of less than $6 million. iA Financial Group is not associated with Ocehan and does not recommend or endorse in any way the acceptance of this restric...